Based on the information so far, there are clear differences in the overall abilities of the students in Classes A, B, C, and D. Class A has the best students. Even if they don't know much about the school, students from Class B have already started investigating.
But Class D… so far, no one has really stepped up to look into the school's situation.
Logically, Class A should be the strongest, while Class D should be the weakest.
So their current behavior makes sense.
Or so it seemed.
But after getting some intel from the background system, it turns out that many students in Class D are hiding secrets… and two of them are even labeled as geniuses.
All these people ending up in Class D—can we even call it Class D at this point?
That night, when Ryuen returned to his dorm, he received a message.
[There are two students in Class D known as geniuses. Their overall abilities might be stronger than the average Class A student. To avoid any unnecessary trouble, I suggest we secure our class's points as soon as possible.]
The message was from Shirogane Miyuki.
"..." Ryuen.
"..." Ryuen.
Rush, rush, rush. Always rushing.
But it's almost done anyway.
Ever since Ryuen brought Albert under his control, he had been working on taking control of the rest of the class.
Anyone who resisted? He would fight them, then use psychological tactics to manipulate them.
Now, out of the 40 students in the class—except for Shirogane and Shiina—even Ibuki, who used to be defiant, was willing to follow his orders.
But this kind of forceful approach could only suppress people temporarily. There were definitely still students who didn't truly accept him. They just weren't going to speak up—at least, not unless he started losing power.
Still, for now, he had things under control.
That was what he thought.
Ryuen picked up his phone and sent a message to a contact labeled "Sakagami Digital."
It was a question.
[This is Ryuen. The class has been unified. Out of the 1,000 class points, how many do we have left?]
After sending it, he felt like the wording wasn't clear enough, so he sent a follow-up.
[Do we still have at least 800?]
…
At least 800?
It had been a week since Shirogane had pushed Ryuen to act.
That meant they had now been in this school for two full weeks.
On the morning of the third week, when Shirogane arrived in the classroom, he noticed a message on his phone.
It was from Ryuen.
[I checked with Sakagami yesterday. Our class has 702 points left. If we keep going at this rate for another two weeks, we should be able to stabilize at around 680.]
Hmm…
That was actually a pretty good score.
Or rather, it was an amazing score.
Keeping nearly 700 points out of 1,000—this was probably an unprecedented achievement for Class C.
But still…
Right now, they had 702 points, which meant they had lost 298 so far. That was in just two weeks.
And now, Ryuen was claiming that in the next two weeks, they'd only lose 22 more?
Wasn't that a little too bold?
But maybe… this wasn't just wishful thinking.
Ryuen's class was different from others.
According to upperclassmen, the first month's behavioral assessment didn't require students to understand how the school really worked—it only measured whether they could follow basic rules.
No being late or skipping class. No damaging school property. No littering.
In class, students had to act properly—no reading novels, no using phones, and so on.
If students could discipline themselves, they wouldn't lose any points.
But most people couldn't maintain perfect discipline.
There was, however, one type of person who could.
People who were controlled by force.
Ryuen had only one reason for taking control of the class—if they couldn't keep their points through self-discipline, then he would force them into obedience.
So, the moment students entered the classroom, their phones were confiscated.
No phones meant no distractions. No distractions meant they had no choice but to sit through class.
Even if they didn't understand a word of it, they had to stay put.
One by one, the students walked into the classroom, looking utterly miserable as they dropped their phones into a bag hanging on the desk in the front row.
The homeroom teachers of all four classes arrived at the staff office.
This was a room specifically for the four homeroom teachers. The desks were arranged similarly, but the seating order followed a priority system—Class A had the best spots, while the Class D homeroom teacher's desk was placed near the trash can.
It was clear that even among the teachers, there was favoritism.
A teacher's status was tied to their class. If they were in charge of Class A, they not only received better treatment but also the highest salary. On the other hand, if they were in charge of Class D, their treatment was the worst in every aspect.
For example, Mashima-sensei, the teacher of Class A, received a base salary of 800,000 private points per month.
Hoshinomiya Chie-sensei from Class B received 600,000 private points.
For Class C, it dropped to 300,000 points.
And for Class D, it was only 250,000 points.
The difference was significant. However, if a teacher's class managed to climb up in the rankings, their salary and benefits would improve accordingly.
"Come to think of it, the first month after new students arrive is always the best time for a class ranking to change."
Hoshinomiya Chie, the homeroom teacher of Class B, made this comment after entering the office.
She was a beautiful woman with slightly wavy hair, giving her a soft and easygoing appearance. She was quite popular among men.
As teachers, they all knew that the four classes started on equal footing, each with an initial score of 1000 points.
If a class could hold on for a month, they had a real chance to climb in the rankings.
"It's just a shame,"
"In all the past years, no class has ever managed to move up," said Mashima-sensei, the homeroom teacher of Class A, while organizing his lesson plans.
"That's not entirely true. I heard this year's Class C is doing pretty well. Sakagami, one of your students reported a store employee for breaking the rules, and the school seems to be planning to reward that. So your class might get extra points, right?" Hoshinomiya continued.
"Yes," Sakagami-sensei, who had just been mentioned, stood up with a hint of pride. "Shirogane has been outstanding in my class. The school hasn't confirmed how many points we'll gain yet, but this could be the first time a freshman class gets bonus points in their first month. My class is also starting to come together as a team."
"Oh!" Hoshinomiya nodded. "Well, good luck to you."
Even though Sakagami was the Class C homeroom teacher and Hoshinomiya was in charge of Class B—meaning that if Class C moved up, Class B would drop—Sakagami noticed that Hoshinomiya seemed indifferent.
It was as if she didn't really care about her class's ranking.
In fact, if she took a closer look, she'd see that Class C was only 50 points behind Class B.
But Hoshinomiya didn't seem to mind at all.
"By the way, what do you think, Chabashira?" Hoshinomiya suddenly asked.
All eyes turned to the woman with a single ponytail.
Chabashira Sae, the homeroom teacher of Class D.
She was strikingly beautiful, with a cold and aloof demeanor—completely different from Hoshinomiya. But among the male teachers, she was just as popular.
Now, however, every gaze was on her.
Because everyone knew—
Class D had already lost 600 of their 1000 points.
In just half a month.
A disaster.
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