The Story Starting from Classroom of the Elite

Tanaka Yukishin turned his head, staring at Karuizawa Kei with a face full of suspicion.

"If I recall correctly, I threatened you on the first day of school—no, wait, I forced you to make a choice."

"Then you fell into a shell, I woke you up, and you just gave yourself away."

"And you call that a hero saving..."

He didn't get to finish his sentence before a figure lunged at him.

"Mind your own business when it comes to a girl's affairs."

Karuizawa Kei hung onto his back like a koala.

She would never tell this bad guy the truth—that she had fallen for him because of a single look.

That would be far too embarrassing.

With that, she took a bite out of Tanaka Yukishin's neck.

Tanaka Yukishin sighed and patted the back of her knees with his hand.

"Get down, you've gotten heavier."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than he felt his neck being nipped, not too hard and not too soft.

"Ouch, what are you doing?" He exaggeratedly sucked in a breath. "You're so old now and you're still biting people? Are you a puppy?"

"Hmph!"

Karuizawa Kei nimbly flipped around to face him, her chestnut hair shimmering with a honey-like luster in the sunlight.

With her hands on her hips and her chin tilted up, she looked just like a smug little fox.

"I'm not just going to bite the top..." Her finger suddenly poked his abdomen, "...I'm going to bite the bottom too!"

She immediately transformed into a beautiful snake and slid down.

The battle kicked off, and a fierce struggle between dragon and tiger began.

A week passed.

Because of his deal with Horikita Manabu.

During this time, Tanaka Yukishin had put some effort into observing Horikita Suzune.

She was indeed, just as Horikita Manabu had said, a headache of a person.

Logically speaking, a beautiful girl with an outstanding face, a graceful figure, and excellent academic records should be widely popular.

But Horikita Suzune's status in class was, if not quite like a stray dog on the side of the road, at least close to being completely ignored.

The reason for this boiled down to her personality.

When classmates spoke to her, they could communicate normally.

But her cold, "stay away" attitude made others keep their distance.

Only Kushida Kikyo persisted in trying to get closer to her.

This kind of top-tier brat was too much trouble to teach, and if he hadn't already given his word, Tanaka Yukishin really couldn't be bothered to deal with her.

After some thought, he decided to talk to Horikita Suzune first.

After class, Tanaka Yukishin turned around.

Horikita Suzune was taking out the textbook for the next period, preparing to review.

Seeing him, she spoke up: "Is there something you need, Tanaka-san?"

Her tone was actually a few degrees better than how she spoke to others.

But it was still that same cold attitude.

Tanaka Yukishin sighed, deciding to cut straight to the point.

"I have a deal with your brother. He asked me to properly guide you. Because your personality gives him a headache."

Brother!

The first thing Horikita Suzune noticed wasn't the deal.

It was that her brother was watching over her from the shadows.

"What did my brother tell you?"

"A sister with a brother complex, and a brother who cares about his sister in secret."

"You two really are a perfect match for siblings."

After Tanaka Yukishin made his snide remark.

He told Horikita Suzune about the conversation that had taken place in the Student Council a week ago.

"Just as I said, he asked me to provide you with appropriate guidance, or rather, direction. To slightly correct that terrible personality of yours."

"Tanaka-san, although you are capable and my brother recognizes you, I personally believe my personality falls within the normal range and is not terrible at all."

A look of displeasure flashed across Horikita Suzune's face, her words revealing a stubborn streak.

She had absolutely no self-awareness.

It seemed necessary to point out the problems by focusing on her performance.

Tanaka Yukishin looked at her, deciding to let the facts speak for themselves.

"If you won't accept it when I say it directly, then I'll give you a few examples."

"You have ambitions of moving up a class, but your actions don't align with your thoughts," Tanaka Yukishin emphasized. "Isn't inconsistency between words and actions a terrible personality trait? You, Hirata, and Kushida have achieved nothing."

Horikita Suzune's attitude remained unchanged; although she acknowledged that Tanaka Yukishin had ability, she was a person of action.

"I believe I am better than some people who just sit back and reap the rewards."

"I am not like you. Have you forgotten what I said on the first day of school? I have no interest in moving up a class."

After saying this, Tanaka Yukishin did not give Horikita Suzune a chance to respond.

"You don't think Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's arrangement for you, Hirata, and Kushida to gather information was random, do you?"

"That was the optimal solution Ayanokoji chose after observation and careful thought."

"In terms of intelligence alone, perhaps you surpass Hirata and Kushida."

"But in terms of social skills, it is exactly the opposite."

"Looking at it this way, it seems like only you and Kushida would be enough."

"Yet Ayanokoji still added Hirata."

"Why do you think that is?"

"First, if you and Kushida were to have a conflict, he could act as a mediator."

"Second, having both men and women allows for a broader range of communication when dealing with upperclassmen, avoiding unnecessary problems."

"And the result?"

"Because of your personality, the coordination was lacking."

"You achieved nothing."

"Do you still think you have no problems now?"

Having said all that in one breath, Tanaka Yukishin felt a bit thirsty.

At this moment, Sakura Airi and Karuizawa Kei both handed him a bottle of water.

Tanaka Yukishin couldn't be bothered to think, so he took the one closest to him.

Karuizawa Kei looked at Sakura Airi with a cheerful expression, while the latter hurriedly hid her prying gaze behind the shadow of her bangs, her earlobes turning as red as if they were dripping blood.

Koenji Rokusuke, who was watching the show from the side, saw that there was no chaotic confrontation.

"Tanaka, why did you suddenly start chatting with that Horikita girl?"

Because of the distance between them, he hadn't heard everything.

"I made a deal with the Student Council President. I provide proper guidance to Horikita Suzune in exchange for a favor from him."

"Are you interested, Koenji? I can give it to you."

Koenji Rokusuke waved his hand.

"No thanks. I've learned about the intensity of the competition at this school from my upperclassmen. It's completely impossible to be expelled."

"Leave such troublesome matters to yourself."

As the only son of a wealthy conglomerate, since there was no possibility of a disgraceful exit, Horikita Manabu's favor was worthless to him.

"I..."

Horikita Suzune, having just recovered from her daze, began to speak.

Ring, ring, class was starting.

Chabashira Sae walked in carrying her textbooks.

She repeated her daily routine.

As time passed, even though they already knew the rules of the exams in advance, in the absence of any constraints, many of the eccentric characters in Class D gradually began to reveal their true colors and started to slack off.

Regarding this, Tanaka Yukishin and Koenji Rokusuke chose to join in the fun.

They went along with the tide.

In any case, neither of them had any need to move up a class.

As for the acquisition of private points, they did not rely on the monthly allowance distributed based on class points like the others.

Just like that, the class points of Class D began to plummet rapidly.

After class, Horikita Suzune stood in the aisle clutching her math textbook, her black hair tucked neatly behind her ears, her posture as straight as if it had been measured with a ruler.

"Tanaka-kun." Her voice was like chilled mineral water. "Regarding what you mentioned during the last break..."

"Stop right there." Tanaka Yukishin held up a palm. "I'm not in the mood for a lecture right now."

He noticed the fingertips with which Horikita gripped the edge of her textbook turning slightly white; she was clearly restraining herself from something.

But more than that, he was concerned about the arms that had suddenly appeared and tightened around him—Karuizawa Kei was locking him in a chokehold, her canine tooth pressing threateningly against his artery.

Leading the two girls out of the classroom.

Tanaka Yukishin suddenly spotted a sneaky figure by the back door.

"Matsushita, hurry up and move all your stuff out."

As he said this, Tanaka Yukishin picked up his pace.

He chased, and she ran.

"Club President, I'm a founding member of this club. I've performed meritorious service for this club, and I've bled for this club. You can't be this cruel to me."

"Can you be any more dramatic? You're just a ghost member, yet you make it sound like some noble sacrifice."

"I don't care, I'm not quitting. Blehh."

Seeing Matsushita Chiaki running so fast, Tanaka Yukishin couldn't be bothered to chase her anymore.

Ever since Sakura Airi joined the club, she seemed to have become sensible all of a sudden.

Since she was no longer being a nuisance, it wouldn't be impossible to leave a spot for her.

It was just letting her mooch off the luxurious base he had spent a fortune decorating; that was hardly a big deal.

Behind him, Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi watched the two of them chasing and bickering with smiles on their faces.

"Sakura actually has feelings for Yukishin, right?"

Sakura Airi's eyes darted away.