[If it is true...when the time comes I won't have enough points to go on a date... when the time comes, singing karaoke, eating, will all cost quite a lot of points.....]
'Hey hey hey, aren't you imagining a bit too much here?'
[If, if it weren't for that guy Nagumo, our class definitely wouldn't have fallen to this degree... that monster....]
'Nagumo? Who is that? A second-year student? But second-year students probably wouldn't have much interaction with me anyway.'
Saiki lowered his head, his gaze falling onto the tray in front of Sato.
A small bowl of rice, the rest all green vegetarian dishes, not a bit of meat or fish, even barely any seasoning added. 'If eating this kind of thing every day, I really can't imagine it.'
"Senior Sato, may I ask, if I want to buy the test questions, approximately how many points would it cost?"
Kushida sat down, immediately smiling and asking.
"Fifty thousand points." Sato immediately gave the answer.
Saiki's brows twitched slightly, he was very clear this number was somewhat ridiculously high.
[Fifty thousand points....could it be that the price is reported too high? But these freshmen don't know what the real price is, right? When I bought the questions during the first-year midterm, I spent thirty thousand points, this way I can earn back twenty thousand points in one go! I have to properly squeeze a little profit from the freshmen, only then can I slightly improve my meals!]
'One second you were still thinking about going on a date with Kushida, and the next second you're thinking about earning points off us first-years?'
Saiki didn't even know what to say.
'When you bought it yourself you spent thirty thousand points, but now you're selling it for fifty thousand points, you really are good at doing business...but this way, Kushida probably won't buy the questions, right?'
'Although when the test results come out the scores definitely won't be that high, as long as the points aren't all deducted it's acceptable, and it can also avoid the class rank rising and attracting too much attention.'
Thinking of this, the corner of Saiki's mouth slightly lifted. Although there were some unexpected situations, overall things should still be proceeding according to his plan.
He turned his head slightly, using the corner of his eye to glance at Kushida. The latter's face maintained her smile.
"Fifty thousand points? I will first go ask my classmates what their opinion is." Kushida said with a smile, at the same time taking out her phone.
[Fifty thousand points? Do you think I will really believe this bullshit talk of yours?] Kushida's inner thoughts and what she showed on her face could be said to be completely different.
[Saiki, you should also know just how ridiculous this price is, hurry up and bargain!]
'Sorry, I don't have any intention of taking any action.'
Saiki could hear Kushida's inner voice, but he had no such thought. To him, these test questions were of no use.
[This guy, he didn't think the price was too high?]
Kushida was thinking while her fingers lightly slid across the terminal screen, still forwarding this matter to the group chat.
[Kushida: Everyone! I asked the senior, to buy the test questions would be fifty thousand points, what do you think?]
Very quickly, other people in the class responded.
[Hirata Yosuke: Fifty thousand points? Feels a bit expensive, what does everyone think?]
[Ike Kanji: I also feel it's a bit too expensive.]
'Looks like they still have some brains.'
The corner of Saiki's mouth slightly lifted. Not buying the questions was the better choice. This way the scores wouldn't be ridiculously high. He definitely didn't want the class to upgrade to Class A too early.
He was very clear that students in Class A were a thorn in the eyes of students in other classes.
[Kushida: But, I feel these test questions are quite important.....after all, I heard this exam will affect our points.....I hope our class's points can be a bit higher! QAQ]
Saiki noticed that Kushida seemed to be a bit persistent about buying the test questions, and he also heard her almost endless inner voice.
[These test questions must be bought this time, not for the grades themselves, but to target you, Horikita Suzune! According to your antisocial personality, even if the whole class buys the questions, you still won't buy them.]
[Everyone will pay even more attention to your difficult-to-get-along-with personality. I'm sure the other classmates will become more and more distant from you! I definitely won't let you have it easy, I will definitely make you drop out! Horikita Suzune, you damned woman!]
'...' Saiki pursed his lips. Kushida's obsession with Horikita Suzune was a bit too terrifying. The reason for buying the questions was actually to make Horikita Suzune drop out?
'This person is scarily deranged, but Kushida, your plan probably won't work, right? After all, everyone isn't stupid...'
[Ike Kanji: Then I think it indeed is necessary to buy them! Kushida-san worked so hard to talk to the senior for us! She is also doing it for our class! We absolutely can't waste Kushida-san's good intentions!]
[Sudo Ken: I support.]
[Yamauchi Haruki: That's right, I also think so!]
'?' In Saiki's mind, a giant question mark suddenly appeared.
Clearly some of these guys were objecting just now, so how did they change their attitude in just a few seconds?
Saiki glanced at Kushida with the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but think that maybe she was a psychic too.
[Hirata Yosuke: Then let's hold a vote, to see who wants to buy the questions. Afterwards we will split the points equally!]
Hirata Yosuke posted a group vote. Very soon, the other classmates quickly voted in favor. Even Karuizawa Kei, who had been skeptical, also voted yes. After she voted, a few other girls also successively chose to agree, only Horikita Suzune alone voted to reject.
She didn't need these test questions, and she probably didn't want to make the same choice as everyone else in the class.
'Hey hey hey.....'
Saiki felt a bit helpless. If he chose to refuse now, he would definitely also be seen by others as a weirdo like Horikita Suzune.
He had no room to choose and could only press the agree option as well.
39 votes in favor, 1 vote against.
Buying the test questions had already become a settled matter.
[Hirata Yosuke: Then Kushida-san, later we'll trouble you to go purchase the questions first! After you come back, we will transfer the points to you!]
[Kushida: Okay! But I also think fifty thousand points is too expensive. I'll see if I can haggle down the price a little, so everyone can spend fewer points!]
[Ike Kanji: Kushida-san is so nice!]
[Yamauchi Haruki: Kushida-san, you've worked hard!]
[Sudo Ken: Sorry for troubling you this time!]
'Are they deliberately ignoring me?'
For Saiki, this could also be counted as a good thing. But since now they were determined to buy the test questions, he couldn't sit idly by.
Even if the cost was split equally, he would still have to pay over a thousand points. That money was enough for him to enjoy several coffee puddings.
"Um, senior, can it be a bit cheaper!"
Kushida put down her phone. Since Saiki didn't speak up, she could only personally start bargaining.
"No way! We agreed on fifty thousand, so fifty thousand it is!" Senior Sato immediately said.
[I don't even have enough points left to eat, this time I must think of a way to earn a bit more points! I absolutely can't miss this opportunity! And these freshmen look like they don't know anything, I can't give them the chance to bargain! This also counts as the first lesson I'm giving these freshmen!] Sato thought this in his heart, his face showing a meaningful smile.
'Although I don't care much about points and such things, as long as it's enough for my daily expenses, it's enough, but that doesn't mean I'll obediently be the sucker here.'
Saiki's gaze locked onto his face.
"Senior, can it be just a little cheaper?"
At this moment, Kushida leaned her body forward, her lips pouting slightly, showing a cute, pleading look.
[So cute! This junior is really super cute!]
Senior Sato's face showed a troubled expression, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he smiled and said, "Then, Kushida-san.....I'll give you a bit of a discount! Forty thousand points!"
'Hey hey hey, just now you were swearing you absolutely wouldn't give us a chance to bargain, and now you've gone back on it? And directly dropped ten thousand?'
Saiki for a moment didn't even know who to ridicule first.
[Forty thousand? Do you think I'm stupid, you bastard!]
Kushida was feeling extremely annoyed in her heart, but her smile didn't fade at all:
"Sorry, forty thousand is still too expensive, please a bit cheaper!"
"I really can't lower it anymore! That's already the lowest price!"
The senior said this, his expression looking very firm.
[I really can't lower it anymore! These points are very important to me! Even if she's a super cute girl, I absolutely can't lower the price any further!]
"But....it's really so expensive, senior, just a bit cheaper please!"
"T-then thirty-five thousand! Really can't go any lower!"
'Just now in your heart you were swearing you absolutely wouldn't lower it, and now where did that go?'
Saiki was completely speechless. 'Thirty-five thousand.....compared to before that's much lower, but it's still overpriced, right.'
Using his telepathy, Saiki had a rough idea of the price for buying test questions. Aside from this person, there were also other upperclassmen selling them. The average price was about thirty thousand, sometimes even less.
It was very obvious, this Sato was thinking that Saiki's batch of freshmen didn't know the prices or rules and wanted to ruthlessly rip them off.
Saiki wasn't planning to give him that chance.
[Thirty-five thousand? Averaged out, everyone would be spending less than a thousand points, acceptable.]
Next to him, Kushida thought this price was reasonable, and was already planning to agree to it. Just then, the always-silent Saiki finally spoke, "I contacted another senior, they only want thirty thousand points."
"Thirty thousand points? That price is a bit too low..."
Senior Sato's face clearly showed a surprised expression. He hadn't expected these freshmen to actually be secretly contacting other upperclassmen.
[Damn it, just who else has contacted them, directly selling it for thirty thousand points?!]
Beside him, Kushida noticed the change in his expression and quickly added:
"In that case, then we'll go to find the other senior! Sorry for the trouble!" After she spoke, she stood up, acting like she was going to leave immediately.
"W-wait wait! Then I'll also do thirty thousand...."
"The other senior also sells for thirty thousand and includes the answers! I think it's better to go to the other senior!"
Kushida could see from his expression that the price could be pressed even lower.
[Damn it.....to be bargained down like this by these freshmen.....but if I don't sell to them, I won't get anything...]
Senior Sato was clearly getting desperate, and finally could only squeeze out a sentence, "Twenty-five thousand points...this time it really can't go any lower..."
"Mm."
Saiki turned his head and nodded to Kushida. This guy's offer was already relatively reasonable.
Strictly speaking, this price could still be pressed a bit lower, but to Saiki, this was already acceptable and there was no need to keep bargaining.
"Then, thank you very much for your help, senior!"
"It's nothing, helping the underclassmen is something we upperclassmen should do..."
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