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

Katsuragi Kohei shook his head. He truly could not imagine who would betray the class, especially on the very first day of school; it was simply too inconceivable.

Are we talking about this right off the bat? Will they suspect me? But I haven't done anything!

Hearing the group suddenly bring up such a topic, Yamamura Miki couldn't help but freeze. She immediately grew nervous, lifting her lowered eyes to glance cautiously at Shikime Natsu, who was sitting beside her.

"I already know who the traitor is, but it cannot be revealed just yet."

Shikime Natsu spoke, causing Totsuka Yahiko across from him to stand up abruptly, staring at him with a look of astonishment.

"Why?"

"Totsuka, sit down. If the traitor were exposed right now, what do you think would happen to the class? We might end up with zero points next month."

Katsuragi Kohei spoke up. After Shikime Natsu's explanation, he instantly understood his concerns.

"Exactly."

Shikime Natsu nodded with a smile, signaling for Totsuka Yahiko to sit down and keep his voice down. Was this guy afraid that others wouldn't notice them?

"But what if that traitor continues to get in our way in the future?"

Totsuka Yahiko was obedient enough to lower his voice, though his face was filled with anger.

"Don't worry. As long as I can win one round against her, she has agreed not to cause us any trouble for a year."

Shikime Natsu didn't seem concerned at all, picking up the chicken leg from his bowl. It tasted good; it lived up to the reputation of a deluxe set meal.

"Only a year? That person is going too far."

Totsuka Yahiko complained.

"Leader, what are the odds that you can defeat the traitor?"

Hashimoto Masayoshi spoke up. He hadn't even betrayed the class yet, so how could someone have beaten him to it?

"Hmm... if I had to say, it should be ten out of ten."

Shikime Natsu rubbed his chin.

So amazing...

Watching Shikime Natsu's confident demeanor, a flicker of imperceptible envy flashed through Yamamura Miki's eyes. If only she could become someone like him.

She hated being the way she was.

"Ten out of ten? Is he really that good?"

Totsuka Yahiko was also full of disbelief.

"Is there any way we can help?"

Katsuragi Kohei asked in a deep voice. Since Shikime Natsu was confident in winning, there was no need for them to worry blindly; they just needed to do what they could.

"No, keeping the status quo is fine. We don't have much information in our hands right now. Besides, this is high school life after all; if we spend every day plotting, we won't be able to enjoy our youth."

Shikime Natsu shook his head.

"Then we will leave everything to you, leader."

Hashimoto Masayoshi turned his attention back to his own bowl.

Eh? Why did everyone suddenly stop talking?

Yamamura Miki felt herself becoming nervous again. Was it because she was here?

"Yamamura-san, is it not to your liking?"

Shikime Natsu's gaze landed on Yamamura Miki. Ever since a moment ago, this girl had been listening to their conversation without really touching her chopsticks.

Well, if he let her eat bread here, they might finish their meals before she even finished hers.

"No, it's not!"

Yamamura Miki's face turned bright red as she hurriedly buried her head to deal with the ramen in her bowl. Wuwuwu, I've caused trouble for others again.

"It's fine, no need to rush. There's still some time before class starts, and eating too fast isn't good for digestion."

Seeing Yamamura Miki's desperate efforts, Shikime Natsu couldn't help but smile.

"Um, I, I understand."

Yamamura Miki continued to eat. Even though she often felt that people didn't notice her, she now felt as if everyone's eyes were on her, which was quite unsettling!

It seemed it would take quite some time for Yamamura Miki to adapt, but Shikime Natsu didn't force the issue.

"There's an orientation for sports clubs this afternoon. Are you planning on joining any?"

Shikime Natsu brought up a new topic. Club activities were quite fundamental in school.

"I'm not very interested in club activities."

Totsuka Yahiko shook his head. He never intended to participate in such troublesome matters.

"Same here. If I join a club, my free time will definitely decrease, right? It would be very troublesome if I couldn't help the leader when needed."

Hashimoto Masayoshi was also uninterested.

"As for me, I plan to join the student council."

Unlike the answers from the other two, Katsuragi Kohei had a very clear goal.

"The Student Council? That's a pretty good decision."

Shikime Natsu nodded slightly; if one were to join the Student Council, they would surely be able to obtain quite a bit of useful information.

"What about you, Yamamura-san? Do you have any plans to join a club?"

"Ah? Me? I don't have any clubs I want to join."

Hearing Shikime Natsu speak to her, Yamamura Miki responded in a hurry.

"It seems you're the only one with an intention, Katsuragi. However... I do hope someone can join a club to see if there are any secrets hidden within them."

Shikime Natsu spoke bluntly, tossing out information as a lead.

"In that case, I'll join a club!"

Hearing Shikime Natsu say this, Totsuka Yahiko immediately volunteered.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Just join a club that you like."

Shikime Natsu said, as he himself knew absolutely nothing about the clubs at this school.

"Shikime-san, aren't you planning to attend the club orientation this afternoon?"

Totsuka Yahiko was a bit puzzled; he had assumed Shikime Natsu would attend in the afternoon and arrange for him to join a specific club.

"Yeah, I have an appointment with someone this afternoon."

Shikime Natsu nodded.

"As for who it is, you don't need to know for now."

His mysterious attitude made the others curious. They were mostly guessing it was Kamuro Masumi, after all, school had only just started, yet the two were already chatting—perhaps they were even dating.

No, maybe not yet, considering that when Shikime Natsu invited Kamuro Masumi earlier, her attitude didn't seem very friendly.

"Alright, fair enough."

Totsuka Yahiko nodded, not asking any further questions.

"Well, since we're done eating, it's time for us to head back."

Noticing that Yamamura Miki had set down her utensils, Shikime Natsu spoke slowly.

"Mm."

The others nodded and followed.

"Did I make you feel uncomfortable?"

Shikime Natsu's gaze fell upon Yamamura Miki, who was walking by his side.

"No, not at all. If anything, I'm quite grateful that you let me join your conversation."

Yamamura Miki shook her head quickly.

"Next time, let's call Masumi along. If it's just between girls, there should be more to talk about."

Yamamura Miki had mostly just been listening earlier, so Shikime Natsu wondered if it would be better if Kamuro Masumi were there instead.

"Mm..."

Yamamura Miki nodded gently, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly. It seemed... she was a bit happy?

Chapter 21: Great, I See You Again

In the blink of an eye, it was time after school.

"Leave that to me."

Kamuro Masumi spoke without looking up, focused only on packing her things.

"Mm, then I'll leave it to you, Masumi."

Shikime Natsu nodded, his gaze falling on the silver-haired girl in her seat. She hadn't made any moves yet, but it was hard to say what would happen later.

...It was quite troublesome to lock eyes like that.

If it had triggered a CG, it would have been fine, but this kind of eye contact without a CG trigger didn't make Shikime Natsu happy.

He hoped Kamuro Masumi could really keep an eye on Sakayanagi Arisu.

A troublesome woman.

Shikime Natsu stood up and headed toward Keyaki Mall alone. Although he was the leader of Class A, not everyone was crowding around him, especially since this was only the first real day of school.

Even if they did crowd around, he figured most of the time it would just be awkward small talk.

At the very least, Shikime Natsu didn't want that to happen, because what he was about to do was quite important—well... he was going to meet another beautiful girl who had a CG.

He wondered if she would bring along other pretty girls from Class B; if all of them could trigger CGs, that would be even more wonderful.

It was after-school hours, but compared to yesterday, there were fewer students at Keyaki Mall at this time. He guessed most of them had gone to attend the club orientation.

Thinking about it this way, he felt a little sorry for Ichinose Honami and the others; they might have been looking forward to attending the club orientation as well.