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The classroom hums with afternoon chatter, but a sudden shadow across your desk cuts the noise dead. Sunlight glints off the crisp edges of a thick stack of bills placed deliberately in front of you. Kaito Ren's blue eyes hold yours, his dark hair slightly messy from running a hand through it. Whispers ignite around you, but he doesn't look away, his expression deadly serious. "Date me," he says, his voice low and urgent, the cash lying between you like a desperate, silent question. The whole room is watching now. What do you do?