Class C Begins to Act (1)

After parting ways with Ichinose, Kitahara and his group arrived at the classroom.

However, seeing the expectant looks on their faces, Kitahara realized they were still unaware that the points had not yet been distributed.

Once Kitahara returned to his seat, Kushida began interacting with those around her, clearly confirming the news.

As more and more students picked up their phones and discovered that the points had indeed not arrived, they began to discuss it with one another, right up until Chabashira arrived.

Kushida asked Chabashira, "Teacher, why haven't our points been distributed yet? We should have class points, right?"

"The school's system is experiencing a minor malfunction; the first-year points will be issued later," Chabashira replied indifferently.

Upon hearing Chabashira's answer, the idiot trio began to grumble.

"No way..."

"This is a failure of school equipment. Don't we get any compensation?"

Listening to their complaints, Chabashira continued:

"There is nothing I can do about it. As soon as the problem is resolved, the points will be deposited immediately."

"Of course, provided you still have points remaining..." Chabashira paused significantly after the final sentence, the warning couldn't have been more obvious.

Even though Kushida had already stated that they should still have class points, the fact that she had to repeat "provided you still have points remaining..." made the implication clear to anyone who gave it a moment's thought: something must have happened to cause the points to...

Ignoring the majority of Class D who remained entirely unconcerned, Kitahara turned his head to look at Ayanokoji beside him.

He noticed that Ayanokoji had fallen into a brief moment of contemplation.

As expected, has he already figured it out too? Kitahara muttered to himself.

However, do I need to intervene in this matter? After all, the protagonist of this incident isn't just Sudo, who has provoked me multiple times.

There is also that student, Sakura Airi.

Sigh, although I really find that guy Sudo annoying, I did promise that "three strikes and you're out," so it wouldn't be right for me to deal with him.

After all, I am an honest person; that is the life creed of a bandit.

However, I feel like I can still do something about her situation. After all, I am a member of the Disciplinary Committee, and no one ever stipulated that the Disciplinary Committee can only manage student affairs.

Besides, if I help Chairman clear out the pests of this school, he will surely be grateful to me.

Hehe, at that point, he might even give me bonus points...

And if he doesn't give them then, that's simply impossible...

(As expected, the last part is Kitahara's true intention; everything before that was just fluff.)

At this moment, Chairman, who was buried in paperwork in his office, suddenly sneezed.

Noticing his father's condition, Sakayanagi Arisu, who was sitting nearby, said:

"Father, you should take better care of your health."

"Hmm... Arisu, you've grown up, haven't you? You even know how to care for your father now," Chairman said, looking at her with doting eyes.

Hearing her father's words, Sakayanagi replied with a speechless expression: "Alright, Father. Since the physical examination is complete, I'll be going now."

After saying this, Sakayanagi quickly left the office, and the Chairman, sitting at his desk, could only smile helplessly and say:

"She really has grown up..."

"Hmm? Why is Ichinose messaging me?" Kitahara was just about to open his laptop when he was distracted by the vibration of his phone.

"Never mind, it must be something urgent."

Kitahara packed his things and hurried to the location Ichinose had agreed upon.

When Kitahara arrived, he noticed that Ichinose's face was no longer wearing her angelic smile, but was instead replaced by a faint sorrow.

Noticing Kitahara's arrival, Ichinose turned around and said apologetically:

"Sorry, Kitahara, for calling you out so suddenly."

"Hmm... it's no big deal. Besides, I'm not busy with anything usually," Kitahara said nonchalantly.

"By the way, is there something you wanted to see me about?" Kitahara asked, looking puzzled.

"This..."

"...A confession. I might be confessed to by someone here today," Ichinose said after hesitating, finally gathering her courage.

Ichinose's words echoed quietly in Kitahara's ears.

"Sigh... this..." Kitahara was momentarily stunned.

Once he calmed down, Kitahara realized: has the plot already reached this point?

However, the fact that Ichinose came to me instead of looking for Ayanokoji—it seems I really am the superior choice.

(Cough, cough, just kidding. Was it because Hoshinomiya had already warned Ichinose at the beginning?)

(In truth, what Kitahara didn't know was that Hoshinomiya had also told Ichinose to keep an eye on Ayanokoji of Class D, but due to Kitahara's repeated help toward Ichinose and her inexplicable feelings for him, this result was brought about.)

"If you are going to be confessed to, Ichinose, then it would probably be better if I weren't present," Kitahara said, pretending not to know who the person confessing was, despite being fully aware.

"But I don't really understand anything about romance."

"I found this in my locker yesterday." Ichinose said, pulling out a letter adorned with a pink heart.

[Hmm, that is indeed a love letter... Wait, no, I don't understand romance either. After all, in my past life, I maintained a single-handed speed for eighteen years.]

Kitahara felt a slight twitch in his heart, though he soon felt a surge of pride.

"I don't want to pursue anything with that person... and I don't know how to reject them without hurting their feelings," Ichinose continued.

She looked at Kitahara, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said:

"So, I want to ask you, Kitahara, to pretend to be my boyfriend, and then..."

"And then reject him like that?" Kitahara finished her sentence before she could even finish speaking.

"Yes... so please," Ichinose said softly.

"But Ichinose, have you thought about what might happen if he finds out our relationship is fake? The impact on him might be even worse than if you just rejected him yourself."

"Therefore, I think it's better to just be honest and talk to him one-on-one."

"But..." Before Ichinose could finish, she stopped as she looked at someone appearing behind Kitahara.

Noticing the change in Ichinose's eyes, Kitahara followed her gaze and looked back.

(She really did show up, though her timing is impeccable.)