The two of them sat back down and started discussing the plan in detail.
"Since you're aiming to get 800 million points, you must have a plan already, right?"
"Of course." Ryuen grinned, picked up the phone that Kanda Shuichi had placed back on the table, tapped a few times, and then turned the screen toward him.
As Kanda Shuichi scanned the list of plans on Ryuen's phone, his expression grew strange. If they followed this strategy, they might actually pull it off...
Pull it off my ass!
"You seriously plan to make all the students eat the mountain veggie set meal for three years?"
Kanda Shuichi looked at Ryuen like he was an idiot.
"If it gets us into Class A, then it's necessary, isn't it?"
"Necessary, my ass. Sure, the mountain veggie set is balanced in nutrition, but that's only for *normal* people. Guys like Ishizaki, Yamada from your class, and Sudou from mine—there's no way they can keep up their physical condition on that diet."
"So if you want to gather that many private points, you can't just keep squeezing the other classes dry non-stop. Even someone like Nagumo still lets the second-years keep 25% of their living expenses, but you're planning to take everything?"
"Students will always need money for something. If you push too hard, you'll get the opposite effect. If someone decides to fight back no matter what, you won't be able to stop the chain reaction that follows."
Ryuen went silent for a moment, then nodded.
"This is just the initial plan. I'll find a way to improve it."
"Besides, I don't think squeezing private points out of students is the best approach. At the end of the day, most students are basically broke. If you want points, you should look toward the school instead. After all, the school is the one with real money."
Ryuen's eyes flickered. "You mean something like the VIP exam?"
"Exactly. The school handed out over 80 million private points for that one exam. If there were ten more like it, that's 800 million right there. But of course, the school probably wouldn't be that generous back-to-back."
"I wouldn't be so sure. No matter how many points they give out, they always have a way to take them back. A single dropout is already worth 20 million."
That's true. It wouldn't be the first time the school pulled something like this. The sports festival was another example of them reclaiming points.
Kanda Shuichi glanced at Ryuen and nodded. That was a fair point. As long as students didn't actually spend the points, they were just numbers on a screen.
The school could easily recover them through special exams.
Even if a student did use their points to graduate from Class A, it would only cost the school some extra resources. The value gained wouldn't exceed 20 million yen, so Ryuen's logic made some sense.
"But Ryuen, do you remember this school's admission brochure?"
"You mean the part about how graduates can choose their dream university or job?" Ryuen smirked. "That illusion was shattered within the first month here."
"That's right. But I don't think it was false advertising. The school just left out some details." Kanda Shuichi nodded. "To be precise, it's not any graduate—it's only those who graduate from Class A who get to choose their future. And if the school tricked us once, it can trick us again."
Sure, the school says that students in Class A can choose between further education or work, but if all forty students in Class A decided to apply to the University of Tokyo, would the school really be able to get them all in?
Just how much influence would it take to change the admission plans of Japan's top university?
And even if someone graduates from Class A, that doesn't necessarily mean they're all outstanding students. Imagine if every single student from Class D somehow graduated as Class A students and got into the University of Tokyo.
Sudou might be fine—he's an athlete, and his basketball skills are strong enough to represent the university.
But guys like Ike or Yamauchi? The admissions officers at the University of Tokyo would probably feel like dying on the spot if they saw their applications.
So, anyone can get into the University of Tokyo now?
They don't have the ability or the qualifications, you get that?
I swear, ANHS really has no shame.
In the working world, when companies fire employees, they're required by labor law to pay compensation.
But to avoid paying, they sometimes pressure employees into resigning on their own. That way, they can save the money while making it seem like the employee left voluntarily. This is what they call "persuading someone to quit."
So, Kanda Shuichi figured that even if someone graduates from Class A, they probably don't get to choose their future entirely on their own. In the end, the school likely has the final say on where most of them go.
If the school has the right connections, it can help certain students. But if too many people want the same thing, then tough luck—it's either first come, first served, or survival of the fittest.
In short, just graduating from Class A doesn't mean you can relax.
"That's none of my business. I only promised the guys in Class C that I'd help them graduate from Class A. What the school does after that has nothing to do with me."
Ryuen clearly understood how the school operated, which is why his promise was only to get Class C students into Class A, nothing more.
"If you already know the school works like this, then you should also know—no student has ever collected 20 million private points before. That's the only reason the school even allows class transfers for that price. But if you push things too far… there's no guarantee the school won't step in directly."
"Heh, if that happens, we'll deal with it then."
Ryuen stood up as he spoke, put away his phone, and grabbed the Jump magazine on the table.
"I'm heading back. Hope that expulsion exam you mentioned comes soon."
"Let's hope we meet again when the time comes."
After parting ways with Ryuen, Kanda Shuichi also picked up a Jump magazine. Maybe reading some manga wouldn't be a bad idea.
So, he went to the front counter and bought all the latest issues of Jump. But since there were too many to carry easily, he asked for home delivery instead.
After paying some extra points, the clerk agreed without hesitation. However, he said the delivery would have to wait until the next day since he was the only one working—the other employee had gone to spend Christmas with his girlfriend.
Giving the guy a sympathetic look, Kanda Shuichi left the bookstore and headed for the restaurant.
Originally, he had planned to buy groceries and cook at home, but after talking with Ryuen for so long, it was already mealtime. His stomach was growling, so he decided to just eat out instead.