Classic Tropes Never Go Out of Style, Second Year Status...

"Hey, Tennoji, where are you taking me?"

The day after Class C's KTV party, Tennoji Kaede invited Ibuki Mio to a place, claiming he needed his groupmates' help.

Ibuki's tone was displeased. "I'm warning you, I'm going to tell Hiyori everything that happens today."

Tennoji Kaede looked helpless. "You're overthinking it. I asked you here today to discuss Class C's midterm exams. And why would you tell Hiyori?"

"Hmph! It's just the three of us in the Tennoji Team right now. Who can your lecherous gaze fool?" Ibuki's words were sharp and unforgiving.

Pity the heavens, he, Tennoji Kaede, is truly a decent person. And what's wrong with looking a few more times at a girl he likes?

This only strengthened Kaede's resolve to sell Ibuki out later!

"Say what you want, I don't care. We're going to the Boxing Club now. Let's go."

Ibuki Mio was confused. "To the club? What's the point? We might as well go back and do another set of problems. The scope Hiyori summarized seems very suitable."

Those are beginner questions specifically tailored for you...

Tennoji Kaede couldn't help but chuckle, feeling that Ibuki had gotten a bit arrogant lately and would eventually face repercussions.

"Senior, long time no see." Tennoji Kaede greeted politely.

He and Ibuki had arrived at the Boxing Club, where they happened to run into the Second Year Class B Club Senior who had "voluntarily given money" to Tennoji Kaede last time.

"Junior Tennoji, you haven't been coming to the club much lately."

"I'm here today to make a great contribution to the club!" Tennoji Kaede replied, hinting at something.

"Oh?" The Second Year Senior glanced at Ibuki, who was looking around curiously beside Kaede, and seemed to understand. "I see. Does your friend here look like he's trained?"

Ibuki casually chimed in, "Hey, is this the Boxing Club? Our school really has a lot of strange clubs."

"Senior, this is my classmate, Ibuki Mio. She's quite skilled in kicking techniques, so I brought her to visit our club."

After speaking, Tennoji Kaede stopped Ibuki from saying more with a gesture and gave the Senior a meaningful look. The Senior understood and they moved to a secluded corner within the club.

Tennoji Kaede whispered, "Senior, help me out, and I'll have Ibuki join the club. It'll be a great reinforcement for the Boxing Club!"

"You brat, you never come to me without a reason! Tell me, what do you need my help with... But let me be clear, if it's too troublesome, I'll have to charge you some points."

Tennoji Kaede rolled his eyes at the Senior, who was still fixated on the mere 90,000 points he lost to him...

Despite his internal grumbling, he immediately gave his assurance. "Of course, that's the school rule... I'd like to ask for the past entrance exams, midterms, and finals from your first two years."

"With your abilities, Senior, this should be a small matter for you, right?"

"...Don't try to fool me, you know quite a bit." The Second Year Senior chuckled and cursed, then pondered. "This isn't difficult, but not many people in our Class B kept the exam papers. Those stingy guys in Class D usually do this kind of small business..."

The Senior thought for a moment, and Tennoji Kaede didn't rush him.

In the original work, one could buy similar past exam papers from students in Third Year Class D.

So it wouldn't be difficult for him to get them from a Second Year Class B Senior.

The Senior finally decided and said, "How about this, Tennoji. Have your junior join the club later, and give me 5,000 personal points. There's a student in our class whom Nagumo respects quite a bit. I can get what you want from him."

Success, Tennoji Kaede nodded secretly. "Senior, you're too kind. I'll transfer 10,000 to you... You must be looking for Senior Kiriyama Seiyo from Class B, right? He's quite famous in the second year. I've heard of him."

"Haha, Junior, you're really something. You know a lot about our second year... I am indeed looking for that guy Kiriyama. He's the type who likes to show off his value the most." He said fiercely.

The Senior within the club seemed to have some issues with his classmate, Kiriyama Seiyo. Tennoji Kaede seized this opportunity.

"Senior seems to have some misunderstanding about Senior Kiriyama? I heard that under Senior Nagumo Masa's leadership, the second year is unprecedentedly united... And Senior Kiriyama is one of the most famous among his subordinates?"

Tennoji Kaede feigned doubt. The Senior, seeing this, knew he had inadvertently revealed his dissatisfaction and continued to angrily rant about Kiriyama.

"We don't have a chance anymore anyway, so I'm just saying this casually. Junior, don't tell anyone." Tennoji Kaede immediately nodded.

"As you know, besides Nagumo Masa's classmates and subordinates, no one else in our second year has a chance to be promoted to Class A anymore."

"Our Class B was originally Class A, but now not only have we been surpassed by Nagumo's class, but we're also too far behind in class points. A large portion of our personal points has to be handed over every month."

The Senior gritted his teeth as he thought about it.

"...But that guy Kiriyama not only went to the Third Year Student Council President to show off his value, but now he's also fawning over Nagumo. Everyone sees it and thinks his current actions are disgusting!"

"Many people in the class even suspect that Kiriyama was the one who betrayed us early on, leading to our loss in the crucial match against Class B. And now he still wants to achieve Class A promotion all by himself? Hmph! Shameless. I think Nagumo Masa will play him like a fiddle sooner or later!"

The Senior became more and more indignant as he spoke. Tennoji Kaede listened attentively, occasionally chiming in, making it seem as if he were a member of Second Year Class B himself.

"Second year is really tough. Anyway, thank you for your help, Senior."

Tennoji Kaede immediately transferred 15,000 personal points to him.

"Junior, you..."

"Don't ask, Senior. Buy some things you like this month. It's just a small token of my appreciation."

And so, Tennoji Kaede returned some of the 90,000 points he had earned from the Second Year Senior.

The Senior was deeply touched. At this moment, he had completely forgotten that he had lost even more points to Kaede. Instead, he felt that Junior Tennoji was someone he could truly befriend.

After all, how could he have the nerve to count the points he lost to others as his own?

These 15,000 points were all earned through his own hard work!

After their conversation ended, Ibuki reluctantly agreed to join the Boxing Club under Tennoji Kaede's threats and inducements.

"See you later, junior! Be careful, these weights are quite heavy!"

Outside the club room, the senior, who felt he'd struck gold today, enthusiastically instructed them.

Inside the equipment room, Ibuki Mio wore a permanent scowl and snapped, "Damn Tennoji, you brought me here specifically just to use me as a bargaining chip, didn't you!?"

"How can you say that?" Kaede placed a Boxing Glove down and turned his head. "I genuinely think Sanda suits you... your upper body really needs some work!"

Ibuki Mio: "Hmph! Wait... what did you mean by that just now?"

Click!

As if startled by Ibuki's shout, the equipment room door suddenly slammed shut, clearly about to be locked.

Tennoji Kaede: ?

What the hell!!!

Ibuki!!

The door!