Classroom of the Elite: Houtarou Oreki

"Then." Nagumo looked at Kiriyama, who was standing beside him.

"Welcome to Class A."

"Yeah!" Kiriyama's face was slightly flushed, though not from embarrassment, but excitement.

No one could understand what it was like to be Class A's representative and fail to protect the class.

He had sufficiently outstanding classmates too, yet they had completely refused to help.

Then he had been noticed by the Student Council President and chosen to join the Student Council, only to remain under Nagumo's control. Now, he had even become Nagumo's dog.

It could be said that he had completely lost all sense of shame.

But...

Everything he had done had paid off.

He had preserved his identity as a Class A student who would graduate from Class A.

He had preserved his pride.

"And then, you know." Nagumo spoke to him again.

"..."

Of course, he understood what that meant.

If Nagumo manipulated things to get him into Class A, then all the Points he had accumulated would be taken away by Nagumo.

So he would become penniless.

In other words, if he wanted to gain something, he had to give something up.

But...

Nagumo had not actually gained anything from this Sports Festival either.

After getting Points from Kiriyama, he still had to transfer them to Sakayanagi Arisu.

It could be said that he had gained nothing from this exam, while also giving Houtarou Oreki an extra two million Points.

And in order to gain Asahina's favor, he could not bring himself to take the two million Private Points she had received.

So, in the end...

He had worked for nothing.

And then...

Nagumo grumbled inwardly.

Everything Sakayanagi Arisu had said as Student Council President at the beginning, about the students not breaking any rules and everyone adhering to fairness and justice,