Second month of enrollment: May 3
[Name: Long Aotian]
[Height: 180]
[Charm: S+]
[Strength: SSS+]
[Speed: S+]
[Stamina: SS+]
[Intelligence: S+]
[Points: Original 11.7 million points → Current 11.84 million points (the 50,000 points in the fake account are excluded) (not shown afterward because I can't be bothered to keep calculating)]
[Buff: 50% more points earned.]
[Skills: Hand of God, King of Chess, Combat Techniques, Swimming, Danger Sense, Weapon Proficiency, Flying Thunder God, Table Tennis, Medical King Healing Touch, Basketball...]
[System evaluation: Kid, you're already invincible. Go find my treasure!]
P.S. Points were awarded at the end of the first month.
Long Aotian glanced at the status panel and closed it. Aside from the extra points and buff, nothing else had changed.
Ding! His phone chimed~
It was a message from Sakura Airi. Today was the study session at the library.
Here we go! A few days ago, he'd spoken to Sakura. The next day, just as expected, Kushida Kikyo had invited Sakura Airi to join the study session.
Long Aotian's target wasn't the library incident but the Horikita Siblings' meeting. Both happened on the same day, one during the day and the other at night. Since he couldn't remember exactly when the library scene had happened in the anime, he'd arranged for Sakura Airi to go and confirm the timing.
He teleported to the spot he'd marked earlier, avoided the cameras, and set up cameras in concealed places on either side of the soon-to-be crime scene.
Then he climbed up the wall behind it, jumped into a tree, and placed a [Flying Thunder God Mark]. That way, he could watch the action live.
He checked the time on his phone. The study session should've already started. First, he'd head to the library.
At the library~
The red-haired boy slammed his hand on the table. The sharp, forceful bang seemed to make the very air tremble.
He stood up, grabbed the collar of the girl in front of him, and snapped angrily, "You said I was ignorant and useless?"
The girl wasn't fazed by the red-haired boy's attitude. She said haughtily, "That's right. You can't even solve simultaneous equations. It's terrifying just imagining what you'll become."
"What's wrong with not knowing stuff like that? What good is studying, anyway? Instead of forcing myself to slog through textbooks, I'd be better off practicing basketball and aiming to become a pro."
"Is that so? You're so naive. You want to become a professional basketball player? Do you think the world will let you make that dream come true so easily?"
"Someone like you, who gives up halfway at the first sign of trouble, will never become a professional athlete."
The red-haired boy let go of the girl's collar and complained, "I even skipped club activities to come here. What a waste of time."
"I'm done too. Maybe Horikita's smart, but if she looks down on people like that, I can't keep doing this."
One of the three said.
"Me too."
"If you don't mind being expelled, then do as you please." The girl straightened her collar.
The three of them then brushed past Long Aotian, who was standing by the entrance, and left.
Interesting. That really was quite a scene. Being there in person felt completely different from watching a video.
He glanced over at Sakura Airi, then noticed Kushida Kikyo looking his way.
Afraid Sakura Airi might've been startled, he went over and gently asked, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Kushida Kikyo looked at Long Aotian beside Sakura Airi and asked, puzzled, "Long?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka glanced at Long Aotian and thought, Long Aotian from Class A.
Horikita Suzune glanced at Long Aotian. She clearly didn't know him, but didn't pay him much attention.
He gave a quiet acknowledgment. Seeing that Sakura Airi was fine, he added, "Long time no see, Kushida."
A flash of red crossed Sakura Airi's eyes at his words.
Kushida Kikyo glanced at Sakura Airi, then gave him her cute, practiced smile. "Long time no see, Long. You two seem really close."
Long Aotian didn't deny it. He returned her practiced smile and said, "We are. I came to get Sakura for something, but it looks like your study session didn't go so well."
Emmmm, did this guy not know how to have a conversation? He'd killed it dead.
"Since you're finished here anyway..." He glanced at Kushida Kikyo, then turned to Sakura Airi and said deliberately, "Come on, Sakura. I know a way to help you pass the midterms."
"!" Horikita Suzune stood up at once and asked, puzzled, "What way?"
Hook, line, and sinker!
Long Aotian didn't hurry. He shook his head and said slowly, "I can't say. Besides, I paid points for this method."
"How many points?"
Horikita Suzune understood what he was implying. But she had no other way to resolve the situation, and didn't want to go through the trouble of helping those three.
"Fifty thousand points, and I'll tell you." Long Aotian held up five fingers.
"Uh..."
Horikita Suzune hesitated. For students in Class D, that was undoubtedly a fortune. After all, they'd received zero points in their first month and had barely earned anything.
Ayanokoji glanced at Kushida. She immediately understood and approached Long Aotian with a cute smile. "Um, Long, could you make it a little cheaper?"
Another flash of red crossed Sakura Airi's eyes.
Watching Kushida approach, Long Aotian shook his head. "Sorry, but I paid 60,000 points for this method."
"But since you and Sakura seem to get along, I'll do it for 40,000. Not a point less."
Huh? He glanced at Sakura. Why did her eyes look strange?
"Forty thousand is fine. But can you guarantee this method will work?" Horikita Suzune asked, still suspicious.
What was that supposed to mean? If the test papers turned out to be fake, was she going to stab him with a watermelon knife?
"No problem. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given Sakura this method. If you don't believe me, you can check for yourself later."
"All right." Horikita Suzune took out her phone and sent Long Aotian 40,000 points.
Done! The difference between 40,000 and 50,000 points didn't really matter to Long Aotian. He'd mainly wanted to annoy Horikita Suzune and Ayanokoji. No matter what happened later, the redhead would still fall one point short. Those two would have to pay points to buy him that one point, and one point cost 100,000. If he remembered correctly, Ayanokoji had only a little over 60,000 points at the time in the anime, while Horikita Suzune's balance hadn't been shown. Judging by what they'd had after two months, he estimated that her absolute maximum was only 80,000. (Don't underestimate Horikita Suzune; she'd been frugal ever since she arrived at the school.)
Together, they had just over 140,000 points. Buying Long Aotian's test papers would leave them with 40,000 points—enough to make them go hungry for a while.
Some people might ask why he didn't charge 50,000 points and leave those two just short of what they needed.
That'd be dumb! It made no difference whether he charged 40,000 or 50,000. Even if they found themselves a little short later, they'd still have time to borrow from someone else. (Expulsions didn't start until after school.) They could borrow from a good person like Kushida Kikyo, or...
He glanced at Sakura and shook his head. That wouldn't be worth it.
"Let's add each other as friends. I'll send you the picture. The method's in there," Long Aotian said to Horikita Suzune.
After sending her the pictures, he explained, "These are last year's Second Year midterm papers. I checked, and they were the same for the Third Year, so this year's should be similar too. You can investigate it yourself if you don't believe me. I estimate there's about a 70% chance the papers will be similar this year. If they aren't, I'll refund your points, but I can't guarantee this will make you pass."
He glanced at Ayanokoji, then turned to Sakura and said, "Let's go, Sakura."
"Mm-hmm."
Ayanokoji might've realized that something about this whole situation was off, but so what? Long Aotian didn't care. Did he think he could get his points back from him? Not a chance. Besides, this method only treated the symptoms, not the cause. The next exam would give them something to worry about.
[Points: Original 11.84 million points → Current 11.9 million points (the 50,000 points in the fake account are excluded) (buff bonus: 40,000 → 60,000)]
[Ding! You have completed the plot interference.]
[Reward: Double Points Card. Doubles your personal points. Time limit: one day. (Don't worry about the school or anyone else noticing anything unusual; everything will be made plausible.)]
Oh, this was a huge score! No rush to use it, though. There'd be an even bigger surprise tonight~
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