It was not that he disliked Sakayanagi Arisu; on the contrary, she was his favorite character.
In the original work, he had lost all motivation to continue reading once Sakayanagi Arisu was expelled.
If he could change the fate of Sakayanagi Arisu, he was naturally willing to give it a try.
Yagami Shizuka took a deep breath and said, "My name is Yagami Shizuka. I like quiet, and my hobby is reading—I like reading all kinds of books.
I don't like being disturbed when I'm reading, and my greatest dream is to get a good night's sleep."
This introduction was somewhat bizarre, and many classmates had already categorized him as a weirdo.
Just then, Yagami Shizuka turned to look at Sakayanagi Arisu. "The person I like most is Sakayanagi Arisu. Please allow me to confess to Miss Arisu here today.
I fell in love with you the moment I first saw you. I hope you can give me a chance, and I hope everyone will do me a favor and not compete with me."
Sakayanagi Arisu was completely stunned. After hearing Yagami Shizuka's words, she couldn't process them for a moment and stood up tremblingly.
Is he talking about me?
The students in the classroom immediately erupted into an uproar; some were shouting and cheering, some were jeering because they loved the drama, and others were just as bewildered as Sakayanagi Arisu.
Yet, after a brief moment of shock, a smile appeared on the corner of Sakayanagi Arisu's mouth once again.
Supporting herself with her cane with one hand and gently touching the corner of her mouth with the other, a flash of cunning crossed her eyes. "Are you trying to be my dog?"
The classroom fell silent once again.
From a corner of the classroom, a murmur could be heard: "So Sakayanagi Arisu is a pervert after all."
Even so, Sakayanagi Arisu did not change her tone toward Yagami Shizuka, though her cheeks were flushed crimson.
[Agree immediately, and request a caress.]
[A reminder once again: you may not believe that there are no sheep in the world, but you must believe that I will never give you a bad prompt. This is the only solution.]
"Yes, I am willing to be your loyal lapdog! Even if I end up with nothing, I won't regret it!"
Yagami Shizuka moved closer to Sakayanagi Arisu and crouched down in front of her, looking eager and attentive, as if waiting for Sakayanagi Arisu's caress.
Now it was Sakayanagi Arisu's turn to panic. She frowned slightly, unable to understand what was going on with the person in front of her.
She had assumed the other party didn't know her, and that if she humiliated him, he would surely retreat in the face of difficulty.
She never expected that the other party would completely refuse to play by the rules.
Who on earth goes out of their way to be someone's dog?
"Miss Arisu, please let me be your dog. Please trample me to your heart's content. Come on, use your feet to step on me, and say out loud that I am your slave, your dog, your possession..." As Yagami Shizuka spoke, he reached out to grab one of Sakayanagi Arisu's feet.
Sakayanagi Arisu had originally intended to step on him, but seeing the intense longing in Yagami Shizuka's eyes, she struggled to pull her foot back and took two steps backward.
Because of her poor health, she nearly stumbled and fell, pushing the desk behind her out of its original position.
Her heart was beating fast, and her whole body was trembling.
She had heard of some perverted, specific preferences; wouldn't stepping on him just be rewarding him?
Sakayanagi Arisu didn't feel happy at all; instead, she felt a bit disgusted.
If they were in a place with fewer people, she would have stepped on him without a second thought.
She did indeed have a slight penchant for humiliating others, especially geniuses—the more powerful the person, the more excited she felt doing such things.
But she couldn't leave an impression of being a pervert on the entire class the moment she arrived at school.
No matter what, she could not do that.
"S-sorry! Miss Arisu, are you okay!" Yagami Shizuka wanted to go over to help her.
Terrified, Sakayanagi Arisu retreated further and said tremblingly, "Don't come near me, I don't like you!"
Seeing how scared she was, Yagami Shizuka did not move any closer.
He had already achieved his goal.
He estimated that Sakayanagi Arisu must be completely confused right now and wouldn't take any further action until she had investigated Yagami Shizuka's situation.
As for the strange looks from his classmates, he didn't care in the slightest.
Compared to them, who would eventually be truly trampled under Sakayanagi Arisu's feet, this was nothing.
Yagami Shizuka returned to his seat as if nothing had happened, and those who had wanted to get close to him earlier now abandoned the idea.
After a long while, Katsuragi Kohei seemed to step in to smooth things over, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the classroom and asking the next student to begin their self-introduction.
With the atmosphere bolstered by a few students, the classroom soon returned to its original lively state.
The self-introductions soon reached Sakayanagi Arisu.
Sakayanagi Arisu stood up, glared at Yagami Shizuka with vigilance, and said, "My name is Sakayanagi Arisu, and I am the daughter of Chairman Sakayanagi of this school. I did not like Student Yagami's behavior just now, and I hope it will not happen again."
Perhaps fearing endless trouble, she directly brought up her status as the Chairman's daughter.
It was obvious that no matter how reckless someone was, no one would harass the daughter of Chairman Sakayanagi on the first day of school; such behavior would be akin to courting death.
After Sakayanagi Arisu revealed her identity, many students indeed felt a sense of awe, dared not harbor any ill intentions, and the thought of making fun of her vanished.
Yagami Shizuka glanced back at her, his gaze remarkably calm.
[When a star in the heavens deviates from its trajectory, the gears of fate turn accordingly, and a different ending unfolds at this very moment.]
[You have entered the storyline to rewrite the ending of Class A.]
After a while, the bell rang, and a man dressed in a crisp suit walked in.
He quickly wrote a few characters on the blackboard—"Mashima Tomoya".
Only after finishing did he turn around, his deep, masculine voice echoing through the classroom, "From today on, I will be your homeroom teacher.
You may have many questions, but please hold them for now; first, I will distribute your mobile phones."
The phones were passed down quickly from hand to hand.
Along with the phones, there was also a student handbook.
The handbook primarily detailed the school's rules; violating them would result in point deductions, so it was not something to be taken lightly.
The phones were not yet activated and required students to input their personal information to initialize them.
The phones issued by the school were small, similar in size to the keypad phones from years ago, clearly incapable of running large-scale games.
Small size had its own advantages, however, as they were durable, wear-resistant, and not easily broken.
Once activated, Yagami Shizuka saw his personal information and 100,000 private points displayed on the screen.
Mashima Tomoya continued, "Our school utilizes the S-System, which is represented by the 100,000 points you see.
These 100,000 private points are equivalent to your money.
For the next three years, you are not permitted to leave the school unless you withdraw.
The school contains all the entertainment facilities, shops, and daily necessities found in the outside world, and you may also purchase items online.
As for the private points issued to you, 1 point is equivalent to 1 yen.
Private points may be lent or traded between students; as long as you have enough points, you can buy anything you desire."
After Mashima Tomoya finished speaking, the students below erupted into an uproar; with the exception of a few students from wealthy families, most were extremely excited.
After all, this was 100,000 points, equivalent to 100,000 yen—a massive sum for high school students.
However, most of those who managed to get here were not simple; some felt the money was a bit low, while others, being more astute, did not believe the money would come easily.
A student immediately raised a question: "Teacher, are points distributed every month?"
"Yes! That's correct! Exactly as you are thinking!"
Once Mashima Tomoya said this, the room became lively again, with students already chatting amongst themselves about how to spend the money.
The girls had a particular fondness for cosmetics, the boys were obsessed with games, and others had many ideas regarding buying new clothes and food.
By a rough calculation, they still felt that 100,000 was not nearly enough to spend.
One had to realize that for the average child of nobility, a single quilt cost at least ten thousand yen, not to mention food and drink; 100,000 yen would not actually last them a week.
However, it didn't matter.
They assumed they would only spend heavily in the first month of school, and thereafter, they would only need to spend on food.
"Excuse me, teacher, is it guaranteed that we will receive 100,000 points every month?" another student asked, seemingly having spotted a potential issue.
"That is correct, provided you possess the corresponding ability and value, you will continue to receive 100,000 points." Mashima Tomoya answered smoothly, neither denying it nor confirming that 100,000 points were guaranteed.
The less clever students were easily deceived by this statement.
Mashima Tomoya did not explain the S-System in further detail; some rules were already written in the student handbook, while others could only be discovered through experience.
Yagami Shizuka, however, knew that things were not that simple and was currently thinking about how to shatter the unrealistic fantasies of those people.
But it wouldn't be easy to restrict his classmates' spending right at the start of the school year.
As someone without much status, even if he tried to persuade them not to waste their points, it might not be effective.
Even he, if he were unaware of the rules, would not listen to someone else's advice.
Still, he didn't need to worry; Class A's points wouldn't drop much in the early stages, even if they just coasted.
He only needed to watch how Katsuragi and Sakayanagi chose to act.
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