Chapter 99: An Obedient, Well-Behaved Shadow!
Now, because Class A still had as many as 960 class points, Katsuragi Kohei's prestige rose sharply.
Quite a few students in the Sakayanagi faction began to waver.
They started wondering whether Sakayanagi Arisu, who had done nothing, could really lead Class A better than Katsuragi Kohei.
Praised by everyone in Class A, Katsuragi did not become overly happy.
He still maintained his calm and steady state.
"Everyone, don't be too happy yet. We must stay alert, because Class B has 870 class points. The difference between them and Class A is only 90 points," Katsuragi said steadily to the students of Class A.
Totsuka Yahiko laughed loudly. "That may be true, but I don't think it's a big problem!"
"After all, we have you leading us, Katsuragi. Those people in Class B will never catch up to our Class A!"
Totsuka Yahiko had no outstanding abilities and was at the bottom of Class A.
However, he had another identity.
He was Katsuragi Kohei's number one follower.
To put it simply, Totsuka was an underling with no real ability, good only at shouting and flattering people.
While the Katsuragi faction members were celebrating, Sakayanagi Arisu was typing on her school phone.
The person she was chatting with was Kamuro Masumi, who was resting her chin on her hand while looking at the scenery outside the window.
When Kamuro heard her phone ding, she instantly picked it up.
However, when she saw that the message was from Sakayanagi Arisu, her face immediately stiffened.
She had thought Yuto had messaged her.
Although she did not want to read Arisu's message, Kamuro still impatiently tapped it open.
[Kamuro, let me guess. When you picked up your phone, were you wondering whether Shimizu had messaged you?]
That message made Kamuro's mouth twitch.
That damn little loli not only liked playing with people's hearts, she was also good at seeing through them.
[None of your business. Don't bother me if you have nothing to say!]
Seeing Kamuro's fiery reply, Arisu smiled and continued responding.
[Kamuro, what do you think about transferring Shimizu into Class A?]
What?!
Kamuro's eyes widened slightly.
She looked at Arisu in surprise.
That damn little loli was showing her a faint, unreadable smile, as if she had already expected Kamuro to look at her in shock.
[Sakayanagi, do you really have a way to transfer Shimizu into Class A?]
Kamuro sent that message to Arisu.
Kamuro truly wanted Yuto to be transferred into Class A.
If Yuto were in Class A, she would be able to see him every day. She would not need to secretly follow or sneak glances at him anymore.
[Of course I have a way.]
Arisu's reply gave Kamuro hope.
Kamuro already knew this damn little loli was the daughter of the school chairman.
Since Arisu said she had a way, then she definitely had a way!
[What is the method?!]
[It only requires twenty million points. Kamuro, gather twenty million points for me, and I can forcibly transfer Shimizu into Class A. That's a good method, right~?]
Arisu's reply made Kamuro's face stiffen again.
She muttered "damn little loli" in disgust.
What kind of good method was that?!
Twenty million points!
Where would she get that many points?
If Class A received 96,000 points every month, then even if Kamuro did not spend a single point and saved all of them for three years, she would only have 3,456,000 points.
That was far too far from twenty million.
In other words, even if Kamuro saved until graduation, she would never save twenty million points.
In truth, even if Kamuro had twenty million points, Arisu would not transfer Yuto into Class A.
No matter how outstanding Yuto was, she would not.
Or rather...
It was exactly because Yuto was too outstanding that Arisu would not let him transfer into Class A.
Because Arisu's greatest joy was defeating so-called geniuses.
If Yuto transferred into Class A, then how could Arisu compete with him through their respective classes?
Although Class D's class points were currently zero, Arisu believed that Yuto, an all-around genius, had the ability to lead Class D upward.
If Yuto did not have the ability to lead Class D upward, then he would not be qualified to compete and fight against her through their respective classes.
So forget transferring Yuto into Class A.
Arisu would even stop Yuto from transferring into Class A.
With a ding, the first-period homeroom ended.
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Class D—
After class ended, Chabashira Sae, who had been sitting at the podium, stood up and left the classroom decisively.
Before the regular homeroom had even begun, Yuto had already started taking action and showing signs of leading Class D.
That meant Chabashira could leave Class D to him without worry.
'That troublesome brat Shimizu even has me, his homeroom teacher, wrapped around his finger. He should have a way to handle these Class D students too.'
After leaving the classroom, Chabashira silently thought that.
When Chabashira remembered how Yuto had controlled her last month and ordered her to clean, prepare meals, buy ingredients, and buy seasonings, her breathing unconsciously quickened.
She had taken care of him like a wife or a nanny.
Mm, her breathing quickened because she was angry.
Fortunately, Airi had taken over Yuto's laundry.
Otherwise, Chabashira would have had to wash that troublesome brat's underwear too!
Kikyo quickly trotted over to Yuto's side.
With a bright, cheerful smile, she said as if asking for praise, "Yuto~ I already asked the upperclassmen how to increase class points."
Kikyo's words drew the attention of the Class D students.
They desperately wanted to know how class points could be increased.
"As expected of Kikyo. You're reliable. You found the information we needed so quickly," Yuto said with a smile.
"Hehe. After all, I have a good relationship with everyone, so I got the answer as soon as I asked," Kikyo replied with a dazzling smile.
"Can I see your chat messages with them?" Yuto asked.
"Of course."
Kikyo handed her school phone to Yuto without hesitation.
Yuto was rather surprised.
Because Yuto had already seen that Kikyo was a fake little angel wearing a mask.
She used a warm and cheerful mask to hide her true self.
Yet this Kikyo had handed him her phone without hesitation, letting him check her chat history with other people.
A phone stored all kinds of information and private matters.
No one wanted other people to see their phone, nor did they want their chat history with others to be seen.
But Kikyo, this fake little angel wearing, had not hesitated at all.
She directly handed her phone to Yuto.
Right now, Yuto faintly saw a trace of Airi's shadow in Kikyo.
An obedient, well-behaved shadow...
Since Kikyo had so straightforwardly handed him her phone, Yuto did not hold back.
He began checking her exchanges with the upperclasswomen.
Kikyo first greeted them, chatted for a few lines, then naturally shifted the topic toward "how to increase class points."
The upperclasswomen's replies were slightly vague.
They all said that as long as they passed the exams set by the school, class points could increase.
There was also an upperclasswoman named Asahina Nazuna.
She clearly told Kikyo that the school actually forbade them from revealing too much information related to exams.
After reading through the messages, Yuto returned the phone to Kikyo.
At that moment, Kikyo intimately took Yuto's hand.
"Yuto, you finished reading, right? Then let's go to the podium and explain everything to everyone in detail!"
"Okay."
Yuto did not resist.
He allowed Kikyo to lead him toward the podium with her soft hand.
Kei sat at her seat and watched Kikyo and Yuto.
Her cheeks puffed slightly, and her pretty face showed dissatisfaction and jealousy.
That woman was openly stealing her future boyfriend again!
Kikyo led Yuto onto the podium.
Then she said warmly and cheerfully, "Everyone, please look over here. I already asked the upperclassmen about how to increase class points."
"Ohhh! As expected of Kikyo-chan!"
"Kikyo really is reliable. No matter what information we need, she can find it quickly."
"That's right! Kikyo-chan really is our angel!"
"Ahaha, calling me an angel is too much. I just like making friends and building good relationships."
Kikyo answered shyly, and a faint blush colored her face.
"That's why everyone was willing to tell me what I wanted to know."
Kikyo's seemingly shy reaction made some boys in the class cry out, "So cute!"
Kikyo liked the feeling of being watched and praised by everyone.
It filled her heart with a strong sense of achievement and joy.
However, if she brought Yuto onto the podium, part of Class D's attention would shift to him.
For Kikyo, who loved being the center of attention, that was something she normally would not allow.
But Kikyo had grown used to standing on the podium with Yuto.
She felt that if Yuto was not beside her, even being watched by everyone would not give her much sense of achievement.
"Everyone!"
"The upperclasswomen have already given me a clear answer."
"They all said that as long as we perfectly complete the exams set by the school, and do better and more than the other classes, our class will receive class points."
"There are also club activities. Certain club activities can also earn class points."
"So everyone who joined a club, please ask your club president about it."
With only a few lines, Kikyo said the information the Class D students wanted to know most.
"Exams and club activities can increase class points? That sounds pretty simple."
"That's right. As long as we work a little harder, we'll still be able to have class points in the future!"
The students of Class D showed relieved expressions.
Since there were still ways to increase class points, their next three years of school life would not become a miserable life with no points to spend.
At that moment, Hirata Yosuke, the overly kind person who cared about the class and everyone in it, also stepped onto the podium.
Kikyo, standing almost against Yuto's arm, glanced at him.
A faint trace of dissatisfaction hid in her eyes.
It was the dissatisfaction of having her territory invaded.
But wasn't Yuto also on the podium?
Why did Kikyo not feel that her territory had been invaded by him?
There was a saying.
Two tigers cannot share one mountain, unless one is male and the other is female.
So Kikyo had already regarded the podium as the shared territory of herself and Yuto.
Hirata smiled gently at Yuto and Kikyo.
"Shimizu, Kushida, let me say a few words to everyone too."
"Sure." Yuto nodded indifferently.
Kikyo also showed a cheerful smile and replied happily, "Hirata-kun, say whatever you want to say."
"Okay."
Hirata faced the Class D students.
With his gentle aura, he began speaking.
"Everyone, because our class points are zero, we received no points this month. This has put us in a difficult situation where we have no points to spend."
"I'm sure no one wants to live without points until graduation."
"I definitely don't want that!" Yamauchi Haruki cried miserably.
Because Yamauchi had bought a game console and cartridges last month, he had spent all one hundred thousand points by the middle of the month.
For the second half of the month, Yamauchi had completely relied on his bad friends like Ike to get by.
Ike and the others had helped Yamauchi because he had a game console and because they believed another one hundred thousand points would arrive the next month.
Now, it was already good enough if Ike and the others did not demand repayment from Yamauchi.
How could they possibly keep helping him?
Hearing that everyone was unwilling to live a miserable life, Hirata nodded gently.
"Since everyone thinks we can't continue in this difficult situation, then we must obtain points next month."
"To achieve that, I hope everyone in class can work together from now on."
"Don't be late or leave early. Don't talk during class either. Strictly follow discipline."
Hirata's words made Yuto show a faint smile.
He had already said what Yuto wanted to say to the Class D students.
If those words had been spoken by Yuto, the uncrowned king of Class D, the students of Class D would not have objected.
But Hirata's prestige was clearly not enough to make certain troublemakers obediently listen.
The delinquent Sudo Ken stood up and said disdainfully, "I don't want to follow that stuff."
"Following discipline won't increase our class points anyway, right?"
"And didn't the teacher say it earlier? Our class points can't be deducted anymore."
"So no matter what we do, it won't affect class points. Then why should I follow discipline and obediently act like a good student?"
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