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

The flames of hatred rose rapidly.

"How truly foolish. He doesn't intend to give them to you, so what, are you going to resort to robbery?"

"By then, it won't just be a lack of points; you'll be expelled outright."

Koenji spoke lazily from the side.

Everything happening in the class seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Arguments, points—none of it mattered to him.

"What did you say? Aren't you angry at all?"

"That guy is profiting by selling out the class."

Yamauchi Haruki could not understand Koenji's way of thinking.

Why?

No matter how you looked at it, the other guy should be on his side.

"If you could pull it off, you could do it too."

"Besides, that doesn't count as selling out the class; he just didn't share the information with you."

"It's like if you discovered a way to make a fortune—would you share it with everyone in the class?"

"He discovered that information himself, and along the way, he also discovered that you lot would only drag Class D down."

"Rather than saying he didn't share the information with everyone in the class, it's more that he felt sharing it was meaningless, so he chose to reap other rewards. That is all."

"The fact is, the class has zero points because of you."

Koenji looked at Yamauchi Haruki and his circle with contempt.

"You are all so un-beautiful, over such a pittance of money."

He launched a wide-range attack, seemingly drawing all of Kageya Shinjitsu's hatred toward himself.

Even Kageya Shinjitsu didn't know what this guy was trying to do.

Yamauchi Haruki's eyes were wide, and he couldn't even speak.

It wasn't that he doubted he was wrong, but that he was trying to find an excuse to refute it.

But he couldn't think of one.

He simply didn't have the brains for it.

"Are we just supposed to accept this?"

"On what grounds?"

Yamauchi Haruki demanded.

He had lost all his vitality.

He felt like a broken toy, his world seemingly turning into a grayscale image.

But the others watched coldly; although their expressions varied, no one outside his immediate circle stood up to support him.

It was nothing like the victory over Kageya Shinjitsu he had imagined.

"Because you are trash."

"Because you are in this Class D."

"If you're so capable, why don't you go to another class?"

Kageya Shinjitsu watched the other boy's devastated state and dealt the final blow.

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Chapter 67: Whether it's teachers or students, bring it on.

The sound of arguing in the classroom was practically non-stop.

Kageya Shinjitsu's words were also incredibly irritating.

"You guys have been talking about something inexplicable for a while now."

"What 'this class,' 'other classes,' 'those guys,' 'those guys'..."

"They just have better luck. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Yamauchi Haruki performed his comical act.

His goal was to prove that the fault didn't lie with him, but with others—that the world was the one in the wrong.

And the next person to deliver a finishing blow to the classmates was not Kageya Shinjitsu.

It was Chabashira Sae.

Chabashira-sensei's deliberate clapping echoed throughout the classroom.

"Oh, right, speaking of other classes, there is one more piece of news to tell you all. This school divides classes according to the excellence of the students. The most excellent students go to Class A, and the useless students go to Class D. This system is also very common in large cram schools."

"Simply put, Class D is the final bastion where the stragglers are gathered. In short, you are all the worst kind of defective products. Now that you've received a score of zero, it really is a fitting conclusion for defective products, isn't it?"

"To have squandered all your points in just one month—even among all the previous iterations of Class D, you are the first to ever do so. I'm actually impressed you managed to reach this level of incompetence. Impressive, truly impressive."

I, Chabashira Sae, acknowledge you all. Among all the students of Class D, I would call you the strongest.

"Defective products? How could it be like this?"

"How are we defective products?"

"Does this mean as long as our class points are zero, we will continue to have zero income?"

"Is this kind of distribution fair?"

"Why are we even in this class?" someone asked.

"Correct. These points will remain this way until graduation. But don't worry, you can use your dormitory rooms for free, and there is free food provided, so you won't starve to death."

"As for why you are in this class, perhaps only you yourselves know. After all, even a teacher's information is not entirely complete."

"All of this was evaluated by the school, and for so many years, they have basically never been wrong."

Chabashira Sae explained.

These words caused many people's expressions to stiffen. This wasn't just for a month or two, but for three years.

Some even had the urge to drop out.

This kind of minimum subsistence guarantee was seen by many as a humiliation.

Especially those who had excellent academic records and had always prided themselves on being good students.

Most notably, Horikita Suzune's expression was even more rigid than before; the current situation of the class assignments had caused her massive damage.

That was on top of the previous situation with Kageya Shinjitsu, and the even more severe blow of their class having no points.

She could accept being in a trash class or not; she believed she could study through self-discipline.

But if this was the school's arrangement, labeling her a defective product and tossing her into Class D, that was something she could not accept.

"You got one thing right. If I could have appeared in another class, that would indeed be good luck. In that case, I wouldn't even need to talk to a guy like you."

After Chabashira Sae finished speaking, Kageya Shinjitsu began to twist the knife.

"Aren't you in Class D too? What's there to be proud of? You're a defective product too."

Yamauchi Haruki shouted, mocking Kageya Shinjitsu.

"Heh, you really are an idiot. Not to mention that I have the means to transfer to Class A, even if there were no such opportunity, I have the confidence to pass the entrance exam for Tokyo University or any other school regardless of my ability. So what if I'm in Class D?"

"I don't need to rely on the school's so-called rewards, whether it's points or anything else. I have plenty of options. That is the difference between you and me, you fool."

"Oh, right, I joined the Student Council, so I get one hundred thousand points every month. I don't lack these things at all."

Kageya Shinjitsu struck back.

"You guy..."

This made Yamauchi Haruki feel even more miserable.

He wanted to retort, but it seemed like the other party was stating facts.

This feeling—the person in front of him was clearly someone he hated, yet he couldn't even win an argument against him, let alone a fight.

Yamauchi Haruki felt as if everything before his eyes had turned gray.

"On what basis? Why should we be looked down upon like this?"

Listening to Kageya Shinjitsu's words, Sudo Ken was on the verge of exploding.

Class D had been looked down upon ever since they entered the school.

So that's what it meant.

Not only were they looked down upon by the school, but they were also looked down upon by other students.

No wonder those seniors had that expression when they heard he was from Class D.

Someone had even caused trouble for him before because of this.

"How unexpected, Sudo, that you would care so much about face. But..."

"Everyone had the same number of class points when they enrolled. If your points exceed those of the classes ahead of you, you will directly become that class, and that class will drop to Class D."

"That's very fair, isn't it? If you think it's unreasonable, then do something that makes the school realize they misjudged you and advance to Class A. As long as you have the ability, isn't that simple?"

"But as of now, the school's choice is very correct. Even if you make excuses saying you didn't know the rules, just look at the other three classes. They all obtained the school's rules from someone, and then? Class A is still Class A, Class B is still Class B, and Class C is still Class C. Doesn't this prove that the school's distribution is standard?"

Chabashira Sae explained the rules of the school, and while striking down the students, she also provided the school's standard.

Competition between classes is measured by class points.

And this news was, for all members of Class D, devastatingly bad news.

It meant that they were already nearly a thousand points behind Class A.

Looking at that sequence of A, B, C, and D, they could not deny it.

They were indeed the weakest class.

But there were still those who refused to accept it.

"That's all because of the class. If they hadn't been messing around, I definitely wouldn't have gotten this score. I don't think the school should distribute people like this."

"I can be very certain that I didn't do any of those messy things during class, so I shouldn't have had many points deducted."

"I'm also confident that I can be at the top of the school in terms of academics, and during the entrance exam..."

Listening to Chabashira Sae, a student wearing glasses named Yukimura stood up.

"Yukimura-kun, I've already said it, if you want to question the school, then show me your strength."

"Besides the class rising up directly, there is also a path for an individual to enter Class A, you know. Look at someone who is doing quite well."

"To be able to scrape together twenty million points in just the first semester, that is an unprecedented level of strength."

"He can transfer to Class A at any time."

"This is something you were supposed to investigate yourself, but I've told you for free."

"Whether you want to use your individual strength or lead the class's strength to reach Class A, you choose. If you stay in Class D forever, doesn't that just prove that your so-called ability is nothing more than that?"

"By the way, the most successful Class D student so far reached Class B in their third year, just one step away."

"Of course, if you can't accept such things, you can also drop out. I will prepare the withdrawal forms for you. It's still early, so if you get it done early, you can leave early."

Facing the questioning, Chabashira Sae calmly shared some information.

She shifted the blame onto Kageya Shinjitsu and even issued an invitation to drop out.

Many people felt their scalps tingle upon hearing this news, but dropping out or something like that was just too extreme.

For many people, this school was their only option right now.

It wasn't as if just anyone could be easily accepted by other schools.

If they left from here, they wouldn't even know where they could go.

Especially leaving like a stray dog.