COTE : There is Something Wrong With Hikigaya-Chapter 47 - : Cry After You Wake Up

So only Class A students had a guaranteed future.

Hikigaya sighed to himself. This confirmed his original suspicions about the school—only the winners had a say. They got to enjoy all the benefits this school had to offer, while the losers became stepping stones, stuck in a system that looked "free" on the surface but was really just a handout.

Every student who came to this school had big dreams for the future. But now, Chabashira-sensei was crushing those dreams completely. The blow was far worse than just losing out on private points.

ANHS High School's 100% acceptance and employment rate might not mean much to those already at the top—it was just icing on the cake. But for middle-class families and ordinary people, it was everything. It was a golden ticket to success.

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Even after graduation, being an ANHS alumni was a hidden advantage. It meant instant recognition from others in the same network—like how connections from elite schools opened doors in politics. This "status" was crucial for those wanting to climb the ranks.

Maybe most students hadn't thought that far ahead yet, but deep down, they came here hoping this school would help them achieve their goals.

As Haruno once put it, this school was like a "Holy Grail" that could grant wishes. But to claim the Grail, one had to win the Grail War. It was all in line with the school's founding philosophy—only the final victor would get their wish.

But for a certain dead-eyed loner, Chabashira-sensei's words meant nothing. If he was the type to be crushed by a few sentences, his "grave" would've been covered in weeds long ago.

Besides, he had no particular dreams for the future. No desires meant no weaknesses. The things he truly wanted—this school could never give him.

As Hikigaya glanced around, he saw that most of Class D looked like they had been slapped in the face. Surprisingly, he found their reactions amusing. They acted all high and mighty, but in the end, they were just frogs stuck in a swamp.

People should know their own limits.

They had been lost in their dreams, refusing to wake up. But now, Chabashira-sensei had played them a funeral march. It was time to face reality.

And just in case her words weren't harsh enough, she decided to hit them with another hammer blow.

She pinned a new chart onto the blackboard.

"This is last Friday's quiz results. You should all be able to understand what the rankings and numbers mean, right?"

The chart made it clear—there was no such thing as "grade privacy" here. The top three students were Horikita, Koenji, and someone named Yukimura. Hikigaya scanned the list and found his own name at eighth place.

But the real focus wasn't on the high scores. It was on the students at the bottom.

It wasn't even a hard test—any average middle schooler who put in a little effort should've been able to pass. But somehow, a huge chunk of the class scored around 60 points. Hikigaya did a quick estimate—the class average was roughly 65. Pretty bad.

But what was *really* bad?

Sudou, the explosive firecracker, had scored a grand total of... 14 points.

His monkey brothers weren't doing much better. Ike, for example, barely scraped past Sudou with a *whopping* 24 points.

"If this were a real exam, seven of you would have already been expelled."

Chabashira-sensei smacked the blackboard with a loud slap, startling everyone.

"Expelled?!"

Many students' faces changed when they heard that. Chabashira-sensei, however, just had a look that said, "Oh, I forgot to mention that," and then smirked.

"Oh, I haven't told you yet? Well, listen up. In this school, if you fail even one subject in the midterms or final exams, congratulations—you can pack your things and leave immediately!"

She drew a red line at 32 points on the board. Below that line were the seven students who had failed.

Hikigaya was stunned.

It wasn't just the fact that seven students had failed—it was the revelation that expulsion was an actual rule.

He had thought about this before. Graduating privileges and private points were rewards for top students, so logically, there had to be a punishment system for weaker students to make it a complete system.

Take Class D, for example. A mess like this should be a nightmare for any school. If the only consequence was coasting through three years and graduating, that would be too lenient, wouldn't it?

Now, Hikigaya finally understood. The school's real punishment system was... expulsion?!

Failing even one subject could get you expelled? That would never happen in any normal school. But in this school, where strength was everything, it made a strange kind of sense.

At first, Hikigaya had been amused by the situation. But now, with expulsion on the table, he couldn't help but look at certain students in Class D with a bit of pity.

Why were guys like Ike and Yamauchi so carefree, so indifferent about being labeled the worst students? Simple—because that label never actually affected their daily lives. Whether they made it to Class A or not didn't matter. They could just goof off as usual.

But expulsion? That was a whole different story.

So, when Chabashira-sensei brought up expulsion, the first ones to freak out were the class clowns—Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudou.

"Bunch of clowns."

Hikigaya looked at them with a deadpan expression. Despite all their protests and complaints, Chabashira-sensei didn't spare them a single glance. She ignored them completely.

While gathering her things, she casually twisted the knife even deeper.

"Oh, by the way, the midterms are in three weeks. I think I've already made it very clear what happens if you fail. If you still don't get it, then maybe this school just isn't for you. Do your best—I'm sure you'll figure out a way to avoid failing."

Standing at the door, she gave the class one last mocking smile.

"Of course, that's only if you actually can."

With that, she walked out, leaving behind a devastated Class D.

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