Introduction

'This seat is really not great. Although I can observe most of the students in the class, I can't keep an eye on Hoshino. Still, judging by his posture, he doesn't seem to be reacting to anything, right?'

Ayanokoji Kina was thinking about what kind of expression she should wear. Although she didn't know what level 100,000 Yen was considered, judging by the reactions of most of her classmates, she figured it must be a lot.

Should she act surprised like the other students, or keep her emotions hidden like Hoshino?

But in reality, while Ayanokoji Kina was lost in her thoughts, her face remained expressionless.

After the teacher left, only a group of students remained, having just received a massive sum of money and fantasizing about a wonderful life.

"I can finally buy that latest game console I've been dreaming of. I'm going to use it to play the galgame that just came out last month."

"Should we go to the shopping district together later? There are so many things I want to buy."

After all, they were just high school students with very little life experience. Not many could sense that something was wrong, and most of those who had doubts in their hearts were swept away by joy and their friends.

I hope you all enjoy this wonderful time that belongs solely to you for the next month.

"Everyone, could you listen to me for a moment?"

A handsome guy stood up, radiating the aura of a sunny youth; he looked like a kind-hearted person at first glance.

"From today on, we will be living in the same class, so I would like to suggest that we start self-introductions spontaneously. This way, we can get to know each other faster and make good friends. We still have some time before the opening ceremony, what does everyone think?"

The root of all evil: an extrovert. Sunshine only shrinks the hiding places of introverts.

"I support it. I don't even know everyone's names yet."

Hoshino Kanade believed that self-introductions were meaningless. People only pay attention to the information they want to know. For an introvert, the self-introduction they muster the courage to give after agonizing over it for ages might not even earn the right to enter someone else's ears.

However, in Japan, one needs to "read the air." Once one person agrees, most of the others will choose to echo the sentiment.

Those who didn't speak up were simply swept along by the atmosphere.

"Hello everyone, I'm Hirata Yosuke. In middle school, everyone called me Yosuke, so feel free to call me Yosuke! I'm interested in all kinds of sports, especially soccer. Since I've come to this school, I plan to join the soccer club. Please treat me well!"

A smooth and thorough self-introduction—to be expected from the person who proposed the idea.

With his sunny, handsome face, cheerful personality, and love for soccer, many of the girls in the class formed a good impression of Hirata.

"Ciallo~(∠・ω＜)⌒☆, hello everyone, my name is Yamauchi Haruki. I've been exposed to galgames since elementary school, and I won second place in a galgame competition in middle school. I'm determined to become a galgame master, and I love Yuzusoft the most. If anyone wants to play together, feel free to find me. Please treat me well."

"Sugoi!"

Yamauchi Haruki's speech won the admiration of countless people, and Hoshino Kanade had to admit that it was indeed impressive.

"What are you doing?"

As the person sitting behind her who kept a daily watch on Hoshino Kanade, Ayanokoji noticed her movements immediately and whispered the question.

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At this time, everyone had gone to attend the Opening Ceremony, and there were no other students to be seen anywhere.

The school's Convenience Store was huge and stocked with all sorts of items, including a very complete variety of instant noodles.

It was a pity that Hoshino Kanade was no longer interested in instant noodles. If it were in the past, she probably would have been very happy to rotate through all these different types.

"Does Kanade want to buy instant noodles?"

"I'm just looking at what kinds they have."

"Oh~"

Kiyona couldn't understand the significance of this. Could it be some sort of pre-shopping etiquette, a way to show respect to the God of Instant Noodles?

"There's actually free shampoo here. It looks pretty low-quality, but it seems like a lot of students are taking it."

Kiyona sensed something unusual again, but with so little information and a lack of common sense, it was hard for her to piece together the truth.

"The teacher's explanation at the time was very cunning. They only said that points would be distributed on the first of every month, but didn't say it would be 100,000. It stands to reason that there must be some sort of assessment that causes the points distributed each month to decrease."

Hoshino Kanade also showed off a little in front of Kiyona; if she were to pretend to be completely oblivious, it wouldn't fit her persona.

"The surveillance in this school is also abnormally high. It's likely used to prevent bullying, or perhaps it serves some other purpose."

"Is that so? You're so amazing, Sou. It seems like this school is hiding a lot of things."

As Kiyona said this, she blinked at Hoshino Kanade, cupping her hands together and putting on an expression of admiration.

Hoshino Kanade felt that Kiyona's acting was getting better and better. Even though she knew it was most likely fake, she still found it quite gratifying.

"It's nothing. We should know the whole truth in a month. For now, let's just enjoy life."

Hoshino Kanade consciously scratched the back of her neck with her finger, avoiding eye contact with Kiyona, and put on the appearance of a pure-hearted boy.

Because there was no one around, they finished checking out smoothly.

On the way to the dormitory, she took the opportunity to exchange contact information with Kiyona.

After picking up the dorm key on the first floor, Hoshino Kanade found that her room was 404.

As an aside, the dormitory was co-ed, with the female students living on the higher floors.

"See ya~"

After saying goodbye to Kiyona, the key turned, and she was finally able to see the full layout of the dormitory.

It was about 13 square meters in size, fully equipped with water, electricity, and gas. The room's style could be decorated however she liked; it was a super luxurious single room.