"Chabashira-sensei, I will take this student to the infirmary. I also need to trouble you to inform Hoshinomiya-sensei about this matter. As for the subsequent expulsion procedures, they can be completed before 5:30 PM. If the expulsion procedures are not completed after 5:30 PM, the Student Council will enforce them."
Enforced execution.
The short phrase made Chabashira Sae shiver.
"Leave it to me."
Chabashira-sensei nodded, then dialed Hoshinomiya-sensei's number.
The school didn't have a permanent medical team; although there was a pharmacy and regular full-body check-ups within the school.
However, their response capability in emergencies seemed somewhat inadequate. Hoshinomiya-sensei, despite being a homeroom teacher, was actually the most skilled health teacher in the entire school.
If one hadn't met her in person, they would surely feel compelled to express their high regard for Hoshinomiya-sensei.
But once you met Hoshinomiya herself, you couldn't help but wonder, 'Is she really alright?'
Seeing the two leave one after the other, Tachibana Akane glanced at the chaotic classroom and couldn't help but sigh. Horikita Manabu had carried Sato to the infirmary, so Yamauchi, that idiot, couldn't just be left lying on the floor, could he?
Tachibana Akane also felt awkward moving him herself, so she could only ask for help from the D-Class students.
"Can someone help me take Yamauchi-kun to the infirmary?"
For a moment, D-Class was silent.
Most of those who were close to Yamauchi had basically been ordered to withdraw.
They had no time to care for Yamauchi, and the others, having seen Yamauchi's recent frantic behavior, all kept their distance.
At this moment, Ayanokoji raised his hand.
"Please let me help."
"Then thank you."
Ayanokoji said nothing, picked up Yamauchi with one hand, and followed Tachibana Akane out of the classroom.
After the Student Council members had completely left.
With a whoosh, D-Class erupted like a boiling pot into heated discussions.
The most discussed topic was undoubtedly the six unlucky students.
The boys didn't have much concern, but quite a few girls gathered around Ichihashi Ruri to comfort her as she cried profusely.
Only Amane was still sleeping soundly, face down on her desk.
Horikita couldn't help but sit in Ayanokoji's seat and gently patted Amane's back.
"Amane, wake up."
"Is it mealtime?"
Amane rubbed her eyes, turned around, and lay face down in front of Horikita.
Her sleepy appearance made even Horikita think that Amane was very tired.
"Ichihashi-san is about to be expelled. Aren't you going to comfort her?"
Although Horikita wanted to take Amane straight back to sleep, she knew more or less that Amane and Ichihashi had a decent relationship.
Therefore, she allowed Amane to say goodbye to Ichihashi.
But Amane was uncharacteristically.
She merely glanced at Ichihashi's direction and then ignored her, instead blinking at Horikita.
"Suzune, do you still remember what Chabashira-sensei said on the first day of school?"
Faced with Amane's sudden question, Horikita paused, not because Horikita couldn't remember what happened that day.
On the contrary, precisely because that day was her first meeting with Amane, Horikita remembered everything that happened that day deeply.
But even so, she didn't know which sentence Amane wanted to ask about.
"It's that line..."
"There's nothing in this school that points can't buy. I remember Chabashira-sensei, you said that, right?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked up and met Chabashira-sensei's gaze.
"Oh? Did I say something like that?"
Chabashira-sensei's face was full of admiration.
But deep in her eyes, there was a hint of disappointment.
The current situation was not something Ayanokoji alone could handle.
"You did say that. How many points are needed to prevent their expulsion? I hope you can tell me the exact price."
Ayanokoji continued to press with his question.
Chabashira-sensei first looked around.
Seeing that no one was approaching, she lit a cigarette with relief.
"Ayanokoji, your approach is correct, but unfortunately; you cannot save them alone. The points needed to prevent one person's expulsion are twenty million points. If you can gather one hundred twenty million personal points, you can save all six of them. The question is... can you do it?"
Chabashira-sensei's words made Ayanokoji frown slightly.
He had long anticipated that the points needed to save one person would probably be a huge sum for him, but he hadn't expected one person to require twenty million points.
It was no exaggeration to say that even if all the points of the first-year students were collected, it might not be enough to gather twenty million points.
Let alone a terrifying number like one hundred twenty million points, which was unimaginable.
"Is there really no other way?"
This time, even Ayanokoji couldn't help but ask Chabashira-sensei.
He didn't believe that there was no room for maneuver in this matter. Ayanokoji understood Horikita Manabu's hint.
If someone absolutely had to be expelled, Ayanokoji could accept it. As long as the number of expulsions could be reduced as much as possible, it would already be the greatest effort.
And Horikita Manabu did indeed hint that there was a way to save a few more people. Ayanokoji found a way.
However, the cost of this method was something he, and even the entire first year, simply couldn't afford. Ayanokoji didn't believe that Horikita Manabu would hint at an impossible method, asking them to gather one hundred twenty million personal points.
There must be something else.
Something he had overlooked.
Seeing Ayanokoji circling the correct answer.
Chabashira-sensei was also a little anxious.
She wanted to tell Ayanokoji the real answer directly.
But that would be against the rules.
She could only wait in agony for Ayanokoji to figure it out himself.
Ayanokoji, deep in thought, suddenly seemed to remember something and abruptly looked up at Chabashira-sensei.
"May I ask how many points they are short of to meet the passing score?"
If they couldn't afford to buy people, then they would buy points. As long as the points exceeded the passing score, the expulsion penalty would naturally not be upheld.
Chabashira-sensei's face broke into a smile.
Ayanokoji had found the only answer, just as she had hoped.
"Sudo and the others, you don't even need to think about them. The only ones who can be helped right now are Sakura Airi and Ichihashi Ruri. Their total scores and average scores are exactly the same, which means..."
"Chabashira-sensei, please sell me two zero-point-five points."
"I can only sell one whole point at a time here, and only once."
Chabashira stated without reservation what she could do.
Now it was up to Ayanokoji's decision.
"What is the price for one point?"
Although Ayanokoji already knew that the school would likely take precautions in this regard, what he never expected was that even buying grades with points was limited to one purchase. This meant that... even if he gave his all, he could only save one more person.
"One point costs one hundred thousand personal points. Can you afford it?"
Facing the number Chabashira-sensei stated.
Ayanokoji shook his head.
"I don't have that many points."
"Of course I know you don't, but just because you don't, doesn't mean others don't..."
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