Hachiman Hikigaya's Classroom Of The Elite - Volume 1 Chapter 12: The Most Important Partner

After all, the enemy was that pseudo-psychic.

Hikigaya returned to his dormitory and prepared for the ceremony of the birth of the Coffee God, then sank into deep thought.

The next morning.

To avoid that lunatic, he decided to wake up ten minutes earlier, only to encounter the fish-head again.

Looking at the fish-head still standing outside the elevator, Hikigaya fell into silence once again.

Deep down, he couldn’t help but doubt,

Is this guy doing it on purpose?

Isn’t he?

He must be, right?

Could it be that he has some ulterior motive?

To be honest, his once proud achievements didn’t seem worth mentioning at this school, and Hikigaya lacked confidence.

The only thing worth praising was probably his above-average looks.

Could this man be into that

How terrifying…

So the world is this dangerous?

Meanwhile, across the hallway,

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was already certain he was being targeted, absolutely targeted, by someone with peculiar preferences.

It’s terrifying, I must try to avoid this guy as much as possible.

At this moment, Hikigaya nodded slightly again, and Ayanokoji also nodded and walked to the other side, a little further away than yesterday.

Hikigaya couldn’t help but glance sideways.

What does this guy mean? Doesn’t he want to be in the same elevator with him? Well, that’s great. I thought I was being targeted by some weirdo.

Feeling the gaze of those dead fish eyes, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka felt a bit creeped out, which should clearly indicate refusal.

Is this guy angry now?

As the two left the elevator, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka hung back, making Hikigaya suspicious that this guy might be a weirdo, and they continued to school.

Class 1-B.

“Good morning, Hikigaya-san~”

“Good morning, Hikigaya-san, how was your sleep yesterday? You won’t fall asleep in class today, will you? Haha.”

“Well, if there’s anything bothering you, feel free to tell me anytime.”

As soon as they entered the classroom, many people greeted him. Hikigaya barely managed to squeeze out a smile and nod in response before returning to his seat.

What’s wrong with these people, being overly enthusiastic like this?

By the way, that last one didn’t seem to have any intention of helping at all. It was more like they just wanted to tease him.

Hey, Hime-gaki, don’t hide, I’m talking about you!

Hikigaya saw through the fake smile of Himeno Yuki at a glance.

In his mind, there was still the tone of rejection from the other party, just kidding, please don’t really come looking for me.

As the bell for class rang, the students returned to their respective seats.

Under the pressure of Chibi-ro, he no longer fell asleep, otherwise, the other party might really poke him to death.

However, Chibi-ro seemed to have a real problem with dropping things. According to observation, the reason was that this girl was completely distracted during class, with most of her attention focused on Ichinose.

This won’t do, Chibi-ro.

Illicit relationships are prohibited, you know.

Hmm?

Since it’s between girls, maybe it’s okay?

With various random thoughts running through his mind, time passed quickly, and the morning went by in a flash.

During break time, Ichinose would bring a few friends over to chat with him, and Hikigaya could only awkwardly nod and smile.

“Hikigaya-san, want to go to lunch together?”

Looking at Hime-gaki, Ichinose, Shibata, and a few others in front of him, Hikigaya could only awkwardly nod.

These people were just too enthusiastic.

By the way, he hadn’t really talked to most of them before, and he didn’t even know their names.

But, It seemed like no one had ever gotten his name wrong.

They really lived up to the reputation of being an elite national highschool student, being excessively excellent.

…

Cafeteria.

This was his first time in the cafeteria.

Except for being more luxurious, it was no different from an ordinary cafeteria.

The most important thing was.

There was even a free mountain vegetable set meal.

Finally, no more toast and instant noodles,

This is great~

Without much thought, he chose the mountain vegetable set meal.

His taste buds only needed MAX Coffee, that’s right, he was a man determined to become the pillar of the world!

Fortunately, the cafeteria tables were for four people.

Ichinose, the heroic Kanzaki, and the normie Shibata sat next to him, while the others reluctantly chose other empty seats.

“Although it’s best to save points,”

Shibata looked at Hikigaya chewing on the mountain vegetables in front of him, somewhat puzzled:

“But you don’t need to save to this extent. I heard the mountain vegetable set meal doesn’t taste very good. Hikigaya-san, you can choose the more delicious and nutritious B or C set meals.”

“Hmm? Isn’t it better to have more personal points?”

Hikigaya responded absentmindedly, completely unconcerned.

He only needed MAX Coffee to survive strongly, a superpower that only the chosen ones could possess.

By the way, these mountain vegetables are so bitter and astringent, a bit worse than instant noodles, but they’re healthier and more nutritious.

However, upon hearing his words, Ichinose and the others were all stunned.

“Hmm?”

“Hmm?”

Hikigaya also echoed with a “hmm” and shrank back nervously, saying, “What’s wrong?”

Uh oh, did he not speak properly just now?

I’m sorry, please forgive me.

“It’s nothing.”

Kanzaki’s gaze sharpened, “It’s just, what did you mean by personal points earlier?”

“What do you mean? I’m being literal?”

Hikigaya asked, puzzled.

“No.”

Kanzaki shook his head, showing a scrutinizing look, “At this stage, we only have the concept of points. I feel that what you call personal points is different from our understanding of points. Could you please explain it in detail?”

Come to think of it, Hoshinomiya-sensei and others also pay close attention to this point, explaining the rules only with points rather than personal point.

Well, after all that, you still don’t know, huh?

Perhaps I’m still pretty amazing?

“Points are divided into personal points and class points—”

Hikigaya briefly explained his conversation with Hoshinomiya-sensei.

He made some slight modifications to the truth, maybe he just forgot, but it was roughly the same.

“I see, so that’s how it is…”

Shibata, the normie next door, stroked his chin, lost in thought. “I always felt there was no need for secrets in school before, but this explains it.”

“But.”

Kanzaki’s gaze became somewhat displeased. “Why didn’t you tell us earlier?”

“Hahaha.”

Hikigaya chuckled awkwardly. “You guys told me to save points, so I thought you already knew.”

What the heck, this guy is also too scary.

Well, from today onwards, you’re demoted from Hero Kanzaki to Iceberg Boy.

“I see.”

Kanzaki’s gaze softened. “Indeed, it was our lack of communication that caused unnecessary misunderstandings.”

“Yeah, we need to improve communication in the future. Everyone has their own areas of expertise.”

Ichinose clapped her hands with admiration, nodding at Hikigaya. “We thought this was a test from the school for students. As long as we perform well, we’ll receive more points each month. We never considered competition between classes. Hikigaya-san, you’re really amazing to notice this!”

“Hahaha.”

Hikigaya chuckled awkwardly. “It doesn’t really matter to know these things.”

Indeed, it doesn’t matter.

Even if they knew, it wouldn’t affect Class B in any way.

“You can’t say that.”

Shibata, the normie, shook his head and smiled. “We were just lucky. As long as we’re one step ahead of the other classes, it’s meaningful enough.”

“More importantly.”

Kanzaki nodded in approval. “We now know your strength because of this. Don’t be modest, your insight will undoubtedly be one of Class B’s most powerful weapons.”

Since it will be a competition between classes in the future, Hikigaya’s abilities are indispensable.

“It’s not a weapon.”

Ichinose quickly corrected, “Even without this ability, Hikigaya-san is still our most important partner.”

“…”

Kanzaki nodded slightly, looking at Hikigaya’s mountain vegetable set meal:

“I misspoke just now, forgive me. As an apology, how about treating you to an A set meal?”

“No need, I’m already full.”

Hikigaya chuckled awkwardly, wishing they had mentioned treating him to a meal earlier.

For some reason, he didn’t want to tell these people about rising to Class A with twenty million personal points.