Kazehara Tetsu's Plan

"Holy shit..."

Chi Kuanzhi's throat bobbed as he swallowed, his mouth hanging half-open. "...They actually did something like this? That's way too wild!"

Xuteng Jian clicked his tongue, arms crossed over his chest. He clearly looked down on this kind of behavior.

But the one who reacted the most intensely was Shannei Chunshu.

His breathing grew heavy, his cheeks flushed from sheer excitement.

What he saw wasn't theft—it was a golden opportunity.

A beauty, her secret now in his hands.

What did that mean? It meant he could do whatever he wanted!

He could make her obey his every word, even... make her his girlfriend, showing her off in front of everyone.

"This... this video..."

Shannei Chunshu's voice trembled with excitement. He jerked his head up to look at Kazehara Tetsu, his eyes brimming with greedy longing. "You... you're willing to give it to me?"

"Give it to you?"

Kazehara Tetsu put his phone away, the screen Darkened.

He picked up the Iced Americano on the table, took a sip, then frowned slightly at the bitterness, as if he couldn't care less about their anxious expressions. "There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. You understand that, right?"

His words hit Shannei Chunshu like a bucket of Cold Water, dousing the fire in his head.

"What do you want?"

"Simple."

Kazehara Tetsu set down his cup and held up two fingers. "Fifty Thousand Points. Transfer them to my account, and the 'usage rights' to this video are yours."

"Fifty thousand! That's way too much, isn't it?"

It was only the second day of school. One hundred thousand points seemed like a lot, but for spendthrifts like them, they'd probably already burned through a good chunk. Forcing them to cough up fifty thousand all at once was like cutting off a piece of their flesh.

"Hey, you three can just pool it together. And the school gives out a hundred thousand every month—fifty thousand is nothing!" Kazehara Tetsu coaxed them step by step.

Seeing no response yet, he smiled, stood up, and made as if to leave. "Well, nothing I can do about it. Guess you're not that interested in this opportunity."

"Wait!" Shannei Chunshu shot to his feet and grabbed Kazehara Tetsu's arm. "Fifty thousand it is! We'll pool it for you!"

He turned back to look at Chi Kuanzhi and Xuteng Jian. "You two, transfer your points to me now! I'll pay you back next month."

Urged on by Shannei Chunshu, Chi Kuanzhi and Xuteng Jian, though extremely reluctant, eventually transferred their respective points to him.

Gritting his teeth, Shannei Chunshu scraped together his own points and, with trembling hands, transferred Fifty Thousand Points into the anonymous account Kazehara Tetsu had provided.

"Ding!"

The transfer success notification rang out.

Kazehara Tetsu nodded in satisfaction, tapped a few times on his screen, then sent the video—carefully "edited" by him—to Shannei Chunshu's phone.

"I trust that with Shannei's intelligence, you can come up with some 'little requests' she simply Cannot Refuse, right? Like grabbing coffee together After School, or strolling around on the weekend... Take it slow, no need to rush."

He deliberately emphasized "take it slow," because he knew full well that with Shannei Chunshu's character, there was no way he'd actually "take it slow."

He'd impatiently blurt out all kinds of excessive demands, and that was the perfect fuel to ignite Kamuro Masumi's fury.

Someone with Kamuro Masumi's personality would never agree to such low, lust-driven threats from Shannei Chunshu.

Her resistance would inevitably provoke the extremely vain Shannei Chunshu, ultimately driving him into a rage where he'd take the matter to the school.

"I... I understand!"

Shannei Chunshu gripped his phone tightly, as if holding a key to paradise.

Beside him, Chi Kuanzhi was rubbing his hands together excitedly, constantly elbowing Shannei Chunshu and letting out a stupid "heh heh" laugh.

Only Xuteng Jian frowned deeply, feeling something was off but unable to put his finger on it. He had no interest in using such dirty tricks against a woman, so he just snorted coldly and said nothing more.

"The goods are yours. How you use them is your business." Kazehara Tetsu patted Shannei Chunshu on the shoulder.

He straightened up, didn't linger, picked up his barely touched Iced Americano, and turned to leave the Cafe.

The first step of the plan had gone smoother than he'd imagined.

Walking back toward the Teaching Building, Kazehara Tetsu felt lighthearted.

Shannei Chunshu now had the edited video in hand. With a brain stuffed full of lust and vanity, he would One Hundred Percent take action.

When would Shannei Chunshu choose to Make a Move?

Not today.

He'd just gotten the video today; his Inner Heart was still buzzing with excitement and fantasies that needed time to ferment.

He'd spend the whole night crafting his own "grand entrance" script.

Tomorrow, most likely during Lunch Break or After School.

He would choose a relatively private location, yet one where others might "accidentally" see him—this was the result of his vanity at work.

He wanted others to witness his heroic posture of "conquering" a girl.

What would he do?

He would block Kamuro Masumi, his opening line likely being an incredibly stupid and greasy self-introduction, and then, after being met with her cold indifference, he would fly into a rage and reveal his trump card—that video.

He would make his demands, probably directly asking for "be my girlfriend" or "go on a date with me."

How would Kamuro Masumi react? Submit? Absolutely impossible.

Though she had a habit of stealing, her nature was one of pride.

Making her bow her head to a fool like Shannei Chunshu, someone she looked down on from the bottom of her heart, would be more painful than death.

She would use the most cutting words to humiliate Shannei Chunshu, trampling his self-esteem underfoot and grinding it to dust.

She might pretend not to care at all, even turning the tables to threaten Shannei, calling it blackmail and extortion.

After being ruthlessly crushed by Kamuro Masumi, Shannei Chunshu's fantasies would be completely shattered.

He would realize he couldn't get what he wanted through "soft" methods.

He would immediately rush to the Teacher's Office, find Class D's advisor Chabashira Sae, or go directly to someone higher up.

He would submit that video as "evidence," accusing Class A's Kamuro Masumi of misconduct and theft.

He would package himself as a hero who couldn't stand evil, brimming with a sense of justice.

Once the matter reached the teacher, the school would inevitably launch an investigation, and Kamuro Masumi would be called in for questioning.

At that point, Shannei Chunshu would hold absolute advantage and absolutely wouldn't stop.

If he chose to back down, that would be the strange thing.

This was the moment for Kazehara Tetsu to step in.

When Shannei Chunshu confidently accused Kamuro with the video, Kazehara Tetsu would throw out the real trump card.

He would tell Kamuro Masumi that the video was likely problematic.

That it had been maliciously edited, with parts cut out, and even the person in the video had been altered to replace someone unknown with Kamuro Masumi, all to satisfy his own desires.

In doing so, the balance of power would instantly reverse.

Shannei Chunshu would transform from a "righteous whistleblower" into a despicable little man who "maliciously edited a video, attempted blackmail and extortion, and then turned to false accusations."

All his defenses would be powerless in the face of irrefutable evidence. His stupidity would lead him to eternal damnation.

At the same time, for Kamuro Masumi, she would develop an extremely complex emotion toward Kazehara Tetsu, the one who pulled her back from the edge of the abyss.