Mashima Tomoya didn't plan on saying much during today's class meeting, so he simply handed the opportunity to speak over to Shikime Natsu.
As the homeroom teacher of Class A, he naturally wanted to see his class achieve results.
Today's speech was probably going to be about collecting points from everyone in the class to buy information from him, right?
After all, the situation with the upperclassmen was a real shame. Mashima Tomoya's gaze fell on Sakayanagi Arisu. Chairman Sakayanagi's daughter really was...
Fortunately, it wasn't too late to act now. Strictly speaking, it was only the second day of school. To be able to make a move on the second day was already quite impressive.
"Alright, I will now distribute the one million and ten thousand points equally among everyone."
Hmm... collecting everyone's points equally. Mashima Tomoya, standing to the side, nodded, but he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Distribute?
Not collect?
Mashima Tomoya looked at Shikime Natsu on the podium, completely baffled. What on earth did he do?
"Shikime, what did you do?"
Mashima Tomoya couldn't help but ask. This was too incredible. He, the homeroom teacher, had been kept in the dark?
Shikime Natsu looked at Mashima Tomoya, then at the students below, feeling quite pleased. That's right, he loved this kind of surprised and admiring gaze.
"....."
Shikime Natsu explained his actions, including the deals with Ichinose Honami and Ryuuen Kakeru, and revealed the information he had obtained one piece at a time.
"As for Class D, I didn't make a deal. I want to see just how big the gap between Class A and Class D really is, considering this school assigns classes based on student merit."
Indeed, this was the excuse Shikime Natsu used to cover up his deal with Hoshinomiya Chie.
And hearing this reason, everyone was convinced.
"This is all the leader's doing, isn't it? We didn't do anything. Shiki-san should just keep these points for himself."
Hashimoto Masayoshi spoke with a smile. He knew Shikime Natsu would insist on distributing the personal points, but... someone had to be the one to point out his contribution, and he would be that person.
Shikime Natsu gave Hashimoto Masayoshi a knowing look.
"As the class leader, I have a duty to help everyone in the class improve together. Besides, there will be times when I'll need everyone's help, so you don't have to feel bad about taking these points. We are comrades; we share our fortunes and face our hardships together."
Shikime Natsu continued, and Totsuka Yahiko, sitting below the podium, was moved to tears.
"That's right, we're comrades!"
"Shiki-san, if you ever need anything in the future, just give the order!"
"Loyalty!"
....
Very good. Shikime Natsu scanned the room; he had achieved the effect he wanted.
Except for his good deskmate, who still refused to give him a pleasant look. Couldn't she just smile for once?
Speaking of which... he hadn't seen Kamuro Masumi smile a single time since coming to this school. She either had a stern face or was flustered with indignation.
"Shiki-san, you really are full of surprises."
Mashima Tomoya couldn't help but sigh. In his many years of teaching, he had never seen a student more outstanding than Shikime Natsu.
Whether it was noticing the school's peculiarity from the start, quickly implementing his countermeasures, or the way he had just won over the students' hearts—it was all simply brilliant!
"Alright, I'll hand the rest of the time back to the teacher."
That was basically everything Shikime Natsu had to say.
"I don't have much to add. Congratulations on figuring out the first puzzle the school set for you. How many class points you have left for the second month is up to you."
Although Mashima Tomoya said it wasn't over yet, the expression on his face already betrayed his mood. He was quite satisfied with this year's Class A.
Especially Shikime Natsu. He was truly beyond his expectations, having firmly suppressed both Katsuragi Kouhei and Sakayanagi Arisu.
At first, he had thought it would be a three-way power struggle, but now it seemed... he had underestimated Shikime Natsu's abilities.
How far could this child lead Class A?
Mashima Tomoya began to look forward to it.
After class, Shikime Natsu quickly used his phone to transfer an equal amount of points to every single person in the class.
He didn't even leave out the backstabber, Sakayanagi Arisu.
"What's with the extra ten thousand personal points?"
Sakayanagi Arisu quickly sent a message. The question was, naturally, whether Shikime Natsu had sold the information to Ryuuen Kakeru for one million and ten thousand personal points. When they had made the bet, the default rule was a selling price of one million personal points—of course, it was the one million personal points that counted toward the bet.
The extra amount was not included in the calculation.
Now that Shikime Natsu wasn't planning to sell the information to Class D, then... it meant that she, Sakayanagi Arisu, hadn't necessarily lost.
"The selling price was one million personal points. I put in the extra ten thousand myself. Didn't you say it? As long as the benefit to the class is greater than one million, that's enough."
Shikime Natsu replied with ease.
Almost instantly, Shikime Natsu received a transfer of ninety thousand personal points from Sakayanagi Arisu. This signified that the girl admitted defeat. She acknowledged that she hadn't considered the possibility of him putting in his own points.
Admitting defeat when you've lost is not a bad trait.
Shikime Natsu nodded, very satisfied. The problem child did have her praiseworthy moments, after all.
"By the way, Masumi, want to get lunch together? I found a friend for you, so you don't have to eat all alone."
Shikime Natsu's gaze fell on Kamuro Masumi beside him. His good deskmate had rejected him yesterday.
"None of your business!"
Kamuro Masumi glared fiercely at Shikime Natsu. For some reason, even when she did that, she looked quite cute.
"When we made the bet, I don't think you mentioned anything about a maid outfit, did you?"
Kamuro Masumi lowered her voice, moving a little closer to Shikime Natsu.
"Oh, that's not important."
Shikime Natsu smiled. There was no need to publicize something like that.
"You're not going to do anything excessive to her, are you... Her body..."
"Relax, I know my limits. Do you think she's pitiful?"
Shikime Natsu's gaze fell on Kamuro Masumi. He had only asked her to keep an eye on Sakayanagi Arisu for a while; had she been poached already?
"I would never feel sorry for a traitor like her!"
"I just wanted to remind you that the chairman of this school is also named Sakayanagi."
"Oh, I see. So you were worried about me. Relax, I'll invite you to enjoy the maid service with me then. How about it?"
Shikime Natsu said very generously.
"No way!"
Kamuro Masumi turned her face away.
"How about... I pay for it, and you put on a maid outfit too, Masumi?"
Shikime Natsu seemed to have thought of something amusing and continued speaking to Kamuro Masumi.
And what greeted Shikime Natsu was Kamuro Masumi's expression, as if she were staring at scum.
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