Classroom of the Elite: Houtarou Oreki — Chapter 49

What Oreki said really might be possible.

Because the compensation Oreki had received was far beyond expectations, and it also conveyed the school's goodwill.

The school allowed students to develop themselves and would encourage them.

Yet it had not encouraged his act of opening a shop.

In other words.

Did the school not think highly of him?

Then what had he done after opening the shop?

He had integrated the second years.

Then he had led the second years in tackling the school's monthly special exams to earn Points.

And now... it seemed the school did not quite approve of that.

Eh!

So he had been doing something incredibly dangerous all along?

But if he did not command the second years, he could not obtain the authority.

Thus.

Nagumo Miyabi fell into a dilemma.

"Beep!"

At that moment, everyone heard a new notification sound.

[300,000 Points have been deposited into your private account. Transfer sender: 157*￥...]

And 157 was a new incoming transfer number.

But.

Asahina-senpai was holding her phone.

In other words, she had made the transfer.

She had sent Oreki the 300,000 Points in compensation that Nagumo had lost in the bet.

"Thank you for your generosity, senpai." Oreki glanced at her.

"Asahina—"

Nagumo realized what had happened.

"Miyabi, a loss is a loss," Asahina said. "Besides, rather than that, you should think about what to do next."

What should he do next?

The second years were clearly being managed very well right now.

But now, the possibility that the school did not approve of their plan had suddenly emerged.

Did that mean they either had to abandon the plan of ruling the second years and farming the school for Points, or retain control over the second years while giving the school some face and restraining themselves from exploiting every special exam?

Try not to exploit them so much?

Neither option was good news for Nagumo.

As he was thinking that.

"Beep beep!"

He received a message.

[Come to the Student Council President's office.] by Manabu Horikita.

The Student Council President had summoned him.

"..." Nagumo Miyabi.

"I'll go to the Student Council first," Nagumo said to Asahina, his childhood friend beside him.

Bringing Asahina along today had truly been a blunder.

Nagumo had felt that his childhood friend seemed somewhat interested in Houtarou Oreki, so he had deliberately brought Asahina over to watch Oreki fail.

But in the end.

What had they seen?

Damn it.

Ten million in a single day!

Even robbery was not as fast as you!

So instead of watching Oreki make a fool of himself, he had been humiliated instead.

Then was Nagumo Miyabi wealthy?

He still had money.

As the pinnacle of the second years, he had four million Points in his personal stash.

And although the current shop had been funded with class money, as well as money borrowed from other classes and teachers.

Based on stable profit growth, the debts could be paid off in just six or seven months.

After that, he could receive half the profits every month.

At the same time.

Because he had integrated the entire grade and taken on the task of handling every special exam to make things easier for everyone.

He could receive 500,000 Points in tribute from each class.

Therefore.

From that perspective, before the shop paid off its debts, Nagumo could receive two million Points in tribute from the second years. Then, six months later, once the shop's debts were cleared, he could additionally gain nearly one million Points each month as his half of the shop's profits.

So Nagumo did have money.

However, Asahina did not see it that way.

The shop would only start bringing in money after it had repaid its debts.

So what if something happened before then?

That was unsettling.

And besides.

Nagumo could receive extra Points from every second-year class.

But what Oreki had revealed now was that the school did not really approve of this plan to integrate the second years.

So Nagumo did not know how long he could keep receiving that portion of the money.

At the same time.

She was also a Class A student.

If Nagumo could hold on from here, the second years could continue. If they held on until their third year, Class A's position would remain secure.

After all, Nagumo still held the position of Vice President in the Student Council.

So he was still dependable.

However, after Asahina thought it over and returned to the classroom.

That afternoon, everyone learned that Nagumo Miyabi had been stripped of his position as Vice President and demoted to Accountant in the Student Council.

"Why are you removing me from my position as Vice President?"

Nagumo went to the Student Council, only to receive a reality-shattering result from Manabu Horikita.

Manabu Horikita adjusted his glasses.

"This part-time work authority has had a considerable impact."

"And it is inseparable from the bet between you, Nagumo, and Houtarou Oreki."

"Someone needs to take responsibility for this."

Damn.

So they were stripping him of his Vice President position over this? Pushing him another step farther away from the Student Council?

But the one who had caused this uproar was clearly Houtarou Oreki.

Yet not only had Houtarou Oreki not been punished, he had also received a reward from the school—ten million Points!

And the school's note said something about hoping to see Oreki develop even further.

In other words, Oreki had been praised by the school.

While he... had been warned by the school.

So his act of managing the second years and exploiting the school really had... provoked the school's dissatisfaction.

Nagumo reluctantly accepted the punishment.

He decided to behave himself for now and look for a way to break the deadlock.

After Nagumo Miyabi was called away, only Kikyou Kushida and Oreki remained in the shop.

"Transfer one million Points to Horikita Suzune?"

Yes.

Oreki operated his phone.

And throughout the entire process, he did not avoid Kikyo Kushida.

[Transfer successful. Your account balance is 14,210,900 Points.]

Oreki's Student ID Card private Points account was updated as well.

He was clearly still in school, yet he had already earned the first ten million Points—cash—of his life.

Kushida stood to one side.

"..." Kikyou Kushida.

So she really had missed a huge opportunity.

If she had participated in Oreki's plan this time too.

Even with just 5%, she could have received 500,000 Points.

"..." The little angel felt somewhat regretful at that moment.

Or rather.

She and Oreki had clearly become friends, so why had he not included her in a plan that could make money?

She thought about the difference between them.

Lunch Break only lasted fifty-five minutes.

So the two stayed in the shop for a while longer before separately returning to their classes.

But the students throughout the school were unsettled now.

The forum had been lively last night.

The upperclassmen had almost enthusiastically gone to Oreki to purchase part-time work authority.

And among the lowerclassmen...

Well.

Among the first years.