Chapter 016 Horikita Manabu: Foolish Little Sister!
"One million points to buy information?"
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Let me say this upfront, I'm not giving a single point!
And an anonymous account? Who knows if what he's saying is true. He looks like a total scammer!"
"Exactly. How could someone as excellent as me be assigned to the worst class?"
The members of Class D were noisy and rowdy, but for once, the various small cliques were surprisingly unanimous: they refused to use points to buy information!
Hikigaya wasn't surprised by this at all.
He even doubted if the people in Class D could even scrape together a million points... In the two days since school started, he had personally witnessed the reckless, high-spending habits of these "extraordinary" individuals!
"Well, since everyone disagrees, I'll decline the offer," Hirata Yousuke said with a nod and a smile.
Hikigaya looked deeply at him. With Hirata's intelligence, there was no way he didn't see the importance of that information.
'Does he care more about class unity than class competition?'
"Wait! You guys..."
While her mouth said she didn't accept it, her heart cared deeply; Horikita Suzune desperately wanted to confirm the authenticity of the information. However, unfortunately, her individual thoughts could not contend with the will of the entire class.
'As I thought, don't waste your efforts.'
Hikigaya picked up his bag and silently left the classroom.
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After Dinner.
Hikigaya received a transfer of 1,000,000 points from Class C, along with a blatant threat.
[Ryuuen Kakeru: I'll give you one chance to beg for mercy. Otherwise, once I catch you, I'll let you know the horrors of this world!]
"How scary."
Hikigaya was so "frightened" that he put his phone down.
He went to the cafeteria's dessert section for an extra snack, ordering a coffee pudding themed after a certain anime. The price was absurdly high at 2,500 points. But truth be told, the taste of this high-end dessert was genuinely excellent, giving one the illusion of awakening superpowers after eating it.
[Ryuuen Kakeru: Hey! Where's the info? Are you looking for death!!]
[Ryuuen Kakeru: You dog! You dare play me?]
[Ryuuen Kakeru: You really think I have no way of dealing with you?]
[Ryuuen Kakeru: The S-System doesn't allow fraudulent transactions. Just wait to be expelled!]
[Ryuuen Kakeru: I'm going to the teacher!!]
'I know you're anxious, but please don't be anxious yet.'
Hikigaya was happily enjoying his coffee pudding. After letting the other party stew for a full half-hour, Hikigaya finally—and without any hurry—sent over the information document.
Then, he blocked and deleted the contact in one go!
"Today is a good day."
With 3,000,000 points coming in today, Hikigaya was in high spirits. With this amount of personal points, even if Class D got zero points for the next three years, he wouldn't have to worry.
"By the way, I wonder if personal points can be converted to cash after graduation."
A light flashed in Hikigaya's dead-fish eyes; he felt this had potential. After all, in this school, "anything can be bought with points."
"If that's possible, I should make a fortune during these three years!"
Hikigaya's dream was to buy a small detached house in his hometown of Chiba. He'd put both his and his sister's names on the deed.
Perfect!
Burp~
He was a bit stuffed. Hikigaya decided to take a walk nearby to help his digestion.
Couples were strolling around the sports fields and the lakeside.
'Che! All you normies should just explode!'
Hikigaya disliked noise, so he walked toward a secluded corner.
Behind the gymnasium, he could hear the voices of a man and a woman from a distance.
'Really, a man and a woman in a place like this late at night, what exactly are you doing?'
Hikigaya recalled how, when picking seats at the movie theater, he'd find people choosing the most remote corners even when there were perfect seats in the middle. Out of curiosity, Hikigaya once specifically bought the seats right behind such a couple. He successfully made them behave and actually watch the movie the whole time.
But that was the kind of stupid thing he only did in middle school. The current Hikigaya wouldn't...
"Suzune, I didn't expect you to chase me all the way here."
A calm, steady, and magnetic male voice. That was the Student Council President, Horikita Manabu, who gave the speech at the entrance ceremony.
"I came to this school to follow in my brother's footsteps."
The girl's voice trembled slightly; it was the black-haired, cold beauty from his class, Horikita Suzune.
Hikigaya stopped in his tracks. In the spirit of being a bystander, he was interested in the interaction between these siblings.
Horikita Suzune bit her lip, her violet fox-like eyes flickering with determination and persistence: "I am no longer the incompetent person I used to be!"
"The incompetent person I used to be..."
Hikigaya was slightly surprised. He didn't expect the outwardly proud and cold Horikita Suzune to have such a weak side internally. Was she feeling inferior because of her overly excellent brother?
"To follow me... is it?"
Horikita Manabu stood with his back to her, the dim light casting a shadow on his tall, straight figure. He raised a hand to adjust the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his face remaining expressionless. "To still say such stupid things at this point. Truly a foolish little sister!"
"Ugh..."
Facing her brother's merciless criticism, Horikita Suzune lowered her head, unable to argue.
Horikita Manabu turned around, looking down at his cowering sister from a position of superiority. "The fact that you still haven't realized your own flaws and recklessly chose this school is your biggest mistake!
From your expression, you must already know that Class D, where you are, is the worst class."
Full of indignation, Horikita Suzune placed her hand over her heart and vowed, "I will soon be promoted to Class A. That way, I can catch up to brother's footsteps..."
"Impossible."
"I will definitely do it!"
"Truly a sister who won't listen."
Horikita Manabu suddenly moved, grabbing Horikita Suzune's wrist and pinning it forcefully against the wall.
Cold words followed: "A sister being assigned to Class D is a disgrace to my face! Now, get out of this school immediately!"
"Brother, I just wanted to..."
Horikita Suzune pursed her lips, still refusing to give up.
"You have neither the ability nor the qualification to aim for Class A."
Horikita Manabu continued to crush her with words.
'Is this guy worried that his naive sister won't be able to handle the intense class competition?'
As an older brother himself, Hikigaya could read Manabu's concern. If it were him, he certainly wouldn't want Komachi entering this school full of traps.
"I... I won't..."
Horikita Suzune lowered her head in disappointment, yet she still maintained a final bit of stubbornness.
"Tsk, you really are annoying!"
Horikita Manabu knew his sister's personality; she was the type of stubborn person who wouldn't turn back until she hit a wall. A flash of pity appeared in his eyes, but it was immediately replaced by even more coldness!
'That look...'
Hikigaya suddenly had an ominous feeling. He saw Horikita Manabu slowly raise his right hand, fingers slightly arched in a gesture for a powered strike.
"Brother?!"
Horikita Suzune looked panicked; she clearly hadn't expected her brother to use physical force against her!
"Are you afraid, Suzune?
In this school, violence is also permitted!"
Horikita Manabu was determined to give his sister a lesson to make her back down.
Snap~
A hand caught his wrist, precisely pinning Horikita Manabu's joint.
"That's enough. Why go so far?"