Working a Job

The two of them locked eyes, neither willing to back down, both silently acknowledging the wager.

"It feels like something is missing. Ah, right, how can a bet exist without a witness?"

Dongfang Yi rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and reached a conclusion: "Then, let's trouble Sakura Airi to serve as our witness."

"Eh? Me, me?"

Sakura Airi pointed at herself. She had assumed she had nothing to do with this, but being suddenly entrusted with such an 'important' duty made her feel a bit flustered.

"Yes, I believe Sakura will be fair and impartial."

Ichinose also smiled and winked at her.

"Same here. I believe that with Sakura as our witness, the scales of victory will surely tilt in my favor." Dongfang Yi gave a thumbs-up.

"You really are unexpectedly wicked."

"Mmhmm, thanks for the compliment." Dongfang Yi lifted his chin triumphantly: "After all, I am a villain who stops at nothing."

"I, I will definitely do my best."

The socially anxious girl nodded earnestly.

Watching Sakura, who took everything so seriously, Dongfang Yi couldn't help but chuckle.

He raised an eyebrow and looked at Ichinose again: "Will you win?"

"I will win!"

The girl waved her pink fist as if to show off, her eyes filled with determination.

The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye.

After the final bell rang, Satoshi Ritonaka still hadn't managed to use the elusive Dongfang Yi as a human shield.

And so, our number-one ranked handsome guy had no choice but to bite the bullet and head to the meeting spot to respond to the feelings of the person who sent the love letter.

"Don't you want to go take a look at the gymnasium, Sakura? If you want to go, we can go find Ichinose to keep you company."

Dongfang Yi looked at the girl beside him and asked softly.

"I, I actually don't want to join a club..." Sakura Airi shuffled closer to him, inadvertently catching a playful falling petal: "But it seems I don't have anywhere else to go right now..."

"Can I be with Dongfang?"

"Working as a waiter? Or a barista?" Dongfang Yi smiled as he brushed a cherry blossom petal off her head: "Work can be very tiring, you know."

"I, I want to be together! I'm not afraid!"

"You can't quit halfway through, either."

"I, I won't!"

"Then, can you balance your studies while working, Sakura? If your grades are bad, there's a risk of expulsion."

Dongfang Yi said seriously.

After all, he was a cheater; with 32,635 points in his possession, he could work 24 hours a day without needing to worry about energy depletion.

Furthermore, as long as he could pay the price of 1,000 points per hour, the System Training Camp could open the Time Rift.

It was a training area where time stood still, identical to the current scene, where one could do anything without the risk of death.

It could be activated in front of others, seamlessly connecting with the real world.

It wasn't much different from stopping time.

But Sakura Airi was just an ordinary person; she couldn't possibly have the same energy as him.

Doing these trivial tasks would likely do her more harm than good.

However, although he meant well, the girl heard it differently.

"Does Dongfang not want to be with me?"

Sakura Airi felt inexplicably disappointed, slowly lowering her head as if something were clogging her chest.

It was as if yesterday had just been a dream.

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching for the author; perhaps the name was just changed!

"Forget it, if you want to be with me, then let's do it. I'm only working for a month anyway." Dongfang Yi helplessly ruffled her hair: "I'll help you with tutoring in the remaining time."

"Tutoring?" Sakura Airi's eyes sparkled with confusion.

"Uh... Sakura, you don't really think this school has no requirements for academics, do you?" Dongfang Yi made a funny face: "That C- academic ability of yours is far from enough."

"C-?"

"Oh, I forgot that the Student Evaluation Area is still locked. Please, by all means, pretend I didn't say anything."

Dongfang really knows a lot of things.

Sakura Airi nodded earnestly: "I, I won't tell anyone."

She was silent for a moment, then asked curiously: "Is Dongfang actually very powerful?"

"Sakura, I don't know what gave you that misconception, but I'm just an ordinary person. I'm only a tiny bit better than the average guy, that's all."

Dongfang Yi felt that he still had a long way to go compared to those transmigrator predecessors who could destroy worlds, move mountains, drain seas, and roam the stars at will. He was far from worthy of the title "expert," and could barely even be considered an ordinary person.

"Really?"

For some reason, Sakura Airi felt a little happy inside.

It was as if she suddenly had a tiny chance. She leaned a little closer to Dongfang Yi, her face blooming into a smile.

"Really. I never lie."

"Dongfang, who is this?"

Manager Fujimoto looked at the two people in front of him and asked curiously.

"This is Sakura Airi from Class 1-D, a friend of mine. She would also like to come to Palette to work for a month." After Dongfang Yi introduced the person beside him to Fujimoto, he turned to Sakura and said, "Airi, this is Manager Fujimoto, the person in charge of Palette Cafe."

A friend? More like a girlfriend, right?

Fujimoto Itsuki felt smug, thinking he had seen through everything.

However, since she was from Class 1-D, there was no reason to refuse.

After a moment of thought, he agreed to their request, though he set the hourly wage at only 400 points.

That amounted to a little over 32,000 points a month.

Dongfang Yi didn't really care about that.

Utilities and rent were free at this school, so 50,000 points a month was enough to live a slightly frugal, ordinary life in the cafeteria.

If one cooked for themselves, 20,000-plus points would be plenty.

But to live a luxurious life, one would need at least 70,000 points; after all, teenagers in the midst of puberty still needed to purchase clothing regularly.

Compared to males, female consumption was higher, as they also needed to spend points on daily necessities like hygiene products and cosmetics.

If they didn't know how to save, 100,000 points a month could be wiped out in one go.

Having read the original work thoroughly, Dongfang Yi naturally knew that most of the girls in Class 1-D were not exactly frugal; they were practically itching to burn through their points immediately.

The 100,000 points on their phones would quietly slip away before they knew it, until not a single point remained.

When the next month arrived and no points were deposited, they would naturally start borrowing money, and by then, Sakura, who was working at Palette, would become their primary target.

The socially anxious girl had the potential to become a major pushover for loans.

So, it didn't really matter if Sakura Airi had more or fewer points; any surplus would eventually be used for "poverty relief" anyway.

Since Sakura had made this decision just to be with Dongfang Yi, she naturally had no objections.

Seeing that the agreement was settled, Manager Fujimoto called over the young lady who had been working at the front desk yesterday to train the two newcomers.

This time, Dongfang Yi learned the information about this senior.

Class 3-C, Nishikawa Rin.

At the same time, he seemed to hear the sound of something shattering.