The opening ceremony ended.
Some of the new students, carrying a small fortune, planned to spend it at Keyaki Mall, either making new friends over karaoke or shopping at the mall. Others went back to check out the dormitory building.
Natsukawa Tatsuya and Shiina Hiyori parted ways after their conversation. Natsukawa chose to return to the dorms, while Shiina decided to look around the library.
Natsukawa Tatsuya went to the convenience store closest to the dormitory building to buy daily necessities.
When it came to living expenses, Natsukawa naturally would not skimp on himself. If he ran out of points, he could find a way to get more.
Besides, he already had part of a plan that most transmigrators could think of. Tomorrow, he just needed to buy an anonymous account from Mr. Sakagami and sell some information.
A soft pillow of superior quality and exquisite workmanship? Buy it!
Beautifully designed tea sets, cups, and the like for entertaining guests? Buy them!
Fancy snacks he had never seen before? Buy them!
Some instant foods, coffee, and the like? Buy them!
He wanted to appear on camera so that tomorrow, he would have ample grounds to say he had deduced certain pieces of secret "information" himself.
So, carrying high-end toiletries and pushing a cart full of goods, Natsukawa walked over to the free goods section.
He knew each class's homeroom teacher had permission to access some of the surveillance footage. That way, he would have sufficient grounds to explain his "source of information" to his homeroom teacher tomorrow.
Natsukawa compared them. Sure enough, the toiletries in the free section were the cheapest items available.
Although there was not much difference and they were usable, Natsukawa had no need to make do, so he put down the toothbrushes, cups, and other items from the free section.
Besides, he was certain his dorm room would have female visitors in the future. Of course he had to choose nice-looking goods.
While Natsukawa was doing this, two figures familiar to him also arrived at the free goods section.
Target: Horikita Suzune. Current affection: 0 Academic ability: A Physical ability: B Sociability: C Intelligence: B Judgment: A+
Horikita Suzune said coldly,
"Would you please put away that almost criminal gaze? Otherwise, I wouldn't mind taking you to the police station."
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji: Oh no. Horikita wasn't mincing words. That sounded pretty hostile.
What should I do next?
Judging by the badge on his uniform, that student should be a new student in Class C too.
? How classmates interacted.
I should probably say, "Sorry, she didn't mean it that way."
Before Ayanokoji could finish his mental rehearsal, Natsukawa replied with a smile,
"If you weren't looking at me, how would you know I was looking at you?"
Horikita Suzune said icily,
"Spare me your pathetic excuses, or I wouldn't mind making sure you receive the punishment you deserve!" (Referring to the compass in her pocket...)
Horikita Suzune had no real intention of sending him to the police station, since it might not succeed. She was merely being sharp-tongued.
Then Horikita Suzune glanced at Natsukawa's shopping cart and continued,
"You seem to be a rich kid with a nasty personality. What would interest you in coming to look around the free section?"
Natsukawa replied without the slightest concern,
"It's very rude to make assumptions about someone's background, you know."
"Oh, right. You're a Class D student, aren't you? What's your name? I'm Natsukawa Tatsuya. Nice to meet you!"
Horikita Suzune said icily,
"Don't just carry on by yourself. I never said I wanted to get to know you. Put those nasty thoughts away."
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji continued rehearsing in his mind:
He should ask my name next, right?
Should I answer?
An ordinary student would probably respond.
Yes, a normal high school student would have friends he could talk to.
Getting to know friends from other classes and building relationships should be how normal high school students interacted.
Ask me, and I'll answer! And I'll explain that this is just Horikita Suzune's personality.
Unfortunately, Natsukawa Tatsuya paid him no attention.
So, amid the awkward silence, Ayanokoji said expressionlessly,
"Are you here to shop in the free section too? That seems unreasonable when we have so many school points."
Ayanokoji wanted to smile, but unfortunately, he was not used to it yet.
"Haha, you really are an interesting fellow. It certainly is a little unreasonable. Enjoy your shopping."
With that, Natsukawa smiled and walked toward another section.
Horikita Suzune: What did he mean by that? Could he know something? It certainly is suspicious that this school gives new students 100,000 points every month.
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji: An interesting fellow? Did he mean me? Or Suzune?
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji: Why didn't he ask my name? Hey! I was clearly being friendly. Could this be how high school students interacted?
Natsukawa Tatsuya did not want to get involved with Ayanokoji just yet. Otherwise, Ayanokoji would assess whether he could be a useful tool in the future and approach him.
Natsukawa had also bought nearly everything he needed, so he went over to the staff member in charge of the store.
"A punching bag? A sofa? A bookcase and books? And a full-length mirror? Yes, don't worry. Staff will deliver and install them before six this evening. You only need to pay 60,000 points."
Natsukawa used points to buy some larger items that were not on display in the convenience store, and the staff member readily agreed.
The punching bag was naturally for Kushida Kikyo, and the bookcase for Shiina Hiyori. The sofa and mirror were for other characters.
Natsukawa had already decided to win over these famous female characters.
Natsukawa Tatsuya spent a little over 80,000 points on this shopping trip. With the points spent on changing seats added in, he had very little left.
Fortunately, however, he had a special way to earn points.
Back at the dormitory building, Natsukawa followed the room number assigned to him on his phone's S System and arrived at the door to Room 506.
Inside were basic furnishings and amenities: a television, a desktop tablet computer, a bedside table, a refrigerator, a kitchen, a bathroom, and so on.
Natsukawa put some of the supplies he had bought at the convenience store in their respective places.
"Finally done setting everything up and cleaning! Now I just need to leave some space and wait for the staff to come install everything!"
Then he lay down and thought about the original story, considering what actions he needed to take during the first month of school, whom to build relationships with, and so on.
The school staff were very efficient. Although students could not contact the outside world or leave the school, they could still buy most things available on the market!
Even rare items could be purchased online by paying points.
The on-campus postal service would deliver the items. Of course, there were strict rules against contacting the outside world, and students could not send mail out.
Before five, the staff arrived at Natsukawa's dorm room carrying the large items he had purchased and took care of installing them.
At around six that evening, a message from Shiina Hiyori arrived on his phone's messaging app.
[Natsukawa, have you had dinner? 〔Cute.jpg〕 Would you like to come take a look at the library? The collection here is very good! If you're coming, I'll wait here for you. 〔Panda.jpg〕]
Natsukawa Tatsuya saw the message. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he headed to the library area.
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