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This made her truly realize how profound the subtle influence the black ball had on her.

"That's several million more spending points, and everyone in the school gets them."

Tachibana murmured softly, her eyes somewhat dazed.

'In the past, 20 million would have been enough to transfer someone to another class, or to remove someone who was supposed to drop out from the list...'

But now, no matter how many personal spending points you have, they're just a string of nice-looking numbers.

You can't buy life, and you can't buy security.

Akane Tachibana shook her head with a wry smile.

That being said, this amount is not a small sum for her.

Since the purpose of this trip is to relax, it would be nice to take this opportunity to buy some haute couture clothes or luxury cosmetics that I never dared to dream of before, just to please myself.

Perhaps... it's a good way to comfort oneself?

With that thought in mind, Tachibana Akane composed herself and stepped into a beautifully decorated luxury store.

She nodded slightly and politely greeted the students from her school whom she met before leaving.

However, before she could even go to the shelf to check out the items she wanted...

A gentle, familiar voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"Senior Tachibana?"

Akane Tachibana looked in the direction of the voice, somewhat surprised: "Ichinose?"

It wasn't strange to meet Ichinose here; after all, loving beauty is a woman's nature, and now that she has more money, it's normal to go out and spend it.

Akane Tachibana never expected that a casual stroll would lead her to run into one of the few people she knew from the lower grades.

"Are you here to buy something too?" Tachibana asked instinctively.

Honami Ichinose was dressed casually today, her long pink hair flowing smoothly over her shoulders.

She smiled and waved her hand, holding up two brown paper bags as she explained:

"No, it's because Tianze from my class had an emergency. I happened to be out buying some daily necessities, so she asked me to pick up the clothes she had ordered here."

Akane Tachibana nodded, her gaze sweeping over Ichinose's still bright face, and suddenly, as if possessed, she asked:

"Ichinose, are you... very busy right now?"

Upon hearing this, Honami Ichinose pondered for a moment, then shook her head and smiled slightly:

"It's alright. To confirm the pattern of the black balls, we plan to wait until after 4 PM to see if the upperclassmen have had their exams started early before deciding whether to go to the Time Chamber for special training. So until then, we're still relatively free."

Hearing this answer, Tachibana Akane breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If Ichinose is really busy, she would feel bad bothering him because of her own little mood.

"Then... can you walk with me for a bit?" Akane asked tentatively.

Honami Ichinose blinked and hummed in agreement.

Actually, Ichinose only said half of what she had said before.

She is indeed "free" now, but she keeps herself very busy.

Ichinose's original plan was to go directly to Su Wei after helping Tianze get his clothes, to see how his Qi cultivation was progressing, and to discuss whether this cultivation method really had the potential to be popularized by consuming class points.

Afterwards, she had to rush back to work with Kikyo Kushida to compile the list of the next batch of newcomers who would be going to the preliminary tests.

But seeing Akane's melancholy and depressed appearance, Ichinose's habitual kindness in caring for others made her decide to keep this stressed-out senior company for a while.

The two walked side by side in the bustling commercial street.

Following Tachibana Akane into several high-end stores, Ichinose watched as her senior bought a lot of cosmetics and clothes that looked expensive. However, she did not see the relaxed expression that a consumer should have after making a purchase.

On the contrary, her delicate face remained tense.

So, just as Akane's shopping bags were about to overflow, Ichinose naturally reached out and took several heavy bags from her, asking softly:

"Are you... very nervous right now, senior?"

Akane paused, taken aback: "Was I... that obvious?"

Ichinose tilted her cheek.

Looking at the other person's tense brows and eyes, and their subconsciously shifty and evasive gaze.

In the end, the kind-hearted girl decided to save her some face.

"Actually, it's alright."

Ichinose spoke softly, "But maybe it's because I've had similar experiences and feelings to you before, so I can empathize with you a bit..."

Akane's gaze lingered on the gleaming marble floor tiles for a moment.

The words he wanted to say to appear strong lingered in his throat, eventually turning into a sigh.

"I don't know exactly what's wrong with me."

Akane murmured softly, as if speaking to Ichinose, or perhaps talking to herself: