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

Kamuro Masumi could not understand why Shikime Natsu had agreed to a duel with Sakayanagi Arisu.

"What if she continues to act in a way that harms the interests of the class?"

She really wasn't thinking this through.

Shikime Natsu felt that he needed to properly train Kamuro Masumi.

"Are you confident?"

"Of course I am. Why else do you think I would have agreed to it?"

"If there's anything you need, let me know."

Kamuro Masumi was actually a rather gentle person after all.

Shikime Natsu couldn't help but reveal a smile; chatting with that problem child Sakayanagi Arisu had truly drained a significant amount of his energy.

Fortunately, the harvest today was good; even through a screen, Shikime Natsu could tell whether Kamuro Masumi's thoughts were genuine or fake.

The result was that they were genuine.

This was also the reason why Shikime Natsu was in such a pleasant mood.

It was a good thing that there was only one backstabber by his side.

However, even if there was only one, it had to be dealt with as soon as possible.

"Leader, the investigation results are out. Aside from Class A of the third years, almost all the upperclassmen are missing people, so I suspect some of them might have dropped out."

Hashimoto Masayoshi initiated a private chat with Shikime Natsu, choosing not to use the class group chat; it was Hashimoto Masayoshi's judgment that there was a mole in the group.

At the moment, the only person he could slightly trust was Shikime Natsu. Of course, if the traitor turned out to be Shikime Natsu, Hashimoto Masayoshi would not hesitate to betray him in return.

After all, he wasn't the type to be truly loyal to anyone; everything he did was merely to serve his own interests.

"I understand."

Shikime Natsu replied simply.

"By the way, leader, do you have any news regarding the traitor in the class?"

Seeing Shikime Natsu's reply, Hashimoto Masayoshi hurriedly asked.

"Yes, the person has already approached me and challenged me. I will handle this matter."

Shikime Natsu sent the reason briefly as well, looking at Hashimoto Masayoshi's chat box with a thoughtful expression. This guy lacked loyalty.

But it didn't matter, as long as the information provided was true.

"I understand, then I'll leave it to you, leader."

Shikime Natsu pulled up his contact list, his gaze landing on Ichinose Honami of Class B in the first year.

Judging from the CGs, this person was likely the friendliest individual Shikime Natsu had ever seen.

Even Kushida Kikyo on the bus couldn't compare, because Kushida Kikyo's CG dialogue was "Look, I'm an ally of justice~," which, in Shikime Natsu's view, didn't measure up to Ichinose Honami's CG dialogue.

Hmm... her body curves couldn't compare either.

So... how should he strike up a conversation?

Starting with "Are you there?"

That was an incredibly stupid move. Of course, for Ichinose Honami, she probably wouldn't mind.

"Ichinose-san, want to make a deal?"

What kind of deal was that? Pass!

Shikime Natsu still cared quite a bit about his image; he was unwilling to say words that could easily cause misunderstandings.

"Ichinose-san, I have a deal here that I think you'd be interested in. It's about this school. Would you be free to talk?"

Shikime Natsu sent this message out. Hmm... it looked much more decent than the previous attempts.

"Sure, just a moment."

Almost the instant the message was sent, Ichinose Honami replied to Shikime Natsu.

After waiting for about two or three minutes, Shikime Natsu's phone rang.

Calling directly?

That was a good thing; he could hear the beautiful girl's voice, and the key was that her voice was quite pleasant to listen to.

If a boy had called him, Shikime Natsu would have answered, but he wouldn't have been nearly as pleased.

"Hello, can you hear me?"

Ichinose Honami's kind and gentle voice rang out from the phone. Just by listening, Shikime Natsu could imagine that she must be wearing a smile.

Hmm... not long ago, there was also someone with a face full of smiles, but that person made it very hard to be happy. He had to thoroughly crush her!

A bratty girl like that really deserved to be taught a harsh lesson.

"Yes, I can hear you. Sorry for disturbing your rest, Ichinose-san."

Shikime Natsu led with a strike of politeness.

"It's fine, it's fine. So, what is this deal that Shikime-kun wants to discuss with me?"

The conversation quickly returned to the main point.

"It's about the truth behind the rules of this school. This school does not actually deposit one hundred thousand points into students' accounts every month."

Shikime Natsu knew that to hold a conversation, one had to throw out the things others cared about most, and the monthly one hundred thousand points were naturally what every student cared about most.

"Shikime-kun... is what you're saying true?"

The person on the other end was silent for a moment before slowly voicing her doubt.

"Of course. You can verify this with the teachers as well."

Though, the teachers wouldn't actually tell her.

"I understand. That is indeed a very important piece of information. So... what kind of deal does Shikime-kun want to make with me?"

Ichinose Honami continued to ask. It sounded like Shikime Natsu really did possess some incredible information, but... she didn't know how this deal could be established.

"Can Ichinose-san represent the opinions of everyone in your class?"

Shikime Natsu asked the question he cared about most.

"Hmm... I'll have to ask everyone for their opinions."

Since this sounded like it would involve everyone in the class, it was naturally impossible for Ichinose Honami to make a decision for everyone on her own.

"After school tomorrow, could you please bring a few people who can represent Class B in making decisions, along with your homeroom teacher, to the Karaoke Hall in Keyaki Mall? I will notify you of the specific room number later."

"Yes, I understand."

Chapter 17: Invisible Fingerprints? Do I Need That?

The next morning, after waking up and washing up, Shikime Natsu prepared to take the elevator downstairs.

Today was the day classes officially began; he absolutely could not be late.

"Good morning, Shikime-kun."

When the elevator doors opened, a very familiar figure came into view: Kushida Kikyo from Class D of the first year.

He had only met her once yesterday.

"Good morning, Kushida."

Shikime Natsu nodded with a smile and stepped into the elevator.

"What a coincidence. It's a shame we aren't in the same class. Oh, right, let's exchange contact information, shall we?"

As she spoke, Kushida Kikyo seemed to think of something, quickly taking a phone out of her bag and waving it toward Shikime Natsu.

"Of course, no problem."

Shikime Natsu nodded and exchanged contact information with Kushida Kikyo. If he wanted to contact Class D, relying solely on Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune would absolutely not work. Or rather, if he chose to rely on those two, he would definitely fail.

Both of those guys had particularly poor social skills; one was unskilled, and the other was dismissive.

"By the way, yesterday... a friend of mine saw you sitting and having coffee with Horikita-san from our class. Could it be... are you two dating?"

Kushida Kikyo clasped her hands together and asked with an embarrassed look, though the expression on her face looked more like she was gossiping.

"No, not at all. It's just that Horikita helped me out with something, so I treated her to coffee as a thank you."

Shikime Natsu chuckled. Well... paying him money counted as helping him, and he was the one who bought the coffee, so there was no problem there.

It was impossible not to be noticed while sitting with Horikita Suzune. After all, Shikime Natsu hadn't reached the point where he could talk without being discovered, but verifying it was simple, as the position he sat in allowed him to clearly see who was nearby.

At least with Shikime Natsu's hearing, he felt that the people in that area couldn't have heard his conversation with Horikita Suzune. Of course, if they really could hear it, he would have to compliment their hearing.

"Oh, I see. Do you have Horikita-san's contact information? I've always wanted to be friends with her, but I've just been ignored."

Kushida Kikyo wore a very regretful expression, while Shikime Natsu clearly saw the "fakeness" in her. Of course, being ignored was true, but wanting to be friends was fake.

It seemed this little angel was not ordinary either.

"I do have it, but... I think it would be better if you asked her for it yourself, Kushida."

Shikime Natsu spoke, effectively refusing. This person also seemed like quite a troublesome character, and she was extremely good at disguising herself; the "fakeness" on her was almost overflowing.

How exactly did Horikita Suzune offend Kushida Kikyo?

But thinking of Horikita Suzune's personality, for some reason, Shikime Natsu suddenly had a moment of realization.

"That's true. So... could I trouble you to help me set up a meeting with Horikita-san, Shikime-kun?"

Kushida Kikyo looked at Shikime Natsu pitifully. It was very hard for a boy to refuse such a look, especially when she leaned closer to him as she said this. Her somewhat exaggerated chest was almost pressing against him, and the faint scent of body wash emanating from her always made one want to take another sniff.

"I'll say this first: the probability of you being rejected is very high."

Shikime Natsu spoke. He had almost forgotten that Kushida Kikyo was also a beautiful girl with CGs, so he should spend more time with her. Only by spending more time together would he trigger more CGs.

Collecting CGs was truly a long and arduous journey.

Currently, the ones he could trigger were Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Kamuro Masumi, and Sakayanagi Arisu.

He had to cherish every opportunity to spend time with beautiful girls, no matter how troublesome they might be.