Classroom of the Elite: The Strength of Kageya Shinjitsu

Karuizawa Kei rarely felt the urge to save money.

These six hundred thousand points would be kept for him.

Kageya Shinjitsu had no idea what was going through the mind of Karuizawa Kei.

Right now, he was wondering whether he should continue to slack off here for a few more days and recuperate before leaving; after all, someone else was footing the bill.

Once his mind was made up.

He looked over at Karuizawa Kei beside him.

Kageya Shinjitsu thought of someone in the class; perhaps he could find something for them to do.

"Is there something you need?"

Meeting the gaze of Kageya Shinjitsu, Karuizawa Kei spoke obediently.

She felt a little expectant inside as well.

"You should only be interacting with girls every day, right?"

Kageya Shinjitsu spoke directly.

He was thinking about the situation of Karuizawa Kei from his memories.

"Ah, yeah..."

"Aside from a few girls, I'm in contact with everyone, but as for the boys, I basically don't talk to anyone except Hirata."

Karuizawa Kei felt a bit worried, wondering if he had taken a liking to someone.

She was even more worried that he might have some kind of misunderstanding.

"Get more people to join your circle, especially those who are good at studying but aren't very good at communicating. Reach out to them more and establish connections."

"As long as you succeed, they will become your important weapons. Things like being bullied again will be impossible; you won't even need to come to me to resolve issues."

Kageya Shinjitsu spoke bluntly.

"..."

But to Karuizawa Kei.

This felt like he was treating her as a burden.

It was just like what he said.

'A person must rely on themselves?'

"What? Is there a problem?"

Unaware of the girl's thoughts, Kageya Shinjitsu simply felt that she was unwilling or unable to do it.

"No problem, I will do it."

Hearing his words, Karuizawa Kei looked startled.

"It's best if you also improve your academic ability. This is beneficial both in school and in the future. You can use that as an excuse to interact with those high-achieving classmates. It's best to do it in their areas of expertise—borrow their homework more often, ask more questions, and communicate more."

Kageya Shinjitsu was worried she wouldn't be good at it, so he specifically reminded her.

Cute girls naturally have an easier time getting things done.

Just like that Kushida Kikyo.

As long as Karuizawa Kei asked, those male top students probably wouldn't be able to bring themselves to refuse.

Pull those people away and keep them from hanging out with fools.

"Yes, okay."

"I understand."

But this made Karuizawa Kei very nervous.

She was terrified of messing it up.

Kageya Shinjitsu felt helpless as well.

After the two exchanged a few more words.

Karuizawa Kei left.

"I hope your friendships can be a bit more solid."

Watching the girl leave, Kageya Shinjitsu let himself rest for a while.

The matter with the second-year students was temporarily settled; unless they went crazy and tried to hack him to death, no one should be coming to cause him trouble for the time being.

Then there was the matter of joining the Student Council; he would wait for the president's notification.

Over a week passed, and Kageya Shinjitsu was chased off to class by Chabashira.

Perhaps his constant absence from class was affecting the standing of Class D, or perhaps she simply didn't want him to be so comfortable.

First-year Class D.

It was the same familiar, lively scene, with various small cliques gathering into one class, bustling with noise and excitement.

Kageya Shinjitsu entered the classroom, drawing the attention of several people.

After all, it was a bit curious to see someone who had been on leave and completely disappeared for over a week finally show up.

"Kageya-kun, you've finally appeared."

As soon as he arrived in the classroom, Kushida Kikyo greeted him with a smile, looking as if she had let out a sigh of relief.

This drew the gaze of Karuizawa Kei from the other side, who looked quite displeased.

However, as they had discussed before, they usually communicated via phone within the class.

So, she didn't get too close.

"Morning."

Kageya Shinjitsu replied with a single word.

Then, he sat down in his seat.

"I haven't seen you for so many days, the teacher said you were on sick leave."

"Are you alright?"

"I wanted to go check on you several times, but you never replied to my messages. That's too much, Kageya-kun, aren't we friends?"

Even after Kageya Shinjitsu sat down, Kushida Kikyo had no intention of letting him off, approaching him and speaking enthusiastically.

Her words were filled with complaints; she had already grown accustomed to this man's eccentric personality.

"Ah, sorry, I haven't really been checking my phone lately."

This was a lie; he had clearly seen the messages but didn't want to reply.

Kageya Shinjitsu was certain that if he had replied saying he was hospitalized, this woman would have rushed over to show her concern immediately.

Ah, that damned kindness.

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Chapter 51: Plan, Class Changes

"Sigh~~"

"Kageya-kun, you really should pay more attention to your phone."

"If something happens, contact your friends."

"I can help you, you know."

Kushida Kikyo leaned in regardless, her hands even grabbing Kageya Shinjitsu's arm.

She looked at Kageya Shinjitsu carefully, as if she were worried about his condition.

"Kageya-kun..."

Hirata, who had arrived at school later, also greeted him and expressed his concern.

He wanted to help someone who hadn't attended class for over a week integrate into the group.

It felt like he was the designated mom and dad of this class.

Unfortunately, for these two people, Kageya Shinjitsu could only offer his apologies.

Joining the group was simply impossible.

And in the back row.

"That guy, he finally came out."

"And look at him, I told you he was a delinquent."

"He must have been beaten up by someone."

"He probably offended someone and got a thrashing, which is why he didn't come to class."

Ike Kanji and his group gathered together, watching with red eyes.

Sometimes, a beautiful woman is a source of disaster, and human jealousy is even stronger than one might imagine.

Ever since the swimming pool incident, they had been wanting to take revenge on Kageya Shinjitsu.

But unfortunately, the guy hadn't even shown a shadow since then.

As for doing something to him, they could only dream about it.

"Ayanokoji, do you have any good ideas?"

"We must expose his true colors."

Ike Kanji looked toward Ayanokoji.

It must be said that he had noticed Ayanokoji was sharp about small things and had some brains.

Therefore...

Ike Kanji tried to use Ayanokoji to achieve a sense of strategic mastery.

"Ah, this is way too difficult."

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka said, his expression blank.

"Just say it already," Ike Kanji urged.

"For example, finding his middle school classmates?"

"If his middle school classmates stepped forward, it should carry some weight, right?"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka suggested.

"..."

Ike Kanji was full of confidence.

"You guys should all ask around to see if anyone knows him or went to the same school as him."

"Is it even possible? Everyone we know is basically already in this class," Sudo Ken added, watching their serious expressions.

Aside from these few people, he didn't have anyone he could call an acquaintance or someone he could actually talk to.

At most, he knew a few upperclassmen from his club, but they didn't count as friends.

The probability of them knowing Kageya Shinjitsu was practically zero.

"This..."

Ike Kanji's team's plan had failed before it even began.

"Let's make use of the school forum."

"We could post some kind of bounty."

"Or just expose his true colors directly."