Earning Another 150,000 Points, Guidance, Club Orientation

Just like that, he earned 150,000 points?

Sayo Ando and the others stared blankly as the upperclassmen handed over their points, unsure whether to be amazed at how easy it was to earn points or at the sheer capability of Dokuho Kouya.

If they had known that Dokuho Kouya had easily defeated three opponents yesterday, they would have understood that his ability to rake in 150,000 points so effortlessly was simply a testament to his Shogi skills being recognized.

"We have to attend the club orientation later, can we start the lesson now?" After paying, Takuya sounded a bit anxious.

In just two days, he had already spent over 200,000 points.

If he weren't a third-year student who had saved up quite a bit, he really wouldn't be able to afford such extravagance.

Dokuho Kouya nodded, "No problem. Let's start by teaching the club members first."

Compared to regular club members, the club president had to go on stage to give a recruitment speech.

The president had to head to the gymnasium soon to prepare for the speech and would then be stuck there in charge of recruitment, leaving him with little time to learn.

Therefore, choosing to teach the members first ensured there was enough time for proper instruction.

"Then I'll go first." Takuya sat down and helped set up the board.

Facing Dokuho Kouya, he didn't feel like putting on any airs as a senior.

Once the Shogi board was set, Takuya bowed slightly and said respectfully, "I'll be in your care."

50,000 personal points might seem like a lot.

But outside of this school, it would be impossible to hire a high-level Shogi player for private instruction.

In other words, it was Takuya and the others who were truly getting the better end of the deal.

After Dokuho Kouya sat down as well, the Shogi lesson began.

Sayo Ando blinked her beautiful eyes, her pretty face blank, and whispered to her companions nearby, "I have no idea what Kouya-san is talking about."

Mako Amikura nodded, looking a bit embarrassed, "Actually, I don't even know the specific rules of Shogi. I heard you can even take the captured pieces and use them as your own?"

As for the boys, Tetsuya Hamaguchi and Norihito Watanabe understood a little, but only to a very superficial degree.

Norihito Watanabe scratched his cheek, "I could follow the beginning, but I have no clue what he's talking about now."

Tetsuya Hamaguchi thought for a moment and said, "Kouya-san and that Takuya-senpai are both very familiar with Shogi, so even if they skip a lot of information while talking, the other person can still understand."

But for them, who were complete novices—or not even novices—it was like listening to a foreign language.

Noticing the situation with his companions, Dokuho Kouya stopped his explanation and smiled at everyone, "Sayo-san, if you're bored, you can try playing Shogi yourselves for a bit."

"Tetsuya-kun and Norihito-kun understand a little, so they can teach you while you play."

The members of the Shogi Club were currently focused on his lecture, so they naturally couldn't spare the time to guide newcomers like Sayo Ando.

If he made them stay here just to watch, they would surely get bored, so he decided to give them something to do.

"Kouya-san, you can just call me Sayo," Sayo Ando said, seemingly less guarded than she had been yesterday. "It's weird to call me by my first name but still use honorifics."

"Kouya-san can call me Mako-chan too," Mako Amikura added.

Compared to learning Shogi on the sidelines, they were much more concerned about how they were being addressed.

"Alright, Sayo-chan, Mako-chan." Dokuho Kouya didn't overthink it and changed his tone immediately.

To be honest, he had other motives for adding honorifics like "-san" when addressing people by their names.

Using their names represented his friendliness.

Adding honorifics like "-san" afterward created a sense of distance.

Simply put, this was part of the persona he was crafting.

However, he didn't mind calling his classmates by their first names, and calling students from other classes "Name + -san" still didn't hinder the persona Dokuho Kouya was building.

After finishing the lesson for the two Shogi Club members, Dokuho Kouya stood up from his seat and looked at his classmates, "While we still have time, let's head to the gymnasium."

The club orientation had already begun, and the Shogi Club president had gone to the gymnasium early to prepare for recruitment.

If they left now, they should arrive just in time for the end of the speeches, when the clubs officially began their recruitment.

"Eh, we're still going to the club orientation?" Mako Amikura blinked, looking a bit confused.

"Didn't Sayo-chan want to join the Volleyball Club?" Dokuho Kouya said with a light smile. "Although you can join clubs at other times, you'd have to go find the president to submit your application later. It's more convenient to go now."

"Oh, that's right." Mako Amikura clapped her hands lightly, "Sayo-chan wanted to join the Volleyball Club."

They had only met today and weren't very familiar with each other yet, so it was inevitable that they might forget each other's preferences.

"You don't have to worry about me, it's fine," Sayo Ando said with a smile. "At worst, I'll just do as Kouya-san said and go find the Volleyball Club president to submit my forms."

She would feel bad if she disrupted her friends' plans because of her.

"But if you do that, Ando-san, you'll have to go find the upperclassmen alone, which would be pretty awkward, right?" Norihito Watanabe scratched his cheek with his index finger, as if recalling an unpleasant memory.

When the time came, having to endure the gazes of the upperclassmen repeatedly was not a pleasant experience.

"Everyone wanted to go to the club orientation anyway, so you don't need to worry about it, Ando-san," Tetsuya Hamaguchi said, steering the conversation at the right moment.

"That's right, I was just thinking about going to see what the school clubs are like," Mako Amikura clapped her hands and followed the boy's lead.

Realizing that her companions didn't mind, Sayo Ando nodded slightly, and the guilt in her heart vanished. "Then thank you all."

The group left the club activity building and headed toward the school gymnasium.

While interacting with Sayo Ando and the others, white bullet comments began to appear before Dokuho Kouya's eyes.

"Getting a sense of déjà vu, like being stared at from behind by the dean."

"Is the student council president really this strong? She can suppress the entire crowd without even saying a word."

"It's just 2D, just watch it for fun. In reality, who would pay attention to a stranger?"

"Forget about strangers, our school leaders tried using this trick when giving a speech, but our students ended up arguing for half an hour until he couldn't help but yell at us to be quiet."

Watching the comments, Dokuho Kouya realized this was a classic plot point from the original work, where the student council president suppressed the freshmen in the gymnasium without saying a single word.

But looking at the current situation, it seemed the student council president was still using her "Silence" skill and hadn't started her speech yet.

If they entered the gymnasium now, wouldn't they be interrupting the student council president's moment of showing off?