Just Want to Be a Slacker

Then the rooftop fell into a brief silence, and it was Sakayanagi Arisu who finally couldn't help speaking first.

"Aren't you going to ask me about Ayanokoji?"

"If you want to say it, you'll say it naturally. If you don't want to, what use is it for me to ask?" Kamio Tatsuya shot her a disdainful glance. "Besides, that guy gives me a really bad feeling. If possible, I'd rather not get involved with him."

In truth, Kamio Tatsuya thought it'd be better to just have that guy expelled if the chance came.

"Good. Then please don't get involved with him from now on."

Huh?

That threw Kamio Tatsuya off.

What do you mean by that?

Kamio Tatsuya couldn't quite pin down Sakayanagi Arisu's meaning. Don't get involved with him...

Was she afraid Ayanokoji would do something to him?

No, we're not that close. You don't need to worry about me. And if that were the case, it'd be more effective to have Kamuro say it, not you coming in person.

So that means... she's afraid I'll do something to Ayanokoji?

Tch, and she says it's not a romantic relationship.

So... what kind of guy is Ayanokoji anyway?

Kamio Tatsuya started to get curious...

No, no, can't be curious!

Curiosity killed the cat, don't you know!?

"So you made a big deal of finding me just to say that?"

"What's trivial to you is very important to me."

True. He didn't understand, but Kamio Tatsuya chose to respect it.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going."

Kamio Tatsuya packed up the trash he'd produced and stood up.

"So you agree?"

"I won't do anything to him... That's what you wanted to hear, right?"

Seeing Sakayanagi nod, Kamio Tatsuya understood. "If he doesn't provoke me first, I won't do anything to him."

"Naturally."

Sakayanagi Arisu nodded, then let out a slight sigh of relief.

Honestly, Kamio Tatsuya found this whole conversation a bit ridiculous, because the promise he'd made was essentially the same as making no promise at all.

He'd still do whatever he was going to do.

Watching Kamio Tatsuya's unconcerned expression, Sakayanagi sighed inwardly.

Kamio-kun, I'm doing this for your own good. You have no idea how terrifying Ayanokoji is.

If Kamio Tatsuya had heard that, he'd probably have laughed his head off.

I don't know how terrifying Ayanokoji is?

Hah, you're the one who has no idea how formidable a system owner is!

Even if I haven't grown into my power yet, I'll get there someday!

And my recent moves were just a casual effort, yet they produced such ideal results, and you still dare to underestimate me.

Besides, didn't you fall for my prank too?

Genius?

Nothing special!

But then again, the request she made wasn't really that unreasonable...

Huh, thinking about it, I'm the one who's being unreasonable here...

I kind of feel bad for Sakayanagi.

Ahem, better run fast, or guilt's gonna catch up to me.

Chapter 69: Ryuen Starts Stirring Things Up Again

Two days had passed since the meeting with Sakayanagi, and Kamio Tatsuya was still living his life as usual.

If there was any change, it was that whenever he happened to see Sakayanagi Arisu in class, Kamio Tatsuya would silently keep his distance.

He didn't think she'd deliberately try to set him up, but Kamio Tatsuya felt that if it were him, he'd definitely exploit the advantage of having a weak constitution.

Let me say it again: one must not have the heart to harm others, but one must have the heart to guard against them.

After school on Thursday, Kamio Tatsuya went to the library as usual.

He'd slacked off for several days already, so today he had to start working hard.

Perhaps because the midterm exams had just ended and the final exams were still over a month away, the library was unusually empty.

So Kamio Tatsuya got to enjoy a rare peaceful reading environment.

Mm, the breeze coming in through the window feels really nice.

"Long time no see, Kamio."

A familiar voice came from in front of him. Kamio Tatsuya looked up and froze for a moment.

Shiina Hiyori stood by the window, the wind blowing her silver hair freely about, a carefree expression on her face.

This sight made Kamio Tatsuya feel a bit guilty.

"I thought you might not want to talk to me anymore."

"Why?"

Shiina tilted her head, looking puzzled.

"Because the idea I gave you made Class C lose another two hundred Class Points, and I took four hundred fifty thousand Private Points from you guys."

To ensure Ishizaki and the others from Class C could make it to the midterm exams on time, Kamio Tatsuya had made a bet with Ryuen. Then, to test the school's limits, he directly told Ishizaki and the others to ignore the school's punishment and take the exam.

The result was that Class C's already meager Class Points hit rock bottom.

Although he didn't feel sorry for Ryuen, he was quite embarrassed toward Shiina.

"Don't say that. If it weren't for Kamio, Ishizaki and the others might have been expelled." Shiina said seriously. "Even though we lost some points, I'm actually very grateful to Kamio-kun."

Damn, even more embarrassed now!

The guilt that Sakayanagi hadn't stirred up earlier seemed to be loosening a bit.

If Shiina knew that all of this was within Kamio Tatsuya's calculations, he wondered if she'd still say that.

"Speaking of which, Ryuen seems to have gone quiet lately."

At this mention, Shiina's face immediately showed discomfort.

What the hell?

Did I bring up something I shouldn't have?

"I'm not trying to pry for information. I just think Class C's students have been a lot more well-behaved lately."

He said this because, after May, Ryuen had been sending Class C students to test the school's limits in various ways, causing plenty of trouble for the other classes.

Although he hadn't targeted Class D's students, some things were just annoying to witness.

And while this month's scores hadn't been tallied yet, Kamio Tatsuya felt that Class C had probably lost quite a few points. At this rate, the remaining ninety points were likely almost gone.

"After all, Class C doesn't have many Class Points left, so even Ryuen-kun has had to hold back."

After Shiina answered this, Kamio Tatsuya tactfully stopped steering the conversation toward Class C.

Because from Shiina's reaction just now, it seemed Ryuen was probably plotting something.

That something might have nothing to do with Kamio Tatsuya, but it wasn't something Shiina could tell him either, because if she did, it would be betraying her class.

Thinking about it that way, that bastard Ryuen was probably getting ready to stir up trouble.

As for who he was targeting, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't guess, but it definitely wouldn't be him.

Otherwise, given Shiina's personality, she wouldn't have come to contact him at this time.

As for the excuse that he was holding back because of low Class Points, that might fool others, but Kamio Tatsuya absolutely didn't believe it.

Because that simply wasn't Ryuen's style.

Precisely because points were running low, Ryuen would likely become even more reckless, just like Class D provoking other classes.

Yet now he suddenly went quiet—wasn't that basically screaming, "I'm about to make a move"?

Still, that guy had some skill, even managing to fool his own people.

While thinking, he glanced at Shiina, who had already started quietly reading a book.

But who exactly was Ryuen's target?

Class B?

Or Class B?

It couldn't be Class D, which only had scraps, could it?

Well, whatever, it's none of my business. As long as you don't cause me trouble, I can't be bothered with you.

Of course, don't go after my scapegoats either. If you get those guys expelled early, wouldn't I lose a life?

The last few days of May passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was June 1st.

The system delivered a draw chance right on time, and as expected, what Kamio Tatsuya pulled was still trash. Last time, from the first-tier pool, he got toilet paper; this time, he got a bath scrubber.

God damn it, is this ridiculous or what?

Kamio Tatsuya seriously suspected there was nothing good in the first-tier pool.

But he wasn't all that bitter about it. No problem, because he felt that Memory Bread Lv.2 was waiting in the next prize pool.

In the morning, after stepping into the classroom, Kamio Tatsuya felt the class was buzzing with noise—a sight he hadn't seen in quite a while.

"Did you receive your points?"

As soon as he sat down, Horikita Suzune on his left turned her head and asked.

Hmm, why did this scene feel somewhat familiar?

It seemed like the same question was asked last month.

Kamio Tatsuya quickly pulled out his phone, glanced at the balance of over six million, and breathed a sigh of relief.

For a second, he thought it was back to May 1st—what a scare.

He couldn't help but glare at Horikita Suzune.

"What are you glaring at me for?"

"Nothing. You scared me."

I scared you?

Horikita Suzune was full of question marks, but she still wanted to ask her original question.

"You haven't answered me yet. Did you receive points today?"

Hearing this, Kamio Tatsuya shook his head.

"You didn't get any either?" Horikita let out a sigh of relief.

"I mean, I don't know. Because I have too many points—a mere few thousand can't catch my attention."

Can you die if you don't show off?

Frustrated, Horikita Suzune was very frustrated, but she didn't know how to refute him.

Before long, the bell for class rang, and Chabashira-sensei walked in with it.

The moment she stepped onto the podium, Ike, one of the Three Fools, raised his hand and asked, "Sae-chan-sensei, why haven't we received our points this month? Didn't you say the Class Points would increase based on the average score of the Midterm Exam?"