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

3. Multiple [Daily Tasks] can exist simultaneously.

4. [Daily Tasks] do not need to be issued face-to-face.

Nangong Cheng rubbed his chin.

Sure enough, the system had been keeping things from him. It seemed he had been right to exercise caution.

Still, he was a little curious.

If he had added an "every day" prefix to the selfie task he had given Karuizawa Kei today, he wondered whether he could exploit a bug.

"Forget it. Let's figure out how to use this first."

Now that the [Daily Task] feature had been added, Nangong Cheng naturally intended to give its uses some serious thought.

He had already come up with a few similar ideas before this, so he had to admit that the timing was perfect.

Take Horikita Suzune, for example.

He now had two options.

The first was to issue a task saying, [Nangong Cheng's middle school grades were less than ideal. Please tutor Nangong Cheng privately after school every day].

The second was the [homework] he had assigned Horikita Suzune that morning: [Observe one student every day and write a report on them].

If Nangong Cheng really had to choose, he would definitely pick the first.

The second task offered him no direct benefits. Besides, after thinking it over, he had decided that getting Horikita Suzune the girls' votes would be enough.

He could leave the boys to Hirata.

"That would give Horikita Suzune two [Daily Tasks]. Maybe I could consider letting her roam free for a while after that."

Nangong Cheng continued thinking.

As for Sakura Airi...

Judging by how proactive she had been today, a task like [Feed Nangong Cheng lunch every day] would already be no problem.

Once they grew closer, he could issue an upgraded version, something like [Provide Nangong Cheng with an imported boxed lunch every day].

As for Karuizawa Kei...

If Kikyo Kushida hadn't barged in that morning, it probably would have been something like [Take a set of cool photos for Nangong Cheng every day].

But now...

He would see how she completed this task first. If all else failed, he could just enjoy the pictures for now.

As for Ichinose Honami, who had already ascended to the position of mommy, Nangong Cheng had long since reserved an exclusive [Daily Task] for her—[Prepare three meals a day for Nangong Cheng].

It seemed pretty simple.

But all Nangong Cheng wanted to say was, "Times have changed, old man." These days, "three meals a day" carried a special double meaning.

Not that things would progress that quickly.

Last came Kikyo Kushida.

She was another heavyweight contender, because Nangong Cheng felt her Daily Task offered the most room for getting creative out of everyone's.

But...

"I should still wait for that iconic handprint scene first. Some of the details would be hard to work out otherwise."

The main problem was that they hadn't interacted enough.

Nangong Cheng gave it some more thought.

Kikyo Kushida had been put under pressure by Horikita Suzune again today, and she had carelessly handed Karuizawa Kei an opportunity to pile on as well.

It felt like she should be at her emotional breaking point by now.

That was why Nangong Cheng figured the iconic handprint scene would probably happen tonight.

"No big deal. Let's issue one first."

[Issuing Daily Task]

[Target: Ichinose Honami]

[Task details: Prepare three meals a day for Nangong Cheng]

[Task reward: 100 Points/day]

[Task penalty: Prepare one mouth-delivered lunch for every missed day]

What Should You Do If You're Caught Watching Study Materials? Get a Handprint on the Spot!

At that very moment, on the other side of the school...

Having finished another day's social activities, Kikyo Kushida sent all her friends the same message saying she needed to excuse herself, then headed to the Rooftop alone.

Kikyo Kushida was in a foul mood.

Naturally.

On the first day of school, she had thought her life was about to reach a major turning point. Yet it was only the fourth day, and she had already run into one obstacle after another.

Never mind Nangong Cheng's deliberately distant attitude toward her.

Horikita Suzune was as haughty, foul-mouthed, and icy-faced as ever, that boy-crazy bitch Karuizawa Kei kept stealing her spotlight, and even Sakura Airi, the class wallflower, was so close to Nangong Cheng!

Why, why, why?!

What exactly was wrong with her, Kikyo Kushida?

And weren't these nerdy high school boys supposed to love sweet, cute girls? This had always worked like a charm in middle school!

"Nangong Cheng, Horikita Suzune, Karuizawa Kei, Sakura Airi..."

She was practically calling a roll of her enemies, with the telling detail that Nangong Cheng came first.

Clearly, she really hated him.

"You'd better not let me get anything on you. If I do, every last one of you is going to pay!"

Bang!

She launched a zero-frame attack straight at the railing.

Railing: What rotten luck. What kind of normal person comes up to the Rooftop in the middle of the night to kick a railing?

"Bitches. Every last one of you!"

"What the hell did Nangong Cheng give you to make you all stick up for him like that? A whole pack of sluts and bastards!"

"And aren't you supposed to be my Fated Partners? Why do you always act like you're trying to avoid me?!"

Kikyo Kushida ranted for ages without feeling satisfied, then gave the railing a few more hard kicks. Still, something felt lacking.

"Useless piece of junk. I'm worn out from kicking you!"

Railing: Huh? As you wish, Your Majesty~

Kikyo Kushida stood there for a while, catching her breath.

She was thinking.

What exactly was that Stress-Relief Method Nangong Cheng had mentioned to her today?

And what about the stress-relief task that came with it?

"Didn't he say he'd message me later? Why haven't I heard anything yet? Is he off fooling around with some little vixen again?"

Kikyo Kushida made no attempt to hide her malicious speculation about Nangong Cheng.

Of course, she couldn't really be blamed.

Pictures of Nangong Cheng with different girls appeared on the Campus Forum every day now, so she was merely telling it like it was.

It would be another story if she were the girl involved.

She was a good girl. For real.

Ding-dong—

Just then, a message notification sounded.

Kikyo Kushida picked up her phone and looked—

[Kushida, let me explain the Stress-Relief Method I mentioned this morning.]

[But this method is rather unusual, so it isn't easy to explain in words. I'll have to ask you to spend a little time watching a video instead.]

[Transferring file...]

[How Girls Can Release Their Pent-Up Stress and Negative Emotions to the Fullest.mp4]

Oh? This looks kind of interesting.

Having just finished kicking the railing, Kikyo Kushida felt a little better. The video's thumbnail looked perfectly normal too, so she hadn't yet realized how serious this was.

By the time she tapped the video, it was already too late.

A continuous stream of moans rang out, sounding particularly bizarre on the empty, silent Rooftop.

Smack!

She was quick.

Kikyo Kushida's body reacted before her brain did, immediately pressing the volume button to mute it.

But it was too late.

"Kushida?"

"What are you doing watching porn on the school Rooftop this late at night?"

Nangong Cheng, the mastermind behind it all, flashed onto the scene.

He strolled right in without the slightest hesitation.

"...Nangong, rather than asking why I'm here at this hour, shouldn't I be asking why you're here at this hour?"

"You haven't been following me, have you?"

Kikyo Kushida only felt her mood worsen.

Being caught watching a naughty video wasn't really that big a deal. People had needs, after all. It was only human nature.

At worst, it was mortifying.

The bigger issue was that she suspected Nangong Cheng had followed her, seen her kicking the railing and cursing, then deliberately sent her the video so she would open it and humiliate herself.

If that was true, she was in real trouble.

"Would you believe me if I said it was a coincidence?"

Although Nangong Cheng had indeed used the People-Finding Cane to locate Kikyo Kushida, he certainly wasn't going to admit it.

That was why he had prepared his story before coming.

"When I got back to the dorm, I realized I'd left something in the classroom, so I came back to get it."

"But my hearing is pretty sharp. I heard some strange noises coming from the rooftop and got curious, so I came up to take a look. I never expected..."

Nangong Cheng shook his head, clicking his tongue with a look of surprise.

"I never expected that the way you act in class was all an act, Kushida. I guess this is why you were assigned to Class D."

"The boys in our class and your little circle of friends are going to be so disappointed."

Kikyo Kushida's face darkened like a storm cloud.

He hadn't discovered her actual dark past yet, but this was hardly any different.

She had to find a way to keep Nangong Cheng quiet.

Then again, she had been wondering what she could possibly do to make her and Nangong Cheng Fated Partners, "destined to remain entangled for life."

But looking at things now...

Kikyo Kushida took a deep breath.

"Nangong, you shouldn't jump to conclusions, you know?"