I Won

Student Dormitory. Tenyo Yuyuki glanced at Horikita Suzune behind him—only half a step between them.

But.

From the opening ceremony until now, they hadn't spoken a single word.

Tenyo Yuyuki sighed helplessly. "Suzune, are you planning to follow me all the way back to my room like this?"

"Tenyo Yuyuki, based on your judgment, this date should be over by now, right? So now you need to tell me the information you got from Chabashira-sensei."

Horikita Suzune stared intently at Tenyo Yuyuki before her. Though she had reluctantly chosen to go on a date, she hadn't expected it to be this simple.

Tenyo Yuyuki: "???"

What?

Question marks filled Tenyo Yuyuki's head.

Did this guy seriously think that tailing him the whole way counted as a date?

Do you have some misunderstanding about what a date is?

"Suzune, you've never had a boyfriend, have you." Tenyo Yuyuki said, somewhat speechless.

"That has nothing to do with the matter at hand." Horikita Suzune showed no trace of embarrassment, her voice cool. "Alright, stop changing the subject. Hurry up and tell me the information. Or are you planning to breach our contract, Tenyo Yuyuki?"

"Haah."

Tenyo Yuyuki let out a helpless sigh.

Horikita Suzune, a girl who chased only her brother's shadow, had no connection to romance. Many years without social interaction had also left her lacking empathy for others.

Arguing with someone like Horikita Suzune was somewhat foolish, so Tenyo Yuyuki stepped forward directly.

"What are you doing?" Horikita quickly stepped back half a pace, frowning.

"Don't move!"

The assertive Tenyo Yuyuki instantly closed in beside Horikita Suzune's ear, teasingly: "The date I was talking about is actually..."

"Stop joking around."

After hearing Tenyo Yuyuki's explanation, Horikita Suzune's face flushed red as she quickly retreated several steps, stammering: "A date is when a man and woman go shopping together, eat together, watch a movie together—I studied online. Not eating or watching a movie was because you didn't go."

"At least we already went shopping together. The conditions for a date have been met. Don't try to trick me!"

Horikita Suzune was like a startled rabbit. In all her life, this was the first time she had heard such explicit words.

"Is that so? If you can't do it, then forget it."

Though an ice-cold bishojo's shy expression was indeed quite cute, Tenyo Yuyuki didn't care. He shrugged and turned to leave.

He's messing with me... Horikita Suzune instantly realized, quickly stepping forward to grab Tenyo Yuyuki's wrist, her voice cold: "What exactly do I have to do to get you to tell me the information? A d-d-date is absolutely impossible. You should be well aware of that too."

By the end, Horikita Suzune was stammering again. Tenyo Yuyuki paid no attention, leading her to the bottom of the student dormitory.

Several benches were set up along the street for students to rest, with a vending machine nearby. At this hour, most students had either returned to their dorms or were at Keyaki Mall, leaving this place relatively quiet.

Tenyo Yuyuki sat down on a bench, thought for a moment, then spoke:

"Suzune, black tea!"

"I take this as the price for the information, right?"

Taking two cans of black tea from the vending machine and holding them in her hands, Horikita Suzune said with a serious gaze.

You sure think beautifully... Tenyo Yuyuki was a bit speechless. "Suzune, you're going to end up with no friends like this."

"It doesn't matter. Compared to friends, I prefer being alone."

Horikita Suzune replied calmly, holding the two cans of black tea with no intention of handing one to Tenyo Yuyuki.

"Forget it." Tenyo Yuyuki didn't feel like arguing. He showed a smile and said: "If you want the information, that's fine. 50,000 Private Points!"

"Private Points?"

Horikita Suzune's delicate brows gradually furrowed.

The rules Chabashira Sae had explained in class surfaced in her mind.

[Points can buy anything.]

That phrase suddenly floated into her thoughts. Chabashira's words and Tenyo's words corroborated each other.

It seemed Private Points weren't simply living expenses provided by the school. They should be regarded as equivalent to money.

At the same time.

This also meant Tenyo Yuyuki possessed more than one piece of information. This piece, given away almost for free, was something she hadn't considered before.

But whether this information was deliberately revealed by Tenyo Yuyuki or accidentally slipped out in haste couldn't yet be determined.

Points can buy everything?

Horikita Suzune was beginning to understand this school of meritocracy.

However.

Since it was money, it had to be worth at least 50,000 yen.

"Impossible. The value of information depends on how much advantage it can bring, but at this stage, clearly no information is worth 50,000 Private Points."

Horikita Suzune stared straight into Tenyo Yuyuki's eyes, making her judgment with sound reasoning as she voiced her thoughts.

She wasn't stupid. Both her academic performance and Physical Ability ranked among the top of this school. Without a doubt, Horikita Suzune was an exceptionally outstanding existence.

At this moment.

It had only been the First Day of enrollment—barely half a day. Even though Tenyo Yuyuki had spoken with Chabashira Sae, there was no way he could have obtained information of such value.

50,000 points—nearly a year's worth of Pocket Money for an ordinary High School Student!

Furthermore.

Horikita Suzune even suspected that this information might not be all that important.

Like the rule that "points can buy everything," it was probably the most basic foundation of this school.

It was just that Chabashira Sae's way of expressing things had misled them to some extent, preventing D Class from thinking in that direction. Only Tenyo Yuyuki had a unique way of looking at the problem.

After some time passed, Horikita Suzune believed, this kind of information would surely become common knowledge.

Such information was absolutely not worth 50,000 Private Points!

Still.

If she could gain an advantage by mastering information earlier than Others, Horikita Suzune was willing to pay some price.

A few thousand Private Points—that was the reasonable price Horikita Suzune had estimated.

Aside from her narrow perspective, she's still decent... Tenyo Yuyuki gave his evaluation.

A smile tugged at the Corner of his Mouth as he said, "Your biggest flaw is liking to make arbitrary judgments, Suzune."

"Do you really think the information you hold is worth 50,000 points? If that's truly the case, I'm willing to pay the price of 50,000 points as well."

Horikita Suzune responded confidently, assuming Tenyo Yuyuki was just trying to inflate the value of his information.

Even when called out on her flaw to her face, she still wouldn't wake up. Tenyo Yuyuki could understand Horikita Suzune's attitude.

They were all 16-year-old High School Students, at the age where they believed themselves to be the best—especially someone like Horikita, who was Skilled in Both Literary and Martial Arts.

Without experiencing some setbacks, no matter what he said, Horikita Suzune wouldn't change.

To control these people, it wasn't hard.

The hard part was turning them into talents useful to him!

With a personality like Horikita's, even if she graduated with excellent grades, she wouldn't fare well in society.

Feeling a bit thirsty, Tenyo Yuyuki bought himself a can of cola.

Then he spoke again, "Suzune, the value of information depends on the angle from which you view the problem."

"No need to Say More. As Long As the information is truly worth 50,000 points, I certainly won't mind. Just say it quickly." Horikita Suzune set her shopping bag aside and sat down beside Tenyo Yuyuki.

"Once information is spoken, it loses its corresponding value," Tenyo Yuyuki said teasingly.

"Are you worried I'll go back on my word?"

Horikita Suzune frowned with some displeasure. "Rest assured, I've never once Breached a Contract in my entire life."

She disdained such faithless behavior. Although she would judge the value of the information herself, she would definitely offer a reasonable price.

Having read the Original Work, Tenyo Yuyuki naturally knew Horikita Suzune's character. Though she might play some small tricks, someone as consistent as her wouldn't go back on her word.

But Tenyo Yuyuki only believed in interests and people under his Complete Control.

He swirled the cola in his hand and said flatly, "Can't trust it."

"So you're making a fool of me?" Horikita Suzune's gaze turned cold instantly.

Though she didn't say it outright, she understood his meaning.

Information was a special thing. Without a certain foundation of trust or the presence of a third party, a transaction was impossible.

He clearly wanted her to pay first, but Horikita Suzune naturally wouldn't agree to that.

Though she wouldn't do something like Breach Contract, she had no way to judge the specific value of the information. What if he just fed her some nonsense?

"Negotiation breakdown, huh!"

Tenyo Yuyuki Shrugged indifferently. This was all still within his plan.

"I see. I understand now. You were toying with me from the very start." Horikita Suzune set down her Black Tea, pulled a compass from her schoolbag, and aimed it at Tenyo.

"Tenyo Yuyuki, do you prefer to regret in pain, or regret in despair?"