In Classroom of the Elite, My Love Stock Market Only Wants a Full Position

When Yamauchi Haruki saw that the number of students in Class D agreeing to the deal was increasing after Hirata and Kushida's repeated emphasis, he felt a bit tight on funds and said with an awkward expression, "I've been spending a bit too much lately..."

"It's alright, I'm willing to contribute extra points to make up the one million!"

Horikita Suzune, who had been observing the class's movements with a cold eye, suddenly spoke up. She had been ruminating on the words she heard in the cafeteria earlier.

The students of Class D are all trash.

This made her very curious about what the school's hidden rules actually were. Even if she had to pay more points, it didn't matter; Horikita Suzune just wanted to know the answer.

"Thank you for your support, Horikita-san!"

Hirata immediately expressed his gratitude. He hadn't expected that the usually aloof Horikita would be willing to step up and support the class at a time like this.

The other students were even more surprised, their gazes shifting toward Horikita Suzune, each of their faces filled with astonishment.

Standing to the side, Kushida's eyes flashed with a hint of disgust after seeing everyone's reaction, and Hashiba Hikaru, who had been keeping an eye on her, clearly captured this moment.

After Horikita Suzune spoke, the boy had been secretly observing the expression of this little angel of Class D, and sure enough, he saw it.

It seems the system's judgment was correct; the relationship between these two is definitely complicated.

This aligned with his initial hypothesis: Kushida Kikyo would be the best candidate for Hashiba Hikaru to test stock price fluctuations.

Chapter 45: The Ensemble Drama of Class D Ends

After Horikita Suzune's declaration, Hirata and the nearby Kushida Kikyo began collecting points from the students of Class D sitting at their desks. During this process, Hashiba Hikaru emphasized that he must tell everyone to sign a contract prohibiting the resale of the rules.

While collecting points, some students in Class D looked embarrassed. Because they had spent too many points, they could only scrape together about ten thousand or nearly twenty thousand, unable to pay twenty-five thousand all at once.

Hirata hadn't expected that his classmates would burn through their points so quickly. It had only been a week, yet several students couldn't even come up with ten thousand.

About ten minutes later, Hirata had collected over seven hundred thousand Private Points, which was already the majority of what could be gathered. Students like Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji had agonized for a long time before finally contributing a combined total of ten thousand, claiming it was their absolute limit.

Although Hirata Yosuke was not satisfied, he couldn't bring himself to forcibly check their phones, so he had to believe they really didn't have enough points.

"Hirata-kun, how much is still missing?"

Kushida took out her phone; she and Hirata hadn't transferred their points yet.

"Still missing over two hundred thousand."

Hirata looked at the points on his phone. The students who hadn't paid yet included Kushida, as well as Horikita Suzune and the boy sitting next to her, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

"Horikita-san, how many points can you contribute? I plan to contribute fifty thousand."

Hirata wasn't one to spend points lavishly either, and with the awareness of being a class leader, he felt he should contribute a larger portion.

"I am also willing to contribute fifty thousand points. Although it's a lot, if it can help the students in the class learn the hidden rules, I can just spend less in the future."

The little angel of Class D, Kushida, had a very gentle expression, causing the boys watching her to cheer, saying that Kushida-san was truly amazing for being willing to sacrifice for the class.

"How much more do you need?"

Horikita Suzune took out her phone. Her life this week had been quite simple; the girl, who had almost no social life, spent money mainly on three meals a day and basic daily necessities.

Therefore, she had many points remaining on her phone, about ninety thousand. If possible, she was willing to pay the majority of it.

"Still missing one hundred fifty-two thousand. Wouldn't that be too much of a burden for you, Horikita-san? Maybe we should think of another way."

Hirata looked at the points on his phone, his expression showing he couldn't bear to ask.

"It's fine. Isn't there still one more person?"

Horikita Suzune's gaze fell on the boy next to her who had little presence. He was holding his phone with a calm expression.

"Hirata-kun, I haven't handed in my points yet."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka opened his Private Points interface and said indifferently, "If you're missing one hundred fifty-two thousand, I can contribute eighty thousand. I don't have many places where I need to spend money anyway."

The points displayed on his phone were about the same as Horikita Suzune's; after just one week, he also had over ninety thousand Private Points left.

"Then I'll contribute seventy-two thousand points, just enough to make up the difference."

Horikita glanced at the boy sitting next to her, somewhat surprised that he still had so many points.

However, surprised as she was, she wouldn't concern herself with his lifestyle. Currently, the girl was most focused on the specific content of the hidden rules.

After the two transferred their points, the one million points in Hirata's possession were finally collected. He walked up to Hashiba Hikaru and indicated that he had finished collecting the points, and that the boy could now tell everyone the hidden rules.

"No rush. We still need everyone to sign the contract first, Hirata-kun," Hashiba Hikaru said with a gentle smile. "Since we plan to sell the rules to three classes, we naturally have to prevent you from reselling them. This is just to be safe."

"Please urge everyone to sign. Oh, right, aren't there two students who left?"

The boy suddenly remembered Sudo, who had left early, and Koenji, who had wanted to recruit him, and added, "As members of your class, you can certainly tell them the rules."

"However, you must also restrict them from secondary trading of the rules. Can I leave the supervision of this to you, Hirata-kun? I trust in your ability."

"...Please rest assured, Hashiba-kun. I will abide by the contract. I will handle Koenji-kun and Sudo-kun; I guarantee they won't violate the agreement."

"Very well."

Hashiba Hikaru nodded slightly. He didn't actually care much about this supplementary condition.

Of those two, one had his arrogance written all over his face, looking down on everyone, while the other had a fiery temper and seemed ready to throw hands with anyone he didn't like.

It was unlikely that such people would sell the rules to earn points. Furthermore, Hashiba Hikaru had thought of a second insurance plan: the plan discussed by everyone in Class B was to complete the recovery of all points within this week.

Since this loophole had already been discovered, they had to speed up. After collecting the points from Class D today, it would be best to go to Class C tomorrow.

Once all three million points had been collected, the rest was trivial.

In any case, Hashiba Hikaru had only two goals from the start: collecting points and deducting Class Evaluation Points from both Class C and Class D. What he had seen and heard in Class D today already left him quite satisfied; given the overall quality of Class D, the number of Class Evaluation Points deducted within this week alone would likely be significant.

As for Class C, it went without saying. With three students suspended at once, the rankings of these two classes might shift as soon as next month arrived, which was truly something to look forward to.

After a while, all the students in Class D had signed the contract. Everyone had already handed over their points, so there was no point in going back on it now.

"Then, Hirata, please transfer the points to Ichinose, who is standing next to me. She is the class leader of our class."

Hashiba Hikaru looked at the pink-haired girl beside him with a smile. As the current piggy bank for Class B, Ichinose had over a million Private Points on her phone.

"Eh? Isn't the leader of Class B Hashiba?"

Hirata looked extremely surprised. Based on what he had seen and heard today, he had assumed that the person leading Class B was the handsome Hashiba standing before him, especially since he had been the one controlling the situation all along.

"Don't overthink it. It's nothing major. You can just think of me as Ichinose's assistant, Hirata."

Once Ichinose Honami told Hirata her account ID, he cooperated and transferred the points.

"Beep."

"It's been transferred, Hashiba."

Seeing an extra million in her account, a brilliant smile bloomed on Ichinose Honami's small face. She happily held her phone up to Hashiba Hikaru's eyes, wanting him to see it clearly.

"Alright, I see it. We're one step closer to our goal now."

Hashiba Hikaru looked back into the girl's eyes. By this, he meant the plan to collect twenty million points for Class B, but Hirata and Kushida, standing nearby, assumed he was talking about the goal of selling the rules to the three classes.

"Mm-hmm."

The pink-haired girl beamed like a flower, standing right next to Hashiba Hikaru. Standing side by side, the two looked like a perfect match.

This sight caught the eyes of the Class D students, making everyone curious about the nature of their relationship; the combination of a handsome man and a beautiful girl was quite eye-catching.

"Since the points have been transferred, I must fulfill the terms of our trade and tell everyone about the hidden rules of this school." Recalling the situation in Class A, Hashiba Hikaru intended to hand over his notebook and leave.

But just then, Kushida Kikyo reached out and stopped him.

"Hashiba, since everyone is already here, why don't you just explain the rules to everyone directly?" There was a hint of pleading on the short-haired girl's face.

"If we have to explain it ourselves, we might need time to understand it first, and there would inevitably be mistakes or omissions. Could I trouble you to explain it directly?"

Ichinose Honami, who had thought she could leave with Hashiba Hikaru, heard Kushida's voice and felt a sudden surge of displeasure in her beautiful eyes.

"Hmm... I suppose that's fine."

Hashiba Hikaru checked his System Panel. He thought of the expression on Kushida's face earlier when Horikita Suzune had been the center of attention for the Class D students.

This was a good opportunity.

[Would you like to purchase Kushida Kikyo stock?]

[Kushida Kikyo stock is now fully bought.]

[Current holdings of Kushida Kikyo stock: 5000]

As a high-quality stock with an initial price of 10, Hashiba had to farm it hard. Building a relationship of trust with Kushida Kikyo would start right now.

After buying the stock, he met the anticipation on Kushida Kikyo's pretty face, smiled gently at her, and turned to face the students of Class D.

"Please pay attention, everyone. I am about to explain the hidden rules of this school. Don't let your focus wander."

Chapter 46: Class D After the Rules Are Revealed

Having agreed to Kushida Kikyo's request, Hashiba Hikaru glanced at Ichinose, who was looking displeased, and leaned in to explain, "It's alright, Ichinose. Explaining the rules isn't complicated anyway, let's just wait a little longer."

"...Alright."

Seeing that the boy had already accepted the arrangement, Ichinose Honami didn't want to express her dissatisfaction to Hashiba Hikaru directly. Besides, she had already received the points, so waiting a little longer wouldn't hurt.

"Heh heh, then I'll begin the explanation. You all paid points for these rules, so listen carefully and don't waste your money."

Hashiba Hikaru cleared his throat, picked up a piece of chalk, and began to explain the rules to the students of Class D.

"First, regarding the S System. You should have all heard the teachers mention it at the start of the school year. The Private Points in the S System are the currency you can use within the school."

The boy wrote the information on the blackboard and looked at Kushida Kikyo, who was watching him, saying, "The first rule is called Class Evaluation Points, which are directly linked to everyone's Private Points. Kushida, how many Private Points do you have left? Could you tell us?"

"Me?"

Kushida looked down at her phone and quickly replied, "I have a little over twenty thousand left."

"Alright, then I'll use twenty thousand as an example," Hashiba Hikaru wrote the number 20,000 on the blackboard and said to the Class D students, "Class Evaluation Points are directly reflected in the Private Points distributed each month. The ratio is 1 to 100."

"For example, Kushida's twenty thousand Private Points represent 200 Class Evaluation Points. Does everyone understand?"

"So, is that what you meant earlier when you talked about the free sets and free items at the convenience store?" Kushida immediately followed up.

"Exactly, you're very sharp, Kushida." The boy praised her with a smile; it didn't cost anything to say nice things, and it was all to build up some favorability anyway.

"And the Class Evaluation Points are constantly changing. Every class starts the school year with 1,000 Class Evaluation Points, which is why everyone received one hundred thousand points for the first month."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled at everyone in Class D, his tone calm: "If, for some reason, the Class Evaluation Points are deducted, the Private Points you receive the following month will change accordingly."

"If these Class Evaluation Points go down, the Private Points we get will decrease?"

"Huh?"

"Is that even possible?"

After hearing Hashiba Hikaru's explanation, Yamauchi Haruki's expression turned incredibly ugly; he had been counting on the 100,000 Private Points arriving next month to pay back what he owed others.

Once this rule was revealed, the classroom of Class D instantly erupted into noise. No one had expected the hidden rules to be like this. If the Private Points weren't 100,000 in the future, wouldn't their quality of life take a massive hit?

"Hashiba-kun, could you explain the specific details on how Class Evaluation Points are deducted?" Hirata's expression was grave as he looked at the boy's face and said in a low voice, "This is very important to us."

"Stay calm, Hirata-kun. Since I've already taken your money, I will naturally tell everyone, so don't be in such a rush."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled and said to the students of Class D, "The way Class Evaluation Points are deducted is quite simple. Having gone through so many years of school life from childhood to now, don't you understand what things are forbidden in school?"

"For example, using your phone in class, passing notes, whispering to each other, or arriving late and leaving early—all of these things will result in point deductions."

"What?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several people changed on the spot. After all, their homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae, was very lenient in managing the class and had never cared about how everyone behaved during lessons; even if they broke the rules right in front of her, it was fine.

"How many points will be deducted?"

"Have we already had a lot deducted? What are we going to do?"

Seeing that everyone had begun to look worried, Kushida felt a stir and immediately spoke to the boy standing at the podium, "Hashiba-kun, since Class Evaluation Points can be deducted, is there a possibility of gaining points?"

"Of course."

Hashiba Hikaru nodded and glanced at the short-haired girl with the anxious look on her face. Regardless of whether she was genuinely thinking of the class, this demeanor at least earned her many points in his book.

"The school's goal is to make us compete between classes, so they will arrange many special exams in the future."

"The rules for these special exams are all different, and they can be considered the most important battlefield for students. As long as you perform well in these special exams, there is a possibility of increasing your Class Evaluation Points."

A faint smile curled the corners of the boy's mouth as he began to dangle a carrot in front of the students of Class D, though he personally felt that this bunch was completely incapable of achieving it.

"If your Class Evaluation Points exceed one thousand, the points deposited next month won't just be 100,000; you'll be able to get even more money."