Katsuragi Ren walked out of the school's fruit shop carrying a large bag of fruit. As he passed a convenience store, he heard an argument and felt a little curious.
"What are you doing here, you Class D defective product? Get lost."
At the store's entrance, three large upperclassmen were taunting a boy with short, spiky red hair. One of them even pretended to spit on the ground.
This action immediately angered the boy, Ken Sudo. His anger flared up, and he raised his fist to punch the three of them in the face.
At that moment, Ren also noticed a brown-haired boy with calm eyes watching the incident from the other side, just like him. It's human nature to watch a show, so normally, Ren wouldn't have paid him any mind. But the boy's eyes, which were like still water, made Ren very interested in who he was. Those weren't the eyes of a normal person.
When people watch a show, they usually have some kind of emotional reaction. The eyes are the windows to the soul, and Ren could usually find the information he wanted by looking at them. But this boy...
It looks like you're not the only interesting one at this school, little lion.
"Are you going to hit me? You reject? I'm so scared." The senior student in front of Sudo wasn't scared at all as the fist got closer. He kept talking trash, mocking him as much as possible.
The fist never hit his face. At the last second, Sudo shifted his aim slightly, and the punch grazed the senior's ear.
These guys were taunting him for no reason, and they weren't even scared when he was about to hit them. Something was wrong, especially since he was new and didn't know the school's rules. As much as he wanted to punch the guy, he couldn't. He didn't want to get expelled from a school that gave him 100,000 points a month.
"Tch."
The three seniors, seeing their plan had failed, didn't want to look like they'd lost. As they left, they kept up the insults. "A reject is just a reject. What a coward."
"Damn bastards!" Sudo kicked over a nearby trash can, taking out his helpless anger on the object. After venting, he ignored the trash scattered on the ground and walked away.
Was that a meaningless provocation, just seniors trying to put a new student in his place? Or is someone from the upper grades setting bait? Or...
Seeing the anticlimactic end, Ren thought about the seniors' motive. This was a public place, and the cameras nearby had recorded the whole thing. Even if the spiky-haired kid had punched him, it would have been fine. But he chickened out. It was probably because of a lack of information.
Well, it doesn't matter.
Whatever their reason for this drama, they had dared to mess with his "territory." He would definitely prepare a "return gift" for them.
Ever since he entered the school, Ren had considered the entire first year his "cake." Now, someone had dared to reach their paw over to take a piece.
Then I'll just have to chop that paw off.
"Hi, junior, we meet again!"
A soft, sweet female voice sounded next to Ren, pulling him back to reality. It was the senior who had sold him the school rules.
"Yes, senior, we meet again. Would you like to take a walk?" Ren offered, seeing a new opportunity. It seemed he could "buy" some more things. How lucky, such a kind-hearted senior.
This small, petite senior with a flat chest had a very pretty name: Utako Asada.
According to her, she was in the third-year Class C. Because she didn't have enough points, her daily life was a struggle. The 250,000 points Ren had transferred to her had suddenly made her rich, so she had come to the convenience store to buy things. She happened to see Ren watching the show and came over to say hello and thank him.
Ren took her to a coffee shop. He looked at the menu and ordered a coffee from the waiter, then handed the menu to Utako, who was sitting across from him.
"Hello, one black coffee, please. What are you having, Utako-senpai?"
"One cappuccino and a piece of Black Forest cake, please. Thank you."
It was clear she was a regular. She declined the menu and ordered directly from the waiter.
"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter quickly jotted down the orders, took the menu, and left.
A short time later, the coffee, cappuccino, and the cake were brought to the table.
"So... junior, is there something you want to ask me?" Utako asked in her soft voice. She took a small bite of cake with a delicate silver spoon, enjoying the taste she hadn't had in a long time.
Ren dropped a sugar cube into his cup. As he stirred the black coffee, he smiled slightly. It seems this senior isn't as simple as I thought.
"Senior, can you tell me about the situation in each of the second and third-year classes?"
This was Ren's plan. There was no need to slowly find the person in charge. It would be much less trouble to just hit both upper grades at once.
"Junior..." Utako gave Ren a meaningful look. This junior's ambition is pretty big.
But what did it matter? She was stuck in Class C. The third years were completely suppressed by the student council president, Manabu Horikita. She might as well do this ambitious junior a favor.
...
(Transfer Complete: 100,000 points)
Utako Asada watched Ren leave. She looked at the huge amount of points he had transferred to her card and felt sure about her decision.
But... this junior has some strange tastes. She took a small mirror from her makeup bag. She looked at her reflection, with her messy hair and slightly flushed face. Then she looked down at her own childlike body.
Could he be... a lolicon?
Ren checked the class information the senior had told him, which he'd noted on his student card. He now had a general understanding of the two upper grades and closed his card, satisfied.
The sun had quietly set, and the moon was beginning to show. It was now evening.
"How long are you going to follow me?" Ren asked, standing in a quiet, empty park. He didn't turn his head.
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