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

Volume One: Is Kikyo Kushida a Good Girl?

It was real!

All of it was real!

Kei Karuizawa instantly sank into speechless delight and excitement. Fortunately, Maya Sato and the others were happy about Makoto Nangong treating them, so her reaction did not look out of place.

Only after calming down did she belatedly notice a free item called [System User Manual] displayed in the most prominent spot.

Since it was free, she might as well buy it and take a look. She needed to find out exactly what this system was anyway.

"Come on, little lamb. Hop right into my bowl."

Nangong Cheng noticed every bit of Karuizawa Kei's "unusual" behavior.

Aside from Horikita Suzune and Kikyo Kushida, Karuizawa Kei was the third little lamb he was using to familiarize himself with the system.

She was also the easiest of the three to lead astray.

"So, ladies, are we eating at the cafeteria, or finding a restaurant in the shopping district?"

Nangong Cheng took the initiative to start a conversation.

Karuizawa Kei voiced an opinion on behalf of her little group while reading the system manual.

"Let's go to the cafeteria. Before enrolling, I heard how great Advanced Nurturing's cafeteria was. I'd already planned to check it out on the first day."

Sato Maya and the others naturally had no objections. As students, they would probably eat at the cafeteria most of the time they spent on campus. That was perfectly normal.

Nangong Cheng nodded.

Carrying bags of all sizes, the group headed toward the cafeteria.

Advanced Nurturing's cafeteria certainly lived up to its reputation as a national school. Its size, atmosphere, selection of dishes, and everything else were all quite satisfying.

Nangong Cheng readily paid for Karuizawa Kei and the others. Not intending to skimp on himself either, he ordered a deluxe set meal.

Just as the group sat down to eat, a beautiful girl suddenly appeared.

"Hello~ Can I sit here?"

Kikyo Kushida was a beautiful girl with a pathological craving for approval. After her secret had been exposed, she had once thrown an entire class of teachers and students into turmoil that resulted in classes being suspended.

Simply put, she was dangerous.

For Class D, she was unquestionably a bomb that could explode at any moment.

On a personal level, she was also a scheming girl who could almost never be trusted.

And in a certain sense, the heroines of Classroom of the Elite had quite a lot in common with those unhinged girls from MyGO and Ave Mujica next door.

They were all problem children.

So, purely as someone who appreciated her body, Makoto Nangong really did like Kikyo Kushida.

The contrast between the girl's two faces also happened to appeal to a certain kink, but that was only when there was a screen between them. If he actually encountered someone like her in real life, Makoto Nangong would absolutely steer clear.

Now that he had the system, however, Makoto Nangong was no longer afraid of Kikyo Kushida causing trouble.

"Kushida? What a coincidence. You're eating at the cafeteria too? We still have room, so please, sit down."

Karuizawa Kei naturally would not refuse her a seat, but she clicked her tongue inwardly.

Unlike the gyaru persona she had put on, Kikyo Kushida's sweet, adorable little angel persona was far more competitive and popular.

There was a reason people said like repelled like.

But if she knew that this face of Kikyo Kushida's was also an act...

Now that would be interesting.

"Yeah, but I hope I'm not interrupting?" Kikyo Kushida said, even as she was already taking a seat.

A coincidence? Not a chance.

There were hardly that many coincidences in the world. Most were the results of careful planning.

Kikyo Kushida had come looking for him specifically.

[Host: Kikyo Kushida]

[Age: High School Girl]

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

[Personal circumstances: Single, no romantic history, extreme craving for approval, moderately repressed mental state]

[Fated Partners: Nangong Cheng]

[Skills owned: None]

[Items owned: None]

[Points held: 0]

After learning about this so-called "Perfect Life System," Kikyo Kushida made her decision.

She would accept this [Gift of Fate].

A conspiracy? Perhaps.

But ultimately, she was just an ordinary girl. If she could not resist, her only option was to accept it.

At least she really could receive tangible benefits.

That alone was enough for her to take the risk.

As for why she had sought out Makoto Nangong, that was simple too.

According to the system, the perfection in a perfect life encompassed every area, naturally including [Love], or rather, [Marriage].

Nangong Cheng was the partner the system had selected for her, labeled her [Fated Partners], signifying that he was the only person in this world who could share her fortunes and hardships.

Whether she wanted to complete more tasks or learn about her destined partner, she needed to find out exactly what kind of person Makoto Nangong was.

"Not at all. We're just eating and chatting like normal. You're not interrupting anything."

With the tacit approval of Karuizawa Kei, the little group's leader and spokesperson, Kikyo Kushida smoothly joined the meal.

Since juggling two conversations was as effortless as drinking water for her, she naturally chatted with Kei Karuizawa and the others while also talking to Makoto Nangong.

"Um, Nangong, could we exchange contact details? I'll add you to the Class Group Chat too."

Although Kikyo Kushida had long since stopped hoping she would find love, she would not reject it if it were possible.

Still, she wanted to know what kind of person Makoto Nangong really was, and that naturally required spending more time with him.

"You can scan my code."

If refusing would be awkward, he would simply accept.

As the one behind all this, Makoto Nangong knew why Kikyo Kushida was being so proactive and friendly toward him now.

Barring any surprises, it was definitely because of the subsystem.

Having received benefits and talked herself into accepting everything, the beautiful girl wanted even more benefits. Naturally, she would act this way toward him now that their interests were tied together.

"You helped me so much on the bus earlier, Nangong, so if you ever need any help, please come to me~"

"It was nothing. Besides, we're classmates. We should help each other."

"No~pe!"

"Maybe it really was nothing to you, Nangong, but it was a huge help to me, so I'll definitely remember it!"

Kikyo Kushida continued putting on a cute act.

Although she did not believe her charm could make everyone like her, few boys her age could withstand her sugar-coated attacks.

Yet Makoto Nangong seemed unaffected.

Could he be pretending?

I'm not sure. I'll have to keep watching.

"You really are as kind as you are beautiful, Kushida. I imagine it'd be hard to forget a good girl like you even after graduation."

It was not that Makoto Nangong was truly unaffected. Of course he liked sweet girls, but Kikyo Kushida's sweet-girl persona was merely a fabrication.

So he would take the sugar coating and send the bullet back.

In fact, he happened to agree with some fellow enthusiasts: Kikyo Kushida's true face was a little more appealing to him.

For instance, she would be perfect for cosplaying a maid, then showing off what she wore underneath with a look of disgust.

These days, contrast really was the name of the game.

"Huh? Nangong..."

"I'm done eating. Having a guy here probably makes it harder for you girls to relax, so I'll head out first."

Seeing a peach-blossom blush bloom across Kikyo Kushida's face, Makoto Nangong could tell she was about to launch into another performance.

But he was not a seasoned actor yet. He could not trade scenes with Master Kushida.

Time to beat a retreat. Getting out was his best option.

Volume One: An Assist from His Future Brother-in-Law

Meanwhile.

Before the opening ceremony had even ended, Horikita Suzune had waged a fierce internal struggle and finally decided to seek out her older brother, Horikita Manabu.

First, she had come to this school to follow in her brother's footsteps in the first place. She would meet him sooner or later.

Second, with such a perfect reason to approach him, and even a chance to gain his approval, she had absolutely no reason to pass up this opportunity.

She followed through on her decision.

Horikita Suzune had always been decisive. After the opening ceremony ended, she quietly followed him.

But after she had followed him for some distance, Horikita Manabu suddenly stopped ahead of her.

"Come out, Suzune."

"Brother..."

Horikita Suzune was completely different in front of Horikita Manabu than she was around anyone else. She could not maintain her cold arrogance and became even softer and meeker than little Saki.

But this time was different.

Because if the secret offered by the System Shop was true, she would definitely make her brother see her in a new light this time!

"I'm sorry. I only followed you because there was something very important I wanted to confirm with you..."

Horikita Manabu merely adjusted his glasses in silence, quietly concealing his complicated expression.

"I have class after this, so you only have ten minutes."

Horikita Suzune breathed a sigh of relief.

Since her brother had not given her much time, she could only get straight to the point.

"Well..."

The purchasing power of Private Points, whether something called [Overall Points] or [Class Points] existed above Private Points, whether the letters A, B, C, and D were meant to rank the four classes...

Since she already had precise, concrete information, working backward from the conclusion was naturally easy. Horikita Suzune had long since figured out how to ask questions whose answers she already knew.

Horikita Manabu was very surprised.

After all, even he had not managed this much on his first day at school.

Although he should have felt pleased, remembering that the school had assigned Horikita Suzune to Class D left him looking at the younger sister he had not seen in two years with complicated feelings.

Had she grown or not?

"Did you figure all of this out yourself?"

"Um... I deduced most of it after someone gave me some inspiration."

Horikita Suzune wanted to take the credit, but her personality would not allow her to stoop to that. She also feared her brother might later discover that she had lied.

Besides, the fact was that without Makoto Nangong, she probably would not have been linked to the system, and she could never have learned any of this.