I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

"Didn't the teacher say on the first day of school that everything in the school can be bought with points? And Teacher Anshu can even buy the right to be inattentive in class. If you can buy something that doesn't have a real concept, then it's no big deal to get just one point, right? Because even the midterm exam is part of the school's curriculum."

“I see, I see. This way of thinking isn’t so bad after all…” Teacher Chabashira thoughtfully rested his chin on his hand.

"Then, teacher..."

Just when I thought she had agreed, she changed the subject: "But you might not be able to afford it with the points you have, Ayanokouji."

"...How much does one point cost?"

"This is indeed a difficult problem, since I've never sold points before. Let me think... how about I give you 100,000 points? As long as you can pay on the spot, selling them to you isn't out of the question."

"Ten thousand points? That's really malicious, teacher."

Since the start of the semester, I doubt there's been a single student who hasn't spent even a little bit of time on math.

Moreover, Class D doesn't have any points this month. Aside from a few people around Teacher An Shu, I doubt anyone in the class has even 100,000 points.

However... it's all thanks to Teacher Anshu's reminder.

"Great, then I'll buy 0.5 points."

"I need to pay some money too."

I told Mr. Chashu what I needed, but then another voice came from behind.

Somewhat surprised, I turned around and realized that Horikita had followed us without my noticing.

"Horikita, what's wrong with you..."

"You just said..."

"..."

Once again, our words rang out simultaneously, then we both fell silent in perfect unison.

"Ha...you two are really something..."

Ms. Chabashira laughed again. This time, instead of saying "interesting," she said "very interesting," though they were essentially the same thing.

The atmosphere became a little awkward. Apart from the howling wind, only Mr. Chabashira's laughter could be heard on the rooftop.

Fortunately, we didn't have to wait long. After catching her breath, Ms. Chabashira asked again, "So, Ayanokouji, you just said you wanted to buy 0.5 cents."

"Yes, that's thanks to Teacher Anshu's reminder. If it's rounding, there's no need to round it up to one, right?"

"Rounding to the passing score?" Teacher Chabashira immediately understood and raised an eyebrow. "Why do you think it's rounding? The passing score this time is 39.8. I don't remember saying it was 40."

"That's because of Horikita."

"Horikita"

Following my words, Teacher Chabashira looked past me and towards what was behind me.

"Yes, the passing score for the last English quiz, teacher, do you remember? 32.2 points."

There were quite a few who failed back then.

"Yes, that's right... So, you're quite observant that you noticed two people who got exactly 32 points last time but I didn't circle them in red. Ayanokouji, not bad." Chabashira-sensei rarely praised me like that.

"Actually, I didn't notice it at first. I only found out when I accidentally saw Horikita calculating how the passing score was derived last time."

The passing score was 32.2, but in reality, 32 was enough. So, this time, with a passing score of 39.8, shouldn't only 39 points be enough? The decimal point should have been omitted, but that wasn't the case this time. Therefore, even if Teacher Chabashira didn't explicitly say so, the actual passing score this time, based on rounding, should be 40 points, which is why Sudo, with 39 points, failed.

"Okay, okay. Horikita, it seems you deliberately got such a low score on this exam. Just in English alone, you only got a pitiful 51 points. Putting aside your ability, you clearly had previous exam papers, but you still got such a low score. Was it to protect those students in case something went wrong?"

According to Teacher Chazhu, a score of 51 is a passing grade, so there's no need to worry about anything going wrong.

I just didn't expect that Horikita, who is always proud and arrogant, would deliberately give such a low score.

“…” Horikita remained silent, stepped forward but did not respond.

Chabashira-sensei nodded again, glancing back and forth between Horikita and me with interest, before taking the terminal from my hand. "Buying 0.5 points means 50,000 points. Ayanokouji, you still have a little over 60,000, which you can afford. In that case, Horikita, do you want to pay as well?"

"Pay half." Without hesitation, Horikita immediately nodded.

Although I didn't know why she wanted to pay this money, I didn't stop her. After all, 25,000 yuan is still money.

Not everyone is like Teacher Anshu, the foolish son of a wealthy landowner. In fact, Teacher Anshu herself is a landlord!

Never mind, it's not important.

Ms. Chabashira scanned my student ID on her terminal to transfer the money, then took the terminal from Horikita and repeated the operation.

"Alright, you two can go tell Sudo that he passed. I'm leaving now, you should go to class too."

After pressing his terminal twice, Mr. Chazhu left those words and walked downstairs, not noticing that we hadn't moved.

"You and I……"

Watching Chabashira-sensei leave, Horikita opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but I interrupted her first.

"I'm sorry, you're a good person, but I only like cute boys like Teacher Anshu."

Although I tried to make my tone and expression more exaggerated, I failed.

Then, predictably, I received a hand chop from Horikita, which cut into my side abdomen.

"hiss--"

It hurts a lot.

Since there was no need to deliberately endure it, I didn't suppress my breathing. This guy really has a terrible personality.

After hitting me, she didn't bother to say anything more, tossed her long hair, and walked away.

"Horikita, when you go downstairs, quietly call Mr. Anshu for me and tell him I have something I'd like to talk to him about, and ask him to come up. Also, when you go and explain to Sudo that he doesn't need to drop out, you should know that this is all thanks to you, and has nothing to do with me."

I called her name, and watched as Horikita paused for a moment before continuing on her way.

That's all that was left behind.

"I see."

###Chapter 463 Cuteness Has Nothing to Do with Gender###

"Ding-dong!"

Finally, school was over again.

The wind in May isn't actually cold, but around 3 p.m., the sun isn't as warm anymore, and the wind that's been blowing for so long doesn't make anyone feel cheerful.

When I walked into the classroom during this lesson, Hirata kindly asked if I had an upset stomach, which was why I had taken so long...

After I sat back down, Horikita said she had already called for me. But Mr. Anshu said that if I asked him to go, he would have to go, which would make him lose face, so he stood me up... He also said that if I needed to talk to him about it at any time, I could go to his office after school.

It seems that good-looking people often have terrible personalities. After all, Horikita is like that too, although she didn't stand me up.

"Thank you, Horikita. I apologize for my previous attitude."

"Yeah, I didn't expect Horikita-kun to be so cold on the surface, but actually so warm-hearted."

As soon as get out of class ended, Sudo and the other two rushed over. Sudo came over to express his gratitude, while Ike and Yamauchi joined in the teasing.

"I'm doing this only for myself." Horikita's expression remained cold. She tidied the books on the table slightly, then picked up her schoolbag and stood up. "Don't block my way, I'm going back."

She pushed aside the boy blocking her way and left without a change in expression, not uttering a single unnecessary word.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Kushida and Hirata ahead, who seemed to have thought about it as well. They both paused for a moment when Horikita left. Kushida continued to approach, while Hirata had no choice but to shake his head and start packing his things.

And... Teacher Anshu has left.

"Horikita is very kind. She helped everyone study before the exam, and when Sudo got into trouble, she went to the teacher to resolve it herself. The reason she's usually so cold is probably just her way of expressing herself," Kushida said as he approached us, watching Horikita's departing figure.

But I don't agree with Kushida's words. Is Horikita really that kind of person?

Only I know that Horikita was doing all this for herself.

If it weren't for the condition I mentioned that no student could be expelled before being promoted to Class A, which scared Horikita, she would definitely have given up on Sudo. After all, Sudo's usual behavior was really hard to describe.

But I don't know if that will really happen.

I'm not Horikita.

"Damn it, I think I'm starting to like her." Sudo suddenly muttered this, which stunned everyone.

"Hey, hey, hey—" Ike immediately teased him in that exaggerated tone, "Sudo, it can't be true, right?"

"I wouldn't joke about something like this. Hey, Ayanokouji, even though you were the one who started pursuing Suzune, Suzune probably hasn't said yes to you yet. I want to compete with you fairly!"

"..."

How did things come to the point where it became me pursuing Horikita first?

And why did you suddenly change how you address me?

"I don't like it..."

"Then it's settled. It's a fair competition. Even if you win in the end, we'll still be friends. Don't worry."

Just as I was about to defend myself, Sudo patted my shoulder reassuringly, as if he knew everything.

So, what exactly did this guy understand?

But it seems Horikita didn't mention buying points with money, otherwise Sudo wouldn't have treated me like this.

Besides... who would like a guy with a terrible personality?

Although I don't mind being misunderstood, I still need to explain.

"I don't like Horikita, you've misunderstood."

"Don't be afraid. I've already said it's fair competition. I won't lay a hand on you over something like this! After all, I was the one who suddenly got involved."

Hmm, I didn't expect Sudo to be so reasonable...

No, wait! This guy has led me astray. I don't like Horikita at all!

"You've really misunderstood. I've never fallen for Horikita. You've probably misunderstood because you see her only talking to me. Actually, it's just because we're deskmates that we chat a bit sometimes. I'm not that familiar with her."

"Really?" Sudo paused for a moment, then looked at me with surprise.

I immediately nodded in response, affirming what I had just said.

Kushida then chimed in, "But Horikita is so cute, how come Ayanokouji-kun isn't even a little bit moved? Does he have someone he likes?"

"Hey, Ayanokouji, you usually seem so quiet, you don't say much in the chat group, but you're actually quite a closet pervert!"