Former Class 1-B.
Chie Hoshinomiya clapped her hands and said excitedly, "Congratulations on becoming Class A, everyone!"
"In all the years I've taught, this is the first time a class has made it to Class A in its very first month."
"Keep working hard, and stay there until the end~"
Chie Hoshinomiya was a teacher, but she didn't act like one at all.
Her class had clawed its way from Class B to Class A, and somehow she was the happiest of all.
"Oh, come on, everyone should be a little happier!"
"You've accomplished something many of your seniors never managed!"
When no one in the class joined in her excitement, Chie Hoshinomiya puffed out her cheeks.
"Teacher, of course we're happy."
As class representative, Honami Ichinose lowered her eyes slightly. "It's just that we've all been on edge for the past month, so now we're finally able to breathe a sigh of relief."
They had learned that in previous years, Class B had generally fallen 200 points behind in the very first month's OAA assessment. Throughout the past month, the students had been keeping their emotions in check.
Nearly every day, they'd feared that even with all the information they'd learned, their Class Points still wouldn't be enough to beat the original Class A.
Even after receiving 98,000 points from the school that morning, they hadn't dared to relax, afraid that Class A might have gotten even more.
"You've already pulled ahead of the original Class A. Surely you can relax a little now?"
Chie Hoshinomiya blinked her bright eyes, as if she couldn't wait for the class to start indulging themselves.
Ryuji Kanzaki frowned from his seat. "But the original Class A still had 940 Class Points left after the OAA assessment."
"If they achieved that without knowing about the OAA assessment, then they're truly terrifying."
"Who knows? After the next Special Exam, the class rankings might change back again."
As soon as Ryuji Kanzaki finished speaking, the class's briefly relaxed mood grew tense again.
They had managed to turn things around, but were only 40 points ahead of Class A.
If they lost the next Special Exam, the advantage they'd worked so hard to earn would vanish.
And the blow to their morale could be severe as well.
Noticing the mood in the class shift, Honami Ichinose hurriedly clapped her hands. Her pretty face lit up with a radiant smile. "All right, everyone, let's not be so serious."
"No matter what happens in the future, this time, without a doubt, we won."
"Why don't we find somewhere to celebrate tonight?"
Ichinose was very popular in the class.
With her leading the way, her classmates, who had been feeling tense just moments ago, quickly relaxed and started discussing which restaurant to go to.
"If you've decided, be sure to let your teacher know in advance."
Chie Hoshinomiya addressed everyone from the podium.
"Huh, is the teacher offering to treat us?"
A student in the class asked in surprise.
"Whaaat? Weren't you going to treat your teacher?"
Chie Hoshinomiya's eyes widened too, tears seeming to well up in them. "I worked so hard to bring you all up, and you won't even treat your teacher to a meal?"
The beautiful teacher looked utterly pitiful up on the podium. Though she was clearly just being cute on purpose, the students couldn't help feeling a little sorry for her.
"Don't worry, Hoshinomiya-sensei. We'll definitely bring you along." Ichinose smiled helplessly.
It felt as though their homeroom teacher wasn't a mature adult, but an adorable little sister.
"Then I'll go get some rest."
Before leaving, Hoshinomiya glanced at the boy in the class. "Kodoku, come with me to the teachers' office."
"There are lots of secrets I want to whisper to you."
After saying that, the teacher, whose mindset was still that of a little girl, left the classroom.
After the teacher had gone, Sayo Ando nervously looked toward the boy at the next desk. "Kouya, what does the teacher want with you?"
For well-behaved students, being called to the teachers' office was a pretty serious matter.
Dokuho Kouya didn't seem bothered at all. He said casually, "She probably wants to thank me for what I did for the class."
Hearing that, Sayo Ando breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her face. "You told us about the school's hidden rules on the first day. Hoshinomiya-sensei will definitely praise you."
"...Yeah." Dokuho Kouya slowly nodded.
Hoshinomiya had called him to the office to discuss the class.
But what she wanted to discuss was probably Class D, which had been reduced to 0 points, rather than the former Class B, which had just risen to Class A.
For Hoshinomiya, bringing down the class led by Sae Chabashira was probably a higher priority than getting her own class into Class A.
On his way to the teachers' office.
White text suddenly appeared before Dokuho Kouya's eyes.
"Is the story starting?"
Kouya hurriedly opened the system and looked at the scene currently playing in the anime.
The scene was indeed set in the teachers' office, and he was right at its center.
"Successful drop-in."
"I knew there'd be a bonus scene at the end."
"Money Brother is incredible. He figured out the rules on day one and even got his class into Class A."
Reading the comments, Dokuho Kouya realized it was time for the story to be told from his perspective.
To make the story more complete, many shows switched perspectives partway through.
"The animation team really has it in for me."
Thinking about what he was about to discuss, Dokuho Kouya immediately realized the audience would misunderstand his actions.
If he played this opportunity right, he could gain a huge amount of popularity.
"Kodoku, you really did accomplish something incredible."
When Dokuho Kouya arrived, a smile appeared on Chie Hoshinomiya's face, though her eyes were ice-cold.
Anyone else might have thought she was talking about leading Class B up to Class A.
Even the viewers watching the anime thought so.
But Hoshinomiya's next words caught them completely off guard.
"You really did reduce Class D's points to 0."
"You really are a naughty boy, always finding ways to surprise your teacher."
Chie Hoshinomiya's voice was gentle, but her words sent a chill through anyone who heard them.
Who would have thought that a teacher who seemed so kind and adorable on the surface would instruct a student to harm another class?
"No way. Money Brother is actually a villain!"
"Money Brother was the one who reduced Class D's points to 0?"
"I knew Money Brother was set up like a final boss, but none of you believed me."
Watching the comments' opinions of him grow more and more warped, while his popularity points kept climbing, Dokuho Kouya smiled faintly.
"Hoshinomiya-sensei, you owe me."
He picked up his Student Terminal.
On the personal information screen,
his points were displayed as a long string of digits.
22040513.
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