Chapter 39: Information on Css A

  "So, how many css points do you think Css D will earn next month?"

  "Heh, earn?" Hikigaya sneered, "It should be, how many points are left, rather."

  Hikigaya was also unexpectedly informed of another piece of information from Yukinoshita's words. Could it be that the students in Css A have already figured out how to increase css points?

  "Perhaps there won’t even be any remaining, it’s even possible that they might have points deducted."

  Just thinking about the terrible situation in his own css recently made Hikigaya feel like vomiting blood. Students being te for school, pying with phones in css, scking off, and sleeping—these were all too common. And when school ended, nearly every day they were at the mall eating, drinking, and pying.

  Hikigaya seriously doubted if these guys were even real students. Don’t they have to study?

  Happy education?

  I can’t believe this!

  So, Hikigaya could already predict, no, he was absolutely certain that next month, Css D’s css points would be zero, and it wouldn't even be surprising if there were negative points. In fact, it would be natural—negative points were practically inevitable!

  "Huh? You mean... zero, zero points?!"

  Yukinoshita slightly opened her mouth, looking very surprised. It was actually the first time Hikigaya had seen such an expression on her face.

  Originally, Yukinoshita had expected at least a third or a quarter of the points remaining, but she never imagined it would be a complete zero.

  "Isn’t that too pessimistic?"

  Yukinoshita clearly didn’t believe it and even suspected that Hikigaya was deliberately confusing her.

  "No, I’m actually being very optimistic in my guess."

  Hikigaya sneered, then briefly recounted the situation in Css D from the second day of school until yesterday. After hearing that, Yukinoshita fell silent. She looked at Hikigaya, and in her gaze, there was a trace of pity that she couldn’t hide.

  "If the points aren’t enough next month, don’t hesitate, just use my card."

  Yukinoshita sighed. She seemed to feel sympathy and helplessness for Hikigaya’s situation, but if one observed closely, Yukinoshita’s occasionally smirking lips betrayed her true feelings.

  This woman, she’s really relishing the misfortune!

  However, had Hikigaya accidentally benefited from "soft rice" (getting by on someone else’s resources)?

  Hikigaya comforted himself. Fortunately, he had prepared ahead of time and earned quite a bit of personal points. At least he could ensure his point safety for the next three months.

  "By the way, has anyone come looking for you recently?" Yukinoshita suddenly asked.

  Hikigaya gnced at her. "Yes, a girl named Sakanagi Arisu. Do you have any idea, dear Yukinoshita?"

  Yukinoshita naturally caught the sarcasm in Hikigaya’s tone, but she didn’t deny it. Instead, she chuckled and said, "It’s really Sakanagi, huh? Nothing happened, right? Being targeted by her isn’t a good thing, you know~"

  "Heh, really, it’s all thanks to someone!"

  Yukinoshita avoided Hikigaya’s gaze, pretending to be innocent with a look that said, it’s not my problem, I don’t know anything.

  "Alright, alright, my bad."

  Yukinoshita lowered her head to apologize. "As compensation, I’ll secretly tell you a secret. Sakanagi holds grudges. She might write down the names of people she dislikes or holds grudges against in a little notebook, and then take it out every night before going to sleep... Hm, Hikigaya-kun, why does your face look so bad? I wasn’t talking about you..."

  "I-I thank you... for that..."

  Hikigaya’s face darkened as he wiped away nonexistent sweat from his forehead.

  So, that petite girl named Sakanagi was really targeting Yukinoshita. Hikigaya had picked up on some clues from Yukinoshita’s words, but he didn’t want to get involved in the women’s conflict. Of course, if it was a woman’s fight, Hikigaya did feel a little curious.

  "By the way, Hikigaya-kun, do you remember the bald-headed student from the student council interview just now?" Yukinoshita changed the subject.

  "He should be from your Css A," Hikigaya nodded. That serious, middle-aged-looking bald student—if he didn’t have a strong impression of him, that would be hard.

  "Katsuragi Kouhei, a very outstanding and self-disciplined student. He is currently one of the leaders of our css."

  "One of them?"

  "Heh, of course, there’s another leader, you know?" Yukinoshita leaned in slightly, speaking mysteriously.

  For some reason, Hikigaya suddenly thought of the white-haired girl, but then his gaze nded on Yukinoshita. If we're talking about css leaders, Hikigaya didn’t believe Yukinoshita would be the type to be second to someone else. If she were, there wouldn’t be the kinds of brilliant stories of Yukinoshita in Sobu.

  "Unfortunately, Hikigaya-kun, you guessed wrong," Yukinoshita seemed to see through Hikigaya’s thoughts and smiled triumphantly. "I’m not interested in the internal struggles of the css. The other leader is Sakanagi, actually."

  "Both Katsuragi and Sakanagi are very outstanding students, but it's precisely because of their confidence and pride in their own excellence that neither of them wants to be second to the other," Yukinoshita expined in a tone that made it seem like it had nothing to do with her. "Of course, I’m neutral. I’m just a bystander, a perfect melon-eating spectator, hehe!"

  "I see."

  Hikigaya was a lone wolf, but that didn’t mean he was completely out of the loop. Over the past period, he had heard more or less about the other csses and their rumors. For example, the girl from Css B, Ichinose, was frequently discussed on the school forum. She was the most popur girl among all the first-year students, and there were even uppercssmen who had inquired about her. She was definitely one of the most talked-about students this year, more popur and dazzling than Kushida.

  Or there was Css C, where the boys spent their time fighting each other, making it seem like some "wild high school" where they had to pick the strongest fighter. Occasionally, you could hear sounds of fights and students’ cries of agony coming from the bathroom at the end of the hallway. If you saw a guy with bruises on his face in the hallways, you could bet he was from Css C!

  As for Css A, Hikigaya didn’t know much. Whether it was intentional or for other reasons, there were hardly any rumors or information circuting about Css A. So, Hikigaya had the least knowledge about them. However, he never expected that Css A also had simir issues, with internal competition between two factions.

  "Isn’t it a problem to leak out your css's information?" Hikigaya looked at Yukinoshita in confusion.

  "Hehe, it’s not a secret or anything," Yukinoshita waved her hand dismissively, then, as if remembering something, she chuckled mischievously. "Originally, the two of them were in a banced state, but that might not be the case next month."

  Hikigaya immediately understood Yukinoshita’s meaning. Once the school reveals the truth, whether between csses or within a css, what was once a retively mild competition would immediately turn into an intense battle.

  Yukinoshita looked completely unfazed, as if she relished the drama. "What do you think? When Sakanagi and Katsuragi start fighting, who will win? The white-haired loli versus the bald tough guy in a battle of dragons and tigers... tsk tsk, just thinking about that scene excites me!"