Don't Say Things Like Giving Up on Your Friends! / Renting Myself Out

Even when he lowered his grades to control the class average, he still didn't get a good result.

What should he do?

Hirata Yosuke was somewhat confused.

He felt he had done his best, but was this still the result he received?

We cannot prevent students from dropping out, nor can we ensure that everyone graduates without being left behind.

Isn't the violence you used enough?

Was my action too subtle?

Yes...

"Pop--" The silent Chabashira Sae removed the cap from the red pen and then drew a clear red line on each of the five subjects' scores.

Unlike Class A, where everyone passed, each of these five lines has a student's name on it.

The English Kanji Ike grade is what I care about most.

It was marked at the 29th mark, below the name of Ken Sudō...

In other words, Ken Sudō passed.

"... ha?"

Kanji Ike.

How could Sudo possibly pass?! How could he possibly pass?!

Although the bright red line under the passing mark indicated that several other students had failed like him, he didn't know those people well, so Kanji Ike wouldn't care about their feelings.

He only cares about his good brothers Yamauchi Haruki and Ken Sudō.

No matter how you look at it, Sudo is probably the least likely to pass!

But Kanji Ike's thoughts were irrelevant, and no one cared about Kanji Ike emotions.

Exhausted, Chabashira Sae leaned against the podium and said in a half-dead tone, "Kanji Ike, Sotomura Hideo, Inogashira Kokoro, Mori Nene, you all failed."

"In other words, the four of you, that's the end of it."

Chapter 124 Never again say things like "abandoning your comrades"!

"I cannot accept this!"

The Sotomura whose name was called suddenly stood up and raised a question.

Naturally, the other two girls who were mentioned would also have objections.

"I... I don't want to drop out of school..."

"Waaaaah, waaaaah, Hirata, what should I do...?"

The sound of sobbing broke out, and the girl wiped away her tears, turning her head to look at the man they believed was the only one who could help them.

But... the result is the result, and the exam results are there for all to see...

Even Hirata couldn't think of a solution.

"T-Teacher, is there really no way to fix this?" After hesitating for a long time, Hirata Yosuke raised his hand in a trembling voice. "Is it possible to correct the question, or perhaps there's actually a mistake in the question...?"

With utter indifference, Chabashira Sae shattered Hirata Yosuke's illusions:

"Impossible."

"The school won't make a mistake. If you'd like, you can come to my office after class to confirm."

"But I don't think the outcome will change."

Although Chabashira Sae's authority has diminished considerably, the teacher's words still carry some weight.

... At least Hirata Yosuke will completely believe it.

"By what right?!" It was Kanji Ike who finally spoke, albeit slowly.

He thought that even if he failed or dropped out, only his best friend would stay with him as he left this school that had caused him so much pain.

But what good is it if he's all alone?!

"I'm not satisfied! I'm going to protest! I absolutely cannot accept this outcome!!!"

He will fight to the very end!

"If it weren't for you, if you hadn't given us the wrong exam scope, I, and we wouldn't have failed!" Kanji Ike suddenly stood up, pointing a finger at Chabashira Sae: "Don't think we'll forget about this just because you fainted once. You were deliberately trying to drag the class down, weren't you?! Just like last time!"

He originally only wanted to talk about himself, but he quickly realized that he needed to rally the emotions of the other students in the class, just like Yamauchi did. Naturally, he pulled the other students who had also failed to his side, which would be more advantageous for him.

"... I'm sorry." Despite being reminded of what happened back then, and despite being accused of trying to drag the class down again, this time Chabashira Sae simply lowered her head and sincerely apologized to her student.

Trial, hardships, and unity are all irrelevant now.

She wasn't going to think about Joker, comebacks, or Class A anymore.

For Chabashira Sae, the only thing she hopes for right now is for these three years to end as soon as possible.

Next time, in the next term, no one will talk about the past anymore.

"What good is 'sorry'?! If 'sorry' were useful, what would we need the police for?!" Chabashira Sae's admission of weakness only fueled Kanji Ike's arrogance. "If 'sorry' were useful, could you prevent us from dropping out?! If 'sorry' were useful, could you help us pass?!"

Don't say sorry if you can't do anything!

After shouting loudly, Kanji Ike was breathing heavily, his heart pounding rapidly.

This was the first time he had ever so directly and decisively insulted a teacher, especially their homeroom teacher, in front of everyone.

More importantly, the other party seemed completely resigned to being insulted.

Damn, that was so awesome.

Even if you drop out of school, at least you'll have something to brag about.

"Back when I was in Advanced Nurturing, I could shut up the class advisor with just a few words. If I hadn't dropped out because I thought the school was too bad, I would be an outstanding graduate now."

The exhilarating feeling rushed straight to the top of Kanji Ike's head, but just as he was about to point his finger at Chabashira again and berate him, Chabashira Sae raised her head.

"... There is a way, it's not entirely impossible." As if possessed, she turned to Horikita Suzune: "You could try asking Horikita."

If it's just a warning of this level, there shouldn't be any need for a fine.

If it were Horikita Suzune, who had repeatedly paid her money for information, she would probably understand the meaning behind her words.

"Horikita -kun?" As if grasping at a glimmer of hope, Hirata Yosuke looked at Horikita Suzune.

The other students who failed also cast hopeful glances their way.

Horikita Suzune: "..."

How did we end up drawing fire on her?

Of course she knew what to do: buy points, what else could she do?

But where will Class D get the money right now?

That woman, Chabashira Sae, is really good at talking without understanding the situation. Expecting Class D to come up with money to save people is like hoping someone will give them money like a freeloader.

... Give money?

Horikita Suzune felt as if she had grasped something.

She knew someone who could lend her the points that would definitely buy her a passing grade.

But...

"Points can buy everything." With a wistful tone, Kushida Kikyo provided the answer for her, "Tell me, Chabashira-sensei, how many points do we need to help them get a passing grade?"

Unexpected words, unexpected answers.

Everyone else in the class was stunned.

Horikita Suzune looked at Kushida Kikyo with utter astonishment.

She actually said it?

Didn't we agree not to do anything? Didn't we agree to just watch?

Not only did they never answer the phone, but they even proactively gave out the answer.

... Horikita Suzune felt that she understood this 'friend' less and less.

"T-Teacher, is what Kushida said true?!" Grasping at a straw, Hirata Yosuke hurriedly asked Chabashira Sae to confirm, "As long as, as long as I spend money, I can help Ike-kun and the others pass, right?!"

"... But where are we going to get the money to buy points? Maybe we should just let them fend for themselves." Someone muttered this under their breath, pursing their lips.

Hirata Yosuke suddenly turned his head in the direction of the sound:

There must be a way!

"Whether it's kneeling or kowtowing, I'll do anything you ask. If I can't raise the money, I'll borrow from classmates in other classes. Don't say anything about abandoning your comrades again!"

With his fists clenched, Hirata Yosuke's voice was filled with excitement.

The students he was looking at couldn't withstand his gaze and quietly turned their heads away.

... Using that as a companion is going too far.

Ultimately, they were just classmates who had spent less than two months together; they hardly qualify as companions.

Chapter 125 Renting Yourself

"Yes."

The students below the stage were filled with fluctuating emotions, but Chabashira Sae simply uttered a single word without any expression.

Surprisingly, it was Kushida Kikyo who brought up the matter.

... Unexpected.

But it has nothing to do with her.

All she needs to do is answer.

Since Kushida Kikyo brought up the matter of 'buying points,' all she needs to do is answer whether it's true and... the specific price.

"Below the passing grade, one point equals 100,000." Chabashira Sae raised her hand and pressed her temple. "Kanji Ike, 24 points; Sotomura, 25 points; Inogashira, 27 points; Mori Nene, 28 points."

"In total, 1.2 million."

The seemingly bland words were like a depth charge, dropped into the water with a thud, and then, after a long silence, exploded with a deafening roar.

"One, one, two hundred thousand?!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

"If we could have scraped together 1.2 million, things wouldn't be like this now..."

"I still owe Kikyo a lot of money myself..."

Shocked voices, incredulous words, and soft mutterings.

And then, turning to the failing students who were sulking and clearly annoyed, he said, "Hey, why didn't you try harder before? One point is worth 100,000! If you worked harder and got one more point, you'd save 100,000!"

"... Huh?" Kanji Ike's cheek twitched, his eyebrows shot up, and he raised his voice. "Why don't you guys talk about this?! You all got such high scores, didn't you say the exam scope was wrong and that's why you failed?! If you had lowered the average score, wouldn't we have saved so much money?!"

Yes, even if the struggling students can't improve, can't they at least control their scores?

The answer is yes, they can, but they dare not.

Most students were already anxious about their performance on the previous exams because the highlighted review points were wrong. Although English doesn't really require last-minute cramming based on highlighted content, they still dared not relax for a moment.

What if I get a score below average?

Therefore, although the passing score was indeed lower than the last quiz, only two people were actually controlling their scores.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka scored 50 in all subjects, and Hirata Yosuke scored 50 in all subjects.

Although their levels of score control cannot be compared, at least on the report card posted by Chabashira Sae, they were ranked together.

"It's my fault, I should have scored lower." His face contorted in pain, Hirata Yosuke clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms. He murmured in anguish, "If I had scored lower, I wouldn't be so distressed."

Seeing his pained expression, a comforting voice quickly followed.

"No, it's not Hirata's fault."