Uncontrollable Rage

"Cheers!"

Yamauchi raised his juice and shouted.

After the midterm exams, The Three Idiots gathered together. Aside from Ayanokoji and Horikita, who wore blank expressions, everyone else was in high spirits.

They were celebrating the fact that no one had been expelled after the midterms.

Maybe youth really was about doing stupid things.

Still, without The Three Idiots dragging them down, Class D might have had an easier time.

"Ayanokoji, it's such a great day. Cheer up!"

"Having this in my room makes it pretty hard to enjoy myself."

"None of the boys' rooms are clean! And we feel awkward going to a girl's room, so we're using yours as a temporary base."

Ayanokoji remained expressionless, his face giving away nothing.

June 1st.

"I told you, that's not what happened! There were three of them. They were jealous that I made the starting lineup for basketball."

Sudo's shout carried from far away.

"Even so..."

"Ayanokoji, something big might be happening," Kushida said.

Apparently, Sudo had beaten the C Class students until their faces were badly bruised, and they had filed a complaint with the school.

If the allegations were confirmed, Sudo would be expelled. Violence was unacceptable at any school.

A week later, the Student Council began its investigation.

As a result, this month's points were delayed. The school had given itself time to gather evidence.

Sudo's still at it, and Class D's patience must be wearing thin.

"Ah, I really can't take this anymore."

"Zero points again this month. I can't keep eating free vegetables."

Complaints about Sudo came one after another, filling the classroom with grumbling.

Was this C Class trying to frame him? Good grief.

"What do we do without points? I recommend eating only eggs. They're the best value, and they provide all kinds of nutrients."

Nagami offered his definitive guide to the best food.

"Nagami, don't tell me you've got an upperclassman girlfriend supporting you. You never seem short on money."

That damn monkey Yamauchi. I'll find a chance to beat you up. I'm nothing like Beautiful Guy.

"Of course not. I just save money, and the upperclassmen in my club look out for me."

"Speaking of your club, I don't think I've ever—"

Yamauchi was about to say that he'd never seen Nagami go into the clubroom.

"How pathetic. Your existence has no beauty at all. You'd be better off getting expelled," Beautiful Guy said.

"Huh? What did you say?" Sudo shot back.

"Sudo, you can't fight," Hirata quickly intervened.

"Don't worry, everyone. Sudo won't be expelled. At most, they'll extort a huge number of points from him. After all, Class D isn't a threat to Class C."

Nagami pointed out C Class's real goal, and the class fell silent.

"Expelling him would hurt them as much as it hurts us. C Class wouldn't waste such a juicy opportunity."

"They'll definitely withdraw the complaint in the end. Just focus on gathering evidence, hahaha."

His words gave Kushida an idea.

"Did anyone see what happened to Sudo?"

No one answered.

"Nagami always acts like none of this concerns him," Horikita said, clearly unhappy with his laid-back attitude.

"Mm-hm. I'm envious," Ayanokoji remarked.

"Ayanokoji, why are you envious?"

"Uh, it's nothing. Let's go check out the scene."

"Kushida, could I talk to you for a moment?"

"Hi~ This is unusual, Nagami. You actually started a conversation."

Kushida and Nagami moved to a corner of the hallway to talk.

Your points must be running low, Kushida. And having so many friends borrow points from you only makes things worse.

"I have some to spare. You don't need to pay back the 10,000 points."

"But that's too much trouble for you, Nagami. I haven't done anything to help you, so I can't accept."

"We're friends, right? Friends are supposed to help each other."

"But—"

"Come on, I mean it. If you keep refusing, I'll get mad," he said, giving Kushida a greasy wink.

"Uh, all right. Since you've put it that way..."

Why does this make me feel like some kind of simp? Oh well, I got quite a few points today.

Chess Club

Sakayanagi Arisu had pale skin and a doll-like, adorable face. Her silver hair, beret, and fragile, fleeting air gave her a curious charm.

She was rather frail and usually sat quietly in her chair, wearing white lace stockings with suspenders. When she had to move, she needed a cane, which made people instinctively want to protect her.

"100,000 points. I'll work for you during the next Special Exam."

He'd bought the information from an upperclassman for 5,000 points: first-years only had one Special Exam during their first term.

The rich Class A was split into two factions, with Katsuragi and Sakayanagi at odds. That much was obvious from the followers who came and went from Class A. But after Katsuragi's followers had mocked Nagami on the first day of school, he had no desire to work with him.

"Well, what an unexpected guest. Nagami," Sakayanagi said.

"Do you know me? I don't remember ever having anything to do with you. Did someone pull strings for you?"

"Watch your words. The school is fair and doesn't show favoritism to any student."

Chairman Sakayanagi's just a rich kid. If her health weren't so poor, she'd probably have taken over the school already, thanks to her information advantage and connections.

Do you even understand the value of seeing through people?

"Haha, I don't think you're worth that much. A ticket to watch an ape perform at the zoo only costs 5,000 yen."

Sakayanagi took a sip of coffee without looking directly at her guest.

"I guarantee that Class A will come in last during the next Special Exam. You can have a teacher sign and notarize an agreement."

"I'll need 50,000 points upfront. If you fail, you'll refund the full amount and do one task for me without compensation, as long as it's legal."

"100,000 points to completely defeat your rival. That's a pretty good deal, isn't it?"

Nagami laid out an enticing offer.

"Oh? That's just what I had in mind. We have a deal."

Sakayanagi was quite pleased. It was a deal she couldn't lose.

They finalized the agreement with Hoshinomiya-sensei from Class B as the witness.

[Note: The notarization does not have to be done by a specific homeroom teacher.]

If the Class A homeroom teacher witnessed it, they'd inevitably try to talk Sakayanagi out of it. Teachers could only be relatively fair, not absolutely fair.

First Party: Sakayanagi Arisu. Second Party: Chang Shui Jing. The following agreement shall be carried out in accordance with school rules and relevant laws.

...Article 10: The first and second parties are obligated to keep the agreement confidential. Violating this agreement will result in expulsion.

"Pleasure doing business with you." After Sakayanagi left the office—

"Kagami, you don't look like the scheming type. Interested in joining Class B?"

Hoshinomiya smiled at Nagami.

"Thank you, Hoshinomiya-sensei. My classmates in Class D are great, too. I can't bring myself to leave them."

"Oh my, I didn't expect you to be so sentimental, Kagami. That makes me like you even more."

"Honami mentions you from time to time. If you try anything with her, I won't forgive you."

"Please spare me, sensei. Hehe."

Meanwhile, at the karaoke bar—

"Those monkeys from Class D must be panicking."

"We'd better extort a good chunk of points this time. About 500,000 should do. That's probably all those broke losers have."

"As expected of you, big bro Ryuen! We're going to make a killing!"

"Your injuries were worth it, Ishizaki. Don't worry, you'll get your reward."

Ishizaki could barely suppress his grin. He burst out laughing.

They had no idea that The Two Loners were gathering evidence, which would play a major role at the hearing.

"There are no cameras here. It's a blind spot."

"Ah, C Class planned this from the start. This is going to be tough."

"I remember there were other people nearby at the time. There definitely were. Find them. If we have a witness, we can win for sure," Sudo said.

"We still have to gather information everywhere. What a pain."

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