Classroom of the Elite, Just Want to Be a Slacker

Intelligence: 4

Stamina: 3

Notice: For a normal, healthy adult male, Strength, Agility, and Stamina are around 4, though this may vary depending on individual differences. The higher the attribute value, the greater the effect of each additional point. An ordinary person's Intelligence is 3–4.

Note 1: Strength, Agility, and Stamina can all be increased through training. They will also decrease accordingly when the body is injured. Intelligence is determined at birth, though it may decrease due to external factors.

Note 2: The effect produced by an attribute value of 10 is not twice that of 5. The human limit in this world is 10.

Note 3: Items from the Memory Bread series can raise the host's attributes to a maximum of 7, and are ineffective when consumed by others.

Kamio Tatsuya understood the explanation quite well.

For example, when Strength was 5, he could lift a 50-kilogram object with one hand. But if his Strength reached 10, it did not mean he could only lift a 100-kilogram object—the upper limit would be far higher than that.

System, is my understanding correct?

Just to be safe, Kamio Tatsuya specifically asked the system to confirm it.

Naturally, the answer was yes.

Other than Intelligence, all of Kamio Tatsuya's current attributes were at 3. That was within expectations. His body was currently only at an ordinary person's level, and since he was still developing, it was only natural that he had yet to reach the standard of a normal adult.

His Intelligence, meanwhile, was 4. That meant he was still just an ordinary person at heart—at most, one of the better ones. He was still far from being called a genius.

After figuring out the concept of attributes, Kamio Tatsuya looked at the bread in his hand. This thing... could actually raise two attributes.

But since it was called Memory Bread, shouldn't it increase memory instead?

And this thing wasn't poisonous, was it?

[This product has no toxic side effects.]

Uh, I was just making a snarky remark. No need to take it so seriously.

[...]

After looking at it for a while, Kamio Tatsuya made a decision. Since this thing was so easy to obtain, it probably was not particularly valuable.

Then... should he eat it?

Having made up his mind, Kamio Tatsuya directly stuffed the bread he had taken out into his mouth, gulped down a large mouthful of water, and swallowed it whole.

He did not even get to taste it, avoiding the possibility that it tasted like a Devil Fruit.

Memory Bread Lv.2 successfully used. Intelligence +1, Stamina +1

His brain felt a little itchy...

His body felt a little numb too...

Evil Path, but an Open Scheme

The next day, the atmosphere in Class D was much better than before.

The students who had previously chatted and eaten during class quietly listened to the teacher's lesson. Only Sudo remained the same as ever, brazenly dozing off.

But no one could be bothered to care about him. They were at zero points now, so even if they did not stop him, no points would be deducted. Besides, if he failed the midterm exam, he would be expelled outright. They probably would never see him again.

Kamio Tatsuya, naturally, listened to the teacher's lesson with great energy. Even though his Intelligence had risen from 4 to 5, there were still things he did not know. He still needed to study.

Moreover, perhaps because of the +1 to Intelligence, he felt that his memory had become much stronger than before, and his comprehension ability seemed better as well.

At noon, after finishing lunch, Kamio Tatsuya returned to the classroom, intending to rest his head on the desk and take a nap to recover some energy.

"This is bad! Yamauchi got into a fight with students from Class C!"

Ike ran in from outside in a panic. Hearing that, Kamio Tatsuya, who had been feeling a little sleepy, immediately perked up.

As expected of Yamauchi. His talent for angering people was truly first-rate.

Hirata Yosuke was the first to react.

He immediately abandoned the classmates he had been chatting with and rushed out. Kamio Tatsuya also intended to follow and watch the show.

By the time he arrived, the Men's Restroom was already packed with people. Kamio Tatsuya had to exert considerable effort just to squeeze his way inside.

There was no helping it. He might be lazy and slacker-like, but gossip was human nature. There was no way he could miss out on this spectacle.

When Kamio Tatsuya squeezed into the crowd, Yamauchi was curled up on the restroom floor. Ike beside him was preparing to help him up, while several Class D students confronted the people opposite them. Hirata of Class D stood at the front.

Hirata's expression was extremely grim. His fists were clenched tight, and his eyes were fixed fiercely on the other side, as if he were ready to take them out at any moment.

The guy standing opposite him under that glare was a sturdy young man with short blue hair. At a glance, he looked like a delinquent.

The guy's face was filled with rage. If not for the people beside him holding him back, he would probably have given Yamauchi a few more hits.

"Calm down, Ishizaki. Ryuen will be here soon."

The moment he heard Ryuen's name, Ishizaki, who had been furious just moments ago, immediately shuddered and relaxed. However, his gaze toward Yamauchi on the ground remained as violent as ever.

Besides the people directly involved, Kamio Tatsuya also spotted an acquaintance: Katsuragi Kouhei from Class A. He was here as well.

However, since no Class A students were involved, he stood silently at the edge of the crowd, waiting to see how things developed.

There was also someone Kamio Tatsuya did not recognize—a purple-haired boy. Kamio Tatsuya only knew that he was from Class B, but did not know his name.

Soon, a commotion broke out beyond the crowd, and then two people walked in.

One was Class C's homeroom teacher, Teacher Sakagami, a First Year math teacher whom Kamio Tatsuya knew.

As for the other, he had medium-length red hair and eyes like a venomous snake. Behind him stood a very muscular Black man.

Holy shit, this school had Black students too?

"R-Ryuen."

Ryuen?

Was this the Ryuen whose name alone was enough to make that hulking Ishizaki too scared to act up?

Seeing Ishizaki trembling, Ryuen merely glanced at him, making his whole body shudder as he no longer dared to say anything.

"Stand quietly to the side."

At those words, Ishizaki obediently took two steps back and did not dare offer any rebuttal.

Ryuen then looked toward the center of the incident.

"Oh, Katsuragi from Class A, Kanzaki from Class B, and Hirata from Class D." Ryuen called out each of their names before speaking. "I got here late. Could someone explain what happened?"

Although a teacher was present, he acted as though nothing had happened and simply allowed Ryuen to do as he pleased.

"Isn't it obvious? A student from your class used violence against a student from ours."

Hirata was the first to step forward, because that was the truth as he understood it.

"Is that so?"

Ryuen naturally did not take Hirata's words at face value. There were no cameras in the restroom, so he turned his gaze toward Ishizaki, one of the parties involved.

"You tell me."

"It was that guy. That guy deliberately bumped into me while I was using the restroom and made me piss all over my pants. I couldn't hold it in, so..."

Only then did Kamio Tatsuya notice that there was indeed a large wet patch on Ishizaki's pants.

Yamauchi really had guts. He actually dared to do something like that.

Still, he had picked a good target. Ishizaki looked like the kind of hothead who would definitely fall for Yamauchi's provocation.

After hearing Ishizaki's account, Kamio Tatsuya looked at Yamauchi Haruki, who had gotten up from the floor and leaned against the wall, groaning softly while occasionally glancing over here.

For a moment, he did not know whether to admire the guy's courage or laugh at his recklessness. He had actually done something like that to Ishizaki, who looked like an obvious delinquent.

Ryuen, who had arrived later, also turned his gaze toward Yamauchi on the ground after hearing Ishizaki's explanation.

He was absolutely certain that idiot Ishizaki had been set up.

He simply had not expected there to be someone in this school who thought along the same lines as him.

In fact, when Class D's zero points had been announced yesterday, Ryuen had immediately thought of this scheme of staging a collision.

It was just that Class C still had 490 Class Points, so there was no need to use that method.

Yet, to his surprise, someone had put on such a performance for him today.

Looking at Yamauchi lying on the floor, Ryuen revealed a pleased expression. This school really would not let him get bored.

"You're pretty capable, Class D."

Just as Ryuen was about to take another step forward, Hirata stepped out and blocked his path.

"Ryuen, what are you planning to do?"

"Don't be so tense, Hirata. With a teacher here, there's no way I can do anything to him." Ryuen looked completely unconcerned. "Besides, wasn't it your guy who started this?"

As he spoke, Ryuen looked toward Yamauchi in the corner.

"I-I didn't do it on purpose."

However, Yamauchi's eyes darted back and forth as he spoke. It was obvious he was lying.

Hey, hey, hey, where did all that bragging skill of yours go?

Why were you dropping the ball at a time like this?

Seeing him like that, Ryuen naturally did not believe him, so he turned his gaze toward Katsuragi Kouhei from Class A and the purple-haired boy from Class B.

"Hey, Kanzaki, Katsuragi. Did either of you see what really happened?"

"Sorry, it was rather chaotic at the time. By the time I noticed, Ishizaki had already thrown a punch," said the purple-haired boy, who seemed to be Kanzaki.

Come to think of it, Ryuen had already made contact with students from the other classes. Interesting.

Kanzaki's clear unwillingness to get involved in this mess made Ryuen click his tongue in irritation.

Ryuen: Let's Go Down Together

Ryuen then turned to Katsuragi. Katsuragi frowned and thought for a moment, because the matter was rather delicate.

What had happened was that Yamauchi Haruki had bumped into Ishizaki from behind, causing Ishizaki to spill it all over himself.

But whether it had been intentional or not was probably something only the person involved knew.

"Unfortunately, although I saw what happened, I cannot determine whether this Class D student did it deliberately."

"How could it not have been deliberate? There was clearly enough room behind me for three people to walk side by side, yet this guy just happened to bump into me. If that wasn't intentional, then what was?"

Hearing Katsuragi's words, Ishizaki immediately leapt up in agitation.

"I don't deny that. But I have no idea whether the other party did it on purpose."

Although Katsuragi kept saying that he did not know whether Yamauchi had acted deliberately, everyone present understood that he was merely trying to avoid getting involved.

By this point, it was already obvious whether Yamauchi had done it intentionally.

However...

"S-So what if that's true? I was talking with my friends at the time and didn't notice him at all. What makes you so sure I did it on purpose?"

Yamauchi was still stubbornly denying it. Ryuen knew perfectly well that he was just putting up a front, but there was nothing he could do. This was school, after all, and matters of this degree had to be judged by the school.

So Ryuen turned his gaze toward the teacher who had come with him, Sakagami Kazuma.

Sakagami Kazuma helplessly shook his head. Though he wanted to favor his own student, Ishizaki had undeniably struck someone.

And even if Yamauchi's actions were brought before the Student Council, without conclusive witnesses or physical evidence, the matter would most likely be dropped.

In the end, Ishizaki Daichi would still be punished, and Class C would have Class Points deducted.

Seeing Sakagami's reaction, Ryuen immediately understood that Class C would have no choice but to swallow this loss today.

But he was not the sort to simply admit defeat and slink away, so he turned his gaze toward Hirata.

"Hirata, you heard what he just said. Since that guy claims he didn't do it on purpose, then let's treat it as though he didn't. We'll compensate him. Name however many points you want.

"But don't take me for a fool. And one such accident is enough. What do you think?"

Hirata showed no reaction upon hearing that, but Kamio Tatsuya's heart skipped a beat.

With just a few words, Ryuen had nearly shut down Kamio Tatsuya's plan to have Class D stage accidents for compensation.

If Class D quietly let the matter rest, then Ryuen's tactic would have succeeded. But if Class D kept staging such incidents, then things would become interesting.