《Highschool Of The Elites》 Prolog (1) "Pragmatism is the logistical key to achieving success in the world. Many would easily assume that the world is actually divided between the poor and the rich, but that would be a serious misunderstanding of how the world really functions," I continued in a more serious tone. tense. "There are those who exploit, and there are those who are exploited. People who are aware of the limits of humanity, and those who believe that there is a need for hope in everything and everyone." ¡°I think that I am one of those who are meant to be exploited by others, to be used for my qualities and take away my shortcomings,¡± I said a little nervously. "Yet the more time that passes with me admitting to this conception of life, the more I realize how easy it is for me to actually exploit those around me and... it disgusts me to the core." If there''s anything I''m glad I got from my father''s unique perspective on the world¡­ it''s his moral integrity in the harshest of situations," I complied with a sigh. "The inability to pursue something that was meant to hurt people who weren''t truly capable of standing up against injustice some people are so eager to give it to them. I hated it, even thinking that I could end up indirectly causing this to people." ============================================================ "Honey, it''s been 2 days but she hasn''t answered the phone or given any news... where exactly is she...?!" The voice of an adult woman who sounded worried about someone was facing an adult man who seemed to be her husband. They seemed to be having dinner "You don''t need to worry, she''s in her rebellious phase...she gave a mail that she was going to a friend''s house, but I don''t know who this friend is, Kenji, you know where she''s usually at, right?!, you guys are very close, aren''t you?!... I knew she would at least tell you..." The adult man is now facing the teenager with black hair almost covering one of his eyes with an average height for a teenager his age He also replied to the adult man who was his father "If I also knew Dad...I would also try to call her, but don''t worry Mom...Akari may be a Girl but she is a strong person. I''m sure she just wants to be alone...regarding where she is, I know it''s possible she''s at her grandma¡¯s house" His father and mother were relieved to hear the answer because he and his sister had been close since kindergarten...although their worries had not subsided "I''ve finished eating. Regarding Akari, let me take care of it, Dad, Mom!" "If that''s what you say then fine..." "But, honey-" "Trust your kid, they are adults now, how long will you see them like a children..." The mother was silent and frowned at her father''s answer but accepted and gave a flat reply while looking away "I know, but my child will still be my child no matter how old they are ¡°The mother stood up, took the plate of food and took it to the kitchen to be washed. The father could only smile wryly and sigh "Ken-chan, tell me as soon as possible if you know anything!" The mother shouted at the teenager who was walking towards his room "I understand mom..please don''t worry" Replied the teenager *1st POV* It''s been 2 days Akari, my sister, she left after Junior School graduation was over, our parents were worried about her situation... and so did I, even though we are not siblings, we have been together since childhood.. Our father and mother, they are both single parents, right in the first year of high school they suddenly planned to get married... it made us both shocked by that sudden decision, that year was the right time for Akari to confess her feelings to me and so did I, even though we hadn''t dating... she asked about how our relationship was after that... we both didn''t want to hurt our parents'' relationship or their happiness, we always talked about our parents in our time but we never paid attention to how their relationship was.. I decided to give up, and that decision was opposed by Akari, she even avoided me for more than 1 week, because we were in the same house, it made our relationship awkward but it remained in its usual state even though it wasn''t as close as before. I''m confused, on the other hand, I don''t want my mother''s happiness to be ruined after my biological father left her eight years ago and had to support us alone. I know it''s hard. She works as an electronic equipment repairman. She still hopes for my biological father to return, but after hearing that he died without any further news, breaking her heart, it is hard to make mom smile again... Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. Likewise with Akari...after behaving coldly for a week she finally understood that perhaps her behavior would be suspicious to our father and mother so she accepted this condition Akari who is now my sister, she still claims that her feelings won''t go away that easily especially with us living together...she teases me more and always triggers a reaction from me when our parents aren''t around... Back to this time...Akari and I kept updating each other even though she was still closed off about her condition, she told me that she was at her grandparents'' house... I picked up the phone and tried calling but she as usual didn''t pick up I continued to send a mail [Me]: can you answer mom or dad''s call, they are worried about you and I''m sure you know that... After a few minutes I finally got a reply.. [Akari]: ''I''m fine'' tell them that. [Me]: are you still at your grandparents'' house?. [Akari]: Yes, are you worried about me? Don''t worry...I''m not approaching any men you know~ I sighed at the reply..''She¡¯s still sucks¡¯ [Me]: That''s enough, just tell me which school you''re going to... [Akari]: Hmm...I was wondering if I should tell you, you know being in different schools might make us have different decisions or maybe make you realize~ I froze when I saw her answer, it was like a direct slap in the face. she always wanted to admit or tell our parents about our relationship but I always stopped her and told her that it would have an impact for their married [Akari]: Hello...Are you sleeping Ken-chan?! OK, it''s good for your body to sleep at this hour... you should do more exercise besides swinging a practice sword. You never try to pursue other sports... [Me]: I''m still up...it''s just Kendo that I find interesting that looks cool We responded to messages with various jokes [Akari]: Hmm...isn''t there anything else you want to talk about? I''m studying to enter a new school you know, and you should sleep too... I frowned seeing that reply ''she treats me like a child'' [Me]: Stop treating me like a kid and I can play video games all night without needing to sleep¡­ I smiled wryly [Akari]: Lol, it''s always the video game my poor little brother you won''t get any girls if you keep up your habit~ I sighed at her reply, ''I know that'' I was a bit annoyed with her last message, I haven''t replied in 2 hours and I also didn''t receive any additional replies. Finally, I gave in to exhaustion before I went to sleep. I gave her a message... [Me]: I miss you! Noticing that there was no reply yet, I assumed she was probably asleep so I lay down on the bed and slept [Akari]: I''m going to Kudou Ikusei High School it¡¯s a Boarding School...I didn''t expect to see you I heard a reply but my eyes were already closed... -The next day- I looked at my cellphone and found a reply from her that showed which school she went to... ''Kudou Ikusei High School or Advanced Nurturning High School'' is a prestigious school in the Tokyo area which has graduates who are considered to be the best in Japan... I''m sure that school doesn''t really influence an individual''s abilities but what makes this school more special than others... Boarding School, 3 years isolated on an island without giving any news to family or related parties... ''they are really strict about hiding their teaching methods..maybe I should tell that woman..maybe she knows something'' Then I took the phone and tried to contact someone who I thought knew something about school information throughout Japan... After waiting a few seconds, finally I heard the voice of an adult woman on the phone... "Heyoo...Kurayama-kun, how are you? Do you need something from me or miss me, do you want to meet me?!" I sighed at her greeting "I''m fine, how about you...to be honest, I want to ask you for information about a certain school." "Oh, I''m fine too...what''s the name of that school?" "Kudou Ikusei High School it¡¯s a Boarding School.. nothing is said about how the school is especially alumni opinions or even information other than in its advertising pamphlets" "Hmm, you''re right, there''s no information about how the school runs, but there''s something interesting about the graduates. It seems like they signed some secret contract before they graduated." "That''s a bit suspicious, isn''t it?..." "Well...it''s a shame there''s no useful information about it, I''m sorry Kurayama-kun" "No need to worry, I haven''t decided to go after all-" "But...ehm Kurayama-kun I have a request for you...it''s about our concerns..." "Say...I might be able to help" "Okay...you know Japan is getting more espionage cases than usual, it started 2 months ago." "Go on, Please..." "It is known to be caused by the anomaly of a certain organization that seems to be looking for something..." "Organization?!... it makes the international condition a bit tense?! How is that possible?!" "This organization is believed to have a lot of support from several ministerial chairs and even deputy prime ministers... and we as the Japanese branch of an international organization see several pairs of eyes glancing at this organization, this condition is a bit worrying." "Wait!, doesn''t your organization work for Human Rights?" "Somehow the branch leader said we had to prepare for something, this affected Japan''s position in the international, so I was assigned to investigate this anomaly..." "So, how is it connected to this organization?! "According to information, this organization is a Technology Development Center, well how it looks from the outside but it seems they have been secretly trying to carry out development and research on humans...!" "hu...human?!" "Yeah, keep your mouth shut Kurayama-kun from here things will get a bit tough..." Shidou-san, Yes, her name is Shidou Kuroko, she is an informant who works under a certain international organization. she also knows my biological father and how he died. This is the reason for the connection between her and me. After she told all the information about what this organization really was and how other countries reacted to their suspicious movements I accepted her request to help her investigate information about the movement anomalies of this organization Hearing that seemed to distract me from my worries about Akari I started hacking various state-owned local networks and repeatedly hacked state internet networks even though it failed. State-specific networks are different from commercial networks, they have high defenses that were only created by them... I spent several days looking for information about the organization, not forgetting how I would start preparing for my new school year..I decided to go to the school where Akari will go, I really want to meet her... Prolog (2) The days easily passed...it didn''t feel like it had been more than 2 weeks without any further information about the school I was investigating. Maybe it was a bit too much for me to investigate this school until I realized that I needed to ask my junior high school for a recommendation to register for this school''s entrance exam session.. . Next week is the Entrance Exam Session..I studied a lot during this 1 week to get in without having to worry about the organization or even my suspicions about the school it would only divert my focus towards studying.. I can say that these 2 weeks have been quite normal... my relationship with Akari is still going on as usual even though we haven''t met, I also told mom and dad about it, mom insisted on going to visit her but I said she was focusing on the entrance exam so mom reluctant to disturb her she also asked where Akari was going to continue her education...I told her that she was going to boarding school... Mom was shocked about that thinking maybe Akari was trying to avoid them...I denied that she was worried about them too, dad supported me because he thought Akari was old enough to feel independent Mom forced me to go to the same school as her so I could watch over her... without being forced I would go where Akari went so I accepted it... Dad has been grumbling lately because Akari always refuses his calls...it seems like dad really trusts me with how Akari''s condition is judging by the way he always invites me to talk about her... - A week later, exactly the last day of the entrance exam session- Today was the final day of the entrance exam session. I went through it quite smoothly even though I looked lazy. I studied hard enough for my future so I wasn''t worried about how the results of the written exam would be... finally on the last day there was an interview session... They inquired about my background, motivations, and aspirations, and what I envisioned gaining from my time at this school. I responded to their questions in a composed and genuine manner." Just a few days after that I received news from Shidou-san about that organization, according to her there was an incident involving that organization, specifically a person''s suicide... The claim that he committed suicide is puzzling, as the victim, a freelance worker named Matsuo, was found burned in a forest far from his home with no apparent connection to the organization. People around him seemed to be keeping silent, which raised questions about the involvement of that organization. The investigation uncovered various clues related to the victim''s past occupation and background, but this information was mysteriously erased, halting my efforts until I receive further updates from Shidou-san. Finally Shidou-san gave the news, After trying all day I finally managed to get a note that led to clues to the victim''s background. It seems like they missed something. It was the victim''s ATM card that Shidou-san found in the last apartment the victim visited. Through that I hacked the bank that was connected to it... and looking for various details especially the victim''s previous work thankfully they seem to have missed out on covering this, most likely they thought that no one would investigate further about the case Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. I got the background details of the victim who seemed to be the former butler of a researcher named Ayanokoji Atsuomi, he had high influence as well as the head of the developer who was suspected of possibly having something to do with the organization, but I stopped investigating after that because my gut feeling told me that it would be dangerous for me to investigate further more about this person, sometimes ignorance is bliss based on my experience... even if I know what can I do with this information, I''m sure this person must have a high position in the government... moreover our goal is not to uncover crimes at least we have a suspicious perpetrator of the incident... even so, I''m sure the authorities have decided this incident as a case of suicide, which is meaningless for us to carry out further investigations, but this person named Ayanokoji makes me uncomfortable. Shidou-san said that we would stop investigating this person... it made me relieved to hear that, but not only did she find an ATM card, a pamphlet showing Kudou Ikusei High School was also found there. that was the name of the school Akari and I went to... ''Terrible coincidence'' We suspect that the school may be linked to the Technology Development Center, or possibly to the Organization under investigation. It''s conceivable that the school possesses something that the organization is truly seeking. Due to the lack of information about this school, especially regarding my study conditions, Shidou-san asked me to enter and study there in the school but was worried about how to send information from inside out...I found various loopholes but it seemed like most of them were probably inducements and traps so I made my own solution without using a wireless communication network... By the way I accepted her request by enrolling in that school I said that my sister was there so there was no reason to go to another school... Akari didn''t know who she really was, to her she was just the town librarian we usually met... Exactly 2 days before the new school year started, I checked where I was placed via the school website, I got my ID which stated the class and seat where I was placed.. It seems that I''m in class A but Akari said she is in Class B...this will make it difficult for me to meet her especially with my various suspicions about this school and the many indirect connections to various previous events starting to make me a bit worried so I contacted Shidou-san about my placement hope she can handle it... she said that the branch leader was a friend of the Director of this school and negotiating certain students especially moving upper to lower students seemed easy...I was a bit surprised by the mention of ''upper and lower classes'' and she said it to me as if to convince me to stay in my current class even though I insisted on changing classes I also asked about the meaning of the mentioned hierarchy but there was no response from the branch head regarding that according to him and also I was technically considered an apprentice under her With the influence of the branch head, I managed to be placed in class B where Akari was. I don''t know what placement means and the unwritten hierarchy between classes A, B, C or D is suspicious but I remain focused on other things, especially since tomorrow is a new school year. I need to get ready Mom seemed to have a worried face every second so I tried to cheer her up and Dad helped too but it seemed like it only had a small effect then Akari also surprisingly called Mom and Dad which made Mom''s expression fresh again even though her worry hadn''t subsided... As a boarding school student, we are only permitted to bring a few personal items. I brought my old laptop and a mini laptop, which is more convenient for daily use. The rest of the essentials, including the school uniform, books, and other necessary items, were provided by the school. It''s quite generous of them to cover all the school''s mandatory needs. The evening before Akari left, she called me, we talked a lot about school without mentioning our relationship, then she said that she regretted it because we weren''t in the same class. So I replied [Me] : We''ll see :D She was of course confused by my reply then ended the call because we needed to sleep to prepare for the new school year tomorrow... Year 1 (1) "Okay, we''ve arrived... Looks like everything is ready!..." The voice of a young man eager to start his day as he was standing at a bus stop to go to the school where he would be for 3 years... "I''m still a bit uncomfortable with how the school system is...they''re not allowed to give news for 3 years..." The voice of an adult woman who is the teenager''s mother sounds worried about how her child will live his life "Mother... we already discussed this on the way, please don''t worry, after all I won''t be alone there... Akari will be with me..." "Kenji is right dear... even though he looks like this I believe in him he can grow into a good man even though he is stupid..." The voice of an adult man who was the teenager''s father was heard to reassure his wife "Muu...okay, I know you can give us your news no matter what, let us know at least once a month..." "That would be suspicious...I will try to provide as much news as possible so please Mom for once let us live our lives without interference, okay?" "Hmmph..!" The teenager sighed at the mother''s attitude...not long after, he heard the sound of a bus, which is the only vehicle that has access to the island where the teenager''s school is located. "Okay Dad Mom, See you again in 3 years..." hugged them before continuing in a small voice with his greetings "Wait for my news...we love you" The mother looked heavy-hearted looking at her child with a watery face "Hope you are healthy, we are waiting for you and don''t forget to eat okay¡± The teenager gave a final nod before turning to get into the bus... Looking for the remaining seats he saw the middle right where the empty seats were -1st POV- Well the journey from Kyoto to Tokyo is quite long especially when you take a car it takes several hours and we had to leave at 4am to take me from there via Nagoya to Yokohama... I wondered why the bus was only available in Tokyo...but there wasn''t a single logical answer to that other than perhaps because access to the island is very limited. I''m now on the bus which will take me to Kudou Ikusei High School. Unfortunately I''m not on the same bus as Akari, it seems like there''s no other choice but to meet her in class later that would be exciting and surprising for her... Before sitting down I looked around at a lot of unfamiliar faces, most of them in the same uniform as me and others like wearing office clothes... I couldn''t identify everyone at once. Akari once told me that she would remember at least a lot of what she saw directly...at first I was confused but I understood it might have something to do with certain disorders... Maybe a little sleep will make the trip short enough and it will also give me a little rest on the way. -some time passes- I now hear something like an argument on the bus... this is also what woke me up from my sleep... This fight was started by a blonde teenager who was probably my age, judging by his uniform which was the same as mine, he was probably a student from the same school in the same school year as me... This seemed to get even more rowdy with a blonde teenager refusing to give up her seat to an old woman who was being defended by a girl with short beige-colored hair paired. I felt a bit sorry at the time but the noise made me a bit reluctant to stand up. Not only was there no one to give it a chair, even the argument was getting even more noisy and irritated me, plus an adult woman in an office uniform was also blaming the blonde teenager and his disrespectful behavior towards adults... this really made me uncomfortable so I forced my feet to move. stood up and interrupted the argument while providing a chair so the grandmother could sit.. The grandmother thanked me and I responded with a nod and a small smile even though the argument was not over because of the blonde teenager''s sarcastic attitude, he also offended me by my actions but I didn''t respond to him so I ignored it... The argument stopped with the mature woman giving in and deciding to ignore the blonde haired teenager''s attitude, and the short beige-colored haired girl noticed me and gave a nod and smile of thanks so I glanced at her even though what I was doing wasn''t anything big She was quite beautiful by modern girl standards and at least several times more attractive than previous girls I knew despite only being on one hand ''I laughed at myself over that...'' The bus ride was rather peaceful after the previous commotion and we arrived at the school gate or perhaps the compound gate a few minutes later.. A/n : Lol...I''m interested in writing someone else''s POV so I can see other people''s reactions to MC''s heroic acting, maybe there will be an interlude for that...and I know I didn''t write that fight dialogue and that episode either I deliberately decided that in the future, MC will focus more on personal goals and mostly contribute behind the scenes -After a while- It wasn''t surprising for me to see this school after getting various information and it was more extensive than what was stated on the pamphlet My opinion about this school is that it is amazing even the local university doesn''t have a complex this big and everything is a neighborhood school I will say again this is really amazing surprising that the government is that serious in developing this school... I arrived at the gate and stated my identity then several senior students who seemed to be the student council nodded their heads as if to confirm that my identity was correct, he also showed me the direction and where the new students all gathered... there was also a place to temporarily store personal items because we hadn''t gotten an ID yet. dorm room number, especially since I didn''t bring heavy things Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. I saw on the street not only various supermarkets but also electronics stores. I also passed a large health center on my street before going to the school gymnasium as instructed.. After arriving at the gymnasium I gathered at the place where the new school year students were lining up. It seemed like the school or even the student council didn''t bother to organize each class so some of the people in front of me were quite foreign and I didn''t know which class they were from, especially I didn''t want to start a conversation with just anyone...It''s a bit ironic that thinking about my actions on the bus I sighed about that...because it''s annoying for me who hates a dispute over trivial matters After a few minutes of standing, we listened to the new school year''s speech from the principal and his welcome as special students who had successfully entered and were enrolled in this elite school The principal seems quite proud of this school judging by how he makes his speech he looks friendly like the branch head and Shidou-san said although there are many mysteries behind the white blonde haired man he probably has Caucasian blood...ohh and his name is Sakayanagi- or whatever it is I forgot about it even though it was only a few seconds ago After listening to speeches and remarks for the new school year, we were instructed by several student council members where the buildings for the various classrooms were located. I didn''t pay attention to some people, I also didn''t force myself to start a conversation, although some people stood out like a girl with strawberry blonde hair surrounded by other girls and a guy who I didn''t want to admit, but okay, he was quite handsome, at least because several girls were also surrounding him.. .they might seem to be representatives of their respective classes, I wonder who among them is in the same class as me...it looks like I also have to look for various information...especially with my suspicions about the unwritten hierarchy of each class I have to look for information and that tatsuo guy''s relationship with this school... there''s so much work to do that I accidentally let out a sigh which makes the person beside me glance at me He was a little taller than me with short bluish purple hair he saw me sighed so he asked "Are you okay..?!" he asked "Ehh... Yes, you know this school trip is quite tiring... for your information, I''m from Kyoto..." I answered while glancing at him with a tired expression. "It''s quite far from here...I, Kanzaki Ryuji Class B First Year, Nice to meet you" he said while introducing himself and offering his hand "Uesugi Kenjirou, It happen to be in the same class as you...nice to meet you" because it was uncomfortable so I also introduced myself and accepted his offer of a handshake "Oh, we can walk to class together then..." "Sure, buddy" with a nod There was a pause of silence after our introduction. I never considered myself an introvert, having a conversation would only make me more tired... and we went together to the same classroom. I''m used to silence but it seems the person I''m with is very curious... "Uesugi-san, what do you think about this school..." " let go of that honorifics, buddy... we will be together for three years..." After getting a nod from him I continued "hmm..well about the school, saying ''LUXURY'' doesn''t seem like an exaggeration, that alone proves that the government is quite serious but we don''t know what they demand for this luxury, even so... well, maybe the homeroom teacher will explain more about the environmental conditions of this school, so save your curiosity for now." after my statement about the school we arrived at the classroom with the seats already filled by many of our classmates "Well you''re right about that...even so please help for the next 3 years..." nodding his head while touching his chin as if thinking "So do I, buddy" I got a seat at the front next to the window. I also had time to look around to see if Akari had arrived but it seemed like she hadn''t arrived yet... After a while some girls started to come in I remembered the girl with cream blonde hair and right behind her was Akari... Her hair was short black with a slight reddish streak in it that looked natural. I was a bit fascinated to continue looking at her until she glanced back at me with a confused look while tilting her head slightly and her eyes narrowed as she rushed over to me. I waved my hand slightly upwards and gave the most sincere and charming smile I had... He walked forward and banged the table in front of me...that brought all attention to us "Oi...oi!" I demanded "How could...? Did you do something?!" He said loudly and people started to glance at the two of us including Kanzaki and the strawberry blonde girl "Calm down, you made the whole class pay attention to us...come on, really...it''s been a long time since we''ve seen each other and this is the first time you''ve asked?!" she gave me a suspicious expression by puffing out her cheeks, although this atmosphere was destroyed after a middle-aged woman walked into the classroom while giving instructions for us to sit in our seats. Akari gave up and went to the place where she was sitting quite far from me in the middle seat of the second row "Okay students, please sit in your places and stop your discussion. Let me introduce myself, Hoshinomiya Chie, your homeroom teacher for the next 3 years..." Giving a pause while glancing as if analyzing each individual in the class so that I also give respect for his professional attitude "So that''s it, you can call me Chie-chan from now on~..." Gone is my respect for seeing a middle-aged woman acting cute... "I''m joking, call me Chie-sensei, OK?~" While winking at me and grinning as if he knew what I was thinking before, I avoided his gaze ''Women are really scary'' I thought until I heard giggling behind me. I glanced behind the troublemaker who was Akari. ''What do you mean'' I grumbled And the teacher continued with the introduction and then explained the various rules and distributed special IDs and cellphones provided by this school and explained about the allowance that we would receive every month... it surprised many of us with the amount of the allowance and she explained the details about it... "Allright, every month you will get an allowance so enjoy the next 3 years... today is only filled by guardianship so it''s quite short for today. You can use the rest of the time for your needs and don''t forget the schedule for tomorrow" with that the teacher left and leaving us confused with the amount of money in our hands without giving us a chance to ask questions...making the class noisy and muttering to each other "100,000 points and 1 point equals 1 yen!, this school is truly amazing.." said the boy with blue short hair "I can''t wait what I''m going to buy with this?..a new video game?" said the Glasses boy I''m interested in the topic of that video games...it''s true that there are a lot of games that I haven''t bought yet, especially The Witcher 3 which was recently released...I thought a lot about it until the Strawberry Blonde Haired Girl raised her voice so that it could be heard by the whole class... "Um, everyone, please pay attention... okay, sorry to disturb your time, but because we will be together for the next 3 years, I thought for each of us to introduce ourselves, okay, maybe starting with me... My name is Ichinose Honami, you can call me Honami and I want to make friends with as many people as possible and then enjoy school as happily as possible." Really pure, very pure with her appearance and very enchanting...''I don''t mind calling her Saint'' until I unconsciously felt a cold air on my back People started to introduce themselves, even Akari was quite smiling when she made her introduction I didn''t really remember many names until the introduction of the last person was finished. Ichinose glanced at me which was a sign that it was my turn With a tired look I stood up and while looking around I raised my voice "Ehmm...I''m Kenjirou, Uesugi Kenjirou, Ehmm...I''m not very athletic and I don''t plan to join any clubs but I''m quite knowledgeable in terms of technology and electronic devices if you want to ask for advice or want to discuss something about that, you can come to me, and it''s nice to meet you..." while bowing and that earned me several applause starting from Kanzaki, the man with blue shorthair and a nod smile from Ichinose herself that ended class perfectly and some people started to form their own groups, even Akari who started the topic before she was about to leave the class, she approached me for a moment when I started to leave the class Akari chuckled slightly while looking at me and smiled wryly at me "Give me your contact number, we''ll discuss that another time. I want to go out with my friends." I took out my cellphone which she snatched, making me sigh. People will seem to be curious about our relationship. "Okay...and have fun~" put my cell phone back and was about to turn around, she paused slightly as if she wanted to say something "Your name was...so that''s how it is" gave me the most sincere smile from her and it made me flinch until he elbowed me making me flinch with this sudden movement "We''re not finished yet...Don''t forget that!, Ken-chan~" "Allright, your friends are waiting for you" she finally turned around and left me in the classroom hallway, I saw Kanzaki and his friends seemed to be inviting me to go shopping for various necessities, but I sadly refused because I had something I needed to check without enough information my movements would be limited and also i will not forget the important actor in my work, it was my Pigeon Year 1 (2) Homing pigeons, that was one way of communication that I could think of without anyone realizing it, it was widely used during times of war and now has definitely been abandoned...previously I had asked Shidou-san to get some pigeons that could trained and she agreed, although I''m not sure how I can get it especially the school doesn''t seem to allow students to bring pets... so I asked her to fly the pigeons the day after opening day, hopefully it goes well... A few moments later I arrived at the first year male student dormitory... I arrived at my room, according to the ID it was on the 2nd floor with number 23, without waiting any longer I entered the room which seemed clean and well maintained I half thought that this would be former senior year rooms that have graduated... Adjusted my room a bit, then I took out my mini laptop. I hope the school network is easy enough to hack via cell phone...I just hope something bad doesn''t happen... My hacking method is quite simple, I have a certain program that I have personally created to connect the connection on my cell phone which is installed with the school''s data collection system... most likely there is a computer specifically for managing how the allowance system is given... Through this point I started pulling out some cables that I thought would fit to the school phone but unfortunately none of the connectors matched the ones I had...after all this is a personal phone it''s likely the school designed it specifically I checked the box where the cellphone was distributed and yes... as I expected this cellphone uses a special connector and is not the type that can be easily disassembled... do I need to cut it and connect it with the data cable I have?, this will cost a lot especially with a series of cables that I probably don''t recognize "How troublesome..." 1 hour has passed and finally I managed to connect to my cell phone''s data cable... after thinking about why I didn''t use a wireless connection like Bluetooth or WiFi? our search engine is also monitored because it is connected to the ID or email I have...I''m starting to worry about how tight this school''s security system is... I started connecting my cell phone network with my mini laptop, of course I turned off the internet connection first just to be safe and slowly set my mini laptop to be detected as a single network with my cell phone so as to avoid any illegal networks being detected by matching the IPs on the mini laptop and cell phone... I may be paranoid about this but it''s better to be careful than not at all...I sighed because I succeeded in my first step to enter the school network without being detected as my program ran smoothly without any hitches...now what I do next is log in the central IP system is much more difficult, I have to reorganize my program to assemble a new program code which seems very troublesome...I think of ideas on how to infiltrate the central system without being detected as a user The only thing that comes to my mind is transaction points... where this will send information from user to user and then be recorded in the central system as a change in data which might be possible for me to infiltrate the data transfer with my program... If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Akari''s number is the only number I have on my cell phone, the next thing I do is add my special program code which is connected to my mini laptop, now the transfer can be detected directly by my mini laptop... [14.43][Me] : I sent some points...to try something Exactly the first message I sent her was something that had nothing to do...I sighed at the thought I sent her 2000 points...my mini laptop also detected the transaction and I also started my work which so far seems safe... I didn''t realize it was starting to get dark... my program was also at the final stage where now I had found my own footing, my phone rang indicating that a message had been received... [15.20][Akari] : Oh...Geez, whatever...Ichinose wants to invite the whole class to karaoke or that''s what it''s called, apparently she wants to really get along with the whole class, and also I''ll put your number in the group chat... [16.33][Akari] : Where are you?... I saw a few groups of boys, are you start to avoiding people again?!,You useless introvert, wan¡¯t you have a beautiful youth if you stop acting like that:3 [17.31][Akari] : Hey?! Are you sleeping?!...>.< [18.29][Akari] : Whatever you''re doing, whatever it is...you better send a word! or I''ll look for you myself! [5 Missed calls] *Tap to call back* [Now][Me] : Sorry, I kind of overslept after tidying my room...the trip from Kyoto made me really tired [Now][Akari] : Okay, I thought you lost your phone...it''s not funny to lose your phone on the first day of school lol, okay whatever Ichinose wants to invite us all to ehh...For more details you can just check the group chat [Now][Me] : Yes Then I put my cellphone back...checked the time, it was already past 7pm, I also felt my stomach rumbling...moreover I haven''t done any shopping "Hahh" Sighing I thought about continuing this work later now my stomach is the most important thing With that I decided to go out to look for something to eat... Luckily there is a convenience store close to the dorm...it seems like they built this close together very deliberately I bought several packages of eggs and bacon... then several packages of soup that were ready to be cooked and of course the most important thing was rice. The shop was quite, maybe because there were more buyers during the day. I also stopped by another shop to buy a coffee maker, I was interested in spending more points on some other things but considering my suspicions about this school I held back and went home with my purchases... And finally I decided to buy instant noodles because I wasn''t sure I could cook something especially since I was tired enough for that, on the other hand my cooking skills were only limited to egg foods like omerice and a few packets of ready-to-cook soup that I thought I could eat... I returned to my room...and started heating water for instant noodles. Apart from the stove and refrigerator, there were also several ordinary household appliances such as rice cookers, except for the TV and several other electronic devices. While waiting, I also warmed up the water for a refreshing shower, which will make my job better After refreshing my body by taking a shower and filling my stomach ''with instant noodles of course'' even though it wasn''t the best thing I could get but it was enough for me... meanwhile the coffee maker was on I started to continue my work It seems that the data available in the Point Information Central Network System...that''s what I call it, it doesn''t have much info about the school other than the data - the data of the students for the entire school year...I sigh this isn''t what I''m actually looking for especially moving the data this much will make my mini laptop''s storage immediately full... that''s why I turned on my laptop and started connecting it to my mini laptop Taking my last sip of coffee...while waiting for the data transfer which will probably take all night considering my laptop is still on the Intel Pentium generation...I''m a bit annoyed but what can I say about this In the end I left my mini laptop on while the data transfer continued and went to sleep because today was quite tiring... Year 1 (3) Early in the morning I felt a burning smell...I quickly woke up and checked around me, I was relieved that nothing had happened, but then I saw my laptop which was on, I broke out in a cold sweat seeing the condition of my laptop... "Oh god...oh my god!" The screen turned blue and the steam coming out of the keyboard was most likely caused by excessive overclocking of the hardware, I know my laptop is several generations behind but transferring data all day can still be handled... then I looked at my mini laptop which showed a notification that the transfer had been stopped and The process has run to 20%... I quickly turn off my laptop "Damn, that was sucks" ''It was noted as a lesson not to let old generation laptops transfer data haphazardly...'' I remembered with a sigh This is a bad morning...I also need to prepare my school well, I will finish these things later now school is much more important...then I start my morning activities by taking a shower and having breakfast by starting to cook the soup packet I bought yesterday It was 6 am and I had to leave quickly before I was really late ================================================== ========== "Okay, another tiring day," I said to encourage myself I noticed the elevator doors were starting to close but another student prevented that... making me rush in, "To be honest I don''t mind walking with stairs but thanks for that, buddy!" I said and only got a nod in response... he was a little taller than me and had a fairly slim body with short brown hair ''He doesn''t seem interested in interacting...that''s good'' I thought A few moments later we arrived on the 1st floor and started going to school because it was a little awkward for me to be around him, this made my walking pace a little faster and I slowly left him. On the way I thought back to what I did last night...I haven''t even had time to check more about the list and now my mini laptop''s storage is full and my laptop can''t be used which means hacking hardware becomes more troublesome, working on a program code without a device and supporting software is much more tiring...I sighed and had to accept what I could get even though the losses were far beyond my imagination I suspect that the reason my laptop was damaged was because there was a virus in the various data which detected that my laptop was not included in the school system because unlike the mini laptop, I forgot to change the IP on my laptop... this was my negligence. On the way I also met other students and a girl with strawberry blonde hair whose name I forgot was walking with 2 other girls, I walked past them hoping that they didn''t notice me "Huh?, Uesugi-kun good morning..." The blonde haired girl seemed to remember me ''Uhh'' forcing me to turn to her "Eeuh, well, morning for you too...um, Ichigo-san?" while raising my hand as if to say hello which got a confused reaction between us which was broken by the laughter of one of the other girls with ponytail hair and I slowed down my steps "I don''t believe anyone could forget you Ichinose-san!" said the other girl who looked shy causing my cheeks to burn with embarrassment at what I said "That''s Ichinose Honami, you know...Uesugi-kun" with an innocent smile while tilting his head "Is that so sorry, Well I have a bit of mild memory problems especially to someone¡¯s name" while chuckling and looking at the other 2 girls "Well if you don''t remember someone like Ichinose then you might as well forget the others...Mako Amikura" said the ponytailed girl seeming to notice me "Chihiro Shiranami" and said another girl who looked shy "Ahh...I''ll make sure to remember that" touching my neck while giving my best smile getting nods from both of them "By the way, Uesugi-kun, I didn''t see you at the gathering yesterday," said Ichinose who started the topic with his eyebrows raised, apparently remembering something. "Well, I was quite tired and went straight home to sleep, I even forgot to buy some daily necessities," I said with a sigh "Are you okay?!" Ichinose said in a worried tone "No need to worry...I woke up right before dinner time to buy some of it" I said in a reassuring tone "Then...thank goodness," he said in a relieved tone ''Somehow that reminds me of my parents'' I thought "Nee...tell us what your relationship is with Kurayama-san," said Amikura while smiling at me which made me subconsciously glance at her and think quickly about my reply. "Well, we''re just friends from middle school" I said with an awkward smile "Ehh, is that true? I remember she said that you two were friends since childhood?" she said making my eyes widen hearing that...it also made Ichinose and Chihiro seem interested "she said what?..." I said in a slightly higher tone "Well...well Amikura-san it''s not good to interfere with someone''s relationship" Ichinose interrupted making my mind go blank she implied that we had a relationship "Huh?!" "Are?...my bad" she said "No problem," I answered, trying to think hard to try to bring up another topic so they could focus on something else ''Think of something....Think of something else'' "Nee...Do you think the schools with a pleasure will spend millions of yen on prospective citizens who may not necessarily contribute to the country?!" I said a little hastily which made the three of them look thoughtful "Realistically, I don''t think so... I know Japan is quite advanced in the Asian region but I''m not sure they will be that easy to make risky expenses," said Ichinose "Hmm... it''s true that if you calculate it, the entire class alone will get at least 36 million yen in 3 years, not to mention the other classes and they continue to do this from year to year," said Chihiro with her hand on her chin realizing subconsciously that she was raising her voice, he turned his face away again "If I remember correctly...I noticed there were some freebies in the shop yesterday, do you think there are students who really spend 100 thousand yen in a month?" said Amikura "Well...it could be, the confusing thing is the availability of free stuff...even if someone ran out of money I think they would still have self-awareness or is the school actually baiting us into spending the entire allowance?!" the three glanced at me in surprise "You might be right Uesugi-kun, whatever it is we have to investigate further, sensei''s explanation alone isn''t enough...I have a bad feeling about this, especially since it''s only the second day of school, telling people to save money without any real reason obviously it will only make the whole class rowdy, so for now it''s better to find out more information about this school...it seems like there''s something being hidden from us," said Ichinose who expressed her thoughts. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. "Well if that''s what Ichinose said then I will believe it" said Amikura "Me too," said Chihiro supporting him "Euhh...Thank you!" Ichinose answered with a smile I was relieved that I managed to divert the conversation, the three of them continued talking about other things...while I walked behind them trying to keep my distance as much as possible and not disturb them. After a while we finally arrived at the class... Akari who saw me enter the class immediately greeted me so I also responded and sat in my seat... but it seemed like she was approaching me "Nee...we need to discuss how you are in the same class as me, of the various students from our school, only you and I can enter and we coincidentally get to be in the same class?, I''m not sure about that" said Akari with a slight frown in her tone. down so people wouldn''t hear them "Huh?!" I looked at him while yawning, "Yes...I will explain later, this topic is too deep and complicated...if you want to know and this has something to do with my job" I continued "That''s your job?" she said, rolling his eyes as if surprised, "Who is the person who gave you the job of stalking people?" she added "Don''t call it that! You make it sound like I committed a crime!" I exclaimed with furrowed eyebrows "Crime? What are you discussing? You wouldn''t be planning to do anything crazy in the first week of school, would you?" said a teenage boy with short bluish purple hair while narrowing his eyes as if he had concluded something too quickly ''Wait I remember this person...hmm'' "Whoa...don''t jump to conclusions too quickly, buddy!" I replied in surprise and raised my hands to signal him to stop being prejudiced "Sorry about that, Uesugi" he said "No problem, buddy!" I said ''I forgot his name...'' "Kanzaki-kun, do you need anything?" Akari asked, ''oh yes that''s his name..." "Am I bothering you too?" Akari and I glanced at each other and looked back at Kanzaki "No!" We said it together "Said it Kanzaki, if you need anything!" "Ichinose told me that you seemed to be aware of something about this school...so she advised me to talk to you about this school" he said...making Akari narrow her eyes at me "Ehh...Well this is just my guess that this school seems to be hiding a lot of things from us" I said which seemed to not only make the two of them think about that but several people in the class also seemed to be paying attention to our discussion ''Well, I knew that...even before school started, about the existence of a strange hierarchy between classes, but how do I convey this without making them put all their suspicions on me?'' "Well... you know I don''t think our country will easily give millions of yen every year to a school without the risk of an economic downturn, especially for prospective citizens who I think won''t necessarily contribute to the state.¡± "Well, that makes sense...I remember what you said about the school asking for demand about the luxuries provided, but it seems like the school didn''t discuss any of that or maybe Sensei didn''t tell us on purpose? Maybe she or the teachers were tricked into giving us comfort to adapt?" he said "Huh!?, well that''s an amazing leap of logic...though there''s no harm in asking Chie- I mean Hoshinomiya-sensei about that, maybe she''ll give you an answer especially since she has first period today for Social Studies" Akari said chuckling with suspicion Kanzaki got a nod from him "Akari is right, and your guess might be right...hmm" I said before thinking hard touching my chin trying to remember something I remember that the number of second year students seems to have decreased from 160...was there an expulsion?, what caused them to decrease? did they resign? from such a luxurious school? Impossible, this makes me break out in a cold sweat about what will happen this school year...putting together the various pieces of the puzzle...unwritten hierarchies?, student expenses?, monthly allowances?, and available freebies?, Points? , thinking about this gave me goosebumps like we were in a competition, which made me subconsciously swore and clench my fists "Damn..." I swore while touching my chin "You look pale, Ken-chan," said Akari who noticed me and I was shocked by that "Why? did you realize something?" Kanzaki asked "Its fine, and yes I did notice something but I''m not sure about my thoughts because there''s nothing that can be confirmed about it...even so it seems like we need to be more careful in our actions maybe the school is judging us" "Judging us? in terms of what? actions and behavior...?" he asked while furrowing his eyebrows touching his chin thinking carefully about what I said "I''m not sure about that..." I said before being cut off by the arrival of a teacher who looked weak or drunk?...and before he even spoke Kanzaki and Akari even all the people who were paying attention to our discussion had sat down. "Allright, kids...hmm?" she said, raising her eyebrows, looking at all the students who were sitting well, she smiled, "Let''s start with how much you understand about social studies, so we''ll do a quick test today to adjust your level of understanding. " she ended by handing us a piece of paper. "Okay, let''s start" said Sensei while clapping her hands signaling us to start ''Yep...let''s start my school'' =============================================== "Okay, good job everyone...let''s wrap up today, does anyone want to ask first?" For a while it seemed like none of the students wanted to ask about today''s studies...I thought someone would ask about school "Sensei..." Said Ichinose who seemed to want to ask "Ohh, Ichinose...Is there something you want to ask?" "It''s not about today''s lesson...it''s about something else" "Oh, of course... as a Homeroom Teacher, I will answer as best I can." "It''s about the school...is there something the school is hiding from us?" I listened to the question carefully. It seemed that the other students were also paying close attention to how Sensei would answer "Hmm... Oh, secrets have always been one of the things in the school, many schools keep secrets from their students so as not to disrupt their studying... And there are many other things that concern the personal condition of the school that have nothing to do with students, is there anything else?" she said with a smile To be honest her answers didn''t seem very detailed and it seemed like she might have already prepared answers to our questions "Sensei, I just want to ask about the allowances, will we definitely get 100 thousand yen allowances every month?!" Kanzaki asked "Hmm...Of course, allowances are basically given to you based on how hard you all are work, Right... Kanzaki-kun?" said Sensei The answer to having a hole raises another question, is this Sensei''s goal? "Then, what kind of hard work is needed as you mean, Sensei?" said a girl with violet twintail hair Strangely it wasn''t Kanzaki who asked that but a female student standing behind me asked that "I''m sure that as long as you study hard during these 3 years and get a good job, the 100,000 allowance will definitely be given to you, Right...Himeno-san isnt?" said Sensei who still maintained her innocent smile and tilted her head slightly as if she was playing with us That made some of us a bit disappointed but at least we had confirmed that the school was indeed hiding something from us "Uhh, Sensei I want to ask why the school provides some free stuff in the local shop, isn''t it a bit excessive for something like that since we probably get that amount of allowance every month...?" said Amikura who seemed to still remember our discussion this morning "Well...some students in the past seemed to be excessive in their finances, so we provided that for those students''s needs, It was originally the idea of the Student Council " said Sensei...as everyone expected she was still hiding something... But the Student Council seem have a relation to the school system ''Hmm...Maybe?'' I stood on the bench and raised my hand "Uhm, Sensei?" "Oohh, Uesugi-kun, right? Just ask...no need to be shy." "Sensei, I just wanted to clarify if any unspent allowance from the previous month will carry over to the next month. In other words, if we have any leftover allowance at the end of the month, will it be rolled over to the following month?" I asked, feeling a bit hesitant. Sensei responded with a reassuring smile. "Yes. it will definitely be saved!" she said that of all the questions, only mine seemed to have a definite answer This is a bit of a relief for me... obviously everyone in the class understands that, but the atmosphere of worry still hasn''t disappeared... what is really behind the previous answers that make people lose confidence... "Okay, are there any other questions?, like school topics? If there aren''t any then you can ask that at Sensei''s office... See you later, Oh yes, tomorrow the club parade will start opening... So, those of you who want to join the club can starting to think about that now" she said as she left the classroom and ignored several people who wanted to ask questions The whole class had a rather gloomy and worrying atmosphere...they seemed to think that they were caught up in something until someone came forward with enthusiasm who I thought was Ichinose she was standing on the class podium "Anoo...Everyone, it has been confirmed that the school is hiding a lot of things from us and that is a fact...but there is no need to worry we will face any challenges from school together as a class, if you need my help I will be happy to help. ..I don''t want anyone in the class to be left behind whether it be academic or technical...after all we will be together for 3 years" Said Ichinose which brought back enthusiasm to everyone which seemed to erase some worries "Ichinose-san is right, there''s no need to worry, after all we haven''t lost anything... we just need to learn these things, if the school is hiding it then we as students need to solve it, just think of it as a challenge from the school for us" said Kanzaki who stood up loudly providing support for Ichinose and several others such as the boy with short blue hair who has no less enthusiasm than Ichinose "Yeah, I''ll help too!" "Okay... for now we just need to be careful in our actions and behavior. It''s much better for us to save money if you can... Thanks to Uesugi-kun''s question the money we have won''t be lost in the first place, so I hope everyone uses it as wisely as possible..." said Ichinose... Making people start to pay attention to me, without realizing I turned my face away "Allright, let''s fight... whatever challenges come from the school, I''m sure we can face them together!" Ichinose cheers bringing the class back to top condition I sighed at all this... Another class time seemed to be starting soon. All the students seemed to sit back down as soon as the next teacher arrived.