After leaving the academy, I was thinking about what I would do with all the money I had.
"Flashback"
We were given a bank card with a key with a number for each student, and the teacher continued by saying that each card you have contains 50,000 yen along with an apartment key.
"One of the students"
Honestly, this is surprising. I didn't expect the academy to give me money at all.
Teacher: This is a prestigious academy. What did you expect?
Alfred: A bank card with an amount of money, does this mean that the money will be renewed periodically?
Teacher: Good question... wait a moment, what's your name?
I'm Alfred.
Ah, well, regarding your question, Alfred, you're correct. The points will be renewed every month, and I want to clarify something specific. Giving you this amount of money doesn't mean you should spend it all. This academy aims to produce distinguished geniuses, and one of its goals is to teach students the ability to economize, not to overspend or be stingy, so please be efficient.
"End of Flashback"
I entered one of the stores, bought some sushi and rice balls, and carried myself heading home until I heard a voice calling me from behind. I turned to find that girl I met in class today. She initiated a greeting. As soon as she said it, Alfred went into a state of shock as if he remembered something and said, "She resembles her a lot."
The girl asked about what I was saying. I remained silent for a brief moment and said, "Nothing important." I ended up excusing myself to leave while thinking about this. There's no need to think too much, even if there is a resemblance, what could happen anyway? I continued walking until I reached the apartment, opened the door, and took a quick look at every corner of it.
Hmm, to be honest, it's good. Thanks to this academy, I haven't worried about housing or money for 3 years. That's good. I ate the sushi and rice balls I had bought, sat watching TV, and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.
Reader's perspective
"Sound of water drops 💧"
"I will kill you no matter what it takes," Alfred said in a tone indicating extreme anger while placing his hand over his face, covering his eye and forehead, which appeared to have suffered a serious blow, evident from the amount of blood flowing from them.
Without preamble, Alfred drew his knife, and a malicious smile formed on his face, suggesting no good intentions. He advanced rushing towards that person and passed him, but the strange thing was that Alfred, despite passing that person, never felt that he had touched him at all and felt a sudden pain in his shoulder. He looked at the source of the pain to find that his hand was no longer there, and for the first time, Alfred began to show a reaction revealing the fear and terror he was in. He looked back, turning his neck slowly from the horror of what he had just seen, only to find the shock that that person was holding his hand, which had begun to decompose and rot in his hand in a terrifying way. Even the bones did not escape from that, to find that his hand had no trace left, and as a result of that scene, Alfred began to vomit. That person spoke, "Is that all you've got?!" and continued his words in a cold tone, "What a shame," and as soon as he finished his words, Alfred found that his head had been severed from his body.
Alfred woke up terrified, grabbed the water bottle that was beside him, drank from it, and began wiping the sweat on his forehead with his hand. He took a deep breath and said, "Alfred, be more rational. You've dreamed this dream several times and you still wake up terrified from it." Then I looked at the alarm clock to find that it was 5 AM. Then I started counting with my fingers as if calculating something and said, "Are you kidding me? How did I sleep for 18 hours?"
I carried myself and left the house, walking in the street without a purpose, with the cold winds playing with my hair. I felt some hunger, so I went to the nearest café, as they are always among the first shops to open early. I took a coffee and sat in a seat drinking it, and drew a slight smile on my face and said, "It seems I haven't gotten used to a life of comfort yet." I put my hand in my pocket and took out my phone.
And so the days began to pass between playing and sleeping. Honestly, I had never felt a life of calm and tranquility before. It was amazing to an indescribable degree.
After a month
I went to school as usual and sat in my seat. According to my expectation, today my money balance would be renewed. The teacher entered, and the strange thing was that my points were not renewed.
"Author": For information, students receive a notification on their phones when the balance is renewed, and the notification shows the amount of money they received.
The teacher said, "Today your balance will be distributed."
Alfred: Very good, it seems I was worried for nothing.
The teacher continued his speech, and a notification arrived on the students' phones. Some of them were happy as some had received 70,000 points and others 80,000. I took out my phone excitedly to see how much my balance was, only to be surprised that my balance was zero.
I got up and went to the teacher without causing a commotion and told him my points were not renewed. The teacher simply replied, "Because you didn't do anything deserving."
And I said to him, "Excuse me, explain more."
"Have you forgotten? An survey was sent to each student stating that points would not be renewed this month except if you did what the survey mentioned, which is economizing. This means that this month, the person who spends the least money will get the largest number of points, and since you didn't receive a notification, you must have spent all your money, isn't that right?" I avoided answering and pretended to have a stomach ache and said, "Can I go to the bathroom?" The teacher agreed, and while I was at the sink, I began to think about how things had come to this, as I am sure that I did not receive any survey.
Alfred was silent for a while and said, "So there's someone playing a dirty game with me," and a wicked smile formed on his face, and he said, "It seems things have become interesting."