COTE: Bag And Love System

The clever students immediately came up with this idea.

　　 "Yes, the school reward this time is to increase the B class assessment score by 100 points. If it is not deducted, each student will receive 10,000 more personal points next month. Are you happy?"

　　 "Very good!!!"

　　 "I knew it was right to trust Hashima-san, so his plan…"

　　"And Hashima-san's personal reward is 500,000 personal points," Hoshinomiya Chie looked at Hashima Hikaru with a smile and asked, "Can you check your student ID to see if the points have been credited to your account?"

　　 "OK."

　　 Hashima Hikaru looked at her phone and found that the number of her private points had changed.

　　 [Student ID Card]

　　[Name: Hashima Hikaru]

　　[Student ID: S01T004617]

　　[Gender: Male]

　　[Personal Account: 536000]

　　It seems like the student council president is very efficient. It's been less than two hours since we parted ways and he's already kept his promise.

　　 What an amazing guy!

　　 Now that this matter has come to an end for the time being, it's time to formally formulate a point collection plan for Class C. Hashima Hikaru took out his notebook, his eyes shining with excitement.

　　 After Hoshinomiya Chie announced the school rewards, the classroom was noisy for a while before it quieted down. Everyone knew that there would be fierce competition in the future, but now, due to Hashima's excellence, Class B directly increased their class evaluation score by 100 from the start, which was considered a great start.

　　 "Okay, class is starting now. Please take out your English textbooks."

　　 After the cheerful atmosphere had almost dissipated, Hoshinomiya Chie held back the smile on her face and began to perform her duties as a teacher.

　　 The first day of school wasn't too difficult, and the students of Class B studied very hard.

　　 Furthermore, as Hashima Hikaru had repeatedly emphasized that students were not to violate school rules and thus have their class evaluation scores deducted, a strong learning atmosphere was maintained in the classroom and everyone worked hard to persevere.

Afternoon classes ended and the teacher announced the end of school.

　　 In the remaining time, students can either participate in club activities or return to the dorm to rest if there are no club activities.

　　 But after the teacher left, none of the students in Class B moved.

They were all waiting for someone to step up to the podium and announce their plan.

　　 "Let's go, Ichinose-san."

　　 Hashima Hikaru softly called out to Ichinose Honami, who was sitting next to him.

 During the break, he had discussed some details of the plan with the girl next to him and they had reached a preliminary consensus.

　　 "Okay, Hashima-san."

　　 After the two of them stepped up to the podium together, the classroom instantly fell silent and all the students began to look ahead intently.

　　This was Class B's first meeting to develop a collective action plan, and it was important to everyone.

　　 "Then let me tell you about the first collective action plan."

　　 Hashima Hikaru gestured to Ichinose who was beside him.

 The two of them had already made a division of labor. The boy was primarily responsible for the formulation and acceptance of the class competition plan, while the girl was responsible for the collection and management of personal points.

　　 "First of all, it's about the phased point collection plan I proposed yesterday."

　　 Hashima Hikaru explained his plan in detail and wrote each step of it on the whiteboard.

 The students below listened attentively.

　　 "The agreement with Class A is already closed and everyone has signed the contract, so I believe that they won't violate the rules and won't risk being expelled."

　　 "Next are Class C and Class D.

My initial idea is to collect points for Class C in a week, so some students will have to go and find out about Class C's situation."

　　 "Does anyone know any students from Class C? Please raise your hand."

　　 "I know him."

　　 A normal-looking boy named Beppu Ryouta.

　　 "Beppu-san, how did you meet the student from Class C?"

"I looked at the club recruitment flyer on the bulletin board yesterday and decided to join the school's volleyball club," Beppu explained slowly, still a little uncomfortable with the gazes of his classmates.

"Then I met a new classmate at the volleyball club's recruitment office, and it turned out to be Oda Takumi from Class C."

　　"So, you two will be joining the volleyball club together?" Hashima Hikaru nodded with a hint of approval in his eyes.

"Alright, then let Beppu handle this matter. You can gather information about Class C if you talk to him more."

　　"But don't be hasty. Just ask them about their current situation in the class and who their elected leader is. You'll be able to gain follow-up information little by little."

　　 Beppu Ryota seemed to take the boy's appointment very seriously, and immediately replied in a deep voice,

"I understand, please leave it to me, Hashima-san."

　　 "Of course, this kind of thing can't be left entirely to Beppu-san.

 If others have more friends, they can also mobilize their own network of contacts.

It would be best if they could have connections with Class C."

　　 "Only by checking multiple sources can we guarantee that the information we obtain is true."

　　 "I understand. Please continue your story, Hashima-san."

　　 Everyone in the class took his words seriously, and some were wondering if they had ever come into contact with the students of Class C.

　"The next step is to gather information on point consumption."

After talking about the plan to gather information on Class C, Hikaru Hashima shifted his focus to another direction.

"After all, we don't know how the students of Class C will spend the 100,000 personal points they received in the first month.

If they can't provide the points when we go to sell the rules, then we'll be in trouble.

 Also, not only Class C, but Class D should also pay attention to this part."

　　 "My idea is that the students of Class B can go to the places where students usually stay every day to gather information and then compile statistics."

　 "How do I do this? Could you explain it in detail, Hashima-san?"

　　 someone raised their hand and raised their doubts.

　　 "It's very simple."

　　 Hashima Hikaru began writing several key places on the blackboard with chalk, namely a family restaurant, a cafe, a KTV, a clothing store, and an electronics store.

　　 "Yesterday, when I had dinner with my classmates, I noticed the situation at the mall.

These five places are the ones with the most people, and there are a lot of students every day."

　　 "What we need to do is go to these places and observe the spending habits of the students in Class C and Class D."

　　 "But today is only the second day of school. We don't even know them yet.

 How can we tell who is in Class C and who is in Class D?"

　　 After hearing this question, Hashima Hikaru smiled slightly and then took a stack of documents from the podium.

It was the list of first-year students that Mr. Hoshinomiya had just printed out during lunch time.

　　 The list includes each person's admission ID photo and basic information.

　　 Of course, this information couldn't be free.

 Hashima Hikaru bought it by paying 100,000 personal points to Hoshinomiya Chie.

　　 The price isn't expensive. After all, there are only 120 students in the first grade.

If you're good at socializing, it won't take you long to figure out everyone's name and class.

　　 "This is the first-year student handbook I bought from homeroom teacher Hoshinomiya.

It contains everyone's name and photo, as well as the class they belong to. Everyone can take a copy."

　 "That's great. With this, we don't have to worry about not knowing each other."

　 "Hashima-san spent points again this time, didn't she?"

　　 "It's okay. Didn't I just get a reward from the school?" Hashima Hikaru nodded toward Shibata, who asked the question and continued explaining the plan.

　　 "Students can form their own groups and decide which areas they will be responsible for."

　　 "The process of searching for intelligence does not require people to track each other, but simply to know what they bought or their consumption habits."

　　 "Then all the information will be handed over to me.

The provisional deadline is set at one week. I will process it evenly during the class meeting on Friday and finally decide on our next course of action."

　　 Saying that, Hashima Hikaru's tone became much colder and he spoke in a deep voice to everyone in Class B.

　　"This action is different from the transaction with Class A.

 I hope that everyone can participate and contribute their own strength to the class as a whole."

　　 "The most important thing is that you do not forget our original intention. This plan must not be leaked.

 Even if we cannot obtain information, do not do anything unnecessary that may arouse the other party's suspicion."

　　 - Do you understand what I mean?

"Understood. We will do as Hashima-san tells us."

　　 "Please trust us, Hashima-san."

　　 "That's right. I'm very secretive and will never reveal any secrets."

　　 Everyone in the class began to respond loudly, saying that they would never leak the news.

　　 "Well, now that I'm done talking about my plan, I'll let Ichinose-san talk about her plan to collect points."

　　 When Ichinose Honami took the boy's place on the podium, the students in the classroom couldn't help but feel that the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

 After all, when Hashima Hikaru was talking about Plan 1, there was almost no expression on his face, and he even gave a hint of cold warning at the end.

　　 As the most popular archangel character in the class, Ichinose Honami always has a gentle smile on her face, making people feel like they are in the spring breeze.

　　 "Once Hashima-san has finished explaining his plan, it will be my turn."

　　 Ichinose also followed Hashima Hikaru's lead and began to take the chalk to write and draw on the blackboard.

　　 "Since everyone has joined Hashima-san's 20 million point collection plan, it means that we must formulate a detailed usage system for Class B's personal points."

　　 "What kind of system is this, Ichinose-san?"

　　 "Please bear with me, I will explain the specific circumstances of using points,"

Ichinose Honami divided the key points of the system into two parts on the blackboard.

　　 "The first part is the system of halving private points.

Since our goal is to collect 20 million points to prevent students from dropping out of school in the future, I hope that everyone will hand over half of their private points to me after they are handed over to you each month."

　　 "Everyone has to pay. Hashima-san and I will keep these points. We will never use them on our own. Everyone is welcome to supervise us."

　　 Ichinose Honami looked at everyone in the classroom. This plan of collecting points was actually a bit risky.

Although everyone had enthusiastically joined in with Hashima's plan, after all, the level of trust between classmates was far from reaching the point where they could ignore their own interests.

　　 Even if they have great faith in Hashima Hikaru and Ichinose Honami, when the money they have is cut in half every month, dissatisfaction will surely grow in their hearts.

　　 This is an unavoidable problem.

　　 That's why Hashima Hikaru was reluctant to have everyone participate directly. After all, it's very troublesome to coordinate everyone's selfish desires.

　　 But now that we've reached this point, we must harden our hearts and move forward.

　　 This is also Ichinose Honami's obsession, so she proposed to Hashima Hikaru that she herself announce this plan.

　　 On the podium, the pink-haired girl watched as her classmates' expectant expressions turned hesitant.

She silently clenched her hands on the podium, her nails pinching her palms uncontrollably.

　　 "What do you think?"

　　 Ichinose added that the air in the classroom was still quiet and the atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

　　 Although everyone agreed with the plan, they did not expect that they would have to hand over half of the points every month, so they were thinking about how to make a decision.

　　 At this moment, someone stood up, took the lead, and shouted.

"I agree with this arrangement. As long as Hashima-san and Ichinose-san guide us and make sure that class points aren't deducted, we can actually get a lot of points every month."

　　 "Everyone, don't forget that Hachima-san just added 100 points to Class B's evaluation score.

 If we maintain this advantage, maybe we can get over 100,000 private points every month in the future."

　　 -It's fine even if we cut it in half, what do you think?

　 The one who stood up to speak was Shibata Sa.

Due to his good looks and the cheerful temperament of a sports student, he was actually quite popular in Class B.

　　"I agree. Aren't we the ones who benefit in the end from this plan?"

　　 The person who answered the phone at this time was a girl, and it was Sayo Ando who arranged yesterday's dinner.

　　 After giving Ichinose, who was standing on the podium, a comforting look, she appealed to the students:

 "After all, in the future class competition, none of us can be 100% sure that we won't be expelled, right?"

　　 "Now everyone comes to pay points.

 If in the future you risk dropping out of school, you can use these points to ensure your safety. It's the same for everyone."

　　 "It's like buying insurance, isn't it?"

　　 Kanzaki Ryuji also found a chance to interrupt. He turned to everyone and said, "Everyone has to pay a portion, but everyone can take the opportunity to not drop out."

　　 After several influential students in the class began to guide the class, the students of Class B judged the feasibility of this plan.

 After a few minutes, everyone agreed.

　　 After all, everyone has to pay for it now, and it can be used when someone faces the crisis of being expelled.

 It's only fair. No one can guarantee what will happen in the future, and having a guarantee of resurrection can make people feel more at ease.

　　 "I agree. Anyway, I trust Hashima-san."

　　 "Let's do this. Starting next month, half of the personal points you bring in will be directly deducted and given to Ichinose-san.

I think she can help us keep the points."

　　 Seeing the atmosphere in the classroom change from solemn to relaxed, Ichinose Honami suddenly felt relieved, and the strength in her clenched fists also relaxed.

　　 At that moment, Hashima Hikaru stood there and said nothing.

 Since he had handed over all the plans for collecting points to Ichinose, he didn't want to do anything unnecessary that would affect her thoughts.

　　 The road ahead of her may be full of thorns. If the girl can't withstand this little pressure, there's no point in her being class leader.

　　 "Well, now that I've finished the first part, let me continue to explain the other part of the points plan to all of you."

　　 A gentle smile appeared on Ichinose Honami's face, attracting everyone's attention again.

　　 "The second part is about rewards. After all, we have to give away a portion of the points every month.

 If there is no alternative plan, wouldn't we all be at a disadvantage?"