Living in the Present

The first-year students had the fewest participants, so they received the fewest spots. What surprised the students the most was that Ryuen actually got three spots, making them suspect that there was some kind of shady deal going on.

To be honest, even Shuichi Kanda didn't know which QR code these spots would be randomly assigned to, so Ryuen's ability to get three at once is truly impressive.

Is it just a gamble?

Or does this guy have some special method?

No, actually, this guy cheated, through Kaneda, or rather, through Kaneda's phone.

Student members' phones also have the permission to scan QR codes, because this allows them to assess the value of the QR codes and decide where to distribute them.

Although the reward for joining the Student Council was added later, it can still be read from Student Council member's phone.

Furthermore, to prevent Student Council from participating, although their phones can scan the QR code, they cannot claim the reward.

Ryuen probably just scans each QR code one by one to confirm its value.

However, only Ryuen can do this, because there are a lot of people in the game venue, and if you want to compete with others for the right to use the QR code, it can be said that only Ryuen can do it.

Shuichi Kanda not stop this behavior, after all, he hadn't stopped Takahashi Osamu from revealing information about the treasure hunt exam to their students.

A certain degree of cheating Shuichi Kanda; after all, as the saying goes, "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish."

Since I'm a member of the Student Council, a certain degree of convenience in using my mobility is permitted.

However, even Ryuen couldn't completely control all the QR codes, since there were too many people and it would be difficult for him to control the students who were moving around freely.

However, getting three is already quite good, considering that their class only formed twenty groups of students in total.

"Alright, time's up. The location for the last few stickers will be announced later. You can trade the Student Council spots freely."

I won't get involved in this, but to avoid hurting anyone's feelings, I hope everyone won't offer excessively high prices.

There's no way around it; if it's not controlled, who knows how high that bastard Ryuen will drive the price up?

This also serves as a subtle reminder to Ryuen that if you ask for too much, they have the right to choose not to buy.

"Also, the classes that have secured spots should submit a list of students who want to join the Student Council before returning to Tokyo. Katsuragi, can I entrust this to you?"

"No problem."

Katsuragi readily agreed. Although he had only joined the school's Student Council yesterday, he had been the Student Council President in junior high school and was quite adept at handling many tasks.

"In that case, I'll leave. If I stay here, you probably won't be able to bargain to your heart's content, right?"

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, the first-year students immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the class that got the most spots this time was Class 2-D, which is in the second year.

If Shuichi Kanda intentionally shows favoritism, the first-year students will likely suffer a huge financial loss. Moreover, Shuichi Kanda's mere presence exerts a natural pressure on the first-year students.

Even if he does nothing, the first-year students cannot ignore his presence; even just sitting here is already showing favoritism towards the second-year students.

As he stepped out of his room on the fifth floor, Shuichi Kanda long sigh of relief.

How does it feel to be the one planning everything?

Chabashira Sae, who was waiting outside the door, had a sly grin on her face.

"This is so incredibly boring!" Shuichi Kanda complained without any restraint. "It's so incredibly boring, I'm never doing this again. Next time, I'll just hand it over to another Student Council member."

"Are you just making a perfectly legitimate excuse for wanting to slack off?"

Chabashira couldn't help but smile when he saw Shuichi Kanda's expression.

"Of course not, I'm very responsible, after all, I was the one who came up with this plan." Shuichi Kanda naturally refused to admit it. "But I still have to thank Sae for this, thank you for your hard work."

Chabashira shook his head, then his expression turned serious.

"The school has already decided on your next Special Exam during the exam itself."

"Really? Sae- chan looks so serious, this exam probably won't be easy to pass." Shuichi Kanda smiled. "But don't worry, no matter what kind of exam it is, I'll be there for you."

Seeing Shuichi Kanda's confident demeanor, Chabashira Sae's serious expression vanished, and she froze.

Then, as if she had figured something out, she nodded heavily.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Shuichi."

Don't worry.

Then, Chabashira Sae hesitated slightly for a moment, then took two steps forward to stand in front of Shuichi Kanda, and then, slightly tiptoeing, brought her mouth close to Shuichi Kanda's ear.

"If I pass smoothly, I'll wear the clothes you gave me last time to show you."

Before Shuichi Kanda react, Chabashira Sae opened the back door and went inside. Although it was a bargaining session between students, the school still needed to be present as a witness.

Shuichi Kanda wanted to stop the other person immediately to ask what was going on, but this was, after all, a public place, and although there weren't many, there were indeed surveillance cameras installed.

That darn Sae- chan, how dare she tease me like that!

But what will she look like in that outfit?

Shuichi Kanda was filled with curiosity and longing.

Chapter 335 Living in the Moment

The treasure hunt game has come to a successful conclusion. Senior students have earned Private Points, while first-year students have earned spots to join the Student Council.

Even Class 1-D, after paying some price, managed to get two spots from Ryuen through a deal that was practically a giveaway.

As for Shuichi Kanda, this event signifies that his era has arrived at the school.

However, despite saying that, he didn't intend to do anything. In his view, the rules that Nagumo had previously established were already quite comprehensive, and the OAA System was a very useful tool. He had no intention of abolishing it.

Nagumo needs to overturn all of Horikita Manabu's achievements to prove himself, but Shuichi Kanda doesn't need to, and doesn't care.

When a set of rules becomes problematic, someone will naturally be willing to change it. That person could be Ichinose Honami, Horikita Suzune, or even the students who come after, but it certainly won't be Shuichi Kanda now.

Shuichi Kanda needs to do is to add rules that are beneficial to himself when necessary.

For example, remove Nagumo's rule that allows fighting to a certain extent, since that's not a good habit.

However, Shuichi Kanda was also prepared. He did not believe that banning fighting would eliminate violence in schools, but it could at least purify the school environment to some extent.

Furthermore, if fighting still occurs after it has been banned, Shuichi Kanda has a completely new solution.

Don't you guys like fighting?

Very well, in that case, go and fight Ayanokoji. If any of you can beat Ayanokoji, that's great. Shuichi Kanda will personally take the field.

If you can still win, then you are right.

What happens to the school after Shuichi Kanda and his classmates graduate is none of their business.

In the evenings, after finishing work, most teachers choose to have a drink at the bar on the lower level of the cruise ship.

Not only second graders, but also many first and third graders came here.

"Ugh, this is exhausting! Why do we teachers have to work so late every day? Our skin is getting rough, we want to have summer vacation too!"

Hoshinomiya teacher of Class 2-C, grumbled to herself as she put a cold beer into her mouth.

"It's all because of the incoming Student Council President; otherwise, we wouldn't have two more days off."

The homeroom teacher of Class 3-C, who had been drinking for quite a while, couldn't help but complain when he heard this.

No wonder, his class was originally guaranteed to graduate from Class A, but because of the bet between Nagumo and Shuichi Kanda, his situation has become unstable.

It's important to know that if a class graduates from Class A, the next class he teaches will also be Class A. Although the salaries of the four class homeroom teachers are the same, the homeroom teacher of Class A will receive some additional bonuses.

Therefore, after Nagumo lost the match and was expelled from school, he not only hated Nagumo, but also took his anger out on Shuichi Kanda.

That's why, after Hoshinomiya made that comment, he couldn't help but agree immediately, and even directed his hatred towards Shuichi Kanda.

However, not many people agreed with him, after all, they were just ordinary colleagues, and the Student Council President's homeroom teacher was the beautiful homeroom teacher of Class 2-A Chabashira Sae.

As expected, after hearing what the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A said, Chabashira drank the entire glass of wine in his hand in one gulp.

Then he placed it heavily on the bar table, and glanced at the homeroom teacher of Class 3-A.

"I'm going back."

The sudden departure of the Chabashira left the bar quiet for a while.

"Chabashira is still so unique."

A young male teacher remarked.

Chabashira Sae, 29 years old, is a single woman at school, but secretly has suitors.

After all, she's quite pretty, has a great figure, and most importantly, she has that perpetually icy expression. If we could just get her to show a cute side...

Just thinking about it makes many men's blood boil.

This school does not prohibit teachers from dating or getting married; after all, teachers are individuals before they become teachers.

However, although it is not prohibited, due to the special nature of this school, most of the teachers here either fall in love with fellow teachers, get married and have children, or form families with school staff.

Therefore, single women like Chabashira are actually very popular.

Incidentally, the same goes for Hoshinomiya, and she and Chabashira are practically the opposite of each other.

Chabashira hadn't been in a relationship since graduation until she met Shuichi Kanda.

Hoshinomiya, on the other hand, changes boyfriends very frequently, but even so, there are still guys pursuing her.

"Yeah, should I give it a try? I quite like the Chabashira type."

"Huh? Really? I didn't realize you were this kind of person."

After drinking alcohol, people's sense of shame decreases, and things they wouldn't dare to say normally come out of their mouths like a machine gun.

"You should just give up on this idea."

Tomoya Mashima from Class 1-B said casually while shaking the ice cubes in his glass.

"Hey? Mashima, do you have any inside information?"

Not only the male teachers who were paying attention to the Chabashira, but even Hoshinomiya, a student in the same grade, curiously gathered around.

"Chabashira will probably resign around the time our current class of students graduates."

Most people were puzzled upon hearing this news, but Hoshinomiya, who was sitting next to her, understood.

As Chabashira's good friend, Hoshinomiya is very clear about Chabashira's inner obsession.

Lead Class D to Class A!

The original Class D lineup for this year is amazing: Hirata, Kushida, Horikita, Kouenji Ayanokoji, and Shuichi Kanda, who can make the most of all of them.

Even Hoshinomiya would feel hopeless seeing this lineup.

Generally speaking, a class with one or two such talents is a very strong class. For example, at the beginning, Class A had Sakayanagi and Katsuragi, Class B had Ichinose and Kanzaki, and Class C had Ryuen.

As a result, the combined number of students in their three classes was only equal to that of Class D.

Although everyone in Class D has flaws, judging from the current situation, haven't they all overcome them completely?

"That damned Sae! He can only rely on a mere class of students!" Hoshinomiya downed his drink in one gulp, then slammed the glass down on the table. "One more!"

Although the tone was very unfriendly, the envy in it was impossible to hide.

Ignoring Hoshinomiya, who was already acting crazy even before she was drunk, several single male teachers in the bar gathered around Mashima.

Is this true?

"If that's the case, it seems we need to act sooner rather than later!"

"No, no, no, isn't the reason for your sudden resignation because you have a boyfriend and are planning to get married?"

"That's also possible."

"So, it's from outside the school?"

Do you know what it does?

"Damn it! My relationship ended without a trace!"

Hearing what these guys said, Mashima was speechless for a moment. Then he thought of Shuichi Kanda's face, which was always full of confidence and a cynical attitude.

What a terrifying guy.

In every sense of the word.

As Mashima pondered the problem, the topic grew increasingly absurd.

"Mashima, you're not the one dating Chabashira, are you?"