Why Not Loosen Up That Serious Attitude of Yours Once in a While? (Continued)

"My pitching skills weren't very good in the earlier rounds, but I made some shots later on."

"Oh, this? Don't be nervous."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"It's normal to not have the same athletic ability or natural talent as others. But obsessively pursuing it can actually be a bad thing."

"But you have your own advantages."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"For example, you're very good at being obedient. I'm very satisfied."

But is the idea of being obedient, like talking about raising a pet, really reasonable in this situation?

Nakano-kun didn't mean it; while he was speaking, his gaze fell on another person—a tall girl with long purple hair and a hair clip in her bangs.

Kamuro Masumi.

Kamuro is actually Sakayanagi's Puppy.

So, upon seeing Kamuro, Nakano instinctively responded to Karuizawa in this way.

Kamuro seemed to have come specifically to find him, his steps sharp and direct as he walked towards him.

But Nakano Yuu raised his left hand and waved to the other person, indicating that he wasn't going to make plans now.

"..."

Kamuro.

So Kamuro went back on his own and went straight to the third floor.

Because it's Sports Festival, even though there's some rest time, it's not much, so students basically have no choice but to have lunch at the cafeteria.

The cafeteria will soon become crowded, and Sakayanagi's health is not good; she could easily fall in such a place. So she is currently in a private room on the third floor.

But now that they've already eaten, Nakano didn't bother going upstairs to watch the other person eat.

He was holding his phone.

I just got a vibration; it turns out it was a message from Chabashira-sensei.

[Chabashira: The matter is basically resolved. The voice recorder you placed by the infirmary window came in handy, but the recording content turned out to be something that Ryuuen and Kinoshita had concealed and arranged.]

[Nakano Yuu: Oh, you mean that? I knew from the beginning that Class D' s competition list had been leaked, so I figured Ryuuen would definitely do something, and that's why I planted a recording device on Horikita beforehand.]

[Nakano Yuu: Horikita still got injured, which is probably her fate. Horikita is physically strong, but she still can't beat the girls in Class C. So I speculate that Ryuuen might have had other motives when he attacked her, such as her points. Ryuuen took pictures of Horikita before, which cost me 2 million points and caused me to fail the VIP Exam. So he probably has PtSD. Therefore, he wouldn't be eyeing Horikita's beauty. The only thing he'd be Horikita.]

[Nakano Yuu: After discovering Horikita's injury, I realized that Ryuuen was obviously doing this for Horikita's points, so they would definitely try to settle things privately. However, Horikita isn't the type to be easily manipulated, so Ryuuen would very likely repeat the incident with Sudo. Therefore, although I wasn't at the scene where Horikita was injured, I kept an eye on Ryuuen. As soon as Ryuuen left, I followed him and happened to record his instructions to Kinoshita.]

[Chabashira:...]

Chabashira stared silently at his phone. So, who was setting this up for whom?

Ryuuen's actions were undoubtedly excessive, but Likan immediately discovered Ryuuen's conspiracy and began an anti-fraud operation. You're pretty shrewd too.

At least, Chabashira felt that there had never been a student like this in his past, or rather, in his past grade.

Then Nakano Yuu quickly sent another message.

[Nakano Yuu: So how many points did Horikita get in this exam? She's always wanted to improve, and this time Ryuuen specifically targeted her, so if she can handle it herself, then I don't need to interfere. Including the points she got.]

After Nakano sent the message, Horikita saw it very quickly.

Horikita, looking at the words "she wants to grow" and "no interference is needed," felt a sense of realization.

Is that so?

So you wanted to toughen her up a bit, let her handle things herself, and even reap the rewards herself?

But.

She failed.

"..."

Horikita.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you with this matter Chabashira-sensei."

The location was still the infirmary, but Ryuuen had already left, and Kinoshita. The two eventually reconciled, but it wasn't because Ryuuen had coerced her; rather, the truth had been completely exposed, and she had gained nothing. At the same time, the pain in her leg was burning her.

Horikita requested to see Ryuuen's Student ID Card information, and after confirming that Ryuuen had 10.05 million points in his account, he harvested them all.

At the same time.

Ryuuen will need to pay an additional 4 million to Horikita, with the requirement to pay it off within three months.

Because Horikita's account has a total of 7 million points.

According to Nakano Yuu, if the counterattack is doubled, then if Ryuuen wants to take away her 7 million yen, then Ryuuen will have to pay 14 million yen.

Therefore, Ryuuen still owes her 4 million points.

Because she was under the teacher's watchful eye, Ryuuen couldn't argue her way out and had no choice but to sign a compromise agreement with Horikita, while also agreeing to apply to the Student Council to have the arbitration revoked.

In other words, in this situation, the optimal solution is to first withdraw the arbitration.

Because he had no other choice.

He suddenly remembered that when they Cavalry Battle, Nakano Yuu had specifically reported him, although he only received a reprimand and a demerit from the referee.

However, this does leave a criminal record.

Therefore, if such a malicious false accusation, or even the deliberate act of injuring Horikita, were exposed and reported, he might... be expelled from school.

This completely crossed his bottom line. He still had hope. He didn't want to leave like this. He wanted to rise above his circumstances, to lead what was considered a trash class that was only slightly better than Class D, and to amaze everyone in the school.

This is his comeback, and also Class C's comeback. He cannot give up here.

Therefore, Ryuuen accepted the punishment.

After all, he only needs to pay 5 million points.

Yes.

Ryuuen is currently thinking about 5 million points. 4 million is owed to Horikita, and 1 million... is compensation for Kinoshita accepting the fact that he was injured. Although the injury can be healed with rest, it is still an injury, and Ryuuen is willing to spend money on this. So he will also make up for the 1 million points owed to Kinoshita.

After all, if you don't deliver on your promises, no one will follow you.

However, this will be tough on the students in the class.

Next month, or even the month after, I'll have to use most of my living expenses to pay off debts.

Damn this lousy Sports Festival, the 10 million I earned was gone before I even had a chance to enjoy it, and now I'm even 5 million in debt.

I was in a bad mood, so I left Ryuuen.

Horikita Suzune, however, did not leave. It seems that she was both the biggest victim and the biggest beneficiary of this false accusation operation at Ryuuen.

But she knew very well.

Because Chabashira had assisted her earlier and informed her that Nakano Yuu had prepared a recording pen by the window, she was able to turn the tables on him, instead of feeling completely defeated.

"I was just doing what a teacher should do."

Chabashira.

That's actually a lie.

An ordinary, indifferent teacher wouldn't do so much, or even immediately contact someone like Nakano Yuu could help Horikita when they realized something was wrong.

So.

Just now, she could see that Horikita Suzune had indeed grown.

But.

Perhaps Horikita Suzune has changed since she enrolled, and perhaps I, too, have been subtly influenced and changed as well.

She initially thought the class was hopeless, or rather, that it was incapable of fulfilling her long-cherished wish.

So, for classes like this, we should just deal with them calmly. But now, we will also take action for the students' sake.

Beep beep.

Then Nakano Yuu sent another message, asking Horikita about her performance in the exam. Chabashira had just seen Horikita's expression, so after a moment's thought, he handed her his phone.

So, Horikita Suzune started sending messages to Nakano Yuu using Chabashira-sensei's phone.

"This time we received a total of 14 million points from Ryuuen. 10 million points have already been credited to our account, and we still have 4 million in debt. So, how many points are you planning to take now?"

[Nakano Yuu:? Me?]

Nakano Yuu stroked his chin, looking at the message from Chabashira's number. Did they already know about his partnership with Horikita?

Or does Chabashira feel that he usually takes too much?

That's a bit much.

In every activity and action, although he treated Horikita as a collaborator, and indeed cooperated with Horikita in several Special Exam, he ultimately achieved the 20 million points he needed to transfer to another class.

Horikita, on the other hand, is still far from good enough.

So, did Chabashira-sensei realize that he was using Horikita Suzune as a useful tool?

That's quite a sharp eye.

Generally speaking, people would take Horikita's looks into consideration and then mistakenly assume that he was grooming Horikita as his girlfriend.

However, considering the circumstances of the original work, Nakano-kun did give Horikita a lot of authority for this Sports Festival. If Horikita could handle things on his own, he would basically only take about 30% as a token gesture. After all, he felt that Ryuuen wasn't that rich.

They've already been exploited.

However, Horikita has now extracted 10 million yen from Ryuuen, and this 10 million yen most likely came from Class 3-A.

In other words, Class 3-A, or rather, the class led by Horikita's brother, was even more worried about losing than they imagined, which is why they were willing to pay so much money.

Such a class is truly regrettable.

If the second-year class was turned into a bunch of slackers by Nagumo, accepting the current class rankings and treating the Special Exam as Matoba to divide up school resources, then the current Class 3-A is also disappointing enough. It basically relies on Horikita Manabu, and the others have no fighting spirit at all. And this success is not the success of the Class 3-A, but only the success of Horikita's brother.

But let's answer Chabashira-sensei's question first.

[Nakano Yuu: Normally, I might give Horikita a share based on her level of participation. However, considering her injury this time, I'll give her a subsidy. So this time, I'm only going to take 80% of the points, so she'll still get 2.8 million points. To make it more complete, I've decided to give her 3 million points, so she can collect 10 million points.]

[Having this many points is enough for her to face her brother.]

[However, for you, Chabashira-sensei, I will tentatively give you 500,000 points as a reward for your attendance. This advance contact was really timely.]

Nakano Yuu continued sending messages.

There's nothing wrong with giving the homeroom teacher a small bribe.

"..."

Horikita.

"I don't think I did a good job this time. I can't accept so many points."

Horikita continued sending messages using Chabashira's phone.

[...]

Nakano-kun found it a little strange that Chabashira didn't think he had done a good job.

So you think 500,000 points is unacceptable?

However, if she hadn't sent him a message to remind him this time, he might have missed the Matoba Horikita was framed by Ryuuen, and even if there was evidence, it would have required further investigation.

Instead, the money is deposited into your account simply by eating in the cafeteria.

Since that's the case.

[If you feel you haven't done well enough, then let's give you a chance to improve. You're usually too serious.]

Nakano Yuu typed quickly.

[For example, how about occasionally trying a completely different style?]

"Different style types?"

[Yes, I'm usually too serious, so I need to add a bit of contrast now and then, like how about wearing a maid outfit? Of course, only for me to see.]

Nakano Yuu typed rapidly, his fingers tapping quickly across the phone screen.

While his long, slender fingers are quite attractive, who is this guy chatting with, and why does he seem so happy about it?