The afternoon sun shines through the dormitory curtains into the living room, casting a patchwork of light and dark on the floor.
On the computer screen, Walnut had invaded the permissions of part of the school's surveillance system, and the scene of Class B's group leaving the restaurant was playing in real time - they looked hurriedly and walked quickly, obviously eager to go back and gather the whole class to announce the so-called "major discovery."
Chisato Nishikigi was leaning on the back of the sofa, with his legs crossed and his hands behind his head, with a triumphant smile on his face and a hint of satisfied admiration in his tone.
"Sure enough, poor information is easy to make money - obviously we only told part of the truth, and we have already easily earned one million. This money is so easy to come by, I want to sell the information a few more times."
Chisato Nishikigi said.
"It can't be said that they lost money."
Runa Inoue sat aside, holding a cup of slightly cold tea in his hand, and analyzed in a calm tone, "Although we did not tell the whole truth - for example, the complete Comprehensive Assessment Period exam actually includes four major items: class discipline, interpersonal relationships, civilized behavior outside school, and the passing rate of each test."
"But even knowing only two of them is enough for them to save a lot of points. Compared with those classes that are still in the dark and don't even know about the existence of the inspection period, they are already a big step ahead."
Runa Inoue said.
"That's a good thing too."
Walnut A meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"The fact that they can keep their score means that their Class Points will not fall too badly, and they can still get considerable Personal Points income every month. In this way, when we have any information that we want to sell next time - they will still have enough financial resources to buy it."
She narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a sly hint of "fatten before slaughter" in her tone.
"I would like to call it a human being - a scientific pig-raising plan."
Walnut said.
"To be precise, it is a recyclable long-term plan."
Mazumi Mami corrected, with a hint of ridicule in his tone, "We are not the kind of one-time traders who slaughter the pigs until they are fattened. Our goal is to make this 'pig' grow healthily and produce high-quality 'wool' regularly, so that we can achieve sustainable development."
"That's true."
Walnut nodded, then turned around, his eyes fell on a figure in the corner of the room, "So--Kei, do you understand?"
Karuizawa Kei, whose name was called, was sitting on a small stool nearby, his hands obediently placed on his knees, and his eyes were following Mazumi Mami's figure.
When she heard Walnut's question, she was stunned for a moment, and then scratched her cheek in embarrassment. "Uh... That's awesome. Although I don't understand what plan you are talking about at all... But I understand that Master Zhenxun earned one million points! Based on this alone, I feel like nothing else matters!"
There was a kind of unreserved trust and admiration in her tone, as if Mazumi Mami had earned these one million points, which made her even happier than herself.
Mazumi Mami looked at her sparkling violet eyes and couldn't help but chuckle. He stood up and walked to her, stretched out his hand to gently cover the top of her head, and gently rubbed the top of her hair. "It doesn't matter, it's enough to understand this now. Chisato They will tell you slowly in the future."
Karuizawa Kei was slightly startled by this action, and then two faint blushes appeared on her cheeks, but she did not avoid it. Instead, like a kitten with a smooth coat, she unconsciously narrowed her eyes and showed a reassuring and contented smile.
Mazumi Mami took back his hand, took a half step back, and his eyes became serious. "But now - let's do the most important things first."
He looked directly into Karuizawa Kei's eyes and said in a clear and solemn voice, "Kei, let me ask you again - are you really willing to be my maid?"
Karuizawa Kei almost didn't hesitate at all, and stood up from the stool suddenly, clasping his hands in front of his chest, his eyes burning with a fiery and determined light, and his voice trembled slightly due to excitement. "This is the request of my life! I dream of becoming the person beside Master Zhenxun! Please let me stay by your side!"
"Very good."
Mazumi Mami nodded, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes, "Then, I need you to be my chess piece in Class D to secretly collect intelligence in the next time - can you do it?"
"No problem! Keep it with me, Lord Shinobu!"
Karuizawa Kei agreed without hesitation, and then asked eagerly, "What specific information do you need? Do you want me to inquire about the movements of other classes? Or do you want to monitor someone? I can do anything with just a word from you!"
"There's no rush."
Mazumi Mami raised his hand and waved it gently, signaling her to calm down, "It's far from the time for you to take action. If you act rashly now, you will not only be easily discovered, but you will also alert the snake."
His eyes became gentle and serious. "What's more, your safety is more important than any intelligence. Therefore, in the next period of time, you will receive combat training from Chisato, cultural education from Takina, and technical training from Walnut."
He raised three fingers. "I hope you can become a civil and military being in the shortest possible time - not only to protect your own safety, but also to serve me better. Can you do it?"
Karuizawa Kei's eyes did not waver at all, and he nodded vigorously. "I can! As long as I can serve Master Zhenxun, I am willing to do anything! No matter how hard or tiring it is, I have the consciousness to bear it!"
"Hey, you have to think about it--"
Chisato Nishikigi jumped up from the sofa, put his hands on his hips, and approached Karuizawa Kei with a smile, with a mischievous light in his eyes, "My training is very strict. I won't give in. When the time comes, don't cry and say you can't stand it."
"Feel free to come over here!"
Karuizawa Kei met her gaze without fear, "I have been prepared to endure hardship!"
"Yeah, I'm aware."
Runa Inoue put down the tea cup in his hand and walked to Karuizawa Kei. He didn't know when he had a printed transcript in his hand.
"I've seen your entrance exam scores - to be honest, the scores in all subjects are not ideal, it can be said to be terrible. Especially in mathematics and ancient Chinese, they are basically at the passing level."
"So, you will have to receive a lot of tutoring in cultural classes, your rest time may be greatly compressed, and you may even have to make up for it on weekends. Are you mentally prepared for this?"
Runa Inoue said.
"I can't sleep if I can't help Master Zhenxun."
Karuizawa Kei replied without hesitation, "I will learn as much as I can, and I will never be lazy!"
"It's good to have this determination."
Walnut also came over, twirling a pen on his fingertips, "Although I don't expect you to become a genius hacker in a short period of time, it is not an easy task to learn the basics of programming from scratch. Just remembering those grammatical rules and logical structures is enough to make your head spin. Can you really hold on?"
Walnut said.
"Absolutely!"
Karuizawa Kei's voice was full of confidence, "I'm not afraid to learn from scratch! As long as it is useful to Master Zhenxun, I will try my best to learn it!"
Mazumi Mami stood aside, looking at Karuizawa Kei's appearance as if his whole body was burning with fighting spirit, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Then, I'm looking forward to your results, Kei."
Mazumi Mami said.
"Yes! Please look forward to my results, Lord Shinobu!"
Karuizawa Kei's eyes were as bright as stars, "One day - I will stand by your side openly! Not as a weakling who needs your protection, but as a right-hand man who can share your worries!"
"Okay, I look forward to that day coming."
Mazumi Mami smiled and nodded.
Immediately, he seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Walnut.
"Speaking of standing by my side openly - Walnut, I remember that in the school's rules and regulations, there seems to be some kind of provision that 'allows students to skip classes', right?"
Mazumi Mami said.
"Yes, Master. According to the supplementary regulations of the school that I checked, there are indeed two ways to be promoted across classes."
"The first one - through a specific Special Exam, those with outstanding performance can directly jump from Class D to Class A. However, the time and applicable grades of this exam are not fixed, and it is currently unclear whether it will be implemented for our class this school year. The second one -"
Walnut paused, and his tone became subtle. "Pay Twenty Million Personal Points directly, and you can freely choose to transfer classes. However, according to the school's historical records, so far, no student has truly succeeded in achieving class promotion through this method."
"The only close-to-successful case was a senior high school student who raised more than 10 million points through fraud and other means on the eve of graduation, and wanted to jump directly to Class A to graduate - but in the end he still failed to collect the 20 million point threshold, and the plan ended in failure."
"Twenty million..."
Mazumi Mami touched his chin thoughtfully, "It is indeed a large amount of money. But..."
A glimmer of interest flashed in his eyes. "Having a challenge is fun, isn't it? Anyway, we have already started the plan to accumulate points. Since we are going to do it, let's just make it bigger."
He turned his head and looked at Karuizawa Kei, who was still standing there. "Kei--when the time is right, come to me. When the time comes, don't be reluctant to part with your Class D."
Karuizawa Kei shook his head vigorously, and his tone was firm and left no room for error. "Master Zhenxun, I have nothing to be reluctant to part with Class D. To be honest - I don't have the slightest sense of belonging to that class. I even dare to say that most Class D students have no real sense of belonging to that class."
A trace of complicated emotions flashed in her eyes.
"Class D feels... like a waste recycling bin. Everyone seems to be dumped there casually, not caring about each other, and everyone is doing their own thing. No one wants to really do anything for the class."
"Even our head teacher - Teacher Sae Chabashira - is not a responsible person at all. She has an almost laissez-faire attitude towards us. She basically doesn't care about what we are doing except for the necessary class time."
She lowered her gaze slightly, with a hint of self-mockery in her voice. "It feels like... the person who recycles waste also looks like a waste."
"You are really merciless."
Mazumi Mami couldn't help laughing.
"Because that's the truth."
Karuizawa Kei raised his head and said seriously, "I don't want to beautify it, nor do I want to escape from it. That class is like that - because of this, I am even more eager to come to Master Zhenxun."
"That's right."
Mazumi Mami nodded, with recognition in his eyes, "However, even in such an environment - you have to work hard to become excellent, you know? The environment cannot be an excuse for a person. A truly outstanding person is someone who can keep moving forward in any environment."
"I understand, Master Zhenxun."
Karuizawa Kei nodded solemnly, "I will work hard and won't let you down."
"Very good."
Mazumi Mami nodded with satisfaction, then took out his mobile phone and operated it a few times, "I will transfer you one hundred thousand points in a moment. Remember - don't spend money indiscriminately. During the next special training period, Chisato and the others will tell you the importance of saving points and the specific reasons. Before you understand these, you must not spend money indiscriminately, understand?"
"I know!"
Karuizawa Kei nodded vigorously, "I will save money, and every penny will not be wasted!"
"Very good."
Mazumi Mami put away his cell phone and turned to Chisato Nishikigi, Runa Inoue and Walnut, "Then - the rest will be left to you. Kei doesn't know the cloning technique, so he can't be trained by three people at the same time. The three of you should coordinate well and arrange a reasonable training schedule."
"As you command, Master."
The three of them responded in unison.
Immediately, Chisato Nishikigi, Runa Inoue and Walnut gathered around Karuizawa Kei and began to discuss the arrangement of the training schedule in full enthusiasm--
"Special training time should be arranged on weekends or when there are no classes scheduled."
"I think physical training and basic combat training should be done from 6 to 7:30 in the morning. People's reaction speed and physical recovery are the best in the morning!"
Chisato Nishikigi was the first to suggest.
"It is more reasonable to arrange cultural classes from 9 to 11:30 in the morning. The brain is most alert in the morning, which is suitable for learning and memory."
Runa Inoue is not to be outdone.
"I will arrange introductory programming courses for Kei from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. The evening time is left to her to review and consolidate by herself - the combination of work and rest will lead to high efficiency."
Walnut added.
"What about lunch and dinner? You have to leave time for rest, right?"
Karuizawa Kei raised his hand weakly and asked.
"I'll leave you an hour for lunch, an hour for dinner, and half an hour for lunch break. You must go to bed before 11 o'clock in the evening - ensuring adequate sleep is also part of the training!"
Chisato Nishikigi made a decision.
Karuizawa Kei Seeing the three "senior maids" in front of them seriously discussing the training plan, a warm current surged in their hearts.
She secretly glanced at the back of Mazumi Mami, who was standing by the window, looking out at the scenery, and secretly made a new vow in her heart -
"Sir Makoto... I will definitely try my best to catch up with you."
She clenched her fists, her eyes shining with determination.