Investigating All Student Data

Watching the entire class leave, Bai Mu did not head for the library. Instead, he changed direction and walked straight toward the faculty office area.

The adjustment period appeared calm and peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents ran deep. At present, he only had scattered information on upperclassmen. As for the key students in the four first-year classes, their heights, builds, and basic profiles were all blank to him. If he wanted to avoid conflict and stay out of the game, the most basic prerequisite was—figuring out every opponent's hidden cards.

Rather than passively responding later, it was better to obtain the complete roster of all new students in advance and know both himself and his enemies.

The faculty office area was quiet, its corridors clean and orderly, with each class's homeroom teacher's desk clearly separated. Bai Mu easily found Hoshinomiya Chie's desk. There were no other teachers in the office at the moment, making it particularly tranquil.

Hoshinomiya was lazily propping up her chin as she scrolled through her phone, looking utterly relaxed as she slacked off. When she saw Bai Mu push open the door and walk in, she raised her brows slightly. A trace of surprise flickered through her eyes before a gentle smile spread across her face. "Bai Mu? Why aren't you resting after school? What do you need from your teacher?"

Bai Mu got straight to the point, his tone calm and direct. "Ma'am, I'd like to request access to the complete first-year student roster, including relevant information such as height and basic profiles."

The moment he said that, Hoshinomiya Chie straightened up. She narrowed her pretty eyes slightly, the smile on her face fading somewhat as she scrutinized the boy before her.

Ordinary freshmen only cared about having fun after entering school. Even those who investigated intelligence would never immediately think of requesting the private files of every student in the school. This Class B freshman was meticulous, steady in his actions, and far too purpose-driven.

"Bai Mu-chan~" Hoshinomiya drew out her words, her tone suggestive yet measured as she spoke leisurely. "Those are all the private details of students across the school. According to school rules, teachers aren't allowed to release them casually."

Though she appeared to be refusing him, she did not directly send him away. Instead, she stood and gently shut the office door, then led Bai Mu to a secluded private meeting room nearby, completely cutting them off from outside eyes and sounds.

Within the enclosed little room, Hoshinomiya braced one hand on the table and stepped half a pace closer. "Still, your teacher happens to be sorting through our Class B freshmen's files lately. The workload is rather heavy, and I'm a little overwhelmed. Could I trouble you to lend your teacher a hand, Bai Mu?"

The implication in her words could not have been clearer.

If he helped with the work, he could naturally gain access to internal files—a private convenience neither of them needed to spell out.

Bai Mu immediately understood her unspoken meaning. He gave a slight nod and answered crisply, "Sure."

There was no unnecessary hesitation, nor any deliberate politeness. He was far too composed for an ordinary first-year high school student.

The appreciation in Hoshinomiya's eyes deepened as she smiled and vacated her desk. "Then I'll be counting on you. There's no password on the computer, and all the files are in the desktop folders. Just organize and archive them for me."

Bai Mu sat down at Hoshinomiya's desk and opened the folders on the computer desktop. With a sweep of his gaze, he narrowed his eyes slightly as he discovered a hidden surprise.

This office computer was linked to the internal work group for all homeroom teachers. The group had just sent out a compressed file containing the complete freshman data for this year. The rules were simple: the homeroom teachers of the four main classes each downloaded the files and organized the records for their own students, performing their respective duties without interfering with one another.

Normally, a Class B homeroom teacher would only retrieve Class B's files. There was no need to look at information from the other classes.

But who was Bai Mu? He never let a single intelligence loophole slip past him.

He gave a quiet laugh, clicked the mouse, and skillfully opened the historical files in the chat log.

It was not just the freshman data for this year. The complete compressed archives for every student from the previous two years—two entire cohorts—had all been perfectly preserved in the group file history.

The next instant, without the slightest psychological burden, he selected everything with a single click and downloaded it all.

The files of every student in this year's Classes A through D, along with information on all students from the previous two cohorts—their heights, builds, admission comments, basic assessment data... Vast quantities of core intelligence were all collected onto his computer.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

If he wanted to lie low and stay safe in this grand game at the school, the best way to protect himself was to thoroughly grasp everyone's hidden cards and ensure that he always held the advantage of superior information.

Beside him, Hoshinomiya Chie rested her chin on her hand and silently watched his rapidly moving hands. She saw everything from beginning to end, yet chose not to expose him, merely keeping a faint smile at the corners of her lips.

Her calculations were clicking away in her mind.

She did not care in the slightest if Bai Mu took a few extra files or looked through more intelligence. Her true goal had never been to have Class B stagnate in place. She simply disliked Chabashira Sae, the Class D homeroom teacher.

As long as Class B could maintain its ranking, steadily improve, and firmly suppress Class D so that Chabashira Sae could never climb up, she would be more than happy.

As for Class B rising to Class A? That would be even better. The salary, performance bonuses, and resource subsidies for a Class A homeroom teacher far exceeded those of other classes. Who would ever complain that their pay was too high?

If her own class rose to the top and became Class A, she could both get a raise and completely strangle Chabashira's chances of promotion. That was double the joy.

Clear-minded as she was, Hoshinomiya was delighted to indulge Bai Mu's little maneuvering. She even secretly rejoiced that such a deeply hidden genius had appeared in her class.

In just over ten minutes, Bai Mu worked with clear organization and astonishing speed, turning Hoshinomiya's originally cumbersome, messy Class B files into neat and orderly records. Everything was clearly categorized and easy to grasp at a glance. His efficiency was absurd.

After finishing everything, he discreetly inserted his own USB drive, copied and backed up all the confidential files he had just downloaded, then cleared the computer's download history and perfectly erased all traces. The entire process flowed smoothly without the slightest flaw.

"Ma'am, it's done."

Bai Mu stood up, his tone flat, as though he had merely completed some insignificant task in passing.

"Wow, that was way too fast!"

Hoshinomiya could not help exclaiming, completely won over by the boy's execution. The same workload would have kept her busy for an entire afternoon at minimum, yet Bai Mu had wrapped it up perfectly in just over ten minutes—and had done it with impeccable orderliness.

Bai Mu did not linger. After politely saying goodbye, he turned and left the office.

He had no idea about the years-long workplace entanglement of affection and rivalry between his homeroom teacher and the Class D homeroom teacher, nor did he care to involve himself in the teachers' grudges.

At that moment, he held the complete student records of three cohorts in his hands. With his intelligence reserves filled to the brim, he felt increasingly secure.

After packing up his books, Bai Mu rose alone and slowly made his way toward the school library.