"Huh? Why isn't the Minister moving?"

Suddenly, everyone was surprised to find that Minister Shimada, who was already sure of victory, was stunned on the spot, and the decisive move that was about to fall stopped in mid-air and did not fall for a long time.

One second, two seconds, ten seconds... a minute passed, and Shimada's next move still did not fall. At the same time, his forehead was covered with a dense layer of sweat. At this time, even the dumbest people began to realize that something was wrong.

After a long time, Minister Shimada slowly lowered his arms and looked up to see the pair of eyes opposite him. He originally thought that they were just a pair of ordinary dead fish eyes, but now he had another strange feeling, as if they were a pair of magic eyes that could see through people's hearts.

"Who are you? You're skilled in dragon slaying. Could that have been a divine move?" Minister Shimada stared at the dead-eyed boy opposite him in disbelief, and asked in shock, "Could it be... you're Sai?!"

"?"

"Sorry, I got confused while playing chess and messed up."

Hikigaya stood up and saluted, "I appreciate your guidance, Senior."

Minister Shimada smiled awkwardly, then seemed to recall something: "Don't be modest, but your chess tactics and style seem somewhat familiar to me..."

Hikigaya didn't answer. Instead, Matsumoto, who had been watching the fight, suddenly spoke up: "The Dragon King of the Eternal Seven Crowns!"

"That's right! This tactic and style are indeed very similar to that of the Eternal Dragon King!" Minister Shimada finally reacted after being reminded.

Not only does he hold the title of Eternal Dragon King, but as a shogi player with seven Eternal titles, he is known as one of the strongest in the history of shogi. Naturally, his tactics, style, chess records, etc. have been observed, studied and learned by countless later generations.

"It was just a poor imitation." Seeing this, Hikigaya no longer concealed the truth. "To be honest, I also studied the chess records of my predecessors beforehand, but they knew nothing about my chess moves. So, I was lucky to win this game."

Minister Shimada suddenly understood what was going on. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he couldn't help but feel closer to the freshman who took the initiative to give him a way out.

Later, Minister Shimada planned to invite Hikigaya to join the shogi club, but Hikigaya shook his head and found another excuse to refuse the invitation.

"Indeed, there are more important things in this school than club activities. If that's the case, then forget it." Director Shimada stopped insisting and looked at Hikigaya meaningfully, saying, "I'll accept the loss. I've already given you the points."

"Thank you, senior."

Then Hikigaya stood up and left the activity room.

"Class D? It seems like the first grade this year is a little different."

Minister Shimada muttered to himself as he watched the other person leave.

Chapter 27 The Real Owner Shows Up

After leaving the Shogi activity room, Hikigaya opened his mobile phone to check and found that his 6 personal points had indeed been credited to his account. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

A total of three games were played in the shogi club, with 20,000 personal points at stake in each game. This was the only way Hikigaya could think of to gain points after returning from the club's recruitment.

Although Hikigaya has some knowledge of Go, Shogi and other chess games, he is still far from being able to defeat a first-level player like Minister Shimada.

So…he cheated!

During the first week of school, Hikigaya spent almost the entire day in the library, preparing for today's challenge.

Popular books and ancient books on chess on the market can be found in the school library, but this is far from enough. Due to the special nature of shogi, memorizing a large number of chess records is a very important thing. It is precisely the "compensation of fate" that has given Hikigaya a memory ability far more exaggerated than quantum reading.

Regardless of the type of chess sport, memorizing a large number of chess records by masters and celebrities is often the fastest way to improve one's own strength. Especially for beginners like Hikigaya, the strength improvement at this stage is often the fastest and most effective!

So Hikigaya found a large number of shogi books, official books, and a large number of competition records from the past 10 years in the library about the Eternal Ryuoh who holds the Seven Crowns. Not to mention thousands of records, at least hundreds of them were completely imprinted in Hikigaya's mind without any error. In addition, with his careful planning, it was inevitable that he would defeat Minister Shimada, who was ranked among the top 10 high school shogi players in the country.

Of course, it's not just shogi, there's also go, chess, and various sports that require strong memory, like mahjong, Rubik's Cube, karuta, bridge, etc. After 7 days of massive cramming, Hikigaya now feels ridiculously strong and terrifying!

Of course, this kind of cramming-style growth naturally won't make you as powerful as a Super Saiyan, but it should be okay to become someone like Yamcha or Tao Paipai.

In most high schools, sports clubs such as baseball, football, basketball, etc. always have the largest number of members, while chess and card clubs are often unpopular and niche and receive almost no attention.

Even the Higher Education High School is no exception, and the number of students in the three grades is much smaller than that of ordinary high schools, which leads to the fact that the number of members in these unpopular and niche clubs is pitifully small.

For example, the Shogi Club has a total of 15 students, which is already a relatively large number of chess and card clubs. Clubs like the Hana Kaguya Club and the Rubik's Cube Club may not even have 10 people in total. Therefore, Hikigaya's appearance is particularly conspicuous and also earned him a lot of points. After all, in this school, it is still very difficult to meet people with the same interests and hobbies.

Of course, a small number of members and a lack of popularity in the club do not mean "poor level". In fact, the quality of the clubs at Koudou Yusei High School is very high, and clubs like Shogi and Go happen to be among them.

So in just one week, with his photographic memory, Hikigaya managed to collect nearly 50 personal points. Even he himself was shocked to see this number!

Originally, this number should have been even higher, but because he suffered a big setback in the Mahjong Club, the club's leader, a senior named Atago, used her Subspace Killing Technique and the Thirteen-Sided Heavenly Card to reverse the game, and Yu Wushuang's Shura Card Wave to teach Hikigaya a severe lesson, causing him to lose a lot of the personal points he had earned during this period.

Even so, this result has made Hikigaya very satisfied.

As expected...having money in pocket makes me feel more at ease.

After this wool-pulling incident, I believe these communities have already reacted. Of course, Hikigaya was also aiming to kill the chicken to get the eggs and make a one-time deal in the beginning.

On Friday afternoon after school, Hikigaya came to the club activity building again, and then came to the chess club as agreed with the other party. The chess club leader, unwilling to accept the defeat, invited Hikigaya to a duel again.

Hikigaya readily agreed, for the simple reason that this club leader was one of those average-level players with a serious addiction. Hikigaya's biggest impression of these chess and card clubs was that the shogi, go, and mahjong clubs had the most students, and both the club leaders and members were incredibly skilled.

There is no harm without comparison, so the chess club seems a little "not so good", and it is indeed true. It is a real interest club. However, since they are actively offering money to him, Hikigaya naturally has no reason to refuse.

After entering the club room, Hikigaya immediately realized that something was wrong. The short president was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there was a petite girl with white hair who was about the same height as the president and was wearing a beret. She was holding a cane and looked like she had difficulty moving.

In addition, there are two other students. One is a blond boy with a ponytail. He looks cool and badass, but for some reason, Hikigaya always feels that he is very frivolous.

At the same time, not far away, there was a girl with long purple hair, who was swiping the screen of her mobile phone with a bored look on her face. When Hikigaya noticed this girl, he couldn't help but look at her a few more times. After Hikigaya withdrew his gaze, the purple-haired girl slowly raised her head, frowned slightly, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

"You are......"

Hikigaya looked confused. In his impression, there were no unfamiliar faces in the chess club.

"Hello, I'm Arisu Sakayanagi from Class A. Thank you for your guidance." The petite girl with white hair slowly stood up and greeted Hikigaya with very standard aristocratic etiquette.

"Are you Sakayanagi... Arisu?"

Hikigaya was stunned when he heard that, then he immediately turned around and prepared to leave without thinking!

boom!

活动室的门忽然被关上,同时一名双手戴着手套的高大男生赫然守在门口,对方一脸凶神恶煞的盯着比企谷,仿佛一言不合就准备上来暴揍自己一顿。

"You know me, right?"

The voice of the girl named Sakayanagi rang out, and for some reason, Hikigaya felt a chill run down his spine.

"No." Hikigaya turned around and showed an honest smile: "I just thought you were too suspicious, and I'm a bit timid, and I was suddenly surrounded by a group of strangers in a confined space, so..."

In fact, he really didn't know the white-haired girl in front of him. Of course, he had heard the name 'Sakayanagi Arisu' from someone. Now this 'real person' suddenly appeared in front of him. Not only did she deliberately trick him into coming here, but she also brought people to block the door. No matter how he thought about it, it couldn't be a good thing!

"Oh?"

The white-haired girl smiled and looked at the boy with dead eyes in front of her: "I see, that's a bit rude."

Chapter 27: Just an Ordinary Man

"Class 1A, Hashimoto Masayoshi, is our princess's guardian knight. This is the first time I've seen the princess take an interest in students from other classes. And what's wrong with your eyes? I heard there are cosmetic surgeries available now..."

As soon as Sakayanagi finished speaking, the blond boy who Hikigaya found very frivolous came forward and introduced himself enthusiastically, and he seemed to be unable to stop once he started talking.

"Hashimoto."

Suddenly, the white-haired girl's voice came lightly. Hashimoto shrugged his shoulders, looking helpless, with a rich expression on his face: "Anyway, please give me your guidance."

Guardian Knight and Princess?

Hikigaya's eyes subconsciously drifted towards a petite white-haired girl.

Is this some special fetish?

However, her behavior and petite figure do make her look like a little princess from an aristocratic family. Could she be another rich girl who is overly spoiled by her family?

Aren't you ashamed to be able to accept it so calmly?

If someone addressed him as 'Your Highness' in public, Hikigaya would be so embarrassed that he would tap his toes!

"What a long-winded guy, a waste of time."

The purple-haired girl complained to the nonchalant Hashimoto, then crossed her arms and turned to look at a boy with dead eyes. For some reason, facing the girl's gaze, Hikigaya suddenly felt a very familiar feeling.

Feel like you're looking at garbage?

Just like some evil superman from the past!

"Kamiro Masumi, that's it."

The purple-haired girl left after saying this and continued playing with her phone, as if saying, "Get away from this garbage!"

Could it be that he had offended the other party without knowing about it? Hikigaya was puzzled.

"Ghost, head, falcon!"

Suddenly, a deep voice like that of an evil spirit came from behind him, which scared Hikigaya so much that he almost jumped up and got goose bumps all over his body. Fortunately, Hikigaya had a very good psychological quality, and with a pair of dead fish eyes full of regret, it was difficult for others to see the changes in Hikigaya's emotions.

Kito Hayabusa has a weathered face that is totally inconsistent with the age and identity of a high school student. At the same time, it gives people a very "ferocious" feeling. If the Hashimoto just now was a gangster and a delinquent, then the Kito Hayabusa in front of him is a real yakuza. Just standing here gives people a strong sense of oppression.

"You, these eyes are very special." Kito Hayabusa stared at Hikigaya blankly.

"..."

There was a sudden silence, and then Kamuro burst into laughter. Hashimoto on the other side couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. However, Sakayanagi kept smiling, and there was still no other change in his expression.

“It’s just a little richer in DHA.”

Hikigaya replied expressionlessly.

Will you be angry?

Maybe, or maybe he has already gotten used to it. Hikigaya has heard too many jokes about his eyes since he was a child. From the initial confusion, rebuttal, anger to the final habit, Hikigaya has gradually understood a truth: he does not need to hope for recognition from the outside world, because the world belongs to him and has nothing to do with others.

Of course, more importantly...

"Brother's eyes are sometimes disgusting, but~it is precisely because of this special pair of eyes that Komachi likes him the most!"

Hikigaya can calmly face all kinds of good and bad evaluations from the outside world, and can withstand all kinds of silent bullying and cold violence, but he still does not fall into the abyss and go astray and embark on another criminal path.

The reason why Hikigaya has been able to grow up "healthily" to this day is largely due to these words from Komachi when he was a child.

Perhaps this was just a casual remark made by Komachi, and she might not even remember it herself.

But enough is enough!

Just having a sister is enough!

For some reason, the laughter in the activity room suddenly stopped when Hikigaya said this in such a 'cold' manner.

Hikigaya's gaze fell on the white-haired girl in front of him. From the self-introductions of the three people and some eye movements, it was not difficult to see that the white-haired girl named Sakayanagi Arisu in front of him was the real 'leader'.

But...they are all students from Class A. Could this have something to do with Haruno?

Sakayanagi looked at Hikigaya with a smile, as if to say, 'Now it's your turn'.

"Class D, Yama, Hikigaya Hachiman!"

Hikigaya originally wanted to say a fake name, but he quickly changed his words when they were on the tip of his tongue, because he also realized that the other party set this trap and it was impossible for him not to know his name, so it would be better to be careful not to be caught by the other party.

Sakayanagi's eyes sharpened for a moment, but then disappeared.

"So... Sakayanagi-san, what's up? I have other things to deal with, so..."

"I recently heard that a first-year student was collecting personal points, so I was a little curious." Sakayanagi said slowly, "That person must be Hikigaya-kun, right?"

"Oh, that must be a rumor!" Hikigaya's expression stern, and he said righteously, "Out of yearning and love for high school clubs, cultural exchange with seniors is a very normal thing."

"hehe."

Sakayanagi walked slowly to Hikigaya with a cane. Although he was much shorter than the boy with dead eyes, he surprisingly had a feeling of looking down on him from a high position.

"There's no need to test it."

Sakayanagi gestured to the chessboard beside her. "How about a friendly cultural exchange?"

It was clearly a questioning tone, but there was an unquestionable certainty in it.

Hikigaya subconsciously glanced back at Onito who was guarding the door, and could only force a smile on his face: "Okay."

Chess is not a popular sport in the Asian cultural circle, but looking at the world, it is indeed a good cultural exchange sport, similar to learning English.

Hikigaya's level is quick-learning, or in food terms, a 21-day-old instant chicken. He is definitely not as good as the chess players who have been immersed in this art for decades.

So from the beginning of the game, Hikigaya clearly felt that the level of the white-haired girl on the opposite side was very high. Sure enough... Hikigaya lost. Except for the test in the early game, the rest of the time the board was under the control of the girl on the opposite side.

"I lost."

Hikigaya said calmly that he was not surprised by the result. In the past, he was able to defeat his predecessors in the shogi and go clubs not only by relying on a large amount of celebrity chess records, but also by collecting intelligence in advance, which ultimately led to the unexpected effect.

Kamuro, Hashimoto and the others were surprised to see Hikigaya defeated so quickly, but then they gave an 'I knew it' look and lowered their evaluation of the dead-eyed boy in front of them to 'ordinary person'.

Chapter 28 Purple-haired girl

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