"Oh my! How was I supposed to know this thing was so useless? If I'd known points were this important, I never would've bought it."
A few upperclassmen girls chatted as they walked past the bench where Yagami Shizuka was sitting.
One of the girls pulled something that looked like a brick out of her bag.
Looking closer, it was a tablet computer the size of a notebook.
In this school, even game consoles were sold, so items like tablets were naturally available as well.
It was just that the prices were relatively expensive.
The one the girl in front of him had cost over 30,000 points.
Only students from Class D, who didn't yet understand the value of points, would buy such things.
Yagami Shizuka guessed they were students from Class D of the second year.
They definitely didn't have many points; getting one or two thousand a month was likely their limit.
That was why they were currently desperate for points and unable to find a buyer for the tablet.
When they saw Yagami Shizuka sitting there alone, their eyes lit up, and they walked over. "Hey there, underclassman, do you need a tablet?"
"I've got one right here, and it even has my private photos on it! I bought it for 38,000, but I'll sell it to you for 20,000."
[Please haggle the price down to 2,000.]
Yagami Shizuka looked up in a daze, glanced at the pretty upperclassman, then at the tablet, and waved his hand dismissively.
"I don't need a tablet for my studies, and my class has strict controls on points. I can't just go around buying such expensive items."
"Strict controls?"
The upperclassman holding the computer caught onto a piece of information. "When you say strict controls, do you mean your class already has a leader and has realized the importance of points?"
They were slightly surprised, feeling that this year's freshmen were a bit too capable.
Which class didn't take a month to figure out the situation? Otherwise, they wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state.
"That's right. It's all thanks to my classmate Sakayanagi Arisu. She is the daughter of Chairman Sakayanagi."
"Oh, no wonder." Once they heard the other class had a relative of the Chairman—and his daughter at that—many things suddenly made sense.
"But, underclassman, this tablet can not only play music and movies, but you can also play games on it," the upperclassman continued to pitch. The more she saw a student like him, the more she assumed he wasn't short on points and just thought her asking price was too high.
A second-hand tablet that had been used for a year was indeed a bit pricey at 20,000; if it were her, she wouldn't want it either and would rather buy a new one.
"How does 11,000 sound to you?"
"2,000. Sakayanagi Arisu requires us to spend no more than 2,000 points a month." Yagami Shizuka slashed the price in one go.
"2,000? Are you serious, underclassman?" It wasn't just shock at the price cut, but also shock that they were only allowed to spend 2,000 points a month.
They had heard that the top-ranking classes were that strict with points.
Some classes were lucky if they let students use their points at all, while others even pooled the points together without giving a single one to the students.
But 2,000 was too ruthless; this Sakayanagi Arisu really wasn't human.
"If that doesn't work, then forget it." Yagami Shizuka didn't think too much about it; the prompt told him to offer this price, which meant it was a reasonable one.
The upperclassmen were conflicted.
Without money, their weekend outing plans would be ruined.
Moreover, they hadn't been trying to sell this computer for just a day or two. Even when they offered it to students in their own grade for 10,000, no one wanted it. As for the freshmen, they were all big spenders who would either buy new or not buy at all.
In a month, this computer would depreciate even further, making it even harder to sell.
"Underclassman, why don't you offer a little more!" the upperclassman persisted.
[Offer 3,000. Please complete the transaction as soon as possible; Sakayanagi Arisu is currently searching for your location.]
"3,000." Yagami Shizuka offered again.
"Alright, alright, thank you, underclassman." Because the price had been driven down so hard, they were actually happy to see it go up by a thousand.
But when they saw the point balance on Yagami Shizuka's phone, they were all taken aback.
"95,000? You weren't planning on spending any of it, underclassman?"
"Didn't I say? Points are strictly controlled by Sakayanagi Arisu; I can't spend them." Yagami Shizuka transferred the 3,000 points to her, picked up the tablet, and walked away.
"But there's no way Sakayanagi Arisu could have unified your class right after enrollment, right?"
"Yeah, yeah! I remember it took our class more than a semester to unify, how could she possibly..."
Naturally, they wouldn't have guessed that it was just a lie Yagami Shizuka had made up on the spot.
But normally, it was quite common for high school students to spend 5,000 right after enrolling.
Furthermore, Yagami Shizuka didn't mind using free products.
He didn't have the competitive vanity of the noble-born, nor was he overly demanding about food.
"Don't be in such a rush to leave, underclassman! How about you leave your number? I'll take you out shopping tomorrow."
Yagami Shizuka ignored the annoying upperclassman and quickly headed into the dormitory building.
Because Yagami Shizuka had taken the stairs, they didn't know which floor he lived on and stopped chasing him.
On a certain rooftop.
A large-caliber telescope with a maximum magnification of 125x was aimed directly at the first-year dormitory building.
"Shizuka-kun has returned to his dorm," Kamuro Masumi reported. She adjusted the telescope and let out an exclamation, "Amazing, it looks so clear."
Sakayanagi Arisu felt she was making a fuss over nothing and uttered only a few words, "German import."
Not knowing what those words implied, Kamuro Masumi wondered if German telescopes were simply better, or if it meant this one wasn't a knockoff.
It was Kamuro Masumi's first time playing with such high-tech equipment, and she found it quite magical.
On the other side, Sakayanagi Arisu held a monocular telescope in her hand with a magnification of only 50x.
For this distance, that magnification was more than enough.
"Do we have to keep watching from here?" After only a short while, Kamuro Masumi already felt bored.
"Of course. When there is no surveillance, it is the moment he is most likely to let his guard down, and it is our best opportunity to find his flaws."
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"Sigh!" Kamuro Masumi let out a deflated sigh, realizing she had unknowingly boarded a pirate ship.
"Why am I doing this? Why did you choose me?" she asked, distressed.
Sakayanagi Arisu pulled her gaze away from the telescope, looked at her, and said earnestly, "Please do not lose confidence in yourself. I have been observing you for some time now.
This school would never admit mediocrity, let alone someone who was placed directly into Class A.
If you lack talent in academics, it means your talent manifests elsewhere. If you haven't discovered it yet, it simply means you haven't dug deep enough.
A capable leader should dig for the talents of their subordinates, rather than waiting for talented people to come knocking.
Congratulations, Kamuro. You have met a good leader, because you have met me."
"Then what do you think my talent is?" Encouraged by the praise, Kamuro Masumi regained some confidence.
For a long time, she had felt useless, whether in grades or other aspects; she even felt her character was deeply flawed.
How could someone like her have made it into this school, and even be scouted by a high-society young lady like Sakayanagi Arisu?
Could she really have some hidden talent?
"I think you have the potential to be a paparazzi!"
This was a bucket of ice-cold water.
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