What started as a joke—
became a phenomenon.
Because somehow…
Takeru accidentally discovered the most effective kindergarten teaching method imaginable.
Money.
Lots of money.
The classroom had transformed into organized chaos.
Tiny Yuji stood on a chair yelling multiplication answers.
Tiny Takeru was solving increasingly difficult questions with terrifying focus.
And the OTHER kindergarteners?
Locked in.
Absolutely locked in.
"WHAT'S 8 TIMES 7!?"
"FIFTY-SIX!"
"CORRECT!"
Takeru throws money dramatically.
The children screamed in celebration.
The teacher sat in the corner completely stunned.
"…They've learned more in one hour than this entire month…"
Even Nanami had to admit it.
"…I hate that this works."
Takeru had escalated far beyond basic math now.
Spelling.
Science.
History.
Reading.
Even geography somehow.
"WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF JAPAN!?"
"TOKYO!"
"CORRECT!"
Tiny Yuji pumped his fist.
"WE LOVE EDUCATION!"
Young Gojo wiped tears from his eyes from laughing.
"…This feels dystopian somehow."
Meanwhile—
tiny Takeru was staring intensely at a harder equation Takeru had written.
Not kindergarten level.
Not even close.
Tiny Takeru narrowed his eyes.
Thinking.
Calculating.
Then pointed confidently.
"…216."
Silence.
Higuruma adjusted his glasses slowly.
"…That is correct."
The room exploded.
"HE'S A GENIUS!"
Tiny Takeru held out his hand calmly.
"…Payment."
Takeru handed over a huge stack of yen proudly.
"…MY HEIR."
"YOU ARE LITERALLY THE SAME PERSON," Megumi yelled.
Tiny Yuji suddenly jumped onto a desk dramatically.
"ASK ME SCIENCE!"
"Okay."
Takeru pointed.
"What do plants need to grow?"
Tiny Yuji gasped confidently.
"…LOVE."
Silence.
Yuji covered his face laughing.
"…That's honestly kinda sweet."
Takeru nodded seriously.
"…Technically correct."
Nanami looked horrified.
"That is NOT scientifically sufficient."
"WRONG."
Tiny Takeru pointed aggressively.
"THEY NEED WATER TOO."
"…Correct."
Money exchanged hands instantly.
Soon—
the entire kindergarten was participating.
Not just the tinies.
ALL of them.
Kids who normally hated learning were suddenly racing to answer questions.
Helping each other.
Reading faster.
Trying harder.
One little girl solved her first subtraction problem and immediately started crying happily when Takeru paid her.
Another kid learned how to spell his own name properly.
Even the teachers had accidentally joined in.
"…Wait," one teacher muttered.
"…This reward-based reinforcement is actually incredibly effective…"
Both Mei Mei's looked deeply proud.
"…Financial motivation truly is universal," older Mei Mei said calmly.
Young Mei Mei nodded.
"He may genuinely revolutionize education."
Wasuke stared at the madness unfolding before him.
Children screaming answers.
Money flying everywhere.
Takeru acting like a gameshow host.
"…I can't even say this is a bad thing anymore."
Then—
the biggest shock happened.
Tiny Yuji raised his hand carefully.
"…Can I try a hard question?"
Takeru smiled softly.
"Yeah."
He wrote a harder multiplication problem.
Nothing impossible.
But challenging.
Tiny Yuji stared at it intensely.
Mumbling numbers quietly.
Trying.
Actually trying.
Everyone watched silently.
Then slowly—
tiny Yuji smiled.
"…I got it."
And he was right.
Yuji himself froze seeing it.
Because he remembered this feeling.
Not being called dumb.
Not struggling.
Just…
learning.
Takeru handed the money over proudly.
"…Good job little bro."
Tiny Yuji grinned so brightly the entire room softened.
And somehow—
through complete nonsense—
through greed—
through chaos—
through absurdity—
the children were genuinely learning.
And loving it.