Hearing what Chabashira-sensei said, Ayanokouji sensed that something was off about her.
The teacher seemed to hope the students could gather enough points to save their classmates as soon as possible.
Otherwise, there would be no need for her to urge him to get to the point.
"Is someone she cares about among the students who'll be expelled?"
Ayanokouji thought it over, and the image of a red-haired boy soon came to mind.
That guy Sudo had the most failing grades and a hot temper, but he was exceptionally good at sports.
If Chabashira-sensei cared about anyone among those facing expulsion, the most likely candidate was Sudo, the best athlete.
Once he had a general idea of what the teacher was thinking, Ayanokouji stopped beating around the bush. "Please sell us the points at the lowest price."
As soon as he said that, he could clearly see the female teacher's eyes light up.
It seemed his words had struck a chord with Sae Chabashira.
"Why do you think the price of buying points could be even lower?" Sae Chabashira asked, raising an eyebrow.
It was good that he'd guessed they could negotiate.
But he still needed a convincing reason.
"You agreed to sell us the points without hesitation, but you took some time when it came to the price."
"On top of that, you said in class that this was your first time selling points to students."
Ayanokouji calmly explained his reasoning. "That means students have done this before, possibly many times. Even though you had no experience, you knew how it worked, so you were able to agree to sell us points without consulting the school or anyone else."
"But you took some time to consider the specific price, which suggests it isn't necessarily fixed and there's room to