I Think You're Just Class Points!

[Loyalty: 100]

The moment the metal clasp clicked shut, the instant the cool collar was quickly warmed by body heat, and the 'real' sensation of the collar encircling the neck echoed around.

Karuizawa Kei then had no possibility of 'betraying' her anymore.

She is loyal.

Loyalty mixed with love is also absolute loyalty.

Chapter 258 I think you're just a Class Points!

The problem between Karuizawa Kei and the Rabbit Group has been resolved.

As for Manabe Shiho, she won't jump again even if the matter isn't resolved.

Moreover, the whole thing was caused by Karuizawa Kei's awkward refusal to admit or apologize. If they could just get in touch with her through Kushida Kikyo, even if they apologized online without meeting in person, Morofuji Rika, as the person involved, would be very happy to accept it.

For that level of offense, all that's needed is an apology.

With the matter resolved, Manabe Shiho and the others will also be free of problems.

As for the claim that Manabe Shiho discovered that Karuizawa Kei had been bullied in the past...

So what if they figured it out?

If she dares to secretly announce and spread this everywhere, then suppress her completely.

If you really go to that extent, then it can no longer be considered a reasonable way to seek justice for your friend.

Since the Rabbit Group's exam was over, the evening's discussion meeting naturally didn't need to continue, and Asakusa Toru was temporarily freed from the exam.

However, they are freed, but not completely freed.

Asakusa Toru also needs to collect the remaining points from Class D as planned.

Therefore, he needs to meet with someone.

The hallway and stairwell were bright places, but few people would pass through them.

Arriving as promised, the refined and Hirata Yosuke raised an eyebrow at the newcomer:

"Karuizawa... Oh, I see."

A shimmering choker encircled Karuizawa Kei's neck, while Asakusa Toru, who had come with her, did nothing.

Although they did nothing—they didn't openly link arms or create any ambiguous atmosphere—they didn't try to get closer.

But Hirata Yosuke understood.

"Congratulations!" he said sincerely.

"...Ah, um." Looking at the guy's smile, Karuizawa Kei awkwardly pinched the end of her hair, rubbed it, and nodded. "...Thank you."

Regardless, Hirata Yosuke was once her protector.

If she could, she wouldn't want things to end that way.

He is a good person.

"You're welcome." Hirata Yosuke smiled, then turned to Asakusa Toru: "Asakusa- kun, right?"

"Although this isn't our first meeting, hello."

He extended his hand.

Asakusa Toru didn't manage to hold on.

"Sorry, I don't shake hands with men." Asakusa Toru shook his head, choosing to get straight to the point before the awkward atmosphere escalated. "You received all the text messages, right?"

"You should already know who the VIP in your class are."

"I don't know if Xiao Wang, but did Wang Meiyu inform you of anything? If not, I'll repeat it again," he said.

In the morning, before the discussion began, he met with Wang Meiyu, intending to try to bribe her to end the Monkey Group's exam.

But it failed.

The target audience was poorly chosen, Rhetoric was terrible.

Upon closer reflection, instead of trying to persuade individuals like Wang Meiyu to betray the class, it would be better to directly approach the only person who could represent Class D.

Hirata Yosuke.

Since the goal is to completely seize Class D's Class Points, it's clear that Class D' s autonomy cannot be ignored.

Although three classes can work together, not every exam can be passed by simply overwhelming everyone with this method.

Ideally, Class D would voluntarily contribute Class Points to him.

But that's clearly impossible.

Unless...

A combination of kindness and severity.

"The top three classes plan to cooperate in this exam, to take advantage of Class D's Class Points, and test whether the school will allow negative scores."

"To demonstrate our control over this Special Exam and prove that I have completely grasped the selection pattern of the so-called VIP, I have already finished the exams for several groups, and two of them should be the VIP from Class D."

To get straight to the point, Asakusa Toru began:

"Class D has no right to resist, but I don't intend to let Class D continue eating wild vegetable meals."

"Anyway, the Class Points will be reset to zero next month. Are you interested in signing a contract?"

Asakusa Toru raised the printed document in his hand.

"We will give you a certain amount of 'basic living allowance' every month. In exchange, Class D, please 'absolutely obey' my arrangements during the Special Exam."

Hirata Yosuke: "..."

"Yes, that's right, it's a 'contract of servitude,' selling the future of Class D in exchange for present peace." Asakusa Toru shrugged. "But you have no choice. The gap of two thousand points is irreversible, and the current zero point will not change."

"The fact is, you are indeed too weak."

"Furthermore, don't forget the previous agreement: even if Class D obtains more than three hundred Class Points, they must hand over half of them to us."

It was spread out, broken into pieces, ground into powder, and then brewed with water.

With this level of explanation, Asakusa Toru felt he had made the stakes very clear.

It all depends on how quickly Hirata Yosuke's mind works, and how he will choose between the unattainable future of graduating from Class A and the lives of his current classmates.

If this treaty were to be laid bare before the students of Class D, Asakusa Toru thought they would definitely sign it.

At least until they receive the money for the Uninhabited Island Exam, they will sign the contract.

But now that they have money, they might get arrogant.

So it's best to talk to Hirata Yosuke's most likely to have a brain, about this kind of thing.

"... A certain amount, how much is it?" After a long silence, Hirata Yosuke was the first to ask this question.

If he cannot determine the amount of 'minimum living allowance', he has no way to make a decision.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be 21,000, with each of the three classes contributing 7,000. The amount can be adjusted based on your performance in the Special Exam, fluctuating up or down, but in any case, the 7,000 contribution from Class A will definitely be guaranteed," Asakusa Toru replied.

Actually, Asakusa Toru originally thought that spending around 10,000 yuan would be enough, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the previous Class D had already spent 8,000 yuan. With 10,000 Private Points per month, it still seemed a bit too meager.

Ten thousand is too little, and thirty thousand is a bit too much.

The gains and losses from this Special Exam transfer are only 600 points, which is roughly 60,000. Giving away too much is not as good as achieving result one.

... Thus it may be more likely that the reason why result one was not achieved was simply because Asakusa Toru was too lazy to waste three days in meetings with others in the conference room.

Cough.

"... Twenty-one thousand." Hirata Yosuke frowned slightly.

This is a very subtle number.

Not as good as the best, but better than the worst.

This in-between situation was causing him some trouble.

On one hand, there's the undeniable reality: the three classes have formed an alliance, failed the exam, and the day when Class D will return to zero points seems imminent.

On one hand, there are the contract terms offered by Asakusa Toru: a minimum living allowance of 21,000 yen and a permanently blocked hope for upward mobility.

How to choose?

"... I need to discuss this with my classmates."

Hirata Yosuke did not make a decision for his classmate immediately; regardless of whether the conditions were good or bad, he would choose to 'discuss' the matter.

Asakusa Toru shrugged. "Please."

"If needed, this contract can be taken back and examined carefully, word by word."

He handed the paper in his hand to Hirata Yosuke.

"But the deadline is today, so please give me a definite answer tonight." He added, "Instead of continuing to drag on with this exam, wouldn't it be better to finish it sooner and continue having fun on the cruise ship?"

"Our patience won't last forever."

It's less about patience and more about the fact that the plan itself isn't absolute.

Well, the main variable is still the mentally challenged Koenji.

Others probably wouldn't be able to see the pattern; only Koenji, if he guessed the target in order to end the exam early, would lose fifty Class Points in the process.

Hirata Yosuke is gone.

He took the contract, clutched the pages tightly, and left.

He didn't exchange another glance with Karuizawa Kei, who was standing next to Asakusa Toru, and didn't say anything more than a thank you.

It seems to have become completely irrelevant...

No, they were never really connected to each other to begin with, and now they've simply returned to where they started.

Classmate.

That's all.

She has found a more suitable protector and is radiating a much happier and more cheerful aura than when she was under her own protection.

What could be less reason to be happy about this?

Class 1-D was gathered together by Hirata Yosuke, and the students' expressions changed slightly as they listened to Hirata Yosuke explanation.

"Twenty thousand, twenty thousand, twenty thousand..." Kanji Ike, who had finished his exams early, muttered to himself, lost in thought.

Sudo, hearing his repetitive words, shoved him and muttered a curse:

"You pocketed that thousand yuan, didn't you? If you look down on a small amount, you can give it to me later."

"No way!" Kanji Ike said with a grin.

Although it's a conversation between two idiots, it has to be admitted that their feelings are also everyone's feelings.

"Twenty-one thousand... seems a bit low."

"Yeah, yeah, everyone got 80,000 on the Uninhabited Island, they should at least get..."

The girls chattered away, lost in their daydreams, but Horikita Suzune coldly interrupted them:

"--Can't you do math?"

"What is the 80,000 on the Uninhabited Island? It's a one-time transaction with no follow-up. Normally, that would be less than 10,000 per month, which is only 3,000 per month compared to the one million given by Class A."

"That's why I'm saying, you guys..."

Covering her forehead, Horikita Suzune sighed in frustration.

What's this all about?

This was supposed to be Special Exam where they could really show off their skills, but on the first day alone, did their opponents already have a complete grasp of how to win?

What's wrong with that Diary? It inexplicably wrote something before noon, and then inexplicably stopped wanting to write anymore.