The Ferocious Rabbit Devours Flesh ~Survival of the Fittest at a School in a Chastity-Reversed World~ - 15

Chapter 15: The New Male Student Welcome Recreation

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It had been five days since I enrolled in this school. Apparently, the female students had classes on Saturdays too, but for the male students, the week ended on Friday. Incidentally, ever since I took that first class on Tuesday, I had been skipping all the morning lectures. It wasn’t that I hated studying. I simply felt the level of the lessons was too low, so I chose to study at home instead. Besides, I had two excellent tutors focused entirely on teaching me, which was far better than attending normal classes.

My daily schedule consisted of studying at home in the morning, going to school at noon to eat in the cafeteria, and heading home after finishing my Breeding Practice in the afternoon. In exchange, I was throwing away any chance of building relationships with the other male students, but since I’d mostly be dealing with women once I entered society, I told myself it would be fine—mostly as an excuse for not knowing how to socialize with other guys.

It was a little sad being looked at by the other male students with eyes that said, “What is with this guy?” Well, I suppose I couldn’t help looking like a total weirdo for skipping class, eating alone in the cafeteria, and then just leaving as soon as Breeding Practice was done.

The last Breeding Practice of the week finished, and I returned to the classroom. Just as I arrived feeling relaxed and good, I found a grumpy-looking Haga. It was the usual homeroom before being dismissed.

“Good work this week. I have two things to tell you. First, regarding Breeding Practice.”

She began her explanation in a slightly rushed tone.

“The weekly class schedule for male students is through Friday, but you are permitted to come to school on Saturdays to voluntarily engage in Breeding Practice. There is no penalty for not attending on Saturdays, and if you do perform Breeding Practice, you can earn points just like usual.”

You would have to pay 2 million points or win a written exam battle against a female student to avoid Breeding Practice on weekdays from Monday to Friday, but apparently, there were no such rules for Saturday. It just meant you could show up if you felt like it.

“One more thing. There will be no Breeding Practice during the afternoon classes next Monday. Instead, we will be holding the New Male Student Welcome Recreation.”

“New Male Student Welcome Recreation?”

It wasn’t a “New Student” welcome; it was specifically for the “New Male Students.” It was a term I’d never heard before.

“We will be holding three types of games. There will be rewards for winning each. The rules and reward details will be announced on the spot that day. Participation is optional, but those who do not participate will be required to pay 10 million points.”

At this point in our first year, a penalty like that made it practically mandatory. I knew she wouldn’t answer even if I asked questions, so I just kept quiet and listened.

“That is all for today’s homeroom. Oh, I forgot to mention. Once Saturday’s Breeding Practice is over, you may head straight home. I won’t be in the classroom on Saturday, so have a good weekend.”

She hurried out of the room.

Good work on the job again today.

I thought to myself.  I stretched my arms toward the ceiling and let out a long breath. Maybe I should ask Shinozaki-senpai about the recreation when I get home.

“Oh, the New Male Recreation? I totally forgot about that. I mean, you only just heard about it today…”

When I asked Shinozaki-senpai, she replied using an abbreviation. One way or another, we had been talking on the phone every day since Tuesday. I was truly grateful for everything she had been teaching me. I was surprised by how late the information reached the male students. I figured I should probably ask about all the co-ed events and take notes.

“It happens every year, one week after the boys enroll. All the girls from every grade and the first-year boys gather in the gymnasium. The girls watch the boys do various things and can place bets on their phones.”

So the male students are treated like racehorses surrounded by a crowd of female spectators.

Well, I was already planning to give it my all depending on the reward.

“Do you know what the rewards or the events are?”

“I don’t know the rewards for the boys at all… It seems the reward is displayed directly on your phone, so only the people involved know. As for the events, there’s one every year that never changes or rather, it’s something they can’t really change.”

Shinozaki-senpai spoke as if she were building suspense.

“First, a male student nominates one female student from within the gym to be his partner. The girls then look at the resulting pairs and vote for the couple they think will get the most votes. The pair that gets the most votes wins the first event. The girls who vote for the most popular pair will win too. After that, you go through the next two games as a male-female pair.”

“Is the only criteria for voting whether they’ll gather the most votes? I mean, how did you decide who to vote for, Shinozaki-senpai?”

“Maybe if I see the chosen girl hugging the boy or holding his hand and the crowd gets excited? There aren’t really any solid criteria.”

So it wasn’t just a game of luck based on looks alone. Maybe I could gather votes if I put on a performance?

“The girls’ seating is arranged with the high achievers in the front, so it might be best to pick someone from the front rows. I’d actually want you to pick me, but I want you to win, Usami-kun, and my grades are so far back that you probably won’t even be able to see me…”

Shinozaki-senpai sounded a bit sad. Still, Shinozaki-senpai had been looking after me so much that I wouldn’t mind having her as my partner for the recreation.

“Oh, and one more thing. This might be a double-edged sword, but while the regular girls are on the floor of the gym, the S-class students are in the gallery. In last year’s recreation, a boy who nominated an S-class student from the gallery won the championship. Though, after a while, that S-rank student took a liking to him and ended up buying him.”

It really was a double-edged sword. As of now, I didn’t know the threshold of how many points I needed to avoid being bought. When I had casually asked Shinozaki-senpai or my Breeding Practice partners, they said they didn’t know either. I was told it was maybe 25 million? They didn’t seem to be hiding it. They just genuinely didn’t seem to know. Because of that, I really didn’t want to catch the eye of the S-class students.

I practically shivered when Shinozaki-senpai told me there were people who owned multiple male students.

“By the way, Usami-kun, are you coming tomorrow?”

“Oh, for the Breeding Practice? Yeah, I’m going.”

“I have a small favor to ask regarding your partner for the practice. Is that okay?”

Unlike her usual carefree tone, Shinozaki-senpai sounded serious.

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