New Target

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Watching Ichinose Honami's terrified expression, Hasebe asked with concern.

The former offered no response; other than the chattering of her teeth, not a sound escaped Ichinose Honami's lips.

Why is this madman allowed to stand here so brazenly? Are those two students beside him his friends? (Ichinose Honami)

Forget it, how could a madman like that have friends? They must be people sent by the school to monitor him. (Ichinose Honami)

The school actually sent two students to monitor him! (Ichinose Honami)

Faced with Ichinose Honami's strange reaction, both Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Hasebe looked utterly bewildered. How could someone suddenly start acting like this for no reason?

That sense of fear was as if she had been locked in a cage with a wild beast.

Compared to Ichinose Honami's expression, Kato Satsu was more concerned with what she had just been thinking: surveillance!

I really am being secretly monitored. Who could it be? (Kato Satsu)

After the incident involving him beating up the school staff was resolved, it wasn't as if Kato Satsu hadn't considered the possibility of being watched.

But for so long, Kato Satsu hadn't noticed anything amiss, to the point where he sometimes wondered if someone or some reason had smoothed things over for him.

The outcome of that incident had been far too bland. There were witnesses and surveillance footage; he could have been expelled and it would have been justified.

Forget it, don't think about that for now. The most important thing is the current situation. (Kato Satsu)

If Ichinose Honami loses control of her emotions and lets something slip, we're in trouble. (Kato Satsu)

Kato Satsu kept a close watch on the mental activities of the two beside him. Just as they were about to ask, Kato Satsu stepped forward first.

"Classmate, are you..."

Seeing Kato Satsu approach quickly, Ichinose Honami turned and fled without hesitation, whimpering as she scrambled away, almost using her hands and feet.

"What a strange person. Is there something behind us?"

Hasebe looked back down the hallway as she spoke, but she saw nothing but sunlight and shadows.

"Everything looks perfectly normal!"

"Perhaps there's some other reason," Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said slowly, though his gaze lingered involuntarily on Kato Satsu.

Ichinose Honami's eyes were fixed on Kato Satsu the entire time. The problem clearly lies with him, yet judging by his words just now, he doesn't seem to know her. (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

Excellent learning ability, a strong physique, a powerful The Web. Is it really not a mistake by the school that Kato Satsu was assigned to Class D? (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

Hearing all this, the corners of Kato Satsu's mouth twitched involuntarily. He could tell Ichinose Honami was afraid of him just by her gaze? Give it a rest, that's boring.

However, this encounter with Ichinose Honami did give Kato Satsu some inspiration—inspiration for making money.

Ever since he bought his second mobile phone, Kato Satsu had plummeted back into the ranks of the destitute. Although he could still get by, those funds were far from enough if he was determined to reach Class A on his own.

Twenty million points was the goal, so how was he going to get them?

Squeeze them from the poor wretches in Class D? No, no, of course you take money from those who have it! And who was the wealthiest in this school right now? Who was most likely to be able to cough up twenty million points?

Nagumo Miyabi, Horikita Manabu!

"Alright, how about we grab something to eat before heading back to the dorms?"

Faced with Kato Satsu's suggestion, Hasebe responded with great enthusiasm.

"Sure, sure!"

She then turned to look at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka beside them: "Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, do you want to join us?"

"I..."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's gaze darted back and forth between Kato Satsu and Hasebe, and he stammered, "I think I'll pass. I wanted to head to the supermarket later."

Of course I don't have anything to buy. Why would I go and watch the two of you flirting? (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

"Alright then, it'll just be me and Kato Satsu." With that, Hasebe grabbed Kato Satsu and jogged away.

"Then, Kiyotaka! Let's stay in touch!"

As he was being dragged along, Kato Satsu didn't forget to wave goodbye to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who waved back.

"Right!"

Sometimes, I really envy people like Kato Satsu. (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

With such an outstanding appearance, socializing becomes much easier, and his popularity with the opposite sex is particularly enviable. (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

The sunset hadn't quite faded, and the hallway turned a deep, dim yellow under the light. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka turned, his back completely to Kato Satsu and Hasebe.

Without pausing, without a word, and without any expression on his face, he walked off in his own direction, leaving the sound of Kato Satsu and Hasebe's laughter behind him.

That night, Kato Satsu pondered his grand plan for earning points. As expected, there was never enough of this stuff. Since the start of the semester, he had worried about points more than once.

Although he had already set his targets, neither of them was someone to be trifled with.

Horikita Manabu and Nagumo Miyabi were undoubtedly the big and small jokers in the deck. The latter had united the entire second year and even a portion of the third year.

In this school, Nagumo Miyabi could definitely be considered a boss-level figure. Aside from his combat prowess being a bit weak, there was almost nothing you could criticize about him.

The former, Horikita Manabu, was even more exaggerated; at such a young age, he had already achieved a fifth-dan in Karate and a fourth-dan in Aikido.

When it comes to academic ability, Horikita Manabu is also an impeccable existence; he is calm, powerful, and could almost be called a perfect human being.

The most terrifying thing is that such a monster actually possesses a strong sense of collective consciousness, capable of uttering charismatic leadership phrases like "the class is a collective."

Even when facing Nagumo Miyabi, Horikita Manabu is able to maintain the upper hand; comparing him to the Joker in a deck of cards is well-deserved.

Trying to snatch food from these two tigers might just break your teeth, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Although the school offers other ways to obtain points, such as club activity competitions, those are undoubtedly too slow, and he is not there just to earn living expenses.

"I'll start with Nagumo Miyabi, that Joker! It's perfect, considering he threatened me earlier," Satsu muttered to himself.

The target was set; next came the plan.

Satsu took out a sheet of paper and sat alone under the desk lamp to ponder, but before long, he frustratedly scratched his hair into a bird's nest.

"I have no money, and I have no people. I can't implement any plan at all!" he said irritably in a low voice.

"I have to go get some money as startup capital first."

This contradictory situation left Satsu at a loss; he was there to make big money, yet to get that big money, he first had to go get some small money.

"Wait!"

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Satsu's mind, and he had an idea: "There is still one more person, someone with plenty of money who is easier to deal with than Nagumo Miyabi and Horikita Manabu."

"Ichinose Honami!"