I went to class as usual, and soon it was lunchtime.
Ichinose Honami swaggered to the classroom door, peering in and looking for me.
Just as she saw me, she waved and greeted me.
"Akasaka-kun!"
Everyone in Class D all turned their attention to me.
I couldn't help but cover my face with my hand.
Oh my god! You just swaggered over to find me like that? Can't you have some common sense? Hey!
I had no choice but to stand up, quickly pull Ichinose, who was still standing there foolishly, and quickly escape from here.
"Huh?"
Ichinose made a cute sound, but I don't have time to listen now!
The most important thing for me now is to quickly escape from here.
I can probably guess how they will evaluate me after I leave, but it doesn't matter. I'm just here to earn points, so let them say whatever they want.
As expected, not long after I left, Class D completely exploded.
Especially the clown trio: Sudo Ken, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and others.
Because Ayanokoji Kiyotaka made a male friend, he didn't mix with them as he did in the original work.
It's just that this friend of his never paid attention to him again ever since that day.
Mainly, Akasaka Ryunosuke still had to go to the Student Council after school, so he really couldn't go to and from school with Ayanokoji. This truly troubled Ayanokoji, who wanted to make friends, for a long time.
He even considered whether to switch friends.
Sudo Ken, Ike Kanji, and Yamauchi Haruki watched helplessly as Akasaka pulled a girl who was unbelievably beautiful and just brazenly walked away.
The three of them gnashed their teeth in hatred, especially Yamauchi Haruki, who said indignantly.
"He's clearly not as good-looking as me, why can he get such a beautiful girl??"
"I'm not convinced!!!!"
Everyone...
Even Ayanokoji, this poker face, couldn't help but inwardly make a speechless remark.
【Although Akasaka isn't handsome, he's at least better than you, right?】
【How do you have the courage to say that you're more handsome than him...】
Originally, the classmates were still whispering about how Akasaka got involved with a girl from outside the class.
But as a result of Yamauchi Haruki's disturbance, all the attention shifted to him, and they couldn't help but show disgusted expressions.
Yamauchi Haruki indirectly helped Akasaka avoid this commotion.
Horikita Suzune just frowned deeply and didn't say anything.
What does this have to do with her? As long as it doesn't disturb her studies, she's not the type to gossip or speak ill of others behind their backs.
Horikita stood up, looked at the classmates around her, and after leaving a remark of "How boring," she got up and went to the cafeteria to eat.
Everyone was immediately annoyed by her words.
"What's with Horikita acting all high and mighty? Who does she think she is?" Kei Karuizawa muttered discontentedly.
The gal group beside her also showed dissatisfaction, but only one person did not join the ranks of criticizing Horikita.
She wasn't a true gal to begin with; she just wanted to find a suitable group so she wouldn't seem out of place, which is why she deliberately pretended to be a gal.
This person was none other than Matsushita Chiaki.
Matsushita Chiaki was playing with her phone, but her gaze remained fixed on the direction Akasaka Ryunosuke had left, revealing a curious expression.
"Interesting... Akasaka Ryunosuke? It seems necessary to pay attention to him now..."
Meanwhile
Akasaka Ryunosuke, Ichinose Honami, and Kanzaki Ryuji, even Hoshinomiyazhihui, had come.
I looked at Ichinose with a strange gaze, and Ichinose Honami seemed to understand my look and quickly explained.
"It's like this, this is my classmate, named Kanzaki Ryuji. He doesn't seem comfortable with me making a deal with you alone, so he came along."
Ichinose awkwardly rubbed the back of her head.
Kanzaki Ryuji also greeted me and introduced himself.
"Hello, I'm Kanzaki Ryuji. Ichinose from our class is too naive, and I'm not comfortable with her being alone with a strange man, so I came along. You don't mind, do you?"
It seemed like a question, but it was actually a declaration of ownership.
Warning me not to have any ill intentions towards Ichinose, such as taking advantage of her.
But honestly, I don't have any such thoughts for now.
He was originally just trying to earn money, and now his eyes only see money. As long as he can make money, he can do anything...
After greeting Kanzaki Ryuji in front of him, Akasaka carefully observed the boy in front of him.
Kanzaki Ryuji, one of the core figures of Class B, possessed the most outstanding grades and athletic abilities in Class B. His tone was calm and indifferent, and he was very friendly in dealing with others. He often acted together with Ichinose.
This person's level is quite high; he has a full chance to enter Class A, and we might even be able to cooperate in the future.
Akasaka silently noted this person in his mind, while also looking at Hoshinomiyazhihui, who had come over to join the fun.
"What are you doing here again?"
Hoshinomiya cutely raised her small hand. "Hehe, Teacher is here to watch the show, and also, I'm not too comfortable with our little Honami either."
After speaking, she immediately hugged Ichinose Honami and started clinging to her.
The chests on both sides were quite large and were squeezed out of shape.
This truly made the two boys watching from the side, Akasaka and Kanzaki, both subconsciously avert their gaze, but then secretly peeked again.
Men, you know, are just that honest.
Ichinose also became quite shy and quickly pushed the teacher away.
"Teacher, please don't do this anymore, it's embarrassing."
"Hehe, Little Honami is shy. But you're right, important matters are important now."
Hoshinomiyazhihui instantly became serious, a completely opposite attitude from before.
"Little Akasaka, as the homeroom teacher of first-year Class B, I have the right to supervise your transaction, and also... you also need a witness, and I am the most suitable."
Hoshinomiyazhihui said proudly, while taking out a contract from her small bag; it was in duplicate.
Akasaka suddenly felt speechless. "You teachers, do you carry contracts with you everywhere? You can pull out a contract anytime, anywhere."
Although I said that, I still took the contract and carefully read its contents to prevent any fraud.
After all, this is all money, hard cash.
Contract fraud in a certain country in my previous life was not uncommon; although this is honest Japan, it's better to be careful.
After all, I was scared by those tricky contracts in my previous life...
Seeing me so cautious, Hoshinomiya pouted discontentedly. "What's this? Are you afraid that Teacher will tamper with the contract? Teacher would never do that."
I pushed up my non-existent glasses. "Excuse me, Hoshinomiya-sensei, checking the contract is necessary, just in case. Please understand."
After I finished checking the contract and found no issues, I returned the contract, "Then can we proceed with the transaction?"
The three people opposite sat up straight and nodded.
Hoshinomiya explained the contents and details of the contract to us.
“In short, Akasaka Ryunosuke will provide information, and Class B will purchase it for 1 million points. To verify the authenticity of the information, next month on the 1st, which is the point issuance day.”
“If the information is confirmed to be correct, 1 million personal points will be transferred to Akasaka Ryunosuke on the 1st of next month to complete the transaction. Does Akasaka-kun have any objections?”
I shook my head, indicating no objection. This was a perfectly normal thing; after all, how could they pay before confirming whether the information was true or false?
I shook my head, indicating no objection.
“Excellent!”
Hoshinomiya weighed the document in her hand and handed two pens to Ichinose and Akasaka. “Please sign. Once signed, the contract officially takes effect.”
Neither of them had any objections. They signed their names and even put their fingerprints on it.
Hoshinomiyazhihui took the contract, checked it, and then returned it to the two, one for each.
Ichinose and I took the contracts back and put them in our backpacks for safekeeping.
From now on, I had to explain to Ichinose the information they had obtained for 1 million points.
“The survival mode of this school is based on class competition.”
“I’ll make a long story short and won’t waste your time with nonsense.”
“Class A is the most excellent class, followed by B, C, and D. Class D is the worst.”
Ichinose Honami quickly raised her hand to interrupt me, looking a bit strange. “You said Class D is the worst? But you are clearly in Class D, and you even discovered problems we couldn’t find…”
Akasaka was clearly annoyed by the interruption. “Ichinose-kun, please don’t interrupt me when I’m speaking, thank you.”
“Oh…”
Ichinose immediately became a bit disheartened after I spoke to her so sternly.
Hoshinomiya also quickly spoke to comfort her. “Little Honami, Akasaka-kun is different. He joined the Student Council in just two days after enrollment.”
“In this school, he’s the first to join the Student Council two days after enrollment, so he’s different. You can’t judge him by normal standards.”
Hoshinomiya kindly explained to Ichinose, while also hinting at Akasaka Ryunosuke’s extraordinary nature, hoping that Ichinose would get along well with him and not become his enemy.
Ichinose Honami, who would become the leader of Class B in the future, was not a fool. Of course, she could understand the hidden meaning. She was just a bit naive, not stupid, and immediately understood Hoshinomiya’s intention, no longer interrupting but listening patiently.
After all, the upcoming content concerned the entire Class B, so there was no room for carelessness.
Seeing this, Akasaka nodded in satisfaction and continued to explain the information about the school. Ichinose Honami even took out a small notebook to jot down notes, afraid of missing any important information.
Next, I told her almost all the information, though I did hold back some, not revealing everything. But at least it was worth the 1 million points they paid.
I explained the class competition, how the first month’s assessment content was related to school quality, and that the monthly points were not fixed at 100,000 but judged by class competition.
In the first month, everyone started with 100,000 points and 1000 class points. After the first month’s assessment ended, a new judgment would be made.
If they wanted to surpass other classes, they had to create a gap in the first month, starting from the same baseline, to have a chance.
If they couldn’t create a gap in the first month, it would be very difficult to catch up later.
After listening to my explanation, Ichinose pressed her hand to her lips, pondering with some distress.
“There’s a competitive relationship between classes.”
“The simplest and most direct way to surpass others is to perform well in the first month, ideally without losing even a single point.”
“It’s only the 5th day now, and we’ve already learned the information in advance. I suppose surpassing Class A might not be impossible.”
Kanzaki nodded in strong agreement. “Ichinose is right. If we want to surpass Class A, this month is the best opportunity. Perhaps we really can…”
I quickly interrupted their thoughts, and at the same time, I couldn’t help but feel a bit impressed. As expected of Class B, they were much better than Class D… I was even a little envious, but I still poured cold water on their ideas.
“You’re thinking too simply of Class A. They’re not that easy to deal with.”
“If I’m not mistaken, someone in their class should have noticed the competitive relationship between classes.”
“Judging by how diligently they’ve been attending classes these past few days, and their attitude of putting away their phones before class, they probably discovered the school’s secret on the second day.”
Everyone was a bit surprised, especially Ichinose Honami, who raised her hand again and asked,
“Akasaka-kun, how do you know these things?”
I didn’t answer Ichinose’s question, but instead looked at her with a gaze as if she were an idiot.
Ichinose tilted her head adorably, looking a bit confused.
Kanzaki quickly explained. “Ichinose, he must have some way of obtaining this information. Even if you ask, he won’t tell you.”
Kanzaki explained to Ichinose with some helplessness.
Ichinose immediately sat back down, a little embarrassed, indicating she wouldn’t interrupt again.
Akasaka, of course, had an information source: his mole in Class A, Shinshiki Mao. He learned all this information by contacting her on his phone.
However, I have to say, Class A is indeed impressive. Judging by their performance in the original work, where they only lost 60 points, it would be tough to catch up.
In the original work, Class B’s performance was around 650 points. Even if they had the information in advance, they probably couldn’t catch up.
Because in the first few days of school, everyone was on the same starting line, and more or less, they all lost quite a few points.
Even if Class B got the information in advance, staying at 900 points would be very good. Surpassing Class A is difficult, almost impossible, unless I intervene…
Suddenly, a flash of lightning crossed Akasaka’s mind, as if he had thought of some brilliant idea. He covered his face with one hand, ecstatic inside.
That’s right! I can use this to negotiate another deal with Class B and earn a large sum of points again.
I’m a genius!
Ichinose Honami looked at Akasaka, who was covering his face with one hand and laughing like a Uchiha, and felt worried. She whispered to Hoshinomiya-sensei beside her,
“Uh, Akasaka-kun, is he… okay? Why is he laughing like that by himself?”
Hoshinomiya was also a bit at a loss.
Is there something wrong with this child’s mind?