After agreeing to Kushida's request, Hikaru noticed that Iose didn't seem pleased. Leaning in, he quickly expined, "It's fine, Iose-san. Expining the rules isn't that plicated. Let's just wait a little longer."

  "…Alright."

  Since Hikaru had already agreed, Iose chose not to voice her distent directly. She had already received the points, so waiting a bit longer wouldn't hurt.

  "Alright then, I'll begin expining. You've all spent a signifit number of Private Points to obtain this information, so make sure you listen carefully—you don't want to waste your money, do you?"

  Hikaru cleared his throat, picked up a piece of chalk, and began writing on the bckboard as he addressed Css D.

  "First, let's talk about the S-System. You should have heard about it from your teachers on the first day. The Private Points in the S-System are the currency used within this school."

  After writing this on the board, he g Kushida, then asked, "Kushida-san, horivate Points do you have left?"

  "Me?"

  Kushida checked her phone before quickly responding, "I have a little over 20,000 left."

  "Alright, I'll use 20,000 as an example."

  Hikaru wrote the number on the board, then turned back to the students.

  "The first rule is called Css Points, which directly affeany Private Points each student receives every month. The version ratio is 1 Css Point = 100 Private Points."

  "For instance, if Kushida-san has 20,000 Private Points, that means Css D's total Css Points at for 200."

  "Wait, so the free meal pns in the cafeteria and the free items in the venieore—they exist because of this?" Kushida immediately caught on.

  "Exactly. You're quite sharp, Kushida-san." Hikaru smiled, throwing her a pliment food measure.

  "Css Points are stantly ging. At the start of the school year, each css was given 1,000 Css Points, which is why everyone received 100,000 Private Points in their ats for the first month."

  Hikaru's gaze swept across the students of Css D, his voice calm and measured.

  "But if for some reason your Css Points decrease, the Private Points you receive month will also decrease accly."

  The Erupts

  "Wait… so if our Css Points go down, we'll get less Private Points month?!"

  "WHAT?!"

  The immediately desded into chaos.

  Yamauchi looked horrified—he had already spent most of his Private Points and had po borrow against month's stipend. If the amount wasn't 100,000, he'd be in serious trouble.

  "Hikaru-kun, you expin how Css Points are deducted? We o know the details."

  Hirata's expression was tense. He stared at Hikaru with serious eyes—this was critical information.

  "Rex, Hirata-kun. Siook your money, I'll tell you everything. o panic."

  Hikaru chuckled, then turo the css.

  "The ways in which Css Points are deducted are actually very simple. Think back to all your years in school—what are some basic rules that students aren't supposed to break?"

  "For example, using your phone during css, passing alking while the teacher is speaking, being te, or leaving early—all of these things will result in poiions."

  "WHAT?!"

  Many students' expressions ged immediately.

  Css D's homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae, had beeremely x, never scolding them for misbehaving in css. Some students openly vioted rules right in front of her, assuming there were no sequences.

  "Hooints do we lose per offense?"

  "Have we already lost a lot?"

  "Shit… this is bad."

  Now, some students were visibly panig.

  The terbance—Point Recovery

  Seeing Css D fall into turmoil, Kushida jumped in with a strategic question.

  "Hikaru-kun, if Css Points be lost, is there a way to increase them?"

  "Of course."

  Hikaru nodded, casting a brief g Kushida's worried expression.

  Whether her was genuine or not didn't matter—her rea boosted her sto the eyes of her cssmates.

  "The school has designed Special Exams as a way to ence petitioween csses."

  "The rules for each Special Exam will vary, but they are the most crucial battlegrounds for students. Perf well in Special Exams will allow a css to recover lost Css Points."

  Hikaru's lips curled into a slight smile.

  He was well aware that Css D would probably struggle in these exams.

  "If your Css Points exceed 1,000, your Private Points will increase beyond 100,000 per month."

  "Wait… so if we raise our Css Points, we earn even more money?"

  "Damn, that sounds amazing!"

  Yamauchi's face lit up with excitement. If he could earn more than 100,000 per month, his standard of living would drastically improve.

  "I see…"

  Hirata houghtfully.

  As the Css Representative, he had been troubled by his cssmates' behavior. Most of them had no discipline, and without a crete reason to behave, it was impossible to ge them.

  Now, however, he had a tool to motivate them.

  If Private Points were directly lio behavior, he could use this rule to maintain order.

  Would it work? It was worth trying.

  "Alright, Hikaru-kun, please tinue."

  Kushida's smile returned, eager to hear more.

  The Bombshell—How Csses Are Ranked

  "Now, for the most important rule—the one about how csses are ranked."

  Hikaru smirked inwardly.

  This was the real shocker.

  It had stunned B-Css when they first heard it. He was curious to see Css D's rea.

  "This school's css assigs are not random."

  "There is one very important principle behind it."

  "rinciple?"

  Suzune suddenly asked, her voice sharp.

  This was what she had been waiting for.

  She o uand why those two uppercssmen had insulted Css D so bluntly.

  "The css divisions follow a clear hierarchy: A, B, d D."

  Hikaru wrote the four letters on the board, his expression calm—though he was internally amused.

  "The school ranks students from best to worst. A-Css is made up of the most elite students, and as you go down the list, each css gets progressively weaker."

  "At the very bottom, Css D is posed of the lowest-raudents."

  "...!"

  "What?!"

  "NO WAY!!!"

  The exploded in e.

  Suzune shot up from her seat, her beautiful face filled with shock, anger, and disbelief.

  No one wao hear that they were "inferior."

  That was essentially what Hikaru was telling them.

  "You're lying! How could we be the worst css?!" Yamauchi shouted furiously.

  "No," Hikaru said calmly, meeting their angry gres head-on.

  "This is the hidden rule you paid to learn."

  "All of you took entrance exams and interviews before being admitted, correct?"

  "The school didn't just assess your academic performahey evaluated your overall abilities, past behaviors, and social aptitude."

  "In the end, you were all ranked and sorted into one of four csses."

  "This is the truth."

  "If you don't believe me, you're wele to verify it yourself."

  A Moment of Silence

  As Hikaru finished speaking, the entire css fell into stunned silence.

  But he wasn't do.

  He still had o bomb to drop.

  "Hmm… if this much already has you panig, then Css D really is in trouble."

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