The Change in Horikita Suzune

At 9:30 PM, Zhuge Linghao walked out of the library with a blissful smile on his face.

As expected, no matter which fanfiction of Classroom of the Elite I read, Shiina Hiyori is always such a gentle and kind-hearted girl!

Thirsty, Zhuge Linghao walked toward a vending machine, only to suddenly notice someone talking under the dim glow of a streetlamp.

"Suzune, I never expected you to choose this school."

"I am no longer the good-for-nothing you once knew, Brother! I came here to catch up to you!"

Aren't those the Horikita siblings, Horikita Manabu and Horikita Suzune?

How did I end up stumbling upon a scene that was supposed to be witnessed by Ayanokoji?

What should I do? Should I just pretend I didn't see anything?

But curiosity killed the cat, and Zhuge Linghao decided to eavesdrop for a little longer.

"You still haven't realized your own shortcomings; choosing this school is your biggest mistake."

Dropping her usual aggressive and cold demeanor, Horikita Suzune said with a lack of confidence, "I will be promoted to Class A soon, and then I'll be able to catch up to..."

Horikita Manabu coldly and ruthlessly interrupted, "You can't do it!"

Horikita Manabu grabbed his sister's right hand and slammed it forcefully against the wall.

"Having a sister in Class D is a disgrace to me. Leave this school immediately; you lack the qualifications and the ability to climb any higher. Know your place!"

Then, Horikita Manabu extended his right hand and delivered a heavy blow to Horikita Suzune's abdomen.

Zhuge Linghao held his phone and recorded the entire scene, his mouth curling upward uncontrollably!

I've lived long enough to see everything; the student council president, who is supposed to be the most disciplined student in the school, is actually using violence in public for personal reasons!

This is just too interesting!

Three seconds later, Zhuge Linghao jumped out, shouting with a face full of righteousness, "Stop it!"

The Experimenter and Sharp-tongued skills from his system panel activated.

"Oh my? Is this really the arrogant Horikita Suzune I know? The one who spends all day calling others losers? How come the tables have turned?"

"Oh my? Isn't this the famous President Horikita? [The President is hitting someone! And it's his own sister!] This news will be all over the school by tomorrow!"

Horikita Suzune let out an uncharacteristically insecure voice, "Zhuge? This has nothing to do with you, get lost!"

"Suzune? A friend of yours? I didn't expect you to make any friends." Feeling slightly relieved, Horikita Manabu smiled silently.

Horikita Suzune lowered her gaze and denied it, "Not a friend, just a classmate at most!"

No one spoke, and the three of them fell into an awkward silence.

Horikita Manabu wanted to test Zhuge Linghao's skills, so he threw a punch at Zhuge Linghao's head without any warning.

Zhuge Linghao barely managed to dodge it with a clumsy roll.

Zhuge Linghao didn't forget to keep outputting, "You're a sneak attacker, President! You have no martial virtue!"

"Tomorrow, I'm adding another headline: [The President uses violence against the weak!]"

Horikita Manabu remained unmoved and closed the distance with astonishing speed.

Zhuge Linghao couldn't track his opponent's footwork or movements at all, and he took a left whip kick straight to the face.

Following the momentum, Zhuge Linghao performed an exaggerated, fake fall, flying three meters away before lying motionless on the ground...

"Yamete! Stop it, Onii-chan!" Horikita Suzune, who had collapsed to the ground, cried out.

System, damn you, your host is getting beaten up, why hasn't a choice been triggered yet?

Ding! Detected that Horikita Manabu has no malicious intent and is merely testing the host, therefore no choice can be triggered!

Then I take back what I said; it turns out being passive doesn't make me invincible!

Ah, I only now realize how important emotional points are!

If I had enough emotional points right now, I could just buy a Combat Expert trial card or something, and I wouldn't have been beaten up this badly!

I've decided: starting tomorrow, I'm going to stir up trouble like crazy to earn emotional points!

Seeing that it was time to stop, Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and said to Zhuge Linghao with a hint of disappointment, "You're truly weak."

Zhuge Linghao, bruised and swollen, performed a kip-up, pointed at Horikita Manabu with a tearful voice, and stubbornly retorted, "Hmph, don't get cocky! I'll fight you for three hundred rounds another day!"

Horikita Manabu ignored Zhuge Linghao and turned to Horikita Suzune, saying coldly, "Being alone is not the same as being aloof. Think about it."

"Suzune, if you want to be promoted to Class A, then struggle with all your might."

Watching Horikita Manabu's shadow disappear under the streetlamp, Zhuge Linghao didn't forget to add a sharp-tongued remark, "You total sister-complex!"

The scene shifted to a bench in the park.

"Sorry you had to see that. Are you hurt?" Horikita Suzune asked.

"No, not at all!" Zhuge Linghao chuckled to himself!

A sudden chill strikes the heart, cooling the sweltering heat of the world.

In an instant, Zhuge Linghao, his entire body seemingly coated in frost, chose to surrender under the death glare of Horikita Suzune.

"No, I didn't say anything! Right, I was just thinking about something happy!"

Zhuge Linghao hurriedly changed the subject: "By the way, didn't Hirata and the others say they were going to hold a Study Group?"

"Yes, but I won't be attending. I don't see the need to waste time and energy on those destined to fail. There is no benefit in it whatsoever!"

"But people like me who are failing will be expelled! And those academic underachievers in the back row will be expelled too, right?"

"Oh, you won't be expelled."

"Why?"

Horikita Suzune sat on the bench, seemingly having regained some of her confidence: "With me tutoring you, you'd still fail? You might as well find a hole and bury yourself right now!"

Suzune-chan, I was just being polite before, are you actually taking it seriously?

I'm very busy, I have schemes to run! How could I possibly have so much time to be tutored right under your nose?

Zhuge Linghao said seriously: "Is it really okay to just watch the others get expelled?"

Horikita Suzune replied nonchalantly: "What happens to the others has nothing to do with me. In fact, weeding out the trashier students might make it easier to move up a class."

Zhuge Linghao frowned: "That kind of thinking is very dangerous."

Come on, the battle music is about to start!

Zhuge Linghao once again transformed into the Sharp-tongued.

"Suzune-chan, has anyone ever told you that you are actually quite self-righteous?"

"You always assume that those with poor grades or weak physical fitness are just dead weight, and whenever you encounter someone you deem trash, you want to kick them to the curb."

"It's precisely because of this condescending attitude and mindset that you were assigned to Class D, isn't it?"

After a long while, Zhuge Linghao, who had braced himself for a beating, realized that Horikita Suzune hadn't exploded in anger, but was actually reflecting on her own issues!

The next day, during the long break.

Several classmates who had fallen into a points crisis were constantly begging others to lend them points.

[System, help me open Ayanokoji's personal panel.]

[Ding, opening now!]

School: Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School

Class: Class 1-D

Name: Ayanokoji Kiyotaka

Alignment: Neutral

Combat Power: ???

Academic Ability: C

Intelligence: C-

Cooperation: D

Emotional Intelligence: C+

Physical Ability: C-

Judgment: C

Identity or Skills: Concealer, Combat Expert, Politician, Chess Grandmaster, etc.

Personality: Emotionally stable at all times, a carefree escapist, but will use any means necessary to achieve his goals!

Famous Quote: I only care about the outcome; the process doesn't matter, as long as I am the final winner.

[As expected of the protagonist, he really has prestige, he even has a famous quote!]

[But, System, are you a fake?]

[Ayanokoji's stats are clearly abnormal!]

[Ding... Ayanokoji is constantly activating his Concealer identity skill, making it impossible to detect his true data.]

[Fine, then help me look at Horikita Suzune's panel!]

[Ding, opening now!]

School: Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School

Class: Class 1-D

Name: Horikita Suzune

Alignment: Kind

Bust: ???

Academic Ability: A

Intelligence: A

Cooperation: E

Social Intelligence: B

Physical Ability: B+

Judgment: B-

Identity or Skills: Straight-A Student, Sharp-tongued, Brother Complex, Loner, etc.

Personality: Dislikes socializing, holds herself in high regard, does not rely on anyone, and does not trust anyone, yet possesses a pure and kind heart.

Just as Zhuge Linghao was studying the panel of Horikita Suzune, a beautiful figure blocked his path.

"I thought about it a little last night and decided to help the underachievers get through this Midterm Exam." Horikita Suzune had returned to her cold and aloof state.

"Is that so? That's truly wonderful! This way, we won't have to worry about losing class points, right?" Zhuge Linghao raised both his hands and feet in agreement.

"So, I need you to do me a favor."

"What kind of favor?"

"Trouble yourself to bring those three underachievers who refused the Study Group—namely Sudo Ken, Ike Kanji, and Yamauchi Haruki—to me for tutoring."

"I'm busy, can I refuse?"

Horikita Suzune silently pulled out a compass, the sharp steel needle looking particularly chilling under the sunlight.

Zhuge Linghao immediately changed his tune: "Yo, Suzune-chan, you've finally found your motivation! Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission! I will definitely bring those three slackers here! I can even act as a supervisor, hehe!"

"A supervisor? I think you might have misunderstood something! That includes you as well, you idiot. All four of you are coming to my Study Group!" Horikita Suzune revealed her signature mocking smile again.

"Uh, uh, uh... no way, right?"

A miserable scream from Zhuge Linghao echoed through the classroom.