Classroom of the Elite, Starting with a Zero, Knowing the Plot I Just Lay Flat!

This was done to solidify the situation.

Once Class C immediately withdrew the complaint, it would mean that Class C tacitly admitted to the mutual assault witnessed by others.

Even if they had a mouth to argue with, it would be hard to explain clearly.

If you had nothing to hide, then why would you withdraw the complaint the moment someone else had an eyewitness?

Was the countermove hidden here?

If they were to be sued for false accusation by Class C, the penalty for false accusation is not light, and it is even more infuriating.

Then this would no longer be a case of both sides receiving equal punishment, but rather only Class C being the one to take the hit.

However, although it was difficult to argue with words, it did not mean there was absolutely no chance for an explanation.

Thinking this, Ryuuen heard Nakano Yuu continue.

"I already said I was a witness, and as a witness—especially one like me—do you think I wouldn't have a backup plan? So, I recorded it at the time."

"And this student, Ishizaki, didn't have any wounds on his face when he left. Unlike the other two students, he wasn't actually hit by Sudo even once. So, what's up with the injuries on his hands and the wounds on his face now?"

"Don't tell me he got them from playing hide-and-seek," Nakano Yuu said.

"Big Brother Ryuuen!" Ishizaki Daichi reacted at this moment, his face looking panicked as he stared at Ryuuen.

Ryuuen did not speak; he knew Nakano Yuu had not finished yet.

And that was indeed the case, as Nakano continued.

"As for the video recording of the three Class C students leaving the school building without any wounds on their faces or bodies, I think I'll sell it to the students of Class A and Class B. They would be willing to pay for it."

"Then your Class C would have to be deducted 50 points... oh no, perhaps even 100 points from your class evaluation score," Nakano Yuu said. "It's not easy to save up 100 points, but once you're deducted, you'll be another 100 points behind Class A and Class B."

"..." Ryuuen. "The students in Class B are very united and naive; they won't accept your idea."

"Then what if I publicize your methods? The way you, Ryuuen, go around looking for fights is too risky. If attacking you can protect themselves, I think they would be willing to do it," Nakano Yuu said.

Ryuuen could not deny this point.

But he could still continue to quibble.

"And Class A. It was Class A who paid me to take action. Do you think they would pay again?" Ryuuen said.

In other words, the mastermind was Class A. If Class A were to kick them while they were down, any future cooperation would be completely severed, which would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

"But that was only a portion of the students in Class A who asked you to do it, right? Class A has two factions, and if one faction arranged for you to do this, the other faction would definitely be willing to pay a high price for the video to attack you."

"After all, this is a factional struggle. Before the true leader is decided, they are willing to pay any price," Nakano Yuu said. "Let me think, which faction's people would arrange for you to take action? You have to know that you were backstabbing Class A just last month, yet the students of Class A still came to you for work."

"I think it must be that person you attacked, the one called Totsuka Yahiko! Only after being attacked do they realize your utility."

"And since Totsuka is Katsuragi's lackey, the people from the Sakayanagi Faction would definitely be willing to spend money. This way, not only would they make Totsuka and his group pay, but in the end, it would be the Sakayanagi Faction's power that caused Class C to lose points. No matter how you look at it, that's a pretty good achievement. Don't you agree, Ryuuen?"

Don't you agree, Ryuuen?

Agree my ass.

Damn it.

At this moment, Ryuuen fully understood that the 500,000 points he had finally earned from the private job were about to disappear again.

ps: Today's update. 5,000 words now, please give me data, please give me data, please give me data.

ps: There is another chapter at 12:00 AM tonight. Two chapters at 7:00 AM tomorrow.

Chapter 039: Target Nagumo Miyabi! To have mastered the second year at such a young age is truly impressive!

As the most excellent class among the first years, Class A has one fatal weakness: this class cannot manage to have only one representative speaking for it.

It is divided into two factions: the Sakayanagi Faction and the Katsuragi Faction.

And the mutual attacks between factions, aside from causing the other side to fail, are meant to rack up achievements for one's own side.

The Class C currently controlled by Ryuuen fits exactly the scenario Nakano Yuu described where the Sakayanagi Faction could show off.

Although he was very annoyed, compared to actually being targeted by the Sakayanagi Faction of Class A, Ryuuen would rather settle the matter quietly.

According to Ryuuen's understanding of Nakano Yuu, every time this guy says these alarmist things, he has only one goal.

That is to demand hush money from him.

And a high amount at that.

And it was the same now.

[Good brother, since you've found a way to make money, don't keep it all to yourself, split it in half!]

He understood the meaning of this message even better now.

Or rather, could it be that this bastard had confirmed so early on that their Class C was actually bought off by Class A to attack other classes?

Rather than being squeezed for more points later, Ryuuen chose to be honest.

"It is true that Totsuka approached me," Ryuuen said. "The target was to attack other classes, just like we attacked them last month."

"On one hand, he wasn't sure if the Behavioral Norms Exam from last month would continue this month."

"On the other hand, he wanted to deplete my and the other classes' evaluation scores."

"And the payment he offered was 500,000 points."

Is that so.

Totsuka was likely testing the waters, unsure if there would be another Behavioral Norms Exam this month.

Once a fight like this occurs, if it happens during the period covered by the Behavioral Norms Exam, points will indeed be deducted.

However, Totsuka isn't very bright; given how this school selects its students, such behavioral exams would only ever benefit the upper-tier classes.

If this model were to continue indefinitely, the lower-tier classes wouldn't even need to worry about monthly special exams; they would be suppressed from the start. Without any chance to struggle, they would likely choose to give up entirely from the beginning.

Furthermore, there is a clear gap in the overall strength of the four classes.

If that were the case, the school shouldn't bother talking about growth through competition; they might as well just push Class A and Class B to the top and be done with it.

And if the goal were only to focus on Class A and Class B, there would have been no need to waste resources recruiting students for Class C and Class D in the first place.

Since they were recruited, they must serve some purpose.

Therefore, Totsuka failed to grasp this point. The Behavioral Norms Exam happens exactly once, and only once.

As for Nakano Yuu, Katsuragi had purchased the position of Student Council secretary from him for 1 million points, but Katsuragi had only paid back 500,000, leaving a debt of 500,000.

His excuse was that he didn't have enough money and would pay it back next month, yet here he is, with money to spare to attack other classes.

He deferred his 500,000-point debt, only to use that money to attack Class D.

It seems the living expenses in Class A are still too high.

The current class evaluation points for the four classes are as follows.

First-year Class A: 836 points

First-year Class B: 710 points

First-year Class C: 503 points

First-year Class D: 0 points

Every student in Class A receives over 80,000 points in monthly living expenses. As the leader of his faction, it is acceptable for Katsuragi to collect half of that from about 20 students, but to scrape together 1 million points, he would need at least 25 students.

It seems the Sakayanagi Faction in that class is still somewhat weak.

"I know that Totsuka wants to deplete my evaluation points and those of the other classes."

"So, I have a backup plan," Ryuuen continued. "Take Class D, for example. I filed a complaint with the Student Council using a three-on-one scenario, but I intend to withdraw it before the hearing."

In other words, the act was committed, but he has no intention of accepting punishment for nothing.

His goal has already been achieved; for instance, the fact that the Student Council even allowed a hearing for such an absurd three-on-one claim proves that some underhanded tactics might actually work.

In the end, he would still receive the 500,000-point "hard work fee" from Totsuka of Class A.

One could say everything was perfect.

But now, that's gone.

Nakano Yuu is going to skim at least half of those 500,000 points.

"What about Class B, then?" Nakano asked.

This was the part he was actually interested in.

As for Class D, it didn't matter to him either way.

"Class B." Ryuuen seemed to have a decent opinion of that class.

"Actually, I used a similar plan last month," Ryuuen said.

For the past two months, Ryuuen's strategy has remained the same: arrange for students from his own class to get into disputes with other classes, ultimately baiting the students from the other side into throwing the first punch.

"But unfortunately, those guys in Class B might look like saints, but their vigilance is not low," Ryuuen said. "To be precise, their class representative, Ichinose Honami, is very sharp."

Because the students in Class B didn't take the bait, Ryuuen failed to get them heavily penalized in last month's Behavioral Norms Exam.

This left Ryuuen feeling somewhat regretful.

But this also suggests that Class B might truly be different.

It has indeed been strengthened. And by this strengthening, does he mean Ichinose Honami?

Nakano Yuu pondered.

"However," Ryuuen seemed ready to leave, but he appeared slightly hesitant. "How did you confirm it was Totsuka who bribed me, and not someone from the Sakayanagi Faction?"

"Because Sakayanagi wouldn't be stupid enough to let you attack Class D," Nakano Yuu said.

The way he said it made it sound as if the members of the Sakayanagi Faction were more sensible.

Or perhaps it meant that the members of the Sakayanagi Faction are managed by Sakayanagi herself.

Since the only way for Class A to suddenly gather hundreds of thousands of points is to collect them from their classmates, if someone from the Sakayanagi Faction wanted to make a move, they would indeed need Sakayanagi's approval.

Totsuka's unauthorized actions were likely tacitly approved by Katsuragi as a way to test the other classes.

The students of Class A are indeed more dangerous.

Ryuuen had originally thought the students of Class A were nothing special, just like Totsuka, who was so deliberately trying to get his Class C penalized using points.

However, looking at it now, the students of Class A are indeed different.

After all, it hasn't been long since enrollment, and there are special exams every month. Although the point value for this second month's special exam is very low, what about the third month to come?

That is hard to say.

Therefore, confirming the strength of the opposing classes first, or even being able to inflict some damage to weaken them, would naturally be excellent.

And this is the thinking of the Katsuragi Faction.

As for Sakayanagi's side.

Nakano Yuu's take is that this move by Katsuragi is foolish, so the people of the Sakayanagi Faction will not act; to be precise, Sakayanagi will not do such a thing.

Can this be interpreted as the currently waning Sakayanagi Faction being more dangerous than the Katsuragi Faction?

And why has the Katsuragi Faction of Class A been able to take off so quickly?

It is because Katsuragi has obtained the position of secretary, and the position of secretary in the Student Council was sold off by Nakano Yuu's side.

Therefore, the Katsuragi Faction is not as strong as it currently appears.

If his class wants to be promoted to Class A, then the one they will likely have to face is not Katsuragi, but rather they must defeat Sakayanagi.

"Do you also think Sakayanagi is troublesome?" Ryuuen probed.

Of course she is troublesome.

In the gaze of Nakano, he has already seen Sakayanagi Arisu.

ps: There will be 2 more updates tomorrow at 7 o'clock.

Chapter 040 Ryuuen: Damn it! Not a single cent earned again!