In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

"teacher!"

Yosuke Hirata stood up: "Can scores also be purchased with personal points?"

"1 point, 10 points."

Chashiba Sae replied succinctly.

She merely glanced indifferently at Hirata Yosuke, then exchanged a silent look with Nangong Cheng in the back row of the classroom.

"The score improvement process is only available before the end of school today. If your score is still below the passing grade after school, the school will force you to complete the withdrawal process."

"Then, begin to struggle and pray."

Haruki Yamauchi's pupils gradually regained focus, but his mood remained terrible, even... angry.

On what grounds?!

He wasn't the only one in the class whose grades were poor to begin with; Sudo and Ike were about the same level.

Why did he fail?!

"I don't agree!"

"I need to verify my score!"

"My test score must be wrong!"

Chabashira Sae stared expressionlessly at Yamauchi Haruki's mindless rage, answering him like a merciless judge: "The score is not a problem."

"Moreover, highly trained individuals would not stoop to tampering with the midterm exam results of a D-class student, Yamauchi."

Chabashira Sae was like a black and white ghost come to claim souls, her merciless voice like a scalpel, cutting into Yamauchi's body piece by piece.

"You should reflect on whether you've studied diligently this past month. Otherwise, why do Sudo and Ike, whose entrance exam scores were similar to yours, have an average score seven or eight points higher than yours?"

"If it were just one subject where I was a few points short, it would be understandable, but on average, each subject's score was 2 to 3 points below the passing mark..."

"Yamachi, have you calculated how many points you need to stay?"

"..."

Haruki Yamauchi shook his head absently.

At least millions of points.

Class D can certainly afford the points, but forget about the girls; probably only Kikyo Kushida would be willing to pay.

As for the boys...

"Hirata, help me!"

Almost no one on the boys' side dared to speak.

Even Yosuke Hirata.

He had already done more than enough by simply reminding Yamauchi to use points to make up for the lost points. As for other methods, such as Yamauchi questioning whether there was a problem with the score...

But as Chabashira Sae said, Advanced Nurturing doesn't need to do something so stupid as to ruin its reputation for a D-class student.

As for the possibility that Nangong Cheng might have secretly sabotaged this matter...

Hirata Yosuke subconsciously looked towards Nangong Cheng's position, and then the two coincidentally met each other's eyes.

The latter smiled slightly, everything was understood without words.

He suddenly remembered what Nangong Cheng had said to him before, and feeling the atmosphere in the class at this moment, he felt that it might be a good thing for Yamauchi Haruki to drop out of school and leave, both for him and for the class.

Nevertheless, Hirata still wanted to stay true to himself.

"Yanchi-kun, if you need it, I can help you with 10 yen, but you'll have to work on the rest yourself."

After saying that, Hirata sat down and remained silent.

The light in Haruki Yamauchi's eyes dimmed somewhat.

Logically speaking, 10 is indeed a lot. If he can find ten more people to help him, he should be able to get through this.

but--

"Ike! Sudo! Help me!"

"..."

When their names were called, Kanji Ike and Ken Sudo lowered their heads, remained silent, and did not look at Haruki Yamauchi.

The memory of Nangong Cheng is still vivid in my mind...

They didn't want to get involved with this unlucky guy again, which would prevent them from getting a ride on Nangong Cheng's promising Class D.

Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.

Go ahead and rest assured, Yamanouchi.

Let your brothers enjoy the good days for you.

The light in Haruki Yamauchi's eyes completely disappeared.

Even his "best friends" Ike and Sudo were unwilling to help him pay this amount, so what about his other cronies?

Ha ha……

Suddenly, Haruki Yamauchi turned around sharply, looking at Nangong Cheng's location, and shouted, "It must be you! It must be you, Nangong Cheng!"

"You must be trying to make me drop out of school!"

"I only said a few words, and you hate me this much? Beating me up wasn't enough, now you want me to drop out of school?!"

"But you're going to ruin Class D by doing this!"

"Because if someone is expelled, class points will be deducted!"

It must be said that people do have quick wit.

Or perhaps it's because Haruki Yamauchi felt he was about to die and wanted to take someone down with him, so he directly targeted Makoto Nangong.

The latter raised an eyebrow, about to say something, but someone else spoke for him.

"have you had enough!"

Karuizawa Kei stood up aggressively, pointing her finger directly at Yamauchi Haruki without any politeness.

"If you fail an exam, instead of reflecting on whether you didn't study hard enough, you blame others for setting you up?"

"Now I'll tell you something—the mock exams we did a week before the exam were just midterm exam questions with a few numbers or words changed."

"If you do it carefully from beginning to end and then listen carefully to Hirata and the others' explanation, you can't possibly fail."

Karuizawa Kei scanned the class, then fixed her gaze on Yamauchi Haruki, delivering the fatal blow.

"In other words, if you fail a class and are expelled, it's all your own fault for not studying properly, nothing more."

"So even if I have to lose class points, I won't waste my precious points on someone who doesn't even care about their own future. After all, your terrible attitude has made it impossible for me to trust you anymore."

After saying that, she sat back down in her seat.

The atmosphere in the classroom remained tense for a moment, then whispers began to rise from the floor.

Most people agreed with Karuizawa Kei's statement.

Of course, all of these voices belong to girls.

Haruki Yamauchi had already given up hope. After venting his emotions on Makoto Nangong, he turned his attention back to Kikyo Kushida.

"Kikyo-chan, is that what you think too?"

"Why haven't you said anything yet? Do you also want me to drop out of school?"

When Kikyo Kushida's name was called, she cursed Haruki Yamauchi in her mind.

Damn it, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you!

She has to be careful in her own class now, afraid that Horikita Suzune and Karuizawa Megumi will catch her doing something wrong. You still want her to speak up for you?

But in the end, she still had to stand up, and with a helpless and resigned expression, she said, "Yamachi-kun, of course I don't want you to drop out, but..."

"But like Hirata-kun, I can only come up with 10 points at most."

"As for the others... I have no right to demand that they contribute their points."

Haruki Yamauchi suddenly burst out laughing.

He stopped looking at Kikyo Kushida, looked around the class, and finally focused on Makoto Nangong.

"Nangong Cheng, you forced me to do this."

"That's it," he said, glancing at Chabashira Sae, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines. "I'll go borrow some points right after class."

"Since you all want me to drop out of school, then I'll make sure you don't get your way!"

The harsh words were spoken just a second ago.

The person left ten minutes later.

It's just...

Because Nangong Cheng received three messages almost simultaneously one minute before the second class started—

[Sakayanagi Arisu (Note: Female brat): Nangong-kun, I don't accept trash here... but your recess entertainment is quite interesting. There are even people who fail their midterms?]

[Ichinose Honami (Note: Mother): Nangong-kun, I've taken care of the matter regarding your withdrawal from Class D. Please don't worry.]

[Longyuan (Note: ATM): Nangong Cheng, don't let your people disgust me.]

Tsk tsk.

Even if you were eager to become someone's mole, nobody would want you.

It's quite rare to be a person who reaches this level.

Nangong Cheng had even prepared to spend points to deduct some points from Yamauchi, but he did not expect that he would underestimate the incredible nature of the Black Room's masterpiece.

He can fail even an open-book exam.

Then you deserve to drop out of school.

Nangong Cheng first replied to Ichinose Honami's message, and then forwarded it to the group, announcing in advance that Yamauchi Haruki had dropped out of school.

Horikita Suzune finally spoke at this moment.

How many class points will be deducted?

Ugh, all I can think about is the class points.

Nangong Cheng shook his head and said, "Around 100 points, anyway, there should be some left."

Horikita Suzune frowned.

Will I run out of personal points?

"Didn't we compensate everyone with 10 points this month? If we use them sparingly, it's perfectly fine."

Nangong Cheng also knew that the average number of personal points in Class D had been hovering on the dangerous line, but the 10 points compensated this month had solved the immediate problem.

All we need to do is hold on for another two months. After the uninhabited island exam, we basically won't need to worry about points anymore.

Horikita Suzune nodded.

Anyway, she wasn't in charge of the boys' side, but the girls' side was already quite stable under her and Karuizawa Megumi's management.

"Karuizawa said he's planning a celebration party tonight, probably like last time... Do you want to come?"

"You're all going?"

Horikita Suzune shook her head: "Sakura basically passed this exam by memorizing the answers, but there are still final exams coming up, so I need to give her some extra lessons."

"You probably won't let her go anyway, right?"

Nangong Cheng nodded.

Because love doesn't need too many friends.

With Haruka Hasebe by my side now, and likely other fellow sisters to accompany me in the future, that's enough.

"Okay, then I'll participate in your place."

Seeing that Nangong Cheng had agreed, Horikita Suzune hesitated for a moment and said, "...Then you should be careful."

"What does it mean?"