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

This guy's behavior... is truly impossible to fathom!

Kamuro Masumi had originally assumed that Shikime Natsu would either intervene from the start or report them directly to a teacher after taking the photos; she never expected that he would choose to provoke the other party after recording them.

"What nonsense are you spouting? We're just messing around, right?"

Hearing Shikime Natsu's voice, the boy with the parted, reddish-purple hair turned around, looking at Shikime Natsu with a smile on his face, showing not a hint of fear or any other emotion.

His acting skills were significantly better than Kamuro Masumi's.

"Y-yeah, that's right."

One of the boys also spoke up, despite being beaten black and blue—calling that "messing around."

It seemed they didn't want the school to find out either, otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen such a secluded corner; there were no security cameras here.

"Do you think the school would agree with your assessment?"

Shikime Natsu shook the phone in his hand; the recording was all there. He had originally intended to use a camera, but since Kamuro Masumi was with him, he decided not to perform any "magic tricks."

Chapter 10: This guy is really generous with his money

Has he already recorded it?

This is really... he had clearly checked that there was no one around, so where exactly did this guy pop out from?

And... there are two of them.

"This is a misunderstanding. Why don't we sit down and have a proper talk?"

As he spoke, the parted-hair boy leaned toward Shikime Natsu, but Kamuro Masumi pulled Shikime Natsu to her side, maintaining a distance from the boy once again.

"Are you still trying to start a fight?"

Kamuro Masumi frowned, looking at the boy in front of her with clear displeasure.

"We are within the range of surveillance cameras here."

There weren't any inside, but there were some once they stepped out; Kamuro Masumi was quite sensitive to the presence of cameras.

Hearing this, the parted-hair boy's expression darkened visibly.

"What do you want?"

"I just want to put a stop to the violence in this school. You're all classmates, right? It's not good to be fighting like this. You should try to get along with your classmates."

Shikime Natsu chuckled, his gaze meeting the boy's eyes without flinching as he tucked his phone into his pocket.

"Fine, you've succeeded. I give up. I won't use violence against them anymore. You can delete that recording now, right?"

"No."

Shikime Natsu rejected the idea flatly.

At that very moment, the boy rushed forward in a few strides, throwing a fierce punch aimed at Shikime Natsu's face.

"That's really excessive, attacking even the person trying to mediate."

Shikime Natsu quickly raised his arm to block the punch, the sound of knuckles colliding with his wrist bone echoing in the air.

"That actually stings."

Shikime Natsu felt the impact on his arm and smiled; fortunately, he had kept himself in decent physical shape, so this level of pain was acceptable.

"Even though your punch hurts, you... are no match for me."

With that, Shikime Natsu launched a counterattack, twisting the boy's arms behind his back and kicking Ryuen Kakeru in the knee joint, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

"This is self-defense."

"Can we have a proper talk now?"

Shikime Natsu smiled with ease. Fortunately, there had been a group of delinquents near his home, and to avoid being bullied, Shikime Natsu had trained himself quite well.

"Expecting me to delete this recording for free is impossible, but I can offer you a chance to trade. Anything in this school can be traded, and this recording is no exception. Fifty thousand points, and I'll delete it. How about that?"

After being taken down, the boy had initially looked completely defiant, but after hearing Shikime Natsu's words, he suddenly fell silent.

"Deal."

Shikime Natsu looked at the boy with some surprise; was this guy really this easy to talk to?

"Then follow me."

Shikime Natsu released the boy. If this guy had been any more physically capable, things might have been difficult, but unfortunately for him... there were no "ifs."

"You guys come along too. It was three against one, so how did you still end up losing to him?"

Shikime Natsu's gaze fell on the two somewhat disheveled figures. Hmm... the black guy didn't seem to have any injuries, but the boy and the girl both had varying degrees of bruising. This guy really was ruthless.

"I..."

"Alright, tell me your names. I'm Shikime Natsu from Class A."

The boy tried to explain, but Shikime Natsu cut him off directly; he wasn't particularly interested in hearing those kinds of reasons.

The parted-hair boy was named Ryuen Kakeru, the girl was Ibuki Mio, the boy was Ishizaki Daichi, and the black student was Yamada Albert.

"Is this really going to be okay?"

Kamuro Masumi looked at the group with a hint of wariness.

"It's fine, it's fine."

Shikime Natsu waved his hand dismissively.

"We're here. Let's make the trade here."

After adding Shikime Natsu to his contacts, Ryuen Kakeru transferred 50,000 points to him with remarkable decisiveness.

This guy was surprisingly generous. These 50,000 points were equivalent to 50,000 yen; losing that much right at the start of the school year was no small matter. Of course, the most important point was that he likely assumed everyone received 100,000 points every month, right?

"The points have been transferred. However, you have to answer one question for me."

Ryuen Kakeru put away his phone and looked at Shikime Natsu with a serious expression.

Seeing Ryuen Kakeru with that look, Shikime Natsu offered a faint smile. The guy in front of him wasn't just a brute after all; he had been quite well-behaved on the way here, and it turned out this was his goal.

He probably heard the mention that everything in this school could be bought and sold, and since he already had doubts about the school's rules, he figured he could extract some information from someone who seemed to know something.

"That will cost extra."

Shikime Natsu said, his tone neither warm nor cold.

Ryuen Kakeru transferred another 10,000 points to Shikime Natsu, a move that made Shikime Natsu's eyes light up. This guy really didn't treat money like money.

"Ask away."

Shikime Natsu admitted that he had been bought by the money.

"What did you mean earlier when you said everything in this school can be purchased?"

Hearing Ryuen Kakeru's question, Ishizaki Daichi and the others couldn't help but be stunned. He handed over 10,000 points just for this?

"Exactly what it sounds like. For example, footage of you fighting, or this piece of information—everything can be bought. Even... disciplinary actions can be erased with points."

The last part was something Shikime Natsu made up on the spot. Regardless, since Mashima Tomoya had said everything could be bought, he figured this was a logical extension. As for buying information about school rules from teachers, Shikime Natsu had no intention of revealing that; he was still waiting to make another profit off that.

Of course... if Ryuen Kakeru was perceptive enough, he might eventually figure that out, but... how long would that take?

"Just how much do you know about this school?"

Ryuen Kakeru's gaze landed on Shikime Natsu. He couldn't read this guy.

"I've only just enrolled, I don't know any more than you do. Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm going to eat."

Shikime Natsu issued a dismissal.

After confirming that Shikime Natsu had completely deleted the video, Ryuen Kakeru glanced at him one last time before leading his group away.

"Is money really that easy to earn from this guy? You just got 60,000 points so easily."

Kamuro Masumi couldn't help but remark. Ryuen Kakeru's generosity just now had left even her stunned.

"Information has its own value. Let's go, time to eat."

Shikime Natsu stood up. There were fewer people in the cafeteria now, and there was even a free wild vegetable set meal available. It seemed that even those without points could survive in this school.

"I'll treat you, as a return for that bottle of water."

Kamuro Masumi turned her head away, her shifty eyes seemingly afraid to meet Shikime Natsu's gaze.

"No need. I just made a decent tip, so I'll treat you. Besides, you looked pretty cool earlier. Were you worried about me?"

"I was not!"

Hearing this, Kamuro Masumi's face flushed red, and she denied it flatly.

Thinking back to her unnecessary intervention, Kamuro Masumi felt a wave of regret. He could have handled Ryuen Kakeru on his own without telling her, leaving her to worry for nothing.

"Order whatever you want."

Shikime Natsu said generously.

I'll eat you into poverty!

Looking at Shikime Natsu's slightly teasing gaze, Kamuro Masumi thought viciously.

"I kind of hope that guy Ryuen Kakeru becomes the class leader of Class C."

Shikime Natsu remarked with a sigh.

"Why?"

Kamuro Masumi asked instinctively.

"Because he's so generous with his money, obviously. If he rules the class, most of the class's points will surely end up in his hands. It'll be much easier to scam him for money then."

What a black-hearted guy!

Did he really just state his intentions so bluntly?