Fight Incident

June 1.

(We'll go by our timeline here. I forgot for a moment that Classroom of the Elite started school in April. I'm really sorry.)

Suzuki Tsubame strolled leisurely into the classroom.

He could clearly sense an anxious, restless atmosphere hanging in the room.

"Have this month's points... not been issued yet?"

"No... Sigh, I've refreshed it dozens of times, and there's still not even a single point."

"How could this happen?! Did the school's system get old and freeze up?"

After nearly two months of being completely broke, their pockets were cleaner than their faces.

On top of that, they had been eating nothing but feed every day, leaving them pale and gaunt from holding it in.

They were all counting on the ten thousand points being issued so they could finally treat themselves to some meat.

"Suzuki, why do you think this month's points haven't been issued yet?"

Horikita's tone was calm.

After all, unlike everyone else, she did not need to worry about points at all right now.

"Have you paid attention to Sudo these past few days?"

Rather than answering her question directly, Suzuki Tsubame responded with a question of his own, giving her something to think about as well.

"You mean... this delay in points is because of Sudo?"

Horikita carefully recalled the redhead's unusual behavior over the past few days.

It seemed to be related to the Basketball Club. He had been rather down lately.

But... whenever anyone asked him about it, he would always brush them off. That was probably where the problem lay.

"Yes and no..."

"Forget it. You don't need to think so much about it. You'll know once Chabashira-sensei comes in."

"Okay."

Horikita promptly stopped thinking about it. She did not lack those ten thousand points anyway, so it did not matter even if they were never issued.

Suzuki Tsubame looked toward the distance. Sudo was slumped over his desk, looking utterly exhausted.

Sudo's situation was somewhat complicated.

Over this period, Sudo had acted together with Suzuki Tsubame and the others, so he had become a little smarter.

Under Universal Surveillance's lock-on, he had not laid a hand on anyone.

The reason he looked so listless was entirely because the people from Class C had worn him down.

They had tried every possible method to provoke him.

Still, while he truly had not hit anyone,

he had gone with the people from Class C into a surveillance blind spot. In the end, they had gotten what they wanted.

As for why Suzuki Tsubame had not chosen to help him, first, Sudo's temperament still needed tempering.

Second, of course, there was no reward. As everyone knew... Suzuki Tsubame only helped girls.

Tap... tap tap...

Chabashira Sae entered the Class D classroom in her teacher's uniform, her expression icy.

The classroom's previously noisy atmosphere was immediately suppressed by more than half.

The moment Chabashira entered, Ike stood up and impatiently asked:

"Little Sae, why haven't this month's points been issued yet?"

His words immediately resonated with everyone.

"Yeah, yeah, don't we have one hundred Class Points?"

"Right, they weren't deducted to zero again, were they?"

"No! I really don't want to eat feed anymore!"

Chabashira took her place behind the podium.

Her expression was as cold and piercing as ever.

"The school has just informed me that this month's Private Points for first-year students will be issued later than usual."

Once Chabashira finished speaking, the uneasy atmosphere in the classroom immediately eased.

But once Chabashira delivered the next part of her announcement,

everyone's hearts would once again be raised to their throats.

"As for the reason for the delay... Ishizaki Daichi of first-year Class C has accused a student from Class D of using violence against them."

"Could there have been some mistake?!"

"Who did it? Couldn't they have waited until after the points were issued to cause trouble?"

"They won't deduct our Class Points, will they?"

Clearly... everyone was deeply resentful about the points not arriving.

Chabashira stood coldly on the podium, unmoved by their reactions.

After the sounds of their mutual accusations and speculation had quieted down somewhat,

she continued:

"The school needs time to investigate the circumstances of this fight and determine responsibility for both sides."

"That means that until the investigation into the fight is concluded and disciplinary action is taken, the Private Points of all first-year students will be delayed."

"Oh, and if Class C wins this case, Class D's Class Points will most likely be reset to zero again."

Boom—!

"No!"

"What kind of joke is this?! We only just got one hundred Class Points!"

"Who the hell did it! Come out and fight me one-on-one!!!"

If the delayed points were enough to ignite their fury,

then having their points reset to zero was enough to strip away their sanity.

Chabashira remained unmoved by everyone's commotion and outrage.

Instead, she turned her gaze toward a certain figure in the back row of the classroom.

"Sudo Ken, because this assault incident is particularly serious, you will be suspended while the school conducts its investigation."

"Come with me now. The Student Council is waiting for your statement."

Chabashira Sae's words were like a bolt from the blue.

They exploded beside Sudo's ears in an instant!

At the same time... they drew the attention of the entire class.

Sudo suddenly raised his head and looked at Chabashira on the podium, his face filled with confusion and disbelief.

"Chabashira-sensei, have you made a mistake!?"

Sudo's face went bloodless as he hurriedly defended himself:

"These past few days... the people from Class C have kept harassing me, but I swear, I absolutely never laid a hand on them."

Sudo raised his right hand, holding three fingers to the sky as he intended to use an oath as his defense.

Little did he know... such childish antics were utterly useless.

Chabashira's expression remained icy, without the slightest change.

"Save those words for the Student Council."

"Now, come with me immediately."

Sudo froze in his seat.

Facing the gazes around him that seemed mocking and derisive, he was like a fish on a chopping board, drained of every last bit of strength!

"Wait!"

Just as Sudo was about to resign himself to fate and follow Chabashira away,

a voice suddenly rang out, firm and resolute.