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

"Then let's continue."

"I don't mind telling you all: this was indeed an evaluation targeting the first-year students, just as it is for all other grade levels. How many points do you think the other classes received in this evaluation?"

Chabashira Sae stood at the podium, speaking as she pulled a thick stack of white paper from the poster tube in her hand. She spread it out, pinned it to the blackboard, and secured it with magnets.

The students were too stunned to even process the information, staring at the paper in a daze, completely at a loss.

"These are the scores for each class."

Chabashira Sae braced her hands against the podium.

She looked down at the students with a cold, piercing gaze.

The paper listed the classes from A to D.

Beside them, numerical values were displayed.

Class D was zero, Class C was five hundred and ninety, Class B was eight hundred and fifty, and the highest number belonged to Class A at nine hundred and eighty.

[A980]

[B850]

[C690]

[D0]

"These are the points for each class."

"Well? Any thoughts?"

Chabashira Sae seemed to enjoy watching the despair of others.

She watched them with a sadistic pleasure.

This teacher certainly had her own issues.

"You idiots, take a good look. Points have already been deposited into every class except for Class D, and it's more than enough to live comfortably for a month."

"Wh-why do the other classes have points? This is so strange~~"

Yamauchi Haruki's expression was grim as he stared at the scores above, unable to accept the reality.

His points had hit zero.

Having expected to receive one hundred thousand points every month, he had plummeted to zero, and he had even borrowed a significant amount from others, intending to pay them back once his hundred thousand points arrived.

Now, pay them back with what? It would be a miracle if he could afford anything other than the vegetable set meal.

Thinking about how he would have to discuss which vegetable set meal at the cafeteria tasted better with Ike Kanji and the others every day, his face filled with frustration.

Then, he began to resentfully shift the blame.

He attributed everything to Kageya Shinjitsu.

If only he had spoken up about the matter earlier.

Things definitely wouldn't have ended up like this.

"I'll say this first: the school is very fair. All classes were evaluated according to the same rules. However, the fact that there is such a gap in points is simply reality."

Watching Yamauchi Haruki's miserable state, a look of amusement appeared on Chabashira Sae's face.

"Why is there such a huge gap in class points?"

"They must have known about the school's evaluation in advance, they..."

Yamauchi Haruki questioned loudly.

It was a rare display of courage.

"That's right, they did indeed know."

Chabashira Sae stated bluntly.

"Let me ask you this: if someone had approached your class during the first week of school and asked you to sign a six-million-point contract, with the condition that they would provide you with information about the school, could your class have scraped that together?"

"Would everyone have been willing to contribute?"

Chabashira Sae's follow-up question left the class in silence.

Such a scenario was naturally impossible for their class.

At the same time, Chabashira Sae's words reminded them of the method for earning points that someone had mentioned before.

It was exactly that kind of method.

Many people suddenly realized, feeling that they could have done it themselves if they had the chance.

Once exposed, the so-called money-making method was really nothing special.

Many in the class were simply anxious, wondering why they weren't the ones reaping the benefits.

"So this is how he earned points?"

"Bastard, he didn't tell anyone in the class, but he told the other classes first."

"You jerk, Kageya Shinjitsu, what else do you have to say for yourself?"

Yamauchi Haruki screamed, his eyes red with envy, wondering just how much money that was.

Everyone's attention shifted toward Kageya Shinjitsu.

Even Kushida Kikyo was gritting her teeth slightly.

She recalled the millions she had seen in his balance earlier.

Was this his way of making money?

Six million per class, across three classes.

"Eighteen million?"

Many people were turning green with envy.

"That isn't just your own private points."

"Hand them over."

"You betrayed the class, didn't you?"

"Honestly hand over those points."

This was their future, the future where they wouldn't have to eat the vegetable set meals.

The future where they could spend one hundred thousand points a month just like before.

"Oh, right, someone also proposed a condition: that by the time the assessment ends, Class D's score will be zero."

"I have to say, you really are clever. In just one week, you saw through the situation of the students in this class and determined they would end up with zero points. Even I hadn't anticipated that."

Chabashira Sae spoke toward Kageya Shinjitsu.

She wore an expression of approval.

But these words stirred up hatred in many people.

They didn't feel at all that their zero-point score was their own fault.

Kushida Kikyo highly suspected that this teacher had some deep-seated grudge against Kageya Shinjitsu.

To expose the information like this.

At the same time, she felt a bit fearful seeing the way the surrounding students were looking at Kageya Shinjitsu.

She felt like he was about to be in trouble.

Facing the hateful glares of the students on the scene, Kageya Shinjitsu remained completely calm.

He had long anticipated these circumstances.

He knew that the matter would be exposed sooner or later and that he would end up in this situation.

And the way Chabashira Sae was acting so resentful.

It made him feel very uncomfortable...

This feeling of being targeted.

It almost made him doubt if he had done something wrong.

"Chabashira-sensei, do you think saying things like that will change anything? It's useless."

"Don't say anything unnecessary. Morning assembly is about to end. Have you finished announcing the news?"

He didn't take the people around him seriously, even feeling bored by it all.

He didn't hold Chabashira-sensei in any regard; no matter how much she said, he would never carry Class D.

As for the existence of Yamauchi Haruki, Kageya Shinjitsu almost completely ignored him, leaving those who wanted to see the point situation feeling a bit disappointed.

If they could obtain the points, they could get a share, right?

Like a whale fall, where one whale dies and everything else thrives.

If they took down Kageya Shinjitsu, the others would obtain the points.

Unfortunately, the people here weren't enough to make a whale fall.

"Kageya Shinjitsu, don't pretend you can't hear us."

"Hand over the points."

"Otherwise, we won't let you off."

"Chabashira-sensei, are you just going to let him get away with it?"

"He betrayed the class!"

Being directly ignored, Yamauchi Haruki and the others were naturally dissatisfied.

They didn't want to let go of the points that belonged to them.

He fought hard to push the issue.

Seeing this scene, Chabashira Sae smiled with great satisfaction.

This was likely exactly what she wanted; otherwise, she wouldn't have kept steering the narrative to expose Kageya Shinjitsu.

"You should also be understanding; because of you, there are quite a few things that need to be announced. As for Yamauchi-kun, if you have any objections, I will handle them depending on the situation."

"Does that even need to be said? Points, points, that guy..."

Yamauchi Haruki's attention was already fixed on the points.

"You really are annoying. Why do you have absolutely no self-awareness?"

"Do you even deserve to be here?"

"What kind of thing are you? Trash like you—I feel sick just having you stand here."

"The class points are gone, and didn't you guys play a huge part in that? You have the nerve to stand here and blabber? You'd be better off considering whether to drop out instead of holding everyone else back."

"And you lot, you're all the same."

Turning his head to cut off Yamauchi Haruki, who was still trying to make a scene, Kageya Shinjitsu's expression revealed a fierce ruthlessness, quite different from his usual expressionless and lazy demeanor.

He pointed directly at Yamauchi Haruki, Ike Kanji, and the others, berating them.

Without the slightest bit of politeness.

"You..."

This sudden act of defiance caught Yamauchi Haruki off guard.

In his eyes, this guy was just someone with a bit of petty cleverness who shouldn't be capable of resistance.

Whether it was at the start of the school year or afterward, despite certain situations, he shouldn't have dared to resist like this in front of the whole class.

With so many people around, how could he dare?

"Idiot."

That look, as if he were staring at a fool, provoked Yamauchi Haruki.

"I won't let you get away with this."

Kageya Shinjitsu's words were enough to drive anyone mad.