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It's not because he'd get beaten up without Kazuma Sakagami protecting him.

“…Although I don’t think there’s any need to be direct, since you want a response, I’ll just tell you directly.” Upon arriving at the stadium, Kazuma Sakagami turned around and said, “I’m worried.”

He is the witness to the contract, and he has an obligation to watch Asakusa Tetsu reveal all the information he knows and to confirm whether this information is commensurate with Ryuen's contribution.

More importantly, he was curious about just how much this guy actually knew.

How much more do you plan to tell Long Yuanxiang?

"..."

The timing was perfect; just as Kazuma Sakagami led the two of them into the gymnasium, the clock hanging high pointed precisely to the start of the entrance ceremony.

Without making any unnecessary noise or movement, Kazuma Sakagami knew perfectly well that in times like these, one should say nothing and do nothing, and simply return quietly to one's proper place.

As long as it doesn't attract unwanted attention, there's no problem.

Of course, this only applies to himself.

Sakagami Kazuma had no intention of letting Asakusa Tetsu return to Class B in the first year; rather, he needed to keep Asakusa Tetsu in Class C.

This isn't about sowing discord; ultimately, Asakusa Toru doesn't seem like a team player, and he hasn't yet established a sense of camaraderie with the members of Class B.

It's not surprising that he appeared in Class C, since he never even entered the class in the first place, is it?

"They're finally here! I was so scared!" Seeing them arrive, Daichi Ishizaki, who had been keeping an eye on the time and the stadium entrance, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it was quite a challenge for him to find his place in Class C on his own without a homeroom teacher.

"But why did that guy come along too?" Ryuen didn't find it strange that Sakagami Kazuma and Ishizaki Daichi came along, but it was strange that Asakusa Tetsu also came.

Isn't that guy from Class B?

Yes, Asakusa Toru is in Class B.

Unfortunately, since he hasn't shown up in Class B yet, he won't be recognized by anyone in Class B.

Except for Honami Ichinose.

"Asakusa... classmate?"

Honami Ichinose, who had been suppressing a hint of gloom in her heart and forcing a smile while chatting with her classmates and waiting for the entrance ceremony to begin, was stunned.

Just when Hoshinomiya Chie thought that Asakusa Tetsu had given up on enrolling, he suddenly appeared in her sight.

She should have been happy that the other party had not given up on enrolling.

But he seemed to have no intention of returning to Class B, and he walked into the Class C crowd as if nothing had happened.

For some reason, Honami Ichinose's heartbeat suddenly slowed down.

Do you want me to give you a little red flower in Chapter 12?

The entrance ceremony ended quickly.

Even highly trained students will behave no differently from ordinary students during their entrance ceremony.

A high-ranking leader delivers a long, pointless speech on stage, while a densely packed audience of students dozes off.

Fortunately, the agonizing period was short-lived. After what felt like an eternity, the first-year students were finally liberated.

Today there are no classes, so everyone can explore this incredibly new school as they please.

For first-graders, this desire to explore is even stronger.

After all, every first-year student received an unimaginable number of 100,000 points.

Of course, except for Class C.

Right after the entrance ceremony ended, they were forced to pay half of their points by Ryuen. Although they were really reluctant to hand over the money, seeing Kazuma Sakagami standing silently next to Ryuen, they obediently and generously paid up.

Why is it that even the homeroom teacher is on his side?

Even though half of it was taken away, it was still a lot of 50,000 points, it was still very discouraging to have the money that was already in my pocket taken away.

However, Ryuen Sho didn't care what the other people in Class C thought; he only cared about what this guy, Asakusa Tetsu, would spit out.

Under the watchful eyes of Ryuen Sho and Sakagami Kazuma, Asakusa Tetsu finally stopped keeping them in suspense and started talking directly.

"Where were we talking about again?" Asakusa Tetsu raised his hand to his forehead, thought for a moment, and then continued, "Oh right, points."

“The points that the school distributes each month are called ‘individual points.’ Since individual points exist, it should be obvious that ‘class points’ must also exist.”

"1:100, proportional substitution, the number of points distributed each month is determined by the class's points."

“It’s not hard to understand, is it?” he said. “This month, 100,000 points will be distributed, meaning all classes will start with 1000 class points.”

"In the first month, a point deduction system will be implemented for exams that assess students' qualities. For example, points will be deducted for absences, lateness, or leaving early."

"Of course, it won't be deducted indefinitely, so there's no need to worry too much. There will still be exams with bonus points later on." After a pause, Asakusa Tetsu continued, "However, since we're talking about class points, we have to talk about the class division."

"There are four classes in the first grade, A, B, C, and D, in descending order. Students assigned to the corresponding classes receive progressively lower evaluations from the school."

"In my understanding, Class A consists of good quality products that are easy to use; Class B consists of mediocre products that are generally useful; Class C consists of inferior products that are of varying quality; and Class D consists of defective products that cause disruption."

Hearing Asakusa Tetsu's words, Ryuen Sho's eyebrows involuntarily rose slightly:

"You mean I'm a substandard product?"

“I didn’t say that.” Asakusa Tetsu shrugged. “In the end, this is just my understanding. What you think is your business, and how the school evaluates it is also the school’s business.”

"At least initially, the class divisions were sorted from best to worst."

"By the way, the 100% employment and further education rate mentioned in the promotion is only available to Class A," he said.

Long Yuanxiang chuckled: "Heh, that's really not surprising at all."

He had suspected it for a long time.

Putting aside his own actions, the behavior of some students when he was in charge of the class certainly makes one wonder what reason the school had to select them to guarantee employment and further education.

If this is a right that only Class A can enjoy, then it's not surprising.

"Then, the conditions for promotion to Class A..."

Long Yuanxiang chuckled: "Surpassing them in class points, right?"

"Mmm, you're so clever, Ryuen-kun." Asakusa Tetsu nodded repeatedly. "Want me to give you a little red flower?"

“…” Long Yuanxiang didn’t speak, but just stared at him with a cold face.

As if nothing had happened, Asakusa Tetsu continued, "While reversing the situation through class points is indeed one method, there are other ways for an individual, you know?"

"What means?"

“Transfer to another class,” he said. “Apply for a transfer using 2000 million personal points.”

"..."

Twenty million, that's a truly frightening number.

Even if you maintain a standard of 100,000 per month, it would take 200 months to save up that amount without spending a single penny. It's simply impossible to accumulate that much through normal means.

“Of course, I don’t think it’s necessary to be so fixated on Class A.” Asakusa Tetsu shrugged. “In the end, the school’s promise is just a recommendation. The decision of whether you can get into a satisfactory school and enter a preferred company is ultimately made by the university and the company themselves.”

"Even if the government pressures them to admit you, are you really satisfied with that? Do you really think you're safe from being expelled or let down?"

"Are you kidding me?" Asakusa Tetsu curled his lip. "A piece of trash is a piece of trash, no matter where you go."

Asakusa Tetsu's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, but Ryuen Sho didn't care who he was trying to satirize.

All he knew was that the two million was well spent!

The fact that one can transfer classes based solely on personal points can decisively change their choices from now on.

However... although that's what he thought, on the surface, he calmly said:

"Is there anything else? Two million points should be worth more than that, right?"

The more we can get out of this guy, the better.

"That's it." Asakusa Tetsu shrugged. "That's all the value of two million. Its greatest value is knowing this information on the first day of school. Every day that passes, the information will depreciate a few points until the first month is over and it becomes outdated."

"Whether you resell the intelligence to recoup your losses or keep it to yourself to gain a first-mover advantage is entirely up to you; there are no restrictions on that in our contract."

“However, consider it a free gift.” Asakusa Tetsu smiled: “In this exam in the first month, the limit for deducting points is 'zero'.”

It won't go lower.

"Alright, Sakagami-chan, that's enough for now." Asakusa Tetsu waved his hand, turned and left: "Thanks to Class C for contributing to my wallet. Until we meet again."

He still needs to go shopping.

After all, the highly intensive, fully enclosed training system does not allow students to bring their own luggage from home.

Well, even if he could, he'd be too lazy to bring it.

“…Very well, Asakusa Tetsu, right? I’ll remember you.” Watching Asakusa Tetsu’s departing figure, Ryuen Sho grinned: “Looks like the next three years won’t be boring.”

Class points, deductions for exams, class competition, class transfers.

The intelligence itself is interesting enough, and you can clearly feel the attitude the school wants to convey.

But what interested Ryuen even more was Toru Asakusa.

On the same first day of school, how did he know so much?

Chapter 13 [Today's Diary Plot Index: A]

As he fiddled with his personal terminal, occasionally checking his personal points balance, Asakusa Toru couldn't help but smile when he saw the two million points he had accumulated.

There's a downside to making money too easily.

I don't feel a sense of accomplishment.

Outside, you might work yourself to the bone to sell tens of thousands of copies, only to have all sorts of miscellaneous fees deducted before you actually get your hands on the money. But in this school, you can get it just by talking.

Honestly, it's really easy to lose your sense of money.

However, upon closer reflection, perhaps this is precisely the purpose of this school.

Money is distorted into points, and then large amounts of points are distributed indiscriminately in various ways, blurring students' concept of money.

Then, upon graduation, a large number of high-quality consumers accustomed to extravagant spending are sent out in one go.

As for how students can maintain their accustomed high standard of living after graduation... that's none of the school's business.

Students who graduate from Class A work hard and rely on school connections to become corporate slaves in large companies, while students who don't graduate from Class A probably have no choice but to take out loans.

Regardless of how you look at it, it's a way to boost consumption.

Boost GDP significantly!

The shopping trip was over, and he returned to his dormitory early, to his own single room.

Everything else is a mess, but this is the only great thing: in this advanced development program, every student has their own single room and doesn't have to squeeze into a dormitory with others, allowing them to have their own private time.

"Let's do a quick review and summary." After stretching, Asakusa Tetsu fell into thought.

On the first day of school, instead of spending it in Class B as usual, he spent it at the entrance of Class C. At the same time, he chose to trade information with Longyuan, in exchange for two million personal points and was added to Longyuan's whitelist.

He had previously told Longyuan the reason for choosing to hand over the intelligence: the intelligence used in the transaction was constantly depreciating in value, decreasing by one point every day until it became worthless.

The sooner you act, the more benefits you can reap.

Although his purpose in enrolling in Advanced Education was simply to be able to write his diary more easily and conveniently, maintaining a sufficient number of personal points was still necessary.

Whether it's using the 20 million points to avoid being forced to drop out of school, or using enough points to improve one's life for the next three years, money is needed.

The reasons for choosing Class C and Longyuan are not hard to understand.

Class A doesn't need this kind of information. Selling information to someone's face would only create a weakness and would be pointless.

Class B is his own class; he can't accept money there, nor can he explain the source of the information, so there's no need for that.

Needless to say, Class D is completely unintegrated and can't afford to contribute much money.

Therefore, after much consideration, Class C is actually the most suitable.

With a leader like Longyuan who has absolute dominance, the class can be completely determined without much discussion or argument, and can easily fetch a good price.

What reason would he have not to do so?

As for the potential plot changes that might result from selling information?