In a private room in the Teacher's Office, Tenyo Yuyuki lounged casually on the sofa, his legs propped up on the coffee table, as if the person in front of him wasn't a teacher from D Class.
"I'll get straight to the point, Chabashira Teacher. I want to buy an untraceable anonymous account. How many points will it cost?"
Each Student ID could be used to create two accounts: one public account for communicating with classmates, similar to WeChat, and another that was completely anonymous.
Tenyo Yuyuki planned to buy an additional one. After all, he couldn't be sure whether other students could use their points to ask the School Authority to trace an account.
"You catch on fast."
Chabashira Sae nodded, her heart stirred with excitement. At last, someone understood the school's rules.
She happily lit a cigarette and said calmly, "Before that, let me ask you something, Tenyo Yuyuki. How much of the school's rules do you understand?"
"Chabashira-sensei, I'm the one asking the questions right now. Didn't anyone teach you not to answer a question with another question?" Tenyo Yuyuki said teasingly.
Tenyo Yuyuki had no respect for Chabashira Sae at all. After all, he was the son of a wealthy family, and his obsession with Promoting to A Class was Chabashira Sae's biggest weakness. He could manipulate him however he pleased!
"Is that how you treat your teacher?"
Chabashira Sae frowned and threatened him half-jokingly. "It seems you've understood some of the rules, but given your attitude, your teacher might refuse to answer your questions."
"Of course, that's a teacher's prerogative." Tenyo Yuyuki paused briefly, then added with a hint of mockery, "But I'll ask another teacher. If I get an answer from one of the other teachers, then Chabashira Teacher... your evaluation—"
Tenyo Yuyuki left the rest unsaid, but Chabashira Sae understood what he meant.
Teachers were obligated to answer students' questions about the rules and couldn't refuse. Tenyo Yuyuki's question clearly fell within that scope, so Chabashira couldn't just ignore it.
Chabashira Sae felt both puzzled and excited.
No matter how Tenyo Yuyuki had figured this out, it at least showed that he was exceptionally capable.
With Tenyo Yuyuki's abilities, he had a real chance of being promoted to A Class. That was enough.
"Wait here a moment."
Chabashira Sae exhaled a cloud of smoke and left the room. If Tenyo Yuyuki didn't want to say anything, then so be it.
Soon, she returned to the room with two cans of Black Tea and handed one to him.
Tenyo Yuyuki didn't bother with politeness. He popped the tab and began drinking, understanding that this was Chabashira Sae's way of acknowledging his abilities.
Only then did Chabashira Sae say calmly, "There are roughly two types of anonymous accounts. One is an ordinary account that costs five thousand Ten Thousand Private Points. The other is difficult to trace and costs twenty thousand Ten Thousand Private Points. It depends on what you need."
"Is there no account that's completely untraceable?" Tenyo Yuyuki asked, puzzled.
At his question, Chabashira Sae smiled. "No. Actually, the two accounts are the same. The so-called 'difficult to trace' account just comes with an additional rule. For example, if someone asks the School Authority to trace the account's owner, they'll have to spend points equal to a multiple of the account's purchase price."
After a brief pause, Chabashira Sae continued, "This school has been around for decades, and its rules cover every aspect of life. Even I can't see the full picture!"
Her meaning was clear: don't treat a teacher's words as absolute truth. Even the teachers hadn't figured out all the school's rules.
Even in the Original Work, the school's rules had never been fully revealed, so Tenyo Yuyuki would have to investigate them himself.
"Then I want to spend fifty thousand Ten Thousand Private Points on an untraceable account."
"Fine."
Tenyo Yuyuki had offered to spend more Private Points. It was all for the sake of caution; he wouldn't put himself in danger.
Tracing a hidden account that cost twenty thousand would require four million Private Points.
And school had only just started. Each class had started with [missing] Class Points, and each student had [missing], which came to [missing] Private Points per person.
A Class, which had [missing] Class Points for the long term, effectively received [missing] Private Points every month. After monthly expenses, saving more than [missing] million each month would be a good result.
Although he didn't think anyone would spend [missing] million points to trace a hidden account, he chose the fifty-thousand-point anonymous account to be safe.
Tracing an account that cost fifty thousand Private Points would require [missing] million points. No one would make such a foolish choice. After all, twenty million Private Points could save a student from expulsion.
Tenyo Yuyuki thought it was well worth spending those Private Points to acquire a valuable pawn.
The two exchanged contact details, and Chabashira Sae soon sent him an account. Clearly, the important thing wasn't the technology but the rules. Tenyo Yuyuki paid the price of fifty thousand Private Points.
After receiving the account, Tenyo Yuyuki asked, "I want to buy another untraceable hidden account. How many Private Points would that cost?"
"..."
Chabashira Sae couldn't help smiling. She was genuinely happy. Tenyo Yuyuki was clearly very clever, and he was digging deeper into the rules.
The heartfelt smile of this attractive, mature woman was certainly captivating. Very few people had probably seen Chabashira Sae smile.
But Tenyo Yuyuki wasn't in the mood to admire it. When Chabashira didn't answer, he frowned and cautiously asked:
"Can't you answer?"
"You can't afford it."
Chabashira Sae lit another cigarette and didn't give him a direct answer.
Can't afford it...
Tenyo Yuyuki frowned and took a sip of Black Tea.
Chabashira Sae couldn't answer his question directly, but she'd given him more information indirectly.
The price of an account increased with each successive purchase. It was definitely more than the fifty thousand Private Points he had on hand.
The School Authority had surely established very detailed rules for this, and the teachers might even have a set procedure for how to respond.
But—
School had only just started, and everyone had begun with [missing] points. Chabashira Sae was well aware of that.
Yet Chabashira Sae had only said he couldn't afford it. She hadn't given him a specific figure. That was fine for now, but what would she say if he asked the same question a few months later?
If a student's points changed unpredictably, could she still reply that he couldn't afford it?
And what would she use as the basis for deciding whether he had enough purchasing power?
The most likely possibility—
Was that Chabashira Sae had the authority to see students' Private Points, or at least the Private Points of D Class.
But none of that was important.
What mattered was—
Based on this, it seemed the school treated Class Advisors and students as a single unit.
Although the Original Work hadn't shown this yet, Chabashira Sae was actually the leader of D Class. In future exams, the students and their Class Advisor would surely have to work together to be promoted to A Class.
Chabashira Sae also believed that being promoted to A Class as a Class Advisor would fulfill her obsession.
It seemed best to find an opportunity to control Chabashira Sae.
Tenyo Yuyuki stood up and said, "Then that'll be all for today. I'll be going."
"Hm? You don't have any other questions?" Chabashira Sae hadn't quite reacted yet. He hadn't even asked me the most important question.
"No need."
Tenyo Yuyuki instantly returned to his cheerful smile, politely said goodbye, and left.
S System.
He already knew about it. There was no need to show off in front of Chabashira; it wasn't particularly valuable information. Tenyo Yuyuki cared more about practical benefits.
He still had more important things to do...
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