Ryuen Kakeru

Akasaka pulled out his Mobile Terminal and saw that it was getting late. He decided to say goodbye to Shiina and prepare to leave.

Shiina was a little reluctant. After all, he was a rare fellow book lover, and she had wanted to chat more. But unfortunately, he was leaving.

Shiina reluctantly said goodbye to him and decided to continue reading in the library.

It wasn't that she had no friends, nor was it because she liked being alone.

She simply wanted to find a quiet place to read the books she loved.

Meanwhile, Akasaka had already returned to the classroom.

He wanted to try and see if he could peel back more layers from these students, but unfortunately, he failed.

When the students learned that they had been ordered by Horikita to buy practice exams from the upperclassmen, they all showed a hint of surprise.

Akasaka purely wanted to give this credit to Horikita, which also fulfilled the Student Council President's request to look after his Sister.

After all, after he graduated, all his money would go to him, so he couldn't just do nothing, could he?

Otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease taking the money.

Horikita hurriedly stood up, wanting to clarify that the idea wasn't hers, but Ayanokoji pushed her back down.

Horikita glared at him with dissatisfaction. "What do you want to do?!"

Ayanokoji used words to provoke Horikita to make her quiet down.

"Didn't you want to prove yourself to your brother? Then take this credit."

"Akasaka's intention in giving you this credit is to help you stabilize the morale of the class, so you can rule it faster. Don't let his good intentions go to waste."

Ayanokoji patted Suzune's shoulder. Horikita Suzune looked at Akasaka with complex emotions.

Akasaka's objective had not been achieved either. Not a single student was willing to contribute money.

They either said they had no money or that they would wait until next month.

Tsk, luckily he had prepared in advance and recouped his losses from Shiina Hiyori, otherwise he would have truly lost money.

In the end, Hirata paid out of his own pocket with all his points, about 8000.

And Kushida, for reasons unknown, perhaps to highlight her kindness, also paid 3000. Whether it was all her points, he didn't know.

As a result, only these two in the entire class were willing to contribute money. Currently, Akasaka had a visible loss of 9000.

Akasaka shrugged helplessly, not caring. He had already recouped his losses anyway, but he still had to pretend to be heartbroken and act like he had lost 9000.

Akasaka put on a constipated expression and unhappily handed over the practice exams.

Although Hirata had guaranteed that he would find a way to gather points next month to return the 9000 to Akasaka, Akasaka didn't take it seriously. Even if it were returned, the meaning would be different.

One is paying on the spot, and the other is delaying payment for work done. These are two different things.

Normal people want to conduct deals with those who pay on the spot and wouldn't give a second glance to those who delay payments.

This is because those who pay on the spot prove they have ample funds and won't delay payments.

Many small businesses are ruined this way, unable to get their public accounts back, while the other party uses the excuse of being a regular customer, saying they'll pay next time, or definitely next time.

As a result, by dragging things out, they end up going bankrupt.

So, when doing business, never listen to others who say they'll pay later and extend credit.

Extending credit is easy, but getting it back is difficult.

Akasaka received 9000 points from Hirata Yosuke and 3000 from Kushida, stuffing them into his pocket with a displeased expression. He secretly spat, "This class is really hard to manage."

On the other side, Shiina Hiyori handed the exam papers to the true leader of Class C, Ryuen Kakeru.

Ryuen Kakeru merely glanced at them before instructing the classmates to copy the questions.

He trusted Hiyori's intelligence implicitly. He believed that as an intelligent person, she wouldn't trick him with false information, especially not within their own class. It was impossible for her to do something that would harm herself.

When he learned that Shiina Hiyori had spent 20,000 points to purchase the exam papers, he immediately transferred 50,000 points to her without a second word.

Shiina tried to politely refuse, but Ryuen Kakeru's attitude was firm.

"Consider the extra 30,000 points as a reward for you."

"I reward and punish clearly."

"If I can't even achieve this level, how can the people under me willingly obey me?"

Shiina had no choice but to accept the additional points. At the same time, she said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I haven't finished reading my book yet."

Shiina tightened her grip on the unfinished book in her arms, intending to find a quiet place to continue reading.

Ryuen Kakeru waved his hand impatiently.

"Go on, go on. I really don't understand what's so great about books. You're such a bookworm."

Shiina, however, retorted with a hint of defiance, "Books are very interesting, Ryuen-kun. It's you who doesn't understand their beauty."

Ryuen Kakeru pouted, showing a look of disdain.

"I hate studying more than anything in my life. You want to persuade me to read? Dream on!"

"Why did I become a delinquent? It's because I didn't want to study."

Ryuen propped his leg on the desk.

Shiina could only leave dejectedly, helpless.

She always felt out of place in this class.

Shiina pondered with confusion...

Why was she placed in Class C? It's strange, she didn't have any flaws, did she?

Little did she know, the school arranged it this way to maintain class balance.

After all, every class needs one or two individuals who can carry the weight, otherwise, how could a healthy competitive relationship be formed?

Meanwhile, Akasaka was preparing to head to the Student Council for work, but was stopped by Horikita.

"Hey! How many more points do you need? I'll cover you."

Horikita walked over with a tsundere attitude, pulling out her Mobile Terminal.

I was momentarily stunned, not understanding what was happening.

Seeing my lack of reaction, Horikita frowned, then without a word, reached into my pocket, intending to transfer points to me.

I grabbed her wrist, looking helpless.

"You're really not polite, just grabbing a guy's phone."

Horikita broke free from my grip and continued reaching into my pocket.

After taking my Mobile Terminal out of my pocket, she operated it, transferring 20,000 Personal Points to me, and then threw the phone back without another word.

I quickly caught the phone, almost dropping it, and looked displeased.

"Hey, what's with the temper? Did I offend you somehow?"

"And you seem to have transferred too much. You only needed to transfer 9,000, why did you give me 20,000?"

Horikita tossed her Black Long Straight Hair with a tsundere flourish, also wearing a displeased expression.

"I, Horikita Suzune, never owe anyone favors. I remember you giving me all the credit this time."

"I'll repay you when I have the chance."

Horikita picked up her school bag and prepared to leave.

As she passed by me, she paused for half a second and said softly.

"Don't do this again in the future... I want to earn my brother's approval through my own efforts, not through pity bestowed upon me by others."

Akasaka shrugged. "Then you'll have to work hard, Horikita Manabu's Sister..."

"Hmph, you really are an annoying guy."

Horikita passed by me, stomped hard on my foot, and then haughtily walked away.

I looked at my stepped-on toes with a helpless expression and prepared to head to the Student Council to report in.