The Tsundere Chabashira-sensei

A few minutes later, the bell signaling the start of the school year rang out. Everyone returned to their seats, waiting for their brand-new campus life to begin.

Almost at the same time, a woman wearing a professional teacher's suit walked into the classroom.

She appeared to be a composed person who valued discipline, likely around thirty years old, with beautiful black hair tied into a ponytail at the back of her head.

"Ahem... Greetings, freshmen. I am Sae Chabashira, the homeroom teacher for Class D. I usually teach Japanese History. This school does not change homeroom teachers every year, so for the next few years until graduation, I will be learning alongside you as your homeroom teacher."

"The entrance ceremony will be held in the gymnasium in one hour. Before that, I am going to distribute materials regarding the special rules of this school. Although, these were already provided to you during the previous orientation."

The familiar-looking documents were passed forward. Having already received them when the admission results were posted, Ju Ji had memorized them completely after reading them once; these materials were of no use to him anymore.

Unlike most high schools, this institution adopted a closed-management system. All external contact was prohibited without permission, and students were not allowed to leave the campus at will.

However, in exchange, the school was equipped with numerous facilities. There were karaoke bars, movie theaters, cafes, clothing stores, and more—it could be described as a small commercial district.

Of course, the most unique aspect of this school was the implementation of the S-System.

"Using the student ID card being distributed now, you can use all the facilities within the school and purchase items at shops and other locations. It functions similarly to a credit card, but it consumes points, so you must be careful with how you use them."

"In theory, there is nothing within the school that cannot be purchased."

It was equivalent to a multi-functional meal card, but unlike a standard meal card, this one could not be topped up by the students themselves; it could only be issued uniformly by the school. In other words, within this school, the consumption level of all students was brought to a unified baseline—on the surface, at least.

"You can simply tap or present your card at the machines within the facilities. The usage method is very simple. Furthermore, points will be automatically deposited on the first of every month. Everyone has already been fairly distributed 100,000 points. Also, one point is worth one yen. There shouldn't be any need for further explanation regarding this, right?"

The classroom instantly erupted into noise. 100,000 yen was a significant amount for a student.

"Are you surprised that the school is distributing so many points? This is the school measuring students based on their ability. You, who were able to enroll here, also possess corresponding value and potential. Go ahead and use them."

"However, upon graduation, the school will reclaim these points. Since points cannot be converted into cash, there is no benefit to saving them. Once the points are deposited, how you use them is your freedom. Use them however you like."

"Of course, you can also transfer them to others. But do not engage in acts of intimidation toward others; the school is very sensitive regarding the issue of bullying."

I have to say, these words from Sae Chabashira were very skillfully delivered, filled with various verbal hints: [There is no benefit to saving points, use them to your heart's content], [Bullying is prohibited], [You possess corresponding value].

At first glance, there seemed to be no problem, but for Ju Ji, who already knew the answers in advance, Sae Chabashira was already hinting that the school was not simple. Perhaps she was here to screen for students with stronger insight.

Under the shock of the 100,000 points, most students were likely unable to think calmly anymore. Under her suggestion, he believed many would quickly spend all their points.

"Chabashira-sensei, I have a question. Does your statement mean that when the school determines we no longer possess the corresponding value, the points deposited each month will not be as high?"

"And how does the school determine our value?"

Ju Ji knew the answers to these questions, but his purpose in doing this now was to remind his classmates in Class D not to be overly indulgent. If, like in the original story, a class had no points left after a month, it would be his own interests that suffered, so naturally, he could not sit idly by.

"Heh~, Shinomiya-kun, I have no obligation to answer that. You need to discover these details for yourself. The school naturally has its own standards for judgment. As long as you fulfill your basic obligations as a student, there will be no problem. Do you have any other questions?"

Seemingly very satisfied with the question Ju Ji raised, the corners of her mouth curled into an almost imperceptible smile. While she said she had no obligation to answer, she had actually revealed quite a bit of information.

Consequently, the surrounding noise died down. He believed many students already had doubts about this in their hearts.

"No, that is enough. Thank you, Chabashira-sensei."

From the teacher's response, it was clear she could not answer any more questions unless he used points to buy the answers, but it was obvious he could not afford that level of cost right now.

However, Ju Ji's goal had been achieved, so there was no need to continue pursuing it. Even though he couldn't remember the details clearly because too much time had passed, he still remembered the general rules of the S-System quite clearly.

"It seems no one else has any questions. Then, I wish you a wonderful campus life."

After tidying up the items on the podium, Sae Chabashira left, leaving the students to chat happily.

"This school is really lenient toward students, don't you think, Horikita-san?"

"Please do not talk to me casually. Well, it is indeed not as strict as I imagined."

Although the school mandated boarding, prohibited leaving, and forbade contact with the outside world, they provided so many points for free that there was nothing to complain about.

And the greatest appeal of this high school lay in its 100% advancement and employment rate. Most people probably thought they would face a cruel campus life before coming here, although their cruel life would not arrive until a month later.

"Hey, hey, do you want to go check out the various shops when we go back? Let's go shopping together!"

"Yeah, with these points, we can buy whatever we want. It's great to have been able to enter this school."

After the teacher left, the remaining students had already begun to think about how to dispose of this massive amount of points. Ju Ji's question was merely a small interlude.

"Everyone, could you listen to me for a moment?"

Raising his hand quickly among them was a student who exuded the aura of a promising youth—a "normie" vibe.

He hadn't even dyed his hair, and there were no signs of him being a delinquent; he could be called a model student. One had to know that even Ju Ji had dyed his hair blonde.

"Starting today, we will be living together in the same class, so I would like to start self-introductions voluntarily from now on. It would be great if we could become good friends quickly. We still have time before the entrance ceremony, what do you think?"

"Agreed. We don't even know each other's names yet."

Following the lead of one student, the rest of the students expressed their agreement. For Ju Ji, this was also an opportunity to make more friends. To that end, he planned to think of a passionate self-introduction to kick off a fulfilling campus life...