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Facing the threat, Katsuragi Kohei was speechless, but he was still very resistant to agreeing to such a matter.
However, Ying Ye Zhenshi still convinced him a bit more in a different way, as he really couldn't be the only one to decide what to do for his classmates when it came to such a large transaction.
"Katsuragi-san shouldn't come to a decision on this matter alone. Why don't you call over everyone in your class who can make the decision? And then we can talk about it? If it still doesn't work out then, then just forget it. Of course, if you are to choose to ignore the feelings of the other Class A students and just refuse upfront, then I will contact them secretly. It will be troublesome for you should the choices the students make at that time be different from yours, no?"
Observing Katsuragi Kohei wavering, Ying Ye Zhenshi kindly gave him a 'choice'.
"Huh, I see now. I really didn't expect that there would be a student like you in class D. You came to our class to observe us before too. I'm a little sceptical about what you mentioned about there being 'defective products' amongst your classmates."
Katsuragi Kohei did not refute anything.
This matter really couldn't be decided by only him.
It was not his prerogative alone to withhold spending points, nor was it his choice alone to spend for the good of the class.
If all the 'defective products' were like this, he wondered whether they would be in trouble going forward.
"You don't have to doubt your prior judgement of the students in Class D. They are definitely not as good as the excellent students in your own class."
Ying Ye Zhenshi reassured him with a smile.
But Katsuragi Kohei was still not entirely convinced.
"Please wait a moment, or we can arrange another appointment. I'll talk to them now."
Katsuragi Kohei offered.
"I'll just wait. I believe Katsuragi Kohei will bring me good news."
The wind was blowing in the corridor, and Ying Ye Zhenshi was waiting for the news from Katsuragi Kohei.
In his opinion, the chance of success in persuading the students of class A would not be low.
He honestly felt that those types of people were not so difficult to deal with.
Sure enough, as long one had prior experience, any means known could be used.
Human beings had weaknesses everywhere.
The existence of stand-out students from class D like him could become a troublesome matter.
"I hope things go well. This school is really demeaning. Why did they have to arrange us into these weird classes and have to put us against each other? Couldn't we have just been normal?"
Ying Ye Zhenshi had ignored the fact that he himself was not a normal person.
Katsuragi Kohei returned directly to the class so he could explain the situation to them.
In the class A classroom, Katsuragi Kohei gathered several representatives from the most outspoken and explained it to them.
He told them of the price of 6 million points, learning of the information regarding the class competition in advance, and reducing their future troubles by bringing down the D class from the get-go.
"Well, what's his purpose? There must be a purpose for him gathering so many points."
"Since everyone is competing for class A, I suspect that he just wants points to reach class A. The teacher also told us that points could buy anything, remember?"
"We already know about the class evaluations and the situation regarding that kid's points balance. He should also have some understanding of this all, otherwise, he wouldn't be so brazen as to collect personal points from us."
Regarding the importance and usage of points, students in Class A had actually made some guesses beforehand.
After all, their homeroom teacher had already left enough material for them to extrapolate more information and deductions from.
"With regards to determining his goal, I think we've already got it. Although I'm a little worried about that guy's character, if he is in Class A, I doubt he would continue to betray Class A at that time. After all, in this school, there would be no one better than our Class A."
After exchanging their thoughts on the matter, the students in class A around Katsuragi Kohei felt that they could give the deal a go.
Six million, in fact, was not impossible, as it just meant that they would have to put aside some of their budget for the next few months.
They also had self-confidence, and if no one else had solicited them in the meantime, they were sure to have earned a high evaluation anyway.
To make up the six million, they just had to give half of their monthly budget for a few months.
Calculated in that way, they would give half of their enrolment balance, and then half of it for the subsequent two months.
In those two months, what would change was that class D would end up at the bottom, and they would gain a new classmate ego showed promise.
This wasn't so bad a deal.
"Based on his purpose, we can even provide a loan if need be. Before he transfers to our class, it would be good if we could have him cheat the other classes."
The students in class A were not just bookworms, and they came up with some pragmatic plans to extract the most value from their 6 million points purchase, including how to use Ying Ye Zhenshi and how to deal with him.
Katsuragi Kohei was persuaded by the students in class A who had put forward their suggestions one by one.
"Then, I'll explain the situation to everyone else."
If everyone agreed, he would do it.
As this required everyone to contribute points in Class A, even if Katsuragi Kohei was the temporary leader, there was no way for him to force contribution without a consensus being reached.
The students of class A were then gathered together and asked to keep the following matter a secret.
Then, they learned about the situation regarding the deal.
In addition, he revealed an analysis of the pros and cons of the deal.
Some people brought up the fact that they could be being tricked, but Katsuragi Kohei straightforwardly said that he would ask their homeroom teacher to sign a contract as a witness and notary.
The first month's instalment would be placed in the hands of their teacher, and if the deal turned out to be real, they would continue to pay an amount of up to six million points.
Although some people disagreed, at the end of the day, the minority obeyed the majority.
It was not like people who disagreed could get away with not contributing their money just because they disagreed.
This was a class matter, and obedience was everything.
The points of the 40 students were obtained very successfully.
If it had been Class D, one could only assume that many students would refuse to hand in their points and be indifferent about it.
Class A reached a consensus very smoothly and successfully.
In addition, they had also decided not to spread the news, and especially to not allow such news to reach the ears of Class D.
At least not for now.
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