Classroom of the Elite: The Strength-First Classroom of Kageya Shinjitsu Chapter 8

Horikita Manabu did not answer this question.

Kageya Shinjitsu reached a conclusion.

Whenever he encountered something the student council president didn't want to answer or couldn't answer, the answer was always to ask the homeroom teacher.

As for their class evaluation criteria, point systems, and the like, he couldn't answer any of it.

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Chapter 12: Reporting, Punishment, and Rewards

Ask the homeroom teacher.

The homeroom teacher had become the ultimate shield.

"Alright, I understand. Let's leave the questions at that for now."

Having no opportunity to obtain more information through questioning, Kageya Shinjitsu changed his approach.

"Let's talk about something else. I previously discovered my classmate wantonly damaging school property, and I want to report him. I want to know what kind of punishment he and his class will receive, and whether it will be made public. Or does the school not mind students destroying school property everywhere? Additionally, I would like to know if there are any rewards for reporting a classmate."

"Besides my classmate, I also want to report a second-year senior who humiliated our Class D students by calling us 'defective products.' This is an insult to our character. I want him to apologize to us, and preferably provide compensation—point compensation."

"I have even prepared the evidence."

Even though he had just been over with the second and third years talking about how Class D students were defective products and provoking others, Kageya Shinjitsu was now coming to cause trouble for them.

Whether it was a classmate or a senior, he reported them without hesitation.

Listening to Kageya Shinjitsu's words, Horikita Manabu's brows were already tightly furrowed.

"Is it difficult, Senior?"

"This should be something the student council can manage, right? Or does the school have some kind of disciplinary committee? Or do they just not care about these things?"

Kageya Shinjitsu took a step closer, looking at Horikita Manabu from a short distance.

"No, this is indeed a matter for the student council. Show me the evidence first," Horikita Manabu said, looking up.

Kageya Shinjitsu smiled slightly and handed over the footage he had just copied to his phone to Horikita Manabu.

The school's surveillance cameras were quite excellent; not only could one see the picture clearly, but one could also hear the dialogue within.

Horikita Manabu watched the video, forcing himself to gradually regain his composure.

It started with the red-haired boy occupying a spot at the convenience store entrance to eat instant noodles, followed by the second-year senior coming over to provoke him; all the dialogue had been recorded.

Simply put, it was like a scene of wild dogs fighting over territory to protect their food.

"Don't look down on me just because I'm a first-year, hey!"

"You really dare to talk like that to us second-years? Isn't our luggage sitting right here?"

"Our luggage is here. So get lost."

"How scary~~ Which class are you from? No, let me guess. It's Class D, right?"

"So what!"

"Did you hear that? He said Class D. As expected! The true colors are finally showing."

"Huh? What do you mean by that! Hey!"

"Let's just leave this place to you pathetic 'defective products' for today. Let's go."

"Trying to run?"

"Keep barking, keep barking! You'll see hell soon enough anyway."

It wasn't just the argument; there was also the footage of the second-year student humiliating Class D as defective products, and finally, the red-haired boy kicking over a trash can and littering wantonly.

"What you said did indeed happen."

"Are you a student of Class D? Is he your classmate?"

On the first day of school, having a student from his own class backstab a classmate and even report his own peer—Horikita Manabu felt a bit of a headache. Someone who completely disregarded the team probably didn't view the class as a collective unit.

Horikita Manabu was beginning to understand why this boy in front of him had been assigned to Class D, despite his excellent observational skills.

What gave him an even bigger headache was that his own precious younger sister was also in that class.

"Yes, yes, that's right. I want to report them. Please tell me everything you can, Senior Student Council President."

Kageya Shinjitsu kept circling back to his goal: understanding the school's mechanics.

As for the punishments, he didn't care about them at all.

As long as the punishment wasn't severe, he didn't mind being punished himself if necessary.

"Regarding the punishment for kicking over trash cans and damaging school property, that is set by the school. The student council cannot manage it, and we have no way of telling you."

"However, we can issue a formal reprimand to this Class D student regarding this matter as a warning."

"As for the reward you want, I'm sorry to say that while we can accept your report, we are not authorized to give you a reward, and the school generally does not offer such rewards."

Horikita Manabu paused, organizing his words before speaking.

"A formal reprimand, I see. So, individual punishments for things like kicking over trash cans aren't severe, or perhaps there are no punishments at all, and it's our class points that get deducted instead. And since it's already done, there's no way to make up for it. Even if I had cleaned up the trash back then, the points wouldn't have come back, right?"

"It seems that only major offenses like cheating on exams or school violence result in suspension or expulsion. For other personal conduct issues, the school simply deducts points from the class evaluation."

Even though Horikita Manabu did not state it clearly, Kageya Shinjitsu caught the implication.

If that weren't the case, Horikita Manabu could have simply stated what punishment the red-haired boy would receive. The fact that he was reported directly to the student council president, yet only received a perfunctory notice, strongly suggested that a penalty had already been issued elsewhere, or that the school simply didn't care. Given the school's typical patterns, Kageya Shinjitsu judged it to be the former: a penalty had already been handed down.

It was a penalty for the entire class, meaning that red-haired boy had dragged everyone else down with him. Furthermore, once points were deducted, they were gone for good; there was no system where doing a good deed would earn you a reward—or perhaps, the good deeds simply weren't significant enough.

By now, Kageya Shinjitsu had figured out some of the school's tricks.

As for the rest, it was no longer under lockdown.

This information blockade would likely be lifted only after the next evaluation.

Perhaps it was meant to be a show of force for the freshmen? It couldn't be locked down forever; there was no point in that, because as soon as the next points were distributed, the truth would inevitably be exposed.

When that time came, the expressions on the students' faces upon seeing their class evaluation points slashed would surely be a sight to behold.

Horikita Manabu did not respond, simply watching him as if he hadn't heard Kageya Shinjitsu's words at all.

This only further confirmed Kageya Shinjitsu's hypothesis.

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Chapter 13: Making a Mountain into a Molehill, Student Council Invitation

Even without receiving an answer.

This was enough for one to gradually understand the truth.

Kageya Shinjitsu probed further.

"If there's no reward, so be it. But what about those two seniors? Will their class be punished, or will they face individual penalties?"

"Also, I want them to apologize. To collectively insult a student from another class is quite excessive, isn't it? They didn't even know me, yet they humiliated me like that. I'd prefer some other compensation, too—point compensation."

"There is such a thing as defamation in the law. If this school allows such behavior, then I suppose I can just stand at their classroom door and curse them out starting tomorrow, and it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

He felt no anxiety in his heart; if he had been reported for cursing at the Class D students from the second year earlier, he would likely have been held accountable as well.

As long as he could ascertain the situation, a little punishment wouldn't be a big deal.

It didn't look like a severe penalty, otherwise, those second-year students wouldn't have acted so recklessly under surveillance.

The barrage of questions made the beautiful secretary beside them feel a bit overwhelmed, and she looked at her student council president with concern.

"Verbal abuse is naturally not allowed. Since you have raised your concerns, I will contact those students later to discuss this matter. As long as they admit to it, an apology is certain. As for point compensation, that is not guaranteed."

"They did not explicitly attack you, do you understand what I mean?"

Horikita Manabu explained.

He did not follow Kageya Shinjitsu's line of thought regarding point compensation.

"I see."

"That is truly a pity."

So, being foul-mouthed didn't really amount to much; at most, a report would only lead to an apology.

It might deduct points from their class, but Kageya Shinjitsu didn't care about their class points.

He didn't even care much about his own class's points.

"I was actually worried about what kind of punishment I might receive."

Kageya Shinjitsu said to himself.

This statement sounded a bit awkward to Horikita Manabu and the others.

Worried about receiving punishment? Little did they know that Kageya Shinjitsu had already been running his mouth at the second-year students earlier that day.

But he had no intention of asking further, fearing that for every question he asked, this student would fire back several more.

"If you have no objections, I will proceed in this manner. Once their actions are confirmed and they have no objections, I will have them apologize to you. If the other students in your Class D of the first year also require it, I will have them apologize to your entire class."

Horikita Manabu spoke with an impartial attitude.

Of course, this was assuming those second-year students had no objections.

If they did, there would be a formal hearing and confrontation.

"No objections. Make sure they apologize properly, and make sure they know it was I who reported them."

Kageya Shinjitsu accepted directly.

"..." Horikita Manabu looked at Kageya Shinjitsu, truly wanting to ask:

'Are you really not afraid of them retaliating against you?'

"As for the matter regarding my classmate." Horikita Manabu said.

In truth, according to school policy, they could choose not to announce disciplinary actions if they wished.

"Regarding the red-haired student, if you seniors want to post a notice, go ahead. If it's too much trouble, forget it. I'm too lazy to do things that don't benefit me."

Kageya Shinjitsu spoke up directly.

He had already lost some interest in the red-haired student.

"I see. Then, to thank you for your report, junior, I will personally reward you with 10,000 points. As for any official announcements, we won't be making any."

Horikita Manabu also took the opportunity to let the matter slide.

He had no interest in issuing any announcements that would leak the school's evaluation criteria.

If such an announcement were made, more people would certainly start paying attention to their behavior.

Giving a little reward to a junior was nothing.

"Then thank you very much, President." Only a fool would turn down free money.

Although 10,000 points didn't seem like much, Kageya Shinjitsu didn't stand on ceremony.

He accepted the points directly.

"I have no further questions. Thank you for your guidance, senior."

"If there's a chance, I'll come by to visit again."

Since his goal had been achieved, Kageya Shinjitsu said this while already planning to take his leave.

It was getting late, and it was time to go have dinner.

"Very well. Leave your contact information, and we will notify you once there is a result."

"Secretary, please make a note of it."

As Horikita Manabu spoke, he had the cute upperclassman beside him record Kageya Shinjitsu's phone number.

"Understood. I'll be waiting for your news, President."

After leaving his number, Kageya Shinjitsu waved his hand and prepared to leave.

Just before he reached the door, Horikita Manabu asked a question.