Shiki Natsu didn't get much information from his exchange with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka; the guy really didn't seem to have any friends.
However... Shiki Natsu's sixth sense told him that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was no simple guy. For instance, while cleaning up the trash, he had clearly lifted his head slightly, his gaze not on Natsu, but on the cara above Natsu's head.
If that cara hadn't been there, would Ayanokouji Kiyotaka have taken action?
Shiki Natsu felt it was hard to say, but... this guy was definitely no simple character. That's why, during their chat, Shiki Natsu kept the topic focused on their classmates, completely avoiding any ntion of points or the recent 'defects' incident.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's powers of observation were sharp; Shiki Natsu could give him an evaluation of "no less than my own."
"Well then... let's part ways here. I forgot I have sothing else to take care of."
Shiki Natsu waved goodbye to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
"Mm."
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka didn't ask any further questions, just nodded and continued on his way to the dorms.
Shiki Natsu went to the agreed-upon location, a café in the Keyaki Mall. There were quite a few students here. As soon as he arrived, Shiki Natsu noticed two beautiful girls with cold expressions. Of course, their styles were sowhat different.
"The rest is up to you. I'm going back."
Kamuro Masumi still wore a very dissatisfied expression, almost like her trademark look, with her arms crossed and cheeks puffed out.
"Yeah, thanks for the trouble. I'll buy you a drink tomorrow."
"No need!"
Rejected again.
"What on earth do you an?"
Horikita Suzune's icy eyes stared intently at Shiki Natsu.
"Exactly what I said. Do you really think this school is so benevolent that it gives every student one hundred thousand points a month, and even provides free wild vegetable set als and daily necessities?"
Shiki Natsu led Horikita Suzune to a more inconspicuous spot. The people around them were mostly busy with their own affairs, chatting happily, paying the two of them no mind.
"Isn't that exactly what this school is doing? Based on my observations and judgnt so far, that's how the school operates. Even the teacher guaranteed that one hundred thousand points would be deposited every month."
Horikita Suzune continued with a cold expression, wanting to see what kind of nonsense this annoying guy would spout.
"Ryuuen Kakeru from Class 1-C bought information from for sixty thousand points. How much can you offer?"
Shiki Natsu took out the record of Ryuuen Kakeru's transfer and showed it to Horikita Suzune.
"How do I know this Ryuuen Kakeru isn't soone from your Class A, colluding with you to trick out of my points?"
So now her intelligence has decided to show up?
"Do you rember what happened just now?"
Shiki Natsu wasn't bothered and continued speaking.
"I'm talking about that red-haired boy from your class being provoked by three upperclassn."
To prevent Horikita Suzune from not rembering, Shiki Natsu kindly gave her a reminder.
"The trash can has nothing to do with ."
Hearing Shiki Natsu bring up the incident, Horikita Suzune frowned.
"Not that. Do you rember how that upperclassman knew your class right away? And how he used the word 'defects'?"
It seed Horikita Suzune really hadn't paid any attention to that.
"What they said was correct. That guy is indeed a 'defect'."
Horikita Suzune replied coldly, her face wearing an expression that suggested it was only natural.
What about you?
For a mont, Shiki Natsu was at a loss for words.
"No, I think they ant that all of Class D are defects."
Shiki Natsu stated his own view.
"That's enough! I don't want to hear any more of your nonsense! This is a complete waste of my ti!"
Hearing Shiki Natsu actually call her a defect, Horikita Suzune's wine-red eyes filled with anger. Did this guy call her all the way here just to humiliate her?
This is outrageous!
"I rember... Horikita-senpai is in Class 3-A, right?"
Shiki Natsu didn't stand up, just slowly sipped the coffee that had been brought to him.
Hearing her brother ntioned, Horikita Suzune's entire body couldn't help but freeze.
Could this girl be so kind of brother-con?
"And... after talking with you, and with Ayanokouji, I've discovered that you two seem to know absolutely nothing about this school."
"What do you an?"
Stop talking in riddles!
Horikita Suzune really hated Shiki Natsu's vague way of speaking.
"The answer is right there in your phone. How many points are you willing to spend to buy the information I have?"
Shiki Natsu was very calm. His goal had been clear from the start. That's right, he had his eyes on Horikita Suzune's personal points.
This was actually a spur-of-the-mont idea for Shiki Natsu, which ca to him back at the convenience store when he realized Horikita Suzune knew nothing and foolishly thought the school was coddling its students.
In terms of observation skills, Horikita Suzune's ranking in Shiki Natsu's eyes was arguably very low, because she truly didn't care about anything other than herself.
Even on the bus, she only paid attention because Shiki Natsu had looked at her.
"Contact info."
Horikita Suzune sat back down properly and exchanged contact information with Shiki Natsu. Even with the addition of his na, her rather empty contact list still looked sparse.
"Is your information worth sixty thousand personal points?"
Horikita Suzune looked at Shiki Natsu. If it wasn't worth it, she wouldn't hand over her personal points.
"I say it's worth it. What do you think?"
Shiki Natsu looked at Horikita Suzune strangely. What kind of rchant would say their own goods weren't worth the price? Besides, Ryuuen Kakeru had bought the information for ten thousand points; the other fifty thousand was to delete the video. The sixty-thousand-point figure was Horikita Suzune's own proposal.
Except for the most crucial piece of information about how not to lose points, which Shiki Natsu wouldn't reveal, he was open to negotiation on the rest.
"I need you to prove that Ryuuen Kakeru is not from Class A."
Horikita Suzune hesitated for a mont before speaking again.
She's always so serious about such trivial matters.
"Fine, I'll prove it to you."
With that, Shiki Natsu sent a ssage to the class group chat he had created.
"Satisfied?"
The picture that appeared on Shiki Natsu's phone was the class roster for Class 1-C, which happened to include Ryuuen Kakeru's na.
"Fine."
The vigilance in Horikita Suzune's eyes relaxed slightly.
Sixty thousand points were transferred instantly.
Does this girl really not know how to bargain?
Didn't she notice that Ryuuen Kakeru's paynt record was split into two transactions?
But, no matter. Shiki Natsu accepted it with a clear conscience.
"Alright, then I'll tell you one thing first. The points this school distributes are not one hundred thousand points every month."
Shiki Natsu imdiately dropped the most important bombshell.
"But..."
"I believe your teacher said that points are automatically transferred on the first of every month, right? Not that one hundred thousand personal points are automatically transferred on the first of every month."
Just as Horikita Suzune was about to object, Shiki Natsu cut her off.
Hearing this, Horikita Suzune was completely stunned.
"Didn't you also think... that this school coddles its students too much? You should know that spending a hundred thousand yen on every student each month is no simple matter, even for a school funded by the governnt."
Shiki Natsu's words left Horikita Suzune unable to process them for a mont.
"I'm very sorry, Shiki-san. The plan to buy information from the upperclassn has failed. I had to ask several people before I found out. I don't know who reported it to the school, but now even this transaction, which could have been done secretly, is no longer possible."
He had just gotten his hands on sixty thousand points, and now bad news ca from Totsuka Yahiko. Soone reported it?
Is there a mole in the class?
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