Welcome to the Classroom of Love Supremacy

May 1st.

The morning bell rang, and Chabashira Sae walked into the classroom carrying a poster tube.

Her expression was even more serious than during a normal class.

She stood on the podium, her gaze sweeping across the room, and just as the students felt their hearts about to jump out of their chests, she said in a low voice:

"You really are a bunch of..."

The students' heartbeats rose and fell with her voice, and just as they braced themselves for a terrible outcome, she finally finished:

"You really are a bunch of little geniuses."

"Congratulations, your class points for this month are 500. Starting today, we are Class C." The corners of Chabashira Sae's mouth curled up slightly.

"..."

However, contrary to the cheers she had expected, the former Class D students looked left and right, sighing one after another.

"How is it only 500? Didn't our points get halved this month?"

"I worked so hard, too."

"Sigh, I can't spend money freely this month."

Hearing their shameless and somewhat humble-bragging remarks, Chabashira's mouth twitched.

"This result is already quite good. Looking back at the school's history, no class has ever promoted from Class D to Class C in the first month. You should be happy."

If it weren't for the heavy point deductions during the first week, their class total would have been much higher.

Many people had already guessed as much.

So, Kushida reminded them:

"Everyone, let's keep working hard next month. It's not impossible for us to promote to Class A in the future."

At the same time, Chabashira had already posted the point standings for each class on the blackboard.

Class A: 970

Class B: 650

Class C (their class): 500

Class D: 490

Looking at Class A's commanding lead of 970 points, the students felt intimidated.

Many had already started thinking about giving up.

"This is too hard. How are we supposed to close a 400-point gap?"

"Let's just stop trying. 500 points isn't a small amount anyway."

Seeing the class's collective mood sour, Chabashira's eyes showed a hint of disappointment.

And at this moment.

"Listen to me for a second."

At the back of the classroom, a beautiful girl with a dignified posture stood up. Although her voice wasn't loud, her unquestionable tone made everyone fall silent immediately, turning their gazes toward her.

When they saw who was speaking, many students in the class began to whisper:

"Isn't that Jingu-kun's girlfriend? I saw them feeding each other in the cafeteria two days ago; I was full just watching them."

"Horikita is so shameless, spending all day being lovey-dovey with her boyfriend, clinging to Jingu-kun for everything."

"Maybe this woman looks cold on the outside but is actually the repressed type? I heard many guys like this kind. Do you think she's faking it on purpose, with Jingu-kun as her target?"

Listening to the slander beneath the desks, Horikita's face turned dark and flushed.

Even Ayanokouji, sitting by the window on the left, looked at her with a strange expression.

She cleared her throat and said coldly:

"It is impossible for everyone to just give up. Now that the scores are out, other classes have already started to develop a sense of competition, especially Class D. They are only 10 points behind us, and they will definitely take action against our class to force us back into Class D."

"And everyone knows the treatment Class D receives; it's the bottom-tier class of the school. Calling it 'trash' is no exaggeration."

"I have one question for you all: are you really willing to be treated like trash and losers?"

"Can you really accept enduring the cold stares of others and facing endless mockery for the next three years?"

A few short sentences plunged the students into deep thought.

Clearly, the situation was obvious; no one wanted to be looked down upon. Everyone has their pride.

Except for Yamauchi.

Horikita's words hit home; this was even more infuriating than having no points.

When students from higher-ranked classes mock you as a loser, as a student from a lower-ranked class, you have no way to refute it in reality.

Only when you prove your own worth do you have the confidence to slap them back.

And just then, a violent roar erupted abruptly:

"Forget about Class A or Class B, we just need to beat the hell out of them, no need to be a coward!"

Horikita glanced at Sudo in surprise, then said calmly:

"If even an idiot like him isn't afraid, what do you all have to be afraid of?"

"Hey Horikita, who are you calling an idiot?" Sudo's eyes widened.

However, the aloof beauty ignored him and sat down quietly.

Sudo gritted his teeth in anger:

"Damn it, if it weren't for the fact that you're a woman, I would've beaten you up already."

Yet, Sudo didn't notice that Bai Ye, sitting in front, had cast a subtle glance at him.

With Sudo's outburst, the students gained confidence and began to encourage one another.

"That's right, it's just Class A. If we could surpass the original Class C, we can surpass Class A. Let's do our best, everyone!"

"But Horikita's speech just now was so cool. No wonder Jingu took a liking to her. Should I go and try to be friends with her later?"

"Forget it, she only has eyes for her boyfriend; she doesn't even look at anyone else."

"By the way, since she's Jingu's girlfriend, do you think that speech was taught to her by Jingu?"

"Very likely."

Feeling the curious gazes directed at him, Bai Ye frowned slightly and met the gaze of Kushida in the front row, which held a hint of resentment:

"I really didn't teach her that."

Seeing the clarity and sincerity in his eyes, Kushida finally believed him a little.

While Bai Ye remained calm on the surface, he was secretly surprised.

He hadn't expected Horikita to say something so moving...

Perhaps it was his influence?

He had indeed been talking to Horikita about various things these past few days; perhaps she had taken note of them back then and summarized them into today's speech.

This was a good thing for him, even if Horikita Manabu didn't want Suzune to become a shadow of himself.

But he was different.

He was happy to see Horikita Suzune dyed in his colors, becoming his person in both body and soul.

He had even thought that since Horikita was similar to him, her developing in his direction was the most correct choice.

After class, several girls still surrounded Horikita, wanting to befriend her.

After all, Horikita had been truly cool just now, and her words had resonated with them.

Women have a trait of seeking out strong peers for protection, especially those who are strong-willed and unafraid of men.

Shinohara and Karuizawa were of this type, which is why they had girls rallying around them.

And right now, Horikita happened to meet those criteria.

If she weren't so cold, it would have been easy for her to become the second-largest faction, rivaling Karuizawa.

Surrounded by girls, Horikita's pretty face was icy, and she subconsciously looked toward Bai Ye, seeking help.

The other girls noticed this too and turned their heads toward Bai Ye, watching as he walked over step by step.

Horikita felt a flicker of joy, but just as she expected Bai Ye to shoo the girls away, he said:

"Isn't this great, Suzune?"

He then looked at the surrounding girls:

"I'll leave Suzune to you all; please, you must become her friends."

"Jingu-kun, you're too polite. It's our honor."

"Since it's Jingu-kun's request, I will definitely work hard to win over Horikita-san and make her my friend."

Watching Horikita's gaze toward him grow increasingly strange, he exchanged a few polite words with the girls and then said:

"Suzune and I have some things to discuss, so you all go ahead. I'll make sure to work on her."

"Then we'll leave it to you, Jingu-kun."

"Jingu-kun should be friends with me too, one Horikita isn't enough."

As the girls left one by one, he stepped forward, took Horikita's hand, and led her out of the classroom while she remained bewildered.