The Cultivation of a Popular Character
Chapter 40

The Request of Dokuho Kouya

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The point Manabu Horikita was referring to was, naturally, the act of Dokuho Kouya handing over 20 million points to someone else.

Although Dokuho Kouya had just stated that his class was already in Class A and had no need to use 20 million points to promote, that was still no reason for him to give the points away to another person.

Setting aside the fact that the school had not yet conducted a special exam in the true sense of the word, the mere fact that 20 million points could be used to cancel an expulsion penalty made it worth Dokuho Kouya's while to keep them.

"Because doing so would be interesting." The corners of Dokuho Kouya's mouth curled up slightly, revealing an amused smile.

He had spent the points that the third-years had pooled together earlier that afternoon.

To him, promoting to Class A or being expelled were both unimportant.

The most important thing was to earn popularity points through his performance in the anime.

By the end of the first episode, the audience already knew he had earned 20 million personal points, which had granted Dokuho Kouya a massive amount of popularity.

So, how should he utilize these personal points to further increase his popularity?

Naturally, by spending them as quickly as possible.

And he had to spend them in the most peculiar, most shocking way imaginable.

Only then could he succeed in farming popularity points.

"Is Money Brother actually a troll? I love him so much!"

"Damn it, why can't I ever run into someone like Money Brother?"

Seeing the comments posted by the audience and the popularity points continuously rising on his system panel, Dokuho Kouya felt satisfied in his heart.

These personal points were originally held by the third-years in his care; he could not use them at will.

Rather than keeping them on hand, it was better to spend them early, earning as much popularity as possible while maintaining his air of mystery.

Judging by the current situation, his approach was correct.

"Interesting?"

Hearing Dokuho Kouya's words, Manabu Horikita furrowed his brows.

He had considered many possibilities, but he had never imagined that Dokuho Kouya's reason for doing this was simply because it was interesting.

But soon, he felt relieved.

Having stayed at Advanced Nurturing for so long, he had seen all kinds of students.

Among the trolls he had encountered were Miyabi Nagumo from Class 2-A and Fuka Kiryuin from Class 2-B.

The actions of such people were not necessarily based on personal gain or collective interest; most of the time, they acted on a whim, following their moods.

As things stood, it was indeed only a troll who could just casually hand over 20 million personal points to someone else.

Dokuho Kouya's explanation was, conversely, something Manabu Horikita could accept.

"In that case, was that transfer student just someone you happened to pick?" Manabu Horikita continued to ask.

As the leader of Class 3-A, he was somewhat worried that the mysteriously appearing transfer student might have ulterior motives, or could be a spy planted by another class.

"That's right." Dokuho Kouya said with a light laugh, "That senior was very lucky and caught this windfall."

People often say that luck is also a part of one's strength.

That senior relied on luck to become a member of Class 3-A, so that could be considered his strength as well.

"That's good then."

Manabu Horikita let out a soft sigh of relief.

If that transfer student was just someone chosen by luck, then there was no need to worry about it being a conspiracy from other classes.

"Student Council President, it seems our business hasn't been settled yet."

Seeing Manabu Horikita relax, Dokuho Kouya spoke up to remind him, "Assaulting a junior student, and your own younger sister at that, while also attempting to attack a student passing by."

"If these videos were uploaded to the school network, your position as Student Council President would likely be at an end."

The Student Council President held great influence at this school, but that was merely the result of the school delegating some power to the Student Council.

Even without a Student Council, the school could still function.

If Manabu Horikita, as president, were to do something that damaged the school's reputation, the administration certainly wouldn't go easy on him and would dismiss him on the spot.

If it were just hearsay, the school might choose to continue trusting Manabu Horikita.

But now that the video had been recorded, Manabu Horikita's actions were not just grounds for dismissal; in a more serious scenario, he could even end up in police custody.

"My brother didn't do anything like that to me!"

Hearing what the boy said, Suzune Horikita hurriedly retorted, "If you really upload the video, I will come forward to clarify the misunderstanding and explain the situation clearly!"

"Suzune-san, even if you come forward to clarify, it won't be of any use." Dokuho Kouya smiled, "Although I don't know what the Student Council President was thinking, his actions were indeed enough to invite suspicion."

Pushing a girl against a wall, and then reaching out to touch her.

"Any ordinary student who saw that would definitely think in that direction."

"Even if you, as the victim, clarify it, because you are the Student Council President's own sister, your statement will naturally be dismissed by others as you protecting your brother."

The power of misunderstanding is terrifying.

Although Manabu Horikita had cultivated a reliable image for everyone over the years.

There were plenty of people like him who looked polished and brilliant on the outside, but were rotten to the core behind the scenes.

As long as he sent out the video he had just recorded and added a bit of embellishment, most of the students in the school would likely believe that Manabu Horikita was a person with a filthy heart.

The position of Student Council president would be lost, and his personal reputation would hit rock bottom.

Manabu Horikita was clearly also aware of the severity of the situation.

He had originally only intended to discipline his sister, but he had happened to run into a troublesome guy like Dokuho Kouya.

It seemed his luck today was not very good.

"If you really wanted to expose this video, you wouldn't need to say so much."

Manabu Horikita said in a deep voice, "You must be wanting to propose some conditions, right?"

Dokuho Kouya nodded slightly, "As expected of the Student Council president; even though I didn't say it out loud, you understood my meaning."

Using this video, he could blackmail Manabu Horikita into doing many things.

For example, demanding a few million points as hush money.

But he had just spent 20 million points to help someone transfer classes.

Asking for a few million points now would be a bit small-minded.

Therefore, he would make his demands from other aspects.

"During the club orientation, I heard that the Student Council can influence school rules, and I am very curious about the extent to which you can do that."

Dokuho Kouya paused, then continued, "I hope you can..."

The real world.

Fan Gege was watching the animation with rapt attention, wanting to know what request Dokuho Kouya had made.

However, the screen went black.

In the blink of an eye, it changed to a scene of Dokuho Kouya leaving with Yuki Himeno.

Clearly, Dokuho Kouya had already made his request.

But the animation team did not want the audience to know what Dokuho Kouya had asked for, so they deliberately pulled this stunt.

"What the hell!"

Fan Gege's expression turned ferocious, his face twisted in a grimace.

I've already got my pants off.

And you show me this?!

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