Classroom of the Elite: After Her Intelligence Refresh, They Always Want to Win Me Over! Chapter 61

Besides, remembering the bonus photos and generous gestures she'd sent him last time, he couldn't help adding silently: She's been pretty good to me, after all.

"Well..." Kushida Kikyou twisted her fingers lightly, a troubled expression crossing her face. "It's true that's hard to argue with... I really do want Shimizu-kun to come to the study group. But—"

She suddenly looked up. "That's not the main reason I came to see you today!"

A gentle breeze swept across the field, lifting the strands of hair at her temples.

Kushida took a deep breath, then spoke as though she'd made up her mind:

"Shimizu-kun... would you go on a date with me tonight?" Her voice suddenly grew quieter. "Of course, I won't waste your time for nothing. It's just... I'm a little short on points right now. After lending Karuizawa-san two thousand points yesterday, I can only give you five thousand at most... That's still the most I've ever paid anyone for a date."

At that, she hurriedly waved her hands and added, "Ah! Don't get the wrong idea! The date fee is separate; I'll cover all the expenses during the date! I just... just want you to spend some time with me... It'd be even better if we could take a few pictures."

Shimizu Akira's expression froze, as though he'd heard something absurd.

His voice held a disbelieving edge. "Wait... weren't we already even? The eighty thousand points have been settled. What do you mean by bringing up a date now?"

"Do you even understand what you're saying? What kind of resolve does it take to say something like that?"

She was actually offering me points to go on a date with her?

Had she really gone this far just to maintain that "angel" persona?

First those bonus photos... and