From the very first meeting, he'd extorted Miyabi Nagumo. There was no way Nagumo would let that go. And with Horikita Manabu taking an interest in him, Nagumo would be especially wary of him.
When Suzuki Toru openly declared that he wanted to buy Private Points, Nagumo would probably scoff. It was obvious Toru hadn't bothered to learn the school's rules beforehand.
So Nagumo casually snuffed out Toru's hopes.
By the second round, Nagumo learned that Toru still hadn't given up. He was probably equal parts amused and angry, especially when he saw what the contract said.
After two rounds—and even spotting a loophole—Nagumo could only look down on him even more.
Even so, Toru couldn't be sure that Nagumo would take the bait.
In fact, Toru was a little surprised that Nagumo really had taken it.
Could he have just gotten lucky?
But on second thought, Horikita Manabu was the biggest flaw in the plan.
Toru had considered leaving Horikita out of it, but knowing how fixated Nagumo was on him, he decided to involve him after all.
Honestly, he didn't understand why Nagumo had bitten so readily.
Regardless, once Nagumo signed, the situation was out of his hands.
Right in front of Nagumo, Toru called Koenji Rokusuke over.
"So this is the Student Council office. Not magnificent at all. What a dull room."
After waiting nearly half an hour, Koenji Rokusuke finally arrived. The moment he stepped inside, he started freely criticizing the place.
Nagumo's expression darkened at the sight of him. He suddenly realized he might have walked straight into a trap.
No, this was obviously a scheme targeting him!
"You're awfully late." Toru sounded a little exasperated, but Koenji was used to doing whatever he wanted. He probably didn't care about something as trivial as being late.
"Heh. Suzuki Boy, the fact that you called me here means things are about to wrap up. It doesn't matter when I arrive." Koenji laughed heartily. "Still, making my debut does have its appeal."
In front of Horikita Manabu and Nagumo, he really was making his first appearance.
Nagumo's expression was especially ugly now, as if he'd swallowed several flies.
So they'd all teamed up to set him up. No wonder Horikita had agreed—he'd been laying a trap for him all along.
Damn it, he hadn't even made a move yet, and Suzuki Toru had already struck first. The guy had only just joined the Student Council, and he was already hitting a senior with a combo?
Horikita Manabu, especially. For the sake of a first-year, he was willing to risk his own reputation just to help take Nagumo down.
Before, he'd always made excuses to avoid facing Nagumo. Now he'd changed completely, so much so that Nagumo hardly recognized him.
Nagumo nearly lost his temper. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Fine, fine. Suzuki, I've got my eye on you. Just you wait!"
How could he not see it by now?
Toru had deliberately let him notice the problem with the contract, then waited for him to make the first move.
Once Nagumo decided to go after Toru, he'd naturally want to revise the contract. Toru had probably even anticipated exactly how he'd change it.
That was why Koenji Rokusuke was here.
Nagumo regretted suggesting the purchase of privileges. Otherwise, he could still have used the fact that Toru couldn't contact the outside world to get the upper hand. Now he was completely on the back foot.
And with Koenji Rokusuke here, Nagumo knew Toru had resolved the last problem, too.
If Toru couldn't pay, Koenji was right there to back him up.
Maybe Koenji Rokusuke was even providing all the cash, while Toru's only role was to make Nagumo miserable.
Regardless, Nagumo had to admit, bitterly, that he'd lost.
And he'd lost this quickly!
What hurt even more was Horikita Manabu's choice. He'd refused to face Nagumo's challenge before, but now he'd stepped in himself. He'd practically thrown a punch.
All because of this first-year, Suzuki Toru!
Seeing Nagumo's expression, Toru asked considerately, "Would you like to transfer the points now, senpai?"
As if a knot of frustrated anger were lodged in his chest, with no way to vent it, Nagumo replied coldly, "Don't get too cocky. I'll pay you back double sooner or later."
He knew that even if he asked Toru to transfer the points now, it would be pointless.
Toru still had Class 3-C's Private Points, so getting the school to make the transfer would be easy.
At Advanced Nurturing High School, a place modeled after real society, Private Points were equivalent to money. Anything that could be settled with money in society could be settled the same way here.
That included rescinding punishments, protecting students from expulsion, buying privileges, and even changing the rules.
The Student Council President was like a local politician, with considerable authority and some influence over the school's policies and decisions.
With both of those things, one could practically become invincible.
Otherwise, Horikita Manabu wouldn't have tried to stop Nagumo from taking office.
Thinking of this, Nagumo looked at Horikita Manabu, his eyes blazing.
"Given the situation, can I take this as a provocation from you, Horikita-senpai?"
A provocation could be considered a challenge to one's opponent, though it carried a more aggressive connotation.
"It's not a provocation. I simply can't stand by and watch you change this school's traditions," Horikita replied calmly. "Even someone who believes only in absolute strength needs to grow once in a while."
"Heh. Rules are made by the victors. The ones who cling blindly to them are the ones who truly never make any progress. This school has been too boring for too long. I'm going to create a school where strength really is everything."
Nagumo snorted. They were clearly at odds, yet Horikita was acting as if his ideas were wrong.
Koenji Rokusuke watched him with interest.
"You won this round, Suzuki," Nagumo said coolly. "The next one might not go your way."
Though he spoke calmly, he still ground his teeth in frustration. Including the Private Points Toru had taken from him before, Toru had already extorted five million points from him.
His personal wealth, accumulated over a year of hard work, had been cut in half. He'd probably need to spend an entire semester in his second year squeezing points out of others before he recovered.
Without enough Private Points, Nagumo wouldn't be able to offer appropriate rewards to students from other classes.
After all, ordinary students who'd lost their competitive goals could only look forward to Private Points.
A little while later, a transfer notification appeared on Horikita Manabu's phone.
Toru watched Nagumo leave the Student Council room. His retreating figure looked a little pathetic.
Tch. That guy was stubborn.
If Toru squeezed him again, he'd probably really crack.
My Student Council President Brother-in-Law
"Even more vapid than I expected. Compared to him, I really do have more faith in you, Suzuki Boy."
Koenji Rokusuke seemed to know about Nagumo, too. Then again, he had plenty of upperclasswomen around him, so getting information must have been easy.
"Because I can give you money, right?" Toru asked calmly.
Koenji replied helplessly, "I may not have many Private Points right now, but do you think I'd care about your one million points?"
"Doesn't matter. We might get another chance to work together later. I'll send you another batch of points then." Toru smiled faintly.
"Waiting until next time would take too long. Why don't we work together again right now?" Koenji smiled back. "How about I buy your Private Points with cash?"
Toru blinked, then turned him down. "No. Then I'd have done all this for nothing."
Listening to them, Horikita Manabu looked confused. He'd assumed Toru and Koenji Rokusuke had made a deal, with Koenji providing the funds.
But things didn't seem to be as he'd expected. Toru appeared to have enough cash to pay himself.
"One million isn't nearly enough for me to spend, but never mind. Everyone should experience a different kind of life once in a while. A so-called wonderful life."
A conflicted look flashed across Koenji Rokusuke's face, but he soon smiled again. It seemed he was fairly satisfied with his current life.
Honestly, Toru was a little envious of Koenji for being kept by upperclasswomen.
"President, sorry for the trouble, but could you transfer one million Private Points to Koenji?"
Before Nagumo left, Horikita Manabu had received a notification that four million Private Points had been transferred.
Though he was reluctant, Nagumo wouldn't try any tricks in front of Horikita Manabu. He might as well accept defeat cleanly and face Toru head-on next time.
Yes, as a senior, he had to maintain a certain generosity.
"What's going on with Sato from Class 3-C?" As Horikita Manabu made the transfer, he remembered to ask Toru about it. The buyer under the other contract still hadn't paid.
Of course, Horikita Manabu wasn't wondering whether the other party had changed his mind. He was just curious why Sato Keisaku had gotten involved, too.
He'd noticed the problem with the contract, and Toru had admitted that he'd deliberately set the trap. So by rights, Sato shouldn't have fallen for it. That was practically friendly fire.
"He's another partner," Toru said. "I've already called him over. We'll draw up a new contract in a bit."
As long as both parties agreed, they could naturally rewrite the contract.
"Looks like I'm not needed here. See you later, Suzuki Boy."
Koenji Rokusuke put away his phone without a care, then said to Horikita Manabu, "This is just a suggestion, but the Student Council office would be better if it were more beautiful."
"..." Horikita Manabu's expression turned peculiar. What did an office need to look beautiful for?
Toru didn't think much of it. In his previous world, he'd met plenty of strange people. Some had even singled him out to sleep with at idol handshake events.
What kind of weirdo hadn't he met?
As for Koenji Rokusuke going back, Toru didn't mind. The main reason he'd given Koenji one million Private Points was to crush Nagumo.
Well, that and to keep Koenji occupied and out of the way so he wouldn't pop up and ruin the plan.
A moment ago, Koenji had claimed he didn't care about Private Points, but then he'd tested whether he could buy Toru's.
He was probably wondering, like Nagumo, whether Toru had enough cash, so he'd decided to probe.
If Toru had been short on cash, he'd have had no choice but to sell his Private Points to Koenji.
Unfortunately for him, Toru happened to have cash.
"Are you really going to exchange them at a one-to-one rate, then give us three million in cash?"
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