Classroom of the Elite: The Strength of Kageya Shinjitsu

I had suspected that the teacher might also be problematic, so I had been observing her during this time and had not approached her.

As for Ryuen Kakeru.

Although the homeroom teacher did not say it explicitly, Ryuen Kakeru understood that everything Kageya Shinjitsu had described was true.

In the end, this so-called deal was naturally reached.

However, Ryuen Kakeru still slashed the price hard.

The amount was not six million, but four million.

"You should think this through carefully. You've seen the situation in our class; it takes a lot of effort for me to persuade them. If I can't convince them, it's useless for you to convince me."

Although Ryuen Kakeru was confident, he still used this as an excuse.

This was the reason Kageya Shinjitsu nodded, though he did propose a small condition.

If necessary, the amount had to be reported as six million; at the very least, Class A and Class B must not find out.

Additionally, the four million was to be delivered within three months, with high interest on any amount exceeding that.

Following Ryuen Kakeru's efforts.

The first installment of two million was handed over to the notary, Sakagami Kazuma, with one million to follow each month.

As long as it was confirmed next month that the point gap between Class D and Class C was significant, those points would be in Kageya Shinjitsu's hands.

They didn't even care if Kageya Shinjitsu leaked any information to Class D, as long as Class D could indeed widen the point gap next month.

"Since the deal is done, you can tell me your purpose for collecting points now, right?"

Ryuen Kakeru had not forgotten to ask about this guy's goal.

"Didn't the teacher remind us? Points can buy anything available in this school. Since that's the case, changing classes should be easy, right?"

"Twenty million points can get you into another class; you could even become a student in Class A directly, you know."

Kageya Shinjitsu spoke directly.

There was nothing to hide here.

Ryuen Kakeru did not look at Kageya Shinjitsu, but turned his head to look at their homeroom teacher.

The other party showed no reaction, and from this silent understanding, he knew it was true.

"It seems you made your choice a long time ago. I wish you success, then."

"How about you just transfer to our class instead?"

Ryuen Kakeru offered an invitation.

He looked sincere.

"I can even help you scrape together the remaining points."

"You think I'm sick, working so hard to scrape together points just to transfer from Class D to Class C?"

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at him suspiciously and retorted.

There are always unruly subjects trying to harm me.

Twenty million points, not twenty thousand; is this a joke?

"If your class has a chance to rise to Class A, I might consider it."

"Then you'd better watch closely. When the time comes, I'll make you come over willingly. Besides, what are you planning to do about those two classes ahead?"

Ryuen Kakeru was curious.

"If they find out we've already reached a cooperation, that would be a big problem, right?"

"Let nature take its course. If it works, it works; if it doesn't, so be it. I'll do my best and leave the rest to fate."

Kageya Shinjitsu appeared easygoing.

Ryuen Kakeru did not believe him at all.

He was convinced that Kageya Shinjitsu had already prepared everything.

In his eyes, Kageya Shinjitsu was already an unscrupulous person.

He must have schemes in his heart to deal with Class A and Class B.

But Kageya Shinjitsu had no intention of explaining further.

Since it was already finished, Kageya Shinjitsu did not linger and went to persuade the next boss.

If Class A and Class B could be persuaded.

Even if it was the same as Class C, he could obtain a total of at least 12 million points.

He had already completed half of his small goal of 20 million.

By joining the student council or finding ways to earn money later, there was still a chance.

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Chapter 23: The Archangel Ichinose

"Teacher, you've really kept us in the dark."

"Couldn't you have been clearer? You made us waste points to buy that information."

"After collecting so many points and handing them over, those guys are probably going to start whining again."

Inside the office, only after Kageya Shinjitsu had disappeared did Ryuen Kakeru look toward their homeroom teacher.

"Do your best."

By not denying it, he had already given the greatest admission possible.

Sakagami Kazuma had not expected that someone in this year's cohort would have already grasped the intelligence so early.

And it wasn't even bought directly.

"I will make sure they attend class properly; I hope we don't lose too many points."

"What a sinister guy. Sooner or later, I'll make him cough it all up."

Ryuen Kakeru's goal was not merely to suppress Class D.

Since he already understood the situation of this school, his target was Class A.

At the very least, he could not let the classes ahead pull away in points.

After leaving Class C, Kageya Shinjitsu soon ran into the archangel Ichinose.

Having been asked to meet, Ichinose Honami was quite surprised, but she still gave him the courtesy of showing up.

She had originally worried that he might be planning to confess his feelings or something similar, but after listening to Kageya Shinjitsu, her expression began to change.

"Are you really okay with doing this?"

Classmates are supposed to be comrades, right? With this kind of class competition, was there already a mole looking to sell out their own class before it had even begun?

"Ichinose-san, whether I am 'okay' or not is not something you need to worry about. What you need to think about now is whether or not you will agree to my terms."

"You also hope to graduate from Class A with your classmates, don't you?"

Facing her concern, Kageya Shinjitsu remained indifferent and spoke directly.

"What if I don't agree? Would you still do something like this?"

Ichinose Honami spoke, her eyes fixed steadily on him.

She wanted an answer.

"Yes, this is already an inevitability," Kageya Shinjitsu replied.

He had already reached an agreement with Class C.

Right now, Class D's points were destined to be at the bottom.

Besides, he didn't think Class D wouldn't end up at the bottom anyway.

Whether he took action or not, it actually made little difference.

He was simply adding a few stabs at critical moments to ensure Class D stayed dead.

"So you don't need to think this is because of you or anything like that; this is just ordinary competition, a method compliant with school rules."

"Class D and Class B are competitors. Ichinose-san, what you should be concerned about are the feelings of your classmates in Class B."

"But this way..."

Ichinose Honami was extremely hesitant.

The matter of points was a small thing.

But to make such a decision, she found it difficult to agree.

"Ichinose-san, you wouldn't want your classmates to suffer any accidents because of your decisions, would you?"

"If your decision leads to major losses for Class B, you will regret it for the rest of your life. Even if you were to drop out to atone for it, it wouldn't be able to compensate for your classmates' losses!!"

"You should know that the school's point penalty mechanism has no concept of atonement."

Seeing the internal struggle in Ichinose, Kageya Shinjitsu spoke slowly.

"If you can't make up your mind, why not ask your classmates?"

"..."

Ichinose Honami really wanted to tell Kageya Shinjitsu to calm down and stop saying such strange things that were easy to misinterpret, especially given that the two of them were standing alone while talking.

Yet, on this matter, she still couldn't make a decision on her own.

Even if the class had indeed entrusted her with a large amount of points.

After hesitating for a moment, Ichinose Honami chose to call for others, unlike Ryuen Kakeru who had chosen to agree immediately.

However, she didn't tell everyone directly, but instead sought out a few classmates.

Soon, the number of people from Class B increased.

Upon receiving the news, Kanzaki Ryuji from Class B looked at Kageya Shinjitsu in shock.

And then, very quickly, they agreed.

"If we can really confirm this with the homeroom teacher, I think it's feasible."

"Although it's Class D, ensuring that a class doesn't interfere with us is a good thing."

"But that's going too far," Ichinose Honami said.

The refusal was clear.

"I feel like it's okay, too..."

"This doesn't concern us anyway; rather than saying it's because of us, it's more like we're just paying a protection fee, an information fee."

One after another, students from Class B spoke up.

They had their own ideas; having been assigned to Class B, many of them were quite sharp.

Seeing them speak, Kageya Shinjitsu knew the matter was settled.

As long as enough people in Class B agreed, persuading Ichinose Honami would be a breeze.

"Ichinose, do you think he would dare to say this out loud without having a backup plan?"

"I think that if we don't agree, and Class A and Class C do, he will likely target us next."

"He could even use targeting us as a condition to persuade Class A and Class C."

"He could even trick the people in Class D into attacking us."

"Ichinose, we are the ones in the same class, and they are the same; if a conflict arises and there is competition, do you think they will believe their own classmates, or us?"

"It didn't matter before when we didn't know, but now, I want to tell you: I want to become a student of Class A, and I want all the students in our class to become students of Class A."

Kanzaki Ryuji stood in front of Ichinose Honami and spoke with serious intent, his eyes burning as he looked at her, making her feel unable to meet his gaze.

In just a few days, their relationship had actually become quite good; one could say they were the most harmonious class in the first year.