Little Sae: This Child is Terrifying!

Five hundred thousand.

Not too much, not too little.

At the very least, it was a massive sum for an ordinary freshman, one that would take months of starving to save up.

Of course, it wasn't exactly difficult either.

One could scrape it together just by borrowing from a few friends.

Clearly.

Sae Chabashira was testing him.

She was using this price to gauge the caliber of Xu Nuo.

Shock, bewilderment, or even anger—if his expression showed even the slightest ripple of emotion.

Then.

She would be able to seize the initiative in the negotiation.

However...

Sae Chabashira was disappointed.

Xu Nuo didn't even raise an eyebrow. He listened quietly, and then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, forming a faint yet amused arc.

"Five hundred thousand?"

He repeated the number, then shrugged. "I thought it would be more expensive."

"It seems you are kinder than I imagined, Teacher Chabashira."

"?!"

This sentence left Sae Chabashira stunned, unable to believe what she had just heard.

What... was he saying?

He thought it was cheap?

"Check if there are any issues."

Before she could recover from her shock, Xu Nuo reached out and pulled a contract from behind him, placing it on the desk.

He slowly pushed it toward her.

Sae Chabashira was caught off guard for a moment.

It was a printed, standard-formatted Personal Point Loan Contract.

Party A, Party B, loan amount, repayment date, interest... all the terms were listed clearly, even the breach of contract clauses had been considered.

There was even an official Student Council seal at the bottom.

Loan amount—

Five hundred thousand!

Had he prepared this thing in advance?

Sae Chabashira laughed in spite of her anger.

There was no helping it.

It was truly hard to keep a straight face; she had wanted to see how this guy would scrape the money together, but it turned out he had been waiting for her right here.

He was playing a game of empty-handed wolf-catching!

While laughing in frustration, Sae Chabashira felt a secret chill.

Did this guy know from the very beginning that I would agree to him? And he calculated the price down to the exact digit?

Terrifying!

Noticing the unconcealable look of astonishment on Little Sae's face.

Xu Nuo chuckled inwardly.

Heh, dumbfounded, aren't you? Should I tell you that I prepared a contract for every price point?

Soon.

Sae Chabashira took a deep breath, her gaze becoming unprecedentedly solemn. Her little schemes were like kindergarten tricks in front of him.

A sense of frustration at being seen through welled up in her heart.

But soon.

It was replaced by another, stronger emotion: excitement and the hope of seeing a glimmer of light.

Immediately.

She picked up the pen.

She signed her name in the position of Party A.

Concise and decisive.

After signing the document, Sae Chabashira pushed the contract back with a casual flick of her wrist and leaned back into her chair, resuming her cold and overbearing demeanor.

"The Anonymous Account details will be sent to your email shortly."

"Many thanks."

Xu Nuo tucked the contract away, unsurprised by the outcome, and offered a brief word of thanks before turning to leave.

The entire process had been remarkably efficient.

It was as if he had come here solely for the sake of this transaction.

That wouldn't do.

Sae Chabashira frowned.

She had finally hooked a big fish; she couldn't let him go so easily, not without at least confirming whether he understood the school's rules and to what extent he had grasped them.

"Wait a moment."

At these words, Xu Nuo stopped in his tracks, turned halfway around, and looked at her with an inquisitive gaze.

"I'm curious," Sae Chabashira began slowly.

"On the first day of school, the institution issued one hundred thousand points to all of you. You must have seen the state of the students in Class D when faced with such a massive sum, haven't you?"

Her question was incredibly clever.

She revealed nothing about the rules, and her tone remained calm, as if this were nothing more than a standard conversation between a teacher and a student.

"Yes, I saw it."

"A Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, a Dance of the Demons—it was quite lively."

Xu Nuo was in a good mood and didn't mind playing along with his teacher for a while, his tone laced with a hint of mockery.

Hearing this, the corner of Sae Chabashira's eye twitched slightly.

This guy.

He certainly knew how to choose his words.

"Then don't you find it strange?"

Sae Chabashira took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly, and narrowed her eyes, her gaze as sharp as a hawk's.

"Why would our school, for no apparent reason, show such generous 'goodwill' indiscriminately to every class and every student?"

This sentence was full of implications.

Although she hadn't stated it explicitly, it was practically an open admission.

At this, Xu Nuo smiled.

"Teacher Chabashira, have you ever heard a story?"

"A long time ago, there was a child who had never tasted candy. One day, a stranger came to the village and generously gave him a piece of candy. The child thought it was the sweetest gift from heaven."

"So, what do you think that piece of candy represents?"

The office fell silent in an instant.

Sae Chabashira's pupils constricted; she could even hear the sound of her own heart beating uncontrollably and violently.

As expected.

He knew everything!

He had seen through the truth of this school on only the second day and had already taken action.

Though she didn't know what he intended to do with an Anonymous Account, it certainly wasn't for fun.

This level of insight...

This level of initiative...

He couldn't even be described as excellent anymore.

He was a monster!

Sae Chabashira took a deep breath, feeling her throat go dry. She subconsciously licked her lips and spoke, seemingly casual yet intentional.

"A nice story."

"Do you have any intention of telling it to your classmates?"

"No interest."

Xu Nuo was uninterested and gave a blunt refusal, then countered, "Do you think they would believe that?"

What a joke.

He had no desire to become a babysitter for that bunch of eccentrics.

Upon hearing this.

Sae Chabashira fell silent.

Damn it.

She actually found herself agreeing from the bottom of her heart.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading off." Seeing her remain silent for so long, Xu Nuo shrugged, offered a polite word, and turned to leave.

It went smoothly this time.

Xu Nuo left the School Building and headed toward a certain location.

It was the end of the school day.

The sky was a brilliant, fiery red, and the plaza in front of the Gymnasium was bustling with noise and crowds of students.

"Kendo Club recruitment! Experience the thrill of cutting through everything with a single strike!"

"The beautiful upperclassmen of the Swimming Club are waiting for you!"

"Join our Tea Ceremony Club to experience a moment of tranquility, with all-you-can-eat snacks!"

The booths for various clubs were packed with curious freshmen, and the air was filled with the vitality of youth.

Xu Nuo observed silently.

He even spotted a familiar figure.

Sudo Ken.

The red-haired delinquent stood before the Basketball Club's recruitment booth, talking to an upperclassman with a face full of passion.

He withdrew his gaze.

Xu Nuo found his target and, without lingering, turned into a nearby tree-shaded path; this was a complete blind spot for the surveillance cameras.

The Dormitory Building was right next door.

Even if he disappeared here, no one would think twice about it, assuming he had simply returned to the dorms from this direction.

It had to be said.

This was a good spot.

Soon.

When Xu Nuo emerged from the other end of the path.

His entire appearance had undergone a earth-shattering change, completely transformed into a different face.