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Chapter 42: Truth, The Restless Class
🕑 Added 2025-12-07 11:50:59 +0000 UTCNatsuki Subaru thought about it briefly.
Natsuki Subaru didn't have many personal needs beyond eating and drinking. His free time was basically spent with Hiyori Shiina in the library; he had no demand for things like karaoke, movies, or shopping.
At most, he might buy a few novels that weren't available in the library. The books in the library were mostly classic literature and knowledge-based texts.
His food expenses fluctuated between 100,000 and 120,000 personal points per month. Adding in other odds and ends, his monthly demand for personal points was roughly around 120,000 to 150,000.
One million personal points was enough for Natsuki Subaru to spend for a long time.
However, Natsuki Subaru also seriously considered the question Suzune Horikita had raised.
In the beginning, Natsuki Subaru had only intended to come to this academy to experience school life for a bit; he didn't actually place much importance on the academy itself. Natsuki Subaru didn't have much that he cared about.
It was just the thought of the home he couldn't return to, the parents he could never contact again, and how they had once wanted him to pull himself together and go back to school to study, that led Natsuki Subaru to prepare to attend school properly for once.
Now, however, the situation was somewhat different. The appearance of Hiyori Shiina and Kikyo Kushida—two potential assets—made Natsuki Subaru gradually begin to place some importance on this school life.
Most of the upperclassmen classes showed gaps in their personnel. Just having points for daily personal consumption might not be enough.
This academy mimicked the adult world almost exactly. The use of personal points was definitely not limited to just personal consumption; in the real adult world, the role of money was far greater.
If there was an opportunity, it wouldn't hurt to prepare a few more points.
If he were to end up with the same fate as those unknown 'seniors' missing from the upper grades, Natsuki Subaru would not be happy.
"How many personal points do you have left?"
"It should probably be enough for my personal use for a very long time."
Thinking of this, Natsuki Subaru looked at Suzune Horikita and said with a smile, "As for what comes next, perhaps I'll find a way to earn a few personal points. After all, my standard of living is quite high."
"..."
Suzune Horikita's brow did not unfurrow at Natsuki Subaru's answer.
It seemed as though Natsuki Subaru was answering the question seriously, but in reality, it was not so.
It was like asking a destitute person, 'What will you do when your money runs out?' and having the destitute person answer as a matter of course, 'Go earn money, obviously.'
Everyone knows they need to earn money when they're broke, but how?
Before Suzune Horikita could say anything more, the homeroom teacher, Sae Chabashira, walked in under the gaze of almost everyone. Suzune Horikita hurriedly focused her attention on Sae Chabashira.
Compared to Natsuki Subaru, Suzune Horikita believed her doubts would be resolved by Sae Chabashira.
"Sensei, this month's personal points haven't been deposited."
"Didn't you say that personal points would be deposited on the first of every month?"
Sae Chabashira hadn't even stood properly at the podium before Haruki Yamauchi impatiently raised his hand to complain.
Having long since exhausted last month's personal points, he had spent the last few days holding his nose and eating the free veggie meal plan. He really couldn't stand the days without personal points anymore.
Thinking of this, Haruki Yamauchi cast a glance in Natsuki Subaru's direction, thinking he was being subtle.
Like Suzune Horikita, Haruki Yamauchi also knew about the extravagance of Natsuki Subaru's daily lunches, which made Haruki Yamauchi, who had been eating the mountain vegetable set meal for the past few days, a little unhappy.
Perhaps there was also the factor that he hadn't liked Natsuki Subaru from the start.
"No, the personal points have already been transferred to everyone's student terminals on time."
Facing Haruki Yamauchi's complaint, Sae Chabashira remained expressionless as she stated flatly, "There is also no issue of the school accidentally overlooking just your class."
As Sae Chabashira's voice fell, the class, which had been barely quiet, suddenly erupted.
Most people in Year 1, Class D had long felt a sense of unease. After all, they had a general idea of their own performance over the past month; it wasn't even a question of whether their performance was good or bad anymore.
Now, Sae Chabashira's words completely detonated the anxiety in their hearts.
"You really are a bunch of hopeless fools."
Sae Chabashira looked at the panicked group, a faint smile tugging vaguely at the corners of her mouth as she continued, "Do I still need to explain your performance over the past month to you further?"
"You didn't think that the things above your heads were purely decorations, did you?"
As her words fell, a trace of pleasure appeared in Sae Chabashira's eyes. The frustration of the past month seemed to be released in this single moment.
And likewise, almost everyone subconsciously looked up.
They looked at the surveillance cameras on the classroom ceiling. Everyone had seen these cameras over the past month; they weren't hidden in any way, but not a single person had paid them any mind.
Right under these cameras, they had done whatever they pleased.
"I see."
"Ayanokoji, this solves some of the problems we encountered in the past half-month."
Listening to Sae Chabashira's explanation, a look of realization appeared on Suzune Horikita's face. The more she knew, the more confusion she had in her heart.
Without a doubt, Suzune Horikita had observed many things in the last half-month, but this hadn't answered the doubts in her heart; instead, it had increased them.
Year 1 Classes A, B, C, and D were not assigned randomly, but according to quality.
Class D almost represented the absolute trash—this and other things were incomprehensible, even unacceptable, to Suzune Horikita.
Even now, although part of her confusion was answered, Suzune Horikita could not accept the fact that she had been assigned to Year 1, Class D.
Given Suzune Horikita's academic ability, even if she couldn't become a student of Year 1, Class A, it was impossible for her to end up in Year 1, Class D!
"Yeah, it's solved."
"Probably, the grades of every previous Class D were bad."
Hearing the gnashing of teeth in Suzune Horikita's voice, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji nodded slightly and said flatly, "So it has given everyone a very stable perception."
"Class D is the worst kind of defective product."
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was actually indifferent to this result.
His behavioral logic was somewhat similar to Natsuki Subaru's; Kiyotaka Ayanokoji had also come to enjoy a peaceful school life.
As for whether it was the worst class, or whether the subsequent personal points would be enough... Kiyotaka Ayanokoji didn't care at all.
The reason he was still barely cooperating with Suzune Horikita now was entirely because he wanted to continue learning 'common sense' from her.
