Hikigaya Challenges Kakegurui

"No, because I'm the library committee member." Xia Yuemai had no intention of reaching out, and his hand holding the book remained unmoved.

Hikigaya subconsciously observed the other person and found that he was holding a physics teaching material.

"You're not being nice." Hikigaya Hachiman narrowed his eyes.

"I'm here to remind you that this is the library, so be careful with your discussions."

Hikigaya Hachiman responded indifferently: "We will pay attention."

Xia Yuemei's eyes inadvertently glanced at the textbooks on the desks of the two people through her bangs, turned around and was about to leave when she paused:

"Although the Chinese title is ambiguous, it is easy to understand if you replace 'many' with 'countless'. The detailed explanation is on page 172."

"I'll excuse myself first."

Leaving behind such a confusing sentence, she turned and left without any reluctance.

"Shimotsuki-mei-san is such a strange person." Jabami Yumeko said with some doubt, and turned to look at Hikigaya Hachiman, only to see that he was squinting his eyes as if he was spying on something. She waved her hand in front of Hikigaya's face, "Hikigaya-kun, what's wrong?"

"The book in her arms contains the physics answer sheet, with a score of 98." Hikigaya murmured, then shook his head and gave his opinion.

"Xia Yuemai can understand the questions so clearly just by glancing at the questions in the textbook."

"This guy's strength should not be underestimated."

Hikigaya's expression was slightly moved. Apart from President Momobami, Yumeko, and the ignorant senior Juraku, the ability that Shimotsuki Mei just displayed was the strongest Hikigaya had ever seen.

You have to know that this is an unpopular textbook that he dug out from a corner. Judging from the dust on it, no one has borrowed it for a long time.

But the fact that Shimotsuki Mai could tell the corresponding page numbers so clearly and accurately was enough to prove that the other party's memory ability was no less terrifying than that of Hikigaya Hachiman.

And the ability to analyze the topic...

Adding the two together, Xia Yuemai's ability in gambling is definitely at the top level among the first graders, but he has never heard of the other party's reputation before.

and many more...

Could it be...

"Jabu, open the textbook to page 172."

"Eh..."

I saw that on page 172 of the text, the beginning and end of each paragraph formed a sentence.

"Minibu-sama, let me say hello to you."

"Hehe, Hyakkaou Academy is really full of expectations~"

Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and concentrated on teaching Jabami Yumeko.

43 Hikigaya's Exam Battle Game

In the blink of an eye, it was noon.

Shimotsuki Meiori was sitting at the entrance of the library with a book in her arms. Hikigaya Hachiman just glanced at her indifferently and was about to leave with Yumeko.

"Hikigaya-san, why did you reject Mibu Omi-senpai's kindness?"

Her voice was still sweet, but now it was tinged with chill.

"No reason, just like when people see maggots in the sewer, they don't step on them just because they think they are dirty. If they rush towards me, I will step on them to death without hesitation."

This one sentence made Xia Yue Mai Oli's eyes widen.

"I guess I heard it wrong. Where can you find someone as kind-hearted as Mibu Omi-senpai?"

"Not only does he hold such a high position as the student union accountant, but he also stands up for people like me even when he is in trouble. Such a person, Senior, must not be insulted by anyone!"

She really admired Hikigaya Hachiman. They were both special students, had excellent academic performance, and were both marginal figures in the class...If he had not been an enemy of Mibu Omi-senpai, the two of them might have become good friends.

Even though he seemed to have a conflict with Mibu Omi-senpai, Shimotsuki Meori temporarily went against his high respect for Mibu Omi-senpai and personally came to influence Hikigaya Hachiman.

She had imagined many possible explanations that Hikigaya Hachiman might give.

But she never expected that the words would be so rude, arrogant and disrespectful. This was not only trampling on the dignity of Lord Mibumi, but also trampling on the faith she had sold next month, trampling on her God!

Her fingers suddenly exerted force, desperately grasping the edge of the book, causing the beautiful book to become wrinkled, just like her face, twisted and disgusted...

The image of a quiet and literary girl collapsed, replaced by the image of a devil from hell. She gritted her teeth and said word by word: "No, forgiveness!"

"Hikigaya Hachiman, I will personally send you to hell, where you will repent for your mistakes and understand how ridiculous it is for you to reject the friendship of Senior Mibui!"

Hikigaya sighed after hearing this, his hands in his pockets, his eyes lazily mixed with pity: "I'm curious, what did he do and what did he say to make you worship him as a god."

"Heh, there's nothing to say to someone like you." Xiayue Meioli said gloomily, "Just wait, in the exam and gambling game after school this afternoon, I will personally let you taste the taste of hell."

"After this, even if Senior Mibu Omi is willing to let you go, I will never forgive you. I will turn you into a stupid dog and kneel in front of the gate of Hyakkaou Academy to repent for your disrespect to Senior Mibu Omi."

Say harsh words.

Shimotsuki Meiori's seemingly weak body moved, and her brown leather boots made a clattering sound. The harsh sound echoed in the library. Hikigaya Hachiman looked at her departing back in silence.

It seems that in the past few years, Mibu Omi Aoi has evolved to the point where he can perfectly disguise his evil as good.

Next month, Mai would be the first person he saw being bewitched by Mibu Omi, but he would definitely not be the last. How many more people would come to trouble him in order to protect Mibu Omi?

"It's really... becoming more and more interesting."

Hikigaya's eyes flickered with a red light.

"Hikigaya-kun..."

Ok?

Hikigaya came to his senses and looked down at Jabami Yumeko, her bright eyes meeting his.

Everything is self-evident.

...

The setting sun symbolizes the beginning of the exam versus gambling game.

Hikigaya Hachiman sat in his seat with an expressionless face. Although he didn't know how the group led by Aiura Shin and Shimotsuki Mei would deal with him, his heart was calm and he didn't feel the slightest panic.

Respond to all changes with the same attitude. This is the answer given by Hikigaya Hachiman.

Life is not always smooth sailing. Even if one wants to plan everything perfectly and win the battle from afar, God will not always give Hikigaya Hachiman the opportunity to see through the illusion.

He is a human being, not a god. This is how Hikigaya Hachiman perceives himself.

He calmly accepted the fact that he lacked intelligence, and he didn't think he would lose.

"Come on," he whispered.

His words were heard by Mengzi, and his profile fell into Mengzi's eyes. Mengzi Jabami quickly drank some water to avoid dehydration due to the wetness of her thighs.

"Only this kind of Hikigaya-kun is the best."

"Let's fall into the abyss of gambling together! Hikigaya-kun!"

Jabami Yumeko was fascinated by it.

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"Now all students have paid their registration fees. I declare that the exam game officially begins!"

"I, Shui Jia, will be the banker!"

A girl jumped onto the stage with a microphone and announced the start of the gambling game.

She took the list and was surprised when she saw the names on it: "Wow~ The first round of the first round is a duel between two special students?!"

"Next month, Mei will face Hikigaya!"

"Shimotsuki Megumi, who has won first place twice in a row, faces off against Hikigaya, a transfer student who has become famous recently! A showdown between two influential figures!"

"..."

Shui Jia spoke quickly, flipping through the seat number cards in her hand that symbolized the list of thirty people in the Hua Group that year, walked up to the two of them, and placed the seat number cards on the table.

"Please look, these are the seat number cards. Please cut the cards as you please."

Hikigaya frowned and realized that things were not simple.

It was too fast. According to his idea, a person like Mei next month should be arranged by Aiura Shin as a killer to kill Hikigaya Hachiman. There was no reason for him to play in the first round of the first round.

His eyes glanced at the screen placed next to him, which was a device that separated the space to prevent contestants from temporarily exchanging information with classmates.

This reduces the possibility of cheating on each other.

That's true. As a bet involving 500,000 yen, these measures can be said to be necessary.

Having been in Hyakkaou Academy for a long time and being accustomed to large amounts of gambling, Hikigaya Hachiman has not become numb to money and still maintains a high sensitivity.

Although he didn't know what the other children of the rich and powerful in the class thought, Hikigaya wanted the 500,000 yuan bonus. For the sake of the money, he jumped into it without hesitation even though he knew it was a trap.

Since I have decided to use the 10,000 yen I earned from writing as the registration fee, I will do my best to win!

Hikigaya retracted his gaze and signaled with his eyes that Shimotsuki Mei was responsible for cutting the cards. He carefully observed the other party's actions, but found that the other party was surprisingly obedient and did not tamper with the cards when cutting.

[Next, please draw your seat number cards~ Whoever draws first can do it. 】

"This step is very important, but it can only be left to luck." Hikigaya closed his eyes and carefully recalled the intelligence he had collected on everyone in the class over the past few days, as well as the analysis of their learning models. He could roughly guess their scores in each subject.

But if his luck is really bad and he draws the seat number of an unlearned classmate, there is nothing Hikigaya can do.

They each drew a seat number card from the deck and handed it to the dealer Shui Jia.

[Yes, the seat number card has been confirmed! ]

Now announce the results:

[First, Hikigaya-san drew——]

44 Hikigaya wins the first battle

"Wow~"

The dealer let out an exaggerated cry and then announced the seat number cards drawn by both parties:

[The person Hikigaya drew is——Jabami Yumeko]

[And the person that was drawn by the classmate Shimotsukimi is——Shimotsukimi Oli, that is, herself]

When Hikigaya Hachiman learned the result, his eyes narrowed slightly.

'Is this... a coincidence?'

"Oh, I really didn't expect this result~ Now it seems that the next month classmate has a considerable advantage! After all, if you know your grades in each subject, you can choose the subject with the highest score!"

Without having time to question the randomness of the card draw, Hikigaya began to think of a countermeasure.

Hikigaya's scores in various subjects, except for the amazing 99 points in Chinese, the other scores ranged from 90 to 95 points. If he sells higher than me next month...

Hikigaya looked down at the cards in his hand representing Jabami Yumeko's seven subjects and fell into deep thought.

"OK! Now, please select your cards and decide which classmate's subject you want to play against!"

"It's too late to think about these things now. I can only believe that Jabaka can give me a surprise." Hikigaya Hachiman unfolded the subject cards in his hand.

"If Jabami had told me her score earlier, I would have a better chance of winning. The information I know now is that her Chinese score is 59 points."

'The situation is too passive...'

"During the afternoon study session in the library, Jabami said that his best subject was..."

Hikigaya Hachiman turned his gaze to the card with world history written on it.

'I can only trust her.'

Hikigaya Hachiman finally decided to believe Jabami Yumeko. He glanced at Shimotsuki Mei and observed the other's expression.

The result was nothing. From her face, Hikigaya Hachiman could only get the unchanging coldness and hostility, without even a trace of joy of victory.

'This is a weird bet.'

"Ai Puxin's goal is to eat me up, to make me fall into the abyss, to make me lose 30 in the first round and end the gambling game is definitely not her goal."

'So this round, I can't lose.'

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