The Cultivation of a Popular Character
Chapter 38

Horikita Family Affairs, Dokuho Kouya, Who Spent 20 Million to Help Someone Switch Classes-His Nickname Was Spot-On

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Dokuho Kouya's appearance was beyond the audience's expectations.

His words were even more unbelievable.

"'Groping Horikita'? Seriously?"

"The tense atmosphere got completely derailed by Money Brother."

"Can you really blame Money Brother? From his perspective, he was on a date with a girl when he heard someone calling for help nearby. Then he rushed over and saw the Student Council President cornering Horikita against the wall."

"Then Horikita, who was usually so arrogant, looked all aggrieved, and the Student Council President said, 'Horikita, you haven't changed at all,' before reaching out to touch her."

"Anyone who saw that would think the Student Council President was planning to do something inappropriate to Horikita."

"Hahaha, that makes a lot of sense, especially the Student Council President's gesture. If he wanted to hit her, he could've just punched her, but instead, he went for a slap."

"We're watching the anime, so we know he was trying to hit Horikita, but anyone else would think the Student Council President was trying to touch a girl."

The audience happily flooded the screen with comments, going out of their way to explain Dokuho Kouya's actions. The sight nearly made him laugh out loud.

But he absolutely couldn't laugh right now, because Horikita Manabu, whose arm he had grabbed, was already making his move.

Realizing he'd been spotted, a glint of coldness flashed in Horikita Manabu's eyes. He immediately turned around and attacked the boy behind him with his other hand.

He was incredibly fast. An ordinary person would have been caught completely off guard.

But Dokuho Kouya now had the same level of strength as Makoto Kyogoku. To him, Horikita Manabu was far too slow, and his movements were full of unnecessary flourishes.

Kouya took a few small steps back and evaded every one of the Student Council President's attacks with nothing but footwork.

Finally, when he saw an opening after the Student Council President threw a punch, Dokuho Kouya seized his arm, turned around, braced his waist, and threw him to the ground.

A shoulder throw!

Anyone who had watched Detective Conan knew that whoever took a shoulder throw would lose the ability to fight for a while, no matter who they were.

Horikita Manabu was no exception.

After Dokuho Kouya threw him to the ground, his whole body ached as if his bones had come apart. He could barely even stand back up.

"Brother!"

Seeing her beloved older brother lying on the ground, Horikita Suzune hurried over and crouched down beside him to check on him.

Dokuho Kouya stood nearby, looking relaxed and completely sweat-free, as if what he'd just done hadn't even counted as a warm-up.

"Impressive."

After watching the whole thing from behind a tree, Ayanokouji offered that assessment.

For some reason, he'd felt like going downstairs to buy a drink that evening. By pure chance, he'd run into the Student Council President and Horikita Suzune arguing.

The two of them had argued fiercely, but most of the time it was Horikita Suzune who was getting scolded.

Eventually, their argument escalated, and the Student Council President had even tried to hit her.

When Ayanokouji saw that, he'd initially planned to go over and save Horikita Suzune.

But then he noticed someone approaching nearby. It was Dokuho Kouya, whom he'd taken note of earlier.

As someone who preferred to keep to himself, Ayanokouji didn't want to show off his abilities, so he hid behind a tree and watched what happened next.

"Horikita's brother is skilled, but he's no match for Kouya."

Ayanokouji narrowed his eyes slightly as he assessed the two of them.

In terms of strength, neither of them was bad. In fact, both were quite capable.

Dokuho Kouya especially had shown off his impressive fighting skills, from dodging the attacks to landing that shoulder throw.

Even the White Room instructors probably wouldn't fare well against him.

"I didn't expose myself, and I got to watch the Student Council President and Kouya in action from the shadows. My judgment was right."

Ayanokouji thought to himself.

Meanwhile,

Horikita Manabu took a long while to recover before finally getting to his feet.

"Brother..."

"I don't need your concern, Suzune."

Horikita Manabu shot his sister a cold look, frightening her into silence.

Seeing that Horikita Suzune was still so hopeless, Horikita Manabu sighed inwardly. Then he looked at the boy before him and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. This was just a family matter between me and my sister."

After their fight, Horikita Manabu knew he was no match for the boy in front of him.

After getting thrown over his shoulder, he was clearly at a disadvantage. If he kept speaking to the other boy with the authority of the Student Council President, he might only make him resentful.

"Even if it was a family matter, you didn't have to hit her when I caught you."

Dokuho Kouya smiled. "This isn't about your family anymore. You just attacked me, didn't you?"

Just then, a girl with purple twin tails walked over with her phone. "Kouya, I recorded everything that just happened."

Dokuho Kouya nodded with satisfaction. "Thanks for your effort, Yuki."

While they'd been rushing over, he'd asked Yuki Himeno to start recording on her phone.

She'd captured everything: the Student Council President trying to grope Horikita Suzune, then attacking Dokuho Kouya after being stopped.

Horikita Manabu and Horikita Suzune could still try to pass their dispute off as a family matter.

But there was no explaining away his attack on Dokuho Kouya.

Seeing that the other party had recorded a video, Horikita Manabu's expression turned grave. Still, he calmly changed the subject. "This afternoon, Class A of the Third Year got a transfer student."

"That transfer student was originally from Class C of the Third Year. He joined our Class A by paying the school 20 million personal points."

"I asked him along with some other students in my class how he'd managed to collect so many personal points. His answer surprised everyone."

"According to him," Horikita Manabu paused before continuing, "Dokuho Kouya from Class A of the First Year gave him 20 million personal points."

"I assume you're that Dokuho Kouya, aren't you?"

At those words, Yuki Himeno and Horikita Suzune, who were both there, and even Ayanokouji, who was hiding nearby, couldn't believe what they'd just heard.

It was only the first month of school, and he already had 20 million personal points?

And then he'd given them away?

They weren't the only ones stunned. Even the audience watching the anime was shocked.

"Holy shit!"

"Money Brother is incredible!"

"How did he earn 20 million in the first month? Even draining the entire year wouldn't be enough, would it?"

"In the first episode, he gave an ordinary student 2,000 yen. In the second episode, he gave an upperclassman 20 million."

"They really did give Money Brother the right nickname!"

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