The reason he only makes number 2: if he was good enough to be number 1, she'd become his girl right then and there and he'd be getting it for free from then on... plus the added bonus of a good study partner.
Major publishing conglomerate (or their H-Universe version) endorsing and actively supporting (to put in bluntly) "schoolgirl prostitution" ... What Sorcery Is This?
"... BUT IT'S MUSASHIMARU!"
In The End, Was It Worth It? You Tell Us, Hashizume-kun, ... You Tell Us.
Lots of Kogal releases recently...Nothing wrong with that, of course.
Hmm, but still, it's almost like some unknown force must have compelled him to pick her despite not recognising the picture...
Great ending though. Sure it was pretty expensive, but I'm sure it was...Worth it.