Classroom of the Elite, Starting with a Zero, I'm Just Going to Lay Flat Since I Know the Plot

So, every month's special exam carries penalties, even the risk of expulsion.

And yet, in the eyes of this wicked underclassman, is this level of intensity actually considered a comfortable life?

Does she have some kind of misunderstanding about what "comfortable" means?

Or perhaps the White Room is something of even greater difficulty, and as a student from there, she naturally wouldn't care about the exams here, which means this underclassman Amasawa Ichika is actually quite strong, right?

Therefore.

Perhaps in this midterm exam, she really might shock everyone.

Kushida's mood seemed to have improved as well.

[However, it's useless for you to want me to tell you the solution for every special exam, Kushida-senpai.]

[Because although I come from two years in the future, I didn't experience the special exams from your first-year period.]

[I can, at most, provide some guidance as an assistant.] Amasawa Ichika added. She had already realized that this foolish upperclassman seemed to be plotting something devious.

"..." Kushida.

Although she couldn't get the answers directly, this was essentially the same as adding a cheat code.

Kushida felt there were still benefits to be had.

Thinking this, she continued.

"Then, regarding what you said about my expulsion, what is that all about?"

Kushida immediately asked about the part she cared about most.

"You said I was forced to drop out a month before you did."

"Could it be... could it be Horikita--" Kushida's face turned pale once again.

In other words, had her past been exposed by that woman, Horikita Suzune, after all?

As expected, as long as that person Horikita Suzune wasn't removed, one could never feel at ease.

[If you're worried about Horikita-senpai, then it's a wasted worry.] However, the underclassman's voice rang out.

And the other girl's words left Kushida unable to comprehend.

Because this is what she said.

[Because the person who ultimately made you drop out was Nakano-senpai.]

"Nakano-senpai... this Nakano refers to--" Kushida's focus was now highly concentrated.

[Naturally, it's your classmate, Nakano Yuu.]

"No way." Kushida found it inconceivable. "I haven't done anything to offend him."

[You indeed didn't offend him, or rather, your relationship with him was actually quite good.]

Good?

[Among us first-years, it's also quite famous, because you are his 'velvet ball'.]

Oh.

Is that so.

So she was that famous among the first-years.

So what kind of reputation did she have.

Wait a minute.

Velvet ball.

Velvet ball, this abbreviation. Kushida's expression changed rapidly. She probably understood something.

No way?

What do you mean by saying that? Take that back immediately.

She couldn't accept this at all.

ps: Couldn't find the chapter break, so I merged two into one.

ps: Today's update is here, brothers, isn't it time to pay today's tribute?

Chapter 023 You will be fingerprinted by him!

The next day, classroom.

7:45 AM.

Although it was the second day of the new month and the morning homeroom class shouldn't be occupied, according to this class's style, there should be someone skipping or arriving late.

However, the students in the class were still very concerned about the class evaluation points being reset to zero yesterday, so when Nakano arrived at the classroom, he discovered that he was actually the last one to arrive.

After hanging his bag on the hook of his desk and taking out his math textbook to set it aside, Nakano had no intention of looking at it.

His gaze turned toward the front.

There were still 15 minutes until the 8:00 AM homeroom, and the students were relaxing freely or chatting and interacting with their peers.

A month was enough time for most students to form their own small circles, and naturally, they also had their own groups for chatting.

Basically, the topics of conversation were up to them, but the wave of borrowing money like yesterday had already begun to recede.

After all, as classmates, their peers didn't have any money either.

Of course.

There were still some loose ends.

For example, something like this.

"Hirata, please, I really don't have a single cent left."

Yamauchi and Ike came to Hirata Yousuke and pressed their palms together. This was a very typical gesture of apology, but the request was a genuine one.

They hoped Hirata could lend them money.

Well, Hirata had already lent out whatever he could, and he only had 2,000 points left for emergencies. The boys knew this, but the request from Yamauchi and Ike was clearly not that simple.

They were hoping that Hirata could find money for them—specifically, they wanted him to find other wealthy students to lend them money.

Clearly, they hadn't found anyone willing to help them during the first wave of borrowing yesterday.

The problem was that this class currently had no living expenses, and even if there were any, it was only what had been saved from not spending much last month. Looking at the situation, there probably wouldn't be much for next month either, so those willing to lend had basically already done so yesterday, and those who hadn't were certainly unwilling to part with their money today.

That's right, it was spending money.

Because lending money wasn't just about sending it out and getting it back; there was a high chance the other party wouldn't be able to repay it immediately. Since they were all students in the same class, the implications were clear.

And at this moment.

"Actually," Sudo seemed a bit hesitant, but he still stood up. "As long as you join a club and become an official member, you can get 20,000 to 30,000 points from the school every month as a living subsidy."

"The school seems to give more preferential treatment to capable students. As long as you join a club, there's a chance!"

However.

"There's such a good thing? Then Ken, hurry up and become a regular member! I don't need much, just lend me 10,000, 10,000 points will do."

Yamauchi and Ike immediately grabbed Sudo Ken, one on each side.

6.

Nakano just watched, realizing he could only cheer them on. What kind of mindset could lead to such a conclusion?

A good friend offers you a way to earn living expenses, and yet you only want to sit back and reap the rewards, asking your friend to split their earnings with you.

"But Kushida-san is in a terrible mood today." Nakano's gaze quickly shifted to someone else.

It was the little angel with short golden hair sitting near the podium.

Kushida was chatting with her companions as usual.

"You can even tell something like that?" Horikita calmly turned a page of her math textbook.

Actually, it wasn't just Kushida's expression he could read; he could often understand a thing or two about Horikita Suzune's expressions and moods as well.

However, Kushida was indeed having some issues.

[Kushida-senpai, you really are amazing. To be able to chat with your friends while communicating with me at the same time.]

Amasawa Ichika's voice rang out, and she discovered that she could indeed continue to stay inside Kushida's body.

"I'm in a terrible mood right now," Kushida thought to herself.

But on the surface, she kept a smile on her face as she continued to discuss an idol drama she and her good friend Wang Meiyu had both watched.

The girls' topics were basically all like this: eating well, having fun, chasing dramas, and so on. Then there was the kind of sitting together and bad-mouthing people they disliked; if both of them disliked the same person, the conversation would become quite heated.

However, Wang Meiyu didn't have the bad habit of the latter, so Kushida found it extremely easy to deal with her.

It was just that her inner state was terrible.

If one were to observe her closely, one would even notice a trace of haggardness on her face—the aftereffect of hearing last night that she would be expelled by Nakano Yuu.

Yes.

She had insomnia and couldn't sleep at all. Or rather, she didn't want to accept that kind of future no matter what.

"Are you saying I'm being expelled because I got pregnant?"

Kushida had almost gone insane last night.

[That's right, Kushida-senpai. It's quite surprising to be expelled for such a reason.]

[And this incident was even used as a cautionary tale by the Student Council President at the time. Afterward, the school even stopped selling condoms. (Laughs)]

In other words, because such a scandalous event had occurred, the school had made changes.

At first, they likely tacitly allowed students to have some developments, so they provided contraceptives. But they hadn't expected someone to actually get into trouble. Naturally, they couldn't allow the students to be reckless anymore; after all, every student was specially selected to be here, and losing one or two was a huge waste.

"..." Kushida remained silent.

But what kind of sin had she committed to be treated like this?

And to be expelled with such a humiliating status—this dark history, when placed in the context of her life, would certainly not lose to the dark history from middle school that had caused her class to collapse.

"I can't imagine myself developing that kind of relationship with Nakano-kun at all," Kushida said, her tone stiff.

[Then I wouldn't know. But later on, I happened to hear you describe it once; the cause was the midterm exam in the first semester.]

[You and Nakano-senpai had a beyond-friendly hand-pressing incident.]

"Hand-pressing?"

[It was basically you guiding their hand onto your chest.]

"I'm not an idiot!" Kushida said. "That kind of thing is impossible, and for me to initiate it? I don't believe it!"

And so, the conversation ended just like that.

"Everyone!"

At that moment, Hirata walked from his seat toward the podium.

Compared to the lingering wave of borrowing money still circulating in the class, what Hirata-mama was about to discuss was the same thing mentioned yesterday.

The written exams.

The midterm exams.

"I haven't received the syllabus for the five subjects yet, but I did get a practice test from Chabashira-sensei."

"So, I asked Chabashira-sensei for permission to use homeroom for self-study so we can all complete this together," Hirata said.

In other words, he wants to gauge everyone's current academic standing?