Chabashira Sae Was Dumbfounded

After the first week of school, the students of Class D discovered that the teachers were incredibly tolerant of disciplinary infractions during class, and that the school's management of the students was quite lax.

This week, they began to let themselves go.

All sorts of disciplinary violations appeared in the classroom without any restraint.

Arriving late, playing on phones during class, snacking, sleeping—at least half of the students in Class D treated these behaviors as basic operations.

And this period, it was Chabashira Sae's turn to teach history to Class D.

At this moment, Chabashira Sae looked at the students' behavior below the podium and realized something was wrong.

Very wrong!

Doesn't Chihaya Rei know about the behavioral assessment in the first month? she wondered.

Then the question arose: why did the group of students below show no sign of listening to the lecture seriously?

Standing in the commanding position of the podium, Chabashira Sae could see every move the students made with perfect clarity.

Right now, in the entire Class D, only a few people like Horikita Suzune, Hirata Yousuke, and Yukimura Teruhiko were watching the blackboard, listening intently, and taking notes.

Everyone else was doing their own thing.

There were even a few who were particularly outrageous.

Ike Koji had his head lowered so far it looked like he wanted to stuff it into his desk, his hands shaking as he played a handheld game console.

If Chihaya Rei hadn't been sitting in the back row to see it, he might have thought the boy was about to take flight.

Yamauchi Haruki had propped up his textbook to hide his phone on the desk, occasionally letting out a laugh.

These two were truly a pair of hopeless idiots.

Sudo was slumped over his desk fast asleep, while Koenji was narcissistically combing his hair...

The girls' side was no better; some were clipping their nails, while others were applying makeup...

These scenes were reflected clearly in Chabashira Sae's eyes.

Chabashira Sae was stunned, and then went numb.

It wasn't this absurd last week; could it be that they were like this in every single class?!

How many Class Points must have been deducted for this?

Chabashira Sae didn't dare to think about it further.

At this very moment, she really wanted to shout at this group of extraordinary beings:

"What kind of joke are you playing?"

"Are you even students?"

"Is there a single human being left in here?"

However, hindered by the school's regulations for this month:

Regardless of what actions students take in the classroom, the teacher must act as if they see nothing and focus on teaching.

Teachers are strictly prohibited from taking any action that might prompt the students; violating this rule will result in punishment.

Thus, Chabashira Sae could only suppress the displeasure in her heart and continue the lecture.

Meanwhile, as Chabashira Sae read from her lesson plan without emotion, she turned her gaze toward Chihaya Rei, wanting to investigate what he was actually doing.

Yet, when Chabashira Sae looked at Chihaya Rei's face, she felt as if he were smiling?

Chihaya Rei and Chabashira Sae locked eyes.

Although nothing could be read from Chabashira's face, Chihaya Rei knew her mood must be terrible.

He, too, was appreciating this beautiful sight of the class.

The speed of Class D's transformation could be described as a nosedive; even with his knowledge of the plot, experiencing it firsthand left him somewhat dumbfounded.

Even the vocational schools in his previous life weren't this chaotic, right?

Those 1,000 Class Points might not even be enough for Class D to survive the second week.

But for him, this meant:

The advantage is mine; this is in the bag!

Finally, the bell for the end of class rang, but before Chabashira Sae could even announce the end of the period, Yamauchi Haruki stretched his arms wide and said to the surrounding students with an excited expression:

"Great! Finally made it to the end of class!"

"The next period is swimming class!"

Ike Koji wore a wicked grin.

Chabashira Sae's face darkened for a split second.

Made it? I don't see any of you struggling.

Chabashira Sae felt she couldn't wait any longer, so she walked to the back of the classroom and said to Chihaya Rei:

"Chihaya, come with me."

Chabashira Sae had mulled it over and over, and she could only conclude one possibility.

This guy, Chihaya Rei, hadn't told the students of Class D a single thing about the school rules or the exams.

She needed to find Chihaya Rei and get to the bottom of what was going on.

"Fine."

Chihaya Rei responded indifferently.

It was within his expectations.

If Chabashira Sae hadn't come looking for him under these circumstances, he would have found it strange.

Horikita Suzune noticed this scene and cast a puzzled glance at Chihaya Rei, wondering why the teacher was calling for him.

She also felt that the atmosphere in Class D during lessons was truly abysmal!

But she only needed to focus on herself; she couldn't control how others behaved, nor did she want to.

The rooftop.

The wind was as boisterous as ever today.

It ruffled Chihaya Rei's fluffy black hair.

"Chihaya, what is the meaning of this? Can you explain? Why do Ike Koji and that group not look like they are taking classes seriously at all?"

This time, Chabashira Sae didn't even have the mood to light a cigarette; she asked Chihaya Rei impatiently.

"They are probably enjoying their free campus life."

Chihaya Rei voiced his honest thoughts.

The students of Class D were indeed the most free and indulgent students at the moment.

Chabashira Sae's expression darkened, and she spoke bluntly:

"You didn't tell them about the exams?"

"No."

Chihaya Rei admitted it with a smile, leaning his body lazily against the wall.

"Why?"

Chabashira Sae frowned, unable to stop herself from raising her voice.

"There aren't that many 'whys'."

Chihaya Rei shook his head with a chuckle, then wiped the smile from his face and spoke to Chabashira Sae with resonant clarity:

"Teacher Chabashira, you seem to have misunderstood something. I never said I was going to tell Class D about the rules and the exams."

Upon hearing this, Chabashira Sae's pupils contracted.

She recalled their conversation on this very spot last week.

Chihaya Rei truly had never said he would share the information with Class D; from start to finish, he had only spoken about selling the information to other classes.

But Chihaya Rei was a student of Class D.

She had almost taken it for granted that Chihaya Rei would share such important information with his own class.

Chabashira Sae couldn't help but ask:

"You are a student of Class D. Isn't it a matter of course to tell Class D these things?"

"A matter of course?"

After hearing this, Chihaya Rei looked at Chabashira as if she were a fool: "Nothing in this world is a matter of course."

"Besides, choosing to let themselves go without any constraints is their own choice."

"This is their true nature."

There was a hint of lament in Chihaya Rei's voice.

He had no intention of acting as a babysitter for Class D.

"..."

Chabashira Sae fell silent for a moment.

She could not deny Chihaya Rei's assessment of the Class D students.

But if Chihaya Rei had told the students of Class D the rules, surely they could have done at least a little better?

Yet Chihaya Rei hadn't, and she couldn't quite grasp what benefit this brought him.

Chabashira Sae took a deep breath and asked in a low voice:

"If this continues, Class D will end up in last place. Does that not matter to you at all?"

"You're right about that."

Chihaya Rei's lips curled upward as he left behind a single sentence: "I'm off to swimming class."

He then turned and walked away, bringing the conversation to an end.

It was not until Chihaya Rei's figure vanished from sight that Chabashira Sae realized she had overlooked something of great importance.

Chihaya Rei was also a student assigned to Class D.

So, even if he took actions that she couldn't comprehend, it was only natural...