Classroom of the Elite, I Can Add Points Infinitely Chapter 28

Aragaki Shun recalled the conversation that had seemed to be about nothing, and in the end, he decided to say nothing.

But for the chairman of a prestigious institution like Kodo Ikusei Senior High School to show favor to a student, the reasons he could think of were limited to just a few.

Either it was because of his family background, or they truly saw potential in his future development, or the most likely possibility: Sakayanagi Arisu, who was in the same grade as him.

However, since the other party hadn't said anything, Aragaki Shun naturally couldn't ask about it directly.

Forget it, he would just act as if he knew nothing; he had no interest in guessing the thoughts of those in power.

"The Cultural and Entertainment Club? Is there any meaning behind giving a club such a name?"

After Kanzaki Ryuji finished filling out the club registration form, he looked at the club name and turned to Aragaki Shun with curiosity.

"Just a random name, what meaning could it have? If there has to be one, does 'I hope you enjoy your studies' count?"

Watching the classroom, which had gradually become clean and tidy with the help of everyone in the class, Aragaki Shun felt particularly cheerful.

Both the class and the club were gradually getting on the right track, and he had already accumulated a large amount of Private Points.

Undoubtedly, Class B had already gained a significant advantage in the class competition.

As for Class A and Class C, they wouldn't find out until tomorrow that he had kindly dumped a talent from Class D onto them.

If they didn't resolve the issues caused by those two "hidden dragons and crouching tigers," they would only need to stay in their dorms for a month, and no amount of class points from Class A or Class C would be enough to cover the deductions.

If everything went as expected, they only needed to wait for this month's Behavioral Standards Exam to pass, and Kodo Ikusei Senior High School would witness an unprecedented miracle—

In the second month of the school year, just as the school revealed the full truth, Class B's class points would already exceed those of Class A!

60. First month ends; First-year Class B has 1060 points!

[Achievement completed: Successfully established a club at Kodo Ikusei Senior High School, Source Power +1.]

[Achievement completed: Published a new book through the club and concluded a contract totaling over twenty million Private Points, Source Power +3.]

[Source Power: 13→17 (Current efficiency: 4 points acquired per month)]

As the information flowed across his personal panel, time quickly turned a new page.

Since the successful creation of the Cultural and Entertainment Club, Aragaki Shun's life rhythm had gradually become regular.

Because he couldn't find any other opportunities to stir up trouble for the time being, the young man no longer rushed between various affairs as frequently as he had when he first enrolled, but instead began to devote more time to normal studies and club activities.

In the first two days, he still had the leisure to follow his plan to audit classes in Class A and Class C, and from then on, he had memorized the image of every student in the first year.

Later on, his daily schedule returned to a regular state: morning jogs for exercise, classes during the day, reading in the library or the club classroom in the afternoon, and occasionally finding time to write when inspiration struck.

Just like that, time quickly arrived at the first day of May.

The students of Class B arrived at the classroom early, took out their phones, and whispered to each other while looking at the Private Points that had just been deposited: "I received 106,000 Private Points, how about you?"

"Same here. I thought I misread it when I woke up this morning, but I asked others and confirmed it. The Private Points everyone received didn't decrease; they actually increased."

"So our class points are 1060? I wonder how many those guys in Class A have?"

"Definitely not as many as us. I specifically passed by Class A earlier to observe their situation, and those people looked terrible."

Upon discovering that the latest points deposited were different from the initial ones, everyone in Class B secretly thought to themselves that it was as expected.

But after carefully checking the Private Points issued by the school, the students of Class B finally understood that the Private Points they received this month hadn't decreased, but had actually increased by 6,000.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire Class B exploded.

After all, according to the school's rules, the ratio of class points to Private Points was 1:100, which meant their class points for this month should be 1060.

Although they didn't know where the extra 60 points came from, the school had only issued 1000 class points to each class during the Behavioral Standards Exam, so if nothing went wrong, the score of Class A next door definitely wouldn't exceed 1000.

And according to the regulations of Kodo Ikusei Senior High School, as long as a lower-ranked class's points exceeded those of a higher-ranked class, the rankings of the two classes would be swapped.

In other words, if the first-year Class A hadn't received a similar bonus, they could be promoted right now.

Therefore, when Aragaki Shun arrived at the Class B classroom, what he felt was this kind of tense and anxious atmosphere.

He saw that everyone in Class B had anxiety written all over their faces, their eyes fixed on the Private Points interface on their phone screens.

Most of them were randomly swiping their fingers across the screen, but before long, some couldn't help but quietly lean into the ears of their friends nearby, whispering something. From time to time, someone would stand up and look toward the classroom door, as if wanting to sneak over to Class A next door to gather intelligence and see how things were going over there.

But every time they took a few steps, they would seem to remember something, quickly sit back down, and continue staring at their phone screens, their faces full of hesitation.

Just then, Aragaki Shun's figure appeared at the classroom door.

As soon as he appeared, the noisy classroom instantly fell silent. All eyes were focused on him, and those classmates who had been whispering to each other now seemed to have found their backbone, standing up from their seats one after another and surrounding him.

"Aragaki-kun, what's going on with this number?"

"Aragaki, do you think we've surpassed Class A now?"

"Class representative, I'm so nervous. I wonder when Hoshinomiya-sensei will come?"

Questions bombarded Aragaki Shun like a barrage, making him feel a headache as he didn't know whose question to answer first. In the end, he could only wave his hand to make everyone quiet down.

"Everyone, stop!"

The solemn reprimand made everyone in Class B recall the young man's usual authority, and the entire classroom returned to its former tranquility.

Aragaki Shun scanned the anxious faces of the crowd and signaled for them all to sit back in their seats.

"What are you all rushing for? Class starts in a few minutes. Once Hoshinomiya-sensei arrives, everything will naturally be made clear!"

Aragaki Shun's voice was calm and powerful, like a lighthouse in a storm, instantly suppressing all the confusion in the classroom.

"I have kept everyone's hard work from the past month in my heart. These extra 60 points are the school's recognition of us, so there is no need to panic. Our victory is destined!"

Under Aragaki Shun's reassurance, the members of Class B finally regained their usual composure and began returning to their seats.

The boy let out a long breath and was about to step forward when he was caught off guard by a sudden cry of "Ah!" in his ear.

His gaze swept forward rapidly, and he saw a figure in front of him suddenly sway, as if she had lost her footing, and tilt backward.

Aragaki Shun's reaction was extremely fast. Almost instinctively, he took two steps forward and simultaneously spread his arms, catching her steadily.

His arms were suddenly filled with a warm, delicate body, soft and light.

Aragaki Shun didn't seem to think much of it; he just calmly instructed the other classmates who were watching with various expressions, "Don't crowd over here like this in the future. Watch your step and the people around you when walking."

Everyone swallowed subconsciously. For some reason, they felt a sense of pressure and turned their heads away one after another, not daring to stare anymore.

Aragaki Shun then looked down at the figure in his arms and saw that Shiranami Chihiro's face was as red as a sunset, her eyes filled with a trace of panic and shyness, yet she remained completely motionless.

Aragaki Shun felt a slight headache. "If you don't get up, should I just carry you over?"

Shiranami Chihiro's face turned even redder. She lowered her head slightly, took a few breaths while fidgeting, and finally began to straighten her posture.

"Thank you, I... I'm fine." The girl's voice was as thin as a mosquito's, and there seemed to be a vague sense of loss in it.

Seeing that she was unharmed, Aragaki Shun finally let go with peace of mind, stepped back, and returned to a normal distance.

"Let's go. Hoshinomiya-sensei should be here soon."

Shiranami Chihiro watched in silence as the boy returned to his seat, as if what had just happened was truly just a small accident not worth mentioning.

The short-haired girl walked to the desk in front of Aragaki Shun in a few steps. Taking advantage of the moment she picked up her book, she pouted, still secretly annoyed by the boy's lack of romantic sensibility.

Seriously! If you want to hug, just hug, why ask about it?

I've already hinted so obviously; does he really want me to confess my feelings actively?

61. Class Points of the Four First-Year Classes

Just as Aragaki Shun sat down at his desk and was about to take out the biology book he had borrowed from the library to study, he suddenly felt a touch on his lower back.

Poke, poke—

The boy raised an eyebrow and turned his head in confusion to look at the twin-tailed girl behind him.

"Himeno, is something the matter?"

"Heh~ our class representative just played the hero saving the damsel, didn't he?"

Himeno Yuki's tone was inexplicably sarcastic.

The girl looked around, then, acting as guilty as a thief, leaned into Aragaki Shun's ear and breathed out with a particularly gentle tone.

"Aragaki, was little Chihiro's body soft when you hugged her?"

"..."

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is it not even allowed to tease you a little?"

Seeing that Aragaki Shun said nothing and just kept looking at her with a particularly strange expression, Himeno Yuki felt uncomfortable all over, as if she were being looked at like a monkey in a circus.

"No, it's nothing."

Aragaki Shun sighed with a touch of melancholy, truly not knowing how to respond to Himeno Yuki.

Of course, he couldn't possibly fail to understand Shiranami Chihiro's consistent behavior.

It was just that, according to his experience from two lifetimes, very few high school romances ever reached a successful conclusion.

To put it bluntly, after he finished his third year of high school in his previous life, his classmates either went to college or went straight to work. Everyone scattered to the four winds, and there was simply no chance to keep in touch afterward.

He still had contact information for his college classmates on his phone, but he couldn't even remember the names of a few of his high school classmates.

Therefore, regarding these feelings born from the stirrings of puberty, he basically pretended not to see them, waiting for time to pass and turn everything into memories.

Otherwise, since the concept of puppy love didn't exist in Sakurajima, given his conditions, if he really wanted to date, he could have just picked a few letters from the love letters he received during his three years of junior high and agreed to them.

"What is this? Aragaki, you're being too dismissive, aren't you? A girl as weak and shy as little Chihiro took the initiative to use such a little trick to let you take advantage of her, and you don't have any thoughts at all?"

Himeno Yuki poked Aragaki Shun's waist again, unwilling to give up as she continued to press for his attitude, looking quite determined to get to the bottom of it.

Having lived at Kodo Ikusei Senior High School for a month, everyone in the class had gradually come to understand Aragaki Shun's temperament. They knew he was only serious on formal occasions, and in private, one could just treat him as a reliable friend who would stand up for you.

Himeno Yuki was one of the people who let her guard down the most. After all, she sat right behind him and had long since figured out his personality, knowing that as long as the interaction wasn't malicious, the boy wouldn't flare up in anger.

Or rather, judging by his usual behavior, if he really thought you were annoying or didn't want to answer, he would just glare at you with a look full of authority; he wouldn't bury his dissatisfaction in his heart and wrong himself.

Just like if he thought you had a "unique" look, he would say it directly, not worried at all about being beaten up in a sack.

Thinking of this, Himeno Yuki couldn't help but recall the time Aragaki Shun said her gaze was unique, like she was looking at everyone as if they were trash. Her teeth felt itchy because of it, and combined with that pair of sharp purple eyes, a trace of arrogance and ferocity gradually flowed between her brows.

"..."

Aragaki Shun looked at Himeno's murderous appearance, his brain rarely failing to keep up.

You were clearly asking for my thoughts on Shiranami Chihiro throwing herself into my arms, so why are you suddenly so murderous?

Could it be—

Aragaki Shun looked the girl sitting behind him up and down with a meaningful gaze.

She wore earrings in both ears, and her school uniform jacket was a rare shade of gray. The skirt she wore was hemmed to the shortest length permitted by the school, revealing a pair of smooth, slender legs that looked just right paired with her black stockings.

The girl's twin tails fell naturally to her waist, with streaks of beautiful light blue hair woven into her soft, black locks.

Under the silhouette of her uniform, her figure was well-proportioned; while she might not stand out as the most exceptional among her peers, her overall appearance possessed a harmonious beauty.

Without a doubt, even in Kodo Ikusei Senior High School, where beautiful girls were a dime a dozen, Himeno Yuki was an existence that was impossible to ignore, possessing a charm all her own.

"So, Himeno, why have you started taking an interest in these kinds of adolescent topics? Could it be that you, too..."

"Nothing at all!" Himeno Yuki viciously cut Aragaki Shun off, refusing to let him continue. "I'm just standing up for little Chihiro, so don't you go imagining things that aren't there!"

"...If you say so."

Seeing the look on Himeno Yuki's face that practically screamed if you dare say another word, I'll kill you, Aragaki Shun didn't provoke her further, instead emphasizing with genuine sincerity:

"Actually, I don't have a problem with Shiranami; it's just that in my view, it's better to be cautious when it comes to love."

"Because I'm the type who considers future married life before even establishing a romantic relationship."

"If one doesn't have that kind of resolve, then we might as well just stay friends. To me, a romance that ends after two or three years, or even just a few months, simply isn't worth the energy."

What a heavy man!

Himeno Yuki stared, dumbfounded, as Aragaki Shun finished stating his views on love with a serious expression and simply turned his back to her.

Wait a second!! Why are you suddenly telling me all of this!

Why don't you just go tell Shiranami Chihiro directly? What does your philosophy on love have to do with me!

However, Himeno Yuki no longer had the chance to voice the resentment in her heart.

Just then, a light, humming melody drifted in from outside the classroom, and immediately after, their homeroom teacher, Chie Hoshinomiya, walked in with a spring in her step.

She seemed to have dressed up carefully today; her already cute face looked even more radiant, like a flower in full bloom during spring, making it impossible not to take notice.