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

On one hand, it's just for show; the students in the class are living hand-to-mouth, yet you alone spend a week's worth of their living expenses on a single meal—isn't that a bit excessive?

Although the students in the class are constantly borrowing money from one another, there are still those who have set their sights on him.

In particular, Hirata, that saintly figure, was finally persuaded by those idiots to try and borrow money from the students one by one.

Today, Hirata set his sights on Nakano Yuu, but upon following him to the cafeteria, he found him eating a wild vegetable set meal and had no choice but to shake his head and leave.

Nakano Yuu doesn't dislike Hirata; after all, the guy hasn't done anything to him, and he even worried about Nakano being isolated when he was alone, but he isn't about to play the fool.

Besides, having eaten expensive set meals all the time, eating a free weight-loss meal for a change today actually has a refreshing flavor.

The inspiration for this experience comes from Kouenji Rokusuke in the same class.

Kouenji actually spent all his points by the 20th of the first month, and without a hint of complaint, he started eating these wild vegetable set meals. According to him, occasionally tasting something completely different from the past is quite interesting, isn't it?

For instance, right now, Nakano has arrived at an experience of "recalling bitterness to appreciate sweetness."

His realization is that he must, absolutely must, never end up penniless, so he should go ahead and arrange a meeting with Ryuuen to get his hands on the protection money he just collected.

Thump.

However, just as Nakano was lost in thought, a sound suddenly rang out beside him, and he caught the scent of a luxury set meal.

"Who are you..."

Nakano stared at the two girls who had suddenly appeared before him.

One was a silver-haired white loli, even her stockings were white, while the other was quite tall, had long purple hair, and interestingly, wore two hairpins on her bangs.

The white-haired loli was quite cute, while the purple-haired girl kept a straight face, her expression stiff, giving off a rather bitter and deep-seated vibe.

They sat down directly in front of Nakano.

The tall girl held a luxury set meal in her hands, and she placed the meal directly on the table.

"This seat is taken," Nakano said.

He seemed to think these two were looking to share the table.

But the purple-haired girl pushed the luxury set meal toward him.

"This is—"

Nakano looked at them with a strange, surprised expression.

"How rare, to actually see an expression of surprise on your face."

"Are you that surprised to see me again?" the silver-haired loli said. "This meal is my treat, Nakano-kun."

Nakano-kun.

That was the address for Nakano Yuu.

Generally speaking, it is more common for students to address each other as "XX-san" or "XX-kun," and using "kun" is undoubtedly a sign of a closer relationship.

Just like how the father in Nakano Yuu's family addresses his foster sister, Itsuki, as Itsuki-kun.

And now, looking ahead, one could see the smile on the silver-haired loli's face. She was indeed looking at him with a smile.

"I surrender." Nakano Yuu raised both hands. He pointed out the other party's name, "What a coincidental meeting, Sakayanagi. I never expected to run into you here."

"I am also surprised," Sakayanagi said. "That you actually entered this school, this school where my father serves as the Chairman."

Sakayanagi spoke as if she were introducing herself.

But.

Heh.

Are you really that kind of person?

You clearly know the rules and arrangements of this school; the school advocates meritocracy, and the pinnacle of student meritocracy is the Student Council President who holds special privileges. And if there is a meritocracy above the Student Council President, it would be the Chairman who operates behind the scenes but holds the final say. So.

Now you're actually pulling out the fact that your father is the Chairman? Have you no shame?

Sakayanagi!

PS: There are two more chapters coming tomorrow morning at 7:00.

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Chapter 030: Confrontation! Tit for Tat!

Sakayanagi brought up her status as the daughter of the Chairman.

However, the Chairman of this Ikusei High School was indeed Sakayanagi Arisu's father, Sakayanagi Narimori.

So, she really could say that.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll leak this news?" Nakano Yuu said, his expression unchanging.

"Then I'll just publicize the news that we used to date as well," Classmate Sakayanagi responded calmly.

Is that so.

But does this matter even need you to publicize it? Because he had at least told Horikita and Classmate Kamuro about this, so it wasn't exactly highly classified information.

However, dragging this out as a bargaining chip also showed that Sakayanagi couldn't find any real dirt to threaten him with for the time being.

And the terms of exposure for the two of them right now were truly tit for tat.

Nakano Yuu said that if he spread the news that Sakayanagi was the Chairman's daughter, then the attack against Sakayanagi would be whether the Chairman had abused his power to place Sakayanagi in Class A. Meanwhile, the reply Sakayanagi gave was that if she spilled the beans about them having dated, then whether Nakano Yuu had entered Ikusei High School without an interview or a written exam would also be a matter of the Chairman opening the back door for him, wouldn't it?

So that's how it is.

Sakayanagi Arisu, you rascal, you actually went and checked his entrance exam scores, didn't you?

Damn it.

Classmate Nakano felt a sense of tit-for-tat tension.

It should be said that his previous opponents were all on the level of Ryuuen or Horikita, so he had relaxed a bit, but it turned out that this Sakayanagi was still here.

Consequently, Classmate Nakano remained silent for now.

Sakayanagi then turned her gaze toward the purple-haired girl, and that girl quickly spoke up, "My name is Kamuro."

Then, as if it were their first time meeting, she continued to add.

"You must be feeling quite troubled eating that cheap... no, it's basically a free mountain vegetable set meal right now," she said. "After all, your class's class evaluation points have hit zero. So, don't you want to taste a deluxe set meal?"

A deluxe set meal.

And the deluxe set meal was just pushed directly toward Nakano Yuu by Classmate Kamuro.

So, was this really bought for him?

"I don't really understand what you mean." But Nakano Yuu didn't accept it immediately.

Sakayanagi had brought Kamuro along, so the initiative should have been on Sakayanagi's side, but right now, it was Classmate Kamuro doing the talking.

"There are some issues with this exam, and I need the test papers you've compiled," Classmate Kamuro said. "And you name your price. You don't need to hide it; I already know that you've bought test papers from the upperclassmen."

"Class A needs this kind of thing too?" Nakano Yuu acted as if he were very surprised. "Then I want 50,000 points."

"10,000!" Classmate Kamuro countered.

"50,000!" Nakano Yuu did not back down.

"20,000." Classmate Kamuro raised her offer slightly.

"40,000." Nakano Yuu lowered his price a little for the sake of it.

"20,000!" Classmate Kamuro was unwilling to raise the price further.

And Nakano Yuu looked at Sakayanagi Arisu at the right moment.

Sakayanagi Arisu, however, looked as if she had been prepared for this; she directly revealed a sweet smile.

A face that was already incomparably cute was now using a smile attack on you.

What a despicable tactic; she was clearly using a honey trap on purpose.

And Nakano Yuu had his own persistence; it was impossible to be defeated so easily. Sakayanagi!

"Then let's go with 20,000 points." Thus, Nakano Yuu signaled his concession, and in exchange, he gained one deluxe set meal, while the test papers he had bought from the upperclassman senior were sold to Classmate Kamuro of Class A at a 40% discount.

Seeing that their goal was achieved, Sakayanagi immediately chose to leave with Classmate Kamuro.

But Kamuro Masumi couldn't help but ask.

"Why not go trade with the upperclassmen directly?"

They were talking about buying the test papers.

Classmate Kamuro asked, "From the upperclassmen, we could not only get the papers but also obtain more information."

"However," Sakayanagi sighed quietly, "you know it's a trade, but what if someone finds out? If it's filmed and then used as evidence to report us, you would be disciplined, and it might even lead to our class evaluation points being deducted. Therefore, coming to buy second-hand materials from Class D is the safest route. And Class D isn't afraid, as their points have already been deducted to the point where there's nothing left to lose."

"And as for why we are buying the test papers, don't you understand, Classmate Kamuro?" Sakayanagi sighed. "It's precisely because we have academic underachievers like you in Class A that we need to prepare a ticket to passing for you."

Kamuro had nothing to say.

Because she was indeed an outlier among the students of Class A; her academic ability was lacking, and she was a poor student.

Although the homeroom teacher had not made the entrance exam scores public, her struggle with the lesson content was a undeniable reality.

And now, suddenly being told there would be an exam, that failing would lead to expulsion, and being surrounded by top-tier students—the class passing threshold was bound to be high, which meant she was at some risk.

"Isn't it a bit too soon to just leave like this?" Kamuro said.

"Heh, do you think I came here to see him?"

Sakayanagi said, "A man from the past like that doesn't hold much appeal for me."

Is that so?

Doesn't hold much appeal? Then why, when they were pulled over to the cafeteria, did she confirm his location and prepare to head straight over, only to find him eating a free meal and then specifically order her to go stand in line to buy a deluxe set meal?

And it wasn't just any random purchase; she had specified the exact dishes.

This suggested that the meal she bought was likely something Nakano Yuu preferred.

Calling that behavior "a man from the past who holds no appeal for you" didn't quite sit right with her.

However.

Kamuro felt that she might as well make a note of the contents of today's set meal; after all, she still had a 500,000-point debt and would definitely have to interact with that guy again.

And she had to admit that Nakano Yuu really had a sharp eye for people; she truly didn't need to do anything, and yet... she had been caught by Sakayanagi's weakness as well.