In Classroom of the Elite, My Future Daughter Provides Assists

As I was thinking this.

"I have decided to appoint Kiriyama to the position of Student Council treasurer," Horikita Manabu stated.

However, a silence fell over the scene.

The students of Second-Year Class B, who had been on the verge of cheering, slammed on the brakes.

It's over.

Nagumo Miyabi, meanwhile, was stunned, left completely dumbfounded down below.

Unlike Nagumo, the surrounding students of Second-Year Class A, who were unaware of the situation, looked relieved.

"Great, Nagumo, the President only gave Kiriyama the treasurer position."

"So our class still holds the advantage."

"Nagumo, you can breathe a sigh of relief now."

"Nagumo? What's wrong, Nagumo?" Some students noticed the tense expression on Nagumo's face. They looked completely confused, unable to understand why Nagumo would look so strained when Kiriyama had failed to become the Vice President, a position that would have posed a threat to them.

But only Nagumo knew that he seemed to have miscalculated.

He had laid out his plans based on his understanding of Horikita Manabu, so why had things turned out like this... why was Horikita Manabu completely refusing to play by the rules?

He knew that only by becoming the Vice President of the Student Council could Kiriyama serve as a force of restraint against his side.

Or perhaps.

Could it be that even though Horikita Manabu was aware of the danger he posed, he still adhered to the principle of meritocracy? After all, in terms of ability, Kiriyama was completely unqualified to be Vice President. Promoting Kiriyama in violation of his own conscience would not align with Horikita Manabu's integrity.

So, did Horikita Manabu choose to be righteous in the end?

But this is not the time for you to be righteous, President. What you need is the greater good, the greater good!

Nagumo felt that Horikita Manabu had not played by his script.

He had been laying the groundwork for this since the start of the school year. As it turned out, it was completely ineffective.

As he thought this, he heard Horikita Manabu continue his announcement.

"The matter of three students joining the Student Council is neither big nor small, so there was no need to gather everyone here."

"However, when Shirogane approached me with his self-recommendation yesterday, it was quite interesting."

"So, I made a wager with him," Horikita Manabu said. "In the past, because Nagumo of the second year led Class B to Class A, I invited him to join the Student Council and granted him the position of Vice President."

"And now, I am offering Shirogane the same conditions."

"If he can lead the current Class B to rise to Class A, then I will also invite him to join the Student Council and grant him the position of Vice President."

"The day he rises in class rank is the day he rises in position."

"Whether he can achieve this, let us wait and see. Are you satisfied with this arrangement, Shirogane?" Horikita Manabu then handed the microphone to Shirogane Miyuki.

Damn.

Only then did Nagumo Miyabi fully react.

A moment ago, he had been wondering if President Horikita was too righteous, his conscience preventing him from promoting Kiriyama. But looking at it now, it was clear that President Horikita... still had a plan to keep him in check, only the candidate recommended for Vice President had changed from Kiriyama to Shirogane Miyuki of First-Year Class B!

Recommending Kiriyama for Vice President would indeed have drawn criticism, but if Shirogane could truly manage to lead Class B to Class A, it would be a legitimate and honorable appointment.

So, Horikita Manabu had arranged for Shirogane Miyuki to suppress him.

Nagumo never expected that the person he hadn't paid attention to, or even looked down upon, would now grow into his greatest enemy.

At the same time, Shirogane heard the voice of the Narration System in his mind.

[That Nagumo Miyabi is currently looking at you with a complex expression.]

[He had actually been laying out a plan since the start of the school year, but it seems like it was all destroyed just now.]

[He seems to have suffered some internal trauma.]

"..." Shirogane.

So, the moment one joins the Student Council, it is implicitly assumed that they are siding with President Horikita, and therefore, they must oppose Senior Nagumo.

But what is up with this Senior Nagumo?

They hadn't even launched an attack yet, and the other party was already spiraling into self-isolation?

Is he a bit too weak?

However.

Shirogane noticed more students looking at him, including the students of First-Year Class A.

Clearly.

President Horikita's wager meant that from this moment on, Class A and the new Class B where Shirogane belonged were officially enemies.

Still, since the President had handed him the microphone, it wouldn't do to say nothing.

Shirogane then said, "Just as President Horikita said."

"However, there is one point I need to clarify: my goal does not stop at Vice President, but rather, I am aiming for Student Council President."

"Once I become the Student Council President of this school, I will invite Sakayanagi Arisu from First-Year Class A to serve as my Vice President."

"That is all." Having said this, Classmate Shirogane handed the microphone back to Horikita Manabu.

"..."

Good grief.

After Shirogane made this announcement, the situation shifted instantly. Most of the students in Class A, who had previously been staring at Shirogane, turned their gazes toward Classmate Sakayanagi.

Just like that.

Classmate Sakayanagi immediately replicated the experience of being the center of attention that Classmate Shirogane had just endured.

Naturally, Classmate Sakayanagi's expression remained calm and unruffled.

However, her mind had already begun to race.

It was obvious.

By announcing this at such a time, was Classmate Shirogane inducing the idea that she and he had a close relationship? Since they were in different classes and he was willing to offer her such a position, did it imply that Sakayanagi had actually defected to his side and would betray Class A?

In other words.

This caused the already divided Class A to become even more fractured.

Under these circumstances, Sakayanagi and even the students of the Sakayanagi Faction would only be viewed with greater suspicion by the Katsuragi Faction, invisibly weakening the overall strength of Class A.

So, really.

Classmate Shirogane is a big villain.

ps: Second update!

Chapter 062: The Written Exam Begins as Customary!

"..." Sakayanagi Arisu.

Classmate Sakayanagi received the gazes of her classmates without surprise; some came from the Katsuragi Faction, while others came from her own.

Because Classmate Shirogane was being truly excessive.

This move of pulling the firewood from under the cauldron directly painted her as his ally.

Even though they were in different classes and were undoubtedly competitors, he had made such an invitation; one could easily imagine how others would misunderstand their relationship.

Moreover, during yesterday's lunch break, Classmate Sakayanagi had gone straight to Shirogane Miyuki's class after returning from the Student Council. At the time, she had thought it might be a good way to catch him off guard.

But now, it had turned into... the appearance that she had been impatient to see him.

This kind of thing was truly impossible to explain clearly.

Therefore, even a denial could not eliminate the suspicions of others.

Although Sakayanagi was well aware that this was a scheme intentionally employed by Shirogane Miyuki, aimed at destroying the overall strength of Class A.

The fact that the surrounding students, and even the members of her own Sakayanagi Faction, had begun to look at her with astonishment and shock was proof of the success of Shirogane-kun's plan.

After Shirogane-kun shifted the pressure onto Sakayanagi Arisu, he remained silent.

Or rather, ever since Shirogane-kun was acknowledged by President Horikita and offered the wager of a promotion in exchange for moving up a class, Shirogane Miyuki had already become the number one enemy of Class A.

So, he had nothing left to fear now. He could only push forward.

On the podium.

"The matters have been announced. The students whose names were read will officially begin their duties after school tomorrow."

"Now, each class will depart in an orderly fashion, following the order of third years, second years, and first years, and within those, in the order of Class A, B, C, and D."

Having said this, Horikita Manabu handed the microphone to Tachibana Akane at his side, then walked down the stairs, arrived in front of the Third-Year Class A formation, and stood at the front of the line.

Although Horikita Manabu was the Student Council President, he was also the class representative for his own class.

Naturally, it was up to him to lead the way.

Thus, the students began to leave in an orderly manner.

From the third years to the second years.

"Nagumo!"

Following the order, Class A took precedence, so Class A was the first to leave. However, the students of Second-Year Class A noticed that Nagumo, who was at the head of the line, seemed completely lost in thought.

For the average student in Second-Year Class A, the fact that the President did not appoint Kiriyama as the Student Council Vice President was a favorable development for their class.

Nagumo usually didn't view Kiriyama as a major threat, so the fact that Kiriyama only received the position of treasurer shouldn't have been enough to leave Nagumo dazed.

The students of Second-Year Class A finally realized that their class representative seemed to be acting strangely.

"My scheme has been ruined," Nagumo muttered.

Unfortunately, there was no one present among his classmates who could understand his words, because the plan he had to induce Horikita Manabu to appoint Kiriyama as Vice President had been carried out in secret, so no one else knew that he had actually set up such a grand scheme.

And it had failed.

After putting in so much effort, only to have it ruined like this, how could he possibly not care?

However, it could not be considered a total defeat.

Nagumo Miyabi was Nagumo Miyabi, after all; he had been superior to the average person since childhood, easily crossing thresholds that were difficult for ordinary people to reach.

It could be said that his life had been smooth sailing all the way.

Even upon entering this school, he was somewhat surprised to be placed in Class B rather than Class A, yet he still successfully led his class to climb up from Class B.

In other words, Senior Nagumo was finally experiencing a sense of frustration.

However.

He was Nagumo Miyabi, after all.

As a highly confident and excellent individual, he quickly composed himself.

After all, a single failure was not necessarily a bad thing; on the contrary, it could prevent him from becoming too arrogant.

Because.

He had not lost yet.

Although his plan, which had been laid out for over a month to lure President Horikita into appointing Kiriyama as Vice President, had failed, and although he had ultimately cultivated a new rival for himself.

But.

He was a senior from the upper grade, and for the second-year level, while it might currently look like three classes ganging up on one Class B, he should be able to unify the entire second-year grade very soon.

At that time.

Not only would he be able to lead the grade to respond more flexibly to the monthly special exams, but he would also have an entire grade as his backing.

And by then, he would be able to collect points from the entire grade.

A massive sum like 20 million points would be easy to accumulate.

So, he still had plenty of trump cards. And could Shirogane, his junior, do the same?

He surely couldn't have unified the first-year grade just like he had.