Suzune, You Wouldn't Want Your Brother to Find Out How You Act in Class / The Delinquent Rankings

Kageya Shinjitsu thought of that cool, beautiful girl and answered outright. His refusal was obvious.

"No, I don't need you to look after her."

Horikita Manabu had wanted to say, "As long as you don't bully her, that's good enough."

But thinking of his own situation, he still finished what he had to say.

"I hope that after next month, you'll find a chance to properly humiliate her."

"Make her understand the gap between people."

Hearing this,

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at the man in front of him, who kept pushing up his glasses.

"Are you sure she's your younger sister?"

"Do you have a grudge against her?"

He was starting to suspect this man's motives.

Could you also be a 'defective product'?

Chapter 53: Suzune, You Wouldn't Want Your Brother to Find Out How You've Been Doing in Class, Would You?

"She's too proud—so proud that she can't see reality clearly. She doesn't even understand why she ended up in Class D, and she can't accept it."

"She won't be able to get by at this school without learning a lesson."

"Rather than let someone else teach her a lesson, I'd rather find someone myself."

"If she can't handle the setback, then it's better to hit her with one early and let her leave."

"With her academic ability, she might do better at another school."

"She only came here because I attend this school, too. She followed me here. This school isn't right for her."

"She's her own person, Horikita Suzune—not Horikita Manabu, and not some replacement. Do you understand what I mean?"

"If you have any siblings, you should understand."

Seeing Kageya Shinjitsu's increasingly peculiar expression, Horikita Manabu stopped pushing up his glasses.

But his breathing had noticeably quickened as he spoke.

"..."

"I get it. So she's a brocon? I never would've guessed."

"And you're a siscon, too. You keep an eye on your younger sister, but act so calm about it."

"Blood really does tell. You're both terrifying."

Kageya Shinjitsu didn't doubt her academic ability. The Student Council president's younger sister couldn't be that bad.

He also knew a little about the cool girl named Horikita Suzune.

In class, she held herself aloof, like a flower atop a high peak. Her expression made it clear that she was difficult to approach and didn't want anyone getting close.

As for her personality, she was a little warmer on the inside than she seemed. When people needed help and things like that,

if they kept approaching her, she could never quite bring herself to refuse. She'd help with an annoyed, tsundere expression.

For example, Karuizawa Kei. When Kageya Shinjitsu was in the hospital, he often saw the class notes Horikita Suzune had given her, and Karuizawa had complained about her a few times, too.

Every now and then, she'd bring up something about Horikita Suzune.

"What do I need to do?"

Give her a little push? Humiliate her a little?

Kageya Shinjitsu thought of something...

'Suzune, you wouldn't want your brother to find out how you've been doing in class, would you?'

'Or, Suzune, you wouldn't want to hold your brother back, would you?'

He'd have to think this through carefully.

"I suspect you're thinking about something strange."

Being called a siscon didn't make Horikita Manabu show any particular reaction.

But Kageya Shinjitsu's gaze made him push up his glasses without thinking.

"No, just normal stuff."

Kageya Shinjitsu kept a straight face. He meant perfectly normal thoughts about men and women.

"She'll definitely have complaints about being in Class D. Use your points and what you've found out before to provoke her a little, and make them understand the gap between people. For example, show her that after just one month at school, you've already gathered almost enough points to get into Class A."

"As for the rest, I'll talk to her myself."

Horikita Manabu felt that leaving Kageya Shinjitsu to handle the situation however he pleased might not be a good idea.

Afraid his younger sister might suffer, he added that last remark.

"Oh, I see."

"As long as you don't expose it, do whatever you want."

"If you need me, I'll play along."

Kageya Shinjitsu didn't mind.

He'd eaten the man's meal, and this was a small favor.

He could do the Student Council president a favor.

Then, next time he needed something from him, he wouldn't have to be so reluctant.

Besides, he'd gotten some of his first bits of information from the other man.

He felt like he owed him one.

Once they'd finished discussing that, Horikita Manabu moved on to business.

Mainly, he explained the Student Council's work and responsibilities.

As a newcomer like him, Kageya Shinjitsu would mostly be doing odd jobs, going wherever he was needed.

In short, he should try to be available whenever a task came up.

If he often failed to show up, he might lose his salary or even be kicked out of the Student Council.

His daily life began to settle back down.

The first day or two passed without incident. But on the third day, when he arrived in class,

he noticed some strange looks.

Class 1-D. He arrived early.

As soon as Karuizawa Kei saw Kageya Shinjitsu, she took out her phone and pointed at it.

"..."

Kageya Shinjitsu went to his seat and took out his own phone.

It turned out Karuizawa Kei had already sent him quite a few messages. He hadn't paid much attention while he was walking.

Some comments, and some screenshots.

Apparently, someone had posted on the school forum, exposing him as a delinquent who'd been fighting constantly since middle school.

He'd supposedly kept it up here, too, skipping class early on and then taking a week off because of a fight.

The post was well supported, and they'd even found proof of his hospital stay.

There were some photos of him at the hospital.

Back then, he'd been wrapped up like a mummy in medical bandages.

He had to admit, they'd gone to a lot of trouble to get so much information.

They'd probably gone to a lot of places and obtained plenty of surveillance footage.

"Collecting delinquents?"

"A delinquent ranking?"

"A beauty ranking?"

"A handsome-guy ranking?"

Kageya Shinjitsu also found the school forum.

He found the posts there. The beauty and handsome-guy rankings had always been popular.

The students at the school cared quite a bit about that sort of thing.

Now there was a delinquent ranking, too.

At first, someone had started a collection thread at the school, claiming to be worried about getting bullied or provoking someone they shouldn't.

Anyone who submitted a suitable candidate along with evidence would receive a reward.

Chapter 54: The Delinquent Ranking

Kageya Shinjitsu had been posted on the delinquent ranking.

The post was well supported, as if the person who made it knew him.

It was worth noting that he wasn't the only one from Class D on the list.

There was another classmate, Ken Sudō, the red-haired boy with a short temper.

Then there was Ryuen Kakeru from Class C, and others.

There were also students from the second and third years.

Some of the people he'd fought before had appeared on the list, too.

They'd clearly gotten used to throwing their weight around.

Maybe some second- or third-year students were making a little extra money.

The original poster was offering quite a lot. Anyone with solid evidence would get several hundred to a thousand points.

It didn't seem like much, but once the rewards added up,

it was already a considerable sum.

That drew in plenty of people who just wanted to see what was going on.

The thread had appeared the previous night and started spreading through the different classes. By midnight, it had shot to the top of the forum.

"Not bad."

Kageya Shinjitsu looked at the analysis and didn't care.

He didn't think anyone in his class was trying to do anything to him.

He replied to Karuizawa Kei, telling her not to worry, then went to class as usual.

What did it matter if people thought he was a delinquent?

Were they going to come running over and beat him up?

It was worth noting that, although the information in the post was outrageous, Kageya Shinjitsu couldn't immediately find anything to refute.

Like the claims that he'd fought in middle school and then gotten into more fights after coming to this school.

"Kageya, I believe you're absolutely not the kind of delinquent who likes fighting. You haven't done anything bad in class since coming to school, either."

"The stuff posted there is just nonsense. Don't worry. No one will believe it."