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

"Understood." Tachibana Akane quickly entered the information.

However.

"?"

Wait, what?

Hearing Nakano Yuu's voice, Nagumo Miyabi finally felt that something was wrong.

"Junior Nakano, isn't your girlfriend that Suzune girl?" Nagumo Miyabi asked hurriedly.

"..." Horikita Manabu.

President Horikita remained silent.

"Not at all," Junior Nakano said. "Suzune and I have already broken up. Karuizawa is the one I'm pursuing now."

"And Suzune said it herself, she won't be dating anyone while in school," Junior Nakano said "honestly." "But really, thank you just now, Vice President Nagumo."

"Thank you for paying that 300,000 point Public Morals Committee fine for me. Now I can surely earn some favor with Karuizawa," Nakano Yuu said.

Damn it.

Nagumo Miyabi's expression was indescribable.

He had originally thought that Junior Nakano was giving up on Junior Suzune and intentionally handing the opportunity over to him. He never expected that after paying the bribe and even covering the Public Morals Committee bill, he would be told he had been played.

"How could you do this!"

As soon as he thought that, Nagumo Miyabi felt he had been set up.

300,000 points for the Public Morals Committee, plus the 200,000 point bribe from just a moment ago.

That was -500,000 points in one go.

He had to realize that even with his exploitation in the second year—taking 50% of his own class's living expenses and 30% from other classes—he wasn't that wealthy.

At the very least, 500,000 points should be spent on something useful.

"What strange things is Senior Nagumo saying?" Junior Nakano asked. "Or does Senior Nagumo regret it?"

"That would be a pity. I thought Senior Nagumo was a man of high integrity," Junior Nakano said regretfully. "Are you going back on your word? President, is this the Vice President you chose? As an officer of the Student Council, shouldn't having impeccable character be the first requirement?"

"That's not what I meant," Nagumo Miyabi said immediately. "I was just hesitant about the use of those points earlier, because my points are class funds gathered from the students. Using them like this is indeed a bit excessive, so I would like to take them back."

"So Senior Nagumo embezzled your own class's points? Are all your points embezzled from the class?" Junior Nakano's words remained sharp.

"!"

Hearing this, Katsuragi, who had previously felt safe, also looked over.

If the 500,000 points on Nakano Yuu's side were to be clawed back, would the 600,000 on his side be clawed back too? And then Nakano Yuu could use the excuse that he had money but refused to pay, eventually forcing him to give up the position of Student Council Secretary, only to turn around and sell it to someone like Sakayanagi.

Katsuragi knew that Sakayanagi could definitely scrape together 1,000,000 points.

Katsuragi's palms were sweating slightly.

However, Nakano Yuu was not looking at Katsuragi right now.

He continued to look at Senior Nagumo, then shifted his gaze toward Horikita Manabu.

"So, President, Senior Nagumo arbitrarily collected class funds and then embezzled them. Is a person of such character really fit to hold the position of Vice President?" Nakano Yuu said.

Horikita Manabu had remained silent, but Nagumo knew that the President's gaze was now fixed on him as well.

Although he had been invited into the Student Council by the President and given the position of Vice President, he was well aware that the President knew their philosophies differed. Arranging for Kiriyama from the same grade to join the Student Council as another Vice President was clearly meant to keep him in check.

But now, before he could even deal with Kiriyama, was he about to be stripped of his Vice President position? While it was unlikely he would be stripped of it entirely—at most demoted—it was still a situation he did not want to see.

Damn.

Damn, damn, damn.

Nagumo Miyabi realized once again that he was wrong, horribly wrong.

It was definitely no coincidence that this junior was assigned to Class D. He knew there was a hierarchy among classes A, B, C, and D, and that classes A and B were worlds apart from C and D. Class D was the worst.

But he also knew that even Class D could have some very problematic students.

Such students might not be less capable than those in classes A and B, but they possessed significant flaws, which was why they were labeled as dangerous elements and dumped into Class D.

And this first-year Class D junior, Nakano, being so dark, was likely the reason he was placed there.

Because if he were in classes A or B, the class points would likely have quickly become his personal wallet.

"I was just joking," Nagumo Miyabi said, forcing a smile. "I will pay for the Public Morals Committee position, and the 200,000 point support I gave you earlier is also real."

"And in the special exam last semester, I received a reward of 1,500,000 points individually, so I can afford to pay these 500,000 points."

"Hmm." Horikita Manabu nodded.

As the Student Council President, Horikita Manabu knew the rewards and penalties following every special exam.

Nagumo bringing this up was indeed a valid defense against Nakano Yuu's report.

Therefore, it was reasonable that Nagumo Miyabi could produce 600,000 + 500,000 points and spend them as his own.

"Then, the Public Morals Committee position information has been entered. Is there anything else?" Horikita Manabu said in a calm tone.

"The second matter is settled." Nakano did not continue to press the issue of Nagumo Miyabi's misappropriation of points, but the smile had completely vanished from Nagumo's face.

His expression was frozen.

And immediately after, Nakano did indeed utter words that made his expression stiffen.

"Then for the third matter, I am here to report someone. I am reporting Nagumo Miyabi of Class A, second year, for revealing the passing strategy for this midterm written exam to me!"

"And I have the recording from that time!"

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Chapter 45 Nagumo: Are you trying to get me killed, you bastard! Please subscribe!

Nakano Yuu came to the Student Council with the goal of completing three things.

1. To collect a debt, and this part has already been covered by Nagumo.

2. To secure a Student Council officer position for Karuizawa Kei; she doesn't have to do any work, but it will elevate her status.

In the original story, to stabilize her position in class, Karuizawa Kei asked Hirata to pretend to be her boyfriend. Since Hirata is a popular character in the class, other students would give him face.

However, Nakano Yuu didn't like this plan, so he changed it.

He entrusted Suzune to pass the message to Karuizawa, and now, obtaining the status of a minor disciplinary committee member is enough for her to establish a foothold in Class D.

The original plan was for the cost to be covered by the reward Karuizawa would have received if she had obtained the identity of the VIP in the VIP Exam, but now, thanks to Nagumo's helpfulness, she doesn't need to spend money, and Nakano doesn't need to front the cost either. It is a win-win situation.

As for the third point, it seems to be to report Nagumo Miyabi.

And now.

"Then for the third matter, I am here to report someone. I am reporting Nagumo Miyabi of Class A, second year, for revealing the passing strategy for this midterm written exam to me!"

"And I have the recording from that time!"

Nakano Yuu said.

He really started reporting him.

"..."

Nagumo Miyabi.

At this moment, the thoughts in the senior's mind went blank once again.

If the previous developments were all deliberately induced by this first-year Class D student, he could at least accept it.

But what was this direct reporting about?

Does this mean the conversation he had with him and that Suzune at the milk tea shop was indeed recorded?

Damn it.

So he had fallen into a trap back then?

His heart was now filled with regret. Why did he have to see the girl next to Nakano and think she was so pretty, then deliberately approach them?

Wasn't he just set up by the other party?

His sixth sense at the time hadn't been wrong; this brat of a junior had indeed been recording from the very beginning.

Even though he usually maintained an elegant appearance with a proud expression, at this moment, Nagumo's heart was likely filled with nothing but profanities.

"Oh?"

Horikita Manabu had always remained composed. But now, he showed an expression of curiosity.

In other words, was he actually interested in Nagumo's rule-breaking behavior?

Nagumo Miyabi noticed this as well.

"The situation is like this: the academic ability of us students in Class D is quite poor, and we were worried about this month's midterm exam. However, when Suzune and I were discussing how to deal with this special exam at the milk tea shop, Nagumo-senpai invited himself over."

"..."

Horikita Manabu.

Horikita Manabu said nothing, choosing instead to continue listening.

And Nakano Yuu understood that Horikita Manabu's lack of expression was, in itself, an expression.

The way he had just swindled Nagumo Miyabi into buying the position of Disciplinary Committee member was indeed a setup, and the fact that Horikita Manabu had presented the position of treasurer with an exorbitantly high, unreasonable price tag of 3 million points was clearly him playing along.

Otherwise, the other party should have spoken up the moment Nakano Yuu proposed buying the Disciplinary Committee position, because that position was a "buy one, get one free" deal. What did "buy one, get one free" mean? Naturally, it meant you had to buy the first one. In other words, one had to spend 3 million points to buy the treasurer position first, yet Nakano Yuu hadn't mentioned it, and Horikita Manabu hadn't questioned it.

Therefore, Nakano Yuu was cutting corners, and Horikita Manabu had tacitly approved of it, which made the other party's stance clear.

However, before Horikita Manabu could question him privately later, it wouldn't be a bad thing to lay everything out in the open now.

At the very least, it was enough that Horikita-niisan knew his current actions against Nagumo-senpai had a certain connection to Suzune.

"Is that so?"

Horikita Manabu looked toward Nagumo.

"You are aware that a gag order has been issued to the upperclassmen."

Saying this, Horikita Manabu looked toward the other first-year student in the office.

Katsuragi Kohei of Class A.

"President, I am already aware of this information. We students of Class A have already made preparations for this exam and have not violated any rules."