Chapter 4

"The teacher cannot answer that either." "It's fine, the result is already obvious. Thank you, Teacher, for your smile; it has cleared up my confusion." Yuan Yuyuan didn't mind; the irrepressible smile on Hoshinomiya's face was enough for everyone else to realize he was right. "Are there any other students who wish to ask a question? If not, we shall enter the free time period." The rest of the students were either deep in thought or waiting for Yuan Yuyuan to clarify things for them, and no one was rude enough to interrupt their homeroom teacher. "In that case, let's begin the free time." Bound by the rules and unable to answer Yuan Yuyuan's question, Hoshinomiya clearly sensed that the students' respect for her was already beginning to shift toward Yuan Yuyuan. But it didn't matter; Yuyuan was a clever child. If he could become a leader, that woman Chabashira would absolutely have no way of rising to Class A. It would be best for that woman to just rot beneath her forever. Hoshinomiya walked down from the podium, thinking viciously, unaware that a pair of eyes in the audience had been watching her the entire time. The source of the gaze was none other than Yuan Yuyuan. He looked at this beautiful teacher with a strange expression; she had just given off a kind, gentle vibe just like Ichinose, so why was she suddenly filled with such hostility the moment she stepped off the stage?

First Semester: Chapter 5 - I Really Want to Be Ichinose-san's Dog

"Everyone, could you listen to me for a moment? Since we are going to be living together for three years, why don't we start with self-introductions? It would surely be inconvenient if we didn't know each other's names." "That's right, that's right! Self-introductions would definitely be very convenient." Having his train of thought interrupted, Yuan Yuyuan looked toward his front—Ichinose had entered the scene! Hoshinomiya and the rest could be put aside for now. That said, the echoing ability of this... classmate really left something to be desired; she had simply repeated exactly what Ichinose said. "Then let's start with myself. My name is Ichinose Honami. You can call me Ichinose or Honami. I don't have any special hobbies; I just want to spend a happy three years of high school with everyone. Please treat me well." "Ichinose-san is amazing!" "Honami is so gentle." "I really want to be Ichinose-san's dog!" Only Yuan Yuyuan felt a sense of familiarity with that remark. Ichinose was indeed this gentle to everyone; the first half of her self-introduction was exactly the same as what she had said to him when they were still strangers. Moreover, her popularity was excessively high; to think so many people were already echoing her just after school started. Though, it seemed like something strange had mixed in there. A gentle and beautiful girl was truly popular. "Next, let's have Yuyuan go. Yuyuan's insight just now really gave me a start." Yuan Yuyuan hadn't yet decided what kind of self-introduction to give, only to find that this angel had already focused the spotlight on him, even saying something that would make the person involved feel slightly embarrassed. That was blowing things out of proportion; he had merely deduced the process from the answer, yet to be praised like that by a beautiful girl—even he would blush. "My name is Yuan Yuyuan. My hobbies are exercising and reading. Due to family reasons, I was taught by private tutors hired by my father before coming to this school. Please bear with me regarding my lack of experience in interpersonal relationships." Yuan Yuyuan, who tried his best to flesh out his self-introduction, felt that this should be enough. After all, if he wanted to rise in class rank, he couldn't become a lone wolf, but wanting to become the wolf king... well, because Ichinose was too popular, the hope was basically zero. After hearing Yuan Yuyuan's self-introduction, the other students began to whisper among themselves. "I was so focused on the personal points earlier, I didn't expect this classmate to be surnamed Yuan." "Yeah, and with private tutoring and all, he must be a scion of some conglomerate. And Kanzaki-kun looks like his subordinate, too." "If you're curious, just go ask him. I don't see him acting like the arrogant rich kids in TV dramas." "How could I dare? What if he's someone with ability who was suppressed by his family's halo and has now left home to prove his own strength? He might get angry if I bring up his background." Yuan Yuyuan sighed at the rich imagination of modern high school students while feeling a bit ashamed for using such methods to increase his influence in the class. Seriously, could you guys keep your voices down? It's very troublesome when the person involved can hear your whispers! This was a method born of necessity; Ichinose's radiance was simply too blinding. If he were to compete on personality charm, he would surely be covered in wounds—no, he would be obliterated. Yuan Yuyuan thought absentmindedly amidst the mundane self-introductions of the others, until... "Himeno Yuki. No hobbies, nothing I'm particularly good at, and nothing I'm completely incapable of." So, she's a useful... excellent short board? Although she was mostly an appendage to Ichinose, this was Class B after all, so there were still some capable characters. Shibata Sou, who was good at sports, and Kanzaki Ryuji, who was meticulous—they should be good... nice. Yet the others felt Himeno was just plain. Could it be that apart from them, Class B was left with nothing but people who only knew how to say "yes, yes, yes" beside Ichinose? As if hearing Yuan Yuyuan's inner thoughts, Shibata Sou stood up at this moment. "Ichinose-san, the self-introductions are over. What should we do next?" Yuan Yuyuan was speechless; it was truly rude to exclude Shibata just because he had some ability. From Himeno's self-introduction, it wasn't hard to see that she was a child who wanted to live a plain school life. It seemed the only one he could use was him. Yuan Yuyuan's gaze turned toward Kanzaki. As far as Yuan Yuyuan knew, this friend of his was not someone who followed the crowd blindly. There were still too few talents in the class; it seemed he would have to set his sights on other classes. The noisy classroom interrupted Yuan Yuyuan's thoughts. He looked up and found everyone staring at him. "Everyone, is something the matter?" The students' spiritual leader, Ichinose, stood up to answer. "Yuyuan was spacing out again. Everyone wants to hear you explain the issue regarding personal points in more detail." "That matter? Then let's talk about what I've thought of." Yuan Yuyuan slowly walked onto the podium and explained to his classmates, "Next month's points will most likely decrease; otherwise, Hoshinomiya-sensei would have no reason not to state the specific amount being distributed." "The surveillance cameras in the classroom are also set up to observe whether students are attending class properly, such as being late, leaving early, or whispering during class." "And the surveillance on campus should be responsible for fighting, damaging public property, and perhaps even littering will lead to a lower evaluation by the school." "Since points will decrease, combined with the fact that Hoshinomiya-sensei said there would be no class transfers for the next three years, and that everyone received the same amount of points on the 1st, the rest is not hard to guess." "We are a collective that prospers together and suffers together. As long as one person violates the school rules, all of us will be punished. The light punishment is a reduction in points, and the heavy punishment is..." Yuan Yuyuan paused, "If the school's evaluation of us drops to zero, I'm afraid none of us will be able to survive in this school." Seeing the worried and even panicked expressions of the students below, Yuan Yuyuan, having achieved his goal, offered timely reassurance. "However, there is no need to be overly worried. Since there is punishment, there will naturally be rewards. It should be the important notice from the school that Hoshinomiya-sensei mentioned. It's probably something like an exam, including but not limited to written tests." "Basically, that's all. This..."