Monday morning.
The review was tomorrow.
That meant the Points Uesugi Hara had been eagerly awaiting would finally arrive.
Classes hadn't started yet.
Uesugi Hara sat at his desk, softly humming an off-key tune.
"Uesugi, what's got you so happy?" Kamuro Masumi asked curiously.
"Kamuro, you wouldn't understand my happiness."
Kamuro Masumi: ?
Uesugi Hara ignored her reaction, but he still made himself adjust his demeanor and act a little more serious, just in case he gave something away.
As soon as lunch break began,
Mashima Tomoya came to find Uesugi Hara.
The two of them went to the counseling room.
"Uesugi, Sakagami really had to cough up a lot this time," Mashima Tomoya said cheerfully.
"How much did Sakagami pay?"
"Three million Points." Mashima Tomoya didn't bother keeping him in suspense and gave him the answer directly.
Three million. Uesugi Hara's heartbeat slowed for half a beat when he heard that.
"That much!"
"That's after some haggling. If that video got out, Class C could lose a lot of Class Points." (This refers to what Beauty Brother said in the original novel when he argued with Ken Sudō.)
"I see." Uesugi Hara's excitement gradually settled. "So did Sakagami pay the entire three million Points himself?"
"Yes."
"Looks like Sakagami has high hopes for Ryuen." Uesugi Hara sighed, then added, "But our class's Katsuragi and Sakayanagi aren't bad either."
"Oh? What about you, Uesugi? Aren't you planning to make a move?"
"I'm just an insignificant nobody. They can handle the important affairs of the class," Uesugi Hara said offhandedly.
After transferring Mashima Tomoya one million Points, he said, "Thanks for all your hard work, Mashima-sensei. I'll be going."
Then he left the counseling room without looking back and hurried toward the cafeteria.
He hadn't eaten yet!
"What an interesting student."