Chapter 73: Who Are You Calling a Useless Little Sister?!
"Understood!"
After answering Manabu, Suzune felt a sense of disbelief.
Her brother actually valued and acknowledged Shimizu Yuto so highly.
He believed Yuto had abilities she lacked.
Even though he was the same age as her.
After leaving that final reminder, Manabu decisively left the street.
Suzune stared at Yuto not far away with her charming fox-like eyes.
Her gaze was a little scary.
It gave Yuto the illusion that he had been targeted by a proud snow fox.
He turned around and headed toward another exit of the street.
Seeing Yuto leave, Suzune quickly moved her slender legs and caught up to him.
"Why are you leaving?"
Yuto looked at Suzune as she hurried to his side.
Then he said helplessly, "It's almost nine. I need to go to the basketball court."
"You know I have a bet with someone, right?"
Suzune remembered that bet too.
After all, she had been watching when Yuto spoke with Oda Ishikai.
Yuto looked at Suzune, who was following him step by step.
Then he said helplessly, "Horikita, I'll return the five million points your brother transferred to me."
"Why?" Suzune asked subconsciously.
"Isn't it because I got five million points from your brother that you're following me so closely?"
"Of course not!"
Suzune refuted him sharply.
Ever since Manabu left, she had returned to her usual sharp and proud attitude.
"Then why are you following me?"
Because Nii-san thinks you're amazing, so he suggested that I follow you and learn from you...
How could Suzune possibly say something like that out loud?
"As for the five million points, you don't need to return them. Keep them."
"I'll personally earn the points and return them to Nii-san myself," Suzune said seriously.
"I see."
Yuto looked at Suzune with appreciation.
The older brother was excellent, and the younger sister was not bad either.
At the very least, Suzune had a sense of responsibility.
"Then you'd better hurry, Horikita."
"After all, your brother will graduate in one year."
"If he graduates, then no matter how many points you earn, it won't mean anything."
"Guh... I know that. You don't need to remind me."
Suzune gritted her teeth.
That was right.
If she wanted to return Manabu's five million points, she had to do it before he graduated.
Otherwise, her decision would lose all meaning.
But earning five million points was incredibly difficult.
After all, if there were an easy way to earn points, students at this school would not be eating the free mountain vegetable set meal.
At that moment, Yuto's phone rang several times in a row.
He took it out and saw that the messages were all from Manabu.
There were also two files attached.
One file was the application form for joining the student council.
The other file was...
Information on Nagumo Miyabi's influence within the student council.
Yuto raised an eyebrow and opened the file.
The document was formatted like a resume and included face photos.
Thanks to this, Yuto could clearly understand the members of the entire student council.
Since Manabu had marked them out, Yuto could tell from the file which people were Nagumo Miyabi's lackeys.
There were three secretaries in the student council.
They were Mizowaki, Tonokawa, and Tachibana Akane.
Mizowaki and Tonokawa had followed Nagumo since he was still a first-year Class B student.
They were his most trusted right and left hands.
The remaining secretary, Akane, was Manabu's ally.
Aside from them, the other student council members either leaned toward Nagumo or remained neutral.
The neutral members were probably only staying neutral because Manabu was still the student council president.
Once Manabu stepped down, those neutral members would likely become part of Nagumo's faction.
After finishing the document, Yuto clicked his tongue.
"The whole student council is almost becoming Nagumo's personal court."
Then he looked at Suzune, who had been sneaking glances at his phone.
"Your brother really pulled me onto a broken ship that's about to sink."
"..."
Suzune glared at him in dissatisfaction.
She understood what he meant.
Her brother dragging him into the student council was the same as pulling him onto a broken ship.
"You know, there are countless people who want to join the student council!"
"Then do you want to join the student council, Horikita?" Yuto asked.
"..."
"Why are you silent?"
"Don't you want your brother to acknowledge you?"
"Then join the student council. Otherwise, how will your brother see your effort and change?" Yuto said very seriously.
"What you said makes sense..."
"I'll try applying to the student council."
Yuto showed a satisfied smile.
He believed that if Suzune joined the student council, she would become a very useful helper.
After all, she was Manabu's younger sister.
She wanted his recognition.
Because of that, once she joined the student council, Suzune would absolutely never become Nagumo's subordinate.
'Horikita and Ichinose will more or less become my allies.'
'I should find some time to contact Katsuragi Kohei from Class A too.'
Yuto thought silently.
But before contacting anyone else, he needed to convince Suzune first.
Otherwise, after joining the student council, she would know nothing.
"Horikita, do you want to know what your brother avoided telling you earlier?" Yuto asked.
"Yes!"
"Then I'll tell you."
"If it's you, maybe you can help your brother and become his support," Yuto said in a tempting tone.
It had to be said that aside from being handsome, Yuto also had a talent for tempting people's hearts.
Suzune's attention was completely drawn in by his words.
Under her fixed stare, Yuto told her everything Manabu had said.
Manabu wanted Yuto to become his helper against Nagumo.
Now, Yuto planned to lure Manabu's younger sister, Suzune, into becoming his helper instead.
Who knew what kind of expression Manabu would have if he learned about this?
"I understand."
"I will definitely join the student council and fight that vice president named Nagumo Miyabi together with you," Suzune answered solemnly.
"That's great."
Yuto smiled.
The smile on his handsome face looked bright under the streetlights, carrying a charm that could make a girl's heart skip.
Even Suzune, despite her cold personality, could not help losing focus for a moment.
After snapping back to her senses, she turned her head away and showed Yuto her fair profile.
Then she awkwardly said, "Shimizu, what are you smiling about?"
"I'm helping Nii-san, not you."
"It's the same thing."
"I'll send you the file your brother gave me about Nagumo's faction later. Take a careful look."
"Mm. I'll prepare myself to join the student council."
"Then I'll wait for you to become vice president," Suzune said with a small nod.
Now that Suzune knew everything about the student council, her heart was stirred.
If she and Yuto worked together to crush Nagumo, then her brother might finally see her differently.
"No. I think you should apply to join the student council immediately."
"Then do everything you can to become Nagumo's subordinate."
"What are you talking about?!"
Suzune glared at Yuto.
She was Manabu's younger sister.
How could she possibly join her brother's enemy?
"Don't get anxious."
"Horikita, you've read Crime and Punishment, right?"
"Then have you ever read a literary work called The Spy Who Came in from the Cold?"
Suzune's expression paused slightly.
Her eyes brightened as she said, "Shimizu, are you telling me to become a spy and obtain information from Nagumo and the others?"
"Mm. That's exactly it."
Suzune fell silent.
She only wanted to help Manabu deal with Nagumo.
She did not want to become a spy.
But if she could infiltrate Nagumo's faction, she could obtain information.
"That won't work."
"Nagumo will definitely discover my relationship with Nii-san."
"He won't let me join his faction," Suzune answered.
"You can pretend you had a falling out with your brother."
"If you do that, maybe it'll work," Yuto said with a smile.
"A useless little sister, dissatisfied with her cold brother's disdain and neglect, decides to take revenge on him."
"So she resolutely joins her brother's enemy faction and tries to get back at him."
"Who are you calling a useless little sister?!"
Suzune now wanted to pull out a compass and stab this guy with it.
Facing Suzune's raised brows, Yuto laughed and smoothed things over.
"It's just an example. Don't be angry."
"As long as you can make Nagumo believe there's a conflict between you and your brother, there's a very high chance he'll try to win you over."
"Because you're Horikita Manabu's younger sister."
"If Nagumo pulls you to his side, it will damage Manabu's reputation and deal him a blow."
"I don't think Nagumo would let such a good chance slip by."
Yuto's words made Suzune remember something Manabu had said to her earlier.
[Suzune, I cannot change the fact that you are my younger sister.]
[If the people around me find out that the student council president's sister is actually a student of Class D, you will make me lose all face.]
[So now, leave this school immediately!]
"I don't want to."
"Why not?"
"I'll find a way to defeat Nagumo Miyabi."
"I absolutely won't damage Nii-san's face or reputation!" Suzune glared at Yuto.
"So don't mention this spy idea again."
"Fine~"
Facing Suzune's firm refusal, Yuto did not feel helpless or disappointed.
This was fine too.
From what Suzune had just said, she would absolutely never betray Manabu or Yuto.
After that, Suzune and Yuto exchanged contact information.
Kushida Kikyo had desperately wanted Suzune's contact information.
Yet Yuto had obtained it easily.
Then, through the contact information, Yuto sent Suzune the file about Nagumo's faction.
Suzune did not immediately open it.
Because right now, she had something more important to ask Yuto.
"Shimizu, do you know any way to transfer from Class D to Class A besides spending twenty million points?" Suzune asked quietly.
After learning from Manabu that Class D was the worst class, Suzune had developed the desire to change classes.
And that desire was extremely strong.
But she did not have twenty million points.
"There is."
"What method is it?!"
Suzune immediately perked up.
"Shimizu, please tell me!"
Although Suzune was a beautiful girl with a cold aura, her fox-like eyes now showed expectation and surprise toward Yuto.
"Just make Class D become Class A."
Yuto gave that answer with a fresh smile.
"Make Class D become Class A... What does that mean?"
A slightly confused look appeared on Suzune's face.
She had heard of students changing classes.
But she had never heard of Class D becoming Class A.
"This school judges classes based on class points."
"If our Class D's class points become higher than the other three classes, then our Class D will become Class A."
"In that case, you can become a Class A student without spending a single point," Yuto explained with a smile.
"I see. So there's that method too."
"Then what are class points?" Suzune quickly asked after seeing hope.
"Class points are pretty troublesome to explain."
"I'll explain it to you later."
Suzune's expectant expression froze.
She narrowed her charming fox-like eyes slightly.
"Shimizu, you're doing this again."
"Are you planning to explain it together with everyone in Class D tomorrow morning?"
Back at the shopping mall, Yuto had brushed off Suzune like this when she asked about the one hundred thousand points.
And now he was doing it again?
"No. One month later."
"One month?!"
"Right."
"Class points are like the class assignment system your brother told you about earlier."
"If I tell others about them, I'll be expelled."
"So, Horikita, just obediently wait one month."
"In one month, the school will officially announce class points and related information," Yuto said with a light smile.
Yuto could directly tell Suzune about the connection between class points and advancing to Class A right now.
But even if he told her, so what?
With Suzune's cold personality and poor communication skills, could she manage all the students of Class D properly?
She could not.
So they might as well maintain the current situation.
After one month, the students of Class D would realize how important class points were.
Then they could decide what to do next.
"One month from now... Fine."
Suzune reluctantly accepted the one-month waiting period.
She had one year anyway.
Waiting one month should not matter too much.
Why one year, instead of three?
Didn't high school graduation require three years?
Because Suzune wanted Manabu to know she was already a Class A student before he graduated.
That was why she wanted to raise Class D to Class A within one year.
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