Sakura, you wouldn't want...

However, there is nothing wrong with being a villain.

As long as one can live freely and at ease, that is all that matters.

Xia Mu shook his head, opened the book Shiina had recommended, and began to read.

She preferred books filled with imagination, and they were always quite serious.

Her email signature was, "I hope for world peace."

It looked a bit silly, but Xia Mu actually quite liked it.

Indeed, who wouldn't like such a pure little girl?

Late at night, Xia Mu lay on his bed and began to contemplate his next course of action.

The next day, Xia Mu went for his usual morning run and ran into Suzune again.

She still wore that expression as if you owed her five million, and it had only intensified since the incident with their competition.

Upon arriving at the classroom, the Trio faced Li Mu with their heads bowed, not daring to look up.

It was as if they would explode if they took one more glance at him.

"What did you do to them?"

Suzune asked in a cold voice, her eyes fixed on her book without turning her head.

Anyone with eyes could see that the Trio, who usually harbored extreme resentment toward Xia Mu, were much better behaved today.

It couldn't even be called being well-behaved; it was more like they were timid and submissive.

"Ah, I treated them to a meal, and then I forgave them," Xia Mu shrugged.

?

Treated them to a meal, and then forgave them?

Suzune's brain couldn't quite process this. "Forget it, this is fine too. They were quite annoying with their constant chattering."

Xia Mu wanted to say that, actually, you are quite annoying too.

But to avoid Suzune pestering him, he didn't say it out loud.

This woman was stubborn; once she made up her mind about something, it was hard to change.

Xia Mu's gaze shifted to the sunlight gently spilling onto the cherry blossom trees outside the window. "The happy days are about to end."

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

On the day the points were distributed, the students of Class D discovered they hadn't received a single cent.

They were filled with resentment and rose up in protest.

Naturally, Chabashira showed them no mercy as she struck them down.

Because they were a bunch of losers who skipped class at will, goofed off during lessons, arrived late, left early, and violated discipline, they had incurred a massive deduction in class points.

Furthermore, many of them had failed their exams.

If one were to truly calculate it, not only had the monthly allowance of one thousand class points been squandered to zero, but they were also thousands in debt.

It had to be said, they were a unique kind of talent.

In short, she belittled them as completely worthless and declared that if anyone failed the next exam, they would be expelled immediately.

The students were crestfallen, suddenly realizing why the employment rate was one hundred percent.

It was because all the unqualified people had been expelled.

"You don't seem worried at all?"

A month had passed, and Suzune still wore that deadpan expression.

She had been watching Xia Mu's behavior throughout the month.

Every day, he ordered Kushida around to do all sorts of things as if she were his lackey, and Kushida was truly patient, actually not saying a word.

He watched shows during class, ate during breaks, went to the library after school, and returned to the dormitory.

His routine was so regular that even Suzune found it absurd.

Did he have no other entertainment besides teasing Kushida, eating, and watching shows?

Most importantly, even after learning that Class D was a trash class, his expression had never once wavered.

"What do I have to worry about? Aren't you guys working hard?"

Li Mu's gaze wandered between Suzune and Ayanokoji.

His pointed remark made Suzune involuntarily look at Ayanokoji.

The latter cast a faint, sidelong glance, meeting their eyes.

Xia Mu had studied Hypnosis, so he knew.

Ayanokoji's gaze wasn't just simply calm.

Rather, it held no emotion at all, like a machine currently running.

"Okay, time for dinner~"

Xia Mu glanced at the sunset outside the window, packed his bag right as class ended on time, and headed to the library.

Compared to the people in class with all sorts of ulterior motives, Shiina the little angel was much easier to get along with.

She simply wanted Xia Mu to keep her company while reading, and in return, she would treat him to meals and join him in some small entertainment activities.

"Click, click!"

Passing by the school's rockery, Xia Mu suddenly heard the sound of a camera shutter clicking.

Looking up, a girl was sitting by the fountain, striking all sorts of sexy poses for selfies.

"Sakura Airi?"

Xia Mu blinked; unlike her usual inconspicuous self, she was extremely confident when taking photos.

But Xia Mu had no intention of bothering with her.

Everyone has their own little hobbies, so there was nothing to say about it.

On the contrary, after spotting Xia Mu, Sakura Airi panicked and stowed her camera, head bowed low as if she wanted to bury it into that pair of massive white rabbits.

Although he didn't interact much with people in class, he'd been ranked number one on the class's most disliked list for the past month, so she'd heard a little about it.

Seeing Xia Mu pass by without seeming to notice her, Sakura was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.

At that moment, the advancing Xia Mu's figure shuddered to a halt.

Then, he twisted around and strode toward her, turning three steps into two as he arrived right in front of her.

"Eh???" Sakura's heart leaped into her throat, her face instantly flushing bright red with a whoosh.

Xia Mu's expression was deadly serious. "Sakura, you wouldn't want word getting out about you secretly taking photos here, right?"

"!!!!" Sakura Airi.

"Y-you, what did you say?"

"Classmate, I don't know you..."

Sakura Airi's voice trembled as she spun to flee, only for Xia Mu to seize her wrist and pin her into the fountain's corner. "If you resist, I'll snap a photo of you right now and show it to everyone in class."

Seeing Xia Mu's menacing look, tears instantly welled in Sakura Airi's eyes, making her look utterly pitiful. "N-no, don't..."

"If the other classmates see those photos, I won't be able to show my face..."

The photos she posted online included many that were extremely revealing.

If people found out about her indecent side behind closed doors, then...

"Xia Mu, please don't tell anyone about this!"

Seeing Xia Mu unmoved, tears streamed straight down Sakura's face—she was scared out of her mind.

"Uh..."

Why is she crying?

Xia Mu froze for a second—he was just checking the system task, that's all.

[Task: Correction of Sakura Airi, skill points awarded based on degree of correction]

That was why he'd suddenly turned back.

To stop Sakura Airi from running away, Xia Mu's hand grabbed for the camera resting on her chest.

But to Sakura Airi, it looked like Xia Mu wanted to grope her breasts; in that instant, humiliation, anger, and other complex emotions surged through her heart.

Yet she couldn't muster the will to fight back—Xia Mu was tall and burly, and he had her by the throat; resisting would likely bring even worse consequences, right?

But if she didn't resist, she'd be molested!

Lost in her frantic thoughts, Xia Mu snatched her pink camera with a snap and let go of her wrist.

"Eh?"

Sakura felt her body regain its freedom and was left a bit dazed.

The hentai plot she'd imagined didn't happen.

But the next second, Xia Mu's actions mercilessly tormented her heart, which had only just relaxed.

Xia Mu dangled the camera from his hand, beaming brightly. "Sakura, you wouldn't want the photos in your camera to get spread around, right?"

No evidence before, but now there was—Sakura Airi was even more trapped in his palm.

Unsealed state