Classroom of the Elite: Just Want to Be a Slacker

After leaving those words behind, Kamio Tatsuya turned and walked away.

"Stop."

Kamio Tatsuya turned a deaf ear to Chabashira-sensei's words.

"If you don't stop, I'll have you expelled."

Kamio Tatsuya stopped, then turned around and looked at Chabashira Sae with an extremely cold gaze.

"Chabashira-sensei, one joke like that is enough."

Under Kamio Tatsuya's icy stare, Chabashira Sae felt her breath catch. She could only watch as he left the Counseling Room.

After leaving the Counseling Room, Kamio Tatsuya took a deep breath, his heart filled with anger.

This teacher is fucking disgusting.

She throws around expulsion threats at the drop of a hat. Does she really think nobody has a temper?

With a homeroom teacher like this, I probably can't even slack off in peace. (Slacking off = not getting expelled and not getting into trouble.)

No, I need to find a way to get out of Class D's whirlpool.

Thinking about that, he headed toward the library.

Meanwhile, after Kamio Tatsuya left, Chabashira Sae also felt awkward. She had not expected his reaction to be so intense.

"Anyway, Horikita, if you want to advance to Class A, the help of those two is indispensable. All right, I need to attend a faculty meeting. You two should head back."

After leaving the Counseling Room, Horikita Suzune was still thinking about what had just happened.

She still did not believe that she had been assigned to Class D, but she had considered one possibility.

That was, Chabashira-sensei might not have been lying. If so, then she would need to work toward Class A from now on. But taking that group of problem children in Class D all the way to Class A was clearly impossible.

For that, she would need other people's help. Thus, she turned her gaze toward Ayanokoji, who was walking beside her...

Inside the library, Kamio Tatsuya had already found a seat and taken out the textbooks he planned to study today.

Although he had asked Horikita to help him study, he could not rely on her entirely.

Rather, studying was something that mostly depended on oneself.

Before that, however, Kamio Tatsuya picked up his phone and typed out a message.

[Thanks, Asahina-senpai.]

[Don't mention it.]

The reply came back quickly after he sent the message.

Then, after spending more than ten minutes organizing the things he did not understand, Horikita finally arrived.

"Sorry, it took some time."

"It's fine. It's not even five yet."

Kamio Tatsuya did not mind. After all, Horikita meeting with Chabashira-sensei had been decided beforehand, while his request for her to tutor him had come afterward.

What followed was an hour of studying. Kamio Tatsuya brought up every question he did not understand, and Horikita answered them one by one.

The hour passed quickly. Kamio Tatsuya had gained quite a bit from it and deeply felt that the 1,000 Points per day were well worth spending.

"The hour is up. If you have something to do, you can leave first."

After checking the time, Kamio Tatsuya continued reading while speaking to Horikita Suzune.

"There's something I want to ask you, so I'll wait until you're done."

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at her, then continued reading. Only after he had reinforced what he had studied today did he put away his textbooks and prepare to leave.

Seeing that, Horikita did the same.

After leaving the library, Kamio Tatsuya finally asked Horikita.

"What is it?"

"There are three things Class D urgently needs to improve: tardiness, talking in private, and making sure no one in the class fails the midterms."

Kamio Tatsuya nodded. "That's right. Your analysis is correct."

"Although I don't know why Chabashira-sensei recommended you to me, I hope you can help."

Faced with Horikita's request, Kamio Tatsuya neither agreed nor refused immediately. Instead, he asked her a question.

"So, you've decided to aim for Class A with Class D?"

"That's right."

"Then good luck."

Kamio Tatsuya offered his blessing in an indifferent tone.

"Wait. I said I hope you can help."

"Help... Heh. What's in it for me?"

Hearing that, Horikita Suzune froze for a moment.

Benefits...

"Isn't getting promoted to Class A a benefit in itself?"

"Why would I want to get promoted to Class A?" Kamio Tatsuya was completely baffled. "Didn't I say I wasn't interested in moving up to Class A?"

"Isn't there a university you want to attend, or a job you want?"

Horikita Suzune could hardly believe it.

"If there's a university I want to attend, I'll take the entrance exam. If there's a job I want, I'll look for it. Besides, compared to leading Class D to Class A, it's much easier to work hard, get into university, and then find the job I want." Kamio Tatsuya glanced at her.

Though that was what he said, what he actually thought was—of course I'll go to university, but as for working, whoever wants to do it can do it.

Once I uncover the system's potential, who the hell would go be some corporate drone?

Whoever wants to can do it.

As for why he said taking the exams himself would be easier, it was because he only needed to worry about himself.

But if he wanted to Rank Up, he could not rely on himself alone. At the very least, the people in Class D needed to turn over a new leaf and work toward it.

Wasn't betting his future on that bunch of dimwits in Class D turning over a new leaf completely insane?

My Brain Itches a Little

In the end, Horikita Suzune failed to persuade Kamio Tatsuya to help her.

Watching Kamio Tatsuya's retreating back, Horikita Suzune sighed. Fortunately, Ayanokoji had already agreed to help. She had used a few underhanded methods, but the result was good in the end.

After returning to his dorm, Kamio Tatsuya did not immediately begin studying. Instead, he took out his phone and switched it to anonymous mode.

During the day, he had used Hirata to ask Chabashira-sensei a question.

And he had received the answer he wanted.

Even if Class D students violated school rules, no Class Points would be deducted. But for other classes that still had Class Points, points would still be deducted.

As long as Class D students took advantage of that, they could extort the three classes ahead of them.

For example, they could have Class D students deliberately provoke students from the other three classes. As long as they controlled the severity, they could make them sick of the constant harassment.

Once the other side laid hands on a Class D student, things would become easy.

Either settle it privately, or settle it officially.

A private settlement meant paying Private Points. An official settlement meant getting the school involved. In the end, both sides might be punished equally, but since Class D had no Class Points left to deduct, only the other classes would truly suffer.

And if the upper classes did not want to be harassed like this, that was fine too. They just had to pay up and bribe the Class D students not to cause trouble.

It was shameless, but it was definitely an extremely practical method.

Many people might be too prideful to do it, but Kamio Tatsuya believed that there would definitely be people willing to throw away their dignity.

Class D's Class Points were already gone anyway. They could do whatever they wanted.

Thinking that, Kamio Tatsuya felt that the saying "the barefooted fear not those with shoes" had practically taken physical form.

After organizing his wording, Kamio Tatsuya sent the message to most of the boys in Class D, including himself. Naturally, Hirata Yosuke was excluded, and he even specifically told them not to inform Hirata.

It was not that he did not want to send it to the girls, but he only had Kushida's and Horikita's contact information. Sending it to them would probably be the same as not sending it at all.

Not long after the message was sent, the small group chat for the class boys immediately became lively.

"Did you guys get it?"

"You mean that method for extorting points from students in other classes?"

"Why call it extortion? That sounds awful."

"Exactly. We're borrowing!"

"That's right. Maybe we can not only borrow Private Points, but also lower their Class Points. That would give us a much better chance of getting promoted to Class A."

Just like that, the small group Ike had created became abuzz as they began discussing how to harass students from the other classes.

Hirata was not in this group. If he had been, he definitely would have stepped in to stop them.

Fortunately, he was not.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Kamio Tatsuya's lips.

Ike, you really never disappoint me. Work hard—I'm counting on you.

Because Ike had said during his self-introduction that he hated handsome guys, especially popular handsome guys like Hirata, Hirata had not been included in this group chat.

Now that the seeds of chaos had been planted, Kamio Tatsuya turned to another matter.

Today was May 1st, and the system had refreshed one draw chance for Kamio Tatsuya.

Looking at the one displayed beside the number of draws on the system screen, Kamio Tatsuya could not help recalling the scene when he had drawn an item last time.

[Congratulations, you have drawn a pack of toilet paper.]

Although it had been useless, he had been told that rewards could be accumulated. After accumulating them eight times, he could even draw a miracle drug like a Body Repair Potion!

After a surge of excitement, Kamio Tatsuya finally used this draw chance.

Just like last time, Kamio Tatsuya saw a black vortex appear before him, while the system issued a prompt.

[Please reach into the vortex and retrieve a random item.]

Kamio Tatsuya looked at the vortex, filled with anticipation.

I hope I draw something good this time. It doesn't have to be ridiculously overpowered—just useful. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it.

With that hope in mind, Kamio Tatsuya reached his hand into the black vortex.

The instant his hand went in, Kamio Tatsuya once again lost all sensation in it. This time, however, he did not panic. He simply waited quietly for a moment before exerting force through his right arm and pulling his hand out of the vortex.

Just like last time, the moment Kamio Tatsuya's hand left the black vortex, feeling immediately returned to it. It also looked no different from normal.

Unlike last time, however, he was not holding a pack of tissues, but something else.

It looked like a... slice of bread?

I almost mistook it for tissues. Looks like the system's pool isn't filled with nothing but tissues after all.

At the same time, the system issued a notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the item Memory Bread lv.2.

Then, it displayed the description of the item Kamio Tatsuya had pulled out.

Item obtained this time: Memory Bread lv.2

Effect: Permanently increases two random attributes by 2 points.

Attributes?

Kamio Tatsuya froze. What the hell is this?

Before he could even wonder further, the system changed again.

Four lines of text appeared on the interface only he could see.

Strength: 3

Agility: 3