"I put all these things in here, and there aren't any cameras here either to record you trying to attack me today.
"So, here's your choice... Do you have your phone?"
"Y-yes, I do. Here it is."
Kenichi Masano swore he had never taken out his phone so quickly. He was afraid Amakusa U might change his mind at any moment.
"Good. That makes things easier."
Amakusa U took out a piece of paper, crumpled it into a ball, and tossed it over. It landed right in front of Kenichi Masano.
"Open it."
Kenichi Masano didn't dare resist. He hurriedly opened it and saw an account number. Just as he began to wonder what this was about—
Click—
The sound came from the gun in Amakusa U's hand as he disengaged the safety.
"Your choices are to transfer all your points into this account, or take a bullet. How does that sound?"
At that moment, Amakusa U's smile made him look like a demon straight out of hell to Kenichi Masano.
There was no way he could fight back. Amakusa U had kept his distance the whole time.
"Okay, okay! I'll transfer them now."
Kenichi Masano's trembling hands made him drop his phone several times, but Amakusa U wasn't about to let him make the transfer just like that.
"Wait."
Those words left Kenichi Masano drenched in sweat. Had he angered Amakusa U by taking too long?
"Does the school pay you in points?"
"Well... We can choose, but most people choose points. We can exchange them for cash whenever we want. I... currently have 1.54 million Private Points..."
"I see. That's not enough."
"W-what...?"
Amakusa U let out a breath and pointed the gun at Kenichi Masano.
"I said it's not enough."
It's over. I'm a dead man!
Kenichi Masano had completely forgotten his original goal. Shizuku was nowhere in his mind now; all he could think about was his fear of Amakusa U.
He was only thirty-six! He didn't want to die!
"I'm just kidding. Don't be so scared." Amakusa U spun the gun around, then crouched to look at Kenichi Masano, who was sprawled on the ground.
"How's the school loan business? How many points can you borrow?"
A demon! This guy was definitely a demon!
But when the words reached his lips, Kenichi Masano obediently opened his phone and downloaded various loan apps.
"I'll borrow some now... I'll do it right away."
The loan process took less time than expected. Kenichi Masano stared at all the debt he'd accumulated, the light in his eyes slowly fading.
"I borrowed... about 16.54 million Private Points..."
Oh, he could borrow that much?
Though Amakusa U was a little surprised, he kept a straight face and simply cleared his throat.
"This is a voice recorder. Now say, 'I, Kenichi Masano, will unconditionally spend 18.08 million Private Points to purchase a USB drive from the account holder of account 2****. I acknowledge this recording and consent to it, and the other party has not coerced me in any way.'"
Seriously?
You're sure there was no coercion???
And the account holder? You won't even let me say their name???
Do you really have to be this careful?!
"I'll count to three. Once I press the button and start recording, if you haven't spoken, I'll assume you've chosen the second option."
"One."
Amakusa U slowly stood up.
"Two."
He pointed the gun at Kenichi Masano.
"Three."
He pressed the recorder's button.
"I, Kenichi Masano, will unconditionally spend 18.08 million Private Points to purchase a USB drive from the account holder of account ****! I acknowledge this recording and consent to it! The other party has not coerced me in any way!"
"Huff... huff..."
Kenichi Masano had shouted the whole thing in one breath, afraid Amakusa U might not record it otherwise.
Beep—
The recording ended.
"Excellent. Transfer the points, Kenichi Masano."
Looking at the account number on the phone on the ground, Kenichi Masano hurriedly entered it and transferred all the points he had.
Then he picked up Amakusa U's phone and tossed it gently in his direction.
After catching it, Amakusa U checked the Private Points balance in the account to make sure the amount was correct.
[Name: Amakusa U
Gender: Male
Class: Year 1, Class 1-A
Personal Account: 2632
Actual Private Points: 32.89 million...]
So he had over thirty million points now?
Amakusa U nodded in satisfaction. Horikita Manabu had already obtained his student information for him, and it hadn't cost him anything.
But he hadn't found any useful information about why he had a gun or about Amakusa U's identity.
The school had no information about him. That was a good thing, as far as Amakusa U was concerned.
Amakusa U wasn't his real name. His name was Yu Shinomiya.
He was from the Shinomiya Conglomerate.
The Shinomiya Conglomerate was even wealthier than the Koenji Conglomerate—by more than a couple of levels, you could say. But when it came to political power, the Shinomiya Conglomerate was somewhat weaker.
And Yu Shinomiya was the illegitimate son of the Shinomiya Family's first heir.
Back to the matter at hand, Amakusa U opened his phone's camera and started recording Kenichi Masano.
"This is the USB drive you wanted."
As Amakusa U filmed, a hand tossed a USB drive to Kenichi Masano, who was still sitting helplessly on the ground.
"Confirm that this is the USB drive you wanted."
Come on, how am I supposed to confirm it in a place like this?
But Kenichi Masano didn't actually say that. As if! Did he dare not cooperate?
"Yes, yes, this is the USB drive I wanted."
After hearing his answer, Amakusa U smiled with relief and stopped recording.
"I'm done here. Now it's your turn, Mr. Majima."
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall man rushed out from behind the wall Kenichi Masano had emerged from earlier.
Before Kenichi Masano could react, he kicked the knife away from the ground and restrained him.
"Who!?"
Kenichi Masano hadn't even figured out what was happening before an immense force pinned him down. No matter how hard he struggled, it was no use.
Seeing this, Amakusa U slowly tucked the gun back into his waistband.
Of course, he engaged the safety before putting it away, just in case he accidentally hurt himself.
"You tricked me!"
"I never said I'd let you go, Mr. Kenichi Masano. It's not like there can only be one USB drive."
Kenichi Masano lost it.
"What the hell! You...!"
Before Kenichi Masano could say anything else, Majima struck him hard in the neck, knocking him unconscious.
"Oh, impressive, Mr. Majima! Could you teach me that movie-style trick where you knock someone out with one chop?"
Faced with Amakusa U's joking tone, Majima looked helpless. He stood up and dusted off his clothes.
"Amakusa, next time, you can just report something like this to the school, or tell the Student Council. Please have a little more faith in the school!"
The day before, Amakusa U had come to Majima asking for help with something, but he hadn't explained exactly what it was.
Majima had originally planned to refuse, but Amakusa U had said, "Mr. Majima~ Don't you want to see one of your excellent students get into danger~? Someone's trying to hurt me~"
How does this look like anything but you hurting someone else?! I saw the whole thing! You're obviously the dangerous one here!
Where did you get that gun?! I really hope it's a toy!
"I already contacted the school's security staff. At this rate, they should be here in about two minutes..."
"No need. We've been here the whole time."