Ichinose: "Ryuen, That's a Great Idea, but Class A Has Plans Too!" (Continued)
"Miyabi Nagumo said."
"After all, confronting the Student Council is not an act that can be easily overlooked."
Nagumo was also clever and immediately characterized Ryuuen's actions.
"Hehe."
Ryuuen, however, simply burst out laughing.
"Then let's try a different approach."
In other words, they're not as arrogant as they seem? They're flexible and adaptable?
Nagumo frowned slightly.
Ever since Ryuen Kakeru from Class 1-C led the students of Class 1-C to leave during the opening ceremony of the Sports Festival, he had a bad feeling, thinking that this junior seemed to be up to no good.
However, if the entire Red Group loses points because of the other party's stupidity, that would be a terrible thing. So Nagumo contacted the other party privately.
And then this guy, damn it, suddenly went crazy at the Student Council today, and even threatened them by having the entire Class C forfeit!
Does the other party have this capability?
Some.
The other party's control over the entire Class 1-C is truly outrageous.
Nagumo arranged for some students to check information about Class 1-C, and it turned out that the students in this class were indeed completely under the control of Ryuuen.
What brings you to the Student Council?
Horikita Manabu to remain calm.
"Naturally, we're here to discuss cooperation. After all, opportunities to meet students from two different Class A at the same time are rare."
Ryuuen said.
"However, I came in a hurry today. Although I contacted Ichinose, she had something to do and couldn't come with me."
"Are you here at the Student Council to discuss matters related to the Sports Festival?"
Nagumo's brows furrowed completely.
He had already made at least 20 phone calls to Ryuen Kakeru and sent him a lot of messages, but the other party simply blocked him.
This greatly displeased Nagumo, who had essentially commanded the entire second year. Now, Class 2-B had suffered heavy losses in the last exam and was ultimately forced to compromise and submit completely.
Therefore, even though he lost points in the last exam, it wasn't all bad for Nagumo.
After all, this means completely taking control of an entire grade, something even the current Student Council President, Horikita Manabu, couldn't achieve.
Therefore, he was naturally proud.
But even with all this pride, he was disgusted by a first-grader.
Does this Ryuen Kakeru think he's Nakano Yuu?
"Yes, the entire Class 1-C is worth 20 million. After all, both Class 2-A and Class 3-A have reasons not to lose."
As Ryuuen said this, he tossed out two slips of paper.
They were placed on Horikita Manabu's Miyabi Nagumo's desks respectively.
Horikita Manabu...
Class 3-A, 1550.
Class 3-B, 1089.
260 points in Class 3-C.
Class 3-D: 100 points.
The same applies to Miyabi Nagumo's side.
Class 2-A (Nagumo Class) 1220.
Class 2-B (Kiriyama Class): 770.
Class 2-C (Salted Fish Affiliated Class): 450.
Class 2-D (the Salted Fish Affiliated Class): 200 points.
Both sets of data consist of class rankings and evaluation scores for both grades.
"In this exam, after being divided into large groups, the winning team takes 200 points from the losing team, which directly reduces the gap by 400 points."
Ryuuen said.
"And the gap between your two classes and Class B isn't that secure either. Especially in the third year, you're about to graduate, so naturally you don't want to take any risks, right? So, if you could spend some money to avoid trouble, it wouldn't be difficult."
"..."
"So you think you can use being in the same group as us to threaten us?"
Miyabi Nagumo responded coldly.
"Junior, aren't you too young?"
"By doing this, you'll also cause your own class to lose 200 points, narrowing the gap with Class D."
"Nagumo said."
"Being able to achieve a class evaluation score of 800 points in one semester shows your dedication to grades and moving up a grade. It means you value rankings a lot."
"So, directly forcing Class 1-C to forfeit is not good for you either, but you're using it as a bargaining chip. I don't think it makes any sense at all."
Miyabi Nagumo said sarcastically.
"If you want to do business, you still need to practice more."
He felt he had been seriously underestimated. Although he had been tricked by his junior, Nakano, he had basically accepted it, since he was the one who had fallen for the trap.
But this Ryuen Kakeru just popped up demanding 20 million, it's disgusting.
Do you really think 20 million is so easy to raise?
"But what if doing this would be beneficial to me?"
However, Ryuuen laughed.
"If one class misses the exam, it seems likely that my class's ranking will drop, or even widen the gap with the higher-ranked classes."
"Last semester, my class was indeed solely focused on advancing to the next class and obtaining more ranking points, but the reality is also quite different."
"But during the exam, I lost a lot of points to Nakano Yuu Class 1-D, who had already collected 20 million points, ensuring his promotion to the next class."
"So why shouldn't I do it?"
Ryuuen said.
"There's always a chance of the class being promoted while they might fall back, but the points in my own hands are a guarantee! No matter who gets into Class A, I'm certain I'll get in Class A too."
In other words, Ryuen Kakeru suffered a loss, then saw Nakano Yuu succeed, so he wanted to give himself a buff too?
Rather than competing in class, focus on passing a Special Exam first, and then acquire the huge amount of points you need to secure your future.
That makes a lot of sense.
So.
Is this Nakano Yuu's fault? Or was it that junior Nakano who did it?
Nagumo's expression changed slightly.
He began to suspect that this matter might be related to Nakano Yuu. For example, perhaps because Nakano Yuu didn't get assigned to the Red Group, he instigated Ryuuen of the Ryuuen Red Group to cause trouble, and then after they got the money, they split it 55/50?
So, was this actually arranged by Nakano Yuu?
Nagumo began to lose confidence.
But he also noticed that Horikita-senpai remained silent.
In other words, Ryuuen's words couldn't sway him, so... it was time for him, as the vice President, to demonstrate his strength.
"Collecting points in this school to advance to the next grade is indeed one method."
"Nagumo said."
"But if you do this, not only will your class lose points, but even the 10 students in your class who score the lowest will be punished because of your abstention. And the punishment for you first-year students is a 10-point deduction from all subjects on the next written exam, right?"
"As a commander, this is foolish. Take this exam for example, the number of students is small, so the scores are low. And there will definitely be many more exams like this, where the class is the whole unit for physical education."
Miyabi Nagumo said, as if analyzing the situation.
"That's fine."
Ryuuen said.
"As long as everyone in my class scores points in this Sports Festival, I'll negotiate with the other first-year students. If my students can score points, then we'll release my class's participation list. So there won't be any threat of being in the bottom ten and getting -10 points in all subjects."
"Hehe."
Miyabi Nagumo then fell silent and looked at Horikita Manabu.
He didn't take Ryuuen's threat seriously.
Even if Class 1-C misses the exam, or even if they all abstain, it won't shake his Class 2-A.
Because this junior student is unaware that he has already taken over the entire second year, so, the White Group?
Hehe.
He can not only interfere with the Red Group, but he can even get all the students in the White Group to abstain.
If it weren't too blatant, he really could do it, so if Class 1-C makes this choice, then he would operate that way.
"Tell me why you've come."
Horikita Manabu said.
"You're not planning to just barge in like this, are you?"
"Yes."
Ryuuen said.
"It seems the Student Council President truly lives up to his Student Council President. I never imagined I'd be able to directly challenge you all."
"Therefore, I choose the second option."
"Ryuuen said, then looked at the other Student Council vice President who had been silent."
Kiriyama Ikuto is quite tall, even somewhat delicate.
The class representative of Class 2-B.
"Kiriyama Ikuto, from Class 2-B, you fell from Class A, right? And you're just being suppressed like this, do you really think that's okay?"
Ryuen Kakeru said.
"If you're willing to offer 20 million points, then my class can accept a super-lenient arrangement."
"I think you all know very well that once a class falls behind, it becomes extremely difficult to rise back up."
"And if the score gap widens, then it becomes even more difficult. But if you don't even seize the opportunities you already have, then you'll never climb up in your entire lives."
"And then, only on nights when they fail to graduate from Class A and ultimately have no choice but to embark on an ordinary life will they silently shed tears."
Ryuuen said.
"How pitiful."
"..."
Kiriyama.
Kiriyama was called out, but he didn't answer immediately. However, his silence made Nagumo's brow twitch.
Although the second-year students had insufficient budget due to the first-year students' performance in the last semester's final exams, resulting in deductions in their scores, this also caused Class 2-B to lose their will to resist.
And now, Kiriyama is wavering; he really is wavering.
"The 20 million points aren't just for your Class 2-B; you can also get Class 3-B to pay together."
"As for Class 1-B, I think Katsuragi will cautiously allocate 3-5 million points to ensure his chances of winning."
Ryuuen said.