The Offensive of Class C, Mako Amikura's Invitation

Knocking over a meal tray and provoking someone.

To think that would result in a one-week suspension and a fine of 50,000 private points.

That's absurd!

Whether they were students from Class C or Class A, everyone who heard Manabu Horikita's words felt it was far too excessive.

It was only a provocation, after all.

If a fight had actually broken out, wouldn't they have been expelled on the spot?

The students of Class C couldn't help but recall the days last month when they were beaten by the tyrant of their class, Kakeru Ryuen.

By the standards of the Student Council, that guy Kakeru Ryuen should have been expelled hundreds of times over by now; how was he still able to remain in school unscathed?

However, Manabu Horikita ignored the dissatisfaction of the Class C students and continued in a steady tone, "The official notice will be issued shortly. Starting tomorrow, Daichi Ishizaki is prohibited from entering the school building until the punishment is served."

"If he is found entering the school building, he will be expelled immediately. That is all."

After speaking, Manabu Horikita turned around, prepared to leave.

"W-wait a second!"

Seeing that he was truly about to be suspended and fined, Daichi Ishizaki panicked, "Can we settle this privately?"

Before entering Advanced Nurturing, he had been a delinquent, and getting into fights was a daily occurrence for him, so he knew that problems could be resolved through private settlements.

"That depends on the victim's stance." Manabu Horikita tilted his head, looking at the boy who had remained silent until now.

Dokuho Kouya replied directly, "I refuse."

"I already gave Daichi a chance, but he didn't cherish it. I have no choice but to teach him a profound lesson."

Before reporting the matter to the Student Council, he had already told Daichi Ishizaki that he could settle it privately for 20,000 private points.

Upon hearing that he would have to pay nearly 20,000 private points, Daichi Ishizaki, who was already strapped for cash, naturally refused to accept.

As a result, the Student Council's punishment came down, and he had to pay even more.

Between paying 20,000 and 50,000, even a fool would know which one to choose.

Hearing the boy's words, Manabu Horikita nodded slightly, "Since the victim refuses a private settlement, the Student Council's punishment shall stand."

With that, Manabu Horikita left the cafeteria with the Student Council secretary, Akane Tachibana.

Perhaps it was just an illusion, but as they left, Secretary Akane Tachibana seemed to roll her eyes in a cute way.

It was as if she were saying, "How troublesome, calling us over for such a trivial matter."

After the Student Council members left.

Dokuho Kouya said to the Class C students, "Daichi, do you still intend to stay here?"

"If you don't have anywhere else to eat, you're welcome to sit on our side and chat with us."

"Who would want to eat with a hateful guy like you!" Daichi Ishizaki shouted angrily, then left the cafeteria with the two students beside him.

"Phew, that scared me." Seeing the Class C students leave, Sayo Ando breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought the people from Class C were going to start a fight."

Those people from Class C looked like bad students who fought all the time.

Just watching from the sidelines, one could tell those guys were not to be trifled with.

When she saw Dokuho Kouya arguing with the Class C students, Sayo Ando was truly afraid that they would resort to violence.

"If they had actually dared to lay a hand on me, they would have been suspended for at least a month," Dokuho Kouya said with a smile.

Through this conflict, he had roughly grasped the school's new rules.

Manabu Horikita had indeed fulfilled what he promised.

Judging by the current situation, if it had escalated into a physical fight, while expulsion might not be guaranteed, a suspension would certainly be unavoidable.

Furthermore, although Manabu Horikita didn't mention it just now, Class C's class points would likely be deducted as well, perhaps by about 5 to 10 points.

If Kakeru Ryuen of Class C continued to order his classmates to pick fights with others, it wouldn't be impossible for them to lose 100 points over the course of a month.

"Just like Honami Ichinose said in class, Class C really has launched an offensive against the other classes," Norihito Watanabe said, his face covered in cold sweat and filled with astonishment.

A while back, Honami Ichinose had warned everyone to be careful of an offensive from Class C.

At the time, he thought she was being alarmist, feeling that since everyone was a fellow student, there was no reason to go to such lengths.

But looking at the performance of Daichi Ishizaki and the others just now, Norihito Watanabe realized that he had been too naive.

So, in order to rise to Class A, the students of Class C were truly capable of going this far.

If one were to clash with Class C without being mentally prepared, it would very likely escalate into a violent incident, causing the class points of both classes to drop.

"It's a good thing Dokuho was well-prepared, even having the recording ready," Tetsuya Hamaguchi said with a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate.

If there hadn't been a recording just now, relying solely on the cafeteria's surveillance footage might have made it difficult to prove that the Class C students were the ones provoking.

Hearing his companions' praise, Dokuho Kouya smiled faintly and said, "Although the Class C students were punished just now, I don't think Kakeru Ryuen's personality will let him give up so easily."

"Please tell the others in our class about what happened just now, and send them the response strategy as well."

"Even if we can't avoid being targeted, we can at least make the students of Class C suffer for it."

Judging by the current situation, Ryuen is testing the school's attitude toward this kind of behavior.

Failing just once will not stop Ryuen.

In the time to come, Ryuen will likely continue to launch offensives until he has completely figured out the school's stance.

However, the students of Class A can also profit from this.

Take Dokuho Kouya for example; in the incident just now, he received 50,000 points in compensation.

If the students of Class C continue to provoke Class A, everyone in the class will be able to obtain a large number of points.

If they knew someone was voluntarily sending them money, the classmates would surely be laughing their heads off.

"In other words, from now on, whenever we encounter students from Class C, we should all turn on our phone recorders?" Norihito Watanabe's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that it was a bit troublesome.

"We also have to make sure there are security cameras nearby," Tetsuya Hamaguchi reminded him.

At Dokuho Kouya's request, the friends around him picked up their phones one after another to tell their classmates about this matter.

Class C's offensive has already begun, and what Class A needs to do is record evidence well in order to weaken Class C's class points and personal points.

After forwarding the details of what just happened, Mako Amikura remembered something, "Speaking of which, would you like to join our study group, Kouya-kun?"

"I remember that your grades are quite good, Kouya-kun; you managed to score over 70 in every subject on the last quiz."

"If you could come, everyone would definitely be very happy."

Don't look at the fact that Dokuho Kouya's quiz scores averaged only in the 70s per subject; within the entire grade, that is actually already above average, or even close to the top tier.

The quizzes at Advanced Nurturing have many questions; the first few are freebies, and then the difficulty gradually increases.

By the last three questions, they turn directly into questions that go beyond the curriculum.

Unless one has finished learning the entire three-year high school syllabus in advance, it is impossible to get a score above 85.

In the entire grade, it seems that only in English has anyone achieved a score of 90, and there are barely a few people who have even scored above 80 in other subjects.

Someone like Dokuho Kouya, who scored in the 70s across all subjects, can already be considered a minor academic prodigy.