In Classroom of the Elite, My Future Daughter Provides Assists

It seems to be the common situation where there are two children in a family, the older one is super talented, and the younger one develops an inferiority complex.

"Your current performance is terrible. Absolutely not good," Chabashira said. "Although I cannot tell you many of the details, I can still point you in a direction."

"If you don't want to be expelled, then prove your own strength."

"At the very least, you haven't proven anything yet." Chabashira's tone seemed to soften quite a bit, giving Horikita a moment of respite.

"What?" Horikita looked at Chabashira.

Chabashira took another drag of her cigarette.

In reality, her current actions were already a violation of protocol, as a teacher should not encourage students to explore the school's rules or how to deal with them.

ps: Second update!

Chapter 035: Miss Sakayanagi wouldn't understand what it's like to have no money, would she!

Chabashira was well aware that she was violating the rules.

But she had no other choice.

Currently, the class evaluation scores for classes A, B, and C were all higher than in previous years, so even with Koenji and Ayanokoji as cards to play, it was very difficult to lead the class upward.

In particular, she still couldn't be sure whether Ayanokoji or Koenji were willing to lead the class upward.

After all, neither of these two had shown much of their true strength during this period, and both had, to varying degrees, participated in the process of the class losing points.

Therefore, she could only try to choose a student who was easier to motivate and had the desire to climb higher.

Thus, Horikita Suzune was chosen.

It was a shameful thing for the younger sister of the Student Council President to be assigned to Class D, and Horikita's overall grades looked quite good; if not for a flaw, such talent would have landed her in Class A. It was only that flaw that kept her stuck in Class D.

Although she had flaws, she was still much stronger than the average Class D student.

So, Chabashira was betting her chips on Horikita.

And by inciting her like this, she was clearly breaking the rules.

Therefore, after she finished talking to Horikita, the place she would be heading to was the Board Chairman's office.

She estimated that her salary for the next half year would be deducted.

But if she could create a situation where all four classes had the opportunity to compete and grow together, the school administration likely wouldn't refuse.

Otherwise, a completely uncompetitive Class D could simply be expelled to save on funding.

After all.

It was unheard of for a class to have all its points deducted and drop to zero within just one month, falling so far behind that there was no chance to climb back up.

Numerous thoughts raced through Chabashira's mind, while Horikita was currently looking at her earnestly and somewhat nervously.

Chabashira actually felt a hint of guilt.

However, it was a fact that Horikita had been assigned to Class D and labeled as a defective product, so if she could grow, it would also be beneficial for Horikita herself.

Thus, she said in a low voice, "The deadline is from the end of this month to the 1st of next month."

"The normal approach would be to observe this school and discover the unusual aspects of it."

"And find a way to deal with them."

"However, you might not be able to do that."

"So, when you encounter obstacles, you can try changing your perspective."

In other words, was she considering that Horikita's strength was insufficient and she would hit a wall?

Although Horikita was listening to the plan provided by the teacher, she was also feeling a bit unconvinced.

Because she had just been told she was bringing shame to her brother, and then she had received such a low evaluation.

She wanted to prove her strength.

However, she continued to listen.

"Class 1-C, Shirogane Miyuki. His performance can be described as excellent. He has received praise from both the school and the student council," Chabashira said. "If you have absolutely no clue, then you can consider following him and observing."

As Chabashira said this, she paused, then added, "Learn from him."

Learn from him.

"..."

For Horikita, who was usually always alone and particularly self-reliant, this was a complicated matter.

Moreover.

Now that Chabashira had seemingly provided a direction, she felt that she could still gain something.

So, she decided to first obtain relevant information about this school.

The deadline was the end of this month. Half a month had already passed, leaving only another half month, but she felt that if she thought deeply and dug into it, she should be able to find the answer.

And so.

"What a lovely lunch. Classmate Shirogane is quite skilled at cooking."

During the third day's lunch hour, Classmate Shirogane arrived at the cafeteria.

The cafeteria spans three floors, with the third floor being the most luxurious. However, the dishes there are expensive, and it features private rooms that require an extra fee—amenities generally only accessible to wealthy upperclassmen or faculty members.

Therefore, ordinary students usually head to the first floor.

However.

As soon as Classmate Shirogane took out the bento he had prepared himself, someone immediately approached him to strike up a conversation.

It was Sakayanagi Arisu, holding her cane in her left hand.

Classmate Sakayanagi looked incredibly cute today as well.

Ever since she secured leverage over Kamuro, she was often seen accompanied only by her. When spotted in the shopping district, she was no longer surrounded by a crowd of admirers as she once was.

But Classmate Shirogane didn't think she had lost her influence; rather, he believed those who supported her no longer needed to express their loyalty in such a grand, public manner.

"I'm just trying to save money," Shirogane said. "It would be a waste not to bring out the full flavor of the ingredients."

"Oh."

Sakayanagi simply nodded.

Coming from an extremely prestigious family and being an only child, she had never known hardship, let alone the need to pinch pennies. Thus, Classmate Shirogane's habit of relying on diligent study and cooking to save money seemed somewhat novel to her.

However, Classmate Sakayanagi wasn't necessarily lingering to ask for a piece of octopus sausage.

"Classmate Shirogane has been observing the students of Class A these past few days, haven't you?" Sakayanagi said. "Some students have already reported this to me."

"After all, I don't have enough points to purchase the student roster," Classmate Shirogane admitted honestly.

"And so, you decided to stand guard at the entrance of our Class A classroom, taking photos of every student who walked by?" Classmate Sakayanagi said with a smile. "You even went out of your way to avoid me."

Hmm.

That was quite a way for Classmate Sakayanagi to put it.

He hadn't actually gone out of his way to avoid anyone in particular. He was simply snapping photos of every student who exited Class A.

It was just that he hadn't happened to be camping out at the moment Classmate Sakayanagi walked by, so naturally, he hadn't taken a photo of her.

In truth, Classmate Shirogane had only started doing this yesterday afternoon.

If one wanted to obtain information about students from other classes, one could be like Classmate Sakayanagi—wealthy and powerful enough to simply print out the student roster.

The roster not only contained information about which class a student belonged to, but also contact details, names, and photos to match.

But that required money.

And while Classmate Sakayanagi had printed the data, she didn't seem like the type to voluntarily share it, so Shirogane chose the most primitive method.

If he couldn't determine which student belonged to which class, he would simply camp out at their classroom.

When class ended, the students would walk out of the room, and that was the most straightforward way to confirm their class affiliation.

And if he couldn't obtain other information about them, he would first take a photo and then find someone who knew them to fill in the blanks.

Originally, Shirogane's target was the students of Class D, so this entire operation should have been focused on them.

However, after learning that Classmate Shiina had a good relationship with Classmate Kushida from Class D, Shirogane had some new ideas.

Recently, rumors had been circulating in Class C that a little golden-haired angel had appeared in Class D.

It seemed that Classmate Kushida from Class D was willing to reach out and talk to them.

One had to realize that some students weren't very popular, or were even somewhat disliked, yet Classmate Kushida was willing to befriend them—boys and girls alike—like a little angel.

She would even genuinely help everyone with their troubles, which was truly moving.

And so, this had resulted in Classmate Kushida becoming very popular in her class.

She would say things like, "My name is Kushida Kikyo. My goal is to become friends with everyone in the school. I want to make many memories, so please, let's all hang out together."

Although he didn't know what her true objective was, she seemed to want to meet and interact with every single student.

How terrifying.

Could it be that she was also investigating the information of the students in her own class? And at her current pace, she probably wasn't just looking into her own classmates; she might even be mapping out the situation of the students in Class C as well.

From what he learned from Classmate Shiina, Classmate Kushida also wanted to be friends with him, so she had entrusted her to pass on the message.

And she had agreed to Classmate Shirogane's request to meet after school.

Thus, upon receiving this news, Shirogane immediately headed to the vicinity of the Class A classroom to stake out the students.

Since Classmate Kushida's social skills were so excellent, she could serve as an assistant to help identify the information of the students in Class A.

After class ended, he went to the Class A classroom and took photos of the students walking out in the hallway.

He had thought he was being quite discreet, but it turned out he had already been discovered?

"Since you've discovered my actions, I won't take any more photos next time," Shirogane said. "Or do you want me to hand over the photos I've already taken?"

"Not at all," Sakayanagi Arisu said. "I have no intention of stopping you. Although my subordinates reported this matter to me, I actually feel that you are currently in the middle of taking action."

"For instance, because you didn't have enough points to print the roster at the student council, you thought of manually creating one instead."

"May I interpret this as you being single-mindedly determined to climb your way to the top?" Classmate Sakayanagi asked with a beaming smile.

Ugh.

How truly terrifying.

Hadn't she completely seen through his actions?

Furthermore, she had directly perceived that he was doing this because he wanted to lead Class C upward. After all, if he didn't intend to compete against the other classes, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to collect information on their students.

He had originally thought that Classmate Sakayanagi was just passing by, but it turned out this girl had come to declare war.

At this rate, his meal today was going to lose its flavor.

Meanwhile, Shirogane also thought of one thing he needed to confirm.

While snapping photos to observe the students of Class A, he had noticed a strange situation. It appeared that Class A was experiencing a split.

The arrangement of desks in their classroom was different from the other classes; while the desks and chairs in other classes were spaced uniformly and concentrated toward the front-middle, the desks and chairs in Class A were divided into two sections—one on the upper left and one on the upper right—leaving a large empty space in the middle.

It looked as if they had been split apart.

Could this be interpreted as Class A being divided?

"Classmate Sakayanagi, it seems you haven't managed to secure absolute authority over Class A," Shirogane said. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have let me take photos of the students in your class so easily."

"Hehe, it seems you've noticed. And you are referring to Katsuragi-kun, aren't you? A portion of the students in the class support me, but there is also a portion that hopes to support the conservative stance of Classmate Katsuragi."

"It seems they want to start playing it safe and holding onto their points once this month ends," Sakayanagi said.

This statement confirmed that although Class A had a boss in the form of Sakayanagi Arisu, she had not been able to fully control the class, even leading to the emergence of a faction with an opposing opinion to her own.

For the time being, he would call it the Katsuragi Faction.