In fact, after the information is refreshed, they always want to attack me!

Long Yuan suddenly grinned a dangerous smile.

(Could you have done this?!...Sakayanagi Arisu...After all, your father is the chairman! Buying surveillance access from him doesn't seem so unreasonable!)

If she really is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes, then this game is truly interesting—using the points he extorted to blackmail him back is a genius act of tit-for-tat.

(Is this your revenge, Sakayanagi? Could it be that you've discovered I've been eavesdropping on your class's hidden information?)

"Haha! This is getting more and more interesting!"

Long Yuan suddenly burst into laughter, startling the surrounding students into silence.

He roughly wiped away the tears of laughter, but his eyes grew even sharper.

This cat-and-mouse game has only just begun, and what he enjoys most is bringing the high and mighty queen down from her pedestal.

Chapter 72: 071 Is Class A about to start fighting amongst themselves?

After school.

Akira Shimizu returned to the student council and sat opposite President Manabu Horikita, looking at the rental contract handed to him by the latter.

Although it is just a school, it often feels like a small society, with rules and transactions permeating every corner.

He glanced at the contract briefly, and after confirming that there were no problems, he picked up a pen and signed his name.

Subsequently, he transferred all 120 million points in his account to the other party.

From today onwards, he officially has the monitoring rights to the eight surveillance cameras in those four classrooms.

"Oh, right, President," Shimizu Akira suddenly thought of a crucial question, "What if... a prodigy from one of the classes impulsively damages the surveillance equipment? What should we do in that situation?"

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses remaining calm and composed: "Don't worry. The school will replace the equipment immediately, and the class to which the vandal belongs will be penalized with the corresponding class points."

"I see." Shimizu Akira nodded.

"As for those classes that have agreed to the lease," Horikita Manabu continued, "just have them send a representative to the student council to sign the formal agreement. At that time, we will transfer the management authority of the monitoring system to them as well."

At that moment, Horikita Manabu took out a brand new laptop from under his desk: "This device comes pre-installed with a dedicated monitoring system backend program, and you can take it with you now."

"You even prepared such comprehensive hardware?" Shimizu Akira took the computer with both hands, his tone filled with sincere gratitude. "President, we really owe you a lot this time."

......

Afterwards, Akira Shimizu quickly walked back to his dormitory from his office, carrying his laptop bag.

The moment the door was locked, he couldn't wait to open his laptop.

Following the instructions provided by the chairman, he successfully logged into the monitoring system backend on his computer.

The moment the interface unfolded, Akira Shimizu was somewhat surprised—because the access level was higher than he had imagined.

(Real-time monitoring, historical playback, video download...)

However, Akira Shimizu initially opened the surveillance footage from last week.

(Just as I suspected... they were all blank; it seems the school has already moved them.)

Just as he was thinking this, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Long Yuanxiang from Class C sent a message claiming that he had discovered the hidden rules.

(As expected, the other party wasn't stupid either...)

Akira Shimizu raised an eyebrow, not surprised by the news.

As a class leader, it's normal to be able to figure out some of the rules within a month of the start of the semester.

He never expected to earn too many points by selling intelligence—his real goal was to rent out surveillance rights.

He casually replied with a few words and at the same time pulled up the real-time monitoring screen of Class C.

On the screen, Long Yuanxiang stood on the podium, his usually sneer face unusually showing signs of anxiety.

"What era are we living in..." Shimizu Akira shook his head. "Who's still selling information using traditional methods?"

He looked at it for a moment, and thinking of the information revealed today, he replied with 300 million. Unexpectedly, the big guy in the other party's class picked up a chair and smashed it against the surveillance camera.

"Wow, there really are such amazing people! I'm starting to feel sorry for Ryu Yuanxiang for no reason. You've had it tough too."

He watched as half of the C-class surveillance footage he could see turned completely black.

However, he didn't care much—the student council president had already said that the school would replace the equipment.

"Aren't you afraid of losing class points by doing this, Class C? You might end up not even as good as Class D by the end of the month, that would be incredibly embarrassing." He muttered to himself, then gave up. "Never mind, let's check out the other classes first."

As he spoke, he zoomed out of the C class's surveillance footage and turned on the A class's surveillance footage instead.

With 4K high-definition picture quality, every detail in the classroom is clearly visible—he can even see the trembling of each student's eyelashes through the 16x magnification function.

(Is everyone present?)

Surprisingly, even though school had been over for quite some time, Class A's classroom was packed.

The two empty seats stood out conspicuously.

The scene shifts to the podium—Arisu Sakayanagi sits elegantly in a chair, with a bald boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes standing beside her. The two seem to be talking to the class.

The moment Shimizu Akira turned on the audio monitor, Sakayanagi's gentle yet authoritative voice immediately flowed from the speaker:

A tense atmosphere filled the classroom as Sakayanagi Arisu's sharp gaze swept over each student.

"Recently... I hope no one has leaked any classified information, right?"

"Sakayanagi-san, no."

"Yes, we won't easily reveal it to other classes."

The students in the audience began to answer one after another.

"Very good..." She nodded slightly, a meaningful smile playing on her lips. "After all, we can't let our competitors gain any advantage."

Akira Shimizu clicked his tongue in astonishment at the scene before him.

Sakayanagi continued to lecture her students in her characteristic, somewhat languid yet aggressive tone, spouting nothing more than clichéd rules about not revealing secrets.

This class A leader, who is always elegant and composed in public, is surprisingly aggressive towards his classmates in private.

This reminded Shimizu Akira of the scene when the two first met at the convenience store—at that time, the other party displayed the same innate sense of superiority and undisguised desire to dominate.

However, during their two subsequent meetings, this sense of superiority did indeed gradually fade.

At least, when talking to him, the other person behaved like a normal person.

"So, that bald guy must be Katsuragi Kohei?"

Akira Shimizu recalled that Masumi Kamuro had once said that Class A was currently led by two leaders—Arisu Sakayanagi and Kohei Katsuragi.

Based on the information obtained a few days ago, the other party suffers from alopecia, so the identity of the bald boy standing on the other side of Sakayanagi Arisu is self-evident.

"It's unexpected that they can manage Class A so well," Shimizu Akira thought to himself. "I was initially worried that a dual-leadership system would lead to a power struggle, but now it seems the two have reached a delicate balance."

He couldn't help but think of the situation in Class D—Kikyo Kushida's obvious competitive spirit towards Yosuke Hirata, while Hirata always unconsciously yielded. The presence of two leaders in a group could indeed easily lead to power struggles.

However, the next second, Shimizu Akira realized that his judgment was wrong.

Katsuragi Kohei suddenly stepped forward and subtly intervened in the conversation, naturally taking over the topic from Sakayanagi Arisu.

Without realizing it, Shimizu Akira hovered the mouse over Sakayanagi Arisu's face, zooming in 32 times. Her brows were furrowed so deeply they could almost trap a fly.

"Hmm, is Class A about to start fighting amongst themselves...?" Shimizu Akira observed this scene and came to a very obvious conclusion.

Chapter 73: 072 Sakayanagi Arisu: Yes, I look down on Katsuragi Kohei.

Akira Shimizu knew Sakayanagi Arisu's character all too well—this self-proclaimed genius girl, who considered herself superior to all others, couldn't tolerate anyone riding on her back. This almost pathological arrogance was perhaps a common ailment of geniuses.

And that Katsuragi Kohei...

Judging from his forceful intervention in the conversation, he is clearly unwilling to be subordinate to Sakayanagi Arisu.

The taut jawline and deliberately straightened back clearly indicate that this is an equally assertive character.

When two powerful leaders are together, one of them is bound to get hurt.

Akira Shimizu seemed to have already foreseen the bloody storm that was about to erupt in Class A.

However! Actually, Shimizu Akira also wanted to cheer on Katsuragi Kohei.

As for the reason.

"He's bald after all!" Shimizu Akira remarked, looking at the somewhat reflective head on the surveillance footage.

The other person has alopecia, and it's not that they became bald later in life.

Otherwise, Shimizu Akira would really suspect that the other person was the real-life Saitama.

"It seems that collecting class fees from Class A shouldn't be a problem."

After confirming the key information, Akira Shimizu decisively turned off the monitoring screen for Class A.

As for the remaining B and D classes, he casually pulled up the surveillance footage.

These two classes had already been dismissed for a long time, and only a few students remained in the classroom, unlike Class C and Class A, which were holding a formal class meeting.

"...Are there other talented people in Class B?"

While observing Class B, he unexpectedly discovered that Ichinose Honami wasn't the only popular student in the class—several people were chatting and laughing around a student named Kanzaki, while others were surrounding a handsome boy. Unfortunately, no one called out the boy's name, and Shimizu Akira had no way of knowing his identity.

...

"Wait... wouldn't I be considered spying on someone...?"

The feeling of being able to openly peer into all the first-grade classrooms, enjoy 4K high-definition picture quality, drag the progress bar at will, and capture everyone's subtle expressions with a click of the mouse—well, it's quite amazing!

It's probably like that line from a past life: "I will always be watching over you."

However, the initial novelty quickly vanished due to eye strain from staring at the screen for so long.

His self-assessment was that he hadn't watched enough security footage!

"Right now, let's focus on selling surveillance camera rental rights." He rubbed his throbbing temples. "We need to make sure both Class B and Class D are notified."

Remembering that he had already contacted Class C, Shimizu Akira decisively switched accounts and sent almost identical monitoring notifications to Ichinose Honami, Kushida Kikyo, and Hirata Yosuke. The only difference was that these people had different names, and even the charging standards were exactly the same.

Even though he was in Class D, he never intended to serve the class for free—want monitoring rights? Then be prepared to pay a huge amount of points.

"Ah, I almost forgot..." A playful smile appeared on his lips, "I also need to make sure to inform the daughter of the chairperson from Class A and this bald student."

Skillfully switching back to his main account, Shimizu Akira copied and pasted the account of Sakayanagi Arisu, whom he had already added as a friend, and began sending the same message.

......

"Class A must maintain this level of discipline." Kohei Katsuragi's calm voice echoed in the classroom. "I suspect there will be another special exam soon, and I hope everyone will be able to perform to their best."

He glanced at everyone and continued, "At the same time, the class will implement a reward system. The reward points will come from the class fund, and we will reward those who perform exceptionally well, such as those who excelled in the final exams..."

Sakayanagi Arisu rested her chin on her hand, idly watching Katsuragi Kohei's retreating figure.

(What an incredibly boring man.)

To be fair, Katsuragi is indeed outstanding—his excellent academic performance and calm, reliable personality have allowed him to establish himself in Class A.

For example, the policies currently being implemented by the other party will indeed further motivate the class.

But the problem is... he's too rigid.

It's so rigid it's boring.

Every decision he makes seems to be copied directly from a textbook; the lower limit is high, but the upper limit is pitifully low.

To use a score as an analogy, it's like always hovering between 70 and 80 points, but never touching the threshold of 90 points.

In other words... he never gave her any surprises.

He's just a "genius" in name only.

—The limit that a mortal can reach.

Sakayanagi Arisu doesn't dislike ordinary people; on the contrary, she occasionally admires the way ordinary people struggle desperately.

only...

He's just someone who's reached the limits of mortal existence, yet he dares to try and compete with her for the leadership of Class A. That's just too much of an eyesore.

"Sakayanagi-san...what's your opinion?"

Suddenly called by name, she turned her head gracefully to meet Katsuragi Kohei's gaze.

On the surface, it is a question soliciting opinions, but it is more like issuing a notice.