Naturally, the students he intended to win over were those in Class A.
It was just that approaching the freshmen without a reason would be too conspicuous, but if it were under the guise of official business, there would be no problem at all. He could even use this contact to exchange information, making things much easier in the future.
And that was the reason Nagumo Miyabi appeared at the doorway of the first-year Class A classroom.
However, it was a bit of a pity that he didn't see that incredibly cute girl with short silver hair whom he had encountered at the entrance of the Student Council office.
A sense of slight regret seemed to linger in Nagumo's heart.
"May I ask who you are?" A male student from Class A suddenly struck up a conversation with Nagumo.
Nagumo looked over and discovered a tall, sturdy boy. The boy was bald, yet he gave off an impression of wisdom.
"I am the Student Council Vice President, Nagumo Miyabi," Nagumo said. "I was previously the class representative of the second-year Class B, but our class rose to the position of Class A two months ago."
Oh.
But isn't that a rather strange thing to say?
You have to realize that everyone around him is a first-year freshman, a complete novice. Yet, he suddenly mentions that his class was originally Class B and successfully promoted, which implies that the classes in this school can actually be promoted?
Nagumo certainly knew that saying such things would surely lead to punishment upon his return. However, since points in this school could buy anything, as long as one possessed enough points, even penalties could be exempted.
Therefore, by revealing this information—though it wasn't much—he would basically be fined 300,000 points.
It could be said that spending 300,000 points on a single sentence was truly heart-wrenching.
However, since he wanted to secure the votes of the first-year Class A, he naturally had to make these underclassmen pay attention to him now.
So, he just had to wait for these underclassmen to suffer point deductions because they didn't think carefully about the information he leaked, and then they would realize his value.
Of course, it was also possible that the underclassmen would grasp the information he provided and use it to navigate the month perfectly, in which case they would also remember his kindness.
Looking at it this way, paying only 300,000 points to establish a good relationship with the first-year Class A was simply perfect.
Only.
What made Nagumo feel somewhat uncomfortable was that even though he had leaked the information, the expressions of the surrounding Class A students were not right.
There was no confusion, nor was there any contemplation; instead, they looked... a bit pleasantly surprised.
That's right.
Pleasantly surprised.
Nagumo couldn't even fathom what part of his words could be considered surprising.
Because normally, shouldn't they be wondering why Class B was able to become Class A?
Shouldn't they be worried about whether they might encounter the same situation of being swapped out of their class?
"Then, may I ask what your business is? Has something happened in our class that requires the Student Council to intervene?" said the tall, bald man who had spoken to Nagumo. "I am Katsuragi Kohei. If something has happened, you can tell me."
"..." Nagumo.
Nagumo found it somewhat inconceivable.
Because he had originally intended for the underclassmen of Class A to remember him, but instead, had he ended up remembering this underclassman named Katsuragi Kohei?
This was not his home turf.
It was no wonder Nagumo-senpai found it inconceivable, as there was indeed something peculiar about this class.
And it was more than just peculiar, because at noon yesterday, Sakayanagi Arisu had already sent a document to the class group chat.
She had also informed them that this was obtained by paying 1.2 million points to a senior from the third-year Class D.
One part was about the true nature of this school.
The other part was about the behavioral deduction exams that they, as freshmen, would face during their first month of enrollment.
That's right. Deductions.
The base score was 1,000 points, and all four classes started with 1,000 points, but they would be deducted points throughout the first month for poor performance.
And this score would be the sole basis for class rankings.
Ultimately, only the students in Class A at the time of graduation would be able to receive the rewards advertised by the school.
However, since only the graduating Class A could receive the rewards, they had to maintain their position as Class A.
And now that all four classes had a base score of 1,000, it meant they were all starting from the same point.
So.
There was still a sense of urgency.
It was just that whether the information revealed by Classmate Sakayanagi was entirely trustworthy remained to be seen.
However, the news mentioned by Nagumo-senpai about his class rising from B to A made the eyes of the surrounding Class A students light up.
In other words, the information Nagumo-senpai revealed couldn't move them; instead, it only confirmed that the data Sakayanagi had obtained was authentic.
Therefore.
A few more students became believers in Classmate Sakayanagi.
And Classmate Katsuragi was also under pressure. He was a steady person; although Classmate Sakayanagi's performance was excellent and praiseworthy, her move to demand that the class spend points to buy information from the homeroom teacher was still too bold.
Given his cautious nature, he could not fully trust Sakayanagi.
And the students in the class had also developed such a divide.
One part was the moderate faction that supported him, while the other was the radical faction that supported Classmate Sakayanagi.
"Yesterday, a student submitted an SD card. The contents involved the matter of a store clerk in the shopping district secretly filming people, and the school has already dismissed the clerk involved."
"And the person who originally obtained this SD card was actually a student in your class."
Saying this, Nagumo finally walked into the Class A classroom, heading straight toward a tall girl with purple hair.
She was sitting at her desk with a stern face; although she was quite attractive, one could tell she gave off a "stay away" vibe.
"The school provides rewards for students who make such contributions."
"This anonymous points card is the school's reward for this contributing student."
"It contains thirty thousand private points."
Saying this, Nagumo stopped in front of the purple-haired girl. He took a special card out of his pocket; the card looked like a phone card, but it had a QR code on it. It was likely reusable.
"This is the reward you deserve, Classmate Kamuro Masumi—" Nagumo Miyabi kept a smile on his face as he prepared to hand the points card to the purple-haired girl.
"I didn't do it, you've got the wrong person." However, the purple-haired girl sitting in her seat interrupted him before he could even finish his sentence, looking at him with what seemed like disdain, "Also, you're blocking my view."
"..." Nagumo.
Huh?
ps: A normal chapter is 2,000 words, but I keep exceeding it to 2,600-2,800 words, which leaves me with mixed feelings.
Chapter 024: Classmate Kamuro, what are you hiding?
You've got the wrong person.
You're in my way.
The purple-haired girl named Kamuro Masumi said this without a hint of politeness.
"..." Nagumo.
It could be said that from the moment he entered the classroom until now, the mood of Vice President Nagumo had not been good.
Because what was up with this class, and what was up with the students in this class?
He thought to himself.
"Sakayanagi is here."
Someone seemed to shout this, and then Nagumo Miyabi saw several students enter through the classroom door.
To be precise, it was a girl who looked frail, clutching a cane in her left hand, but she was followed by three students in front and three behind; the students in front seemed to be clearing the way, while the students in the back acted as guards.
It felt as if Sakayanagi Arisu was being surrounded like the moon by stars.
Although Sakayanagi Arisu looked cute and adorable—the cutest girl Nagumo had ever seen.
However.
Why was her presence even more imposing than his, the vice president of the student council?
She was clearly just a first-year freshman in Class A.
"Ara ara, it seems we have a guest in the class," Sakayanagi Arisu said.
Her voice was also very pleasant.
Oh.
Nagumo's mood, which had turned sour, seemed to be slightly healed.
"However, you are currently standing in my seat. Could you please move?" Sakayanagi said.
In other words, was she only speaking to him because he was standing in her seat?
And she even thought he was in the way.
Damn it.
And so, the students of first-year Class A watched as the vice president of the student council, who had originally arrived full of spirit and elegance, left with an atmosphere as cold as frost.
However.
"Classmate Kamuro, did the vice president of the student council just mistake you for someone else?"
Sakayanagi Arisu sat down, but she seemed interested in staring at the girl behind her.
Kamuro Masumi was tall and seemed to have undergone training, possessing excellent physical fitness.
However, she was a loner who didn't group up, belonging to the more reclusive type.
"I didn't do any such thing," Classmate Kamuro said with a stern face.
She didn't have much of a presence in class originally, but just now, many people had suddenly looked at her, and even after the student council vice president Nagumo had left, the surrounding students still seemed quite curious.
This was not a good thing for someone like her who disliked being the center of attention.
"Besides, I've never even been to that electronics store," Classmate Kamuro said.
Uh.
In other words, the student council had unilaterally targeted the wrong person.
However.
That was clearly a lie.
Because Sakayanagi Arisu had printed out the entire roster of first-year students yesterday, she had actually confirmed that the person Classmate Shirogane was describing was likely Kamuro the moment he mentioned purple hair and two hairpins.
Therefore, Kamuro was currently denying it on purpose.
Moreover, her story was full of holes; from what the classmate had said, the vice president only mentioned that a student had reported a shop clerk in the shopping district for misconduct.
He hadn't specified which shop, yet Kamuro Masumi had been able to point out it was the electronics store directly.
So, perhaps Kamuro wasn't quite as clever as she thought.
"Well, that is truly a pity." Sakayanagi seemed to be drawing a conclusion to the matter. "If it had been you who did this, Kamuro, you would have been able to bring the possibility of bonus points to our class."
The possibility of bonus points?
Katsuragi had already been sitting in his seat, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ponder.
As freshmen, they had only been losing points since enrollment this month, but looking at it now, was there actually a possibility of gaining points?
And if it wasn't Kamuro, then it meant another student had reported the clerk's misconduct to the school, which meant students from another class would be the ones getting the bonus points.
However, this matter depended on the attitude of the person involved, Kamuro.
Katsuragi then looked toward Kamuro, but she remained indifferent to the potential for bonus points that Sakayanagi had mentioned.
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