That voice was very small, weak, and powerless, but Ryunosuke could still hear her answer. He nodded, accepting that greeting.
Airi's expression changed slightly; she glanced up briefly before hurriedly looking down again.
Facing Airi who was so timid, Ryunosuke wasn't in a hurry to approach her aggressively. He remained focused on buying a large number of micro surveillance cameras and backup batteries in front of the girl.
Airi felt curious and wanted to ask why Ryunosuke was buying so many cameras, but in the end her fear won, and that question was never voiced. After all, her purpose in coming here was to secretly repair her digital camera; she didn't want her secret as a gravure idol exposed.
The incident with Yamauchi earlier had left quite a big trauma for her, making her even more afraid to get close to men.
Shortly after, Ryunosuke finished buying the cameras and pretended to leave. Airi breathed a sigh of relief, then handed her digital camera to the store assistant to be checked.
The store assistant examined its contents, and instantly his eyes sparkled, then he stared at Airi with a disgusting lustful gaze.
That vulgar stare was immediately noticed by Airi, who reflexively lowered her head deeper so her face wouldn't be clearly visible.
Airi knew exactly what was in that camera—they were all photos of herself. She could only hope in her heart that the store assistant would keep her secret. However, she didn't realize that the man's gaze was very aggressive, as if he had just met the female lead of his favorite adult film.
The man tried to hold back his surge of excitement and pretended to act normal. "Pick it up tomorrow, I'll finish it for you tomorrow."
Airi bowed, thanked him softly, and immediately hurried away. She really couldn't stand the store assistant's gaze that openly undressed her.
From behind the door, Ryunosuke observed everything. He stared at the store assistant who appeared to be grinning lewdly until almost drooling, and showed a disgusted expression.
"Has he never seen a woman? His thoughts are written clearly on his face, but Sakura doesn't realize it. Well, that's right, Sakura keeps looking down, must not have seen it..."
Ryunosuke didn't think too much and immediately left. The most urgent thing now was to install surveillance cameras at the school's blind spots before Airi's incident really peaked.
He installed micro cameras in various hidden places difficult to detect even at night. He also bought many power backups for periodic replacement. This spent hundreds of thousands of his personal points, but he didn't care, because he knew the next profits would be ten times this capital.
But come to think of it, when he was still poor before, buying instant noodles for 193 Yen felt painful, why did spending hundreds of thousands of points now feel normal? Really strange.
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Monday arrived, school day started again.
Today there was a new transfer student coming to fill the vacancy left by Sudo. Because Sudo's unusual expulsion incident, the school decided to recruit a new student from outside to maintain balance between classes, considering official exams hadn't even started yet.
Sae entered the class with more relaxed steps than before. Perhaps because she knew that in her class there were actually many "talents" that could be used, she became a bit calmer. She put books on the desk and clapped her hands.
Now, Class D was far more obedient than before. After knowing their monthly points were related to discipline and school norms, they became honest—at least no longer causing trouble and listening to lessons well. Even so, everything was too late for this month.
Catching up from a 0 score wasn't easy. Sae actually wanted to give up and not care, but Ryunosuke had given her new hope. She wanted to try one more time.
Sae stared sharply at Ayanokouji and Suzune. "You two, come to my office during lunch break later. There's something I want to discuss."
The two people whose names were called felt strange, but still nodded in agreement. Ayanokouji seemed to realize something and reflexively stared at Ryunosuke.
Feeling uncomfortable being stared at by that "loner genius," Ryunosuke turned his face away and whistled to cover his awkwardness.
"Fyuuuu~"
Ayanokouji withdrew his gaze, but in his heart he noted this small "grudge." He knew very well that the reason his teacher paid attention to him must be because he had been "sold out" by the only friend he had here.
Seeing Ayanokouji had already turned his face away, Ryunosuke wiped cold sweat from his forehead. Shortly after, Sae introduced the new student.
"Come in. I will introduce our transfer student."
Sae clapped, signaling the new student to enter. A girl stepped in; her face was very sweet and cute. She had bob hair with perfect body proportions.
However, whether it was just an illusion or not, since she entered, most students in class didn't give her full attention. Some were daydreaming, some were confused, as if not seeing this new student's presence. Only about a third of the class truly paid attention to her.
Ryunosuke was one of them. But when he saw that familiar figure, he was stunned. He recognized her—that girl was the legendary figure of "ideal wife and mother." Kato Megumi.
The sweet bob-haired girl walked forward with a calm gaze and began introducing herself.
"My name is Kato Megumi. Please guide me for the next three years."
Unfortunately, the welcome from the students was very flat. Yamauchi didn't even glance at her. Because Megumi's existence was very thin (low presence), she didn't enter Yamauchi's radar.
People had difficulty remembering her face; in their memories, her figure seemed covered by mosaic censorship. For most people, Megumi was a character who would always be ignored.
But for Ryunosuke, the story was different. His body trembled from excitement.
This was the legendary "Grand Assassin"! He had to get to know her! Not because he wanted her romantically, but he was targeting her ability that had very low presence. With such ability, many secret plans could be carried out smoothly.
Ryunosuke was already fantasizing about using Megumi to help him do various jobs to rake in points in large amounts. But of course, he had to get acquainted normally first. Yes, he had to look normal.