In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

Therefore, she was afraid that such actions would make Nangong Cheng misunderstand her as a frivolous girl.

That would be very bad.

After all, compared to Hirata Yosuke, Karuizawa Megumi was convinced that Nangong Makoto was the better choice for her.

Although the former is indeed a very outstanding boy compared to his peers, he seems to be too nice to her in terms of personality, so it's hard to say that he can protect her completely.

But Nangong Cheng is different.

Whether in terms of personality or ability, Nangong Cheng not only managed to uncover the truth about the school in a single day and thereby gain six million personal points from classes A, B, and C, but he also managed to get someone like Horikita Suzune, who seemed difficult to get along with at first glance, to stand up for him.

This demonstrates his strength.

While it wouldn't be a complete game-changer, it would definitely protect her better than Hirata Yosuke—even though she no longer needed anyone else's protection given her system.

Her thoughts wandered, and she remembered that Nangong Cheng had said he would send her a message that morning to tell her a way to relieve stress.

But why hasn't the news arrived yet?

Just then, Maya Sato called her name again.

"Hui, have you heard?"

"Huh? What?"

The wandering soul was brought back.

However, Karuizawa Kei was still somewhat distracted when dealing with Sato Maya's topic, wondering if she should take the initiative to find some reason to have more contact with Nangong Cheng.

Even if you can rely on the system, the source of points is still Nangong Cheng.

Perhaps today's task is an opportunity...

"It's Class C. Apparently, there's a tough guy who got the whole class into a fight and beat those who didn't respect him into submission."

What does it mean?

Don't say such scary things to me!

Upon hearing these words, Karuizawa Kei instinctively shuddered, and her eyes cleared considerably.

"real or fake?"

"Go and take a look on the forum. Many students in Class C are complaining about it and hope that the school can take action."

Very quickly, Karuizawa Kei logged onto the forum.

The name of the tyrant of Class C caught her eye.

The man's sinister and fierce face seemed to awaken her PTSD, and even made her feel phantom pain in her lower abdomen.

Has the school not responded?

"Even if we encourage competition between classes, we can't allow students to use violence as a means of communication, can we?"

Karuizawa Kei continued the conversation while scrolling through the comments section.

But her heart was quite cold.

Because she sensed that the school didn't completely oppose violence, as long as Longyuan kept the violence within reasonable limits and no one obtained substantial evidence of violence...

The school will most likely turn a blind eye.

"No, after all, these are just the students' one-sided statements on the forum. Without substantial evidence, it's not appropriate for the school to step in and deal with it."

Matsushita Chiaki's words gradually hardened Karuizawa Megumi's expression.

In that case, she has to get the maximum points for today's task.

She's spent all her free time these past few days studying the system, and naturally found many useful things for her in the system's shop.

For example, items like [Gene Enhancement Potion] and [Advanced Combat Mastery] are obviously very useful at a glance.

In short, as long as she has enough points to redeem what she needs, she won't have to live in fear anymore.

"Karuizawa-san..."

Suddenly, a somewhat unfamiliar voice broke into their conversation.

Karuizawa Megumi turned her gaze over and was surprised to find that it was Horikita Suzune calling her.

"I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately. If you have time after you finish your meal, I'll wait for you at the coffee shop."

"……okay, I get it."

Karuizawa Megumi did not refuse.

Since everyone now recognizes Horikita Suzune as one of the people closest to Nangong Makoto, she might be able to use this opportunity to get in touch with them and join their most authoritative clique in Class D.

Although Sakura Airi was one of them, she was too timid, making communication extremely difficult.

Therefore, this opportunity cannot be missed.

"Okay, remember to accept my friend request. See you later."

Horikita Suzune nodded, left a message, and then swiftly picked up her tray and left.

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't this Horikita Suzune?"

Sato Maya spoke in a somewhat exaggerated tone, her face full of surprise and disbelief.

Matsushita Chiaki simply smiled and didn't say anything.

"Isn't change a good thing? Do you, Maya, want to keep dealing with the cold and unapproachable Horikita-kun?"

"That's true... it's just that I'm not used to it."

Karuizawa Kei smiled and shook her head, subtly changing the subject.

After finishing their meal, the three parted ways on the spot.

She first took out her phone and accepted the friend request. Horikita Suzune also sent a location message to indicate that she was still there.

Karuizawa Megumi quickly headed to her destination.

"Horikita-kun, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Horikita Suzune, who was sitting in her seat stirring her coffee with a spoon, nodded and gestured to the empty seat opposite her.

"Please sit down."

Karuizawa Megumi sat down, holding onto her skirt.

I reached out and touched the coffee cup in front of me; it was still warm.

"What can I do for you, Horikita-kun?"

"Hmm, I'd like to know what the stress-relief method that Nangong Cheng mentioned to you and Kushida this morning was."

Horikita Suzune has always been straightforward, and when Karuizawa asked her question directly, she answered it directly as well.

"So that's what it was about..."

Karuizawa Kei gave a thoughtful look, but then smiled somewhat helplessly.

"I was thinking of telling you, Horikita, but Nangong hasn't—"

"Buzz!"

The vibration from her phone interrupted her.

She gave Karuizawa an apologetic look, glanced at her phone, and then her eyes lit up.

"It's news from Nangong."

He said it wasn't easy to explain in words, so he specifically found a video so he could get a more intuitive feel for it.

Let's take a look together.

Volume 1: 39. High-Quality Stress Relief Methods Using Dopamine to Combat Cortisol

This moment.

Neither Karuizawa Megumi nor Horikita Suzune realized the seriousness of the situation.

Especially Karuizawa Megumi.

Having been given the task by Nangong Cheng, she should have been able to guess that there was something wrong with this way of relieving stress, at least it wasn't the proper way of relieving stress that she had imagined.

However, Long Yuanxiang's violent methods have put immense pressure on her to accumulate points, causing her to become somewhat impatient for quick success.

She had overlooked this problem that she should have noticed.

Thus, a tragedy occurred.

The moment the video was played, a strange, grating sound came from the phone, attracting a fair number of glances from people in the store.

"!!!"

Karuizawa Megumi's face instantly turned bright red.

His fingers seemed to be welded to the volume buttons, pressing them furiously to mute the sound.

"...Now I understand why he said this way of relieving stress isn't suitable for me."

Thanks to her past experiences, Horikita Suzune has a slightly better mental fortitude than Karuizawa Megumi.

Even so, her face turned red.

There was no way she could remain indifferent after causing such a socially damaging commotion in public.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry!"

However, compared to her relatively calm reaction, Karuizawa Kei stood up somewhat nervously and, displaying her craftsmanship, kept apologizing to the students, staff, and even herself in the coffee shop.

Now that things have come to this, she has to stand up and make a statement.

"This was a cheesy prank played by one of the boys in our class, but we are really sorry to have affected everyone."

“His name is Nangong Cheng. I think everyone knows him. If you have any objections, I hope you can go directly to him to settle the score and not involve us, the two victims.”

After saying that, Horikita Suzune pulled Karuizawa Megumi away from the coffee shop.

Of course, the coffee had already been paid for in advance.

A gentle breeze was blowing.

Karuizawa Kei calmed down a bit.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."

"It's not your fault, because that's the kind of person Nangong Cheng is. I should be the one reminding you."

Horikita Suzune simply shook her head.

She should have realized that Nangong Cheng was up to no good as soon as he said, "At least not suitable for you now."

Karuizawa Kei was ultimately a victim as well, so she wouldn't hold a grudge against the other party.

"Next time I will choose a completely private environment, which should prevent this from happening."

"As for this decompression method..."

Horikita Suzune paused for a moment.

To be honest, she never expected Nangong Cheng to send such a video to a girl.

Not to mention ruining his image and public image, what on earth was he thinking that made him decide to do such a thing?

"I know what I'm doing!"

Karuizawa Kei quickly took over the conversation.

Because Horikita Suzune was unaware of her situation, and she couldn't reveal anything about the system, she could only gloss over it.

"As for you, Horikita-kun, I hope this won't affect your mood or your relationship with Nangong-kun..."

Horikita Suzune shook her head.

She was in a good mood, at most a little speechless, after all, her mental fortitude wasn't that bad.

But her impression of Nangong Cheng...

It's hard to say.

However, having frequently read classic works and other books, she understands that a person's character and ability are two completely unrelated things.