Chapter 53: Encounter with Horikita Suzune
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"This guy took 100,000 personal points from me before, which means he only had around 200,000 in total. Now he has 1.5 million personal points."
"Did Rin Matsuoka extort over 1.3 million points from Nagumo and the others?"
Chabashira Sae found it unbelievable. She had never taken Rin's blackmail of Nagumo and his group seriously, assuming he had only managed to squeeze out 50,000 or 60,000 personal points.
She never imagined that Rin would extort over 1.3 million points from Nagumo and his group.
What's even more astonishing is that Nagumo and the others were actually willing to give it!
As Rin paid using his phone, Shinji Mirai also caught sight of his balance and gasped in surprise, "Aren't you a freshman, Rin? How do you have so many personal points?"
"Didn't Chabashira-sensei just say they were given by 'kind-hearted people'?"
"..."
No way, is he serious? Are there really such generous students at this school?
After leaving the beverage shop with Chabashira Sae, the cold and beautiful homeroom teacher remarked, "Rin, I didn't expect you to get over a million personal points from them."
"I'm surprised too." Rin nodded, agreeing with her before flashing a smile.
"Personal points are like money in this school. The more money you have, the better. You can use it for anything."
Someone once said: "If you have money, you can do whatever you want."
Rin didn't know if that was entirely true, but he was certain that he could now buy a high-end laptop without a second thought.
He had been wanting one for a long time!
"Personal points are indeed valuable. If you can find a way to get more, you should," Chabashira Sae commented, almost as if sighing. Rin glanced at her.
"Sensei, are you encouraging me to earn more personal points?"
"No, I'm just making an observation."
"Really."
"Of course."
Though Rin suspected she was subtly advising him to seek out more ways to earn points, he didn't dwell on it.
"See you tonight, Chabashira-sensei. I'm heading off now."
"Mm."
Rin waved at her before turning and walking away gracefully. Chabashira Sae remained where she was, watching his retreating figure.
As she made her way back to her dorm, still savoring the lingering taste of coffee, it dawned on her that she had spent an unusually long time at the beverage shop with a student.
That was unlike her.
"This student isn't just interesting, but also very bold. I wonder if he's realized the hidden potential of personal points, or class points," Chabashira Sae muttered to herself.
Suddenly, she stopped walking, her cold yet beautiful face showing a contemplative look.
"Maybe… I've figured out how Rin managed to blackmail Nagumo and his group of seniors."
At that moment, Rin was heading toward a place called "Beech Shopping Center," the largest mall in the commercial district. It sold everything from daily necessities and clothing to school supplies and electronics.
All Rin needed to do was take a quick walk around the Beech Shopping Center, and he could buy everything he wanted at once.
It took Rin Matsuoka about half an hour to arrive at the Zelkova Shopping Center. He first bought a larger backpack to carry the small items, such as daily necessities, that he planned to buy later.
Afterward, Rin headed straight to the fifth floor of the Beech Shopping Center and began shopping in the electronics area.
Rin had his eye on a laptop that he liked. This laptop was excellent, featuring top-notch specifications, and it was thin, light, and easy to carry. The only drawback? It was expensive!
A total of 215,000 personal points was the cost.
However, Rin now had more than 1.5 million personal points, so this laptop had no shortcomings anymore!
Rin placed the box containing the laptop and various accessories into his backpack and felt grateful from the bottom of his heart.
"Thanks to the donations from the seniors, I was able to get the laptop I wanted without any financial pressure."
Without their help, Rin wouldn't have been able to afford such an expensive laptop with his personal points alone.
In a good mood, Rin continued his shopping with the backpack on his shoulders. He bought daily clothes, underwear, several pairs of shoes, and watches.
In the blink of an eye, Rin had spent 340,000 personal points at the Zelkova Shopping Center.
Money really is spent like water.
But no one forced Rin to buy the expensive items, after all.
Rin's experience of poverty growing up had made him value money deeply, but he wasn't someone who would hoard it and not spend at all.
Besides, when students graduate, they cannot exchange their personal points for cash, so they need to spend them as needed rather than saving them excessively.
After buying the necessary clothes and other items, Rin made his way to the first floor of the Zelkova Shopping Center. One side was dedicated to daily necessities and cosmetics, while the other side offered snacks and drinks.
What surprised Rin the most was seeing the cold figure of Horikita Suzune.
At that moment, Horikita was holding a shopping basket and standing tall in the facial cleanser section of the daily necessities area.
It was as if Horikita had a radar specifically designed to detect "Nagumo." She was in the middle of choosing a facial cleanser when she suddenly turned her head and locked eyes with Rin.
The subtle Rin and the aloof Horikita Suzune exchanged silent glances, and both fell into an awkward silence.
"…"
"…"
The strange atmosphere of silence made Rin feel uncomfortable. He awkwardly raised his hand and greeted dryly, "Hey, Horikita, you're buying things here too?"
"Mm."
Horikita responded to Rin calmly and then turned her head away, no longer looking at him.
Rin, who also needed to buy facial cleanser, walked over to where Horikita stood. He noticed that the facial cleansers she was looking at were quite cheap and seemed like bargains.
"Since I need to buy facial cleanser anyway, it's probably better to buy a more expensive one, considering it's for facial care after all."
Horikita replied coldly, "I'm skeptical about the 'personal points' distributed by the school. I'm not sure if the school will actually remit 100,000 personal points to us every month."
"So, I'm trying to save my personal points this month. After I confirm that the school will remit 100,000 personal points every month, I'll plan how to use them."