COTE : I Just Want To Drop Out

At this moment, a voice cut through the crosstalk duo's banter.

"What's so extraordinary about sitting in the corner?"

Both Ren Ishikawa and Ayanokouji turned their heads to find the source of the interruption.

The voice came from the last row of the classroom, precisely the seat two spots over from Ren Ishikawa's—the rightmost edge of the classroom.

A girl, who had been quietly reading, glanced at them with a cool expression. She closed her book with a soft thud and continued,

"As the saying goes, 'This is but a humble house, yet it brims with virtue.' Only the incompetent blame their mediocrity on their surroundings. Truly capable people can make even the humblest of places shine. Many of history's great figures practiced in obscurity before emerging to astound the world."

Ren Ishikawa's temper flared immediately.

Rolling up his sleeves, he declared, "You wanna talk down to me? Bring it on! Tell me your name—I won't argue with the nameless!"

For a fleeting moment, his irritation gave way to admiration.

Tch, what a gorgeous girl... the class belle, no doubt.

He smirked internally.

If I make her cry on the first day of school, the bootlickers will be out for blood. Perfect. Stirring up resentment like this is textbook intimidation strategy.

He was about to unleash a volley of pointed words when the classroom bell rang sharply, cutting the tension.

A woman in a sharp skirt suit strode into the room with purpose.

The woman looked to be under 30 years old and looked very serious .Her presence commanded immediate silence. Her long, sleek ponytail trailed behind her, emphasizing her strict and commanding demeanor. She exuded an air of authority as she reached the podium.

"Good morning, new students. I am Chabashira Sae, your homeroom teacher for Class D and instructor for Japanese History."

Her tone was calm, but unyielding.

"This school does not operate like others. You will remain in your assigned class for the next three years. If nothing unforeseen occurs, I will be your homeroom teacher until graduation."

She continued, outlining various school policies with a steady cadence. The matriculation ceremony in one hour, the prohibition of external contact during their tenure, ....

" Now I'm going to give you information about the special rules of this school. I also gave it to you during the previous admissions orientation. I believe you all already understand the special features of this school, right? "

　　All the students present nodded. This school is indeed special in every aspect .

Next, Chabashira- sensei talked about some basic things about the school, such as " Tuition and miscellaneous fees are free " and " Except for special circumstances, all external contacts are prohibited within three years . " These were already mentioned in the brochure distributed after passing the exam.

　　In order to study the plan of dropping out of school, Ren Ishikawa read it several times and almost memorized it .

　　However, even so, voices of " surprise " were still heard in the classroom .

　　" Can't go out for three years ? "

　　Please, can you be more careful about the information you receive about your future schools ?

　　Ren Ishikawa shook his head, then leaned over the table and flipped through the information he had just found. He discovered that the content was much richer than the one he had read before .

　　Worth studying !

　　Then, a card and a smartphone were passed down from above .

Chabashira then distributed cards and smartphones.

"These are your student IDs and campus phones. The phones can access external websites but are restricted from communication outside the school network. Your student ID doubles as a credit card. Use it wisely—outside money is not permitted, and you'll rely entirely on points issued by the school."

" Without points, you cannot buy anything or services. Conversely, in this school, there is nothing that cannot be bought with points. "

　　" The points will be automatically transferred on the first of every month , and each of you should have been fairly distributed 100,000 points by now .

　　Each point is worth one yen. There shouldn't be anything more to explain at this point . "

　　There was a commotion in the audience .

　　" One hundred thousand . "

　　" One hundred thousand ? "

　　" One hundred thousand ! "

　　" Are you surprised ? This school evaluates students based on their abilities .

　　The fact that you are admitted to this school proves that you have what it takes, and these 100,000 points are the rewards given to you by the school based on its evaluation of you .

　　You're welcome, use them as you like. Once you graduate, these points will be taken back, so there's no point in keeping them. Just spend them according to your own preferences .

　　If you don't want to spend it, you can transfer it to someone else. However, please don't threaten others to get points. The school takes bullying very seriously . "

　　" There shouldn't be anything else to ask, so I wish you all the best ..."

Just as Chabashira finished explaining the significance of points, Ren raised his hand dramatically.

"Teacher, I have a question!"

The teacher glanced at him before letting her gaze fall on the seating chart. For a brief moment, her eyes lingered on the name just ahead of Ren's: Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. Her expression shifted—something between intrigue and relief.

To Chabashira, Ayanokouji was far more than just another student.

This wasn't merely Class D's future troublemaker.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka is her hope to get into Class A !

　　In fact, the gap between the four classes , ABCD , had already widened from the moment they were divided .

　　Class A is an excellent talent in terms of academic ability, physical strength, and behavioral performance .

　　Class B is inferior and is a slightly inferior version of Class A.

　　Class C and Class D are defective products used to enrich the " diversity of society " . The people in them either have some huge defects in some aspects, or are simply waste, garbage, and scum. The difference is that Class D is generally worse.

　　Chabashira was a student of this school in the past, and she knows this school very well .

That it is only student in Class A who can enjoy a 99% advancement / employment rate and can choose the school and job he wants to go to .

　　During the three years of high school, the four classes need to constantly participate in various competitions, including but not limited to academic ability, and then be re-ranked into classes ABCD based on their grades .

　　In the end, as long as Class A can graduate as graduates of Advanced Nurturing High School , the other three classes will be expelled and assigned to other high schools, and graduate as graduates of other high schools .

　　Chabashira was also originally in Class D.

　　But their Class D was quite competitive and almost made it to Class A when graduation was approaching, and they graduated as Class A.

　　Just a little bit ...

　　And that " point " has a very important relationship with her " choice " at that time .

　　This left Chabashira with the biggest regret .

How can we maintain good class discipline with this bunch of bugs?

　　In order to make up for his regrets, Chabashira resolutely returned to this school after graduating from university, and became the head teacher of Class D again and again , trying to successfully lead a Class A that could climb up from Class D.

　　However, after all these years, she has never been successful, let alone Class A , she has not even been to Class B.

Just when Chabashira was about to despair, she accidentally learned something. She knew that a super genius would be assigned to Class D this year . Although it was said that he had some personality flaws, it was not a big problem ...

　　With him, Class A has hope !

　　And that super genius is —— Ayanokouji Kiyotaka !

　　However , this super genius did not seem to intend to show himself actively. Even when his seat was taken away by someone else, he said nothing .

　　This won't work ...

　　In a flash , Chabashira thought a lot .

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