Seeing the cold smile on Kamio Tatsuya's face, Chabashira Sae felt a headache. Class D could lose students, but if these three were kicked out now, Class D would have no chance of moving up.
"Um, Kamio-kun, what did you mean by what you just said?"
At this moment, Hirata stood up and asked.
Kamio Tatsuya had a pretty good impression of Hirata, so since he asked, Kamio Tatsuya didn't mind explaining.
"Now that things have come to this, I think you should know that this school doesn't admit students based on grades alone, right?"
Hirata nodded at this.
Because if the school only admitted students based on grades, Sudou and the others wouldn't have been able to get in.
"Since it's not based on grades, there must be other things they look at." Kamio Tatsuya said, glancing at Sudou and the others sitting together. "Although I can't see any special qualities in Ike and Yamauchi, it's pretty obvious with Sudou. He was chosen for this school because of his athletic ability."
His words immediately provoked angry glares from Yamauchi and Ike, but no one paid attention to those two idiots at this moment.
"Since Sudou was admitted to the school because of his athletic ability, that means sports must be one of the things the school tests.
This time it was a written test, next time it might be athletic ability. When that happens, it might be Sudou's time to shine, so that's why he's related to moving up a class."
Having heard this much, some of the students in the class seemed to understand the importance of Sudou to the class's chances of moving up.
The class fell into a brief silence, and then Hirata said bitterly, "If that's the case, is there no way to prevent them from being kicked out?"
"Of course there is."
"Then please..."
"But why should I save them? You can't possibly not know why Yamauchi and Ike are being suspended, right?" Kamio Tatsuya's question made Hirata silent.
"If it was just Sudou, I wouldn't mind offering a suggestion, but unfortunately..."
Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Yamauchi and Ike, and also started thinking.
Thinking about whether he should save them or not, and what good it would do him to save them.
Then, Kamio Tatsuya thought of something.
Something he had been ignoring.
That was that even the upper-level classes in the higher grades, not just the second-year classes, but even the third-year classes, had students who were kicked out.
The students in the top classes were judged by the school to be good enough to be in those classes when they first entered the school.
Since they still had people being kicked out, it meant that the whole thing was probably uncertain.
If that uncertainty ever fell on him...
Kamio Tatsuya suddenly felt uneasy. He really didn't want to be kicked out.
If that was the case...
Then he should plan ahead.
Kamio Tatsuya looked at Ike and Yamauchi, and then a smile appeared on his face.
"If they're willing to agree to one condition of mine, I can save them."
As soon as Kamio Tatsuya said this, the three who had been desperate perked up immediately, looking at Kamio Tatsuya with hope.
"Wha, what condition?"
Hearing Yamauchi's question, a friendly smile appeared on Kamio Tatsuya's face.
"It's simple. Just agree that if I ever face being kicked out in the future, you'll take the fall for me, and I'll agree to save you."
The class was in an uproar.
"Wha, would the school rules even allow something like that to happen?"
Hirata looked at Chabashira Sae in shock.
Chabashira Sae also frowned, because she didn't know if it was possible or not. At least no one had ever tried it before.
"I don't know."
"Y-you don't know?"
"This school has thousands of rules. Even the teachers don't necessarily know them all. It's not that strange."
Chabashira Sae said calmly.
"But I think it might be possible, because being kicked out can also be considered an item, it's just not a good one.
And as long as it's an item, you can buy it with points."
Hearing this, Kamio Tatsuya raised an eyebrow. "So you're saying that even if they agree to be kicked out for me, I still have to spend points to transfer the result to them?"
Chabashira Sae shook her head again. "I don't know, because this has never happened before, so I need to check with the school."
Class D immediately fell silent as the students waited anxiously for Chabashira-sensei's answer.
Kamio Tatsuya didn't care what the answer was. If the points required weren't too high, then Kamio Tatsuya would choose to save them.
If the points needed were unreasonable, Kamio Tatsuya would refuse to help. It was that simple.
But the others, especially the three idiots, felt differently.
It concerned their future!
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Chabashira-sensei to receive a reply from the school.
"If both parties agree, it will cost 2 million private points to transfer the result of being kicked out, but only for results from exams.
That is to say, if you violate the school rules and are kicked out as a result, you cannot transfer that result to other people."
Two million each, it doesn't seem like much, at least I can afford it now!
Kamio Tatsuya smiled and looked at the three idiots.
"I'm okay with it, what about you?"
At this moment, Hirata suddenly stood up again.
"Sensei, how many points would it take to get the school to withdraw the decision to kick out Ike and the other two?"
Hearing this, Chabashira Sae smiled.
"Very clever, Hirata, you actually discovered that rule."
The students in the class were also very excited when they heard Chabashira-sensei's words. Hope bloomed on Ike's face, too.
If they could afford the points, they wouldn't have to be controlled by others.
But Kamio Tatsuya's expression didn't change. Hirata's idea was right, but unfortunately, the entire Class D might not be able to afford those points.
"It's a pity, you can't afford the price." A playful smile appeared on Chabashira-sensei's face, as if to dash Hirata's hopes. "To cancel the expulsion of one person, you need 300 class points plus 20 million private points."
300 class points and 20 million private points, for three people that would be 900 class points and 60 million private points. There was no way they could come up with that many points.
Class D didn't even have a single class point right now, and 20 million private points was an impossible sum for them.
They couldn't come up with that much even if they were killed. The glimmer of hope that had risen was extinguished again.
"Is there no other way?"
As Hirata spoke, he subconsciously looked at Kamio Tatsuya.
But Kamio Tatsuya's expression didn't change, he was still smiling. "My offer still stands."
"Wh, what is this?"
"This is too much!"
"I, I..."
Looking at the three who were stammering and wearing angry expressions, Kamio Tatsuya wasn't worried at all.
"It's up to you whether you choose to be kicked out now or gamble on a slim chance.
You've seen my grades, they're definitely above the passing line. You don't have to worry about me being kicked out because I failed an exam."
Kamio Tatsuya was working hard to trick these three into signing the contract.
But his words made most of the students in the class hate Kamio Tatsuya, for taking advantage of their situation like this.
Of course, Kamio Tatsuya didn't care about their opinions.
At the same time, some people were regretting that they didn't stand up sooner, so they could have had an extra life. Maybe they would have enough points to buy their scores too?
Kamio Tatsuya quietly looked at the three, waiting for their answer.
He wasn't worried that they wouldn't agree.
Being kicked out now, or keeping a sliver of hope, was an easy choice.
"I agree!"
The first to make a choice was Sudou, his voice was low, but he still chose to agree.
Good, just as Kamio Tatsuya had predicted, this guy definitely wouldn't choose to be kicked out now because of basketball.
After Sudou agreed, Yamauchi and Ike also chose to agree.
When Kamio Tatsuya heard their words, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Good, he had three lives.
Then, Kamio Tatsuya took out a piece of paper and drew up a temporary contract.
"Chabashira-sensei, could I trouble you to witness this?"
Chabashira Sae nodded. She even thought this was better. The exams at this school were uncertain, and it would be great if Ike and Yamauchi, those two pieces of trash, could be kicked out instead of Kamio Tatsuya.
"Okay, you can tell me your plan. I'll bring you a copy of the contract after the first class."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Kamio Tatsuya's mouth.
"It's simple, Chabashira-sensei, please sell me the number of points they each need to pass."
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's words, the classroom fell silent immediately.
"B-buy, buy points?"
"Is that even possible?"
The students in the class looked at Chabashira-sensei expectantly.
"Hahaha, what you're saying is really interesting. I never thought you'd ask me to sell you points. I really never thought of it."
Heh, please stop pretending, okay?
Never thought of it? You're kidding me, right?
"On the first day of school, Chabashira-sensei, you said that there was nothing that couldn't be bought with points at this school. In that case, the scores on the midterm exam are also a kind of item, so there's no reason why they can't be bought."
"I see, I see. This way of thinking isn't impossible. However, you might not be able to afford the amount."
"Name a price."
"The three of them need a total of fifteen points to pass all their failing subjects. For each point, let me think... how about 100,000 private points? If you pay 1.5 million private points on the spot, they won't have to be kicked out.
If you can't afford it, then your agreement with them might not count."
One and a half million?
Even if you added up all the assets of the students in Class D now, they probably couldn't scrape together that much.
Involuntarily, all the students looked at Kamio Tatsuya, hoping he could think of another way.
"Who are you looking down on? It's just 1.5 million private points."
Saying this, Kamio Tatsuya took out his phone, directly pulled up Chabashira Sae's contact information, and then transferred 1.5 million private points to her.
Now that things had come to this, there was no need to pretend to be a good person.
Seeing the points on his phone, Chabashira Sae smiled.
"I've received 1.5 million points. Sudou, Yamauchi, and Ike, your expulsions have been voided."
Voided, not withdrawn. The art of language!
The three of them were still in a daze, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.
And although the other students questioned the large number of points that Kamio Tatsuya had, no one could ask him about it at this time.
"I'll bring the contract over after the next class."
It wasn't until Chabashira-sensei reminded them that the three of them remembered that they still had a meat shield contract to sign.
"No, it's not fair! Why should our futures be bought out for a mere 1.5 million?"
After getting out of the crisis of being kicked out, Yamauchi immediately started shouting, planning to refuse to acknowledge the deal.
A mere 1.5 million?
You probably couldn't earn 1.5 million even if you stayed at this school for three years. How can you have the face to say something like that?
Yamauchi's stupid statement made the students in Class D look at him with disgust.
And Chabashira Sae just glanced at him and said calmly, "If you don't plan to sign, then get kicked out immediately."
He immediately shut his mouth and didn't say anything else, but the way he looked at Kamio Tatsuya was full of resentment.
Heh, this kid doesn't understand the situation at all.
You still dare to look at me with that look? Don't you know that your life and death are in my hands? What an idiot!
Forget it, I won't argue with a meat shield.
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