Ryouma paid the fifty thousand private points accordingly.
After receiving the account, he asked another question.
"I'd also like to buy a second untraceable anonymous account. How many private points would that cost?"
"..."
Chabashira couldn't help smiling.
She was genuinely delighted right now.
The boy before her was clearly extraordinarily intelligent.
He was steadily exploring the school's rules, peeling back one layer after another.
And when this mature beauty smiled from the bottom of her heart, the effect was truly devastating.
There were probably very few people who had ever witnessed Sae Chabashira smile like this.
Unfortunately, Ryouma wasn't in the mood to appreciate it.
When she failed to answer, he frowned and asked tentatively.
"You're not allowed to answer?"
"You can't afford it."
Chabashira lit another cigarette, avoiding a direct answer.
'Can't afford it...?'
Ryouma frowned and took a sip of his black tea.
Although Chabashira hadn't answered his question directly, she'd inadvertently revealed even more information.
Purchasing additional accounts would cause the price to increase progressively.
And the cost of a second account undoubtedly exceeded the fifty thousand private points he had remaining.
The school must have established extremely detailed rules concerning such matters.
There might even be a specific procedure dictating how teachers were allowed to respond to these questions.
'But wait a second...'
School had only just started.
Every student began with one hundred thousand private points.
Yet she'd merely said he couldn't afford it.
She hadn't disclosed the actual price.
There was nothing inherently wrong with that response.
But what if several months passed?
How would she respond to the exact same question then?
A student's private-point balance could change unpredictably.
Would she still be able to tell him he couldn't afford it?
More importantly, what criteria did she use to determine whether a student possessed sufficient purchasing power?
The most likely explanation was...
'Sae Chabashira has the authority to check students' private-point balances.'
Or, at the very least, she had permission to view the balances of students in Class D.
But that wasn't even the important part.
What truly mattered was something else.
'Judging from this, the school seems to treat homeroom teachers and their students as a single unit.'
Although the original novel hadn't explicitly demonstrated this, the true leader of Class D was actually Sae Chabashira.
In future examinations, reaching Class A would undoubtedly require students and their homeroom teacher to cooperate wholeheartedly.
Chabashira herself also believed that reaching Class A as a homeroom teacher would finally satisfy her long-standing obsession.
'Looks like I should find an opportunity to bring Sae Chabashira under my control.'
Ryouma stood up.
"Well, let's leave it at that for today. I'll be taking my leave."
"Hm? You don't have any other questions?"
Chabashira was momentarily caught off guard.
'Wait, what?'
'You still haven't asked me the most important question!'
"No, that's all."
Ryouma instantly returned to his usual bright, cheerful smile.
'The S-System.'
He'd known about it for a long time.
There was no reason to show off his knowledge in front of Chabashira.
Besides, it wasn't particularly valuable information anyway.
Ryouma cared far more about tangible benefits.
And right now...
He had something much more important to do.
The moment Amakawa Ryouma stepped out of the teachers' office, he discovered that Suzune Horikita was still waiting outside.
"You really are patient, Suzune."
Ryouma remarked as he walked past her.
"Wait."
Horikita hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, her cold voice carrying a demanding tone.
"What did you and Chabashira-sensei talk about?"
Looking down at the small hand clutching his sleeve, Ryouma naturally understood that she was desperate to obtain information about the school.
However, even he hadn't expected Horikita to be quite so straightforward.
A teasing smile appeared on his face.
"Suzune, if you agree to go on a date with me later, I might consider telling you."
"How foolish. Do you seriously think I'd agree to such a condition?"
Horikita's voice faltered for a moment before she immediately withdrew her hand.
"Ryouma, don't think too highly of yourself."
Leaving him with a cool, confident view of her back, Horikita turned around and walked straight into the teachers' office.
'As if I'd ever agree to his demands over something like this!'
Ryouma merely shrugged indifferently.
That was exactly the response he'd expected.
He didn't particularly care.
Attending the opening ceremony was much more important.