COTE: Bag And Love System

Chapter 30: Chapter 30



This time, what Hashima Hikaru handed over was not the previous contract prohibiting the second sale of the hidden rules, but a reprinted transaction voucher.

   The voucher was obtained from Mr. Hoshinomiya. It contained the transfer record of Class B who had collected 2 million points to purchase the hidden rules, as well as the school seal, indicating that the transaction complied with the school regulations.

   "Our class spent two million private points to purchase the school's hidden rules. We will now give you a half-price discount and sell them to you for one million," Hashima Hikaru looked Ibuki in the eyes and slowly said, "There is a school seal underneath to prove that what we said is true. There are many hidden rules, and Class C will definitely not suffer any loss."

   "As for whether or not to accept the deal, you two can discuss it first."

   "..."

  After Ibuki reached out to take the receipt, she quickly confirmed that the seal on it was indeed the same as the one on the admission letter, and that the two million points had indeed been transferred to the account of Class B's headmaster, Hoshinomiya Chie.

   This proves one thing: there really are hidden rules in the school, and they are worth two million.

   "...We need to discuss this and then tell you the answer."

   "Power."

   When Hashima Hikaru handed the receipt with the transaction record to Ibuki, she immediately took it and walked towards the gray-haired girl, as if she wanted to hear her opinion.

   "Is that so? The hidden rules of the school…"

  Shiina Hiyori lowered her head to look at the information on the voucher and said in a low voice, "Indeed, it is the school seal. It shouldn't be fake."

   "Doesn't that mean that you really know the hidden rules of the school? Why are you just telling them to me now?"

   Ibuki turned around and looked at the smiling boy. She was a little annoyed by his attitude of having everything under control, so she spoke to him in an unpleasant tone, "When did you learn about the hidden rules of the school?"

   "There's no date? There's no point in talking about it now."

   Hashima Hikaru shook her head and calmly answered Ibuki's question, "In short, our idea is to sell you this rule for one million points. This rule is very valuable and you won't suffer any loss."

   "Regarding this, Shiina-san," he looked at the quiet girl sitting in her seat, "Since everyone in Class C trusts you so much, have you noticed anything unusual in the past few days since school started?"

   "Abnormal?"

   Shiina looked at the two students from other classes standing by the podium. Both the boy and girl had extremely outstanding appearances. The boy named Hashima Hikaru exuded an aura of confidence, as if nothing could faze him.

   "There are some simple discoveries that concern me."

   "Really?"

As the current leader of Class C, Ibuki has witnessed Shiina's outstanding academic performance and knows that she is very intelligent and trusted by many people, including herself.

   "For example, there are a lot of cameras in this school. I saw a few when I went to the library. I was a little worried, but I assumed that maybe it was to protect the students' safety, so I didn't think much of it."

   "Yes, what else?" Hashima Hikaru nodded, motioning for her to continue.

   "Also, I noticed that there were a lot of free products in the supermarket, such as shampoo and shower gel," Shiina Hiyori placed her hands on the table and slowly recounted her findings, "I also saw an old man taking those products away. He seemed to be used to this situation."

   "Is there such a thing?"

   Ibuki thought about it seriously, then looked at the other people in the classroom and raised her voice very much: "Has anyone else found anything unusual in the school? You can speak now, it's very important to us."

   As soon as these words came out, a boy immediately raised his hand: "Ibuki-san, I have a discovery."

   "Kaneda-san, tell me what you have discovered."

   "When I was shopping at an electronics store, I felt a strange gaze," the boy named Kaneda said with an unnatural expression, "It was as if someone was following me…"

  "..."

  Hashima Hikaru had been hoping that the other party would present some useful findings to prove that the school had hidden rules and pressure the Class C students into accepting the deal.

   But after hearing him say that he felt like someone was following him, the boy couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

  Of course he knew why this had happened. It was probably because they had discovered the Class B classmate who was responsible for keeping an eye on him. He definitely couldn't admit it, so he decided to play dumb for now.

   "We're not too clear on this. The main point I just mentioned is about the school's hidden rules. I wonder what Shiina-san thinks of this deal."

   Hashima Hikaru changed the subject. Since this Shiina-san is currently the mastermind of Class C, her opinion must carry a lot of weight.

   "I think this deal is fine," Shiina said slowly, looking at Ibuki who was standing next to him, "The senior I saw before seemed to be frequently taking free goods, meaning his personal points are always in short supply."

   "Sakagami-sensei said at the beginning of the school year that personal points would be transferred to everyone's account on the first day of every month. If it really is 100,000 points every month, I saw it on the third day after school started. It's unlikely that he used up all the points so quickly."

   "That's why I think the amount of private points that are transferred to students' accounts every month will definitely change, at least it won't be the same every month."

   Hashima Hikaru showed an expression of great appreciation and gestured to Ichinose who was beside him to clap with him to express his approval of Shiina Hiyori's analysis.

   Not only that, the boy also secretly exchanged it for a [Stock Analyzer] and directly used it on the gray-haired girl in front of him.

   [Stock Analyzer is already in use. ]

  [Shiina's Daily Actions]

[Stock Information: A quiet and nice-looking girl, who likes to be alone and read, especially loves crime novels. She has few friends and is not very willing to participate in social activities. She has a good mind and can keenly perceive things that others cannot know. ]

  [Suggestions for increasing stock price: Become her book friend, exchange mystery novels with her, and gain her inner exclusive recognition. ]

  [Risk of stock price reduction: Discredit her favorite work, show an enthusiastic attitude towards fighting, and have the intention to control her thoughts. ]

  A literary girl? It's pretty good.

   Anyway, if you like to read books normally, it won't be too difficult to get in touch with them.

   Hashima Hikaru took note of the analysis in his mind and said, "Shiina-san's analysis is correct, but the situation regarding the private points involves hidden rules. I wonder what Ibuki-san thinks now."

   "Snort!"

   Seeing the triumphant smile on the other's face, Ibuki coldly snorted. She had seen that expression on the boy's face several times. Whenever that scene appeared, it meant that her plan was about to be completed.

   Although she didn't want to fall into Hashima's trap, after thinking it through carefully, Ibuki felt that this deal was feasible.

   She understood the importance of rules, and it wouldn't hurt her to learn about them earlier.

   "What do you think? I think it will be beneficial to the class if we acquire this hidden rule."

   The short-haired girl looked at the other people in the class. Although she agreed to buy the hidden rules, as the class leader, she still had to get everyone's approval, otherwise, wouldn't she follow in Ryuen's footsteps?

   "I agree to the deal. After all, if we split the million evenly, we'll only have to pay a little more than 20,000."

   "Yes, since Shiina-san has discovered the school's abnormality, it means that the school really does have hidden rules. I'm willing to pay this point."

   "That's right, but Ryuen and the others aren't here right now, so won't we have to have three more points?" Someone looked at the three empty seats, seemingly unwilling to help them share the points.

   "Don't worry, we'll pay for it first, and then make him spit it out when he comes back."

   Ibuki waved his hands to indicate that it was no big deal. Since he and Yamada were there, he wasn't afraid of not returning the money.

   After seeing that all the students in Class C agreed to pay the points, Hashima Hikaru exchanged glances with Ichinose, who was standing next to them. Both of them knew that the point recovery plan was about to be completed.

   "Then please transfer the money."

   At that moment, Shiina Hiyori said that she could contribute more. She didn't have many places to spend money anyway. She spent most of her time in the library and didn't have to pay points to borrow books.

   "I can also give you some extra money. For the three of us, it would cost an extra $75,000 in total..."

  Just as Ibuki was calculating how much she would have to pay, Albert, who looked like an iron tower, suddenly spoke up.

   "My points, divide them in half."

   I'll give you half of my points.

   "Wow?"

After hearing this, Hashima Hikaru turned her head and looked at Albert-san, who had remained silent the entire time. Although the other party looked fierce, she did not expect him to have such a strong sense of teamwork.

   "Okay."

   Ibuki looked at Albert, who handed her the mobile phone. If she and Shiina each contributed 50,000 points, they could fill the gap of the three students who had been suspended from class without disturbing anyone else.

   After a while, Ibuki had accumulated a million personal points on her mobile phone. The students in Class C did not spend points as generously as the students in Class D last week, and were even able to spend 25,000.

   "Who are these points transferred to? You?" Ibuki glanced at Hashima Hikaru sideways.

   "Of course not. Ibuki-san, please transfer the points to Ichinose-san. She is the leader of our class."

   "Snort!"

   Although Ibuki treated Hashima Hikaru very badly, he was very friendly with Ichinose Honami. He thought it would be nice to be friends with her, so he went and transferred the points to her.

   "Okay, the points have been transferred. Now you can tell me the contents of the hidden rules."

   After Ichinose Honami confirmed that she had received the points, Hashima Hikaru looked at Ibuki beside her and said, "Don't worry, since everyone has paid the points, I certainly won't deny it."

   "Here is the notebook with all the hidden rules. We wrote it all down there."

   The boy took out the notebook he hadn't used yesterday and handed it to Ibuki, saying with great ease, "But I must warn you that the contents of this hidden rule may be beyond your imagination, so don't be surprised."

   "What do you mean you're not going to explain it to us?"

   Ibuki looked at Hashima Hikaru's actions and guessed that he was going to run away after giving him the notebook, so she quickly said in a stern voice, "We just paid a million, and you're going to leave after giving me a notebook?"

   "But the rules are written there. It doesn't matter if I stay or not. Don't you know how to read?"

  Hashima Hikaru didn't want to stay there any longer. After going through so much trouble, he finally got the three million points and just wanted to rest.

   "You!"

   The short-haired girl was extremely angry at Hashima Hikaru's attitude, but she couldn't do anything about it.

   Ichinose Honami, who was standing there, immediately spoke up to persuade her, "Don't be angry, Ibuki-san. We have things to do. The rules are very detailed. Just take a look at them."

   Of course, she didn't want Hashima Hikaru to stay here, she just wanted to leave with the boy as soon as possible.

   Ibuki, who was on the other side, listened to Ichinose's explanation and then flipped through the notebook in her hand. After seeing the detailed writing, she fell silent.

   In fact, all the rules are written here in detail, and it's fine for her to explain them to her classmates.

   "Ibuki-san, we'll be leaving now."

   "Then go away and don't bother us anymore!"

   There was still a hint of anger in Ibuki's expression as she glared at the boy.

   She didn't really like Hashima Hikaru's scheming attitude, but she couldn't help but admire his skill. From the time record on the voucher she had just seen, this guy actually went to see the teacher to buy the detailed school rules on the first day of school.

   With such a sharp mind and strong hands, his name will surely be heard often in the future.

   "Goodbye Ibuki-san."

   Ichinose Honami looked at Ibuki, who had a gloomy expression, greeted her gently, and then followed Hashima Hikaru out of the Class C classroom.

  This point recovery plan, which was formulated after the start of the school year, has only been fully completed today.

   She must share this good news with everyone in Class B immediately.

After they left, Shiina looked through the contents of the notebook. They were shocked by the detailed rules handwritten by Ichinose Honami. The two girls' expressions sank at the same time. They felt an unprecedented shock in their hearts.

   "This rule... is really amazing."

   A look of doubt appeared on Shiina Hiyori's peaceful face. After reading the rules, she immediately thought of the two people who had just come to sell the rules.

   If they knew the rules from the first day, why were they so kind as to sell them at half price? Was there some other purpose?

   "Ibuki-san, do you remember the payment receipt from just now?" Shiina immediately looked at Ibuki.

   "Are you saying that they know the school rules on the first day of school?" Ibuki was clever and quickly understood what the other party meant.

   "If Hashima-san and the others knew the detailed rules of the school on the first day, there must be a deeper reason for asking her to plan to suspend Ryuen-san."

   Shiina pointed at one of the rules and said, "For example, if someone is suspended from school, the effect will be much more serious than playing with a cell phone in class."

   "This guy is really plotting against us!"

   Realizing this, Ibuki's face showed resentment. She realized that Hashima Hikaru was using her as a weapon.

   Ryuen's suspension will have many consequences. The first is the hidden rules of this school. Those who are suspended may have a large amount of class evaluation points deducted, which will widen the gap between Class C and Class B.

  The second is that after Ryuuen's suspension from school, a period of emptiness was created in Class C. Regardless of whether a new class leader was chosen or not, Hashima Hikaru would definitely take this opportunity to sell hidden rules. Not only would he not have to fight Ryuuen, but he could also allow everyone to restrict Ryuuen's behavior after knowing the rules.

  After all, as long as the students of Class C knew the school's class division rules and the future class competition, they would not allow Ryuuen to act recklessly again. Now that Ibuki is in the position of class leader, she naturally has to take on this responsibility.

  "Damn it, he must have thought of this a long time ago, just to make us compete with Ryuen."

  Ibuki indignantly thought that the current situation was really troublesome. Ryuuen would definitely want to regain control of Class C after the suspension. Although from the current situation, the classmates were on his side, it was hard to say if everyone's attitude would change as long as everyone knew about this rule.

  After all, Ryuen's behavior is totally unpredictable. If he acts under the pretext of doing it for the sake of the class, perhaps someone will really join him.


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