March Arrives, and a New Item Suited to Sakayanagi Goes Live / Sakayanagi Arisu: I'm Willing to Trust You
Back in the dormitory, Hashiba Hikaru saw a pink-haired girl wearing an apron in her room. As her girlfriend, she had been staying there for the past few days.
"Hikari, you're back!"
Upon seeing her boyfriend walk in, Ichinose Honami immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.
"Hmm, is Honami making dinner?"
After taking off her school uniform, Hashiba Hikaru went into her warm dormitory. It was almost March, and the weather was gradually getting warmer. She estimated that she could wear light clothing in April.
"It'll be ready soon. Just wait a little longer and we can eat. Today we have your favorite beef."
Cooking dinner for her beloved brought Ichinose Honami a great deal of satisfaction. The girl knew that he had been busy with the [Disciplinary Committee] lately, so she wanted to take extra care of him.
"That's really good."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled and praised him. When he was alone with Ichinose Honami, the boy would revert to his gentle and casual self. After all, he had been on edge for too long in the Student Council, and he didn't want to put on an act when he was with his girlfriend.
Are you very tired today?
"I guess so. But even though I'm a little tired, I'm very satisfied. The [Disciplinary Committee] is on the right track, and everything is going according to plan."
Hashiba Hikaru leaned back on the sofa, convinced that the [Disciplinary Committee] was not only useful in ordinary school life, but would also be very helpful in more important Special Exam.
"That's good."
After the students in Class A of the First Year learned about the list of members of the [Disciplinary Committee], some of them inevitably had doubts.
After all, the person chosen to lead the class was not a classmate, but a girl from the bottom-ranked class.
Even if they had doubts, no one would actively ask them during regular classes. After Ichinose Honami played the role of the head butler very well, making everyone accept Hashiba Hikaru's decision. Now that the Disciplinary Committee is on the right track, everyone understands that Hashiba Hikaru's power and influence are increasing, which is definitely a good thing for Class A of the First Year.
During dinner, Ichinose Honami likes to chat with her boyfriend about recent events, mostly trivial matters. Hashiba Hikaru isn't particularly interested, but he's willing to keep his girlfriend company.
In his heart, he still cared quite Ichinose Honami.
"Horikita- san is really amazing, I've been hearing her name all the time lately."
After adding a piece of beef to her boyfriend's plate, the girl looked at his face with a smile.
"Is that so?"
"Yeah, even though we're all girls, Horikita does so many things to help everyone. A lot of the girls in our class think Horikita is really cool."
Ichinose Honami's words weren't untrue. Horikita Suzune's decisive actions as a member of the Disciplinary Committee did indeed increase her popularity, especially among girls.
"That's great, it seems I didn't choose the wrong person."
Hashiba Hikaru chuckled softly. He wouldn't follow Ichinose Honami's lead and praise Horikita Suzune; that would be too foolish. Having accumulated rich experience in time management, the boy had gained considerable insight into it.
"Uh-huh."
Ichinose Honami withdrew her gaze from Hashiba Hikaru's face; she didn't seem to care as much about the members of the [Disciplinary Committee] as the students of Class A.
However, as his girlfriend, what she naturally cared about was why it was Horikita Suzune.
That black-haired girl was a person with an outstanding figure and appearance, and she was aloof to everyone. Even the students in Class D couldn't get close to her. Yet, this kind of person was very close to Hashiba Hikaru. It was said that people often saw them eating together and doing things together.
Having someone like that by her man's side, and playing such an important role, naturally made Ichinose Honami think more deeply. She already knew about Kushida Kikyo's situation and was naturally wary of the students in Class D.
"Didn't you just say you were very tired? Shall I give you a massage later?"
"Can."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't object; she just smiled and nodded.
After a fierce battle, Hashiba Hikaru glanced at the girl sleeping beside him, gently moved her arms and legs off him, and slowly sat up.
I checked the time on my phone; there were still more than ten minutes until midnight.
The boy got up to wash his face, preparing for the upcoming refresh of the [Trading Shop].
Time ticked by, and as the clock struck midnight, a new notification popped up on the system screen in front of Hashiba Hikaru.
[A new month has begun; the items in the Trading Shop have been refreshed. Please check your inventory.]
[Stock Analyzer: 1000]
[Designer Top Hat: 12000]
[Item Discount Coupon (60% off): 50,000]
[Heaven-Sent Medical Kit: 150,000]
[Kendo Mastery (Proficiency): 150000]
[Intelligence: 500,000]
As the items in the [Trading Shop] slowly unfolded before his eyes, Hashiba Hikaru began to carefully scan the description of each item. The more he looked, the more surprised and delighted he became.
First, there were the Item Discount Coupon that reappeared, and this time the discounts were even greater than before. The boy quickly clicked on the item descriptions.
[Item Discount Coupon (60% off)]
[A newly upgraded discount item allows you to purchase items from the Trading Shop at a 60% discount. Purchased items can be stored indefinitely, allowing the user to decide what they need before using them.]
"If there were no time limit, we could use a 40% discount on master-level skills in the future."
Hashiba Hikaru glanced at the items refreshed in the [Trading Shop] this time. Master-level skills don't refresh every time; for example, they weren't there this time.
Moving her gaze downwards, the next item that caught her eye shocked Hashiba Hikaru even more.
[Heaven-Sent Medical Kit]
[This is an extremely special medical item capable of treating the world's most stubborn and incurable diseases. After redeeming it, the host can describe the relevant symptoms in their mind, and the medical kit will then produce corresponding medicines and treatments to help the person being treated recover.]
"Wow, I actually got some medicine-related items!"
Hashiba Hikaru was overjoyed. He had thought about this problem before, after all, there was a person with a physical defect by his side - Sakayanagi Arisu. If he could cure her in this way, it would definitely increase the company's stock price.
"At 150,000, the price isn't very expensive."
The boy stroked his chin. He currently had over 90,000 in system funds. If he wanted to buy the 60% off coupon and the medical kit, he only needed to sell some of his stocks to complete the transaction. It was incredibly simple.
"I hope it won't disappoint me, Heaven-Sent Medical Kit..."
He stared at the system and began operating the Stock Interface.
Chapter 623 Sakayanagi Arisu: I'm willing to believe you.
After confirming the refreshed item information, Hashiba Hikaru opened his current [Stock Interface]. He currently owns seven stocks, each with a relatively high price.
[Stock Interface]
[Ichinose Honami Stock]
[Current Price: 350, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Sakura Airi Stock]
[Current Price: 330, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Kushida Kikyo Stock]
[Current Price: 300, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Horikita Suzune Stock]
[Current Price: 200, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Sakayanagi Arisu Stock]
[Issue price: 200, Issue quantity: 3000.]
[Shiina Hiyori Stock]
[Current Price: 150, Number of Quantities Held: 2000.]
[Kiryuuin Fuuka Stock]
[Issue price: 150, Issue quantity: 4000.]
"I still have over 90,000 yuan in funds. If I want to buy two items..."
After thinking for a while, Hashiba Hikaru made a decision.
"Since stocks that have already been gifted with rings won't decrease in price, let's leave it at that for now."
Should I sell my Sakura Airi Stock?
[Sakura Airi Stock successfully sold.]
[Received funds of 330,000.]
[Sakura Airi Stock: 1000.]
[Do you want to purchase Item Discount Coupon (60% off)?]
[Purchase successful.]
Should we purchase the Heaven-Sent Medical Kit?
[Purchase successful.]
[Remaining funds: 229,600.]
After completing the procedure, Hashiba Hikaru stretched out her hands, and sure enough, a medical kit about the size of a book slowly appeared.
He weighed it briefly and felt it was quite heavy.
"If we want to treat Sakayanagi, we need to first understand the specific cause and symptoms of her illness; we can't rely on just our feelings."
Hashiba Hikaru touched her chin. It was already quite late; she could try talking to her tomorrow.
Sakayanagi Arisu's current stock price is 200. If it can continue to rise, it can obtain more funds.
"Hmm..."
Perhaps hearing Hashiba Hikaru talking to herself while sitting by the bed, Ichinose Honami uttered a few mumbled words in her sleep. The boy quickly packed up his medical kit and went back to sleep beside her.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.
After slowly closing her eyes, Hashiba Hikaru's lips curled up slightly.
The first day of March was a warm and sunny day. Hashiba Hikaru went for his morning run as usual. He glanced at the Physical Enhancement Serum in the status bar; he would soon be leveling up again.
[Physical Enhancement Serum in effect: Current level Lv.7, 1852/2000]
After the last upgrade, his stamina increased from 6 to 7 points. If he can further improve it after this upgrade, he will be able to handle more challenging exams that require Physical Ability with greater ease. Even with [Potential Burst], the boy still wants to become stronger without relying on external forces.
The Final Exam were over, and the course content for the last period of time wasn't complicated. After school, Hashiba Hikaru hurried to the Student Council. Now that everything was settled, there were many things to worry about.
After completing the task of submitting the application to the Student Council President for review, Hashiba Hikaru took the Sakayanagi Arisu to the corridor outside the Student Council office.
"Classmate Hashiba... is there something you want to tell me by calling me out all of a sudden?"
Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't wearing a hat today; her silver hair had an exquisite texture, perfectly complementing her flawless face and making one feel an irresistible tenderness towards her.
"I have something very important to tell you."
Hashiba Hikaru looked intently at her face and slowly asked, "Did Classmate Sakayanagi have this illness since childhood?"
"Um?"
Faced with the boy's abrupt question, Sakayanagi Arisu was somewhat surprised, after all, he had only ever discussed matters related to class competition and power struggles with her, and this was the first time she had heard such a question from him.
"What, aren't we [Half-Couple]? Isn't it normal to care about each other's health?"
Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, her expression amiable.
"Hehe, that's true. Since Classmate Hashiba so concerned, I'll tell you."
Sakayanagi Arisu was somewhat surprised, but she had never intended to hide this from him. Her weak constitution was a congenital defect, and she might even be unable to have children. She could tell him all of this.
"Yes, I'm all ears."