I Want You to Be My Dog

Class D hadn't received a single Private Point this month, and Koenji Rokusuke couldn't possibly have saved up many Private Points either. How was he supposed to keep living?

Well, someone was probably keeping him.

His status alone was enough to attract plenty of girls. Add in his good looks, and naturally, some would be willing to serve him.

"We're both getting what we want. If you think I'd be ashamed, then you still have a long way to go, Suzuki Boy." Koenji Rokusuke wore an air of utter arrogance.

Suzuki Toru had to admit that he was nowhere near as shameless as Koenji, who could talk about living off women as if it were the most respectable thing in the world.

"I want to be friends with you," Suzuki Toru said out of the blue.

"Heh. I'm not interested in you, though." Koenji Rokusuke rejected him without hesitation. "If you were a Beauty, I might say yes."

"I'll give you a million Private Points," Suzuki Toru continued.

Koenji Rokusuke was taken aback. Even as the son of a wealthy family, he couldn't make sense of the situation. Someone was offering him money right after they'd met?

"May I ask if Koenji is even a little interested in me now?" Suzuki Toru smiled faintly.

Koenji Rokusuke gave him a strange look. He had to admit, Suzuki was very good at arousing people's curiosity.

In fact, Suzuki had been deliberately trying to get Koenji's attention from the start. Anyone who heard that their secret had been exposed would instinctively feel a moment of panic.

"Suzuki Boy, I admit your little tricks worked on me. So, what do you want from me?" Koenji Rokusuke saw right through him.

Suzuki Toru glanced around, then smiled. "I'll get straight to the point. I want to buy Private Points too, but a direct transaction is out of the question. So I'd like to work with you..."

After hearing him out, Koenji Rokusuke stared for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.

"Fine, fine. I don't mind working with you. You're a very interesting guy!"

Tsk. This man had just said he wasn't interested.

When Suzuki Toru returned to the classroom, he heard plenty of comments, most of them expressing surprise at him.

"Damn it, why wasn't Katsuragi-kun made Vice President? Why did it have to be this guy?"

Nearby, Totsuka Yahiko glared at Suzuki Toru through gritted teeth. Even after several days, he still wasn't happy with Horikita Manabu's decision.

Suzuki Toru didn't care about him. Totsuka wasn't anyone important, and he didn't have any wishes worth mentioning.

He sat down at his desk and started using his phone, sending a message to someone.

"Hey, Vice President, your debtor still hasn't paid you back." Kamuro Masumi greeted him, pretending to glance at his phone.

Since the start of the school year, she hadn't seen Suzuki Toru chat with anyone on his phone, so she couldn't help being curious.

"Suzune's having a bit of trouble right now. It's understandable," Suzuki Toru said. "I'll find a time to remind her."

Kamuro Masumi was speechless. Was he seriously going to go knock on her door to collect?

Wait, had he already guessed that Horikita Suzune couldn't repay the debt, and deliberately baited her into borrowing from him?

No, that couldn't be it!

"By the way, I asked you to keep an eye on Kushida. Have you noticed anything lately?" Suzuki Toru asked.

"No. Other than making friends, she does nothing else. I suspect she doesn't have any free time at all." Kamuro Masumi couldn't understand Kushida Kikyo's lifestyle.

Suzuki Toru fell silent for a moment. "In that case, stop following her."

"Are you into girls like that?" Kamuro Masumi asked suspiciously.

Suzuki Toru looked her in the eyes and corrected her seriously. "I like you more than her."

At least he'd fulfilled several wishes for her. She was much better than Kushida Kikyo.

Hearing that, Sakayanagi Arisu knew what had happened without turning around.

Most likely, Suzuki Toru had teased Kamuro Masumi, prompting her to kick him on instinct, only for him to grab her by the calf.

Sakayanagi Arisu sighed softly. She was used to their antics by now.

Still, should she ask Mashima Tomoya to move their seats next time?

I Want You to Be My Dog

When lunch break arrived, Suzuki Toru put away his phone and was about to head out.

"Suzuki-kun, would you like to go to the cafeteria together?" Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly called out to him.

"Maybe next time. I have something to do." Suzuki Toru turned her down at once.

"Sure. Then tomorrow at noon." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled faintly, seemingly not bothered by his rejection at all.

Suzuki Toru fell silent. If she didn't care, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to set a time.

"If you'd like, Suzuki-kun, I could give you a little reward." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled sweetly.

"It's a deal." Suzuki Toru nodded without hesitation.

Seeing this, someone muttered the word "pervert."

Suzuki Toru and Sakayanagi Arisu silently turned to look at Kamuro Masumi.

Sakayanagi Arisu's gaze was especially calm. If Suzuki Toru was a pervert, then what did that make her, for deliberately tempting him?

Kamuro Masumi stiffly looked away. She hadn't said anything wrong, so why were they looking at her like that?

[Would you like to exchange for "Lucky Dice"?]

[Please note: This item is a consumable supernatural item. Once all uses have been consumed, it will no longer have any supernatural effects!]

[Uses remaining: 5/5]

[Exchange successful. Enjoy!]

On the way, Suzuki Toru looked at the die in his hand. It looked like any ordinary die, with nothing particularly unusual about it.

Some supernatural items were consumables. Once you used them up, they were gone—basically, a trial version.

Still, they were much better than a pile of fragments you couldn't use at all.

Suzuki Toru tossed the die into the air. It landed on the ground, rolled a few times, and came to a stop with three little circles facing up.

[The conditions for this roll have been met. The effect of "Lucky Dice" is now active!]

[Your luck has increased threefold!]

[Time remaining: 11:59:56]

[Uses remaining: 4/5]

Suzuki Toru blinked. Aside from the words that had flashed before his eyes, nothing about him had changed.

Still, would he start having one lucky break after another?

To be honest, Suzuki Toru had considered other supernatural items too, but using one against Miyabi Nagumo seemed like bringing out a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

In the end, he decided to give "Lucky Dice" a try.

He wasn't expecting much, but no one would mind taking an extra step to improve their odds a little.

As he thought, Suzuki Toru picked up the die and put it in his pocket. His next step should be to go sign contracts with the third-years.

After that, it would be Miyabi Nagumo's turn.

Hearing that Suzuki Toru wasn't backing down but was instead taking things further, Miyabi Nagumo finally lost his composure.

"They agreed to buy a badge from Horikita-senpai for four million Private Points, and then Suzuki signed a contract with them to buy the badge back for two million Yen?"

Tonegawa Sosuke and Mizowaki Suito looked at each other and nodded in unison.

To compete against Horikita Manabu, Miyabi Nagumo had been infiltrating the third-year classes for some time. This kind of news couldn't get past him.

Miyabi Nagumo found the scheme absurd, but he had to admit that it did neatly sidestep the school's rules.

Unless the school was determined to intervene, Suzuki Toru would really be able to complete the transaction.

"It's not just Class 3-C. He's approached us second-years too, and specifically told the other classes not to let the secret out." Tonegawa Sosuke took out his phone as he spoke. "This is Suzuki's contract. Some people in Classes B and C are tempted."

Suzuki Toru had repeatedly stressed that they should keep it secret, but there was no hiding it from anyone who cared to look.

Miyabi Nagumo took the phone and soon let out a mocking laugh.

"Are these idiots blind? They can't even read?"

Tonegawa Sosuke looked at him in confusion. "Is there something wrong with the wording?"

"Look closely at the second clause. 'Party A will pay Party B Yen upon graduation.' He never specified whether Party A or Party B had to graduate." Miyabi Nagumo was somewhat exasperated. "Have the third-years really gone blind?"

Tonegawa Sosuke stared for a moment and tried reading it a few times. His expression shifted.

"Looks like he's deliberately scamming the students," Mizowaki Suito mused.

"Not necessarily. As long as he insists on that clause and pays the money when he graduates, it'd be difficult to prove he scammed them." Miyabi Nagumo had to admit that Suzuki Toru had impressed him. He'd stop at nothing to get what he wanted, and wasn't much different from him.

By the time Suzuki Toru graduated, this year's third-years would be scattered all over the place. How could he possibly still pay them?

Still, the scheme was too crude. Miyabi Nagumo couldn't help wondering why Horikita Manabu was helping Suzuki Toru.

How could someone so easy to see through possibly have caught Horikita Manabu's attention?

"Should we report him to the school?" Tonegawa Sosuke asked.

Miyabi Nagumo had been considering that too, but then a sudden idea struck him, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"No rush. I think I've figured out how he won Horikita-senpai over."

For Horikita Manabu to agree to let him join the Student Council, he must have recognized Suzuki Toru's abilities in some area.

What could Suzuki Toru do to show off his abilities as quickly as possible?

And what could make Horikita Manabu promote him to Vice President, clearly setting him up to oppose Miyabi Nagumo?