Gashaaaaaaan! With a tremendous roar, the door of the D-class locker was crushed and Hachiman fell into the locker.
"Kyaaaaaaaa! "
Then, after a beat, some of the girls in Class D let out a scream. Meanwhile, the students in class C, including the boy who punched Hachiman, turned pale.
"What's the fuss about?"
Then Nagumo, the student council president, comes into Class D, perhaps by chance.
However, when he spots Hachiman with his face in his locker, he narrows his eyes and approaches him.
"Hikigaya, are you conscious?"
Nagumo asked, but Hachiman didn't reply.
On top of that, blood was flowing from his head and his left hand was bent in an odd direction.
Deciding that this was bad, Nagumo lifted Hachiman out of the locker and put him on his back.
"Since it happened in the classroom, there will be a record of it on the surveillance camera, so I will confirm it. We don't know what happened, but given the condition of Hikigaya's injuries, it is certain that the student who hit him will be suspended from school, and we are also considering expulsion."
Nagumo said as he left the classroom, carrying Hachiman on his back. As a result, the C class students who were stuck restarted.
"I-I'm sorry. I just lost my temper and caused trouble for everyone..."
The person who hit him apologizes to his classmates while shaking.
"Well, I don't know! Hikigaya-kun's statement was also problematic, so there might be some room for extenuating circumstances!"
"That's right! I will never let you expel from school!"
Such an exchange is occurring in C-class.
While the D-class students watched this exchange in shock, Matsushita Chiaki looked at the C-class students with cold eyes.
(Hikigaya-kun's statement was definitely a tactic to get C-class students to commit violence, but breaking his arm was unexpected. And Hikigaya-kun will definitely take advantage of this incident to get private points from C-class students, right?)
Since Chiaki became his pawn, she has obtained various information from him and his three lovers, and she is convinced that this incident also provoked violence.
Although most of his injuries are more than expected.
(And this strategy will work most of the time. If the other side refuses, Hikigaya-kun will probably hit Ichinose-san.)
Hachiman's strategy is to thoroughly attack his opponent's weaknesses and never participate in a fight he cannot win, but there is nothing more terrifying than Hachiman who has mastered his opponent's weaknesses.
(Ryuen-kun left the leadership of the B class, and depending on Hikigaya-kun's movements in the C class, Ichinose-san will be able to get off as well...the future is truly unpredictable, isn't it?)
When Chiaki learned about the S system from Chabashira on May 1st, she thought it would be difficult to move up to C class let alone A class, but now she is in class D but has been temporarily moved up to C.
The difference with B class is small.
There are many reasons why this happened, but the main reason is Hachiman's presence...
Chiaki thought as she looked at the C class students.
"Hmm...mm"
When I opened my eyes, an unfamiliar ceiling appeared in my field of vision.
"Ah... Hachiman-kun, are you okay?!"
"Do you know who we are?!"
"Are you in pain somewhere?!"
At the same time, I hear the voices of my three lovers from beside me, and when I look to the side, I see Hiyori and the others with worried expressions on their faces.
"Ah... it's okay, but..."
At this point, I felt something strange about my head and left arm, so when I looked at my left arm, it was in a cast and there was no sign of it moving.
"Well, if I recall correctly, the C-class guys approached me, so I provoked them to cause damage…"
"Yes. I asked Matsushita-san, Norihito Watanabe-kun of Class C punched Hachiman-kun, and you were slammed into a locker and lost consciousness."
"Then Pres Nagumo happened to be passing by and took you to the infirmary, gave you some minor treatment, and then transferred you to the hospital. As a result, you lost consciousness, your left arm was broken, and your head was seriously injured, requiring several stitches."
Arisu and Masumi supplement my murmurings.
It seems that the treatment was administered while I was unconscious.
"Hachiman-kun. Please stop using unreasonable means to earn points. It hurts to see Hachiman-kun injured..."
Hiyori says this with teary eyes. As someone who was treated with hostility by the majority of my school when I was in middle school, I don't care if I take advantage of their hostility now, but I feel guilty when my girlfriends calls me that.
"...I understand. From now on, I will try not to use tactics that take advantage of hostility."
"It's a promise... hmm."
Then Hiyori gently kisses me. This may be close to a vow kiss.
"That's sneaky. Please kiss me too..."
"I want to kiss Hachiman too..."
Then Arisu, who was sulking, and Masumi, who was in full begging mode, begged me for a kiss.
Without refusing such a request, I kissed the three of them in turn.
After we were kissing for a while, there was a knock on the door, and the three of us moved away from me.
"please"
"Excuse me. I'm glad you're awake."
The person who came in was Pres Nagumo.
"Thank you. From what I heard, it looks like you carried me, while I was bruised."
"Don't worry about it. There's no way the student council president will overlook a seriously injured student."
"Is that so? So, what do you think about this matter?"
"We are still discussing the punishment for Watanabe, who hit you. Starting tomorrow, we will also hear your opinion as a victim."
Well, I'm also planning on settling the matter depending on the conditions.
"By the way, what happens if you exclude my opinion?"
''According to the opinions of the four first-year homeroom teachers, Chabashira-sensei and Sakagami-sensei recommend Watanabe's expulsion, Mashima-sensei recommends a one-month suspension and request for medical expenses, and Hoshinomiya-sensei recommends a one-week suspension.''
"I see. Everyone except Mashima-sensei is definitely having personal feelings."
Arisu nods as if she understands Nagumo's words. I have heard that the teacher's evaluation is linked to the student's evaluation, and if you are in an A class, you will be given a high evaluation, and if you are in a lower class, you will be given a low evaluation.
Current class points are...
Class A with Arisu 925 (homeroom teacher: Mashima)
Class B with Ryuen 567 (homeroom teacher: Sakagami)
Class C with Ichinose 535 (homeroom teacher: Hoshinomiya)
Class D with me 469 (homeroom teacher: Chabashira)
Well, it's a close battle except for A class.
And we know from the Kushida incident that the penalty for expulsion is 100 class points.
Chabashira-sensei's class is D class, but if Watanabe leaves the school, our class will be promoted to C class, so it is natural for her to request his expulsion.
Mr. Sakagami, the homeroom teacher for Class B, agrees with Chabashira-sensei because this is a chance to reduce the class points of Class C, which is approaching his own class.
On the other hand, the one-week suspension recommended by Hoshinomiya-sensei is objectively too light a punishment.
If someone is expelled from her class, there's a possibility that they'll be put in class D, and I'm sure it's because of personal reasons.
I don't feel any personal feelings towards Mashima-sensei. I don't know if it's because he's by far the best in class A, or if it's Mashima-sensei's personality, but objectively speaking, I think he's being fair.
"By the way, what is Pres Nagumo's opinion?"
"It's similar to Mashima-sensei's idea. It's not like there's no option to expel him, but I would like you to come to a settlement with Watanabe."
Well, if Watanabe were to be expelled from school, Ichinose, who Pres Nagumo likes, would be ruined.
And I have no intention of destroying Ichinose right now. After all, for Arisu is using Ichinose as bait to catch Ayanokoji.
"Well, we'll talk about the details later. As soon as you get to school, the two parties involved will have a discussion in the presence of me and the first-year homeroom teacher. For now, you can rest."
"I got it"
I don't feel any pain because the anesthesia is working, but I feel tired and really want to rest.
After hearing my reply, Nagumo explained what would happen next and the damage to the classroom, and then left.
When Nagumo was gone, Hiyori and the others came over and showered me with kisses until visiting hours were over, hoping that I would get well soon, and I was able to sleep that night feeling great.
But I can't hold three people if my arm is broken.
The day after I was seriously injured, I was reading a book in my hospital room after school.
Although I was seriously injured, I was treated quickly, so it is not impossible for me to go to school, but the doctor told me to take precautions and take a day off, so I am resting in a hospital bed today.
"It's almost 4 o'clock and Hiyori and the others will say, "Excuse me'' and enter the room.
When I looked at the door, Hiyori, Arisu, Masumi, and Matsushita came in.
"Hey, Hikigaya-kun. How are you feeling?"
"There are no problems other than my left arm not working. It looks like I'll be able to return tomorrow. Besides, how is school going?"
"The tension is getting quite high. There has been a change in the storm of rumors. Before Hikigaya-kun was beaten, it was said that "C class is instilling bad reputations among B and D class students and hostility towards A class.'' but that idea makes sense and is believable, so I think the hostility toward A-class has diminished, and the distrust toward C-class has grown."
"Well, actually, I won't interfere with the rumors regarding Class C"
Arisu supplements Matsushita's words. In reality, it's people like Ryuen who attack a large number of opponents at once, and Arisu is the type who relentlessly attacks the target.
"Ever since Hachiman-kun was beaten in the class, we've been suspicious of C-class. I'll check again, with Arisu-san, she hasn't touched B-class or D-class, right?"
"Yes. The only person I'm attacking is Ichinose-san."
"I see. Personally, I don't really agree with attacking Ichinose-san."
"Well, Hiyori-san would not agree. Do you despise me?"
"It's difficult. Before entering this school, I'm sure I would have looked down on you, but after entering this school and working near Ryuen-kun, I realized that it's impossible to get through the world just by being pretty. That's what I started to think."
Society needs more or less people who can achieve results even in the worst possible way.
When you go out into society, your first priority is to make a profit.
"I see. By the way, what do you think, Matsushita-san?"
"Me? There's no damage to me, so I don't think there's anything in particular."
Well, in Matsushita's case, profit is their top priority.
"Well, the rumors about Ichinose haven't come back to fruition, so there's no need to talk about it any further. Also, has the school told you about the punishment regarding Watanabe?"
"The summary of the incident was announced to all classes. The punishment will be discussed in the presence of the teacher after Hachiman comes to school. Matsushita is in the same class as him, did Chabashira-sensei said the same thing?"
"What you said is the same. However, during the discussion, Horikita-san asked Chabashira-sensei whether companions would be allowed."
Matsushita responded to Masumi's words. Horikita thought I was going to crush Ichinose, so she's trying to stop me from doing that.
"What did Chabashira-sensei say?"
"She said it would be OK as long as she had Hikigaya-kun's permission. Well, I think Hikigaya-kun would reject it."
"No wonder"
Since Ichinose is an alliance partner anyway, she may want to provide convenience to C-class.
However, this incident is also a chance to destroy the C class, which puts its classmates first.
Personally, I have no intention of handing over the right to life and kill the C-class that I have acquired to someone like Horikita.
If you do something like that, you'll be scolded by the man who hates you because your words aren't enough.
"So what are you going to do in the end? I think you can take the lead in the discussion when it comes to Hachiman-kun."
"Well, I'm thinking about a lot of things."
That's what I answered in response to Arisu's question. After all, it is easy to cause damage to C class.
More importantly, I was seriously injured. I need to have it put on before I drop it.
After I answered that, I started thinking about what to do about tomorrow's discussion while gathering more information from the four of them.
The next day...
"Oh no. I'm sorry I'm late. This will be my medical certificate."
During my morning HR session, I arrived at Class D. As soon as I entered the classroom, I handed my medical certificate to Chabashira-sensei.
I had a lot of preparations to do in the morning, so I was late.
"I did receive it. This time you were late for a legitimate reason, so it won't affect the class points."
"I see. By the way, when are we going to have this discussion?"
"Today's plan is after school, but I'll explain the details to HR on the way home. Also, regarding the discussion, Horikita has requested to participate. She needs your permission to participate, but what should we do?"
"Chabashira-sensei is listening to see what kind of answer I will give, right?"
"Just to be sure. Judging by your tone, she's not allowed, right?"
I guess she understand.
Well, it's only natural if you know me even a little.
"Of course. Most of them are planning to be more convenient for the C-class, but for me, it's more beneficial to attack them."
"I see. If you say so, I won't allow Horikita to participate, but don't provoke them too much in discussions like you did during summer vacation, okay?"
By the way, during the discussion on the ship, I was provoking Totsuka and trying to provoke violence. At that time, Mashima-sensei warned me, so I decided to lower the level of provocation.
"I've been warned about it before, so I'm a little proud of myself."
While saying that, I bow to Chabashira-sensei and head to my seat.
My classmates looked at me with awe and anticipation.
As for the former, maybe they're scared of me getting violent during the discussion.
As for the latter, they are probably hoping that I will crush one of the rival classes.
Thinking of this, I stood next to my seat and laughed at Horikita, who was glaring at me, before taking my seat and sending an email to Nagumo as soon as HR was over.
After several hours...
"Then I'll end HR. Hikigaya, come with me."
After HR was over on the way home, Chabashira-sensei said so, so I stood up and left the classroom without any particular objection.
Then, following Chabashira-sensei, we arrived in front of the reception room and went inside.
Nagumo and Mashima-sensei, Sakagami-sensei and Hoshinomiya-sensei are already there, and Kanzaki is also present as the defense attorney for Watanabe, the defendant.
Mashima-sensei opened his mouth as I sat down at the seat I was guided to.
"Now, let's discuss the incident from the other day. Before that, Hikigaya, please refrain from any malicious provocations."
"I understand."
The nail is pierced in advance. Well, I have precedents like Totsuka and Kushida.
"You can't even call it a discussion. Watanabe-kun should probably leave the school."
Sakagami-sensei was the one who started it. In response, Watanabe's pale face turns even more pale, and Kanzaki interjects.
"Wait. I think that's a little harsh."
"That's right. Hikigaya-kun made a malicious provocation, so he got angry and punched him, so I don't think Watanabe-kun meant any harm."
Hoshinomiya-sensei also joins them.
The next person to speak was Chabashira-sensei.
"I'm going to ask Watanabe, did you hit Hikigaya because you got angry?Do you have no malicious intent and are you remorseful?''
"...yes"
Watanabe nods helplessly at Chabashira-sensei's words. Then she asked more questions.
"Then, have you apologized to Hikigaya since he was hospitalized?"
"That's..."
"I haven't received an apology."
When I said this to Watanabe who was confused, Sakagami-sensei gave me a faint smile.
"That's strange. If you were feeling remorseful, you would probably apologize to Hikigaya-kun. What do everyone else think?"
"Sakagami-sensei is right. If he doesn't apologize, he probably thinks it's not his fault."
"Apologising when you think you've done something wrong is something you learn in kindergarten, so it's obvious that since you don't do something like that, you don't think it's wrong.''
"...Well, that's just how you say it, but if you're feeling remorseful, shouldn't you apologize."
Chairman Nagumo and Chabashira-sensei immediately answer, and Mashima-sensei also agrees, although it seems difficult.
Hoshinomiya-sensei opens her mouth, apparently deciding that this is a bad idea.
"Wait a minute. I think Watanabe-kun was also worried about what to do after being expelled, and found it difficult to apologize."
"I see. In other words, Watanabe abandoned things that are normal for a human being in order to protect himself. That's ugly."
"...!"
When I snorted at Hoshinomiya-sensei's defense, Watanabe's face turned even paler and he began to tremble.
He looks like he's about to die.
"Hikigaya. Be careful with provocations."
"No, no. It won't be this much of a provocation. It seems like most of them have been decided, so it's fine for Watanabe to be expelled, right?"
As I said this, I looked at the people in attendance.
"That's right. From what I've heard from the discussion, Watanabe doesn't seem to have any remorse, so I guess that's reasonable."
""No objection""
Chabashira-sensei and Sakagami-sensei immediately respond to Nagumo's words.
How badly do these two want my class to win?
In any case, of the five witnesses, three were in favor and one was against due to personal reasons, so it is only a matter of time before Watanabe's expulsion is decided.
At this point, Kanzaki raises his hand.
"Wait. The opinions of the witnesses seem to be in favor of expulsion, but if Class C negotiates a settlement with Hikigaya, Watanabe's punishment will go away, right?"
Kanzaki, perhaps realizing that Watanabe would be expelled if he left the decision to the school, brought up the topic of a settlement.
At the same time, when I looked at Nagumo, he was smiling slightly.
In fact, Nagumo wants me to reach a settlement, but during the discussion, he recommends expulsion from the university.
I had planned this in advance, taking away the other side's chances of winning and causing them to propose a settlement.
In the end, the other side proposed a settlement, so the strategy was a success.
While I was laughing inwardly, Mashima-sensei opened his mouth.
"If Hikigaya accepts a settlement, there will be no punishment. We will not interfere with the terms of the settlement, as it is a personal matter."
He says that and looks at me. I open my mouth with a sigh.
"Well, if I agree to a settlement, the punishment will be gone. Well, If I agree."
"It sounds like you don't want to comply, but that's surprising. I thought you would agree, since you're so particular about your private points."
Even Sakagami-sensei, Nagumo, and Mashima-sensei nodded at Chabashira-sensei's words.
"That's right. It's not a bad idea to get a decent amount of private points if you respond, but I think Watanabe's expulsion is more beneficial than getting a decent amount of private points."
"Hmm, isn't that asking for a large amount of private points in a roundabout way? Isn't that cowardly?"
When I dared to say that it was a fairly private point, Hoshinomiya-sensei said it in the same tone as usual, but with no expression on her face.
"Is that so? I think it's fair since I was seriously injured as a result of malicious intent directed at me. Even though Watanabe was pointed out, he hasn't apologized, so it's clear that he has no intention of remor-
"That's enough. How much do you want? Tell me the amount!"
Just as I was about to break Watanabe's heart, Kanzaki intervenes.
There's so much I want to blame him for, but if I blame him any more, the teachers will probably stop me, so it's time.
Having made that decision, I took a deep breath...
"5 million private points."