Classroom of the Elite: The Reluctant Dropout
Chapter 9

I Only Want to Drop Out of School in Real Education Section 9

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"The basis for class assignment."

And also "Tips to guarantee a 99% college admission/employment rate" and such...

Although the content of this information varied, one thing was the same.

This information would all ignite the competitive spirit of each class and allow them to understand how to compete.

Whether it was for a higher quality of life next month, or to swallow the grand promises the school made.

Each class would surely try to find ways to distinguish themselves and participate in the struggle.

When Bai Lan arrived at Class B, he found them in the middle of a harmonious self-introduction session.

When Bai Lan appeared in Class B and revealed his identity.

A beautiful girl with long pink hair and a generous disposition stood up:

"Oh, it's Bai-kun from Class D, welcome, welcome. I'm Honami Ichinose, and I welcome you on behalf of Class B~

But isn't this the time for the orientation session? Is it really okay for you to come to our class at this time?"

Under the leadership of the "leading big sister" Ichinose, the others in Class B also launched an offensive against Bai Lan:

"Bai-kun, let's play together."

"Bai-kun, um... can we exchange contact information?"

"Bai-kun, do you want to join the soccer club?"

They were too enthusiastic.

Bai Lan was so startled that he took two steps back.

Class B gave Bai Lan the feeling of...

Where did all these little angels come from?

This made Bai Lan feel a little embarrassed to trick them.

However, business was business.

After dealing with their enthusiasm, Bai Lan tidied up his thoughts, which had been scrambled by their warmth, and then hinted at the "bloody" and "cruel" nature of the school, trying to sell them anxiety to raise his price.

As a result, at this moment, their representative, the chief archangel, Honami Ichinose, actually led the entire class to persuade Bai Lan instead.

"Bai-kun, don't be so dark in your thinking."

"We're all classmates, we can definitely get along."

"Even if we have to compete, it should be friendship first, competition second."

"Bai-kun, did you go through something in the past? Don't be scared, we'll help you from now on."

Heaven is my witness!

Although he was trying to sell some anxiety, this school was indeed anxiety-inducing, and what he said was basically the truth!

Bai Lan felt that he couldn't really argue with them alone.

Facing a group of people who genuinely wanted to be good to him, Bai Lan couldn't say anything too harsh. Almost purified, he could only leave behind a sentence: "You'll regret this!"

Then, he fled in a panic.

Class B was terrifyingly strong.

This was the most embarrassing defeat Bai Lan had ever experienced in an argument...

Well, it couldn't even be called an argument.

And he hadn't sold any information at all.

However, Bai Lan had deliberately hinted at some things during the "argument" in order to usher in a "chaotic era," hoping that these naive sweethearts would notice.

In short, this was a complete loss.

After Bai Lan left.

Class B.

"Haha~ Bai-kun is a little shy."

The person speaking was Chie Hoshinomiya, Class B's homeroom teacher.

Chie Hoshinomiya's appearance gave people a soft, gentle, approachable, and easily deceived impression.

However, this was just her disguise. Beneath this soft and gentle exterior was a very cunning and manipulative woman.

She could actually see that Bai Lan had really come to sell information.

Perhaps it was very important information.

However, the people of Class B had used their enthusiasm to "drive" him away...

From Bai Lan's "argument" with Class B, Hoshinomiya managed to glean a lot of useful and genuinely effective information for Class B.

Why does it feel like he did that on purpose?

Isn't this Bai Lan guy supposed to be selling information?

Why did he just give it away for free?

Could it be...

Hoshinomiya subconsciously glanced at Honami Ichinose's lovely cheeks and alluring curves.

A young boy, it's not impossible.

Hoshinomiya really wanted to tell Class B directly—remember what he said! Write it down, it's important, it'll be on the test!

However, school regulations prohibited homeroom teachers from interfering too much in class affairs, especially during "Disciplinary Inspection Month."

Therefore, Hoshinomiya didn't dare to be too obvious and could only offer a casual reminder: "Classmate Bai was kind enough to offer his advice, so to not let his good intentions go to waste, everyone should pay a little attention~ Otherwise, Classmate Bai might feel sad."

Beneath Hoshinomiya's sweet talk lay a masterful use of emotional manipulation.

Upon hearing that "Classmate Bai would be sad," Ichinose subconsciously began to persuade her classmates to pay more attention to what Bai Lan had said.

Essentially, it was about not slacking off, obeying school rules, showing initiative, and fulfilling their duties as students.

That was about it.

11. Ryuen: There must be a trap in this!

Finally, Bai Lan arrived at Class C.

At this point, Class C hadn't even chosen a class representative.

When Bai Lan announced he was selling information, the people in Class C either ignored him or told him to "get lost."

Bai Lan made a mental note of those who told him to "get lost," vowing future retribution... no, revenge.

However, soon a guy with a red middle part rushed out, slinging an arm around Bai Lan's shoulder, and suggested they find a private place to discuss the price.

They soon arrived at the men's restroom.

After the red-haired guy led Bai Lan into the restroom, he immediately blocked the doorway.

"Kid, spill the info you have. If you try anything funny, I'll break your bones!"

So, he wanted to get the information without paying, by "beating" it out of him.

The idea was to "beat" him first, then directly force the other person to say what he wanted to "hear." If he didn't comply, he'd just keep beating him until he did.

In reality, Bai Lan had anticipated this situation.

But he still came, because he didn't feel any threat from the other person.

Probably... just some small-time punk?

He wants to play rough?

That's exactly what Bai Lan wanted.

Bai Lan had been looking for someone to fight, to break the rules and accumulate demerits.

But he didn't want to harm innocent people.

This led to his "Chaos Strike" plan.

Unexpectedly, before "Chaos Strike" could even be fully implemented, someone had already run into his gun.

This is great!

The red-haired guy was just about to shove Bai Lan a few times to show his strength and intimidate him.

However, the result was that Bai Lan activated Overlord Body and beat the guy up instead.

Bai Lan first kicked him out of the restroom.

After all, there were no cameras inside the restroom.

The school wouldn't know.

But there was a camera right outside the restroom door.

Bai Lan went up and proceeded to beat the red-haired guy, all while "educating" him with "martial arts rules" he'd learned from movies:

"Don't fight back, okay? You can't beat me even if you try, so just take your beating, admit defeat, and play dead. If you give up resisting, then according to the rules of the underworld, I won't pursue you further."

The red-haired guy was very obedient and never fought back.

To be precise, the red-haired guy tried to fight back, but he couldn't land a single hit.

Bai Lan's greatest pride was his reaction speed.

The red-haired guy couldn't even touch him.

He was utterly incapable of fighting back.

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