Having More Points Means You Can Do Whatever You Want. / Sakayanagi Arisu Comes to the Rescue.

Are there any other possibilities?

Just as the students in Class D were discussing among themselves, Horikita Suzune stood up and said to everyone, "Now that we've heard the announcement, I think we need to get there and assemble as soon as possible. Regardless of whether it's Special Exam or not, acting as a group is very important."

"Yes, Horikita is right. Whatever the announcement is, we'll understand when we get to the Gymnasium."

Hirata Yosuke, as the class representative, was very satisfied with Horikita Suzune's actions. As an outstanding girl in the class, he hoped that she could actively contribute to the class, which was what this gentle boy wanted to see.

"Yeah, let's just go to the meeting point together. Who cares what the notice is? We'll see once we get there."

As one of Hashiba Hikaru's bedmates, Kushida Kikyo was also fully aware of the announcement and immediately stood up to speak in her defense.

"Then let's go."

"Uh-huh."

Hashiba Hikaru, from the remaining two first-year classes, did not proactively contact anyone for help, because Class B and Class C generally wouldn't question such matters much; issuing a notice would suffice.

The only variable is Class D, because Special Exam are not so frequent. As the class at the bottom of the rankings, there is a possibility that there will be uncooperative students, such as that student, Koenji.

As returning students, Second Year and third graders were even less hesitant. After the school bell rang, the students left their classrooms and headed towards the Gymnasium together.

"Strange, why don't I see anyone from Class A?"

After walking for a while, someone noticed something was wrong in the corridor.

"They should have gone long ago; they might be waiting for us at the Gymnasium right now."

Ryuen Kakeru let out two cold laughs amidst the moving crowd of students, his tone inscrutable.

530

Chapter 530: Having more points means you can do whatever you want.

As students from all three grades lined up to enter the Gymnasium, someone immediately noticed something was amiss.

Normally, Student Council members and teachers would be present at such important events, but upon entering the Gymnasium, no Student Council members were seen maintaining order on either side, nor were any teachers standing on the podium preparing for the event, which seemed very strange.

"What's going on? If it's something important to announce, why didn't the teacher come?"

"Yes, and the Student Council members didn't see it either."

What exactly is going on?

Just then, the students saw more than a dozen boys in first-grade uniforms walk out from both sides of the podium. They walked to both sides of the Gymnasium with expressionless faces, pretending to maintain order.

"Please keep quiet, everyone. Someone will tell you what we're going to do today shortly."

Kanzaki Ryuji, wearing a microphone, raised his voice, immediately attracting the attention of others. When they saw him, their expressions became even more puzzled, and some even questioned him.

"Kanzaki? What's going on? Is this part of Class A's plan?"

"Hey, you guys aren't messing with us, are you? This is no joke!"

"Please keep quiet, everyone. It will be over soon."

Shibata stood on the wall on the other side of Kanzaki Ryuji, wearing a microphone as well, and spoke in the same manner as Kanzaki.

"We don't have that much free time to play with you. Since this isn't the school's arrangement, we're not going to join in."

Ryuen Kakeru didn't take Kanzaki Ryuji and Shibata Sou seriously at all. After not seeing Hashiba Hikaru, he immediately turned around and prepared to leave with the Class C members.

"Hey Ryuen, you really have no patience. Can't you wait a little longer?"

When Hashiba Hikaru's voice rang out in the Gymnasium, countless people's expressions changed, while Ryuen Kakeru's face showed an expression of "I knew it."

"Hashiba, did you bribe the Broadcast Station?"

Ryuen Kakeru stared directly at the boy who walked out from behind the podium, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

"Yes, as long as you have enough Private Points, it's not difficult to do something like this."

Hashiba Hikaru, dressed in his school uniform, walked onto the podium. Apart from the third-year students who remained silent, many students questioned his actions.

"Hashiba, Yujima, what exactly are you planning to do?"

Miyabi Nagumo stood at the front of the Second Year. The blond man's expression was relatively calm, but he really didn't expect that the other party would actually issue an official announcement like a school notice through the Broadcast Station. He felt like he had been made a fool of.

"We have something very important to announce. Although it may seem sudden, it's something we have to do, so please be patient."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, stood on the podium, and waved her hand, indicating to everyone that she had instructed everyone to do this.

"My time is very precious, and I don't intend to waste it on your class's affairs. I'm sorry, I can't keep you company!"

At that moment Katsuragi Kohei received a subtle signal from Miyabi Nagumo and immediately spoke in a powerful voice.

"Seriously, aren't you guys overlooking something very important?"

Hashiba Hikaru looked disappointed. "Has anyone actually read the Student Handbook?"

What do you mean?

Katsuragi Kohei and Ryuen Kakeru both glared at him.

"Where the law does not prohibit, there is freedom. When neither the Student Handbook nor the School Management Regulations explicitly prohibit something, people tend to do many things without restraint. Do you understand what I mean?"

Hashiba Hikaru shrugged, looking down at the noisy crowd below. All the students from the three grades had gathered here, numbering nearly four hundred.

"Katsuragi!"

At this moment, someone ran up from behind, shouting as they came; it seemed he had discovered something.

"What's wrong?"

Katsuragi Kohei glanced at Sakayanagi Arisu, who stood calmly in the group of girls in Class B. He had noticed that the Sakayanagi Faction members in Class B hadn't made a sound since they gathered there, which seemed strange.

"The Gymnasium doors are locked!"

"What!!!"

Katsuragi Kohei was shocked; this was far beyond his expectations. Ryuen Kakeru, on the other hand, seemed calmer after hearing the news, as if he had immediately accepted it and was deep in thought.

"Have you locked us all up?"

"This can't be taken as a joke, Hashiba?"

Miyabi Nagumo's expression instantly darkened. Even he wouldn't dare to do something like this, yet a first-year student had managed to do it so easily.

"As I just said, doing this doesn't violate student regulations or school rules. The use of the Gymnasium and the rental of the Broadcast Station were paid to the school using Private Points, which were quite expensive. That's why we need to maximize their effectiveness."

Hashiba Hikaru looked at the students below with a calm expression. "As you can see, there are cameras set up by the school all around us, but no teachers have appeared here to stop me."

"So, do you still not understand?"

"..."

After hearing the boy's emphasis, everyone understood what he meant. He had been authorized by the school, which was why he was so fearless, knowing he would not be punished.

"Please rest assured, I will only take up half an hour of your time, and I will give each of you 1,000 Private Points as compensation at the end, as a small apology."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, her expression extremely serious. "Could you all please quiet down for a moment?"

"Compensate?"

"Only a thousand Private Points? That's far too little."

"But we can't leave now, there's really nothing we can do."

"That's fine. A thousand is enough for dinner, and I'm not in a hurry anyway."

"That's quite a generous offer, Hashiba."

Miyabi Nagumo suddenly clapped her hands. There were about four hundred people in total across the three grades. If each person paid a thousand points, it would be about four hundred thousand points, which was not a small amount of money.

"I also have to thank Senior Nagumo, otherwise I wouldn't have such ample funds."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly at him. Although half of it had been taken by Ryuen Kakeru, the ten million Private Points he received allowed the young man to generously do whatever he wanted.

All the points spent today didn't even add up to a million, a negligible cost compared to the plan to clarify the rumors.

"So what exactly are you planning to do? Can you tell me now?"

After realizing that he couldn't leave now, Katsuragi Kohei's attitude naturally changed. Since the other party had gone to such great lengths to bring all the students here, there must be something very important going on.

"I'll tell you right away, don't rush."

Hashiba Hikaru nodded slightly, looked at the silver-haired girl standing among the Class B of the First Year students, and smiled at her.

"Classmate Sakayanagi, please come up on stage first."

Okay~

When the girl with the cane walked onto the podium, the students, whose attention was entirely focused on the scene, were all taken aback.

No, aren't you the key figures in Class A and Class B?

Is this a collaboration?

What exactly happened???

531

Chapter 531 Sakayanagi Arisu's Helping Hand

When Hashiba Hikaru Sakayanagi Arisu to the stage, the first-year students below were immediately taken aback.

Neither the boys nor the girls understood what was happening.

Because Hashiba Hikaru the core decision-maker of Class A of the First Year, and Sakayanagi Arisu launched several attacks on Class A after she had completely taken control of Class B, this was known to many people.

In the recently concluded Joint Training Exam, the girls learned that Sakayanagi Arisu Hashiba Hikaru's girlfriend Ichinose Honami. So why are these two colluding now?

"Everyone seems surprised, but it's alright. Today's incident has nothing to do with class competition; it's just that Classmate Sakayanagi lent a helping hand to our class, and I'm very grateful to her."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled and explained to the students below, "I'm sure you've all seen a lot of information on the forum these past few days, including information about one of our classmates."

"You mean Ichinose?"

Katsuragi Kohei crossed his arms. He had always known that Hashiba Hikaru a difficult opponent, and he remained vigilant throughout.

"That's right."

Hashiba Hikaru nodded slowly, her voice rising considerably.

"On Saturday morning, someone posted a false message on the Student Forum, which quickly triggered a chain reaction. Even the second and third-year students probably saw it, right?"

"Yes, is this the way Junior Hashiba came up with to clarify things?"

Miyabi Nagumo offered her guess. Although being locked up here made her very unhappy, the blond man had already cleared the printouts from Friday night, and now she was just waiting to see what he would do next.

"I guess so. Because the rumors have spread so widely, I can't restrict people from discussing or spreading them privately. So I have everyone gather here. This way, the clarification will be more effective."

Hashiba Hikaru sighed wistfully, his gaze sweeping over everyone below, and then he spoke earnestly.

"Do you all understand our thoughts now? We will be clarifying this rumor soon, and we hope you can understand our class's good intentions, after all, this is to protect our classmates."

"But didn't you post Clarification Announcement on the forum? Why do you need everyone to come here?"

Katsuragi Kohei raised his questions again.

"The Clarification Announcement posted on the forum can only have a limited effect. Only face-to-face explanations can help students understand better. Spreading rumors is a very bad behavior. We must find the real culprit and expose him!"

"Only in this way can we convince everyone and stop the rumors from spreading further."

"So, junior Hashiba, have you found out who posted the thread?"

Miyabi Nagumo's lips curled into a cold smile. Putting aside the fact that it was an anonymous account, even if the IP address was found, it would still be very difficult to pinpoint the specific person's name.

"Yes, thanks to a series of coincidences and everyone's efforts, we've finally made some progress, which is why I called everyone here today."

Hashiba Hikaru Miyabi Nagumo exchanged a glance, then looked at the silver-haired girl beside them.

"Classmate Sakayanagi, please proceed with your explanation."

"Okay."

Sakayanagi Arisu stood next to Hashiba Hikaru, took the microphone from the boy, and began to explain to the students below.

"On Friday, I received an email about Ichinose, and that's where the rumor started."

"The email only mentioned some minor things, so I immediately contacted Ichinose to confirm. After she explicitly denied it, I prepared to print it out and give it to Ichinose 'Classmate Hashiba boyfriend."

The silver-haired girl spoke calmly and slowly, recounting the story she had already conspired with Hashiba Hikaru.

"Since Classmate Hashiba is the Vice President of the Student Council, it's the most appropriate person to handle this matter. That was my initial thought."