COTE: A Man On A Mission II Love is War?

Hachiman did not deliberately go to Kamuro-san, but invited both of his assistants to go to the shopping street together.

Because what they got was a photo sent by their senior sister, and before filling the answers, they needed to print it out.

At the same time, as students who were born in Class D, the points are limited, so none of them have bought laptops now.

Then, of course they don't have the budget for a printer either. Gotta deal with it quietly.
　　
And this process took 30 minutes. Hachiman was sitting at the door of the shop, pretending to be looking at this test paper, but in fact he was secretly observing other humans.

Indeed. He is stalking someone. This is considered dual-purpose.
　　
Because Hachiman found out, Kamuro-san who was in the cafeteria followed him out and is now sitting in a cafe not far from the print shop.

Then, because she hadn’t ordered anything, when the waiter came, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she ordered a cappuccino.
　　
But her focus is still here. Kamuro-san usually works with Sakayanagi.
　　
So, now that she has discovered that Kushida was doing black-marketing of test papers, it means that Sakayanagi also knows about it.
　　
And Kamuro-san just needs to report it. It looks like this.
　　
But when Hachiman discovered that Horikita and the others had printed everything, to answer the questions, Kamuro-san actually never left.

So he also looked at the test paper. There are five in total, corresponding to the five subjects of the midterm exam.
　　
However, Hachiman found that the questions were a bit out of scope.

From 100% of this test paper, there are 20 or 30% questions that he has not studied before.
　　
If he didn't review in advance, he won't get these points. But, when Hachiman thought that the questions on this test paper had been used for who knows how many years, he figured it out.

After all, the textbooks have been revised. It is normal that some of the questions written in the old ones are not correct.

Two hours later.
　　
"I think I managed to solve all the problem reluctantly," Suzune informed, after putting her pen down. 'It's really hard work'

"Then let's make copies," Hachiman just poured cold water on it.

"W-wait a minute" Suzune panicked, by this sudden request, "There is still some content that needs to be added."

"These are considered unimportant scraps in our textbooks. So, I haven't fully grasped them yet," She frowned slightly while saying this. To be honest, Suzune was just bitter for not being able to solve these questions.

In other words, it is now completely confirmed that the exams are all old questions.
　　
Because they are all passed down from one generation to generation for thousands of years, the test papers were very old, so the so-called key contents would definitely be different from what they are now.

However, Hachiman also finished reading the paper. It was not very difficult.

Even though it was ancient, there were some free points. So, even if people study hard and take the exam, they won't fail.

It's just difficult to get the class evaluation scores that their Chabashira-sensei mentioned.

'Because if we don't cheat, my classmates won't get an average score of 80 points'

Or. Does the school actually want students to cheat to get high scores?
　　
Or do you want students to become more diplomatic?

If the school is regarded as a simulated society, then they can be considered our leader.
　　
Then perhaps the special examinations held one by one are what the school wants to guide the development of students.

"Then go back and continue." Hachiman ordered immediately, "Give me two copies of the current paper."
　　
"..." Horikita. Although she didn't know why Hachiman wanted this unfinished paper, she still did it.
　　
In this way. Since the work was done, both Horikita and Kushida left together. This sentence....made Hachiman a little shaken inside.
　　
But for a top student like her, it was obviously a shame that there were such questions that she couldn't solve.

'So, what Horikita wants to do now is probably go back and read the book quickly' That's the reason, why Hachiman send both of them back, especially the fox-eyed girl, who looked like she was going to throw this cheat sheet into a shredder, with a creepy smile on her face.

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And Hachiman did not leave the shopping street immediately. Instead, he went to the cafe where Kamuro-san was spying from before.

The reason why he said this, is because the other party is still there.
　　
Yeah. Two and a half hours later, Sakayanagi's dog still hadn't returned to its owner. It gives people a bad feeling.

If it is just surveillance and the like, and she can persist for more than two hours, then this kind of dog is a ruthless person.
　
"A cup of coffee." Hachiman ordered directly. "And give it to the girl with purple hair."

When the waiter looked at him with a question mark, he responded with such words, "I'll invite her." 'Oh, this must be a blind date?!'
　　
Then Hachiman sat down at an inconspicuous empty table, and place the roll on it. But quickly.

"Ka-" A girl's hand stretched out generously in front of Hachiman, and then at an extremely fast speed, she took away all the other test papers on the table.

But Hachiman jut remained calm and looked at the girl who just stole his items.
　　
The other party has purple hair, with two hairpins on it, which is very eye-catching.

This is Kamuro-san who drank 5 cups of coffee after waiting for 2 and a half hours.
　　
Then she found out that Hikigaya-kun from Class C actually wanted to give her another cup of coffee, so she came over immediately.
　　
But now, this Kamuro classmate was staring at him expressionlessly.

"...Sakayanagi, does she have anything to say?" Hachiman decided to end this contest, and started talking about the main issue.
　　
"Sakayanagi?.... What does this have to do with Sakayanagi?" But Kamuro frowned in confusion, "This is my own action."

“You and that senior must have purchased test papers before." But her next words blew away Hachiman's mind on the other table, “...I'll pay double for it."

So, Class A's intelligence work is very strong.
　　
Kushida contacted the upperclassmen and obtained the method of passing this special exam from the seniors in Class D of the third grade. 'And do the students in Class A actually know that?'

Maybe. Because most of the students in their class are club members, and they will come into contact with upperclassmen, it makes sense that these lucky people have already been vaccinated.

"I spent 50,000 points," So, Hachiman decided to turn this luck around in his favour, and scam these rich people, "....And are you sure you want to spend 100,000 points to buy it?"

"..." Kamuro. "So expensive?"
　　
"After all, it's a plan to pass the exam," It was time for Hachiman to use his special skill....use his mouth that can spout such nonsense with a straight face.
　　
In fact, in this written test, the students in Class A had an advantage because there were many top students and their academic ability is already over the top.

Feels like being cheated.

Therefore, even if they don't know the old test questions, these nerds can still get more than 70 points, and may be even able to get it right by putting random answers.

It should be illegal. Can easily get 80 points in the general test.
　　
But if they get these old questions, 100-point class evaluation score would be so easy, that it makes people with acidity problems to shit, look like they're doing much hard work than these students of Class A.

In this way, Hachiman decided to fight for this injustice, and take back the 35,000 that Kushida had lost doing black-dealing, with senior thugs.

But. "I'll pay the money," Kamuro-san nodded her head, and said with a serious expression, "But don't tell others that I bought these test papers."

It will sullen their class's reputation, if people finds out that there's a scumbag like her in Class A.

"Also." She frowned and picked up a math paper.

Kamuro-san then lowered her head and looked at the test paper, as if trying to find something unusual in it.

But unfortunately, she couldn't find any clues. "Are these answers correct?" she said, pointing to the answers filled in by Hachiman's free-working assistants.

"..." ?? Hachiman confirmed.

Kamuro-san wants to spend 100,000 points, not for the class, but for...herself.

She might...be an outlier in Class A.

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Hachiman returned to the dormitory.
　　
Of course, he was heading to Horikita's room now. As a boy, it was strange to often go to the girl's floor.
　　
But once there was a second time, no one was surprised when Hikigaya, who was in the same class, came to this taboo floor again.

Previously, Hachiman directly launched an attack on a classmate named, Koenji by himself.
　　
He also expressed his goal of being promoted to Class A. It seems that Horikita-san also has such a goal.

So, it was probably for this purpose that the two of them discussed class matters with each other.
　　
Aren't they boys and girls? But, probably no one will misunderstand it.

Because Horikita-san is aloof and arrogant, and doesn't pay attention to random people.

It's better to say that people can't imagine, this high-mountain flower ever falling in love at all

So, when they saw Hachiman coming to the girl's floor, someone just looked at him one more time.

But, there are also some people who will take the initiative to talk to him, as if this boy's very cool for invading their territory.
　　
Today, when Hachiman looked around and found no one except a girl with a beautiful golden ponytail walking up to him.
　　
"Are you specifically looking for Horikita-san?" Karuizawa asked, when she saw a very suspicious looking Hachiman walking in their area quietly.

"Don't worry about the exam," Only Hachiman responded with something like that, “I have found a good trick for taking this test. You can pass no matter what you do from now on."

This is a kind of comfort. Horikita didn’t just say that Karuizawa’s grades were completely shit.

Of course, even though it's a bit bad, she can still pass as long as she studied properly.

"Um?" But Karuizawa blinked her eyes in a slight confusion.

So, when she glanced at him again, Kei found Hachiman entering her classmate, Horikita Suzune's dormitory.

"...."

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Horikita-san probably prepared slippers like before to facilitate his home coming for discussion.

Only. She and Kushida are not in a good state right now. Their clothes looked a little messed up?

"...." Hachiman. 'What are these girls doing?! Did Horikita really cross the line?'

"The test is actually about those points, which are not mentioned in our books.....Maybe I'll have to go to the library and look at the previous textbooks." Suzune muttered to herself, while her head was buried deep inside a Physics textbook.

"..." Hachiman. 'They didn't even notice me?'

Um. These girls are so serious.

Although Kushida didn't know why Horikita suddenly changed her temper and actually took the initiative to invite her, she was certainly seizing this opportunity to try to gain a favor with her.

She knew that Horikita Suzune was not the kind of person who would have a favorable impression of someone who was pestering her all the time.
　　
And she is currently reading papers and looking for answers.
　　
So, now Kushida can finally do something to win the other person's favor.

That's why, she is also reviewing the questions and looking for the previous version of the paper.

This kind of situation reminded Hachiman about the Fifth-year students, preparing for their OWL's examination.
　
'Textbooks were thrown out in the open everwhere.'

"Excuse me," Hachiman also started talking in a formal manner, "Kushida-san, you lost about 35,000 points when you bought the test paper, right?....Now I'm transferring that expenditure to you now. There's no way, I'll let you bear the money personally.”

“Eh?" But Kushida let out a dumb voice in response, and blinked lightly.
"Hikigaya-kun, do you want to say that you will pay?" She found it incredible, her wages are already too low that's why she didn't expect to get her money back.

"No." Hachiman disagreed, with her statement, "...It's just that someone helped with the reimbursement."
　　
"That's a really nice person," Kushida said in surprise, she didn't there was such a beautiful thing. 'Hikigaya-kun must have scammed....a lost child again’

She knows her boss very well, if he can request the contact information of their classmates for free..... without even joining her empire.....this kind of shameless behaviour, Kushida didn't expect much else from this person. 　

The current class evaluation score is 450 points, and on the 1st, her account also received 45,000 private points transferred by the school.
　　
Although she still had about 40,000 points left last month, if Kushida had to foot the bill for the 35,000 points spent on the paper, then her life would become a little tight.

However, whether she went to buy the test papers or did the questions in the print shop, neither Horikita nor Hikigaya mentioned what to do with the points Kushida had paid in advance to do black-marketing.

As a result, her yukata is now being reimbursed, so that’s great. It's just Kushida-san, had other thoughts.
　　
If someone is responsible for reimbursement, then you have to ask who is so rich.

If it is a student from a foreign class who pays, it means that the problem is leaked to the enemy.
　
So, the matter is actually quite serious. But Kushida didn’t think even try to think about this issue any longer.

In fact, she seems to be quite smart, but Hachiman has always felt that she is... as stupid as she is wise.
　　
"Hikigaya-kun, do you want to come and do the questions together?" Only, Suzune thought if these people have time to stare at each other like some kind of lost lovers, they obviously don't have shit to do.

'So, why don't help me instead?' “There are still a few unanswered questions in chemistry and biology."

"Let's forget about this," Hachiman immediately denied her request, "If it's Japanese, then I can help, but forget about those other things."

In fact he thought, that Horikita was deliberately trying to push her work onto him. This's definitely not a good girl behaviour, and Hachiman thought it would be better to reprimand her quite early.

Weed it out. Her brother has already paid him after all. So, Hachiman decided to follow his mission out to the bitter end.

"...." Suzune.

The assessment subjects for this midterm exam are physics, chemistry, biology, English and maths.
　　
In fact, the courses he was good at are ancient Japanese, History, Japanese etc.

But now that these five subjects are drawn, Hachiman immediately wanted to throw hands.
　　
"Then help me borrow historical textbooks from the library." Suzune said, with a blank expression on her face, she didn't think Hachiman would reject her like this. 'This is obviously exploitation! Why's this bastard looking so free? While I'm doing most of the work here?!'

"The knowledge points of some questions are not written in our books.... They should be the content of previous textbooks." Her serious tone indicated Hachiman, that she has no intention of detering from this matter.

Gotta do something.

“Okay." Hachiman did not participate in doing the questions, so when Horikita did the division of labor again, he decided to cooperate in borrowing books from the library.

Even though he had just arrived, Hachiman walked to the entrance and started changing his shoes. Only.
　
"..." He looked back at both Horikita and Kushida, who were busy filling in the answers.
　　
But. Hachiman suddenly thought.
　　
When Chabashira-sensei announced the exam rules, she said that senior students would also take a written exam.

Then. What Horikita and the others are doing now is undoubtedly the correct answer to the school's requirements, which test our flexibility in thinking, so they should seize this golden egg and put it on hot pan for getting good results.

And now it is the seventh day since the teacher announced the written exam for the midterm.
　　
Among them, Hachiman's class was being tutored by top students from Class B.

But other classes, such as the senior class, did not take this special test to heart at all.

Most of them even start shopping after school. Very relaxing.
　　
And if students go to the library, they won't see any senpai around occupying seats to study.

From this perspective. These seniors are very relaxed and enjoying their superficial youth.
　　
These are the students who are accustomed to follow the rules of this school.

But. Hachiman thought. 'Is this really the best solution for this exam?'

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The next day. Lunch break time.
　　
Hachiman still went to the third floor of the cafeteria, and then entered Sakayanagi's private room.

It was purchased using Arisu's wallet, and even when she doesn't come to the cafeteria, the private room needs to be empty for her.

She doesn't like sharing a room with others. And doing so requires more money.

But Sakayanagi doesn't mind. She seems to be a very possessive person.
　　
Only. 'Could it be that the reason why Sakayanagi Arisu came to me today was because Kamuro-san’s purchase of test papers was exposed?'

Sakayanagi was obviously with her dog yesterday, but she didn't follow him like Kamuro-san.

'Then does she wants to seek justice for Kamuro-san who was extorted a large amount of price?'

Her dog was indeed blackmailed, because Hachiman only needed 35,000 to buy the test paper, but the other party paid 100,000 points.

She was really taken advantage of.
　　
When Hachiman arrived a little early, he found a girl with silver-white hair and a small black beret on her head.

She was leaning on a cane and walking with some difficulty on her slender calves wearing white knee-high socks.

Walking towards him, with a cute smile on her face. But Hachiman thought it would be much better if this girl was being bullied....like blowing into her ears or something?

"...." Hachiman. He was thinking some very rude things.

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