13. Whoever Caused the Loss is Responsible!
So Kanzaki Ryuuji finally agreed to Aragaki Shun's request and would go to Chairman Sakayanagi later to voice his opinion.
"...So, actually, Aragaki and Kanzaki, you are both young masters from big families and well-known enterprises?"
Shibata Sō, who had been unable to interject and could only watch them discuss various lofty topics, finally sidled over awkwardly after seeing their conversation come to a pause, his expression somewhat strange.
"In other words, in our trio, am I the only one who doesn't fit in?"
"It's alright. After entering Advanced Nurturing High and graduating, you can try to become a self-made rich person, and let your son or daughter be a rich second generation."
Casually brushing him off, Aragaki Shun gave Shibata an encouraging look, full of trust.
High school boys and girls, unlike those office workers in society who have experienced various beatings, still harbor various naive, self-centered fantasies.
Therefore, they don't have a strong sense of reality regarding such realistic gaps.
Mere family background difference, when I truly step into society, I'm going to change the whole world!
Just like now, Shibata's first reaction upon hearing this pep talk was also to nod, unshrinkingly stating: "That's true too. As long as we can get the school's recommendation, everyone in Class B will have a bright future."
However, he immediately thought that the various rights and interests promised by the school were only available to Class A graduates.
And to pull Class A down, he would have to face the chairman's daughter, which made him lose his confidence again.
Even Shibata, who was always helpful and generally wouldn't maliciously speculate about others, subconsciously felt that the chairman would favor his own daughter after knowing Sakayanagi Arisu's relationship with the chairman.
This was human nature; it could also be considered a kind of prejudice.
Mainly, in Shibata's view, whether it was Aragaki Shun, Kanzaki Ryuuji, or Ichinose Honami in their class, they were all quite remarkable peers, yet they could only be in Class B.
Sakayanagi Arisu, whom he met in the afternoon, didn't seem much stronger than the three of them.
Her body was weaker than normal people, and she almost collapsed just playing a game of chess with Aragaki.
Yet, someone of this level was still assigned to Class A.
Looking at the Class A students fawning over her, she was most likely the core of Class A.
With such a person blocking the way, could everyone really get the conditions promised by the school?
"Aragaki and Kanzaki, you are going up against the school's chairman. Is this really okay?"
"It's not 'going against,' just offering an opinion, expressing an attitude."
Looking at Shibata Sō's lack of confidence, Aragaki Shun sighed inwardly.
He knew this kind of permission dog was the most troublesome.
Without resolving this issue, when it came to class competition in the future, Sakayanagi Arisu only needed to say "My chairman father," and the morale of all opposing class students would automatically weaken significantly.
After all, competing with the chairman's daughter, what kind of international joke was this?
Were they not afraid that if the girl felt wronged, she would go crying to the chairman?
At that time, so what if you could graduate from Class A?
Weren't you afraid the school would do something to you during the process of helping you realize your dream of further education or employment?
This had nothing to do with the chairman's own character; it was mainly about what the students who knew Sakayanagi Arisu's identity were thinking.
No one dared to bet whether the chairman, between his sickly daughter and unfamiliar students, would uphold an impartial and selfless attitude.
Because the reward for winning the bet was too disproportionate to the price of losing.
"This school isn't the chairman's one-man show. I'll give the board of directors some suggestions, let them limit the chairman's power, at least not interfere with the competition among the new students this year. They will agree to this simple request."
Because this was a reasonable request in itself.
To avoid suspicion in a sensitive situation, wasn't his request for the chairman to recuse himself actually considerate of him?
Putting Sakayanagi Arisu in Class A was one thing, but in the future student competitions, you old geezer, don't participate!
Of course, this would only be effective if people like Aragaki Shun, Kanzaki Ryuuji, and Kouenji stood up to make suggestions.
If they questioned the fairness of Advanced Nurturing High, and the chairman showed clear signs of favoritism, if the board of directors didn't give a satisfactory response, they could just transfer schools and let their families ask Advanced Nurturing High what exactly they wanted.
It's not like they had to humble themselves to keep the chairman's daughter happy, right?
In Aragaki Shun's experience, to crush force, one needed stronger force; to overwhelm wisdom, one could similarly use fists.
But to counterbalance the authority of a superior, one had to summon an equivalent authority.
Ordinary students couldn't even find the right person to make a request to, so naturally, they shouldn't expect the school to specially cater to their emotions.
"Alright, Kanzaki and I will handle this matter. Shibata, you are responsible for posting these materials, traded from the seniors, in the class group chat, so that everyone in Class B knows the truth about the school. Warn them that for this month, they must attend classes seriously, not violate rules or discipline, and properly demonstrate the qualities an excellent high school student should have."
"When the code of conduct exam ends next month, I will buy this month's demerit situation from Hoshinomiya-sensei. Whoever deliberately causes trouble for me will have to compensate everyone for the lost personal points!"
As Aragaki Shun's cold words fell, Shibata Sō's face immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
He no longer dared to think about those miscellaneous things and quickly took out his phone to upload information in the class group chat.
One must know, 1 class point was equivalent to 100 personal points, and a class had forty people.
In other words, causing the class to lose 1 class point meant compensating everyone, including the compensator, for a total of four thousand personal points.
Once the lost class points exceeded 25, even if someone didn't spend a single one of their one hundred thousand personal points this month, it wouldn't be enough for compensation.
Kanzaki Ryuuji took out his phone, looking at the floors of messages gradually piling up in the class group chat due to the various hidden rules of the school and Aragaki Shun's notice.
After pondering for a moment, he looked at Aragaki Shun.
"Putting the blame for the loss of class points entirely on individuals, won't this be inappropriate?"
"Knowing the truth about the school, we should be able to retain class points to the greatest extent, and maybe even directly surpass Class A. There's no need to add more pressure to everyone."
Aragaki Shun was surprised, "I've already announced the answers. You mean there will still be people deliberately causing trouble?"
"Forget about today when we didn't know the rules. From now on, whoever causes the loss is responsible. I don't think there are any troublemakers in the class who would deliberately cause trouble for everyone, right?"
If there really were, then he would have to find a way to correct them.
If they couldn't be corrected, then just kick them out.
He was willing to lead everyone in Class B to progress together, but he was not the nanny of a group of good-for-nothings or pests!
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