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

"The problem with chemistry..."
Hikigaya's score in Japanese was very high, but it was not tested in the midterm exam.

In the 60-point requirement, Hachiman's chemistry fell behind.
　　
So, I have to stay, the person in charge of him is Hirata.

It’s just that he doesn’t seem to be prepared to teach about studying.
　　
Because, Hachiman found that the other person looked at him twice in a row, hesitating to speak, but then he simply stopped teaching.

'What's his problem?' Hachiman then looked at him, with a confused face.

Only.
　　
"So, you are saying that I am ignorant and incompetent!?" Sudo slapped the table and stood up, talking to Ryuji Kanzaki, one of the top students from Class B.

It should be said that he is worthy of being the original Class D.

"That's not what I meant. I just said that simultaneous equations are the most basic. You must at least master this. And Sudou, you must have goals for the future. I think studying is a way out." Kanzaki tried to explain this problem child in a calm tone, even though he was getting agitated.

'Why did we agree to teach these guys again?!' He was complaining in his heart.

Class B arranged for a total of 10 top students to come over, 5 boys and 5 girls.

Among them was Ichinose. According to her, they also needed to make up for some students in her class.

After all, even Class B may have a few students who want to get higher grades.
　　
Therefore, this group of top students is now led by Kanzaki, their staff member.
　　
As a result, he was in charge of Yamauchi, Ike Kanji and Sudo's team, but he immediately exploded.

"Huh? What's the use of studying? My future is to become a basketball player, so what does it matter if I don't study?!" Sudo looked scary.

He had short red hair, very tall, and the force of his arms was so great that it shook the whole table as it was being slapped.

It was not difficult to imagine what it would be like if a girl came to teach.
　　
So, many students feel scared by now.
It's just that Kanzaki is also a sports type of boy.

Although he looks a little introverted, he is not afraid of others.

"I'm just stating my point of view. I think studying is the way out, and if you can't pass the current written exam, you will drop out of school!"  Kanzaki, now even forgot how many times he mentioned it already.

'Doesn't this guy understand a simple thing like this?' He was really regretting Ichinose's decision.
　　
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Horikita Suzune's side.
　　
"Why are you doing this, Horikita-san? I don't understand at all”

“Are you sure you're good at studying? You can't even teach us something like this?!" She even ridiculed her own tutor.

"By the way, my grades were pretty good in elementary school."

To answer in a few words, it was as expected. Instead of teaching her students, Horikita ended up offending both of them with her cold mouth, looking at those girls answer sheets as if was just a piece of trash.
　　
The students she is responsible for teaching are Karuizawa and Sato.
　　
Sato is often with Karuizawa. She has orange, slightly curly hair, but has delicate features.
　　
Although she was dressed like a hot girl, she didn't wear any makeup.
　　
She is a girl with good looks. In Class C, a place with many beauties, she is still outstanding.

However, neither she nor Karuizawa's academic abilities seemed to be good.
　　
Then, because of Horikita's insulting remarks, they started to defend themself, by doubting their teacher's abilities and with things like - she was not an idiot and that she could pass with flying marks in elementary school.
　　
This is of course, because Horikita is a super straight girl and cannot even understand why others fail the exam.
　　
So it was difficult to get her to teach.
　　
And for the other top students in this class. Talking about Koenji, he declared, why would I waste my time on teaching these idiots, rather, I can’t even understand your thinking.

How could you even fail in written exams? He said things like that, and insulted most of the students in his class, so it's obvious no one wants to study from him.

In this way, he's not among the top academics who teach people.

It seems that the study meeting of first-grade Class C needs to continue to be improved.
　　
Looking at this, Hirata showed a troubled expression. He glanced at Hachiman sheepishly, and then quickly went to break up the fight.

It's a good thing that students from Class B are willing to come and help, but it would be bad if their classmates scare them away.

And there are not many top students in the class. If we were to divide them up, then one person would probably be responsible for seven or eight children.

So, now that there are top students in Class B, they can do one-on-one or even one-on-two, or at most one-on-three.
　　
Efficiency will increase. It's just that progress is still a bit slow.
　　
But, an hour of study time has finally passed.

Hachiman repainted 19 loud reactions. His memory was only average, so he had to take his time.

From this point of view, I feel a little envious of that bitchy lolita Sakayanagi Arisu. It's great to have a good brain and a super memory.

Only.

"Hikigaya." At the end of today's self-study, it was, Hirata, who called out to him.
　　
"Huh?" But, this said boy, originally wanted to find Horikita and let her calm down a little.

Although she had no problem with her academic ability, she still had to understand that there are such creatures as scumbags in this world.
　　
Just like some people get high scores, but some people will definitely fail.
　　
Or, if she's not good at teaching, then she should take a break and go to her dormitory. It's just that Suzune would never admit something like this.

So, she didn't leave and continuously pointed out cruel remarks that no one wanted to hear.

Hachiman was afraid, that one of the two parties will be in a low mood, while the other feels that there is nothing to learn, which will deviate from the purpose of the study meeting.

But he was stopped by Hirata. "Can you accompany me for a while?" He asked, with some embarrassment on his face.

"..." Hachiman. Hello.

'Why are your words so strange? Didn't you hear rumours about us holding hands in the Karaoke room?'

'Do you still want me to go with you?
Alone? Where?'

Only, he always felt that the other party's mood today seemed not quite right, so Hachiman agreed.

The two of them went to the scene of Horikita's social death, near the vending machine. More importantly, there are no cameras around here.

"...." Hachiman. 'Do I need to take safety measures? Hirata, what bad things are you planning?'

"Bang!" Hirata bought 2 bottles of drinks from the vending machine. And the bottle of lemon soda was handed to Hachiman.

'Why lemon....? Is there a secret meaning?'' He was getting red signals all over his head.

Help!

Even though, He wanted to drink coffee, since it was free, Hachiman decided to accept it.

"Actually." Hirata seemed to be working on his emotions after sitting down.

And Hachiman had already guessed what he wanted to say. It's either a confession, or he was worried about the study meeting.
　　
That's right, not only the poor students in the class are not very cooperative, but the top students are also causing problems.
　　
Like what Kanzaki said about Sudo, he can’t even do linear equations in two variables.

This kind of education should be taught almost from elementary school.
　
So. Even if it is such an ordinary study session, I'm afraid that the other party will not be able to pass in 3 weeks.

It caused Hachiman to have doubts, how this guy passed the entrance exams? He didn't think that Sudo was polite in his interview either.

'So, I want to ask Hikigaya if he has any other solutions?'
　　
There is, and this task has already been assigned to Kushida.

Didn't you see that she didn't come to the study meeting tonight?

Only. "Actually, I have been hesitating about some words." Hirata said, his face looked very nervous, eyes downcast, looking at his shoes.
　　
Um. 'Hello? Don't tell me'..... Hachiman was having a very bad feeling.
　
"Hikigaya, I want to tell you my truth!" Only, When this boy, finally gained some courage, he said such horrible things blowing the other party's mind away.

"..." Hachiman.　

“You may look down on me.....” But Hirata didn't notice the other party's emotional turmoil and continued expressing his feelings.

Wait a minute?! Goddamn it!

“H-hirata, Look I'm really sorry if it sounds very rude to you but I like girls, okay?!” Hachiman panicked, and stopped the other party immediately, when he realised that Hirata started using those famous lines from one of the yaoi mangas, he had glanced over in his junior high school.
　
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"...." Hirata-san. He looked over at  Hachiman weirdly, who was bowing his head in an apologetic manner.

"Um......Yeah, I like girls too. But this isn't the time to talk about things like these..... I want to say that I can't accept my classmates dropping out of school. This is my bottom line. It can also be regarded as my salvation." Even though Hirata still doesn't understand why Hachiman is behaving like this.

He still continued talking, because if he stopped now. Hirata was afraid that he would run away.

Eh. Hachiman thinks he should really drink some coffee tonight instead of lemon soda.

I like girls too. Yeah, Hachiman knows the real meaning behind this statement. It looks like he ended up offending Hirata, so he changed the topic.

And now the other party probably hates him, Hachiman really thought there wouldn't be any more chances of creating another dark history.

But he was wrong, and got confessed by a famous boy from his class in a roundabout way.

Result, instead of declining him politely, he ended up making the other party to hate him. It would be better to quickly end this matter here and run away to the dormitory.

Because he does not believe in absolute goodness.
　　
Hirata has been working hard to become the glue for the class, which seems strange. And he is excellent in every aspect.
　　
But he was assigned to Class D. It seems that... the school learned about certain aspects and judged him to be unfit.

So, what is Hirata’s fault? And thinking about it. Hachiman began to listen, because if it turned out that this person was a violent guy, there are chances of retaliation from the other party. So, it's better to collect more information.

"I have high expectations for my classmates, and yearn for a peaceful campus life. I don't want anyone to fall behind.... So I have been doing the adjustment work." Hirata said with a complicated expression.

And everyone knows, that he is very busy every day.

Because both boys and girls will look for him when there are conflicts with such and such people, etc.

Hachiman himself also received a favor from this male mother on the first day.
　　
Only. He felt that the highlight might be coming.

Really? Hirata took a deep breath, and started pouring out his heart, to the other person, "When I was in junior high school, my best friend was bullied, and I was afraid so I didn't reach out to help him."

"The person who turns a blind eye to
the desperate cries for help by other people are the type I hate the most..... But I did just that, and then my friend committed suicide because he didn't get help."

"Uh-ichi" Hirata sneezed, his eyes full of tears, as if still feeling the pain of losing his best friend.

Even though Hachiman felt that Hirata might use dangerous tricks against him.

This ultimate move is too terrifying.
　　
Hearing this, Hachiman felt his heart become heavy, "Why did the topic suddenly become so serious -"

He realised that Hirata's emotional state didn't look stable, and he already ended up getting hate from the other party.....

"It's not that scary, my friend is actually not dead." Hirata reassured him with a bitter smile, "But because of this, we are completely separated."

"In short, I think being able to come to this school is my salvation." Hirata looked down again, hating himself for this kind of selfish behaviour, "And I can't do anything on my own, so I hope Hikigaya can help....”

"In this exam, I hope that no one in the class will drop out."
　　
"I don't want to turn a blind eye to the helplessness of others anymore." In other words, Hirata has become the obsessive person he is now because of his past experiences.

And he will provide assistance, but the bottom line of the assistance is still... no classmates can drop out of school.

Because once someone drops out of school, for him, it is probably like giving up on his companions again.
　　
Now, even though Hirata decided to blow himself up, he's still worried that his classmates are not good enough, they will definitely fail the exam and be kicked out of school without any mercy.

Only. "So after that friend attempted suicide, Hirata...what did you do?" Hachiman was still confused, this was the most important thing in this conversation, he needed to know this detail for his own safety.

He needed confirmation of the true nature of his potential enemy.

Because if it was just a friend who committed suicide without assistance, the school would not use this as a criterion to throw Hirata into Class D.

"My friend attempted suicide. I found that the person who bullied him did not stop, but started bullying another p-person!" Hirata's eyes turned dark, losing all the sunny atmosphere around him.
　
"I used violence to dominate the class and beat everyone up." His face looked pale, with his fists clenched tightly, the sound of a plastic can being crushed by using brute force reached Hachiman's ears.

"...." Everyone was beaten? It turned out, this guy is Sudo No. 2, very violent.

Just smashed everyone's faces. Hachiman instinctively raised his guard up, preparing himself for getting a punch any second.

Yosuke Hirata, who is completely harmless to humans and animals, who is as gentle as a little sun, full of responsibility, helps others without any ulterior motives, is also a grumpy old man.

But this also shows that not helping that friend broke Hirata's heart.
　　
Because of the accumulation of guilt, he now have a somewhat pathological desire to help others.
　　
It was just because he dominated the class with violence that it left a strong impression on his file, so he was judged to be a bomb and was thrown into Class D.

But this bomb is okay, not that dangerous. Hachiman feels that Hirata's nature is not bad, and even if he exploded, there won't be any big problems.

"Actually, there are plans to deal with this exam," Hachiman then decided to prevent this from detonating, and reassure the other party.

It would be better to score some good points in his heart.

Since the other party exposed his dark history, he also took corresponding measures.
　　
"It's a plan to pass the exam safely. And as long as the school doesn't stop it, it can be used repeatedly. That's to control scores.

The failing score is determined by dividing the class average score by 2. For example, if the class average score is 50 points, then the failing standard is 25 points,” Hachiman concluded sharing his backup plan, giving this damaged boy some comfort.

“....As long as the test score is higher than 25 points, we can pass, ” Hirata began to mutter in low voice.

"As for this score, everyone can achieve this. If some people with good grades let go, then the class average score will drop again.

Then the failing score will be dropped again, for example, to 10 points, then we can all get that score.

“....Even Sudo can pass! This plan is brilliant!" Hirata's eyes instantly gained some colour, looking very bright after reaching that conclusion.

Once it was implemented, all the students in the class would be able to successfully pass the written exam.

Woohoo!

"This information is obtained by analyzing the grades of the class evaluation score given by Chabashira-sensei for this exam that can obtain up to 100 points. But....
　　
However, Hachiman shook his head in denial, he knew this is something their class would never be able to do, “If the test is taken this way, then what's more important is the mutual trust and cooperation between our classmates."

"This...." Not even Hirata could refuse this point, he didn't want to think bad about his classmates but it's true that most of them are selfish bastards.

If it wasn't the case, then he wouldn't have to do so many troublesome things.....
　　
"When some people who'll deliberately do less questions in order to suppress the average score. There's a possibility, that while trying to do this, they may end up failing to control their scores, and face the risk of being expelled....” This statement broke Hirata's newfound hope.

His eyes lost colour again, to be honest in the eyes of Hachiman, he looked like a fused bulb.

That is to say, not everyone can do this kind of thing.

If you failed in control your scores, and then got expelled because of this, Very scary.
　
In other words, all the students in the class must trust each other or they'll be doomed. Then immediately Koenji's evil laughter echoed into Hachiman's mind.

Yeah, he had no expectations.

But as the central figure in the class, Mother Hirata, who is like a glue, knows very well that this class is still a loose sand, and it is not easy to gather it in a bucket.

And even if you try to do it, there are chances of founding holes from unexpected corners, and the sand'll probably leak on the floor.

So, Hirata's expression became more solemn. Because if it is not done well, a large number of students in the class may drop out.

This kind of thing is very risky.

"But I'm waiting for another plan," Hachiman then opened his mouth again, trying to see if this bulb would glow again, he found this person's change of expression in a matter of seconds very funny, “Hirata, you asked the upperclassmen about the total number of students, right?"
　　

“Except for Class A of the third grade, students in other senior classes have dropped out.

“But do you think things are going to be that straight? If our class if full of
idiots like Yamauchi and Sudo, then how many academic morons would be there in the senior classes?"

"If there are really so many written exams, then most of the students from Classes C and D would have been wiped out by now!” Hachiman said, looking at Hirata's face, with curious eyes.

'Will he glow again? '

"So what do you mean..."
　　
"I'm looking for a plan that senior classes have been using to get through the exam safely," Hachiman completed his words, to be honest he had already thought about some possibilities.

"I see." Hirata breathed a sigh of relief when he discovered that Hachiman was really thinking about this exam for the class.

"But I also have a problem that bothers me...." But Hachiman just dropped another bomb again.

“Don't tell me this plan....” Hirata's mother was about to get angry. Was he being toyed with?

Why are there so many problems? Did he found it funny? Hirata wasn't laughing.

"No-no, Remember when I went to the student council yesterday?" Hachiman looked at him with a strange expression, he was not a sadist like that girl Sakayanagi.

"Oh..." Hirata nodded, he didn't think he would handle it, if this plan was also thrown in the gutter like the previous one.

"It's the position of the Discipline Committee member that you obtained from President Horikita, right? Is there no candidate yet?" Indeed, this was the case.

There is currently no candidate. Hirata is too busy.
　
And Kushida is focused on making her own little empire, and Horikita is the sister of the student council president, so this news cannot be revealed for the time being.

So. There is no one on his side. Hachiman's still all alone. This made him a little sad, he obviously failed in accomplishing Komachi's mission to make some friends.
　　

"If there is really no candidate, I can recommend a candidate to you." Hirata didn't even think much about this problem and immediately offered a solution.

So, Hachiman looked over.
　　
This male angel, has good relationships with other students in the class, so he obviously knows more about their classmates.

Hachiman still didn't know the names of most of the people. So, who can he recommend?
　　
"Even though you have established a good relationship with Sakura-san,” Hirata then commented on something like that, "but she's well..."
　　
"I think you can try to get in touch with Karuizawa-san." That's what he said.

"..." Hachiman.

Karuizawa? This name refers to being on his little blacklist who has a very strong desire to show off her higher status in the class.

Then. Hachiman cleared his mind a little, putting these biased information aside for a moment.
　　
Kei Karuizawa, with blond hair and a single ponytail, is thin but lively.
　　
He heard her talking to boys, such as Ike, who was blocking her way once.

She immediately scolded Ike with a particularly repulsive tone like "Stop blocking me... you're so disgusting!"

She even pinched her nose while saying this, as if she smelled something bad. And Ike would also treat her back politely using nice words such as... slut and being a bitch.

Yeah. It can be said that although Karuizawa looks cute, her mouth is full of venom, and she is not popular among boys.

And she still looks like a hot girl, and formed a small group with Sato, Satsuki Shinohara, and Chiaki Matsushita.

And seems to have become the leader among them.
　　
As a result...'Hirata, did you even understand what I just said?'

What he needs is a disciplinary committee member, but you actually dare to recommend someone who doesn't even hesitate to curse boys out loud, and ordering weak girls around for her own pleasure?

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