Chapter 73: You are 1080p HD, and they're stuck at 360p
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For students like Horikita Suzune, who are self-disciplined and focused on studying, this class with an extremely bad learning atmosphere... is simply a terrible nightmare!
The second class was over, and the English teacher, Tomonari Mashima, had no intention of delaying the class. He simply said, "class dismissed," and left the Class D classroom with his textbook.
Rin Matsuoka closed his notebook with a snap. He was planning to head back to the student dormitory during the break to grab his laptop!
Rin was about to break the rules in the next class!
Just as Rin stood up, Horikita Suzune also stood up. She said to Rin, "Rin, come with me."
"Okay," Rin responded subconsciously, showing a blank expression, "Where to?"
"Let's go outside and talk," Horikita Suzune said without looking back, her slender legs already carrying her out of the classroom. Rin sighed helplessly but followed.
Rin didn't need to guess what Horikita Suzune wanted to say. It was likely nothing more than the usual talk about class points and classroom discipline…
Sighing, Rin followed Horikita Suzune out of the classroom.
But it wasn't just Rin who sighed. Two other girls, Sakura Airi and Karuizawa Kei, felt the same way.
Sakura Airi had wanted to continue communicating with Rin on Line, but he had been called away by Horikita Suzune...
Karuizawa Kei had finally built up the courage to talk to Rin, hoping to get to know him better, exchange Line accounts, and maybe find an opportunity to ask him to pretend to be her boyfriend!
But now Rin had left with Horikita Suzune...
"Should I follow them?" Karuizawa Kei muttered to herself, feeling conflicted.
She wanted to follow, but the cold demeanor of Horikita Suzune made her hesitate. In the end, she decided to wait. After all, there would be plenty of opportunities to talk to Rin later.
At least, that's what she hoped.
Horikita Suzune walked ahead, and Rin followed behind her. They stopped a good distance from the classroom, at a nearby pavilion.
Horikita Suzune turned to face Rin and spoke softly, "I think I've figured out why the school withheld information about 'class points' during the first month."
"Well, I guess they wanted the freshmen to experience some challenges so they'd understand the importance of class points," Rin said.
If the school had allowed the teachers to explain everything about class points, the students would've been sure to follow the rules and maintain the 1,000 class points.
But then, they wouldn't have learned the real lesson.
As the saying goes: It's better to learn through experience than to be taught by others.
Students might obey the rules if they knew about the class points, but they wouldn't fully internalize them. Only by facing setbacks themselves would they truly grasp their significance.
Personal experience leaves a deeper impression than mere words.
"The students in Class D are really disappointing," Horikita Suzune said slowly. "Even after Hirata-san reminded them about classroom discipline, they just kept talking."
"Horikita, you're also in Class D," Rin pointed out thoughtfully.
Horikita Suzune glanced at Rin and replied, "Yes, I'm in Class D, but I'm different from them. I haven't violated any classroom rules."
"Right, right, you're amazing. You're 1080p HD, and they're stuck at 360p."
?
Horikita Suzune raised an eyebrow, "Rin, what do you mean by that?"
"I'm saying you don't stoop to the same level as those troublemakers. You're high quality, and they're… not," Rin said with a smile.
Horikita Suzune understood what Rin Matsuoka meant, but for some reason, she felt like his explanation had a hint of sarcasm... Oh, forget it, she decided not to bother with him anymore.
"Rin, do you want to come with me to see Chabashira-sensei?"
"What do you want to see Chabashira-sensei for?" Rin showed a surprised expression.
Rin had guessed that Horikita Suzune would mention the class points, but he didn't expect that she was planning to drag him to see Chabashira Sae...
"Let's transfer classes. You don't want to stay in a class with such a terrible learning atmosphere, do you?" Horikita Suzune said seriously.
Wrong!
Rin actually enjoyed being in a class with this kind of atmosphere; he loved it!
"But I…"
"Rin, there's no need to explain. I know you want to transfer out of Class D as well."
"No, I really don't!" Rin said quickly, fearing that if he didn't make his feelings clear, the decisive Horikita Suzune would go straight to Chabashira Sae.
"Why not?" Horikita Suzune asked, looking puzzled.
"Well, because…" Rin began searching for an excuse.
Should he just tell her that he had a crush on the extremely shy Sakura Airi and wanted to make her his girlfriend?
Rin thought that if he told others this reason, Horikita Suzune would probably look at him with disdain and say, "You're staying in this terrible class just to date that girl?"
[Actually, host, if you tell her that, Horikita Suzune won't despise you.]
The voice of Rin's narration system suddenly echoed in his mind.
'Really?'
[Yes.]
[But she'll most likely beat you up, then feel utterly disappointed, with a 98.7% chance of crying.]
Rin clicked his tongue in disbelief. He didn't quite trust the narration system's judgment. How could someone like Horikita Suzune cry over such a thing? She was Horikita Suzune, after all.
But the narration system had been wrong a few times before…
Okay, it had been wrong more than a few times, but Rin convinced himself this was just another one of its mistakes.
"Narrator, how could Horikita be so disappointed that she'd cry just because I stayed in Class D? You must have made a wrong judgment."
[...]
[Host, your future children will definitely thank me for being bound to you.]
Rin was stunned by this sudden change of topic. Weren't they just talking about Horikita Suzune? Why had the narration system suddenly jumped to his future kids?
'Narrator, why would you say that?'
[Because, host, you don't understand women's hearts. Without me, you'd probably never find a wife!]
[Without a wife, no children.]
[So your future children should thank me for ensuring their existence.]
Rin rolled his eyes at the narration system's absurd comments. What nonsense...
He couldn't find a wife? How was that even possible? With his looks and figure, he could easily find a wife!
The problem was finding one who was truly compatible with him.
[Host, switching classes is actually a good idea. Consider transferring to Class B. There's a girl named Ichinose Honami, and she's the most suitable candidate to be your wife.]