COTE: A Man On A Mission || Love is War?

But it’s a pity. Hachiman also has a solution to this situation.

That is. ”Actually, it’s not a confession. ”I just picked up her hairpin and gave it back to her.... She wanted to give me a small gift, but I didn’t accept it.”

”Then it’s still possible for it to develop into a relationship?” But the students didn’t seem to understand this explanation.

”I think high school is the time for studying. It would be too wasteful to use it for love or something.” Hachiman thought it would be better to just ridicule himself, ”....I am not destined for such a thing as love.”

”Oh oh oh.”

”That’s good.” Yamauchi seemed to be satisfied all of a sudden.

Probably because you feel that you are so good, but you don’t have any romantic encounters, but you don’t even have a sense of existence, so why are you dating beautiful girls?

So, this kind of classmate is very annoying. Hachiman thought to himself.

”Okay then, let’s disperse.”

Hirata’s mother drove Yamauchi and the others back.

(A/N: Should I leave it like this?)

This is really reassuring.

Hachiman hates dealing with these stupid classmates, and he definitely doesn’t want friends like this.

________

And after the boys left, several girls went out from the back door together.

But these girls seemed to look at him with strange eyes.

’This feels weird’ And Hachiman noticed that one of the cutest little angels with short blond hair seemed to wink at him.

Hachiman felt that the other party seemed to be hinting at something.

Then he looked at his cell phone.

Really? ’I received a message from Kushida on the chat software’

　　[Is Hikigaya-kun really not interested in love? ]

”...” ’Kushida, you are such a gossip’

Hachiman decided to ignore her. But quickly.

　[Don’t you have a good relationship with Sakayanagi-san from Class A? ]

”...” Hachiman. ’So, Kushida, you really do have a good relationship with Sakayanagi, right?!

　　[She hates me now, so don’t say such horrible things. ]

　　[That’s it. 】Kushida seems to believe it.

　　[But the girls all witnessed you holding an umbrella for her. 】

　　【And even ate together in the private room. 】

　　【It was completely impossible to tell that Hikigaya- kun was an experienced flower busher, and he took advantage of it immediately. ]

　[This kind of topic is spreading among girls. Everyone feels that they need to be careful about Hikigaya-kun. 】

　　【It would be bad if he was harmed. 】Kushida’s hand speed was very fast, and her messages continued to be sent.

And the amount of information is also very large.

’So, is this why the girls looked at me with disdain?’

I think he’s lolicon. ’This is really a huge injustice! Although Hachiman thinks Sakayanagi Arisu is cute, that girl is a bitch.

It’s hard to resist. And. As a teenager, boys really still like girls who are rich, and can make money.

Just mentioning making money.

Hachiman felt that he needed to prepare for a rainy day.

He got the essence of this school from Sakayanagi Arisu.

As a student who was born in Class D, it is difficult to rely on these scumbags, and even the living expenses cannot be met.

So, he can only do it alone. His current target is Chabashira-sensei, who has given him the task of investigating his classmates.

The price of each one is 200,000.

But it has also been confirmed that she has ulterior motives and is a bad woman.

’Does she want to use me as a gunman? Then should I ask Chabashira-sensei to raise the price?’

After all, the other party is a bad woman, so if he is also a little bad, she is evenly matched. “Haha...” So, in this way Hachiman let out a small evil laugh.

Sakura Airi got chills, and she only became more timid like a scared little animal. But, Hachiman didn’t pay attention.

Only. ’How do I do this?’ Thinking this, Hachiman suddenly raised his head.

He noticed the eager glances coming from his neighbor. Horikita Suzune was staring at him sharply.

”...” Hachiman. Um.

This Horikita sister accepted her brother’s mission to find his weaknesses, but her brother just wanted her to pay attention to others, learn something, and become more diplomatic.

Instead of being straight like a piece of wood.

”How about having dinner together tonight?” Hachiman asked.

After inviting Sakayanagi, who was probably the cutest girl on campus, at noon, Hachiman invited another person.

The other person is Horikita Suzune, who is also the most beautiful on campus based on her looks alone.

_________

Horikita Suzune.

She has straight black hair with a small braid on one side and a pair of bright fox eyes.

Her skin is as white as snow and her facial features are extremely beautiful.

Looking at her from the side, it looks like a painting.

She has a very good appearance and a unique temperament, with the aura of a high mountain flower.

But now, she was sitting on one side, holding a vocabulary book and reading it, showing the aura of a top student who was good at studying.

In fact, from Hachiman’s point of view, apart from being tactless, Horikita Suzune is actually a pretty good girl.

She is very good at studying and her academic ability is not bad.

And she can study hard every day.　　

So Hachiman had a trance, thinking that he could invest a little while Horikita is still weak, because he felt that her future would be either a lawyer, a doctor, or other high-paying professions that require academic skills.

So, it’s worth looking forward to. But this girl is still weak.

It is true that the real strong people disdain to associate with others, and only the weak will band together.

’But Horikita, you are not strong enough and cannot reach the position of a true strong person’ Hachiman just started criticising other people in his mind again. A very bad habit.

He confirmed again that pretty or cute girls do have something similar to body fragrance, like Sakayanagi Arisu.

When he picked the other person up, Hachiman discovered that the other person smelled like milk.

And Horikita is like this too...that’s not right. The scent of her shampoo seemed familiar to Hachiman.

To be more specific, he smelled it the day before yesterday, when Hachiman discovered that there were free supplies in the supermarket.

There is free shampoo and shower gel. Because he saw the free package, he opened the lid and smelled it.

It has a faint scent of jasmine. As a result, he can smell it again.

’In other words, even though she has points, is Horikita Suzune still economical?’

There are very few girls of this type who seem to be considerate of the family without wasting money.

”...” Hachiman. ’I always feel like looking at Horikita makes me a little happy inside. And this is a very unusual situation.’

It was like he was wavering. Or why has he started having strange thoughts about his classmates?

He even thought that by investing in Horikita Suzune now and waiting for her to grow up, she might be able to support him.

And this is quite a dangerous move.

Rather, the culprit should be Kushida Kikyo.

It was her who caused him to have fantasies that he shouldn’t have. And now, the two of them have arrived at the cafeteria.

Because it was dinner time, there were many students around.

Horikita is just eye-catching because of her beautiful appearance. But she paid no attention to anyone’s gaze.

’So, will I also be noticed when I’m sitting with her?’

You have to know that this is the boy next to a top beautiful girl, will he be misunderstood or something.

And Hachiman hates getting into trouble.

But. As long as you know her a little bit, you will know that Horikita-san is as cold as ice and as straight as wood, so she probably won’t have such emotions as love.

’So, there is no problem even if I am facing my classmates’ Because most people who are interested in Horikita, have already hit a wall with her.

As a natural camera, Hachiman recorded everything one by one.

Only.

”If it’s just about eating, then I’m not interested.” Horikita started this conversation, which already seemed to end. ”...I would rather go back to the dormitory and cook by myself.”

’As expected of you. Even if you come, you can refuse on the spot’!But being able to cook is also a plus.

’Eh. I always feel like I’m getting weird!

”...I have obtained some information about this school and can share it with you.” Hachiman shook his head to wake himself up, and then said.

”And this part of the information cannot be obtained by yourself.”

”...” Suzune. After being told this, she seemed to be biting her lip. But, there was no rebuttal.

”If you don’t object, then sit down first.” Hachiman found an empty table and sat down. ”...I don’t want others to pay attention to me because I’m with you.”

This tone was actually quite excessive, but surprisingly, Horikita only stayed there for a few seconds, and then followed him, and sat down.

Then she put her hands on the table and looked at him with bright eyes.

Although her aura is still so fierce. But, she does have some obedience.

Hachiman discovered an advantage in this girl. ”Then let’s eat first. Go get me a meal.”

”Do your own thing.” Horikita refused immediately, with her eyes narrowed cutely, ”Everyone has their own hands and feet....I don’t think I need to do this for you.”

That’s true. Horikita is right.

”That’s it, then I probably don’t need to tell others the information I got for free.” Then Hachiman also said shamelessly. ”....Because I worked hard to get it.”

’In other words, I can’t get the information for free, so I need to pay something?’

”...” Suzune. She glared at him, but stood up directly.

When Hachiman paid attention to her again, he found that she had already gone to the window to queue up for food.

Got the first one for herself and then ordered another.

What she ended up getting was for two people.

Hachiman, on the other hand, stayed in his seat and stared at the other person. He felt bad.

Because he saw Sakayanagi Arisu taming Kamuro-san during lunch break, and then she was like her puppy.

At that time, Hachiman felt that Sakayanagi was really a bitch, how could she bully her classmates?

And now. He suddenly felt that it would be interesting to tame Horikita.

It’s all Sakayanagi-san’s fault for infecting him with her annoying personality.

__________

And the other side. Private room on the third floor.

Sakayanagi Arisu. As a cute white silk lolita, she was not short of money, and was used to coming in this private room on the third floor to eat.

But of course she wasn’t alone.

Putting her fair hands on her knees, she watched Kamuro-san rudely break into the private room.

Only. ”I have joined the art club as you requested.” Her puppy, Kamuro said in a firm tone.

”It’s really well done,” Sakayanagi said. ”Not only can you learn a skill by joining the art department, it will also help you make more money in the future..... Besides, you can also get in touch with students from other grades.”

”So it will be more convenient to inquire about information.”

”Although the school has issued a gag order, but there are always people who can’t control their mouths and will say it.”

In other words, they already know that special exams will be held every month.

And their class is A, which received the highest evaluation from the beginning.

But it’s not stable. Because the school hopes that students can compete with each other and grow in competition.

At the same time.

Only students who graduate as Class A can get the rewards promoted by the school such as free entrance to the university of their choice without taking exams, getting the job they want, etc.

Certainly. For Class A students who are excellent themselves, they can also pass the exam based on their academic ability.

However, when you can get free exams and free work, why go through a big circle?

And there is no guarantee that you can pass the exam.

So, this is the shortcut. And this is something that all students in Class A know.

It’s just that everyone in the class is not stable even if they get the best cards at the beginning, because they need to survive for three years, and then they have to finally keep their position in Class A.

So, that’s also an anxiety-provoking thing. Then Sakayanagi made some arrangements to let students join the school clubs.

In order to obtain higher evaluations, they need information from senior students about their past examinations.

So, Sakayanagi was just taking precautions. Those who believed in her also obeyed.

For example, Kamuro-san was arranged to join the art club.

Only. ”Kamuro-san, although your tone is terrible, but your behavior is quite loyal.” Sakayanagi gave her some praise, and then used it as a weapon to know about the other party, ”...You seem to hate painting.”

”Do you have any family background?

”Don’t try to trick me.” But Kamuro-san’s tone was firm. She refused her sternly.

”Really?” But Arisu continued, ”You also know that once that thing is exposed, it will have a devastating blow to our class.”

”So I am training you to gradually forget that thing....By doing this I am protecting both this class and you.”

Sakayanagi said slowly. ”So, you didn’t notice at all that I was thinking about you so much. Don’t you feel a little regretful.” Her face looked sad, but the truth was far from it.

’Do you call this regret? Why am I only feeling threatened by the other party?’

So, Kamuro-san continued with a straight face, ”I don’t need your worries.”

”And speaking of which.” She felt that talking to Sakayanagi was disgusting, and was at a bad position every time, so she changed the topic.

”You’ve already got a spy in Class D, Hikigaya Hachiman right?”.

In fact, this is a sign that Kamuro-san only has good limbs and not enough brains.

Because.

If she was really committed to class battles, she would not choose to be the spy of Class D, but the spy of Class B who might threaten Class A.

Class D is a recognized garbage dump.

There has never been any downfall.

And it is said that the strongest in history only made it to Class B.

So.The idea of going to Class D to be an eyeliner was just an excuse used by Sakayanagi to tame Kamuro-san and ask her to invite Hikigaya-kun over.

Unfortunately. Kamuro-san failed this small intelligence test. But Sakayanagi still remained calm.

”If you have something to say, just say it. There’s no need for hesitation,”  Sakayanagi said while waving her hands.

”If you just keep the eyeliner, then you don’t need to eat with the other party.” Then Kamuro-san wasn’t polite either.

”Someone noticed that you had lunch with him.”

”You don’t need to do this, or...are you interested in him?...Everyone said you have no vision.” Kamuro-san said, with her eyes seemed to be bursting out of her eyeballs.

”Really?” The expression on Sakayanagi’s face softened slightly, and then the smile became even cuter. ”Who thinks so?”

”...” Kamuro-san.

Although she only got along with Sakayanagi for a few days, she knew that this sickly-looking girl was very willing to spend money.

She also feels a little happy. Because, now she can name the person she hates, because Sakayanagi will definitely attack them.

But if she does this, she will soon find out. So, Kamuro had to honestly tell the name of the person who made this statement.

”That follower of Katsuragi, Totsuka Yahiko.”

_________

Totsuka’s full name is Totsuka Yahiko, and he is a student of Class A.

I have been a class monitor several times in the past.

I have good academic and athletic abilities. I am a very good person.

But after coming to this school and meeting Katsuragi-san, he was immediately impressed by him and became his fanboy/henchmen.

I bet Katsuragi-san can become the representative of Class A. Then lead the class to move forward steadily.

Katsuragi’s full name is Katsuragi Kohei.

He has been a member of the Student Council in the past and was even the president when he was in junior high school.

He has excellent academic ability and good physical fitness. He is also smart and steady.

A completely different type from Sakayanagi Arisu.

Classmate Arisu is decisive, brave, and aggressive.

And Katsuragi-san is, steady, steady, and still steady.

”Then he really has no vision.” Sakayanagi directly ridiculed, her mouth twitching in obvious disgust, ”I think Hikigaya-kun is more suitable for Class A than Totsuka-kun.”

”...” Kamuro. She started to listen seriously for now.

Because the other party is a student from Class D, how can he fit into Class A and jump in?

But that requires 20 million. What is 20 million? It would take an ordinary family several years to save up.

This is still middle class. But Sakayanagi did not continue to mention this topic.

”Totsuka-kun probably just wants to support Katsuragi-kun.” Sakayanagi said as if she suddenly lost interest.

”Indeed, our class is quite unique. There are radical types who support me, but there are also some types who want to hold on to a temporary advantage.”

She has the right to speak in Class A and has one vote of supporters.

After getting a huge amount of points, Sakayanagi used her powerful muscles and invited Teacher Mashima, who told all the students in Class A about the essence of this school, as well as their expectations from them.

Although there are four classes competing against each other, Class A has a great advantage.

If it can be stable enough to graduate, it will be great. In other words, we are resting on our laurels.

Some students in the class hope to take this seemingly safe path. And this kind of thing is so boring to Sakayanagi.

That’s why she finds campus life boring. ’But when I think about this, I also think about how I was almost put to play by Hikigaya Hachiman!’

She was forced to give information to the other party for free. ’Damn Hikigaya Hachiman!’

___________

And the other side.

Damn Hikigaya Hachiman has already finished his meal.

Horikita-san’s tickets are relatively simple 400-point packages.

And his is exactly the same. Two dishes and one soup.

Hachiman’s mother told him, not to be picky about food.

Moreover, although it was simple, he thought that the top beautiful girl in this school was eating with him, which made Hachiman feel... it seemed to be even more special.

The two of them did not stay in the cafeteria for long.

Together they headed to the student dormitory, passing by the vending machines first.

Um. That place was where Suzune’s heart was traumatized.

It was here yesterday that she met her brother and was asked to drop out of school.

Although she was not dropped out in the end, but was considered a huge waste.

Then she was given the task of finding the weakness of the person next to her named, Hikigaya Hachiman.

However, he did not mention this topic to give Horikita some face. At this time, there is no one around.

Rather, no one comes here.

”This is the information I got today.” Hachiman said as he sat down on a bench on the side.

He took out his mobile phone and opened the notepad, ”And the students in Class A have already obtained it. They paid a price of two million, and it was shared equally by the whole class.”

”Two million!” Even Horikita Suzune is surprised.

She has confirmed that the points in the private account on the student ID card can really be spent as money, and there is no inflation, and the prices are almost the same as those in the outside world.

That is,

”And your brother also said before that he also needs to pay a price of 1 million for telling you that being assigned to Class D is garbage.”

”So if the students in Class A want to get more detailed information, then obviously they need to pay more points.....Two million is a reasonable value.” Horikita Suzune had nothing to say about this.

”So am I still the good-for-nothing sister?”

”I made my brother spend 1 million for nothing.” Probably because she discovered the importance of points, Horikita became a little timid.

And this state is somewhat similar to the weak sister last night.

”Maybe so.” Hachiman said.

”Uh...” Probably because Suzune was caught in the trap of life, when she mentioned her brother, she was like a deflated ball.

And stared at the mobile phone Hachiman took out.

”Please let me see.” She even became more polite, and came closer.

Because Hachiman recorded information in a notebook on his mobile phone, Suzune could only come over while he was sitting here.

Rather, it was confirmed that the value of the acquired information was 2 million, and she became even smaller than before.

So, instead of taking the phone from Hachiman, she walked over and sat next to him.

Because she was too focused, Horikita didn’t notice that her straight hair fell down the back of Hachiman’s hand.

The hair is smooth and fragrant. Probably because of the light, her left hand pressed on the back of Hachiman’s hand.

The fingers are soft, slender, and a little warm.

Moreover, Hachiman noticed that her arm seemed to touch.

’Hello! Horikita-san, do you know what you are doing?’

It’s just that this is the first time in Hachiman’s life that a girl has approached him (Kushida doesn’t count, his sister doesn’t count), so it’s a lie to say that he wants to refuse directly.

But Horikita probably wasn’t thinking about anything.

And it was strange to pull out his hand now, so Hachiman could only wait for the other party to finish reading the message.

_________

　School rules.

• Students compete on a class-by-class basis.

• The so-called high admission and employment rate are a scam, because only students from Class A will graduate on behalf of the school, and students from other classes will be

treated as normal graduates.

• At the same time, all students were evaluated using a standard model called the S system from the beginning.

• Then students are divided into ABCD classes according to their excellence or lack thereof.

• Among them, Class A represents excellence.

And Class D is the worst.

• But the school also gives students opportunities. Because it is a competition, the starting point is the same, with the same basic score of 1,000 points.

• Starting from the first day of admission, the quality examination specifically aimed at the behavioral standards of freshmen to assess whether they meet the requirements of being an outstanding student in high school has begun.

In other words, everything that Horikita Manabu did not explain clearly yesterday was supplemented today.

”So I’m really a loser?”

Even though she was still saying last night that I was no longer the loser that my brother knew, Horikita was deeply shocked.

Because it wasn’t just the fact that she was assigned to Class D.

She had even caused her brother to lose 1 million personal points for no reason.

According to the shopping street prices, you can buy dozens of computers.

”That’s not necessarily true.” Hachiman brought this girl out, not to attack her.

But he has to take it to negotiate new terms with Chabashira-sensei.

”Have you ever heard of being promoted to Class A?”

”In this school, Class D has never been promoted to Class A, and no student has ever collected 20 million private points.”

Hachiman started providing this autistic girl some much needed comfort, ”But if you do this, what will your brother think of you? In other words, what will others think of your brother then?”

”A student, who was assigned to Class D, climbed up.”

”And what does this mean?” Hachiman said. ”For your brother, this is the icing on the cake. I think it’s enough for him to recognize you.”

”Unexpectedly...” Suzune began to think about the possibility of this matter.

”Now that you have come to this place and are enjoying its benefits, wouldn’t it be a good thing to use the school rules flexibly to climb up?” Hachiman said.

And this voice is like the deception of a succubus. This made Horikita Suzune think again.

Yes. She followed her brother’s footsteps and came here in order to prove that she was not useless.

But it started out badly, and it cost her brother a huge amount of 1 million points.

It’s equivalent to him spending 1 million in vain because of his sister’s stupidity. This kind of thing is really hard to handle.

’But what if I can fill this gap and then... prove my strength?’

”...” Suzune.

Hachiman stared at the black-haired girl next to him. Look at her knee socks.

Because if you look too close, you will see below the neck and above the abdomen, which is not a good sight.

So, he can only look away first.

But it can be felt that Horikita seems to be inspired. And that’s it now.

”Then...” She finally moved her body away and turned sideways. Her left hand is gently clenched into a fist.

”If I climb up...” She had already expressed her opinion.

”This is a good thing. Climbing up is good for you, me, and everyone.” Hachiman also nodded his head excitedly, ”And your brother has to agree with you.....After all, you are using the rules of this school to climb up.”

But. However, Suzune tilted her head again, with doubts in her eyes.

”Indeed... your idea is surprising, and I am also very tempted. I don’t want to drop out of school, because I came here to follow in my brother’s footsteps. In order to not discredit him- ” She looked over, her eyes fixed and motionless.

”So, after getting the essence of this school, do you want to be promoted to Class A? Hikigaya-kun.”

Um. Does he want to be promoted to Class A? It seems that honest people are not easy to fool.

Because she discovered it.

Hachiman told her for free about the reality of the school, just by asking her to help with a meal.

Which was too cheap, but it was inducing her to climb up the ladder.

So, now she suspects that Hachiman is ambitious? ’But Horikita, you may be mistaken’

Because. The person who really wants to be promoted to Class A is Chabashira-sensei.

He just wanted to get a trump card to negotiate the price with this bad woman.

And this card is you.