Gym hall No 1
When Hikigaya Hachiman arrived, the students were already gathered.
He quickly found the line for Class B and stood at the back, leaving about three spaces between him and the people in front.
It looked like he was part of a group, yet uncertain, in a kind of ambiguous distance.
After all, the conversation with Hoshinomiya-sensei
had left him with no intention of socializing with Class B.
One way or another, the likes of Ichinose and the others, with their outstanding abilities, had probably already figured it out. Even if they hadn't, they would sooner or later.
And also.
In the end, they were in Class B right from the start, along with all those outstanding students.
It was a perfect start.
All he had to do was grab onto Ichinose's thight and wait to be promoted to Class A, while working towards his goal of accumulating 20 million personal points.
"Well, the school's management is pretty lax, isn't it?"
Listening to the long-winded speech by the principal, Hikigaya's mind wandered as he looked around, lost in thought.
Both Class A and Class B had formed neat queues.
On the other hand, in Class C and Class D,
despite the principal giving a speech on stage, the students below continued to be noisy, and no one stopped them.
Since he had nothing better to do, He decided to just look around.
This was one of his 108 skills - Time Acceleration, which allowed him to unknowingly pass the time during boring moments.
One had to admit that the school had an exceptionally high level of attractiveness.
If this had been junior high,
he might have set a new record for the number of times he had been dumped.
The opening ceremony quickly came to an end under the effects of Time Acceleration.
Hikigaya Hachiman turned and left.
It wasn't that he didn't want to socialize with Class B. He just didn't want to deal with those little cliques, especially after seeing Himeno Yuki's hesitant expression.
Quite a few people seemed to have similar ideas to him, and Hikigaya Hachiman joined the flow of people, looking at the man with dead fish eyes in front of him.
Wow, his movements were even faster than him.
It seemed that he, too, was a seasoned loner who had mastered the art of being inconspicuous.
However.
Just like Stand Users attract other Stand Users,
loners also attract other loners.
He can't Hikigaya's perceptive gaze.
"Stare..."
Hikigaya Hachiman stared at the man with dead fish eyes in front of him,
There was no particular reason; he was just feeling bored.
The man with dead fish eyes in front of him had one strand, two strands, three strands, four strands of soft and shiny hair. Clearly, he had just washed his hair yesterday, and he was probably a young man with a healthy lifestyle.
Just like him,
a seasoned loner, an ultimate loner and has evolved.
What a pointless observation.
Suddenly,
The man with dead fish eys in front of him turned around, and a pair of unremarkable dead-fish eyes made Hikigaya feel like he was looking in a mirror.
Two pairs of dead-fish eyes locked onto each other.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka looked a little confused or alert.
As a member of the White Room, he had grown up under surveillance and was extremely sensitive to eye contact.
From a little while ago,
this man had been staring at him, not concealing it at all, and it made him uneasy.
If he were in the same class,
Ayanokouji would have assumed he wanted to start a conversation with him. However, in the first minute of school, he had already memorized the names and appearances of all his classmates, and he was very sure that this man was not one of them.
Yet, he continued to stare at the back of his head.
Maybe he had already blown his cover on the first day, or maybe there was something about him that was different from ordinary people.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was on high alert.
However,
having grown up in a closed environment for his entire life,
Although he possesses abundant theoretical knowledge, he lacks practical social experience.
In fact,
His concept of ordinary people came from books, so could this be what they called a stalker in books?
That shouldn't be.
He was a man, after all.
Although he had heard that there were men with special fetishes,
it had only been the first day of school, not even two hours had passed,
and he had already encountered one?
And he was already targeted?
Was the outside world really this terrifying?
Unconsciously,
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka felt a hint of fear that he had not felt in a long time.
Originally, as the masterpiece of the White Room, he had already lost all emotions, but for some reason, he didn't know why.
At this moment,
Ayanokouji gets goosebumps.
This is a fear instict
Although he had the intention to test him, Ayanokouji didn't know how to speak first. The best way was for the other party to speak first, and then use past knowledge to test the other party.
On the other hand,
Hikigaya Hachiman was also somewhat dumbfounded.
This person must be crazy, staring at him as soon as he turned his head.
It couldn't be that there was some strange smell on him.
That shouldn't be.
During his junior high school days, he received complaints from classmates about his persistent body odor. He was diligent about personal hygiene and took thorough showers almost every day.
Today, he didn't come across any women who made him anxious. He wasn't so tense that he would break into a sweat, and there was no reason for any peculiar odors.
Moreover,
Even if there is, you can say it directly. What does it mean to keep staring?
A lunatic?
As the people around him gradually departed, the two pairs of dead fish eyes looked at each other, and neither had the will to break the silence.
In the end,
Hikigaya couldn't bear it and nodded slightly. Ayanokouji couldn't help but nod along.
Then he watched Hikigaya directly lift his foot and pass by him.
The two seemed to be exchanging secret signals.
"? ??"
Watching his back, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was full of question marks.
What does this mean?
Although he has read all kinds of books, but the books didn't teach this.
....
On the other hand,
"A lunatic"
Hikigaya came to the convenience store speechlessly.
Those he had met in the past typically responded with indifference or a few reprimanding words. What could it be if he wasn't a lunatic?
Walking into the convenience store.
Various daily necessities were placed in the most conspicuous position in front of him.
It says free on it.
Having already understood the importance of points, Hikigaya instantly understood that this was probably insurance prepared for people who lost their personal points.
But.
The quality is not bad.
Although he has not seen it on the market.
But they are all well-known brands, most of these companies are still in the testing phase of products.
After all, running such a large school,
The annual expenditure must be a lot. It must have some deal with major financial groups. The students here must be a guinea pigs for experiments.
Hikigaya doesn't mind it though.
After all, it has already entered the launch phase. The products of big companies basically won't have problems. And he doesn't have much demand for material life.
At worst,
If these products really have hidden dangers, you don't have to worry about the second half of your life. You will definitely be able to get a big sum of money.
And also.
As long as you save 20 million personal points, you can have the freedom to choose your career.
Hikigaya put various living materials into the shopping basket.
Just at this moment,
A slender and white hand like snow held onto the other end of the shampoo bottle.