I enter the classroom the day afterwards. It has been two days since Shinohara has regained her freedom and she already has a group of friends. I put "friends" in massive air quotes because it's not uncommon for those who have bullied a former house pet to start sucking up to one after they have been freed. Once you become a house pet, it is nearly impossible to regain your humanity. Those who bully house pets often assume they will never clear their debt, so they don't have to worry about them ever seeking revenge.
However, I told Shinohara to not seek revenge on those who bullied her. I told her to devote all of her energy in the gambling den in order to get back at the one true villain: the student council. I take a look at the list of grievances in my backpack once more. Although I haven't been able to resolve any of them quite yet, I was able to fix Shinohara's life, which is a win for me. The only reason why I harbored all of these negative sentiments towards the council is because of seeing Shinohara's mistreatment, so I'm glad I reversed that terrible mistake.
I do feel awful raising money by taking it from prospective gamblers, but it is a price I'm willing to pay, quite literally. I estimate that I need 500 million yen until we have enough funds to take on the student council.
While the teacher is talking, I make a checklist of what I need to do before I can claim victory over Hyakkaou Academy.
1. Amass 500 million yen
2. Defeat Nishinotoiuin Yuriko. Her divisive and serpentine cheating strategy must come to an end.
3. Defeat the rest of the low ranking council members
4. Defeat Momobami Ririka, the Vice President of the student council
5. Defeat Momobami Kirari, the President of the student council
With this checklist made, I put it in my backpack while the teacher is still droning on and on about derivatives. I put my head on my desk and take a nap, satisfied that my priorities are in order.
