Classroom of the Elite, I Only Want Your Rewards

"Why did you decide it was me?" Suzuki Toru found it quite interesting.

"Can you tell me what you wrote in that notebook?" Morishita Ai asked him in return.

"No," Suzuki Toru said. "I'm writing a diary in it, and a diary is only for my own eyes."

"Then why were you peeking at me while writing in your diary?"

Because I have to record the wishes you carry; I can't just rely on my brain to remember them, can I?

"If I were peeking at you, you must have been peeking at me too, otherwise how would you know I was looking?" Suzuki Toru posed a soul-searching question.

Morishita Ai was stunned for a moment. She pondered for a while, not knowing how to answer such a lethal question.

However, before she could dwell on it for too long, Suzuki Toru interrupted her train of thought again.

"How does it feel now, Classmate Morishita?" Suzuki Toru found a place to sit down. "Does having control over everyone's Private Points make you feel like you have great power in your hands?"

"It feels like a hassle. Did you push me out there because you didn't want to see the rift between Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei grow too deep?"

Morishita Ai hesitated for a moment before following him and sitting down at a position neither too close nor too far. He could see the slight indentation her small, perky bottom made on the surface, her calves tucked in, and her hands hugging her knees—a classic gym-class sitting posture. The plump, fair base of her thighs was exposed, and her delicate little feet were pressed together, her small, rounded toes tinged with a hint of a blush.

"Do you prefer Classmate Katsuragi or Classmate Sakayanagi?" Suzuki Toru asked.

"What do you think?" Morishita Ai countered.

At the same time, seemingly aware of his gaze, the girl's toes twitched involuntarily and pressed even closer together, while her arms blocked his line of sight.

"You don't like either of them?" Suzuki Toru shifted his gaze away from her thighs. "Actually, I don't like being ordered around either."

"I didn't say I didn't like it. It's just that with them there, I don't need to do anything, so it doesn't matter," Morishita Ai retorted, taking him quite seriously.

"I see. What if they both lose?" Suzuki Toru looked at her profile again. A few strands of hair slid down from her smooth shoulder, falling onto her neck, her earlobes as translucent and soft as jade.

"Before that happens, I'll try a little harder." Morishita Ai looked slightly displeased. His gaze was utterly unbridled, yet it lacked any lewd intent. "Does Suzuki Toru have so little confidence in them?"

"Perhaps there is someone who could do better."

Morishita Ai stared at him, as if she could see through his thoughts by doing so.

"Suzuki Toru is quite ambitious, aren't you?"

"If someone could help you graduate from Class A, then that wouldn't matter, would it?"

"Hmm, it wouldn't matter."

"How would you feel if you saw that he had paid a significant price?" Suzuki Toru said. "If it takes 20 million Private Points to exchange for a graduation from Class A, and someone paid that many points for you, what kind of person do you think they are?"

Morishita Ai thought about it seriously for a while, then replied, "They would probably be a very hardworking idiot."

"Why an idiot?" Suzuki Toru asked.

"The corresponding points should be spent on the corresponding person. I don't think I'm worth that many points," Morishita Ai answered as if it were a matter of course.

"Let's add a premise: what if these points came with conditions?"

Morishita Ai suddenly looked at him with great vigilance and shook her head. "Even though I'm very cute, I'm not considering dating anyone for the time being."

"It's just a hypothesis. And have I just received a 'nice guy' card from you?" Suzuki Toru felt a bit speechless.

"Because you've been sizing me up the whole time," Morishita Ai curled her toes. "I don't think someone who stares at a girl would propose any normal requests, especially a Suzuki Toru who stares at feet."

No, it's mainly because of the wishes, so I subconsciously started thinking about how to lick your jade-like feet, or perhaps how to be stepped on by you.

"What level of requests could you accept?" Suzuki Toru continued to ask.

Morishita Ai hesitated. "Not very excessive requests... I have to hear what your request is first."

"What if every request I make of you could bring benefits to you and everyone else?" Suzuki Toru said. "For example, if I asked you to be a spy and steal information from other classes, would you be willing?"

Morishita Ai refused. "I'm not suited to be a spy. My personality is too strong; I would attract other people's attention."

...So you do know you're strange.

"Give me your hand, Classmate Morishita," Suzuki Toru said to her.

Morishita Ai looked at him without moving, as if to say she wasn't stupid at all.

"This is a handshake between friends," Suzuki Toru added.

Hearing this, Morishita Ai finally reached out a hand with some hesitation—five clean, white fingers—and it was gently held by him.

Soon, Suzuki Toru let go of her small hand as lightly as a dragonfly skimming the water.

"You just need to trust me like this, Classmate Morishita."

Morishita Ai pursed her lips, wanting to smile, and then she reached out her hand again, very seriously.

"Suzuki Toru, let's shake hands again."

Although he couldn't understand what she was thinking, Suzuki Toru held her small hand again; the girl's hand was warm and soft.

"...You really are very strange," Morishita Ai said, peeking at his reaction. "It seems I'll have to observe you more in the future, Suzuki Toru."

"My feet aren't as good-looking as yours, so let's skip that," Suzuki Toru politely declined.

Morishita Ai corrected him very seriously, "That's not what I'm observing."

"What part do you want to look at?"

"I want to see... that's not what I meant, you're really strange."

"To be honest, could you step on me right now?"

As the two chatted, Sakayanagi Arisu watched the scene unfold from the spectator seats.

Did he mean that his performance was just messing around and joking with the girls in his class?

Chapter 34 Because You Are Also a Defective

At almost the same time, Horikita Suzune stood in the teachers' office, facing the homeroom teacher of Class D.

"I want to know why the school placed me in Class D," Horikita Suzune asked without pretense.

Before her stood a young female teacher in her late twenties or early thirties, wearing a suit jacket. The tight, pencil skirt typical of professional women had a bit of elasticity, revealing the lush curves of her thighs. Her legs were held slightly together, slender and straight, wrapped in thin black pantyhose that extended down to the hem of her skirt, with the rounded lines of her hips faintly visible—full of mature feminine charm.

On the first day of school, this teacher had stated her name to Class D: Chabashira Sae.

"That's a rather unexpected question. Do you already know something?" Chabashira Sae raised an eyebrow; she knew exactly what kind of students were in her class.

From any perspective, Horikita Suzune shouldn't be the first person to discover the true nature of the school.

Could it be that someone told her something?

"According to the quality of the students, the excellent ones are in Class A, and the laggards are in Class D," Horikita Suzune said calmly. "Regarding the entrance exam, I am confident I answered most of it correctly, and there were no mistakes in the interview. I truly cannot think of any reason to place me in Class D."

"It seems you are quite proud of yourself. I admit your academic ability is outstanding; your entrance exam score was third in the entire grade, very excellent. There were no mistakes in the interview either—if anything, it was highly rated."

Chabashira Sae's tone was indifferent. She had already reviewed the files for this year's Class D, and only a few students had managed to pique her interest.

Horikita Suzune could be counted as one, but it was still unclear how well she would adapt to this school.

However, the original plan was for her and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to work for the class together; she hadn't expected her to come knocking this early.

"Thank you very much for the evaluation, but that is precisely why I am confused."

"Confused... Before that, I want to know where you learned this from?" Chabashira Sae probed. "Who told you these things?"

"That question is irrelevant to the current topic; I just want to know why." Horikita Suzune frowned, though she didn't realize that her tone sounded like an interrogation.

Teachers have an obligation to explain students' doubts, regardless of the explanation, and they cannot refuse to answer questions within the rules.

Well, if the student doesn't ask, the teacher has no need to explain.

Chabashira Sae examined the Horikita Suzune before her coldly and spoke slowly: "Being good at studying is one thing, but who told you that students with excellent academic ability can enter Class A?"

Horikita Suzune was stunned, feeling a bit lost, and quickly said, "But under normal circumstances, the only way for a school to measure a student's level is by their grades, right?"

"That point is indeed undeniable, but in reality, grades don't represent everything. Even in high schools outside, there are people with poor grades who can get into universities through special talents," Chabashira Sae said with composure.

Horikita Suzune was speechless for a moment and couldn't help but bite her lip.

Seeing her like this, a flash of disappointment crossed Chabashira Sae's eyes, but she continued coldly: "In this school, academic ability does not represent everything; otherwise, people like Sudo and the others wouldn't have been admitted. To cultivate truly excellent talent, your academic ability alone is not enough, Horikita."

Horikita Suzune was silent for a moment: "I want to know what the school's grading criteria are. What exactly is it that makes you dissatisfied?"

"Still don't understand?" A trace of mockery appeared on Chabashira Sae's face. "The reason you are in Class D is because you can only be in Class D. That is all."

Her words felt like heavy hammers, striking into her heart one after another. Suzuki Toru's cold voice echoed in her ears again. Horikita Suzune gritted her teeth; for the first time in her life, she was being denied so thoroughly.

It was as if she had turned back into that useless younger sister, even though she had finally caught up to her brother's footsteps and had finally arrived here.

"Horikita, is that all you wanted to say to me?" Chabashira Sae felt suspicious; Horikita Suzune shouldn't know the truth about the class distribution.

However, thinking of this, Chabashira Sae's mood became somewhat irritable.

Because Mashima Tomoya's Class A had already sensed the truth about the school, and even Class B seemed to have discovered it, which inexplicably made her feel anxious.

Class C was also consolidating their class, and it seemed they were about to fight to determine their king.

Looking across the entire grade, only Class D was still standing still and acting foolishly.

Although there was a boy named Hirata Yosuke leading the class, he was only popular; like Kushida Kikyo, he lacked the corresponding leadership skills.

Chabashira Sae felt anxious inside, yet maintained a calm exterior.

"To promote to Class A, is the only way to lead the class to climb higher?" Horikita Suzune said. "Is there no other way?"

She even knew that much—who on earth did she hear these things from?

Chabashira Sae said calmly: "You can also use Private Points to forcibly change classes. As long as you have twenty million, you can transfer to any class you like."

"Is that all?" Horikita Suzune felt disappointed. In truth, she didn't want to choose either option—neither leading that group of people to Class A nor racking her brains to save up twenty million Private Points.

"If you can't do it, it doesn't matter if you just stay in Class D. Is there a reason you absolutely must promote to Class A?" Chabashira Sae asked.

"I refuse to answer that," Horikita Suzune thought calmly. "If I use Private Points to purchase more information, how many Private Points would I need to pay?"

Chabashira Sae was quite surprised and suddenly became interested.

"What information do you want to buy?"

"The truth about everything in this school, what will happen next, how to get Class D to promote to Class A, is this competitive situation an exam, or something else?"