Buying Someone for 20 Million Points? I Recommend Bringing the Student Council President Over!

But Classmate Kamuro's actions were rather interesting.

She had originally been sitting on the outer seat, but after Classmate Oreki came over, she voluntarily moved to the inner seat.

She gave up her place.

Then... she began wolfing down her food without any concern for her image.

It seemed she did not intend to strike up a conversation or say anything right now. She wanted to be an inconspicuous background presence.

Oreki glanced at the meal Kamuro had gotten for Yanagi.

It was a serving of pink stir-fried meat with green broccoli. A small steamed egg. Half a fresh orange as well.

It looked nutritionally balanced.

Classmate Sakayanagi's meal was ordinary enough. But ordinary food meant that although Sakayanagi Arisu was frail, her weakness was merely physical.

She did not need any special dietary restrictions or extra attention to her meals.

"It seems you've taken in a little puppy from another class." Sakayanagi Arisu's voice was as it always was.

Rhythmic, sweet, and pleasant to hear.

That meant Classmate Kamuro, who was skilled at gathering information, had reported to Yanagi about how he had spoken to Sakura just now.

And although Yanagi had clearly not been in Katsuragi's group chat this morning, she had immediately known what was said in it. Classmate Kamuro must have tattled to her as well.

"Then Classmate Kamuro will probably be expelled. She knows too much," Oreki said.

Then he watched Yanagi's face.

"By the way, what's Classmate Kamuro's weakness?" He seemed somewhat interested.

"I only handed her over to you yesterday, but it looks like she has a strong sense of belonging with you already," Oreki said.

This was not baseless speculation.

Classmate Kamuro had acted as his assistant yesterday, but today, the way she treated Yanagi was more like... a puppy treating its owner.

Being a poor student was one of Classmate Kamuro's weaknesses.

But.

He did not think that merely arranging for Yanagi to tutor her would make her immediately surrender.

Therefore.

There was definitely something about Classmate Kamuro that Sakayanagi Arisu had seized during the afternoon when he was sleeping yesterday.

Then Classmate Kamuro had her weakness gripped and could only become a dog.

Hearing Oreki's words, Classmate Kamuro seemed to nervously raise her head.

"Hehe..."

"Do you think I would tell you?" Classmate Sakayanagi replied with a sweet smile.

She looked truly adorable.

But.

Then you really weren't adorable at all.

That was what Classmate Oreki thought to himself.

This was why he was not quite suited to this school.

There were always top-tier beautiful girls he was not good at handling. All they had to do was put on an adorable expression and smile, and his heart would start racing. It was utterly unreasonable.

However.

Kamuro was no longer useful to Oreki, and he was not good at getting along with girls either. Continuing to use Classmate Kamuro would mean tutoring her, a long process that was not efficient.

That was why he had handed her over to you.

Did you know that, Classmate Sakayanagi?

Classmate Kamuro's nervous reaction just now showed that her weakness could not be spoken of openly.

In other words, it was a bomb.

Once exposed, it would harm Class A.

But those words.

Classmate Oreki did not say them aloud.

At the same time, he now had a new Tool Person—Horikita Suzune.

He also had the major task of gathering twenty million points.

Classmate Kamuro could not be much help in that regard. He needed Classmate Horikita.

But there was no need to reveal such things to Classmate Sakayanagi.

"If it's because of the Student Council position this morning, I don't recommend that you get involved," Oreki said.

"Katsuragi is quite a good person."

"He's someone who seeks stability. If he can hold the class together, then letting him enter the Student Council would be a good thing."

"I think he should be given that opportunity."

"At the same time."

"The students in the class have no points right now, so if Katsuragi wants to secure the Student Council position, those supporting him will have to cut back on points next month, or even the month after that."

"And this school values ability above all else. Going two consecutive months with barely any points will become troublesome."

"So if something happens then that requires points to deal with, Katsuragi and the others will be put at a disadvantage."

"So this Student Council position isn't exactly some irresistible prize," Oreki said.

"I see." Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to have already considered that point. "That's how I see it too."

"After all, if it were something good, Classmate Oreki would probably give it to me."

"..."

Oh.

Why were you so certain of that?

Because you were cute?

Indeed, you were quite adorable.

You also had the traits of a frail little girl, making people want to protect you.

However.

He was desperately short of points right now.

So who was he not willing to sell the position to?

As he thought this, Oreki felt his phone vibrate.

[80,000 points have been credited to your account.]

[Current balance: 1,771,400 points]

???

Masumi Kamuro, who had just been wolfing down her food, suddenly looked at Oreki.

Or rather.

When she had followed Oreki to Class D to sell the school rules before, she had known about it and had even received fifty thousand points from him.

So she had plenty of points on hand.

But.

Something was wrong with Classmate Oreki's balance now.

How had it suddenly increased by 1.5 million points?

She had no idea at all.

What had happened during that afternoon and night when she had not been in contact with Oreki?

Twenty Million Points to Buy a Person? I Recommend Buying the Student Council President!

The puppy-like Classmate Kamuro wore an utterly incredulous expression.

Meanwhile, Sakayanagi Arisu continued to look adorable.

Oreki said,

"Although maintaining Class A within one's own class is important, I thought of something. Twenty million points can prevent expulsion, and they can also let you transfer to the class you want."

"Then does that mean that if we gather twenty million points, we can buy someone else over too?"

"And that would be an unprecedented feat."

"So even if it appears to be an unreasonable request, the school might make some compromises."

"So it is quite important to prepare for a rainy day," Classmate Oreki said.

This seemed to explain why he was gathering points now.

For self-protection.

"..." Sakayanagi.

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to think for a moment.

Then she lightly nodded.

Classmate Oreki's concerns were not persecutory delusions.

If people did not offend him, he would not offend them, but he could still be set up by others.

So self-protection was indeed important.

At the same time.

Although the class had split into the Katsuragi Faction, Sakayanagi Arisu did not believe that an honest man like Katsuragi could shoulder every burden.

So the person capable of leading Class A had to be someone like her, or someone like Classmate Oreki, at the very least.

Classmate Oreki's insight was something Classmate Katsuragi could never match.

Therefore.

If the lower-ranked classes gritted their teeth, they might really be able to buy over a representative from a higher-ranked class.

After all.

Since ability came first, could that not be understood as points coming first?

And twenty million points were not an unsolvable problem.

For example, faculty salaries were also paid in the form of Private Points. Students might have no points for the time being, but teachers might have accumulated a considerable amount.

Therefore.

Sakayanagi Arisu believed teachers might also participate in rule-breaking.

"If someone were bought into Class D, then it probably... wouldn't be boring. It would be terrifying," she finally commented.

But being bought into Class D or something like that—was a universally acknowledged horror.

Because of her frail body, she had not had much experience attending school in the past. Even after coming to this school, she had felt it was merely like this.

School life was nothing more than that.

So she wanted to pursue some excitement.

But if someone were bought into Class D, that would not be exciting. It would be terrifying.

For example, Classes A, B, C, and D were fluid, and the school had given all new students the same initial class evaluation score.

Then even Class D had a chance to climb upward.