In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

...

...

Nangong Cheng went straight back to Class D.

Horikita Suzune remained seated, reading, like a solitary iceberg snow lotus, exuding an aura of unapproachability and aloofness.

"Ms. Chazhu already knows about our actions this morning, and she hopes that I can lead Class D to climb higher."

What do you think?

I watch it sitting down, or even lying down.

Nangong Cheng leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head, looking lazy and relaxed.

"What exactly did she say to you?"

Horikita Suzune frowned, seemingly trying to find the right words.

"She found out about our selling of information from the other three class teachers, and at first she thought we shouldn't have done it."

"But after I replied that it was your idea, she was silent for a while, and then asked me about you."

Nangong Cheng raised an eyebrow.

Chabashira Sae... there's a hint of the adult version of Horikita Suzune who hasn't met Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

The reputation is generally poor, but there should be quite a few fans who are into the physique.

"What did you say?"

“I haven’t even had 24 hours of contact with you, so I naturally say I don’t know much about you.”

Horikita Suzune's tone remained calm throughout, and Nangong Cheng knew that she had been clumsily imitating Horikita.

Although he is the future brother-in-law, as a man, Nangong Cheng certainly hopes that he will be the man who occupies the most emotional weight in Horikita Suzune's heart.

Hmm, I need to figure out how to do it.

"But after I told her what you had said to me before, she was silent for a while, then let me leave without saying anything."

Horikita Suzune paused, glanced at Nangong Cheng, and then said, "I feel like she'll probably come to see you alone again, so be careful."

"Ok, I know."

Nangong Cheng stretched.

Chabashira Sae's obsession is not much less than Kushida Kikyo's. After learning that he is both selling information and trying to advance to Class A on his own, she will definitely come looking for him.

Just like in the original work, she will approach Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

But this time she's probably going to be disappointed.

Nangong Cheng was unwilling to be a full-time babysitter for Class D. He would rather leave the dirty and tiring work to Horikita Suzune, since she was happy to do it anyway.

Speaking of Horikita Suzune, Nangong Cheng had a new idea.

I'm testing the waters with a post today, and from today until it's officially released, I'll maintain a three-update-per-day update schedule.

So, I'm begging you all to try not to keep the progress bar running, even if it's just a little bit of time to click in and scroll to the bottom.

If you have any extra tickets, I would be very grateful if you could support me!

Also, I'm looking for inspiration for props, preferably sci-fi themed. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any creative ideas.

Volume 1: Chapter 17, Future Compensation

Time quickly passed and it was time to leave school.

Just as Nangong Cheng was about to get up, his phone in his school uniform pocket suddenly vibrated.

He took it out and looked at it—

[Nangong, I was in such a rush last time, I wonder if we have time to get to know each other properly today?]

The message comes from Kikyo Kushida.

Nangong Cheng glanced at Kushida Kikyo, who was currently interacting harmoniously with her small group, and confirmed that this was a scheduled message.

"I heard today is the day for club recruitment, and the student council president is supposed to be showing up. Are you going?"

He didn't reply immediately, but instead looked at Horikita Suzune, who was tidying up her desk.

The girl's movements clearly paused for a beat.

You found out?

“I guessed it when you mentioned ‘upper-year students’. Don’t forget that the student council president introduced himself at the opening ceremony.”

Horikita Suzune was momentarily speechless.

She hadn't expected this detail at all.

but……

"Whether you go or not is up to you, but if you decide to go, please pass on a message for me, and I'll pay you for running the errand."

"...What did you say?"

The delivery fee wasn't important; Horikita Suzune just wanted to know if Nangong Cheng was planning something again.

"I'll send it to your phone later." Nangong Cheng glanced at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who was still learning how to become an ordinary person in the corner, without saying a word.

He then looked at Sakura Airi, who had not yet left the classroom.

"Sakura-san, see you tomorrow."

"Ming, see you tomorrow..."

Sakura Airi silently watched Nangong Cheng's departing figure until it disappeared from sight, then, feeling very guilty, she hunched over and left the classroom.

Kikyo Kushida, who had been secretly watching the back of the classroom, saw that Makoto Nangong not only ignored her messages but also left the classroom as if nothing had happened.

A fire suddenly ignited in my heart.

But on the surface, she still maintains that sweet image.

"Kushida-kun, there's a club recruitment event later, shall we go check it out?"

"Any clubs would you like to join?"

Kikyo Kushida is not interested in club activities because they take up extra of her free time.

But unfortunately, that's just how the campus culture is here.

So if possible, she would probably choose a less popular club that accepts ghost members.

Just as Kikyo Kushida was brainstorming and dealing with the small group's topics, she suddenly felt her phone vibrate.

Could it be that...?

[Coffee shop.]

The information naturally came from Nangong Cheng.

The girl's mood brightened slightly.

"Shall we go to a coffee shop later?"

"There's no rush to recruit new members for the club. I heard it will last for a week. It would be better if we could find out more about it then and choose one that interests us."

With a little guidance, the topic was brought to a close.

Kikyo Kushida's influence is already beginning to emerge.

Before leaving the classroom, she glanced at Horikita Suzune, who was also getting up to leave, a vague and unreadable look flashing in her eyes.

...

...

Fifteen minutes later.

Nangong Cheng watched as Kushida Kikyo walked into the coffee shop with her girlfriends, a forced smile on his face.

"Nangong, what a coincidence!"

"Kushida-kun? What a coincidence."

no……

Sister, it's one thing to fool others, but please don't fool yourself too. Stop acting when you've had enough.

When Nangong Cheng saw the message, he already guessed what Kushida Kikyo was probably planning to do. Either she wanted to do a mission or she wanted to get in touch with Horikita Suzune through him.

Unfortunately, you made the wrong choice.

If you go to the club recruitment event, you might be able to spar with Horikita Suzune. But if you choose to go with him, you'll have no more tasks for today.

It's a lose-lose situation, sister.

"These two must be Inokashira and Wang, right? Hello, I'm Nangong Cheng."

When reintroducing himself, Nangong Cheng made a point of pronouncing Wang Meiyu's name in fluent Chinese.

Sure enough, the girls' eyes lit up.

"Such authentic Chinese language? Nangong... could it be that you're from China, Nangong?"

“Yes, it’s great to meet a fellow countryman here, Wang,” Nangong Cheng replied to Wang Meiyu’s question in Chinese.

So when fellow villagers meet, their eyes fill with tears.

As we all know, cultural differences are quite difficult to adapt to and overcome, so Wang Meiyu has always found it difficult to adapt to the culture and customs here since she came to Japan with her parents.

Especially campus culture.

She suffered a lot of grievances, but luckily her emotional intelligence wasn't bad, which allowed her to avoid the most serious bullying incidents.

But life is still not easy.

So she immediately started talking.

As the leader of the small group, Kikyo Kushida was furious when she saw Makoto Nangong chatting enthusiastically with his girlfriends right in front of her, even though she couldn't understand what they were saying.

"Nangong, what are you guys talking about?"

"You didn't mention you were from China during the class meeting before, you kept it a secret from us for so long~"

Nangong Cheng remained completely unmoved by Kushida Kikyo's malicious attempts to act cute.

But Wang Meiyu was a bit overwhelmed.

"Sorry, sorry~ Kushida-san, we didn't mean it. We were just a little excited and had a few casual chats."

"Because it wasn't really a very important thing, and if I said it, I would easily be viewed differently, so naturally I didn't say it."

Nangong Cheng helped smooth things over.

After all, he deliberately used Chinese to attract Wang Meiyu's attention, thereby putting pressure on Kushida Kikyo.

But that innocent and adorable young girl has no bad intentions, so she shouldn't take the blame for him.

Okay~

Kikyo Kushida could only suffer in silence.

She wasn't looking for Nangong Cheng today out of boredom... she was already eager to do her second task.

Although she was not unaware that [if she encountered a task she didn't want to do, she would suffer a rather severe punishment], the exchange shop simply offered too many good things.

So even though she could sense that Nangong Cheng seemed to be deliberately keeping his distance from her, she still chose to take the initiative.

Not to mention she now has another reason.

Nangong Cheng and Horikita Suzune are getting too close!

Although Horikita Suzune disdains interacting with people, there's always a chance of something going wrong, and Kushida Kikyo wouldn't gamble on someone else's goodwill.

"I understand how you feel, so you can talk about it privately, but don't neglect me and Inogashira right now."

"Mine, I'll definitely do it next time."

Nangong Cheng simply smiled.

If he frequently contacts Wang Meiyu in private, you'll probably sulk again and then take it out on that adorable girl.