Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Chabashira Sae accompanied Akiyama Shin and the others all the way back to the school. The security guard at the gate merely glanced at Chabashira's teacher ID before letting them pass without obstruction.

Reaching the fork between the teaching building and the dormitories, the group stopped. Chabashira Sae offered a brief word of caution to mind their boundaries before turning toward the faculty office building, her silhouette appearing somewhat thin in the evening glow.

Of the four remaining, Koenji Rokusuke was the first to break the silence. With his hands in his pockets, his posture remained as upright as a sturdy pine. He looked at Akiyama Shin with a playful glint in his eyes, a meaningful smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

"I am looking forward to it, Akiyama-boy."

"Do try not to disappoint me~"

His voice trailed off with a slight upward lilt, carrying his usual arrogance, yet hiding a trace of imperceptible approval.

Akiyama Shin merely nodded slightly, offering no further response, his gaze as calm as a deep pool of water.

Once Koenji turned and left, his footsteps disappearing lightly around the corner, Akiyama turned to Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo beside him, his tone concise and sharp.

"Back to my room to eat."

"We'll discuss the upcoming arrangements while we eat."

Upon hearing this, Horikita gave a soft hum of acknowledgment. Her face remained expressionless, though her eyes hid an irrepressible curiosity. Kushida, meanwhile, immediately broke into a happy smile and nodded in response.

"Sure thing, Akiyama-kun!"

Both of them harbored the same thought: what exactly was this plan that could leverage millions of points in profit?

This curiosity was like a kitten's claws, scratching at their hearts, so naturally, there were no objections.

Back in Dormitory 501, Akiyama Shin didn't engage in small talk. He walked straight to the kitchen area, took out pre-prepared ingredients from the fridge—boxes of fresh vegetables, chicken breast, and eggs—and used his nimble fingers to unseal, wash, and prep them.

After heating the iron pan and adding a little oil, the ingredients were quickly stir-fried with a sizzling sound, releasing a charred aroma. In just over ten minutes, three dishes and a soup were served on the table.

During the meal, the three were very quiet, with only the light clinking of bowls and chopsticks filling the room.

The meal finished quickly. Horikita set down her bowl and chopsticks and stood up almost instinctively to clean up, efficiently stacking the plates. Seeing this, Kushida also stood up immediately and said.

"Horikita-san, let me help you!"

The two tacitly carried the tableware into the kitchen. The water in the sink splashed, and the sound of dishes clinking was crisp and pleasant. They didn't speak much, but they worked with remarkable coordination, quickly washing the dishes and placing them back in their original spots after drying.

Having finished, the two returned to the living room and sat on the sofa opposite Akiyama Shin. They unconsciously straightened their backs, hands resting on their knees, their expressions as serious as students waiting for a teacher's lecture, even their breathing growing lighter.

Akiyama Shin looked at the two tense girls before him and spoke slowly, his voice clearly reaching their ears.

"The reason I spent 5 million points to purchase the access rights to build a sub-site for the school network was to create a platform."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over their focused faces before continuing.

"This platform is essentially a fun betting game for the whole school, centered around the midterm exams."

"A fun betting game?"

Horikita Suzune immediately furrowed her brows, her forehead creasing into a small frown as she calculated rapidly.

A fun betting game?

Just guessing the rankings?

How could that possibly leverage millions of points in profit?

Akiyama Shin's plan could not possibly be that simple.

Kushida Kikyo blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering gently. She recalled the confident air Koenji had when he left earlier, and a thought suddenly occurred to her. She then tentatively asked.

"Akiyama-kun..."

"Is this betting game... a bit like gambling?"

"You can understand its core that way."

Akiyama Shin nodded candidly, acknowledging her guess, but his tone shifted, becoming more rigorous.

"But calling it gambling directly would be gambling, and the school authorities would never sit idly by. That's why we must package it as a 'fun betting game' to avoid unnecessary risks."

"However, the operational method will borrow from the handicap mechanisms of gambling, and it will be fully open to all three grade levels."

"And the subject of our wagers will be the rankings of the upcoming midterm exams."

He paused, throwing out his own judgment.

"I suspect this midterm exam might not just be for us first-years. For us, this might be a Special Exam that determines the fate of our class and ourselves."

"But for the second and third years, it is highly likely just a regular midterm test with no extra rewards or penalties."

"To maintain order for the first-year Special Exam, the safest approach for the school is to have all grades take their exams on the same day. That means the upperclassmen take a normal test, while the first years take the Special Exam. This maintains campus order and also gives us room to operate."

Horikita Suzune's thoughts caught up instantly, her eyes brightening slightly as she immediately followed up.

"So you mean... this betting platform..."

"Can allow bets on the midterm total score ranking ranges for all grade levels?!"

"Exactly."

Akiyama Shin looked at her and nodded in approval.

"The wider the range, the higher the uncertainty, and only then can the students' willingness to participate and the total betting volume be raised. Our profit margin will naturally be larger."

At this moment, Kushida Kikyo revealed a somewhat confused expression. She tilted her head, her eyes filled with bewilderment, and her tone carried a hint of pity for Akiyama Shin.

"Akiyama-kun, this plan sounds impressive, but I don't quite understand why we absolutely had to cooperate with Koenji-kun. Didn't you have enough points of your own at the time? After paying 5 million, shouldn't you have had over 800,000 left? Doesn't this just mean you're giving away a portion of the profits to him? Even though we get the lion's share at 9:1, every extra bit counts."

She paused, then added.

"Besides, the students who win will have to split the prize pool. Even if the platform doesn't lose money, the profits will definitely be affected, right?"

Upon hearing this, Horikita Suzune's pupils constricted sharply, and a look of shock appeared on her face.

She hadn't calculated the numbers at all; after Akiyama Shin paid the massive 5 million, he actually still had over 800,000 private points left?

Adding the 1 million Koenji had just transferred, he now had a total of 1.8 million points at his disposal!

This amount far exceeded her expectations and made her even more confused: if he had sufficient funds, why bring Koenji into the fold? And how did Kushida know about Akiyama Shin's remaining balance?

She subconsciously glanced at Kushida Kikyo, but immediately looked away; compared to that, Akiyama Shin's current layout was clearly more important.

Both of them looked at Akiyama Shin with faces full of confusion, while he simply looked at them calmly and slowly threw out a key piece of information that was enough to overturn their understanding.

"Because, for this midterm exam, the biggest payout risk for the entire prize pool—that is, the first and second place positions—will be the two of you."

"What?!"

Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo were stunned at the same time, their minds going blank for a brief moment before they instantly reacted.

Horikita's pupils contracted suddenly, her lips parted slightly, and her tone carried disbelief.

"Are you saying... the two of us will take the top two spots in the grade?"

Kushida Kikyo also covered her mouth, a flash of realization crossing her eyes, her voice tinged with excitement.

"Ah! I understand! Akiyama-kun, you're setting a trap!"

The two of them instantly grasped the key to the situation: as the bookmaker for the platform, Akiyama Shin could completely manipulate the core results.

The contract signed with Koenji at the time clearly stated that only the net profit Akiyama earned through the website would be split 9:1. If she and Horikita Suzune won, the prize money would come from the prize pool, which counted as the platform's payout cost and wouldn't be included in Akiyama's earnings. In other words, Akiyama Shin was essentially using Koenji's 1 million points as startup capital to let her and Horikita Suzune invest and win, while simultaneously using the information gap to digest the biggest payout risk through internal operations, ultimately securing the platform's service fees and the first and second-place prizes. This layout was simply airtight.

Akiyama Shin didn't explain the more complex operating rules and trading details of the website further; a hint was enough. He glanced at the clock on the wall, his tone becoming more urgent.

"There are less than two weeks left until the midterm exam; now is the best time to open the market."

"The earlier we start, the more time we have for promotion."

"The larger the prize pool accumulates, the higher the final profit we can secure."

After saying this, he didn't delay any longer and stood up to walk toward the desk. The chair made a slight sound as it scraped across the floor. He sat down, opened his laptop, and connected his mobile terminal. The screen lit up instantly, reflecting on his focused profile.

Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo couldn't suppress their curiosity and leaned in one after the other.

They then sat in the empty seats to the left and right of Akiyama Shin, their heads tilted slightly forward, their eyes fixed intently on the computer.

Akiyama Shin's fingers landed on the keyboard, and the crisp sound of typing echoed in the quiet room.

On the screen, lines of code scrolled rapidly, white characters dancing against the black background.

The navigation bar, betting modules, and rule explanation boxes gradually took shape. Occasionally, he would pause to adjust the layout and color scheme of the modules.

The originally blank page slowly began to fill out.

Time slipped away quietly during their focused work, and the sky outside the window shifted from light gray to deep black.

The moon climbed to the center of the sky, and silver moonlight spilled in through the gaps in the curtains, casting dappled light spots on the keyboard. The evening breeze blew through the window, bringing a touch of chill.

I don't know how much time passed, but the hands of the clock on the wall moved bit by bit. When the numbers pointed to two or three in the morning, Akiyama Shin finally stopped typing and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Done."

His voice carried a hint of imperceptible fatigue, yet it couldn't hide the sharp light in his eyes.

The website was built!

Fortunately, today was Saturday, so he didn't have to worry about oversleeping and affecting classes the next day; otherwise, at this hour, it would have been hard to hold on.

Horikita and Kushida also instantly perked up, their previously sore eyes lighting up again. They leaned in even closer, carefully examining the website that had just been born—a site that might stir up a massive storm throughout Advanced Nurturing High School.

The overall style of the website was simple and clear, yet it exuded a strong sense of incitement; one look was enough to make people feel tempted.

At the top of the page was an eye-catching black title: "Campus Midterm Fun Quiz". Next to it, a subtitle was marked in larger, brighter red font, almost jumping off the screen: "Split the Multi-Million Prize Pool Together!" Just this line of text was enough to pique the interest of the vast majority of students.

Below the title, the betting rules were clearly listed, organized and easy to understand at a glance.

"Betting Rules Explanation"

"Betting Item: Individual Total Score Grade Ranking Range"

Covers all students from the first to third years, divided into different tiers based on the difficulty of the guess.

(The higher the difficulty, the higher the winning odds)

S Tier: 1st-3rd place in each grade (Base odds × 10)

A Tier: 4th-10th place in each grade (Base odds × 5)

B Tier: 11th-30th place in each grade (Base odds × 2)

C Tier: 31st-100th place in each grade (Base odds × 1)

D Tier: Outside 100th place in each grade (Base odds × 1)

"Betting Method"

▶ Single-Match Betting:

Select 1 grade + 1 tier to participate.

Starting from 100 points with no upper limit, multiple bets are supported. Upon winning, you will share the prize pool for that tier with all other users who correctly guessed the same tier, distributed proportionally based on your individual bet amount relative to the total pool for that tier.

▶ Parlay Betting:

You may freely combine 2-9 options (no restrictions on grade or tier). The more options in your parlay, the higher the difficulty, and the greater the reward if you win.

Minimum bet of 100 points per parlay.

You must correctly guess all selected ranges to win; missing even one renders the entire bet void.

Parlay odds are calculated by multiplying based on the number of selected options!

"Prize Distribution"

Following the announcement of midterm exam results, the "Grade Individual Total Score Ranking" published by the school will serve as the sole basis for judgment.

The platform will automatically match ranges and determine winning results within 24 hours of the results being posted, with prizes deposited directly into the user's personal point account.

"Winning Conditions"

Single-Match Betting: Guess the designated ranking range for the chosen grade to win.

Parlay Betting: All selected grades and ranking ranges must be hit to win (missing even one results in a loss).

"Prize Pool Composition and Allocation"

The platform will deduct 15% of the total bet amount from all users as operating costs and profit, with the remaining 85% allocated entirely to the prize pool for payouts.

The specific distribution of the prize pool is as follows:

1. First Prize (Ultimate Difficulty): Correctly guess a 9-fold parlay (must include at least three sets of S-tier options from different grades). Users who meet the criteria and have unique ticket combinations share 50% of the total prize pool (if only one person wins, they take the full 50%; if no one wins, the prize is reclaimed by the platform).

2. Second Prize (Medium-High Difficulty): Correctly guess a 5-fold parlay (must include at least one set of S-tier + two sets of A-tier options, or four sets of A-tier options). Users who meet the criteria and have unique ticket combinations share 25% of the total prize pool.

3. Third Prize (Standard): All winning users of single-match bets and standard parlays (that do not meet the criteria for first or second prize) share the remaining 25% of the prize pool, distributed according to their individual bet point ratio.

"Special Note"

If different users have identical parlay options (grade + tier combination), it is considered a duplicate ticket. Only the first bet placed remains valid, and all subsequent duplicate bets are voided (this rule applies only to parlay bets; single-match bets are unrestricted and still distributed by point ratio) to prevent malicious spam betting.

Looking at the tempting page on the screen, Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo both felt a palpitation, a faint chill even creeping up their backs.

They could already foresee the madness that would consume Advanced Nurturing High School once this website was officially unveiled tomorrow.

The allure of a multi-million point prize pool, combined with such simple and easy-to-understand betting rules—hardly any student could resist.

Akiyama Shin leaned back in his chair, his hands folded over his abdomen, thinking silently.

His chessboard was fully laid out; now, he only needed to wait for those fish, driven by luck and greed, to swim voluntarily into this carefully woven net.

And the entire website.

Was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Chabashira Sae accompanied Akiyama Shin and the others back to the school. The security guard at the gate merely glanced at Chabashira's teacher ID before letting them pass without obstruction.

Reaching the fork between the academic building and the dormitories, the group stopped. Chabashira Sae gave a brief warning to "mind their limits" before turning toward the faculty office building, her silhouette appearing somewhat thin in the evening twilight.

Of the remaining four, Koenji Rokusuke was the first to break the silence. With his hands in his pockets, his posture remained as upright as a pine tree. He looked at Akiyama Shin with a playful glint in his eyes, a meaningful smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"I am looking forward to this, Akiyama-boy."

"Do try not to disappoint me~"

His voice trailed off with a slight upward inflection, carrying his usual arrogance, yet hiding a trace of hard-to-detect approval.

Akiyama Shin merely nodded slightly, offering no further response, his gaze as calm as a deep pool of water.

Once Koenji turned and left, his footsteps disappearing lightly around the corner, he looked at Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo beside him, his tone concise and sharp.

"Back to my room for dinner."

"We'll discuss the next steps while we eat."

Horikita gave a soft acknowledgment, her face expressionless, though her eyes hid an irrepressible curiosity. Kushida immediately broke into a happy smile and nodded.

"Sure, Akiyama-kun!"

Both of them shared the same thought: what exactly was this plan that could leverage millions of points in profit?

This curiosity was like a kitten's claws, scratching at their hearts, so naturally, there were no objections.

Back in Dormitory 501, Akiyama Shin didn't engage in small talk. He walked straight to the kitchen area, took out pre-prepared ingredients from the fridge—fresh vegetables, chicken breast, and eggs—and used his nimble fingers to unwrap, wash, and chop them.

After the iron pan heated up and a little oil was added, the ingredients were quickly stir-fried with a sizzling sound, releasing a charred aroma. In just over ten minutes, three dishes and a soup were placed on the dining table.

During the meal, the three were very quiet, with only the light clinking of bowls and chopsticks filling the room.

The meal was finished quickly. Horikita set down her bowl and chopsticks, instinctively standing up to clean. As she efficiently stacked the plates, Kushida immediately stood up as well.

"Horikita-san, let me help you!"

The two walked into the kitchen with tacit understanding. The water in the sink rushed, and the sound of dishes clashing was crisp and pleasant. They didn't speak much, but they worked with remarkable coordination, quickly washing the dishes and placing them back in their spots after drying.

After finishing all this, the two returned to the living room and sat on the sofa opposite Akiyama Shin. They straightened their backs subconsciously, hands resting on their knees, looking as serious as students waiting for a lecture, their breathing even growing lighter.

Akiyama Shin looked at the two tense girls before him and spoke slowly, his voice ringing clearly in their ears.

"The reason I spent 5 million points to buy the construction rights for the school network sub-site was to create a platform."

He paused, then swept his gaze over their focused faces and continued.

"This platform is essentially a fun betting game for the whole school, centered around the midterm exams."

"A fun betting game?"

Horikita Suzune immediately furrowed her brows, a small crease forming between them as she calculated rapidly in her heart.

A fun betting game?

Just guessing the rankings?

How could that possibly leverage a profit of millions of points?

Akiyama Shin's plan could not be that simple.

Kushida Kikyo blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering gently. She recalled the confident look on Koenji's face when he left earlier, and a thought suddenly occurred to her, prompting her to ask tentatively.

"Akiyama-kun..."

"Is this betting game... somewhat similar to gambling?"

"You can understand its core that way."

Akiyama Shin nodded candidly, acknowledging her guess, but his tone shifted, becoming more rigorous.

"But calling it gambling directly would be seen as such, and the school authorities would never sit idly by. That's why we must package it as a fun betting game to avoid unnecessary risks."

"However, the operational method will borrow from the odds mechanism of betting, and it will be open to all three grade levels."

"And the subject of our wagers will be the rankings of the upcoming midterm exams."

He paused for a moment, throwing out his own judgment.

"I suspect this midterm exam might not just be for our first-year cohort. For us, it may be a Special Exam that determines the fate of our class and ourselves."

"But for the second and third years, it is highly likely to be a standard midterm test with no additional rewards or penalties."

"To ensure order during the first-year Special Exam, the safest approach for the school is to have all grades take their exams on the same day. The upperclassmen take their normal tests, while the first years take the Special Exam. This maintains campus order and happens to give us room to operate."

Horikita Suzune's thinking caught up instantly, her eyes brightening as she immediately took over.

"So you mean... this betting platform..."

"Can allow bets on the total midterm score ranking ranges for all grade levels?!"

"Exactly."

Akiyama Shin looked at her and nodded in approval.

"The wider the scope, the higher the uncertainty, which is the only way to increase student participation and the total betting volume. Naturally, our profit margin will be even larger."

At this moment, Kushida Kikyo revealed a confused expression. She tilted her head, her eyes filled with bewilderment, and her tone carried a hint of pity for Akiyama Shin.

"Akiyama-kun, this plan sounds truly amazing, but I don't quite understand why we had to cooperate with Koenji-kun? You clearly had enough points yourself, right? After paying the 5 million, you should have had over 800,000 left? Doesn't this mean you have to share a portion of the profits with him? Even though we get the lion's share at 9:1, every extra bit counts."

She paused and added.

"Besides, the winning students have to split the prize pool. Even if the platform doesn't lose money, the profits will definitely be affected, right?"

When Horikita Suzune heard this, her pupils shrank sharply, and a look of shock appeared on her face.

She hadn't calculated those numbers at all. After paying the massive 5 million, Akiyama Shin still had over 800,000 personal points left?

Plus the 1 million Koenji had just transferred, he now had a full 1.8 million points at his disposal!

This amount far exceeded her expectations and made her even more suspicious. Since he had sufficient funds, why bring Koenji into the fold? And how did Kushida know about Akiyama Shin's remaining points?

She subconsciously glanced at Kushida Kikyo, but immediately looked away; compared to that, Akiyama Shin's current layout was clearly more important.

Both of them looked at Akiyama Shin with faces full of doubt, but he only looked at them calmly and slowly threw out a key piece of information that would overturn their understanding.

"Because, for this midterm exam, the biggest payout risk for the entire prize pool—the first and second place positions—will be the two of you."

"What?!"

Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo were stunned simultaneously, their minds going blank for a moment before they instantly reacted.

Horikita's pupils contracted sharply, her lips parted slightly, and her tone was filled with disbelief.

"You mean... the two of us will take the top two spots in the grade?"

Kushida Kikyo also covered her mouth, a flash of realization crossing her eyes, her voice tinged with excitement.

"Ah! I understand! Akiyama-kun, you're rigging the game!"

The two instantly grasped the key point. As the bookmaker of the platform, Akiyama Shin could completely control the core results.

The contract signed with Koenji clearly stated that only the net profit Akiyama earned through the site would be split 9:1. If she and Horikita Suzune won, the prize money would come from the prize pool, which counted as the platform's payout cost and wouldn't be included in Akiyama's earnings. In other words, Akiyama Shin was essentially using Koenji's 1 million points as startup capital, letting her and Horikita invest to win, while using information asymmetry to digest the biggest payout risks through internal operations. In the end, he would steadily earn the platform's service fees and the first and second-place prizes. This layout was absolutely watertight.

Akiyama Shin did not explain the more complex operating rules and trading details of the site; a hint was enough. He glanced at the clock on the wall, his tone becoming more urgent.

"There are less than two weeks left until the midterm exams. Now is the best time to open the betting."

"The earlier we launch, the more time we have for promotion."

"The larger the prize pool accumulates by then, the higher the returns we'll ultimately be able to secure."

After saying this, he didn't delay any further, standing up and walking toward the desk. The chair made a slight sound as it scraped against the floor. He sat down, opened his laptop, and connected his mobile terminal. The screen lit up instantly, reflecting off his focused profile.

Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo couldn't suppress their curiosity, leaning in one after the other.

They then sat in the empty seats to the left and right of Akiyama Shin, their heads tilted slightly forward, eyes fixed intently on the computer.

Akiyama Shin's fingers landed on the keyboard, the crisp clicking sounds echoing through the quiet dormitory.

On the screen, lines of code scrolled rapidly, white characters dancing against the black background.

The navigation bar, betting modules, and rule explanation boxes gradually took shape. He paused occasionally to adjust the layout and color scheme of the modules.

The originally blank page slowly began to fill out.

Time slipped away quietly during their focused work, the sky outside the window shifting from light gray to deep black.

The moon climbed to the center of the sky, silvery moonlight spilling in through the gaps in the curtains and casting tiny spots of light onto the keyboard. The evening breeze drifted through the window, bringing a hint of chill.

I don't know how much time passed, but the hands on the wall clock moved bit by bit. When the numbers pointed to two or three in the morning, Akiyama Shin finally stopped typing and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Done."

His voice carried a trace of imperceptible fatigue, yet the sharp glint in his eyes remained undimmed.

The website was built!

Fortunately, it was Saturday, so there was no need to worry about oversleeping and affecting classes the next day; otherwise, at this hour, it would have been hard to hold on.

Horikita and Kushida were instantly invigorated, their slightly sore eyes lighting up once more. They leaned in even closer, carefully scrutinizing this newborn website that might soon stir up a massive storm throughout Advanced Nurturing High School.

The overall style of the website was simple and clear, yet it possessed an incredibly provocative quality that made one feel tempted at first glance.

At the top of the page was an eye-catching black title: "Campus Midterm Fun Quiz." Beside it, a subtitle was marked in larger, more vibrant red font, almost jumping off the screen: "Split a Multi-Million Prize Pool Together!" This line alone was enough to pique the interest of the vast majority of students.

Below the title, the betting rules were clearly listed, organized in a way that made them easy to understand at a glance.

"Betting Rules Explanation"

"Quiz Category: Individual Total Score Grade Ranking Interval"

Covers all students from first to third year, divided into different tiers based on guessing difficulty.

(The higher the difficulty, the higher the winning odds)

S-Tier: 1st-3rd place in each grade (Base odds × 10)

A-Tier: 4th-10th place in each grade (Base odds × 5)

B-Tier: 11th-30th place in each grade (Base odds × 2)

C-Tier: 31st-100th place in each grade (Base odds × 1)

D-Tier: Outside the top 100 in each grade (Base odds × 1)

"Betting Method"

▶ Single-Match Betting:

Select 1 grade + 1 tier to participate.

Minimum bet of 100 points, no upper limit. Supports cumulative betting. After winning, you will share the prize pool for that tier with all other users who guessed correctly, proportional to the percentage of your individual bet against the total betting amount for that tier.

▶ Parlay Betting:

You can freely combine 2-9 options (no restrictions on grade or tier). The more items in the parlay, the higher the difficulty; once you win, the returns are even more generous.

Minimum bet of 100 points per parlay.

You must guess all selected option intervals correctly to win; missing even one renders the bet invalid.

Parlay odds are calculated by multiplying based on the number of selected options!

"Prize Distribution"

After the midterm exam results are announced, the "Grade Individual Total Score Ranking" published by the school will be the sole basis for judgment.

The platform will automatically match intervals and determine winning results within 24 hours after the results are posted. Prizes will be issued directly to the user's personal point account.

"Winning Conditions"

Single-Match Betting: Guess the specified ranking interval for the selected grade correctly to win.

Parlay Betting: All selected grades and ranking intervals must be hit to win (missing even one results in failure).

"Prize Pool Composition and Allocation"

The platform will first deduct 15% of the total betting amount from all users as operating costs and profit. The remaining 85% will be fully allocated to the prize pool for prize distribution.

The specific allocation of the prize pool is as follows:

1. First Prize (Ultimate Difficulty Prize): 9-parlay-1 all correct (must include at least three sets of S-Tier options from different grades). Users who meet the criteria and have unique ticket types share 50% of the total prize pool (if only one person wins, they take 50% of the pool alone; if no one wins, the prize money is reclaimed by the platform).

2. Second Prize (Medium-High Difficulty Prize): 5-parlay-1 all correct (must include at least one set of S-Tier + two sets of A-Tier options, or four sets of A-Tier options). Users who meet the criteria and have unique ticket types share 25% of the total prize pool.

3. Third Prize (General Prize): All winning users of single-match bets and general parlay bets (that did not meet the criteria for first or second prize) share the remaining 25% of the prize pool, distributed according to the proportion of individual betting points.

"Special Note"

If the parlay betting options (grade + tier combination) of different users are identical, it is considered a duplicate ticket. Only the first bet placed will be deemed valid, and all subsequent duplicate bets will be voided (this rule applies only to parlay bets; single-match bets are unrestricted and will still be distributed according to the point ratio) to prevent malicious spam betting.

Looking at the tempting page on the screen, Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo both felt a surge of palpitations, with a faint chill even creeping up their backs.

They could already foresee the madness that would engulf Advanced Nurturing High School once this website was officially launched to the public tomorrow.

The allure of a prize pool worth tens of millions of points, combined with such simple and easy-to-understand betting rules, was something almost no student could resist.

Akiyama Shin leaned back against the chair, his body tilted slightly, his hands crossed over his lower abdomen as he pondered in silence.

His chessboard had been completely laid out; now, he only needed to wait for those fish harboring luck and greed to swim voluntarily into this meticulously woven net.

And the entire website.

Was a wolf in sheep's clothing.