Classroom of the Elite: I Can Add Points Without Limit

"Yay! We're number one again! All that hard work this past month paid off!"

"This is amazing! Our Class A score is almost 3000. The school gives out at least 270,000 Private Points every month. It feels like a dream."

After Kanzaki calculated the evaluation scores for each class, the students in Class A cheered and jumped around on the playground.

Having been on edge the whole time, the results are finally in, and even a confident and rational Literary Girl like Shiina Hiyori can't help but show her joy. After all, the past month of training has been really tough.

Meanwhile, the other first-grade classes also immediately noticed the changes in their Class Evaluation Points.

"We got 150 Class Evaluation Points without doing anything. From this perspective, we've really made a profit."

Katsuragi Kohei looked dejected. "But the gap between Class B and Class A has widened further, and even Class C is almost catching up."

Losing to Class A was painful, but the class had mostly accepted it. However, if they couldn't even beat Class C, the pain would be beyond words.

If they lose to Class A, they'll lose to Class C, and then they'll lose to Class D. After losing to Class D, there'll be no more classes to lose to. They were the strongest class the school initially recognized. If things continue like this, they'll lose all face!

Could it be that if they were to create an unprecedented record for Advanced Nurturing, becoming the first former Class A to fall into Class D... that would definitely be recorded in the school's history and leave a lasting stain on their reputation!

This is something Katsuragi Kohei absolutely cannot accept! The rest of Class B, including Koenji Rokusuke, also cannot accept it!

But life is tough, and how easy is it to bravely move forward in such a challenging situation as a first-year student?

However, people's joys and sorrows are not shared. According to the law of conservation of smiles, smiles do not appear out of thin air, nor do they disappear inexplicably; they simply transfer from one person's face to another's.

Therefore, while Class B was carrying a heavy burden and looking bitter, students from other classes were naturally smiling happily and enjoying a peaceful life.

For example, Class C and Class D, who won second and third place respectively in the winning group, saw their Class Evaluation Points increase by 450 and 300 respectively.

"Starting next month, the school will distribute 144,000 Private Points every month. Even if a portion of them has to be handed over to Boss Aragaki according to the contract, we will still be able to keep about 90,000 yen for living expenses."

Led by Ishizaki Daichi, the delinquent girls of Class C were practically dancing wildly at this moment, jumping, running, fist bumping, and hugging everywhere without any regard for their image.

After working hard for over a month, I was able to increase the class's monthly Private Points by 45,000 – it was absolutely worth it!

Think about how miserable they were last semester. They were hanging out with Ryuen Kakeru, going hungry for three days out of eight. The monthly funding from the school was basically taken by Aragaki Shun, and they couldn't even guarantee their basic living expenses.

But ever since the Uninhabited Island Exam, when he transferred to the Leader of Class A, the class's economic conditions have improved dramatically. They no longer have to go to the free vegetable window from time to time and endure the extremely unpalatable Mountain Vegetable Set Meal.

If they had known one day they would turn to the light from the beginning, they wouldn't have suffered for an entire semester.

Meanwhile, the few intellectuals in Class C, like Kaneda Satoru, are already preparing to discuss the class funds with representatives Manabe Shiho and Ibuki Mio.

They didn't have the chance before, but now they truly see the hope of transferring into Class A through Twenty Million Personal Points.

Class C is currently in a great financial situation, so we can't let those brainless kids squander all the money.

Finally, there's Class 1-D. This group was also overjoyed at the increase of 300 Class Evaluation Points, but after seeing the overall change in the first grade's points, their enthusiasm inevitably waned.

This isn't to say they're dissatisfied with their ranking; in fact, very few people in Class D still retain the drive to improve.

The key point is that, seeing that the top three classes all had evaluation scores above 1400, while they had only just recovered to 567, the students in Class D realized that their data was a bit too bad.

"Damn it! It's all those bastards, Yamauchi Haruki,' s fault. If they hadn't been so reckless as to secretly film the women's changing room, we wouldn't have suddenly lost 300 Class Evaluation Points."

"That's right. Ever since the midterm Midterm Exam last semester, our score has been 567 since July. Now it's already past October, and we're still stuck at the same score. Other classes get three, four, or even five times our score."

"It's too good for them to be expelled like this. If those criminals were still in Advanced Nurturing, I would make them understand why flowers are so red every day!"

"Forget it, it's better to get rid of this black sheep as soon as possible. At least the classroom is much quieter now, isn't it?"

Seeing the lively atmosphere in the class suddenly turn sour, Yosuke Hirata knew something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to appease the Class D members who were constantly complaining.

"If we all want to be happier, at least from now on, after we pay off our debts each month, we'll still have a fair amount of Private Points left for everyday expenses, right?"

With the Class Evaluation Points 567, including Class D, there are a total of 32 students. Their total monthly income is a little over 1.81 million. After deducting the 1.2 million that needs to be handed over to Aragaki Shun, the remaining points are distributed so that each person can have a living allowance of nearly 20,000 per month.

This is definitely good news for everyone in Class D, enough to temporarily dispel all discontent.

As for the plans of ambitious students Yukimura Teruhiko to accumulate funds for transferring classes through class fees... naturally, these plans will have to be postponed once again.

If even basic living standards cannot be guaranteed, what difference is there between those higher-level needs and mere ramblings in one's dreams?

"Hehe~ Kiriyama! Kiryuuin! Well done! Well done!!!"

Compared to the first grade, where all four classes plundered a large number of Class Evaluation Points from the upper grades but had little impact on their class rankings, the second grade saw a dramatic shift in the landscape.

Seeing her class's evaluation score halved and her prestige among the second-year students plummet, Miyabi Nagumo was so angry that her lips trembled, and her usually gentle and refined demeanor became somewhat distorted.

A year and a half of hard work almost came to naught because of a single Sports Festival. This is an unbearable loss for ordinary people, let alone Nagumo, who has had a smooth life since childhood and considers himself invincible.

"As expected, this school is really interesting. You Class B should just pray that Manabu Horikita and Aragaki Shun will support you in every Special Exam, otherwise, I will slowly, slowly, make you remember how I dominated the second year!"

Without a doubt, this was a threat of expulsion against Kiriyama Ikuto and Kiryuuin Fuuka.

In Miyabi Nagumo's eyes, the most direct reason for her defeat in this Sports Festival was that she overestimated herself by facing both Aragaki Shun and Manabu Horikita simultaneously without completely suppressing the internal divisions within her grade.

Facing two opponents alone, and then having to backstab the Class 2-B, it's no surprise they ended up losing like this.

After all, those two guys were opponents that even he had to take seriously; how could he be so careless and underestimate them!

"Once bitten, twice shy," said Vice President Huang Mao, adding that he would remember the lesson and focus all his energy on Class 2-B. Once he had broken their rebellious spirit, he would regroup and challenge Manabu Horikita again.

Sensing the deep malice in Nagumo's words, Kiriyama Ikuto instinctively trembled.

Ultimately, his own strength is indeed far inferior to his opponent's. If he is targeted by Nagumo in the future, it would not be surprising if he were to face the risk of being expelled from school.

We must keep clinging to powerful figures!

To counterattack Miyabi Nagumo's class and reclaim their original position, relying solely on the strength of Class 2-B is insufficient. Kiryuuin Fuuka's mind is not on the class, so she is completely unreliable.

Since his class ranking dropped, he hadn't experienced a victory as exhilarating as this Sports Festival in a long time. If he wanted to continue his winning streak, he would have to cling to those two powerful figures at all costs.

In contrast to Kiriyama Ikuto's anxiety and uncertainty, Kiryuuin Fuuka remained as arrogant as ever, making an ear-picking gesture and completely ignoring Miyabi Nagumo's threat.

"You should focus on recovering your strength first. After going through all this, how much control do you think you have over the second-year students?"

When Kiryuuin sneered and hit his sore spot, the blond Vice President's face immediately darkened. His cold gaze swept over Class 2-C and Class D of the second year, but he saw that the representatives of these two classes were also looking around, obviously having other ideas.

This is only natural, because when the entire second grade fell into the failure group, the structure of the four classes inside underwent a dramatic change due to the sharp drop in Class Evaluation Points.

According to the rules of the Sports Festival, the first to fourth place teams in the losing group will have 400, 300 Class Evaluation Points deducted respectively.

For example, Miyabi Nagumo's class first lost 400 points, and then lost nearly 300 points again because of Class B's suicidal move. The Class Evaluation Points dropped to just over 700, which can be described as being cut in half.

As the last-place class, Class 2-B will only lose 100 points. Furthermore, due to prior preparation, no one on the competition form was recommended to participate in any of the projects. With 35 students absent from 9 projects that no one else participated in, they will be penalized with 315 points. In the end, the Class Evaluation Points will be just over 300.

In other words, the gap between the two classes has narrowed to around 400 points. With just one or two more Special Exam, Class B has a chance to reclaim its position as Class A.

Under these circumstances, Kiriyama's class was naturally able to rekindle their fighting spirit.

As for Class 2-C and Class D of the second year, who were caught in the crossfire, they suffered two major setbacks, losing nearly 400 and 300 points respectively in this Sports Festival, leaving them with only slightly over 100 Class Evaluation Points.

Seeing that the competition between Class A and Class B is once again becoming increasingly fierce, most of these people will probably not blindly follow Miyabi Nagumo's orders as they used to.

To put it bluntly, the gap between these two classes and Class B is only about 200 points. To say that they don't have the intention of taking advantage of the situation is simply fooling a fool.

"So that's how it is. They showed such madness, willing to die together rather than let me have an easy time, that they made Class C and Class D afraid to easily get involved in the struggle between the higher-ranking classes?"

Miyabi Nagumo's gaze grew even colder, carrying the lingering power of the past, exerting immense pressure on the representatives of both classes.

"But do you also think you have the right to negotiate with me?"

Class B has Aragaki Shun and Manabu Horikita as their backers, Kiryuuin Fuuka is quite strong herself. At least Kiriyama Ikuto knows how to use someone else's power to intimidate others. But what about Class C and Class D?

A gathering place for useless and substandard goods, a dumping ground for defective products—it's just a defeat, yet you dare defy my will?!

Just as the Yellow-haired Senior was about to give these fence-sitters a good talking-to, a commotion suddenly came from not far away, and the Class B team in front of him automatically parted to create a passage, as if the sea had been parted.

As the crowd that had been shielding them retreated to the sides, Aragaki Shun casually stepped onto the stage for the second-year students, followed closely by several imposing men and women, like subjects escorting a king on an inspection tour of his territory.

Nagumo almost laughed out of anger. Didn't he know whose territory this was?!

"Aragaki, what are you doing here? Looking for another spectacle?"

"No! I'm here to collect a debt!"

Aragaki Shun smiled knowingly and bluntly questioned in front of everyone:

"According to the agreement, the loser is to hand over 15 million to the winner. I wonder if Senior Nagumo has enough points in reserve?"

264. To kick someone when they're down; to pursue a victorious attack.

Debt collection?

Or is it a whopping 15 million Private Points?

Hearing Aragaki Shun Shunmei's mocking voice, the students in all four second-grade classes felt a sense of suffocation.

It's important to know that most of Miyabi Nagumo's Private Points were plundered from them.

Hearing that just one gamble between him and Aragaki Shun involved nearly 20 million yen, a bet that would have secured someone a permanent transfer to Class A... how could the second-year students, who were the ones who were being ripped off, not feel a mix of emotions?

The crucial point is that he still lost!

This means that the entire second-year class lost 15 million Private Points at once.

How credible is the promise they made to everyone—to help capable students transfer to other classes upon graduation?

Thinking about this, the already wavering morale of the second-year students wavered even further. Many students in Class C and Class D who still held expectations for him couldn't help but question themselves once again: Was it really the right thing to place the hopes of graduating from Class A on such a capricious outsider?

Miyabi Nagumo immediately noticed the change, and her gaze towards Aragaki Shun deepened, but on the surface, she still pretended to be indifferent and let out a sneer:

"It's only 15 million, yet you, Aragaki, have to make the trip yourself. I really didn't expect that."

"After all, unlike Senior Nagumo who keeps all his Private Points in his pocket, Class 1-A has had a total of 8 students transfer in. Even with the Transfer Ticket, the class's finances are still a bit strained. Therefore, the 15 million that Senior kindly gifted us is quite precious to us."

However, this is a lie!

Even before the Sports Festival, without adding the personal savings of Aragaki Shun and the other students in the class, Class A's financial situation was still good. With the class fees collected each month, they were fully capable of covering the expenses of all the students who transferred classes within ten months.

Needless to say, because of their victory in the Sports Festival, Class A directly plundered 600 Class Evaluation Points from the upper grades, which translates to 60,000 Private Points per person per month.

The class's monthly income increased by 2.88 million. If half of that, or 1.44 million, is added to the class fund, then even if one more student transfers to another class, the class can barely stay afloat.

Aragaki Shun used this seemingly complaining tone simply to emphasize the number of transfers in Class 1-A, something the second-year students, who were particularly sensitive to, naturally understood his meaning.

As expected, faced with this unprecedented achievement in Advanced Nurturing, all the students in each second-grade class were instinctively shaken, because this was the future they had dreamed of, and the pie in the sky that Miyabi Nagumo had painted when she used both carrot and stick to unite them.

"At the beginning of the semester, each class was assigned 40 students. As the Special Exam were conducted, some students either failed due to insufficient ability or were deliberately attacked, resulting in most classes having students drop out. The student numbers were no longer ideal. This is the first time I have seen a class where the number of students has increased instead of decreased."

"That's right. Even Class A of the Third Year, where Horikita President is, barely manages to keep no one dropping out. But for Class 1-A to increase from 40 to 48 students is practically a myth."

"The key point is that it's only been half a year since the first-year students enrolled, right? In such a short time, he's helped so many people transfer classes. This first-year student is truly an unprecedented monster."

The second-year students couldn't help but discuss it amongst themselves, all astonished by this fact. Then, compared to Miyabi Nagumo's promise that she had yet to demonstrate any results, they inevitably felt a lot of dissatisfaction.

"Nagumo said he would give us all a chance to transfer to Class A, but he took so many of our Private Points and we haven't seen a single one. Is this bastard trying to scam us?"

"I don't know. He said that changes can only be implemented after he takes office as the Student Council President, and then he needs to prove his abilities and contributions before he can select suitable personnel before graduation."

"Can you really believe such empty words? The Private Points submitted by the four classes combined is at least forty or fifty million, and we haven't seen him take any action. If he really wants to save money, he could learn from the first-year students and use Transfer Ticket to pay in installments, right?"

"Heh~ You really think he'd willingly hand over the money that's already in his pocket? Didn't you see how easily he could throw away 15 million for a bet? He'd rather throw the money down the drain than waste it on our lower-ranked class!"

"Heh heh, in someone's eyes, we're mostly just milk cows, our only purpose is to provide points so they can live a carefree life. What right do we have to ask for anything in return? It's utterly absurd!"

The more they discussed it, the more uneasy they became; the more they compared things, the more disappointed they felt. As suspicion continued to spread, the students in Class 2-C and Class D of the second year could not convince themselves and could only let the resentment that had accumulated in their hearts sprout again.

Regardless of the circumstances, Miyabi Nagumo's methods for coercing the second-year students into dropping out of school were all based on threats.

Several people in their class who could be considered friends were kicked out of Advanced Nurturing, and most of their monthly Private Points were ruthlessly taken away. It would be impossible for these people not to harbor resentment.

However, since Nagumo had never failed before, the lower-ranked classes saw no hope of a counterattack. These students trembled under the opponent's intimidation, fearing that they would be chosen as a scapegoat for expulsion, and therefore dared not disobey his will.

But now, Miyabi Nagumo has actually lost, and lost so miserably. Not only was she dragged down by Class 2-B and lost 700 Class Evaluation Points, but she was also robbed of 15 million Private Points by Aragaki Shun. She has suffered significant losses in both aspects.

So he can be this pathetic too!

So even he can lose, and there comes a day when he can be suppressed by those who come later!

Therefore, it seems that even Nagumo is not invincible; it's just that their lower-ranked classes are too weak. However, this school does indeed have someone capable of teaching them a lesson.

Thinking of this, everyone in the second year except for Class A naturally felt strange thoughts. The grudges that had been forcibly suppressed due to insufficient strength, along with the hope of a comeback, resurfaced and lingered for a long time.

Sensing the somewhat oppressive yet exhilarating atmosphere, Aragaki Miyabi Nagumo Aragaki Shun:

"Haha~ It seems that Senior Nagumo's reputation isn't as good as I thought."

"The art of managing subordinates does indeed involve a combination of kindness and severity, but the senior went too far in coercion, expelling those who disobeyed him one by one, while his incentives were just empty promises; the promised transfer opportunities seemed to have no intention of being fulfilled at all."

Regardless of what the Yellow-haired Senior was thinking, the fact is that the second-year students had already given him so many Private Points, but Nagumo had only used them for his personal hobbies. He would rather spend a lot of money challenging Manabu Horikita and supporting Class 1-B than actually help anyone from the lower-ranked classes transfer.

A boss who only makes empty promises and doesn't provide any real compensation should definitely be severely criticized.

But Aragaki Shun, being kind-hearted, couldn't bear to see the sorrow on the faces of his second-year seniors, so he decided to offer them a win-win suggestion—