Self-Introduction

(P.S. The picture shows Chabashira Sae.)

Chabashira Sae looked to be under thirty, at an awkward age where she had both the beauty of a young woman and the capable air of a mature one.

Like the students, she wore a white shirt as her base layer, with a black business suit over it.

The fitted suit accentuated her graceful curves. Paired with black stockings and pointed high heels, she was far more captivating than the still-green students around her, with the unique charm of a woman in her early thirties.

Having read the Original Work, Tenyo Yuyuki naturally knew all about this teacher, Chabashira Sae.

Chabashira Sae had once been a D Class student at Koudo Ikusei High School. The differences between the classes in her year had been small, and D Class had been only a few Class Points behind A Class.

Simply put, if D Class had succeeded, they could have beaten the other classes and graduated as A Class. But Chabashira had made a mistake out of her own naivety, causing the entire D Class plan to fail. In the end, they had missed out on the coveted A Class seat.

Chabashira had blamed herself for it and become obsessed with promoting D Class to A Class, even if she had to do so as a Class Advisor.

But at this school, it wasn't just the students who had to compete. The teachers did, too. And the Class Advisor of B Class was Hoshimiya Chie, who had been in the same year as Chabashira.

So if there was no hope of moving up a class, Chabashira wouldn't reveal her ambitions. Otherwise, Hoshimiya might relentlessly target her.

For Chabashira, there was only one chance to move up a class!

So.

If she saw no hope of moving up, she would remain cold and let D Class fend for itself, maintaining her harmless image as she waited for the next opportunity.

However, every D Class was a flawed product, with no chance of moving up to A Class.

Chabashira had waited for years.

And this year, a new hope had arrived!

Chabashira couldn't help secretly glancing at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in the corner.

The student Chairman Itagaki had personally asked her to keep an eye on and look after must have something special about him.

Yet beneath that utterly ordinary, dead-fish expression, she couldn't see anything at all.

Chabashira withdrew her gaze and tapped the stack of booklets she had already set out, her tone cool.

"This school doesn't divide students into classes, so I'll be your Class Advisor and study alongside you for the next three years. I look forward to working with you."

"Also, the entrance ceremony will be held in the Gymnasium in an hour. Before then, read through the materials on this school's special rules."

Matsushita Chiaki handed over two familiar-looking booklets. All the students had received them before enrolling.

Unlike other high schools, this one was quite unusual.

Enrolling meant being required to live on campus. Without the school's permission, all outside contact was forbidden—even contact with family.

In return.

The school had built many facilities, such as KTVs, movie theaters, cafés, and clothing stores. It was practically a small commercial district.

Unlike the booklet they'd seen before, this one was a little thicker. When they opened it, they found a device inside that looked like a phone.

"This is your Student ID. You can use it to access all the facilities on campus and to buy anything from the stores. You can think of it as a credit card."

"But since purchases use Private Points, you need to be careful. There's nothing you can't buy with points. You can buy anything." As Tenyo Yuyuki toyed with his Student ID, Chabashira continued explaining the rules.

However.

Horikita Suzune, sitting behind him, was still a little stunned.

Passing materials backward was common sense for students, but Tenyo Yuyuki had actually confiscated her Student ID!

How was she supposed to get up to speed on all the information?

The classroom was quiet.

Horikita frowned and poked Tenyo Yuyuki in the back with her pen.

A moment later, a note was passed back from under Tenyo Yuyuki's arm. Horikita took it without hesitation.

[Your name, and draw a cute little picture that you think I'd like.]

Click!

Horikita instantly pulled the Compass from her pencil case, practically furious. Everyone's nameplate had been on their desk earlier. There was no way Tenyo Yuyuki didn't know her name!

He was obviously messing with her!

How childish.

Horikita clenched the Compass in her hand and cursed inwardly. She glanced up at Chabashira at the podium, then slowly lowered the Compass.

Picking up the paper, Horikita wrote her name.

Reporting him to the teacher wasn't even an option. There were too many ways he could explain himself, and it didn't suit her personality anyway. Besides, she saw no need to interact with these classmates.

After drawing the picture, Horikita poked the student in front of her again.

Tenyo Yuyuki took the note and smiled with satisfaction.

[Horikita Suzune]

Tenyo Yuyuki slowly tore the paper to pieces. He knew it was unlikely Horikita would draw a cute picture, but he wasn't childish enough to do something pointless.

If he wanted to control Horikita, he had to leave a Deep Impression on her. Otherwise, given her personality, he'd be nothing more than a passerby.

The method was a little childish, but it worked.

Seeing Horikita's cold gaze, Tenyo Yuyuki calmly passed her the booklet.

Horikita shot the student in front of her a cold look.

She soon turned her attention to the phone (Student ID).

Still.

If the teacher hadn't been explaining the rules, Horikita would have stabbed him with the Compass.

At the podium.

Chabashira witnessed everything without intervening and continued in her cool, even tone.

"Private Points are automatically deposited on the first of every month. Everyone should have received the same amount: 100,000 points. One point is equal to one Yuan Coin."

The classroom erupted into chatter, and even Horikita looked surprised.

Ordinary high school students in Sakurajima got around 10,000 Yuan Coins a month in allowance. Even with a part-time job, making 100,000 a month would be impressive.

The school was giving students 100,000 Yuan Coins in spending money outright!

"Surprised by such a large sum?"

Chabashira's tone held a hint of amusement. "This school measures the value of its students by their ability. Getting in means you're worth this much. Don't hold back—spend as you please."

After waiting a while and seeing that the students had no questions, Chabashira glanced at Ayanokoji with some disappointment and left the classroom.

Tenyo Yuyuki rubbed his chin, a little surprised. The teacher hadn't explained the rules in detail, but her words still hinted at a few things.

For example, she had said that points were deposited on the first of each month, but she hadn't promised they would receive 100,000 every month. It wasn't hard to spot the problem!

Yet no one in D Class had asked about it.

Looks like there's a reason we were placed in D Class.

Tenyo Yuyuki thought to himself.

D Class really was far behind the other classes in terms of basic ability. Chabashira had clearly intended her explanation to serve as a test.

"This school is amazing! Where should we go after class?"

"Now that we have all these points, we can buy whatever we want!"

As soon as Chabashira left, all the students grew excited. It was the first time they'd ever had such a huge sum of money.

"Everyone, could I have your attention for a moment?"

A Blond Man stood up from his seat. Smiling brightly, he looked around at everyone.

"From today on, we'll be living together as a class. Why don't we introduce ourselves? It'd be great if we could all become friends."

"And we still have some time before the entrance ceremony. What do you think?"

Perhaps because he'd taken the lead, everyone agreed with his suggestion.

The Blond Man spoke confidently. "Since everyone agrees, I'll start."

"My name is Hirata Yosuke, but you can just call me Yosuke. I like all sports and am especially good at soccer. I'm planning to join this school's Football Club, so I hope we'll get along."

After Hirata, most of the students began introducing themselves.

Tenyo Yuyuki slowly chewed over every word Hirata had said.

Hirata Yosuke.

Back in middle school, a childhood friend of his had been bullied. Hirata had failed to take it seriously and had turned a blind eye, even though they were friends. His friend had eventually died by suicide.

However.

The bullying at school hadn't disappeared. It had only grown more rampant and spread to Hirata's classmates.

In the end.

With the bullying showing no signs of stopping.

Hirata chose to put an end to it through violence. If he inflicted the same pain on both sides equally, he reasoned, he could become the most powerful person at school and make the bullying disappear.

Unfortunately.

It wasn't just the bullying that disappeared. The smiles vanished from the whole school, too.

Only Hirata stood at the very top.

Everyone else was treated equally. Whenever an incident occurred, Hirata inflicted the same pain on both sides.

The once cheerful students became like walking corpses, going to school and coming home each day, living under Hirata's terrifying rule.

Tenyo Yuyuki quickly realized that every statement Hirata had made had actually been a question, seeking everyone's approval.

This sunny, confident Genju couldn't make decisions on his own.

The student named Hirata Yosuke wasn't a pushover who was kind to everyone. More than his classmates, Hirata cared about the idea of the "class."

Tenyo Yuyuki smiled. Hirata was practically the perfect Tool Person..