Has Nothing to Do With Me

The weather in May is always enchanting; with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze, it seems to be exactly what a happy school life should look like.

However, the atmosphere inside the Class D classroom is far from as relaxing as the weather outside.

"Teacher, the points for this month haven't been deposited yet, have they?"

Faced with the student's reminder, Chabashira appears indifferent. She gently sets down the poster in her hand and says, "Just as I said before, the points are deposited on the first of every month. This month will be no different."

"But we really haven't received any points!"

The classroom suddenly becomes noisy. The students are discussing it in a jumble of voices, and the concept of discipline seems to have completely lost its effect.

Those who know would realize Class D is holding a class meeting; those who don't might think Class D is holding a rally.

"You really are a bunch of foolish students!"

Chabashira's voice isn't loud, but the effect of these words is immediate. Everyone is startled by this mocking remark.

The Chabashira who used to ignore her students has completely vanished, replaced by a devil radiating a terrifying aura.

Satsu hasn't been paying any attention to this class meeting at all. His gaze drifts listlessly toward the sky outside the window, his finger unconsciously clicking his pen repeatedly, the ticking sound tapping away in the quiet.

He has no interest in these rules he already knows, so he eventually just lays his head on the desk and drifts off to sleep.

"To choose not to listen during a class meeting of this importance?"

Noticing Satsu's actions, Suzune looks quite surprised. It's not as if she hasn't observed Satsu's performance over the past month.

Satsu isn't the type of student to ignore a lecture, and in this meeting, every word Chabashira said was rewriting everyone's understanding of this school.

Sleeping and not listening at a time like this is truly baffling.

Ayanokoji naturally notices Satsu as well, but he doesn't appear surprised. After a faint glance, he turns his head to continue listening to Chabashira.

A long while later, Ayanokoji's mechanical, emotionless voice finally rings out.

"Satsu, Satsu! The class meeting is over. Chabashira has already left." Ayanokoji says while gently shaking Satsu.

"Huh? Is it already the break?" Satsu rubs his eyes and asks.

"I'm actually a bit envious of your strong heart and excellent sleep quality to be able to sleep at a time like this," Suzune says, looking at Satsu with a teasing tone.

"Do you know what you missed?"

"Why couldn't I sleep at a time like this? Let me guess what Chabashira said."

Satsu speaks confidently; while he might not be able to repeat Chabashira's words verbatim, distilling the core meaning is absolutely no problem.

Judging by his relaxed physical state just now and his initial reaction when I woke him up, Satsu was indeed asleep. (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

But he knows what Chabashira was talking about. Could it be that he knew in advance? (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

Ayanokoji's face remains expressionless. To outsiders, he is just quietly listening to Satsu speak.

But in his heart, he has already simulated countless possibilities.

"You knew these rules beforehand?"

Suzune's tone is shocked, but after only a moment, it returns to calm.

Her mind can't help but recall the powerful information-gathering ability Satsu displayed when they first enrolled, specifically when he accurately pointed out the situation regarding Kuraku and the others.

"I suppose so. With your exaggerated The Web, it doesn't seem strange that you'd know this in advance."

The Web? (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

"But since you knew beforehand, why didn't you choose to say anything?" Reine asks, puzzled.

Satsu doesn't deny the fact that he knew in advance, instead asking in return, "Why should I have said anything? What happens to these people has nothing to do with me."

In truth, it isn't that Satsu didn't want to say it, but the outcome of doing so is obvious: most people wouldn't believe him.

Even if everyone discovered Satsu was right a month later, he might have been forced to shoulder the burden of the class by then, simply because he knew the rules.

If you succeed, no one will be grateful because you are just a part of the class, but if you fail, everyone will only think you are incompetent, and all their resentment will be vented on you.

"Horikita-san, Ayanokoji-kun, Kato-kun."

The person speaking is Hirata. He walks toward the three of them and sincerely invites them: "Regarding what Chabashira just said, I think it's necessary for everyone to sit down and talk. Can you come and participate too?"

"Sorry, Yosuke. I don't want to participate. You should ask someone else."

Satsu refuses Hirata's invitation without hesitation, and as he speaks, he stands up and leaves the classroom.

Satsu has no desire to engage in this kind of meaningless meeting with Hirata; he clearly has more important things to do than get tangled up with him.

"It's fine. If you change your mind, you can come find me at any time."

Hirata doesn't intend to force him; after all, forcing such things is meaningless.

"Then, Horikita-san..."

"I'm not interested. Don't ask me to participate in these activities in the future."

"Hey, you two don't have to shut the door on everything, do you?" Hirata hits a wall repeatedly, and Ayanokoji seems unable to watch anymore, attempting to mediate.

"Since you're interested, why don't you represent us and attend?" Leaving behind a cold remark, Suzune also stands up and leaves.

"Sorry, Hirata. Their personalities are just like that."

"Actually, I didn't expect Satsu to suddenly show such a massive sense of detachment from his classmates either," Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said.

"It's alright, Ayanokoji-kun. I understand that all beginnings are difficult, so you..."

"Eh... about that, I'm actually even less eloquent than those two."

"I understand, but I still hope you will all think it over carefully."

In the teachers' office, Chabashira had just sat down and brought a cup filled with water to her lips when Satsu's voice came from the doorway.

"Chabashira-sensei, I would like to buy something from you."

Hearing this, Chabashira looked at Satsu thoughtfully. After a moment of contemplation, she slowly spoke: "What do you want to buy?"

"A new mobile phone."

"If your phone is broken, the school has a dedicated digital repair shop. There is no need to go out of your way to replace it."

"No, no! You've misunderstood. I don't want to replace my phone."

"What I want is to buy another one just like the one in my hand—the kind distributed by the school at the start of the term that can access the school system and serve as a proxy for a student ID."

"To put it more bluntly, I want to buy another shadow identity and account."