Classroom of the Elite: Starting with a Zero, I'm Laying Flat Since I Know the Plot

"Hmm." Nakano Yuu nodded.

The plan to acquire a portion of points from this exam could finally be put into motion.

The first-years and second-years were taking the same exam, and the format remained identical: they were all testing on old questions.

Among the first-years, they could basically only swindle points from Ryuuen's class, but as for the second-years, he hadn't made a move on them at all yet.

And so, after sending a message to his group members informing them that there would be no supplementary lessons and that they had the day off after school, Nakano began his operation.

He headed straight for the Student Council office.

Perhaps because it was office hours, the officers were all present, and the Student Council President was leisurely reviewing documents.

On the side, in the seats for the Student Council vice-presidents, Vice President Nagumo Miyabi and another vice-president named Kiriyama were both there.

Then there were the two secretaries and one treasurer.

"Everyone is here!" Nakano Yuu said.

Even though he was just an ordinary student coming to the Student Council, he showed none of the nervousness or apprehension that other students displayed when visiting.

"Nakano Yuu of Class D, first year, what is your business?" Horikita Manabu shifted his gaze away from a document, his eyes sweeping over with a sharp intensity.

He gently adjusted his glasses.

"As for me, I do indeed have business. I've come to do exactly three things." Nakano Yuu said.

Chapter 043: The Understanding Nagumo Miyabi!

A first-year student from Class D comes to the Student Council and bluntly states he is here to do three things.

Isn't that a bit absurd?

You have to realize this is the Student Council; aren't people supposed to come here to ask for the Student Council's help?

Yet, his expression was truly exactly that.

Nagumo Miyabi also shifted his gaze away from his computer screen to look over.

He actually had an impression of this student's face because of his looks; Nagumo considered himself a handsome guy of the second year, so he paid more attention to other handsome students.

After all, they could potentially be rivals.

Secondly, the other party had a very pretty girl named Suzune by his side.

This was something that caught his interest.

Consequently, he had taken the initiative to add this underclassman as a friend.

It was just that even though he had sent several messages to the other party after they parted that day, the other party had never replied to him.

It was as if he had been completely blocked.

This made Nagumo feel somewhat displeased.

However, he was a senior after all and wasn't so petty, so he hadn't deliberately gone out of his way to cause trouble for the other party.

And since the President was the one speaking now, he didn't interrupt.

However.

Katsuragi, who was also a first-year and currently at his own workstation, looked up.

He hadn't directly greeted Nakano Yuu, but since he had bought the position of Student Council secretary from him, and it was explained that the other party had gained the President's approval, he paid him more attention.

But why would Nakano Yuu come to the Student Council today?

Could it be that he regretted selling the secretary position? And wanted to buy it back?

That must be it.

Points in this school were omnipotent; as long as you could afford the price, you could buy anything.

Just like his own position as a Student Council secretary.

So, spending money to buy back a sold position was entirely possible.

Joining the Student Council provided many opportunities, and after joining, he had obtained some inside information.

For example, this special exam.

His class had already begun studying in full swing; the students in his class had good academic ability, so there was no need to worry, but when he was browsing the library, he noticed that the upperclassmen weren't reading any books.

This was very strange.

The third-years were normal, after all, they weren't taking a written exam. But it wasn't right for the second-years not to be reading either.

And so.

While on duty the day before yesterday, he discovered that some second-years had come to the Student Council to report that some first-years were trying to purchase test papers from them.

Well, that was quite something.

Katsuragi felt he had found an opportunity, so he also thought about purchasing the upperclassmen's test papers, and he had already obtained them now.

He was preparing to distribute the test papers to his classmates as study materials over the next two days.

It could also be considered a benefit to reward the students of the Katsuragi Faction who supported him.

Of course, he had also considered whether to distribute the test papers to the people of the Sakayanagi Faction, but he worried that they might sabotage the effort or even report him.

Therefore, he had not yet made a decision.

"First, I want to investigate the transaction records of Katsuragi Kohei's private Student ID Card account," Nakano Yuu said.

"..." Katsuragi.

Katsuragi had been concentrating deeply on his thoughts, but now that his name had been called, he looked over in a hurry.

"I'm reporting him!" Nakano Yuu declared. "Katsuragi-kun clearly owes me 1 million points, yet his account has seen over 1 million points in transactions this month. He only paid back 500,000, which is a case of defaulting on a debt."

Ah.

Katsuragi was stunned.

He then realized that the matter regarding Ryuuen must have come to light.

He had indeed collected 1 million points at the beginning of the month. His supporters totaled 25 people, and since each student in the class had a monthly allowance of over 80,000 points, plus whatever remained from the previous month, contributing 40,000 points each would not affect their daily lives.

However, when he was preparing to pay back the 1 million points for the Student Council Secretary position that Nakano Yuu had ceded to him, he hesitated.

He chose to pay back only half.

He considered paying the remaining half the following month, while keeping several hundred thousand points on hand to deal with any potential issues.

But his subordinate, Yahiko, suddenly suggested that it would be better to divert those points to hire Ryuuen.

Ryuuen had disgusted the students of their class the previous month, and Yahiko, unable to hold back, had punched Ryuuen directly in the face. Since it happened under the gaze of a security camera, the class had points deducted during the behavioral conduct exam.

He knew that Yahiko didn't think that far ahead; Yahiko just wanted to strike back at Ryuuen and have him use violence to attack other classes.

But this plan wasn't entirely bad.

First, Yahiko believed that if there were a behavioral conduct exam this month, Ryuuen and the other classes would certainly have points deducted.

Second, even if there wasn't, Katsuragi felt it was worth a try to test the caliber of Classes B, C, and D.

Therefore, he agreed to this approach and gave the remaining 500,000 points to Ryuuen.

But Ryuuen's mission to attack Classes B and D had already concluded.

Ryuuen hadn't gained any advantage.

The students of Class B possessed a certain level of strength, and there were witnesses when he moved against Class D.

Thus, the matter was left unsettled, but the money naturally could not be recovered.

However, they had managed to gather some intelligence on the standards of the three classes.

So, Katsuragi had tacitly accepted that the matter was over.

But.

Had Nakano Yuu obtained information from Ryuuen's side, learning that Katsuragi had the money to pay Ryuuen but not to repay his debt? And was he now coming to the Student Council to cause a scene?

"Katsuragi, is this true?" Horikita Manabu looked over.

"President, this matter..." Katsuragi's forehead was already beaded with sweat.

Although he had joined the student council back in middle school and even reached the position of vice president, he was only a secretary now, a role he was fully capable of handling.

But he was under pressure now.

If Nakano Yuu were to expose in front of the President that he had diverted 500,000 points to Ryuuen to incite attacks on other classes, his reputation with the President would certainly plummet. Then, if Nakano Yuu proposed to redeem the secretary position, the President would very likely agree.

Once he lost the secretary position, his Katsuragi Faction would inevitably be affected, the Sakayanagi Faction would seize the chance to smear his name, and the division within Class A would become even more severe.

Thinking of this, Katsuragi broke out in a cold sweat.

And now, the President was still waiting for his explanation.

"I personally do not have that many points; those points were given to me by the students in my class," Katsuragi said with difficulty. "They were class funds gathered to deal with special exams."

"And Nakano-kun, I have no intention of defaulting. I will definitely repay the remaining 500,000 points I owe you."

"Oh," Horikita Manabu replied, his tone indifferent.

"In other words, he came here to pursue the remainder because of the issue regarding the points you used to purchase the Student Council position," Horikita Manabu said.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Nagumo Miyabi began to pay attention.

Does this mean Nakano Yuu is in the wrong?

Did the President sell a Student Council position he had given away to someone who couldn't afford it?

He had heard before that Katsuragi's secretary position was bought, and he had thought it was impressive that a first-year student had fully applied the logic of "ability and points are supreme."

And that he had gained the President's approval.

But looking at it now, the person who originally obtained the secretary position wasn't Katsuragi, but the first-year Class D junior standing before him.

It was actually Class D.

Nagumo Miyabi felt he had misjudged the situation.

But.

"I don't think the atmosphere needs to be this tense." However, at this moment, Nagumo Miyabi, who was sitting in his seat, suddenly spoke up. "How many points does junior Katsuragi still owe you? I can pay them off first."

"He still owes 600,000," Nakano Yuu said. "Right, Katsuragi-kun?"

600,000?

It was clearly 500,000. Could it be that Nakano Yuu was adding interest on the fly?

Katsuragi was confused, but when he looked toward Nakano Yuu, he noticed the other boy wink at him.

That meant there was some padding involved.

I see.

Right now, President Nagumo was willing to cover the debt, and since he had already given his points to Ryuuen and paid back 500,000 to Nakano Yuu, he had no points left on hand.

For someone as cautious as him, this was certainly not a good situation; it was even enough to make him feel anxious.

So, he could get 100,000 points to keep on hand first.

"600,000, huh." Nagumo didn't speak immediately upon hearing the number, but when Katsuragi looked over, he smiled. "Very well, I will cover it."

"Just pay me back in full next month. You can manage that, right, Secretary Katsuragi?"

"I can!" Katsuragi said immediately.

"Good." Nagumo Miyabi nodded. "President, may I cover the debt for junior Katsuragi?"

"This is a dispute between the two of you; the Student Council will not intervene," the President said.

However, his left hand was raised, seemingly propping up his chin.

And Nakano Yuu knew that the President had already begun to grow suspicious.

ps: Today's update!

ps: Time to pay the grain tax, brothers, keep the requests coming!