People bring their own maids to the training camp

“Kanzaki, you also have to comfort my wounded heart. Not only did I only move once, but I was also covered in various thin veils,” Shibata said to Kanzaki, mimicking his tone.

"Climb." Kanzaki calmly uttered these words, "As if everyone else was just glanced at through a thin veil."

Kanzaki wanted to roll his eyes. If it weren't for Chihaya filling in, he would have ended up like Shibata, just out sooner or later.

"But you've made a fortune by clinging to someone powerful, shouldn't you treat your brother to a good meal to celebrate?"

"Makes sense."

"That's more like it! Let's go to that Beech Tree Shopping Center over there—"

"We should treat Himegami-kun to a nice meal," Kanzaki nodded.

"...I don't think I can refute that." Shibata was speechless for a moment. "It seems I can only beg Princess Hime-kun to let me have a free meal."

"If you're not fully awake, you can go back to your dorm and sleep now, Shibata-kun?" Chihaya "gently" reminded Shibata.

"Waaah, even you, Princess, are like this! I just wanted to eat, what did I do wrong!"

“You’re right, I can give you one of my two cafeteria meal vouchers.” Kanzaki patted Shibata on the shoulder.

"Could you be any more stingy?"

At this moment, the students from Class B also arrived at the scene.

"Chihaya—" Hayasaka took the lead, followed by his protectors Kohashi and Amakura, "Let's have Australian lobster and king crab tonight! You've got enough points! We'll just order from the seafood section of the supermarket! It's much more economical to cook it ourselves!"

"...Are you sure these two things you mentioned have anything to do with being affordable?"

"Wow, you've made so much money! The magazine will be released in a few days, you're definitely a rich woman, it's just a king crab!"

"Even a rich woman can't afford to eat like that."

"It's okay, once a month is fine too." Hayasaka compromised, "I'm really good at cooking lobster!"

"I'll definitely do it next time." Chihaya turned to Honami, "Can you go back and rest before contacting me again, Honami?"

“Of course, having a late-night snack is fine too.” Honami nodded repeatedly. “Chihaya needs to go back and get some rest, take a shower and change her clothes.”

“Indeed, Princess, you’ve worked hard!” Amakura said. “Please do not let the president succeed. By the way, if she does succeed, I hope you haven’t forgotten your loyal support member – Amakura Asako-chan.”

"You pockmarked guy, I'm going to dock your performance bonus!"

"At this point, do I still have any performance record to speak of?!" NetWarehouse said with a look of grief and indignation.

"If I remember correctly, we don't have performance evaluations," Chihaya said helplessly. "Anyway, everyone should go back and rest, right?"

"No problem, big sister, yes big sister." Netkura saluted Chihaya.

"..." Chihaya thought for a moment and decided to stop dwelling on the issue, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get back to his room in another two hours.

----split line----

After bathing and changing, Chihaya sighed and lay down on the bed.

"Thank you for your hard work, young lady." Hayasaka served a plate of daifuku. "How about having some sweets to replenish your sugar levels?"

"Hmm." Chihaya sat up, picked up a daifuku, and took a small bite. "Check my phone to see if I've received any text messages."

"not yet."

"Let's wait and see. We'll arrange a meeting with Kanzaki once we receive the text message," Chihaya said. "I didn't expect getting first place to be so easy."

"Your words will probably infuriate Long Yuan and the others. In their eyes, you are probably the one who turned the tide, saved the day, and won a victory by the narrowest of odds."

"On the surface, that's certainly the case, since there were a few things that were indeed a gamble."

"Long Yuan probably still doesn't understand how he lost the joker game."

“If he could figure it out, he wouldn’t be a militant,” Chihaya waved her hand. “He might understand psychology, but I used that to my advantage.”

"Indeed, your acting skills in this area are far superior to those of Mo Fei, the underworld boss."

"Can we not talk about that?"

"So what are you planning to eat with Ichinose? It can't be king crab, can it?"

"I dare to invite her, but she might not dare to eat."

"You should eat her, then she'll eat whatever you want to eat from now on," Hayasaka suggested, offering a terrible idea.

You don't think I'd agree, do you?

"No, I was just saying it offhand. After all, if you were so easily convinced, there wouldn't be just Kikyo and me left by now," Hayasaka said. "But you did manage to raise Ichinose and Shiina's favorability in the last round, didn't you?"

"what?"

"When you were asked to name a beautiful woman, you immediately mentioned Ichinose, right? And when you mentioned a book title, it was Shiina who recommended it, right? You might not have thought much of it, but they definitely care about these things, you know?"

"The simplest way is to ask the people on site to say it."

"Yes, but I did manage to increase my favorability, otherwise why didn't you mention Sakayanagi, who's right next door?"

"Probably because Sakayanagi is cuter a bit more,"

"I understand, you don't like this body type."

"Don't misunderstand, okay?"

"No? I didn't misunderstand at all. Alright, Miss, it's time to decide where to have dinner, otherwise Ichinose-kun is probably getting impatient."

"Don't portray Fanbo as an incompetent fool."

"She seemed even more excited than you were when you made your comeback to win the championship. I noticed that Bai Bo was looking at you two with a very, very envious gaze."

Upon hearing this, Chihaya couldn't help but facepalm; she really didn't want to provoke this person.

"But don't worry, she wouldn't dare do anything to you. Bai Bo is a complete coward."

"Don't even mention her, from today onwards even boys won't dare to do anything to me." Chihaya, who had almost completely overwhelmed everyone, was now unapproachable in the eyes of the boys.

After all, Chihaya was able to beat Albert, but most guys probably wouldn't dare to solo against Albert.

"But this should make Ayanokouji understand your identity, right? Is that alright?"

"It's alright, this is just a way to show sincerity."

141. If this sells well, I'm going to sleep cuddling with a king crab.

That evening, Chihaya and Honami still had a big meal, without bringing anyone else.

Hayasaka and Amakura were mostly there to liven things up; they weren't really trying to freeload. Honami didn't actually let Chihaya treat them either; instead, they each paid their own bill.

After saying goodbye to Honami, Chihaya returned to her room, took out her phone, and looked at the email from the school.

First, the rewards for the Ludo Grandmaster have been credited to your account. Second, the Hime-no-Miya Kanzaki team has won both the King and Champion honors, and after discussion, the school has decided to combine and upgrade the two rewards.

Originally, the rewards for defeating the king and the champion were issued separately, but because Chihaya was "decisive in killing," she received both rewards and thus got the upgrade.

The rewards were clearly stated in the email: Chihaya and Kanzaki would each receive one inquiry regarding their future exam arrangements, and would be given certain discounts depending on the circumstances.

The specific redemption method requires visiting the student council office and talking to Horikita Manabu to redeem the item.

Since it doesn't specify that you need to go in a group, you can do it even if you go alone.

It's fair to say that the reward for first place is much better than the first place in the previous special exam—even though Chihaya messed up the entire midterm exam with those five points.

Inquire about subsequent exams and offer certain discounts depending on the circumstances.

This is a rather ambiguous description, so in higher education, "exam" does not entirely refer to the act of writing an exam paper.

The knowledge competition and Ludo battle that Chihaya participated in were classified as exams by the school and named special exams.

As for what to ask, Chihaya had already decided. As for whether Kanzaki intended to ask him himself, he decided to observe first. Originally, he had planned to meet with Kanzaki, but that was before he knew about the reward, and now that he had this reward, Chihaya didn't need to do anything. Kanzaki hadn't demonstrated the kind of strength that required his influence.

However, it's highly likely that Kanzaki will consult with Ichinose as well. As for whether he can even grasp the point that the special exam is also an exam, Chizuru is already uncertain.

Even if Kanzaki could think of it, he would most likely prioritize the upcoming final exams, since the two special exams so far have not been linked to class points, while the final exam results are definitely related to class points.

Furthermore, since there's neither a sports meet nor a cultural festival in this first semester, the only known ways to increase class points are the midterm and final exams. Chihaya believes that even if a few people hold a meeting to discuss it, they will most likely choose to inquire about matters related to the final exams.

Based on the school's ambiguous offer of certain discounts depending on the circumstances, Chihaya felt it was unlikely they would offer substantial discounts. After all, it seemed unrealistic that a first-place finisher in a collaborative project could earn a discount benefiting all 40 students in the class—even if everyone received one point, that would still amount to 40 points. Adding five or eight points to the class's total score would be more plausible.

The next day in class, Kanzaki approached Chihaya, saying he wanted to talk about the hidden reward.

Since Honami was Chihaya's senior, the two of them did not avoid Honami, and the three of them discussed the matter.

"According to the instructions, it should be that Kanzaki and I each take one round. In other words, if our option is the final exam, only one person needs to ask the questions," Chihaya said. "The main problem is that we don't know exactly what the so-called discount will be."

"It feels more like a bonus," Kanzaki commented. "However, making full use of information asymmetry can also expand the results."

"Indeed, in short, the two of you should just adapt to the situation and decide based on the discounts offered by the school. If you can choose a subject, it would be best to choose mathematics."

"Understood." Kanzaki also knew that math was the most difficult of the exam subjects, so getting a "discount" in that area would be the most cost-effective option.

"Yes, yes, thanks to the two of you taking first place, we were able to receive such a reward." Honami smiled very happily. Chihaya's victory made her feel proud, as if she was even happier than if she had won herself.

After this battle, Fanbo can be said to be quite confident - there is nothing to fear from Class B anymore, and if this continues, he may be able to catch up with or even surpass Class A before the second year.

After all, Chihaya's "ultimate demon king" persona has been deeply ingrained in people's minds, and now no one will laugh at Sudo, who was defeated by Chihaya in one blow—after all, even the strongest student in the entire grade, like Yamada Albert, was no match for Chihaya, so Sudo's defeat cannot be considered shameful.

"It's mainly thanks to Himegami-san," Kanzaki said. "I imagine the fan club has grown in size, right?"

"Why is even Kanzaki-san bringing this up?"

"Kansaki-san, do you want to join? You can just ask Hayasaka-san, okay?" Honami recalled her early membership at this moment, "As Chihaya's comrade, Kanzaki-san can definitely join without an exam."

"So, there's still an exam required?"

"You didn't even know?" Honami chuckled. "That's right. After all, it was Hayasaka who started it up. Now that it's grown so big, it can't just recruit members casually."

“That makes sense, then I’ll submit my application later.” Kanzaki joked.

"I've approved your application!" Hayasaka suddenly appeared from behind them. "As Chihaya's comrade-in-arms, Kanzaki-san naturally has to join our support group!"

"...When did Xiao Ai arrive?"

"I'll show up whenever someone wants to join the Chihaya Himegami fan club!" Hayasaka grinned and produced a membership card, handing it to Kanzaki. "I'll add you to the group in a bit. Remember to change your nickname so no one can impersonate you."

"Am I also being impersonated?" Kanzaki asked, pointing to himself, looking very puzzled.

"Of course, there's no guarantee that someone won't impersonate you and sell the confidential chat logs of the competition, since none of us can hear your conversations with Chihaya."

"That's an exaggeration." Kanzaki shook his head. "Don't worry, Himegami-san, I won't sell anything related to you, including chat logs."

“Even if it’s going to be sold, it will be through official channels,” Hayasaka added. “We can organize the materials and write an article to put in the next issue of the magazine.”