Chapter 100

After all, Class D full of flawed individuals who lack both ability and morality. If we don't support them, they're completely useless; but if we do support them, what if these oddballs turn around and tear up the alliance, betraying us?

"Aragaki -kun," Yosuke Hirata said with a troubled expression, "I believe Ike-kun has been wronged. Ryuen has a terrible personality; everyone knows he's capable of such a despicable thing."

"Now that most of the students in Class D have joined the Aragaki Faction, we can all be a source of strength for you in the Special Exam. Could you please ask Aragaki- san to lend a helping hand to Ike-san?"

"Heh~ It's not like I can't order the rest of Class D around if I don't help Kanji Ike."

Aragaki Shun's expression turned cold and stern, and a heavy pressure descended upon Hirata and the others. "I'll say it again: if you want to solve this, find a solution yourselves. Don't waste my time here."

Completely unifying Class D and turning everyone in Class D into one's own power is something that does more harm than good and is unnecessary.

If he were to truly control everyone in Class D, he would also have to deal with the troubles caused by these flawed individuals.

He's not exactly bored; why would he waste so much effort on tools that can be used simply by paying for them?

Moreover, to be honest, the more Class C exploits Class D, the more Class D will have to be close to Class A. He doesn't need to do anything extra. As long as he finds an opportunity, what Ryuen takes from Class D will eventually flow into Class A.

"If you don't leave by the time I count to three, I'll use the pretext of harassing the Student Council Vice President to favor Ryuen in the final decision."

"Three, two..."

Upon hearing this, Yosuke Hirata's expression changed drastically. He quickly bowed and apologized, then pulled Kanji Ike and the others away.

"Sorry, Aragaki -san, we'll be leaving now!"

After the group of irrelevant people who had appeared halfway through the journey had all left, Aragaki Shun looked at the quiet Literary Girl opposite him with some frustration. "What a killjoy. They don't want to do anything, they just want me to clean up their mess."

"Hirata shouldn't be that kind of person," Shiina Hiyori thought for a moment and could only conclude, "But he cares too much about his classmates, so he's easily pushed to do things against his conscience."

"Most people in Class D probably don't want to lose their own interests because of the mistakes made by Kanji Ike."

Aragaki Shun said calmly, "If Kanji Ike, Class D will likely have one or two hundred Class Evaluation Points deducted because the other party is suspended from school."

"In the worst-case scenario, Kanji Ike was expelled from school, and Class D was deducted 300 Class Evaluation Points, immediately plummeting to rock bottom."

Of course, Ryuen Kakeru's real purpose was not that. Rather than deducting the evaluation scores of Class D, he wanted to extract a large number of Private Points from those people.

Therefore, once the students in Class D could no longer hold on, this Tyrant of Class C would naturally take the initiative to propose a settlement.

"This time, Ryuen's scheme was quite well-planned. Kinoshita Minori even provided some of the vulgarities that Kanji Ike uttered to her when he was carried away with his pride."

"That idiot probably thought the other person was just playing a prank on him, and jumped into the trap without any warning."

In conclusion, without other evidence, it is impossible for Kanji Ike to prove that he was wronged.

All I can say is that this guy is so desperate for a girlfriend that he completely loses his mind when a girl comes knocking on his door.

"Forget it, let's not talk about such boring things. I'll give Ryuen a surprise after he gets too cocky."

Shaking his head, Aragaki Shun changed the subject, "Hiyori, what do you think of Chihiro?"

The Literary Girl paused in her book-turning, glancing at Aragaki Shun with an ambiguous look. But seeing the boy's serious gaze, she suppressed her embarrassment and thought for a moment.

After a moment's hesitation, Hiyori parted her cherry lips slightly and gave her evaluation:

"Be brave... This is probably my deepest impression of Shun-kun's girlfriend."

"Hehe~ If Chihiro knew that you actually spoke of her like that, I wonder what she would think."

Aragaki Shun smiled, but some of his worries were also relieved.

The young girl might still feel a little jealous, but since she had agreed to his private invitation, there was no need to spell things out.

Once this foundation is established, other minor details become irrelevant.

Okay, let's take it slow...

Over the next two days, because Class C and Class D gave completely contradictory accounts, the Student Council decided to extend the deliberations to allow both classes to continue searching for evidence to support their respective arguments.

However, before the final review, if no one can produce conclusive evidence that the other party is lying or admit their mistake, the Student Council will make a judgment based on the existing evidence, and the party at fault will be subject to greater punishment.

Meanwhile, the day before the final deliberation, Aragaki Shun had Kanzaki Ryuji summon Ryuen Kakeru was riding high on his success.

"It seems Class D hasn't seized their chance to turn things around yet, but you seem to be celebrating a little too soon."

The tyrant of Tyrant of Class C had just stepped into the Activity Classroom of the Cultural and Entertainment Club, tensed up. In his eyes, it must be something bad that Aragaki Shun had called him here.

But that's not right!

I've planned this move meticulously; I shouldn't leave any evidence against me, right?

He had already instructed Kinoshita to stay in the girls' dormitory every day after school, claiming she was frightened by Kanji Ike, and not to go out.

In this situation, neither Class D nor Class A should have started by Kinoshita.

After reviewing his arrangements and confirming that there were no oversights, Ryuen Kakeru's arrogant demeanor reappeared.

"Hehe~ I wonder what advice our Student Council Vice President has?"

"How dare Kanji Ike from Class D harass Kinoshita from my class! As the class leader, on behalf of everyone in Class C, I urge the Vice President to make a fair and just judgment. Don't wrong an innocent person, and don't let this disgusting criminal get away with it."

Ignoring Ryuen Kakeru's performance, Aragaki Shun pointed to the sofa opposite him, gesturing for him to sit down, before leisurely stating a number. "Five hundred thousand!"

The others didn't understand what Aragaki Shun meant, but the next moment they saw Ryuen's forehead veins bulging, and he stared intently at the Leader of Class A as if he was about to explode.

Aragaki Shun didn't seem to care at all, and simply said slowly, "You arranged for Kinoshita Minori to set up a honey trap for Kanji Ike, and the reward is 500,000 Private Points."

"Of course, because Class C is too poor, and you, as the class leader, are the poorest among them, this 500,000 is just a pipe dream for now; it's just that we've agreed to pay in installments."

At this point, Aragaki Shun deliberately adopted a mocking tone, "Let's see our Class C's master of empty promises. He actually managed to use a mere 500,000 to pull off a honey trap. I wonder how many Private Points you'll be able to extort from those people in Class D after the plan succeeds?"

Having experienced numerous failures and been ridiculed, Ryuen actually calmed down.

He frowned, a look of confusion in his eyes. "What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."

"It's okay if you don't understand!" Aragaki Shun chuckled. "I've said it before, my prestige in Class C is higher than yours. There are some things you simply can't hide if you want to find out."

Ryuen's expression was indifferent, but he could not refute it.

For Aragaki Shun, Class C is indeed like a sieve.

Ibuki Mio and the others are alright; at least they only nominally joined the Student Council and became this bastard's subordinates.

What's even more infuriating are those unstable elements who could secretly change their stance at any time.

Class C is simply too poor. As a class that unites people through violence, when faced with even stronger violence, Aragaki Shun only needs to throw out a few bones and a whole bunch of Class C students will be willing to be his dogs.

After all, being a dog for someone else doesn't matter, so why not find yourself a more powerful master?

Ishizaki Daichi and Ryuen Yamada Albert beside him, a hint of gloom appearing in his eyes.

Who leaked his deal with Kinoshita...? There are very few suspects. Besides Kinoshita himself, the most suspicious people are his henchmen.

"Don't overthink it. The reason I know about Class C is essentially because they have overwhelming financial and material resources. I advise you not to even think about investigating further."

"If they don't investigate, everyone in Class C can still get by; but once they find out something, are you sure you'll still have a place in the class?"

Upon hearing this warning, Ryuen's face grew even darker, but Aragaki Shun paid no heed and continued to relentlessly rub salt in his wounds.

"To put it another way, you could use a promise of 500,000 yen in installments to make Kinoshita- san endure the disgust and seduce Kanji Ike."

"If I just give her four million, will she be able to voluntarily drop out of school?"

Upon hearing this hypothesis, Ryuen could no longer contain himself. He stood up with a ferocious expression, as if he were about to make a move.

Because this kind of thing really could happen.

The most serious problem in Class C did indeed stem from poverty, but it was even more so from a lack of hope for improvement.

Only graduates of Class A are eligible for a school recommendation, but after repeated failures, most people in Class C have given up on this dream.

Besides that, their only option is to work hard to continue their education and find employment, just like ordinary high school students outside the school.

But with a bunch of hooligans and hot girls in Class C, led by a tyrant like Ryuen Kakeru who can't stand not causing trouble, how many people could possibly concentrate on their studies in that environment?

With no hope of being in Class A, living in poverty, and even attending school normally being a luxury... burdened with such a bunch of debuffs, if Aragaki Shun offered them the opportunity to voluntarily drop out of school, many in Class C would definitely be tempted.

Anyway, they've only been in their first year of high school for three months. Converting their four million Private Points into cash and then returning to their hometown to re-enroll in a nearby high school wouldn't be a bad deal for them.

"Fine, fine, I made all the arrangements perfectly, and I thought everything was foolproof, but I never expected you to pull this stunt."

Ryuen Kakeru gritted his teeth. This feeling of being easily crushed by someone's wealth was truly disgusting.

If someone in the class drops out without Special Exam, 300 Class Evaluation Points will be deducted. No matter how much they gain from Class D, they can never make up for this loss.

"Damn rich bastard, how much money do you have left after transferring Shiina to another class?"

"It should be much more than you think. Even if we help one more person transfer classes permanently, it wouldn't be a problem at all."

Aragaki Shun took out his phone, looked at the numbers on his personal account, and smiled.

In June, after receiving 10 million in compensation from the Board Chairman, he had 29.5 million Private Points remaining at the end of the month.

As the new month arrived, he received 2.4 million yen from the Katsuragi Class, 800,000 yen from the Ryuen Class, 600,000 yen from the Karuizawa Class, 200,000 Sakagami Kazuma, 100,000 yen from his Class A salary, and 560,000 yen from his royalties, for a total income of 4.66 million yen.

After deducting the apartment rent of 100,000 and some living expenses, there is still a surplus of 34 million.

Helping Hiyori transfer to another class would require 20 million, but he still had 7 Transfer Ticket left, which could directly offset 14 million.

After using up all the Transfer Ticket, he took out another 6 million, leaving him with 28 million in his personal account, enough to transfer another person without any problem.

"28 million Private Points, Ryuen, tell me, if I break it down into 4 million points per share, could I bribe the 7 students in Class C to voluntarily drop out of school?"

"Or, instead of using my Private Points, I could follow Koenji Rokusuke and directly pay 5 million yen in cash to the outside world. Wouldn't that be even more tempting?"

Compared to Koenji Rokusuke, Aragaki Shun found it much easier and faster to cash out money from the outside world.

After all, every month, his untrustworthy editor would come to Advanced Nurturing, partly to take away his manuscripts, and partly to help him convert his royalties into Private Points.

All it takes is a moment to give her a heads-up, and the students in Class C can take his autograph out of school and ask Kagurazaka Ayame for 5 million yen from his royalties.

Ryuen Kakeru: "..."

Can't you be a decent human being?!

Even Kanzaki Ryuji showed a look of pity at the tyrant of Tyrant of Class C appearance.

He knew all too well how inhuman his class monitor was.

To put it simply, Class A's Class Evaluation Points in July was 1360, and all students contributed a total of 2.72 million Private Points as class funds.

Last month's class fund surplus was 5.48 million. After receiving the funds this month, and deducting 200,000 for management salaries, we will have exactly 8 million left.

In other words, even after Aragaki Shun used his personal funds to help Shiina Hiyori transfer to another class, the funds he still had were more than three times the amount in Class A's account.

That's a nice way of putting it. To put it bluntly, the combined savings of everyone in Class A were just a fraction of his personal wealth.

Even the combined strength of Class A, the wealthiest class in the first year, couldn't defeat him alone; not to mention the poor bastards from Ryuen and Class C.

Taking a deep breath, Ryuen forced himself to calm down, his mind racing, hoping to find a way out of this disadvantage.

However, the best way to counter this snowballing financial advantage is to offer an equal amount of wealth and engage in a head-on confrontation.

However, this plan is meaningless. Let alone having the same level of wealth, even if he had half, a third, or even a quarter of the other person's wealth, he wouldn't have been so embarrassed by their casual remark.

If you can't do it on your own, then you have to find a way to rely on external forces, such as the rules of Advanced Nurturing...

Thinking of this, Ryuen Kakeru immediately made his gaze appear fierce.

"Your idea is certainly interesting, but do you really think the school will let you do whatever you want?"

"We all know that all the students at Advanced Nurturing are specially selected by the school from all over the country."

"The school spent so many resources to select 160 first-year students, and before the first semester is even over, a bunch of students in Class C have been expelled by you using external funds... Do you think this kind of thing is allowed?"

In reality, no more is needed. Just two students dropping out will reduce Class C's evaluation score to zero, leaving the class with massive debts and no living expenses, which will immediately cause it to collapse.

This method would certainly not be allowed by the school; otherwise, Aragaki Shun could have continued to use it on Class B and Class D.

Furthermore, the possibility that this kind of thing might become the norm must also be taken into account.

After all, if Aragaki Shun could use money from outside sources to bribe students in rival classes to get them to drop out voluntarily, then other second-generation rich kids from similar backgrounds could naturally do the same thing.

From then on, class competition will simply be about who pays more money.

"That's right, this kind of method can't possibly become the norm."

Aragaki Shun nodded, but said calmly, "But given this school's style, even if they were to address this kind of competition, they would only introduce corresponding school rules after I've used it the first time."

"I don't care when this method is banned; the key question is, do you want to be the first and only victim?"

"Then I understand. You bastard, you never intended to implement this strategy. You just wanted to extract more benefits from me through intimidation."

Ryuen's eyes widened in anger. Having been treated like a piggy bank time and time again, he really wanted to just give up and fight this bastard in front of him.

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