Ryunosuke stared at Hiyori's receding back, then sighed softly in his heart.
(Sorry, Hiyori-chan, for forcing you to do something like this.)
(Actually all of this was my deliberate doing.)
(My goal was to get Ryuen Kakeru expelled from school.)
(Because if Ryuen still exists, he'll be an obstacle for me in the cruise ship exam several months from now. As long as he's there, I'll have difficulty manipulating all of Class C from behind the scenes to work for my interests. So, I must eliminate this uncertainty factor...)
Ryunosuke walked with his hands in his pockets, his expression appearing calm as usual while his brain replayed the story plot he knew.
The cruise ship exam and remote island exam several months from now were golden opportunities to reap points in large amounts. Eliminating Ryuen first was the right move.
Then, by pulling Hiyori as an obedient "pawn" into his group, he would have more strategic options.
Ryunosuke sighed again.
(Sorry, Hiyori, I've lied to you.)
(But, there's one thing that's true. Namely that I indeed have good feelings for you, it's just that... you're not the only one.)
Ryunosuke went home, and the next morning he went to school as usual. Sae appeared to be in a very good mood.
Of course she was happy. Her group not only rose to Class C this month, but the homeroom teacher of the old Class C (now Class D) had also been fired. Although feeling slightly bad for her colleague, but her happiness was far greater!
Indeed, everyone's happiness is different.
Because Kazuma had been fired, Sae had to become temporary homeroom teacher for two classes at once. Her salary would also increase for the next month until a new teacher came in. Sae was very satisfied, at least she got a decent additional salary. Moreover, the Class C homeroom teacher's salary was double her previous salary.
Ah, wrong, now that salary became half, because now she was the new Class C homeroom teacher~
Sae opened the classroom door with a wide smile. Even when looking at her students whom she usually considered "failed products," now they looked a bit better. If before she looked at them like trash, now she looked at them like small insects. Although not much different, but her gaze was clearly much gentler...
The classmates also noticed the teacher's oddity. Her wide smile was so wide it was difficult to hide. Sae kept teaching with a smile all day, as if not afraid her facial muscles would become stiff.
Ryunosuke muttered internally. (Just this much? If you rise to Class A, you might die from being too happy.)
Class ended. Kushida and Ryunosuke stood up simultaneously and left the class together. This made their classmates confused. Since when did their relationship become this close?
Actually it wasn't like that. Yesterday Ryunosuke damaged Kushida's two uniforms, so Kushida had no spare uniform. So, Ryunosuke had to replace them with new clothes.
Ryunosuke agreed because that was his responsibility.
The two of them went to the school clothing store to order uniforms. Throughout the way, Kushida's face looked gloomy. Because Ryunosuke already knew her true identity, she was too lazy to pretend to be an angel again.
The shopkeeper saw Kushida's unpleasant face and thought they were a couple who were fighting. He approached Ryunosuke and offered a branded bag.
"This bag is the latest model from America, VALENTINO Classic Shoulder Bag. The pre-order price is 980,000 personal points. Would you like to buy this bag to coax your girlfriend to be happy again?"
The shopkeeper smiled widely, imagining the 5% commission he would get.
Ryunosuke grimaced and immediately explained, "She's not my girlfriend, she's just a classmate."
However Kushida, as if wanting revenge, immediately approached toward Ryunosuke and hugged his arm affectionately. She shook that arm while whining coquettishly.
"Will you buy it for me, Darling? It's only 980,000 points, are you stingy?"
Kushida smiled very brightly, clearly with bad intentions.
Hearing the number 980,000, Ryunosuke immediately released his arm as if just touching a plague disease and kept his distance.
"She's not my girlfriend! I have no relationship with her! Want to trick me out of 980,000 points? Don't expect it!!!"
Ryunosuke spat on the floor to show his disgust. But at an inopportune time, the shopkeeper earlier approached and said, "Spitting is prohibited here. Violators are fined 5,000 points. Please pay your fine, Sir."
Ryunosuke: "..."
This instantly made him silent. Hadn't bought anything yet, 5,000 points already flew away...
With a heavy heart and painful feeling in his chest, Ryunosuke took out his personal points to pay the fine, then bowed his head listlessly. After receiving the fine, the shopkeeper smiled widely because that money went into his own pocket, he even had time to say, "Thank you for your visit."
This made Ryunosuke grit his teeth in anger. He pulled Kushida's hand and immediately left from there.
"Let's buy clothes somewhere else! This store is a scam store!" He exclaimed in frustration.
Kushida looked at her hand being pulled, she initially wanted to refuse but said nothing. After all, she indeed intended to tease that man, and because it succeeded, she felt a bit satisfied.
Finally Ryunosuke found another store and bought two sets of new uniforms for Kushida. He paid for everything. After trying them on and feeling they fit, Kushida no longer made things difficult for him. She took her new clothes and just left without looking back even a bit.
She didn't even say a single word to him. Ryunosuke himself felt relieved and didn't make an issue of it. After all, the compensation he should have given had been given. If in the future Kushida dared betray him again, he wouldn't give mercy again.