Crowdfunding One Hundred Thousand

Sitting calmly in his seat, Shinjo heard his name called from the podium and quickly responded:

"What is it, Sae Chabashira?"

"I heard that you were the one who obtained the actual exam questions from the upperclassmen this time?"

Shinjo could tell that Sae Chabashira was merely trying to get him to save Sudo, so since that was the case...

"Uh, that is true. But come to think of it, it was my own fault. Actually, a senior tried to sell me the questions earlier, but the price of 50,000 points was simply beyond my means... If I had 50,000 points, perhaps Sudo wouldn't have..."

Upon hearing this, the corner of Sae Chabashira's eye twitched involuntarily.

[You really are asking for the moon... But fine, as long as you can contribute to the class, 50,000 points is nothing.]

"I understand. This is not your fault, Shinjo."

Saying this, Sae Chabashira gave Shinjo a solemn nod, signaling that she accepted the offer.

Well, since that's settled, the deal is done.

Suddenly!

Shinjo patted his forehead as if he had just remembered something important, and he quickly stood up again to ask:

"I've got it! Teacher!"

Sae Chabashira watched expressionlessly as Shinjo put on his little performance.

"Sudo! I have a way to keep you from being expelled!!"

"Really?! Shinjo?!"

The person who reacted the most wasn't Sudo, but Hirata, who had just been feeling rather dejected.

[This guy really loves his classmates. Even though Sudo has embarrassed him in public several times, he's still willing to go this far... It's truly remarkable.]

"I remember Sae Chabashira saying that in this school, points can buy anything, right?!"

"Points? But what do points have to do with this now..."

Fortunately, there were still smart people in the class. With just a slight hint from an outsider, Horikita immediately realized what was going on.

"You mean we can use points to buy the marks Sudo is missing?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar.

Clearly, they hadn't expected points to be used in such a way, but it sounded perfectly reasonable.

"Sae Chabashira! Is that really possible?!"

Hirata couldn't wait to verify it with Sae Chabashira, while Sudo, who had just fallen into despair, instantly saw a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Sae Chabashira feigned disdain as she replied:

"Theoretically, it is possible. However, if you want to buy the one point Sudo is missing, it will cost 100,000 private points. Can you come up with that?"

Sudo slumped again, his mood rising and falling like a roller coaster. How could he possibly come up with that many points?

But why would he need to worry about such a thing?

Hirata immediately leveraged his status as the person everyone in the class looked to:

"Everyone! Let's help Sudo! I hope everyone can contribute a few points to help Sudo get through this crisis. We are partners, after all!"

Kikyo Kushida then followed up by speaking in Sudo's favor:

"Hirata is right! Sudo is our partner in Class D, after all, and he really is different from before! The current Sudo is hardworking and earnest; he is an indispensable member of our class!"

Led by the two core members, many students expressed their willingness to lend these points to Sudo.

Horikita and Ayanokoji were even more generous, contributing 30,000 each.

"Um... Sudo, Kei and I used our points to buy the exam questions and answers, so..."

Shinjo expressed his financial constraints tactfully, and Kei, standing beside him, quickly withdrew her intention to donate a few thousand points.

After all, the contributions of these two were obvious to everyone, so even if they didn't donate, no one would say anything.

Instead, Sudo kept thanking Shinjo. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have passed his other subjects, let alone the fact that the method to save him now was also thought up by him.

"Shinjo, and Kei, you've already done so much for me, what more could I ask of you? Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"And thank you, Ayanokoji and Horikita, for spending so many points on someone like me... And Hirata, Kushida, and everyone else... I... I really... Please rest assured, I will never cause trouble for the class again, and I will pay back the points I owe everyone as soon as possible!"

As the saying goes, a man does not shed tears easily, unless he has reached the depths of sorrow.

Watching his classmates put aside their past grievances to pay for him, the softest part of Sudo's heart was deeply touched.

Sae Chabashira looked at the stingy Shinjo standing in the crowd and couldn't help but click her tongue.

[This kid gets all the benefits, and Sudo even has to be grateful to him...]

Soon, the 100,000 points were crowdfunded, and Sudo successfully remained in Class D.

Seeing that the dust had finally settled, Shinjo breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were no unexpected incidents during this time.

To give a simple example, if he could buy back the one point Sudo lost, doesn't that mean someone else could buy enough points to make Sudo fail again?

Perhaps if they operated that way, a single point wouldn't necessarily cost one hundred thousand, but it wouldn't be exorbitantly high either. If Ryuen really came after him and was willing to spend a large sum of money just to force Sudo to drop out, that would be the real problem.

"Um, since we're safe this time, should we hold a..."

"Oh! We definitely should hold one, right~!"

Hold what?

A grand celebration party, of course~!

After class, the members of Horikita's study group gathered once again to discuss the arrangements for the celebration.

Kikyo Kushida proposed it, Ike and Yamauchi chimed in, Sudo felt that he absolutely had to celebrate their narrow escape, Horikita flatly refused, stating she had no time, and Shinjo said that since he had been invited, he had no choice but to go.

(Ayanokoji: So, what about my opinion?

Everyone: That's not important at all!)

"Cheers!!"

Since they couldn't drink alcohol, they decided to just drink their fill of fruit juice!

"So, why are we holding this celebration in my dorm room?"

Ayanokoji expressed his deep confusion, and he was even more concerned about how these people had managed to barge into his room without his permission.

"But if not your room, then where? You aren't planning on going to the girls' dorms, are you? Let me tell you now, the rooms of the three of us are so messy they're an eyesore, and even if we cleaned them up, it's impossible to get them spotless in a single day."

"Then why not go to Shinjo's place? He should keep his room tidy, right? After all, he has a girlfriend."

Shinjo spread his hands innocently:

"Why would you assume a girlfriend would definitely help you with housework? Besides, while my room isn't exactly messy, it certainly isn't as empty as yours."

Because he had a habit of buying all sorts of strange and novel items, Shinjo's room was also piled high with cardboard boxes.