You En, You Just Wait!

Another new day.

When You En woke up today, his whole body felt relaxed, his mind was clear, and he seemed to have boundless energy all over.

He opened his eyes and saw Chabashira Sae sitting bored on a chair, waiting with an unlit cigarette between her fingers.

"Chabashira-sensei, why are you at my place?"

Chabashira Sae let out a light laugh. "Heh, is this your place?"

You En looked around and realized he was in the school infirmary. He recalled that he had just... been treated by Hoshinomiya-sensei, something like that.

Chabashira Sae spoke up. "I covered the medical fee for you first."

"Huh?"

You En was a bit confused. "Hoshinomiya-sensei didn't ask me for any fee, did she?"

"School hospital policy. She didn't ask you personally."

"...How much?"

You En swallowed hard.

Chabashira Sae's warm lips spat out a cold number.

"300,000 personal points."

"Huh???"

Although You En didn't want to doubt the Chabashira in front of him, her character didn't seem trustworthy either, so he was a bit suspicious. Was she trying to rip him off?

"Look at that expression. I really didn't inflate it by a single point."

Chabashira Sae operated the classroom terminal and placed it on the desk. It was a very official notification from the school.

[On the evening of April 4th, You En of Class D received the "Special Grade Physician Hoshinomiya's" advanced private care program and minor injury treatment. 300,000 personal points consumed, paid on behalf by Class D homeroom teacher. Repayment period: one month. Failure to repay will result in expulsion.]

You En stared with wide eyes and confirmed with Chabashira, "Is this message real?"

Chabashira Sae felt that even though he was her own student, why didn't he trust her at all?

She reluctantly explained, "I have no reason to lie to you... and even if I really wanted to trick you, you wouldn't find any holes in it.

Besides, take a look at your own terminal. Your message should have arrived too."

You En pulled out his terminal and glanced at it, then lay straight back on the medical chair, unable to move for a long time. Finally, he let out a strange cry.

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

Chabashira Sae thought, "How are you getting expelled? Do you think you can't pay it back?"

You En lay on the treatment chair, staring at the ceiling. "300,000. I feel like unless I can convert the money in my outside personal account into personal points, there's no way."

Chabashira-sensei snorted with a laugh. "Ha, you sure can dream."

You En clung to a sliver of hope and sat up again on the treatment chair. "So is it possible? If not, ten to one, a hundred to one... even a thousand to one is fine."

Chabashira closed her eyes, shattering his fantasy. "You couldn't exchange a hundred million yen for a single personal point. Don't even think about it. Points in this school can't be measured by money."

"Then what do I do? Next month's points probably won't come in."

You En threw up his hands and lay back down.

Chabashira was a bit surprised. "Why do you think next month's points won't come in?"

"Those idiots keep breaking rules in class, can't even do the bare minimum as students. Personal points are distributed by class. How could I possibly have living expenses next month?"

You En glanced at Chabashira and muttered under his breath, "I should have agreed to Hoshinomiya-sensei last night."

"Hm?"

Chabashira-sensei's tone and attitude shifted subtly, but after being a slacker for so long, it wasn't easy to get angry. Even if she wanted to turn over a new leaf now, she still had no temper.

She said helplessly, "Who told you personal points are distributed by class? What's distributed by class is class points. Personal points are naturally tied only to the individual."

You En flipped over sharply. "Huh?! Chabashira-sensei, are you telling the truth? You're not tricking me?"

"This actually shouldn't be told to you yet,"

Chabashira glanced at the message on her terminal. The school's disciplinary notice had already come through, right at the moment she finished speaking.

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

Instead, you should cherish this coming month. Hoshinomiya-sensei's personal care is quite useful. I won't go into details—you'll find out for yourself later."

You En didn't understand.

Chabashira-sensei waved her hand, not giving him a chance to ask more questions. "Now that you know, hurry up and get to class. Time's almost up."

You En relaxed and walked out of the school infirmary.

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

Hoshinomiya-sensei had some real skill. It was just that the fee was too expensive. If it were outside, he'd definitely go to her for any illness, big or small.

But here, forget it. Simply because You En was poor. He was a broke nobody here who couldn't afford medical fees.

As of now, You En had only 500 points on hand, the ones he'd squeezed out of Ayanokoji. On top of that, he had 340,000 in debt.

His personal total assets had once again broken into six figures—just in the negative.

You En mentally ribbed himself a little to vent his frustration, then turned his thoughts back to Chabashira-sensei's key remark from earlier.

He felt that the rules of this Classroom of the Elite were pretty humane.

Personal points were decided by the individual, class points by the class—that was both fair and reasonable.

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

You En strode briskly toward the school building, when suddenly someone lightly tapped his shoulder from behind.

"Hello!"

A lively girl with pink hair, her vibrant and charming figure brimming with youth.

Ichinose waved brightly and generously.

"Remember me, You En-kun?"

"Sure, you're Shiranami-san. Long time no see?"

Ichinose guessed he was teasing her and played along.

"Yeah, Ibuki-san, I'm really happy to see you again."

At that moment, Ibuki, still in bed at the student dorm, sneezed. Confused, she glanced at the time and realized she was almost late. She immediately changed out of her pajamas and got ready to head out.

You En and Ichinose walked side by side toward the school building, neither of them dwelling on the joke just now.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei messaged me this morning. She said you got hurt last night and went to the school infirmary, and she treated you herself. She asked me to check in on you today."

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

"What a coincidence, really. I ran into you as soon as I left the dorm."

"Hoshinomiya-sensei doesn't believe in keeping personal stuff private, huh."

You En felt a bit uncomfortable. This was just a routine checkup—what if it had been something embarrassing? She'd probably spread it all over the school.

"I think she's just worried about you."

Ichinose's smile revealed a row of cute white teeth.

"She didn't tell me exactly what was wrong with you. Probably because she's the homeroom teacher for Class B, so it's awkward for her to show concern directly. That's why she asked me, a student, to look in on you.

Of course, I was worried too. It's not like she sent me, you know. A little too imaginative there, You En-kun?"

"Sorry, Ichinose-san. I was thinking too badly of people."

Ichinose Honami put a hand on her hip, full of energy.

"Hehe, that's right. Everyone's good. No one's bad."

"Eh? I'm at my classroom already. Chatting with You En-kun made the time fly by. Well then—"

Ichinose jogged toward her class, turning back to wave at You En.

"See you next time we run into each other."

"You two seemed to be having a great time."

A voice suddenly appeared behind him.

You En turned around. It was Horikita Suzune, wearing that mysterious expression that basically screamed she was unhappy.

"Suzune, what's got you angry?"

Horikita Suzune walked on without looking back. "I'm not angry. Who you talk to or date is your own business."

You En caught up at a steady pace.

"So you are angry."

"Say what you like."

Horikita Suzune had already made up her mind. Last night, she'd reached a conclusion.

Since You En could catch her brother's eye and earn his approval, then all she had to do was take You En as her target—chase him, then surpass him.

To be honest, she couldn't compare to her brother. But the You En in front of her—she believed she could still compete.

Horikita Suzune said nothing, walking in silence all the way to the classroom.

She pushed open the door. Greetings rang out.

Hirata extended his hand. "Hello, You En-kun."

You En nodded.

Kushida also stood up. "Hello, You En-kun... Eh, Suzune-san, you're here too."

You En ignored her, instead greeting an inconspicuous but cute girl.

"Hello there, Wang Meiyu-san."

"Eh?"

Wang Meiyu was a bit startled at first, but after seeing You En's face, her cheeks flushed red.

"Y-you... hello... You En-kun..."

Kushida Kikyo watched the two of them greeting each other, completely ignoring her.

And that You En, not only did he disregard her, but he even went to greet a girl who wasn't nearly as cute as her. Recalling the messages he'd sent before, she felt so angry she could barely breathe, gripping the book in her hands tightly.

If they weren't in the classroom, she would have torn the book apart.

You En walked past Kushida, glancing her way.

"Don't be mad. The book's innocent."

Some of the classmates turned their attention over.

Kushida Kikyo smiled sweetly. "Huh? What's wrong with me? You En-kun, did you forget to bring your book? I can lend you mine."

You En pointed at the books under his seat on the floor. "I never took my books home. Those on the ground are mine."

"Then You En-kun should take better care of your textbooks."

Kushida Kikyo said in a sugary tone.

You En felt that letting Kushida keep up this act any longer would be unbearable, so he had to resort to the ultimate conversation-ender.

He coldly spat out two words.

"Heh."

The temperature in the classroom dropped a few degrees, and the conversation froze.

Kushida Kikyo was momentarily stunned, genuinely unsure how to respond to those two words.

You En raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his expression.

To Kushida, it clearly said, "Hey, I win again."

She silently vowed, You En, just you wait!