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Furthermore.

It wouldn't be that simple for Shirogane to ascend to the position of Vice President; he would need to defeat the current First-Year Class A first.

Therefore.

If the First-Year Class B, where Shirogane Miyuki resides, fails to climb the ranks, does that not mean President Horikita's arrangements cannot be implemented smoothly, and that ultimately, supporting Kiriyama remains a possibility?

So, in other words.

He hasn't completely lost yet.

"Let's go!"

Nagumo Miyabi said.

With that, he led the Second-Year Class A team away in a grand procession, his face devoid of any lingering sense of defeat.

However, as he stepped out of the Gymnasium, Nagumo still felt a tinge of regret.

Because yesterday, he had encountered Sakayanagi Arisu, a junior whose silver hair made her look like a high-end doll. Her appearance was so adorable that he felt a strong protective instinct, and he had wanted to get to know her.

Yet now, Sakayanagi had been pulled into Shirogane Miyuki's camp.

At the very least, while he couldn't be certain of the relationship between Sakayanagi and Shirogane Miyuki, the fact that Shirogane Miyuki had proactively invited her to take the position of Vice President confirmed that she could no longer be swayed to his side.

This left him somewhat disappointed.

And if he wanted to increase the difficulty for Shirogane's First-Year Class B to climb the ranks, there were still some maneuvers he could perform.

For instance, the point gap between the current First-Year Class A and First-Year Class B was less than 200 points.

Nagumo felt that although yesterday he had only used the excuse of teaching Sakayanagi Arisu to show off his senior demeanor, if he could get Kamuro to agree to falsely claim those 50 points, it would be feasible.

He only needed to convince Kamuro.

And although the deadline set by the school for claiming the reward had passed, this school was a place where ability was supreme, and points were equally supreme; points were essentially treated by the school as benefits and rewards given to students. Therefore, obtaining enough points also meant having greater strength.

So.

Using a sufficient amount of points could also resolve the issue of the expired deadline for claiming rewards.

Thus, he could grant First-Year Class A +50 points, making it less easy for them to be overtaken by Class B.

Given Sakayanagi's connection with Shirogane, even if he assisted with the operation, Sakayanagi would likely not agree to it, but the junior he met yesterday, Katsuragi, should be willing to accept.

Nagumo thought rapidly.

After the second-years exited, it was soon the first-years' turn.

"Let's go," Katsuragi said. "Everyone, stay calm. That was likely just a sowing-discord tactic by Shirogane Miyuki. We are students of Class A; we shouldn't fall for such a trick so easily."

Although Katsuragi was also surprised that Shirogane Miyuki had directly announced his appointment as Student Council Secretary and invited Sakayanagi to join, even promising her the position of Vice President.

But as a class representative—even if only one of two—Katsuragi would not be shaken so easily.

Therefore, he did not suspect that Sakayanagi would defect to the enemy.

It could only be a sowing-discord tactic used by Shirogane.

Or perhaps.

Just as Nagumo had suddenly realized that the junior from the former Class C he had overlooked was actually a boss, Katsuragi felt even more numb.

Even though they had all entered the school together, and he was a student of Class A, Shirogane, who came from Class C, had not only led his class to set a record for rising in rank within the first month—something the school had never seen before—but had also entered the Student Council earlier than him, and not in some menial role, but as Secretary right off the bat.

And what was even more absurd was that the President had actually agreed to grant Shirogane Miyuki the position of Vice President of the Student Council if Class B managed to climb up.

If Shirogane achieved this, one could imagine how demoralized Class A would become after falling behind.

That would not be the path of steady, conservative, and long-term dominance that he wanted, but rather a path of constant pursuit of the other side.

It would be very exhausting.

Although they were just freshmen, the first-year students evacuated quickly.

Because after the students of Class A left, the homeroom teachers of the other classes mentioned that since there was still time, they would announce the rules for this month's special exam upon returning to the classroom.

However.

Half of the homeroom period had already passed.

Even though they had said yesterday that it would be announced in a couple of days, it was happening so quickly and so urgently.

Shirogane also returned to his classroom with his class.

He arrived at his seat.

However, no sooner had he sat down than he received the attentive gazes of many of his classmates.

"Congratulations, Shirogane. You've become the Student Council Secretary. Are you going to become the Vice President later?" The first to come and congratulate him was a girl with short green hair and a hair clip.

Although she looked decent, she was undoubtedly a gal.

Her name was Manabe Shiho, one of the few students from the former Class C who had a name.

She usually hung out with three other girls: one named Rika, who had a timid and shy personality, while the other two were much more cheerful—one was Yamashita Saki, who had brown hair, and the other was Yabu Nanami.

However, Classmate Shirogane's impression of them was mediocre.

Although he had been studying diligently since arriving at this school, Classmate Shirogane still kept an eye on the situation of the students in his class, and this Manabe Shiho belonged to the type that was not very well-behaved.

Yesterday, when Classmate Shirogane went to the buffet treated by Sakagami, he noticed that Manabe Shiho had caused an unpleasant scene with students from other classes over seating.

It seemed she had driven away students from another class who had intended to sit there.

But looking at her now, it was nothing more than bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

"If you want to become the Vice President, you have to wait until the class climbs higher," Shirogane said. "And as a member of the Student Council, under the leadership of President Horikita, I will abide by the rules he has set."

"Therefore, before being a classmate, I am also a member of the Student Council. I must act in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Student Council," Classmate Shirogane said, using official jargon.

Doesn't that just mean that sometimes, if someone breaks the rules, they can't ask Classmate Shirogane to make exceptions or show favoritism?

Consequently, Manabe Shiho immediately turned back and went to continue chatting with her little group of friends.

This reaction was very realistic.

However, Classmate Shirogane didn't have high expectations for them either. As long as you don't hold high expectations from the start, you won't be too disappointed.

Otherwise.

Classmate Shirogane wouldn't have chosen to arrange for Classmate Ryuen to use violence to rule and unify the class as an initial stopgap measure.

[That girl just now is named Manabe Shiho.] The Narration System spoke up at this moment.

"..." Shirogane.

But this left Classmate Shirogane speechless, because although Manabe Shiho was a bit realistic, she was still a classmate; that is to say, they had been in the same classroom together for a month.

As a result. Was the Narration System still completely ignoring her?

Or perhaps.

Classmate Shirogane then wrote on his small notebook.

"Is there anything special about her?"

Classmate Shirogane and Classmate Shiina had entrusted Classmate Kushida to fill in the information for Sakayanagi Class and Ichinose Class, and he had also exchanged information to obtain the data for Class D from Classmate Horikita.

But only the student information for Class C remained unfilled.

On one hand, last month was the Behavioral Standards Exam, and everyone's attention was on the assessment. Moreover, Ryuen's requirements were very strict, even forbidding students in his class from interacting with students from other classes. Given Classmate Shirogane's social skills, he shouldn't be able to obtain as complete a set of data as Classmate Kushida could.

Therefore, he could wait a bit, wait until the Behavioral Standards Exam ended and Ryuen lifted the lockdown that forbade everyone from contacting outsiders, and then Classmate Kushida would be able to approach the students of Ryuen Class. At that point, he could just ask Classmate Kushida to fill in the data for the students of Ryuen Class.

It seemed like a worry-free and effortless plan.

This was also a rather subtle point.

Although they were classmates, Shirogane didn't think he could extract more information about their classmates than Classmate Kushida could.

Similar to Classmate Ichinose, Classmate Kushida could quickly mingle with everyone.

But it might be a bit different from Classmate Ichinose; Kushida seemed capable of digging up more intelligence on others.

It was like how Ichinose could grasp superficial information, but Classmate Kushida seemed able to obtain even the things hidden in people's hearts, although she didn't write them directly on the data sheets.

And if social skills were to be graded, Classmate Shirogane felt that both Classmate Kushida and Classmate Ichinose were deserving of an A grade.

However.

Classmate Kushida might even be able to get a plus.

Classmate Shirogane thought to himself.

But for now, let's focus on Classmate Manabe Shiho.

[The girl just now is named Manabe Shiho. If it is Manabe Shiho, then there is indeed some intelligence on her.]

Oh?

What is it?

Classmate Shirogane's interest was piqued, and he prepared to keep listening.

[She seems to have had an episode with Karuizawa Kei from Class D. Didn't I mention before? If you want to keep a pet, you might consider the girls from Class D.]

[Many people in Class D have secrets, and Karuizawa Kei also possesses a secret. Before learning this secret, the difficulty of taming her is very high, but if you know her secret, the difficulty of taming her becomes infinitely near zero.]

[And by following Manabe Shiho, there is a certain probability of finding Karuizawa Kei's secret.]

No, no, no.

So, exactly who did you learn this nasty habit of treating people like pets from?

[And what is truly concerning about Manabe Shiho is that she is the first dropout from your class.]

"..." Shirogane.

That is truly miserable, Classmate Manabe.

However, the Narration System had now raised a point that required attention.

That is, what should be done if a dropout appears in the class?

According to the claim that there is a special exam every month, the number of times one faces the crisis of dropping out will also constantly increase, which is why almost all classes in the second and third years have had students drop out.

According to the information obtained from Classmate Sakayanagi, gathering 20 million points would allow one to be exempted from a single expulsion penalty.

Obviously.

The current class cannot scrape together that many points, and even Classmate Sakayanagi's side is not prepared yet.

Class A, where she belongs, has split into two factions, so Classmate Sakayanagi's move to harvest points from the students in her class might also be delayed.

Moreover, even if one truly possessed 20 million points, it does not necessarily mean they must be used to exempt someone from an expulsion penalty.

If it can be guaranteed that the class will eventually graduate as Class A, then spending a large sum of money to prevent a companion's expulsion is a good thing.

But if the class cannot be guaranteed to graduate as Class A, then the money spent to prevent an expulsion might not be worth it.

Furthermore.

Classmate Shirogane does not believe that Ryuen, who rules through violence, would be willing to fork over 20 million points to save Classmate Manabe, nor does he believe that the other students in the class would be willing to pay 500,000 points each to keep Classmate Manabe.

Classmate Shirogane asked himself; if it were just 500,000, he could probably manage it. However, whether all the other students would agree is basically a no.

Considering everything together, it is quite regrettable.

Classmate Shirogane found that his conclusion was that if Classmate Manabe encountered a crisis of expulsion, then Classmate Manabe... might truly have to be expelled.

And if one breaks it down by situation, if the person is being expelled for the sake of the class, then the collective power of the class could be gathered.

Ryuen might not be willing to take out a large amount of points to save someone, but Classmate Shirogane feels that both the class and the person being expelled would accept taking out a portion of the points as compensation.

However, it also depends on other circumstances.

For instance, if someone indispensable to the class were to be expelled, then at that moment, spending 20 million points to protect that person might be the correct choice.

Thus.

Classmate Shirogane began to ponder the value of 20 million.

"Come to think of it." Just then, a girl's voice suddenly came from in front of Classmate Shirogane.

Classmate Shiina had already turned around from the seat in front.