Classroom of the Elite: I Can Issue the Master's Tasks

Classroom of the Elite: I Can Issue the Master's Task

Synopsis:

Nangong Cheng transmigrated into the world of Classroom of the Elite and bonded with the Reversal System.

He became the man destined for these beautiful girls, granting them subsystems and guiding them through one task after another, becoming the mastermind pulling the strings at Advanced Nurturing High School.

He posed as Ichinose Honami's number-one adoring junior.

Sakayanagi Arisu would also meet her lifelong nemesis.

Horikita Suzune gained a new compass to guide her through life.

Sakura Airi became an idol songstress who belonged to him alone.

After learning the difference between surviving and living, Karuizawa Kei chose to live for him.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly.

But as the girls completed more and more tasks and formed various intimate relationships with him...

Things gradually began to go wrong.

Ichinose Honami: "I cooked for you, and you even called me Mom. Now you're telling me you're dating another woman? What about me? Did I really just become your mother?"

Kikyo Kushida: "Accomplices for a day, accomplices for life."

Karuizawa Kei: "Absolute power, and the justice born from it. The one who taught me love was... you."

Even a certain young detective declared her victory.

Shiina Hiyori: "It's time this game of hide-and-seek came to an end, our dear Mr. Nangong Moriarty Cheng."

The Master's Task

It was the first day of another school year.

Sitting on the bus, Nangong Cheng glanced at a certain mysterious, expressionless boy across the aisle, his feelings a tangled mess.

He could accept the classic "fall asleep and wake up in another world" scenario, but why did he have to land in Classroom of the Elite?

Sure, things could have turned out a lot worse, but how was an ordinary guy like him supposed to compete against the White Room's walking stat monster? He would get kicked aside like some stray dog. There was no question about it.

Someone get me a system, quick.

[Ding! Reversal System is binding...]

Ohoho!

Wait, I actually got one?

But what does "reversal" mean?

Nangong Cheng instinctively sat up straight.

[Eligible high-quality females detected nearby. Scanning...]

The next second, a pale blue virtual panel visible only to him abruptly appeared before his eyes. No, more precisely, it appeared over the person in question.

[Name: Horikita Suzune]

[Age: Women are old once they're past three]

[Height: 156 cm]

[Measurements: B:79 W:54 H:79]

[Current relationship: Strangers / schoolmates]

[Special trait: Brother complex]

Hmm... definitely not a respectable system.

Nangong Cheng still wanted to admire her a little longer, but the girl had already noticed his gaze. If things followed their usual course, he would trigger a little iconic scene any moment now.

Now, let's have our next contestant.

[Name: Kikyo Kushida]

[Age: Women are old once they're past three]

[Height: 155 cm]

[Measurements: B:82 (D) W:55 H:83]

[Current relationship: Strangers / schoolmates]

[Special traits: Two-faced, yandere]

Watching the "fallen angel" face off against a mysterious pretty boy on the bus, Nangong Cheng felt nothing. If anything, he wanted to laugh.

A classic scene. I get it.

Let's get to the point, then.

[Ding! This system consists of a main system and subsystems. The host possesses the main system and may assign subsystems to eligible high-quality females.]

[The host may use the main system to issue tasks to subsystem holders. Whenever a subsystem holder completes a task, the main system's host receives double the Mission Points. Points may be redeemed for items in the System Shop.]

[Task content allows considerable freedom, but tasks must be based on both parties' actual circumstances and the current situation. Issued tasks must not directly harm the target.]

Realization dawned on Nangong Cheng.

Isn't this just the Master's Task?

Sure enough, this was no respectable system. Still, it was remarkably simple and useful. He could even sit back and win while playing the mastermind.

Enough talk. Let's test the waters.

[Target: Kikyo Kushida]

[Issue task: Help the elderly lady find someone kind enough to give up their seat.]

Kikyo Kushida was in a terrible mood.

She had intended to use the elderly lady who had just boarded to establish a gentle, kindhearted image for herself. Instead, she had immediately run into a stubborn jerk who refused to budge, leaving her in an awkward position.

Just my rotten luck!

"Um..."

[Ding! Bonding with the Perfect Life System...]

[Current task: Please help the elderly lady find someone kind enough to give up their seat.]

[Time limit: One minute]

[Completing the task will award Points, which may be used to redeem items in the Exchange Shop.]

[Penalty for failure: Act affectionately toward Nangong Cheng once, as his girlfriend would.]

Just as Kikyo Kushida was about to give up on persuading the blond boy to surrender his seat and instead apply moral pressure to the entire bus, a translucent blue panel suddenly appeared in her vision.

"???"

Wait, what is this?

A hallucination?

Kikyo Kushida was no stranger to keeping her composure, but even she was bewildered by this scientifically impossible phenomenon.

Still, her immediate priority was to bring this incident to a smooth conclusion. Otherwise, she really would have made a complete clown of herself.

"Ma'am, you can take my seat."

"Thank you, young man."

While she stood there in a daze, a boy suddenly rose and helped the elderly lady into his seat.

[Task complete.]

[Task reward: The host has received 50 Points.]

Wait, is this real?

Kikyo Kushida still couldn't wrap her head around it, but her long-honed instincts for putting on an act sent her body moving before her mind caught up.

"Hi, my name is Kikyo Kushida. Thank you so much for helping me out!"

The pretty girl put on an endearingly vulnerable expression. Combined with her cute face and ample assets, that little combo would have been more than most inexperienced boys could withstand.

But Nangong Cheng was different.

Knowing Kikyo Kushida's true nature, he naturally wasn't fooled by such a shallow facade. In fact, he had already mentally labeled her [Cash Cow No. 1].

"You're welcome. We're only two or three stops from school anyway. Consider it me getting ready to get off early."

Noticing Nangong Cheng's rather cool tone, Kikyo Kushida clicked her tongue inwardly.

My luck really is awful today. Two weirdos in a row who refuse to follow the script.

It annoyed her, but she had something more important to deal with right now.

What exactly is this "Perfect Life System" that popped up out of nowhere and started giving me tasks? And what are these Points for?

Am I hallucinating from too much stress?

The instant those questions arose, Kikyo Kushida noticed the text on the translucent blue panel begin to change.

[Hello, host Kikyo Kushida.]

[I am the Perfect Life System AI Assistant. If you have any questions about this system, please communicate with me directly in your mind.]

Frowning, Kikyo Kushida discreetly surveyed her surroundings, but found no one acting suspiciously.

Could this thing... actually be real?

"What are you? What do you want? Why did you choose me?"

Whether it was real or not, she might as well ask.

[I am the system's AI assistant, responsible for answering the host's questions and introducing the system's functions.]

[The system's default bonding criterion is "someone with a powerful obsession." The host perfectly fulfills this requirement, and was therefore selected.]

Kikyo Kushida was no sweet, naive airhead.

She regarded everyone and everything other than herself with equal wariness.

"And there's no catch?"

"Then tell me what you can do."

[This system can issue tasks to the host. Completing tasks awards Points, which may be used to redeem items in the System Shop.]

[The System Shop's items come from countless civilizations across the Myriad Worlds. Everything you could want can be found here.]

Quite the boast.

Kikyo Kushida wanted to see whether this System Shop was really as incredible as the AI assistant claimed.

The instant that thought crossed her mind, the panel flashed blue.

A dazzling array of products appeared before her eyes.

[Photographic memory]

[Mind reading]

[Hypnosis]

[Common sense alteration]

Kikyo Kushida scanned row after row, her astonishment only growing.

The shop was filled with talents, abilities, and items that existed almost exclusively in human imagination and works of fiction. Any one of them would have sent shock waves through the outside world.

Yet she could obtain them with ease.

Well, "with ease" might not have been entirely accurate, but at least this was a privilege only she could enjoy, right?

"So, as long as I complete the tasks you issue, I can get whatever I want?"

[Correct.]