The Fifty-Fifth Chapter: Points Still Haven't Been Distributed, and Ichinose Asks for Help

Indeed, no one knew what was going on in the other classes, either. Most of Class D had little contact with students from other classes.

Lin Mu sat in the back row, his mouth occupied by his first lollipop of the day, grape-flavored.

He propped his chin on one hand and idly swiped the screen of his terminal with the other, looking at the balance in his account without feeling much of anything.

After all, 87 Class Points meant 8,700 personal points, but compared to his own assets, it was nothing special.

The bell rang.

Sae Chabashira walked into the classroom as it rang, her high heels striking the silence with a particularly piercing sound.

She was still wearing the same business suit, her face still wearing that eternally indifferent expression, and she carried her lesson plan in one hand.

She seemed completely oblivious to the almost tangible air of anxiety in the classroom.

She had just set her lesson plan on the lectern when...

"Teacher!"

Haruki Yamauchi was the first to lose patience. He jumped to his feet, his voice turning sharp with urgency:

"Our class has already got 87 CP. Why haven't our personal points been credited yet?"

His words were like a fuse, instantly igniting the tension that had been building in the classroom.

"Exactly, teacher!"

"We really can't hold out much longer if the points don't come through!"

"I'm sick of eating the cafeteria's free meals!"

Complaints rose one after another. Every pair of eyes was fixed on Chabashira at the lectern, filled with anxiety and dissatisfaction, and even a trace of simmering anger.

Chabashira slowly raised her head.

Her gaze swept calmly over every face below. It was as cold as a scalpel, making several of the most agitated students shrink back instinctively.

Then she