Contract Established

In the Class D classroom, Kei trotted over to Hasebe's side.

The latter noticed Kei's movements, looked up at her, and asked helplessly, "What is it again, Kei?"

"You still have the heart to ask me what's wrong?"

Kei was stunned by Hasebe's question and said, "Kato just left with that Ichinose from Class B!"

Hearing news about Satsu, Kokoro Inogashira on the other side of the classroom also perked up, but the distance between them was too great, and she couldn't hear a word of what Kei and Hasebe were saying.

"Kokoro-chan, what's wrong?"

Faced with her companion's concern, Kokoro came back to her senses but had no heart to answer.

"Sorry, I need to go to the restroom first."

With that, Kokoro ran out of the classroom, and with just one glance, she spotted Satsu and the other two just past the corner.

"Great, I can catch up!"

Kokoro felt a surge of joy and secretly followed them: I must see for myself what they are doing. Please, let it not be a confession.

Because of her shyness, Kokoro did not want too many people to know about her feelings for Satsu, so she chose to act in her own way.

Back in the classroom, Hasebe appeared much calmer.

"What's the matter? It's just going out together; aren't you being a bit too sensitive, Kei?"

"You don't know about Ichinose? She's a top-tier beauty among the first years. Do you have any idea how popular Satsu is with the girls? How can you have zero sense of crisis!"

Kei spoke as if it were a serious matter, her tone even carrying a hint of frustration at Hasebe's lack of urgency.

"Please~ what kind of person goes on a date with a teacher?"

Kei was rendered speechless by the rebuttal, and after a long while, she stammered, "Even so, you should still have some sense of crisis."

"I already told you, things like feelings can't be rushed."

"Fine, fine," Kei said dismissively, leaving in a huff.

Hasebe, however, lifted her eyes calmly to watch Kei's retreating back, murmuring, "Why is she always so concerned about the romantic issues between me and Satsu?"

In the hallway, Satsu and Ichinose chatted idly.

"You considered it so quickly? I thought I'd have to wait a while."

"One night is already a long time."

Ichinose kept her head down, but her eyes were full of determination: "This deal, I must make it!"

"We're here."

Chabashira's cold voice came, and the two realized they had arrived at the faculty office.

Inside the office, there was no one else besides Hoshinomiya. Three documents were neatly laid out on the table in front of her; clearly, Hoshinomiya had been waiting there for a long time.

"Finally here!"

Hoshinomiya stood up, and she quickly spotted Kokoro Inogashira, who was secretly following Satsu and the others.

"It seems someone else is also interested in your agreement."

At these words, the group turned around in unison.

Although Kokoro hid the moment she was spotted, there was nowhere to hide in the empty hallway.

She immediately pretended that nothing was wrong and walked past the office door.

I acted well; they shouldn't suspect I'm following them. (Kokoro Inogashira)

"Who did you tell about our business? Why is someone following us?" Ichinose scolded Satsu.

"I didn't say anything to anyone," Satsu denied flatly.

With a "bang," Chabashira slammed the office door shut.

"There's nothing to discuss here; we just won't let her see," Chabashira said, walking over to Hoshinomiya.

"If there are no problems, let's begin," Hoshinomiya said, picking up two documents and handing them to Satsu and Ichinose respectively.

"These documents are the contracts you are about to sign. If you both agree, sign them, and the contract will be established."

"There are three copies of this document: one for the school and one for each of you."

As soon as Hoshinomiya finished the introduction, Chabashira couldn't help but speak up: "What, aren't you going to check the contents of the contract? Once it's bound, you won't be able to look at it."

"You didn't look at it either, did you?" Hoshinomiya replied.

"What kind of major thing could be in the contract that requires checking?"

Chabashira said disdainfully, and as she looked up, she met Hoshinomiya's gaze, which seemed to say—Look! You've already stated the reason.

At that moment, Ichinose was in agony. After Satsu confirmed the contents of the contract were fine, he signed his name readily, but Ichinose hesitated to put pen to paper.

Her hand trembled, and two voices argued within her, but eventually, the voice of signing took the upper hand.

It's okay, Ichinose. If Kato doesn't pay back the points, at worst I'll just drop out with him. He can't be crazy enough to use expulsion as a bargaining chip just to blow a million points. (Ichinose Honami)

At worst, I'll transfer to another school and start over. Running out of points won't lead to expulsion, and the school guarantees a minimum standard of living. Everyone in Class B is excellent and united; they can earn the points back. (Ichinose Honami)

"But if I win this gamble, I'll have three hundred million yen. Even if I don't gamble, I can't say for sure that I'll graduate from Class A. I have to take the bet." (Ichinose Honami)

Ichinose slammed her left hand onto her right, forcibly pressing it down to sign her name.

"Then, the contract is established!" Hoshinomiya said, putting away the school's copy of the document.

"In that case, shouldn't you fulfill the terms of the contract?" Satsu looked at Ichinose and said expectantly.

"Yes!"

Ichinose nodded, took out her phone, and made the transfer right in front of Hoshinomiya and Chabashira.

"One million points. Please confirm."

"Received."

Seeing this, Hoshinomiya and Chabashira were filled with disbelief; Chabashira even instinctively reached out to snatch the document from Hoshinomiya's hands.

She was desperate to know what kind of contract it was, but Hoshinomiya blocked her.

"Little Sae, I know you're in a hurry, but don't be so hasty. This document has already been sealed."

"Don't you want to see it?!"

"I do!"

Hoshinomiya shouted without hesitation. She turned to look at Satsu and said, "I really want to know what kind of promise he made to be able to take one million points from Ichinose-san."

"However, according to school regulations, we have already missed the time when we could view it."