Classroom of the Elite, I Only Want Your Rewards

In response to Nagumo Miyabi's questioning, Suzuki Toru stated his name quite bluntly.

At the same time, his gaze swept over Ichinose Honami, and a massive flurry of wishes erupted from the girl as well.

[Threaten Ichinose, you wouldn't want everyone to know you're a criminal, would you?], [Want Ichinose Honami to give me a lap pillow], [Destroy Ichinose's Class B], [Expel a Class B student right in front of her], [Lick Ichinose Honami's beautiful feet until they're ruined], [Want kisses and hugs from Mama Ichinose]...

However, when his gaze landed on Nagumo Miyabi, the nature of the wishes shifted immediately.

[Cuckold him], [Steal Nagumo Miyabi's childhood sweetheart], [Expel Nagumo Miyabi], [Make Nagumo Miyabi's Class A fall to rock bottom], [Lick his childhood sweetheart's beautiful feet until they're ruined right in front of him]...

While Suzuki Toru felt numb to these wishes, on the other side, Nagumo Miyabi was wondering where this guy had even popped up from.

"So you're a first-year freshman. Are you looking to apply for the Student Council?" Nagumo Miyabi's expression was indifferent.

However, Suzuki Toru smiled slightly: "According to what you just said, senior, I'm a student in Class A. Shouldn't I be more qualified to join the Student Council than other students?"

Ichinose Honami's expression stiffened.

"Heh, you're eavesdropping on our conversation. Aren't you afraid I'll warn you for violating privacy rights?" Nagumo Miyabi appeared to be smiling, but he was feeling suspicious and uneasy inside.

This was the Student Council office, and the soundproofing was excellent; no one should have been able to overhear anything through the door.

"Before that, I think you should listen to this, senior." Suzuki Toru opened his palm, revealing that he had been holding a bug the entire time—a reward he had obtained from a lucky draw.

It could not only eavesdrop through walls but also connect to a mobile phone to record audio; it could be called a piece of high-tech equipment of unknown origin.

"In this school, only Class A are the most excellent students..."

The conversation from a short while ago played back in the office. Nagumo Miyabi's face grew increasingly gloomy, while Ichinose Honami still couldn't grasp the situation.

However, Nagumo Miyabi remained calm.

"Is there a problem with this? As the vice president of the Student Council, can I not understand the basic situation of an applicant?"

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in such a rush, senior. I didn't say there was a problem with that." Suzuki Toru wore a playful smile. "On the contrary, I plan to go back and tell my classmates about this, and release this recording to all the first-years."

Nagumo Miyabi almost lost his composure; this guy clearly knew what doing that would mean.

"Wait a minute, why would you release it?" Ichinose Honami was more anxious than Nagumo Miyabi. The recording contained her own confession of criminal facts.

If everyone found out about this, she wouldn't be able to face anyone ever again.

Suzuki Toru couldn't help but feel speechless at this naive girl. Since you know perfectly well that this kind of thing can't be made public, why did you say it in the first place?

Suzuki Toru just said softly: "If I don't release it, I can't highlight the justice and fairness of the Student Council, especially your good deeds, senior. I think the Student Council President would be quite satisfied with that."

A cold glint flashed in Nagumo Miyabi's eyes. He knew very well that this recording could not be shown to everyone, as it would damage his image in the eyes of the first-year freshmen and affect the reputation of the Student Council.

More importantly, Suzuki Toru had mentioned Horikita Manabu.

"Suzuki, are you threatening me?" Nagumo Miyabi said coldly. "Even if you bring up Horikita-senpai's name, I don't think you can cause me any real trouble."

Suzuki Toru seemed to fall into deep thought, then smiled again: "That does seem to be the case. But what if I were to add a little embellishment? For example, if a certain Student Council vice president discovered a junior's dark history and intended to use 'hidden rules' to coerce her into posing in eighteen different ways—how would you handle that, senior?"

With that, Nagumo Miyabi's face turned ashen.

"You're spreading rumors. How many people would believe such a lie?"

"The problem isn't the rumor, but the fact that this vice president has plenty of scandalous news, constant ambiguous relationships with many girls, and quite a few negative reviews. I think everyone would make the 'correct' judgment, don't you, senior?"

By the end, Suzuki Toru was completely calm. Even if Nagumo Miyabi didn't care about his own reputation, he had to consider the Student Council.

Because the crux of the rumor was that the Student Council vice president was coercing a junior, and the Student Council could not afford any negative press, as that would diminish its authority and credibility.

If that happened, not only the students but even the school would develop a terrible impression of the Student Council.

Chapter 10: Extortion and Blackmail

Ichinose Honami was a bit confused about the situation. Was this junior talking about her?

But she hadn't been coerced by Nagumo Miyabi, so why would he say that?

She originally wanted to say something to help Nagumo Miyabi, but the latter's expression was so ugly that she suddenly became suspicious and swallowed the words in her throat.

Nagumo Miyabi's expression was naturally ugly; to him, Suzuki Toru's rumor was somewhat fatal.

Because Nagumo Miyabi did indeed have many negative reviews, especially regarding his messy relationships with women.

Sometimes he flirted with girls from other classes, sometimes he went on dates with upperclassmen; everyone knew he was a lecher.

If someone else were accused of "hidden rules," they might be able to prove their innocence, but when it came to Nagumo Miyabi, people would truly believe it without a doubt.

"It seems you've investigated me. Your intelligence work is quite good." Nagumo Miyabi stared fixedly at Suzuki Toru. "However, I'm curious how you found all this out? By chatting up second-year students?"

"No need for such trouble. The school-issued mobile phones have a built-in student exchange forum. As long as you post a bounty, plenty of people will answer anonymously."

Suzuki Toru felt a bit regretful; he had originally hoped to get some key intelligence, such as the truth about this school.

Unfortunately, some people saw his profile showed he was a first-year freshman and refused to answer no matter what.

Hearing his words, Nagumo Miyabi was slightly stunned, then remembered the school's official forum. Since students were more accustomed to using apps like INS, Line, and X, almost no one used that forum.

He hadn't expected Suzuki Toru to be gathering information there, which surprised Nagumo Miyabi a little.

And looking at him, he even understood the relationship between himself and Horikita Manabu, otherwise, he wouldn't have brought up Horikita Manabu so abruptly just now.

"Heh... the first-years this year are quite interesting." Nagumo Miyabi tapped his fingers on the desk, his initial irritation slowly fading. "What do you want to do?"

Suzuki Toru pondered: "You're making things difficult for me, senior. I was originally just passing through here, after all."

"Just passing by?" Nagumo Miyabi didn't believe his nonsense for a second. It was a day off, and very few students would be hanging around the school building.

Suzuki Toru smiled slightly. Of course, it was just a coincidence that he happened to see someone in the student council room. As for why he saw them...

He had originally intended to see if there was an opportunity to plant a bug in the teachers' office or the student council office. This device was a high-tech reward; it was tiny, but the results were quite good.

He had once placed one in Higuchi Madoka's room, only to hear Higuchi Madoka, who was exceptionally mean to him during the day, frequently calling his name at night while masturbating.

Well, even if placed outside a room door, it could still pick up voices.

A despicable method, but as long as it leads to victory, it's fine.

Therefore, at this moment, Suzuki Toru happened to see Ichinose Honami walk into the student council office. He wasn't sure if that counted as good luck.

"Compared to me, shouldn't you explain why you're meeting with a junior student on a day off, Senior?" Suzuki Toru sighed. "No third party, a completely one-on-one interview, and even forcing a junior to reveal her past—is this the rule of the student council?"

"Because Nagumo-senpai heard that I was rejected by President Horikita, he wanted to find me to understand the situation." For some reason, Ichinose Honami suddenly spoke up.

Suzuki Toru glanced at her. Is this girl still trusting others even now?

No, she was hoping that she could trust Nagumo Miyabi.

But it was meaningless.

Because Nagumo Miyabi immediately shattered her illusions with his own hands.

"Suzuki, I admit you're a bit sharp, but you guessed right. I do want to use Ichinose. Perhaps she will play an unexpected role in the future."

Without any concealment, Nagumo Miyabi calmly stated his thoughts.

Since he had already obtained what he wanted, there was no need to continue hiding it.

What's more, he didn't like to play dumb in the first place.

Ichinose Honami looked at Nagumo Miyabi in astonishment; she couldn't believe he would harbor such thoughts.

"May I ask what this means, Nagumo-senpai?" She tried her best to maintain a smile, which only made her expression look stiff.

Nagumo Miyabi didn't even look at her. Since he had leverage in his hands, he could deal with her however he wanted later. On the contrary, it was Suzuki Toru who seemed more dangerous right now.

"Is that all you think, Senior?" Suzuki Toru pondered. "Using a freshman's secret to make her join the student council—if she is the only first-year to successfully become a student council officer, then the future student council president can only be her, right?"

A hand-picked student council president was likely very valuable in itself.

"It seems you understand clearly, Suzuki." A fearless smile appeared on Nagumo Miyabi's face. "But I have to tell you a premise: Ichinose's talent is excellent, but that's not the point. What's important is that she has the value of remaining by my side as a personal possession."

Ichinose Honami bit her lip tightly. She should have realized this, yet she had chosen to trust Nagumo Miyabi.

Now, hearing Nagumo Miyabi's words laid bare, she fell into silence.

"Won't there be any problems saying such things in front of the person herself?" Suzuki Toru asked, feigning surprise.

"No, this is my aesthetic. It has nothing to do with anyone else; it's just like that." Nagumo Miyabi raised his eyebrows. "Let's talk about you, Suzuki. You didn't choose to leave immediately, but instead chose to appear before me. That means you want to make a deal with me."

Suzuki Toru wasn't surprised at all that he could figure that out.

"How does Senior intend to redeem this recording?"

"Fifty thousand private points."

"So, the credibility of the student council is only worth fifty thousand points in your eyes, Senior." Suzuki Toru smiled slightly. "If I release this recording, and hire a few rappers to go around beating drums and gongs, I'm sure the entire school will know about your heroic deeds, Senior."

Nagumo Miyabi snorted coldly: "You are quite good at extortion, Suzuki, but do you think this guarantees you a win? This recording is worth at most two hundred thousand private points."

Suzuki Toru couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on him and said, "One million private points."

Nagumo Miyabi was stunned at first, then his face darkened: "This price is an outrageous demand. Even for you freshmen, this month's allowance is only one hundred thousand private points. One million is too high."

He didn't like being extorted, especially not in such a frustrating way.

"One million." Suzuki Toru didn't budge. "If you don't pay, I'll upload it to the forum."

Nagumo Miyabi laughed in anger. Did this freshman really think private points grew on trees?

He had spent a year at Advanced Nurturing High School, scraping together points from the entire grade, and his total private points were only nearly ten million.

Suzuki Toru wanted to take away one-tenth of his wealth in one go—how could that be so easy?!

"I can only give you five hundred thousand. One million is absolutely impossible." Nagumo Miyabi raised his offer again.

Suzuki Toru sighed: "I hope you can be this tough when facing the questioning of the students and the school, Senior."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ichinose Honami. The meaning was obvious.

Nagumo Miyabi could naturally understand the hint. To avoid leaving evidence, he had even had the school turn off the surveillance here, thinking he had the situation under control.

Who would have thought someone would be running around with a bug? It left him in a bit of a bind.

The problem now was that as a member of the student council, Nagumo Miyabi represented the image of the student council. Just the act of luring a freshman into revealing her dark history was enough to ensure the entire first-year class would have a poor impression of him and the student council.