"Yes, a report," Classmate Shirogane said. "I went to an electronics store yesterday to buy some appliances, and I discovered that the clerk at the first store I visited was dishonest. He had hidden a camera in the checkout area to film people secretly."
"Whenever a girl entered the store, he would turn the camera on."
As he said this, Classmate Shirogane took out the SD card he had picked up, then, as if remembering something, he added.
"Although I was the one who picked up this SD card, I believe a girl must have discovered the clerk's voyeurism earlier and taken the SD card from the camera, which is how I ended up finding it."
"I don't know who that girl is, but I remember she was quite tall, had long purple hair, and wore two hair clips," Shirogane said. "Is providing this information acceptable?"
"..."
"..."
Is providing this information acceptable?
Acceptable?
Horikita Manabu was speechless.
Are you saying you think reporting something like this earns a reward? And you're even being generous enough to want that purple-haired girl to receive a reward as well?
Just for something like this.
Shirogane Miyuki really hadn't misunderstood.
The first month after freshmen enroll is a behavioral assessment period.
The core of the assessment is whether one can act as an excellent student of Ikusei High School.
If there are any discrepancies, points are deducted.
But if the assessment is based on whether a student is qualified, would performing exceptionally well lead to bonus points?
It had never happened before.
However.
No freshman had ever made a report like this, either. If verified, this clerk would undoubtedly be a black sheep who tarnished the school's reputation.
Handling it in a timely manner could also prevent students from suffering irreparable consequences.
Therefore.
As long as it is verified, there is a high probability that the school will grant an exceptional reward.
At the very least, the Board Chairman that Horikita Manabu knows is a person who rewards and punishes clearly.
So, although rare, this freshman class might see not only point deductions but also point additions.
Chapter 021: Iron-Willed, Shirogane Miyuki!
Sakayanagi Arisu wanted to obtain the school-wide student roster.
However, the full roster costs 300,000 points, meaning printing just one grade level would cost 100,000.
Setting aside the fact that 300,000 points is an astronomical figure for a newcomer, even a 100,000-point fee would make one frown, especially since everyone only received 100,000 points upon enrollment.
Thus, she very sensibly chose to print only the freshman roster and paid the 100,000-point fee.
The printing was fast; the Student Council President finished processing it in about five minutes.
So, when Sakayanagi Arisu left the student council room, she had a bag of documents in her hand.
As for Classmate Shirogane, his request to join the student council had been rejected.
It seemed rather unsympathetic, but Classmate Shirogane understood that while the Student Council President had refused, he hadn't completely shut the door.
The reason he gave was that he needed to observe him for a month.
It was only the second day of school, so what was there to observe?
However.
The one-month deadline coincided with a special date; after enrollment, freshmen undergo their first special exam lasting one month, the content of which is behavioral conduct—whether they can act as qualified students of Ikusei High School.
On the first day of the second month, the true nature of the school is customarily revealed.
Therefore, the Student Council President setting this deadline meant he didn't want it to conflict with that one-month period set by the school.
Once a freshman is admitted into the student council, they gain access to a significant amount of information, which could potentially lead to leaks.
He had to mitigate that risk.
Still, being rejected only due to timing rather than a flat-out refusal was surprising.
It showed that the other party had evaluation criteria based on ability and wouldn't completely discard someone or deny them an opportunity just because they were in a lower class.
To a certain extent, it also showed that Horikita Manabu acknowledged students from lower classes struggling to climb their way up.
But they really are siblings, aren't they?
Both the brother and sister are incredibly cold and aloof.
However.
If the older brother is so outstanding, why was the younger sister assigned to Class D?
"Then we shall be taking our leave." Shirogane and Classmate Sakayanagi said to President Horikita.
"Mm."
President Horikita nodded.
The two of them then walked toward the main entrance. Classmate Sakayanagi held a bag in her left hand and a cane in her right, a posture ill-suited for pushing open the heavy doors.
Shirogane noticed this and took the initiative to step forward and push them open.
Classmate Sakayanagi looked up at him.
Just as the student council room door swung open, they discovered two students standing outside.
A boy and a girl, both of them strikingly attractive.
The boy was quite tall with short, golden hair and refined features. The muscles in his legs were well-defined, suggesting he was the type who trained his physique regularly.
However, a smile played on his face, giving him a cheerful and elegant air. He carried the natural aura of an elite.
As for the girl, she was rather petite, a head taller than the Classmate Sakayanagi beside Shirogane. Her hair was not very long, but it was well-groomed and styled into two twin tails.
She looked quite cute.
This girl had appeared by President Horikita's side during the entrance ceremony, and her status appeared to be that of the student council secretary.
"President." The voice came from the purple-haired secretary standing at the door.
"You two, step aside first," President Horikita said.
The two at the door stepped aside, allowing Shirogane and Classmate Sakayanagi to pass.
Nagumo Miyabi only withdrew his gaze once he had watched the two underclassmen walk away.
The purple-haired secretary had already arrived before President Horikita. Her name was Tachibana Akane, a classmate of President Horikita, and after he became Student Council President, he had personally appointed her as his secretary to assist with student council affairs.
"Just now, while I was patrolling with underclassman Nagumo, we discovered that there seem to be some issues in Class C of the first year."
"There was an incident of private fighting," Tachibana Akane reported while holding a notebook.
"It should just be some friction between the new students," the blonde boy who had entered with Tachibana Akane said. "I don't think there's any need to be so strict about fighting. After all, sometimes violence is also a means to an end."
"Underclassman Nagumo, that way of thinking is dangerous," Tachibana Akane said quickly. It was evident that although she had just been out on patrol with him, their opinions differed.
To be precise, this senior Nagumo and President Horikita held different philosophies.
"Well... I'm just offering a suggestion," the underclassman called Nagumo said. "Also, Senior Tachibana, you should be calling me Vice President now."
He was the current representative of Class A in the second year, Nagumo, full name Nagumo Miyabi, and was also a highly popular underclassman who had been recognized by President Horikita and recruited into the student council, where he was granted the position of Vice President.
He held significant influence among the second-year students.
"President, what were those two underclassmen here for just now?" Nagumo asked, seemingly uninterested in continuing the previous topic.
"They couldn't have felt that the school's treatment of them was too good, and out of disbelief, came to the student council to verify it, could they?"
Hmm.
That was a reasonable thought.
Arriving at this school only to find that it not only provided free housing but also gave a full 100,000 points as living expenses.
It was like a pie falling from the sky, so naturally, they would want to confirm if it was real.
And if one thought deeper, they would consider whether they could still receive such a large amount of living expenses next month, or how they could go about obtaining such a sum.
These were all strategies they could think of when they were just fresh, newly enrolled students.
"The students of this year are a bit different from the past," President Horikita said, not answering Nagumo, but offering a rather high evaluation instead.
"Is that so?" Nagumo Miyabi said, "They're quite cute."
"Uh, I mean, it is surprising that these two came to the student council on the second day of enrollment."
"That kind of reaction speed is quite cute," Nagumo said.
Nagumo had been the freshman representative last year, and recalling his own experience, he hadn't reacted that quickly. It had taken him about a week before he started thinking about what made this school unique, and it wasn't until half a month had passed that he grasped the true nature of the school.
He then proceeded to lecture his class on the rules in an alarmist manner, but the students in his class didn't listen, so it wasn't until the end of the first month that they realized he had been right all along.
In this way, he gradually consolidated his prestige, eventually leading his class to defeat the original Class A, and even now, he continued to occupy the position of Class A.
This was his experience and his track record.
"Since you've returned, there is one more matter I need you to verify." President Horikita took out an SD card. "A student has reported that a staff member at the electronics store is suspected of taking illicit photos."
"And this is the evidence of the other party's illicit photography."
"If verified to be correct, I will submit it to the school administration."
The student council of Ikusei High School possessed greater autonomy than student councils in the outside world; even the entrance and graduation ceremonies were organized by the student council without the school administration's involvement, which was a sign of significant delegation of power.
However, in the event of exceptional or special circumstances, it still needed to be submitted to the school administration.
Therefore, by saying this, President Horikita implied that the school might provide some form of recognition to the student who made the report.
"Then which student reported it?" Nagumo asked.
"The two you encountered just now," President Horikita said, though he did not specify which one.
Oh.
However, Nagumo Miyabi nodded.
Thus, Nagumo prepared to spend 100,000 points first to print out the roster information for the first-year students.
A student who possessed such intuition and could take such actions was worth recruiting.
ps: First update.
Chapter 022 Narrator System: I'm telling you, she's a little devil!
After exiting the student council office, Classmate Shirogane and Classmate Sakayanagi, being students from different classes, had basically accomplished their respective goals.
So, logically, they should have parted ways immediately upon stepping outside.
Logically, that was the case.
"Does Classmate Shirogane know who the two people standing at the door just now were?" Sakayanagi said suddenly, gripping her cane.
"The boy with golden hair is a student in Class A of the second year, and he is also the current vice president of the student council, Nagumo Miyabi. As for the girl, if you had listened carefully during the entrance ceremony, you would know that she is the secretary of the student council, Tachibana Akane, and she belongs to Class A of the third year, just like President Horikita."
"Among them, senior Nagumo is a difficult person to deal with. The students I arranged to go out and scout for information from the second-years returned to report that even when the price was raised to 500,000 points, they still wouldn't leak any intelligence."
"Because the school forbids it, and Nagumo forbids it as well."
Classmate Sakayanagi's voice was pleasant, and as she said this, she looked at Classmate Shirogane with a beaming smile.
"..." Shirogane remained expressionless.
Classmate Shirogane did not speak immediately, because wasn't this person Sakayanagi quite capable?
He had thought that her wanting to print the student roster was simply because she knew about the class competition and was taking precautions.
But looking at it now, she had actually hit a wall.
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