COTE : There is Something Wrong With Hikigaya-Chapter 44 - : Welcome to the World of Meritocracy

"Sensei, weren't we supposed to receive 100,000 private points on the first of every month? I didn't get anything at all. I almost couldn't afford juice today!"

"Yeah! I didn't get any private points either. I was planning on having a feast today. Did the school's system malfunction?"

More and more students began voicing their concerns, all saying they hadn't received their private points for May. Anxiously, they turned to Chabashira-sensei for answers.

"Huh? The private points haven't been distributed yet? I pulled an all-nighter grinding in LOL last night, so I didn't even notice!"

"Let me check... Damn, I only have 500 points left!"

There were also a few slow-witted students—like the monkey duo—who hadn't realized anything was off until now. But at this point, it seemed like they were the only ones.

"Private points are indeed distributed on the first of every month," Chabashira-sensei stated from the podium, looking down at the students with an ice-cold gaze.

"The private points for Class D this month have already been confirmed. There are no errors or discrepancies."

"But we didn't receive any private points! I only have 500 left—how am I supposed to buy lunch?! I wanted a tempura set meal!" Ike shouted.

For reference, the tempura set meal cost 2,000 private points, making it one of the more expensive options in the cafeteria.

"You're all still this clueless, huh?"

Chabashira-sensei's expression turned colder than ever, her voice dripping with ridicule.

"W-What's going on?"

The students were taken aback by her unusually harsh words. Normally, she didn't care about anything—even when she had just been harassed by a student, she ignored it. But now, she was suddenly furious?

"Has she finally reached her limit?"

Hikigaya let out a sigh as he watched their icy homeroom teacher. If it were him dealing with this hopeless class from day one, the frustration would've built up just the same.

Aside from her anger, Hikigaya also sensed a deeper emotion beneath it—disappointment and helplessness. Was he imagining things?

"The private points for May have already been distributed to every single member of Class D. There is no possibility of a system error or the school forgetting about this class!"

Chabashira-sensei's words left the entire class in confusion.

She said the private points had already been distributed.

But why hadn't anyone received them?

Wasn't that a contradiction?

Some students still wanted to ask more questions, but the moment they saw Chabashira-sensei's cold stare, they immediately backed down.

Seeing the confused and clueless faces of the students below, Chabashira-sensei's anger burned even hotter. Her already shattered expectations were stomped on even further.

"Even now, not a single one of you understands the situation?! Ha!"

As she spoke, she suddenly let out a laugh.

The bizarre scene left everyone exchanging uneasy glances. Only Hikigaya understood—this homeroom teacher was so frustrated with this class that she laughed out of sheer anger.

"I see, I've finally solved the puzzle, teacher!"

A bright, confident voice broke the tense atmosphere. Koenji, looking completely self-assured, declared,

"The school did give us our private points this month. It's not that we didn't receive them. It's just that the amount we got is zero!"

The classroom fell into silence for a brief moment before a wave of protests erupted.

"That's impossible! The school clearly said we'd get 100,000 points!"

"Yeah! Did the school just take our points for themselves?! This is totally unfair!"

"What a ridiculous answer! Who do you think you are, you arrogant blond idiot?!"

Even though Koenji had pointed out the truth, many students refused to believe it. Or rather, they only believed what they wanted to be true.

"Hah, what a bunch of pathetic little ducklings."

Koenji let out a cold laugh, then turned his gaze toward Chabashira-sensei.

"If I remember correctly, no one ever said that we'd receive 100,000 private points every single month. Isn't that right, teacher?"

"As much as I hate to admit it, Koenji isn't wrong," Chabashira-sensei said as she scanned the classroom.

"I gave you so many hints, yet not a single one of you caught on. What a pathetic bunch of students!"

The room fell into an eerie silence, the heavy atmosphere making it hard to breathe.

Many still couldn't accept the reality that they had received zero private points this month. But Chabashira-sensei laid the harsh truth out in front of them without any sugarcoating.

Hikigaya instinctively glanced at Horikita. Her expression was slightly grim, but it was unclear what she was thinking.

"Sensei, I have a question."

The class's warm and reliable "big brother," the social butterfly, and their de facto leader, Hirata, spoke up. "I want to know why we got zero points. I can't accept this without an explanation."

As expected of the leader who brought the class together on the first day of school. This was exactly the kind of moment when a leader should step up. But wasn't it a little too late?

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Hikigaya muttered to himself.

Chabashira-sensei merely glanced at Hirata, her expression just as cold as ever. She didn't show him even the slightest bit of respect as she sneered, "An explanation? Hah, you've got some nerve to ask!"

She then began listing out, one by one, every instance of tardiness, early departures, absences, daydreaming, and phone usage in class over the past month.

The sheer number of violations, along with how precise the records were, left the students speechless. A chill ran down their spines.

"Look at all the stupid things you did in just one month. The school recorded everything. Your class performance is directly reflected in your private points. So now do you understand why you got zero this month? It was your own stupidity that drained every last point of that 100,000!"

Chabashira-sensei's voice was as cold as a Siberian wind.

"Like I said on the first day—this school measures a student's worth based on ability. And right now, you've gone from 100,000 to zero. You're nothing but worthless trash!"

As if venting all her pent-up frustration, Chabashira-sensei showed no mercy. Her words cut like knives, leaving wounds on every student in the room.

At this moment, the students of Class D truly "saw" their homeroom teacher for the first time—the person they had ignored all this time.

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