In Classroom of the Elite, My Romance Stock Market Only Wants a Full Position Chapter 45

What is going on with this person now? It was so difficult to raise the stock price before.

However, since it has already reached 100, he can cash out immediately. Without hesitation, he quickly entered the stock sale page of the System Panel.

[Sell Kushida Kikyo Stock?]

[Quantity to sell: 5000]

[Current stock price: 100]

[Sale successful, obtained 500,000 in funds.]

[Kushida Kikyo Stock has been liquidated.]

Looking at the suddenly abundant system funds, Hashiba Hikaru felt very satisfied.

As expected, Kushida Kikyo is a treasure stock.

Chapter 79 Our Shared Secret

After clearing out the stocks, Hashiba Hikaru gazed at the Kushida Kikyo opposite him and said slowly, "Now, Kushida-san and I share a secret. Please don't worry about me leaking it; after all, my own leverage is still in your hands."

"Hmph!"

After the blush on her face faded, the short-haired girl regained her composure. She reached out to pat her cheeks and cast her gaze toward the distant sea.

"Hashiba-kun, after seeing this side of me, what do you think?"

"Well, I think everyone has some dark places in their hearts," Hashiba Hikaru stood beside her, his tone calm, "It's fine to let it out, isn't it?"

"But my behavior just now must have been terrifying, right?" The girl tilted her head to look at Hashiba Hikaru's profile.

"To me, it just means I've gained a better understanding of Kushida-san. It's no big deal; after all, you didn't actually hurt anyone."

"Well, maybe I hurt the railing." Hashiba Hikaru smiled and changed the subject, making the atmosphere between the two less tense.

After liquidating the [Kushida Kikyo Stock], Hashiba Hikaru's next plan was to lower her stock price by demonstrating a friendly relationship with Horikita Suzune in front of Kushida Kikyo.

Therefore, he couldn't burn bridges just yet. After all, he might need to buy Kushida's stock back in the future. It was better to maintain contact with this 5000-share treasure stock.

"Geez, Hashiba-kun really knows how to say nice things."

After some casual chatting, Kushida Kikyo's expression had returned to the one she wore in front of others. She was no longer cold, and her aura had become much softer, as if nothing had happened just moments ago.

As expected, women are natural-born actors.

Hashiba Hikaru watched her face and sighed inwardly.

He opened his mouth to ask about the matter he cared about: "How is your search for the witness going?"

"We have a lead," Kushida Kikyo turned back to look at Hashiba Hikaru and explained, "Horikita-san said that through observation, she discovered a classmate in our class who might be the witness to this incident."

"A classmate from your class..." Hashiba Hikaru quickly asked, "Who is it? Are you and her close, Kushida-san?"

"It's Sakura Airi-san," the girl recalled her interactions with her, noting that they rarely spoke, "She seems very shy, so she doesn't really have any friends in class."

"In that case, why was Horikita-san able to judge that she might be the witness?"

Bringing this up made Kushida feel annoyed again. Back then, in Ayanokoji's dorm room, Horikita's analysis was that when she asked the class if there were any witnesses, everyone looked over, but Sakura kept her head down and her expression was strange.

After finishing this analysis, Horikita stopped. She left after saying a few cryptic words, yet everyone acted as if they agreed with her, praising the black-haired girl for being brilliant.

This ignited the anger in the girl's heart on the spot, which was why she came here to vent alone.

"Because Horikita-san said that when I called out to the class to find a witness, only she kept her head down and looked uneasy, so it's very likely related to this incident."

"Is that so?"

Hashiba Hikaru nodded. Regardless of whether this analysis was correct, he should be able to gain something by talking to her.

Moreover, his goal was currently aligned with Class C. Class C wanted to prevent Sudo from being expelled, while he himself needed to prevent Ryuen's plan from succeeding and stop him from expanding his influence in the class.

"Then how do you plan to approach this Sakura-san?"

"Hmm... everyone decided to leave this to me. After all, her personality is so shy, it might be easier to talk if it's another girl."

"Ichinose-san is very concerned about your situation, right?"

"As for Honami-chan, she said to let me try asking Sakura-san first. If she isn't the witness, we'll have to keep looking."

"That's true. After all, everyone is just guessing right now. Until we have concrete evidence, everything is an unknown."

Hashiba Hikaru rubbed his chin. He actually wanted to find an opportunity to supervise the process of finding the witness, and he could also provide some help for the Student Council deliberations later.

But according to her, the person was a girl with no friends, and it didn't seem like she would be easy to approach.

It was better to let Kushida Kikyo try first.

"Then please go find her tomorrow, Kushida-san. Maybe there will really be a breakthrough. I will keep an eye on the developments."

Hashiba Hikaru nodded, indicating that he would continue to provide help.

After chatting for a while longer, the two officially parted ways and returned to their respective dorms.

Upon entering his room, Hashiba Hikaru clicked on his System Panel.

[Character Information].

[Name: Hashiba Hikaru]

[Age: 15]

[Intelligence: 7]

[Charm: 8]

[Stamina: 4]

[Stocks Held: Ichinose Honami Stock ×3000]

[Funds: 507,000]

"Now that I've acquired so much capital, who should I choose for the next stock?"

Hashiba Hikaru felt he was experiencing a happy dilemma, so he began to examine the stocks listed in the [Stock Interface] that were available but which he hadn't purchased yet. There were three in total.

[Horikita Suzune Stock]

[Initial Price: 100, Issued Quantity: 3000]

[Chabashira Sae Stock]

[Initial Price: 50, Issued Quantity: 4000]

[Shiina Hiyori Stock]

[Initial Price: 30, Issued Quantity: 3000]

"The initial price for Horikita Suzune is really high. 100 points. If I were to buy a full position, it would cost 300,000, which is a bit too much of an investment. Plus, I haven't used the [Stock Analyzer] yet, so I don't know how to raise her stock price."

"As for that ice-queen teacher, I won't consider her for now. After all, we aren't in the same class, so I can put that aside."

Hashiba Hikaru's gaze could only fall on the last one: [Shiina Hiyori Stock].

When he went to sell the rules last time, he had already used the [Stock Analyzer] on Shiina Hiyori. The results of the investigation were clear: this girl was a typical literary maiden.

[Stock Price Increase Suggestion: Become a book friend with her, discuss mystery novels together, and gain her exclusive inner approval.]

"These operations have nothing to do with class competition. Maybe I can save some trouble and make the relationship more pure."

Hashiba Hikaru made a silent decision in his heart, planning to find time later to approach her.

If this stock was also easy to mine, that would be even better.

Chapter 80: Sakura Airi Stock Goes Live

When the next day arrived, Hashiba Hikaru had a review session with Ichinose Honami in the classroom.

"When we parted ways yesterday, Kushida-san had already taken the task of finding Sakura-san upon herself," the pink-haired girl said to Hashiba Hikaru. "After listening to Horikita-san's analysis, I think it's really quite possible."

"Well, Kushida-san is very skilled at socializing, so she should be able to get clues from her."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled. He still recognized Kushida's social skills. Even if she was wearing a mask, she could still get along with so many people; this was clearly a unique talent.

"Yes, I also believe in Kushida-san. I hope there will be progress today."

Ichinose Honami nodded in agreement. She also believed that Kushida Kikyo was someone who knew how to make friends well. Plus, since that Sakura-san was her classmate, perhaps she could really obtain important information.

"We can't intervene directly right now. We just have to wait for the results from that side."

Hashiba Hikaru took his books out of his desk and comforted her, "There's no point in worrying now. It's better to focus on our studies."

"Mm."

Just as school was about to end, Hashiba Hikaru received a message from Kushida Kikyo.

Kushida Kikyo: Hashiba-kun, it seems like some unexpected events have occurred.

Hashiba Hikaru: What kind of unexpected events?

Kushida Kikyo: Sakura-san's camera broke. I want to accompany her to get it fixed after school.

Hashiba Hikaru: What about the witness matter? Didn't you talk about that?

Kushida Kikyo: It was just when I wanted to talk to her about that, the camera broke...

The short-haired girl couldn't help but glance toward the back of the classroom. That girl who always kept her head down was the witness analyzed by that woman, Horikita.

So, at noon, Kushida Kikyo had gone directly to her, wanting to chat about these things. When she started the conversation, the girl had her friendly aura turned up to the max.

As a result, just as she started, before they had even chatted for a few sentences, Sakura Airi hurriedly indicated that this matter had nothing to do with her, and then she tried to walk away quickly.

But just as she was about to run off, she suddenly tripped, and then that pink camera, which seemed very important to her, smashed directly onto the ground.

"How could this... why won't it turn on..."

After witnessing this scene, Sakura's demeanor suddenly became agitated. She even kept trying to press the buttons on the camera, while Kushida Kikyo immediately stepped forward, expressed her apologies, and offered to provide help.

Kushida was willing to accompany her to the electronics store in Keyaki Mall after school to get it repaired. If possible, Kushida Kikyo was even willing to pay for the repair costs.

Upon hearing her say this, Sakura Airi thought for a while, and finally agreed to the request, arranging to go to the electronics store with Kushida after school.

Chat Interface.

Kushida Kikyo: In short, after the camera is fixed, I will try my best to get along with Sakura-san. I hope I can complete the goal smoothly.

Hashiba Hikaru: Good luck.

After putting down his phone, the boy prepared to continue previewing his lessons, but he heard Ichinose Honami's voice.

"Hashiba-kun, do you have any plans this afternoon?"

"None at all? Why do you ask?" Hashiba Hikaru tilted his head to look at the pink-haired girl. Her beautiful eyes were sparkling with anticipation, as if she had something she wanted to say.

"It seems like the fridge in your room is empty, Hashiba-kun. Would you like to go restock it?" Ichinose Honami revealed her purpose. Ever since she had started cooking for him, she had noticed that the ingredients and various supplies in the fridge were running low.

"Uh, I suppose so."

Hashiba Hikaru felt a bit embarrassed. Ever since Ichinose Honami started coming over to his room to cook, he had basically stopped paying attention to the fridge, as she was the one who took care of organizing it most of the time.

"Then let's go shopping together this afternoon. We can go to the fresh food supermarket in Keyaki Mall; the produce there is really fresh. I heard it's all delivered every morning."

Looking at the girl's expectant expression, Hashiba Hikaru nodded and then said, "That sounds good. You've been working hard, Ichinose-san, so let me handle the cooking tonight."

"Mm-hmm."

Ichinose Honami nodded vigorously, a truly captivating smile blooming on her pretty face.

After school ended, they headed together toward the fresh food supermarket in Keyaki Mall. Located on the first floor of the shopping center, the shelves were packed with a dazzling array of vegetables and fruits.

Once they walked inside, Hashiba Hikaru conscientiously pushed a shopping cart while Ichinose Honami stood by his side, selecting ingredients and various supplies. Since the girl was so enthusiastic about these things, he decided to just leave it all to her.

Although they were both wearing their school uniforms, walking side-by-side through the supermarket—the boy pushing the cart and the girl smiling as she placed items inside—the atmosphere between them was incredibly harmonious, drawing glances from other passing students.

Coupled with their exceptionally striking appearances, they looked like a perfect match.

How did that saying go? Like an old married couple?

About ten minutes later, just as they were passing an open shelf area, Hashiba Hikaru suddenly felt a gaze fixed upon him.

After pausing his steps, the boy lifted his head and happened to see two figures standing not far ahead.

It was Kushida Kikyo and a girl with long red hair. The latter had her head lowered, looking like the type of person who was very shy.

"What's wrong, Hashiba-kun?"