The final price was set at around 600,000 after angering Teacher Hoshinomiya.
Akasaka, dejected, signed the contract with a face full of unwillingness.
He felt like he had lost 400,000...
The two shook hands again and finalized the deal. Akasaka suggested that Ichinose or someone from Class B might need to cooperate with him in the future. Teacher Hoshinomiya said it was no problem and that she would inform Class B.
The two had officially completed their transaction. As for the money...
It was the usual arrangement: payment after completion. It was perfectly normal. Those who paid first and then received services were simply fools.
Akasaka arrived at the Student Council. After exchanging normal greetings with Horikita Manabu, he sat down, ready to start working.
Senpai Tachibana was somewhat displeased because I had interrupted her and the President's private time.
After completing some of his work, Akasaka pretended to ponder, then asked Horikita Manabu, "President, how many points would it cost to purchase the school's student regulations and information on penalties for violations?"
Horikita Manabu stopped his work and adjusted his glasses. "Oh? You're making a move now?"
I feigned ignorance and shook my head. "I don't understand what you mean, President..."
Horikita Manabu glanced at Senpai Tachibana beside him, understanding why I was playing dumb. He spoke up, "Tachibana, please step out for a moment. I have something important to discuss with him."
Senpai Tachibana simply said "Oh" and left, standing by the Student Council entrance to keep watch for the two of them.
Seeing Senpai Tachibana leave, I stopped pretending and asked directly, "How many points would it take to purchase the student regulations and penalty standards information?"
Horikita Manabu held up one finger. "1 million Personal Points."
"Thump!"
I almost fell off my chair. Damn it, 1 million again! Was I destined to clash with 1 million? The deal with Ichinose was also 1 million. If it went on like this, I wouldn't make a single cent!
I quickly sat back up in my sliding chair and continued to act profound, playing the emotional card.
"President, considering how many years I've worked for you, can this price be negotiated further?"
Akasaka rubbed his fingers together and symbolically held up one finger.
"10,000 points, how about that? I'll definitely take good care of your sister in the future."
Horikita Manabu was almost amused to the point of laughter by this shameless fellow.
"Putting aside whether 10,000 points is acceptable, you've only worked for me for two days, haven't you? How can you shamelessly say it so matter-of-factly?"
"Uh..."
Faced with Horikita Manabu's teasing, even I, who was usually thick-skinned, blushed with embarrassment. But I still gritted my teeth and continued to haggle. After all, this was all money. Cutting down the price even a little would allow me to save more to pay off my external debts...
Faced with my desperate pleas and shamelessness, Horikita Manabu finally compromised, asking for only 500,000 Personal Points, with an additional condition: to help his sister, Horikita Suzune, grow.
Akasaka agreed without hesitation. As for nurturing his sister, he subconsciously threw that matter to the back of his mind.
After all, with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka as a tool later on, he wouldn't bother with such troublesome things.
Little did he know that in the future, due to Akasaka's interference, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would not choose Horikita Suzune as his tool, but rather Akasaka Ryunosuke as the optimal choice.
Looking back at the present, Akasaka swept 500,000 Personal Points into the Student Council President, Horikita Manabu's account terminal, completing the Deal.
I immediately picked up the rules and regulations and started reading them. After all, this was hard-earned money; I felt like I was losing out if I didn't read it for even a moment...
Seeing me reading so intently, Horikita Manabu did not disturb me. When he saw that the time was about right to leave, he placed the Student Council key on the desktop and gave me a kind reminder.
"Remember to close the door when you leave."
I waved my hand without looking back, signaling that I understood.
Afterward, Horikita Manabu left, and I continued reading the rules and regulations until I finished.
After understanding all the rules and regulations, I couldn't help but rub my slightly sore eyes and sigh inwardly.
Now all the rules were clear.
I had also figured out which actions would deduct points and the necessary conditions for increasing them, which gave me more confidence.
Akasaka recalled the somewhat conflicting Deals he had with Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie, and also made plans in his heart.
Although it would be difficult to execute, it was not impossible. At the very least, it was achievable within the first month.
Akasaka Ryunosuke wanted to earn money from both sides, but the requirements from both sides conflicted.
One was Hoshinomiya's request to reduce Class D to below 100.
The other was Chabashira Sae's requirement for promotion, with 2 million Personal Points for each rank ascended. She had given him a deposit of 800,000, plus 100,000 from the Student Council President. Furthermore, he had saved money these past few days by eating free meals and buying free daily necessities, spending not a single Yen, totaling 1 million Personal Points.
Adding the 500,000 Personal Points he had just spent, he now had 500,000 left in his hand.
I couldn't help but sit on the sofa, holding my forehead and sighing.
Money really doesn't last long. But the only opportunity to make money was the first month. Before all the classes could react, he could maximize his profits.
After that, once they understood the situation of this school, making money would become difficult.
Akasaka rubbed his slightly throbbing head, picked up the key on the table, and prepared to leave.
It was already 7 PM. He wondered if he could buy any more free food at the supermarket. If not, he would have to reluctantly spend 193 Yen on instant noodles and eat them back at his place.
There was no other way. He had so many debts outside, even though they were incurred by his parents and had nothing to do with him.
But as a child, he had an inescapable obligation to repay.
Akasaka could only try to make as much money as possible within This School, utilizing his Foresight.
He knew very well that once he left this school, he would be nothing.
He had no business acumen, his physical condition was average, and in his past life, he hadn't even finished school. Even the classes within this school required his full attention, otherwise... he wouldn't be able to keep up with ordinary people.
He was very clear about where his strengths lay.
And at the same time, he understood his weaknesses.
Once he left this school, his Foresight would vanish completely. It would be better to earn more money now, ideally enough to pay off his external debts with some left over...
That was why he was making money so frantically, all for the sake of not starving to death after leaving this school.
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