During the morning assembly the next day.
Having just learned that the proposal had passed, Hikigaya immediately took Nanase Tsubasa and went to Class 2-D without stopping.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Hikigaya knocked on the classroom door, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth:
"Is Sotomura here?"
"Hikigaya? What are you doing here?"
Horikita Suzune quickly stood up and walked briskly to Hikigaya, while the people around her looked at Hikigaya with gritted teeth.
"Don't be so nervous. I'm here as a member of the Student Council to find someone. Is Sotomura here?"
"Student Council?"
Horikita Suzune was stunned for a moment. Someone turned to look at a chubby boy in the classroom.
"That's right."
Hikigaya took Nanase Tsubasa and walked around Horikita Suzune, passing through the crowd to stand in front of Sotomura.
"Sotomura, according to school records, you were three minutes late for school yesterday, right?"
"This..."
Sotomura's eyes instantly flickered, looking somewhat nervous.
Watching the scene, Hikigaya smiled.
As a member of the Student Council, he could see many things ordinary students couldn't, it's just that no one cared about these things.
For example, the attendance records of each class.
The tardiness records of Class D had noticeable changes.
Starting from 98 instances of tardiness and truancy a month at the beginning of school, it then quickly decreased to within twenty, then slowly became single digits.
After all.
Being late occasionally is unavoidable.
After a year of growth, Class D had very few people who were late.
However.
Recently, there had been an upward trend again.
The frequency of tardiness rose from 1 or 2 times to ten.
Undoubtedly, it was influenced by the surrounding environment.
To avoid being criticized for arriving at school just in time, the number of late arrivals would naturally increase, and there might even be a tendency toward school refusal.
"Don't be so nervous, I'm often late too."
"Eh!?"
"According to the school's latest rules, although being late will not affect Class Points, punishment is still required."
Hikigaya smiled and explained:
"Five hundred Private Points will be deducted for each tardiness, and two thousand Private Points will be deducted for each truancy. Pay up, or have it deducted directly from the Private Points issued next month."
Upon hearing this.
The people around were instantly stunned.
Tardiness and truancy were no longer linked to Class Points?
Originally, Hikigaya wanted to deduct one hundred Private Points for each tardiness, but unfortunately, the school still felt it was somewhat inappropriate.
At least.
The intensity.
The intensity of the punishment needed to make the students feel the pain. Although the school respected the Student Council's reform intentions, they still increased the intensity of the punishment.
In addition.
Accumulating thirty tardiness penalties without the ability to pay the Private Points.
Would result in direct expulsion.
Of course, given the current Class Points of each class, such a possibility was almost non-existent.
Meanwhile.
Nanase Tsubasa walked up to Sotomura holding a terminal dedicated to the Student Council.
It existed originally.
It's just that the jerk Nagumo Miyabi treated the Student Council as his private property and never used it.
"Wait."
Horikita Suzune was somewhat dazed and said: "How come I haven't heard about this."
"It should be posted on the school bulletin board in a while. If you have questions, you can ask your respective homeroom teachers."
"Alright, Sotomura-kun."
Looking at Sotomura sitting in his seat, Hikigaya said flatly:
"If you don't have enough Private Points, the school can also deduct them from next month's Private Points. What do you want to do?"
"Ah, I'll pay now."
Sotomura pulled out his phone.
He readily paid five hundred Private Points.
He could still afford this much money.
He glanced cautiously at his companions around him; Sotomura actually felt a sense of relief instead.
Before.
Being late would affect Class Points and undoubtedly cause trouble for the class.
It would definitely lower one's evaluation.
When the class was implementing the bottom-out elimination system, this was undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.
However, now.
One only needed to pay some Private Points, which was entirely a personal matter.
Furthermore.
Only five hundred had to be paid.
Just the price of an ordinary meal.
Although it was still a bit painful, it wasn't unacceptable.
He naturally felt a sense of ease.
Watching the scene and the calculating expressions of the people around, the corner of Hikigaya's mouth curled into a smile.
Five hundred Private Points for being late once.
With Class D's current Class Points, even being late every day wouldn't be a problem.
When personal behavior is no longer forcibly linked to the collective.
How would they choose?
Even though there would be a notice later, Hikigaya still came to Class D, and also planned to go to Class C and A.
It was to tell them.
As long as one has enough Private Points.
Being late doesn't matter. Feel free to be late!
The biggest difference between each class is self-discipline.
Although there is still punishment intensity.
But with such low punishment intensity.
He didn't believe the people in Class C and Class D could still maintain their composure!
Time passed....
The heat of the Cultural Festival faded.
The students also returned to their ordinary daily lives.
Except for the second years.
The smiles on the faces of the first and third years increased significantly.
Mainly because they felt the happiness brought by the doubling of Private Points.
Even if they still couldn't save up twenty million Private Points, they could have more Private Points to enjoy life.
As for the second years.
It was mainly because some classes chose Protection Points in the Unanimous Special Exam.
For half a year.
The Private Points obtained were halved.
Some even couldn't obtain Private Points at all.
They couldn't feel the happiness brought by this system for the time being.
During this period.
Apart from Student Council work, Hikigaya went to the basketball club to keep watch every time after school.
Following Sudo.
Unfortunately.
He only now realized.
This guy's living habits were already so regular.
School—Basketball Club—Dormitory.
A three-point line.
Occasionally dining with Ike Kanji and others at the Keyaki Mall.
It was really difficult to find an opportunity for individual contact and long conversation.
At this time.
Hikigaya sat on a bench outside the basketball club, with Himeno Yuki and Sakura Airi sitting on his left and right respectively.
Further out was Hasebe Haruka.
As well as Karuizawa Kei sitting on Hikigaya's lap.
"What are we doing coming here every day, Hikki? You wouldn't be slacking off, would you?"
Himeno Yuki lowered her voice, cautiously scanning the surroundings as she whispered.
"Yeah."
Karuizawa Kei wrapped her arms around Hikigaya's neck, saying in a somewhat coquettish tone:
"It's so boring staying here. Let's go to karaoke."
"How could that be."
Hikigaya held Karuizawa's slender waist, supporting her bottom.
This one was the most clingy.
However.
Holding her soft body was also quite comfortable, and Hikigaya didn't care about the gazes of the people around.
"It's mainly to find an opportunity to mess with Sudo's mentality."
Hikigaya also knew very well.
Class B's top-tier combat power was really too weak; they were not a match for other classes at all.
He had to find a way regarding the top-tier combat power.
Trying to grow to the point of rivaling Sudo and Kouenji in just one year was really somewhat unrealistic.
It was simpler to ruin the opponent.
To put it simply.
While advising others around not to compete, he would work hard himself; only then was it possible to close the gap.
Setting aside the maverick Kouenji for now.
He felt that dealing with Sudo wouldn't be a problem.