Nagumo Miyabi? No, Nagumo Yin!

At that moment, everyone froze.

Bribery?

Those two words exploded through the corridor like a bomb!!

"..."

Ichinose and Sakayanagi furrowed their brows. There had been foul play in the freshman assessment?

Even veteran Tachibana Akane looked utterly shocked, let alone the college students watching the show.

Every one of them was dumbfounded, their eyes radiating pure, unadulterated stupidity.

Were they really going to stir up something this explosive right at the start of the school year?!

Hadn't they said the student council assessment would be fair, just, and transparent?

And now they were running a shady operation?!

Or perhaps Katsuragi, you little bald bastard, lost the spar and got humiliated, so you were deliberately taking revenge on the vice president?!!!

"What exactly happened?!"

"When commoners stumble into the imperial family, kings cannot coexist. This is going to be good!!!"

"Who do you think is lying?!"

"My guess is definitely Katsuragi. You can tell from his face that he's no good."

Ike: "That doesn't sound right. I'm suddenly pissed off. I hate handsome Nagumo Miyabi—he's up to no good and is turning the tables on him!!"

Uchiha consciously stepped aside. He wasn't the protagonist this time.

He quietly signed his name on the registration form.

It had to be written in cursive to look even more wild and uninhibited!

[Ding, it has been detected that the host has completed the main quest.]

[Deducting 20,000 Heroic Spirit Points.]

[The superpower Spotless has been issued.]

Awesome!!!

Another superpower in hand!!!

He paid no attention to anything happening around him.

Instead, he focused on reading Spotless's information.

Hmm?!

Spotless's effects weren't limited to the surface!!

It could also keep the inside of his body healthy and automatically eliminate harmful bacteria and viruses?!!

That was freaking amazing!!!

Now he wouldn't have to fear explosive diarrhea!!

Cola with fried chicken—he could eat as much as he wanted!!!

Cold drinks and chili peppers, all he could handle!!!

Poisonous mushrooms, undercooked old beans, shit... ptooey, ptooey!!

"..."

Katsuragi looked stunned. Nagumo... you were even more shameless than Uchiha.

Seeing Nagumo preparing to leave, he forced himself to speak.

"Senior Nagumo!!"

"You're older than me, so I'll call you Senior!!"

"Do you dare to do it but not admit it?!"

"I still have the transfer record here."

"Hmph, I'm reporting you to the higher-ups!!"

Katsuragi refused to believe it!!

He had a complete chain of evidence. He refused to believe he couldn't do anything to Nagumo.

Nagumo stopped, then looked at Katsuragi with a half-smile.

"Fine, go verify it."

"Oh, and a reminder: deliberately spreading rumors carries legal liability."

As he spoke, he calmly took out a phone and silently removed its pink case.

"...?"

A pink phone case?!!

How flamboyant!!

No, wait!!!!

Katsuragi immediately sensed that something was terribly wrong!!

He snatched Nagumo's student ID and quickly opened the transfer records!!

"N-No?!!!"

"Where's the transfer record?!!!"

Katsuragi was dumbfounded on the spot. "I clearly transferred it... How could this be?!!!"

Nagumo leaned close to the bald man's ear and spoke blandly, quietly enough that only the two of them could hear.

"That's enough. Stop being stubborn. The points you transferred went to my girlfriend's phone. What does that have to do with me, Nagumo Miyabi?"

The moment those words came out, Katsuragi froze!!

A couple??? A pink phone case?!!

In an instant, he understood everything!!

No wonder!!

No wonder he had been so fearless!!

That day, Katsuragi hadn't been careful enough, so Nagumo Miyabi's sleight of hand had fooled him...

Fuck, he had transferred the money to Nagumo's girlfriend's phone!!!

Nagumo hooked an arm around the bald man, who was breaking out in cold sweat, and reminded him.

"If you expose me, you won't gain anything, and your reputation will be ruined too."

"Look at how everyone around you is looking at you. They're all waiting to laugh at you."

"Junior Katsuragi, aren't you planning to become Class A's leader? Keep this up, and all your prestige will be gone!"

"Mind your own business!"

He had said everything that needed saying.

Nagumo found Katsuragi too dirty, so he took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands.

Then he gave Uchiha a meaningful look before slowly leaving.

"..."

"Why did he leave?!"

"So what exactly is the truth?!"

"Katsuragi, weren't you going to report him? We support you!! Sue him until the very end!!!"

"Yeah, go all out! Who's afraid of who?! Don't think you can bully us just because we're freshmen!!"

"Didn't you have evidence? Put it in front of the chairman and see how Nagumo dies!!"

"..."

After suffering multiple devastating blows in a single day!!

Katsuragi's face alternated between pale and green.

His heart churned like a raging sea!!!

His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

Uchiha had been right. He was still too weak...

So it turned out that he and those monsters didn't belong to the same world at all.

What a... clown!

A Class A student said:

"Say something already! You're killing me here!!"

Horikita Manabu looked over as well.

"If you have a grievance, you may submit an appeal."

Katsuragi opened his mouth with difficulty.

"N-No, it's fine. Sorry, I was too emotional just now and said the wrong thing!"

"This matter... has nothing to do with Senior Nagumo..."

"Even though I was eliminated from the student council, I'll run again next year!!"

He could endure that much?!

He was someone impressive?!

Horikita looked somewhat surprised.

Then he exercised his authority again.

"Although there are only three freshman slots, Uchiha belongs to upper management and does not take up a slot."

"I want to give you another chance. Start as an intern, and in three months, we'll reassess whether you stay or leave."

"What do you think?"

Katsuragi's eyes lit up. "I'll cherish this opportunity. Thank you, President!"

"Enough. Go do what you need to do."

Then Horikita Manabu grabbed the absentminded Uchiha and dragged him away.

"..."

After the student council members left, Yamauchi rubbed his hands together like a fly and grinned lecherously.

"Classmate Kushida, can I call you Kikyo?"

Kushida replied sweetly, "Of course~"

Fuck off! Get lost already!!

Beside her, Ike excitedly spread his arms.

"What are you all standing around for? Let's start the mixer!!"

"My beloved concubines, keep the music going, keep dancing!!!"

"Yamauchi, don't fight me for her. I want the one with the long, fair legs!!"

The horse-faced man wore a lascivious grin. "Who the hell do you think you are, picking girls like that? You're actually being picky!! I'll keep little Kushida for myself, hehehe."

The next second.

Yamauchi and Ike dropped to their knees and wailed, "Cute girls, why are you all leaving!!! Haven't you finished your homework?!!"

The second after that.

Their faces turned a greasy shade of green as they joined forces to persuade someone.

"Um, fatty, you can leave first!!!"

"Fat girl, don't come next time, and don't look in the mirror either..."

Elsewhere.

Horikita Manabu walked in front, while Uchiha followed behind.

The corridor was long, and the lighting was warm.

A warning line appeared every few steps.

At that moment, Uchiha looked around, his urge to chatter kicking in.

"President, did you see me beat that bald guy just now?"

"Did you think I was fast? Wasn't I awesome?"

"Why aren't you saying anything? Were you born not liking to talk?!"

"Hoh, a cold and aloof guy."

A few seconds later.

Uchiha spoke again.

"President, where are you taking me?"

"I still want to ask—do you think my strength can rank in the top ten of the entire school?"

Horikita said nothing the entire way.

In truth, he was far less calm inside than he appeared!!

His mind kept drifting toward the boy behind him.

Fighting an archer with superb archery skills barehanded...

Biting an arrow out of the air while it was flying...

And even tearing off Tachibana Akane's clothes... Ahem.

No normal person could do something like that!!

After a while.

Horikita opened the gym's door and said indifferently,

"Your energy is too scattered."

"Your moves are too straightforward, with no variation."

"And your stance is unstable. There are fatal flaws in it."

After hearing that, Uchiha's expression did not change, and he did not even blink.

But inwardly, he was utterly shocked.

President, you really have a keen eye.

You hit every one of my shortcomings right on the mark!!!

"So how do I overcome my weaknesses and become stronger?!"

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and smiled for the first time.

"Simple."

"Let me beat you up for five minutes."

"..."

Uchiha: "?"

Who was he looking down on?!

Today, he would properly experience his brilliant skills!!

Hopefully, he would not be crying later!!!

He set down his backpack and threw a punch!!

Come on!!

Let's fight!!