Faced with the indifferent gaze of the frail, silver-haired girl, the Archangel of Class A felt somewhat embarrassed and subconsciously looked away from her, following her lead to steer the conversation toward serious matters.

"I have some friends in second and third grade. Do you need my help?"

"No need! There's still a month until the sports festival. I'll take care of these things. Ichinose-san, you should stay in the class and help boost everyone's morale and maintain their fighting spirit."

Without hesitation, she rejected the other party's suggestion. Sakayanagi Arisu glanced at the pink-haired girl, whose charm was enough to draw everyone's attention in the school, and instinctively pouted.

She knew that she had started to care about Aragaki-kun without realizing it.

However, considering the objective reality, the girl's rational mind also told her that a relationship between the two was completely impossible—

The person she was gazing at was a monster who could single-handedly sweep through all sports clubs and effortlessly date four girlfriends at the same time.

With my frail body, if I were to actually date someone, I couldn't do anything beyond the title of boyfriend and girlfriend.

Otherwise, let alone sharing a bed with her, I'm afraid that if I get too excited and my heart races, I'll have to be sent back to the high-end hospital I've known since childhood the next day.

While others might only lose money in a relationship, she pursues those glamorous fantasies, and if she were to suddenly lose control, she might risk her life.

Thinking about this, the girl was already in a bad mood, and to make matters worse, this pink fat woman came over and blatantly stole her private time with Aragaki-kun.

How utterly despicable! Does she really want to seduce Aragaki-kun with that filthy body?!

Even when you have the advantage, one newcomer after another manages to beat you to it. Don't you feel any shame, you loser?

I wish I had your qualities...

"That's good then. Good luck, Sakayanagi-san. If you encounter any difficulties, don't forget to ask for help from everyone in the class. This is all for Class A's victory, so don't try to fight it all alone."

Clenching her little fists in a gesture of encouragement, and then, under Arisu Sakayanagi's disapproving gaze, Ichinose, having finished her nice words, immediately sat down on the other side of Shun Aragaki, the two of them almost touching.

Hmph~ You don't even want to act anymore, huh!

"I heard that Ryuen from Class C recently transferred to Class B. Do you think they'll pull some sneaky tricks during this sports festival?"

The bench beneath the three wasn't short; normally, three or four people could sit there without any problem. However, the pink-haired girl seemed completely unprepared, pressing herself against the two girls so that their thighs were touching, while casually chatting about class competitions.

Sensing the strange atmosphere on both sides, Shun Aragaki was truly speechless.

Is Ichinose blind? How come she's suddenly going up against Sakayanagi Arisu?

However, that's not important. The girl was willing to give him benefits, so Shun Aragaki naturally had no intention of giving up.

Her right hand unconsciously rested on Fei Bo's plump and rounded thigh. Even through her sportswear, she could feel the warmth and softness that belonged to a young girl.

"I also know about Longyuan joining Class B, but it was something I deliberately facilitated, and it's more beneficial than harmful to Class A."

"After all, if we expel him directly from Class C, we will lose 300 class evaluation points. But if we send him to Class B first, not only will Koenji Rokusuke and the others have to spend a total of 20 million personal points, but they will also have to bear the losses caused by Ryuen's expulsion in the future."

The problem is, given Class B's financial situation, how easy is it to maintain the transfer funds for Koenji, Ayanokouji, and Ryuen Sho while carrying a huge amount of debt?

Therefore, just as Kiyotaka Ayanokoji needed to collect tea stalks and Sae gold coins, Ryuen Sho would also need to find a sucker to bear at least half of his personal points if he wanted to join Class 1-B.

Looking at the entire Advanced Training Program, there are very few entities that can come up with such a huge amount of funding. Horikita Manabu certainly wouldn't participate, so only Nagumo Masaru, who keeps talking about defeating Aragaki Shun, would have this idea.

"Based on the student council's ruling last time, Nan Yun has already paid Long Yuan 500 million in compensation. Now that he wants to win over Class B of the first year, he will inevitably have to spend a lot of personal points."

"And if we also consider the 1500 million bet between him and me, by the time the sports festival ends, I wonder how many coins this second-year leader will still have left in his pocket?"

With a playful tone, Shun Aragaki even swiped out his private account interface to take a look at the data that had dropped significantly.

After passing the preferential treatment exam, his personal points suddenly increased to 7540 million. Including the 400 million compensation he received from Class C and the 709 million contract income he received in September, his account balance was a whopping 8640 million.

Now, after deducting 2000 million, he still has 6640 million left, since he still needs to help his girlfriend, Miki Yamamura, transfer to another class in full.

Incidentally, among the seven new students who joined Class A, Horikita Suzune's transfer fee was paid by Horikita Manabu, Sakayanagi Arisu paid for it herself, and Yamamura Miki, like Shiina Hiyori last time, was brought over by her boyfriend Aragaki Shun.

The remaining students, Wang Meiyu, Kamuro Masumi, Morishita Ai, and Kito Hayato, all had their transfer funds paid from the class fund according to Class A's rules and regulations.

Shun Aragaki, of course, didn't mind paying Wang Meiyu's 20 million yen as well. However, based on the girl's contributions during the exam on the deserted island, it would be best if everyone in the class shared the cost of her transferring to another class.

This also allows the girl to gain a small sense of accomplishment, confirming that she has really helped her lover.

However, this has made Class A's overt financial expenditures appear somewhat precarious.

After the preferential treatment exam, the funds in the class fund account once reached as high as 3895 million.

By September, the number of students in Class A had increased to 48, and the evaluation score was 2122, which was equivalent to collecting 509 million yuan in class fees each month.

After deducting management fees and some miscellaneous expenses, the class fund surplus at the beginning of September was as high as 4380 million.

This was a pretty good figure, but it immediately dropped to 800 million after 3580 million was deducted due to the use of transfer vouchers for four people.

More importantly, this transfer expense of up to 800 million will take 10 months to be fully completed, until June of next year.

Fortunately, Class A has a solid foundation. As long as the class evaluation score doesn't drop, there will be more than 500 million yuan in class funds every month. With this inflow and outflow, it's equivalent to subtracting 300 million yuan from the 3895 million yuan each month. After 10 months, there will still be about 900 million yuan left.

Otherwise... well, it's unlikely anything bad would actually happen. After all, the class fund is only half of the class's savings. Even after deducting monthly living expenses, everyone still has a lot left over from the other half.

Not to mention, once this sports festival ends, Class A's evaluation score will skyrocket, and then there will be even less to worry about incurring losses.

“Class A pays more than 500 million yuan in class fees every month. I also get more than 500 million yuan from the other three classes every month. This shows that the monthly output of the first grade exceeds 1000 million yuan.”

"The situation in the second year might be a little different. After all, there are quite a few dropouts in all four classes. But Nan Yunya has had an extra year to accumulate points, so his personal points might not be much less than mine now."

As for why Shun Aragaki was certain that his reserves were more abundant than his opponent's... it was mainly because before his second year, Nagumo had been trying to expel those who disobeyed him, unlike him, who was able to obtain a huge number of personal points from the preferential treatment exam in one go.

This blond-haired senior has only been in complete control of the second-year students for six or seven months now. During this time, he has also had to use his own money to interfere with the competition among the third-year students. His remaining savings are probably not as much as his.

"Afterwards, I'll try to contact the key figures in Class 2B to see if I can get more detailed information."

After calculating the resources of both sides, Shun Aragaki immediately showed an expression of indifference.

Anyway, after the sports festival, even if Nagumo doesn't go bankrupt immediately, he will definitely fall into some kind of predicament and won't be able to be as happy as he is now.

"They actually went out of their way to have Class 1-B empty the second-year vice president's personal points," Sakayanagi Arisu's eyes sparkled, looking rather cute. "So Aragaki-san had already planned this far ahead?"

"Hmm~ There should be another consideration, which is to keep Class B in a half-dead state for quite some time to come."

Using personal points to restrict the development of rival classes is a tactic that Shun Aragaki has been using.

For at least the next ten months, Ryuen Sho and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka will only be a burden to Class B.

Their presence will severely restrict Class B's finances, forcing them to keep a low profile in the days to come.

Otherwise, if there is a problem with renewing the transfer voucher, all the previous investments will be wasted.

253. Arrangements for Class B; (The last part, "墙头草桐山生叶," is a colloquial expression and doesn't directly relate to the preceding sentence.)

"In my opinion, keeping Class B in a half-dead state is much more effective than completely defeating and integrating them."

When faced with Arisu Sakayanagi's teasing, Shun Aragaki simply responded casually.

He was somewhat interested in recruiting Class B, but not much, since he always needed to leave one class in the Class A camp that could be targeted during operations.

It doesn't matter which class it is, as long as it actually exists.

This is not only to appease the highly competitive model of advanced education and save face for the school's leadership, but also to create an adversary that can be used to divert internal conflicts.

After all, the school is still the rule-maker for all four classes, and there will inevitably be a constant stream of special exams over the next three years.

If all four first-year classes were completely integrated, the competition between the classes would become an internal competition under Shun Aragaki's command. In order to maintain his prestige as the grade leader, he would inevitably have to spend more time on the distribution of benefits.

While it's not entirely impossible to do this, overall, keeping Katsuragi's class around and making it a target for all three classes to work against, relegating it to the bottom of the grade, would be more advantageous for him.

In this way, Class A stands at the top as his base, while Classes C and D continuously provide various benefits and talents to his vassals. Finally, the three classes unite to suppress the restless Class B... and everyone can have a bright future.

However, this idea seemed a bit dark, and with Ichinose Honami, the archangel, by his side, Aragaki Shun decided to use a more righteous and honorable way of putting it—

"Because of me, Class A made a comeback and rose to the top in the second month of school. The journey was too smooth and the victory came too easily."

"So I want to leave the class with an enemy that is still somewhat threatening on the surface, so that everyone will not become completely complacent and lie down and enjoy themselves for the next three years just because they have lost their opponent."

A nation that lacks wise advisors and capable ministers at home, and faces no external threats abroad, is destined to perish. Thus, one understands that life arises from hardship and death from comfort.

This reason is certainly not false.

In Sakurajima, a school year consists of three semesters.

If Shun Aragaki really does completely crush the other three classes in the first semester, making everyone in the class believe that their positions will no longer be shaken.

In the remaining three years and eight semesters, I'm afraid not many people will be as diligent as they are now, going to tutoring classes every day to improve their skills.

After all, once they graduate, they can choose to pursue further education or find employment. Even if they slack off, they will still have a bright future. So why do the students in Class A continue to study so hard?

The school distributes so many personal points every month, wouldn't it be better for everyone to live freely and enjoy their youth to the fullest?

"Haha~ I don't think anyone in the class would do that, um... I don't think so..."

Upon hearing Shun Aragaki's hypothesis, Honami Ichinose inexplicably felt a little guilty, as she seemed to have initially been a supporter of this kind of youthful sentiment.

Of course, this doesn't mean she's the kind of person who enjoys indulging in pleasure.

The main reason is that the pink-haired girl values ​​class friendships too much and hopes to spend her high school life with all her friends without any regrets.

In Ichinose's eyes, youth is undoubtedly beautiful and free, so she often gets together with her classmates to have various happy gatherings.

In a regular university, doing this would naturally... well, it wouldn't be right either. Normal high school students would be sent to tutoring classes by their parents, and the school wouldn't specifically provide them with so much living allowance.

Only by cultivating such a special environment can fertile ground for comfort and enjoyment emerge after class competition loses its meaning.

After all, with a secure future and hundreds of thousands of personal points every month to cover living expenses, wouldn't it be great if everyone could have fun every day?

Given Honami Ichinose's personality, if she were to encounter such a situation, she would at most ask everyone to attend classes diligently and not let their grades slip, without making any further demands.

This doesn't seem like a problem, but then I remembered that when Shun Aragaki was finalizing the rules and regulations for Class A, he set three levels of goals for everyone in the class, the highest of which was—

No school recommendation is needed; you can achieve your dreams entirely on your own. After graduating from Class A, you can treat the highly educated recommendation as a pure boost, using the platform to build connections and take yourself to the next level.

If they were to truly enjoy themselves for three years, they would definitely not be able to achieve this goal. Moreover, since everyone was given their A-class qualification by relying on powerful connections, their own abilities were not up to par. Even if they were recommended to prestigious universities and companies in the future, various problems would arise, burying their promising future.

If that were to happen, Ichinose felt she would absolutely regret it.

Thinking about it this way, it's definitely better to let everyone continue striving towards their dreams as they are now.

"Let's put the students in Class B through a little hardship and make them the target of everyone in the class. Anyway, they're doing this voluntarily and haven't given up competing with us for a place in Class A."

While simultaneously feeling the elasticity of Honami's thighs, Aragaki Shun's tone sounded casual, yet in that quiet moment, he effortlessly decided the future of an entire class.

If it weren't for Rokusuke Koenji transferring to another class, Shun Aragaki would have had no trouble completely conquering Class 1-B based solely on those two special exams during the summer vacation.

Now that they have the guarantee of a safety net promised by the heirs of wealthy families, and can still make a living even if they are expelled from school, the leader of Class A doesn't mind demoting them to Class D and creating a new lower class for first-year students.

In this way, the three classes will have a common goal, and the students in Class B will be able to develop a bond of friendship with the chaebol's only son. It's a win-win situation, and everyone in this class will have a bright future.

"Is that so?"

Honami Ichinose seemed a little confused, but since Aragaki-kun said so, there must be no problem, right?

Moreover, now doesn't seem like the time to dwell on such things.

With a slightly flushed face, the pink-haired girl pressed down on the man's malicious hands with both hands, giving him a look that was both reproachful and angry.

Although she took the initiative before, Aragaki-kun is going too far, even though the time and place are problematic.

She had a slight complaint in her heart, but the girl's face still showed joy. After all, her clear response showed that Aragaki-kun liked her.

This must be mutual affection; it's definitely not a one-sided crush or unrequited love on her part.

Then it's okay if I feel bad for Chihiro.

Sakayanagi Yusu: "..."

The sickly little princess, who had been neglected for some time, was getting a little angry. She gave Ichinose Honami a cold look and stood up with her cane, forcing the two who were engrossed in the ambiguous atmosphere to notice her.

"Everyone is training hard, so I can't slack off either. Leave the intelligence from the upperclassmen to me."

"However, I have some difficulty walking. In order to improve efficiency, Ichinose-san, would you please accompany me for a while?"

If I remember correctly, Ichinose Honami volunteered to help earlier, but Sakayanagi refused without any hesitation.

The thought had barely crossed Aragaki Shun's mind when he met the silver-haired girl's cold gaze.

Well, from the other person's perspective, Ichinose and I themselves seem to have gone a bit too far.

But the archangel beside him suddenly adopted a domineering attitude, which momentarily diverted the boy's attention, making Sakayanagi feel that it was normal to feel neglected.

After all, the latter is only for looking at, not for eating.

In comparison, the archangel not only provided food, but also was in no way inferior to the sickly little princess in terms of appearance.

"Ahem~ What do you think, Ichinose?" Shun Aragaki asked softly, his gaze shifting slightly to the other side. "This month, everyone in the class will be fully focused on training. If you have some free time, you can go for a walk with Sakayanagi."

"I'll also bring Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio along. They both have good fighting skills, but they lack a lot in interpersonal communication and teamwork."

"Um... why emphasize fighting spirit?" Ichinose couldn't help but complain, "This school is so small, and there are surveillance cameras everywhere. We're just going to the upperclassmen to investigate some information. Are you worried about causing a violent incident?"

"That's hard to say. Wasn't Class C of the first year forcibly integrated by Ryu Yuanxiang using violent means at the beginning?"

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