[Ding! Today's intelligence has been updated.]
[Intel 1: First-Year Class C's Kakeru Ryuen currently possesses 3,016,500 points.]
[Intel 2: Ryuji Kanzaki was assigned to First-Year Class B due to an overly negative interview attitude.]
[Intel 3: Masayoshi Hashimoto of First-Year Class A is a turncoat.]
The daily intel notification chimed in Kiyomizu's mind just as he reached his seat. He read through it, word for word.
First, the first piece—
(Hmm? How does Ryuen have so many points?)
Kiyomizu immediately chided himself for his earlier arrogance; it turned out he wasn't the one with the most points. From the looks of it, Kakeru Ryuen of Class C was far wealthier than him, having already broken the three-million-point mark.
(Could it be the class fund?)
He didn't think the other would earn points through legitimate transactions like he did. Considering Ryuen's status as the leader of Class C, he instinctively guessed that this might be the total points of the entire Class C.
(Hmm? In that case, is Class C quite united?)
That was somewhat unexpected.
Next, the second piece. He had heard of the name Ryuji Kanzaki before; after all, he was a famous handsome boy in First-Year Class B.
(How is there another person who was assigned to a different class because of their interview attitude?)
His own classmate, Rokusuke Koenji, was the same.
(Isn't the interviewers' authority a bit too great?)
Thinking about it, all students were evaluated through a series of tests by the interviewers and then assigned to different classes based on these evaluations. One person's assignment being affected by their interview attitude was one thing, but now a second one had popped up. This was clearly a problem with the school itself.
And the third piece. He had no impression of this Masayoshi Hashimoto.
("Turncoat" means a fence-sitter, right? So, this person is currently someone's subordinate but will betray his own faction and cooperate with another?)
He just didn't know who he was currently affiliated with. Perhaps he wouldn't just betray a single faction but might even sell out his entire class. Kiyomizu discreetly made a mental note to be wary.
...
The third period in the morning was Math, which was Kiyomizu's best subject. As much as he struggled with Japanese, he excelled at Math. The topic of today's lesson was vectors, something he was already very familiar with. In his past life as a game planner, he had written too many spreadsheets for the programmers and had later taught himself game development. The application of vectors in games was incredibly comprehensive. They were used for determining field of view, collision detection, and implementing character movement logic. Although most situations could be resolved with the game engine's built-in tools, sometimes he had to write the code himself.
...
Lunch break. Just as Kiyomizu was about to go eat, his phone vibrated. He unlocked it and saw a message from Kikyo Kushida.
Kikyo Kushida: Kiyomizu-kun, don't forget our promise~
Kikyo Kushida: I'll count all the votes I get as yours!
He immediately understood she was hinting at the voting. She was going to count all the people she had won over as his achievement? It seemed the 80,000 points were purely hush money to her. But then again, she had already revealed her true nature last night. Was she still trying to act like a good girl in front of him?
Kiyomizu Akira: Is that really okay?
Kikyo Kushida: ...It's fine! After all, I was the one who suggested it. You don't have to do anything, Kiyomizu-kun~
Kiyomizu had never expected to win this election by just lying back. What surprised him most was Kushida's attitude—she had taken the initiative to say he didn't have to do anything. This feeling of having everything taken care of for him gave him the strange illusion of being a kept man.
(Is she the type who would swallow her grievances just to maintain her perfect image?)
Kiyomizu's thoughts drifted, a vivid image forming in his mind: if Kushida were to date someone in the future, she would probably wear this gentle and lovable mask, playing the role of the impeccable, perfect girlfriend. Even if her boyfriend angered her, she would just bite her lip and swallow her grievances, running off to the rooftop alone to vent by stomping her feet against a wall. The next morning, she would be able to smile sweetly in the rising sun, as if nothing had happened last night.
It didn't matter if her gentleness was real or fake; at least she was completely devoted to you, right? Of course, that was on the premise that she had your black history in her possession.
(Wait a minute... if you think about it that way?)
A perfect girlfriend! This was a textbook-perfect girlfriend! Kiyomizu couldn't help but make a comparison in his mind. Even the universally acknowledged gentle Honami Ichinose would probably insist on principles and demand that the party at fault apologize. But Kushida was different. To maintain the affection of others, she would rather hide and vent her emotions alone than ever get angry at those close to her.
"Don't tell me... Kushida... is actually the best candidate for an ideal girlfriend..."
This sudden conclusion surprised even himself. Even knowing she was two-faced, this personality trait actually made her all the more precious. The fact that she would never get angry at her boyfriend already put her above 99% of all women in the world. What was even better was the split-personality aspect—it was like having two girlfriends at the same time, sometimes sweet and lovable, other times real and unrestrained. This kind of contrast wouldn't be boring; instead, it would add a special charm to the relationship.
Kiyomizu looked at the skilled actress before him and couldn't help but sigh. Kikyo Kushida was indeed impeccable—if you ignored her innate talent for acting.
Kiyomizu Akira: You're too gentle, Kushida-san.
Kikyo Kushida: ...Eh? I just want to be friends with everyone. It's not that I'm just gentle!
Kikyo Kushida: Um... actually, even though I may seem this way, I have my own selfish side too! Like our transaction last night...
Kikyo Kushida: If I really had to go on a date with a boy, to be honest, I'd still prefer it to be you, Kiyomizu-kun.
Kiyomizu raised an eyebrow, watching as she quickly sent several messages. As expected, the topic shifted to the main point in the next second.
Kikyo Kushida: Um... actually, because I've been collecting the class fees recently, I had to borrow points from several people to raise the 80,000 for this!
The girl's subtext couldn't be clearer: Since I'm broke, shouldn't you do something about those 80,000 points? Kiyomizu could almost see a virtual dialog box pop up in the chat: In desperate need of points! I really, really want that 80,000 back!
He pondered for a moment and decided to be direct: Well, those 80,000 points are very useful to me. In short, there's no way I'm giving them to you.
This time, Kushida was silent for a very, very long time.
Kikyo Kushida: Not even 30,000 points?
Kiyomizu Akira: No, I can't.
Kikyo Kushida: I understand.
He could almost hear the sound of the beads on Kushida's internal abacus scattering to the floor. But Kiyomizu couldn't help but chuckle. See! He was right! Even so, she still wasn't planning to get angry and show her true colors.
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