Class C's Provocation, Outrageous Punishment

School cafeteria.

Dokuho Kouya was gathered with his friends for a meal.

"Does this mean, Kouya-kun, that you won't have to go to the Club Activity Building anymore?"

Mako Amikura's eyes sparkled with excitement, her tone brimming with emotion as she said, "If that's the case, we'll have so much more time to hang out together from now on."

Last month, Kouya had been bouncing between the Shogi Club and the Chess Club, leaving him with little time to spend with Mako Amikura and the others.

Now that they knew Dokuho Kouya had stopped tutoring the upperclassmen, he would have more time to go out and relax with his friends.

"It's a shame the Volleyball Club is so demanding with my time."

Sayo Ando felt a bit dejected.

Just like Dokuho Kouya, she didn't have any free time in the afternoons to hang out.

Now that Dokuho Kouya had freed himself, she was still stuck training with the Volleyball Club.

"Doesn't the Volleyball Club have Saturdays and Sundays off?" Mako Amikura said, offering comfort. "We'll definitely make sure to invite Sayo to go out with us then."

"Mm-hmm, thank you guys." Hearing her good friend's comfort, Sayo Ando's mood improved instantly.

While the girls were chatting, a conversation was also unfolding among the boys.

"Kouya, why did you stop tutoring the seniors?" Norihito Watanabe asked curiously.

"I just lost interest in that sort of thing."

Kouya mimicked the style of a thrill-seeker and said, "Continuing on would just mean earning 350,000 private points a month; there's no real need for it."

For a student in Class A of the First Year who only received 98,000 points a month, Dokuho Kouya's words were undoubtedly a humblebrag.

Come on, is 350,000 points a month not enough for you?

You'd barely make that much working a part-time job.

After a moment of hesitation, Tetsuya Hamaguchi asked with a complex expression, "I heard from Himeno in our class that you earned 20 million points last month and even helped a third-year senior transfer classes?"

Dokuho Kouya nodded. "Collecting 20 million private points is simpler than you'd think."

The second round of the third-year point collection plan had already begun, and he had already gathered quite a significant amount.

Once those students saw that someone had actually succeeded in transferring classes, they were either green with envy or itching to try it themselves, one after another handing over their saved-up points to Dokuho Kouya.

Dokuho Kouya had placed many restrictions on himself within the contracts, stating that he would be expelled if he violated them.

Coupled with the previous successful transfer, the other classes in the third year trusted him implicitly.

However, this time he wasn't helping the third-years store their points for free; he was charging a storage fee of 50,000 points per month.

The third-year students were initially dissatisfied when they heard Dokuho Kouya wanted money, but upon hearing it was only 50,000 a month, they didn't think much of it.

Although the storage fee wasn't as high as the training fees provided by clubs like the Shogi Club, it was easy money, and whenever Dokuho Kouya needed to show off his private points, he could use the third-years' points to shock people.

Not only could he earn storage fees, but he could also use the third-years' points to intimidate his opponents.

It was a win-win situation.

Just as Dokuho Kouya and the others were talking, a group of boys from another class walked toward them.

As they passed by their table, the boy in the lead raised his hand and flipped their food tray onto the floor.

"Oops, my bad, really sorry." The boy deliberately drew out his words, using an incredibly punchable tone. "My hand slipped, I'm truly sorry."

Despite the apology, his tone made it clear he was looking for trouble.

"Hey, you guys—"

Mako Amikura furrowed her pretty brows, about to say something, but she saw Dokuho Kouya raise his hand in a gesture for her to stay calm.

Does Kouya-kun have a plan?

Realizing this, Mako Amikura closed her mouth and watched the boy's performance quietly.

"Daichi Ishizaki, Togo Komiya, and Hidetoshi Suzuki from Class C of the First Year, right?"

Even though his food had been knocked over, Dokuho Kouya remained calm, showing no signs of anger at all.

"W-what do you want?"

Seeing the boy's excessive calmness, Daichi Ishizaki actually felt a bit nervous.

"I am Dokuho Kouya from Class A of the First Year. It's a pity we had to meet this way." After introducing himself, Dokuho Kouya changed his tone. "You knocked over my tray; 20,000 points in compensation will suffice."

"Please transfer the points."

"What?!"

Daichi Ishizaki was stunned.

Are you kidding me? Is this a gold-plated tray? You're asking for 20,000 points just like that?

"You're dreaming!"

Daichi Ishizaki said angrily, "Let me tell you, I won't give you any compensation, not even 100 points!"

He had come here specifically to pick a fight, and refusing to pay for his wrongdoing was part of the plan from the start, so there was no way he would pay 20,000 points.

"In other words, you're refusing?"

Dokuho Kouya took out his student terminal. "Then I'll just have to call the Student Council over to resolve this."

"Huh?"

"You're actually going to involve the Student Council over such a trivial matter?"

Daichi Ishizaki and the others couldn't help but laugh.

They had thought this guy named Kouya was something special, but it turned out he was only at this level.

Not long after.

Nearby Student Council members arrived at the cafeteria.

It was none other than the Student Council President, Manabu Horikita, and beside him was a girl with short purple hair tied into two buns, who was likely the Student Council secretary, Akane Tachibana.

"Kouya, you claim that Daichi Ishizaki and the others from Class C deliberately knocked over your tray and engaged in provocative behavior. Do you have any video or audio as evidence?"

After walking over, Manabu Horikita asked Kouya for proof.

Dokuho Kouya wasn't surprised, but his companions beside him were stunned.

"How could we possibly have a recording?" Mako Amikura said, feeling anxious.

As for video, they could check the cafeteria's surveillance cameras.

But as for audio, they never had the chance to record anything.

"For video, we can check the cafeteria's surveillance, and as for audio, I have it right here." Dokuho Kouya took out his phone and played the recording he had just captured.

Since the beginning of the month, he had been on guard against the actions of Class C.

The moment he saw Daichi Ishizaki and the others approaching, he had turned on the recording function early.

After listening to Daichi Ishizaki's completely insincere apology, Manabu Horikita nodded slightly. "This can indeed be considered provocation."

"We will check the cafeteria's surveillance shortly to verify whether Daichi Ishizaki knocked over your tray."

"If the situation is confirmed, we will suspend Daichi Ishizaki for one week and impose a penalty of 50,000 points in compensation to you."

"If Ishizaki's personal points are insufficient, the balance will be deducted from the points issued by the school next month."

"Wait!"

Hearing the details of the punishment, Daichi Ishizaki shouted in shock, "I only knocked over a tray, why should I receive such a severe penalty?"

He panicked.

A suspension was a minor issue, but the loss of personal points was a major one.

He only received 49,000 points from the school each month.

Were they going to wipe out his entire month's living expenses just like that?

"Those are the school's rules, and the Student Council is simply enforcing them strictly according to requirements."

Manabu Horikita said coldly, "Even if you report this to the teachers, it will be useless."