Classroom of the Elite: I Can Earn Points Without Limit, Chapter 191
"I heard from Kiriyama that since being integrated in the second year, Senior Nagumo has accumulated at least fifty million Private Points."
"But last month you helped Ryuen Kakeru pay 5 million in compensation, and you also sent 10 million to the Class 1-B in a deal. There's also the 15 million you lost to me. After deducting some miscellaneous expenses, you should still have Twenty Million Personal Points left, right?"
Incidentally, Nagumo probably made quite a few promises to win over Class 3-B and Class C of the third grade.
However, under pressure from Aragaki Shun, the two classes were forced to stand each other up, thus the deal naturally fell through.
However, even if Nagumo's own savings are less than 20 million, it doesn't matter. The other students in Class 2-A must also have a lot of savings, and if they pool their money together, they can definitely make up for the shortfall.
"Based on this calculation, even now, the senior still has the ability to help a student from a lower-ranked class transfer to Class A. If Transfer Ticket are used for installment payments, doubling the number is barely feasible."
"Then why don't you just take action and invite one person from each of the Class 2-C and Class D to join Class A?"
"I believe this is something that everyone in the second year would like to see, so please consider it carefully, Senior Nagumo."
Class A was able to increase its combat strength, and there were also people in Class C and Class D who were promoted. Miyabi Nagumo also proved her sincerity and rebuilt her credibility.
This proposal goes beyond a win-win situation; it's clearly a win-win-win, a triple win, a quadruple win, or even a quintuple win!
That's right, Class 2-B can also be a winner. As long as Nagumo invests his Private Points into transferring classes, once the Zero-Point Strategy is fully unleashed, it will definitely give him a big surprise!
Of course, having once suppressed the entire grade and become the Vice President of the Student Council, the Yellow-haired Senior wasn't a complete fool, and naturally wouldn't just listen to the enemy's advice.
Although he couldn't figure out what trap Aragaki Shun had set for him, that didn't stop Miyabi Nagumo from decisively refusing.
"Aragaki, stop trying to mislead us. We second-year students have our own plans, and we don't need your opinions, you first-year junior!"
After glancing briefly at Class C and Class D, Nagumo knew that these people probably really hoped he would follow Aragaki Shun's advice.
If they go along with their wishes, the two classes that have only just begun to have second thoughts might be able to continue to openly follow him and be at his beck and call.
However, if they choose to refuse, the disunity and discord among the lower-ranked classes will likely worsen further.
Regardless of the circumstances, advancing in the direction indicated by the enemy would be the stupidest choice.
Whether from a rational or emotional perspective, given his pride, it was simply impossible for him to accept this!
"I promised you that as long as you follow my orders, I will reform the school's rules and regulations after I take office as Student Council President, so as to achieve true meritocracy."
"My promise remains unchanged. Those who follow me will naturally reap the rewards before graduation. The Student Council election is approaching. If you think that a Sports Festival can defeat me, then go ahead and try, but you will have to bear the consequences."
Naturally, Miyabi Nagumo didn't take the Class 2-C and Class D seriously at all. At least the Class 2-B had Kiryuuin Fuuka and Kiriyama Ikuto, but what could those two useless classes, whose bones had long been broken, possibly have left?
Therefore, he had absolutely no intention of spending his remaining savings to appease them.
This was not only because he didn't want to give in to his competitors, but more importantly, he needed to keep at least Twenty Million Personal Points as a safety net in case he dropped out of school.
Now that he is being suppressed by both first-year student Aragaki Shun and Third Year Manabu Horikita, even someone as proud as him cannot be sure that he will never make a careless mistake.
If, like this Sports Festival, he is targeted by the two of them again in the next Special Exam, then the remaining 20 million will be his ultimate trump card to ensure he is not defeated in one blow.
On the other hand, if he discovers a golden opportunity to defeat Manabu Horikita or Aragaki Shun, then these accumulated Private Points will become an important bargaining chip in his plans.
No matter how you look at it, the remaining 20 million must be kept and not invested in the meaningless Class C and Class D.
As for how those two classes feel... who cares about these good-for-nothings!
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As long as Class B is suppressed again, these cowardly opportunists will naturally return to their rightful places.
"Aragaki, have you seen the show yet? Here, you can keep this 15 million for now. One day, I'll get it back from you, with interest!"
Because of the defeat at the Sports Festival, Miyabi Nagumo knew that her prestige had greatly diminished. Continuing to confront this group in public would only cause her already dwindling reputation to be trampled on again and again.
To avoid letting his anger cloud his judgment and lead him astray, the Yellow-haired Senior quickly completed the transfer on his phone and turned to leave the humiliating arena with Class 2-A.
Aragaki Shun was somewhat disappointed, but not too much, as he had expected it.
If he could use this opportunity to persuade Miyabi Nagumo to spend the remaining 20 million, that would be ideal. After losing this get-out-of-jail-free card, someone would be on the verge of dropping out of school.
But it doesn't matter if it doesn't succeed. Just take this opportunity to sow discord between him and the three lower-ranked classes, further dividing and disintegrating the already divided second grade.
Compared to the grade representative who unifies the second-year students, the leader of a mere Class 2-A is much easier to deal with.
However, it's better to kick someone when they're down than to press your advantage after a victory. Seeing that Miyabi Nagumo was about to flee, Aragaki Shun decided that he had to take this opportunity to further fuel the second-year students' rivalry.
So he took out his phone and showed the email containing the transfer of 15 million Private Points, praising Class 2-B without reservation:
"You did a great job, completing the task I assigned efficiently. I must reward you properly!"
265. You do the first day of the lunar month, I'll do the fifteenth; the senior from the Kiryuuin wants to repeat a year.
"You did a great job, completing the task I assigned efficiently. I must reward you properly!"
"Class 2-B will now compete with Class 2-A, but they are at an overwhelming disadvantage in terms of Private Points, and the threat of Vice President Nagumo's expulsion is also something we have to consider."
"Therefore, I have decided to invest the 15 million yen I received from Senior Nagumo into Class 2-B. You can use it to exempt students from expulsion or to recruit talent from other classes."
Compared to Class 2-A, Class 2-B, which has already fallen once, is at a disadvantage in terms of morale, finances, and overall strength.
Even after the Zero-Point Strategy is banned, the two classes will still have to compete in a real battle.
In order to prevent Kiriyama Ikuto and the others from collapsing at the first touch against Miyabi Nagumo, Aragaki Shun didn't mind adding some chips to Class 2-B in a fair and square manner, since these Private Points were originally obtained by Nagumo from all the second-year students.
But while Aragaki Shun spoke lightly, the others present felt as if they had been struck by a thunderbolt.
That's 15 million—a full 15 million Private Points!
Aside from Third Year Manabu Horikita, perhaps only the leaders of Class 3-B could gather enough members to form a cohesive unit.
The funds for the second year were all concentrated on Miyabi Nagumo, while the first year was led by Aragaki Shun, with Kanzaki Ryuji managing the class funds for Class A... Apart from these five, no other student in the entire Advanced Nurturing could easily come up with such a large amount of Private Points.
After all, not only has the channel of trading Private Points with cash been banned, but even if it hadn't been banned, after Sakayanagi Arisu transfer, the upperclassmen no longer had any extra points available for trading.
The moment that number exploded in the air, the entire playground seemed to be vacuumed. Not only the students in Class 2-B, but also those in Classes Class C and Class D were extremely excited, their heartbeats rising and falling uncontrollably.
"Aragaki Gakuen... no! Aragaki-kaicho, are you serious? You really going to give our class 15 million yen?"
Kiriyama Ikuto was the first to react. This representative of Class 2-B subconsciously picked at his ear, and after confirming that he hadn't misheard, his attitude immediately became respectful, his gaze burning like a husky seeing a bone.
"My reputation is far more important than a mere 15 million Private Points. Do you really think I would deceive you in front of everyone?"
With a smirk, Aragaki Shun feigned arrogance and said, "I've always been fair in my rewards and punishments. Since you're working for me, there's no reason for you to take advantage of me for nothing."
"We can sign a contract later under the notarization of the school. Whenever you are competing in your classes, you can come to me and collect the 15 million yuan at any time if you have a suitable reason."
After a brief pause, perhaps feeling the atmosphere still wasn't heated enough, the boy continued with his declaration, adding fuel to the fire:
"Of course, I also know that Class 2-B is not in good financial condition, and you may find it difficult to make the most of this 15 million."
"Therefore, if needed, I can also open up loan channels to you and help you supplement this fund to 20 million if necessary."
Why 20 million?
This Private Points is required to cancel expulsion penalties and to help someone permanently transfer to another class.
Aragaki Shun's meaning was clear: he wanted everyone in Class 2-B to abandon all restraints and go all out to tear apart Miyabi Nagumo.
With a guaranteed minimum of 20 million, they don't need to worry about the other party's threat of expulsion. They can vent their grievances and settle scores as they please. Within the class competition, even going a little crazy is fine.
Thinking of this, Kiriyama Ikuto's breathing became increasingly rapid.
Their class has decided to implement Zero-Point Strategy, at which time the evaluation scores of both Class A and Class B in the second grade will be reset, and everyone will start over.
Now, with the addition of Aragaki Shun's 20 million points, Class B will be on the same starting line Miyabi Nagumo in terms of Private Points.
Hope! Limitless hope!
At that moment, he truly saw hope in leading his class to reclaim its Class A status!
"Without further ado, from today onwards, Class 2-B will obey only Aragaki-kaicho's orders."
Kiriyama Ikuto's expression was serious. He exchanged a glance with the others in the class, then stepped forward to make a declaration of "loyalty."
We absolutely have to hold onto this strong, muscular leg!
Since there's no conflict of interest between different grades, what's wrong with pledging allegiance to lower-grade students if we can just reclaim our spot in Class A?
Classes like Class 2-C and Class D, they want to curry favor with Aragaki-kaicho, but they haven't had the chance yet!
Can't you see the look of envy and jealousy on their faces?
Right in the eye of the storm, Miyabi Nagumo, who had been about to leave, paused, a smile playing on her lips that was hard to decipher.
"Oh?"
He uttered a single syllable lightly, but his narrow eyes were as cold as ice, his gaze sweeping over the crowd and precisely locking onto Aragaki Shun's face.
"Taking my money to support my rivals?"
"Aragaki, have you really made up your mind to get deeply involved in the competition among the second-year students?"
The sound wasn't loud, but it silenced everyone instantly.
The students in all four second-grade classes shrank back. Those familiar with Nagumo could sense the barely suppressed emotions beneath his calm exterior.
In the past, whenever this happened, someone would inevitably pay the price of dropping out of school.
But Aragaki Shun simply smiled and replied dismissively:
"Wasn't this war started by Senior Nagumo himself? I just made it burn a little brighter."
"Since the senior has already extended his reach to the first grade, wouldn't it be a laughing stock for outsiders if I didn't reciprocate?"
This refers to Class 1-B and Ryuen Kakeru.
If you do the first thing, don't blame me for doing the fifteenth.
"Good! Excellent!" Nami clapped her hands twice, laughing instead of getting angry, accepting Aragaki Shun Miyabi Nagumo's explanation as a matter of course, "That's how it should be! It should have been like this a long time ago!"
In the past, he had always manipulated the second and Third Year students by throwing Private Points at them, but he never expected that today the boomerang would be shot back at him.
What's even more frustrating is that after all the ups and downs, he only has 20 million left. If it really comes down to a point reserve comparison, he really can't beat his junior, Aragaki Shun.
This indescribable sense of frustration was truly a first for him.
It seems quite unusual.
"Since it is a school that claims to Meritocracy, then there can only be one truly strongest person who can stand at the pinnacle of Advanced Nurturing."
"The other classes in the second year are all too useless, and Horikita-senpai has always refused to accept my challenge. I never expected to find a junior like you, Aragaki, in the first year. I'm really delighted."
After speaking, Miyabi Nagumo glanced at the many students in Class 2-B and couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
"Hmph! Let me see just how many surprises these good-for-nothings can bring me with your encouragement!"
After uttering such harsh words, the Yellow-haired Senior turned and left, never stopping for any other commotion.
After his figure disappeared, Aragaki Shun stretched, and seeing the expectant look on Kiriyama Ikuto Kiriyama's face, he casually gave a command:
"Class 1-A, Class C, and Class D will be having a celebration together. You can also bring your seniors from Class 2-B to attend. We can then discuss in detail the deeper cooperation between the classes."
"I understand," Kiriyama nodded seriously. "We'll head over as soon as everyone has finished cleaning up their things on the playground."
The other students in Class 2-B naturally had no objections, except for Kiryuuin Fuuka, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines. Suddenly, she spoke up—
"I didn't expect that you, junior, would actually enjoy participating in this kind of game, and even seem to be having a lot of fun with it."
Aragaki Shun raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding what the senior student wearing the headband meant.
Generally speaking, for these privileged or wealthy scions, Advanced Nurturing, no matter how interesting, is just a rather special playground.
Ultimately, they don't need the employment and further education benefits promised by the school. They just need to ensure they aren't expelled, raise the funds to transfer to Class A before graduation, and not embarrass their family and friends.
Therefore, people like Koenji, Kiryuuin, and Sakayanagi Arisu don't care which class they are assigned to, and they don't care much about the so-called class competition.
In this way, it is actually the leaders like Aragaki Shun, who are dedicated and responsible, willing to take on the expectations of their classmates and lead them into the future, who seem to be the odd ones out among them.
Faced with his senior's curious gaze, the boy, being a cheater, naturally wouldn't say anything about it being for the sake of Source Power. He simply shrugged indifferently and gestured to Kanzaki Ryuji beside him.
"Not everyone is as self-centered as you and Koenji. I get along very well with my classmates. Look at Kanzaki, he's fully committed to class activities too."
"That's right!" The salaryman in Class A who handles most of the miscellaneous tasks, and also the young master of Kanzaki Heavy Industries, truly agreed with Aragaki Shun's statement.
"I'm so glad to have spent these three years with everyone in the class. Youth is fleeting, and since I've met such precious classmates, I certainly can't leave any regrets for the wonderful memories to come."
Seeing this, Kiryuuin Fuuka her index finger and nodded in surprise.
"I see. So you've all found the fun you were looking for at this school?"
"You should ask Koenji Rokusuke or Sakayanagi Arisu that," Aragaki Shun replied calmly. "Compared to Kanzaki and me, their initial style of doing things was probably more like yours."
As for now, Sakayanagi Arisu seems to be developing a romantic mindset and is no longer paying much attention to class competition.
Koenji Rokusuke, on the other hand, went from being alone to becoming the leader of Class 1-B, and began to single-mindedly prepare to challenge Aragaki Shun.
"That's a real shame. I wish I could have entered the school a year later and joined you all. I feel that the competition among you first-year students is much more interesting than that among the second and Third Year."