Suzune Horikita chose to redeem it without a moment’s hesitation.
In an instant, she felt something appear out of nowhere inside her mind…
it was the secret of this school.
Many of her doubts, and even facts she had never once questioned, were suddenly answered.
So the students the school admitted each year had actually been predetermined from the very start…
The four classes—A, B, C, and D—were in fact sorted according to the students’ superiority or inferiority, and only by graduating from Class A could one obtain the benefits and privileges the school had promised.
The Class D she belonged to was the worst class of all.
Since the school’s founding, there had never once been a successful case of Class D rising to Class A.
Furthermore, during their time at school, the institution would arrange all sorts of Special Exams—these were the direct channels through which lower classes could climb into the upper ranks.
The purchasing power of personal points was not limited to everyday expenses; it was, in the truest sense, a matter of “as long as you have enough points, you can buy whatever you want”—such as switching classes.
The points deposited each month were indeed not a fixed amount; they were determined by the class points that each class possessed.
“How could this be…”
Suzune Horikita’s emotions were struck once again.
She had assumed that her ability to enter this school was entirely due to her own strength—yet the truth turned out to be like this?
According to the school’s standards for evaluating students’ merits and flaws, the reason she had been assigned to Class D was that the school believed her personality had a major defect.
To be more specific, the school regarded her as an extreme individualist, lacking any spirit of teamwork or sense of collective honor.
“You’ve got to be kidding me!”
“If my brother ever found out that I enrolled in this school but got assigned to Class D…”
Originally, Suzune Horikita should have been furious and voiced her protest first and foremost.
But right now, what she was thinking about instead was her fear of her brother, Manabu Horikita, finding out that his little sister had been placed in Class D.
“No!
Calm down, Suzune Horikita.”
“So what if I’ve been assigned to Class D?
Now that I already know the truth in advance, I can absolutely overturn this evaluation!”
Drowning in her emotions would only bring more anxiety, and it was utterly meaningless.
The pressing matter at hand was to figure out how to maximize the value and benefit of this secret—for instance…
finding her brother and confronting him face to face?
As long as she could confirm this was true…
“Discovering the school’s hidden secret on the very first day of the term—even my brother couldn’t manage that, could he?”
The moment she imagined the scene that might unfold, Suzune Horikita suddenly stopped feeling irritated at all.
Were she not currently in a public setting, she might even have felt the urge to hum softly to herself.
Before she knew it, they had arrived at the gymnasium.
Because he had quickened his pace, Axel End had opened up a considerable distance between himself and Suzune Horikita, and was now standing alone in the marked-off area designated for Class D.
One after another, the students of all four classes arrived.
Suzune Horikita chose to stand beside Axel End, but she noticed that his gaze looked as though he were spacing out.
In reality, it was because the system had started madly dinging away in Axel End’s ear.
On top of that, an entrance ceremony—a segment that was pure procedure and ritual—was nothing but torture, so he naturally chose to divert his attention.
[High-quality female detected.
System auto-scanning…]
[Person: Hiyori Shiina]
[Age: Fill it in yourself]
[Height: 158cm]
[Measurements: B80/W58/H82]
[Current Relationship: Stranger / Schoolmate]
[Special Attribute: Literary Girl]
A library NPC, huh…
The literary girl was the classic “pure first love” heroine archetype, so naturally she fell within Axel End’s strike zone.
But unfortunately, he had no interest in traditional literature—or rather, he preferred reading fast-food-style web novels—so under normal circumstances it would be difficult to hit it off in conversation with Hiyori Shiina.
He’d have to wait until he redeemed some literary knowledge with his Points before it would be convenient to approach her by catering to her tastes.
[Person: Honami Ichinose]
[Age: Mommy-tier]
[Height: 159cm]
[Measurements: B:95(F) W:61 H:91]
[Current Relationship: Stranger / Schoolmate]
[Special Attribute: Archangel, Yandere]
Sigh, plump Honami, it’s hard to know where to even begin.
Of course, it’s not your fault—one can only say that this cruel world was the one that ruined you.
[Person: Arisu Sakayanagi]
[Age: DC or AC current?]
[Height: 150cm]
[Measurements: B:70(A) W:54 H:77]
[Current Relationship: Stranger / Schoolmate]
[Special Attribute: Bratty Little Girl]
There was a lot he wanted to say, but in the end he said nothing.
After all, given the current situation, he was definitely going to change the original plot, so naturally there was no need to criticize things that could never come to pass.
Even if they really were love-brained, then he would simply become the sole object of that love-brained devotion.
But still, aren’t a few people missing?
What exactly is this system’s criteria for picking people?
Looks?
Figure?
Popularity?
If it were the first two, there’d definitely be more than just this handful—after all, judging by the character art alone, Asuka Shiraishi, that first-year Class A girl who mysteriously vanishes early on and later becomes a full-on deus-ex-machina character, is likewise a top-tier beauty.
So…
is it popularity?
Probably so.
Because all of these women so far are characters who appear early on, and the factional strife of this novel basically revolves around them, so how could their popularity not be high?
But if the screening is based on popularity, wouldn’t that mean losing out on a whole lot of premium little fat sheep?
System, your vision can’t be so short-sighted!
[Insufficient authority.
Please raise your level as soon as possible.]
“I get what you mean.”
Axel End was just griping a little.
After all, no matter how many people there were, he could still only issue three tasks a day—nowhere near enough.
He’d better think about how to use today’s last task slot: go find a third little fat sheep, or keep choosing between Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida?
“I hereby declare this year’s entrance ceremony concluded…”
His thinking time passed in the blink of an eye, and the entrance ceremony finally came to an end.
The students of the four classes began to file out.
Axel End once again chose to walk at the very back of the crowd, then, without letting it show, cast a glance at Suzune Horikita amid the throng.
By now, because he had issued two consecutive tasks targeting Suzune Horikita, he had aroused the girl’s suspicion.
Although Suzune Horikita could absolutely never find any evidence that he was the mastermind behind it all, it still wasn’t quite the time to provoke her further.
As for Kikyō Kushida…
As long as he made a show of interacting more with Suzune Horikita, then this devoted Suzune-Horikita fan would surely come to him of her own accord—there was no need for him to go out of his way to approach her.
[Supplementary note: The owner of a Subsystem will not be aware of the Main System’s existence, and will regard the host as a Community of Fate, so the host may rest assured in issuing tasks related to himself.]
Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier!
Adhering to the principle of “doubt the system and don’t use it, use the system and don’t doubt it,” Axel End simply chose to believe.
In that case, for today’s final task, let’s pick a new little fat sheep to fleece.
The problem is, who to choose?
Considering ease of access, it would be best to pick someone from within Class D.
Airi Sakura had a soft, gentle personality and was quite easy to handle, while Kei Karuizawa, who put on the act of a flashy gyaru, was desperately looking for a fake boyfriend to shield her.
Both were equally premium little fat sheep.
But if it had to be one or the other…
“It’s decided—it’ll be you, Kei Karuizawa.”