"What are you doing?!"
"Don't disturb the two-person world between me and Zero-chan!!!"
Seeing Subaru, who had restrained him, the stalker began to struggle frantically.
However, the stalker soon discovered with horror that Subaru's hand was like an iron hoop, firmly controlling him. Even if he used all his strength, there was no room to break free.
"Sakura-san."
"There is one final step coming up."
Ignoring the stalker's struggles, Subaru looked at the somewhat frightened Airi Sakura. While choking the stalker's neck with one hand, he smiled gently and said, "You can undo a few buttons on your clothes."
"Make yourself look as if you've been molested."
The reason a badger game is called a badger game is, of course, because the act wasn't actually consummated; that is what makes it a trap.
Subaru hadn't waited for the stalker to actually do anything to Airi Sakura before stepping in to stop it. He had already confirmed there was no other surveillance in the surroundings. Since he possessed the only video recording, naturally, whatever he said was the truth.
The stalker hadn't even touched Airi Sakura before he was captured single-handedly by Subaru.
Of course, when announcing it to the public, they still had to spin a story. The more miserable they made it sound, the better. If they described it tragically enough, the hush money given by the school would naturally be a bit more abundant.
"Oh..."
Hearing Subaru's instruction, Airi Sakura snapped back to reality and nodded. With a bit of fluster, she undid a few buttons on her outermost school uniform, making it look quite convincing.
"Alright."
"That's about the gist of it."
Subaru looked at the stalker, whose throat he was clutching and who wore a face full of terror, and said with a beaming smile, "This is a trap we set up specifically for you. There is no surveillance nearby; the only recording is with me."
"Working in this government-supported school must be a very nice job, right?"
"As long as you hand over all the personal points you have on you to me, then... I will give you the recording device from just now."
"Think about it carefully?"
As he spoke, Subaru slightly loosened his grip, and the stalker slumped weakly to the ground. For just a brief moment, the stalker felt as if he were about to say goodbye to this world.
"Cough, cough, cough... You..."
After catching his breath for a moment, the stalker looked at Subaru, whose expression had not changed from start to finish, and said with some hesitation, "How many personal points do you want... I'll just transfer them to you..."
There was no surveillance around, and the only recording was on Subaru's person.
The stalker had nothing to say; he had to admit defeat. Even if there were surveillance, the stalker would still have to admit defeat. His series of actions and logic just now—even if he hadn't truly touched Airi Sakura—spoke for themselves regarding his behavior. There was no need to say more.
It was impossible for the academy to allow someone like the stalker to continue working at the school.
Just as Subaru had said, working within this academy came with excellent benefits and treatment. Not only could one receive hundreds of thousands of personal points every month, but accommodation and such also didn't cost any money.
Outside, even an annual salary of four or five million yen might not compare to this place.
"Hehe, not much."
"Six million personal points."
Subaru casually stated a number the stalker definitely couldn't afford.
"Six million?!"
The stalker subconsciously said with some agitation, "Why don't you just go rob someone?!"
"Eh?"
"Am I not robbing you right now?"
Subaru looked at the stalker and smiled. "Digital shop brother?"
"The benefits at this academy are very good, aren't they? Even students like us who come to school here can get one hundred thousand personal points a month. As a staff member, brother, getting four or five hundred thousand personal points a month isn't excessive, is it?"
Start high, negotiate low.
Subaru naturally knew that the stalker brother in front of him couldn't take out six million personal points. It was also almost impossible for the school to allow such a massive amount of personal points to flow into the student circle.
By shouting a higher number, the resistance would be lower when he later asked for more than three million personal points.
The stalker brother before him had 3.67 million personal points on him. Subaru wanted to squeeze out at least 3.2 million, but if it was possible to squeeze out more, Subaru wouldn't mind.
"How could there be that much..."
"It's true that the benefits here are good..."
"But the personal points actually settled are about the same as yen outside."
Hearing Subaru's words, the stalker said somewhat helplessly, "I haven't been working here for many years either. Six million personal points, I can't take that out..."
At the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, the benefits were undeniable: free, fully furnished dormitories, a cafeteria at cost price, and even free but not cheap daily necessities.
However, when it came to actual personal wages, such as the monthly personal points, it was just average. For a staff member like him, the monthly salary was only three hundred thousand personal points.
"Well, if you can't take out six million personal points, then forget it."
"Tell me yourself, how many personal points can you take out."
Subaru wasn't in a hurry. Squatting in front of the stalker, he continued to wear that gentle smile and said, "Give me a number?"
"I can give you one million personal points."
"This really isn't a small figure. You are students of Class D, right? I've heard people say that Class D's class points have returned to zero, so you won't have any personal points coming in."
The stalker said with some emotion, "With this one million personal points, you won't have any worries about your daily life for a very long time to come."
"This is already all the personal points I can take out."
"One million, huh? That's too little."
"I say, Stalker-bro, you have absolutely no sincerity."
Subaru looked at the stalker, who was acting up a storm in front of him, and continued to speak cheerfully, "I feel that if I report you to the school, brother, just the hush money the school gives us might be one million personal points."
"A staff member on campus stalking and molesting a youthful and beautiful student, and even wanting to go further..."
"This would be a massive scandal."
"Three million, six hundred thousand personal points. Not a point less."
As he spoke, the smile on Subaru's face completely disappeared, bringing a huge sense of oppression to the stalker.
"Even if you say that... three million, six hundred thousand personal points is also..."
The stalker's expression changed.
Three million, six hundred thousand personal points—not more, not less—was exactly what he could take out. This was too coincidental.
"As long as you transfer the personal points to me right now."
"Then, it's not impossible to gift this recording device, which contains the series of actions Brother just performed, to you."
Subaru took out the miniature camera he had purchased cheaply.
Although he had chosen a relatively cheaper model, it still cost Subaru nearly thirty thousand personal points.
"And besides, aren't you a fan of Zero-chan?"
"These points aren't for me; they are for Zero-chan, as compensation for mental damage for scaring Zero-chan just now."
"For the next three years, Zero-chan will be right here in this school."
"You don't want to be separated from Zero-chan just as things have barely started, right? It's merely a trifling 3.6 million personal points. In this entire school, you are the only fan of Zero-chan."
"Perhaps, later on, Zero-chan might even hold an exclusive handshake event just for you alone."
Subaru's words were simply like the whisper of a devil.
They made the stalker's expression instantly become somewhat hesitant.
After all, the stalker was a fanatically perverted fan of Airi Sakura; otherwise, he wouldn't have engaged in such behavior despite knowing clearly that this academy was full of surveillance, risking everything.
Now, being coerced and lured by Subaru like this, he actually felt a sudden flutter of his heart.
He only needed a mere 3.6 million personal points to have Zero-chan hold a handshake event for him alone in the coming three years. This was simply heaven!
"Fine!"
"Three million, six hundred thousand personal points. I'll transfer them to Zero-chan!"
The stalker's expression instantly became firm.
He nimbly transferred 3.6 million personal points from his personal account to Airi Sakura.
It wasn't that the stalker was extremely stupid, but rather that things had reached this stage, and the stalker had no way to bargain anymore.
Just as Subaru had said earlier, the job at this academy was truly excellent.
As long as he could continue working here, what was a mere 3.6 million personal points?
And besides, wasn't there still Zero-chan?
"So, can you let me now..."
Since it was said that she could hold a handshake event specifically for him, the stalker felt that now that the 3.6 million personal points had been given, could he perhaps get a handshake?
"Zero-chan was scared by you just now and needs to calm down."
"The recording device is yours. You can go back now."
Subaru interrupted the stalker's words, waving his hand at the stalker to tell him to scram immediately.
"O... Okay."
Glancing at the recording device in his hand, then at Subaru, and hesitating for a moment, the stalker left.
Regardless of everything else, the recording device was retrieved, so his job was secured.
As for other matters, there were still three years ahead; the stalker felt he could definitely move Zero-chan's heart.
"Sakura-san."
"How was it? You weren't hurt just now, were you?"
After watching the stalker disappear from his line of sight, Subaru immediately turned his head to look at Airi Sakura and smiled. "Maintain your current state. The personal points are in hand. Next, prepare to contact the school."
"Mn..."
"It's just that I was suddenly startled just now and fell... I'm fine..."
"By the way... I'll transfer the personal points that person just transferred to me to you first, Subaru-kun..."
Looking at Subaru, Airi Sakura lowered her head, blushing slightly.
'Ah, so embarrassing.'
'Subaru-kun actually knows I am Zero-chan...'
'Could it be that Subaru-kun is also my fan...'
Airi Sakura was certain she hadn't told Subaru about being an internet idol, but just now Subaru was able to talk about 'Zero-chan' with the stalker with such composure. It was really hard for Airi Sakura not to think too much into it.
And...
Airi Sakura felt that the way Subaru looked just now was truly handsome.
"It's good that you're fine."
"You can keep two hundred thousand of the personal points for yourself, Sakura-san."
"Then, I'll contact Chabashira-sensei first."
Subaru nodded, not caring what Airi Sakura was thinking. He immediately picked up his student terminal and called Sae Chabashira, preparing to report what had just happened to her.
...
Time quickly arrived at the next day.
After the morning classes ended, Sae Chabashira called Subaru and Airi Sakura to the Chairman's office.
The events of yesterday had directly alarmed Chairman Sakayanagi of the academy. As a massive scandal, it naturally required the Chairman to handle it personally.
"This is our academy's Chairman Sakayanagi."
"Next, Chairman Sakayanagi will explain the handling results to you, Subaru-kun and Sakura-san."
Sae Chabashira had no expression on her face as she spoke faintly, "As well as the decision on compensation for Subaru-kun and Sakura-san."
"Eh?"
Hearing Sae Chabashira's words, Subaru smiled and asked, "I get some too?"
"Of course."
Chairman Sakayanagi spoke up with a smile at this moment, "Subaru-kun's heroic performance for the sake of Sakura-san—this is all well-deserved. The academy will grant Subaru-kun and Sakura-san five hundred thousand personal points each as compensation."
"At the same time, regarding the staff member involved this time, the academy will also pursue criminal responsibility in accordance with the law."
"However, the school hopes that Subaru-kun and Sakura-san will try not to speak of this incident to other students."
"The school will find a new pretext to award the five hundred thousand personal points to you."
It was about what Subaru had predicted. This time, the school wanted Subaru and Airi Sakura to keep their mouths shut about the incident. The combined one million personal points were the hush money.
The stalker's 3.6 million personal points likely counted as a part of the hush money as well.
Normally speaking, obtaining personal points from school staff was not allowed. Even for the homeroom teacher of each class, the amount of personal points allowed to be invested in students annually was only one million.
And that one million didn't come from the school, but from the homeroom teacher's own salary.
On the other side, although Sae Chabashira had no expression on her face, she was incredibly astonished inwardly.
Anyone with normal intelligence could see that this incident was a trap Subaru had set up using Airi Sakura against that stalker, specifically to harvest the large amount of personal points the stalker had accumulated.
He even ate from both ends, getting points from the school as well.
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