Hello everyone, bad news this Fanfiction is dropped, this the last Chapter but first there will be a explanation on what would have happened if the fanfiction continued.
The Future
The forest camping exam ended quickly. Hachiman saw through the schemes of Acting Chairman Tsukishiro, who intended to use the forest exam to harvest points from the students.
His goal was to squeeze out points for Ayanokoji to transfer classes.
Therefore, Hachiman figured out why the large group Hiyori was in ended up in last place.
It was because Tsukishiro had bribed students in the large group where Horikita Manabu was located, aiming to cause that group to have points deducted. Furthermore, [he/they] would be forced to spend 20 million points to save people.
Through negotiations with Nagumo and Horikita Manabu, Hachiman eventually manipulated the situation so that Hiyori would be safe.
At the same time, the second and third-year students that Tsukishiro had bribed with 20 million points also turned in half of their point cards.
Thus, after one exam ended, Tsukishiro was still down 10 million points.
After going through several more exams, they finally drove the Acting Chairman out of the school.
However, because of this, he balanced the grade levels, but it also resulted in the Class A held by him being too stable; the other classes no longer had any chance of winning.
Sakayanagi Arisu also transferred classes as she wished during the second semester.
With this, the original Class A lost the power to climb further.
Now, both Katsuragi's class and Ryuen's class could only hope to accumulate points and then add a few more students capable of transferring classes to their own class.
Then, they sharpened their knives and turned their sights toward the first-year students.
As a second-year student, Hachiman discovered that a special person had appeared among the first-years: Yukinoshita Yukino. Yukino stated that she went to the club only to find Hachiman wasn't there, so she took a look at the Classroom of the Elite light novel he had left on the table, and as a result, she transmigrated here too.
Oh.
Right, as for why Hiyori ended up marrying Hachiman, I think everyone has guessed it.
Naturally, it was because Hachiman's "online dreaming" secret was exposed, and Sakayanagi found out that Hachiman would marry Hiyori after graduation.
She definitely wasn't happy about it.
Consequently, at the graduation ceremony, she invited Hachiman, referencing the "Joker's room became..." plot from Persona 5.
Because she got Hachiman drunk but didn't dare to make a move herself, and was afraid of taking responsibility, she called over the girls who usually had a good relationship with Hachiman.
And then, because Hiyori discovered she was pregnant three months after graduation, they had to get married first.
As for the aftermath, Sakayanagi teamed up with Koenji. The two of them provided the funding, acquired the White Room, and ultimately used White Room students to conduct experiments.
In the end, they were able to make the two worlds merge and stabilize.
Thus, the story ends here.
Chapter 093: Hello, Chairwoman Sakayanagi! Finally Eating the "Soft Rice" I Always Dreamed Of (End of Book)
One year had passed since Hachiman's graduation.
Today happened to be the graduation ceremony. The auditorium was packed.
Sunlight slanted in from the high windows, casting warm patches of light across the dark wooden floor. The students below, dressed in their uniforms, sat in neat rows; some kept their spines straight, some tilted their heads slightly to look at the sky outside the window, and others were secretly wiping the corners of their eyes. On stage, the current student council president was reading the commencement address, their voice echoing through the hall with the clarity and nervousness characteristic of that age.
Hachiman sat in a seat on the edge of the front row. He wore a dark gray coat, tie undone, the collar slightly open. Several teachers sat nearby, conversing in low voices, while he listened quietly to the words on stage, his gaze fixed in a certain direction in the front rows.
Yukinoshita Yukino sat among the graduates, her back straight. She wore the uniform like everyone else, yet there was something different about her—a composed, sharp posture that made him spot her in the crowd at a single glance.
At the same time, countless people in the audience were secretly glancing in his direction.
"Is that the former president?..."
"Hikigaya-senpai? I heard he was the one who led his class all the way from Class B to Class A back in the day."
"Why did he come back?"
"I heard he has... a relationship with Yukinoshita-senpai?"
"Not sure. But you're right, why would he come if they weren't close?"
Hachiman did not turn to look at those whispering. He simply maintained his posture, leaning against the chair, waiting quietly.
The flow of the graduation ceremony proceeded according to plan. The chairwoman's address, the student representative's speech, the awarding of diplomas, the singing of the school anthem. Every step hit the timetable precisely; it was almost identical to the ceremony he had experienced a year ago.
Then came the "Senpai Speech" segment.
The current student council president cleared their throat on stage, eyes sweeping over the students and landing accurately on Hachiman.
"Next, we invite our former student council president, Hikigaya Hachiman, to the stage to address the graduates."
Applause erupted in the hall. It was a bit more enthusiastic than before, likely because the identity of "former president" was more appealing to students than the teachers' speeches that were much the same every year.
Hachiman stood up, walked up the steps, and stood before the microphone.
He looked down at those young faces, paused for a beat, and then began.
"I am Hikigaya Hachiman. One year ago, I walked out of this same auditorium."
His voice was neither high nor low, carrying through the hall with a flatness and relaxation that didn't quite match his age. The audience quieted down.
"As a graduate of this school, I have been in society for a year. The most important thing I've learned in this year is—the special exams this school prepared really do come in handy."
Someone chuckled softly.
"Sounds like a sensei preaching, right? But I'm stating a fact. Class competition, simulated society, being backed into a corner countless times and having to figure out a way to crawl out—these experiences will gradually become muscle memory after you graduate. One day, when you encounter a tricky situation in the workplace, you will suddenly realize... 'Oh, I encountered this situation back at Advanced Nurturing High School.'"
He paused.
"So—please remember everything you learned here. Then, walk out and face a world far more complex than this school."
He bowed slightly in acknowledgment and turned to walk off the stage.
The applause rose, warmer than before.
Hachiman sat back in his seat, his gaze returning to Yukinoshita. She tilted her head slightly, meeting his eyes for a fleeting moment across several rows.
Then she turned back.
After the ceremony, graduates walked out of the auditorium in twos and threes; some were taking photos, some hugging, some crouching on the ground searching their phones to make calls. Hachiman stood under the pillars on the side of the auditorium, hands in his pockets, watching them quietly.
After a while, Yukino emerged from the crowd, glanced toward him, and walked over.
She stopped a step away from him.
"You came," she said.
Yukinoshita looked at him, the lines at the corners of her mouth softening for a moment.
"I graduated."
"I know."
"Next... the two worlds will continue to merge. Sakayanagi's research is still moving forward."
"Yeah."
"So—" her gaze fell on his face with a firmness he had seen many times before, "I will keep moving forward too."
Hachiman looked at her, and after a moment, spoke: "...I don't think this is a very good path, actually."
"But Hikigaya-kun, I am a very persistent person, aren't I?" Yukinoshita winked at him. Such a fresh yet familiar Yukinoshita made it impossible for Hachiman to continue refusing.
At this moment.
The wind blew from the end of the corridor, lifting a few strands of hair at her temples.
She said nothing more, and so, the two of them walked out of the school together.
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Time passed quickly.
Ten years had gone by.
The auditorium remained the same. The angle of the sunlight entering from the high windows hadn't changed. The student council presidents on stage had changed, one after another, but the flow of the graduation ceremony was almost no different from ten years ago.
Hachiman stood backstage, adjusting his coat collar. Ten years of time had polished him into a more mature man.
But he had also reached the age of a "corporate drone."
"Mr. Sakayanagi, it's your turn," a staff member whispered.
Hachiman nodded and stepped onto the stage.
It was different from ten years ago. Then, he was the "former student council president"; today, he was there to deliver a speech as the newly appointed "Chairman Sakayanagi." The eyes of the people below held more curiosity and respect; after all, in this school where ability is everything, the title of Chairman Sakayanagi represented No. 1.
Hachiman walked to the microphone and looked down at the audience.
Still young faces. Still expressions filled with anticipation and nervousness. Still that same auditorium.
His speech was not long. After finishing, he bowed slightly and turned to walk off stage. With the same movements as ten years ago, only his steps were a bit slower.
When he walked out of the side door of the auditorium, the hallway was much quieter than inside. The evening light shone in from the windows at the end, casting a long, golden ribbon of light across the floor tiles.
A woman was standing by the window.
Sakayanagi Arisu.
She wore a sharply tailored suit skirt in gray tones, setting off her silvery-white hair and the still-distinct contour of her profile. Time had not changed her much, only made her demeanor more composed than in her youth.
Hachiman stopped in the middle of the hallway.
"..."
"You were waiting here."
"Yes."
There was a distance of about five steps between them.
She turned and looked at him.
Hachiman looked at her too.
"Speaking of which," he said, "before I enrolled, I was thinking—could I find a rich woman and be a kept man?"
Sakayanagi looked at him, the corners of her mouth curving slightly.
"And now?"
Hachiman was silent for two seconds.
"Now? It's completely contrary to what I originally thought. As expected, after becoming an adult, one is always forced to face facts that are the complete opposite."
Sakayanagi laughed softly. Unlike the sweetness of the past, she now possessed a unique, calm, and quiet warmth.
"Isn't that nice?" she said.
"Nice what?" Hachiman put his hands in his pockets, his gaze falling on the darkening skyline outside the window. "When Horikita-niisan—no, Horikita-senpai —wasn't involved in politics back then, there wasn't so much trouble. Later, he took the lead in proposing polygamy and polyandry, saying it was to deal with the population decline... and now, look at this."
"Now?"
"It's very busy now," Hachiman said concisely.
Clearly, Mr. Hikigaya might have just gone through a barrage of marriage proposals recently.
Sakayanagi's smile deepened. "What's a happy event for others is such a bother in your eyes."
She tilted her head, the evening light illuminating a corner of her profile.
"But—this is you. Hikigaya Hachiman."
The hallway was quiet for two seconds.
Hachiman continued looking out the window without turning back. But he reached out from his pocket and touched his hair.
"..."
However, Hachiman eventually stopped and waited for Sakayanagi, and the two walked forward together.
They would probably go home tonight and see many people, as everyone knew this was his first day as Mr. Sakayanagi.
But the future was very bright; it was filled with light.
(End of Book)