As soon as Kiyomizu stepped into his dorm room, his phone vibrated. A message from Sae Chabashira was on the screen:
[Sae Chabashira: From now on, if you find any information that could benefit the class, you can contact me directly or inform the two vice class representatives. As for the reward... you name the price.]
[Sae Chabashira: Have those two collect the class fees, and then give them a corresponding reward through allocation.]
[Sae Chabashira: A fair transaction, right? With this, you should be willing to contribute to Class D, right?]
A slight smile appeared on Kiyomizu's lips. This homeroom teacher was much smarter than he had thought—at least, smarter than most of the students in Class D at weighing pros and cons. He quickly typed a reply:
[Kiyomizu Akira: As expected of you, Chabashira-sensei. This proposal is indeed brilliant. By the way... have you ever successfully led your own class to Class A?]
After the message was marked as read, a reply came quickly:
[Sae Chabashira: ...No.]
[Sae Chabashira: Kiyomizu, you still haven't answered my question.]
Kiyomizu stared at the screen and pondered for a moment.
[Kiyomizu Akira: Deal. As long as the reward is reasonable, I'm happy to engage in this equivalent exchange.]
He really had no reason to refuse. All along, the reason Kiyomizu had been unwilling to contribute to Class D was simple—no one wants to do a thankless job. And now, the equivalent exchange proposal put forward by Chabashira perfectly solved this conflict. Since his efforts would be rewarded accordingly, he was naturally willing to cooperate.
[Sae Chabashira: By the way, Kiyomizu, in your opinion, who is more suitable to be the class representative, Hirata Yosuke or Kushida Kikyo? Which one would be more beneficial for the development of Class D?]
Seeing this sudden inquiry, Kiyomizu's fingers hovered over the screen, his brow furrowing unconsciously. Why would the homeroom teacher be asking for his opinion? And on the decision of the class representative, no less?
[Sae Chabashira: If you give me an answer, I'll give you an important piece of information about the second years as a bonus.]
Kiyomizu was taken aback. Although Chabashira always seemed lazy, she was a woman of her word. If she was offering information in exchange, it definitely wouldn't be an empty promise.
Kiyomizu's fingers paused on the screen for a moment before he slowly typed a line:
[My answer is—neither of them is very suitable to be the class representative.]
He thought for a moment and added:
[Why must we be fixated on the title of class representative? Isn't Class A doing just fine with Katsuragi and Sakayanagi co-leading? Why not just leave the position vacant and let the two of them compete based on their actual contributions—whoever contributes more to the class becomes the class representative for the next month.]
This kind of management style was common in the workplace. Deliberately leaving a promotion position vacant could stimulate employees' competitiveness. In his opinion, letting Hirata and Kushida maintain a healthy competition was the best way to keep the class dynamic.
[This would not only prevent power from being too concentrated but also continuously motivate both of them,] he finally concluded. [Compared to a fixed candidate, a dynamic competitive mechanism might be more suitable for the current Class D. And in my opinion, perhaps Suzune Horikita could also become a leader in the future.]
The phone screen was silent for a long time, so long that Kiyomizu almost thought the conversation was over, when Chabashira's reply finally came.
[Sae Chabashira: Suzune Horikita? Her? I haven't seen any change in her so far.]
[Sae Chabashira: ...Sometimes I really wonder if you're actually a high school student...]
[Sae Chabashira: To analyze class issues with that kind of workplace management mindset...]
A new message popped up a moment later:
[Sae Chabashira: ...But it is indeed a good proposal.]
[Sae Chabashira: Class D will implement this proposal from now on.]
Kiyomizu vaguely sensed that he was becoming a behind-the-scenes manipulator of the entire Class D. After all, even the homeroom teacher, Sae Chabashira, was seeking his opinion. But since she had promised an equivalent exchange of information, it wasn't a loss.
[Kiyomizu Akira: So, what's your equally valuable piece of information?]
[Sae Chabashira: ...In Second-Year Class A, there's a person named Nagumo Miyabi.]
Kiyomizu frowned. He hadn't expected her to suddenly bring up another person's name.
[Kiyomizu Akira: So, what does this have to do with me?]
[Sae Chabashira: Think about it... how did you get that information?]
Kiyomizu replied lightly:
[From a senior in Second-Year Class D.]
[Sae Chabashira: The entire second year is now under Nagumo Miyabi's control, including Class D. He has given a strict order—no second-year student is to break any school rules, and selling information is one of them.]
[Kiyomizu Akira: The reason?]
[Sae Chabashira: Simple. Breaking school rules leads to a deduction of class points, and a decrease in class points... means that the personal points they can "tribute" to Nagumo each month will also shrink. That's his logic.]
[Sae Chabashira: So, I'm really curious now. How exactly did you manage to buy this information under Nagumo Miyabi's control?]
Kiyomizu's mouth opened slightly as he suddenly understood. No wonder the senior had specifically mentioned that she was "short on points recently" during their transaction. Thinking back now, that was basically a hint that she was taking a risk under Nagumo's ban. He had probably gotten a huge bargain back then. As expected of someone specially marked by the intelligence system.
[Sae Chabashira: Don't overthink it. The current student council president is still in power. As the vice president, Nagumo is currently focused on dealing with the classes other than Third-Year Class A. I'm just reminding you that it's highly likely he's completely ignoring you.]
Kiyomizu read this message twice.
—Nagumo Miyabi is the student council vice president?
This discovery made him thoughtful. Since they were both in the student council, Manabu Horikita should know him well. But on second thought, an ordinary new student like himself probably didn't even qualify to be in his line of sight. In the student council's power structure, the vice president was second only to the president.
"In his eyes, I'm probably not even a minor character right now."
As Chabashira had said, Nagumo was currently busy expanding his influence among the third years. How would such a big shot have the time to pay attention to a new student who had just enrolled?
...
"Speaking of which, it's about time." Kiyomizu glanced at his phone screen. It was now 7:10 PM. He pulled up today's intel and read the third piece of information again.
[Intel 3: Tonight at 7:55 PM, Suzune Horikita will be punished by force by Manabu Horikita behind the first-year dormitories.]
"Perfect... I can meet that student council president," Kiyomizu thought to himself. "And to be safe, I can also ask him about that Nagumo Miyabi."
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