My Measurement: The Villain Desires a Satisfying Payback

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Class Group Chat

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[Oscar Itou has been added to the group]

[?Izumi~??: Welcome~]

[Sharp Hammer or Blunt Fork???:?]

[I am a dull knife: He has finally decided to join us!]

[Chihihi: Hey, welcome! How are you doing?]

The first thing I saw when I pressed on the tab that newly-appeared on my screen was an influx of welcome messages.

Was I ever this popular even outside of the most-wanted list?

I had no idea there were people waiting for me.

That's strange; the fact they would do that, I mean. I don't recall making much conversation to many people aside from answering some questions they asked that were related to the educational content of the lessons and some stuff about exams.

In any case, I started by putting a simple greeting.

[Oscar Itou: Hello.]

[>Hello.

Shukozi?: Welcome to the group chat, Oscar!]

I looked at the messages puzzled. Instead of asking the Measurement of Truth, I decided to hear it from them directly.

[Oscar Itou: I am doing alright. Were you waiting for me?]

[TitForTat: Hello! Kind of lol I don't really know how it started]

[I am a dull knife: Yes!!! We have been waiting since the very birth of this group chat for you, Master Itou! Your profound wisdom, lost to the ages of time, has been sought after for millenia worth of generations! And now that you have returned, finally, we can restore peace to the realm!]

[?Izumi~??: Hahaha~]

[>Yes!!! We have been waiting since...

Chihihi: Shh?]

[TitForTat: Lol]

[I am a dull knife: What, you two!?]

[I am a dull knife: Did I say something wrong, huh!? HUH!?]

[Chihihi has taken a screenshot]

[Chihihi: *image*]

[Chihihi: lol]

[Sharp Hammer or Blunt Fork??? has taken a screenshot]

[Shukozi? has taken a screenshot]

[>Yes!!! We have been waiting since...

?Izumi~??: Umm, Yuu is just a little enthusiastic about thanking Oscar because you helped him pass this year's finals~]

[TitForTat: Ohh yea, he couldn't say anything because of the incident causing school to close early]

[Sharp Hammer or Blunt Fork???: Yuu's face after finally getting to thank the saviour of his grades ? (? ?•???•? ?)]

[>Yuu's face after finally getting...

Chihihi: lol]

[TitForTat: xD]

[I am a dull knife: Yes, exactly!]

[>Yuu's face after finally getting...

Shukozi?: Aww, what a cutie~]

[>Aww, what a cutie~

?Izumi~??: (? ? ?)]

[>Yuu's face after finally getting...

I am a dull knife: Wait! Not this!!]

[I am a dull knife: @Oscar_Itou I didn't have the opportunity to thank you because I didn't know how to contact you, but now I can!]

[I am a dull knife: Thank you very much! Itou-sensei!]

Staring at the barrage of messages on my smartphone, I wondered; did I ever help this guy to such an extent that he would go this far to thank me?

As far as I recall, I only ever answered a couple questions, no?

?Yes. He asked you what questions would be likely to come up on the final exams and you told him without putting much thought into it. After studying those questions, he was able to pass an exam he would have otherwise failed?

Oh.

I guess I did save him then, though unintentionally.

[Oscar Itou: You don't really need to thank me for anything.]

[I am a dull knife: Nonsense! This one is deeply indebted to Itou-sensei for all he has done for him!]

I suppose it wasn't a bad thing that it ended up this way, because now he was indebted to me. Although I doubt there was much someone like that could do for me, having a better reputation among classmates should serve well for when school starts back up again.

Time has flew by.

It was already almost the end of August, and so the start of the new school year was soon to begin.

Even though it wasn't that long ago that the first wannabe assassin came after me and got played, resulting in the pre-emptive closure of school and early start of the summer holidays, it was already almost time for it to resume.

Unless I choose to go into higher education like university, it would be my final year of schooling. Since there's no real reason for me to go to university at the moment, that means this will probably be the last year of education for me.

Although I say that, it's not like the reason I'm going to school is to learn anyway.

In that case, the education factor is basically nonexistent.

[Chihihi: That reminds me.]

[Chihihi: @Oscar_Itou If you don't mind me asking, what was your total score in the final exams? Because everything shut down early, there wasn't a chance to check the bulletin.]

[Chihihi: I assume you did just as well as always, but I'm curious.]

[I am a dull knife: Oh yes! Although, if it's Itou-sensei, nothing less than full marks would be appropriate!]

[Chihihi: Mhm]

[Chihihi: Incidentally, @I_am_a_dull_knife got an incredibly lucky total score of 76% because you helped him, even though his predicted grade was 26% - a failing grade.]

[I am a dull knife: Ah! Chihiro-san! How could you?!]

[Chihihi: Honestly, Yuu, you should really step up your game for this final year, else you might not make it. ?^?^?]

[Chihihi: Of course, by 'game', I mean 'asking Itou for the answers'.]

As I watched the scuffle between two of my classmates, I couldn't help but tilt my head.

For some reason, although it looked like a vicious, utterly one-sided attack, it was hard to imagine there being authentic malice behind it. Was it because they were close? But, I thought that being rude to people was socially unacceptable no matter the circumstance...

Well, I suppose it didn't really matter either way, but it was a little intriguing.

[Oscar Itou: I got 100%]

There was no harm in telling them, so I decided to be honest about it.

Since I apparently already had the reputation for scoring 100% on every exam, wouldn't it be more suspicious if I didn't get full marks at this point? I'm not sure how that works, to be honest.

If it wasn't me, living up to such expectations would be hell.

[?Izumi~??: Woah~! That's really good! Well done~!]

[Sharp Hammer or Blunt Fork???: As expected of Yuu's master. A true genius.]

[I am a dull knife: I knew it!]

[Chihihi: Well done! Now, if only a certain disciple was half as talented...]

As I thought, they didn't really seem too surprised.

In any case, I thought that was enough chatting for the day, so I was about to close the group chat when I saw a huge block of text suddenly get posted.

[?Izumi~??: By the way guys, it's almost time to change the name of the group chat again~ Let me know any suggestions you might have and we'll have a vote on the best one to decide what the new name will be at the start of the school year~ *image*]

Along with an animated picture of a cat waving its paws cutely, she seemed to be asking for a new name for the group chat. Because it says 2-B? We'll be in 3-B next year, so I suppose a new group name is warranted.

It seems the method they'll be using to choose among a variety of options is a democratic vote.

I wonder what they'll decide upon in the end. I imagine it will be something representative of the class as a whole, so it could be interesting to see what they come up with.

[I am a dull knife: I think we should listen to a suggestion from Itou-sensei!]

[?Izumi~??: That's right~! We should include everyone~ @Oscar_Itou Do you have any suggestions~? We'll take anything~]

I looked at the message for a moment.

Despite not being able to hear any of their voices anyway, it felt like everyone was keeping silent, waiting for my answer.

After pausing for a few seconds, I began moving my fingers briefly across the virtual keyboard before pressing the 'enter' button.

You want me to give you a suggestion?

[Oscar Itou: Sorry. I'm not very good with names.]

Ask someone else.