In fact, I can add unlimited points

"I remember that around this time two years ago, Horikita Manabu took over the position from the previous student council president, right?"

"That's right. Back then, at the end of the second semester, he defeated the second-year students and was elected as the head of the student council as a first-year student, and he served as the head for two years."

This was a discussion among third-year students, because at this time last year, Horikita Manabu was re-elected, so no similar event was held... As a result, out of the three grades in the school, only they had experienced a re-election two years ago.

"Nangumo Masaru and Aragaki Shun, it feels like it would be bad for us no matter which one of them comes to power."

"There's nothing we can do. None of us have joined the student council, let alone become candidates for president."

These are the former Class C and Class D from the second year. To them, Shun Aragaki and Masaru Nagumo each represent an opposing class, so they have absolutely no intention of voting for either of them.

"If possible, let Nan Yunya take the position. After all, he is a second-year student and does not have a direct competitive relationship with us. Facing the same strong enemy, we can cooperate with each other."

"The best outcome would be for Nagumo to win the election, then recommend some members of our class to join the student council, and then compete with Aragaki for the next student council president position in next year's election."

"It sounds nice, but the chances of success are not high. The second year has already fallen apart. How could Nagumo possibly win the votes against Aragaki, who directly controls four classes? Even with our help, we don't see much of a chance."

This is the pessimistic view of Class 1-B. Apart from the class where Nagumo Masaru is, they are the group that least wants Aragaki Shun to be elected student council president in his first year.

If that person succeeds, they will find it very difficult to recover in the next two years and will be suppressed completely.

This was a consensus among Katsuragi's team. Even though Ryuen Sho and Koenji Rokusuke didn't like Nagumo Masaru, they absolutely didn't want her to fall like this.

In any case, this sucker is not only a philanthropist who generously subsidizes Class B, but also an excellent target, easily attracting that person's attention by jumping around.

If the other party becomes the student council president, he and Shun Aragaki will inevitably become rivals, which will immediately reduce the pressure on their class.

Unfortunately, faced with this major trend on campus, they still had very little room to intervene even if they pooled the strength of the entire class. After all, Class B in the first year didn't even have a single student council member... There was once a student council member named Kamuro Masumi, but she was assigned to exacerbate the infighting within the class and later simply transferred to Class A.

Thinking about it carefully, it's truly lamentable that their class, which has the second-highest authority in the entire school, has absolutely no influence...

.........

In the classroom of Class A, Grade 2... no, it's Class D, Grade 2 right now.

Nan Yunya ended her phone calls with several high-ranking school officials with a grim expression.

Since joining the student council and becoming vice president last year, he has considered Horikita's position as his own.

To reform the rules and regulations of a highly developed institution and achieve true "meritocracy," the primary prerequisite is to obtain the necessary authority to amend school rules and regulations.

Regardless, he was determined to win the student council president position and never thought anyone could compete with him.

But who could have imagined that someone like Shun Aragaki would emerge from this year's freshmen, destroying all of his plans from the past five semesters with lightning speed?

Thinking about this, Nan Yunya felt as if her recent experiences had been a dream, dazzling and overwhelming, leaving her unable to process them all.

He was initially assigned to Class B, and through his efforts, he led the entire class to Class A. He gradually gained control of the entire grade. However, at the height of his success, he provoked Aragaki Shun and wanted to challenge him. As a result, Aragaki Shun pushed Kiriyama's class to use a zero-point tactic to self-destruct, causing the entire class to fall to Class C. After the final exam, they further plummeted to the bottom of Class D.

At this point, the second year completely fell apart, and all of his efforts over the past year and a half were for naught before he could even react!

As he reminisced, Huang Mao, the senior student, still found it hard to understand: how did such a promising situation develop to this point?

"Nagamo, what should we do now?"

Seeing that he had been silent all along, Mizowa couldn't help but remind him anxiously, "The student council election will end no later than December 20th, but under the current rules, it will be difficult for us to defeat Aragaki Shun in terms of votes."

They thought their class had secured its place in Class A and could simply wait until graduation to embark on a bright future. However, due to two attacks from the first-year students, they were unexpectedly relegated to Class D.

Who could accept something like this?!

Inevitably, even close confidants like Mizowaki and Tonoga harbored some complaints about Nagumo in private: Why did they, who were having a good time in the second year, have to deliberately compete with the juniors in the first year?

Seemingly sensing the change in the class atmosphere, Nan Yunya's gaze suddenly sharpened as she swept her eyes across everyone in the classroom, forcibly suppressing all dissatisfaction with her past tyranny.

"The rules have just been released, and there are still ten days to campaign. It's still too early to say who will win this student council president election!"

Squeezing out those words through gritted teeth, Nan Yunya turned and left the classroom, seemingly having made up her mind.

If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to compete with Shun Aragaki under such unfavorable circumstances.

But there was no way. Right after the sports festival ended, he tried to pressure the school to start the student council election two months early. He was almost able to win over Horikita Gakuen, but Aragaki stopped him, causing him to fail.

He then actively contacted the reformists in the school's upper echelons who were eager for change, hoping to amend the rules of the election. However, Aragaki Shun also had powerful backers, which made his efforts less than ideal.

So far, the only response those people have given him is that the position of student council president is, as is customary, decided by a vote of all students in the school, conducted via email, to ensure fairness, impartiality, and transparency.

"..."

Nan Yunya felt like cursing at this.

If I could win according to the original rules, why would I need to contact you?

But the matter was already settled, and the relevant rules for this leadership transition had been announced to the entire school, so there was no way to change them. The blond-haired senior could only accept reality.

On the bright side, at least under the constraints of the school's reform faction, Shun Aragaki was unable to change the rules, right?

This means that his actions were not entirely ineffective; if he acted quickly enough, he still had a chance to become the final winner in the student council election.

Comforting herself with this thought, Nan Yunya had absolutely no intention of giving up.

If he stops here, all the wonderful future he had planned will collapse, and he will lose the possibility of realizing it before it even begins. He can only shrink into a corner like a rat in a sewer and lament his incompetence.

This is absolutely not allowed!

He absolutely refused to accept a future where he could only live a mediocre and unproductive life like an ordinary person at the bottom of society.

If he could not sit upright in the heavens and transform into the great sun, shining brighter than all the stars, he would rather fall off the cliff and never be able to recover!

Not to mention, he still has a chance; he hasn't completely failed yet!

But the next moment, just as Nan Yun was mentally preparing himself, an email from Class D of the third year alerted his phone, shattering all his dreams and plunging him back into harsh reality...

.........

"Three hundred thousand people counting one ticket, why don't you just rob someone?!"

Upon receiving the message, he immediately arranged to meet the other party in a quiet private room. Even though Nan Yun had a premonition that he would be ripped off, he still couldn't help but slam his fist on the table after hearing the other party's offer.

However, faced with the angry expression of the blond vice president, the leader of Class 3-D simply sipped his coffee leisurely, seemingly completely unconcerned about whether Nangumo would agree or not.

Or perhaps he was certain he had no other choice, which is why he seemed so at ease?

"Don't put it so harshly, Chairman Nagumo. Even if a deal falls through, we should still be on good terms. You should know that principle."

“This is a fair trade between us. If you are unwilling, I certainly cannot force you to hand over your personal points.”

"However, half an hour ago, President Aragaki contacted me. He seemed quite confident about this student council election..."

Upon hearing this, Nan Yunya felt as if she had been doused with cold water, and even though she was gritting her teeth, she had to calm down again.

Without a doubt, the bastard in front of him didn't immediately sell the votes for Class 3-D to Shun Aragaki after their conversation because he wanted to compare prices and get better terms from him.

This is a perfectly normal choice—if you have a commodity that has no value to yourself but is very important to the other two parties, you will naturally try your best to maximize the profits you can extract.

What's even more infuriating is that, strictly speaking, he should thank the other party for their greed; otherwise, he would have been utterly defeated before the student council president election even began.

Thinking of this, Nan Yun could only suppress the anger in his heart and let reason control his brain. The voice that came out of his mouth was so cold that it was somewhat frightening.

"Tell me, what generous terms did Aragaki offer you?"

At that moment, Huang Mao felt his mind racing, as if he were from an outsider's perspective, and suddenly considered many things that had been overlooked before.

For example, why did Aragaki Shun, when he wanted to campaign for votes, first approach Class 3-D?

First, all three first-grade classes are under the other side's control, and the only remaining first-grade class B will definitely favor him.

Secondly, Kiriyama's second-year class would definitely support the other side, and needless to say, his class, as well as the other two classes, would be considered hostile to both of them to some extent.

Finally, the easiest class to negotiate with in the third year should be the class where Horikita-senpai is. Since the other party didn't approach them, it's highly likely that they've already reached an agreement. However, if the remaining classes B and C obtain a large number of individual points, they might threaten the former. That's why that person specifically sought out the third-year class D, which had already given up on the class competition.

After sorting out these thoughts, Nan Yunya's mood didn't improve; instead, she became even more melancholy.

This means that his opponent has already controlled five classes across three grades, and only needs to win over the votes of one more class to bring the election to an early close.

"...President Aragaki's condition is that as long as our entire class votes for him, he will give each student in the class 20 personal points after the contract is signed."

Faced with Nan Yunya's fierce gaze, the leader of Class D in the third grade instinctively felt a chill.

After a moment's thought, he decided to tell the truth without resorting to any tricks or mystification.

After all, the students in their class had long given up on class competition and no longer hoped to make a comeback against Class A.

All they want now is to take the opportunity to accumulate more personal points so that they can have a more comfortable final semester, or save them up to exchange for cash after graduation, giving them more confidence for further studies or employment.

In short, he didn't intend to completely offend Nan Yunya. Regardless of whether she or Aragaki Shun became the student council president, they would definitely be able to deal with a mere Class D. Being too arrogant now would lead to being purged later.

"By the way, Chairman Aragaki also said that he actually only needs 25 votes. If he thinks that the price of 20 yen per vote is too low, he can just distribute the money to 25 people, so that each person can get 25 personal points."

Upon hearing this, Nan Yunya's heart skipped a beat. Even though he knew the other party was trying to increase his bargaining power, what was disgusting was that he had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

As for suspecting the other party of lying... such things are easy to figure out with a little calculation.

There are 48 students in Class A of the first grade, 38 students in Class C, and 32 students in Class D. In the second grade, there are 35 students in the Kiriyama class, while in the third grade, there are 40 students in Class A of the Horikita school.

By this calculation, Shun Aragaki has already won over five classes, totaling 193 votes.

Keep in mind that there are 12 classes in the whole school, with a total of only 435 students. This means that having 218 votes is enough to declare victory in advance.

Looking at it this way, that guy really only needs 25 votes.

In addition to the 34 votes from his own class, he needs to find a way to get 184 votes from the remaining seven classes in order to ensure a successful comeback.

Haha~ Considering the difference in their assets, this is truly a hellish task, almost hopeless.

After all, putting everything else aside, even if we only consider the price of a ticket at 20 personal points, he simply couldn't afford it!

286. Nagumo is working hard to garner votes; Shun Aragaki has a chance encounter with Nazuna Asahina.

Can't afford it?

Nan Yunya never imagined that she would one day be troubled by poverty.

That's right. Even though he has been suppressed by Aragaki Shun several times, he still has more than 20 million personal points, making him one of the top three richest people in the advanced student group.

But this still doesn't change the fact that when facing his opponents in this student council election, he can only exude an aura of poverty and destitution.

Shun Aragaki offered Class D of the third year 2020 a ticket for 200,000 personal points, or to buy 25 tickets at a unit price of 250,000 personal points without trading with the whole class, which would cost approximately 625 million points.

Why did the other party specifically offer this condition?

Isn't it because they're absolutely certain that Nan Yunya herself doesn't have enough funds to raise 218 votes at the same price?

Even if the transaction is based on a unit price of 20, the remaining 184 votes would require at least 3680 million personal points, an astronomical figure that Nan Yunya and her class could not possibly raise even by selling their blood and flesh.

Needless to say, how could the students in Class D of the third grade possibly agree to this price!

If it weren't for the need to acquire more personal points and maximize their profits, why would they contact Nan Yunya immediately instead of directly completing the transaction with Xinyuan Shun?

Thinking of this, the blond senior could only grit his teeth and swallow the bitterness that was driving him crazy. He calmed down and, like an old lady in a vegetable market, bargained with the representative of Class D in the third year.

For Nagumo, who was used to spending lavishly, being so stingy over a few personal points was like a dream come true.

But, ironically, that's reality.

After much back-and-forth communication and various forms of coercion and enticement, the two finally agreed on a condition that was barely acceptable to both of them.

All the students in Class D of Grade 3 cast their votes for Nan Yunya at a price of 250,000 personal points per vote.

The contract is notarized by the school. Individual points must be transferred within three days of the contract's formation. Voting must take place within half an hour of receiving the student council president election email. Any breach of contract by either party will result in expulsion from the school.

After both homeroom teachers were called in and the contract was signed, the representative from Class D of Grade 3 left happily, whistling.

Who would have thought that something like the student council elections, which had nothing to do with them, would actually make them a fortune? It was like winning the lottery.

Seeing the grim expressions on Nan Yunya's and his two trusted confidants' faces as they looked at the contract, they knew that if they didn't leave now, when would they?

"...Nan Yun, aren't you being a bit too impulsive?"

After hesitating for a moment, Mizowa couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him: "If we buy tickets at 25 each, we'll need at least 4600 million personal points to get the remaining 184 tickets. Even if we squeeze every last drop out of the class, we simply can't afford that!"

If he could defeat Shun Aragaki in the student council president election, he believed that everyone in the class would be willing to open their own savings for Nagumo.

In any case, everyone's ultimate goal is to graduate from Class A. It's just a matter of eating mountain vegetable meals for a few more months, which they can tolerate.

But there's absolutely no hope in sight!

If that's the case, then why bother with this futile effort?

"Ha~ Who said there was no hope? Now that things have come to this, even you, Mizowaki, dare to question my decision?"

He gave his follower a cold look, which immediately silenced him. Nan Yunya squinted at the distant sky, making it impossible to know what he was thinking.

If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to pay such a high price to buy those virtual votes.

But there was no way around it. Shunto Aragaki had offered 20 personal points per card. If he couldn't outbid his opponent, why would they make a choice so readily?

He is currently in a weak position and must act decisively and race against time; he has no more time to hesitate.