In Classroom of the Elite, Ichinose You Will Regret This

"Since you all have so much free time, why don't you review a bit more? How about I increase the difficulty coefficient of the exam?"

"In my capacity as the vice president of the student council."

According to the information Uesugi Gen had, that heaven-defying homeroom teacher of Class D hadn't even told her own class the passing standards.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in Class D changed drastically, and they instantly became restless.

Kanji Osamu: "Hey, hey, can you really do something like that?"

Yamauchi Haruki: "Sudo, you guy, hurry up and apologize!"

Kushida Kikyo: "Uesugi-san, please don't do this. He already knows he was wrong."

At this moment, Sudo Ken was already covered in cold sweat. He was reckless, not stupid; if the other party really did this, there was a ninety-nine percent chance he would be expelled.

With no other choice, Sudo Ken lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice, "Sorry... I know I was wrong. Please... don't do this."

"Speak up. Did you leave your vocal cords at home? Where did that spirit from just a moment ago go?"

Sudo Ken closed his eyes, bowed his head, and shouted loudly, "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. Please don't do this!!"

On this day, the athlete Sudo Ken felt the darkness of society for the first time in his life.

"That's more like it. Remember next time not to do this kind of thing in the library. If you want to settle a problem, go outside and settle it yourself."

"Yes, I understand."

Horikita Suzune looked at Uesugi Gen with a complex expression. The guy she couldn't handle no matter what had been lectured into acting like a quail by him in just a few words.

And the vice president of the student council... which meant her brother...

The members of Class B, who had been present the whole time and understood the sequence of events, slowly dispersed as the matter was resolved.

Ichinose stood with her hands behind her back, smiling as she said to Uesugi Gen, "That's really rare, Uesugi-kun. You, who are always afraid of trouble, actually took the initiative to step forward and stop them. I was originally planning to come over myself."

Uesugi Gen spread his hands helplessly, "I had no choice. If I saw a conflict right in front of me and didn't stop it, that stubborn guy, the president, would come and annoy me again once he found out."

Hearing Uesugi Gen's words, Horikita Suzune silently clenched her fists.

Watching Uesugi Gen walk further and further away, Horikita Suzune turned her head and asked Kushida Kikyo, "Kushida-san, do you know him? That person from just now."

Kushida Kikyo was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily, saying quite proudly, "I do. That's Uesugi Gen-kun from Class B. He's also the vice class representative of Class B and the vice president of the student council. He's a very excellent student."

"The vice president of the student council, huh..."

Horikita Suzune muttered in a low voice.

Watching Horikita Suzune's unwilling expression, The Accomplice Lady was laughing wildly in her heart...

Chapter 31: Shocking, Student Council President Publicly Beats Up a First-Year Junior on the Street

"Leave this school immediately..."

"I, I can't do that... I absolutely..."

"How foolish. I'll let you taste some bitterness just like in the past..."

"I..."

It's bullying, it must be bullying.

Listening to the intermittent sounds coming from the corner, Uesugi Gen scratched his head in distress.

Why do I always run into these kinds of things? The Thief Lady, The Accomplice Lady...

Could it be that I have the legendary constitution of running into unexpected events one hundred percent of the time?

But how do these two voices sound a bit familiar?

Whatever, let's deal with that perverted sadist inside first.

Uesugi Gen glanced at the surrounding surveillance cameras; if he couldn't beat the guy later, he would just run.

Uesugi Gen instantly took out his phone, opened the camera, flashed into the alley, and snapped a picture of the person inside.

"Aha, surrender, you pervert! Your evil deeds will be ended by me, Uesugi Gen, vice president of the student council."

Then he saw it.

Student Council President Horikita Manabu was grabbing the hand of The Accomplice Lady's nemesis, Horikita Suzune, and forcefully pinning her against the wall.

"..."

The air seemed to go silent in that instant.

Uesugi Gen looked at the scene before him, momentarily at a loss for words.

Horikita Manabu opened his mouth awkwardly, as if wanting to tell Uesugi Gen something, only to force the words back down.

Suddenly, Uesugi Gen quickly unlocked his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Chairman? I've discovered a secret: the current student council president, Horikita Manabu, is a pervert. He might be trying to kill me to silence me. Come save me quickly, I'm in the alley next to the dorms."

"Remember to bring plenty of people, hurry, hurry!!!"

Snap!

"Beep~ beep~ beep~"

Sakayanagi Narimori hung up the phone with a dark expression; was this guy his enemy from a past life?

It wasn't enough to torment him during the day; now he was harassing him with phone calls at night, too.

Uesugi Gen stared blankly at his phone screen, refusing to accept it, and shouted into the receiver, "No, you have to believe me! Seriously, believe me! Student council president Horikita Manabu really is a scumbag and a pervert!"

Faced with this situation, Uesugi Gen quickly regrouped.

It's fine, I can still call someone else.

Teacher Hoshinomiya, come save your favorite student!

"Enough, Uesugi. This is my sister; I have no intention of laying a hand on her."

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and tried to dissuade Uesugi Gen.

His intuition told him that if he didn't stop him now, he might actually summon the entire school to watch.

Stare~ Suspicious!

Uesugi Gen looked at Horikita Manabu with skeptical eyes, then shifted his gaze to Horikita Suzune beside him.

"Y-yes, that's right, I am his... sister."

Horikita Suzune said in a dejected tone.

"Siblings? You two?"

Uesugi Gen stared at the pair suspiciously, pointing his finger at them.

So they really are siblings?

It seems my previous deduction wasn't wrong.

A student council president for a brother and a defective student from Class D for a sister—what a dramatic development.

"That's right. This is indeed my incompetent sister. To think she was assigned to the trash heap that is Class D; it's truly a disgrace to me as her brother."

"Brother, I will soon—"

"Shut up. I am talking to Uesugi; this is not your place to speak."

Ignoring Horikita Suzune's resentful and slightly jealous glare, Uesugi Gen looked playfully at the stone-faced Horikita Manabu.

He had already figured out what Horikita Manabu was trying to do.

Would a student council president who considers the entire student body during class competition really be willing to hit his own sister?

With that in mind, Uesugi Gen decided to play along with Horikita Manabu.

"Oh? Logically speaking, being at the same school as your sister should be a happy thing. Why would the president treat her like this?"

Horikita Manabu caught on immediately and continued coldly, "Attending school with a sister like this only brings shame upon me, Horikita Manabu. So, Suzune, drop out immediately."

"No... Brother... I won't drop out. I came to this school to follow in your footsteps."

Horikita Suzune, who had been silent just a moment ago, offered a rare act of defiance against her brother.

"In that case, President, let me help you get her expelled."

Uesugi Gen suddenly interjected with a shocking statement.

"Oh, Uesugi? It's rare to see you so motivated. Since that's the case, I'll leave it to you. Cleanly and efficiently clear her out of this school."

"I..."

Horikita Suzune opened her mouth, unwilling to accept this.

"Suzune, Uesugi is not like a defective product such as yourself. He possesses talent that surpasses my own. I believe it won't be long before he gets you expelled. You should enjoy your final moments here at Kōiku."

Just as Horikita Manabu was pouring his heart into crushing his sister's confidence, he caught a glimpse of Uesugi Gen opening his phone's contact list to reach someone.

In an instant, Horikita Manabu's mind cleared, and he hurriedly asked, "Uesugi, what are you doing?"

To this, Uesugi Gen turned his head with a grin and said to Horikita Manabu, "You want her to drop out, right? I'm planning to call Nagumo-senpai and tell him you have a sister at this school. If he gets her expelled, you'll definitely agree to a duel with him, right?"

"How about it, I'm pretty smart, right?"

A simple, honest smile appeared on Uesugi Gen's face.

As if, I haven't even settled the score with you for making Ichinose cry last time, and you want me to help you? Keep dreaming.

Damn it, my whole purpose for joining the Student Council was to get Ichinose under my thumb, but this guy had to go and stick his nose in. Not only did I end up with nothing, but now I have to work like a dog for him.

Thinking about it, all the old and new grudges came flooding back to Uesugi Gen.

Since he had managed to get a hold of his weakness by pure coincidence this time, there was no way he was going to let him off so easily.

Come on, what will you choose? If you choose your sister and duel Nagumo Miyabi, you'll be breaking the rules you've always followed, and the principles you've upheld until now will be a failure.

If you don't duel Nagumo, it's equivalent to sitting by and watching your sister be targeted by Nagumo Miyabi, or even expelled.

Or perhaps, are you planning to persuade me next not to tell Nagumo Miyabi about this?

Horikita Manabu fell silent; this dilemma left him with no way to act.

Up until now, he had never been forced into such a corner by anyone.

It had to be said that Uesugi Gen had perfectly pinched the two vital points he held in this school—the school itself and his sister.

Horikita Manabu sighed and turned to Horikita Suzune, saying, "Suzune, you go back first. I'll come find you in a few days."

"Okay, I understand."

Horikita Suzune didn't understand why her brother's attitude had suddenly done a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn, but she nodded obediently nonetheless.

Afterward, Horikita Suzune shot a fierce glare at Uesugi Gen and turned to leave.

And leaving with her was the guy who had been crouching in the back, eavesdropping the whole time.

What perfect concealment of presence; should I say it's exactly what you'd expect from an artificial genius created through such vast amounts of manpower and resources?