Just as Kanda Shuichi said, homeroom teacher Chabashira-sensei appeared. But her face wasn't as easygoing as before; it was full of seriousness.
But was her face ever really easygoing?
Of course, the seriousness on her face was clearly seen by the students in the class.
"Sensei, are you missing your period?"
What!?
Chabashira-sensei is pregnant? Who did it?
Holding back the urge to comment, Kanda Shuichi looked at Ike Kanji, who had just said that. This guy really doesn't know the meaning of the word "death."
Come, let me teach you, what is death!
However, Chabashira Sae ignored Ike Kanji's joke and walked straight to the podium.
"We will now start the morning meeting. But before we begin, you probably have some questions, right? If there's something you're concerned about, it's best to ask now."
"Um... I checked this morning and found that the points weren't deposited. Didn't you say they would be given to us on the first of every month? I went to the store to buy juice this morning but couldn't pay. It was so embarrassing."
"Hondou, I explained this before, right? Points are deposited on the first of every month. This month deposit has also been confirmed without a doubt."
"Huh, but... the points weren't deposited, right?"
"Did you forget?" Chabashira-sensei didn't answer directly but asked back, "This question was already asked at the beginning of the school year."
At this time, many people in the class seemed to remember the question Kanda Shuichi asked Chabashira-sensei on the first day of school.
"Is it true that 100,000 private points will be distributed on the first day of each month?"
At that time, Chabashira-sensei said she couldn't answer the question, but now it seemed the answer was clear.
"The points have been deposited. There's no doubt about it. The idea that only this class was forgotten is impossible. Understand?"
At this moment, the answer was obvious.
"So, it means that points are indeed given out on the first day of each month, but our points for this month are zero, right?"
Sitting behind Kanda Shuichi in the last row, Horikita Suzune also came to this conclusion.
"That's right, this is the real answer."
Chabashira Sae confirmed Horikita Suzune's question, but this confirmation made the students scream even more miserably.
"No way?"
"Why didn't he keep asking at that time?"
"Didn't he stop himself?"
So, some people turned hostile eyes towards Kanda Shuichi. In their view, if Kanda Shuichi had asked at that time, they might not be in this miserable situation now.
However, Kanda Shuichi ignored them and just read a middle school social studies textbook.
At the same time, he marveled at how amazing the school's library was, even having middle school textbooks.
But to prevent Kanda Shuichi from being targeted by the students, his good friend Hirata Yosuke stepped in and drew the class's attention again.
"Then, sensei, please at least tell us the reason why we didn't get points, or we can't accept it."
Of course, Hirata could accept it because he understood what kind of people most of the class were, but at this moment, he had to put himself on the same level as them to gain their empathy.
Kanda Shuichi ignoring them made him the villain in their eyes, so Hirata Yosuke played the role of someone in the same situation, uniting their strength.
A simple strategy, but surprisingly effective.
However, thinking that this alone would make the class listen was a fool's dream, so more effort was needed.
As for Kanda Shuichi, he wasn't interested in those who blamed him for not asking further. Being with such people was dangerous.
What if they lowered his intelligence? It's not the strong opponents you fear, but the foolish teammates.
"That doesn't matter."
Chabashira Sae took out her phone and started reading: "Late arrivals and absences, a total of 98 times. Private conversations or phone use in class, 391 times. You did all this in one month. In this school, class performance is reflected in points.
As a result, you lost the 100,000 points you should have received. I mentioned on the day of the entrance ceremony that this school evaluates students based on ability. This time, you got a score of zero."
To be honest, this was the first time Chabashira Sae saw this too. When she received the news that Class D had zero points in the morning, she was already shocked, but she didn't expect these guys to be so reckless.
"You should be glad this school doesn't have negative points. Otherwise, with your behavior, hehe..."
Chabashira-sensei didn't finish her sentence, but everyone knew that if there were negative points, they probably wouldn't survive in this school.
"But we didn't hear that points could decrease. If we knew, we wouldn't be late or talk in class, right?"
What an idiot, this refreshed Kanda Shuichi's lower limit.
"Do you need a teacher to tell you not to be late for school or not to talk in class? Are you a kindergarten student? Didn't you learn these things in elementary and middle school?"
Kanda Shuichi couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Huh? So you dare say you've never been late or talked in class?"
When Ike Kanji couldn't argue back, he started nitpicking.
Everyone did it, so you have no right to criticize me, right?
That's what he thought, but Kanda Shuichi wasn't going to give him a chance.
"How about a bet? If there's even one instance in the past month where I caused the class evaluation to drop, I'll give you 50,000 private points.
But if not, you have to kneel and apologize to me in front of the whole class and Chabashira-sensei. We can't back out. Do you dare, Ike Kanji?"
Kanda Shuichi didn't tolerate this fool and directly challenged him.
"Of course, if you lose, you can give me 50,000 private points, but you probably don't have that many points, right? Hahaha."
To some in the class, Kanda Shuichi seemed like an annoying villain at this moment. But on the other hand, many stood by Kanda Shuichi, thinking he was right.
"I, I, how do I know if you really have 50,000 private points? What if you can't give them?"
Seeing Ike Kanji struggling, Kanda Shuichi sneered. He wasn't going to show his balance.
"If I can't give you 50,000 points, I'll kneel and apologize to you. How about that? This bet is clearly in your favor, right? Ike Kanji?"
The tense atmosphere was about to explode. The class members were all watching Ike Kanji, waiting for his decision.
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