Good day, Mr. Dongfang.

Dongfang Yi pushed open the door to the rooftop.

Just as described in the original work, the rooftop was open at noon, allowing students who preferred peace and quiet (or couples looking to get cozy) to enjoy their bento boxes together.

There was only one surveillance camera in each direction; after all, since this was an open area, there was no need for excessive equipment to record everything.

This was precisely why it had been chosen by Ryuen as a site for bullying in the original story.

So this was the place where the future gal Karuizawa would suffer, and those two buckets of water sitting to the side must be the tools Ryuen would use.

Dongfang Yi felt a wave of emotion, a strange sensation as if he were a tourist checking in at a landmark.

If only he had a camera with him; a photo like this would at least look professional.

Kamuro Masumi beside him clearly had no time to entertain him. The girl scanned her surroundings before finally spotting a petite, white-haired figure on the steps in the distance.

The mastermind behind it all—her employer—was standing at the edge of the rooftop, leaning on her cane and gazing into the distance.

"Follow me."

She ruthlessly cut off Dongfang Yi, who was busy taking photos, and pulled him forward.

"Hey, wait, wait, let me take one more..."

"Hey, I brought him."

Kamuro Masumi reached the edge and spoke to the silver-haired loli with a hint of annoyance.

"Mm, thank you for your hard work, Classmate Kamuro. Well done."

The delicate, doll-like girl with white hair turned around. She leaned on her cane with her right hand and lifted her left to gently touch her chest: "Good day, Dongfang-kun."

Her face wore a gentle, soft smile, one that seemed to hold a sprite-like playfulness. Her petite frame was wrapped in a beige trench coat to ward off the lingering chill of spring. Beneath the coat, her red school uniform was impeccable, without a single wrinkle, and even the ribbon on her chest was far neater and more symmetrical than anyone else's.

She was clearly a young lady of good breeding.

However, that was not where Dongfang Yi's focus lay.

His eyes were drawn to the white, silk, hollow-patterned garter stockings beneath Sakayanagi Arisu's short skirt.

Do not misunderstand.

He was merely eyeing the snow-white skin of her thighs above the stockings, trying to judge the girl's condition by the color of her veins.

After all, it was still April, which was around the time of the Awakening of Insects back home.

It was the time of year when a cold snap was most likely to occur.

During this period, the temperature difference between day and night was significant, and the daytime highs weren't exactly high. Even at high noon, the temperature on the rooftop was only around 9°C.

Dongfang Yi was very curious if such minimal clothing could really ward off the cold. Wasn't it said that this girl had poor health and a heart condition?

Yet she was dressed so... arrogantly, standing in the draft of the rooftop as if she didn't care about the cold at all.

She was as tough as an Eskimo.

Of course, part of it was also pure curiosity about the garter stockings themselves—wondering where those two straps were actually fastened, how they were put on or taken off, and if there was any chance of them suddenly slipping down.

It was all purely for academic research.

However, he was quite restrained, taking only a brief glance before withdrawing his gaze.

After all, even though Japanese society could be perverted, on the surface, they still despised lolicons—though, of course, only on the surface.

In private, people would even eat fresh excrement, so what was there that they wouldn't dare to do?

But that one glance was enough for him to make a judgment—the white-haired loli before him was clearly not in as good a state as she appeared, but since it hadn't been long, she probably hadn't realized it yet.

Dongfang Yi raised his head and looked the loli on the steps straight in the eye.

That's right, straight in the eye.

He had reason to suspect that she had specifically chosen this spot for their meeting just so she wouldn't have to look up at him.

One had to remember that this girl was only 150cm tall; if she didn't stand up there, she would have to crane her neck to look at Dongfang Yi.

He felt a sudden urge to experience what it was like to be looked up at by this tsundere loli. Dongfang Yi felt a stir in his heart.

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However, although he did have a plan in place, He still had to wait a while longer to ensure there were no flaws.

"To think it was Classmate Sakayanagi who wanted to see me?" Dongfang Yi feigned surprise.

Hadn't you already guessed that earlier?

Kamuro Masumi's eyelid twitched, a premonition that this drama king was about to pull another fast one.

No, he had already started.

"Are you surprised?"

The corners of the white-haired loli's mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc.

Crushing others with her intellect always brought joy to her delicate, fragile self.

"How unexpected, I'm truly flattered." Dongfang Yi wore an expression that said, 'I can't believe this is the case, I don't understand.' "I wonder what business Her Highness has with me?"

"I'm just a bit curious, so I wanted to have a chat with you, Dongfang-kun."

Sakayanagi Arisu smoothed back a strand of hair teased by the wind and got straight to the point: "I wonder how much you know about this school by now, Dongfang-kun?"

"How much I know?" Dongfang Yi blinked, beginning to play dumb: "Are you referring to the building area, the location of the shops, or perhaps the new product Palette is about to launch—matcha-flavored raisin pudding? I highly recommend it."

"Dongfang-kun, you really are amusingly cute." Sakayanagi Arisu ignored his nonsense: "I mean, how much do you understand about the school's rules?"

"School rules? Aren't those just the things Mashima-sensei mentioned, like the monthly point distributions?" Dongfang Yi continued to feign ignorance: "Oh, right, I do know that there's no sales tax on transactions within the school."

"Heh." Sakayanagi Arisu watched him with composure: "Dongfang-kun, playing dumb isn't a very good habit, you know."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Dongfang Yi began to fish for information.

He didn't believe for a second that she could have deduced he had figured out the school rules based solely on his one day of part-time work.

"You really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin, Dongfang-kun."

"Even a salted fish has to struggle a little before being thrown into the frying pan."

"I'm not that fierce, Dongfang-kun." The petite girl mimicked someone's voice from the past: "Isn't it clear enough now? The fact that the points distributed by the school are not fixed."

"Now, are you still going to quibble?"

Arrogant loli, and you say you didn't pull any underhanded tricks!

Dongfang Yi's mouth twitched, but he quickly calmed himself.

This is not my fault, nor is it a failure of strategy; it is simply because the enemy is cunning and finds every opening.

There are bad actors among the masses!

Fujimoto, you loose-lipped guy! I knew those 200 points wouldn't be easy to earn!

Dongfang Yi coughed and tried to recover: "So that's what Your Highness meant. Isn't that just a common fact everyone knows? What's there to be concerned about?"

Kamuro Masumi, standing to the side, was quite surprised: "The points distributed by the school aren't fixed? Why?"

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't answer, only looked at Dongfang Yi with a hint of mockery.

The implication was clear: Is this what you call something everyone knows?

Cornered by her, Dongfang Yi had no choice but to play the act to the end. He turned to Kamuro with a look of 'shock': "You actually didn't know? (ΩДΩ)"

"Why would I know?"

"Didn't Mashima-sensei say so?"

"Hm? I don't remember that. The teacher clearly said that 100,000 points would be distributed every month," Kamuro Masumi questioned.

"Your grades are quite worrying, Kamuro-san." Dongfang Yi raised an eyebrow and retorted mercilessly: "The teacher clearly said, '100,000 points will be distributed this month,' and that points would be distributed every month thereafter. He never said 100,000 points would be distributed every month."

"Hm?... But just based on that..." Kamuro Masumi was reluctant to believe it.

She had been planning to go on a shopping spree with those points!

On the other side, since he had already explained this much, Dongfang Yi didn't mind saying a little more: "Kamuro-san, have you ever seen the free vegetable set meals in the cafeteria?"

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