The Power Supremacy Classroom Backed by Black Technology Chapter 9

And Hirata not only remembered the person's face, but could also recall their name, matching each one to their seat.

"I'm heading back first. Honestly, I'm a bit tired."

"Then I'll go back too."

"Mm, well then, Kanda-san, Miyake-san, see you tomorrow."

Shuichi Kanda and Miyake both took their leave, leaving Hirata Yosuke and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji in the first-floor lobby.

After returning to the dormitory, Shuichi Kanda closed the door, took off his shoes, walked into the room, and picked up the Value-Added Bank: One Day that he had tossed carelessly onto the table.

This thing looked just like a tablet computer now, so even if an outsider saw it, it wouldn't matter. Besides, ordinary people couldn't enter his dorm room anyway.

Then, he directly activated the Value-Added Bank: One Day and selected Deposit.

Deposit Amount: 2,090,000 ppt

Remaining Deposit Time: 24h

Interest Rate: 10%/h

Estimated Yield: 20,585,941 ppt

Staring at this long string of numbers, Shuichi Kanda couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

In just one day, he would obtain over twenty million points—how could he not be nervous, even if he had used up a precious item?

But when it came to being a person, don't be too greedy. Know when to stop and take the profit.

Besides, he might obtain new economic-type items in the future.

The moment he completed the operation, the points on the phone in Kanda's hand dropped to just the last 10,000 ppt. This was what he kept as a contingency fund.

At the very least, he didn't want to eat that awful Wild Vegetable Set Meal. Sure, it was nutritionally balanced, but for him right now, it was clearly insufficient.

Shuichi Kanda thought it over carefully, so he decided to use dietary therapy to supplement his nutrition for now!

Coincidentally, tomorrow those 10,000 points would be just enough to buy a decent set of cookware. He would cook for himself over this period and properly nourish his body.

Besides, he probably couldn't stick with fitness training anyway. And he had no intention of joining a sports club, so he might as well quietly stay a weakling!

Chapter 16: Hirata Did It Without Hesitation, But Failed Miserably

The next day was the first day of formal classes.

Early in the morning, Shuichi Kanda crawled out of bed with a sleep-deprived face, walked over to the desk, and turned off the phone alarm that was ringing.

Because he had been too excited after depositing the points into the Value-Added Bank yesterday, Shuichi Kanda hadn't slept well all night. So he had deliberately placed his phone on the table far from the bed, and conveniently charged it at the same time.

Yawning, Shuichi Kanda opened the Value-Added Bank screen.

Deposit Amount: 5,963,014 ppt

Remaining Deposit Time: 13h

Interest Rate: 10%/h

Estimated Yield: 20,585,941 ppt

In just eleven hours of compounding interest, his assets had more than doubled. He had already felt a strong sense of reality when reading the instruction manual before, but now, watching the points multiply exponentially, Shuichi Kanda couldn't help but feel a bit of caution.

If this thing could really be used indefinitely, causing an economic crisis would only be a matter of time. No wonder it only granted a one-day usage permission—it made perfect sense.

After a quick wash-up, Shuichi Kanda checked today's class schedule, then grabbed the corresponding textbooks and headed to school.

As he pulled open his door, a familiar figure happened to be walking right up to his room. That figure instinctively paused and looked at Shuichi Kanda.

Uh...

Since they were classmates, he might as well greet him.

"Good morning, Ayanokoji-kun."

Shuichi Kanda's initiative to greet him caught Kiyotaka Ayanokoji off guard for a moment, but he quickly responded.

"Good morning, Kanda-kun."

"You're early, Ayanokoji-kun."

"I couldn't sleep much."

"Is that so? Me too—I had trouble adjusting to the unfamiliar bed, so I was a bit sleepless..."

Shuichi Kanda locked his door, then walked together with Kiyotaka Ayanokoji toward the elevator.

Since it wasn't too late, there weren't many students on the road. Shuichi Kanda's pace, which was a bit slower than average, didn't seem particularly strange. At the very least, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji didn't ask about it, nor did he leave Shuichi Kanda behind and walk ahead.

The two weren't very familiar with each other, and they had no topics to discuss along the way. So like this, they went together to the school cafeteria, and then arrived at the classroom together.

Because of the delay caused by Shuichi Kanda's pace, they reached the classroom a bit later than expected. At least, they could already see quite a few people seated.

By now, several small groups had formed within the class. On the boys' side, there was the group centered around Hirata, and on the girls' side, the group centered around Kushida Kikyo.

Besides these, there were other cliques of various sizes. For example, Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, whose seats were near the edge of the back door, were currently showing off the game console and tablet they had bought yesterday.

Wait, was it really okay to bring stuff like that to school?

As someone who had received an education in China in his previous life, Shuichi Kanda felt that bringing a phone to school was already a violation of school rules. Now these guys were directly bringing game consoles to school and openly showing them off in the classroom—it was really...

Even now, he still felt a trace of envy! Though back then, he had secretly brought his phone along too.

After a while, Miyake also arrived at the classroom right on the bell.

As luck would have it, Miyake and Kanda's seats were front and back—Kanda in the second-to-last row, and Miyake right in front of him.

Thank goodness the rebirth had fixed his nearsightedness; otherwise, sitting in the back row would've been pretty uncomfortable.

After a silent jab at that, Kanda greeted Miyake and pulled out the textbook for first period. Even though there was a morning homeroom before class, that didn't really matter.

Since it was the first day's homeroom, Chabashira didn't say much. After a few polite remarks, she handed the time over to the students, though before leaving, she shot a glance at Shuichi Kanda in the back row and Hirata up front.

The moment Chabashira left, the classroom buzzed into chaos—a very familiar scene.

"Everyone, could I have a word?"

Hirata seized the moment, stood up from his seat, and spoke.

With Hirata's words, the class quickly quieted down. A few people were still whispering here and there, but it was far better than the swarm-of-flies feeling from before.

From this alone, you could see just how much prestige Hirata had built up in just one day.

"We're all new to this school, so I understand the excitement of making new friends. But even so, I hope we can take our studies seriously..."

"Doesn't this school have a 100% employment and advancement rate? Studying's just something you can half-ass, right?"

Before Hirata could finish, the loudmouth Ike Kanji cut him off.

Kanda still remembered this guy's self-introduction from yesterday: likes pretty girls, hates handsome guys.

And Hirata, being a sunny, cheerful boy, was exactly the type he hated. So when Hirata tried to give advice, Ike immediately jumped in to oppose him.

"Ike, I get what you're saying. But think about it—even if we all get guaranteed admission to Tokyo University, if we don't study hard, we might not even graduate smoothly."

A realistic example, a reasonable argument. But Ike wasn't having it.

"We'll worry about the future when it comes. Right now, we've got money and time—we should just enjoy ourselves!"

Ike Kanji's attitude actually represented the majority of the class. They wanted to live for the moment, drinking today and ignoring tomorrow's flood.

Hirata's push for studying hit a wall right from the start. Almost no one was buying it. Those who wanted to study would study anyway; those who didn't, his words wouldn't change a thing.

"But I think we should at least do our duty as students—pay attention in class, don't be late or leave early."

"Tch! You my mom or something? Since when do you need to worry about that?" This time, it wasn't just Ike. The red-haired, delinquent-looking Ken Sudo chimed in, annoyed.

He felt Hirata was indirectly calling him out—because he'd been late today.

"Huh? Isn't it basic for a student not to be late or skip class?"

"Yeah, exactly! Do you even have any self-awareness as a student?"

Before Hirata could respond, someone stepped up to defend him. This made Shuichi Kanda once again marvel at Hirata's charisma—in just one day, people were willing to go head-to-head with Ken Sudo for him. Sure, part of it was that they disliked Sudo too, but even so, it showed Hirata's ability.

Anyway, Shuichi Kanda knew he couldn't pull that off himself.

But right now, the class was in chaos because of this. The pro-Sudo and pro-Hirata sides were arguing directly.

And then there were the bystanders, watching coldly from the sidelines.

Chapter 17: In the End, It Still Doesn't Work

Seeing the argument threatening to escalate, Hirata quickly stepped in to stop it.

"Everyone, please stop arguing! Quiet down!"

With Hirata's loud intervention, the pro-Hirata side calmed down first, and then Sudo's side let it drop too.

Watching this scene—more difficult than he'd anticipated—Hirata smiled bitterly.

"Sorry, it's my fault. I was pushing you all too hard."

To keep the conflict from worsening, Hirata chose to apologize himself.

Seeing Hirata back down, Ike Kanji and his crew wore smug expressions, as if they were the righteous ones.

On the flip side, Hirata's supporters felt even more sorry for him. It wasn't Hirata-gege's fault! Hirata-gege is so yasashii!

"What a boring farce."

A disdainful voice came from behind Kanda, though it wasn't very loud.

Hearing this, Kanda instinctively turned to look. A cold beauty with long black hair was reading a book—though it clearly wasn't a textbook.

Horikita Suzune, was that her name?

Alright, got you memorized.

Shuichi Kanda's glance didn't make Horikita Suzune react. In fact, she was used to people looking at her with all kinds of eyes.

But she didn't care. She'd always walked her own path—she didn't need or care about others' gazes.

With that commotion settled, time quickly rolled around to the actual class period. But since it was only the first day, the teachers just went over the future lesson plans, not rushing into teaching anything.

And so, the morning passed quickly. The students spent the first half of their first day at this school in a relaxed, pleasant atmosphere.

How could it not be relaxing?

In class, whether you whispered, played on your phone, read manga, or even slept, the teachers didn't bat an eye—as if they were only there to deliver the material.

This classroom atmosphere was so relaxed that even Shuichi Kanda, who had nothing to do, felt like dozing off.

But this easygoing environment only confirmed Kanda's suspicions—maybe only the upper-tier classes truly earned that one hundred percent advancement and employment rate.

Because he really couldn't figure out what right these guys had to enjoy such privileges.

Had they been lucky enough to be admitted to this school because their ancestors' graves were smoking?

Give me a break. If that actually worked, the world would have been in chaos long ago.

It's definitely not because I'm scared of ghosts! Definitely not!

And so, amid this relaxed atmosphere, lunch break arrived. Considering that class had just ended and the hallways would be crowded, Shuichi Kanda didn't plan to head to the cafeteria right away.

Akito Miyake, however, had already tidied his desk and turned around to face Kanda.

"Kanda, you're not going to drag me to eat that free Wild Vegetable Set Meal again today, are you?"

"Once is enough for that stuff. If you like it, I can watch you eat it." Shuichi Kanda smiled. "Today I want something nutritious."

Miyake nodded in agreement. "True. Your body really does need proper meals."

While the two were talking, quite a few classmates had already gotten up and left. In just over a minute, more than half the students in the class were gone.

"Uh—I'm heading to the student cafeteria. Anyone want to come along?"

Hirata, who had been sitting in front all along, stood up and addressed the remaining people in the class, though his gaze was definitely fixed on Kanda.