Classroom of the Elite: The Strength-First Classroom of Kageya Shinjitsu

Kageya Shinjitsu looked incredibly calm, clearly having known they were coming.

Horikita Manabu spoke directly.

"According to the review by the school and the Student Council, all secondary second-year students involved in this incident will receive one disciplinary demerit. Three cumulative demerits result in expulsion. In addition, all of them will be suspended for three days, while the primary participants will be suspended for two weeks, receive a demerit, and provide you two with point compensation."

"Furthermore, their respective classes will also have points deducted due to this incident; that is a matter for the school administration."

"If you agree, we can discuss the amount of compensation, and you can sign the letter of settlement. If you do not agree, you may file an appeal here, and we will renegotiate the handling of this incident."

"Oh~~ compensation, huh? A settlement, huh."

"It was just a misunderstanding with the upperclassmen, so there doesn't seem to be anything I can't accept."

Kageya Shinjitsu had slightly underestimated this school's capacity for acceptance.

He had originally thought that perhaps someone might even be expelled.

The result was just a demerit and a two-week suspension?

Was it because his injuries weren't severe, and the primary perpetrators had already taken a beating?

Or was it because they had gathered intel on him and realized he was the one setting the trap?

While his mind raced with these thoughts, he began to consider how many points he should demand.

"Junior, I am here representing the second-year students to discuss point compensation."

"As long as you are willing to sign the letter of settlement, we are willing to compensate you with two million private points, and twenty thousand for Karuizawa's emotional distress."

"You don't need to worry about medical expenses or anything like that; we will take full responsibility for all of it."

Nagumo Miyabi said politely.

As for how much he wanted to kill Kageya Shinjitsu in his heart, only he knew.

"Eh??? Two million private points?"

"I don't really seem to be lacking those two million~~"

"It feels like there's no sincerity at all."

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at Nagumo Miyabi and said.

"Well, we can negotiate."

Nagumo Miyabi really wanted to hit someone, but he suppressed his anger.

He also knew it wouldn't be that easy to succeed; two million was just the opening offer.

"We can negotiate, sure. How about twenty million, and two million for Karuizawa?"

Kageya Shinjitsu opened his mouth like a lion, revealing his ambition.

"..."

"Impossible. There is absolutely no way to reach that amount."

"A total of twenty-two million—even if the entire grade pooled their resources, it would be impossible to scrape together. If you really want points, Junior, you should negotiate in good faith."

"If it's twenty million, we would rather they be suspended longer or even expelled."

Nagumo Miyabi laid his cards on the table.

He had slightly underestimated how black-hearted this little junior was.

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at Nagumo Miyabi's "take it or leave it" attitude and realized this amount had exceeded their expectations.

After all, this was a school; it wasn't like the outside world where you could get beaten up and walk away with tens of millions.

He turned his gaze toward Horikita Manabu.

"President, what do you think is a suitable amount?"

"These are the circumstances of past fighting incidents; you can use them as a reference."

As if he had known he would be asked, Horikita Manabu pulled a document from the folder in his hand.

It recorded the mediation results of previous cases.

"One or two million, some even as low as a few hundred thousand. It looks like you're quite sincere, Senior."

Kageya Shinjitsu scanned through them quickly.

The highest one was a six-million-point compensation; it seemed the injuries in that case had been quite severe.

Unfortunately, it only provided a general description without detailed circumstances.

"It's good that you understand."

"Junior, the school rarely offers such an opportunity to obtain so many points."

"I can tell you, there aren't many people in the entire academy who possess points in the millions."

Nagumo Miyabi said quickly.

He wanted to take advantage of the moment to finalize the deal.

"Senior, there's no need to be so anxious. Why don't you tell me why you're so eager to settle this?"

"I suppose this also has to do with the school's mechanics, right?"

Kageya Shinjitsu shifted his interest away from the points and turned his attention toward the other person.

"I've heard that you are an incredibly impressive upperclassman. Not only are you the student council president, but in just one year, you led the original Class B to surpass Class A, effectively ruling over the entire grade. Even the members of the former second-year Class A have to watch your expression before they act."

"..."

"What is it you want to know?"

Nagumo Miyabi said this with a headache.

"So, did this recent incident affect your class? Or did it affect you personally?"

"I heard from that upperclassman earlier that it seems students from Class C, Class D, and Class A were all involved. As for Class B—or should I say, the former Class A—it seems like it had nothing to do with them..."

Kageya Shinjitsu recalled.

It seemed to be exactly that.

"So I was thinking, it seems I might have accidentally done something bad. This wouldn't happen to affect your rule as the vice president, would it?"

"If Class A's points get deducted too much and you fall down to become Class B, you won't hold a grudge against me, will you?"

He scratched his head and looked at Nagumo Miyabi with a chuckle.

"That would be truly terrifying."

"Kageya-kun, there's no need to worry about such things. I wouldn't hold a grudge against a fellow student. I came here today because, as the student council vice president, I am responsible for handling conflicts between students. Plus, since I am a second-year, I was chosen as the representative."

Nagumo Miyabi wore a forced smile.

He didn't want to leave any trace of resentment.

"No grudge, but you aren't denying that my situation this time has affected you. I understand."

Looking at the smiling Nagumo Miyabi, Kageya Shinjitsu returned the smile.

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Chapter 48: Point Negotiation

"Junior, let's talk about the compensation instead."

"I'll add another million points for you. You've seen the previous data, haven't you?"

"Many students with injuries not as severe as yours didn't receive as much compensation."

Nagumo Miyabi's expression stiffened slightly. He clearly hadn't said anything, yet he was constantly being psychoanalyzed. He finally understood what Horikita Manabu must have felt back in the student council office.

Nagumo Miyabi changed the subject directly.

"That's exactly the problem. Many people with injuries worse than mine didn't get as much compensation as I did. I don't think I'm lucky enough to stumble upon such a good deal."

"There is only one possibility: someone is involved in this, and the stakes are too high. That's why I had questions earlier, and now I've discovered who this 'someone' is."

"If it weren't for you, it would be like President Horikita—he wouldn't care much about this incident at all, just handling it strictly by the book."

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at the person in front of him. Beside them, Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and stood by, looking completely composed.

"I think I understand what you mean."

Nagumo Miyabi looked at Horikita Manabu.

He recalled the warning he'd received about not underestimating him.

"So, what else have you discovered?"

He regained his composure and looked at Kageya Shinjitsu.

"Probably the school mechanics that we first-years don't know about yet."

"The punishments the President mentioned earlier were likely the ones I was willing to negotiate."

"So, as long as I refuse, the consequences for the second-years will become even more severe. Of course, I might also end up not receiving a single point in compensation."

Kageya Shinjitsu pondered.

"It's good that you understand the situation. This is a win-win scenario."

Nagumo Miyabi said.

"That's why I'm wondering, why give me these two million points? If the other students just distanced themselves from those troublemakers, wouldn't that be enough? It's impossible for those few students to come up with two million points on their own. These points must ultimately come from the class's collective pool."

"Or are you saying those few students can just casually pull out two million? I remember there were Class D students among them too; they couldn't scrape that together even if they tried."

Kageya Shinjitsu continued his analysis.

"Since they can't come up with two million themselves, and the class is willing to help them out with points, the only possibility is that their situation affects the entire class, forcing them to intervene. Given how this school operates, nine times out of ten, that's the case."

"The President mentioned earlier that there would be suspensions, and I recall that skipping class also results in point deductions. Let me think... is it possible that as long as the suspension continues, the class points keep getting deducted? So, the longer their punishment lasts, the more class points are lost. Plus, there might be exams involved, and if there's a reduction in headcount, that might also lead to point deductions."

"If my understanding is correct, then expulsion would also carry a penalty. A reduction in class size means class points must be deducted. If it's just a normal suspension or expulsion, an average class might be able to accept it—after all, they're already at the bottom. Unless the school has a negative point mechanism where students have to take out loans to attend, but as far as I know, that's impossible. If that were the case, the students in Class D would have all dropped out by now."

"That's likely the situation. Also, I'm curious about how the school distributes points. The teachers said points are issued on the 1st of every month, but what if this matter drags on past the 1st? Will the points be frozen? Because the matter isn't resolved, the school doesn't know how many points to deduct from you, so they can't issue them."

"All these reasons and circumstances have made it impossible for you, as the ruler of the second-years, to accept this."

If someone suddenly wants to give you two million, either you have done them a favor, or you are useful to them.

One should always be wary when a pie falls from the sky.

"Why so quiet?"

"Could it be that I guessed wrong? That would be too embarrassing."

"Or is there something more going on?"

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at the two silent people, putting on an embarrassed expression.

"I'm just wondering what you've been through to have such strange ways of thinking."

"Someone offers you a benefit, yet you think of all this messy nonsense. You're a terrifying guy, a twisted guy."

Even though he had already reviewed part of Kageya Shinjitsu's file, Nagumo Miyabi felt that the information had its limits.

This judgment and observational ability were truly somewhat astonishing.

And a guy like this was still in Class D.

He suspected that this guy was hiding even bigger issues that the school hadn't told them about.

"I'm just an ordinary high school student, why would you have such strange thoughts, senior?"

"Looking at your expression, my guesses must have been right—at least most of them."

"That puts my mind at ease. In that case, considering the information you provided, how about giving me 15 million points?"

Kageya Shinjitsu said.

"..."

"Impossible."

Nagumo Miyabi said through gritted teeth.

15 million, why doesn't he just go rob a bank?