Speak, were you kept by a rich woman?

"Is Dongfang-san in a good mood today?"

Sakura Airi, waiting in front of the checkout counter, looked toward Dongfang Yi beside her and asked curiously.

"Eh? Is it that obvious?" Dongfang Yi blinked, somewhat surprised.

"Because when you came over, Dongfang-san was humming a tune the whole time." Sakura Airi paused, then added, "It sounded nice."

"Well, of course. After all, I am the all-capable me."

Dongfang Yi shrugged, looking rather smug.

"So, did something happy happen to Dongfang-san?" Sakura Airi wanted to know more.

"How should I put it? After some intense negotiation, I managed to find a very relaxed part-time job." Dongfang Yi coughed once. "The kind where you don't have to do much work each month, but points still get deposited into your account."

Sakura Airi tilted her head.

Although she understood every word he said, once they were put together, why couldn't she grasp the meaning?

"Is there really such a part-time job?"

"Well, more or less. Opportunities are actually quite plentiful." Dongfang Yi comforted her, "But you don't need to be envious, because the employer has a very troublesome personality."

He was telling the truth.

If there was anyone Dongfang Yi least wanted to work under, the white-haired loli would definitely be in the top three.

The white-haired loli was incredibly willful and didn't treat people like people; she had the makings of a capitalist—oh wait, she was the bourgeoisie.

Working under that person was a science in itself.

First of all, doing a good job wasn't enough, because she would work you to death, sending you out to tail targets every single day.

Just like in the original story, all the students of Class A spent the latter half of their second year doing exactly that, tailing either Ryuen, Ayanokoji, or Katsuragi.

Secondly, doing a poor job wasn't an option either, because if you offended her or were deemed worthless for performing poorly, she would ruthlessly discard you at a time you least expected.

It might even happen to coincide with some voting exam, leading to an abrupt, one-time expulsion. I'm looking at you, poor Totsuka.

Therefore, Dongfang Yi tried his best to shift her focus, concentrating her vision on Class D, especially emphasizing the fake genius Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

By doing so, he could drain Sakayanagi Arisu's energy, leaving her with no time to look elsewhere.

Better them than me; besides, that guy Ayanokoji was going to be targeted sooner or later, so a little earlier or later didn't make much of a difference.

Moreover, Dongfang Yi's choice of targets was very calculated:

Class B was a predetermined partner and couldn't afford any mishaps; Class C was bullied daily and had no chance to cultivate spies, and even if they did, they would just be rooted out.

Besides, his dear employer wasn't very interested in those two classes.

Class D was different. Not only could it firmly capture Sakayanagi Arisu's attention, but it was also a perfectly qualified target in its own right.

Because this class started with zero points, the quality of its students was uneven—some were starving to death while others were drowning in excess.

The best part was that the vast majority of students in this class had very low moral standards; it was like a sieve that anyone could stick their hands into. It was absolute beginner-level difficulty.

Furthermore, the "Everyone Knows Me Under Heaven" title holder, the gold-mine girl, was also in there.

Well, although it would be quite difficult to make the current Kushida Kikyo betray her class, Dongfang Yi didn't need that. He only needed the girl to provide some ambiguous news and gossip about Ayanokoji and Horikita Suzune, and he was certain she wouldn't refuse.

In this way, without any effort, the material would be in his hands.

Next, after a little polish from him, it would surely become a moving, weekly-serialized youth romance story about a boy and a girl. Perhaps he could even add some beautiful photos later to increase the immersion for his dear reader, the white-haired loli.

If he handed that in, he was sure it would stimulate his dear employer's nerves and leave a deep impression on her.

Could Sakayanagi Arisu still have the energy to do anything else after reading that?

Impossible.

You have to know, women are emotion-driven creatures; that's determined by genetics.

Thinking of this, Dongfang Yi felt victory was within his grasp and smiled even more brightly.

However, his smile had a different flavor in Sakura Airi's eyes.

Wuu, Do, Dongfang-san, co, could it be that he's been kept by a sugar mommy!

The girl couldn't help but recall the scene from yesterday where Dongfang Yi was surrounded by upperclassmen, as well as the rumors she had heard in the industry about wealthy women...

Those upperclassmen seemed... to have quite a lot of points, and Dongfang-san seemed... to really like points too...

Once dark thoughts sprouted, they couldn't stop spreading in the girl's heart.

She inevitably thought of the things she had heard about before: sugar mommy happy balls, sugar mommy happy fire, sugar mommy happy water, and the like.

Wuu, I don't want that kind of Dongfang-san!

No, that won't do! I must protect Dongfang-san's purity!

"Do, Dongfang-san!"

Her attitude was incredibly solemn.

"Hmm, what's wrong, Sakura Airi?" Dongfang Yi looked at her, curious as to why the girl had suddenly become nervous again.

He scanned his surroundings, but he didn't spot the stalker clerk anywhere.

"I... I..."

Sakura Airi suddenly realized she had no leverage to restrain Dongfang Yi, and she choked on her words for a moment.

"What's gotten into you all of a sudden? Relax. Don't worry, I'm here."

Dongfang Yi reached out and patted her back gently, though he truly had no idea what this silly girl was thinking.

"I, I still have over seventy thousand points. If Dongfang-kun is short on money... I, I can give them all to you!"

"Hmm?"

"The, the ones for next month too, I can give them to you!"

"..."