Turning Class D into Zero Points, Scrounging 300,000 Private Points

"So you really are aiming for Class D."

Dokuho Kouya was not surprised by what Chie Hoshinomiya had said.

He remembered that his own homeroom teacher and the homeroom teacher of Class D once shared some very unpleasant memories.

"Little Kouya must be wondering why I'm not targeting Class A, but instead aiming for the pathetic Class D, right?"

Hoshinomiya's eyes grew cold, and her voice lost its usual liveliness. "That's because little Sae doesn't deserve to be promoted to Class A."

She harbored extremely complex feelings toward Sae Chabashira, the homeroom teacher of Class D; it would not be an exaggeration to say she hated her to the bone.

Many years ago, she and Sae Chabashira were students at Advanced Nurturing High School, and both were assigned to Class D.

Back then, they had passed special exams and managed to promote their class to Class B, falling just a few class points short of Class A.

Then, in the final special exam, they encountered the malicious Unanimous Special Exam.

The entire class had to complete the questions provided by the school, and they would only pass if everyone's opinions were identical.

If they failed to complete all the questions within the allotted time, the class would be penalized 300 class points.

The final question they faced back then was whether or not to have one student drop out of school in order to gain 100 class points.

At that time, someone in her class had stepped forward, willing to be the one to drop out.

However, that person was Sae Chabashira's boyfriend.

Sae Chabashira refused to see her boyfriend drop out, so she voted against it every single time.

Since that man could not be expelled, the class had no choice but to look for another sacrifice.

But after three years of hard work, no one else was willing to be the one to pay the price for others at the very end.

Everyone denounced the others as selfish, constantly listing reasons why someone else should be the one to drop out, and some even started brawling directly.

The class that had finally united to reach Class A suddenly fell apart, and the exam ended in failure.

The class that had been one step away from becoming Class A was docked 300 class points and reverted back to Class D.

The bonds within the class were shattered from that day on; after graduation, everyone refused to have any contact with each other, viewing one another as enemies.

But in the eyes of Chie Hoshinomiya, the culprit was undoubtedly Sae Chabashira, who had cast the opposing vote back then.

Since her boyfriend had volunteered to drop out, why keep clinging to it? Wouldn't it have been better to just let him go?

"Little Kouya, it's not convenient for me to tell you the specific details yet, but in any case, if you can take down Class D, your teacher will do anything for you."

Chie Hoshinomiya gripped the boy's arm, a cold smile appearing on her pretty face.

If anyone else saw this version of teacher Hoshinomiya, they might have felt afraid.

But Dokuho Kouya, who had long known the true nature of this beautiful teacher, remained expressionless and even began to ponder how to trick... earn 300,000 private points from her.

"If I reduce Class D's class points to 0 during this month's aptitude assessment, how about you give me 300,000 points, teacher Hoshinomiya?"

After a moment of thought, Dokuho Kouya proposed his idea.

Hearing his words, Chie Hoshinomiya's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she nodded excitedly again and again. "Alright, alright! If little Kouya can really make little Sae's class reach 0 points, teacher will definitely pay you 300,000 private points."

"Besides that..." The beautiful teacher pursed her lips slightly and said in a sweet voice, "I'll call you little Dokuho from now on."

Hoshinomiya's teasing words did not stir any ripples in the boy's heart.

Heh.

Who cares about that?

Dokuho Kouya had hoped to squeeze out more money, but Hoshinomiya was still only offering 300,000.

Perhaps according to school regulations, the upper limit for a homeroom teacher's support for a student in terms of private points was just 300,000.

Seeming to see the disappointment in the boy's heart, Chie Hoshinomiya puffed out her cheeks. "Little Kouya, since you already know about the aptitude assessment, I'll explain it to you clearly."

"Every batch of Class D, after going through the first month's aptitude assessment, only ends up with 200 to 300 class points at best; even the worst Class D will have 160 points."

"Even if Class D is pathetic, it is very difficult to make them reach 0 points."

"Teacher's 300,000 points aren't that easy to get, you know."

A smile appeared on the face of the young-at-heart teacher.

Upon hearing this, Dokuho Kouya frowned slightly. "Is it really okay for a teacher to give me 300,000 private points directly?"

Chie Hoshinomiya shook her head with a light laugh. "It's fine. Compared to the homeroom teacher of Class C, my support is nothing."

Class C, which was the class where Kakeru Ryuen belonged.

Judging by Hoshinomiya's implication, Kakeru Ryuen must have started using violence to rule his class.

Although the places where Ryuen picked fights were hidden from security cameras, the homeroom teacher of Class C must have been aware of these matters.

Kazuma Sakagami, the homeroom teacher of Class C, did not choose to report it to the school; instead, he took the initiative to cover for Ryuen and supported his control over the class.

Compared to Kazuma Sakagami's act of shielding his student, Hoshinomiya giving a student 300,000 private points really didn't amount to much.

Chie Hoshinomiya had originally intended to hint to Dokuho Kouya that there was something unusual about Class C.

But after answering, she realized that it was actually Dokuho Kouya who had been the one dropping hints.

Judging by what the boy said just now, he was certain he could reduce Class D to zero points, which is why he asked the teacher if there would be any issues with directly giving a student 300,000 private points.

"Little Kouya is such a bad boy, keeping so many secrets even from your teacher. I'm sure you'll end up tricking plenty of girls in the future."

Once Hoshinomiya understood, she pouted and gave the boy's thigh a playful slap.

Dokuho Kouya didn't dodge, instead smiling at the homeroom teacher in front of him, "Just wait for my good news, Chie-sensei. On the 1st of next month, I will definitely make Class D's class points hit zero."

As for how he would do it?

Well, the answer was to do absolutely nothing at all!

In the mind of Chie Hoshinomiya, no matter how incompetent Class D was, they would still have at least 160 class points remaining after this month.

But having read the original story, Dokuho Kouya knew that after this month, Class D's class points would drop straight to zero.

Furthermore, that was only because this exam wouldn't cause class points to fall into the negative.

Otherwise, this year's Class D might very well have started their journey with a negative score.

Poor Teacher Hoshinomiya, she still thought the student she hired would surely find every way possible to drag Class D into the abyss.

But in reality, even if Dokuho Kouya completely ignored Class D for the time being, the class would still manage to ruin itself.

Is this what it feels like to get something for nothing? It really is quite comfortable.

Thinking about how he had earned 300,000 private points without having to lift a finger, Dokuho Kouya was in an excellent mood, feeling as though the entire world had become a wonderful place.