Money Is not the most important thing but still!

Why do we even need money?

One might respond with the sentence 'Money is a resource'. If so? Then why are people afraid to use it?

If money is a resource then why do people make it their final goal?

Will money solve your problems? Is your life worth wasting away for a piece of paper?

Money was created so that people follow the rules and customs of society.

You can only earn a huge amount of profit when you take an equal amount of risk.

You should not take every risk you see. By choosing carefully can one gain the upper hand in life.

But if you need to be great then you need to look higher.

The school in Cote was built for students.

In the first month, they were given the taste of money in the form of 'points'.

This happens in real life too. Many engineers and scientists work under people with lesser capabilities than them. This is because they fear losing money!

The higher your skills- the higher you are paid to stay in the company!

The final profit is pocketed by the head of the company.

What happens when you do not receive any money?

Chaos!

This is what is happening in Class D.

This all started with a simple question, "Um, I checked my point balance this morning, and no points were deposited. Weren't they supposed to be provided on the first day of the month, every month? I was impatient because I couldn't buy the juice I wanted."

"Hondou, I explained it before, didn't I? Points are wired to student's accounts on the first day of the month, every month. They were wired without any problems this month as well."

"Uh, but… I didn't get any points."

Hondou and Yamauchi exchanged looks.

"… Are you guys really that stupid?"

Yes, unfortunately, when you put something desirable in front of inexperienced and hot-blooded teenagers, especially something that they have already experienced, they tend to ignore their surroundings and blindly try to acquire it without considering the consequences.

Think before act!

Do I, Raphael care? No.

In this world, individual strength is limited. One needs to be in a group to protect themselves. To be in a group, you need to have a good reputation. A good reputation comes from following rules and regulations that are forced on by society. The goals and awards were created so people follow rules and regulations. This is the current status of this working world.

"Stupid? What?"

Chiyabashira-sensei had a sharp glint in her eyes as Hondou repeated her words like an idiot.

"Sit, Hondou. I'll explain it again."

"S-sae-chan sensei?"

Surprised by her strict tone, Hondou slumped down into his seat.

"Points were deposited. Without fail. The likelihood that this class was left out is very low. Do you understand?"

"No, even if I say I do understand, we haven't received our points…"

"Hahaha, I see, it was like that, teacher. I've understood this riddle now."

Koenji said in a loud voice while laughing. Putting his feet on the table, and pointing at me.

"It seems, your guess was right. Raphael-San."

Some mumbles were heard.

Hondou asked him on behalf of class D. "What do you mean by that?"

"We didn't receive any points because we're in class D."

"Hah? What's that supposed to mean? They said we'd get 100,000 points every month…"

"I don't remember hearing that. Right?"

Smirking, Koenji then turned and pointed his finger to Chiyabashira-sensei.

"Your attitude has some problems, but what Koenji is saying is on the right track. Not many people seem to have noticed my hint. How sad."

The classroom erupted in uproar and confusion.

"… Sensei, can I ask a question? I still don't understand."

Hirata raised his hand.

"Please tell me why we didn't get any points. If that's not possible, we can never understand. After all, we were never given the reason for why we were never given points."

"98 total absences and tardies. 391 incidences of talking or using cell phones in class. I counted every infraction. In this school, your class performance is reflected in the amount points received. As a result of your behaviour, the 100,000 points you could've gotten went down the drain. That's all that happened.

I explained this all on the day of the entrance ceremony. This school measures the abilities of its students. This time around, you guys were valued to be worth 0. There's nothing more than that."

"Chiyabashira-sensei, I don't remember ever hearing that explanation before…"

"What? Are you people incapable of understanding without any explanations? Raphael was the only one at that time, who was on the right track."

"Naturally. There was no mention of reducing the number of points transferred to us at the beginning of each month. If it was explained before, I'm sure that we would've tried not to be late and not to talk during class."

"An interesting argument, Hirata. I also don't remember explaining the rules about the points received at the beginning of each month. However, haven't you guys learned not to talk in class and get to class on time since elementary school?"

"That is…"

"I'm pretty sure you guys have learned. In the 9 years of compulsory education, they've always told you that such things are frowned upon. Talking in class and being late to class is bad. Also, did you say that you couldn't understand because I didn't explain it? That excuse doesn't fly. If you behaved as a student should, your points wouldn't have dropped to 0. It's your self-responsibility."

There was no room for arguments.

"After becoming first-year high schoolers, did you think that you would get 100,000 points every month without any restrictions? In this school created by the Japanese government to train excellent people? That's impossible, just use your common sense. Why leave doubts as doubts?"

Although Hirata looked frustrated by her sound argument, he recovered and immediately looked at her in the eye.

"Well then, can you at least tell us the details about how points are increased or decreased? We will always try to do our best from now on."

"That's not possible. We are not allowed to divulge the details of how we assess merit to the students. It's the same as the real world. When all of you enter society, and find work in some kind of business, they probably won't tell you how you're assessed—that's up to the company, though. However… I'm not trying to be cold, nor do I hate you guys. This is such a pitiful sight that I'll tell everyone here one thing."

"For argument's sake, if we say that everyone stopped being late and stopped talking in class… your deduction would be zero, but that doesn't mean you'll get more points."

Most of the students there understood that the next month's points for Class D would be 0.

My influence did not affect me much. Good.