Conflict, Points, and Third-Years (Ninth Update) / Deduction, Student Council (Tenth Update)

Someone's probably watching from the security cameras. Would I get any points for going back to pick up the trash now?

Did what just happened count as a fight? If I got the footage and reported it to the school, would they do anything?

Whether it would help or not, Kageya Shinjitsu returned to the convenience store and asked about the security cameras.

Unexpectedly, it went smoothly. They not only let him watch the footage but also allowed him to copy it.

Naturally, Kageya Shinjitsu didn't hesitate to copy it onto his phone.

After putting everything back in his dorm, Kageya Shinjitsu headed back to the campus buildings.

If he couldn't find the information he wanted in the upperclassmen's area, he planned to take the video to the Student Council and see what he could get out of them.

Whether or not anyone would be punished, getting some information and testing the school's limits would already be a good result.

The floors for each grade in the campus buildings were separated.

Without stopping by the first-year floor, Kageya Shinjitsu went straight to the other classes.

There was nothing special written on the blackboards, just a few names at most, like Mashima Tomoya, Hoshinomiya Chie, and Sakagami Kazuma.

They looked like homeroom teachers' names.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"Why did you come here?"

Nothing had happened when he was with the first-years, but when Kageya Shinjitsu wandered around the second-year floor, some students blocked his way.

Their rowdy attitude brought back memories.

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Chapter 9: Conflict, Points, and Third-Years (Ninth Update)

The second-year hallway.

"You're not a second-year student, are you?"

Three boys in sloppily worn uniforms, who looked a bit like delinquents, blocked Kageya Shinjitsu's way and glared at him.

"Ah, I'm a new student this year, Kageya Shinjitsu. I look forward to your guidance, senpais."

Kageya Shinjitsu smiled and greeted them. Their expressions and tone didn't make him look nervous or afraid at all. If anything, he seemed glad to meet them.

Delinquents, huh? He loved them. He'd already run into the kind of people he liked best.

Didn't this goody-two-shoes even notice they didn't want him here?

The delinquents began to wonder if Kageya Shinjitsu had something wrong with his head.

They hadn't managed to intimidate the newcomer, and instinctively felt humiliated. A mere first-year, showing so little respect to his senpais.

"Don't act like we're old friends. You're a first-year, and you don't belong here. Go back."

"Did you come here to see how strong your senpais are?"

"Get out of here. You don't belong here."

The three of them directly ordered him to leave.

"Huh? Is there a rule that says first-years can't come to the second-year floor? I don't remember seeing one."

Kageya Shinjitsu had even less intention of leaving. He looked at the security camera behind them.

"Here, we make the rules."

"First-years should know their place, or I'll teach you what the rules are."

The delinquent trio flew into a rage. They shouted so loudly that the whole floor could hear their hysterical voices.

Their yelling was enough to scare anyone who wasn't very brave.

"Is that so? I don't believe you."

"Are you going to hit me, senpai? I'm getting kind of scared."

Kageya Shinjitsu challenged them, playing along with their words.

He wore a smile, fully aware of how punchable he looked.

He even tilted his chin up at them, practically inviting them to hit him.

The sight made the corners of the three delinquents' eyes twitch. They were clearly furious, but still didn't make a move.

"Looks like this year's new students are something else. They don't even listen to their senpais."

"You're really asking for a beating!"

Their commotion drew the attention of quite a few second-years, but nobody came over to stop them or do anything else.

"Looks like you're useless senpais after all. You can only talk tough and pick on the well-behaved, but you're completely worthless in practice. People like you would probably still be running your mouths even after you died and were reduced to ashes."

"It looks like you senpais aren't the ones who make the rules here. So, please step aside and stop blocking your kohai's way. Otherwise, I'll report you to the school."

"I'll also ask the school whether a senpai's rules matter more than the school's."

Kageya Shinjitsu spoke slowly, his words full of disrespect. He even moved closer to the delinquent in front, acting brazenly.

The man blocking Kageya Shinjitsu was about to hit him...

"Forget it. A guy like that will get what's coming to him soon enough."

"Don't think this place is like your old school. Watch yourself."

The senpai stood completely still, his veins bulging as he fought the urge to throw a punch. But just as Kageya Shinjitsu was about to touch him, the other two pulled him away.

"Yeah~~ Just as I thought. Your rules don't matter more than the school's. What a waste. Thanks for the warning, senpai. I'll be careful. Let's hang out again sometime."

With nobody in front of him now, and having confirmed that the three weren't going to hit him, Kageya Shinjitsu didn't keep confronting them.

The three delinquent senpais stared at his back. Their hostility was obvious; they clearly hadn't let it go.

The three delinquents began making plans.

"That bastard."

"Find out what class he's in."

"He's just a new student, and he's already acting so cocky. Even if he's in Class 1-A, I'll show him what hell is like!"

Kageya Shinjitsu didn't care in the slightest. He swaggered into the second-years' area, where plenty of students were hanging out on dates, and others seemed to be doing club activities.

His arrival interrupted quite a few couples, but he completely ignored the gazes fixed on him and even walked straight into a classroom.

Before long, all the second-years knew that a strange first-year had come by.

Kageya Shinjitsu paid none of it any mind. He was standing in front of a small blackboard. He remembered that there had been one in the first-year area too, but there hadn't been any numbers on it.

Some second-years nearby looked at him with displeasure.

[A1880]

[B1200]

[C800]

[D300]

"Senpais, could you tell me what this is?"

Kageya Shinjitsu greeted the senpais nearby.

Unfortunately, nobody paid him any attention.

He took out his phone and snapped a picture.

"Could this be the school's score for you?"

"From A to D. So the students in Class D really are 'defective products.'"

Kageya Shinjitsu stood by the entrance to Class D and spoke to the second-years. There were probably plenty of second-year Class D students here.

He raised his voice a little when he said "defective products."

"Who are you?"

"What class are you in?"

"New student, don't get too cocky."

"Are you here looking for trouble?"

His words had clearly provoked some of the people in Class D.

Even the students from the other classes looked a little displeased.

As expected, "defective products" was a provocative phrase that worked no matter what grade you were in.

The school's rules, huh?

"What unfriendly senpais. I'll play with you another time."

When no one came to hit him or answer his questions, Kageya Shinjitsu still got his answer. Even if they didn't say anything, this really did seem to be the scoring system. One or two people might have been putting on an act, but not this many.

If the third-years had one too, that would more or less confirm it.

He waved and headed for the third-year area.

The third-years didn't stop him from going in.

Maybe they'd already heard about what happened with the second-years. Maybe they really didn't care.

With the earlier experience in mind, Kageya Shinjitsu went to the third-years' small blackboard.

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Chapter 10: Deduction, Student Council (Tenth Update)

The third-years' small blackboard was the same.

It showed the third-year students' scores.

[A2290]

[B1800]

[C400]

[D200]

Kageya Shinjitsu took out his phone and snapped a picture. He was basically certain now.

This was the school's scoring system.

"The third-year Class D senpais are in an even worse spot than the second-years."

"Is the competition even tougher than it is in the second year?"

"Two hundred points. Looks like the free stuff is meant for them..."

"Are the students in our class all at this level too?"

With scores this low, these senpais probably didn't have enough points to spend.

He glanced over the four third-year classes, then chose Class D and went inside.

As soon as he entered, the third-year students noticed him.

After all, he was a stranger.

"You're a new student, right? What can I do for you, kohai?"

A third-year girl with orange hair stepped forward as she watched Kageya Shinjitsu enter.

Her tone was neither friendly nor unfriendly.

"Could you tell me how many points you get per month? It can't be a hundred thousand, right, senpai?"

Someone had approached, so Kageya Shinjitsu asked directly.

His overly familiar manner made people uncomfortable.

"No."