Set Out! Alice's Great Adventure

At Katsuragi Kohei's suggestion, the sudden unity and warmth of Class 1-A almost brought Chabashira Sae to tears. This was the Class A she had always wanted; if it were Class D, it would never be like this...

"An additional four million points."

However, the boy standing beside her ruthlessly shattered Chabashira Sae's illusion once again.

In theory, the maximum number of points Class 1-A can retain is 5,755,000, but this is purely theoretical, assuming everyone doesn't eat, drink, or use a single point.

Therefore, the maximum number of points a student in Class 1-A is four million, or perhaps less.

Katsuragi Kohei, who had collected most of the class's Private Points, glanced at his phone, which showed an amount of 3.1 million yen.

There might still be some secrets being kept, but not too many.

In other words, this is all that Class 1-A has to offer right now.

Now, Class 1-A is left with only two choices.

He used his 3.1 million points to exchange for Kitagawa Ryo's 3.1 million points, and then watched as Kitagawa used 400,000 points to buy Totsuka Yahiko's score and force him to drop out of school.

Or...

By retaining these points, they can simply watch as Kitagawa Ryo buys Totsuka Yahiko's score.

Katsuragi Kohei closed his eyes in anguish. No matter which choice he made, it seemed he couldn't escape the fate of Totsuka Yahiko being expelled from school. He no longer had time to think about why Kitagawa Ryo had such a huge amount of Private Points; he just clenched his fists and desperately tried to think.

[Here are five million Private Points I borrowed from the Student Council vice president]

The text message and remittance from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka rekindled a glimmer of hope in Katsuragi Kohei. Without even bothering to inquire about Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's relationship with the Student Council vice president, he immediately shouted again:

"I have 8.1 million Private Points here..."

The immense emotional turmoil caused several veins to bulge on Katsuragi Kohei's bald head. He panted heavily, staring intently at Kitagawa Ryo like an enraged bull, and demanded:

"Can you... produce it?"

"An additional four million Private Points will be added."

Kitagawa Ryo casually wired the money to Chabashira Sae, his wicked smile revealing his arrogant nature.

Is there... else?

"Asshole!"

At the center of the storm, Totsuka Yahiko finally lost control of his emotions and rushed towards Kitagawa Ryo with the momentum of wanting to beat him up.

But Kitagawa Ryo merely pointed to the security camera in the classroom, turning gracefully to the side like a matador:

"If violence is used openly, I might not even have to spend a single penny."

Upon hearing this, the students in Class A at the front row quickly grabbed the Totsuka Yahiko, fearing that he might actually hit Kitagawa Ryo.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka sighed almost imperceptibly. He had already realized that grades weren't the key to the Midterm Exam; points were. However, time was too short, and even the five million Private Points he had borrowed from Miyabi Nagumo seemed to be of no use against Kitagawa Ryo's open scheme.

Five million Private Points is an unimaginable sum for freshmen who have only been in school for less than two months. Even Miyabi Nagumo could not easily use such a large amount of points, not to mention that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka Miyabi Nagumo did not have a very deep relationship.

This was a perfectly legitimate but utterly futile scheme.

Totsuka Yahiko was still arguing that Kitagawa Ryo couldn't possibly have so many points, that they must have come from illegitimate sources. But the whole class knew that if these points really were illegitimate, Kitagawa Ryo wouldn't have chosen to openly display them here.

Since he has such confidence, it means that the points themselves are absolutely correct.

"No... How could I possibly be expelled?"

Totsuka Yahiko was still wailing in Regret, but Kitagawa Ryo casually pointed to another student's name:

"Oh dear, there's another student who's only eight points above the average."

"Kamuro Masumi... well, she doesn't need those 800,000 Private Points anyway."

"Then you should drop out of school too."

Chabashira Sae felt a bitter taste in her mouth. Although she wanted to complain about what the person who made the point-buying rule was thinking, she understood the logic behind it.

The Midterm Exam are in the second month of the semester, and the price of 100,000 points per point is an astronomical sum for freshmen who have only received their Private Points for two months.

Who could have imagined that such a monster would appear in the future, who, in the second month of enrollment, possessed more Private Points than the entire Class 1-A?

Class 1-A currently has 450 Class Points remaining. If two students drop out, the remaining points will be zero.

They're ranked alongside Class 1-D, whom we were looking down on yesterday.

The easiest way to destroy a person is to first give them hope, and then inflict the most devastating despair.

If things turn out like this, Chabashira Sae will be the first to break down.

She could have adopted a passive attitude towards Class 1-D, which had Class Points of zero.

If this class wasn't formerly Class 1-A.

The atmosphere in the entire class had plummeted to freezing point. For the first time, Katsuragi Kohei experienced a sense of helplessness and frustration, even though he held a massive 8.1 million points in his hands.

"However... the issue of buying points isn't entirely off-limits."

Kitagawa Ryo showed a slight inclination towards peace talks, and the first to grasp at this straw was Chabashira Sae, who asked in a hoarse voice:

"What?"

After giving Chabashira Sae a playful look, it has to be said that for high school boys of this age, Chabashira Sae is definitely the kind of homeroom teacher figure that only appears in light novels.

Long, straight black hair, a high ponytail, a white shirt paired with a blazer that accentuates her hot figure, along with black stockings and high heels.

However, as far as Kitagawa Ryo was concerned, he still felt that Mashima Tomonari teacher of Class D, was better, even though he seemed to be a rather old-fashioned middle-aged man.

However, unlike Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie, he is more like the person who truly deserves the role of a teacher at this school.

Not to mention.

Kitagawa Ryo glanced discreetly into the corridor outside the classroom. The students in Class A were all drawn to him, but thanks to his [Super Detective] talent, Kitagawa Ryo could hear the rustling sounds coming from the base of the wall to the window.

Through the gap in the curtains, you can see it sticking up.

A few strands of hair stood out brilliantly golden in the sunlight.

Karuizawa Kei:|?)))

Chapter 67: Departure! Alice's Great Adventure

Noticing the gaze from outside the window, Kitagawa Ryo abandoned his plan to speak. Instead, he used his phone to send a message to editor Chabashira Sae, then turned away without looking back:

"If Class 1-A doesn't accept my conditions within an hour, we can consider changing the class sign at the entrance."

Having said that, Kitagawa Ryo put his phone back in his pocket, just as he had done when he arrived. He strolled out of Class 1-A again, his conversation lasting less than ten minutes. The previously enthusiastic Class 1-A was now shrouded in a dark, gloomy atmosphere. Katsuragi Kohei gritted his teeth and said:

"Chabashira Class Instructor, could you let me see what conditions he proposed?"

On the other side Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also raised his head without changing his expression. He subconsciously put himself in Kitagawa Ryo's position at this moment and began to think about the other party's conditions.

Given that Class 1-A is absolutely unwilling to accept two students dropping out, how can they maximize their own interests when faced with such an unyielding opponent?

Class Points are the most important factor for every class, as they determine the class's ranking. Given that only graduates of Class A at Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School can enjoy preferential treatment, each class will naturally pursue Class Points fervently in order to advance to the next class.

However, the core of Class Points is not the class itself, but the points.

Besides establishing class rankings, Class Points determine how many Private Points each class member can receive from the school each month, and Private Points are the most important thing in this school.

A flash of understanding crossed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's golden eyes.

You can buy everything here with your Private Points; that's the known rule.

This demonstrates that Private Points are considered more important than the usual general equivalent at Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School.

According to the information obtained by Miyabi Nagumo, since the establishment of Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School, very few classes from lower-ranked groups have successfully made a comeback, and the few that have achieved a turnaround are all from Class B.

Besides the fact that there are indeed differences in the students' overall quality, the initial ranking of the four classes implicitly determined this point. Excluding the abnormal situation of this year, in previous years, Class 1-A 1 was able to lead Class 1-D by nearly 900 Class Points after the first month.

This means that Class 1-A can earn an average of 3.6 million more Private Points per month than Class D.

And this is the biggest advantage of Class 1-A.

If Kitagawa Ryo saw through this as clearly as he did, then he would definitely choose to sign a contract with Class 1-A, such as transferring a certain number of Private Points to him each month.

Moreover, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was certain that if Kitagawa Ryo made such a condition, Class 1-A would definitely agree.

In their eyes, Class Points are a hundred times more important than Private Points. This is partly because the relationship between Class Points and Private Points appears to be a one-way, top-down exchange, and partly because Class Points help maintain the class's ranking.

But this was a trap set by Kitagawa Ryo himself.

If Class 1-A needs to transfer a large number of Private Points every month, the Class Points become meaningless. When a large number of Private Points are needed for the Special Exam later on, Class A's financial resources may not even be as good as those of classes in lower ranks.

And.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's mind raced, and he dug deeper into the truth.

If we step outside the confines of four classes and one grade, the entire First Year is essentially playing a low-level battle that doesn't even qualify as a zero-sum game.

The reason why Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School sets the initial Class Points of all four classes to 1,000 points is to indicate the upper limit of Class Points and Private Points for the entire grade.

If Kitagawa Ryo mercilessly crushes Class 1-A this time, it seems like he's only reducing Class 1-A's Class Points by 450, but in reality, he's also lowering the overall cap for the First Year by 450 points.

Class 1-D' s Class Points are already zero. If Class A also has zero points, then the total Class Points for all four classes in the First Year will drop from the initial four thousand points to an awkward five or six hundred points.

Without external interference, this frantic internal conflict doesn't seem so bad.

However, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka vaguely saw through Kitagawa Ryo's thoughts. In fact, he also sensed something unusual during his interactions with Miyabi Nagumo.

That's what might happen in the future: [grade-level rivalry].

At that time, the gap in the low point cap for First Year will be completely opened.

So.

After putting himself in Kitagawa Ryo's shoes and clarifying all his thoughts, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka took the initiative to walk forward. Because the whole class was following Katsuragi Kohei toward Chabashira Sae, he was not very noticeable in the crowd.

Kitagawa Ryo will definitely propose a contract regarding Private Points.

He wanted to dedicate his entire First Year to supporting his class.

Having confirmed his answer, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, with the intention of verifying it, easily squeezed his way to Katsuragi Kohei's side in the crowd using his exceptional skills and agility.

Chabashira Sae had already handed the phone to Katsuragi Kohei. She herself looked quite bewildered, barely managing to stand by leaning on the podium for support.

Katsuragi Kohei, having also seen the message, was equally bewildered. He touched the back of his shiny scalp, looking at it several times as if uncertain. Seeing that more and more classmates were gathering around him, he quickly shouted:

"Let's go back to our seats first. I'll read out Kitagawa's conditions, and then we can discuss them."

Having already seen all the information during the previous moment, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's usually calm eyes showed a noticeable change for the first time:

"How could this be...?"

Is it in this aspect?

"So, what exactly did Liang ask for from Class 1-A?"

Karuizawa Kei asked with a hint of resentment. She had finally managed to sneak out of Class 1-B and was eavesdropping when Kitagawa Ryo seemed to be deliberately trying to scare her. He walked around silently like a ghost and patted her on the shoulder. If it weren't for her years of stage experience, which made Karuizawa Kei quite adept at managing her expressions and emotions, she probably would have screamed and startled the entire First Year.

"If I said I mercifully let Class A go without asking for any conditions, would Hui believe me?"

"Believe me."

Karuizawa Kei casually replied while stepping on Kitagawa Ryo's shadow with annoyance:

"Because if Class A drops out, our Class B will directly advance to Class A. According to our agreement at the beginning of the semester, Liang will have to obediently transfer to our Class B at that time."

"But it's okay, I don't care about a victory that's handed to me. Anyway, in the end, it'll definitely be Class B that gets promoted to Class A. Liang should just prepare his 20 million points to transfer to another class."

"Why do I have to prepare the points for transferring classes myself?"

Knowing that Karuizawa Kei was joking, Kitagawa Ryo also teased her in a lighthearted tone.

"By then, our Class B will be Class A!"

"Class A boasts a near 100% college admission and employment rate, helping students achieve their dreams!"

She was amused by her own words, and Karuizawa Kei's honey-colored hair swayed slightly. The weather at the end of May was already a bit hot, Karuizawa Kei simply took off her coat and tied it around her waist with practiced ease, instantly boosting her "sexy" factor.

After leisurely stretching, Karuizawa Kei looked down at her current outfit:

"This actually gives off a pretty student vibe."

"Because we're high school students."

Kitagawa Ryo hadn't seen Karuizawa Kei dressed like this for quite some time. But just as she said, the way she casually tied her jacket around her waist really did look like something a student would do. In the previous years, he had mostly seen Karuizawa Kei in formal dresses and performance outfits. This outfit reminded him Matoba the first time he met her in a simulation.

However, Karuizawa Kei at that time was just creating her own persona, which is completely different from her carefree attitude now.