Inside Css 1-B's homeroom, Hikaru once again turned his gaze toward his deskmate, Iose Honami.

  The pink-haired beauty was surrounded by cssmates, her gentle and warm smile never wavering as she patiently engaged with everyone.

  Despite today being their first day of school, Iose had already blended seamlessly into the css. Her striking appearaurally drew attention, but the aura of trustworthiness she exuded was just as captivating.

  A person who could effortlessly talk to anyone was easy to get along with. However, if Hikaru wao increase her favorability toward him, he would o be more deliberate—building rapport with someone so approachable might actually be more difficult than expected.

  As his thoughts raced, he quickly assessed his starting capital—a newer's bonus of 100,000 points.

  Iose's stock price was 10 points per share, with 5,000 shares avaible for purchase. To go all-in oock, he would have to spend a signifit portion of his funds.

  But this was only their first meeting. He had no insight into her true personality yet, so he decided to observe a little longer before making a move.

  At that moment, a slender figure stepped onto the podium.

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  "Good m, everyone. I am your homeroom teacher, Hoshinomiya Chie."

  Hikaru looked up to see a young woman with long, wavy brown hair standing at the front of the . Her trendy outfit, along with the pyful curl at the ends of her hair, gave her a modern and stylish appearance. With a warm smile, she surveyed the students before tinuing.

  "First of all, gratutions on your enrollment! Our school follows a non-recss system, which means the cssmates sitting beside you will remain your panions for the hree years. I hope you all get along well."

  "As your homeroom teacher, I won't be giher—I'll be with you all until graduation."

  "Whoa!"

  The immediately erupted with cheers—whether they were celebrating the ck of css transfers or the prospect of spending three years with an adorable teacher was unclear.

  ", let's go over some schutions. Our school operates under a full b system, meaning you'll all be living in individual dormitories on campus. Except for special circumstances, no one is allowed to leave the school grounds."

  "Of course, aside from academic facilities, there are plenty of amenities for you to enjoy." Hoshinomiya began ting on her fingers, a pyful look on her face. "There's a cafeteria, shopping district, karaoke bars, and cafes—you won't have time to get bored!"

  Just as the students were digesting this information, she revealed something even more surprising.

  The S-System

  "In addition, our school has implemented a special system known as the S-System."

  Hoshinomiya pulled out her phone from her pocket and held it up for everyoo see.

  "You'll find this feature pre-installed on the school-issued smartphones you received. It allows you to check your Private Points."

  "Expining how Private Points work would take a while, so just think of them as currency you use within the school. One point equals one yen!"

  "The points will be automatically credited on the first day of each month, and you check your bahrough your student ID. These points serve as your living expenses while you're here."

  "Oh, and by the way… you're all starting with 100,000 points."

  "WHAT!?"

  "100,000!?"

  "That's insane! I've never had this much pocket money before!"

  The instantly buzzed with excitement. Every student eagerly pulled out their phones, cheg their student IDs, and firming that their Private Points bance had indeed beeed.

  For a normal high school student, this was an unbelievable amount of money.

  Hikaru also took out his phohe details on his student ID were crystal clear.

  [Student ID]

  [Name: Hashima Hikaru]

  [ID Number: S01T]

  [Gender: Male]

  [Private Points: 100,000]

  "It really is 100,000 points… isn't this way too generous? Wasn't this school funded by the gover?"

  Hikaru immediately calcuted the staggering cost behind this financial structure.

  With three grade levels and twelve csses, each with 40 students, the total monthly distribution of Private Points would be 48 million points.

  And that was just for one month. Over the course of three years, the total expenditure could easily exceed billions of points.

  "Everything in this school be bought with points. There's o save excessively, siny unused points will be revoked upon graduation. So, you're enced to enjoy yh school life to the fullest."

  "But!"

  Hoshinomiya raised a pyful finger.

  "You OT intimidate or force others to pay for you. If you do, sensei will be very angry."

  She made an exaggerated pouting face, though her ess made it hard to take her threat seriously.

  As the expnation cluded, Hikaru turo g Iose—only to fiaring bnkly at her phone s, an unusual expression on her face.

  Did she just get knocked out by this windfall?

  Deg not to disturb her, Hikaru begaally reviewing everything he had learned so far.

  A three-year b system, a fully enclosed artificial isnd, luxurious ercial facilities, and a monthly stipend of 100,000 points for each student.

  The more he thought about it, the deeper his frown became.

  Because all of this reminded him of a rather unpleasant term—experimental subjects.

  A school that ied this much money while still maintaining a 100% uy acceptae and employment rate could not possibly fun without a hidden system in pce.

  And that system was definitely not about giving students an easy, luxurious life.

  "This school upholds the principle of meritocracy."

  The Student cil President's words suddenly clicked into pce, weaving together all of Hikaru's suspis.

  A hypothesis was f in his mind. Now, he just needed proof.

  Ever since he received his admissioer, Hikaru had made a firm decision—he would graduate from this school, no matter what.

  And now that he had noticed something off, there was no way he would start his school life blindly.

  So, he raised his hand.

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  From the moment she entered Css 1-B's , Hoshinomiya had beely her students.

  This wasn't her first time being a homeroom teacher for Css 1-B, so she had a good grasp of their overall capabilities.

  They were det, but not at the top.

  If no dominant leader emerged among them, their ces of reag the top were slim.

  Watg them bask in their na?ve dreams of financial freedom left her feeling... utterly bored.

  Another uful three years, huh?

  But then—

  A voice cut through the like a thundercp, and her eyes locked onto the student who had spoken.

  A sharp-featured boy with a strong boructure, pierg clear eyes, and a strikingly defined face. His thin lips and slightly upturned eyes gave him an edge—not a soft, gentle handsomeness, but a dangerously sharp kind of beauty.

  If I saw him outside, I might have approached him myself.

  She fshed her most adorable smile and said,

  "What is it student? Sensei will answer your question~"

  Hikaru's gaze sharpened.

  "I'd like to ask—are the 100,000 points truly credited automatically every month?"

  "Ah, well… that's a bit tricky."

  "Sensei 't ahat right now."

  Hoshinomiya feigned hesitation, but her heartbeat accelerated untrolbly.

  She was watg him closely, eager for his move.

  Hikaru smirked, then dropped the bombshell.

  "In that case—if I pay, will you tell me?"

  "After all, you said everything in this school be bought with points. That includes the truth about school rules, right?"

  Bingo.

  He figured it out.

  A grin spread across Hoshinomiya's face.

  "Well, you're n… but you afford it?"

  "How much?"

  "Ft price—2,000,000 Private Points."

  Her gaze met his head-on.

  "I'll tell you everything you want to know."