Classroom of the Elite: I Can Gain Points Without Limit - Chapter 157

"There's an even simpler way: just cut ties with Sugimura in your heart. As long as you don't consider him a friend, whether he's bullied or commits suicide, it has nothing to do with you."

In fact, this is the choice that most ordinary people would make.

When faced with the suffering of a former friend, one might feel a pang of pity and guilt for not being able to help. However, as time passes and attention shifts to the present, these feelings are gradually forgotten, leaving little trace.

Break off diplomatic relations with Sugimura...

As he silently repeated these words, Yosuke Hirata felt an immense attraction emanating from him, like a black hole trying to capture him.

If he had been able to let go of everything back then, perhaps he wouldn't have encountered so many problems, and he could still be an ordinary, unremarkable student, instead of ending up in Advanced Nurturing.

But can this really be allowed?

The man questioned himself inwardly, and in less than half a second, he understood the answer amidst the throbbing pain:

As expected, it still doesn't work...

"So, I should confront Sugimura and try to help him out of his current predicament?"

Compared to the seemingly easy act of severing ties, facing the past doesn't seem so painful.

But what should we do?

He was just an ordinary student. Even doctors couldn't cure his brain death. What could he do?

Thinking of this, Hirata felt an immense heaviness in his head and could only turn his gaze back to Aragaki Shun.

After all, it was the other party who said that I wasn't smart enough and wasn't suitable to be a decision-maker, and that I should just listen to the advice of a reliable leader and move forward under their guidance.

Seeing this, the Leader of Class A knew he had successfully recruited this formidable fighter, and calmly offered his recommendation:

"To save someone lying in a hospital, either you yourself need to become an excellent doctor, or you need to have enough funds and connections to bring in better medical care."

"Neither of these methods can be accomplished in a short time. If you want to grow to that level on your own, using the resources provided by the school to the graduates of Class A is a good option; if you want to take a shortcut, then find a way to demonstrate your value and seek investment."

Yosuke Hirata silent; such a decision, which could potentially affect his entire future, was naturally not something to be made lightly.

But it wasn't long before Aragaki Shun sensed a willingness to do anything in this man's eyes.

Perhaps, as Yosuke Hirata said before, this is the responsibility he must bear for his sins.

This is not only to redeem Sugimura, who is brain dead, but also to redeem myself, who was frozen on that day.

"According to the propaganda for Advanced Nurturing, as long as you graduate from Class A, you shouldn't have any problem getting into the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine, right?"

Aragaki Shun.

"There are only forty or fifty graduates. Given the school's background, it's not difficult to achieve this."

"I don't know if I'll regret it later, but I think since I've been forced to this point, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and give it a try."

With a slightly wistful sigh, Hirata had to admit that he felt much lighter after clearing his mind.

"Aragaki -kun, I'm counting on you to make good use of me for the next three years."

226. See Ayase's previous buff; hopefully it won't get nerfed.

After subduing Yosuke Hirata, Aragaki Shun returned to Class A to soothe the disheartened feelings of the students.

As dusk fell, he received another notification from the Student Council and personally went to the dormitory area of Class 1-D. He summoned Yamauchi Haruki, Kanji Ike, Ken Sudō, and Sotomura Hideo and escorted them away from Advanced Nurturing.

After bringing the four children, whose faces were covered in bruises and who looked dejected, to the school gate, their respective guardians had been waiting outside for some time. Also present were several law enforcement officers who had been summoned by the school.

It is obvious that being expelled from Advanced Nurturing education is not the end, but the beginning of their bleak future.

"After returning to society, remember to turn over a new leaf, start anew, and never do anything similar that violates laws and regulations again."

As is customary for the Student Council, after handing over these dropouts, Aragaki Shun casually offered a word of warning.

Of course, he didn't think these four guys had any chance of reintegrating into society.

Under the machinations of the Sakayanagi Family and Kiryuuin Family, the fate of these voyeurs, trembling with fear under the wrath of their guardians, was already sealed: first, they would be imprisoned for three years, then sent to a mental hospital to spend the rest of their lives, thus preventing them from continuing to harm society.

"Waaah~ I clearly didn't see anything, I'm a minor, I don't want to go to jail!"

"It's all Kanji Ike's fault! He's the one who instigated us to do this; he's the real culprit!"

"Pfft~ Don't hit me, Dad! I already got beaten up by my classmates. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, and I promise I won't do it again!"

"It's none of your business..."

Aragaki Shun stood silently at the school gate, watching the family theater outside gradually become lively.

Being expelled from a prestigious school with a promising future, especially for secretly filming women's changing rooms, is a situation that no parent could accept.

So for the next few minutes, Aragaki Shun and many classmates who had come specifically to watch a free comedy of furious parents beating and kicking their children.

Of course, perhaps they felt ashamed and wanted to save face, or perhaps they needed to go to the police station because law enforcement officers were standing next to them.

In short, the guardians of all four parties quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly left the scene with their respective children.

And so, Yamauchi Haruki, Kanji Ike, Ken Sudō, and Sotomura Hideo completely distanced themselves from Kodo Ikusei Senior High School, and never had to see their annoying figures again.

"I feel like the air at school has become much fresher since those four people disappeared."

Karuizawa Kei, who was also at the school gate to witness the event, couldn't help but complain, her face beaming with undisguised joy, as refreshed as if she had just changed into new underwear for the New Year.

"That's right, these criminals have finally dropped out of school. Just thinking about being in the same class as these perverts makes me sick. I should have kicked them to death on the first day of school."

Shinohara Satsuki spat a few times viciously.

From the moment she enrolled, she had a falling out with those scumbags, and now seeing them expelled filled her with immense satisfaction.

"Hopefully they can stay locked up for a long time, and ideally never be released."

Matsushita Chiaki usually behaves in a mild manner, and when she saw Kanji Ike and the others drop out of school, she appeared overjoyed.

Or rather, all the girls in Class D felt as if it were Chinese New Year today, filled with joy and surprise.

Students from other classes and even older grades were only annoyed by this incident of being secretly filmed.

They had to endure harassment from these four guys every day. Things like ranking girls with big breasts, having their swimsuits recorded during Swimming class, being openly stared at while they were paying attention in class, and some of them were even falsely accused of confessing their feelings to them... It was simply unbearable!

Now that those four disgusting guys are gone, the air in Class D feels several times sweeter.

"It's a bit of a shame that we can't play at the Swimming because of these four guys."

Inogashira Kokoro looked in Aragaki Shun's direction, her tone full of regret.

She sensed that Kikyo had been in much more contact with the other person lately, and Wang Meiyu had been transferred to Class A much earlier than expected. Would this trio end up with her all alone?

"Ugh~ Forget about the Swimming. After those bastards caused such a ruckus, I'm now traumatized by the changing room. I have to check everything carefully before I can change, let alone go to the pool."

Seeing the goosebumps on Matsushita Chiaki's face, Karuizawa shook his head. "I heard that large Swimming has been closed again, and it won't be open again during the summer vacation at least. It's a real shame."

On the surface, there was some regret, but deep down the girl was more relieved, since Karuizawa didn't like wearing swimsuits because of the abdominal scar.

"Hmph~ Even if it's not shut down, no one will go there to play this summer. Who knows if there will be another voyeur."

Shinohara Satsuki snorted coldly. Those ugly men were disgusting; they almost made her mentally reject all boys.

"I remember, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was one of their accomplices, right? Why doesn't the school expel him too?"

"I heard he was the whistleblower and produced evidence that those four people were involved in the secret filming."

"They usually hang out together. Ayanokoji is such a gloomy guy, he's definitely not a good person either."

"I think so too. If we hadn't planned this secret filming together, where would he have gotten the recording to report the others?"

Inogashira Kokoro was startled, swallowed hard, and said somewhat fearfully:

"Wouldn't that put us in great danger? Won't he continue to have people spy on us?"

"Don't worry, we're with Megumi. If Ayanokoji does anything wrong in the future, just have Megumi tell Aragaki, and then we'll get the Student Council to expel him too."

"Phew~ I really don't know what the school was thinking, allowing someone suspected of peeping to stay."

When several girls from Class D huddled together whispering among themselves, Aragaki Shun, who was standing not far from them, twitched his ears.

Given his basic attributes, it would be easy for him to hear several people whispering at this distance, especially since one of them mentioned his name.

Hearing these girls express their disgust for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Aragaki Shun found it somewhat amusing.

"Kanzaki, what do you think those people in the White Room would think if they heard that their Masterpiece almost got them expelled for voyeurism and filming?"

Kanzaki Ryuji, who was asked the question, smiled slightly, also finding the hypothesis particularly interesting.

"The practice of cultivating 'artificial geniuses' in White Room is inherently inhumane, so it's only natural that it would lead to this outcome."

Because of his family situation, Kanzaki naturally paid attention to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, and after learning that he had enrolled in Advanced Nurturing, he kept his identity hidden.

However, the method of concealment chosen by the other party is somewhat bizarre—I don't know what this Masterpiece was thinking, but it somehow ended up mixing with Yamauchi Haruki and other notorious troublemakers from Class D the first year.

He could only guess that the other party might lack sufficient social common sense, and that the White Room most likely did not provide relevant education.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this Masterpiece will likely lose all right to choose a partner for the next three years," Aragaki Shun chuckled teasingly.

Normal girls probably wouldn't be interested in a gloomy guy who's suspected of voyeurism or taking photos without consent, right?

"Even if that's not true, given the other person's deeply hidden nature, it's unlikely they would be interested in dating or relationships."

Kanzaki Ryuji shrugged. As the "manufactured genius sample" that the White Room was so blatantly promoting, he remembered Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's mother, who seemed to be the number two hostess at a high-class nightclub in Tokyo.

Ayanokoji Atsuomi was a man who didn't care much about women and was wholeheartedly pursuing power.

His relationship with that hostess appears to be purely contractual. His reason for marrying her and having children was simply to put his own children in the White Room (a euphemism for sexual activity) to demonstrate that he had no selfish motives, thus attracting more parents and investors.

In Kanzaki's view, beneath Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's outward facade lies a similar cold-bloodedness, making it hard to believe that someone like him would be interested in women.

"There's a difference between being subjectively uninterested and objectively losing the right to choose a partner."

Aragaki Shun shook his head, but didn't say anything more about it. He only mentioned it because relevant information had appeared on his Personal Panel.

"Anyway, I don't think this will have much of an impact on Ayanokoji."

Kanzaki Ryuji turned his gaze away from the few dropouts who had disappeared outside the school, and as if suddenly remembering something, asked Aragaki Shun, "By the way, is there only 34 people left in Class D now?"

With Koenji Rokusuke taking over the Katsuragi Class, and Wang Meiyu transferring to Class A, plus the four students who dropped out —Yamauchi Haruki, Kanji Ike, Ken Sudō, and Sotomura Hideo — Class D suddenly lost six students this summer.

"Actually, there are 33 people," Aragaki Shun corrected. "After this incident, Horikita President is completely worried about his sister continuing to stay in Class D, and has already discussed with me sending Suzune to Class A next semester."

There are only 40 people in the entire Class D, and now five suspects have emerged who were involved in filming in the locker room. How can anyone feel at ease about the living conditions in Class D?

Manabu Horikita only felt that his sister had personality flaws, but he never denied that his sister's beauty was enough to compete for the top spot in the entire Advanced Nurturing.

When Kanji Ike and his accomplices were secretly filming with a remote-controlled car, his sister Horikita Suzune was indeed among their primary targets.

In this situation, let's not put up any more tests or anything like that. Let's find a more suitable environment for Suzune to grow up in first.

"One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." Even though there are no more such voyeurs in Class D now, Manabu Horikita is still worried that his younger sister will be led astray by the other students in that class.

The child isn't very bright to begin with, and if she hangs out with a bunch of idiots every day, her future will be completely ruined.

As for the issue of loneliness and aloofness... if Class D were full of oddballs like Yamauchi Haruki and Kanji Ike, then it would be fine for Suzune to remain lonely forever.

Even if the hope is that she can learn some teamwork skills, then the teaching environment should absolutely not be set up in Class D.

Taking all these factors into consideration, Manabu Horikita has decided to provide 20 million yen in advance to help his younger sister transfer to Class 1-A.

"This is a good thing. With one more person, the class's foundation will be strengthened, and the monthly class fees will increase by 100,000."

Kanzaki Ryuji smiled, but a hint of doubt lingered beneath the surface. "I just hope that Horikita is someone easy to get along with."

Although she is the Student Council President's younger sister, Horikita Suzune was ultimately assigned to Class D by the school.

The kind of anthropomorphic characters produced in Class D can be seen from this one incident of secretly taking photos.

Normally, Kanzaki didn't notice anything seriously wrong with Horikita Suzune; at most, she was just a little aloof and cold.

However, he himself is not an extroverted or enthusiastic person. There are other examples like Himeno Yuki in the class, so as long as he doesn't deliberately disrupt the class atmosphere, being a bit aloof is not a serious flaw.

The real fear is that the other party may be hiding even more terrifying hidden dangers.

"It's alright. Horikita Suzune might stand out a bit in Class D, but once she joins Class A, with you, me, and Ichinose there, plus Hiyori, Sakayanagi, Himeno, and others, she'll only be an average good student."

To be fair, in Aragaki Shun's eyes, Horikita Suzune really belonged to the rather clumsy type of student.

Despite her good grades, she consistently ranks in the top ten among the 160 students in the entire first grade.

The problem is that she gained this by spending at least a dozen hours reading every day.

In other words, she gave up socializing, shopping to relax, and the entertainment hobbies typical of her age, devoting all her free time to reading. In the end, her only achievement was consistently ranking in the top ten of her grade, not even guaranteeing a top three or five position.

In contrast, Ichinose Honami locked herself in her room and suspended her studies for half a year during her third year of junior high school, yet she still easily achieved second place after Aragaki Shun in the Advanced Nurturing entrance exam.

During the class competition last semester, Ichinose took on the responsibility of being the deputy Leader of Class A, spending a lot of time every day maintaining the class atmosphere and organizing social activities to connect with classmates.

In this situation, Ichinose, who can only study during class time, is still able to easily outperform Horikita Suzune, who is determined to improve her grades.