After pleting his m training, Hashima Hikaru was soaked i.

  Wiping his face, he g the system s in front of him.

  [Training Time: 60 Minutes Achieved.]

  [Exercise Log Updated.]

  [Athletic Booster Active: Goal 1/30 pleted.]

  "Finally, a good start."

  Hikaru took a deep gulp of water, draining the pstic bottle dry.

  Then, brushing back the damp strands of hair that g to his forehead, he headed back to his dormitory.

  ---

  By the time he finished sh, it was 8:00 AM.

  He briefly sidered heading to the cafeteria for breakfast—

  But ultimately, he settled for a vending mae sandwistead.

  This raining regimen was somethiill o adjust to—

  Not just in terms of scheduling, but also physically adapting to it.

  Breaking free from years of physical stagnation wouldn't happen ht—

  sistency was key.

  ---

  When Hikaru entered Css 1-B's , he was surprised to find that most of the students had already arrived.

  Only a few seats were empty.

  And the momeepped inside—

  All eyes turoward him.

  "Good m, Hikaru-kun!"

  "M, Hikaru."

  "Hikaru-kun, good m!"

  The entire css greeted him with ued enthusiasm.

  Hikaru smiled politely in response, aowledging each greeting as he made his way to his seat.

  But the mome down—

  The other students suddenly gathered around him.

  "...What's going on?"

  Hikaru was pletely bewildered.

  At that moment, Iose, his seatmate, leaned in to expiuation.

  "It's because of your perday."

  "The 20 Million Point pn?"

  "Yeah."

  Iose looked slightly guilty as she tinued.

  "After we left, everyone was really curious about what we discussed—"

  "They kept asking me, and I… couldn't keep it a secret."

  Hikaru sighed inwardly.

  So the whole css already knew.

  And sure enough—

  The surrounding studeedly chimed in:

  "Hikaru-kun! This pn is incredible! There's no reason for us not to join!"

  "Proteg our cssmates from expulsion is something I want to tribute to as well!"

  "Exactly! We're Css 1-B—We stand together!"

  The entire css voiced their unanimous support.

  Not a single person objected.

  Hikaru was momentarily speechless.

  His inal pn was to gradually ie the css by first recruiting iial students—

  Then, using their credibility to spread the initiative.

  Ultimately, he had intended for Iose to formally propose the idea and hahe tributions.

  But instead—

  The entire css had already reached a sensus.

  They were simply waiting for his approval.

  Hikaru took a deep breath and asked seriously:

  "Do you all really trust me with this?"

  His gaze swept across the room.

  "20 million private points is no small amount."

  "If you join this pn, your avaible points will decrease signifitly."

  But the students responded without hesitation.

  "We've already decided."

  "With you and Iose leading us, we believe in your decisions."

  "That's right! With Hikaru-kun's strategies, our css will definitely have an advantage in future petitions."

  "If I have to save my points for this, I don't mind at all."

  A pyful girl wi him as she said this.

  "Hikaru, don't refuse."

  At this moment, Kanzaki, who had been quietly, spoke up.

  "For the hree years, we're all on the same boat."

  "Since we trust your leadership, go ahead and do what you o."

  "Kanzaki-kun is right."

  Iose nodded firmly beside him.

  "If we truly want to avoid expulsions—"

  "Pooling our resources is the best way to do it."

  Hikaru hesitated briefly.

  His wasn't about handling the funds.

  It was about the responsibility of managing everyone's private points.

  But looking at the determined faces of his cssmates—

  He khat refusing now would only dampen their morale.

  Finally, he nodded.

  "Alright. If that's what everyone wants—"

  "Then from now on, this pn is a css-wide initiative."

  "I'll merge roup chat into a css-wide unication el."

  "That way, we stay anized and exge information effitly."

  "Great! Add me in!"

  "Me too!"

  The erupted iement.

  Hikaru rehe group chat to "Css 1-B Family", per Iose's suggestion.

  Just as they finished anizing—

  The first period bell rang.

  And their homeroom teacher, Hoshinomiya, stepped into the .

  "Hoshinomiya-sensei looks unusually happy today."

  One of the students remarked curiously.

  And indeed—

  The fashionable young teacher had a wide smile on her face.

  "Did something good happen, sensei?"

  A student jokingly asked.

  Hoshinomiya's eyes gleamed mischievously as she turoward Hikaru.

  "Of course! And it's all thanks to Hikaru-kun."

  "Huh?! What happened?"

  Iose tilted her head, eyes filled with curiosity.

  Hikaru sighed.

  He already had a good guess.

  "It's probably the reward from the school."

  "A reward?!"

  The entire css perked up instantly.

  "What kind of reward?!"

  All eyes turo Hikaru again.

  Smiling lightly, Hoshinomiya finally revealed the answer.

  "Since Hikaru-kun successfully uncovered the school's hidden rules—"

  "The school has decided to reward both him and Css 1-B."

  "No way… Does that mean…?!"

  "That's right."

  Hoshinomiya nodded, grinning.

  "Css 1-B will receive a +100 increase in Css Points."

  "Which means—"

  " month, each of you will receive ara 10,000 private points."

  "YES!!!"

  "This is amazing!"

  The css burst into cheers.

  For them, this was a massive win.

  And then—

  Hoshinomiya's gaze returo Hikaru.

  "As for Hikaru-kun's personal reward—"

  "He's been given 500,000 private points."

  "Five huhousand?!"

  Gasps echoed through the room.

  Hikaru calmly checked his student ID.

  Sure enough—

  His at bance had already been updated.

  [Student ID]

  [Name: Hashima Hikaru]

  [ID: S01T]

  [Gender: Male]

  [Private Points: +500,000 Points]

  So Horikita Manabu had followed through on his word.

  And far quicker than expected.

  "What an effit guy."

  Hikaru smirked.

  Now that this matter was settled—

  It was time to prepare for the phase.

  Target: Css 1-C.

  Hikaru pulled out his notebook.

  His eyes gleamed with anticipation.

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