In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

Could it be an XXN?

Kamio Tatsuya felt a bit of a stomachache. Was it too hasty to ask her to help him with his studies?

Upon hearing Horikita Suzune mention the entrance exam, Chabashira-sensei smiled and produced an exam paper from who-knows-where.

"I see. Normally, the results of the entrance exam are not to be shown to others, but since you've said so, I'll make an exception this time. I happen to have your exam paper here."

Liar...

How could such a coincidence happen?

Tatsuya Kamio and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji exchanged a glance, both seeing the same meaning in each other's eyes.

Speaking of which, Chabashira-sensei is really targeting Horikita, she's really manipulating her like this.

This is a counseling room, not a teacher's office. Generally, they wouldn't prepare something like this.

Chapter Thirty-Four: That's a Different Price

While Horikita is indeed very problematic in some aspects, he does possess basic intelligence.

That's why I saw through Chabashira-sensei's clumsy lie at a glance.

"They've really gone to great lengths...it's like they knew I was here to protest."

"I am a teacher after all, and I believe I have a certain understanding of my students' personalities."

Tsk, here we go again.

If you truly understood the students' personalities, you wouldn't have asked me to come here. You completely failed to see through my lazy, unambitious nature.

Can't you just let me be a quiet, lazy bum?

Why did you have to get me involved in this kind of trouble?

Although he didn't know what would happen next, he had a feeling it wouldn't be a good thing.

"Horikita Suzune, your entrance exam results are just as you judged. You tied for third place in the written exam, and your score was almost the same as the first and second place. In the interview, as you said, you did not make any major mistakes. In fact, you could say that the evaluation was quite good."

but……

"Thank you, then—why?"

"Before this, why were you so unwilling to accept being in Class D?"

"Of course, it's because we didn't receive a proper evaluation from the school. Besides, this school differentiates students based on class, which will have a huge impact on their future, so it's only natural to feel dissatisfied."

"A correct assessment? Hahaha, you really think too highly of yourself."

Chabashira-sensei launched into a merciless tirade against Horikita Suzune.

"Indeed, your written test score was very good, I naturally acknowledge that. But who says that those with outstanding academic abilities can enter the best classes? We've never said anything like that."

"This is—this is common sense in society."

As if he had heard something funny, Teacher Chabashira laughed again.

"Common sense? Your self-righteous sense of common sense is itself problematic."

Being good at studying is indeed an excellent ability, but the purpose of this school is to create truly outstanding people. In other words, simply being good at studying is not enough.

If the school only categorized students by academic ability, Sudo and his friends wouldn't even be here.

When this came up, Horikita suddenly didn't know how to refute it.

"That's how it is. It's regrettable, but it's not the school's fault that you were assigned to Class D. You're just a student of this caliber, so it was inevitable that you would be assigned to Class D."

"...I see. I will inquire with the school again."

School authorities, wake up! In your eyes, Teacher Chazhu represents the school.

What she just said was on behalf of the school.

The way you're saying this is as if you're doubting that Ms. Chabashira isn't conveying the school's results correctly, or that she's sabotaging things.

To be honest, even Tatsuya Kamio thought that Chabashira-sensei not being angry was already quite magnanimous.

"Do whatever you want. Instead of wasting your time, you should think about how to lead the class to higher positions."

"Carrying so many burdens and still trying to surpass nearly a thousand class points seems like an impossible task... Never mind, I'll go back now, but please remember, I have not accepted what happened today."

"I understand. Since it's your request, I'll keep it in mind. Oh, and I also called someone connected to you to the counseling room."

"The person connected...could it be my brother—"

"Ayanokoji, Kamio, come out here."

Hearing this, Kamio Tatsuya was speechless. This was really troublesome; he might be resented by the other party now.

However, the honest Tatsuya Kamio obediently stood up from the sofa and prepared to leave.

Then he saw Ayanokouji standing motionless.

Even if this guy doesn't want to get involved in trouble, now that trouble is already upon him, he shouldn't be thinking about running away, but facing it.

Besides, this tea room doesn't have a back door, so where can you escape to?

Stepping out of the tea room, Tatsuya Kamio gave Suzune Horikita a helpless look, indicating that he was forced into it.

"Where's Ayanokouji?"

He jumped out of the window and escaped.

……

Then, Chabashira-sensei walked straight into the tea room and saw Ayanokoji, who had just stood up.

"Ayanokouji, do you want to be expelled?"

"Please be lenient."

A while later, in the counseling room.

"You all heard what I just said, didn't you?"

"What are you saying, Chabashira-sensei?" Ayanokouji answered first. "I did hear what you were saying, but I couldn't hear it very clearly. This wall is surprisingly thick."

Hey, hey, hey, are you still going to run away now that things have come to this?

It's useless!

Accept reality!

Really.

"I heard you, but I have a problem with this: it goes in one ear and out the other. So, what did you just say?"

As he spoke, he put on an impeccably puzzled expression.

"That's enough with the poor acting."

What do you mean by clumsy? You really don't know how to appreciate things.

"Teacher, why do you do this?"

"Don't rush. These two are key to the class's future advancement. Listening carefully won't do you any harm."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuya Kamio raised his hand, immediately interrupting the spellcasting.

"Please wait a moment. I have no interest in being promoted to Class A. If you called me here for this reason, then I'll be leaving now."

As of now, Tatsuya Kamio has no plans to move up to Class A.

He has already amassed over three million personal points, which translates to nearly 100,000 yuan a month for living expenses. If he's frugal, he can definitely live comfortably until graduation.

If you can just coast through three years, why bother working yourself to death to get into Class A?

Of course, Tatsuya Kamio was no lazybones.

He wouldn't mind working hard to get into Class A.

What bothered him was why he had to drag those idiots from Class D up to Class A.

Especially that bastard Yamauchi.

If you want me to do something, no problem, but first get Yamauchi expelled from school.

Everyone gets the same salary, so should those who are capable do more work?

Should good people be pointed at guns?

What a joke! I, Tatsuya Kamio, am not some pushover like Yosuke Hirata.

Therefore, Tatsuya Kamio did not intend to put in any effort, since he figured that just staying in Class D wouldn't necessarily lead to expulsion.

It's not impossible to make him do the work, but that would come at a different price.

Simply put, it means you have to pay more!

Seeing Kamio Tatsuya's firm refusal, Chabashira Sae felt a headache coming on. She remembered the interviewer's evaluation of Kamio Tatsuya.

Although the interviewer seems to have written a long evaluation, a careful reading reveals that the entire piece can be summed up in just two words.

Lazy!

Finally, he even added: If we can correct his lazy personality and discover his potential, his future is promising.

Seeing it now, it truly lives up to its reputation.

From the very beginning, he made all sorts of excuses to avoid getting involved in trouble.

Indeed, even Chabashira admitted that leading Class D to Class A was a troublesome matter.

Chapter Thirty-Five: One joke is enough.

After glancing at Tatsuya Kamio, Sae Chabashira decided that this shouldn't be a headache for her.

There were people more anxious than her about leading Class D to Class A. Thinking this, she glanced at Horikita Suzune across from her.

"Whether you want to move up to Class A is your own choice. As a teacher, I'm just giving some advice to students who want to move up to Class A."

Ha, that sounds nice.

Kamio Tatsuya pursed his lips, but as long as they didn't try to persuade him to do something for Class D, it was fine.

It's not a bad idea to listen to what this cunning teacher has to say.

After glancing at Tatsuya Kamio, Sae decided to start with Ayanokoji's side.

"Chinese Language 50 points, Math 50 points, English 50 points, Social Studies 50 points, Science 50 points... Incidentally, the result of this quiz is also 50 points. Do you understand what this means?"

Fifty points?

This isn't his own achievement, and it's definitely not Horikita's either, which means it's Ayanokouji's?

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at him, then silently increased the distance between them.

Horikita looked at Ayanokouji with a surprised expression.

"So-called coincidences are truly terrifying."

accidental?

How could this guy say something like that with such a blank expression?

Kamio Tatsuya started to hate this guy. Although he himself was sometimes awful, compared to this guy, it was like heaven and earth. This guy simply treated everyone else like fools.

In other words, he didn't respect anyone at all.

Kamio Tatsu felt disgusted when he remembered that he had invited him to dinner before.

Just then, Tatsuya Kamio felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.

Is this... a reply?

Kamio Tatsuya took out his phone as if no one else was around, and sure enough, there was one unread message.

[Kamio, although I don't know what happened to you, I can tell you very clearly that this school has a very comprehensive set of rules. As long as you don't break the rules, no one but yourself can expel you.]

Seeing this, Tatsuya Kamio instantly felt confident and then spoke.

"I want to go back."

Kamio Tatsuya suddenly interrupted, startling all three of them, who were unsure what had happened.