A Peaceful Daily Life

Several days passed in a row.

It was a peaceful daily routine, with everyone's lives returning to normal as they went about their own business.

Everything was calm.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Due to instructions from the school, the Student Council did not pursue the theft incident, though both Horikita Manabu and Nagumo Miyabi still received punishment from the school.

It was neither light nor heavy.

One hundred class points were deducted from their respective classes, and the Student Council's budget was reduced.

The waves that had shaken the entire school subsided just like that.

At the same time.

Kamuro Masumi now arrived punctually outside Xu Nuo's dormitory every morning to deliver a bento, wake him up, and then head to the classroom together.

I have to say.

Being able to see the girl's reluctant, disgusted face the moment I opened the door every morning was truly a wonderful thing.

It energized me for the whole day!

Of course.

Occasionally.

He would also teach her some simple magic tricks.

First, by practicing hand speed.

Who would have thought that Kamuro Masumi actually had some talent? Although her brain often failed to turn the right way, she managed to clumsily meet the requirements every time.

Gradually.

Rumors spread that the two of them were dating.

This caused Xu Nuo to be pointed at with envy and jealousy by the Idiot Trio every time he arrived at the classroom.

The way others looked at him was also very strange.

Karuizawa Kei.

This blonde gal seemed to feel that her confession had been rejected, so she had been avoiding him lately, even after learning that Xu Nuo and Kamuro were supposedly dating.

She only looked pale and didn't dare to speak up.

Meanwhile.

Xu Nuo could feel the girl's dazed gaze fixed on him during class; she couldn't listen to the lecture at all, her eyes complex as she wondered what she was thinking.

Several times he wanted to talk to Karuizawa Kei.

Unfortunately.

The girl ran away every time.

In addition.

Horikita Suzune.

This High-Mountain Flower had also been very busy lately, leaving in a hurry with her little follower as soon as school ended.

I didn't know what she was doing.

However, Xu Nuo naturally knew about this.

After all.

The two of them hadn't cut ties, and they met and chatted daily, so he naturally knew what the girl was busy with—negotiating with other classes.

She wanted to take the route of using twenty million points to leave Class D.

The first step.

Was selling information.

Plus Ayanokoji, whom she had met at some point.

The two of them had been running off to negotiate with the other three classes over the past few days and had already reached a preliminary agreement.

The original price was two million.

But after some haggling.

It became...

One million for Class A.

One point five million for Class B.

One million for Class C.

Faced with this situation, as someone with strong principles and opinions, Horikita Suzune actually took it upon herself to waive the five hundred thousand for Class B, standardizing the price of the information.

One million for each class.

Tsk, tsk.

Truly an arrogant approach.

It was brimming with the leisure of a victor and a sense of superiority.

Upon learning the situation, Xu Nuo felt a bit speechless. He had to admit, Horikita Suzune, who had yet to mature, was indeed an extremely naive individual.

However.

If she actually succeeded.

He could pay off his two-million-point debt and even make a small profit of one million, so waiving the five hundred thousand wouldn't matter.

But if she failed, she would truly become a clown.

That's right.

Xu Nuo did not favor this operation.

Disdainful and arrogant, Horikita Suzune was underestimating the other classes too much, believing herself to be a superior existence.

She possessed not a shred of vigilance.

Originally.

The business of selling information was indeed a steady venture.

What a pity...

After the initial speechlessness, Xu Nuo quickly shifted his focus, as the school's massive sum of eighty million had arrived and been deposited into his Anonymous Account.

That night.

Using the little gadgets he had left behind, Xu Nuo easily upgraded the school network's firewall.

Immediately afterward.

He transferred five hundred and fifty thousand to Sae Chabashira.

Fifty thousand was the minimum interest.

However.

It was strange, to say the least.

Sae Chabashira, that cold-tempered, black-stocking-wearing older sister, hadn't done a thing after learning he had eighty million, and lately, she had even been subtly avoiding him.

Xu Nuo didn't understand.

Eighty million Private Points was undoubtedly a massive fortune.

The amount was so vast that it could even allow four designated people to be promoted to Class A unconditionally; he estimated that even his father-in-law's account didn't hold that much.

Originally.

According to Xu Nuo's expectations.

Sae Chabashira, the homeroom teacher obsessed with leading Class D to Class A, should have been the first to probe into what he intended to do with those points.

But she hadn't.

This time, Xu Nuo was truly a bit surprised.

Could something have happened? Or had that old geezer, the Chairman, secretly warned Little Sae?

"Ding—dong—"

Suddenly.

The school dismissal bell rang, instantly interrupting Xu Nuo's train of thought, and the classroom became lively.

On the podium.

Sakagami finished packing his things and left directly.

The entire Class D was noisy and boisterous.

Then.

A somewhat inconspicuous figure stood up, walked through the aisle, and stopped at the second-to-last row.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

The Pseudo-Human arrived at the desk of the High-Mountain Flower.

It had been like this for the past few days.

After all.

The matter of selling information was nearing its end, and the two of them were planning to go print the contracts today.

Everything would be over tomorrow.

...Probably?

However.

At this moment, Horikita Suzune was racking her brains to solve a problem, oblivious to the passage of time, until she noticed the figure in front of her and was suddenly startled.

"Wait for me."

She was blunt, immediately beginning to pack her things.

To this.

Ayanokoji had no objections.

Then, his gaze shifted slightly toward the figure beside him, and he spoke slowly: "Um..."

"Student Xu Nuo."

Hearing this.

Xu Nuo, who was just about to stand up and leave, paused, then looked up at the boy in front of him.

His brown hair was slightly messy, with bangs obscuring part of his eyebrows. He was quite handsome, and though he wore no expression, he looked harmless.

"Is there something you need, Student Ayanokoji?"

Xu Nuo asked politely.

Internally, however, he was quite surprised; although the two had seen each other plenty over the past few days, this was their first conversation.

"Nothing in particular." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka shook his head. "I just felt that since we hadn't spoken the past few days, I had to say hello today."

"Anyway, I look forward to working with you."

"Likewise."

Xu Nuo nodded in response. Although he couldn't figure out Ayanokoji's purpose for getting involved, as long as he didn't provoke him, they could coexist peacefully enough.

"Enough small talk."

Suddenly.

A cold, crisp female voice cut in.

Horikita Suzune stood up from her seat, her gaze fixed directly on Xu Nuo. "We have business to attend to. If you two want to chat, save it for next time."

"Oh."

Xu Nuo replied, showing no further reaction.

Seeing this.

Horikita Suzune frowned slightly, her expression showing a hint of dissatisfaction, before she turned and left with brisk, decisive steps.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked at her retreating back, then back at Xu Nuo, but ultimately said nothing, obediently following Horikita Suzune out of the classroom.

Watching the two leave.

Xu Nuo curled his lip. He knew what the girl was planning; she wanted him to go over and help.

Or perhaps.

She wanted him to bear witness?