"Then I'll be direct. Why was I assigned to Class D? My entrance exam scores should have been excellent! Shouldn't I have been placed in Class A?"
"Why do you think so highly of yourself? Where does your confidence come from? Based on your social skills alone, you're the worst in Class D! The class assignment was not a mistake—because your abilities are only worthy of being in Class D. You're a defective product!"
Horikita took half a step back and said coldly, "As for whether I'm suitable or not... I will personally confirm that with the school administration."
"Be my guest," Chabashira sneered, casually flipping through the roster on her desk. "But before that—" her fingertip tapped heavily on a certain name, "why don't you ask that amazing brother of yours first? Manabu Horikita." Chabashira's voice suddenly softened, but it cut through the air like a dull knife. "In his first year, he gained the support of the vast majority of his classmates and became the first first-year in history to be elected as the student council president." She suddenly slammed the roster in front of Horikita. "Right now, you can't even touch his shadow from back then."
The roster was open to a photo of the student council executives. Manabu Horikita was standing in the center. Kiyomizu noticed Horikita's breath catch for a moment. She stared at the photo as if trying to burn a hole through the badge.
Chabashira suddenly relaxed her tense shoulders, her tone tinged with a hint of disinterest. "But well... you're not entirely without a chance to get to Class A. As for... the specific details—" Her finger suddenly pointed at Kiyomizu, who was already at the door. "Go ask him. After all, the other 39 of you paid for the information." She waved her hand as if shooing away a fly.
Kiyomizu already had one foot out of the office. With 1,000,000 points safely in his account, he left without any hesitation. The sound of hurried footsteps followed him, and soon, Horikita was walking beside him.
"You..."
"Let's talk as we walk."
.....
The logic of the S-System wasn't actually that complicated. When he first heard the rules, the setting of Baka and Test immediately came to mind. A similar class ranking system, a similar competition mechanism that allowed for upsets. But the key difference was that this school's evaluation of students was clearly not limited to just academic performance.
(On what basis are the classes divided?)
This question still lingered in his mind. But from Chabashira's scolding of Horikita just now, at least one thing was certain—social skills held a significant weight in the school's evaluation system. The phrase "the one with the worst social skills" was harsh, but it unexpectedly revealed the operating principle of this school. Here, a lone-wolf genius with a specific talent could be judged as a "defective product" by the system.
If that were the case, perhaps Class D wasn't the class with the worst overall ability.
"..."
After hearing Kiyomizu's explanation, Horikita's face was pale. She turned and left in silence. She didn't even ask any questions, like whether Class D still had a chance to be promoted to Class A through future performance. But Kiyomizu completely understood her feelings. Learning that her brother had already led Class A to the top of the student council at her age, the gap was indeed something that needed time to digest.
Speaking of which, Yukino Yukinoshita also had a sister she was always trying to catch up to. They really are too similar!
(But then...)
His thoughts turned to the task Chabashira had given him. Kiyomizu took out his phone and scrolled through his contact list, his finger hovering between two names—Kikyo Kushida and Yosuke Hirata. He had already received the 1,000,000 points. Since he had taken the money, he had to do the job. That was the law of equivalent exchange.
"The homeroom teacher is pretty good at reading people..." Kiyomizu couldn't help but mutter. Chabashira saw it clearly. Right now, Class D was essentially held together by these two people. Kushida used her amazing affinity to win people over, while Hirata used his innate leadership skills to unite the class. As long as the information reached these two, it would spread throughout Class D within half a day.
Kiyomizu locked his phone, his knuckles rubbing against his chin. In terms of the number of times they had spoken, Kushida was undoubtedly the more suitable choice. The girl with the sweet smile often approached him to talk about Horikita. She would check in with him at least two or three times a day. But deep down, she was a two-faced girl whose way of relieving stress was to kick doors and yell.
(In comparison...)
Yosuke Hirata was almost blindingly upright. As a fellow male, Kiyomizu definitely preferred his straightforward personality. But the way his expression had stiffened when he saw those two text messages still made him frown when he thought back on it. A model student like Hirata, who excelled in both academics and character, shouldn't be in Class D—unless there was some unknown shadow in his file, some... fatal flaw that even his perfect facade couldn't hide. After all, Chabashira had said that Class D was for defective products.
But for now, the most important thing was to create an anonymous account. He had to be cautious. If the jealous students in Class D found out his true identity, it would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. Although Kiyomizu wasn't afraid of a direct confrontation, it was better to avoid trouble. Besides, with this account, he could secretly make deals with other classes. All things considered, creating this alternate identity was a must.
However, Kiyomizu soon realized a problem—all student accounts were strictly tied to personal identification information. In other words, to be completely anonymous, he had to find a way to obtain another legal identity. He directly contacted his homeroom teacher, Sae Chabashira.
[Kiyomizu Akira: Sensei, does the school have any anonymous transaction accounts?]
Chabashira's reply was curt:
[Sae Chabashira: No. All point transactions are monitored by the school.]
[Kiyomizu Akira: I just need to hide it from the other students. It doesn't matter if the school knows.]
Chabashira was silent for a moment, then sent a message:
[Sae Chabashira: You can open a second, subsidiary account with your real ID. The fee is 10,000 points.]
[Kiyomizu Akira: Deal.]
Kiyomizu completed the transfer without hesitation. Almost instantly, a new account information was sent to his terminal. Although it was still tied to his ID, this new account had a balance of zero—like a blank canvas, waiting for him to paint his schemes.
So then, who should he give the information to?
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