"...I understand."
Finally, Hirata took a deep breath and looked up, his expression having shifted from initial shock to comprehension. "I will explain the situation to our classmates and be responsible for collecting the 25,000-point class fee from everyone."
Although the figure "1,000,000 points" had initially struck him like a bolt of lightning, his mind was now racing. Without this advance knowledge of the hidden rules, Class D's points could very well plummet to two or three hundred by next month. But now, having grasped such crucial information in just the second week of school... a glint appeared in Hirata's eyes. This wasn't just an opportunity to stop the bleeding; it was a chance to turn the tables. If they used this information wisely, even surpassing Class C was not out of the question. So, one million points for this information was not expensive at all! On average, each student would only have to pay a quarter of their points. It had only been the second week of school; he didn't believe that any of his classmates couldn't afford 25,000 points.
"Me too!" Kikyo Kushida quickly glanced at Hirata, then broke into her signature sweet smile. "As vice class rep, I won't lose to Hirata-kun. I will also do an excellent job of collecting the class fees!" She turned to Chabashira, a hint of probing inquiry in her eyes. "Chabashira-sensei, thank you so much for helping us contact the seller. Please rest assured, we will all say that we made a normal transaction with a stranger."
Kushida lowered her head slightly. Frankly, 1,000,000 points was shocking, but what surprised her even more was that their usually indifferent homeroom teacher would go to such lengths for Class D, even personally acting as a go-between.
Sae Chabashira coldly cut her off. "You two are overthinking it! I'm not doing this for you."
"However—" she suddenly turned, "if you two really want to be the class representative... you'd better start sucking up to the mysterious person who sent you the anonymous message."
Hirata and Kushida froze again. The homeroom teacher was openly suggesting that the appointment of class officers was in the hands of an unknown "mysterious person"? So, was Sae Chabashira a competent homeroom teacher or not?!
After that, the homeroom teacher led the two of them back to the classroom. She stood at the podium, her gaze sweeping over the entire class before finally settling on Hirata and Kushida. "An announcement," her voice was devoid of any warmth. "Yosuke Hirata and Kikyo Kushida will serve as the vice class representatives for Class D, starting today."
A smattering of applause broke out in the classroom. The result was not surprising. Hirata's reliability and Kushida's affability made them the most suitable candidates. "The class meeting is now in your hands," she said without turning back, and left the scene.
Hirata and Kushida stood on opposite sides of the podium, exchanging a hesitant look. Finally, Hirata took a deep breath and took a half step forward. "Everyone," his voice was a bit lower than usual, "I hope you can each transfer 25,000 points to me or Kushida-san."
The words exploded in the classroom like a bomb. "Are you kidding me?!" Yamauchi was the first to jump up, his chair scraping loudly against the floor. "Twenty-five thousand? Are you crazy?"
Ike immediately slammed his hand on his desk. "Even you can't be so unreasonable, Hirata!"
Whispers broke out among the girls. "This is outrageous..."
"We're not ATMs..."
Kikyo Kushida quickly stepped forward. "Everyone, please calm down! Actually... the information Hirata-kun and I just shared was purchased."
"Purchased?" Shinohara stared in disbelief. "Didn't you get it from the upperclassmen?"
Hirata gave a bitter smile. "Last night, a stranger's account contacted me and said... there was a piece of information worth one million points. After Kushida-san and I reviewed the content... and discussed it with each other, we decided to buy it."
A strange silence fell over the classroom, followed by an even more intense uproar. "One million?!" Sudo leaped out of his seat. "Are you guys insane?"
"Huh? That's hilarious!" Kei Karuizawa sneered, crossing her arms. "Why did you spend the whole class's monthly points without asking?! Since it's 1,000,000, you should pay for it yourselves!"
Beads of sweat formed on Hirata's forehead, and Kushida's smile was completely frozen on her face. The entire Class D was now like a volcano on the verge of eruption, suppressed anger flickering in everyone's eyes.
"I knew it..." Kiyomizu, in his seat, rested his forehead in his hand and let out a helpless sigh. To be honest, he had expected this result; he wasn't surprised at all. For the people in this class, who would be willing to fork over 25,000 personal points for no reason? Especially since it was Chabashira's unilateral decision.
Of course, whether the class fees from the other 39 students could be collected successfully had nothing to do with him. After all, Chabashira had already placed the full one million points into his hands.
But then again, Chabashira's move was indeed brilliant. Making those two the vice class reps to collect the class fees on her behalf. A very well-played move. As a teacher, it really wasn't convenient for her to directly handle the collection of class fees.
"Everyone, please calm down and listen to me!" Hirata raised his voice, trying to quell the commotion in the classroom. He cleared his throat, his tone sincere and firm. "Let's make an assumption: what would happen without this information?" He looked around at his classmates. "If people continue to skip class and break the school rules, by the beginning of next month, our class points might drop to two or three hundred, or even lower."
The classroom gradually quieted down as the students began to seriously consider this possibility. "But now it's different!" Hirata's voice was full of conviction. "It's only been a little over a week since school started, and we've already grasped the key rules. As long as we avoid making mistakes, we could very well maintain seven or eight hundred points by the end of the month!" He paused, letting the number sink in. "More importantly, in the early stages of the school year, whichever class can establish a point advantage first will have the upper hand in the competition to come. Buying this head start for one million points is absolutely worth it!"
Kushida timely added, "And the cost is not that much when spread among everyone. Isn't it a worthwhile investment to spend 25,000 points in exchange for tens of thousands of personal points every month for the next three years?"
Whispers started to spread through the classroom, and the expressions on many students' faces began to soften. "I object!" It was Karuizawa again. She was fiddling with her nails as she smiled. "It's easy for you honor students to say! But for those of us who don't have many points to begin with, 25,000 is an astronomical sum! I have better uses for my points!"
A flash of displeasure crossed Kushida's eyes, but she quickly put on a gentle smile. "Karuizawa-san, I completely understand your feelings. How about this! I'll give everyone some time to prepare. You can hand in the points after school tomorrow."
Hirata timely took over. "Any student who is having real difficulty can talk to me privately. I can lend you some points, but the offer is limited to only two or three people."
Suzune Horikita crossed her arms, her cold gaze sweeping over the noisy classroom.
(One million points for this level of information... it's dirt cheap. Why are these people complaining endlessly?)
The surrounding complaints were like a blunt instrument beating against her nerves.
(What a waste of my time...)
(The very existence of these people is lowering the standard of this school.)
Suddenly, her fingers froze in mid-air.
(Wait a minute... 25,000 points?)
(I remember... in my account... I think I have less than 10,000 points left.)
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