The Power Supremacy Classroom Backed by Black Technology Chapter 8

I see, so that's how it is. Shuichi Kanda understood.

A feint, definitely!

Chapter 14: Chabashira-sensei, pay up!

Although he'd indirectly gotten an answer from Chabashira-sensei, it was clear that this information alone was far from enough.

At the very least, Shuichi Kanda still didn't know how the school evaluated students, nor why the points Class D students received might not necessarily be one hundred thousand after a month.

"So, regarding these matters, how many points does Chabashira-sensei plan to sell us?"

Shuichi Kanda stepped forward, moving in front of Hirata, to the spot closest to Chabashira.

"Unfortunately, the price isn't set by me." Sensing the shift in the wind, Chabashira Sae lit another slim cigarette.

"In other words, this is a school rule?" Shuichi Kanda nodded, then lifted his head with a somewhat bright smile. "Then, would Chabashira-sensei be willing to invest in us?"

"Invest?"

Shuichi Kanda's words made Chabashira Sae pause. This was the first time anyone had ever discussed something like this with her.

No, perhaps Shuichi Kanda was the first person in history to try securing investment from a teacher.

"That's right. I have a question. If we learn the information you—or rather, the school—are hiding, would it be beneficial to our class?"

After thinking it over briefly, Chabashira Sae felt this wasn't a violation of the rules, so she nodded.

"Yes, it would be advantageous information for you."

"Then, if we obtain this information, would it also be advantageous for you, Chabashira-sensei?"

At this point, Chabashira Sae fully understood Shuichi Kanda's intent.

"It would indeed be advantageous, but only to a limited extent. I can't invest two hundred thousand Private Points in you just because of a few words."

"Even if it could close the gap with Class A, you still wouldn't be willing?"

When Shuichi Kanda said this, he saw the shock on Chabashira Sae's face.

A hit!

When he went to pick up the Wild Vegetable Set Meal today, Shuichi Kanda had overheard some upperclassmen chatting in line and learned something remarkable.

[Man, I envy those Class A and Class B guys. Looks like they've never had to choke down this awful Wild Vegetable Set Meal.]

The speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart. From that simple remark, Shuichi Kanda deduced that there were gaps between the classes in each grade.

Gaps so large that Class C and Class D often had to subsist on the Wild Vegetable Set Meal!

Moreover, when the Archery Club's captain introduced himself today, there was his pride at being a Class A member and his surprise that Miyake and Kanda were in Class D.

But Shuichi Kanda still wasn't entirely sure about the conclusions he'd drawn from these scattered pieces of information, which was why he'd asked that question just now!

The real purpose of coming to see Chabashira Sae today wasn't to confirm those earlier things—Shuichi Kanda already had a fair grasp of those. This matter was the information he needed.

This sentence was what Shuichi Kanda truly wanted to ask. All that talk about securing investment was just groundwork he'd laid, all to naturally lead into this critical question.

"Shuichi Kanda, who exactly are you?"

Hearing this, Shuichi Kanda adjusted a pair of non-existent glasses. Shuichi Kanda is a detect...

Pfft, what nonsense!

"As you can see, just an ordinary student with a weak constitution."

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. After a long moment, Hirata looked over.

"Kanda, what do you mean by closing the gap with Class A?"

"Literally, Hirata. We've already discussed this. Evaluation represents points, and points represent ranking. For the school, the highest evaluation is Class A, and the lowest is Class D."

This time, Shuichi Kanda didn't seek Chabashira Sae's opinion, because he was certain his guess was correct.

Since that was the case, he might as well be bolder—the one hundred percent advancement and employment rates were probably privileges only the top class could enjoy.

"Hahaha, hahahaha~~~"

Chabashira Sae laughed outright. How many years had it been? How many years since she'd encountered such an outstanding student? So this was what it meant to see the whole picture from a single clue? She never thought someone could actually do it.

"So? What do you plan to do? I'll tell you in advance, I won't acknowledge these matters, and I can't say them to the entire Class D in a public setting. Neither you nor I can afford that cost."

Chabashira Sae's laughter drew the attention of the three.

"So, Chabashira-sensei, are you willing to invest in us?"

"Fine. You're interesting, and you have talent. I've started to wonder how far you'll go." Chabashira Sae was clearly in a good mood. "So, shall I tell you the true nature of this school now?"

"Let's hold off on that for now." Shuichi Kanda quickly stopped her.

Yeah, right. I've already figured out most of it. Do I still need you to give me information? That would be a waste.

"May I ask how many points Chabashira-sensei plans to invest in us?"

This caught Chabashira Sae off guard. What kind of move is this? You don't want the detailed information about that question just now?

Fine. If she converted that question into points...

"How about two hundred thousand Private Points?"

Shuichi Kanda raised an eyebrow and immediately agreed.

"Deal!"

He then pulled out his phone. "Chabashira-sensei, please transfer the points now."

This chain of actions left Chabashira Sae confused. What was going on? Hadn't he come to ask her questions? How had it turned into him directly demanding points?

Miyake and Hirata, standing nearby, were also puzzled. What was Kanda thinking?

But after a day of getting to know him, Miyake understood that he simply couldn't keep up with Kanda's thinking. He decided to trust him.

As for Hirata, he felt that Kanda wouldn't do anything to harm the class.

Watching Shuichi Kanda, who had already pulled out his phone and opened the Student ID interface, Chabashira Sae decided to trust him this once—trust that he would use those 2 million Private Points for the class's sake.

To Chabashira, the fact that he could think this far in such a short time meant that even giving him 2 million points as a reward was nothing. Just as he said, it was an investment. It didn't matter much to her anyway.

Moreover, those 2 million points were the maximum limit a teacher could lend to students. In previous years, she had never used this authority. She hoped this year's students wouldn't disappoint her.

With that thought, Chabashira Sae took out her phone, performed a series of operations, and brought it close to Shuichi Kanda's phone.

In the next moment, Kanda's 100,000 ppt turned into 2,100,000 ppt.

A full 2.1 million Private Points. At this point in the first year, no student should be wealthier than Shuichi Kanda.

Seeing those 2 million points arrive, Shuichi Kanda felt a surge of excitement. With this 2 million, he could maximize the use of the Value-Added Bank.

"Thank you for your trust and investment, Chabashira-sensei."

A smile crept onto Shuichi Kanda's lips, one he could barely suppress.

"I have things to do now, so I'll take my leave. I look forward to your performance."

After Chabashira-sensei left, Hirata and Miyake both turned to Shuichi Kanda, as if waiting for an explanation.

Chapter 15: Humans Only Believe Facts That Favor Them

Staring at the massive Private Points displayed on his phone, Shuichi Kanda couldn't help the grin spreading across his face.

"Kanda-kun, aren't we going to get to the bottom of things?"

Hirata Yosuke was a bit confused. In his view, those points should have been used to ask Chabashira-sensei about the school's true nature and such.

As for Miyake, he was more straightforward. He would always trust Shuichi Kanda!

"It's useless. I doubt Chabashira-sensei could give us any more crucial information. And even if we got information from her, what then?"

Having obtained a large number of points, Shuichi Kanda was in a good mood, so his tone was relatively light.

"We'd tell the rest of the class, of course."

That was the natural conclusion—the judgment and choice from Hirata's perspective. But Shuichi Kanda didn't think so.

"Hirata, do you think the information we got from Chabashira-sensei is good news or bad news for us?"

After a moment of thought, Hirata smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Probably bad news."

Not probably—definitely.

"Looks like you understand too."

Hirata Yosuke nodded, a helpless expression on his face.

"What... are you two talking about?"

Miyake looked completely lost. Riddlers, die!

"It's simple. Chabashira-sensei just said she can't explain things to Class D in public. That means we'd have to spread this information ourselves."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Everything's wrong with it. We all just enrolled today. Why should anyone believe you? Just because you say it's information from Chabashira-sensei? Then why didn't she say it in class? Have you forgotten what happened in the class group chat earlier today?"

Ah, so that was it. Miyake's face lit up with sudden understanding.

Even if they obtained information now and made it public, they wouldn't necessarily earn the trust of their classmates. That was the problem they were facing.

For Class D students, who had been given exceptionally favorable conditions right after enrollment, they were only willing to believe good news—never bad news!

Once humans experience a comfortable life, they can't easily let it go. When their standard of living drops, the psychological blow is immense.

So humans only believe what benefits them. That is humanity's flaw.

It was precisely because Chabashira saw this predicament that she directly gave Shuichi Kanda 2 million Class Points, hoping he could do something with them.

Hirata's mind worked quickly too. After Shuichi Kanda gave a slight hint, he also realized this. Only Miyake remained dazed.

"So what do we do now?"

Miyake asked this, and Hirata's face showed hesitation, while Shuichi Kanda's expression hardened.

"Might as well go all the way. The true nature of this school will eventually be revealed to the whole class. When that time comes, they'll naturally believe it. We won't need to say much."

"But if we do that, won't the gap between us and Class A just keep growing?" Hirata's thinking had already caught up to Shuichi Kanda's, and he simultaneously understood the layer that evaluations determined points, and points determined class ranking.

"That's exactly why we need to use this opportunity to completely unify the class. That's our key to victory."

As he spoke, Kanda tapped the phone in his hand.

When the class students were almost at their wit's end, he planned to forcibly integrate them using Private Points?

Hirata lowered his head and began to consider the feasibility of this operation, but at this moment his mind was somewhat chaotic, and he simply couldn't make a decision.

"Hirata, if you want to..."

Seeing Hirata's hesitation, Shuichi Kanda didn't push too hard.

"No need, let's do it the way you said, Kanda. If we spend these 200,000 Class Points and still can't make our classmates believe us, there's no turning back!"

Hirata's words brought Kanda some relief, otherwise he would have had to suggest that he think it over for a day.

In truth, Hirata mainly didn't know how to explain it to his classmates. Without any evidence, trying to boss them around? Trying to make them trust someone they'd only known for a day? What a joke!

But knowing something was difficult and not doing it wasn't Hirata's style, so he planned to offer at least minimal suggestions to his classmates during tomorrow morning's meeting.

"And if our class students don't believe us, and the information leaks to other classes, we'll have lost two million for nothing."

Miyake's words made Kanda and Hirata both look at him.

"What... are you two staring at me for?"

"It's not two million, it's eight million!"

Wasn't it eight million? If other classes got hold of this information, it would be equivalent to Class D losing two million.

And that wasn't even the main point. The main point was that watching them make money hurt more than losing money yourself!

Back in the first-floor lobby of the dormitory, Shuichi Kanda and the others ran into a classmate moving alone, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Good evening, Ayanokoji-kun."

They couldn't help but admire Hirata's wide network of connections.

As for this person's face, Kanda and Miyake were at most vaguely familiar with it; they hadn't even remembered his name.