Classroom of the Elite, I Only Want Your Rewards

He didn't believe a word of Suzuki Toru's nonsense!

"For you, the goal for all three years is Class A. But for Class A, it only needs to defeat one Class B, regardless of who that Class B is."

"I admit your silver tongue is impressive, but what can you do for us?" Ryuen Kakeru stared at him intensely. "I recall you mentioned cooperation just now. Do you possess some sort of weakness regarding Class B?"

"I do, but I can't tell you what that weakness is just yet," Suzuki Toru said calmly.

Ryuen Kakeru fell silent. There was no way this guy was joking; could he really have a weakness on Class B?

"I know saying it like this sounds a bit unconvincing, so I have some free information here. Feel free to take it," Suzuki Toru said, pulling out a document. "Although you should already know the content, it wouldn't hurt to take a look."

Ryuen Kakeru took the document and flipped through it briefly. It was actually detailed information regarding the S System and some speculations on the rules.

"You're giving this kind of thing to an enemy. Aren't you afraid Katsuragi and Sakayanagi will find out?"

"It's not exactly high-value information; even if they knew, they wouldn't care." Suzuki Toru looked completely indifferent. Even if he tried to sell it, probably only Horikita Suzune would grit her teeth and pay for it.

Ryuen Kakeru suddenly smiled. "Cooperation is possible. What do you want Class C to do?"

"Attack Class B, by any means necessary." Suzuki Toru didn't care about his gaze.

"Heh, Suzuki, don't you think your words are contradictory?" Ryuen Kakeru looked at him with amusement. "If Class C wants to leave a good impression on the school, we have to be good students. If you ask us to attack Class B, wouldn't that make us look even worse?"

"As long as Class B loses more points than Class C, Class C will have successfully completed an upward reversal."

At this, Ryuen Kakeru was truly silent.

So you guys in Class A are even more black-hearted than he is!

"Next month, I will officially join the Student Council. I'll be able to help you out a bit. Not just with Class B; if you want to deal with Class D, that's fine too." Suzuki Toru offered his help proactively. If Horikita Suzune couldn't even surpass Class C, she would likely be even more frustrated.

"The trash in Class D isn't worth paying attention to; I don't need someone from Class A to help me." Ryuen Kakeru's tone was indifferent. "However, helping you attack Class B is fine, but you have to tell me Class B's weakness."

However, Suzuki Toru shook his head. "This weakness will only have its maximum effect after you've caused damage to Class B. There's no point in telling you now."

"So mysterious." Ryuen Kakeru snorted coldly, then changed the subject. "I'm suddenly curious. You're putting in so much effort—what do you want to gain in the end?"

Suzuki Toru smiled slightly. "The first collaboration is completely free."

Ryuen Kakeru fell silent. So the second time, he'd have to pay, right?

Still, if Suzuki Toru could help Class C, he wouldn't mind spending a few Private Points.

The next day.

"You seem very busy lately."

Suzuki Toru looked at Sakayanagi Arisu with some surprise. The girl held her cane, her slender calves standing straight before him. Under her skirt were white stockings; he could see the hem of the stockings cinching her thigh skin, creating a slight indentation that looked quite delectable.

"Not exactly busy. The changes always outpace the original plans. Thinking about it carefully, I might have overestimated myself."

Sakayanagi Arisu tapped Kamuro Masumi's calf with her cane. The latter kept a cold face, stood up silently, and gave her seat to Sakayanagi Arisu.

Is the relationship between you two master and slave?

"Heh, you issued a challenge to me so aggressively before, and now you tell me this? Can I take this as a signal that you're surrendering?"

She sat beside Suzuki Toru, and he could smell the faint fragrance on her from time to time. Shifting his gaze slightly, the girl's increasingly mature figure was revealed to him. He could see the slight curve of her chest, her hands gripping the cane resting across her thighs, with the round line of her hips pressing against her skirt—

"Don't tell me you act like this with every girl?" Kamuro Masumi eyed this shameless guy with suspicion. "You're decent-looking, but I didn't expect your personality to be so trashy. Do you really think this is how you pick up girls?"

Suzuki Toru blinked, offering no answer to this lethal question; after all, he had harbored similar doubts himself when facing certain idols in the past.

"Hehe, it's normal for boys to be lecherous and perverted, don't be so tense, Masumi-san." A smile bloomed on Sakayanagi Arisu's face, her eyes glinting with keen interest.

The statement seemed to carry a bit of stereotyping, yet it felt impossible to accuse her of being wrong.

"Suzuki-kun, do you want to be stepped on by me that badly?"

As if deliberately teasing someone, Sakayanagi Arisu lifted the hem of her skirt slightly. Her thigh, clad in white thigh-high stockings, was revealed to Suzuki Toru bit by bit before she suddenly stopped, showing only a sliver of snow-white skin.

Suzuki Toru remained expressionless; it was just a simple honey trap, and it wasn't as if he hadn't seen one before.

"It's not just about being stepped on; if it's convenient for you, we could study this slowly."

He still had many wishes that required this middle schooler's cooperation; she shouldn't think a few stomps would be enough to satisfy him.

"That won't be necessary. For you, being stepped on by a beautiful girl like me is a reward, isn't it?" Sakayanagi Arisu looked at him with a half-smile. "If you want a reward, Suzuki-kun, you aren't qualified yet, are you?"

Suzuki Toru glanced at her. The girl was wearing small leather shoes today; they looked quite dainty, so there probably wouldn't be any smell.

"That look is very rude. I hope you apologize for the thoughts in your head immediately."

For some reason, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly got angry.

"Sorry, I was distracted." Suzuki Toru took the initiative to change the subject. "Sitting next to you puts me under a bit of pressure."

Sakayanagi Arisu was currently one of the two leaders of Class A, and every move she made in class attracted attention.

Especially when she went out of her way to seek out a boy.

At this very moment, Suzuki Toru could feel quite a few gazes landing on him, and even Morishita Ai was watching this scene with rare enthusiasm.

Katsuragi Kohei would also glance over from time to time, a trace of confusion in his eyes. Could it be that Suzuki Toru was one of Sakayanagi Arisu's people?

"Hehe, I heard from Masumi-san that you made a student from Class D sign a debt contract?" Sakayanagi Arisu completely ignored his words. There was no expression on his face at all; only a ghost would believe he was under pressure.

If he were truly under pressure, which dimension did the lines she and Kamuro Masumi heard earlier come from?

"Class D isn't going to threaten Class A, so selling some information doesn't matter." Suzuki Toru looked at Kamuro Masumi, his gaze calm.

Kamuro Masumi had felt a bit guilty, but under his look, she felt annoyed again. She was already exhausted from doing chores for Sakayanagi Arisu, and now this guy wanted her to tail people too.

Tailing was one thing, but why did she have to be the one to show up whenever he sold something?

"Hmph, it's not my fault. You didn't say I couldn't tell Sakayanagi anyway." Kamuro Masumi's tone was stiff.

"I didn't mean to blame you. After all, I've already caused you quite a bit of trouble; I'm the one who should be apologizing." Suzuki Toru said unexpectedly.

This time, it was Kamuro Masumi who found herself unable to step down; his attitude was so good that it made her seem unreasonable.

However, Suzuki Toru quickly made her cast those emotions to the back of her mind.

"If you don't mind, you can step on me a little to vent your anger."

"Give it a rest, you jerk!"

If not for the thought that this was a reward for him, Kamuro Masumi would have kicked him right then and there.

Seeing this scene, Sakayanagi Arisu just smiled slightly. "I don't care what you do, but I heard you successfully joined the Student Council. I should congratulate you on that."

What was going on? Although he knew this information wouldn't be kept secret for long, wasn't she finding out a bit too fast?

It felt like she was tailing him every time he stepped out the door.

Suzuki Toru hesitated. Either Sakayanagi Arisu had eyes and ears in the Student Council, or...

His gaze shifted, and he happened to see Totsuka Yahiko chatting with someone.

That was indeed a lapse in his judgment at the time.

However, the list of successful candidates hadn't been released yet, so even if people were spreading rumors, most would likely remain skeptical.

"To be honest, why don't you join the Student Council?" Suzuki Toru asked Sakayanagi Arisu.

"I have no interest in controlling this school, and besides, two tigers cannot share one mountain. I don't want to take orders from others," Sakayanagi Arisu replied slowly.

It was clear that this person was a thrill-seeker; as long as her interests were satisfied, she would pay extra attention to you.

If she had no interest, she wouldn't do anything unnecessary.

Suzuki Toru pondered for a moment. "If I gave you 20 million Private Points, would you be willing to be my maid?"

Kamuro Masumi stared dumbfounded at this guy who dared to spout such nonsense. Although she also wanted to see Sakayanagi Arisu as a little maid, wasn't he afraid of getting beaten up for saying that?

Besides, how could he possibly have 20 million Private Points?

"Hehe, if I could give you 20 million Private Points as well, would Suzuki-kun be willing to be my servant?" Sakayanagi Arisu looked all smiles, showing not a hint of irritation.

It was precisely because of this that Kamuro Masumi couldn't help but feel a chill.

"I can." Suzuki Toru nodded without hesitation. "When can I start calling you Master?"