Hoshino's Second Office Visit / Kushida the Little Fool, Eavesdropping Online

Oh, this damn honorific, it sounds so sarcastic!

First Semester of First Year:

Chapter 104, Chapter 98: Hoshino's Second Visit to the Office

"Hoshino, come out with me for a moment."

As soon as class ended, Chabashira Sae didn't walk out the front door as usual. Instead, she went around to the back door and spoke to the purple-haired man sitting in the corner who looked harmless but actually had dirty methods.

She glanced at the dent on the other person's table, then walked out first.

Hoshino En: "..."

Following the principle of "better to avoid trouble," Hoshino En did not resist and followed her to the Teachers' Office.

"Ah! Sae-chan, welcome back!!"

As soon as the office door opened, Hoshinomiya Chie pounced in like a ravenous shark, drawn by the scent.

Bang--

"Ouch!!"

Then she was hit again by a piece of Chabashira Sae.

That sound is definitely a good start.

Looking at the Class B homeroom teacher crouching down with her head in her hands, Hoshino En's mind involuntarily recalled memories from a very long time ago.

He and Ai had just gained their freedom. He took the money he had picked up from those guys and bought Ai a watermelon to celebrate—although these things are usually sold by the slice, it's not difficult to buy a whole watermelon if you're willing to spend the money.

He remembered that when they were choosing melons, Ai, like Chabashira Sae, tapped each melon one by one, and finally picked the one that sounded the best—but that melon didn't taste good at all, and it had a lot of seeds. Ai ate it with a bitter face.

"Oh! Hoshino- kun is here too!"

At that moment, Hoshinomiya Chie, who was crouching with her head in a defensive position, looked up and saw Hoshino Eri Hoshino En Chabashira Sae. She quickly got up and tried to approach, but was immediately stopped by Chabashira Sae.

"Hoshinomiya, don't disturb my students."

"Eh~ How could this happen?!"

Having been stopped, Hoshinomiya Chie didn't force herself to come closer. She looked at Chabashira Sae in front of her and said, half-jokingly.

"How can you monopolize him Ichinose's in my class, clearly likes him so much!"

"Let the students handle their own affairs, why are you meddling?"

"But there are so many pretty girls in your class, I definitely want to help Ichinose get more opportunities!"

"That's their own business, don't interfere..."

"That..."

Seeing the two arguing and blocking the doorway, Hoshino En, who was being ignored, couldn't help but speak up.

"Chabashira-sensei, if you called me here just so I could watch you and Hoshinomiya-sensei flirting, then congratulations, you've won—but the next class is about to start, could you let me go back first?"

"Your eyes need to be checked." / "Hoshino -kun, you have excellent taste."

Interrupted, Chabashira Sae lost all interest in continuing her argument with Hoshinomiya Chie.

She slowly walked to her desk and sat down, then turned to Hoshino En and asked.

"What exactly happened during the morning class meeting? Where did Yamauchi go? And what's wrong with your desk?"

Upon hearing her question, in addition to Hoshinomiya Chie, the other two teachers in the Teachers' Office, Mashima Tomoya, the homeroom teacher of Class A, and Sakagami Kazuma, the homeroom teacher of Class C, also turned their attention to her.

They had just received a notification from the Student Council this morning regarding an anomaly in the distribution of Private Points: a dispute had arisen between Class D and Class C, and the student council needed to review it. Because the [victim] had submitted their application on the last day of last month, this month's Private Points would only be distributed after the review and the final Class Points for each class from last month were determined.

So, is Class D already thinking of countermeasures?

Sakagami Kazuma's face darkened for a moment, but he quickly smiled again.

This year's Class D is unprecedented; it's the worst Class D in history, dropping to zero Class Points in the very first month. How could they possibly come up with a way to overcome this deadlock?

Their Class C has Ryuen Kakeru, a dark horse, how could they possibly lose to those mediocre guys?

Oh... so that's the question you came to ask.

Hoshino En remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was cursing.

There are other class advisors here, so he can't use the video to threaten her. Besides, that thing can only be used as a deterrent; to avoid trouble, he can't actually release it—if he gets a new class advisor, who knows if they'll be even more crazy than this.

Chabashira is deliberately trying to annoy him, isn't he?!

Well, given the current situation, we still have to muddle through for now.

Therefore, we should --

"Chabashira-sensei, you can ask Hirata or Kushida about this, or you can ask Horikita and Kiyotaka. I almost fell asleep during the class meeting this morning, I don't have time to worry about those things."

"A group of people were arguing and shirking responsibility, using the same old vulgar language over and over again. It's really hypnotic to hear it so often."

"I'm so sleepy, can I go back and catch up on some sleep?"

As he spoke, he even pretended to Transit Group.

Upon hearing his account, Mashima Tomoya and Sakagami Kazuma instantly lost interest.

Class D is still Class D, hopeless and incompetent.

Poor Chabashira...

They looked away and refocused on their work.

Hoshinomiya Chie secretly chuckled to herself.

Before her Class B could even get going, Sakagami's Class C had already crushed Class D! Hmph hmph hmph... Hahahaha... Hahahahahaha!!!

Sae-chan, you should just rot away in the worst Class D!

But Chabashira Sae's thoughts were different from theirs; she was actually in a pretty good mood at the moment.

Hoshino didn't tell the truth after all, and he even deliberately downplayed Class D.

Concealing information from other teachers and then naturally providing completely contradictory false information—that's also contributing to the class, excellent!!

She felt as if she had finally figured out how to use the weapon [Hoshino En].

However, because she always had a cold expression, her unusual behavior went unnoticed by the other teachers. Even Hoshino En —who was using a yawn to support his statement—only saw a very faint smile in her eyes, even though they were very close.

Although it was faint, this unusual emotion immediately aroused his vigilance. In just a few breaths, he understood the other party's intention: Chabashira Sae wanted him to talk about the chaos in Class D in front of the other homeroom teachers.

He was used once,∥÷÷◇9∽ [Ai÷′*Parut Search<◎Search>]:?!

But Hoshino En quickly understood, because it didn't seem to conflict with his goal of [avoiding trouble].

Moreover, only the students of Class D know the specifics of the class meeting. Even if Class D wins against Class C later, the class advisors will not think that he lied about the information; they will only assume that there is someone else behind Class D who is plotting, and he, as an excluded nobody, naturally does not need to be wary.

Although he had already made his appearance before the class representatives of each class, and the teachers in this school don't have much influence, avoiding their attention would still reduce the source of trouble, which is also a great thing.

Especially that teacher with the sinister look; I felt it would be very bad if he set his sights on me.

"Alright. Then there's nothing more for you to do here."

After listening to his account, Chabashira Sae didn't keep him there for long and quickly issued the order to release him.

However, just as Hoshino En reached the door and was about to leave, she seemed to suddenly remember something and added another sentence.

"Oh, by the way, remember to pay the 100,000 Private Points fee for replacing the desks."

Hoshino En: "..."

Is this guy determined to reveal his true colors?

His steps were forced to a halt.

"Chabashira-sensei, you know I don't have enough points right now. Even if everyone in Class D pooled their resources, we still couldn't get this many points."

"Can I refuse to replace that desk?"

"No."

Chabashira Sae replied coldly.

"Can't you really make an exception?"

"No." (The bait)

"Why don't you pay for me first, and I'll pay you back when I have a better understanding of the situation?"

"No."

You're giving the same answer over and over again, are you a bot?!

Hoshino En took out her phone and reluctantly transferred 30,000 points to her account.

That's all, there's no more.

Seeing the message pop up on her phone, Chabashira Sae finally smiled with satisfaction.

"Alright, you can go now."

"Adieu!!"

Hoshino En pushed open the door and stepped out without looking back; her back was resolute.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapter 105, Chapter 99: Kushida the Little Fool, eavesdropping online.

Just as she stepped out of the Teachers' Office, Hoshino En encountered a cute little girl.

"En-kun, are you alright? What did Chabashira-sensei do to you?"

Upon seeing Hoshino En emerge from the Teachers' Office, Karuizawa Kei, with her signature high blonde ponytail and a slightly flustered expression, came to greet her.

She walked quickly to Hoshino En, asking him questions with concern, and took his right hand in hers. The warmth of her body and the soft touch traveled from her palms to Hoshino En.

"It's nothing, just about the desk. She asked me for some points as compensation."

"But you, shouldn't you be about to start class? What are you doing here?"

Hoshino En had made a special effort to check, and he shouldn't be being followed.

"Ah, I thought you guys had finished talking, so I came up to check..."

Oh, so it's purely a personal thought?

Hoshino En felt somewhat helpless. Logically, he should have firmly refused, but this child... he didn't know how to deal with him.

If he were to use her, it seemed there was nothing he needed her for. This [Simulated Society] didn't have that much uncertainty, and the effort required to maintain the tools far outweighed any convenience she could bring. But if he were to completely refuse, it felt like it would cause even more trouble, and might even create an unnecessary bomb with an uncertain stance.

Ugh, this is so annoying!!!

"En-kun, what's wrong?"

Seeing him frown, Karuizawa Kei released her hands from his right hand and instead placed her left hand in his palm; as for her free right hand, she stroked Hoshino En's cheek, her slender fingers seemingly trying to smooth the wrinkles on his forehead.

But Hoshino En didn't let her succeed; he tilted his head back, avoiding her advances.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little annoyed because I got tricked by Chabashira-sensei."

"But you, you followed me here, surely you didn't just come to ask these questions?"

"Oh! Actually, it's about Sudo. I'm planning to go to the Student Council at noon to ask about it, and I'd like you to come with me."

Karuizawa Kei appeared to be discussing serious matters, she was actually pondering Hoshino En's words and actions.

The reason why Chabashira-sensei asked him alone is probably true, but En-kun isn't the kind of idiot who would get upset over a mere 30,000 Private Points. The reason he showed that agitated expression just now must be because of something else.

Honestly, even I can see through that lame excuse. Can't you value me a little more, En-kun?

Wait a minute! He just gave a deliberate explanation, clearly trying to hide something from me. Was his frown just now because of something I did?

My question... qi

"With me? You're doing this all by yourself—"

"En-kun, I thought Kushida would take the initiative to liven things up, so I didn't arrange for anyone else to join in. Who knew she would be so quiet today..." (One)

Karuizawa Kei's tone suddenly became urgent, her expression even more flustered than before, and she abruptly changed the subject to an unrelated topic.

Why are we suddenly bringing this up? Weren't we talking about Sudo?

The topic shifted a bit too quickly, leaving Hoshino En somewhat confused. (Neighbor)

But after a moment's reflection on their previous exchange, he quickly understood Karuizawa Kei's thoughts: she was mistaking his annoyance for dissatisfaction with her performance that morning!