In Classroom of the Elite, Ichinose You Will Regret It

She was ninety percent sure that this was a trap set by Class C.

Horikita Suzune rubbed her forehead in exhaustion, turned to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, and said, "Does this guy even have a brain?"

"Uh..."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's usual poker face showed signs of cracking.

At this moment, Hirata Yosuke also realized something was wrong and hurriedly chased after him to ask, "Um, Yamauchi-kun, did something happen yesterday? Were you bullied by students from Class C?"

Yamauchi Haruki waved his hand dismissively and said, "No, no, it's just that three small-time thugs from Class C were beaten away by me."

Watching Yamauchi Haruki brag about himself, completely oblivious to the situation, Horikita Suzune took a calm breath, slowly stood up, and walked out of the classroom.

"Hey, Horikita, where are you going?"

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka asked hurriedly from the side.

"I'm going to find that guy Uesugi Gen to return this 'merchandise,' and while I'm at it, I'll ask him if this person was sent by Class B to spy on our class."

It was such a massive pit, yet Yamauchi Haruki jumped right in without even looking, only to smear the filth from the bottom all over your face and brag, "Aren't I amazing?"

At this moment, Horikita Suzune regretted it; this person was completely beyond saving.

She now seriously suspected that this person had been intentionally planted by Uesugi Gen to drag Class D into the abyss.

Just then, the accomplice missy nearby let out a cute sneeze...

Chapter 39: Big Idiot Chun, You're Different From the Others

Class A: 1004 cp

Class B: 953 cp

Class C: 492 cp

Class D: -23 cp

"Looks like the school is quite generous, adding so many class points at once."

Uesugi Gen lay on his desk, saying with a bored expression.

Based on the increase in points for each class, one could roughly guess the situation of each.

Class A and Class B likely won these class points fair and square through their own merits.

As for why Class B gained more than Class A, it could only be attributed to the deal between Uesugi Gen and the school administration, combined with Class B having the highest score.

Class C...

Uesugi Gen rubbed his chin.

Even though no one dropped out, their points only increased by two. Were they deducted elsewhere?

In other words, even knowing that acting against moral standards would result in point deductions, they still went through with it decisively.

So, were they intentionally testing the bottom line of the school's rules? What a bold guy.

However, bold or not.

Uesugi Gen expressed his heartache.

If you want to know these things, it's simple—you could just ask me.

For just 500,000 points, I would pass on the life experience of Nice Senior to you. If that's not enough, I also have the detailed records of point deductions from previous years kept by the student council; I'd sell that to you as a package for 300,000.

As for Class D, on one hand, they had nothing left to deduct, and on the other, it might have been a reward for not abandoning their companion.

Looking at the results, trading 1.9 million points for 77 class points wasn't a loss.

The problem is...

"Teacher, why haven't this month's points been issued yet? If this continues, I'll have to keep begging for food."

Uesugi Gen slapped the desk in protest.

Kanzaki Ryuji, sitting nearby, glanced at him with disdain.

"Most of your expenses last month were paid for by points from Shibata and me, okay? Ichinose offered to make you a bento, but you didn't want it. Is freeloading that fun?"

"Most importantly, haven't your student council points already been issued?"

Having his cover blown, Uesugi Gen blushed.

"Shut up, a lackey shouldn't talk back to the class representative."

"You're the vice-rep!"

The whole of Class B retorted in unison.

"About that... hmm... let me think carefully about how to tell you all..."

Teacher Hoshinomiya suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth, took a long moment to compose herself, and began to recount the sequence of events in a halting manner.

As Hoshinomiya-sensei continued her explanation, The expressions of the Class B students shifted from curiosity, To shock, And finally, to speechlessness...

"What a talent!"

Uesugi Gen remained silent for a long moment before spitting out those words.

Just by listening to Hoshinomiya-sensei's account, anyone with a decent brain could tell this was a trap.

"So, this was a setup laid for him by someone in Class C, right?"

Shibata, sitting in the back row, whispered to Uesugi Gen.

See? Even Shibata could see it.

Smack!

A palm slapped the back of Uesugi Gen's head.

"What was that for?"

"Slipped. I just get the feeling you're thinking about something unpleasant."

Shibata smiled, showing absolutely no remorse.

A talent like that—you probably couldn't find a second one in the entire Advanced Nurturing High School; he was destined to be recruited by Class D.

Miss Horikita, I'll pay you an extra 1.9 million points if you can find me another talent like that to send over to Class C.

In Class A, They didn't care about the farce unfolding among the lower classes; instead, they focused their entire attention on Class B.

Katsuragi Kohei's brow was furrowed tight.

"The gap between us and Class B hasn't widened; in fact, it's constantly shrinking. How... how are they managing to do this?"

It was an undeniable fact that Class A had the highest average aptitude in the entire grade, but for a class like that to see their point lead over Class B not only fail to grow but actually be on the verge of being overtaken—how could Katsuragi Kohei not be nervous?

Meanwhile, the other leader of Class A, Sakayanagi Arisu, didn't care about this at all. Instead, she spoke to Kamuro Masumi with great interest.

"So, Kamuro-san, what are the results of your investigation into that Uesugi-kun?"

Kamuro Masumi's expression shifted repeatedly, finally settling into a long sigh.

"All signs point to Uesugi not being that bastard, but my intuition keeps telling me it's him!"

"Oh, that is interesting. Could you tell me how it all went down, Kamuro-san?"

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled.

Afterward, Having heard Kamuro Masumi's description, even Sakayanagi Arisu's smile began to falter.

"You mean to say that not only did he force his own classmates to treat him to meals, but he also abused his position as vice president of the student council to extort and take bribes?"

Sakayanagi Arisu might not care about class competition, but that didn't mean she didn't care about Advanced Nurturing High School. This was her father's life's work.

Now, her father's life's work was being trampled upon, and by someone her father had personally invited, no less.

Even for someone as sharp-minded as Sakayanagi Arisu, her thoughts stalled for a moment.

Father, is this really okay?

Kamuro Masumi rested her chin on her hand.

"That's why I said it's probably not him, but this feeling of not being able to see through him keeps telling me it is."

Class C is not worth mentioning for now; as always, the chuunibyou youths are having a grand time.

As for Class D...

"Yamauchi, regarding the accusation made by the Class C students that you assaulted them, do you have any objections?"

Standing at the podium, Chabashira Sae crossed her arms and asked Yamauchi Haruki in as flat a tone as she could manage.

"Teacher, there must be some misunderstanding here. Yamauchi-kun would never do something like that."

Hirata Yosuke stood up from his seat, anxiously trying to defend him.

"What are you talking about, Hirata? I'm the one who did it. How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

Yamauchi Haruki jumped right out and admitted to the incident in front of the entire class.

"Listen... Yamauchi, let me remind you: if the school officially determines that you were the one who did this, you could face very severe punishment."

Chabashira Sae's mouth twitched as she pressed her palm against her temple, feeling a headache coming on.

No matter how much she had given up on things, she still wanted to reach Class A.

"What does it matter? It's not like I'm going to get expelled, right?"

Yamauchi Haruki wore the expression of a dead pig that didn't fear boiling water.

At this moment, he was so puffed up with arrogance he was about to explode.

At this, every student in Class D fell silent.

Was he... really this brave?

Sudo Ken stared blankly at his friend, as if meeting him for the first time; even he, a hot-tempered guy who often got into fights, knew that this kind of thing could not be let the school find out.

Horikita Suzune stared at the ceiling with vacant eyes, no longer able to maintain her cold and aloof expression.

Should I consider the plan of gathering 20 million points to promote to Class A? That seems more reliable.

"Hmph hahahaha, how interesting, truly interesting. Yamauchi-BOY, this is the first time I've seen someone so ugly in their arrogance."

Koenji Rokusuke said, legs crossed, without the slightest attempt to hide his disdain.

"Huh? What are you saying, Koenji? Do you believe I won't beat you up too in a minute? To be honest, I've found you annoying for a long time now."

Yamauchi Haruki glared at Koenji, brandishing his fist as a threat, before noticing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka watching him from the side and saying triumphantly, "How about it, Ayanokoji? Do you want to acknowledge me as your boss? You just need to pay me ten thousand points every month, that's all."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was speechless.

For the first time in his life, Ayanokoji had encountered someone he couldn't read.

At this moment, he just wanted to say one thing out loud to Yamauchi Haruki:

Big idiot, you really are different from everyone else!