Chapter 22 – 10,000 points per point

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"Indeed, private points can buy anything in the school, even midterm scores," the teacher confirmed.

"Alright," the D-class homeroom teacher surveyed all the students below, noticing that no one was making further efforts to contest the three expulsion results, her eyes revealing a hint of disappointment. Yet, she managed to suppress this emotion, maintaining her icy tone, "If there are no issues, then Sudo and the other two of you should quickly go back to your dorms and pack your belongings. I'll be waiting in the office to process your expulsion."

"Wait! Teacher!" Horikita, realizing the important information given by Ayanokoji, understood the boundless utility of private points in Advanced Nurturing High School. "I have something to say!"

(t/n: should I use teacher or sensei?)

"This is indeed rare," the D-class homeroom teacher, expressing a rare emotion of surprise, commented, "Horikita, it seems that even you, after a month of enrollment, have finally grown to act for others."

"What do you have to say?"

Facing Horikita's sudden interjection, the entire class of D looked towards her, eager to hear what the typically aloof Horikita had up her sleeve that might save the three classmates on the verge of expulsion.

Outside, Ishizaki, feeling nervous, wondered if Yukio had anticipated this development. That's why he was sent to observe the situation?

"Truly Yukio!" he thought, pulling out his phone to call Yukio, switching to speakerphone mode for Yukio to listen in on D-class's actions.

Horikita glanced at the grade list on the blackboard, making a quick mental calculation: "Teacher, let's be direct. On the first day of school, you mentioned that private points could buy anything within the school. Even the scores of the mid-term exams fall under 'within the school', right? In other words, as long as one has enough private points, even exam scores can be bought with them."

"Then, for Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi, they lack a total of twenty-eight points. Teacher, please name your price."

"!" The entire D-class was stunned by Horikita's quick thinking – a path they had never considered. The audacious move to directly buy points from the teacher was eye-opening.

"Is that even possible?! Buying points, we can actually buy points?!"

"Great! This way, Sudo, Ike, we just need enough points, and we don't have to be expelled!"

"Right, on the first day, the teacher did emphasize the importance of private points, that they can buy anything we want! So, scores can be bought too!"

"Amazing, Horikita! To think of such a detail!"

The students of D-class were in awe and full of praise for Horikita. In the midst of all this adulation, Horikita's expression was complex.

This wasn't her idea. In fact, it all depended on Ayanokoji, who had hidden his true abilities, to remind her of this point.

Horikita's feelings were quite mixed, even somewhat bitter. She had always held herself in high regard, believing she was superior to many of her peers.

She also thought she shouldn't have been placed in the lowest D-class.

But now, seeing the hidden talents of Ayanokoji and the deception of Yukio from C-class, Horikita had to acknowledge the stark difference. This school was teeming with talents, unlike any school she had been to before.

Shaking off these thoughts, Horikita focused on the matter at hand – whether they had enough points in D-class to buy the 28 points needed. If the cost of points was too high and they didn't have enough, all the clever analysis would be in vain.

The D-class homeroom teacher took a moment to consider, looking at each student's changing expressions, her heart stirred.

She had initially thought this D-class batch was still hopeless, always at the bottom with no hope of reaching A-class. But now, it seemed they were... barely passable. Maybe they deserved a chance?

"Ah..." She sighed deeply, a hint of playfulness and happiness in her voice, "I didn't expect you to notice such a detail, Horikita."

"Indeed, the school has a clear rule that private points can buy anything within the school, even the scores for the mid-term exams."

"But as for the price..." The teacher let the suspense hang as the students eagerly awaited her words.

"But the price..." As the students eagerly awaited, the teacher held back, keeping them in suspense.

The class teacher pondered for a moment, seemingly calculating the financial limit of Class D: "Since it's my first time selling points for grades, let's do this: I'm in a good mood right now, so I'll sell you each point for 10,000 private points."

"To bring Sudo and the others up to the passing line, you'll need a total of 280,000 private points."

"No problem!" Horikita, excited at the possibility of resolving the issue with private points, quickly showed her phone: "Since enrollment, I've mostly used free items!"

"I still have 93,000 private points on my phone! Plus, my desk mate Ayanokouji has over 80,000 points. We just need to gather another 100,000 from the class!"

"And then we can prevent Sudo and the others from being expelled!"

The students, who had spent their 100,000 private points in just a month, were astonished at Horikita and Ayanokouji's savings.

Facing the large sum, the sunny-looking Hirata immediately called for a fundraising: "I have 20,000 points. How about everyone else? Please help out! We're all classmates, we can't let Sudo and the others be expelled!"

Kushida, playing her angelic role, also stepped forward: "I only have 10,000 points left, I spend a lot going out with friends every day, but I'll give all I have! Please, everyone, help out!"

With the urging of Hirata and Kushida, even those who didn't like Sudo, Ishizaki, and Yamauchi contributed, raising the necessary 280,000 private points in minutes. This was the maximum Class D could muster; any higher price set by the teacher would have been unaffordable.

Seeing everyone's willingness to help, Sudo and the others were immensely grateful: "Thank you, everyone! Once we have more points, we'll repay everyone!"

"This kindness, we will never forget! If you need any help in the future, just ask, and we won't refuse!"

Just as the trio thought they had narrowly escaped expulsion, laughter came from outside the classroom: "So lively! 10,000 points per point? We from Class C would like to join the fun and buy some too!"

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