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

"..." Chabashira said. "Never mind."

After saying this, Chabashira hung up the phone.

Nakano Yuu, meanwhile, curled the corner of his lip.

Chabashira had just tried to probe him, but it was useless, Chabashira-sensei.

As for this trash class, whoever wants to carry it can carry it; he certainly didn't want any part of it.

After all, this Class D wasn't just any ordinary Class D; it was the first Class D in history to score zero points in the very first month. It wasn't just a case of "the crouching dragon and the fledgling phoenix" anymore—it was unprecedented!

Thinking this, Nakano Yuu looked at the number Chabashira had sent him.

This number was the contact information for the Student Council President. According to the school's meritocratic rules, the Student Council President was naturally the pinnacle of the student body and a symbol of power.

At the same time.

He was also someone who could naturally accumulate a massive amount of points.

Therefore.

Nakano Yuu opened his student ID and took a screenshot of the transfer record he had received from Horikita Suzune.

However, he used a mosaic to blur out the name of the sender, Horikita Suzune.

Then, he forwarded the edited transfer screenshots.

There were two in total.

One was the transfer record of 82,400 points sent by Horikita Suzune.

The other was the transfer record of 2,400 points he had sent to Horikita Suzune.

As for the Student Council President, Horikita Manabu, he had given a speech on the first day of school during the entrance ceremony. Nakano Yuu didn't remember the specific content, but the other party had mentioned that this was a meritocratic school.

It seemed this Student Council President was relatively generous, willing to provide some information to the freshmen.

It was just hard to say whether the freshmen could actually grasp it.

Horikita Manabu also had another identity: he was Horikita Suzune's older brother.

As the strongest Student Council President in history, if he could identify the protagonist's written exam score at a glance, he would naturally know that his younger sister had enrolled and been assigned to Class D.

According to the original plot, Horikita Manabu would order his sister to drop out once she learned the school's rules, which seemed quite heartless.

But Nakano Yuu also had sisters of his own, so he knew very well that siblings in anime were never truly devoid of emotion; they were either sister-complexes or brother-complexes.

Therefore.

This President Horikita was actually someone who cared deeply about his sister.

So.

Now that he knew his sister had not only been assigned to Class D but had also been swindled out of her points, could he really just sit still?

And as long as he took the bait, Nakano Yuu's impoverished wallet would be replenished.

Thinking this, Nakano Yuu began to sell his expiring information.

Since his phone's contact list only contained Chabashira-sensei, Nakano Yuu had no choice but to wait honestly in the cafeteria. Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long before he found his target.

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Chapter 006: Using the Student Council President as bait for a top-tier catch, aren't you being a bit ridiculous?

A red, center-parted hairstyle, and a school uniform worn sloppily—a black athletic short-sleeved shirt paired with the school's red uniform jacket. It looked like a hodgepodge.

If one had to describe him, it would be a hoodlum, a delinquent, or a gang leader.

This person was Ryuen Kakeru, a first-year student assigned to Class C.

"You bastard, is everything you said true?"

Ryuen Kakeru stared with a locked-on gaze at the black-haired boy in front of him. This boy had intercepted him while he was walking into the cafeteria with his hands in his pockets, looking like a loafer, just as he was about to grab a bite to eat.

He hadn't even gotten to eat yet, and now he was here listening to intelligence.

But the information he had received was indeed worth hearing.

Whether it was the fluctuations in the rankings between Classes A, B, C, and D, or the fact that the school would ultimately only allocate all resources to Class A, and so on.

Even the news that one could transfer to the class of their choice by gathering 20 million private points.

And this very month, the school's comprehensive evaluation of students after one month of enrollment.

That is, the special exam regarding the students' code of conduct and the like, was also very important.

"100,000 points—Ryuen-kun, you can actually afford that, right?" Nakano Yuu said. "I believe Ryuen-kun is a man of vision who understands the importance of this information."

Ryuen remained silent.

The person Nakano Yuu wanted to sell his expiring information to was the person in front of him: the Class C first-year student, Ryuen Kakeru.

In the original work, although he was also a student from a lower-ranked class, Ryuen's way of thinking was formidable. He knew how to exploit loopholes and use his brain. If not for the existence of the protagonist, he would have been the most likely person to lead a lower-ranked class to challenge Class A.

And now, while the main character is indeed absent, it cannot be said that Ryuen Kakeru is someone to be trifled with.

Hmm.

Nakano Yuu is currently eyeing Ryuen's ability to collect points.

Although the other party is also a first-year student, Ryuen comes from a background of delinquents, and with a month having passed, it has been enough time for him to consolidate his class and start collecting protection money.

Therefore, he should have some spare cash on hand right now.

Upon hearing Nakano Yuu's demand for 100,000 points, Ryuen does not speak immediately.

In truth, Ryuen only has 340,000 points on hand, and that is only because he just used his delinquent methods to bring the class under his control through violence, then levied a protection fee of 10,000 points per student. Of course, the total did not exceed 390,000 because some idiots had already spent theirs.

Ryuen actually feels that there is something wrong with this school.

It provides treatment far exceeding that of schools in the outside world, yet most of the people in his class are trash; he does not believe that they are worthy of such treatment. Therefore, this school must have some sort of objective.

And now, everything has been explained.

The school wants to treat the students like lab rats, forcing them to grow through competition.

And people like his own trashy classmates can probably serve the purpose of social diversity.

However, there are also some things worth looking forward to.

That is, what the school recognizes is the Class Evaluation Score, and the class rankings are fluid, arranged according to the total Class Evaluation Score. Therefore, as long as his class's evaluation score is high enough, they can eventually climb to Class A, and it is even possible to graduate as Class A and receive the rewards the school advertised.

Isn't that a rather interesting development?

Although the overall strength of the students in the class is not uniform, and he was assigned to Class C, the bottom tier, at least the initial Class Evaluation Scores for all four classes were the same when they enrolled.

So, if one seizes the opportunity early, one can demonstrate a different kind of performance.

"What makes you think I'll definitely give you these points?" The corners of Ryuen's mouth curl up, seemingly revealing a sarcastic arc.

"Because the special exam is held every month. If Ryuen-kun only wants to do a one-time deal, then naturally you can renege on the debt, but I will also inform the students of all the other classes that Ryuen-kun is a person who does not keep his word," Nakano-kun says.

Ryuen's gaze then sweeps over like a sword.

But Nakano-kun does not change his expression.

So Ryuen withdraws his gaze. "The points can be yours, but why are you telling me this information? Your class is also a lower-tier class; if you seized this opportunity, couldn't your class also stage a direct comeback?"

"First of all, I only learned this news this morning, and in my class, I estimate the original 1,000 points are about to be deducted to zero," Nakano Yuu says. "So it's not a matter of whether I save the class or not, but rather that I won't have any living expenses next month."

So that's why he's out here selling information?

What a shortsighted approach.

And if there really is an exam on behavioral standards, Ryuen feels that his own class might have already had nearly half their points deducted.

After all, during this period, he has gotten into several fights while consolidating his class.

So the situation in his class isn't great either.

However, the performance of Class D is obvious to all. After discovering that this school is abnormal, he observed Class D, and aside from the fact that there are quite a few beautiful girls, they are indeed quite degenerate.

And if one distinguishes them by the ABCD grades, then Class D is even worse off than his Class C.

"100,000 points is too much," Ryuen says. "I'll give you 50,000 at most."

"Your information is only worth 50,000! After all, your information is already expiring."

He actually believes this kind of thing to some extent, because after feeling that the school was unusual, he asked his homeroom teacher but couldn't get any information, and when he tried to corner upperclassmen, he was told that they had been issued a gag order and were not allowed to tell them anything.

They even said that once the time arrived, they would naturally know.

They seemed all mysterious and acted like they were watching a joke. This made Ryuen somewhat annoyed.

And now.

Damn it, is this the result?

This crappy school is indeed quite interesting, but it's also quite disgusting.

If they really wanted competition, then the four classes should have been balanced from the start, rather than arranging students according to grade gaps.

"Fine," Nakano Yuu says. "Transfer the points to me now."

"..." Ryuen.

Watching Nakano Yuu agree so simply to the 50,000-point price for the information, he is somewhat surprised. Could it be that the other party really just happened to stumble upon the information and is selling it off in such a shortsighted manner?

Or does the other party also feel that the information will expire in just a few days, so he should sell it while he can?

Beep!

[50,000 private points have been deposited into your private account. Transferor: Ryuen Kakeru LY10340545. Current balance: 130,156 private points.]

Nakano Yuu receives the points transferred by Ryuen.

And Nakano Yuu takes a screenshot right in front of Ryuen.

"Then thank you for your patronage, Ryuen-kun," Nakano Yuu says.

"What do you mean by that?" Ryuen feels that things might not be so simple.

"Because I have the record of your transfer to me, I can sell the information to the students of Class A and remind them to pay attention to their safety," Nakano Yuu says. "Expiring information might seem worthless, but once they know that your Class C bought this information, they will need to be careful about their own safety. After all, it is an exam on behavioral standards; they probably won't have many points deducted, but if they are dragged down by you, they will have more points deducted. So, I think the students of Class A will accept spending 200,000 points to be reminded to stay safe."

?

Ryuuen's expression shifted in an instant, and then.

Damn it!

What the hell!

Was he treating him as just another link in the chain for extorting money from Class A?

Ryuuen didn't doubt for a second that if Nakano Yuu found a student from Class A and showed them the transfer records of the money he'd sent him, that student would absolutely pay him a hefty sum in return.

As for Ryuuen himself, if he wanted to buy this expiring piece of information, it wouldn't be about getting a head start to prepare for the exam or anything of the sort; instead, he would be framed as someone targeting a Class A student, intentionally dragging them down and causing them to lose a massive amount of points while the code of conduct was still in effect.

"..." Ryuuen.

Ryuuen began to think, and Ryuuen began to feel disgusted.

"And if you're thinking of using violence against me, I wouldn't recommend it," Nakano Yuu said, observing the change in Ryuuen's expression. "After all, my class's points are basically all gone, so even if we fight under the surveillance cameras, it would only result in your class losing points as well."

In other words, fighting would also lead to point deductions.

"And if I go to the Student Council to report that you hit me, your class will continue to lose points," Nakano Yuu added. "You need to understand that fighting within a class and fighting between different classes are two completely different things."

Ryuuen remained silent.

He retracted his earlier dismissive words about the other boy.

He had thought this guy was shortsighted, but now he realized that this guy was actually a high-level viper.

Isn't this bastard saying that since his class is at zero points, he can afford to mess with others? And if he's too stingy, then this bastard will come after them, dragging his class down to lose points together.

Is it going to be falling into the abyss together, or paying protection money for peace of mind?