Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

Chapter 178 The Future Direction

After Kushida left, Kamio Tatsuya took out a new item he had drawn in September, the Golden Fertilizer, which could freely increase four attribute points.

After changing its inherent attributes as prompted by the system, Kamio Tatsuya swallowed the thing whole.

Then he immediately felt his body begin to tremble uncontrollably.

Then, a sharp pain surged through his body, and Tatsuya Kamio happily experienced the blissful feeling of falling asleep immediately.

When he woke up again, Tatsuya Kamio felt that he was no different from before.

If it weren't for the fact that the Agility stat on the system panel had already changed to 7, he would have thought that nothing had happened.

After getting up, in order to test his current speed, Tatsuya Kamio threw a punch at the air in front of him with all his might.

Then, the fist, moving at high speed through the air, produced a distinct whooshing sound.

This one move filled Kamio Tatsuya with surprise.

I've heard that you only hear the sound of air being cut when you punch at a speed of eight punches per second. Have I reached that speed yet?

System, can you help me test my punching speed?

【Can. 】

After receiving a positive response, Tatsuya Kamio took a deep breath, adjusted himself to his best condition, and then threw several punches forward with both hands.

The movements may not have been very elegant, but the sound of each punch cutting through the air excited Kamio Tatsuya immensely.

[Punching speed: 11.6 m/s - 12.8 m/s. Keep up the good work!]

The peak speed was only 12.8 m/s?

Kamio Tatsuya remembered that the current maximum punching speed for humans on Earth was 13.7 meters per second.

However, Tatsuya Kamio quickly realized that the system had only improved his physical attributes, but had not allowed him to master punching techniques.

Even with the same physical abilities, some people are stronger and some are weaker.

Kamio Tatsuya is already quite satisfied with his current level, given that he has no prior fighting experience.

He believes that with training, his punching speed can definitely break through 13.7 meters per second or even exceed 13.7 meters per second!

It's worth mentioning that, in addition to his agility reaching 7 points, his strength also increased by one point, from three to four.

What's going on here?

[To help the host adapt to the limits of human speed, the host's body has been enhanced; the increased strength attribute is an additional side effect.]

NB!

Unexpectedly, my extreme choice actually gave me an extra attribute.

I feel like I've made a profit!

The experience of physical enhancement last night was something I really don't want to go through a second time.

After leaving the dormitory, Kamio Tatsuya walked towards the school alone, just like before, and encountered a few students from Class D along the way.

However, when they saw Tatsuya Kamio, they instinctively moved away from him, but judging from their expressions, they seemed to be discussing something with him.

Good morning, Kamio-kun.

A cheerful voice came from behind, and Ichinose Honami, the leader of Class B, hopped and skipped after him.

Good morning, Ichinose.

"Kamio-san actually went to Class C." Even now, Ichinose still finds it hard to believe. "Sigh, Ryuen was already a headache enough, and now with Kamio-san on top of that, I really don't know how to deal with Class C."

"Ichinose, it's not appropriate for you to tell me these things."

Kamio Tatsuya has gained a new understanding of Ichinose.

Class B and Class C will definitely be enemies in the future. When facing an enemy, no matter how weak you are internally, you must not let the other side see it, just like Zhuge Liang's Empty City Stratagem.

As a result, Ichinose actually told everyone that she was having a headache.

Isn't this tantamount to revealing your own strength?

Or are you trying to make me look down on your Class B with these words?

How could that be? I'm not Longyuan.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; I understand this principle very well.

"Forget about useless tests; they won't work on me, and they're not suitable for you either."

As expected, Ichinose immediately gave an awkward smile.

"Haha, I think so too. I just never thought that I would become enemies with Kamio-kun one day."

"Oh? You have a very keen sense of things."

Kamio Tatsuya gave Ichinose an approving look.

"Well, my impression of Kamio-kun from before was that he wouldn't get involved in class conflicts."

But now that he's in Class C, he'll definitely contribute to the class, otherwise Longyuan's 2000 million points would have been wasted.

I never imagined that my classmates from Longyuan would do something that would lose money.

Of course, it's not a losing proposition. Ryuen got a contract from Kamio Tatsuya that would allow him to earn 50,000 points from the class every month.

You can break even in just ten months.

With thirty months until graduation, if I graduate smoothly, my salary will roughly triple.

In the long run, Longyuan is the one that makes the most money.

"Ichinose, I remember you said before that the most important thing is not to move up a class, but to protect the students in your class from being expelled, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Ichinose, if there are students in Class B who aim to graduate from the class, what do you plan to do?"

"This person will probably lead the class into battle."

"What if, on this basis, some students dislike fighting and just want to be content with the status quo? What do you plan to do then?"

"This one……"

Ichinose gave a wry smile.

"That's the impression I get of your class. Maybe some of you want to graduate from this class, but I'm afraid a considerable number of you just want to be content with the status quo."

There hasn't been any conflict between the two sides yet, but what if one day, well, let's say, one day you have to sacrifice a comrade to get promoted? What would you choose—to get promoted, or to protect your comrade?

"how come……"

"This school expels students even if they fail the midterm exam, so it wouldn't be surprising if this actually happened."

Seeing Ichinose looking somewhat lost, Tatsuya Kamio advised, "Anyway, think this over carefully. Depending on your choice, I will consider whether to go easy on Class B."

After changing into indoor shoes, Tatsuya Kamio headed towards Class C's classroom.

Is it a promotion or protecting one's colleagues?

This is a difficult choice for anyone.

However, if we choose based on the root of the problem, such as the issue of dropping out of school.

First, why do students drop out of school?

Generally speaking, students who drop out of the group are those whose academic level is insufficient to meet the requirements.

Kamio Tatsuya's attitude towards this kind of guy was very clear: if he was going to drop out of school, so be it. Even if he saved them this time, they would still fall behind next time.

Since you're not working hard enough, or your aptitude isn't high enough, you might as well die sooner and be reborn sooner.

However, for those who drop out due to unexpected factors, such as protecting their class or being sabotaged by rival classes, the exception is the exception.

They still need to be rescued, because it's not their own fault, but rather because the leaders failed to protect them.

Since you've stepped forward to become a leader, you have an obligation to protect your classmates.

Leaving aside those who fall behind due to their own lack of effort, the leaders should bear the responsibility for the losses caused by their incompetence.

Longyuan does this very well.

The time when Ishizaki and the others were almost expelled was Ryuen's fault, but he did help protect them later.

In short, if you want to advance to the next class, then the leaders of each class have a responsibility to protect the students in their class.

But if someone is falling behind because they can't keep up, just let them fend for themselves.

This is Tatsuya Kamio's current opinion.

This is also what he is about to say to Longyuan: those who are not ambitious should be decisively abandoned!

When he arrived at Class C's classroom, Tatsuya Kamio was still somewhat unaccustomed to it, because he was now sitting in the last row of the classroom without even a deskmate.

As for what came before him...

Tsk, when did Longyuan move in? Seriously.

"Kamio, I have some news to share with you."

When Tatsuya Kamio arrived, Ryuen greeted him with a smile.

information?

Tatsuya Kamio raised an eyebrow.

"Whose dirt have you caught this time?"

"No, I received an anonymous message saying that they could provide me with the competition form for Class D."

……

Damn, this can't be you, Kushida!?

Chapter 179 The Powerhouses of Class C

Tatsuya Kamio put down his schoolbag and then took out the textbooks he needed for the first class.

"Do you believe it?"

Kamio Tatsuya was obviously referring to the anonymous message.

“Of course I don’t believe it.” Long Yuan smiled. “But whether it’s true or not, don’t you think it’s interesting?”

That's definitely true.

From Longyuan's perspective, if this news, along with the subsequent competition list, is true, it means that there is a traitor in Class D who doesn't want Class D to win.

If it's fake, then it means someone from Class D has challenged Longyuan.

Besides, there is another possibility: that they deliberately leaked the competition order of Class D, and then lured Longyuan to attack Class D, thereby gaining leverage over Longyuan.

After all, everyone knows what Longyuan's methods are: framing others, turning the tables, and so on.

Which one will it be?

Kamio Tatsuya also became curious.

"Speaking of which, this person isn't you, is it?"

Seeing Ryuen's ill-intentioned look, Kamio Tatsuya rolled his eyes.

"I'm not that bored... By the way, do you have any plans for the sports festival?"

"Didn't we say we'd check the students' physical fitness first? Or do you have some other ideas?"

Ryuen was curious about what Kamio Tatsuya wanted to say.

Looking at Ryuen, Kamio Tatsuya was speechless. This guy really only cares about what's in front of him.

"One of the rules of the sports festival is that after all the competitions are over, the school will calculate the scores for each grade. I don't know about the other grades, but for the first grade, the ten students with the lowest overall scores will have ten points deducted from their written test scores."

Why do you think the punishment would be a deduction of ten points from the written test score?

Furthermore, although the school said it would deduct ten points, it did not explain how those ten points would be deducted.

Long Yuan's lips twitched. Of course, he wasn't stupid; he just hadn't thought of it before.

"You mean the next midterm exam won't just be a simple written test, but a special exam?"

"That's right, otherwise there's no way to explain why the punishments are different for each grade. And since there's a punishment of deducting points from the written test, it means that the next written test will likely be very difficult."