Chapter 8 8: Revealing the Points

Takada Hikaru returned to his dorm room and recorded the missing daily necessities in his phone's memo pad.

Afterward, he took the elevator to the first floor and sent a message to Andō Sayo.

[Sorry, I'm coming down now!]

A few minutes later.

Andō Sayo ran down from the stairwell, slightly breathless, sweat glistening on her face.

She wiped the sweat from her face. "There were simply too many people using the elevator. I was afraid Takada-san would wait too long, so I took the stairs down."

Although there are only about 480 students living in the ANHS dormitory building, the building only provides two elevators. If you catch the rush hour, you have to wait a long time before it's your turn to take the elevator.

"If Sayo-san was worried, you could have explained the situation to me first. I can wait."

Takada Hikaru said softly, "Even if you take the stairs, there's no need to rush so much. If you accidentally fall, it wouldn't be worth the trouble."

Hearing this, Andō Sayo's cheeks flushed slightly, and she smiled sheepishly. "I'm sorry, it seems I made Takada-san worry."

"It's fine."

Takada Hikaru led her toward the convenience store near the dormitory building.

Accompanied by the clerk's formulaic welcome, the automatic sensor door opened.

As soon as Takada Hikaru stepped into the convenience store, he saw comments appear before his eyes.

[Saying such provocative things with a deadpan face, this protagonist is hilarious.]

Seeing the comments appear, Takada Hikaru immediately realized that the plot had begun and that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, the protagonist, was nearby.

"Takada-san, what's wrong?" Noticing that his actions were a little strange, Andō Sayo asked curiously.

"Sayo-san, how about we split up and buy our own things?" Takada Hikaru suggested.

"That's fine." Andō Sayo replied, slightly confused. "But all of a sudden, why do you want to shop alone, Takada-san?"

Could it be that Takada-san didn't want to be seen with her?

Thinking this, she felt a little disappointed.

"I considered that Sayo-san is a girl, and there might be some items that aren't convenient for a boy to see." Takada Hikaru explained. "For Sayo-san's privacy, it's better if we separate."

"Oh, I see."

Realizing that he was actually being considerate of her, Andō Sayo's heart lifted, and her sad mood instantly vanished.

"Then I'll see you later."

"See you later."

After Andō Sayo left, Takada Hikaru quickly activated the system and watched what had just happened through the anime perspective.

It turned out that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune were also shopping at this convenience store.

In order to have more topics of conversation with Horikita Suzune, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka recommended hair removal cream to her, suggesting it could remove armpit hair and similar things.

In the original novel, Ayanokoji had just left the White Room and was unfamiliar with how ordinary high school students communicate, which often led to awkward moments early on. Recommending hair removal cream to Horikita Suzune, a female, was one such incident.

'It's time to farm Popularity Points.'

Takada Hikaru walked around the convenience store and quickly noticed the black-haired girl and the brown-haired boy.

After preparing himself, he walked up to Horikita Suzune and said, "You have been deliberately choosing lower-priced items since a while ago. May I ask the reason why you are doing this?"

Horikita Suzune, who was selecting products, paused, then frowned and looked at the boy beside her. "If you're trying to hit on me, that's incredibly stupid. I have no obligation to answer you."

[Money-Giving guy is here?]

[The real MC has finally arrived!]

Watching the comments flowing before his eyes, Takada Hikaru knew he had entered the audience's view. Next, he needed to showcase his abilities.

"I was just curious if you had discovered the school's hidden rules, which is why I came over to ask."

Takada Hikaru smiled. "But judging by the current situation, it seems you are simply being frugal."

Hidden rules?

Hearing this, Horikita Suzune paused, then frowned and said, "It's hard to believe how you can judge that I haven't discovered the school's hidden rules based on just one sentence. Perhaps I intentionally chose lower-priced items precisely because I saw through the situation."

She was trying to extract information. When she received the 100,000 points, she vaguely sensed that something was amiss but it stopped at that level. She couldn't delve further into the school's secrets.

Now that she saw Takada Hikaru potentially knowing the so-called hidden rules, she had to find a way to extract information.

"Not quite." Takada Hikaru said, holding up a finger and shaking it with a mysterious smile.

"Through our brief interaction just now, I generally understand your personality. I know you are someone who is rather aloof and dislikes interacting with others."

"Based on your personality, if you truly knew the school's secret, you would remain silent and refuse to answer any more of my questions."

"Yet you are communicating with me using vague statements, which indicates that you are indeed aware of the existence of hidden rules but don't know the specifics, and are trying to gain more information by feigning knowledge."

After hearing his statement, Horikita Suzune's brow furrowed tightly, and her face darkened.

"It seems I guessed correctly." Takada Hikaru said with a satisfied smile.

"Based on your logic, it's also possible that you don't know the rules at all and are just trying to extract information from me, isn't it?" Horikita Suzune retorted coldly.

It sounded reasonable, but it felt more like defiance.

"Do you want me to prove it?"

"Exactly. If you can't provide evidence, it just proves that you are merely superficial—a liar pretending to know the hidden rules." Horikita Suzune looked at him sharply, her expression serious.

Takada Hikaru paused. "Want to use my evidence to get information? Unfortunately, I don't have a hobby of being a sucker."

"So you can't provide evidence then?"

Horikita Suzune said. "It seems you're just someone who bluffs, perhaps with slightly sharp intuition at best."

"Of course I can provide evidence, but I don't need to prove it by telling you the hidden rules." Takada Hikaru took out his Terminal and opened his personal information screen.

Takada Hikaru

Class 1-B

Points: 1,600,000

If he were an ordinary transmigrator, he would definitely hide his points tightly and not let anyone know. However, he had the Popularity System. It was necessary to show off a little in front of the audience.

[How much?]

[1.6 million points?!]

[The protagonist and the others haven't been in school for long, right? Money-Giving guy already has so many points in the blink of an eye!]

[Money-Giving guy is awesome! He easily does things we can't!]

[Not only is Money-Giving guy good at spending money, but he's also great at earning it.]

[Money-Giving guy, Venmo me 500,000, I'll do anything.]

As Takada Hikaru revealed his points, the comments surged before his eyes, becoming dense and dazzling.

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