An Irresistible Threat

The perspective now shifts to the couple's restaurant, where Matsushita Chiaki, having sat on the stool waiting for a long time, clearly sensed that something was wrong.

Just think about it, even if the other person was taking a massive dump, an hour should have been more than enough.

So, in order not to attract attention, Matsushita immediately put on a black face mask and sunglasses and headed straight for the entrance of the men's restroom.

However, after calling out a few times and realizing there was no response from inside.

And so, the young lady's personality took over; she pouted, looking like she wouldn't give up until she got answers, and after double-checking that no one was watching, she actually covered her eyes halfway and snuck into the men's restroom.

"Hmph, to think he stood me up."

Upon discovering that all five stall doors were wide open, the girl stomped her foot, her face showing a hint of disappointment as she prepared to head back.

However, the next second, a scene occurred that couldn't have been more coincidental.

Just as she reached out to open the restroom door, the boy she had an appointment with happened to be standing right at the entrance, preparing to walk in.

Rinya, with a look of shock, and Matsushita, with a look of utter bewilderment, stared at each other blankly, their minds racing with wild thoughts.

Matsushita's inner thoughts at this moment: How could this happen, how could this happen? It's over, it's over. How am I supposed to explain this?

My image as a lady is completely ruined. How will I ever have the face to see anyone again? Wuwuwuwu~

Rinya thought: Could this girl have come to the restroom to look for me? Heh~ she really is bold enough.

Seeing the girl's fair legs trembling uncontrollably, Rinya had to break the deadlock and smiled faintly: "Heh, did you come looking for me? Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I suddenly remembered some daily necessities I forgot to buy, so I went out halfway, which is why I was delayed for so long."

"Is... is that so, Rinya-kun? Then, can I ask you not to tell anyone about tonight?"

"Hmm~ I won't."

"Th-thank you!"

After receiving a firm answer, the girl felt the heavy pressure on her shoulders lift significantly. She shyly lowered her head and scurried out the door in a flash.

"Uh? So she's gone~"

"That's fine, I have things to do anyway." Seeing the girl disappear completely, Rinya let out a soft sigh.

A while later, his phone chimed with a text message notification, and only then did Rinya notice the apology sent by Matsushita Chiaki.

"Hmm? When did this girl add me as a friend?"

"Could it be~"

Rinya suddenly recalled that when he was getting his haircut, she had taken his phone under the pretext of being curious about his points.

"Heh, what an interesting girl." Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth curled into a meaningful smile.

And so, over the next month, each class in the first year established their own leaders.

Class A: Katsuragi Kohei, Sakayanagi Arisu.

Class B: Ichinose Honami.

Class C: Ryuen Kakeru.

Class D: Hirata Yosuke.

Although the leaders were established, the infighting between the classes seemed to become even more intense.

Taking Rinya himself as an example, he had simply gotten a haircut, but it not only caused a sensation in the school news, but in the past few days, he didn't even know how many people had come to try and probe his background.

And that wasn't even the worst of it; the key was that now, not only in his own class but even in the other three classes, girls were constantly sneaking over to deliver love letters and gifts.

Although he had clearly stated that he would not accept any form of dating in the near future.

Even so, every time he went to the classroom and saw the way the boys looked at him—as if they could eat him alive—Rinya couldn't help but regret getting that haircut.

Fortunately, however, today, the first of the month, the homeroom teacher Chabashira made a major announcement regarding points in the classroom, which attracted the attention of a large group of people and gave Rinya a temporary reprieve.

"Teacher, when will this month's points be distributed?"

"Yeah, we're almost unable to afford food."

Seeing Chabashira walk in, many students began to complain one after another.

However, Chabashira seemed to have anticipated this, first coldly reporting the number of times everyone had violated school rules over the past month.

Then, she explained the rule that the acquisition of points was directly proportional to the class's performance each month.

"And the result of the review of Class D's performance this time is that you have lost your eligibility to receive the 100,000 points you were supposed to get."

"This month's deposit is zero!"

The cold tone instantly caused many students who had been spending lavishly to break down, and they began to protest to the homeroom teacher.

Chabashira simply replied: "I told you the first time; you are responsible for the consequences of not paying attention."

Once these words were spoken, a large portion of the students fell into despair, because this meant they would have to rely on the relief food provided by the school to survive.

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This sudden shift from heaven to hell even caused some emotionally unstable students to sell off the electronic toys and figures they had originally bought at high prices for dirt-cheap prices.

Although class representative Hirata Yosuke had been proposing that students with more points help those who had none, it was clear that for a class like Class D, which had only just formed, such a proposal was doomed to fail.

Undoubtedly, the biggest winners this time were those who had been living frugally and hadn't spent their points recklessly.

Taking out his phone, Rinya glanced indifferently at the remaining balance of 84,500 points on his screen. Although he didn't really want to deal with too much trouble, he knew very well that by spending a few points at the right time, he could maximize his own benefits.

Of course, to be honest, he didn't need to, but for the sake of his own promises and the various accidents that might occur in the future, buying some cannon fodder in advance was always the safest bet.

After finishing the day's classes and gaining a general understanding of the information about everyone in the class, Rinya had another phone call with Chairman Sakayanagi.

On the surface, he claimed to be arranging some protective measures for his daughter, but in reality, he was subconsciously fishing for information, wanting to see if the other party had any backup plans since he dared to arrange his enrollment this way.

Sure enough, after some exchange, Rinya quickly used the psychological techniques he had learned in the White Room to discover from the conversation that the other party had arranged for others as well.

Consequently, having been called out, Sakayanagi simply stopped hiding it and directly revealed some of his previous arrangements.

Even so, before ending the call, Sakayanagi repeatedly urged him not to mess with those people, as they were people he had gone to great lengths to find.

Rinya naturally nodded and agreed, but for him, as a man who had conquered the White Room, how could the pride hidden in his bones ever allow others to interfere with his own promises?

Just like that, having obtained some important information, Rinya soon approached a few boys in Class D who were unremarkable and whose presence was hard to even notice.

"You're Sadokura, you're Kitatori, and you're Fujita, right?"

"Rinya?"

"Heh~ We heard from Matsushita that you had the highest point balance in the class last month. You're coming to find us now because we were eyeing you covetously before, so you're here to mock us, right?"

"No, quite the opposite."

Rinya said indifferently, his half-smiling expression causing the three of them, who were sitting on the ground and suffering from a point-induced breakdown, to feel a sense of disdain for no reason.

"Tch, stop putting on an act. Are you actually here to help us?"

"Of course."

As he spoke, Rinya didn't waste any time and, right in front of them, transferred a full 10,000 points into each of their accounts.

"This..."

"You..."

Looking at the point deposit notification on their phones, the three were dumbfounded.

"I said it before, I just genuinely want to make friends. You don't need to overthink it. Of course, I just need you all to occasionally help out with small favors over the next three years. No problem, right?"

"Isn't this just you buying us off?"

"No, I'll say it again: we're just making friends. Of course, if you insist on calling it that, I won't deny it. It's only 10,000, what's the harm in giving it to you?"

"It's just that I seem to have heard somewhere recently that there are a few people in our class who got in through irregular means. Who could it be? I need to think about it some more. Don't you agree?"

"You~"

"We have no idea what you're talking about."

"Is that so? Then take a look at whose private contact information this is."

As he spoke, Rinya brought up Chairman Sakayanagi's school-certified private contact information.

"Chair... Chairman?" The hearts of the three sank into an abyss, for it was precisely because of the other party's help that they were able to enter this school when they applied.

Those who could obtain his private contact information were basically his relatives or absolute confidants.

Even the school teachers didn't have it.

They themselves had tried their best to ask for it back then, hoping to have a backer, but not only did they fail, they were instead met with cold glares and driven away.

"Who exactly is this guy? He even has the Chairman's private contact information~" The three were filled with shock.

"But... but even so, what can you do? In exchange, he promised us three that, except for ensuring that Sakayanagi Arisu can successfully graduate as a member of Class A near the end of high school, he will never bother us at other times."

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Do you think that even if he went back on his word now, there's anything you could do?"

"..." Hearing this, the three fell silent, because they understood that if the other party really wanted to expel them, it would be easy, and even if he were to secretly dispose of them, given his position at the top of the pyramid, it would be completely effortless.

"What... what is your relationship with the Chairman?"

"That, you don't need to know."

"Now, just answer me: when I need you in the future, will you listen to me? If you agree, I will solve difficulties like this for you in the future."

"Of course, you also have the right to choose not to agree, then I can only..."

"Ag... agree, I agree." The three nodded simultaneously, as they were inherently timid and fearful people who had only managed to get into this school after much hardship because their lives outside had been too miserable.

If they were to be expelled now, it would undoubtedly be no different from being sent to hell.

"Good, I am very satisfied. Then in the days to come, you can continue as you please. I won't bother you, hehe~"

Watching the other party's retreating back, the three looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh.