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"I understand." Tachibana Akane quickly entered the information.

But...

"?"

No?

Only now, after hearing Nakano Yuu speak, did Miyabi Nagumo realize something was wrong.

"Nakano, isn't your girlfriend Suzune?" Miyabi Nagumo blurted out.

"..." Horikita Manabu.

Horikita Manabu said nothing.

Nakano replied, "No. Suzune and I have already broken up. Karuizawa is the one I'm pursuing now."

"And Suzune also said she won't date anyone while she's at school," Nakano added honestly. "But seriously, thank you for your help just now, Vice President Nagumo."

"Thanks for paying the 300,000-point fee for my Public Morals Committee Member position. I'm sure this'll earn me some points with Karuizawa," Nakano Yuu said.

Holy crap.

Miyabi Nagumo's expression was hard to read.

He'd thought Nakano was giving up on Suzune and deliberately leaving the opportunity to him. But he'd paid the fee, and even covered the Public Morals Committee Member bill, only for Nakano to tell him he'd been played.

"How could you do this?"

As soon as Miyabi Nagumo thought of it, he realized he'd been led into a trap.

300,000 points for the Public Morals Committee Member position, plus the 200,000-point payment he'd just given Nakano.

That was a loss of 500,000 points all at once.

Even though he squeezed money out of the second-years—taking 50% of his own class's allowance and 30% of the other classes'—he wasn't that well-off.

At the very least, he needed to spend 500,000 points on something useful.

"What strange things are you saying, Senpai Nagumo?" Nakano replied. "Or are you saying you regret it?"

"That would be a real shame. I thought you were a man of integrity, Senpai Nagumo," Nakano said regretfully. "So you don't keep your word? President, is this the kind of person you chose as your vice president? Shouldn't a Student Council officer first and foremost have good character?"

"That's not what I meant," Miyabi Nagumo said quickly. "I was just hesitating about how to use those points. They came from the class funds collected from my classmates, so spending them like that really was excessive. That's why I wanted to take them back."

"So you misappropriated your class's points, Senpai Nagumo? Are all your points misappropriated class funds?" Nakano's words remained just as sharp.

"!"

At that, Katsuragi, who had thought he was in the clear, looked over too.

If Nakano Yuu's 500,000 points were being reclaimed, would the 600,000 on Katsuragi's side be reclaimed as well? Then Nakano could accuse him of refusing to repay the money and force him to give up his Student Council secretary position, before turning around and selling it to Sakayanagi or someone else.

Katsuragi knew Sakayanagi could definitely put together a million points.

Katsuragi's palms began to sweat.

But Nakano Yuu wasn't looking at Katsuragi right now.

He continued looking at Senpai Nagumo, then shifted his gaze to Horikita Manabu.

"President, Senpai Nagumo collected class funds without authorization, then misappropriated them. Is someone with that kind of character really fit to be vice president?" Nakano Yuu asked.

Horikita Manabu had remained silent the whole time, but Nagumo knew the president had turned his gaze on him too.

The president had invited him to join the Student Council and given him the position of vice president. But Nagumo also knew that the president had realized their philosophies differed. Now, by bringing Kiriyama, someone from the same year, into the Student Council as another vice president, the president was trying to keep him in check.

But before he'd even dealt with Kiriyama, was he about to lose his vice president position? He probably wouldn't be stripped of it entirely—at worst, he'd be demoted—but that wasn't a situation he wanted to face.

Crap.

Crap, crap, crap.

Miyabi Nagumo realized once again that he'd been wrong—spectacularly wrong.

There was no way this junior had been assigned to Class D by mistake. He knew the students in Classes A, B, C, and D were separated by rank, with Classes A and B leagues above C and D. Class D was the worst.

But he also knew that even Class D could produce some seriously problematic students.

They might be just as capable as students from Classes A and B, but they had major flaws, so they were considered dangerous and dumped in Class D.

The reason this Class 1-D junior, Nakano, was so devious was probably that he'd been placed there for exactly that reason.

If he'd been in Class A or B, the class's points would probably have quickly become his personal wallet.

"I was only joking just now." Miyabi Nagumo managed a smile. "I've paid for the Public Morals Committee Member position, and I really did give you 200,000 points just now."

"And in last semester's Special Exam, I earned a 1.5-million-point reward on my own. So I can afford to pay these 500,000 points."

"Mm." Horikita Manabu nodded.

As Student Council President, Horikita Manabu knew the rewards and penalties that followed every Special Exam.

And since Nagumo had brought up that reward, Nakano Yuu's accusation wouldn't hold up.

So it was reasonable for Miyabi Nagumo to spend 600,000 plus 500,000 points of his own.

"Then the information for your Public Morals Committee Member position has been entered. Is there anything else?" Horikita Manabu asked calmly.

"That takes care of the second thing." Nakano didn't keep pressing Nagumo about misappropriating points, but all traces of a smile had disappeared from Nagumo's face.

His expression had stiffened.

And next, Nakano said something that made it stiffen even more.

"Now for the third thing. I'm here to report second-year Class A's Senpai Nagumo for revealing to me the solution to this midterm written exam!"

"And I have a recording of it!"

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Chapter 45: Nagumo: Are you trying to get me killed or something?! Please subscribe!

Nakano Yuu had come to the Student Council with three goals.

First, to collect a debt. Senpai Nagumo had already paid that off.

Second, to get Karuizawa Kei a position as a Student Council officer. She wouldn't have to do any work, but it would raise her standing.

In the original story, Karuizawa had asked Hirata, the class's popular boy, to pretend to date her so she could secure her place in the class. Since Hirata was popular, the other students would show her some consideration for his sake.

But Nakano Yuu didn't like that plan, so he'd come up with a different one.

He'd asked Horikita to pass a message to Karuizawa, and now even the low-ranking title of Public Morals Committee Member was enough to help her establish herself in Class D.

Originally, the plan had been for Karuizawa to use the reward she'd receive if she became a VIP in the VIP Exam to cover the cost. But thanks to Senpai Nagumo's generosity, she didn't have to pay anything, and Nakano didn't have to front the money either. It was a win-win.

As for the third thing, well, it seemed he was here to report Miyabi Nagumo.

And now...

"Now for the third thing. I'm here to report second-year Class A's Senpai Nagumo for revealing to me the solution to this midterm written exam!"

"And I have a recording of it!"

Nakano Yuu spoke.

He really had started reporting him.

"..."

Miyabi Nagumo.

At that moment, Senpai Nagumo's thoughts ground to a halt again.

He could just about accept that everything that had happened so far was because this Class 1-D junior had deliberately led him on.

But what was with reporting him outright now?

Did this mean their conversation at the milk tea shop—with him and that Suzune girl—had really been recorded?

Damn it.

So he'd walked right into a trap back then?

Regret filled him. Why had he gone out of his way to approach Nakano just because the girl with him was so beautiful?

He'd probably been set up from the start!

And his sixth sense had been right. The little punk had indeed been recording from the beginning.

Though Nagumo usually wore an elegant expression, with a hint of pride on his face, at this moment all he could think of were curses like crap, crap, crap.

"Oh?"

Horikita Manabu had remained composed all along, but now he looked curious.

Did that mean he was interested in Nagumo's violation of the rules?

Miyabi Nagumo noticed it too.

"Here's what happened. The students in our Class D were terrible at academics, and they were worried about this month's midterm exams. While Suzune and I were discussing how to deal with the Special Exam at the milk tea shop, Senpai Nagumo showed up uninvited."

"..."

Horikita Manabu.

Horikita Manabu said nothing and simply kept listening.

Nakano Yuu understood that Horikita Manabu's expressionless face was an expression in itself.

He'd just tricked Miyabi Nagumo into buying the Public Morals Committee Member position, and it had indeed been a trap. Horikita Manabu had listed the secretary position at the absurd price of three million points, clearly unreasonable. He'd also been playing along with Nakano.

Otherwise, when Nakano offered to buy the Public Morals Committee Member position, Horikita should have spoken up. The position was part of a buy-one-get-one-free deal—what did "buy one, get one free" mean? Naturally, he'd have to buy one first. In other words, he'd have to spend three million points on the secretary position before getting anything else. But Nakano hadn't said that, and Horikita hadn't challenged him.

So Nakano had taken advantage of the situation, and Horikita had allowed it. That showed where the president stood.

Still, there was no harm in explaining things before Horikita Manabu asked him about it privately afterward.

At least Horikita's brother knew that he was targeting Senpai Nagumo and "Suzune" for a reason. That was enough.

"Did that happen?"

Horikita Manabu looked at Nagumo.

"You know that upperclassmen have been ordered to keep quiet."

As he spoke, Horikita Manabu looked at the other first-year in the office as well.

Katsuragi Kohei of Class 1-A.

"President, I'm already aware of this information. The students in our Class 1-A have prepared for this exam, and we haven't broken any rules."