Classroom of the Elite, I Really Just Want to Collect All the CGs

Horikita Suzune sat back down and exchanged contact information with Shikime Natsu. Even with the addition of Shikime Natsu, her contact list remained remarkably sparse.

"Is your information worth sixty thousand private points?"

Horikita Suzune looked at Shikime Natsu. If it wasn't worth it, she wouldn't be handing over her private points.

"I say it is. What do you think?"

Shikime Natsu looked at Horikita Suzune with a strange expression. What merchant would ever say their own goods weren't worth the asking price? Besides, the ten thousand points from Ryuen Kakeru were for the information, the fifty thousand were for deleting the video, and the sixty thousand points were a figure Horikita Suzune had proposed herself.

Except for the most crucial method to avoid point deductions, which Shikime Natsu would never reveal, he was open to bargaining for any other information.

"I want you to prove that Ryuen Kakeru is not from Class A."

Horikita Suzune hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

She always seemed so incredibly serious about such trivial matters.

"Fine, I'll prove it to you."

With that, Shikime Natsu sent a message directly into the class group he had created.

"Is that enough?"

The image that appeared on Shikime Natsu's phone was the class roster for the first-year Class C, which clearly included the name Ryuen Kakeru.

"It is."

The vigilance in Horikita Suzune's eyes eased slightly.

The sixty thousand points were transferred immediately.

Does this girl really not know how to bargain?

Did she not notice that Ryuen Kakeru's payment was made in two separate transactions?

Regardless, Shikime Natsu accepted the points with a clear conscience.

"Alright, then let me make one thing clear to you: this school does not distribute one hundred thousand points every month."

Shikime Natsu threw out the most significant piece of information right away.

"But..."

"I assume your teacher said that points are automatically deposited on the first of every month, right? They didn't say that one hundred thousand private points are automatically deposited on the first of every month."

Just as Horikita Suzune was about to retort, Shikime Natsu cut her off completely.

Upon hearing this, Horikita Suzune was left stunned.

"Don't you also think... this school is far too indulgent with its students? You have to realize that providing one hundred thousand yen for every student to spend each month is no simple task for a school funded by the government."

Shikime Natsu's words left Horikita Suzune unable to process the information for a moment.

"I am very sorry, Shikime-san. The plan to purchase information from the upperclassmen has failed. I asked several people and only then found out that someone reported it to the school. The transactions that were supposed to be done secretly in private are no longer possible."

Just as he had received the sixty thousand points, bad news arrived from Totsuka Yahiko. Someone reported it?

Was there a mole in the class?

Chapter 14: The Undercover Agent Exposed Themselves?

The plan to purchase school information from the upperclassmen had effectively fallen through. However, the people in Class A did not suspect that someone from their own class had leaked the information; after all, why would anyone do something so detrimental to their own class?

"I understand. Don't worry about it for now."

Shikime Natsu briefly reassured the others.

His own transaction here wasn't finished yet.

"What does the school's point distribution depend on?"

Horikita Suzune looked at Shikime Natsu again, her eyes filled with urgency.

"I don't know that either. And... don't think that sixty thousand private points alone can buy all this information."

Shikime Natsu shook his head slightly. He was joking; the complete information he had purchased from the teacher had cost him two million private points.

"Then you aren't just going to tell me this one piece of information for my sixty thousand private points, are you?"

Horikita Suzune frowned.

"Of course not. There is another piece of information regarding this school: 'Everything within the school can be purchased with points.'"

Even things prohibited by the school could be purchased; it was simply a matter of how large a price one would have to pay if caught.

When Totsuka Yahiko said private transactions were no longer possible, it wasn't that they were impossible, but that the consequences of being caught had become too severe, and no one was willing to take the risk.

"For example, your purchasing information from me is the same thing. You could even use private points to permanently buy this seat in the cafe."

Shikime Natsu rephrased his point and continued.

"Buying this seat is meaningless, but I understand what you mean. I can also purchase information from others, right?"

Horikita Suzune continued coldly. After Shikime Natsu's explanation, she understood a little better.

"Correct. If you want to join the Student Council, even if your abilities are lacking, as long as you have enough points, I believe it is possible."

Shikime Natsu shifted the topic back to Horikita Manabu once more. He had discovered that whenever Horikita Manabu was mentioned, Horikita Suzune would become slightly nervous.

"Even this is possible?"

Horikita Suzune's tone trembled slightly.

"That's right."

Shikime Natsu nodded. Watching that shocked expression was actually quite enjoyable—if not for that annoying business, Shikime Natsu would be in an even better mood.

"Alright, the last piece of information—or rather, it's more of a personal deduction than hard intel—is that the class assignments in this school aren't random. They're purposeful. Class A is the best, Class B and Class C follow, and Class D is at the bottom."

Hearing this, Horikita Suzune's brows furrowed even deeper. She stared at Shikime Natsu with eyes full of disbelief, as if she wanted to say, Can a guy like this really be in Class A?

Hmm... that was quite rude. Not to brag, but Shikime Natsu's entrance exam score was at least seventh place.

"Impossible. That's just your speculation, isn't it?"

Horikita Suzune thought for a moment before reaching her conclusion. Of course, the biggest factor influencing her view was simple: she was in Class D.

Even if the people around her weren't excellent, she was someone of considerable talent. During middle school, she spent almost all her time studying except for eating and sleeping—sixteen hours a day. Even her athletic ability was top-tier; most average boys were no match for her. Someone like Yamauchi Haruki, for instance, she could take down with ease.

"This is something the upperclassmen let slip. Words spoken in the heat of the moment aren't always just bluster; they could very well be the truth."

The truth?

How could that be?

At the very least, Horikita Suzune refused to believe it.

"Is that all the information you have?"

Horikita Suzune raised her eyes to look at Shikime Natsu, feeling like she had been completely ripped off.

"Yep, that's it. Knowing that we won't get 100,000 points every month is enough for you to take measures, right?"

Shikime Natsu nodded, feeling no guilt whatsoever. What a profiteer!

Horikita Suzune glared at Shikime Natsu and grabbed her bag. She hadn't even taken a single sip of the coffee on the table.

Shikime Natsu had paid for that coffee, too. What a waste.

Horikita Suzune didn't say much else. Shikime Natsu was right; just knowing that it wouldn't be 100,000 points every month allowed her to take precautions. For example, she wouldn't spend points unnecessarily, and she would cut back on things like coffee to save a significant amount of personal points.

Unfortunately... she hadn't obtained the most crucial information: how to maintain or increase next month's points. Did this guy really not know, or was he pretending?

Horikita Suzune was skeptical. In her mind, Shikime Natsu was already synonymous with a scoundrel.

"Take care. Maybe we'll have another chance to trade in the future."

Shikime Natsu reached for the coffee across from him quite naturally, but just as he was about to take a sip, Horikita Suzune blocked him.

"That's mine."

After saying that, Horikita Suzune sat back down, downed the coffee in one gulp, and stood up to leave. She wasn't going to let this guy take even the slightest advantage of her.

Shikime Natsu was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected this side of her; what a stingy person.

He took out his phone and checked the group chat. Many people were already suggesting they pool two million yen to buy all the information from Mashima Tomoya.

Of course, the final decision still rested with Shikime Natsu. His status in their eyes was quite high right now.

They could have their opinions, but there was only one person who made the final call, and that was Shikime Natsu—at least for now.

Just as Shikime Natsu was about to reply, a private message popped up. It was from Sakayanagi Arisu.

In Shikime Natsu's memory, his relationship with Sakayanagi Arisu hadn't reached the point of private messaging, aside from the bank transfers.

Still, having a cute girl take the initiative to chat with him was quite nice. She must have been attracted by his personal charm; maybe she would even confess to him on the first day of school.

"Where is your dormitory?"

Shikime Natsu had initially thought his own ideas were a bit delusional, but he hadn't expected the other party to be even more direct—coming straight for his dorm.

Were girls these days really this unreserved?

However...

Shikime Natsu thought about her condition. Could she handle it?

"There is something I would like to discuss with you properly, Shikime-kun. I am the one who reported it."

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to have done it on purpose, waiting a few minutes before sending that sentence to invite speculation.

The first sentence had been fine, but the second one made Shikime Natsu's mood plummet.

The mole had exposed herself?

"Why would you do that?"

Shikime Natsu couldn't quite grasp Sakayanagi Arisu's train of thought. What benefit was there for her in doing this?

He had to keep in mind that the money for the intel was supposed to be split equally. Was she really that eager to see everyone suffer?

"I would like to meet with you to discuss this matter, Shikime-kun. Is that alright?"