Ryunosuke checked his current personal points.
45 million points, plus one special school expulsion immunity coupon.
Ryunosuke had intended to give some to Airi, but the girl flatly refused, so he was forced to keep it himself.
Ryunosuke put his phone in his pocket and went to school calmly.
Time passed quickly, and before he knew it, half a month had passed. The distance to the cruise ship exam was only two and a half months away. During this period, the class rankings didn't experience major changes, but the gap between Class A and Class B was very thin; the two were closely chasing each other's points.
Here are the current class point details:
Class A: Ichinose Honami (Leader), Class Points: 1,015
Class B: Sakayanagi Arisu (Leader), Class Points: 985
Class C: Hirata Yosuke & Horikita Suzune (Dual Leaders), Class Points: 113
Class D: Shiina Hiyori (Leader), Class Points: 60
This was the current class order and ranking. Regarding Hiyori, Ryunosuke wasn't too worried. In their hands they still had 10 million personal points that he had released before. Each student on average had 250,000 personal points. If they were frugal, surviving for half to one year wasn't a problem.
Arisu had also fully consolidated Class B through the previous incident. This time, she appeared very enthusiastic because she got stimulation from someone. Who else was the culprit if not Ryunosuke?
When she learned that her biological father, Narumori, was also extorted by Ryunosuke, Arisu instead became more enthusiastic than before. She didn't care at all about the fact that her father lost 20 million points.
Really a filial child... Ryunosuke was confused how to comment on it.
Actually it wasn't like that. The reason Arisu was so enthusiastic was because Ryunosuke again did something beyond her expectations, which for her felt like an extraordinary challenge.
Since long ago, Arisu only liked strong people. If not, she wouldn't be so obsessed with Ayanokouji just from seeing him once at the White Room. Before Ryunosuke appeared, only Ayanokouji was in her eyes. Now, there were two people worth challenging. How could she not be happy?
On the other side, Ryunosuke was "dating" with Ai on a long bench on the school roof.
The two had officially entered into a relationship. As long as Ryunosuke hadn't paid off his debt, they agreed to keep their relationship secret. This was his request. He didn't want their relationship publicized yet, and that was his personal ego. Ai agreed too. As long as Ryunosuke accompanied her, she already felt very satisfied.
Ai lay on the bench with her head resting on Ryunosuke's thigh, sleeping soundly until her drool dripped.
Ryunosuke stroked her beautiful purple hair and didn't wake her. As a competent boyfriend, a little spoiling like this indeed had to be given...
Ai woke up dazedly, wiping the drool at the corner of her mouth. Looking at him, she wanted a warm hug.
"Hug~" Ai spread her arms, asking for a hug from him.
Ryunosuke granted her wish, embracing her into his arms while stroking her back, then glanced at his watch. "It's almost time for afternoon class, you have to wake up."
"Don't want to!" Ai further buried herself in Ryunosuke's embrace, showing her unwillingness to go. "How could lessons be more important than boyfriend's hug? I don't want to go."
Facing the sulking Ai, Ryunosuke didn't spoil her further. He immediately lifted her body, put her back on the chair, and walked away with a flat face.
"If you don't go, I'm going. I'm a model student, I have to attend class." Ryunosuke answered from afar.
Ai shouted in frustration, "Actually which is more important, me or lessons, huh?! Bastard!"
"Lessons." Replied Ryunosuke's voice that was getting farther away.
Ai: "..."
Seeing him really leave, Ai returned to class listlessly, as if losing her life support. Her spirit was truly wilted.
It wasn't that Ryunosuke didn't want to accompany her, but he didn't want his affairs hindered; he still had to go to school. He would give her compensation later.
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Narumori was currently puzzled by one thing: Who would be the new homeroom teacher for Class C (formerly Class D)?
He checked the documents in his hand.
"Hiratsuka Shizuka from Sobu High School, age 27. Daughter of the head of Tokyo's largest mafia family, the Hiratsuka family. Hot-tempered character, likes smoking and drinking alcohol, and often accidentally beats students until they're hospitalized. Cross this one out, too dangerous."
Narumori threw Hiratsuka Shizuka's document aside, then looked at the next one.
"Kirisu Mafuyu, third-year teacher from Ichinose Academy, age 25. Expert in teaching world history. Former figure skating athlete, sexy body, beautiful face, and likes wearing black stockings..."
"Ahem! Ahem!" Narumori coughed and rubbed his eyes. "Who wrote such detailed data? Forget it... look at the next one."
He put down Kirisu Mafuyu's data and looked at the next profile.
"Sakata Gintoki, the last samurai in Japan, has a high bushido spirit, age 29, Scorpio, blood type O. Notes: Has a dependency on sweet foods, can die if doesn't eat sugar. Really likes strawberry milk and red bean rice. Very easy to maintain, only needs food and shelter."
"The more I read this the more unreliable it feels..." Narumori muttered. He immediately threw out Sakata Gintoki's profile.
He finally chose Mafuyu who looked the most normal among the three. Of course not because he wanted to see black stockings, of course not...
Narumori immediately called her. Before long, the call connected with a woman's voice that sounded cold. "Who is this?"
"This is me, Sakayanagi Narumori."
"Oh, turns out to be the Foundation Chairman from Advanced Nurturing High School. What's the reason for calling me?" Mafuyu asked curiously.
Narumori tapped the desk lightly. "Do you have free time to become a teacher here? I'm short of teaching staff. For salary, I can give you about 600,000 points per month, with annual salary around 7.2 million plus year-end bonus. Total around 8 million points. Interested?"
Mafuyu seemed a bit hesitant. "Sorry, Foundation Chairman Sakayanagi, I can't leave right now. I have two genius students I must guide. One is a science genius and the other is a literature genius. They are national assets that need special development, so I can't leave them."
Narumori pondered for a moment. "How about you bring both those kids along? I happen to have empty slots for two new students. Can you reconsider? I'm really short of people. If the salary feels insufficient, we can talk again; how about 10 million per year?"
Mafuyu thought. Bringing those two kids to this school seemed like a good choice, considering this school's reputation as a "concentration camp" for geniuses. Without thinking too long, she agreed.
Narumori smiled broadly. "In that case, please start working on the 3rd of next month. I'll handle all the admission procedures, including for those two students."
"Thank you, Foundation Chairman Sakayanagi." Mafuyu said.
"You're welcome. I should be the one thanking you. I entrust the students' education to you."
Mafuyu nodded seriously. "Leave it to me! Regarding student education, I'll never take it lightly!"