Since there were not many people available in class, Hachiman did not assign tasks to others.
In other words, top students still need to work harder. Of course, there are some exceptions.
"I think Class B will make chess a compulsory subject....But I don't know how to play, you will be able to move freely when time comes," Hachiman said to other party, to be honest he was already getting a lot of tension.
He could just feel aura coming out.

"Look whatever plan you must have'd to come here, I don't know. And I don't need to know, or care much to investigate. But, I am sorry just in case I stole your place or interrupted something big or whatever....."

"I just want to live my days in peace. As long as I have this freedom, I don't have any objections."
"Right....." Hachiman wanted to remind him there might be some problems during exam, but he thought Ayanokoji should have guessed it.
So, conversation between two people who were not very familiar with each other lasted less than 2 minutes.
"Right....Thanks for Maeda, I guess...."
"....Yeah, it's getting awkward. How about we just don't talk? It must be exhausting, right?"
"• •" Kiyotaka, for a second he felt like finding a companion or something weird like that, "Yeah, I am not good at interacting with people."
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Now looking at his phone, Sakayanagi is waiting for him, so he returned to the student dormitory early.
However, he did not go to his own room, nor to familiar room of Suzune, but went directly to Sakayanagi's room.
Two classes are about to fight, and suddenly a commander goes to the room of another one can easily attract attention.
So, time chosen was quite special so that he could go back to dormitory directly after school.
It seems that Sakayanagi doesn't want others to see him going to her room.
"It looks like Hikigaya-kun was delayed for a bit....." When arrived, she was already in the room.
Her place is actually quite cute.
They are obviously same style, but give people a nice feeling.
Pink wallpaper and kind of soft mats that prevent children from slipping.
'If I were to describe her, I would say she is worthy of being called the little princess Sakayanagi...' Hachiman also noticed that Kamuro-san and her cat were in the corner, she was holding.
Hachiman's eyes turned to Sakayanagi's desk.
There was a white, palm-sized bear on the table, leaning against pen holder.
Actually, had an impression of this little bear. Perhaps she noticed Hachiman's gaze, "You have some impression of this little one, right?"
What do you mean by "remember it or not?" Hachiman knew very well that he and her went to choose a birthday present for Kamuro-san last semester.
But unfortunately, Sakayanagi remembered Kamuro-san's birthday wrong! Blasphemy!
"Although I misremembered Kamuro-san's birthday, I gave her the gift....But, I just thought that stuffed bear was cute, so I went back to the store and bought one for myself."
There is a huge bear on Sakayanagi's bed, so she must like this kind of doll.
Hachiman kept the other person's preferences in mind.
Sakayanagi is a long-term meal ticket, and Hikigaya-kun feels a little embarrassed to always let her pay for meals.
However, Hachiman is different from Suzune in that he is able to understand human nature.
Not to mention, Suzune has also changed and started to learn to be tactful, so he has to go a step further as well.
At least you have to keep birthday of this long-term meal ticket in mind.
As for Sakayanagi's birthday present, now have a clear idea of the gifts that can be chosen.
"So, the purpose of calling me here today is——--" Hachiman looked at her with some confusion.
"Today, 10 projects of my class were announced. And I want to tell you that one of my required projects is chess....."
Then, same as Hachiman's speculation, "Can I ask the reason?"
"Because I'm good at chess." Arisu puffed out her cheeks as if felt something to be proud of.
"....." Kamuro-san.
"....." Hachiman. 'Are you good at it? This time, confrontation in the Command Tower was between her and me...But I don't know how to play chess....Some people may say that it is too much for Sakayanagi to want to defeat me in the field she is best at.....A man who has practiced swordplay for ten years is bullying a child who can only sharpen pencils with a knife....In fact, it is not. We are all human beings, so why should we consider the other party's weaknesses and choose a game that other party is good at?.... Sakayanagi must be like, I'm good at this, so why can't I compete with you here? Want to be fair? Sure, why don't you become good at it too?'
So there is no need to doubt. Among 5 events in Class B's final battle, chess must be one of them.
"Because of my physical condition, I can only play alone since I was a child. I discovered that chess can also be played by one person. As long as you have two ways of thinking, we can start a duel..."
'Don't give me that pitiful face! I've heard her say it before,' Only, Hachiman didn't think there was anything wrong with it. 'Because I also played baseball by myself, which required 11 people to play.....'
"Then I hope that you, Hikigaya-kun, will designate Ayanokoji-kun as the main player in chess event. I will arrange a tool person to fight him when the time comes. Of course, as the Commander, I can't do it all myself, but there are still many parts in rules that I submitted that Commander can intervene in. So it doesn't matter if tool person doesn't have chess skills, as long as he knows how to move fingers. Then you can just treat it as me playing to destroy."
'Then you are really smart...That is to say, you are determined to play chess.....'
"Why are you so persistent?" Hachiman noticed that Sakayanagi's behavior was unusual.
"When I was a child, my father took me to White Room once. It was the institution that trained Ayanokoji-kun. It was similar to current Advanced Nurturing High School. However, difficulty and teaching level of that institution were many times more difficult than here..."
"You already told me that...."
"Oh, I might have forgotten. So, Ayanokoji-kun probably finished his university course at the age of 10...."
Hachiman remained quiet. The only person who is called genius by him was Sakayanagi.
'Last semester, she created the first-year exam papers herself, and even had courage to challenge the second and third-year students. It means she actually has the ability to create exam papers for higher-level grades. It already feels genius enough....But now it seems that Boss Ayanokoji is the real deal...'

Sakayanagi went on to say, "At that time, I was quite confident in my chess skills....But I noticed a boy through one-way glass of the facility....That's Ayanokoji-kun. He's playing chess with the instructor....Just by watching him, I knew that his chess skills at that time could beat mine..."
"But now, 10 years have passed. During this time, I played chess almost every day, and my skills have improved a lot, so I think I won't lose"
Hachiman just let her speak.
"I am a real genius, but Ayanokoji-kun is just a manufactured product, a fake genius. Better than me, this I cannot and will not accept, ever."
"I, Sakayanagi Arisu will defeat him!"
Declarations were made. Is this still happening? You are really competitive.....
Agreeing immediately, Hachiman left Sakayanagi's room, feeling another headache coming.
"Meow----" Kamuro-san, who has been standing by as the background, can no longer hold back.
Because when her Ragdoll cat saw Hikigaya Hachiman, it seemed to get excited and wanted to run towards him.
Ragdoll is a large cat. If you hug it now, it weighs 3 pounds, so it struggles with great force.
All Kamuro-san has to do is comfort the poor cat....'I really don't know how Hikigaya acquired his cat-loving physique.....'
"Kamuro-san. The information you received is false. Isn't Hikigaya-kun wearing a scarf?"
"....." Kamuro-san. She thought she had heard about Sakayanagi's past or some important data. 'Turns out this thing was a smoke screen. Are you really in love with Hikigaya Hachiman?'
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Hachiman who just came out of Sakayanagi's room and went straight towards Suzune's room, moving a little more fast than usual.
Suzune will make dinner tonight.
After all, mouth is watering because of the food that's been going to be eaten up, so he planned to go there to help.
However, since Sakayanagi wants to fight Ayanokoji so badly, Hachiman respects her wishes.
??? Isn't that like you realised your long term meal ticket is paying more attention to another boy, so you go back to your first who makes dinner?
'Huh? What nonsense! Sakayanagi plays chess every day, but Ayanokoji never seems to be going out of his room to play.'
[It is confirmed that Class B will take chess exam. If you want to borrow some books or buy a chessboard, I can pay for it.]
[....No need]
'It seems genius does not need training. From this perspective, not only will Ichinose suffer a beating in the final exam, but Sakayanagi will probably lose as well....'
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