Deal

Early March.

The season when grass grew and orioles flew.

"Yesterday's movie was so touching."

"Right? Right?"

"Look at this limited-edition game console I bought. It cost me a full eighty thousand points!"

Carefree young people were always so easily satisfied.

This was Suzuki Tsubame's second day at Advanced Nurturing. As expected, something like transmigration still felt unreal no matter how he looked at it, Suzuki Tsubame thought.

Beside him, Horikita sat primly, radiating an aura that said, "Don't talk to me." She looked down on everything happening in the class.

Seeing her like this reassured Suzuki Tsubame. If she really spread the news around, he would have a headache on his hands.

Before long, the class bell rang.

The restless students quieted down for a while.

But... when they realized that the teacher at the podium was only giving a lecture to herself...

It did not take long before some were passing notes, some were reading novels, and some were playing on game consoles.

It was practically a case of heroes everywhere, swarming like carp crossing a river.

At last, the morning classes ended.

"Whoa! That was awesome! Ike, let's go have a feast. Your treat."

Yamauchi stretched his aching back after lying sprawled over his desk for nearly an entire class.

"Huh? Why do I have to treat?"

"Well, I went over my points limit this month. I'll treat you next month, okay? We get a hundred thousand every month anyway, so don't be so stingy."

"Fine, fine. Remember that you owe me one next month."

As the classroom gradually emptied, Suzuki Tsubame decided it was time to act.

Just as he stood up, a gentle male voice called out to him.

"Suzuki, please wait."

The newcomer was a sunny, handsome guy. He looked approachable and refined, completely different from Suzuki Tsubame.

"Ah, Hirata. What can I do for you?"

Suzuki Tsubame was not surprised to see Hirata. He did not dislike this class-mom type of person.

"Huh, you know me?" Hirata Yosuke was somewhat surprised. He had thought Suzuki Tsubame would be difficult to get along with, but he seemed fairly mild-mannered.

"Yeah. My stomach was feeling a little uncomfortable yesterday, so I went to the bathroom. By the time I came back, everyone had already dispersed. But I asked Horikita, so I have a rough understanding of everyone."

Making things up was second nature to Suzuki Tsubame. After all, life was all about acting.

Horikita, who was still packing her things, sped up.

"Then you're all right, aren't you? You should take good care of yourself," Hirata said with concern.

"It's nothing serious. I just forgot to eat the day before yesterday." He waved it off casually.

Seeing Horikita about to leave, Suzuki Tsubame immediately followed her.

"Hirata, I'll be leaving first. Kano~"

After leaving the classroom, Horikita slowed down.

"Were you waiting for me, Suzune? I'm so touched." He walked alongside Horikita Suzune.

"If you don't want to die, behave yourself," Horikita warned. At the same time, a compass had already appeared in her hand.

"Hi! Horikita, are you planning to eat at the cafeteria?"

"No. I plan to buy some ingredients and take care of lunch back at the Dormitory."

In Horikita Suzune's view, the cafeteria food might not be as tasty as her own cooking, and it was not cost-effective either. She might as well cook for herself.

"Wonderful, I get to enjoy Suzune's cooking again!"

"I refuse. I have no obligation to make your portion."

He had known she would say that.

"How about this? Whenever you cook from now on, make an extra portion for me. I'll cover all the points for the ingredients."

Horikita Suzune considered it carefully...

She cooked every day anyway. Making a little extra was merely a small effort for her, and making another portion could even save points.

More importantly, she could use the opportunity to pry information out of him. It was killing several birds with one stone, so she nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll be counting on you, Suzune. I still have something to do. Once you're done, pack it up and bring it to the classroom so we can eat together. Kano~"

With that, Suzuki Tsubame turned and left.

Leaving Horikita Suzune standing there in a daze, she seemed to have agreed too soon...

After leaving Horikita, Suzuki Tsubame arrived at Class 1-A.

Class 1-A was somewhat lonely at the moment. Only a silver-haired little girl sat in the very center of the classroom.

"Oh my~ We have an honored guest," Sakayanagi Arisu said first before Suzuki Tsubame could speak.

For some reason, seeing Sakayanagi Arisu acting like this made Suzuki Tsubame inexplicably annoyed. She was just a little brat!!

"Her Highness, please forgive this humble one's offense."

"I have come on behalf of an unnamed classmate who wishes to propose a transaction!"

Suzuki Tsubame lowered his head respectfully, putting on a very convincing show.

"Well~ Since you are here on someone else's behalf, I shall pardon you."

Sakayanagi said with a smile. Suzuki Tsubame could sense that she was genuinely happy; she seemed to enjoy being flattered.

"Yes, Your Highness! He wishes to invite Your Highness and your household servant to find a quiet place for a chat after school this afternoon."

"Mm, I understand. Tell him that if he does not dare show himself, he should behave himself, lest he be accidentally injured." Sakayanagi Arisu's words seemed to carry another meaning.

"Hi!" After exchanging contact information, Suzuki Tsubame prepared to return to his classroom.

Sakayanagi looked like a little girl who enjoyed flattery.

Of course, how much of that was real and how much was false remained unknown.

After stepping out of Class A's classroom, he saw a purple-haired girl carrying a huge pile of boxed packages.

Her gaze was grim, and she looked quite difficult to provoke.

It seemed the master thief had been caught on her very first theft. What a pity. No matter how skilled she was, she could not beat X-ray vision. Besides, Sakayanagi had probably seen the student files, so she had been destined to get caught from the start.

Shaking his head, he decided not to concern himself with Kamuro Masumi for the time being.

After Suzuki Tsubame left.

"Hey, Sakayanagi, who was that person just now?" Kamuro Masumi looked intimidating, but she did not frighten Sakayanagi.

"Oh my~ Has my little puppy fallen in love with Suzuki at first sight?" Sakayanagi Arisu asked with a grin.

"You, take this seriously!"

"Well, he's Suzuki Tsubame from Class D. Since you are so interested, your next assignment will be to keep a close eye on him. I want to know what he has been doing these past few days and whom he has been meeting."

Sakayanagi was now very interested in the person behind Suzuki Tsubame.

When he returned to the classroom, it was just like Class A: only one person remained.

Long crimson hair covered her entire body, and she wore a pair of thick red-framed glasses, making her look rather unfashionable. She was currently eating a yakisoba bun with relish.

Sakura Airi.

A gravure model with a modest degree of fame online, but in real life, she was excessively afraid of others' gazes.

The culprit was the figure she had spent years hunching over to conceal, yet could not fully hide. In that regard, few could rival her.

Suzuki Tsubame did not plan to approach her for now. Sakura Airi was too timid, so he needed to find a suitable opportunity.

He opened the system's quest list.

Besides the two female leads, several more long-term quests had appeared.

[Long-Term Quests]

[Cowardly Gal: The darkness of the past oppresses her present self. Where can one go without being bullied! Help Karuizawa Kei]

[Timid Star: Before brilliance came the boundless, terrifying phantoms! Help Sakura Airi]

[Hidden Prodigy: A girl's wisdom lies in cherishing herself, yet she does not know that too much wisdom brings easy harm! Help Matsushita Chiaki]

[Obsessed Teacher: Obsession clings like maggots to bone; the more one struggles, the deeper one sinks! Help Chabashira Sae]

[Heaven-Jealoused Talent: Admire her powerful mind, pity her frail body! Help Sakayanagi Arisu]

[Imprisoned Thief: She enjoys the tightrope of freedom, yet despises the silver necklace of confinement! Help Kamuro Masumi]

Well then! In the blink of an eye, a whole bunch had appeared, and they were all beautiful girls. This system really understood me, hehe.

But how was he supposed to complete Sakayanagi's quest?

Was he supposed to research a miracle drug himself? He could not pull that off. Look at those other people with cheats—starting from nothing and developing a perfect miracle drug in a month was completely the stuff of Kamito plots.

They did not even consider her family background. Top hospitals both domestic and foreign had failed, yet someone like that succeeded in a month? It was utterly absurd.

He could only wait for the system to offer such a reward someday.