Deal with Ichinose.

I arrived at class as usual, and soon it was lunchtime.

Ichinose Honami swaggered to the classroom door, peeking inside to find me.

She spotted me and waved, calling out a greeting.

"Akasaka-kun!"

Everyone in Class D turned their attention to me.

I couldn't help but cover my face with my hand.

Good grief! You just came to find me so openly? Don't you have any common sense? Hey!

I had no choice but to stand up and quickly pull Ichinose, who was still standing there dumbfounded, and escape the place.

"Huh?"

Ichinose let out a cute sound, but I didn't have time to listen!

My top priority now was to get away from here as quickly as possible.

I could pretty much guess what they would say about me after I left, but it didn't matter. I was just trying to earn points, so they could say whatever they wanted.

As expected, not long after I left, Class D exploded.

Especially the Clown Trio. Sudo Ken, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and the others.

Because Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had made a male friend, he wasn't hanging out with them like in the original story.

It's just that this friend of his hadn't spoken to him since that day they parted ways.

The main reason was that Akasaka Ryunosuke had to go to the Student Council after school, so he really couldn't commute with Ayanokoji. This had troubled Ayanokoji, who wanted to make friends, for a long time.

He even considered whether he should find a different friend.

Sudo Ken, Ike Kanji, and Yamauchi Haruki watched as Akasaka pulled a girl who was unbelievably beautiful and walked away so brazenly.

The three gritted their teeth in hatred. Yamauchi Haruki, in particular, was unconvinced and said.

"He's clearly not as good-looking as me, so why can he pick up such a beautiful girl??"

"I'm not convinced!!!!"

Everyone else...

Even the poker-faced Ayanokoji couldn't help but inwardly complain.

[Although Akasaka isn't exactly handsome, he's at least better than you.]

"How dare you say you're more handsome than him..."

Originally, the classmates in the classroom were whispering about how Akasaka got involved with a girl from outside their class.

But then Yamauchi Haruki stirred things up, and all the attention shifted to him, causing everyone to show expressions of disdain.

Yamauchi Haruki had indirectly helped Akasaka avoid this awkward situation.

Horikita Suzune just frowned, saying nothing.

What did this have to do with her? As long as it didn't disturb her studies, she wasn't the type to gossip or badmouth others behind their backs.

Horikita stood up and looked around at her classmates. After muttering "Boring," she got up and headed to the cafeteria to eat.

Everyone was instantly angered by her words.

"Why is that Horikita so arrogant? Who does she think she is?" Karuizawa Kei grumbled discontentedly.

The Gyaru Group beside her also showed their displeasure, but one person did not join in the criticism of Horikita.

She wasn't a true gyaru to begin with; she only pretended to be one to find a suitable group and avoid seeming out of place.

This person was Matsushita Chiaki.

Matsushita Chiaki played with her phone, but her gaze was fixed on the direction Akasaka Ryunosuke had left, a look of curiosity on her face.

"Interesting... Akasaka Ryunosuke, huh? It seems I need to pay attention to him..."

Meanwhile...

Akasaka Ryunosuke was with Ichinose Honami, and Kanzaki Ryuji. Even Hoshinomiya Chie had come.

I looked at Ichinose with a strange gaze. Ichinose Honami seemed to understand my look and quickly explained.

"It's like this, this is my classmate, Kanzaki Ryuji. He seems to be worried about me doing a Deal with you alone, so he came along."

Ichinose sheepishly scratched the back of her head.

Kanzaki Ryuji also greeted me and introduced himself.

"Hello, my name is Kanzaki Ryuji. Ichinose from my class is too naive, and I'm not comfortable with her being alone with a strange man, so I came along. You don't have any objections, do you?"

It sounded like a question, but it was actually a declaration of possession.

He was warning me not to have any ill intentions towards Ichinose, such as using her.

But honestly, I didn't have any such intentions for now.

I was originally here to make money. Right now, all I saw was money. As long as I could make money, I would stop at nothing...

After greeting Kanzaki Ryuji, Akasaka carefully observed the young man before him.

Kanzaki Ryuji, one of Class B's core members, possessed the best grades and athletic ability in Class B. His tone was calm and detached, and he treated everyone with great friendliness. He often acted in conjunction with Ichinose.

This person's level was quite high; he had every chance of entering Class A, and they might even be able to cooperate in the future.

Akasaka silently noted this person in his mind, then looked at Teacher Hoshinomiya Chie, who had come over to join the fun.

"What are you doing here again?"

Hoshinomiya charmingly raised her small hand. "Hi hi, Teacher is here to watch the excitement, and besides, I'm a little worried about my Shiho."

After speaking, she started nuzzling up to Ichinose Honami.

The two women's chests were quite large, and they were being squeezed and deformed.

This caused the two boys watching from the side, Akasaka and Kanzaki, to subconsciously avert their gazes, yet still sneak glances.

Men, after all, were that honest.

Ichinose also became quite shy from the attention and quickly pushed the teacher away.

"Teacher, please don't do that, it's embarrassing."

"Hehe, Shiho is shy, but you're right, we should focus on important matters now."

Hoshinomiya Chie instantly became serious, a complete reversal of her previous attitude.

"Little Akasaka, as Class B's homeroom teacher, I have the right to supervise your deal. Moreover... you also need a witness, and I am the most suitable."

Hoshinomiya Chie said with a proud expression, simultaneously taking out a contract from her small bag. It was in duplicate.

Akasaka felt a bit speechless. "You teachers, do you carry contracts around with you at all times? You can pull one out anytime, anywhere."

Although I said that, I still took the contract and carefully examined its contents to prevent any tricks.

After all, this was all about money, pure white money.

Contract fraud was not uncommon in certain countries in my past life. Although this was the honest Japan, it was still best to be cautious.

After all, I had been thoroughly tricked by those damned contracts in my past life...

Seeing my caution, Hoshinomiya pouted in dissatisfaction. "What? Are you afraid the teacher will tamper with the contract? I would never do that."

I pushed up my non-existent glasses. "I apologize, Teacher Hoshinomiya, but checking the contract is necessary, just in case. Please understand."

After I finished checking the contract and found no issues, I returned it. "Then, can we proceed with the deal?"

The three people opposite me sat up straight and nodded.

Hoshinomiya explained the contents of the contract to us in detail.

"In short, Akasaka Ryunosuke will provide information, and Class B will purchase it for 1 million points. To verify the authenticity of the information, it will be confirmed on the 1st of next month, which is the point issuance day."

"If the information is confirmed to be correct, 1 million Personal Points will be transferred to Akasaka Ryunosuke on the 1st of next month, thus completing the Deal. Do you have any objections, Akasaka?"

I shook my head, indicating I had no objections. This was perfectly normal. After all, why would they pay first before confirming the truthfulness of the information?

I shook my head, indicating I had no objections.

"Very good!"

Hoshinomiya weighed the document in her hand and handed two pens to Ichinose and Akasaka. "Please sign. After signing, the contract will officially take effect."

Neither of them had any objections. They signed their names and affixed their handprints.

Hoshinomiya Chie took the contract, checked it, and then returned it to the two of them, with each person taking one.

Ichinose and I took our copies of the contract and put them into our backpacks for safekeeping.

Now, I had to start explaining to Ichinose the information they had obtained for 1 million points.

"The survival mode of this school is based on class competition."

"I'll keep it brief and won't waste your time with pleasantries."

"Class A is the best class, followed by B, C, and D. Class D is the worst."

Ichinose Honami quickly raised her hand to interrupt me, looking somewhat puzzled. "You said Class D is the worst? But you're in Class D, and you've discovered problems that we couldn't..."

Akasaka, clearly annoyed by the interruption, said, "Ichinose, please don't interrupt me while I'm speaking. Thank you."

"Oh..."

Ichinose became visibly dejected after I spoke sternly to her.

Hoshinomiya quickly chimed in to comfort her. "Shiho, Akasaka is different. He joined the Student Council in just two days."

"He's the first person in this school to join the Student Council within two days of enrollment, so he's different. You can't judge him by ordinary standards."

Hoshinomiya kindly explained to Ichinose, while also implying that Akasaka Ryunosuke was not simple and hoping that Ichinose would get along with him and not become enemies.

Ichinose Honami, who would become the leader of Class B in the future, was not a fool. Of course, she understood the implied meaning. She was just naive, not stupid, and immediately understood Hoshinomiya's intention. She stopped interrupting and listened patiently.

After all, the following content concerned the entire Class B and could not be taken lightly.

Seeing this, Akasaka nodded with satisfaction and continued to explain the school's information. Ichinose Honami took out a small notebook and started taking notes, afraid of missing any important information.

Next, I told her almost all the information. Of course, I held something back and didn't reveal everything, but it was at least worth the 1 million points they paid.

I explained the class competition, the first month's assessment content related to the school's quality, and that the monthly points weren't fixed at 100,000 but were determined by class competition.

The first month all classes received 100,000 points, equivalent to 1000 points. After the first month's assessment concluded, a new judgment would be made.

If we wanted to surpass the other classes, we had to create a gap from the common starting line in the first month to have a chance.

If we couldn't create a gap in the first month, it would take a lot of effort to catch up later.

After listening to my explanation, Ichinose covered her lips with her hand, looking troubled as she pondered.

"The classes are in competition."

"The simplest and most brutal way to surpass them is to perform well in the first month, ideally without losing a single point."

"It's only the fifth day now, and we've already obtained information in advance. Surpassing Class A shouldn't be impossible."

Kanzaki nodded in agreement. "Ichinose is right. This month is the best chance to surpass Class A. Perhaps we really can..."

I quickly interrupted their thoughts, feeling a bit impressed. As expected of Class B, they were much better than Class D... I was even a little envious, but I still poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

"You're underestimating Class A. They aren't that easy to deal with."

"If I'm not mistaken, someone in their class has likely realized the class competition."

"Judging by their behavior these past few days, attending class diligently and collecting their phones before class, they probably discovered the school's secret on the second day."

Everyone looked surprised, especially Ichinose Honami. She raised her hand again and asked, "Akasaka, how do you know these things?"

I didn't answer Ichinose's question, instead looking at her with the gaze one would give an idiot.

Ichinose tilted her head cutely, looking confused.

Kanzaki quickly explained, "Ichinose, he must have some way of obtaining this information. Even if you ask, he won't tell you."

Kanzaki said to Ichinose with a hint of helplessness.

Ichinose immediately sat back down, looking a bit embarrassed, and indicated she wouldn't interrupt anymore.

Of course, Akasaka had a source of information: Kamishiki Masane, the Undercover Agent he had placed in Class A. He had obtained this intelligence by contacting the other party via mobile phone.

However, I had to admit, Class A was indeed formidable. Their performance in the original work only resulted in a loss of 60 points, which would be incredibly difficult to catch up to.

Class B's performance in the original work was around 650 points. Even with advance knowledge, it would likely be impossible to catch up.

This was because everyone started on a common footing in the first few days of school, and most had lost some points.

Even if Class B obtained the information in advance, being stable at 900 points would be excellent. Surpassing Class A would be very difficult, almost impossible, unless I intervened myself...

Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Akasaka's mind. As if struck by a brilliant, albeit devious, idea, he covered his face with one hand, his heart bursting with joy.

That's it! I can use this to make another Deal with Class B and earn a large amount of points.

I'm a genius!

Ichinose Honami, watching Akasaka cover his face with one hand and let out a Uchiha Laugh, felt a pang of worry. She quietly said to Teacher Hoshinomiya beside her.

"Um, Akasaka... is he... alright? Why is he laughing to himself like that?"

Teacher Hoshinomiya was also a bit bewildered.

Could this kid have some kind of problem?