Classroom of the Elite, It's Not About Meritocracy, It's About Me Ruling the World! 23

Horikita Manabu was momentarily stunned.

After all that talk, it turned out you weren't such a good person either...

Thinking of this, Horikita Manabu felt a twinge of regret. It was over; he shouldn't have told Kijima Tsukur these things, though it probably wouldn't have made a difference anyway.

He remained curious yet hesitant, wanting to try and salvage the situation:

"How do you plan to do that? Destroying this school as a student—that should be impossible, right?"

"Rest assured, it's not what you think, Horikita Manabu. What you've done hasn't been in vain."

Kijima Tsukur turned toward the dormitory building, then paused, glancing back at the Student Council president who loved the Advanced Nurturing High School so dearly, and said indifferently:

"I will have the entire first year graduate from Class A, and in doing so, prove that the so-called 'helplessness' is merely the incompetence of the leader. Don't shift the blame for your own inadequacy onto those who come after you."

Having said that.

Kijima Tsukur turned and left, leaving Horikita Manabu frozen in place.

Kijima Tsukur had already roughly grasped the reason why that person had sent him to this school.

The world is divided into herbivores and carnivores.

Carnivores feed on herbivores; this is the natural order of things, and Kijima Tsukur saw no issue with it.

In fact.

Even if someone were to kill in front of him, Kijima Tsukur wouldn't find it problematic.

But to try and raise every animal to be a carnivore, leaving absolutely no room for herbivores to survive.

Then.

The order would collapse!

No one would be able to survive.

This was something Kijima Tsukur would not allow.

Even evil must have its limits and boundaries, and he was the great evil that guarded the borders of wickedness!

He could tolerate anything, but he would never allow anyone to cross that line!

Let him be the one to prove it.

That so-called helplessness is nothing more than the incompetence of the leader!

Chapter 21: Sakayanagi Arisu's Little Thoughts, The Leader of Class A!

The next day.

Class A, first year.

Yamamura Miki placed breakfast on Kijima Tsukur's desk, looking somewhat aggrieved.

Every time she thought about how useless she was, actually bringing food for this guy, Yamamura Miki felt aggrieved to the point of death.

"Hmm, 30 minutes earlier than yesterday. This time is perfect."

Kijima Tsukur nodded in approval and opened the plastic bag. Today's breakfast consisted of three rice balls and a carton of milk.

For him.

A single sandwich was indeed a bit too little. Today's portion was just right; putting Yamamura Miki in charge of his daily life had truly been the correct choice.

What do you mean 'this time is perfect'? Say thank you to me, Yamamura Miki grumbled inwardly, while weakly saying aloud:

"Then I'll head back to my seat."

"Wait a moment."

Kijima Tsukur took a bite of a rice ball: "After I finish eating, move a chair to the podium."

"Eh?"

Yamamura Miki was startled.

Moving a chair was one thing, but moving a chair from the back of the classroom to the podium under the gaze of all her classmates?

Thinking about how many people would be watching her, how embarrassing would that be?

Yamamura Miki wanted to refuse, muttering:

"Wh... why?"

"I have something to do."

If you have something to do, move it yourself!

Yamamura Miki felt like crying. She slumped her shoulders and returned to her seat, trying to mentally prepare herself for moving the chair later.

As expected, she knew it!

How could a rich brat like Kijima Tsukur ever do anything for himself!

Very quickly.

Kijima Tsukur finished his meal.

Feeling his gaze, Yamamura Miki felt a sudden sense of trepidation; she took a deep breath, picked up the chair she had been sitting on, and walked toward the podium.

The people around her glanced at her once, then cleared a path and looked away.

Wuwuwu...

Yamamura Miki suddenly felt like crying.

It was a relief not to be stared at like that, but the moment she thought about how she was doing something so conspicuous yet still being ignored, her feelings became complicated.

She placed the chair on the floor, and Kijima Tsukur walked up to the podium and sat down; only then did people start looking over with curiosity.

"Everyone."

As soon as he spoke, the rest of Class A stopped what they were doing, looking over with confusion and curiosity, wondering what this weirdo was up to.

"There are four things I need to notify you of."

"First, points are divided into Class Points and Private Points, with a ratio of 1 to 100. Class Points determine the class ranking."

"Second, only those who graduate from Class A have the opportunity to choose their career path freely."

"Third, the school will hold special exams at irregular intervals, and there will occasionally be exams that result in expulsions."

"Fourth, 20 million Private Points can be used to cancel one expulsion penalty or to purchase the opportunity to transfer classes."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in Class A was stunned.

The amount of information was simply too massive; it practically laid the foundation for the school's entire mechanism.

Once they reacted, even Class A instantly descended into a state of uproar.

This was no small matter.

If what Kijima Tsukur said was true, only those in Class A would have the freedom to choose their careers.

Then, other classes would inevitably fight desperately to rise to Class A, and Class A would be targeted by the others, surely facing extremely brutal competition in the future.

Could they be carried by others, or would they be held back? Or should they consider saving up 20 million points to win through their own individual strength?

Should they rely on the class, or believe in their own power?

How should they walk their path from here on out?

But thinking about the fact that they were currently in the position of Class A, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mostly due to the existence of Katsuragi, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Kijima Tsukur.

As early as the first day of school, they had roughly figured out the rules of this first exam and fully believed they could maintain their Class A status.

The key was, were these pieces of information true or false?

At this moment, Katsuragi also stood up, his face grave as he said:

"Kijima, is this true?"

"Katsuragi, it seems you have some misunderstanding; this is not a discussion, but a notification."

Kijima Tsukur crossed his legs, his left hand resting on his knee, his right index finger pointing at the ceiling, staring straight at the people below with an indifferent expression.

"Given that this is the first time I am issuing an order, I will explain my style of conduct: I accept questions, but I do not accept challenges!"

Simply put, it was the difference between how to do something and why to do it.

He could accept mediocrity from his subordinates; if they didn't understand something or didn't know how to do something, they could ask him, but he would not accept being asked why he was doing it.

Katsuragi's words were equivalent to asking: Are you lying to me?

Therefore, Kijima Tsukur would not answer.

The crowd was slightly taken aback, then collectively rolled their eyes.

Yamamura Miki, standing to the side, was even more speechless; this guy was still as arrogant as ever—wasn't he afraid of getting beaten up?

Katsuragi was also somewhat speechless, but he frowned, roughly guessing that this information likely came from Horikita Manabu or Nagumo Miyabi.

Given Kijima Tsukur's strength, the authenticity of this information really didn't need to be doubted.

"The second thing."

Kijima Tsukur held up two fingers and said indifferently:

"Given the information above, I don't care what you do at other times, but from now on, when we are outside the class, you all need to show that you follow my lead. This will demonstrate the cohesion of Class A. Do you understand?"

"Haa..."

A heavy, ragged breath sounded; someone seemed unable to suppress the anger in their heart, and the others in Class A were left speechless.

This guy...

Does he really think of himself as the leader, just starting to bark orders like that?

Although they did acknowledge that Kijima Tsukur had the ability to serve as a leader, he should at least have asked for everyone's opinion first, right?

"Any questions?"

"I agree!"

Just then, a slender arm was raised high, and the first person to voice their approval was none other than Sakayanagi Arisu!

Those around her looked on in astonishment.

In the eyes of many, Katsuragi, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Kijima Tsukur all possessed the strength to be leaders.

And the ones most suited to be leaders were undoubtedly:

Katsuragi, Sakayanagi Arisu, and only then Kijima Tsukur.

After all, Katsuragi cared for his companions and possessed a kingly demeanor, while this guy Kijima Tsukur, although strong enough, had a truly strange personality.

As for Sakayanagi Arisu, she seemed somewhat ordinary in comparison, but she certainly had the ability to be a leader.

They had only been together for a few short days.

But they could already get a rough sense of each other's personalities.