Horikita Suzune was silent for a moment: "I want to know what the school's grading criteria are. What exactly makes you dissatisfied?"
"Don't you understand?" Teacher Chabashira's face showed a hint of mockery, "The reason you are in Class D is because you can only be in Class D, nothing more."
Her words were like heavy hammers, striking her heart again and again. Suzuki Toru's cold voice echoed in her ears once more. Horikita Suzune gritted her teeth, experiencing such a denial for the first time in her life.
It was as if she had reverted to being that useless younger sister, even though she had already caught up to her brother's footsteps and finally made it here.
"Horikita, is this all you wanted to tell me?" Teacher Chabashira was confused. Horikita Suzune shouldn't know the truth about class assignments.
However, thinking about this, Teacher Chabashira's mood became a bit irritable.
Because Tomoya Mashima's Class A had already realized the truth about the school, and even Class B seemed to have discovered it, which inexplicably made her a little anxious.
Class C was also consolidating, seemingly about to produce their king.
Looking around the entire grade, only Class D was still happily oblivious.
Although there was a boy named Hirata Yosuke leading the class, he was only well-liked, like Kushida Kikyo, without the corresponding leadership skills.
Teacher Chabashira was anxious inside, but maintained her composure on the surface.
"To be promoted to Class A, can I only lead the class upwards?" Horikita Suzune said, "Is there no other way?"
She even knows this. From whose mouth did she hear this information?
Teacher Chabashira calmly said: "You can also use personal points to forcefully transfer classes. As long as you have twenty million, you can transfer to any class you like."
"Is that all?" Horikita Suzune felt disappointed. She actually didn't want to choose either option, whether it was leading that group of people to Class A or racking her brains to save twenty million personal points.
"If you can't do it, it's fine to stay in Class D. Do you have a reason why you absolutely must go to Class A?" Teacher Chabashira asked.
"I refuse to answer that," Horikita Suzune calmly thought, "If I use personal points to buy more information, how many personal points do I need to pay?"
Teacher Chabashira was quite surprised and immediately became interested.
"What information do you want to buy?"
"All the truth about this school, what will happen next, how to promote Class D to Class A, what form does this competition take—is it an exam, or something else?"
"You're too greedy. These are not things you can buy right now," Teacher Chabashira showed a faint smile.
"Then please tell me what information I can buy now," Horikita Suzune's eyes were firm.
"That's hard to say. According to school regulations, I cannot disclose too much information to students, so even if you want to buy it with personal points, it would be a price you absolutely cannot afford."
Facing Teacher Chabashira's deliberate provocation, Horikita Suzune didn't back down at all. Instead, she said, "At least tell me about the increase and decrease of class points."
Teacher Chabashira rarely smiled, then said expressionlessly, "Two million personal points."
This number was larger than what Suzuki Toru had said, which shocked Horikita Suzune.
After a long silence, Horikita Suzune awkwardly asked, "What can five hundred thousand personal points buy?"
Teacher Chabashira also looked at her in silence. Is this girl full of herself?
If she doesn't have points, why doesn't she look for people?
This kind of information obviously cannot be solved by one person; the entire class must contribute money.
"Only some so-called common sense."
Horikita Suzune gritted her teeth. She knew nothing about this place, and there was also a Class A student who inexplicably wanted her to withdraw from school.
Therefore, there was only one option left.
Chapter 35: The Girl Who Found an Opportunity
Back in the classroom, Horikita Suzune sat silently in her seat. She still had over thirty thousand personal points, which should last her for a while.
However, she felt it wasn't worth it.
Teacher Chabashira's so-called common sense was meaningless; she only briefly mentioned that classes would compete with each other and that the final winner would be Class A.
And, the exchange rate between class points and personal points is one to one hundred.
Also, those who contribute nothing to the class or cannot keep up with the class's pace will be the first to be eliminated and expelled.
What use is this common sense?
Watching the laughing and playing classmates around her, some showing off newly bought game consoles, others excitedly discussing after-school plans, made Horikita Suzune feel very annoyed.
What she wanted was to quickly advance to Class A, preferably to jump to Class A within this semester, but could this group of people really make it up?
The school actually put her in Class D; she really couldn't understand what they were thinking.
At this stage, besides academic ability, what else could they value in students?
Do they expect a high school student to win a national competition?
A ridiculous school, a ridiculous class. She was definitely not trash.
She must thoroughly humiliate these guys, especially Suzuki Toru from Class A. He thought that just because her brother invited him to join the Student Council, he could become arrogant and overbearing.
Horikita Suzune felt very calm now. Although she had told Suzuki Toru that she would lead the class to Class A, his one million personal points had also stirred her thoughts.
If even Suzuki Toru could get one million personal points within a week of school starting, she should be able to as well, right?
If not a week, then a month would do. As long as she had a year or half a year, she could gather twenty million personal points and successfully transfer to Class A.
But where exactly could she obtain personal points?
Horikita Suzune couldn't help but fall into deep thought. In this school where merit reigns supreme, a student's class evaluates their quality, and personal points seemed like another kind of secret pass.
It was as if it was saying, if you dislike those who drag you down, why not strive alone?
However, twenty million personal points…
As Horikita Suzune was struggling, someone suddenly called her softly.
"Hey, Horikita, how was your chat with Suzuki-kun yesterday?"
Just hearing that voice, there was no doubt it was Kushida Kikyo.
"Just a small matter, you don't need to…" Horikita Suzune originally didn't want to have any involvement with Kushida Kikyo, but then she suddenly remembered her goal and quickly changed her words, "Did Suzuki-kun tell you anything?"
"Eh, Suzuki-kun didn't tell me anything. Did something really happen yesterday?" Kushida Kikyo blinked, seeming not to fully understand her meaning.
"Just asking casually." A hint of disappointment showed in Horikita Suzune's eyes. She thought Kushida Kikyo might know something.
Seeing this, Kushida Kikyo's heart stirred. Yesterday's scene flashed back before her eyes. Should she tell her or not?
"Horikita, you just went to the office, didn't you?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who was nearby, suddenly interjected, "It's my first time seeing you catch up to Teacher Chabashira. Usually, after class, you'd just read a book as if no one else was there."
Horikita Suzune shot him a cold glance. This guy was getting more and more used to talking to her lately.
"Are you really okay?" Kushida Kikyo's eyes showed a hint of concern.
Horikita Suzune was silent for a moment: "What are your thoughts on Class D?"
Kushida Kikyo and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka couldn't help but exchange glances. Is it finally coming?
"I feel like everyone is very nice, but why are you suddenly asking this?" A look of surprise naturally appeared on Kushida Kikyo's face.
"I heard from Suzuki-kun that this school measures students' abilities by their so-called strength. Class A is the best, and Class D is the worst," Horikita Suzune's voice was cool. "I just confirmed this with Teacher Chabashira. We were judged by the school as a group of defective products from the moment we entered."
Kushida Kikyo was stunned, then couldn't help but exclaim, "This… is there some mistake?"
Hearing her words, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's expression was strange. If he hadn't followed Horikita Suzune with her yesterday, he might have believed her act.
"I also hope the school made a mistake, but Teacher Chabashira strongly denied it." Horikita Suzune was also somewhat helpless and unwilling at this moment. She couldn't understand it at all. What exactly was she lacking compared to Suzuki Toru?
However, Horikita Suzune quickly composed herself and then told them the information she knew.
After listening, Kushida Kikyo murmured thoughtfully, "I see, so everyone has to work together to advance to Class A?"
Horikita Suzune remained silent. She hadn't decided whether or not to lead this group of people to Class A.
"Horikita, you must have a reason why you absolutely must go to Class A, right?" Kushida Kikyo said softly, "As long as everyone works together, we will definitely be able to advance to Class A. I believe in our classmates, so please rest assured on that point."
Heh heh, I won't allow you to run off alone. Don't even think about earning personal points.
This thought flashed through Kushida Kikyo's mind, but she maintained a bright smile on her face.
Horikita Suzune looked around, especially when she saw the boys in the class loudly discussing whose breasts were bigger, she frowned deeply.
Are these guys really reliable?
"Currently, the points of each class are the same. Even if there's a difference next month, I don't think it will be too significant," Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said as if reminding her.
Horikita Suzune glanced at him in surprise, then calmly analyzed, "If there's a class difference next month, it means there must be an increase or decrease in class points this month. Our competition with other classes has already begun; we just don't know what the school's grading criteria are."
Yes, as long as one knows these prerequisites, anyone can conclude that the so-called class competition began from the start.
If it were an exam, the school would have already given each class the questions, but the answer sheets haven't been distributed yet, so they don't know how to answer.
Horikita Suzune was a bit depressed. She really wanted to buy this information, but she didn't have enough points.
Just then, she suddenly heard Kushida Kikyo say something surprising.
"If Horikita needs information, I happen to know a student from Class A who might be able to provide some."
Horikita Suzune was startled at first, then frowned, "You're not talking about Suzuki-kun, are you? Forget him, I don't need his information."
"Ahaha, it's not Suzuki-kun, it's another student from Class A," Kushida Kikyo seemed to be recalling something. "She told me that if I wanted to know anything, I could ask her, but I'd have to pay the corresponding points. At the time, I thought she was joking, so I didn't respond to her."
Horikita Suzune initially didn't believe it, but recalling Suzuki Toru's personal points, her heart suddenly stirred. Selling information to other students was indeed a good option.
No wonder Suzuki Toru had one million. Horikita Suzune felt she had discovered a business opportunity.
Chapter 36: The Indebted Girl
"If I want to know the school's grading criteria, how many points do I have to pay?" Horikita Suzune asked straightforwardly.
"I'll ask for you." Kushida Kikyo blinked, then took out her phone and began to contact someone.
Horikita Suzune didn't doubt her and waited silently for a reply.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who was nearby, felt a bit speechless. Although he didn't know the specific details, he could guess that Kushida Kikyo was clearly contacting Suzuki Toru.
After all, he was there when Kushida Kikyo received the message yesterday.
Hmm, he didn't see the content.
However, the answer was too easy to guess. It was Kushida Kikyo who initially helped Suzuki Toru arrange to meet Horikita Suzune, so it would definitely be false to say they had no connection.
It was just unclear what they were doing.
Setting a trap for Horikita Suzune?
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had a very strange feeling. Even if they were going to deal with Horikita Suzune, there should at least be a reason, right?
Just because of the so-called president?
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka decided to wait and see. He wanted to observe more and see what Suzuki Toru really wanted to do.
"Okay, Kamuro-san replied," Kushida Kikyo said cheerfully, "She said that an exam is currently underway, and it involves specific exam rules. The school prohibits selling exam rules, so she has nothing to say."
Horikita Suzune inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. Although she also wanted to know the rules, if anyone could buy them, the future competition could very likely turn into a personal points battle.
Classes without enough points to buy information wouldn't even be fit to stand at the starting line.
"What does 'exam' mean?" Horikita Suzune seized the key point. "Is the increase and decrease of class points related to an exam? What form does the exam take specifically?"
Kushida Kikyo looked at her apologetically, tactfully saying, "Those are paid content."
Horikita Suzune hesitated for a moment, then immediately regained her resolve: "How many personal points does she want?"
"Four hundred thousand personal points, and she will tell us all the information she knows," Kushida Kikyo answered without hesitation, even though she knew very well that Suzuki Toru was targeting Horikita Suzune.
Compared to two million personal points, this price made Horikita Suzune frown instead. Could it be a bit too low?
Then, she considered whether it was worth the price and how much of it was true.
However, on second thought, it was possible that Class A itself didn't know too many inside details.
"Four hundred thousand personal points is too much; I can't get it all at once," Horikita Suzune fell into deep thought.
"Kamuro-san said it's fine even if you don't have personal points now; you can pay in installments as long as you write a contract," Kushida Kikyo said, then proactively suggested, "Do you want everyone to help? I think if everyone contributes ten thousand points, we can gather it quickly."
Horikita Suzune began to hesitate. She admitted that Kushida Kikyo's suggestion was a good one, but she also doubted how many personal points Class D still had.