It wasn't that he disliked Sakayanagi Arisu. On the contrary, she was his favorite character.
After Sakayanagi Arisu was expelled in the original story, he'd lost all motivation to keep reading.
If he could change Sakayanagi Arisu's fate, he was certainly willing to give it a try.
Yagami Shizuka took a deep breath. "My name is Yagami Shizuka. I like peace and quiet, and I enjoy reading. I'll read anything.
"I don't like being disturbed while I'm reading. My biggest dream is to get a good night's sleep."
His introduction was a little strange, and many of his classmates had already classed him as an oddball.
Just then, Yagami Shizuka turned to look at Sakayanagi Arisu. "The person I like most is Sakayanagi Arisu. Today, I'd like to ask Miss Arisu to let me confess my feelings to her first.
"From the very first moment I saw you, I fell for you. I hope you'll give me a chance, and I hope everyone will do me a favor and not try to steal you away."
Sakayanagi Arisu was completely dumbfounded. After hearing Yagami Shizuka's words, she couldn't quite process them and stood up, trembling.
Is he talking about me?
The students in the class immediately erupted. Some cheered and shouted, others egged them on, delighted to see the drama unfold, while a few were just as dumbfounded as Sakayanagi Arisu.
After only a brief moment of astonishment, a smile returned to the corner of Sakayanagi Arisu's mouth.
Supporting herself with one hand on her cane, she lightly touched the corner of her lips with the other. A hint of mischief flashed in her eyes. "Are you saying you want to be my dog?"
The classroom fell silent again.
From one corner of the room came a muttered, "So Sakayanagi Arisu is a pervert after all."
Even so, Sakayanagi Arisu didn't change the way she addressed Yagami Shizuka. Her cheeks simply turned red.
[Agree immediately, and ask her to pet you.]
[Another reminder: You don't have to believe the world has no sheep, but you must believe that I will never give you advice that's bad for you. This is the only solution.]
"Yes, I'm willing to be your loyal lapdog! I'd gladly lick your boots even if I ended up with nothing!"
Yagami Shizuka edged closer to Sakayanagi Arisu and crouched in front of her, looking eager, as if waiting for her to pet him.
Now it was Sakayanagi Arisu's turn to panic. She furrowed her brow, unable to make sense of the person in front of her.
She'd thought he simply didn't know what she was like, and that if she humiliated him a little, he would surely back off.
She hadn't expected him to act so completely out of character.
Who volunteered to be someone's dog?
"Miss Arisu, please let me be your dog. Go ahead and torment me as much as you like. Come on, put your foot on me and loudly say, 'I'm your slave. I'm your dog. I belong to you...'" As he spoke, Yagami Shizuka reached out to lift one of Sakayanagi Arisu's feet.
Sakayanagi Arisu had been about to step on him, but when she saw the intense longing in Yagami Shizuka's eyes, she struggled to pull her foot back and even took two steps away.
Her poor health nearly made her stumble and fall, and she shoved the desk behind her out of place.
Her heart was pounding, and her whole body was trembling.
She'd heard of people with unusual fetishes. Wouldn't stepping on him just reward him?
Sakayanagi Arisu didn't feel the slightest bit happy. If anything, she felt a little disgusted.
If they'd been somewhere with fewer people, she might have stepped on him without a second thought.
She did have a bit of a taste for humiliating people, especially geniuses. The more powerful they were, the more exciting it was.
But she couldn't let the whole class think she was a pervert on her very first day at school.
She couldn't do that, no matter what.
"I-I'm sorry! Miss Arisu, are you all right?" Yagami Shizuka tried to go over and help her.
Frightened, Sakayanagi Arisu backed away again and said shakily, "Don't come any closer. I don't like you!"
Seeing how frightened she was, Yagami Shizuka didn't approach any further.
He'd already achieved his goal.
Sakayanagi Arisu was probably completely confused right now. She wouldn't make another move until she'd figured out what was going on with Yagami Shizuka.
As for the strange looks from his classmates, he didn't care in the slightest.
Compared to them actually being stepped on by Sakayanagi Arisu, this was nothing.
Yagami Shizuka returned to his original seat as if nothing had happened. The classmates who had just been trying to get close to him had now given up on the idea.
After a while, Katsuragi Kohei finally stepped in, as if to smooth things over. He broke the awkward silence in the classroom and invited the next student to introduce themself.
With a few students livening things up, the classroom soon returned to its earlier, lively atmosphere.
Before long, it was Sakayanagi Arisu's turn to introduce herself.
Sakayanagi Arisu stood up and shot Yagami Shizuka a wary look before saying, "My name is Sakayanagi Arisu. I'm the daughter of Chairman Sakayanagi, who heads this school. I very much disliked Yagami's behavior just now, and I hope it won't happen again."
Perhaps to avoid further trouble, she'd immediately announced that she was the chairman's daughter.
Anyone could see that no matter how reckless someone was, they wouldn't harass Chairman Sakayanagi's daughter on the very first day of school. That would be asking for trouble.
Once Sakayanagi Arisu revealed her identity, many students felt intimidated and didn't dare harbor any bad intentions. They no longer even considered teasing her.
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Yagami Shizuka glanced back at her, his expression perfectly calm.
[When a star in the sky strays from its orbit, the gears of fate turn, and a different ending begins to unfold in this very moment.]
[You have entered the storyline for changing Class A's ending.]
A little while later, the bell rang, and a man in a neatly pressed suit walked in.
He quickly wrote a few characters on the blackboard: "Mashima Tomoya."
Only after he finished writing did he turn around. His deep, masculine voice rang through the classroom. "Starting today, I'll be your homeroom teacher.
"You probably have a lot of questions, but hold them for now. First, I'll hand out your phones."
The phones were quickly passed from student to student until everyone had one.
Along with the phones, they also received a student handbook.
The handbook mainly explained the school's rules. Breaking them would cost you points, so you couldn't afford to take them lightly.
The phones weren't activated yet. Students had to enter their personal information before they could use them.
The phones issued by the school were small, about the size of the old keypad phones from years ago. Clearly, they couldn't run large games.
Their small size did have its advantages: they were durable, scratch-resistant, and hard to break.
Once he'd activated his phone, Yagami Shizuka saw his personal information and 100,000 private points on the screen.
Mashima Tomoya continued, "Our school uses the S System. That's the 100,000 points you see there.
"These 100,000 private points are equivalent to your money.
"For the next three years, you won't be allowed to leave the school unless you drop out.
"The school has everything you'd find outside: entertainment venues, shops, and daily necessities. You can also buy things online.
"The private points you've been given are worth one yen each.
"You're allowed to lend points to one another and trade them. As long as you have enough, you can buy anything you want."
When Mashima Tomoya finished speaking, the students erupted. Aside from a few students from wealthy families, everyone was extremely excited.
After all, 100,000 points were equivalent to 100,000 yen—a fortune for high school students.
Still, most of the people who'd made it into this school were no ordinary students. Some even thought the money was a little low, while others were clever enough to realize it wouldn't be easy to get.
One student immediately asked, "Teacher, do we get points every month?"
"That's right! Exactly as you imagined!"
Mashima Tomoya's answer caused the students to grow lively again. They began chatting about how they'd spend the money.
Girls tended to be fond of cosmetics, while boys were more interested in games. Others were already thinking about buying new clothes and food.
By their rough calculations, they felt that 100,000 points wouldn't be nearly enough.
After all, a single blanket for the average child of a noble family cost at least ten thousand yen, and that wasn't even counting food and drink. In reality, 100,000 yen wouldn't last them a week.
But that was fine.
They figured they'd only spend a lot during the first month of school. After that, they'd only need to spend money on food.
"May I ask, Teacher, will we get 100,000 points every month?" another student asked. He seemed to have noticed the catch.
"That's right. If you have the corresponding ability and value, you'll continue to receive 100,000 points," Mashima Tomoya replied smoothly. He neither denied it nor promised that they'd definitely get 100,000 points.
The less clever students were fooled by his answer.
Mashima Tomoya didn't explain the S System in much detail. Some rules were written in the student handbook, while others could only be discovered for themselves.
Yagami Shizuka knew things weren't that simple. He was wondering how to shatter everyone's unrealistic fantasies.
But it wouldn't be easy to stop his classmates from spending freely right after the school year began.
He didn't have much standing, and even if he advised them not to waste their points, they might not listen.
Even he wouldn't have followed someone else's advice without understanding the rules.
Still, he didn't need to worry. At this stage, Class A's points wouldn't drop much even if everyone just sat around doing nothing.
He only needed to see what Katsuragi and Sakayanagi would do.
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