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

In other words, even the worst-performing Class 1-D has a chance to sprint toward Class A; everything is decided based on everyone's performance.

After the school year begins, each class will be allocated 1000 Class Evaluation Points, which is why the first month provides 100,000 Private Points.

However, since there are opportunities to increase your score through exams, there are naturally ways to lose points as well.

For instance, any behavior that violates school rules will result in point deductions based on the severity of the infraction, which will then be paid for by the class's current Class Evaluation Points.

Finally, Chie Hoshinomiya revealed a rule regarding points: the school encourages everyone to save them, as points can buy anything in this school.

As long as you have enough points, you can even change classes or avoid expulsion, though the price for such things is a staggering 20 million Private Points.

Once the rules were explained, the classroom of Class 1-B fell into a dead silence; everyone was too shocked by these rules to speak.

The good news is that they are not the worst.

The bad news is that they must face a more brutal comprehensive competition than a regular high school, with the potential risk of expulsion looming over them.

Just as everyone sat in silence, Hashiba Hikaru suddenly stood up from his seat and asked another question.

"Teacher, will there be any content related to physical competition in future special exams?"

"Of course. The school's goal is to cultivate well-rounded students, and physical education is very important, you know."

"I see, thank you, teacher."

After sitting back down, the boy's face turned ugly; he hadn't expected the Deep Rules of this school to be so absurd.

Hashiba Hikaru glanced at his System Panel, and the 3 points of Stamina looked exceptionally glaring at this moment.

With this level of physical fitness, participating in exams that test physical ability would be a total disaster; not only would he drag the class down, but if it were an individual battle, his situation would be even more dangerous.

I must restore my stamina to a normal level as soon as possible.

He opened the system's Trading Shop, where the Exercise Booster (30 days) was priced at 100,000; it could increase his current stamina, but it required 30 consecutive days of exercise to take effect.

Hashiba Hikaru couldn't help but look at Ichinose Honami next to him; he still remembered the scene that had just occurred very clearly.

This pink-haired beauty was someone with a strong sense of collective consciousness and responsibility; he was confident he could raise the favorability of someone like her.

So, let's start with her.

I'm going all in!!!

[Do you wish to purchase Ichinose Honami Stock?]

[Ichinose Honami Stock position is now full.]

[Currently holding Ichinose Honami Stock: 5000]

After the purchase, he had 50,000 in funds left, but just then, Hashiba Hikaru saw two new messages pop up on the system bar.

[You revealed the school's hidden rules, Ichinose Honami's trust in you has increased, Ichinose Honami Stock price rose by 30 points, current price: 40]

[Your act of uniting the class with her made Ichinose Honami feel very happy, Ichinose Honami Stock price rose by 10 points, current price: 50]

Hiss!

Hashiba Hikaru looked at the stock he had just acquired; the price had now jumped to 50. If he sold it all, he could immediately cash out 250,000 in system funds.

How should he put it? The way he looked at Ichinose Honami had completely changed.

Is she a beautiful girl?

No, she is a golden mine!

Chapter 4: The Point Harvesting Plan

After the Deep Rules were revealed, everyone in Class 1-B fell into silence. The school's "insect-jar" style of education was so shocking that everyone was at a loss for words.

According to Chie Hoshinomiya, only Class A from each grade can successfully graduate from this school; students in other classes have absolutely no guarantees.

Everyone could easily imagine how intense the future class competition would be; this was no child's play.

Logically speaking, Class 1-B was in the upper tier of the class rankings; as long as they defeated the leading Class A, they could reap the fruits of victory. But judging by the class assignment rules, the students in Class A were the ones with the highest overall quality in this grade, so breaking through them would definitely not be easy.

Furthermore, the two classes behind them wouldn't just sit idly by; if they wanted to climb up, Class 1-B was a hurdle they had to overcome.

As such, if Class 1-B wanted to advance, they couldn't just keep their eyes on Class A; they couldn't afford to let their guard down against the two classes behind them either. This was likely the school's intention: to force everyone to compete with all their might.

Sitting in her seat, Ichinose Honami clearly felt that the atmosphere in the class was off. Seeing that everyone was uneasy, the girl's sense of responsibility was immediately triggered; she wanted to step up and lead the class forward.

However, just as Ichinose was about to act, she saw that Hashiba, the classmate who had just revealed the rules, had already stood up from his seat before her.

"Chie Hoshinomiya, there shouldn't be any classes this morning, right?"

"That's right. After the homeroom meeting ends, everyone can return to the dorms to rest. Formal classes according to the schedule won't start until tomorrow."

"Then could you wait a moment? I'd like to take a little of your time; there are some things I'd like to say."

Upon hearing Hashiba Hikaru's words, Chie Hoshinomiya's lips curled into a smile again. She nodded cooperatively and said, "Sure, the teacher can wait until you're finished."

"But since you're taking up the teacher's time, you'll have to help the teacher move some teaching materials later."

"..."

Hashiba Hikaru was silent for a moment, but he bit the bullet and agreed.

Although he was a weakling in terms of stamina, there was one thing he had to confirm with the teacher regarding what he was about to do, so he needed Chie Hoshinomiya to be present.

"I can help with moving the textbooks, too."

Ichinose Honami quickly seized the opportunity. She had been looking for a chance to chat with her desk mate ever since class started, not just out of curiosity, but also out of concern for the future of Class B.

"That works. Let's make it the two of you, then."

Chie Hoshinomiya had already noticed during the process of collecting Private Points earlier that, aside from Hashiba Hikaru, this fair-skinned and beautiful Ichinose was equally remarkable.

To possess such charisma on the very first day of school suggested she was no simple student.

"Then I'll trouble you, teacher. I'd like to borrow the blackboard."

Hashiba Hikaru left his seat, walked to the blackboard, and reached out to pick up a piece of chalk.

Seeing his actions, the students of Class B immediately perked up, casting their gazes toward the podium.

Everyone knew that it was this student, Hashiba, who had just stepped up to reveal the Deep Rules of the school, so they held higher expectations for him.

"What I want to talk about is actually quite simple: it's about class competition."

Hashiba Hikaru tried to keep his tone as serious as possible. He didn't do this often, but to raise the stock price of Ichinose Honami, he had no other choice.

Just after the price of Ichinose Honami Stock rose to 50 points, Hashiba Hikaru had used an item from the Trading Shop.

[Stock Analyzer], 1000 funds each, can be purchased 5 times a month. Its effect is to analyze the characteristics of listed stocks and provide suggestions for increasing stock prices while identifying risks that could lower them.

After using it on the pink-haired girl beside him, the system provided a detailed explanation.

[Ichinose Honami Stock]

Stock Information: A girl trusted by her classmates. She has a gentle personality, stands up for others in the face of injustice, dares to speak out for what is right, and possesses a heart of gold. She can talk to anyone, but very few people can truly get close to her heart.

Suggestions for price increase: Help Class B climb higher, unite the students, and prevent classmates from dropping out.

Risks for price decrease: Lying to her, doing things detrimental to the class, or betraying classmates.

It was precisely because he understood this information that Hashiba Hikaru had stepped forward first.

"After listening to Chie Hoshinomiya's explanation of the rules, everyone should understand the two most important things in this school."

"One is the Class Evaluation Points," Hashiba Hikaru said while writing on the blackboard, trying to make his meaning clear to his classmates, "and the other is the students' Private Points."

"Our class just paid two million Private Points to purchase the school's Deep Rules. It was a heavy price to pay, and it might affect our future class competition."

"Yeah, the class's Private Points were cut in half just like that..."

"I feel the same way."

Some voiced their agreement; clearly, quite a few people in Class B shared these concerns.

Hashiba Hikaru ignored these murmurs and said loudly, "So, my idea is to make the best use of these points and minimize the class's losses."

"Does Hashiba-kun already have a plan?"

A sporty boy with short hair raised his question. His name was Shibata Sou. Hashiba Hikaru remembered him talking to Ichinose Honami; he seemed to have been in a sports club in middle school.

"Yes, I've named this plan the Phased Harvesting Plan," Hashiba Hikaru wrote these words on the blackboard, "and the method of implementation is to sell the school's rules."

"Sell the rules?"

Ichinose Honami stared at the boy's face and questioned, "Is Hashiba-kun planning to resell the rules we bought to students in other classes?"

"Yes."

"But aren't the classes in a competitive relationship? If we sell them to other classes, won't we lose our advantage?"

"Of course, it's not just a simple direct sale; that would be helping the enemy, and I wouldn't do that."

Hashiba Hikaru wrote the letters A, B, C, and D on the blackboard to explain further.

"If I'm not mistaken, the advantage of having the rules will only last for one month. When the Private Points are distributed next month, some classes' points will inevitably change, and the teachers of each class will come out to explain the rules. At that point, our advantage will vanish."

"Am I right, Chie Hoshinomiya?"

"That's right."

Chie Hoshinomiya had already moved to the side of the podium, leaving the stage entirely to Hashiba Hikaru.

"And what we need to do now is to use this one-month time gap to convert the information gap into maximum profit."

Hashiba Hikaru pointed to the letter A on the blackboard.

"According to Chie Hoshinomiya's explanation, the deduction of Class Evaluation Points is essentially due to violations of school rules, such as not paying attention in class, slacking off, or playing with mobile phones."

"Looking at the school's placement rules, the students in Class A are the most outstanding group. Even if they don't know the school's hidden rules, I don't think they will violate the school rules many times within this month."

"Perhaps after a month, the Class Evaluation Points they lose will only be a few dozen. That won't be enough to widen the gap between us and Class A."

"I see, I understand now." A boy with purple hair took over from Hashiba Hikaru, "So we can tell them the rules directly. Even if they know, it doesn't matter; at least Class B can get back a sum of Private Points."

"That's exactly it."

A look of approval appeared on Hashiba Hikaru's face. It seemed there were some sharp-minded people in Class B as well; as the second-tier group, they wouldn't be too far behind.

"Because the final class ranking is determined by the final Class Evaluation Points, what we need to do this month is to ensure our class's evaluation points aren't deducted, try to narrow the gap with Class A, and acquire points on that basis."

"Then, what if Class A wants to sell the rules after they find out about them?"

Ichinose Honami raised her hand to ask. She had actually been keeping up with Hashiba's train of thought the entire time.

"This is the reason why I asked Chie Hoshinomiya to stay," Hashiba Hikaru turned his head to look at Chie Hoshinomiya and asked, "You mentioned a special method when you were explaining the school rules just now, didn't you?"

"What are you referring to?"

Chie Hoshinomiya already knew what he was planning to do, and her appreciation for Hashiba's keen insight deepened.

"A Contract, it is a tool recognized by the school to witness transactions."

Hashiba Hikaru explained to everyone with a smile, "When we sell the rules to Class A, we can require them to sign a contract stating that they are not allowed to resell them after purchase; otherwise, it will be treated as a breach of contract."

"In this way, the first step of recouping our Private Points will be completed."

"So that's how it works?"

"Yeah, does this mean we can get back the points we just spent?!"

As the students in the class began to get excited, Hashiba Hikaru glanced at Ichinose Honami, then looked at his system panel nervously.

Sure enough, a new message had popped up on the interface.

[Ichinose Honami approves of your point recouping plan, Ichinose Honami Stock has risen by 10 points, current stock price: 60]

Chapter 5 What is Profit Maximization

Seeing that his actions had resulted in an increase in the price of Ichinose Honami Stock, Hashiba Hikaru felt very satisfied, and then continued to explain his plan to the students of Class B.

"Of course, this is just a preliminary idea, and it cannot be fully guaranteed that Class A will accept our proposal to sell the rules; the negotiations will still require preparation."

Hashiba Hikaru rubbed his chin; whether this plan could succeed depended entirely on the reaction of Class A, and it would be awkward if they didn't take the bait.

"I have a suggestion regarding this point."

Ichinose Honami raised her fair, delicate hand at just the right moment. After Hashiba Hikaru's explanation, the young girl understood that future class competition would definitely revolve around Class Evaluation Points and Private Points.

Therefore, if Class B could hold more Private Points, they would have the chips to make a comeback even if their Class Evaluation Points were to drop.