8 #8 Garbage
"So do we have an agreement?" I asked Ayanokoji-kun
"...I will try" After a while, I got my answer.
"Good, we should start eating before our break period ends." I said while handing him another sandwich. If he is at least a bit knowledgeable about social things, he would be able to deduce that the first sandwich was for bothering him and second as a sign of recognition.
After a little hesitation, he took the second sandwich from my hand and thanked me. We ate in silence but it wasn't an awkward silence, we were both loners so this suited us.
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It was already the last class of today and I was finally able to hear some rumors about points. Someone asked a senior from a higher class and got information about points or something like that.
"Good job, I knew you could do it" I said while watching our homeroom teacher speaking about Japanese history.
"I tried, it wasn't that hard" I got an answer right from behind me.
Now hopefully these idiots will take it seriously. Of course, I don't expect everyone to follow this rumor but they might get more careful and at least save 10.000 points for necessities.
The last bell rang and our homeroom teacher reminded us to go through today's material thoughtfully.
I sighed and got up. I took my bag, ready to go to dorms, however, I wasn't even able to exit the classroom before someone stopped me. I was once again Matsushita Chiaki.
"Hey, Walker-kun don't you want to go with us to karaoke? Hirata is coming too." She asked me a question I dreaded the most
Ugh, karaoke... I would rather have a fight to death barehanded against bear than to sing.
"Sorry Matsushita-san but I already have plans for the rest of the day." I declined her offer with an apologetic smile.
"Ah, I am sorry, I didn't even consider if you have any plans but I will make sure to ask you next time" Matsushita smiled and winked at me.
Please don't...
When I exited the school building I was once again stopped.
"Walker-kun!!! Wait for a minute." I heard someone call out my name.
What is it now? Ugh. It was that annoying girl from the bus, her name is Kushida Kikyo, I think. She was even walking towards me along with another girl I never saw. She must be from another class, what is Kushida doing by making friends with people from another class?
"What is it?" I simply asked her when she came to me.
"You see, I am trying to get contact information from everyone in our class, plus I wanted to thank you for that thing on the bus for the last time."
I have no problem giving you my phone number but why are you still trying to thank me for that incident on the bus? I only gave up my seat, I didn't save anyone's life...
"No problem." I gave her my phone number and redirected my gaze to the girl next to her. Kushida probably noticed that I was curious.
"Ah, Walker-kun this is Ichinose Honami from class B, Honami-chan this is Walker Felix from my class." She introduced us to each other but I wasn't really interested in her name but why they were together.
"Nice to meet you Walker-kun, even though we are in a different class, I still hope we can become friends if you ever need anything you can come to me. I already know what you have done on the bus and how you helped Kikyo-chan." She was really talkative and seemed like a kind person but if just someone seems like a kind person, they don't have to truly be one.
"Nice to meet you too Ichinose-san, if you girls could excuse me for now, I have to go."
"Sure and sorry for taking your time Walker-kun!" (Kushida)
"See you later Walker-kun." (Ichinose)
I just waved my hand that I didn't mind it.
I was finally able to get into my room without any other problems. Tomorrow will probably be some small exam since the teacher especially reminded us to study material from today's lesson. I already knew everything from today's lesson by carefully listening to the teacher so I didn't have to study anything.
Anyway, that girl, Kushida Kikyo. I don't know why but I don't like her, it can't be just because of the bus incident. It feels like she stinks but I don't mean her body odor or perfume, more like her true inner self. Everyone has a side they want to hide, it is only about how bad that side is. I have to be careful around that girl, she is making herself a lot of friends even befriending people from other classes, they could be used as an army in this school.
I looked at my phone and saw it was only 4 PM. I guess I will spend my time training for the rest of the day.
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As I thought the next day we had a small exam from Japanese history. I scored only above-average not to stand out. When the lesson ended, I went to the cafeteria since I got an idea which I had to verify if it was false or true.
I looked around the cafeteria for senior students from class D. I was able to spot a girl from 2nd year sitting all alone. Target found, now to persuade the target.
"Hello, can I sit with you?" I came to her and asked her with the most charming smile I could form
"....ah! Be my guest..." She reacted with little delay and motioned with her hand for me to sit down right in front of her.
"You are from class 2 - D, right?"
"Yes, you are from 1 - D, is there something you need from me?"
"To be honest, yes. But first of all, let me invite you to a better meal than what you are eating right now."
I bought her a meal for 1.000 points and continued talking
"Do you still have all the tests from your 1st year, to be more precise the first one?"
"Yes I kept all of them stored on my phone." She looked suspiciously at me but she still accepted the meal I bought her.
"Can you show me the first test?"
"...Didn't you have your first test today? Why would you need it now?"
"I just want to see if I got some answers right. It shouldn't be a problem to show me since we already wrote it no?"
"..."
The girl hesitated for a bit but she still showed me her first test in the end. With that, I could confirm one thing, class D has the same questions in tests, now just to pray that same applies to a bigger exam. Well, it's not like I will be using this method but few students from my class would definitely appreciate it.
After the small exam, nothing noteworthy happened and the entire month flew by. Students were mostly sleeping in classes or even absent. Simply put, it was like a paradise-like school for teenagers.
But 1st May arrived quickly and with this new month also arrived new troubles.
"Huh, did you also get no points at all?" I could hear a lot of complaints from the students in my class
"Quiet down and take your seats" Ou homeroom said when she entered the classroom.
"Teacher, shouldn't we get points on the first day of the month?" One boy asked the teacher
"But you already got your points, there is no way school overlooked this class" Chabashira-sensei said aloud.
"But...we didn't get any points at all." Another boy mentioned.
"Heh, you lot are really a bunch of idiots" Chabashira-sensei said aloud with a smile which made me form my own smile.
She started to recite how many absences we had, how many times someone was sleeping, how many times we used the phone over the entire month.
"At this school, your grades and performance are reflected in the monthly points you are given. And you managed to lose all 100.000 points you were to be given. The points you are receiving this month is...zero!" After Chabashira-sensei said this it caused classroom to grow noisy
"What?!"
"But no one told us about this..."
"I did a really good job by believing that rumor..."
Some students who didn't believe rumor were complaining while others who had at least made some reserves of the points sighed with relief.
Chabashira-sensei seemed a little bit surprised by a few students not complaining but she still answered to those few complaints
"Do you really think that mere high school student like you was going to be given 100.000 yen each month without a catch? Heh, use your common sense. I told you on your first day that this school judges students on merits, this only means that you are worth nothing...you are garbage." Chabashira-sensei said with a smile.
HAHAHA, I had such a hard time holding my laughter in when I heard the teacher dissing entire class but I was able to not create any sound, however, it still made my smile wider and it seemed that even Chabashira-sensei noticed me having problems not to laugh aloud. Her expression was between confused and curious but she still smiled at me.
