Deduction

The three of them were surprised by the answer from U Amakusa.

Kanzaki, who had been standing since he entered the room, sat cross-legged on the floor.

Hoshinomiya, meanwhile, pouted her lips and opened her arms, wanting a hug from U Amakusa.

"Amakusa-kun," Ichinose said, looking straight at U Amakusa. "I don't think this is right, not for Sakura and not for you."

"Although as an outsider I shouldn't sway Amakusa-kun's thoughts, I still feel that Sakura-san has the right to know—not just about that incident, but also about the transfer."

U Amakusa: "Ichinose, even for a transfer, Class B spending 20 million private points would still require Sakura's own consent. She will make her own choice when the time comes."

"As for that incident, you don't know the full story. I don't think it's good for Sakura to know, so I don't want to discuss this topic any further."

"Back to business, Hoshinomiya-sensei, please draft a written contract for what we just discussed."

Kanzaki interrupted: "Wait, 20 million private points to buy a student from Class D? By your own admission, Class D has the lowest overall ability."

"Besides the hidden rules, you don't seem to be offering much more in terms of benefits. This is a losing deal for us."

"Furthermore, what do you plan to do about the remaining 10 million private points?"

U Amakusa was inexplicably reminded of his time in the Student Council room; the feeling was quite satisfying.

"Don't worry, I will offer terms you cannot refuse. As for the remaining 10 million private points..."

As his voice trailed off, U Amakusa's gaze slowly shifted to Hoshinomiya.

Seeing this, Hoshinomiya pointed at herself in confusion.

"Eh? I pay?"

U Amakusa nodded calmly. "Yes, you pay."

"Ahaha, you child, where would a teacher get..."

"In one month, I will make Class D the first class in Advanced Nurturing to start with zero points."

Once these words were spoken, Hoshinomiya's attempt to refuse came to an abrupt halt.

"Although I really want to support you, I can only provide 3 million private points. Any more than that and..."

U Amakusa interrupted Hoshinomiya again.

"I already said, I will offer terms you cannot refuse."

"For one time only, I will pull down the current Class A and make the current Class B the new Class A."

As a member of Class A, U Amakusa was planning to bring Class A down; if the people in Class A knew, one could only wonder what they would think.

Kanzaki: "How do you plan to bring Class A down?"

No one argued, and Kanzaki directly initiated the next step of the conversation, proving that all three had tacitly agreed to the deal.

U Amakusa walked to his bed, sat down with a thud, held up two fingers, and spoke slowly: "There are two methods: point deduction and point addition."

Kanzaki: "Point deduction?"

Ichinose: "Point addition?"

U Amakusa: "After the first month passes, students will no longer be penalized for various minor misconducts, with the exception of extreme cases like kicking over trash cans or peeping."

"The students of Class A obviously won't commit such errors, but one can force them to."

Kanzaki rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. "Force them to..."

Ichinose thought for a moment before arriving at the answer.

"Fighting?"

U Amakusa snapped his fingers. "Exactly. Mutual combat. When people are attacked, most will instinctively fight back."

"Especially boys. When a boy is attacked in his most vulnerable spot, anyone would retaliate."

"As long as we get someone to attack a Class A student and trigger a fight, as far as I know, the school will issue suspensions and deduct class points."

Kanzaki frowned. "But both sides would be punished. Can we really get other classes to do this? Other classes would lose points too."

"And if the people in Class A are always operating under surveillance cameras, wouldn't the plan fall apart?"

Ichinose nodded in agreement.

U Amakusa shook his head. "You're forgetting an important point. I just said I would make Class D the first class in the history of Advanced Nurturing to start with zero points."

"Zero class points means zero private points. The people in Class D will have to live on relief supplies."

"But what if we give them points? Certain scumbags in Class D will lick our boots for them. They won't have to pay for medical bills, they'll be begging for a suspension, and they'll get points on top of it."

"And the cameras? The cameras are exactly what we need. They strike first? That's fine. Self-defense? I'll call it excessive force, and then it becomes excessive force."

Ichinose asked, confused: "Become excessive force?"

Kanzaki also looked at U Amakusa, clearly puzzled.

U Amakusa sighed and slapped his forehead. "Ichinose, Kanzaki, use your brains. Don't ask me for the answer immediately."

"But I'll let it slide this time. Remember what points can be used for? Points can be used for class transfers, so naturally, they can be used to bribe the school infirmary staff to forge medical reports."

It was a vicious plan, and all three people present realized it clearly.

Ichinose thought she had found a loophole and said, "What if Class A sees through this trick and pays Class D more points to attack us instead?"

U Amakusa spread his hands and said, "What else can we do? Just play dead. Whenever we get attacked, we just drop to the ground and roll around. No matter what, the people in Class D are just high school freshmen. This isn't a competition of who can fight, but who is more shameless and who is the bigger rascal."

Ichinose: ...

Kanzaki: ...

Kanzaki rubbed his forehead, speechless, but it was clear that he thought U Amakusa's plan was feasible.

"What about Class B's points? We need 50,000 personal points for class funds, plus hiring people from Class D and forging medical certificates for injuries. The point issue..."

As he spoke, Kanzaki looked silently at U Amakusa. Since U Amakusa was the one who proposed it, he naturally had a way to solve it.

However, U Amakusa, who was taking a sip of barley tea on the side, nearly choked.

Damn it, I forgot about that!

No, wait, there might be a way.

"I happen to have two spots for the student council in my hands. I'll sell one of them to Kohei Katsuragi of Class A, and that will solve the point issue. As for the remaining spot... Ichinose, do you have any interest in joining the student council?"

Ichinose was a bit surprised; she did indeed have a vague desire to join the student council.

"Hmm, I do have a little bit of interest."

"Then..." U Amakusa remembered that there was a troublesome person in the student council, and his promise came to an abrupt halt. "No, joining the student council right now isn't a good choice."

"Eh? Why?"

U Amakusa sighed and said, "Nagumo Miyabi from the second year is currently engaged in a factional struggle with the current Student Council President. There's no need to invite trouble for ourselves."

Ichinose weighed the pros and cons and felt that what U Amakusa said made sense.

"Mm, for now, we should focus on class competition. With the help of Amakusa-kun, Class B has a high chance of advancing and becoming Class A."

Kanzaki looked at U Amakusa, seemingly beginning to treat him as the backbone of the class.

"Then, who are you going to sell the remaining spot to?"

U Amakusa took a deep breath, and a person gradually appeared in his mind.

"I have my own plans."