Chapter 11

"I've already said it, and it's fine if you don't believe me. We can sign a gambling agreement; it will be absolutely impartial." Hirata was somewhat hesitant about this, not because he was afraid of taking responsibility, but because he was worried that his classmates would suffer even greater losses because of him. "Seriously, didn't I tell you? There isn't much time left; class starts in a few minutes." Yuan Yuyuan had deliberately chosen the break time—a window long enough to finalize an agreement but too short for deep deliberation—to conduct this transaction with Class D, all to create a sense of urgency. He continued to apply pressure, "It seems the members of Class D don't want to know. What a pity; I'm afraid your personal points next month won't be very high. In that case, I'll have to go find the next buyer. Farewell." The others hadn't reacted much at first, but once they heard their points would decrease, they couldn't sit still, turning to whisper to their close friends. "Excuse me, classmate, please wait a moment." At this, a beautiful girl with long brown hair stopped Yuan Yuyuan first, then offered a suggestion to Hirata, "Hirata-kun, didn't this student say that even if we pay one million, we'll still make a profit, and if it's not worth one million, he'll give it to us for free? We won't lose either way, so it doesn't matter if we sign it." Seeing someone take the lead, others chimed in one after another. "Exactly, Hirata-kun. At least this agreement provides a guarantee. Who knows if he's just making up lies to trick us?" "That's right, and if it's not worth it, we could even save a huge amount of points in a month." Seeing that his classmates had all said as much, Hirata had no choice but to nod in agreement. "Yuan-kun, we agree to sign the agreement."

"A wise choice." Yuan Yuyuan took out the agreement he had prepared in advance and handed it to Hirata. "Please go ahead. I've already signed it. If you're not in a hurry, I'll come to tell you after school, as this is a long story. Of course, if you are all in a hurry, I can come during the next break, but I might not be able to finish it in a short time. In that case, it would just waste two of your breaks." Class D reached a consensus quickly this time; they were joking, but having to sit here and listen to a lecture during break time was worse than death. "It's fine, after school is okay too." After signing his name and receiving confirmation from his classmates, Hirata agreed to Yuan Yuyuan's proposal. "Then I shall take my leave." After taking the contract, Yuan Yuyuan took Masumi Kamuro's hand, conveying a threatening meaning with his eyes, "I'm so sorry, Masumi, for keeping you waiting." "It's... it's fine. Since you're done, let's go back." A flush appeared on Masumi Kamuro's face again, similar to when she was pinned against the wall, and she sensibly let Yuan Yuyuan hold her hand. Yuan Yuyuan walked out of Class D amidst the envious gazes of the boys in the class. On the way back, Masumi Kamuro kept her head down the entire time, not knowing what she was thinking. Seeing that Masumi hadn't said a word since leaving Class D and showed no intention of letting go, Yuan Yuyuan wore a playful smile. "Back to reality, Masumi. I've arrived. Or does Masumi want me to hold your hand and escort you back to your classroom?" "How could I possibly think that! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going back." Having snapped out of it, Masumi hurriedly shook off Yuan Yuyuan's hand and ran toward Class A. Yuan Yuyuan walked into his classroom just before the bell rang. Seeing his classmates sitting upright in their seats, waiting for the teacher to arrive, a satisfied expression appeared on his face. But after school, Yuan Yuyuan couldn't smile. "I actually forgot to tell Masumi to come back after school. If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered with her." Taking a girl to Class D during the break, only to be alone after school—this made it look like he had been putting on a show the whole time. Just as Yuan Yuyuan was regretting agreeing to that masochist's request, he suddenly noticed Ichinose slowly tidying up her desk. "Honami, I'm so sorry. I have some business with Class D. Shall we go over together first and then talk?" "That's fine, but since it's a transaction, is it convenient for me to go?" Yuan Yuyuan waved his hand, "It's fine, it's about points. It's just that the other classes haven't discovered it yet, and I'm just taking this opportunity to earn some points." Ichinose nodded noncommittally. In her view, there was no need to collect points from others like this, but she wouldn't oppose Yuan Yuyuan if that was what he wanted to do. "I didn't expect Yuyuan to have thought this far ahead; you're really capable." While they were talking, the two walked to the door of Class D. What Yuan Yuyuan didn't expect was that the Class D classroom was packed; it seemed their spending over the past two days had been quite heavy. Furthermore, there was an unexpected person standing next to the podium: it was the Class D homeroom teacher, Sae Chabashira. "Everyone in Class D, we meet again. Let me introduce you: this is the class representative of Class B, Honami Ichinose." Seeing that Yuan Yuyuan had changed to another girl by his side, the students of Class D began to speculate about the relationship between the three. "I say, could they be in that kind of relationship?" "Are they crazy? How long has school been open? How could he have hooked two great beauties so quickly?" "No, no, this classmate is so handsome. If you ask me, it must be a drama about fighting over a man. Hehehe, men... slurp" Watching the plot develop more and more absurdly in front of him, and seeing a certain fujoshi who didn't know what she was fantasizing about, almost drooling, Yuan Yuyuan couldn't take it anymore and tapped the table in front of him. "Do you want to hear the information or gossip? If you want to listen, then be quiet and behave." Seeing Yuan Yuyuan call them out in public, a few of them felt embarrassed, but since they were the ones gossiping in front of others, they couldn't really argue back. Once Class D finally quieted down, Yuan Yuyuan told them everything regarding the points. While the rest of Class D whispered to each other, trying to process information that overturned their understanding of the school, Suzune Horikita waited and waited, but didn't hear the news she wanted most. "Didn't you say that the school's class assignment had a pattern? You didn't seem to mention that just now." Suzune Horikita felt anxious inside. If she had been assigned to Class D due to random assignment, she could comfort herself by saying she was just unlucky. If it were as Yuan Yuyuan said, that the school assigned classes based on some pattern, Suzune Horikita couldn't imagine what she would have in common with this group of people. "That is indeed the case, but to avoid you all losing interest in listening to the rest after hearing that, I had to talk about the points first. Since everyone has digested that, I'll tell you now." Looking at the confused students of Class D and the composed Sae Chabashira, Yuan Yuyuan wore an inscrutable smile as he explained to Class D. "I'll keep it short. Actually, the pattern for class assignment is very simple: this school assigns classes based on the aptitude of the students. It is known that Class A is for the elite. Why don't you all guess which class would be the 'inferior' one?" This statement left Class D in shock. They no longer had the mood to gossip about Yuan Yuyuan's way of addressing Suzune Horikita. Everyone was unable to accept Yuan Yuyuan's claim, while their homeroom teacher, Sae Chabashira, stood by without saying a word. "Impossible! How can the school arbitrarily divide students into different ranks?" Someone was stubbornly insisting, while others didn't believe it and intended to find Chabashira to get to the bottom of it. "Chabashira-sensei, is what he said true? Does the school really see us like that?"