What Manabu Horikita was referring to was, naturally, Dokuho Kouya's decision to give 20 million points to someone else.
Although Dokuho Kouya had just said that his class was already in Class A and he didn't need to use 20 million points to move up, that still wasn't a reason to give the points away.
Setting aside the fact that the school hadn't held a Special Exam in the true sense of the term yet, 20 million points could also be used to cancel an expulsion penalty. That alone made it worth holding on to them.
"Because it'll be fun." Dokuho Kouya's lips curled slightly into an amused smile.
That afternoon, he had spent the points the third-years had pooled together.
Moving up to Class A or getting expelled didn't matter to him.
The most important thing was earning popularity points through his performance in the anime.
By the end of the first episode, the audience already knew he'd earned 20 million personal points, which had brought Dokuho Kouya a huge number of popularity points.
So how could he use those personal points to earn even more popularity points?
Of course, by spending them right away.
And he had to spend them in the most unusual, most shocking way possible.
That was the only way to earn popularity points.
"Money Brother's actually a chaos gremlin? I love him!"
"Damn it, why can't I ever meet someone like Money Brother?"
Seeing the audience's comments and the popularity points on the system panel steadily climbing, Dokuho Kouya felt satisfied.
Those personal points had been entrusted to him by the third-years. He couldn't just use them as he pleased.
Rather than keeping them in his hands, it was better to spend them early and earn as many popularity points as possible while maintaining his air of mystery.
Judging by the situation now, he'd made the right call.
"Fun?"
Hearing Dokuho Kouya's answer, Manabu Horikita frowned.
He'd considered many possibilities, but the one thing he hadn't expected was that Dokuho Kouya had done it simply because it was fun.
But he soon came to terms with it.
After spending so long at Advanced Nurturing, he'd met all kinds of students.
Among the troublemakers he'd encountered were Miyabi Nagumo from Class 2-A and Fuka Kiryuin from Class 2-B.
People like that didn't necessarily act in their own interests or in the interests of the group. Most of the time, they did whatever they wanted, whenever the mood struck them.
Given the current situation, only someone who did things for fun would casually hand 20 million personal points to someone else like that.
Dokuho Kouya's explanation actually made it easier for Manabu Horikita to accept what had happened.
"So that transfer student just happened to be the one you picked?" Manabu Horikita continued.
As the leader of Class 3-A, he was concerned that the sudden appearance of a transfer student might have some ulterior motive—that the student might be a spy planted by another class.
"That's right." Dokuho Kouya chuckled. "That senpai was really lucky. He caught a windfall."
People often said that luck was part of one's strength.
That senpai had become a member of Class 3-A through sheer luck. That counted as a strength of his, too.
"That's good, then."
Manabu Horikita let out a quiet sigh of relief.
If that transfer student had simply been lucky enough to get picked, then there was no need to worry that this was some scheme by another class.
"Student Council president, I don't think we've settled our business yet."
Seeing Manabu Horikita relax, Dokuho Kouya reminded him, "You were harassing an underclassman, and she's your own little sister. Then you tried to attack an underclassman who happened to pass by."
"If I upload these videos to the school network, your position as Student Council president will probably be finished."
The Student Council president wielded considerable influence at this school, but that was only because the school had delegated some of its authority to the Student Council.
The school could still function without the Student Council.
If Manabu Horikita did something that tarnished the school's reputation, the administration certainly wouldn't hesitate to remove him from office on the spot.
If it were just a rumor he'd heard from someone else, the school might choose to keep trusting Manabu Horikita.
But there was video footage now. His actions could cost him his position, and if things got worse, he could even end up in jail.
"My brother didn't do anything like that to me!"
Hearing what the boy said, Suzune Horikita hurriedly protested. "If you really upload the video, I'll clear up the misunderstanding and explain what happened!"
"Suzune, even if you clear things up, it won't help." Dokuho Kouya smiled. "I don't know what the Student Council president was thinking, but what he did was bound to raise suspicions."
He'd pushed a girl against the wall, then tried to reach out and touch her.
"Any ordinary student who saw that would jump to conclusions."
"Even if you, the supposed victim, tried to explain things, you're the Student Council president's little sister. People would naturally assume you were just trying to protect your brother."
Misunderstandings could be frightening.
Manabu Horikita had spent years cultivating a dependable image.
But there were plenty of people like him—polished on the surface, rotten underneath.
If Dokuho Kouya released the video he'd just recorded and embellished the story a little, most of the students at the school would think Manabu Horikita was a dirty-minded creep.
He'd lose his position as Student Council president, and his personal reputation would hit rock bottom.
Manabu Horikita had clearly realized how serious the problem was.
He'd only wanted to put his little sister in her place, but he'd ended up running into a troublesome guy like Dokuho Kouya.
It seemed his luck wasn't great today.
"If you really wanted to expose this video, you wouldn't need to say so much."
Manabu Horikita spoke in a low voice. "You must want to ask me for something, right?"
Dokuho Kouya gave a slight nod. "As expected of the Student Council president. You understood what I meant even before I said it."
With this video, he could pressure Manabu Horikita into doing all sorts of things.
For example, he could demand several million points as hush money.
But he'd just spent 20 million points outright to help someone transfer classes.
Asking for a few million points now would make him seem rather petty.
So he was going to make a request in another area.
"At the club orientation, I heard the Student Council could influence the school's rules. I'm curious how far that influence goes."
Dokuho Kouya paused, then continued. "I hope you can..."
The real world.
Fan Gege was watching the anime intently, eager to find out what Dokuho Kouya would ask for.
But then the screen went black.
In the next moment, the scene had changed to Dokuho Kouya leaving with Yuki Himeno.
Clearly, Dokuho Kouya had already made his request.
But the animation team didn't want the audience to know what it was, so they'd deliberately pulled this trick.
"Are you freaking kidding me?!"
Fan Gege's expression twisted into a grimace, his teeth bared.
I took my pants off for this.
And this is what you show me?!
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