Chapter 104: Yuto Backstabs Koenji Rokusuke!
"However, some of the things Ayanokouji's father said surprised me."
"He acted like some extraordinary figure. He said that as long as I processed Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's withdrawal, he would give me a generous reward."
"He even said he could arrange for me to teach at any school I wanted," Chabashira Sae said in surprise.
Yuto raised an eyebrow and murmured, "Ayanokouji... Ayanokouji... Chabashira-sensei, Ayanokouji's father wouldn't happen to be named Ayanokouji Atsuomi, would he?"
"You even know that?" Chabashira looked at Yuto in surprise. "Shimizu, do you know Ayanokouji's father?"
"Ah, well... I've heard of him, but I don't know him personally, and I've never met him."
Yuto answered vaguely, "If the person who called you is Ayanokouji Atsuomi, then he really is an incredible figure."
"How so?" Chabashira asked.
"Ayanokouji Atsuomi has terrifying political influence. He can probably affect some of this country's policies."
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father is a member of the National Diet?!"
"Something like that~" Yuto nodded.
Chabashira frowned thoughtfully. "Then I'll have to investigate this Ayanokouji Atsuomi properly."
"Chabashira-sensei, why are you investigating him?" Yuto asked helplessly.
"If I investigate him, I may be able to figure out Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's true ability from the side."
"Shimizu, don't you think Ayanokouji Kiyotaka is suspicious? He kept every subject at exactly fifty points."
"He is suspicious... Well, Sae-chan, investigate him if you want."
Yuto stopped trying to persuade her.
In truth, after learning that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father was Ayanokouji Atsuomi, Yuto roughly understood Kiyotaka's situation.
'Ayanokouji Kiyotaka isn't just Ayanokouji Atsuomi's son.'
'He should also be an artificial genius experiment from Ayanokouji Atsuomi's so-called White Room.'
'No wonder Ayanokouji Kiyotaka is always expressionless. His emotions were probably worn away inside the White Room long ago.'
Yuto silently thought about it.
Then he closed the lunchbox he had only eaten half of.
Chabashira asked in surprise, "Shimizu, why did you stop eating? There's still quite a lot left. Did today's lunch not suit your taste?"
"No, it's delicious. I just thought of something disgusting, so I don't have much appetite now," Yuto answered casually.
"Is that so?"
Chabashira studied this troublesome brat with a strange gaze.
'This troublesome brat isn't ordinary, is he?'
Otherwise, how could he know so much, including Ayanokouji Atsuomi's political status?
"Sae-chan, stop staring at me. The tea should be ready, right? Hurry and pour it."
Yuto rolled his eyes at Chabashira, who was still studying him.
'This damn troublesome brat.'
With the way he casually ordered adults around, he definitely was not an ordinary student!
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At that moment, Hoshinomiya Chie quietly arrived in front of the counseling room.
She pressed her delicate ear against the door and tried to eavesdrop on the sounds inside.
But Yuto and Chabashira's conversation had already ended.
Since Hoshinomiya could not hear anything from inside, slight regret appeared on her face.
Then Hoshinomiya showed a mischievous smile.
She took out the counseling room key she had prepared long ago.
She inserted the key, twisted it, and pushed.
All in one smooth motion!
"Sae-chan, what are you hiding in the counseling room for?!"
Yuto moved his gaze away from Chabashira, who was pouring tea.
He turned toward Hoshinomiya, who was radiating youthful energy from head to toe, and greeted her with a smile.
"Good afternoon, Hoshinomiya-sensei."
"Good afternoon, Shimizu-bad-hearted-kun who bullied everyone in Class B~"
Yuto did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Actually, sensei, you don't need to add that many prefixes."
"Hmph!"
Hoshinomiya gave Yuto a cute huff.
"I won't forget how you bullied my students!"
This health teacher really did not feel like a teacher.
Instead, she seemed like a girl around Yuto's age—bright, lively, and cute.
Yuto felt that Hoshinomiya Chie was like a larger version of Kushida Kikyo.
Still, it was quite the coincidence.
Horikita Suzune and Chabashira Sae were very similar.
Kushida Kikyo and Hoshinomiya Chie were also very similar.
Suzune and Kikyo's relationship was complicated.
Chabashira and Hoshinomiya's relationship was also complicated.
These four really were strangely alike.
Hoshinomiya studied the calm Yuto.
Then she looked at Chabashira, who was expressionlessly pouring tea.
Suspicion flashed through her pretty eyes.
'Sae-chan is pouring tea for Shimizu Yuto?'
'Since when did she become so considerate toward students... Wait!'
'She's never personally poured tea for me!'
Thinking that, Hoshinomiya hurriedly took a teacup from the counseling room cabinet.
She placed it directly beside the cup Chabashira was filling.
Chabashira glanced at Hoshinomiya and said coldly, "That cup hasn't been washed."
"Oh, oh."
By the time Hoshinomiya finished washing the cup, Chabashira had already poured two cups of tea.
Then Chabashira said as if nothing had happened, "I've already brewed the tea. If you want some, pour it yourself, Chie."
"Sae-chan, you're not human!" Hoshinomiya said angrily.
Her chest heaving with indignation, Hoshinomiya turned to Yuto and complained, "Shimizu-chan, let me tell you! This Sae-chan has a screw loose in her head!"
"We used to be classmates at this school. One day, a boy from Class A put a confession letter in her shoe locker."
"And this screw-loose Sae-chan treated that letter as a declaration of war!"
"Th-That so."
Yuto showed a subtle expression.
Chabashira's pretty face darkened.
Revealing her embarrassing history in front of her student, huh?
Chie, as if you don't have any embarrassing history!
The corners of Chabashira's lips curled into a cold smile.
"Shimizu, let me tell you something. This woman, Hoshinomiya Chie, used to be far too interested in boys' physiques. Back in our swimming classes, she used to secretly drool over the boys' abs."
"Is... Is that so?"
"Nonsense! Who was interested in boys like that?! Chabashira Sae, you're slandering me!"
Hoshinomiya seemed genuinely angered by Chabashira.
She was not even calling her Sae-chan anymore.
After that, the furious Hoshinomiya and Chabashira began arguing.
They exposed a huge pile of each other's embarrassing pasts.
Cold sweat appeared on Yuto's forehead as he was forced to hear many incredible yet completely useless pieces of information.
After loving and killing each other for a while, Hoshinomiya ran out of embarrassing stories.
Then she started criticizing Chabashira's figure, saying her own looked better.
They were already making personal attacks!
Yuto's mouth twitched.
He felt that if he stayed in the counseling room any longer, Chabashira and Hoshinomiya would definitely silence him once they regained their senses.
So Yuto casually found an excuse, picked up his lunchbox, and quickly left the counseling room.
...
After leaving the counseling room where the two mature women remained, Yuto breathed out in relief.
He muttered, "I didn't expect Hoshinomiya-sensei to be like Kikyo. That gentle and cute appearance is all an act."
"Her true self is way too outspoken."
"Airi is still the best."
Yuto sighed about his gentle and soft childhood friend.
As he returned toward the Class D classroom, he took out his phone and called a certain ice-cold glasses man.
"..."
Horikita Manabu glanced at the phone beside him.
When he saw the caller display, surprise flashed through his calm eyes.
Today was only the beginning of the month.
Was Shimizu Yuto already calling because he was that eager to join the student council?
No, no, no.
Yuto was calling Manabu for something completely unrelated to joining the student council!
Manabu picked up his phone and went somewhere quiet before answering Yuto's call.
"Shimizu."
"Yes, it's me. Senpai, how have you been recently?"
Yuto's smiling greeting did not make Manabu show any expression.
He slowly said, "The time for you to join the student council has already been decided."
"It will be after the midterm exams. What do you think?"
"I don't really care. Let's put that small matter aside first. I have something else I want to ask you, senpai."
'A small matter... huh. It seems Shimizu Yuto truly does not want to join the student council.'
Manabu silently thought that.
"What is it?"
"Has the school already created a rule forbidding students from trading outside money for points?" Yuto asked.
"That's right. It happened a few days ago."
"Shimizu, are you asking because you plan to sell your personal points?" Manabu asked with a slight frown.
"No, I don't plan to sell points to anyone. I just..."
Yuto showed a refreshing smile that looked ready to trap someone.
"I just want to help the school stop point sales between students."
Koenji Rokusuke, who came from a major conglomerate, had a self-centered personality that had already become his habit.
Making someone like him obey was difficult.
But Yuto had a way to restrict Koenji.
Through points.
Koenji needed points, and he had the ability to buy them from others.
That was one reason he did not care how many class points Class D had.
Because Koenji, like Yuto, could live comfortably without relying on class points.
Then!
Yuto would directly smash Koenji's path of buying points from others.
He would make Koenji unable to buy points from students.
Once that happened, Koenji would have no choice but to value the class's class points.
Because class points would become Koenji's only source of points.
Of course, if Koenji had Yuto's skill and courage, he could also win points through wagers with others.
That could be set aside for now.
As long as Yuto cut off Koenji's path of buying points from students, the cornered Koenji would be forced to cooperate with Yuto and Class D.
He would have to earn class points together with everyone.
This was Yuto's method to restrict Koenji and make him obey.
So Yuto contacted student council president Horikita Manabu and asked for his help.
Otherwise, thoroughly cutting off private point trades between students would be almost impossible.
Because Yuto did not have that authority.
But the student council did.
Student council president Horikita Manabu did.
"Shimizu, you want to help the school stop students from illegally buying and selling points?"
"That's right."
Manabu pushed up his glasses and said, "Shimizu, I remember Koenji Rokusuke is your classmate in Class D."
"What is it? Are you targeting him?"
"Senpai, you know about him?"
"Of course."
"The school created the point-sale ban because of Koenji Rokusuke, and the student council is the school's executor," Manabu answered.
When the school issued a ban, it was delivered to the student council and then announced.
Therefore, Manabu, who had reviewed the ban, naturally knew Koenji.
He also knew why the school had banned private point sales.
"Actually, Koenji specifically came to me this morning. He said he wanted to buy the personal points in my student ID."
"He even has a way to contact the outside and transfer money directly," Yuto said.
"Is that so? Shimizu, continue."
"Tch."
Yuto clicked his tongue lightly.
"Senpai, let me ask you something first."
"Other than the phones of some teachers being granted permission to contact the outside, are there any other ways to contact the outside world from this school?"
Surprise flashed through Manabu's eyes.
Shimizu Yuto even knew about the methods for contacting the outside.
"As far as I know, other than some teachers' phones, there is also the chairman's office direct line."
"As for whether there are any other ways to contact the outside, I'm not sure," Manabu answered.
"I see. Then let me tell you my guess, senpai."
"I suspect Koenji Rokusuke bribed a teacher with outside-contact permission and is continuing to privately trade points with students."
"So I hope you can use the student council's authority to call in students who previously traded points with Koenji and question them."
"See if you can get any clues."
"I understand what you mean. I'll carry it out after school this afternoon."
"Then thank you very much, Horikita-senpai," Yuto said with a smile.
"Don't misunderstand, Shimizu," Manabu answered calmly.
"I'm acting for the school, not for you. You don't need to thank me."
"Yes, yes. This school is truly fortunate to have such an outstanding and upright student council president."
Yuto teased him with a smile.
"...If you have nothing else, Shimizu, I'm hanging up."
"Wait a moment."
"Since I already called you, I may as well ask about your enemy, Nagumo Miyabi."
"Has he been planning anything big recently?" Yuto asked casually.
"..."
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