The Supremacy Classroom Backed by Black Technology Chapter 18

Shuichi Kanda, slumped over his desk, mumbled indistinctly.

"Stuff like that, you just read the textbook seriously and it'll come naturally."

The conversation between Shuichi Kanda and Akito Miyake seemed to catch the attention of Suzune Horikita behind them—after all, as a top student, she had absolute authority on this subject.

"Are you talking to me?"

Shuichi Kanda lifted his head from the desk, turning around with a somewhat bewildered look. We didn't usually have much to do with each other, did we?

"Just a reminder from a well-wisher."

In truth, Suzune Horikita had originally intended to mock Shuichi Kanda for not even knowing such simple knowledge, because earlier during the club introduction meeting, he had said Horikita Manabu was putting on airs.

But Shuichi Kanda didn't seem angry, which left her feeling like she'd thrown a heavy punch only to hit cotton.

"Then, well-wisher, could you tell me how to study social studies?"

To be honest, as someone from his past life in China, Shuichi Kanda had ingrained the importance of good grades into his soul. Asking questions wasn't shameful.

You, Suzune Horikita, clearly look like a top student, so let me borrow your opinion.

"Stuff like that is simple, isn't it? Just memorize the textbook."

You make a compelling point. I can't argue with that.

Chapter 31: The Devastated Suzune Horikita

Closing his diary, Shuichi Kanda stretched and then caught sight of an unread email on his phone.

[Looking forward to the point distribution tomorrow, Kanda-kun! o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓] -- Arisu Sakayanagi

You're that happy I can't freeload the school's points, huh? Even gleefully flipping a table? Damn white-haired loli!

Well, I'll forgive you since you're pitifully in the dark.

[Anyway, I've got 2 million private points. No problem coasting through three years.]

After typing the message, Shuichi Kanda attached a screenshot of the transfer notification he'd received earlier and sent it.

Trying to mess with me?

Dream on.

Take my counterattack!

Sure enough, after the email was sent, Arisu Sakayanagi didn't reply. He wondered if she was off tormenting Kamuro.

Ah, poor Kamuro.

The next day, May 1st, was the day Class D students had been eagerly awaiting—the distribution of private points.

Opening his phone, the balance showed 22,332,318 ppt.

Aside from buying a computer and food, Shuichi Kanda hadn't wasted any money. If these points could be exchanged for cash upon graduation, squandering them now would be a huge loss.

What? Why not just ask Chabashira-sensei directly if points could be converted to cash?

Are you kidding? Over the past month, Shuichi Kanda's complete lack of action had made Chabashira-sensei wonder if she'd misjudged him.

Was this guy just here to scam money?

But that wasn't the point. The point was that the number hadn't changed since last night, meaning the points distributed this month were indeed zero.

Beep.

A new message came through on his phone.

[This month, 94,000 personal points were distributed. It's truly delightful.]

Shuichi Kanda's eyebrow twitched. Then he sent a screenshot of the 2 million transfer notification.

You're already annoying me, and now you're mocking me? Try my special move!

This trick was as effective as "you got beaten by a monkey"—it always shut down whatever Arisu Sakayanagi was about to say next.

Walking into the classroom, Shuichi Kanda immediately noticed the atmosphere was different today. From early morning, students were already buzzing with chatter, more intense than usual.

"Why weren't the points distributed? Isn't it the 1st today?" As soon as he entered, he heard the war god by the door, Ike Kanji, shouting loudly.

"Exactly! I already used up all my points. I've been eating the free mountain vegetable set meal for days now. The taste is indescribable." Another war god, Yamauchi Haruki, chimed in, echoing Ike's complaint.

And humans always love to chime in to show they fit in. Within minutes, Ike had gathered a crowd complaining about the missing points or the awful mountain vegetable set meal.

But...

Spending 100,000 private points in a single month? These guys were really that stupid.

The purchasing power of these points was far from weak. An adult living normally in Tokyo, without needing to pay for utilities or rent, could live quite well on just this amount.

And yet, you high school freshmen blew through it all in less than a month?

Let me repeat: there's a limit to being an idiot.

As soon as he sat down, a voice came from behind.

"You didn't get any points either?"

"Horikita Suzune, I've noticed you've been pretty active lately. Where's that aloof attitude of yours? Hey, your persona dropped—pick it up!"

"You... are you talking to me?"

"Who else would I be talking to? I've already confirmed that Ayanokoji didn't get any points either, but even so, I wanted to investigate a bit more and see if there were any exceptions in the class."

Horikita Suzune's expression remained stern and aloof.

"That's right, I didn't receive any points. Sorry to disappoint, I'm not the exception you mentioned—the number one who got points distributed but didn't receive any." Shuichi Kanda's face twitched slightly. "Sorry, it's just too funny. I can't hold it in."

"You definitely know something, don't you?"

Horikita Suzune's question to Shuichi Kanda wasn't baseless—she'd often seen him eating expensive set meals in the cafeteria, and sometimes running into him carrying pricey groceries back to the dorm.

By that logic, Shuichi Kanda's private points should have been nearly drained by now. But today, when she saw him enter the classroom, she realized there wasn't a trace of worry, panic, or even confusion on his face.

"Of course. In fact, I'm more surprised you haven't figured it out yet." Shuichi Kanda nodded naturally. "They're both Horikita, but your ability is far more than ten thousand miles behind that one's."

"That goes without saying. My ability isn't even one ten-thousandth of the Student Council President's."

MD, is this the power of a brother complex? That's way too exaggerated. And your self-deprecation is insane.

"Come to think of it, the Student Council President's surname is Horikita too."

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who had been watching from the sidelines, threw in a useless piece of trivia.

But Shuichi Kanda didn't underestimate this guy at all—in fact, he didn't even look at him. His gut told him that getting involved with this guy would spell trouble.

So, Shuichi Kanda and Horikita Suzune both glanced at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, then promptly ignored him.

"Anyway, we'll know the answer soon enough. The fact that number one didn't receive points isn't a small matter. No matter how unwilling she is, Chabashira-sensei will have to come explain the situation."

At that moment, Horikita Suzune suddenly noticed that Hirata Yosuke, who was usually active in class, wasn't stepping up to take charge. Instead, he was passively fielding questions from some of the girls. This sparked an unwelcome thought in her mind.

"Hirata-kun knows too?"

This caught Shuichi Kanda slightly off guard, but he nodded.

"That's right. Remember the first week of school, when Hirata asked everyone to follow the rules as students as much as possible?" Shuichi Kanda's words instantly triggered Horikita Suzune's memory.

He'd already figured it out back then?

Horikita Suzune's face was filled with shock. Had I really fallen that far behind them?

This sudden truth dealt a heavy blow to Horikita Suzune, leaving her silent.

Shuichi Kanda, meanwhile, smirked inwardly. Got you, didn't I?

Yesterday you mocked me for being bad at studying. Today, I've paid you back. How the tables have turned!

Without a single taunt, he'd knocked Horikita Suzune flat with pure facts!

Today's victory: Shuichi Kanda's win!

Chapter 32: What Kind of Idiot Is This?

Just as Shuichi Kanda had said, homeroom teacher Chabashira-sensei did show up. But her face wasn't as easygoing as before—it was filled with seriousness.

Then again, was her usual face really that easygoing?

Of course, the students in the class could clearly see the seriousness on her face.

"Teacher, you're not on your period or something, are you—?"

What!?

Chabashira-sensei is pregnant? Who did it!

Suppressing the urge to blurt out a snarky remark, Shuichi Kanda looked at Ike Kanji, who had just spat out that line. This guy really didn't know how to spell "death."

Come on, I'll teach you: Shine!

But an adult was an adult. Chabashira Sae ignored Ike Kanji's crude joke and walked straight up to the podium.

"We'll start the morning meeting now. But before that, you all probably have questions you want to ask, right? If there's something on your mind, it's best to ask now."

"Um... I checked this morning, but my points hadn't been deposited. Didn't you say they'd be paid on the first of every month? I went to the supermarket to buy juice this morning, but I couldn't pay. It was super awkward."

"Hondo, I explained this before, didn't I? That's correct. Points are deposited on the first of every month. There's no doubt that this month's have been deposited as well."

"Huh, but... didn't the points not come in?"

"Forgotten?" Chabashira-sensei didn't answer directly but instead asked back. "This question was already asked at the start of school."

At that moment, many in the class seemed to recall the question Shuichi Kanda had asked Chabashira-sensei on the very first day of school.

'Is it true that 100,000 private points are distributed on the first of every month?'

Back then, Chabashira-sensei had said she couldn't answer. Now, the answer seemed clear.

"The points have been deposited. There's no doubt about it. Don't entertain fantasies like only this class was forgotten. Got it?"

At that moment, the answer was on the tip of everyone's tongue.

"In other words, points are indeed given on the first of every month, but this month our points are zero, right?"

From behind Shuichi Kanda, in the last row, Horikita Suzune reached the same conclusion.

"That's right. That's the real answer."

To Horikita Suzune's question, Chabashira Sae gave a direct affirmation, but that affirmation only made the students let out even more miserable screams.

"No way?"

"Why didn't we let him keep asking back then?"

"Didn't he stop on his own?"

And so, some turned hostile glares toward Shuichi Kanda. In their view, if Kanda had asked that question back then, they might not have ended up in this miserable state now.

But Kanda didn't spare them a single glance. He was just sitting there reading a middle school social studies textbook.

At the same time, he marveled—this school's library was really something else, even managing to have middle school textbooks available.

However, to keep Kanda from becoming the target of the students' hostility, his good buddy Hirata Yosuke immediately stepped in, once again drawing the whole class's attention.

"Then, teacher, at least tell us the reason why we weren't given points. Otherwise, we can't accept this."

Of course, Hirata could accept it—he also understood what kind of people most of the class were—but right now, only by putting himself on the same level as them could he earn their empathy.

Kanda ignoring them had already made him the villain in their eyes, so Hirata Yosuke played the part of someone in the same situation as them, then united their strength.

A simple strategy, right? But surprisingly effective.

Still, relying on this alone to make the class obedient was nothing but a pipe dream, so he needed to stoke the fire a little more.

As for Shuichi Kanda, he had zero interest in those blaming him for not asking further. Or rather, associating with these people was a dangerous thing.

What if they dragged down his IQ? He wasn't afraid of a formidable opponent, but he dreaded useless teammates.

"That's fine."