Classroom of the Elite: Just Want to Be a Slacker

Once could be called an accident, twice carelessness—but what about three or four times? Class D had more than just three or four people short on points, and there were certainly more than just three or four people willing to take risks for points.

Once it happened often enough, Class D would have no choice but to admit they were doing it deliberately.

Then, Class D's students would start throwing themselves in front of people for points, while the upright Hirata would try to stop them in order to maintain stability.

At that point, the conflict between classes would become a conflict between Hirata and the Class D students pulling these stunts.

He would end up alienating everyone around him. In the worst-case scenario, he might even become estranged from the students of Class D.

That would also be Ryuen's victory.

If he could use this incident to cripple Hirata, Ryuen would be making an absolute killing.

Impressive!

In such a short time, Ryuen had come up with such an effective countermeasure. Kamio Tatsuya found himself viewing the other boy in a new light.

Hirata frowned, because he couldn't guarantee that Class D's students wouldn't keep pulling these stunts.

Although Kamio Tatsuya hadn't sent yesterday's message to Hirata, Hirata's network was exceptionally well-connected. The moment Kamio Tatsuya mass-sent the message—

Someone had already gone to Hirata to report it. So Hirata actually knew that Yamauchi had done it on purpose, but...

"I'll do my best to restrain the students of Class D, but I can't guarantee that something like this won't happen again. If a similar incident occurs again, the school should step in and punish them, rather than students using violence to settle it among themselves."

At those words, Ryuen's expression darkened. Kamio Tatsuya also found it both fascinating and surprising.

Based on Hirata's earlier behavior, he had thought Hirata would defend his classmates unconditionally. He hadn't expected him to understand the situation so clearly.

And violence seemed to be the only thing he cared about.

In other words, as long as students from other classes didn't use violence, he wouldn't interfere?

If so, Ryuen's solution from earlier didn't seem nearly as effective.

"Let the school punish them? Heh. At most, they'd deduct Class Points, right? Your class has zero Class Points. Are you kidding me?"

Without waiting for Hirata to answer, Ryuen looked at Kanzaki and Katsuragi, who had been watching the spectacle all along.

"Aren't you two going to say something? This time, it's Class C. Next time, they might come after you. After all, they aren't afraid of losing Class Points, unlike us."

Kanzaki and Katsuragi's expressions changed drastically at those words.

Meanwhile, Kamio Tatsuya felt a surge of disappointment.

What was this?

This was Class A and Class B?

They couldn't even see something this simple?

They needed someone else to point it out?

Wait, were they pretending?

Kamio Tatsuya considered the possibility suspiciously.

In reality, it wasn't that they hadn't considered it. The reason their expressions had changed was because Ryuen had said it out loud.

They hadn't been sure whether the students of Class D knew about this.

If Yamauchi had really just bumped into Ishizaki by accident and caused the current situation, that meant he didn't know about this method.

But now Ryuen had openly spelled it out in front of everyone. Whether Yamauchi had done it deliberately before no longer mattered.

Class D had learned this method. They would definitely target Class A and Class B.

And Class A and Class B couldn't do anything to Class D.

Because if they did, they would lose Class Points.

But if they did nothing, they would keep being harassed by Class D. Constantly enduring it would only deepen the students' resentment, and sooner or later, that would cause problems.

So they both glared at Ryuen with unfriendly expressions.

As for Ryuen, he wasn't worried in the slightest. He had done it on purpose—deliberately dragging Class A and Class B into the mess.

Because of this incident, Class C would most likely face only two possible outcomes in the end: either they would lose Class Points and Ishizaki would be suspended, or they would be extorted for a sum of Private Points.

Neither outcome was something Ryuen was willing to bear alone, so he chose to drag Class A and Class B down with him.

If there was fortune to be had, everyone should share it. Hehehe!

Kamio Tatsuya: Class D Really Has No Talent

After Ryuen dragged Class A and Class B into the mess, Sakagami Kazuma, who had been silently watching everything, stepped forward.

"It's about time. You should all return to class. As for this matter, I'll report it to Class D's homeroom teacher, Chabashira-sensei, later. As for the outcome, we'll continue the discussion after school."

As the only member of the school staff present, Sakagami brought the matter to an immediate halt as soon as he spoke.

The students checked the time and gradually left as well. After all, Class D might not care, but the other classes were different. If they were all late, who knew how many Class Points would be deducted?

Because of what had happened at noon, quite a few people in class were distracted during the lessons.

Most of them were even wondering whether Yamauchi could successfully extort some points.

Before long, the afternoon classes came to an end.

Chabashira-sensei came to the classroom as usual.

"Yamauchi, come with me. Everyone else may leave for the day."

The moment Chabashira-sensei pronounced this, Hirata immediately stood up.

"Sensei, please allow me to come along."

Hearing that, Chabashira-sensei glanced at him before nodding.

After the two left, the classroom instantly erupted into disorder, with nearly everyone discussing the matter.

Kamio Tatsuya packed up his things, gave Horikita Suzune a meaningful look, and the two headed toward the library together.

"What exactly happened at noon?"

Kamio glanced at her and showed Horikita what had happened at noon, along with the message he had received yesterday.

After reading the message, Horikita Suzune was deeply shaken. She had always believed that surpassing the other classes meant increasing Class D's Class Points until they overtook them.

She had never considered a method like reducing the other classes' points.

Seeing her shocked expression, Kamio knew that she was far too naïve.

Still, it had nothing to do with him. Kamio began organizing the questions she had struggled with today and started their usual after-school tutoring.

Meanwhile, after taking Yamauchi and Hirata outside, Chabashira began speaking with Yamauchi.

"Yamauchi, you're the victim this time. Do you intend to file a complaint against the Class C student, or settle this privately?"

Yamauchi froze, unable to understand what Chabashira-sensei meant.

"If you intend to file a complaint against the Class C student, you should already be familiar with the procedure. The Student Council will handle this violent incident when the time comes.

"As for the result, it will most likely be the same as last time. Ishizaki Daichi will be suspended for one week, and Class C will lose 100 Class Points."

Hearing that, Yamauchi immediately panicked.

"What? Then what about me?"

"You?" Chabashira shot him a glance. "You weren't seriously injured, and you were also at fault in this matter. You should be grateful we aren't pursuing responsibility against you."

Yamauchi opened his mouth, but immediately began stammering, unable to say anything.

"If you settle privately, Class C is willing to compensate you with 20,000 Private Points. That is what Class C's homeroom teacher conveyed to me."

Chabashira Sae presented the other option.

But upon hearing Chabashira-sensei's words, Yamauchi immediately jumped up.

"Only twenty thousand? It has to be at least fifty thousand."

"Deal!"

Ryuen appeared out of nowhere and immediately agreed to Yamauchi's demand.

Seeing Ryuen agree so quickly, Yamauchi instantly felt that he had asked for too little.

"I-I meant one hundred thousand."

Yamauchi Haruki's embarrassing display was so bad that even Chabashira could hardly bear to watch. She helplessly covered her forehead.

Upon hearing Yamauchi's words, Ryuen showed a cold smile.

Yamauchi also seemed to realize how embarrassing his behavior was, so he hurriedly confirmed it.

"O-one hundred thousand."

Seeing that the other party wanted only one hundred thousand, Ryuen narrowed his eyes and took out his phone.

"Take out your phone."

Ryuen then directly transferred 100,000 Private Points to Yamauchi.

Looking at the 100,000 points that had arrived, Yamauchi was ecstatic. To hell with the Mountain Vegetable Set—whoever wanted it could eat it!

Ryuen carefully watched every change in his expression, then felt a wave of disappointment.

Yamauchi's performance just now did not look acted at all, so he was not the one in Class D who had come up with that Evil Path.

Then who was it?

The Hirata standing before him?

Didn't seem like it...

Then he would find that person. This was getting interesting.

"Since you have chosen to settle privately, the school will not pursue this matter any further. This incident ends here. However, you should all be more mindful of your words and actions in the future."

Having witnessed the private settlement, Chabashira Sae announced the outcome.

Hirata, who was also present, sighed.

This method might earn Private Points in the short term, but without question, Yamauchi had offended Class C.

If they ever got the chance, Class C would definitely not go easy on him.

In truth, this method was simply trading away one's credibility for Private Points.

Kamio Tatsuya was also very disappointed. He had originally hoped that someone would use an anonymous account to make a post on the school forum and openly threaten the top three classes.

He had sent that message through an anonymous account to remind the students of Class D.

If they did that, while the method would be rather underhanded, it would still be within the rules.

After all, the four classes were competitors. Class D taking advantage of its zero Class Points to squeeze out a few points was nothing unreasonable.

If you had the ability, then take them back.

That was simply competition between classes.

But before anyone in Class D could think of that method, things took a turn.

All he could say was that Yamauchi moved far too quickly, and his choice of target had been far too precise.

He struck gold in one shot and screwed over the students of Class C.

It was easy to imagine that Ryuen definitely would not let this go.

Don't be fooled by how obediently he had handed the points over to Yamauchi Haruki. This time, he had not only dragged Class A and Class B into the mess, but also gained a reason to retaliate against Class D later.

Kamio Tatsuya was also extremely disappointed. Was there really no one in Class D who could see that method?

Did he have to do it himself?

What a hassle!

Although he had no interest in class conflicts, getting some extra points would not be so bad.

High EQ: There really wasn't anyone useful in Class D.

Low EQ: A bunch of useless trash!

The hour passed quickly, and Kamio Tatsuya had gained quite a lot as well. If every day could be like today, then the Midterm Exam twenty days from now would definitely be in the bag.

"Good work."