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

Feelings are a two-way street. Since he has raised the favorability of the heroines, they naturally won't just sit around waiting; they will strike hard against their romantic rivals to declare their ownership of Hashiba Hikaru.

Hashiba Hikaru is also not a task-oriented robot acting solely for stock funds. He has his own preferences and emotions. Through frequent contact with the heroines, he will gradually solidify his convictions and ultimately choose the ending where he keeps them all.

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Chapter 52: The Final Goal

At nine o'clock in the evening, Hashiba Hikaru opened the door to his dormitory room.

Today was another busy day. Despite some twists and turns along the way, he successfully recovered one million Private Points from Class D. Ichinose Honami already has over two million in her hands, and once the final operation with Class C is finished, this plan can finally come to an end.

It has only been eight days since enrollment, yet Hashiba Hikaru feels as though an incredibly long time has passed. He is not alone in this; Ichinose Honami, who has been acting alongside him, surely feels the same.

Under normal circumstances, the first month after school starts should be a time for all freshmen to get familiar with the campus and their classmates. However, this school is special; the competition between classes was destined the moment school began.

"And, the more troublesome one is indeed Nagumo, isn't it?"

Hashiba Hikaru leaned back in his chair, reflecting on their recent conversation. As the leader of the second-year Class A and the vice president of the Student Council, Nagumo has already completely seized control of the entire second-year cohort.

If the information from Horikita Manabu is true, it means he possesses terrifying resources—resources that could even allow him to manipulate student behavior. After all, no one is going to turn their back on Private Points.

The young man tapped his fingers lightly against the edge of the desk, lost in thought.

On the other hand, Hashiba Hikaru was actually quite surprised by Horikita Manabu's attitude today. Based on their only two meetings, he felt the other party should be a person of deep, unfathomable cunning.

It is unlikely he would lay out such key information to a freshman, let alone agree to his request to intervene in the Student Council.

"Because of Horikita Suzune?"

Hashiba Hikaru rubbed his chin. He could tell that Horikita Manabu truly cares about his younger sister; asking him to help her grow is proof enough of that.

But why is his attitude toward Horikita Suzune so harsh?

If he hadn't run into them yesterday, would he have really slapped her?

Hashiba Hikaru couldn't quite grasp that point, but the deal is done. Beyond Horikita Suzune, the more important focus must remain on Nagumo.

The young man held up his phone, which was displaying Horikita Manabu's contact page. He smiled faintly, having already sorted out the other party's general line of thinking.

Horikita Manabu's goal is likely divided into two parts: one is a warning to prepare him for what Nagumo might do in the future, and the other is a desire for his sister to grow.

"Helping Horikita Suzune grow is fine; she'll realize soon enough that Class D has absolutely no chance of moving up. But I can use this opportunity to actively gain access to Horikita Manabu's intelligence network."

If he really wants to deal with Nagumo, he needs people in the Student Council. That is the significance of those two spots.

And Horikita Suzune happens to be a stock character available in the system. Although her initial stock price is 100 points, as long as he can skim some profit from elsewhere, buying her shares won't be a problem.

After all, don't I have the Kushida shares I just acquired?

Thinking about the complex relationship between them, if he uses the money earned from Kushida to buy Horikita's stock, would she get angry?

As for the competition between classes, after these two rounds of selling rules, Hashiba Hikaru suspects that the class rankings might change after the first month concludes.

Class B's current Class Evaluation Points have increased by an additional 100 points following the school's reward. As long as they strictly control class order during this period, the rankings might be reshuffled after May 1st.

"In any case, let's head to Class C tomorrow, recover that money as soon as possible, and spend the remaining time uniting everyone to charge toward Class A."

Hashiba Hikaru opened his System Panel. There are currently four stocks listed in the system.

They are [Ichinose Honami Stock], [Chabashira Sae Stock], [Horikita Suzune Stock], and [Kushida Kikyo Stock].

And he has only purchased two stocks in the [Stock Interface].

[Ichinose Honami Stock]

[Current Price: 150, Quantity Held: 3000]

[Kushida Kikyo Stock]

[Current Price: 10, Quantity Held: 5000]

"I still need to farm Kushida's favorability and build a relationship of trust."

Besides, didn't Kushida Kikyo say she wanted to treat him to a meal? That is a perfect opportunity.

After sitting in his chair and pondering for a long time, Hashiba Hikaru wrote down his various thoughts with a pen. He believes that a short pencil is better than a long memory; recording things helps him review them better.

Before going to sleep, he sent a message to Ichinose Honami, telling her to be prepared to go to Class C tomorrow to sell the rules. He hasn't seen Ibuki for several days; he wonders how she is doing in Class C.

The next day, after finishing his daily exercise routine, Hashiba Hikaru walked into the Class B classroom. Before going to sleep yesterday, everyone in the class group chat was chatting enthusiastically, and the notifications didn't stop until two in the morning.

On one hand, the students were praising the success of Hashiba Hikaru's second point-recovery plan, which has significantly increased the points held by Class B.

On the other hand, they were discussing whether they should have a group dinner once the points from all three classes have been recovered, inviting everyone in Class B to hold a celebration for their hard work recently.

Ichinose immediately indicated in the group that it was no problem. Being able to spend collective time with everyone is a very important thing for the young girl. Afterward, the students began frantically calling for Hashiba Hikaru in the group, and it only stopped once the young man responded.

Currently, the students of Class B know that the class leader is Ichinose Honami, but when making decisions, if Hashiba Hikaru hasn't nodded, everyone feels uneasy. This is a consensus shared by all.

"Hashiba-kun, good morning!"

"Morning, Hashiba-kun."

The moment he stepped into the classroom, his classmates began greeting Hashiba Hikaru. Before he knew it, the boy had become the backbone of the class, trusted by both the boys and the girls alike.

"Good morning, everyone."

After smiling and responding to everyone one by one, Hashiba Hikaru returned to his seat. The girl with long pink hair had naturally arrived early, though she looked a bit tired, with faint dark circles under her beautiful eyes.

"Ichinose-san, did you stay up late last night?" Hashiba asked gently.

"It wasn't exactly staying up late, I just had so much fun chatting with everyone that I lost track of time..."

A shy blush appeared on Ichinose Honami's pretty face. Seeing everyone praising Hashiba Hikaru yesterday had made her very happy, so she had been replying to messages in the group chat the entire time.

"You can't do that again, okay?" The boy looked at her expression and cautioned, "Otherwise, I'll have to ban everyone from posting in the chat once it gets late."

"Understood, I'll be careful."

Ichinose nodded. She was happy that Hashiba Hikaru was concerned about her, and she immediately took out the notebook containing the rules that they hadn't used yesterday.

"When we go to Class C to sell the rules today, let's just hand this notebook over to them after we collect the points. That way, Hashiba-kun won't have to go through the trouble of explaining the rules again."

"...That works too."

Hashiba Hikaru didn't mind either way. He was too lazy to explain things to them anyway; he would just take the money, hand over the notebook, and slip away.

"I'll be the one to contact Ibuki-san first this time," Ichinose Honami said, holding her phone. "I'm a bit curious about what the situation is like in their class right now."

"Indeed. After Ryuen and the other two were suspended, their class suddenly lost three of its violent members," Hashiba Hikaru took his books out of his desk, his tone filled with inexplicable anticipation. "Class C must have chosen a new class leader. We'll know once we get over there."

Chapter 53: Shiina Hiyori Stock Goes Live

When the bell rang at the end of the school day, Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami stood up together. As the final link in the point-collection plan, the students all understood that today's operation was crucial, and everyone wore a serious expression.

"Hashiba-kun, today is the final step. Good luck!"

"Yes," Hashiba Hikaru looked at the Class B students in front of him and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, today is the final stop. As long as we complete this collection of points, we will be one step closer to our goal of 20 million Private Points."

"Ichinose-san and I will do our best. Please trust us."

"Don't worry, Hashiba-kun. Once you two return, we'll throw a celebration party for you. We have to go all out this time." Shibata, who said this, looked very happy. Although they were all minors and couldn't drink, he had already thought of how he was going to mess with Hashiba Hikaru when the time came.

"That's right, Ichinose-san and Hashiba-kun are the most important members of Class B," Ando said with a brilliant smile on her pretty face. "We'll choose the best place for the celebration party. We look forward to your triumphant return."

"Please do your best, Hashiba-kun, Ichinose-san!"

The students of Class B watched the two walk out of the classroom. Only when the one million Private Points were successfully collected today would their anxious hearts finally be able to settle.

After leaving the classroom, Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami soon arrived at the entrance of Class C. The girl had already contacted Ibuki, and the other party had sounded very confident, telling them to just come over.

When they entered the Class C classroom, the two finally understood why Ibuki had said that. She was standing on the podium, and every student in the class was present, save for the three empty seats left by the suspensions.

Behind Ibuki Mio stood an incredibly eye-catching boy, one whose presence was impossible to ignore.

He was a dark-skinned student with a buzz cut and an exaggerated height, making the petite Ibuki look like a small animal standing next to him. The boy had no expression on his face, and combined with his sturdy physique and cold, rigid aura, it was easy for others to feel intimidated.

Good grief, could this be the Yamada-kun that Ryuen couldn't beat before? This is absurd. Is this guy really a high school student?

"You're here. Come on over."

Seeing Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami walk in, Ibuki immediately beckoned them over. After receiving Ichinose's message, she had immediately realized that this must be the important matter Hashiba had mentioned before.

After all, before they had colluded to frame Ryuen, this topic had been the bait used to draw her in.

"Ibuki-san, good afternoon."

Ichinose Honami smiled and greeted the short-haired girl, while Hashiba Hikaru cast his gaze toward the heavyweight behind Ibuki.

"This must be Yamada-kun, right? Ibuki-san, aren't you going to explain the current situation?"

"Heh, aren't you supposed to be smart? Why don't you try guessing?"

Ibuki crossed her arms over her chest, looking at the boy who had left such a deep impression on her. His cunning behavior back then was still fresh in her memory.

"Hmm..." Hashiba Hikaru glanced at Ibuki's expression, then looked at the other Class C students in the room, and suddenly said as if he had realized something, "Ibuki-san, could it be that you are now the class leader of Class C?"

"..."

Not expecting him to guess so quickly, Ibuki pursed her lips and said irritably, "What a sharp guy. That's right, I am the class leader of Class C now, and I have two assistants."

"One is Yamada-kun," the girl pointed to the tower-like man behind her, then reached out to point at a girl sitting at her desk, "and the other is Shiina-san."

Following her gesture, Hashiba Hikaru saw the quiet, gray-haired girl. Her expression was very gentle, and she had been watching the group the entire time.

Just then, the system interface emitted a new notification sound.

[Ding! Shiina Hiyori stock has gone live!]

[Current share price: 30]

[Total shares issued: 3000]

"?"

Hashiba Hikaru's expression shifted. He instinctively looked at the gray-haired girl sitting at her desk again. Her temperament was very gentle, and since she was Ibuki's assistant, it meant she held a fairly high position in Class C.

"What are you looking at? Didn't you say you had something to discuss?"

Ibuki's voice interrupted Hashiba Hikaru's thoughts. Realizing that this wasn't the priority, he suppressed his urge to probe further into Shiina Hiyori's mind and turned to face Ibuki.

"It seems you've been quite busy since Ryuen was suspended."

He had originally invited Ibuki to carry out the surveillance plan specifically to get Ryuen suspended, making it easier for him to sell the rules to Class C while exploiting a time gap to diminish Ryuen's influence over the class.

Now that the suspended Ryuen could not come to the classroom, even the people he had previously subdued through violence were of no use; those who opposed Ryuen within Class C had successfully risen to power.

Once Ryuen returned, it would be no easy task for him to regain control of the class.

"After that guy was suspended, Yamada approached me and said he wanted me to become the leader of Class C." Ibuki's expression was somewhat helpless; she had no interest in being a class leader, and it was purely a case of being forced into the role.

"Shiina also said that since I successfully put an end to Ryuen's violence, becoming the class leader was what everyone wanted, so I had no choice but to agree."

"That's a good thing! I think Ibuki is amazing, and I'm sure you'll be able to protect the students of Class C from the threat of violence." Ichinose looked exceptionally happy upon hearing her words.

Unaccustomed to Ichinose's enthusiastic praise, Ibuki quickly changed the subject: "Ahem, anyway, if you have any plans, you can say them now. Everyone is here."

"Alright, since Class C has already been consolidated by Ibuki, it saves me the trouble of having to persuade everyone."

Hashiba Hikaru glanced once more at Yamada Albert, who was standing behind Ibuki. The guy seemed to have become the girl's sidekick, which explained how he was able to help her consolidate Class C; after all, this was someone even Ryuen couldn't beat, and his mere presence exerted immense pressure.

"Then, could everyone please look this way? I'll start with an introduction." Hashiba Hikaru smiled. "I am Hashiba Hikaru from Class 1-B, and this is Ichinose Honami."

"Hello, everyone." The pink-haired girl smiled and greeted them from behind Hashiba Hikaru.

"We came here today to discuss a deal with all of you in Class C, and the content of this deal concerns the school's hidden rules."

When it came to the final class, they no longer needed the contractual restrictions prohibiting secondary trading; they just needed to convince them to pay, and after that, they could do whatever they wanted.

"Hidden rules?"

Upon hearing this, the expression on Ibuki's delicate face changed, and she quickly pressed, "What exactly do you know?"

"Please take a look at this first."