May 27, Monday
The time had finally come for the midterm exam results to be announced.
Class D,
It wasn't time for class yet, but the room was already almost full. Only Gojo Satoru hadn't arrived. Many students were excited, since this was their first time openly "cheating."
At the thought of getting high scores, many underachievers couldn't hide the joy on their faces.
"I bet I'll be in the top ten in class this time!"
Kanji Ike boasted to his friends with a broad grin.
"So what? You got to see the test in advance."
Yamauchi Haruki hadn't memorized as many answers as Ike, so he knew he wouldn't place near the top. He spoke to Ike with disdain.
"That takes skill, too, you know! Everyone got the test, but I'm the one who memorized so many answers!"
Hearing that Ike wasn't convinced, Kanji Ike retorted proudly.
Bang!
Gojo Satoru recreated the scene from when they'd first met, throwing open the front door and leaping inside. He greeted everyone with a grin.
"Good morning!
Good morning, my dear classmates!"
"Morning, Satoru-chan!"
"Good morning. Gojo-kun always makes such a grand entrance."
Hasebe Haruka and Koenji Rokusuke greeted Gojo Satoru with smiles.
Seeing someone take the lead, Mori Nening didn't want to be left behind, so she joined in.
"Good morning, Gojo-kun."
Her friend beside her gave her a curious look, but Mori Nening wasn't intimidated. Instead, she smiled at Gojo Satoru.
Seeing so many people respond to him made Gojo Satoru very happy.
Still, he put on a heartbroken expression, covered his face, and said sadly,
"Wah, wah~
I never thought so many people would respond to me. What a shame that we're about to part ways."
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At his incomprehensible words, many people looked at him in confusion. What did he mean, they were about to part ways?
Watching this, Ayanokoji sensed something was off.
No way. Is he going to make things unpleasant before he leaves?
He'd already gotten a general sense of Gojo Satoru's personality, but this was downright awful. Looking after a bunch of problem children was already a pain, and now Gojo Satoru was planning to make everyone hate him.
Seeing that everyone was looking his way, Gojo Satoru dropped his dejected act and smiled as he announced some big news.
"It's a shame, but I've really enjoyed being classmates with all of you.
I'm transferring to another class!"
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"What do you mean?!
Are you planning to betray the class?!"
Kanji Ike was the first to shout.
"What does Gojo-kun mean?"
"Why can he transfer to another class?"
"Is Satoru-chan joking?"
Picking up where Kanji Ike left off, many people in the class began discussing the matter. Some, like Ike, directly questioned Gojo Satoru.
Watching this unfold, Kushida Kikyo felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
Once everyone in class was focused on him, Gojo Satoru put on a crying face again. He wiped away nonexistent tears and said sorrowfully,
"I thought of everyone in class as good friends! I never expected you all to gang up and ostracize me!
Wah, wah!"
As he spoke, he kept glancing at Kushida Kikyo.
?????
Who ostracized you?! Weren't you the one ostracizing us?!
Noticing him glance her way, Kushida Kikyo immediately caught on. This guy was trying to set her up!
To clear herself of blame as much as possible, Kushida Kikyo decided not to sit back and wait. She explained what had happened first.
"Everyone!
Maybe, maybe it was my fault. When I sent out the midterm exam papers, I didn't send one to Gojo-kun.
I hadn't added Gojo-kun as a friend on my phone, so I missed him. I'm really sorry!"
After hearing the gist of what had happened, many classmates felt it wasn't a big deal.
After all, Gojo Satoru was such a good student. Wouldn't he do just as well without the test paper? Even if he didn't get a perfect score, his grade wouldn't be much lower.
"Isn't that just a small thing?
His grades are so good, it doesn't matter whether he got it or not."
Once Kushida Kikyo had explained the reason, Kanji Ike was the first to stand up again.
But this time, instead of agreeing with him, Hasebe Haruka challenged him.
"So what if he gets good grades?
This is special treatment, isn't it? You and Hirata are always the ones saying our class is one big family, right?
If you hadn't added him as a friend, couldn't you have asked someone else to pass the message along? Or just told Satoru-chan in person!
There were so many ways to do it!"
Seeing someone take the lead, the girls in Karuizawa Kei's group stood up too.
They'd never gotten along well with Kushida Kikyo and her group, so now they had the perfect chance to call her out.
"Exactly. You did it on purpose, didn't you?
Because Gojo-kun turned down your friend request at the start of the school year."
"I thought it was strange at the time. Why did everyone get the test paper in a private message? She could've just sent it to the group chat."
"Were you holding a grudge against him?"
The two major groups of girls in class began arguing, and the others couldn't get a word in.
Faced with so many accusations, Kushida Kikyo started to panic.
She'd never expected Gojo Satoru to use such a trivial matter as an excuse to transfer. In a panic, she looked toward Horikita Suzune.
But Horikita Suzune was no less shocked than she was.
Why does that bastard have enough points to transfer?
After asking Chabashira Sae about it last time, Horikita Suzune knew exactly how many Private Points it took to change classes.
It was an enormous amount for any student—or any class.
She didn't want to believe it, but she couldn't think of any reason he'd lie to them.
After all, this had turned into such a big scene. If he said he was joking now, the whole class would look down on him!
Watching a group of girls argue, Gojo Satoru kept up his heartbroken expression on the outside, but he was delighted inside. It would be even better if they started fighting!
What was that saying?
Heh heh! I love watching two women fight.
They weren't actually fighting, but there were a lot of them!
"Everyone, calm down. Maybe Gojo-kun is just joking?
Didn't the teacher already say we couldn't change classes whenever we wanted?"
As the argument grew louder, Hirata stepped forward to calm everyone down.
But before the others could fully react, Chabashira Sae, who had been hiding behind the wall, walked in from outside. With a cold expression, she said,
"What Gojo-kun said is true. He's no longer a student in Class D. He's only come back to collect his things."
Seeing everyone fall silent, Gojo Satoru decided not to keep stirring things up. Chabashira had come over and made her announcement, after all.
He went straight to his desk and picked up his few belongings.
"Didn't the teacher say we couldn't change classes whenever we wanted?"
While Gojo Satoru packed his things, Yukimura Teruhiko finally couldn't hold back. He raised his hand and asked.
In response, Chabashira Sae gave him a look as if he were an idiot and mocked him coldly.
"Did you leave your brain in your textbook?
Haven't I made it perfectly clear?
Private Points can buy you anything in this school!
The right to transfer classes is no different!"
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