Pirate's Freedom

"Tsk, what are you doing?"

Sudou spoke impatiently.

"We didn't get points this month. This is a very difficult problem in campus life in the future." Hirata said seriously.

"We can't live with zero points until graduation, right?"

"I definitely don't want that!"

A female student made a scream-like sound.

"Of course," Hirata agreed with a gentle nod.

"Because of this, we must get points next month. And for this purpose, all members of the class must work together. In order not to be late or have private conversations in class, we must remind each other. Of course, touching mobile phones is also prohibited."

"What? Why do we have to be ordered by you to do this kind of thing? If the points will increase, forget it. If it doesn't change, it's pointless, right?"

Sudou still looked impatient.

"However, as long as we continue to be late or talk privately, our points will not increase. It will just not drop from zero, but it is undoubtedly a point deduction item."

Hirata still maintained a calm attitude and seriously tried to persuade him.

"I really can't accept that my points won't increase if I take classes seriously."

Sudou sneered at it and crossed his arms in dissatisfaction.Seeing him like this, Kushida made a speech.

"From the school's point of view, it's a matter of course not to be late or not to talk in private, right?"

"Well, I think it's just like Kushida-san said." Hirata agreed, "This is a matter of course."

"This is your own explanation. Besides, if you don't know how to increase points, no matter what you do, it will be in vain. We will talk about it after we find the method."

Sudou became more and more irritable.

"I'm not saying this because I hate Sudou-san. I apologize if it has caused you any discomfort."

Hirata still bowed his head politely to Sudou who showed dissatisfaction.

"But, if it weren't for Sudou-kun... no, without everyone's cooperation, it would be impossible to get points."

"...You can do whatever you want, but don't get me involved, got it?"

Sudou seemed to feel that he couldn't stay in this place any longer, so he left the classroom after saying these words.

"..."

No one knew whether he planned to come back before class or if he just left like this.

"Sudou-san really doesn't understand the situation. He is the one who is late the most. If it weren't for Sudou-san, we should still have some points left, right?"

"Yeah...that's too bad. Why would I be in the same class with that kind of person..."

Until this morning, everyone was enjoying a happy life, and no one had any complaints against Sudou at that time.

But now, the situation has taken a turn for the worse.Hirata got off the platform in this atmosphere and went straight to the seats in the back row of the classroom.

"Horikita-san, and Ayanokouji-san, can you excuse me? In order to increase my points, I would like to discuss what to do next after school. I would also like you to join us, how about that?"

"Why are you looking for us?"

Sitting next to the window, the gloomy boy was about to speak hesitantly, but the fox-eyed girl already spoke with a distant attitude.

"I plan to ask everyone in the class. But I feel that even if I ask once, more than half of the students will only listen to half of what I say and will not listen carefully to what I say."

Hirata answered sincerely.

"Sorry, can you find someone else? I'm not good at discussions."

Juibei refused without hesitation.

"You don't have to force yourself to speak, and it doesn't matter if you say whatever comes to your mind. As long as people are present, it's enough."

"I'm sorry, but I don't intend to accompany you to do meaningless things."

"I think this is the first trial for us, Class D, so——"

"I should have said no, I won't be participating."

This is an extremely calm statement.The girl named Horikita Suzune, although she had considered Hirata's position, still expressed her refusal again.

"This, that's it, but..."

Hirata seemed to want to say something else, but the appearance of a person interrupted the conversation that was destined to be fruitless.

As soon as Zaimu Zai walked into the door, the atmosphere in the classroom became strange.

【We are different】

Now that it is clear that this school is in a proper state, facing a privileged class that can be said to have different treatment and destiny, there is indeed a sense of foreign matter in the air.

As if feeling this atmosphere, Zaimokuza shrank his head, silently moved the desk and chair to the back of the classroom, and sat down behind Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

Under such circumstances, neither Hirata, the good old man, nor Kushida, who is highly skilled in making friends, could not ignore the atmosphere and talk to him as he passed by.

Kawasaki and Totsuka, who came in later, either ignored or cowered. Although their attitudes were different, they intentionally or unintentionally placed their desks and chairs next to Zaimokuza.

"...I understand, I'm sorry...If you change your mind, I hope you can come to participate."

The transfer student had already caught sight of the transfer student from the corner of his eye. Hirata paused and looked regretful to give up the invitation, while Horikita no longer looked at him.

"Ayanokouji-san, what do you think?"

Gu</span> looked at the boy who seemed to have something to say, and Hirata invited him again.

"Uh-no, sorry."

As if thinking about something, Ayanokouji's response was a little slow.

"...No. It's not my fault. I'm sorry for inviting you all of a sudden. But if you change your mind, please feel free to tell me."

Hirata, who seemed to understand something, gave up obediently.

He couldn't help but glance at the transfer students and hesitated for a moment, but finally walked back to his seat.

As soon as the conversation ended, Horikita began to prepare for the next class, while Ayanokouji took out his mobile phone and entered the points written on the paper posted on the blackboard.

One didn't care at all, and the other felt the atmosphere.For the time being, neither of them had any intention of talking to the transfer student.

Horikita looked at him in disbelief when she saw him behaving like this.

"……What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to see if I can get the details of the points. You must have copied a lot of notes."

Ayanokouji answered her.

As long as you understand how many points will be deducted for being late, chatting, etc., it will be easier to establish countermeasures.

"Isn't it difficult to figure out the details at this stage? Besides, I don't think this is a problem that you can solve by investigating. This class simply has too many late arrivals and private chats."

Indeed, as she said, it is difficult to judge based on the current information alone.

But Ayanokouji always felt that Horikita seemed anxious too, and that she seemed to lack her usual calm attitude.

"Juibei," he asked, "are you also determined to go to higher education?"

"...Why do you ask such a thing?"

After a moment of silence, Juibei asked back.

"It's nothing," Ayanokouji said matter-of-factly, "because you seemed shocked when you heard the difference between A and D."

"Everyone in this class can do this kind of thing, right?"

Juibei frowned unconsciously.

"It would be different if we explained it before enrolling. It is unacceptable to inform us at this stage."

"..."

Ayanokouji believes that not only the students in Class D, but also the students in Class C or B must also be feeling grievances and dissatisfaction.From the school's perspective, classes other than A are considered cattle herding classes.

Even so, the only advantage may be that as long as you work hard, the first class seems to be within reach.

"For me, before talking about A or D, I want to secure the points first."

Ayanokouji expressed his thoughts, but Horikita disagreed.

"Points are just a by-product. Even if they don't exist, it won't hinder your life. In fact, there are things you can use for free everywhere in the school, right?"

If I think about it now, it is the relief measures provided by the school to students who have lost points.

"It won't hinder your life..."

Ayanokouji murmured.

It's really not a problem as long as you're alive.But there are also many things that can only be obtained with points.One of the representatives is entertainment.If only the lack of entertainment would not cause harm in the future...

While he was thinking, Juibei's voice came again.

"Ayanokouji-san, how much did you use last month?"

"Huh? Oh, you're just counting." After coming back to his senses, Ayanokouji replied.

"Although it's an estimate, it should be around [-]."

The tragic ones should be the students who have used up all their points.For example, Yamauchi, who had been making a fuss at the table from the beginning, and Ikeya spent most of their points.

"Although I feel sorry for them, this is considered self-inflicted."

As Horibei said this, there was no trace of sympathy on his expression.

"In other words, we have been completely hooked on this sweet bait this month."

Ayanokouji concluded, then seemed to think of something again, and continued.

"It's really remarkable that Hirata took action like that. It's not surprising that he is obviously depressed at this time."

"This is one of the opinions. However, if this is a problem that can be solved by simple discussion, it won't be so hard. Even if students with bad brains gather in groups to discuss, it is better to say that they will only get stuck in the quagmire and become useless. Add to confusion.”

At this point, Juibei's voice paused.

"And for me, I haven't been able to accept the situation well."

"Can't accept it? What does this mean?"

Ayanokouji asked aloud, but Horikita did not answer the question.

"..."

After that, when Karina and Ila passed by her, she also remained silent.