Classroom of the Elite, I Can Add Points Infinitely Chapter 36

The moment those words left his lips, Aragaki Shun suddenly stopped in his tracks. Sakura, who was following closely behind, couldn't stop in time and bumped into his back once again.

However, seeing that the girl didn't fall and instead energetically took two steps back, Aragaki Shun didn't bother with such a trivial matter.

What he was concerned about now was that the moment he mentioned the electronics store, a mysterious sense of Danger Sense had flashed through his mind once more.

But unlike the pure feeling of encountering trouble in the past, this warning provided a more complex revelation, as if continuing on the current path would lead to an annoying mosquito ruining his mood, yet swatting it dead might yield some unexpected gains.

So, was this the result of two talents working in tandem?

76. Sakura Airi, dizzy with shyness

In the end, Aragaki Shun chose to continue forward.

On one hand, he couldn't break a promise he had made just because of a warning that didn't pose any real danger.

On the other hand, he was quite curious about what those so-called unexpected gains might be.

"Looking at that expression of yours, Sakura Airi, you've been to that electronics store before, haven't you?"

Glancing at the red-haired girl whose footsteps seemed to have grown heavier and who radiated an aura of hesitation and resistance, Aragaki Shun asked this question directly.

Ever since she learned that their destination was the electronics store, Sakura Airi's expression had become strange, as if there were something repulsive inside.

Her body trembled involuntarily, and her already flustered demeanor became even more strained.

"Ah, uh~ my hobby is photography, so I bought a camera there when school started..."

As if facing an interrogation, Sakura Airi spilled all her information like beans being poured out.

Aragaki Shun felt a bit depressed about what kind of image he held in the girl's heart for her to be afraid of him to this extent.

He felt that if he just used a slightly more serious tone and gave a firm instruction, the girl would endure the tears in her eyes to carry out his orders.

Just like earlier, when Sakura Airi had wanted to run away, but after he said "Stop right there," she immediately lost the courage to continue fleeing.

The same went for the camera in Aragaki Shun's hand; even though she clearly cherished it, she had suppressed her attachment and handed it over the moment he reached out.

His reputation at this school was indeed quite high, but not to the point of scaring people to this degree.

So this was definitely the girl's own problem!

"Alright, I get it!" Aragaki Shun signaled for her to stop. "So, did you discover something unpleasant there?"

Sakura Airi lowered her head slightly, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible. "Mm... there's a clerk there whose gaze is disgusting."

"Is that so." Aragaki Shun thought for a moment and decided to fight fire with fire. "Then who do you think is scarier, me or him?"

"Huh?"

Sakura Airi's little head was a bit dazed; it seemed she couldn't react at all for a moment.

"I checked your digital camera, and there must be some internal parts broken. Repairs of this level require a professional."

"So even if you don't want to go today, you'll have to go to the electronics store alone in a few days anyway, so why not just go with me?"

Sakura Airi looked up and glanced at Aragaki Shun in a daze, then instinctively looked away after meeting the boy's slightly sharp gaze.

"Why would Aragaki-kun..."

"I broke your camera, so I'm helping you fix it. Why is there so much 'why' behind such a direct cause-and-effect relationship?"

"It's not Aragaki-kun's fault," Sakura Airi's voice sounded a bit dull. "It's just that I don't have much of a presence."

"You're quite a troublesome person, you know."

Aragaki Shun sighed. "Let's see how bad the damage to this digital camera is. If it's serious, I'll buy you a new one. If it's not, we'll have to let the clerk fix it, but didn't you say the clerk at the electronics store is disgusting?"

With things put this way, and seemingly sensing Aragaki Shun's impatience, Sakura Airi finally had no further objections.

The two continued to walk forward. The girl's footsteps still seemed somewhat heavy, but she looked up at Aragaki Shun from time to time, and in the end, she didn't choose to run away halfway.

Kodo Ikusei Senior High School had a mass-market store that was famous throughout Sakurajima, and the school seemed to have a partnership with them.

Since the customer base consisted only of students and teachers, the store itself didn't occupy much space.

However, the daily necessities or electronic products that students might need were sold in a very complete range.

As soon as Aragaki Shun led Sakura into the store, a nearly tangible, malicious gaze pierced through from a certain direction.

"Ah..."

For some reason, Sakura stopped in her tracks abruptly.

Her profile looked as if she had seen something repulsive, and she openly displayed a sense of disgust.

Aragaki Shun frowned and looked in the direction of Sakura's gaze. Sure enough, he saw a middle-aged man in a clerk's uniform staring at Sakura Airi with a terrifying look.

[Danger Sense] detected intense malice, but no sense of threat. Confirmed, a piece of trash with a combat power of less than five.

"Eh? Aragaki-kun?" Sakura let out an instinctive exclamation.

Aragaki Shun suddenly reached out and wrapped his arm around the red-haired girl's waist. Sakura Airi pressed against the boy's chest, her entire face turning bright red, with dizzying spirals appearing in her eyes.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, this must look like a loving young couple on a date, where the girl is so shy that her face has turned red, yet she is still unwilling to refuse the boy's intimacy.

"Just play along for a moment. The malice coming from over there is getting a bit serious, so let's just get him kicked out of the school."

Not realizing that Sakura had already fallen into a daze, Aragaki Shun whispered this explanation into the girl's ear. To any onlooker, however, the posture looked exactly like a boy biting a girl's earlobe, appearing far too intimate.

The result was that the malice radiating from across the room spiked once again. Even without using his talent to perceive it, he could see the twisted, hideous expression on the middle-aged clerk's face with his own eyes.

Aragaki Shun pretended not to notice, instead strolling through the electronics store while keeping his arm around the dazed Sakura Airi. He browsed the various equipment in the camera section while intentionally speaking in a suggestive tone, just loud enough for the clerk, who was sneaking closer, to hear.

"Hehe, Airi, tonight is our most important day. I'm going to use the best camera to capture our wonderful moments."

"Eek~"

Even though Sakura Airi was in a dazed state, she was jolted awake by such bold words, instinctively letting out a soft, shy moan.

"Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?"

Before Sakura's confused mind could clear up these questions, she was startled the next moment by the green-faced expression of the middle-aged clerk a few meters away, instinctively ducking her head and shrinking into the arms of the person beside her.

"Are you already that impatient?"

Aragaki Shun seemed to understand something. He first affectionately stroked the girl's cheek, then reached one hand toward the back of Sakura's knees, lifting her up in a princess carry.

"Then let's go back to the dormitory now. I'm also very much looking forward to Airi showing me her true self."

Just like that, Aragaki Shun walked toward the store exit as if no one else was around, acting as if he were truly in a rush to go back and savor the taste of the lovely girl in his arms.

One step, two steps, three steps... Just as the boy was about to step out of the store, an expected attack finally erupted.

"Ahhhhh!!! You bastard, go to hell!!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!! You bastard, go to hell!!!!"

Seeing Sakura Airi about to be taken away by Aragaki Shun, the clerk finally lost control. Consumed by rage, he grabbed a chair from the side and, completely losing his sanity, hurled it at Aragaki Shun.

He was no longer capable of thinking about the consequences of committing such an act in a public place like an electronics store, under the gaze of surveillance cameras.

The middle-aged clerk only knew that he had to kill the bastard who was desecrating his goddess!

"Ahhhh!!! 'Shizuku' is mine, she is mine alone, only I am qualified to be with her forever..."

Seeing the clerk roaring incomprehensible things while raising the chair to strike, Aragaki Shun released Sakura from his arms and, with lightning speed, turned and kicked the clerk in the side, knocking him to the ground. The chair in his hand was forced away, crashing into and knocking over several items.

"Attacking an ordinary student in public like this," Aragaki Shun walked nonchalantly over to the wailing clerk on the floor and stopped his struggling with another kick, "Tell me, mister, what exactly are you going crazy for?"

Aragaki Shun acted as if he couldn't understand the man's behavior at all, simply disabling the clerk's ability to act. Only after the man had completely lost consciousness did he take out his phone and make a call.

"Ring~"

"Good afternoon, Aragaki-kun. Why are you calling at this time?"

Soon, a deep and gentle voice came from the other end of the line—it was Chairman Sakayanagi, with whom he had spoken once before.

Under normal circumstances, students usually go to the student council to resolve problems they cannot handle themselves.

But for an incident as severe as a shopping center employee, an adult, attacking a student, calling the police would be the most appropriate course of action.

Of course, for the sake of the reputation of Kodo Ikusei Senior High School, Aragaki Shun suggested that it would be better not to make a scene.

He expressed his belief that this was merely an isolated oversight by the school, and that they would provide appropriate compensation, surely not mistreating the hero who helped the school root out a pest.

Thus, Aragaki Shun held nothing back, relaying all the details to Chairman Sakayanagi, implying throughout the conversation that he hoped Kodo Ikusei would handle this matter properly.

"...I understand. I will have someone investigate this immediately. Please rest assured, student Aragaki."

Although he found this unexpected trouble a headache, it was ultimately a failure in the school's management that had allowed a person with ill intentions to be hired. The Chairman had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

"If the facts are as you say, we will negotiate with the electronics store's partners to ensure a reasonable solution is reached. We will certainly not let you or the other frightened student down."

"Sorry for the trouble, Chairman." Aragaki Shun thanked him briefly, signaling the end of the call.

"You're welcome. I must go handle this now. I hope you continue to have a pleasant time at Kodo Ikusei, Aragaki-kun."

The Chairman also politely offered a well-wish, and not long after, Aragaki Shun pocketed his phone, which now showed the call had ended.

"OK, problem solved. Now we just have to wait for the school's compensation to arrive!"

A smile appeared on Aragaki Shun's face as he walked over to Sakura, who was standing at the entrance, her mind still reeling from the series of events, looking completely lost.

"It seems we won't find anyone to fix your camera today. The school will deal with this person later, and a new clerk should be sent over. Would you like to wait until the new clerk arrives, or should I just get you a brand-new camera right now?"

"Eh?"

Question marks seemed to be popping up over Sakura's little head.

From the moment they stepped into the store and Aragaki Shun held her, the girl had been in a daze, half-dreaming and half-awake.

When she finally came to her senses, she realized that the clerk who always looked at her with disgusting eyes had been easily dealt with?

Was she dreaming? Sakura's mind was a blur; she couldn't figure out how things had developed to this point.

"You should come back to reality now."

Seeing the girl's distracted state, Aragaki Shun assumed she was still shy from the earlier intimacy or shocked by the clerk's actions. "My previous actions were a bit presumptuous and might have scared you. But I believe this was the most efficient way to solve the problem."

As they were just passing acquaintances, Aragaki Shun didn't have the time or energy to investigate what exactly was going on between that clerk and Sakura Airi.

However, if he were to just let it go and something truly disgusting happened later, it would inevitably leave a bad taste in his mouth.

Therefore, it was better to just send the guy packing cleanly and efficiently; he could even pocket a sum of Private Points from the school in the process.

"Ah, uh... um..."

Reminded by Aragaki Shun, Sakura Airi clearly recalled the scene of being carried bridal-style, and her little head seemed to be steaming again.

But in the end, the girl shook her head from side to side, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down.

"No, it's okay... I should be the one thanking you, Aragaki-kun... You really helped me a lot..."

"Fine, then we're even." Aragaki Shun accepted her thanks without hesitation. "I solved this trouble for you and earned some Private Points on the side. The school will give you hush money later, so let's just leave it at that."

Although he was a bit curious about the "Shizuku" that the store clerk had been shouting about.

Perhaps that was the secret Sakura Airi was hiding, and the reason why that clerk was so fanatical about her.

But such personal secrets had nothing to do with him, and Aragaki Shun had no intention of digging any deeper.

One of them was the leader of Class A, and the other was an ordinary student from Class D. Given the girl's timid and cowardly personality, she didn't seem to have any value that would warrant an invitation to Class A. Therefore, aside from this accidental encounter, they would likely have no further contact in the future.

Since that was the case, Aragaki Shun had no desire to delve into her secrets; finishing the matter quickly was the best course of action.

According to his usual schedule, he should have been in the library by now, memorizing various materials and enjoying a peaceful atmosphere with the literary girl.

"A-Aragaki-kun?!" Seeing Aragaki Shun turn to leave so decisively, Sakura was stunned and hurriedly followed after him. "P-please wait a moment... Aragaki-kun..."

"What is it?" Aragaki Shun looked at the panting Sakura Airi with confusion. "Don't tell me there's more than one pervert interested in you? Or are you too scared to go back to the dormitory alone after being frightened?"

78. Shiina Hiyori seems to be jealous

Although it was Sakura who had called out to Aragaki Shun, once he actually stopped, the girl stood before his gaze, stammering for a long time without being able to say a word, before finally turning around and running away.

And this time, Aragaki Shun did not order her to stop.

Checking the time and seeing there was still plenty left before nightfall, he didn't hesitate any longer and decisively headed to the library as originally planned.

Just like usual, when Aragaki Shun arrived at their regular corner in the library, the literary girl, who radiated a light and soft atmosphere, had already been sitting quietly across from him for quite some time.