[Name: Ayanokoji Kiyotaka (blood red)]
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[Ayanokoji has a very high IQ and lots of abilities. For example, he can practice calligraphy while carrying a piano, and he's also incredibly strong. Don't pick a fight with him unless you have a purple-or-higher-level martial arts skill.
Most importantly, Ayanokoji is a cold-blooded person now. He cares about nothing but his own victory.
You might ask, "Why would you help someone like that?" The answer is simple: the reward for helping Ayanokoji should be the best. Fortune favors the bold, after all.
The way to help him should be to make Ayanokoji truly feel emotions. Let him experience them, even if only for a moment, and I'll feel like I've really helped him.
You'll have to figure out the specifics yourself. I had an idea at first, but then I thought that since you've seen Ayanokoji in person, you're more likely to pull it off. So I won't say.
The worst method would be to defeat Ayanokoji, but what would it take for him to consider himself defeated? Nobody knows.
I have one decision you must follow: you can only be Ayanokoji's surface-level friend. Nothing more.
You should understand the levels of intimacy in our relationships: people you dislike, surface-level friends, friends, close friends, brothers.
Do your best. It's okay if you fail. Ayanokoji is probably the hardest one.]
Before Shangguan Che could think carefully about when he'd seen Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, a sudden sense of unease made him jerk his head up.
Oh, the teacher was here.
He looked around at the other students. A few still hadn't quieted down.
Then he looked at the teacher again. She was quite pretty. Her ordinary suit seemed to give off a kind of seductive air on her, yet she also had a cool, distant aura.
The aloof beauty type?
"Quiet." The classroom chatter died away.
"First, let me introduce myself. I'm Chabashira Sae." Chabashira-sensei picked up a piece of chalk and wrote her name on the blackboard.
"I usually teach Japanese history, and I'm the homeroom teacher for Class 1-D."
"You'll stay in the same classroom for all three years at this school. There won't be any more class reshuffling, so you'll be classmates for three years, and I'll be your homeroom teacher for all three years as well. So, I look forward to working with you."
"Also, the entrance ceremony will be held in the gymnasium today at ten o'clock."
"Pass the phones and enrollment guides issued by the school from front to back. These contain information on the school's special rules. You should have received them during the earlier enrollment orientation."
"To make sure those of you who didn't read them have another chance, I'll hand them out again and explain everything once more."
"This school has a special rule: first, it's a boarding school. All students who attend must live in the school dormitories. As shown in your student guide, the dormitories are single-occupancy. Also, during your three years here, all contact with the outside world and leaving school grounds are prohibited."
"However, there's no need to worry. The school has all sorts of facilities on campus. It has everything you need for daily life, as well as entertainment. There's nothing the school doesn't have, only things you haven't thought of."
"To buy things, you'll use the phones issued by the school. You'll need to spend points through the Student Terminal on your phone, where you'll find your personal account."
"You can buy things at the supermarket and all sorts of other places, but the cost will be deducted from your account points, so make sure to keep an eye on your balance."
"Remember one more thing: as long as you're on school grounds, there's nothing you can't buy with points."
"In other words, you can buy anything that's available on school grounds." Chabashira Sae paused, then continued explaining.
"It's not much different from an ordinary phone. I shouldn't have to teach you how to use it—you're all high school students. All right, if you have any questions, come see me in the staff room after class."
"Lastly, the currency used at school is points. They're equivalent to sakura coins, and each point is worth one yen. Is that clear?
"As for the points, they'll be deposited into your personal accounts automatically on the first of every month. Your accounts should have received this month's allowance of one hundred thousand points. This represents the school's evaluation of you. You can check the information on your phones. Does anyone have anything else to ask?"
The classroom instantly erupted into chatter.
"One hundred thousand?!"
"Seriously? That's so much money! We're rich, we're rich! Hahaha!"
Watching his classmates whisper among themselves, Shangguan Che felt that this was becoming more and more like Myanmar.
He glanced to his left. Yep, a beautiful girl with a freezing aura. Her level was too high; she'd be hard to talk to. Skip.
To his right sat another girl. At a glance, Shangguan Che thought his deskmate seemed very introverted. The reason he didn't immediately think of her as Bocchi-chan, an introverted anime character, was that her hair was red.
Before Shangguan Che could figure out how to strike up a conversation, Chabashira Sae rapped her knuckles hard on the lectern, making a loud thud.
The classroom fell silent, and everyone's attention returned to her.
Chabashira-sensei raised her phone and scanned the students below. "These points are what you're entitled to at the start. But remember, the school strictly forbids obtaining points from others through fraud, threats, or any other means. Violators will be punished according to school regulations."
"That's all. Does anyone have any questions?"
After saying this, Chabashira-sensei kept looking at us. There was a hint of expectation in her eyes.
In the end, her expectation turned to disappointment. Before long, she left after saying, "I hope you enjoy your school life."
Shangguan Che looked at the two unread emails in red from the system and decided to lie down on his desk and take a look.
"Everyone, could I have a moment?"
Everyone turned to look at the blond student with his hand raised. He had a sunny, cheerful air about him, and his handsome face had already won over most of the students.
This was the first time Shangguan Che had met such a friendly, blond classmate face-to-face.
"Just as our teacher said, we'll be classmates for the next three years. So, how about we all introduce ourselves? That'll help us get to know each other quickly." The sunny boy gave them a bright, warm smile.
Shangguan Che glanced at the system emails, which had increased to three unread messages, and decided to introduce himself first. But he had to clear that red notification.
"I agree." As a girl with a honey-colored ponytail stood up, his unread system emails increased to four.
Shangguan Che froze for a moment.
Sure enough, self-introductions were the most important thing. Everything else was trivial. So Shangguan Che casually closed the system screen.
"I agree too." Shangguan Che voiced his firm decision.
One by one, the other students agreed as well.
"Thanks, everyone. Then I'll start."
"My name is Yosuke Hirata. I hope you'll all feel comfortable around me. You can just call me Yosuke. I like all kinds of sports, and I plan to join this school's Soccer Club. I look forward to getting along with all of you."
That was a great self-introduction. Shangguan Che thought he could use it as a reference. He couldn't help it; the last time he'd introduced himself had been in high school, and he'd almost forgotten how.
Right after Hirata, a girl stood up and introduced herself.
"Then I guess I'm next."
"I'm Kushida Kikyo. My goal is to become friends with everyone here. I want to make all kinds of memories with you, so please don't be shy—invite me to things!"
The girl's self-introduction won the favor of most of the boys in class.
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