Is This... Is This Something You See in High Education?

In the library, it was inevitable that one would run into Shiina Hiyori.

She was the queen of Class C—a T0-tier character who, once she made a move, was so formidable that even Ayanokoji would be wary, forced to resort to using his looks just to keep her in check.

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She was looking for books as well.

It was hard to imagine that in such a vast treasure trove of literature, so few people actually came to read.

When Shiina Hiyori saw Yagami Shizuka, she looked slightly surprised.

Yagami Shizuka had no intention of greeting her.

He couldn't go around "cheating" just because Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't around.

He didn't have much interest in Shiina Hiyori either; in this school, there were plenty of girls better-looking than her.

It was just that she was the only person who shared his interests.

Yagami Shizuka looked at the rows of bookshelves and quickly locked onto a few titles that piqued his interest, but the system popped up a notification at that very moment.

[While you are enjoying your time in the sea of books, you may not be aware that Sakayanagi Arisu is already searching for a strategy to deal with you. You have received the following prompts.]

[1. Continue reading. Sakayanagi Arisu will soon bring Kamuro Masumi under her wing and begin tracking you. One wrong step and you will be beyond redemption. Fortunately, you have these prompts; you can rely on them to evade tracking and leave no trace, but you will remain under the constant surveillance of Sakayanagi Arisu.]

[2. Immediately use the library computers to obtain what Sakayanagi Arisu least wants anyone to see, based on the prompts. Use this to keep her in check, preventing her from acting rashly or continuing to monitor you.]

Yagami Shizuka rested his chin on his hand, wondering what it could be that Sakayanagi Arisu would least want anyone to see.

Filled with doubt, he headed to the electronics section anyway.

There were a dozen computers here, but they could only access the school intranet and not the external internet, though they could be used to look up information.

One could see many promotional videos about the school here, all of which were produced quite professionally.

[Please search for the entrance ceremony.]

Following the prompt, Yagami Shizuka did as instructed and saw a set of photos and videos from the entrance ceremony.

[Extract the photo of Sakayanagi Arisu.]

Yagami Shizuka did so again.

Her photo was quickly found among the crowd; because she wasn't very tall, she was positioned near the front, making her image exceptionally clear.

[Pay attention to the next operation. You only have 36 minutes to complete it. You can directly enter the administrator password 934213** to manipulate this computer and connect to the external internet.]

[No one will notice anything unusual within these 36 minutes.]

Yagami Shizuka followed the instructions, and a 36-minute countdown appeared on his forehead.

Connecting to the external internet made things much simpler, but according to the prompts, what Yagami Shizuka had to do was somewhat unbelievable.

[Please search for the website htt,xxoott//...]

[Search for "Lianxiang"... download the video... download the images...]

[Download video synthesis software... download image synthesis software...]

[Enter the software code modification program and upgrade the software.]

[Upgrade the software, enter code 1b2...]

[Please name the new software and transfer it to your phone.]

[Please note: This is AI software that will only appear in the world ten years from now. If it leaks, it will drastically alter the course of history.]

This website was quite interesting.

After 36 minutes, Yagami Shizuka obtained what he wanted and, with his heart pounding, restored the computer to its original state.

Terrifying footsteps could already be heard outside the door, and then he saw Shiina Hiyori push the door open and enter.

Thank goodness it's just Hiyori, he thought. I thought I'd been exposed.

He had entered using an administrator password, not by attacking the firewall, and there was no surveillance here; logically, no one should have discovered his actions.

If he had been discovered, a prompt would have appeared long ago.

To avoid raising suspicion, he browsed through quite a few school files.

Only then did he go outside to read.

Club activity area.

From inside one of the activity rooms came the slightly mature voice of Sakayanagi Arisu, carrying a feminine charm.

"Thank you very much. I will use my personal points of 50,000 as collateral, and I will definitely return it next week."

"For such a small matter, just return it on time this Monday," the boy with glasses said, generously handing over what Sakayanagi Arisu wanted.

"I will! Thank you again!"

Sakayanagi Arisu walked slowly out of a club room, leaning on her cane.

Following behind her was a mature-looking girl with purple hair, who wore an unapproachable expression and carried a rather large telescope in her hands.

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The sign on the club room door read Astronomy Club.

"What are we borrowing this telescope for?" the girl holding the telescope asked, confused.

An outsider might have thought Sakayanagi Arisu had made her first friend and was taking her camping.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't; just do as I say." Sakayanagi Arisu, moving step by step with her cane, clearly couldn't walk fast, whereas the purple-haired beauty behind her moved with ease.

Kamuro Masumi glanced to the side, her eyes flickering. "You asked me to monitor Yagami Shizuka, but do you need a telescope for that? And a telescope with over a hundred times magnification—isn't that a bit of an overkill?"

"If it were just monitoring, a telescope wouldn't be necessary, but my purpose in having you monitor him is to find his weaknesses, which makes this essential. My plan is to finish this within the next two days, so I'll have to trouble you from here on out."

"I don't think Yagami-kun is someone with a tainted past like me. Besides, he doesn't seem to have done anything to wrong you; isn't he always looking out for your best interests?" Kamuro Masumi felt a slight resistance toward Sakayanagi Arisu's orders.

If it were just a simple task, it would be one thing, but digging up dirt on a classmate and threatening them went beyond the limits of her conscience.

Sakayanagi Arisu tried to take a longer stride to speed up, but the effort left her feeling exhausted, forcing her to stop and catch her breath.

Thank goodness she hadn't collapsed by the side of the road just from walking a few steps.

Kamuro Masumi, however, turned a blind eye to her arduous movements.

"I do not allow anyone to exist beyond my control."

Sakayanagi Arisu spoke with a thin, sharp tone. "Someone like him must be used by me, and I must possess something that allows me to control him."

Having said that to herself, Sakayanagi Arisu continued on her way, adding as she walked, "Every person has a weakness. Even he himself said he couldn't be perfect, so I don't believe he has no flaws."

To outsiders, Yagami Shizuka seemed to listen to Sakayanagi Arisu, but only Sakayanagi Arisu knew the truth: it was actually she who was being used as a pawn.

She could never reconcile herself to such a thing happening, so she had to act quickly; obtaining leverage over him would be best.

"Then what if we never find his weakness?"

Kamuro Masumi still wanted to dissuade Sakayanagi Arisu; she couldn't understand how a girl who looked so frail could have such a dark heart.

It was completely inconsistent with her age and appearance.

She already considered stealing to be a great sin, let alone something like this.

"Then we keep monitoring, or if there are no flaws, we create them when necessary," Sakayanagi Arisu said coldly.

"Why can't you just trust him?"

"Ahaha! Kamuro, that is truly humorous," Sakayanagi Arisu laughed.

"When you trust someone, it means that person becomes your own weakness. The more capable they are, the greater the weakness. Would you leave such a massive vulnerability for yourself?"

Kamuro Masumi did not answer. Even so, she still felt that doing this was wrong.

"Where are we going next?"

Sakayanagi Arisu looked up and saw a sign not far away that read Film Research Club.

"We are going to borrow a few more things. To obtain his weakness, a telescope alone is not enough; we need to leave behind some evidence."

At 5:40 PM, Yagami Shizuka appeared on the bench below the dormitory building.

The reason he appeared here was because he had received a prompt.

[Please wait here for three minutes]