Contract

He arrived at the private room he had arranged to meet Sakayanagi in.

Sakayanagi had already arrived. Kamuro Masumi, Katsuragi Kohei, and Hashimoto Masayoshi, with his head of blond hair, were with her.

"Oh my~ Making a girl wait this long is simply awful."

Sakayanagi spoke first.

"You must be Suzuki Tsubame. I'm Katsuragi Kohei from Class A."

Katsuragi was quite polite.

Suzuki Tsubame looked at him and nodded.

Kamuro Masumi remained unmoved, while Hashimoto Masayoshi beside her looked utterly carefree.

"I'm Hashimoto Masayoshi. Her Highness said..."

"Only Sakayanagi and Katsuragi need to stay. You two, leave."

Suzuki Tsubame cut off his act. He had absolutely no favorable impression of this rebellious bastard.

"I..."

Hashimoto looked somewhat anxious.

"All right, Kamuro, Hashimoto, the two of you wait outside."

Since Sakayanagi Arisu had spoken, he could only give up and follow Kamuro Masumi out.

Only after both of them had left did Suzuki Tsubame sit down to discuss matters with them in detail.

"You should have noticed that there's something wrong with this school, right?"

Suzuki Tsubame got straight to the point. He still had to check out the Gymnasium at five, so he had little time to waste.

"Indeed. The students vary greatly in quality, and the cafeteria's free set meals and the Supermarket's free section are suspicious everywhere." Katsuragi spoke gravely. These things were obvious to the naked eye, so there was no need to hide them.

"That's right. This school follows the principle of supremacy of ability. You can see it from the class placements alone—Class A is the strongest, and Class D is the weakest."

Katsuragi and Sakayanagi did not seem surprised.

Suzuki Tsubame continued, "Actually, aside from Private Points, there are also Class Points. One Class Point equals one hundred Private Points."

"In other words, each class starts with one thousand points!"

"Furthermore, once a class no longer holds the lead in Class Points, it automatically drops to a lower class. For example, the second-year Class A used to be Class B. There's one more thing: only Class A can enjoy the benefit of school-recommended employment."

Sakayanagi Arisu remained as calm as ever. It was impossible to tell whether she had learned this long ago or was simply that composed.

Katsuragi, on the other hand, looked somewhat excited. His family circumstances were not good, and what he needed most was an entry ticket into a company through the school's recommendation.

"Where did you learn this information?"

"You can actually see the Class Points on the upperclassmen's blackboards. They've written them down. As for the right to choose your own career, I learned that by bribing an upperclassman."

Suzuki Tsubame spoke with a strange expression.

Just in terms of composure, Katsuragi was several leagues behind Sakayanagi.

"Uh, is that so?" Katsuragi awkwardly scratched his hair. Though, did he really have any hair to scratch?

"The upperclassmen's and underclassmen's School Buildings aren't the same, so it's normal not to know."

"If I said I could make Class A vastly surpass the other classes within a month, while causing the other classes to lose over 1,500 Class Points combined, how many Private Points would you be willing to pay?"

"What did you say?"

Katsuragi was utterly shocked, and even Sakayanagi lost her composure.

After all, a class had one thousand points. If the total losses came to 1,500 points, then each class would have to lose five hundred points. Even if Classes C and D lost a little more, Class A would still make an enormous profit.

"If what you say is true, Class A can offer at least ten million Private Points!" Katsuragi declared boldly.

Sakayanagi Arisu shook her head. Katsuragi was being far too petty.

After all, 1,500 Class Points meant that a single class could receive six million Private Points per month.

"Suzuki, if your words prove true, Class A is willing to give you 1.5 million Private Points every month." Sakayanagi Arisu spoke softly.

"Hehe, Her Highness really is generous." Suzuki Tsubame smiled.

He then handed the two of them the contract he had drafted beforehand on his phone.

Contract One: Party A promises that Party B's Class Points will exceed those of the other three classes next month, and that the total Class Points lost by the other classes will exceed 1,500 points.

If the contract is fulfilled, every student in Party B's class must pay Party A 37,500 Private Points each month.

Contract Two: Party A provides Party B with the hidden rules of the examination, and Party B must pay Party A 1.5 million Private Points.

"What is this Contract Two?" Katsuragi Kohei asked curiously.

"Why do you think I dared to propose Contract One? Let me remind you: this information is worth two million Private Points to the teachers."

So that was it. Katsuragi seemed to understand. Suzuki Tsubame had come prepared.

"You can notify Class A's teacher, Mashima, now."

Suzuki Tsubame reminded them.

Chabashira was bound to stir up trouble, so it was better to have Mashima Tomoya come instead.

He was also the only truly fair teacher in Advanced Nurturing High School. No wonder he had been assigned to teach Class A.

Katsuragi nodded in agreement.

In the end, under Mashima Tomoya's witness, Suzuki Tsubame, Sakayanagi, and Katsuragi signed the contract together.

In Mashima's view, these two contracts were very necessary. In previous years, the four classes combined might not even lose 1,200 Class Points.

Suzuki Tsubame also told them the examination rules he knew.

"Also, helping teachers carry textbooks, picking up trash scattered on the ground, and so on—so long as it's caught on camera or acknowledged by a teacher, there's a good chance it can earn additional Class Points."

Katsuragi turned to glance at Mashima. After seeing the approving look in Mashima's eyes, he thanked Suzuki Tsubame.

"Well, that's finally over."

Suzuki Tsubame stretched lazily.

If they notified their class sooner and he got the points from Contract Two sooner, he could still add them to the mission.

Classes C and D combined would lose around 1,500 points. Then, half a month later, he could sell the rules to Class B and happily collect points three times over. What a steal!

Some people might ask, Streamer, streamer, wouldn't you be screwed if Class A spread the examination details around?

First, Katsuragi definitely would not. His purpose in coming to Advanced Nurturing High School was to obtain an offer from a famous domestic company. Once he learned that only Class A had the chance for school recommendations, he could not possibly act recklessly.

Second, Sakayanagi would not either. Sakayanagi's goal was to seize leadership of the class and then face off against Ayanokoji. She could not cause trouble while still at school, because this was currently a period of joint management. If she launched a betrayal now, not only would she be unable to restrain Katsuragi, she would also weaken her own influence.

Lastly, did anyone really think 1.5 million a month was a lot? In the original story, during Ryuen's island exam, he traded only 200 examination points for 800,000 Private Points every month.

Think that was all?

And finally, don't think Suzuki Tsubame was losing out. Although weakening the other classes benefited him greatly, those Class Points could never end up in his hands. Class Points that could not generate profit were only worth half as much.

So, it was actually a win-win situation.

Suzuki Tsubame won twice. This time, Class D had a carry of godlike proportions, so Suzuki Tsubame did not need to do anything.

Class C had Dragon Boy. In order to test the limits of the rules, he would also lose a massive number of points.

As for Class B, after Suzuki Tsubame revealed the rules in the middle of the month, they might limit themselves somewhat, but it definitely would not affect the overall situation. Instead, Ryuen's targeting would make their results even worse.

After leaving Sakayanagi, Suzuki Tsubame planned to head to the Gymnasium.

Class A's 1.5 million would arrive tonight.

That meant Suzuki Tsubame was still short 2.2 million.

He currently possessed Chess Mastery and Ball Sports Mastery, and his physique had improved by more than one level. Even the peak of humanity was only ten points.

Ayanokoji's physique was probably around 9.5. Koenji's was around 9.7, while Hirata and Sudo were around 9.2.

Note that Ayanokoji's physique was inferior to Koenji's. You could tell just from their builds.

Ayanokoji's real strength lay in his power and technique. Combat ability and physique were not the same thing; just like how a weightlifting champion could not defeat a fighting champion, a strong physique did not necessarily mean high combat ability.

These numbers should be reasonable.

He would go to the courts first. Sakayanagi would definitely sweep through the Chess Club, and Suzuki Tsubame could wrap things up afterward.

Upon arriving at the Gymnasium, he saw all kinds of clubs everywhere—cosplay, cheerleading, and more. Every club was flourishing.

Suzuki Tsubame approached the basketball court. There were already people beneath the hoop.

The red-haired Sudo looked like he was playing rather well. Even upperclassmen struggled to handle him, though that was because the real experts had not stepped onto the court yet.

When Suzuki Tsubame approached, a muscular upperclassman immediately came over to greet him.

"Underclassman, are you here to join the Basketball Club? The application form can be filled out over there."

As he spoke, the upperclassman pointed toward a girl responsible for registration.

He could not understand why, in Japan, every club liked to recruit girls to do trivial things like serving tea and water.

"Well, you could say I'm here to challenge the place."

Suzuki Tsubame spoke brazenly. To him, time was money, and he did not intend to waste it with them.

Three-point shots. Whoever missed first lost.

With Ball Sports Mastery, Suzuki Tsubame felt as though he had gained another hand. That hand could extend or shrink at will, and with a casual throw, he could effortlessly sink the ball.

From the lowly underlings to the club president, not one of them could last a single round against him.

In the end, amid Sudo's stunned gaze and the Basketball Club President's intense reluctance, Suzuki Tsubame left the Basketball Club with the upperclassmen's 300,000 points in his pocket.

...(I don't like writing sports, so I skipped it. I don't think you guys like reading this stuff either, so I skipped it.)

In the end, basketball earned 300,000, soccer 400,000, Table Tennis 400,000, Badminton 300,000, Volleyball... Altogether, it came to nearly 1.8 million.

Suzuki Tsubame felt the time was about right. He only needed to find Sakayanagi for another 500,000.

After circling the Gymnasium for a long time, he finally found the Chess Club.

Sakayanagi was currently playing against the Chess Club President, while Kamuro was nowhere to be seen.

Sakayanagi at the chessboard was completely different from usual. At first glance, she normally looked noble; at second glance, mysterious.

At this moment, however, she was entirely different. Like a queen of chess, she wielded every piece as easily as her own limbs.

The president had to deliberate over every move again and again, while Sakayanagi moved without the slightest restraint, as though she were merely taking an ordinary stroll.

Unseen, she placed tremendous pressure on the president.

"I... I lost!"

The president conceded defeat wholeheartedly. Playing chess against her had been agonizing. Every move of hers seemed calculated in advance, and before her, he seemed to have nowhere to hide.