You En, Just You Wait!

It was another new day,

When You En got up that morning, he felt refreshed all over, his mind clear, and his body seemingly full of boundless energy.

He opened his eyes to find Chabashira Sae sitting in a chair, looking bored as she waited. An unlit cigarette was tucked between her fingers.

"Chabashira-sensei, what are you doing in my room?"

Chabashira Sae chuckled. "Heh. This is your room?"

You En looked around and realized he was in the infirmary. Then he remembered that he'd just been... treated by Hoshinomiya-sensei. That was probably what had happened.

Chabashira Sae spoke up. "I covered your medical expenses for now."

"Huh?"

You En didn't understand. "But Hoshinomiya-sensei didn't ask me for any medical expenses?"

"That's because of the school hospital's rules. She didn't ask you to pay her personally."

"...How much?"

You En swallowed.

Chabashira Sae parted her warm lips and uttered a cold figure.

"Three hundred thousand Class Points."

"Whaaat?!"

You En didn't particularly want to suspect Chabashira, but she didn't exactly seem trustworthy. He eyed her skeptically, wondering if she was trying to scam him.

"Judging by that look, I really didn't overcharge you."

Chabashira Sae operated her school terminal and set it on the table. It displayed an official-looking message from the school.

[On the evening of April 4, You En of Class D received advanced private care and treatment for minor injuries from "Special Grade Physician Hoshinomiya." The cost was 300,000 Class Points. Payment was made by the Class D homeroom teacher. Repayment is due within one month. Failure to repay will result in expulsion.]

You En stared at her, eyes wide, and asked Chabashira, "Is this message real?"

Chabashira Sae couldn't help wondering why one of her own students didn't trust her at all.

She explained reluctantly, "I have no reason to lie to you... And if I really wanted to, you wouldn't be able to find any holes in my story anyway.

"Besides, just check your own terminal. You should have received a message too."

You En took out his terminal and looked. Then he lay back on the medical chair, completely motionless for a long while, before letting out a strange cry.

"Waaah, I feel like I'm going to get expelled."

Chabashira Sae wondered, "Why would you get expelled? Do you think you can't pay it back?"

Lying on the operating table, You En stared at the ceiling. "Three hundred thousand... I don't think I can manage that unless I can convert the money in my personal account outside school into Class Points."

Chabashira-sensei gave a mocking snort. "Heh. You sure do know how to dream."

Clinging to a shred of hope, You En sat up again on the operating table. "So, is it possible? If not, then ten to one, a hundred to one... Even a thousand to one would work."

Chabashira closed her eyes, crushing his hopes. "Even a hundred million yen for one Class Point wouldn't work. Forget it. You can't measure the value of points at this school in money."

"Then what am I supposed to do? I probably won't get any points next month."

You En gave up and lay back down.

Chabashira looked surprised. "Why do you think you won't get any points next month?"

"Those idiots keep breaking the rules in class and can't even manage to act like proper students. Personal Points are issued based on the class, so how could I possibly have any spending money next month?"

You En glanced at Chabashira and muttered under his breath, "If only I'd agreed to Hoshinomiya-sensei's offer last night."

"Hm?"

Chabashira-sensei's tone and attitude shifted subtly. But after years of being lazy and giving up, it was hard to get angry. Even though she'd recently started to feel like turning things around, she still didn't have it in her.

She explained helplessly, "Who told you Personal Points are issued to the class? The class gets Class Points. Personal Points are tied to each individual."

You En suddenly rolled over. "Huh?! Chabashira-sensei, are you telling the truth? You're not messing with me?"

"This isn't something I should really tell you,"

Chabashira glanced at the message on her terminal. The school's disciplinary notice had already arrived, appearing right as she finished speaking.

"Anyway, with your abilities, you'll definitely be able to pay it back. Don't worry.

"Instead, you should make good use of this coming month. Hoshinomiya-sensei's private care is quite effective. I won't go into the details—you'll find out for yourself in a bit."

You En didn't understand.

Chabashira-sensei waved him off, giving him no chance to ask any more questions. "Now that you know, hurry to class. It's almost time."

You En felt relieved and walked out of the school infirmary.

He touched his injuries and moved his body around. They really didn't hurt at all anymore.

Hoshinomiya-sensei really knew what she was doing. It was just that her fees were too expensive. If they were outside school, he'd definitely go to her for anything, whether it was a major illness or a minor one.

But here, forget it. It wasn't anything special—You En was just broke. He was a pauper who couldn't afford the medical bills.

At the moment, You En had only 500 points to his name, which he'd squeezed out of Ayanokoji. On top of that, he had 340,000 in debt.

His total net worth had once again fallen into six figures—only this time, it was negative.

You En grumbled to himself to vent his frustration, then recalled the key thing Chabashira-sensei had said.

He felt that the rules at this school were pretty humane.

Personal Points were decided by the individual, while Class Points were decided by the class. It was both fair and reasonable.

"Then I can't break any rules this month. I'd better pay attention in class."

You En hurried toward the school building when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder from behind.

"Hello!"

A lively girl with pink hair had a youthful, energetic charm and a striking figure.

Ichinose waved brightly and greeted him with an open smile.

"Do you remember me, You En?"

"Of course. You're Shiranami, right? Long time no see?"

Ichinose guessed he was teasing her and played along.

"That's right, Ibuki. It's so nice to see you again."

At that moment, Ibuki, who was still in bed in the student dorms, sneezed. Confused, she checked the time, realized she was about to be late, and immediately changed out of her pajamas to head out.

You En and Ichinose walked side by side toward the school building. Neither of them gave their earlier joke a second thought.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei messaged me this morning. She said you were injured last night and that she treated you in the school infirmary, and asked me to check on you today."

She ran ahead of You En, turned around, and smiled brightly.

"Funny how things worked out. I just stepped out of the dorm and ran into you."

"Does Hoshinomiya-sensei have no respect for people's privacy?"

You En thought it was a little inappropriate. This was only an ordinary illness. If it were something embarrassing, wouldn't she end up telling the whole school?

"I think she was probably just concerned about you,"

Ichinose smiled, showing a row of cute white teeth.

"She didn't tell me what was wrong with you, either. Maybe she thought it wouldn't be appropriate for her to check on you herself, since she's Class B's homeroom teacher, so she asked me, as a student, to take a look.

"Of course, I'm worried about you too. It's not like the teacher sent me here, You En, you imaginative boy."

"Sorry, Ichinose. I shouldn't have assumed the worst of people!"

Ichinose Honami put one hand on her hip and spoke with boundless energy.

"Hehe, that's more like it. Everyone's a good person. Nobody's bad!"

"Huh? I'm at my classroom already. Chatting with you made the walk fly by. Well, see you!"

Ichinose jogged toward her classroom, turning around to wave at You En as she went.

"Let's chat again next time!"

"You two seemed to have a great time chatting."

A voice suddenly came from behind him.

You En turned around. It was Horikita Suzune, wearing an inscrutable expression—or at least, she didn't look happy.

"Suzune, why are you mad?"

Horikita Suzune walked on by herself. "I'm not mad. You're free to talk to whoever you want and date whoever you want."

You En caught up to her at an easy pace.

"Then you are mad."

"Think whatever you like."

Horikita Suzune had already made up her mind. She'd reached a conclusion last night.

Since You En had caught her brother's attention and earned his recognition,

all she had to do was use You En as her target, catch up to him, and then surpass him.

To be honest, she couldn't compete with her brother. But when it came to You En, she felt she could at least give him a run for his money.

Horikita Suzune said nothing as she made her way to class in silence.

She opened the door, and greetings rang out.

Hirata held up a hand. "Hello, You En."

You En nodded.

Kushida stood up too. "Good morning, You En... Oh, Suzune, you're here too."

You En ignored her and greeted a cute girl who wasn't particularly noticeable instead.

"Hi, Wang Meiyu."

"Huh?"

Wang Meiyu was startled at first. Then, when she saw You En's face, her cheeks flushed.

"H-hello... You En..."

Kushida Kikyo watched as the two people she'd greeted completely ignored her.

And not only had You En ignored her, he'd gone out of his way to greet a girl who wasn't nearly as cute as she was. Remembering the messages he'd sent her before, she was so angry that she could barely breathe. She gripped the book in her hands tightly.

If they hadn't been in the classroom, she would've torn it to shreds.

You En passed by Kushida and glanced over at her.

"Don't be mad. It's not the book's fault."

Some of the students in class turned to look.

Kushida Kikyo smiled gently. "Huh? What did I do? You En, did you forget to bring your book? I can lend you mine."

You En pointed to the books under his chair. "I never even took my books home. Those on the floor are mine."

"Then you should take better care of your textbooks, You En."

Kushida Kikyo said sweetly.

You En felt that if Kushida kept putting on that act, he wouldn't be able to stand it. So he could only use the ultimate conversation-ending move.

He coldly uttered two words.

"Heh heh."

The temperature in the classroom seemed to drop a few degrees, and the conversation froze.

Kushida Kikyo was slightly taken aback. She genuinely had no idea how to respond to those two words.

You En raised an eyebrow, his smile brimming with amusement.

To Kushida, it was as if he were saying,

"Hey, I win again."

She repeated to herself,

You En, just you wait!