Chapter 011: A Plan That Cannot Afford to Fail

Gym hall No 1

After school,

Hikigaya Hachiman followed behind Ichinose and others to the gym hall.

At this moment,

A considerable number of people had already gathered inside the sports hall.

Hikigaya twitched at the corner of his mouth,

Accidentally catching sight of that lunatic man and the arrogant girl, Horikita Suzune, he chose without hesitation to avoid them.

Not long after that

A cute-looking girl with a bun of purple hair appeared on stage.

She introduced herself as the student council secretary, Tachibana Akane,

She started the briefing without beating around the bush, her way of doing things was more pleasing than the rigid principal.

Later, a group of people stepped onto the stage, each introducing the charm of their clubs and the benefits of joining them.

It was really uninteresting.

People from Class B like Shibata were excited, those who were not interested were also discussing various topics, and no one came to disturb him.

Underneath the stage,

There were also student council members distributing club brochures to people.

Hikigaya also took one and flipped through it.

Its exquisite design, artistic accomplishment, and layout arrangement all made people exclaim at the high abilities of the people in this school.

Speaking of which, are you guys really students?

If you're so outstanding, you might as well graduate and become a corporate slave right away.

Flipping through the brochure, Hikigaya couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

The welfare treatment of this school is really too good, not only is the equipment complete but it is also almost top-notch worldwide.

For example, all kinds of fitness equipment in the sports department, teaching staff, management, and diet are all top-notch.

Other schools could not possibly have them, they might not even have heard of them.

The most important thing is that each person receives 5,000 points of department funds every month.

After all, there are free food items available.

These funds,

These seem to be prepared for sports department members who have lost their personal points.

After all,

free food cannot guarantee the daily physical consumption of the sports department. To be fair, other clubs also have them.

The more people there are, the more funds there are.

These funds are mainly used to supplement some small items in each department.

For example, energy drinks and footballs for daily consumption in the football department. Other training equipment as well as football shoes and team uniforms are taken care of by the school.

Although there are restrictions on the direction of fund use,

But it's basically enough. The consideration is very comprehensive.

"Wait a minute, doesn't this mean..."

Hikigaya was excited at the corner of his mouth.

Although each club's fund use is restricted,

For example,

The funds for the literary and art department cannot be used to buy energy drinks or footballs. They can only be used to buy books, stationery and so on.

But on the other hand,

As long as a club's coverage is wide enough!

You can use club funds to replace your own daily expenses.

In simple terms,

Turn funds into your own money!

Although it's impossible to cover every aspect of life, it can cover more than half of it.

For example, if you establish a gaming department, you can freeload computers and handhelds.

However. 

Other people join clubs mainly out of love for them,

They genuinely like club activities.

It's highly unlikely that I would agree to such a thing. Besides, the clubs in the school are all single clubs with a very narrow coverage.

As long as the club has a wide enough coverage,  it has the potential to generate substantial funds from the school.

However, Hikigaya was also somewhat puzzled. Such an obvious loophole couldn't possibly go unnoticed.

Advanced Nurturing High School has been established for over fifty years, it's impossible that no one has tried it.

Never mind, this is not important.

The key point is.

He found a way to add Max Coffee to the school.

"Don't be nervous, good luck, senior!"

"Hahaha, didn't you prepare anything?"

At this moment.

The mocking laughter around him attracted Hikigaya's attention.

He looked up.

On the stage, a senior in a school uniform stood in front of the microphone, looking calmly at the direction of the first grade.

Soon.

The initial laughter reached its peak and then fell silent.

The originally relaxed atmosphere in the gymnasium, like a chemical reaction, slowly turned into an incredible tension and silence.

Anyone could feel that now was not the time to speak.

Hikigaya swallowed silently. Wait a minute, this guy didn't use "Za Warudo," right? Does he possess any kind of superpower?

Speaking of which, can I still move?

Thinking about it,

Hikigaya turned his head slightly.

Oh, I can still move. That's great!

"I am Horikita Manabu, the president of the student council."

The fake superpower user picked up the microphone. His gentle tone combined with his calm demeanor gradually brought others under his control.

Could it be that he was the only one unaffected?

In that case.

Am I also someone with superpowers?

Hikigaya thought aimlessly.

However.

Horikita?

Hikigaya glanced at the arrogant woman not far away. He wondered if there was any relationship between them.

"As the senior grades graduate, the student council will be seeking candidates from the first grade. There are no specific prerequisites for candidates, but if you're interested in joining the student council, we kindly request that you refrain from simultaneous involvement in other clubs. As a general guideline, individuals wishing to join both the student council and other clubs may not be accommodated."

After finishing his smooth speech, the fake superpower user stepped down from the stage and walked out of the gymnasium.

The first graders could only watch quietly as he left, fearing that speaking would somehow twist their bodies into pretzels.

Hikigaya clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

He never expected that

the one who held life-and-death power over Max Coffee would turn out to be a superpower user. It was too terrifying.

However. 

whoever dared to stop the birth of the god of Max Coffee would be his enemy.

As a faithful follower of Max Coffee

I will never forgive them!

"Thank you for your hard work, and that concludes our explanation. We are now open for club applications. Additionally, since club applications will be accepted until the end of April, students who wish to apply later can submit their application forms directly to the club of their choice!"

Tachibana calmly finished speaking and the tense atmosphere in the venue gradually dissipated as well.

Hikigaya asked someone for an application form and sat down to fill it out on one side.

Even if his opponent was a superpower user, he had to defeat him for Max Coffee's sake.

"Hikigaya-san, what club do you want to join?"

At this time, Ichinose came over with a group of friends from Class B.

"Eh? Hikigaya-san is filling out an application form? Which club is it?"

A group of people behind him were chattering non-stop as if he were some popular figure or something.

"Uh... Sheep Shearing Club?"

Hikigaya wasn't too sure.

After all, the initial intention was to get free money from school, so calling it the Sheep Shearing Club would be quite fitting, right?

His words instantly plunged Ichinose and Shibata into silence. After a while, Ichinose asked somewhat puzzled

"I don't think I heard about this club earlier, what kind of club is it?"

"Like the Going Home Club?"

Hikigaya wasn't too sure about the activities either.

Ichinose and others fell silent again. Their classmate's personality seemed a bit abnormal.

"Then I'll go submit the application form."

"Alright, see you tomorrow, Hikigaya-kun!"

Hikigaya got up and left with the freshly filled application form, while Ichinose and others waved their arms in farewell.

By the time he got to the reception desk under the stage, there was already a small queue in front of the table. He had to wait a while before it was his turn.

"This is my application..."

"Application forms should be submitted directly to the club you wish to join. The club president is responsible for reviewing them."

Before he could finish speaking, the girl with the bun in front of him interrupted him. It seemed her name was Tachibana Akane.

You can't become an excellent student council member like this.

"This is my club establishment application and suggestion form."

Hikigaya handed two A4 papers to her.

"Eh?"

Tachibana Akane took a look and her mouth twitched instantly.

Then she nodded seriously and said:

"We have received your suggestions. The student council will respond within three working days. Next!"

Hey,

Woman, do you think I can't see your scripted response?

It's really perfunctory.

Hikigaya left helplessly.

The MAX Coffee Plan cannot fail!