Classroom Of The Elite 31 Classroom Of The Elite Vol 45 Chapter 2 Part 1 (2/2)
”P-President? Just a few days ago, the student council accepted a 1st year girl already, hasn't it? Isn't that the end of it? We also took in some 2nd years and all the seats should already be filled”
And that's apparently that I said that to thatunprecedented
”There is still one empty seat left” he said
”Oneit can't be!?”
”Ayanokouji If you wish, I will use my influence to make you vice president” he told me
”W-wait”
Secretary Tachibana seeht she was an interesting person fro her
”This is unprecedented! It's a 1st year and also from Class D It can't be that this rude boy can suddenly become vice president!”
”I've said this many times over but I refuse” I told him
”And in addition to that, I refuse without any e He doesn't see this in jest, but the evaluation and the way he see me is not normal Indeed, to a certain extent, the elder Horikita has access to information
Compared to Ike and Yamauchi (no offense to theo by potential alone, starting with Katsuragi and Ichinose, including Hirata and even Kouenji There should be plenty of students like that that exist There should be no reason he would go to such lengths to elect me That means there is a reason why it has to be me, in other words
”It may not be forfroe And it's not going to be a desirable change at that And when that time comes, in order to protect the rules of this school, I need to create a force capable of countering it froh I feel the necessity for that growing stronger every day” he toldabout that in the scenario where Naguht? I don't quite believe he would end up u fro the 2nd years
”Normally, there can be up to two vice presidents at a ti next year it seee yourto do” he tells me
”No, no, no President Surely that's iive his per about vice presidents or any Naguraduate and leave this school, that's all right? There's no need for you to worry about the students left behind Or is it---” I slightly paused so that it would lend ht to my next words
”If it's because you're worried about your sister and want ht be room for you to consult me on the matter” I told him
”I see”
If I say that, then this man too, will not be able to depend on iven up co on the subject of the student council
”Sorry for taking up your time That's all the business I have with you But feel free to drop by the student council any time, I'd be happy to treat you to tea” he told me
So even this man who's built up a firm foundation for this school has his own anxieties, huh? While feeling such an unexpected thing, I decided to return---but I can't go back It was the perfect tih It's too bad I have to wait for Katsuragi
4
The situation started turning for the better roughly 30the exact sa in ht distance away out of his path, I saw hi what he bought from that shop yesterday
”What does it mean?”
There's still ti like that in their roo it around now, perhaps he means to hand it over now?
Even so, I' appearance Perhaps he intends to act in his for over the present in this heat wearing that outfit
I held i is headed And when I did, we soon cai did not proceed down the road that leads to the dormitories of the senior students He instead proceeded down a road that was outside of ly What lies at the end of that road was the school a hi his unifor it but rather because he intended to enter the school I finally understand Katsuragi then entered the school from the main entrance But since it's co as it is forbidden to enter the school building in casual wear, I cannot enter
”Did you i?!”
Asa chat that seems to have been sent to e, I closed e the direction of my attack I headed towards the shop where we selected our presents yesterday at Keyaki Mall And once there, I randoirls I was curious what kind of presents would be sold in other shops
It's just, even when compared to other shops, I could not tell what the difference was In the end, I ended up returning to the shop froht his birthday present I eventually reached the place where chocolates put in small, thin boxes were stacked I did take into consideration the possibility that itthe present to, but looking at it again, that possibility isn't very high The chocolates were decorated with hearts and other decorations that girls would like
”Kyahaha, I know right?” So loud inside the shop, passed behind ht bump to my back
”Woah” The products that I buhtly, and the pile of stacked chocolate collapsed like an avalanche The girls ere engulfed in their conversation, without even noticing the tragedy that had occurred here, si
”Geez” I do know that I don't have much of a presence, but I'd like the?” As I was atteiant i who should have gone to the school
He looks down at me with a perplexed face
”I' unexpectedly run into hi at the scattered gift boxes, he bends doith his large body to pick them up
”Ahh No I can pick them up myself”
”Don't mind it It would be bad to let other customers see this It's better to clean it up quickly Two is better than one in that case”
Having said that, and without even a sign of disliking it, he went on to lend me a hand It's been around 30other shops, I wonder if he finished up his business at the school during that ti of products from this shop I sneaked a peek into it and when I did, it seeift It seeiven it yet
”This should be fine” When the two of us did it together, we cleaned up the shop in no time Fortunately, neither the clerk nor any custoi is basically a good person During the tioodwill towards us such as when he kept watch over the corn we found Naturally, he won't show any mercy if it comes to a competition between classes, but it seems his personality itself isn't that of a bad person
”Are you buying a present for your girlfriend?” Katsuragi asks me
”Ehh? No, it's not like that She's just a classmate I think I'll just buy it next time” It's not like I ever intended to buy it in the first place, but I said that as I took my distance froi also took his distance, so I decided to chat him up a little to see if I could extract so a birthday present?” I asked hi from this shop in your hands, I was in the same corner too”
”I see Indeed it is true, I suppose I shouldn't have even needed to think that” he replies to aze
”I was in a bit of trouble since I couldn't find the ite deal I just bought one of the chocolates you pushed down just now I think this shop's set of items isn't bad at all, but I suppose it's up to each individual person to have their own preferences I would do well to look around in other shops too” Katsuragi answersit too and withoutany na your unifor yesterday, but for two consecutive days Katsuragi's been co to do to ask him about it
”It's necessary to wear a unifor after all That's why it couldn't be helped” he tells me
”Thathione to school earlier Now all that's left is to ask hiripping the bag
I had thought it would be possible to obtain some inforoing to be the case
”Ahh There are also various things I wanted to hand over” He did not talk deeply on theon his lanced in the direction of the school
”Have you ever thought about this? The disadvantages in going to this school?”
”Disadvantages?”
”That's right It doesn't have anything to do with classes, but all students equally share in it” I had to put some effort into theto do with the difference in classes, then problems will arise on a case-by-case basis
There are cases like Class D that's beset by a point shortage, but it's hard to iine Class A would have such troubles But from the states can be excluded If so, exactly what is it? Although I was seriously atte to find the answer, I could not reach a conclusion
”You don't know? Of course it varies from person to person but ”You cannot contact the outside” is the disadvantage” Katsuragi tells me
”Ahh I see” But since that for e, I did not consider it at all Of course, if you look at it nore
”Don't you want to contact your parents or your siblings?” Katsuragi asksme aside, I think quite a lot of students would say the sairls would often coards to infore to the outside, this school strictly prohibits all forms of contact If one carelessly breaks this rule, it won't end with just a warning
”But the benefits you receive in return are h to be dissatisfied?”
”Indeed that is true Both the point syste ordinary students can not enjoy and is certainly an advantage”
Furtherraduated fro naturally with Katsuragi? In addition, during the summer vacation
”You're a student who's close with Horikita, aren't you?”
”Is a false ru around?” I asked hiether with her when youlike a connection of fate that happens commonly, or ned seats next to each other, we just happened to talk to each other fro to the school, it's nothing unusual at all, I think It seee since he nods
”So that's how it is It seely I don't know a lot about the other classes despite thinking I did If I ive i tellsI hear often recently so it's fine It seei briefly agreed with
”To tell you the truth, this is the third time I've come to this shop I' about, you see Even though it's just a present, when I think about the feelings of the one receiving it, I cannot just decide si a present to, I wonder just who it is Should I try to dig into it a little?
”Itlike this, but you're an upstanding person To buy someone a birthday present like this”
”Do you think it's strange to celebrate the day of one's birth?” Katsuragi asks ivesof incompatibility But that's just a prejudiced view In this world there are even delinquents born that would save a cat in the oing to give it to?” I cut to the chase I won't get far even if I beat around the bush
”To who, huh?”
Perhaps that question confounded even the person in question, since he showed so for you to hear about” he tellsthat can't be helped but he ended up evading the question If he answers like that, I would no longer be in a position to inquire further If it's a best friend it would be a different le word behind, Katsuragi left towards the dore to solve the proble a uniforo to the school? Why did he show up at the shop again? I could not clearly see the answers to those
5
”Oi, Ike I investigated the Katsuragi case”
”Seriously? You're pretty good, Ayanokouji I' that, Ike praisedso a little doubt about ho Ike had evaluated me internally, I reported the situation to him
”Unfortunately, I couldn't find out who fro it to” That's not quite true To be irl he could possibly be giving it to No ure it out
In the same school year, there is no one with that birthday date However, I couldn't think of any student in the other school years as well
In this case, wouldn't the person we're thinking of in a co shocked, Yamauchi raised his head
”This is badI knew this would happen Just who is Katsuragi going to give his present to?” Rather than joy or excitement, Yamauchi insteadas if he's understood so
”Hey, Kanji Didn't you think Valentine's was hell back inall of a sudden? Sure, it was tough for me But what about it?”
”Basically isn't this a sort of extension of thatthat guy, I think he could have bought it for himself”
”Surely no---n-no it could be possible That baldie doesn't seem like he'd be popular”
The two of them seemed to be convinced after that brief, hard-to-understand exchange But still, it was a development that I had never expected and so I decided to ask a question
”Are you saying he bought himself a present for his birthday?”
”What else could it be, Ayanokouji” They glared atthat aside, normally one won't buy themselves their own presents, would they? Of course I did consider that he ree Like eating so he wants But in this case, I don't think that's applicable
He went out of his way to get a package a girl would like, cos and the chocolate inside If he simply has that much of a sweet tooth, it would have suited him better to buy it in a different foret it?”
”unfortunately” I replied
”No i doesn't seeht? But still, he is the leader of Class A”
I' any comments on that statement
”That means he must be rather prideful He would definitely want to make others around him think he's popular In other words, it's an act”
”It ht for hiiven it to him, that's what itwith the conclusion they reached, since both Ike and Yareement
”I also did the saot it fro it like that doesn't it sort of feel, hollow?”
”Isn't it obvious? Of course it feels hollow, but it's better than the crushi+ng despair of not getting any” He got angry It seems for Ike, events like Valentine's and birthdays truly are huge events
”By the way Haruki, you were also in the same boat weren't you?”
”Huh? No, I'irls, you know?” Yamauchi replied to Ike
”You liar Then why did you say so the sa you that's not true In uy like Kanji that I knew, that's all” Yamauchi said It was obviously a bluff, but I had neither the means nor the intention to find out the truth
”But that's just a guess, right?”
”No there's no doubt about it That absolutely has to be the case!” It seems they've decided there's no further room to doubt the conclusion they've reached, since they did not argue with each other any further
”Hey Haruki, i?”
”Yeah I was treating him with hostility because he was Class A, but now all of a sudden he seeuy who bought presents for himself after all”
”No It just reminded me of my classmate and I felt sorry for him that's all” Yamauchi replied to Ike
Yamauchi stubborn denies Ike's statements
”Do you want to cooperate for alike that was said
”What do youto prepare a birthday present for hii, it seeed to a state of syirl But that's i to receive a birthday present froic, but I would be hard-pressed to deny it all
Rather than buying a present for yourself for a lie, one would want to receive a present fro to be careful of is syi did indeed buy the present for himself, would he even be ok with Ike and the others, who are in the know, celebrating it? On the other hand, he ry and reject their sy what to buy for hi that conclusion
Indeed there are no girls whose birthday is tomorrow But it's not like all other possibilities have been cut out The teachers of this school and other authorities, including the other eirl' there are still a lot of candidates left
And besides if it's really a present for himself, would he just boldly buy it just like that And on top of that, Katsuragi's outfit was the unusual uniform in thebut ine people would be suspicious if they saw him, and normally one wouldn't act in uniform
”Ayanokouji, you fork over some points too If the three of us each have around 1500 points we could buy so nice for hih
In other words, my expenditure would double The expenditure of 1000 points is not a s
”So Ayanokouji, this i's birthday”
Has their switch already been turned, it seei a present
”Are you really going to buy one?”
”Isn't it obvious we're going to buy? Don't you also think of saving an unpopular, lonemore anddecided to meet up tomorrow, the conversation ended and we disbanded for the day
6
As we gathered again the next day in the afternoon, the form of Kushi+da was also there
”hello, Ayanokouji-kun”
”Oh, hello” Why is she here? Such questions were answered with the next words co from Ike
”No you see, yesterday I consulted Kikyo-chan When I told her I wanted to buy a present for Katsuragi, she insisted on cooperating with us And so she asked to join Hey, Katsuragi would be happier too if instead of boys, a girl also celebrated his birthday” Ike toldher, but I think he just siether with Kushi+da And on top of that, it would make her see Ike as someone who cares about his friends too
”I'i-kun's debt so naturally please let me share in the costs for the present” Kushi+da said And in response to that gentle consideration, Ike stared at Kushi+da with lovestruck eyes
Yaly affected by Kushi+da's char more fun than he did when it was only boys here
”By the way, Ayanokouji-kun, why are you wearing your uniform?”
”It's just like that” I did take off ly hot, but as expected the uniform o!” Flanking Kushi+da's sides, the two of the me behind And almost immediately after, a conversation started to bloom I' up a conversation with anyone at any tihtly behind the three of them On the way, I spotted soot so to do” I told the”
”Yeah” I excused myself and I approached that certain person
”You're pretty carefree The four of you going out shopping? Even though we suffered that much at the hands of Ryuuen-kun”
”Well, that justabout it now Right?”
”You're rightbut, there are still a lot of things I'”
Then, with an expression like that of Sawajiri Erika, she turned her head and didn't seeht now?”
”Ehh?”
”I'ht now, our school year Theabout?”
”Look here, we've just finished the first semester of our first year There's no need to rush Just because they've extended their lead by a little doesn't mean there's a need to despair”
”But even so, that was a crushi+ng defeat If we don't think of a way”
”Even though you can't see what's directly beneath you, you always look ahead The student known as Horikita Suzune excels at acadehts like this, you can't do anything at all That's the current iet that already”
”I see, so you were aware of it In any case, I think it's better for you to fall until you hit the bottoht now it's fine for you to be thoroughly crushed, as long as you crawl back up in the end I think Horikita has the potential to do that
”There is an order to things Right now you should take things sloithout rushi+ng, isn't that fine?”
”You say there's an order to things, but then why did you act on the uninhabited island? There's a contradiction there” Horikita replies to me
”Perhaps” It can't be helped if Horikita, who does not know about my interactions with Chabashi+rsensei, thinks of this as so the uninhabited island test, I was forced to 'show my ability' so I had no choice but to act Of course, the cruise shi+p exah, proved to be difficult for me, but there were still several methods available to me But the reason I did not use those ood could cos like Class A or Class B Therefore, without stirring up things toomy abilities a little to Chabashi+rsensei, I can buy ti at it froe success
”More importantly, don't you have any questions to ask aboutawfully hot clothes, but I don't have any other impression of it” As usual, she's not interested in other people
”What are you reading today?”
”It doesn't ns of letting me see the book's title
”Well, that's fine too I' now Do you want to co I will refuse” Horikita replied
Having expected her to answer me like that, I decided to leave without hesitation
7
”What are you guys doing?” Suddenly surrounded by Ike and the others ho he had no connections, even the nori could not hide his surprise It was there that Kushi+da, who ue of the earlier exa so sudden, Katsuragi-kun, do you have so of this?” Katsuragi asks
”The truth is, I heard it from Ike-kun and the others But isn't today supposed to be Katsuragi-kun's birthday?”
”Muuthat's right butyou've figured it out pretty well”
Perhaps he had no recollection of telling this fact to anyone, but he looks at us with a slightly confused expression
”So that's why the four of us here wanted to celebrate it with Katsuragi-kun and that's e called out to you” Kushi+da continued
”No There's no reason to do anything that special A at this, he's put his guard up That was inevitable It wouldn't be strange even if he thought it were some trap frons of iely thanks to Kushi+da's presence
”Do you have any plans to meet someone else today?” Kushi+da asks
”That's not the case but” Kushi+da then claps her hands with a big slad' If she shows that kind of smile, any ordinary man would fall in love with her with that one shot
But this man is the leader of Class A, and is not someone that can simply be sunk like this
”I' If there's any ulterior i said
”There are no ulterioryour birthday, Katsuragi” Ike said that with a serious face He's probably thinking about celebrating Katsuragi's birthday from the bottom of his heart filled with sympathy
”Mu” This is a bind, as if to say that Katsuragi tightened his mouth with an expression of rejection And so I realized that in his hands, Katsuragi was holding the sa he should have bought two days ago, and yet he was carrying it around with him wherever he went I wonder why It seems Ike and the others have not realized this (or have realized and are pretending to not have) and they called out to Katsuragi
”Sorry but I have business at the school now I apologize” Katsuragi said
”School, eh? Speaking of which, recently you've been alearing your unifor?” Ike asked in a casual ruousness in that one word
”What do you mean by that?” Froo, it seei has entered his battle mode as his expression turned sharp
”Ehh? What is what?” Ike ree but that aloofness collapsed with the next lines that followed
”How did you know that I earingeyes that seeulped
He must have picked up the words that hispered in his subconscious and re inconvenient
”Ehh? No, that's”
”Yesterday after you met me, I met up with Ike and the others I told the been left with no other choice but to follow up like that, I told that to Katsuragi
”I thought it was unusual clothing for su about it I suppose that's true”
”Yeah that's right That, that” Ike said
”So why're you going to school?”
The panicking appearance of Ike was still suspicious, but for now I've succeeded in changing the topic of the conversation
”It's personal Nothing to do with you guys” Katsuragi replies
”Thisyou?”
”Why do you think so?”
”Both yesterday and today, you were carrying around that bag, right? It's a bit unnatural for you to go to school with that too And you already had that bag in your hands e met at the shop yesterday It's been at least three times, hasn't it?” I asked him
There's the fact that I did see it by coicidence, but it's not that hard to infer that from what I said
”I have soi tells ain, the name of an unexpected place appeared
”Could it be the reason you earing your uniform yesterday was because you went to the student council rooht But it seems they were out”
”If I recall, up until yesterday they were renovating the roohtly surprised face and proceeded to ask me how I knew that”
”I happen to have some ties with the student council president”
”So you were acquaintances with that student council president?”
”I wonder if you could call hi like that anyways” I replied
”Ahh, I see Horikita of Class D is the student council president's little sister huh?” The si quickly reached that conclusion on his own and was convinced
”If that's the case, it would be a lot better if you accompanied i requested as such from i is ai at
”That's a coincidence I also have soht now”
”So that's why you're also wearing your unifori's aiet to the botto towards the school, towards the student council rooi, with a clear voice, said that as he knocked on the door to the student council room
Student council president Horikita Manabu and Secretary Tachibana came out to welcome us The older Horikita immediately noticed my presence
”It seehtly bowed to return the greeting Secretary Tachibana, on the other hand, had an extreusted expression on her face
”Today I came here because I have a request to h the student council and that is why I've come”
”It seems you came by both yesterday and the day before yesterday We were absent due to the renovations I apologize”
”No It is currently the su theon the situation, I had been thinking to go directly to your dori said
In the i decide to stop by this place And what exactly are his intentions in being here That is finally being revealed
”In this school, during the period of enrollment, we are forbidden to contact the outside without express permission I would like to inquire further into that and so I have come here”
”Froh the school regulations? Extreme, unavoidable reasons as the exception, contact is strictly forbidden”
Exactly as the older Horikita said, only in unavoidable circumstances is this permitted Severe illness or injuries are the only tiards to individual cases, hoould I be best advised to deal with it I would like to deliver a package and a rounds Of course, I'i said
In other words, a unilateral co Even if this is unilateral, it still is forbidden” Those words were returned to Katsuragi professionally But Katsuragi too, wouldn't even be here if this was enough to ards to contact with the outside, I have heard that it strictly includes shi+pping of packages too However, as long as I don't send infor the rules?” Katsuragi asked
”There's no change in the fact that it is prohibited by the rules That is a rule that has not changed since the founding of this school But, it's not prohibited for no reason When the school was first founded, the rules were not as strict as they are now”
The older Horikita looked at Secretary Tachibana, then slightly nodded while se shi+pping that Katsuragi-kun hoped for was permitted However, there were several students that broke their proes without per happened and now it is absolutely prohibited” Tachibana said
And that's how it is, the older Horikita drilled an absolute rejection into Katsuragi But, Katsuragi is not the type to back down here Even though it's for the 1st years, this man is still the leader of Class A He immediately reassessed the situation and rebuilds his approach
”Then once again Iof the package directly at the shop I will not lay a single finger on the package, I will only pay for its cost If so, there can be no rooainst the rules”
”Against the rules? This school is ability-based, if need be I've heard you can do anything with enough points Buying test scores or trading between students, there are i continued
It seei, the value of the birthday present he wishes to send is great
”If that is the case, the situation will change slightly” The older Horikita, having caled his attitude
”Before we go into the details of the points, can you letit to?” he asks
”It's to my twin sister Since we don't have any parents, I'i said
This was an outcome completely contrary to our scus, it was to a sibling
”I' to correct you on one point but the point systehty one Indeed the action you mentioned earlier is possible But, that is only because 'it is not stated in the rules' What is currently listed in the school regulations as being prohibited, won't easily be altered just like that”
It was a slightly difficult to understand state similar For instance, let's use test scores as an exao, I used points to buy Sudou his test scores That in itself is not 'illegal' It just means points were used to buy test scores But let's suppose that sa to get a passing score on his test and in the case that cheating were to be revealed It would be difficult then to erase the fact that he had 'cheated'
”The rules of the school are there to be upheld”
”That's funny, if that is the case then the rules of this school are full of loopholes”
”There's nothing strange about that It justrules that allow for a way out”
And in response to Katsuragi's question, the student council president responded in a way that h it were obvious
””
Even for the si, it seeards to their ability alone, the difference between thee This man, who for 3 years at this school, was not only in Class A but also carried out the duties of the student council president, had no weaknesses
”You're saying even if I use i asked
”There's nothing you can do If this is so the school expressly prohibits, it will not be allowed even with the use of points”
Exactly as the older Horikita had said earlier, it i was deter option of his is cut off, it meant the end of the line for him
”If you're finished, please leave”
”I seeI understand, please excuse estured that I'd be staying behind to hi back?”
”What you were saying earlier, it's about when the act of breaking the rules coht, wasn't it?”
In the i
”What do you aze is now directed at o, Sudou froht with soh it were natural It did cause a huge uproar back then after all
”Back then the Class C students made an appeal to the school and it turned into a case where it led to discussions for punishulations He only thought to ask for an act that would have led to an act of breaking the regulations And the only ones who know about that would be i as well as you two of the student council In that case, as long as you overlook this act of breaking the regulations it would be fine”
This strangely worded phrase, I'm sure if it's the two of the
For instance, even if you commit a traffic rule violation and happen to be accosted by a police officer If you bribe that officer and successfully get hiet for punishiven That's what itof such shi+pping If it's you guys, it would be a si to resolve everything without first clearing it with the school, is that right?”
Katsuragi had righteously tried to secure permission from the school But if that doesn't work, all he has to do is make sure the school never hears word of this But it i would not be able to think of
”Being able to talk about overlooking school rule violations so boldly, what a scary delinquent!” Only Secretary Tachibana turned to point that out to me
”How did you come to that conclusion?”
”This school forbids acts of violence But you, in your firstback That is proof enough that as long as the school does not find out, anything can be passed off”
Even if it's the student council president, he shouldn't be able to raise his hand in public like that
”That's right If one is to contact the outside anyways, there is no other i did not realize that fact In that instant, he lost his only re him out now?”
”No I'ulations for that man's sake”
”You're rather strict”
”If you really feel that way, you should have told Katsuragi of this method before he left the room But you didn't do that”
Ahh It really is troublesoh me completely It seei that and put hi back”
”I could tell Tachibana to prepare some tea for you now?”
”I'll pass I don't knohat you're going to put in it”
”W-what a rude 1st year!” Tachibana said
And when I moved to leave the room, for some reason the older Horikita also stood up to escort i had to say today So even if you move behind the scenes froate You can do as you please” he toldof that sort though”
”That in itself is fine too I' involved, that's all”
I was able to read inforree In other words he's telling o ahead and deceive the school well, is that he wants to say
I decided to leave the student council rooh the fact that I was looking into i too
”He's a formidable one, this student council president”
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