"Don't you know another way to earn Private Points, too? You could tell them about it, couldn't you?"
After hearing Yang Cheng's response, Suzune Horikita sprang to her feet, then slowly walked up to the podium. Looking at her classmates as they murmured among themselves, she said, "Everyone, Chabashira-sensei just explained this.
"Because of our earlier behavior, all our Class Points have been deducted, and we've even been ranked as the worst class, Class D.
"If we want to change that, we have to get good results on the upcoming midterms. Only then can we ensure that we receive a certain amount of Private Points each month."
The school's super system distributed Private Points to students each month based on their Class Points.
For instance, if Class D had 430 Class Points, they would receive 43,000 Private Points the following month.
Due to repeated tardiness, skipping classes, and goofing off during lessons, their Class Points had now fallen to the absolute minimum: zero.
In other words, unless they found a way to change their situation, their Private Points would be zero not just this month, but next month and the month after that as well.
Of course, personal points were secondary. What mattered more to Suzune was that Class Points were also an important criterion for moving up the class rankings.
"You make it sound so easy, Horikita. We don't even have enough Private Points to cover our living expenses anymore. How are we supposed to focus on studying?"
"Exactly! Besides, since when did Horikita become our leader?"
Horikita Suzune had always been cold and aloof. She had previously disdained interacting with her classmates, and she wasn't good at socializing, either.
So when she went up to the podium and said her piece, plenty of people clearly weren't buying it.
Seeing Suzune get shot down, Yang Cheng and Ayanokoji, who were sitting at the back, both wore expressions that said they had expected as much.
Over the past month, they had gained a decent understanding of Suzune Horikita's personality.
Asking someone as forceful and aloof as her to persuade Class D's rebellious boys and girls was really asking too much.
Fortunately, Class D also had Yosuke Hirata, who was good at smoothing things over.
With his help persuading everyone to listen, they learned from Suzune that Private Points could also be earned by working part-time at some of the shops on campus.
In Japan, students working part-time was nothing unusual.
As the Advanced Nurturing High School, one of the school's goals was to give students an early taste of working life.
By working at the shops on campus, students gained practical experience while the school reduced its labor costs. Earning Private Points through work was indeed a viable option here.
"That's amazing, Horikita. Does that mean you're the classmate Chabashira-sensei mentioned who's already been earning points this way?"
Faced with Hirata's sincere admiration, Suzune was clearly a little embarrassed.
But just as she was about to blurt out Yang Cheng's name, she saw him frantically shaking his head at her.
"If you already knew we could earn Private Points this way, Horikita, why didn't you tell us sooner?"
"Exactly. I bet she did it on purpose. She waited until everyone was completely broke before revealing this information so we'd all admire her and feel grateful, right?"
As it turned out, treating people well didn't necessarily mean they would be grateful.
Suzune might have spoken up out of her own ambition to move the class up the rankings.
But there was no denying that the information she had just shared really did help her classmates resolve their immediate crisis.
However, because Suzune Horikita had always kept to herself and had such an aloof demeanor, she wasn't particularly popular in class.
As a result, quite a few of the girls now believed she was deliberately putting on a show, and some even hurled insults at her.
Bang!
Faced with these malicious assumptions about Suzune Horikita, the ever-amiable Yosuke Hirata was just about to say something when Yang Cheng slammed his hand on his desk and stood up.
Back when he watched Classroom of the Elite, Yang Cheng had really enjoyed its battles of wits and the way its plot subverted expectations.
But he had to admit that some of its plot developments and characters were downright revolting.
Just because Ayanokoji was so damn overpowered, did the author have to make things harder for him by stuffing Class D full of backstabbers and fucking idiots?
"I was the first one to earn Private Points by working part-time, so you can stop using that as an excuse to attack someone you dislike.
"As for why I didn't go up there and tell you myself, it's because I knew plenty of you were completely beyond saving."
"This is ridiculous. If we'd told you how to earn Private Points earlier, would you have obediently gone out and gotten jobs?"
"When you thought everyone had a hundred thousand points to blow every month, would you have given up enjoying yourselves to work your asses off for that paltry amount of Private Points?"
"I can tell you right now: you wouldn't have!
"Because if you had that kind of resolve, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
"It's not that you've realized you were wrong. You've just realized you're about to die... no, actually, even now, you still don't think you did anything wrong.
"This world runs on survival of the fittest. Nobody else has any obligation to take care of you!"
After venting everything on his mind in one go, Yang Cheng turned and left the classroom, feeling thoroughly refreshed.
Fuck, I finally got all that frustration from watching the anime out of my system.
I'm not their mom or dad. Why should I coddle them?
I've already crossed over into another world, and I'm this damn powerful. Am I supposed to keep putting up with this bullshit?
Sorry, but that's absolutely not happening.
Ayanokoji tolerated those people because he had no feelings and viewed everyone as tools, believing that every tool would eventually come in handy.
Yang Cheng, however, believed that while some people in Class D did have their own strengths,
Even without them, Yang Cheng could still crush all the other classes by himself!
As Yang Cheng slammed the door behind him, everyone in Class D froze.
After all, this was nothing like the personality or image Yang Cheng usually presented in class. His tirade had genuinely left everyone in Class D too stunned to respond.
"Hey, hey, do you think Yang Cheng might have a crush on Horikita?"
"I think it's pretty likely. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten so angry just now. And I often see them
"hanging out together..."
Hearing several girls below the podium whispering as though no one else was there, the normally cool-faced Suzune Horikita couldn't help developing a faint blush.
Could Yang Cheng really... no, I came to this school to surpass my brother.
I'll have to find a chance to make things clear to him. I don't intend to date anyone right now. At least... not before graduation.
Clearly, the girls' comments had caused Suzune to misunderstand as well. After spending the past month getting to know him, she didn't think Yang Cheng was someone who would lose his temper for no reason.
(Slacker's diary: I went to an elder's birthday banquet last night. I don't know how to play mahjong, but my older male cousins dragged me in to fill a seat, and I ended up unable to sleep last night.
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