Chapter 79

As for whether the school will take back these Class Evaluation Points in the future, there's really no need to worry about that.

Because as long as students do not violate the rules, the only way for the school to legitimately reclaim the students' Private Points is through Special Exam.

However, Special Exam inherently involve both bonus points and deductions, and the increases or decreases in these Class Evaluation Points are all within the school's budget. The funds invested by the Board Chairman are an extra benefit outside the budget.

Regardless of whether this benefit is included, failing the Special Exam will result in a deduction of Class Evaluation Points.

On the other hand, as long as you keep winning, there's no problem.

The school wouldn't create Special Exam where winning yields no reward and the entire first grade loses.

Needless to say, next semester, Director Kanda will become the Acting Board Chairman.

The other party might not openly favor him, but at least they can guarantee fairness in the first-year exams.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei!"

Aragaki Shun stood up under the watchful eyes of everyone in the classroom. "Let me ask first, what is the voting method designed by the school?"

"Ahem~" Hoshinomiya coughed twice, gesturing for everyone in the class to look at him. "The school has prepared a questionnaire, which will be distributed to you all in two minutes. You just need to cast your vote for one of the two options above."

Are there any other regulations?

"Shouldn't the votes be tallied and counted by noon today at the latest?"

Hoshinomiya blinked cutely, "This isn't Special Exam. From yesterday afternoon to this morning, it's only half a day. In such a tight timeframe, the school has already done a good job. Why would they need any other rules?"

"I see..."

Aragaki Shun sat down, a subtle smile on his face.

Although this was the Board Chairman's final arrangement, the school actually gave him the final decision-making power.

After all, without any other constraints, given his control over the four first-grade classes, could anyone else possibly compete with him?

Two minutes later, after receiving the survey questionnaire on his phone, Aragaki Shun was even more certain of his thoughts.

Because of the arrival of the survey questionnaire, Aragaki Shun suddenly received ten million Private Points.

Upon checking the source of the transfer, it was indeed Chairman Sakayanagi, with a note stating that the ten million yen was a private compensation for this incident.

In other words, giving 200 points to all four first-grade classes is an explanation to everyone in the first grade; if he's capable, he can go and get it himself.

This ten million was the compensation that the Board Chairman, on behalf of Sakayanagi Arisu, officially gave to him personally.

Just as Aragaki Shun was pondering something, his Ichinose Honami suddenly said, "I've already received the survey questionnaire. Should I fill it out now?"

"I received it too!"

"I have some too."

"There are only two options, shall we choose the second one now?"

After browsing the emails on their phones, the members of Class A all turned their attention to Aragaki Shun.

Although they all felt that the second option was definitely more appropriate, such an important decision naturally had to be made in accordance with the instructions of the Leader of Class A.

"Wait a minute!" Aragaki Shun, then directly instructed Shiranami Chihiro at the table in front of him, "Shiro-nami, try selecting the first option and see what changes occur on the voting screen."

"Huh? The first one?" The girl, who exuded a delicate aura, was somewhat surprised, but she didn't hesitate and obediently operated her phone. "There really is a change, Aragaki-kun, look, it shows the number of votes for both options."

Shiro-nami handed over his phone, and Aragaki Shun glanced at it and saw that two new rectangular bars, one red and one blue, had appeared above the two options on the phone screen.

Each of the two pillars has a number displayed at the top, indicating the number of votes. The pillars grow taller each time the number changes.

Clearly, to ensure fairness, the voting process and results will be displayed publicly on the mobile interface.

The person who cast their vote can immediately see the number of votes for each of the two options on their mobile phone.

Upon seeing this, Aragaki Shun immediately picked up his phone and sent emails to Kamuro Masumi of Class B, Ibuki Mio of Class C, and Karuizawa Kei of Class D.

"Aragaki ..." Seeing Aragaki Shun's actions, Kanzaki's face showed a subtle expression. "You don't really want to achieve option one, just to make Sakayanagi drop out of school, do you?"

Although he also found Sakayanagi Arisu quite annoying, was it really necessary to go this far?

"Sakayanagi himself is not participating in the vote, the total number of votes for the first year is 159. The 40 students in Class A will naturally obey your instructions unconditionally, but 40 votes are not enough."

"We need to get 40 more votes from the other three classes to reach Option 1."

But what reason do the other first-year students have to give up their 20,000 Private Points per month?

Is it really just to indulge Aragaki Shun's whims this once?

Kanzaki shook off the absurd ideas in his mind. No matter how he thought about it, the only way to solve this problem was through a substantial exchange of benefits.

In other words, if they choose Option 1, they will not only gain nothing, Class A will also have to spend a lot of Private Points.

"Well..." Aragaki Shun calmly watched the data changes on the voting screen, "Kanzaki, have you considered that I'm actually quite popular throughout the first year? There's one class that doesn't need me to win them over; they'll all choose option one."

Kanzaki raised an eyebrow, then quickly realized what was going on. "It seems it's definitely Class B. Compared to Class Evaluation Points, they probably prefer you to transfer to Class B."

"That's right, I just messaged Kamuro and told her that if Class B wants to choose Option One, she doesn't need to stop her."

Meanwhile, in the classroom of Class 1-B.

After the homeroom teacher of Class B explained the two plans, Katsuragi Kohei gathered the opinions of the whole class and decisively made the decision:

"This time, everyone in Class B will choose Option 1."

"If we can do it this way, that would be best. If not, we can still get 200 Class Evaluation Points by going through option two."

In conclusion, both options are good for Class B; the only difference is that option two is good, while option one is better.

"But Aragaki- kun has at least two opportunities to transfer classes. Even if Option 1 is achieved, he can return to Class A at any time."

Morishita Ai raised her doubts, "In this way, haven't we just wasted 200 Class Evaluation Points?"

"Let's figure out a way to get Aragaki to transfer to Class B first!" Katsuragi's voice was firm. "If we can achieve Plan One, I hope everyone can give me a promise."

"That means each person will only keep 20,000 Private Points per month for living expenses, and all the excess will be handed over to the class fund."

"I will use this class fund to sign a contract with Aragaki -kun. As long as he can lead us to graduate from Class A, all the class fund will belong to him after three years, no matter how much is left."

These words caused an uproar in Class B; no one had expected Katsuragi to have such a thought.

Kamuro Masumi's disgusted expression was starting to crumble. Katsuragi, you're the one representing that guy in Class B, aren't you? Otherwise, why would you be so fawning over him?

"I've tried it. 20,000 Private Points a month is more than enough to live on at school." Katsuragi's expression was serious, making it clear he wasn't joking. "Aragaki is indeed the strongest leader among the first-year students. If he were to lead Class B, I believe no one in the class would have any objections."

Katsuragi himself wouldn't mind becoming a character like Kanzaki Ryuji. Coupled with Aragaki Shun's influence on Kamuro Masumi's faction, if the other party could really transfer to Class B and then take the position of Class B leader, their faction's divided class could immediately be unified and show its true strength.

Perhaps this is the proper attitude that the original Class A should have had... To this day, he still doesn't understand why the school originally assigned Aragaki Shun to the original Class B?

Is it really true that the Board Chairman is making room for his daughter?

"Will this really work?"

Morishita Ai's face showed uncertainty. "Right now, each of us only has 25,000 Private Points per month. Even if we choose Option 1, which increases Class Evaluation Points by 50, the number will only rise to 30,000."

"I don't mind keeping only 20,000 for living expenses and handing over the rest, but our class's total monthly class fund is only 400,000, while the amount we need to transfer to the other party every month is already 2.4 million."

The latter is six times that of the former. Anyway, Morishita Ai doesn't believe that such a small amount of class funds can sway the other party.

Hearing this, the other members of Class B calmed down.

Indeed, given that Class B has fallen to this state, it's far more appealing to simply snatch the Leader of Class A than to Class Evaluation Points 200.

If you can find a strong ally and graduate from Class A, then keeping only 20,000 Private Points per month is acceptable.

The students in Class B were all very pragmatic and could easily analyze the pros and cons, so no one thought the deal was inappropriate.

The question is, can they really sway Aragaki Shun with these few bargaining chips?

"I think there's a chance!"

Katsuragi Kohei asserted this.

"I've looked into the situation with Class A. They collect half of Private Points as class fees, and the class fees can only be used for public purposes. Even if Aragaki Shun is the Leader of Class A, he can't misappropriate the funds."

"In comparison, the terms we've offered demonstrate our sincerity enough..."

Keep in mind that the first-year students have only been in school for a little over two months, and there are countless Special Exam waiting for them in the future.

They currently only have 400,000 Private Points, but as the Class Evaluation Points rises in the future, this number has the potential to become 800,000, 1.6 million, 2.4 million, or even 3.2 million.

No matter how high the Class Evaluation Points of Class A is, it belongs to all the members of Class A.

However, once Aragaki Shun comes to their Class B, all he needs to do is leave each of them 20,000 yen a month for living expenses, and they can take the rest.

If we think about it more insidiously, which of the four first-year classes hasn't been suppressed by Aragaki Shun at some point and still has a large number of Private Points remaining?

That's right, that's Class 1-A.

If Aragaki Shun liked accumulating Private Points, he could easily transfer to Class B and then attack Class A without any scruples, ultimately exploiting all the first-year students equally.

The students in Class B looked at each other, and encouraged by Katsuragi, a hint of interest began to stir in their hearts.

Let's give it a try. Even if we fail, we'll still get 200 Class Evaluation Points.

"That's settled then. Let's all vote for Option 1. I'll go talk to Class C and Class D now and see if we can make a deal with them."

After speaking, Katsuragi looked at Kamuro Masumi, "What are your thoughts over there?"

"I have no problem," the purple-haired girl pouted, put down her phone, and replied somewhat impatiently, "Do whatever you want."

In Class 1-C, Ryuen Kakeru stared at the two options on his phone, lost in thought, unconsciously murmuring a name.

"Koenji Rokusuke, huh...?"

The 200- Class Evaluation Points was indeed tempting, but Ryuen Kakeru did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he ordered that no one in Class C should vote without his permission.

"Shiina," the tyrant of Class C turned his gaze to the Literary Girl with long silver hair, as if trying to see right through her, "Do you want to go to Class A? I remember you and Aragaki Shun are quite close; you two often go on dates in the library."

"... That wasn't a date, we were just reading together."

After learning about the contents of Plan One, Shiina Hiyori, somewhat stunned, shook her head, neither approving nor disapproving of Ryuen Kakeru's exploration. "I suggest Ryuen read more books. Cultivating personal refinement will definitely benefit his future development."

"Heh~ So you don't deny wanting to transfer to Class A?"

"Even if I wanted to deny it, Ryuen and everyone in Class C wouldn't believe me."

144. Strive for the initiative; Sakayanagi Arisu is heartbroken.

Regardless of what Katsuragi and Ryuen are really thinking, and without needing to pay attention to their private actions, Aragaki Shun needs to do is simply add more noodles when there's too much water, and add more water when there's too much noodles, constantly maintaining a balance in the votes for the two options.

He could freely control the forty votes from Class A; if he could get another forty votes from the other three classes, then the struggles of the others would be meaningless.

As a result of Aragaki Shun's adjustments, the votes for Option 1 and Option 2 kept catching up, eventually both settling at 79 votes.

"As expected, this vote had nothing to do with us at all; that bastard Aragaki controlled everything from beginning to end."

Ryuen Kakeru stared at the stopped fluctuating data on his phone screen with extreme displeasure. To cheer himself up, he decided to vent his frustration on Katsuragi Kohei, who had contacted him via email.

[Ryuen Kakeru]: "It seems your Class B's wishful thinking won't succeed."

[Katsuragi Kohei]: "The voting isn't even completely over yet, so how can we talk about success or failure?"

In Class B classroom, after Katsuragi responded to Ryuen's question expressionlessly, he looked up at the class with a very serious expression.

"If nothing unexpected happens, there is only one person left who hasn't finished voting, which is the vote held by Aragaki Shun himself."

"So, your idea is completely futile," Kamuro said, unsurprised by the result. "Even if you and Ryuen Kakeru team up, how could you possibly control more votes than that person?"

"Theoretically, it's possible," Katsuragi countered. "Our Class B has 39 votes, and Class C, where Ryuen is, has 40 votes. We just need one more vote from Class D to make our plan a reality."

"But clearly, this is only the theoretically optimal solution. The unfortunate reality is that neither you nor Ryuen has the ability to completely control the votes in the class."

Katsuragi had nothing to say. He took a deep look at the group of people following Kamuro, and finally lowered his head to start swiping his phone without asking anything.

A few seconds later, he simply sent all the conditions that Class B could provide to Aragaki Shun.

According to the initial plan, he originally wanted to transfer Aragaki Shun to Class B first. That way, the die would be cast, and if he wanted to return to Class A, he would have to spend Twenty Million Personal Points.

In this situation, if he represents everyone in Class B and demonstrates their sincerity, it might make the other party reconsider.

But now that the first step of the plan had failed, there was no point in hiding the rest, so he simply sent all the information at once.

Sigh... I guess I'll just have to leave it to fate...

"Tch! What a boring activity!"

In Class C, Ryuen Kakeru stood on the podium, casually tossing his phone aside, his gaze sweeping fiercely over everyone below the stage like that of a ferocious beast.