After-school time soon arrived. Ryunosuke stood up from his chair and prepared to head to the student council room.
He didn't care at all about the hateful and disgusted gazes from other students. To him, this trash wasn't worth thinking about; he just needed to be himself.
Ryunosuke slung his school bag over his shoulder and was about to step away.
Kushida had wanted to stand up to try to establish good relations with him again, but she was stopped by Kei. "What are you doing, Kushida-chan? Why care about someone like that? Let's just ostracize him."
Seeing that, Kushida was forced to suppress her small intention and continued chatting with Kei. "Karuizawa-san, it seems this is just a misunderstanding. Akasaka... he doesn't seem like a bad person."
"Even now you're still defending him, Kushida. You're really too kind!" criticized Sato Maya while playing with her phone.
Kushida just smiled thinly without saying anything.
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On the other side.
Ryunosuke took out his phone and sent a brief message to the Student Council President, saying there was urgent business and he would be late. Manabu immediately replied "Okay" as a sign of understanding, but he also stated that the delayed work must be completed with overtime.
As a former "corporate slave" in his previous life, Ryunosuke immediately agreed to that condition. He put his phone in his pocket and stepped toward Chie's office.
Meanwhile, in the student council room, Manabu looked at the message on his phone with a slight sigh. For the sake of helping his younger sister, he was forced to be a bit patient with this child.
Vice President of the student council, Nagumo Miyabi, felt somewhat disappointed because for two days now he had failed to meet the "legend" who could enter the student council in two days because Ryunosuke always came late. Looking at today's situation, it seemed he wouldn't be able to meet him again.
Nagumo stood up to leave; he didn't want to waste too much time just for one man. Rather than waiting, it was better to look for pretty girls, that was far more realistic.
Seeing Nagumo about to leave, Manabu adjusted his glasses position and reminded, "Nagumo, it's fine to go home early, but don't leave your work behind."
Nagumo waved his hand. "Don't worry, President. I'll take the work home and finish it. You don't need to worry."
Nagumo gave a mysterious smile.
Actually, student council work didn't have an absolute rule that it must be done in the office. Nagumo often used this excuse to escape, taking his work home, then using personal points to pay others to do his assignments.
As the absolute leader in the second year who controlled all classes A through D, he wasn't short of points at all. He preferred paying people rather than wasting time on boring things; he preferred dating and chatting with beautiful women.
Shortly after, Nagumo left, leaving Manabu and Akane.
Akane felt a bit excited because today she could be alone again with the President.
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Elsewhere, Ryunosuke had arrived at Chie's office.
Chie apparently had been waiting for a long time. Seeing his arrival, she immediately pulled out a chair and invited him to sit. Her very friendly attitude made Ryunosuke feel strange.
"Hoshinomiya-sensei, did you take the wrong medicine today? Why did you suddenly become so attentive?"
As soon as Ryunosuke sat down, Chie rolled her eyes irritably.
"This is because I can't wait to make a transaction with you. Hey, you're not bluffing, right? You really have a way for Class B to rise to Class A?"
Chie's tone of speech sounded very serious.
Ryunosuke crossed his legs casually. "In any case, we'll be signing a contract later. Sensei doesn't need to worry I'll deceive you all, right?"
"That's true." Instantly Chie returned to her original nature. She brought her face closer while smiling until it almost touched Ryunosuke's face, but the young man remained flat-faced.
Although this woman was already in her 30s, she took very good care of herself. Her large clear eyes, smooth skin, and perfect body shape would make anyone not believe she was already in her thirties. If someone said she was 22 years old, people would surely believe it.
Ryunosuke stared at her carefully. Rather than being embarrassed, Chie instead felt proud. As a woman, being stared at by a man proved she still had charm; at least she still felt like a beautiful girl in her 20s.
After observing, Ryunosuke immediately averted his gaze and asked seriously. "So, what business do you have looking for me, Hoshinomiya-sensei? You mentioned about rising to Class A earlier, do you want to pay 1,000,000 points to transact with me?"
Chie nodded. "That's right, I want to transact. But I'm curious, can you really do it?"
"Whether I can or not, you just need to pay. Leave the rest to me."
Chie propped her face with both hands on the table. "But Sensei feels uneasy. Can you explain the detailed plan so Sensei has an overview?"
Ryunosuke shook his head firmly. "Sorry, I can't fulfill that request, Hoshinomiya-sensei. Honestly, to rise to Class A, there must be 'dark' things that need to be done that aren't appropriate for others to know. Please understand."
"Alright then..." Chie pouted her lips because she failed to get information.
"If you really have a way to make Class B rise to Class A, this transaction can be done. It's just that, about the price..."
Chie wiggled her finger, preparing to bargain. "You know that Class B already knows the school's secret? The point gap with Class A will definitely be very small. Isn't the price of 1,000,000 points too expensive?"
Hearing Chie wanted to bargain, Ryunosuke's heart felt pained. Every point cut was his money! He couldn't possibly be willing just like that and immediately argued.
"Hoshinomiya-sensei, you must be aware. Without my help, even though you know the secret early, it will be very difficult to catch up to Class A."
"In the first days, everyone was at the same starting line. Based on the information I got, Class A already started acting since the second day—collecting phones and studying seriously. That means, their points will be very difficult to reduce from then on."
"Whereas you only started on the fifth day after getting information from me. That time gap might seem small, but the impact is big. I think, the price of 1,000,000 points is very reasonable."
Chie extended five fingers. "500,000 points, no more."
Ryunosuke immediately countered with nine fingers. "999,999 points, no less!"
Chie felt helpless. "You only gave a 1 point discount?! What's the difference?!"
"Of course there's a difference!" Ryunosuke answered with a serious face. "1 point can buy... uh, can buy..."
This was bad, he forgot this was in Japan, not in his previous country. 1 Yen really couldn't buy anything it seemed. If in his previous life, small change could still buy a steamed bun for lunch.
Ryunosuke fell silent, losing the right reason.
Seeing that, Chie bargained again. "550,000 points."
Ryunosuke tried to raise the price again. "990,000 points, this is my final limit!"
"600,000 points, no more!"
"You're so stingy, Sensei! Be careful, if you have a son later he won't have a butthole!!!"
"What do you mean have a child without a butthole?"
"Oh, that... it means later you'll only have daughters (no 'rod')."
"What did you say?! Rotten brat, how dare you curse me!!!"
Chie suddenly stood up and slammed the table. Her relaxed nature disappeared, her face turned fierce like a demon. "300,000 points!"
Ryunosuke immediately panicked. "Why is the price going down even more!!!"