Challenging Kiryuin Fuka

Within the rules, she could reveal hints in a discreet manner, but she could not state them directly.

People like Horikita Manabu and the various homeroom teachers offered reminders in their own ways.

This was only natural; this was a cognitive test for the freshmen. If they could simply be told the answers, their homeroom teachers would have said everything from the very beginning.

There wasn't a single homeroom teacher who didn't want the best for their students.

They were simply restricted by the rules and could not speak plainly, as doing so would incur point penalties; they could only provide some simple hints.

However, if no one paid attention to those hints, they were useless.

For instance, ever since elementary and middle school, teachers had repeatedly emphasized not to be late or leave early, and they still emphasized it now.

They could say, "You absolutely must not be late or leave early, otherwise you'll be finished next month."

Obviously, Class D, lacking any sense of crisis, didn't take it to heart.

"I feel like you're also particularly short on points, Senior. How about this: I'll give you another 20,000 points, how does that sound?" Yagami Shizuka proposed.

"That's not enough, Junior. I have to shoulder certain risks and costs to leak information to you; it would take at least a million points to make up for my losses," Kiryuin said with a solemn expression.

In truth, as long as it wasn't discovered by the school, the rules could effectively be rendered non-existent.

For example, finding a place without surveillance cameras to complete the transaction.

As long as no one knew, it didn't count as a violation of the rules.

Just like how fighting didn't constitute a violation of school rules if no one found out.

"You should know that I can't pay that many points, Senior. You're really making things difficult for me."

"Junior, don't think of it that way. Think about it: once you obtain the information, you can protect your class points, right? Next month, you'll be able to earn far more than two million personal points. If you tally it up with your classmates and pool them together, you'll naturally have enough."

If it weren't for the fact that points were running low this month, she would have just said it if it were only a bit of information; she wouldn't have used it for a trade at all.

But now that there was an opportunity to make a huge profit, how could she possibly miss it?

[You've been extorted by a senior, haven't you? It's fine, I will help you. You have obtained the following hints.]

[1. Agree to Kiryuin's proposal and immediately return to class to gather all your classmates. With the help of Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei, it won't be difficult to scrape together a million points. But this is on the condition that they are willing to help.]

[2. Challenge Kiryuin to a contest. The content and rules of the contest will be proposed by Kiryuin. The proud and arrogant Kiryuin will definitely let you choose the subject; you can choose "Tag." This is a simple and fast way. How can you be a coward at a time like this? Hurry up and let her know how good you are.]

Seeing the hints, Yagami Shizuka chose 2 without hesitation.

"Senior, how about this: let's have a contest. If I win, you give me the information I want. If I lose, I'll go back and scrape together the points immediately."

"Hmm?" Kiryuin Fuka blinked her large eyes and circled Yagami Shizuka. "Are you serious about competing with me, Junior?"

"Of course I'm serious. Please state the content of the contest, Senior."

"Oh my, oh my! This is the first time someone has challenged me, and it's actually you, a first-year junior who just arrived." Kiryuin Fuka was in a very good mood, finding the junior before her quite interesting.

"How about this: in consideration of your commendable courage, you only need to pay me 500,000 points. Of course, you can still choose to compete if you want, but you're bound to lose anyway." Kiryuin had her own pride as well.

Because she was the only person in the entire school whose academic ability and physical prowess were both A+.

She was a true superhuman in this school.

However, like Koenji, she wasn't interested in contributing to the class collective; she only acted when there were points to be made.

Just how strong was Koenji?

In the original work, during his second year, he withstood the obstruction of multiple classes and the student council, as well as the pressure from the entire third-year cohort, and still took first place in the island survival exam.

They both had nicknames: Koenji was called Beautiful Brother, and she was called Beautiful Sister.

"Senior, are you looking down on me?" A sharp light flashed in Yagami Shizuka's eyes.

Under normal circumstances, he certainly couldn't win, but with the hints, that might not be the case.

"Hehehehe! Fine! Then the content of the contest will be decided by you, Junior. I also want to see what field you are most proficient in." Kiryuin Fuka still didn't take Yagami Shizuka's words to heart.

Although she rarely contributed to her class, she had never considered herself to have met an opponent.

Some geniuses were just born that way.

Even if she had never come into contact with something, as long as she understood the rules, she could learn it immediately and defeat her own teacher.

"Let's make it a bit simpler. In my hometown, there's a game called Tag. The rule is that the first person to touch the opponent's body with their hand wins. If you touch each other at the same time, or if hand touches hand, it's a draw, and we'll reset the distance and start over."

Kiryuin Fuka rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a moment. This game seemed quite interesting; it tested a person's reaction and adaptability.

Furthermore, it was a great test of courage.

While you attack, you are also easily struck by your opponent. If you lack the nerve to move forward and only run away when you're afraid of losing, you're guaranteed to lose.

This game was very unfriendly to girls because girls generally had less courage than boys.

But Kiryuin was no ordinary girl, and she didn't treat herself as one, either.

She wondered if Yagami Shizuka hadn't been absolutely confident, he surely would have categorized her with ordinary girls; if that were the case, then her underclassman was in for a disappointment.

Whether in terms of intellect or martial prowess, she considered herself second to none, and a game combining both was nothing to her.

"Alright! Let's begin then!" Kiryuin Fuka also wanted to find out quickly just what kind of skills this underclassman possessed.

"Does the senior not intend to put down the things in her hands first?" Yagami Shizuka stepped back twice, hesitating over whether he should make further preparations.

"No need, this is fine. I won't bully you for being younger; I'll give you a one-handed handicap," Kiryuin Fuka said, waving her right hand.

This game only tested the right hand anyway, as the left hand was useless; it lacked the dexterity of the right and its reaction time was many times slower.

However, Kiryuin not putting down the items meant she couldn't move too quickly, as that might cause the fruit in the bag to fall to the ground, which was the real obstacle.

[No need to put down the items in your hands, just do as I say.]

[Take two steps forward, accelerate into a sprint, crouch quickly, perform a rapid roll within one second, and slap your hand backward.]

Yagami Shizuka didn't think for long and followed the prompts directly.

As he rushed in front of Kiryuin, she quickly extended her palm toward Yagami Shizuka's head, her body displaying an astonishing arc.

The initial clash was merely a probe; it was impossible to achieve a decisive result.

[Crouch, roll.]

Seeing the prompt, Yagami Shizuka quickly crouched and followed the instructions to roll.

After the crouch, Kiryuin briefly lost sight of Yagami Shizuka.

Yet, even this brief moment could determine victory or defeat.