In a practical education, scheming against people? I can also do a little.

Hoya Chukai spoke as he pulled her into his embrace, then began to lick her with his tongue.

It was just like a dog, licking her from top to bottom.

He was using his actions to prove that he was her lapdog. But...

Are you sure you aren't planning on going for another round?

"Shoko."

"Hmm?"

"What should I do? I'm feeling it again."

"Get lost!"

"Seriously, let me vent a little more."

"Get lost!"

"How about here, then?"

"Get lost, you pervert! Do you have any idea how dirty that place is, and you choose—holy crap, stop that! Are you itching for a beating? You bastard, you filthy pervert!"

She pounded her fists hard against Hoya Chukai's back, finally forcing him to stop his sinful hands from wandering toward that area.

"Go to sleep, I'm tired."

"Then I'll just..."

"Handle it yourself."

"Oh."

Watching Hoya Chukai leave dejectedly toward the bathroom to take care of his own problem, Ryuen Shoko let out a sharp huff.

Men are all the same, only ever thinking about their own pleasure.

She knew it; this guy wasn't a dog at all, he was an ungrateful wolf. He kept claiming to be a dog just to trick a weak little sheep.

Training a dog requires more than just feeding; you have to use the stick. You have to use force to make him understand your intentions.

And so, the next day...

"Awoo! Big Sis, stop pressing, it hurts, it really hurts, awoo!"

"That's for being disloyal and pulling stunts behind my back. Anything less than absolute loyalty is absolute disloyalty—prepare to die!"

In the classroom, the two of them were engaged in their daily martial arts bout.

Ryuen Shoko pinned Hoya Chukai firmly onto the desk with her hands and began to continue torturing his arm.

"Um... Ryuen-san..."

"Shut it. This doesn't concern you, so stay out of it."

Shiina wanted to intervene, but she didn't know what to do given how angry Ryuen Shoko looked. If you said she was truly angry, it didn't quite seem like it; she wasn't pinning him down and beating him, which didn't feel like genuine rage.

But was she faking it? The way she was pinning him down didn't look like she was just playing around, either.

She couldn't make sense of it; she always felt like she couldn't keep up with the rhythm of these two.

"Shiina, by the way, about this list... eh?! Does Class C enjoy playing these kinds of games?"

Ichinose, who had just walked in through the door, stopped mid-sentence when she saw Ryuen pinning Hoya down in the classroom, her mouth hanging open in confusion.

"Chukai-kun, you're actually into this?"

"That's not it, please save me... it hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Big Sis, I know I was wrong, I really do! Awoo!"

Chapter 85: Want to ask for leave? Easy~

"Just stay still, will you?"

In the end, Ryuen Shoko sat on top of Hoya Chukai. Looking at Hoya Chukai, who was on the verge of passing out beneath her, Ichinose blinked rapidly.

Hmm... it actually looked kind of fun?

The bystander sees clearly; it was obvious that rather than one punishing the other, it felt more like the playful bickering of a couple.

Regardless, seeing Hoya Chukai occasionally sneak a peek to see if Ryuen had any intention of letting him off, Ichinose could tell that the two of them had a very close relationship.

It felt like Hoya Chukai sometimes really enjoyed... acting the fool?

If nothing else, he was howling like that every day, but honestly, it didn't look that painful; that kind of pain was something you could just grit your teeth and endure.

But he didn't. Not only did he howl, but he did it so heart-wrenchingly that anyone who didn't know better would think he was about to have a limb amputated.

"You two are really close. Have you started dating?"

"Dating? Hah, no."

Ryuen Shoko, arms crossed, gave a little bounce, making Hoya Chukai beneath her want to cough up a mouthful of blood.

Ryuen wasn't some light-as-a-feather girl; her body pressing down was actually quite heavy.

Ryuen Shoko did not admit that she was dating Hoya Chukai. What was dating? When two people of equal standing looked after each other, cared for each other, and loved each other—that was dating.

Her? She was the boss, the Big Sis, and Hoya Chukai was the lackey who served her, her lapdog.

As for why she was the one screaming in the night... well, the underdog rising up, right? A classic Eastern specialty that one simply must experience.

"So, you two are like this..."

Intimate? Ichinose wanted to say that, but she always felt that while they seemed close, they also didn't quite seem that way.

"We're just on good terms. After all, he is my strategist... where are you touching now, you brat?"

Feeling the person beneath her getting restless, she slammed her elbow into him.

Trying to stroke the tiger's tail, are we?

"Alright, Shiina, you and Ichinose go out and resolve your issues. I need to have a proper chat with my strategist here about how the progress is coming along."

Ryuen Shoko's meaning was clear: no outsiders allowed from here on out.

Since Shiina wasn't going to be involved in this matter anyway, she just needed to get her out of the way.

Watching Shiina leave, some in the class already began to pity her.

How does it feel like she's just a tool for them...

After Shiina left with Ichinose, Ryuen wiggled her hips, signaling Hoya Chukai beneath her to move: "Hey, strategist, how is Plan A coming along?"

"Almost there, almost there. Just waiting for tomorrow."

Hoya Chukai held up a finger, indicating that only the final step remained: "I'll go take care of the last step in a bit, and then we just wait for tomorrow's show."

"I hope so. Don't you dare disappoint me, strategist, otherwise..."

Ryuen leaned down and whispered into Hoya Chukai's ear: "We'll settle the score for these past few days, slowly. You've got a lot of pent-up energy, don't you? I'll make sure you get to vent it all out."

Holy crap, Ryuen, did you awaken some kind of "sugar mommy" playstyle?

Hoya Chukai shuddered at her words, promising her repeatedly that there would be no problems.

With a calculated trap set for the unsuspecting, he didn't believe he couldn't screw over Katsuragi.

As long as Sakayanagi didn't interfere, his success rate was ninety-nine percent; the remaining one percent was just up to fate.

And if Sakayanagi did get involved... maybe seventy percent, with the remaining thirty percent being a toss-up on whether things would get better or worse.

Regardless, if this event went down, success or failure, it would absolutely, definitely shake the entire school.

Then again, it's hard to say—maybe they'd manage to suppress it? Who knows.

With a scoff, a cunning smile began to spread across Hoya Chukai's face.

His expression made everyone around him shudder; they always felt that his "scheming" look was quite sinister.

A moment of silence for the targets; may they be alright.

Regarding Plan A and Plan B, neither Hoya Chukai nor Ryuen Shoko had told anyone else the specifics, which was to prevent anyone from having a loose tongue and leaking it. Thus, the classmates only knew there was a "big plan," but had no idea what it actually entailed.

"Tell me, will it work?"

"Why are you, the one who conceived the plan, the first to start doubting it? Didn't I already refine it for you?"

"That's true, but I'm worried that the more we do, the more mistakes we'll make."

"The less confident you are, the easier it is to be exposed. So... smile."

"You really are a smooth talker, damn it."

He got hit again, but Hoya Chukai just grinned.

His display of confidence also led Ryuen Shoko to believe in him.

Perhaps with his help, this operation really could succeed.

After class, Hoya Chukai went to find the Class 2 homeroom teacher, Hoshinomiya.

Why had he been cozying up to Hoshinomiya before? It was because she also served as the school's nurse.

With only 500 students in the school, she and another teacher took turns in the infirmary. According to Hoya Chukai's calculations, Hoshinomiya would be on duty tomorrow morning.

"Teacher Hoshinomiya?"

"Oh, Hoya-kun, what brings you to see the teacher again?"

Seeing Hoya Chukai appear, Hoshinomiya greeted him very enthusiastically.

She certainly looked like the cheerful and lively type, just like Ichinose.

But in reality, she wasn't simple—she was essentially a "Supreme Edition" of Kushida. Setting aside her hidden inner thoughts, as long as she was a friend and not a foe, she was quite reliable.

"Teacher, in this school, points can buy anything, right?"

"That's right. Wait a minute, Hoya-kun, if you're trying to buy the teacher's chastity, that's a big no-no~"

Hoshinomiya seemed to recall some of the bad rumors about Hoya Chukai, crossing her arms in an 'X' to show it wasn't allowed.

"Cough, cough, Teacher, where is your mind at? Teacher-student romances aren't allowed, you know~"

"Hmm, indeed. Even cats aren't allowed to have teacher-student romances."

"?"

Although he couldn't understand what Hoshinomiya meant by that, Hoya Chukai steered the conversation back: "So, Teacher, could I trouble you to help me forge a document?"

"Forging a certificate... what kind of certificate?"

"It's... this certificate right here."

Hoya Chukai whispered into Hoshinomiya's ear, and Hoshinomiya nodded along as she listened. Finally, she pulled out a small notebook and took a look: "I thought it would be some troublesome certificate, but it's just this. Sure~ plenty of people have asked me to forge things for them in the past. I have a flat rate: two thousand S-Points just for the certificate. If you need to rest in the infirmary, it's an extra one thousand, and if you need a recommendation to go back to the dorms to rest, that's an extra three thousand~"

"Just the certificate is fine, I don't need anything else. Sorry for the trouble, Teacher."

Hoya Chukai held his phone, a smile appearing on his face.

Chapter 86: Spill the details, I'm a drama-lover and I love hearing this

"Why did you call me here in the middle of the day?"

Standing on the rooftop, Hoya Chukai was enjoying the cool breeze when Kushida walked up behind him.

She didn't understand why Hoya Chukai would be looking for her at a time like this.

"Oh, it's nothing much, I just need you to get Ayanokoji to do a little job."

"A job? How many S-Points?"

"It's not hard labor this time, and it might not even be useful, so I'm not paying anything for now."

"Nothing at all... don't look at me like that, I'm just worried about whether I'll have enough points later on. Ever since you told me about S-Points last time, I've been really worried that the points we get next month will be pitifully low."

"You can rest easy on that front."

"?"

"It won't be pitifully low; it'll be non-existent. There's an eighty percent chance that your class will get zero points next month."

"It's that low?"

Kushida couldn't help but widen her eyes, and Hoya Chukai shrugged: "What else did you expect? We've been in class for a week now, you should be able to see the study habits of the students in your class, right? Even when I glance over at your class from mine, I see a whole sea of people sleeping or playing on their phones, not to mention the teachers who are out there taking notes."

"Tch, no points left, huh... this is really bad."

There was no one on the rooftop but her and Hoya Chukai, so she didn't bother keeping up her act.