The Points Were Completely Deducted

"Shinohara, after you get your points today, let's go to the mall and buy some new clothes together."

"Sure, Karuizawa. But I just checked, and I still haven't received this month's points."

"It's probably just a delay in the school system. Don't worry."

"Yeah, I guess. They haven't given us even a single point."

"Ike, when the points come in, remember to go buy that latest game console with me!"

"I think you're the one who wants me to buy it, Yamauchi. If I do, you won't have to get one yourself, right?"

"Haha, you caught me."

As soon as Mu Tianchen entered the classroom, he heard the students chattering noisily. Most of them were talking about how they planned to spend this month's points, and the majority hadn't yet realized that they'd received zero.

He went straight to his seat. He'd barely sat down when the bell rang, signaling the start of class.

Almost as soon as the bell rang, Teacher Chazhu entered the classroom with a stern expression.

She was usually like this, but today she was noticeably more severe. After entering, she slammed the documents in her arms onto the lectern. Normally, she set them down gently.

At the sight of this, the students immediately stopped talking. Those standing beside other people's desks hurried back to their own seats, and the classroom fell silent.

"Teacher Chazhu, could it be that your period is late?"

Seeing that Teacher Chazhu seemed different from usual, Ike spoke up first, completely oblivious to the mood. Maybe he thought he was funny.

His good friends Sudo and Yamauchi, who often hung out with him, looked at him with admiration when they heard what he'd asked.

They probably thought Teacher Chazhu would punish him harshly in her current mood.

Most of the girls, meanwhile, shot him looks of contempt, as if to say, "Gross."

When Kanji Ike introduced himself at the start of the school year, he'd sworn he was going to get a girlfriend. No wonder he still hadn't found one. The girls were generous not to despise him outright.

Unexpectedly, Teacher Chazhu ignored him and began speaking:

"We're starting our class meeting now. But before that, if you have any questions, you'd better ask them now!"

Sudo and Yamauchi were visibly relieved that she hadn't gone after Ike.

Mu Tianchen glanced around the room. Several students had already raised their hands. They probably wanted to ask why their points hadn't arrived.

"Hondo, stand up and ask your question."

Teacher Chazhu picked the student closest to her.

"Um... Teacher, I wanted to ask something. Didn't you say our points would be issued on the first of every month? I checked this morning, but I hadn't received any. Could the school system be having a problem?"

"The system? You're adorably naive. Let me tell you the truth: the points have definitely been transferred!"

"Then why haven't I received any?"

"Yeah, none of us have received any."

"Could the school have forgotten about us?"

When the students heard Teacher Chazhu say the points had already been transferred, they looked confused and began insisting that they hadn't received any.

"You really are stupid!"

Teacher Chazhu shouted angrily, and the students fell silent.

Once the classroom was quiet, she continued:

"I'll say it again! The points have been transferred! The other classes have received theirs too. There's no way you're the only ones they left out!"

"Then what's going on?" Ike still didn't seem to understand.

Just then, Beauty Bro suddenly turned around and addressed Mu Tianchen:

"Boy, I'll give you a chance. Stand up and solve the mystery." There was a mocking edge to his voice.

"Me? No, no. I'm not really interested in this." Although Mu Tianchen knew what was going on, as usual, he didn't want to draw attention to himself.

"You really aren't beautiful." After saying that, Takagahara turned around, put both legs up on his desk, and suddenly burst into laughter, drawing the attention of the entire class.

"Takagodera, what are you laughing at?" Teacher Chazhu asked him sternly.

"Hahaha! Teacher, I'm laughing because I've already figured it out. Does this mean our class didn't earn any points at all?"

Hearing this, the students began to suspect the same thing and urged Teacher Chazhu to confirm whether it was true.

"Teacher Chazhu, is what he said true?"

"Please, say something!"

Seeing Teacher Chazhu remain silent, Takagodera spoke again:

"You really are a bunch of losers. You still don't believe it, even now!"

"Who are you calling a loser? Say that again!"

Sudo couldn't sit still any longer. He kicked his chair aside, stood up, and pointed at Takagodera.

Teacher Chazhu could insult him all she wanted, but he absolutely couldn't stand being insulted by a classmate.

"Who else? People like you, obviously. Right, RedBoy?" Takagodera seemed completely unafraid of Sudo and continued to taunt him.

"You...!" Sudo rushed over to Takagodera and grabbed the front of his shirt.

At last, Teacher Chazhu had had enough:

"Sudo, get back to your seat! And all of you, quiet down!"

At Teacher Chazhu's words, Sudo let go of Takagodera and returned to his seat, looking thoroughly disgruntled. He righted his chair and sat down.

"Takagodera's attitude is terrible, but the truth is exactly as he said. You're all losers who haven't received a single point!"

Once the students heard Teacher Chazhu confirm it was true, they all lowered their heads. Just then, Hirata, the class's unofficial leader, stood up:

"Teacher, I want to know why we haven't received any points."

"Yeah, otherwise everyone might not be able to accept it," Karuizawa Kei added in agreement with Hirata.

Come to think of it, Mu Tianchen had often seen her spending time with Hirata lately. Now she was backing him up, too. Could she be his girlfriend or something?

It was quite possible! After all, Hirata was popular with everyone, and Karuizawa Kei was cute too. They seemed like a good match.

"Since you want to know, I'll tell you! Listen carefully!" As she spoke, she scanned the classroom, as if warning anyone who wasn't paying attention. Once she saw that everyone was listening, she continued:

"There were 98 tardies and absences! You talked among yourselves or played on your phones during class 348 times! And you slept in class 250 times! Well done! That's why all your points have been deducted!"

"Teacher, you never told us about any of this!"

"Yeah, if you didn't warn us, how were we supposed to know?"

"The handbook we got when we enrolled doesn't say anything about this either."

One by one, students began blaming Teacher Chazhu and the rules, completely unaware of their own mistakes.