Showing Affection in Front of the Teacher

Once again cornered, Ando Sayo gradually fell silent. She stared at the chessboard, which was on the verge of complete collapse. Although hope was slim, she wanted to continue.

"Ando -kun..."

Watching the chess game come to a standstill, Ichinose Honami, watching from outside the screen, felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

When she was preparing for the exam, she never imagined it would come to this.

Seven days is a very short preparation time. The strategy is to abandon some matches that are impossible to win and focus all efforts on preparing for the content that we are confident of winning. This way, the overall winning rate will increase.

At that time, Pole Vault and chess were the first two events to be abandoned.

One reason was that Hashiba Hikaru's presence gave them a sure chance of winning, while the other was that last-minute cramming was too late, so they decided to give up.

But unexpectedly, chess became the key to victory in the actual competition.

This was a miscalculation, and an unexpected and unavoidable mishap.

"Are we going to lose...?"

Ichinose Honami's mind was in turmoil; a loss in the match would have a series of negative consequences.

The Class Evaluation Points is only a small part of it; what's more important is the provocation that Sakayanagi Arisu made earlier, and her boyfriend's attitude.

Although I believe the boy will choose me, losing a one-on-one match against Sakayanagi Arisu, who is also a [Commander Tower], will definitely give people something to talk about.

What should we do...?

If you were here, what would you do?

Just as the pink-haired girl was feeling anxious, a short knock suddenly sounded in the quiet Multipurpose Classroom.

Knock knock, knock knock knock.

"Huh?"

Sakagami- sensei and Chabashira Sae exchanged a glance, both quite surprised.

Today is the day of Special Exam. Apart from the [Commander Tower] and the invigilators, students from other classes must wait in the exam room so they can take the exam at any time.

So, who will be the person who comes?

"I'll go take a look."

Chabashira Sae, wearing high heels, walked quickly to the door.

When the door opened, a face that looked very familiar came into view, because the other person had just performed a Pole Vault challenge that was a full four meters high, a memorable moment.

"Classmate Hashiba?"

Chabashira frowned slightly, and asked with some displeasure, "What are you doing here?"

The newcomer was none other than Hashiba Hikaru, whose handsome and refined face wore a gentle smile. "What are you asking? Of course I'm here to compete, not to sightsee, are you?"

He ignored Chabashira Sae standing at the door and strode in beside her. When his tall and slender figure appeared in the monitoring room, all three people inside were startled.

"Hikari! What brings you here?"

Ichinose Honami was the first to speak up. She never expected Hashiba Hikaru to come at this time, even though this wasn't part of her exam preparation plan.

"What... does this mean?"

Sakayanagi Arisu raised her head, her gaze lingering on the boy's handsome features, unsure of what he intended to do.

"Classmate Hashiba, do you know what you're doing?"

Sakagami- sensei's eyes were somewhat gloomy. As the homeroom teacher of Class C of the First Year, his personality was inherently difficult to get along with.

"I'm here to compete, teachers, please don't be so surprised."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled, took out the booklet with the Special Exam rules from his pocket, and said slowly, "What I wanted to say is that our class plans to change the [Commander Tower] candidate midway through the exam. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Hehe, are you kidding me?"

Sakagami sneered twice and retorted sharply, "According to the rules, even if there's a problem with the [Commander Tower], the substitute can only be replaced before the match starts. Now that the match has begun, you have no right to make a replacement!"

He finally understood that this Classmate Hashiba had come to save the day. Although today's match had nothing to do with Class C, Sakagami Kazuma would not allow the other side to take advantage of any loopholes!

"Light, you mean...?"

Ichinose Honami's expression suddenly changed; she never expected her boyfriend to plan to switch partners halfway through.

Is this really going to work?

"This is unbelievable, Classmate Hashiba! How could you make such a rash decision?"

Sakayanagi Arisu was surprised by the boy's appearance, but after thinking for a moment, she asked, "Are you planning to change the rules?"

That's right.

Hashiba Hikaru was not intimidated by Sakagami's sharp tone at all; instead, she took out her phone on her own.

"I say, have you all forgotten something very important?"

"According to the S System, which has the highest authority in the school, there is a rule that states: [In this school, there is nothing that cannot be bought with points.]"

The boy looked at Chabashira Sae beside him and asked with a smile, "I'd like to purchase the qualification to change the [Commander Tower] midway through the game. What do you think, Chabashira-sensei?"

"..."

These words shocked everyone present.

Chapter 666 Showing off their love in front of the teacher.

When Hashiba Hikaru proposed to use her Private Points to buy the right to change the person, both Chabashira Sae and Sakagami Kazuma were taken aback. They were both graduates of this school and had never thought that they could use points to change the rules of the Special Exam when they were students.

"Classmate Hashiba, are you really going to do this?"

Chabashira pondered for a moment, as if to confirm whether he had heard correctly.

"Of course, this choice was made according to the rules of the S System. Even if the teachers don't have the authority, they can still apply to the Acting Chairman, right?"

This decision was certainly not made rashly; the boy had given it careful consideration.

After all, the current Acting Chairman is Tsukishiro, who previously showed an intention to win him over. In addition, the S System itself has such content, so the other party will most likely agree to his request.

"You..."

Sakagami was about to say something, but then he thought that since this guy had made such a request, the teachers could only follow the rules.

Otherwise, the teacher would be in the wrong.

"I'm going out to make a phone call and ask the Acting Chairman."

Chabashira Sae walked out of the room with her phone, while Sakagami Kazuma snorted and announced over the walkie-talkie that the final match was suspended pending further instructions.

In chess competitions, once the game is paused, the players must immediately leave the room, and the chessboard is covered with a special lid for the sake of fairness.

Although Ando Sayo and Kamuro Masumi didn't know what had happened, they still obediently followed the proctor out of the competition room.

"Honami ~"

Hashiba Hikaru ignored the ashen-faced Sakagami- Sakagami and walked towards her girlfriend.

"Hikari... what brings you here?"

Although Hashiba Hikaru made a very bold suggestion, seeing him here made the girl's heart flutter with a soft and delicate affection.

Like a knight, the boy always appears when she needs him most.

"Of course we're here to help. As soon as the draw for the final match came out, I felt there might be problems."

Hashiba Hikaru sighed. After seeing the [project] submitted by Class B, he felt that if it were to be a [chess] competition, Class A's chances of winning were really slim.

"Classmate Hashiba, is this your choice?"

Sakayanagi Arisu naturally overheard their conversation and immediately chimed in.

"What choice?"

The boy was somewhat surprised, but still followed up, saying, "Making such a decision to help the class win is quite normal, isn't it?"

That's not what I meant.

After listening to what Hashiba Hikaru said to the two teachers, the silver-haired girl immediately realized that the other party must have been confident to make such a request.

If he were to play against Hashiba Hikaru, Sakayanagi believed that his opponent had the ability to turn the tide and win.

"Hehe, it seems you and Honami talked about a lot of things I didn't know about during the match. It's okay, we can talk about it after the match."

Hashiba Hikaru could roughly sense the complex emotions in Sakayanagi Arisu's heart. Since she would find an opportunity to communicate with her eventually, she smiled faintly and said, "After the exams are over, I will find an opportunity to talk to you alone. If you have any other thoughts, we can discuss them then."

"Good..."

Sakayanagi Arisu nodded slightly, "I'm really looking forward to playing against Classmate Hashiba next."

"Me too."

Despite hearing her boyfriend's meeting with Sakayanagi Arisu up close, Ichinose Honami showed no displeasure; instead, a bright smile appeared on her face.

The fact that the boy was able to appear here actually overturned all the assumptions that Sakayanagi had put forward at the time.

He chose himself; that needs no further proof.

After a while, Chabashira Sae walked into the Multipurpose Classroom with her phone. She glanced at Hashiba Hikaru, who had already walked to the computer, and spoke.

"The Acting Chairman has approved your request. If Class A wants to purchase the right to replace the [Commander Tower], they will need to pay one million Private Points."

"Can."

Upon hearing the number, Hashiba Hikaru did not object. It seemed his guess was correct; Tsukishiro, knowing that he had made the request, still chose to accommodate him.

One million Private Points is a small matter; the young man still has over ten million points, so he's not worried at all.

"Isn't one million too much?"

One million is no small sum after all. After hearing the specific price, Ichinose Honami whispered in Hashiba Hikaru's ear.

"Of course not, after all, I can't let Honami lose, this is your first time leading the class to face the opponent."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled gently, "Even if no one blames you after you lose, I bet you'll start overthinking things."

"Hmm..."

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Honami, go back to the classroom. The competition will be over soon."

Hashiba Hikaru took Ichinose Honami's small hand and pulled her up from the chair.

"Go and transfer the points to Chabashira-sensei."

He handed his phone to his girlfriend, then patted her head. After dating for so long, his girlfriend obviously knew his phone password.

Okay~

Ichinose Honami nodded obediently, then ran to Chabashira Sae to transfer the money to her.

"..."

Seeing this scene unfold before her, even the usually aloof female teacher fell silent, feeling as if she had been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

After the transfer was completed, the pink-haired girl left the Multipurpose Classroom.

Chabashira Sae glanced at Sakagami Kazuma beside her, "Let the match continue."

"Good."

With a gloomy expression, Mr. Sakagami showed no concern for the romance between the young boy and girl, and immediately picked up the walkie-talkie to announce that the competition would continue.

Hashiba Hikaru sat in the spot where Ichinose Honami had previously been. He glanced at the current game and immediately began typing on the keyboard, instructing Ando Sayo to continue the game.

"Huh?"

Before Ando Sayo returned to the chessboard, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in her earpiece, giving instructions. Although she didn't quite understand, she trusted Ichinose Honami wouldn't harm her, so she immediately moved her pieces and resumed the battle.

Sakayanagi Arisu in the match very early, while Class A still had a full half hour left to intervene.

Hashiba Hikaru had plenty of time. He closed his eyes, and the skill he had mastered before, [Mastery of All Chess], began to operate at full speed.

As time passed, the crisp sound of keyboards being tapped echoed continuously from the Multipurpose Classroom.

Hashiba Hikaru and Sakayanagi Arisu were completely focused on directing the two people present. The pieces moved constantly on the board, and fierce offensive and defensive battles continued to occur.

The boy's playing style was bold and aggressive. Sakayanagi Arisu many times before, and Arisu's style was so distinctive that it affected him to some extent.

Another ten minutes passed, and thanks to the boy's meticulous response, the game, which had been on the verge of collapse, was revived, and he even began to gain an advantage.