I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

This bombshell news instantly silenced the entire room.

What are we all working so hard for? Isn't it all so that we can graduate from Class A and enjoy the preferential treatment promised by the school? But now someone is actually saying that Koenji could have graduated from Class A from the beginning.

This shattered the defenses of those who thought everyone was starting from the same point, who believed that as long as they worked hard they could become an A-class student, and who thought the school was 'fair'.

"Toriyama, explain yourself! What do you mean by 'you can graduate from Class A right from the start'? Does the school offer guaranteed admission to these rich kids? What are we even arguing about here for then?"

With just a little provocation, some people immediately began to loudly question the school's so-called fairness.

As long as someone is dissatisfied, Kiriyama is confident that he can turn that dissatisfaction into dissatisfaction towards Koenji personally.

"The school is fair to everyone, but some people take shortcuts because they have money. Take our classmate Koenji, for example. He secretly buys points from upperclassmen so he can just get promoted to Class A right before graduation. What special exams? What class honor? What do they have to do with him, Koenji Rokusuke? Do you really think his maverick behavior is personality? You're so wrong. The reason he never participates in class activities is simply because he feels he's not on the same level as you, and there's no need for him to work himself to the bone with you. He's already saved up enough points to pass! Class is just a boring burden to him."

Kiriyama's words drew everyone's attention to Koenji.

There was envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Even Koenji felt uneasy looking into the angry and questioning eyes of his classmates.

"You shouldn't have messed with me—Kōenji Rokusuke."

Chapter 117: If I call you "senior," will you dare to accept? (6K)

Kiriyama couldn't help but laugh out loud, as if he had heard a funny joke.

"Kōenji-kun, what are the consequences of 'provoking' you? Besides, if I remember correctly, I've been sending you goodwill signals from the very beginning, haven't I? It's fine if you don't accept my goodwill, but since you insist on making things worse, then you can't blame me. If we're talking about provoking, wasn't it you, Kōenji, who provoked me first?"

Kiriyama responded to Koenji in a low voice.

Koenji pondered for a moment, then revealed his gleaming white teeth and his gaze became extremely aggressive.

"Don't try to confuse things. I was just repeating what you told me to the Katsuragi boy, wasn't I? Did that offend you? Your mental fortitude is really fragile. Since you weren't prepared, then I can only embarrass you in front of everyone, can't I?"

After Gao Yuanji finished speaking, he let out a hearty laugh, which made the others even more unhappy. Whether it was out of fear of Gao Yuanji or because they were all classmates, no one from other classes or their own class made any move. Everyone watched Gao Yuanji in silence, as if waiting for something.

Tianyin frowned. The scene was eerily quiet, yet incredibly noisy. Not a single person in the hundreds of people present was whispering, but the voice saying "Give him a taste of his own medicine" was transmitted back and forth through everyone's eyes.

Koenji broke the rules of "conversation." Although Kiriyama was partly negligent in this matter, Koenji's act of making Kiriyama's conditions public was a violation of the underlying rules, both morally and logically.

In addition, his attitude towards senior students can only be described as terrible. Whether it is to uphold the rules or to establish the authority of seniors, he must teach Koenji a lesson.

The first-year students were envious because they learned that the rich had their own way of getting into the school. Some of them were purely jealous, while others felt that they were being treated unfairly. Since points could be bought with money, the rich would not be able to follow any school rules or stand with the class. How were the other students supposed to behave?

Many people looked at Hirata. Under normal circumstances, Hirata would have stood up for Koenji immediately, even though his personality and style of doing things were out of step with this class. After all, he was still a member of Class B.

Hirata chose to remain silent at this moment. Perhaps he was also struggling internally. If he wanted to protect Koenji, he had to find a way to solve Koenji's problem.

Otherwise, no one would allow someone who can leave the class at any time to hold them back.

What should we do?

Hirata was faced with a choice that others would make without hesitation.

The question is whether to abandon Koenji and allow Class B to reunite, or to gamble on Koenji, but if they fail, the entire class will fall apart.

Hirata couldn't think of any good solutions, so he could only place his hopes on Ayanokouji, who was standing to the side. But Ayanokouji was staring blankly at Amane, who was walking toward the group of people.

“Hirata, perhaps I shouldn’t be saying this, but I hope you can stick to your principles. You should know that Miyako-san did the same thing. If you plan to abandon Koenji, then Miyako-san will have no choice but to strike first before she is also ostracized from the class, or leave the class altogether… You should be well aware of the consequences, right?”

After speaking, Ayanokouji turned and returned to the group without looking back. Hirata glanced at Ayanokouji's back with a complicated expression, then looked at Koenji, and finally made his choice...

"Senior Kiriyama, our groups haven't been divided yet. How about we discuss anything privately after the group divisions are completed?"

Hirata chose to step forward and immediately offered both sides a perfect way out.

As long as we use the excuse of completing the group assignments first, we can easily gloss over this whole thing.

"You are... I remember you were in the soccer club... Sorry, I saw you chatting with Nagumo, but I forgot your name..."

In Kiriyama's memory, Nagumo seemed to have chatted with the boy in front of him, so Kiriyama had a general impression of him, but couldn't recall his name for the moment.

“We’ve met before. My name is Hirata Yosuke.”

“Hirata… Oh, I remember now, it was you.”

After Kiriyama took over the student council, he investigated and learned a lot about the first-year students. However, he did not have the excellent memory of Nagumo or Horikita, so he could not connect many names with their appearances.

However, they had actually met in another place, at the meeting where the decision was made to expel the failing students who were then in Class D.

Hirata left a deep impression on him at that time, a student who was willing to drop out of school rather than give in.

He now seems to be siding with Koenji. If it were anyone else, with Hirata's prepared way out, they would most likely have taken the opportunity to end this embarrassing conversation hastily.

But Kiriyama had no way to back down. As the only student council president since the school was founded who was directly appointed without going through the internal voting process, even if new officers were constantly replaced, his arrangements could only be limited to the internal student council.

Once outside the student council, who would know who Kiriyama is? This meager influence means he can't afford to make even the slightest mistake; he must redeem himself here after losing face this time.

The second-year students behind him were all watching him; he had no choice but to back down.

"It's okay to postpone the group assignments. The original plan was to finish the group assignments today, so a little extra time won't make a difference, right?"

"But after we're divided into groups, we all need to get to know each other. And if you, as a senior, were to be so petty with us first-year juniors, wouldn't people laugh at us?"

"Hirata-kun, are you teaching me how to do things?"

"I didn't mean that, it's just..."

"If you didn't mean that, then get out of here now. I'm talking to Koenji right now. Don't you even know the most basic manners for your seniors?"

Kiriyama publicly reprimanded Hirata, who gritted his teeth but could only lower his head and silently endure it. The other party was his senior and the student council president, so there was no way he could do anything to him.

Kiriyama, seeing Hirata so obedient and smug, looked at Koenji with a smug gaze.

The implication is simply, 'Even your class leaders bowed their heads obediently in front of me, so what right do you have to speak to me like that?'

"Now, in front of everyone, I, as the student council president, officially announce that in order to uphold the school's principle of meritocracy and for the sake of fair competition, all private buying and selling of points will be severely punished. Anyone found buying or selling points will be expelled from the school. Those who bought or sold points before this date will be let off the hook due to the school's negligence in this area, but the points bought or sold will be invalidated after subsequent verification."

"We also welcome all students to actively report any instances of privately buying and selling points. Once a report is verified, the points involved in the buying and selling will be used as a reward for the whistleblower, and the student union will strictly protect the identity of the whistleblower. In addition, to encourage this kind of fair competition on campus, the school will issue a letter of recommendation to the whistleblower upon graduation, regardless of their class, based on their overall academic performance. Therefore, we hope everyone will actively participate."

Kiriyama's actions instantly caused a stir among the crowd. A school recommendation letter? Wouldn't that be the same as actually graduating from Class A?

Moreover, simply reporting the buying and selling of points may result in a letter of recommendation, and the person being reported will be expelled from school, making it a virtually foolproof business. What's even more advantageous is that even if the letter of recommendation is not obtained, the points bought and sold will be given to the person who reported the trade as a reward.

There is no more cost-effective sound than this.

Praise and cheers poured in, and Kiriyama thoroughly enjoyed the cheers; it was, in fact, the thing he had dreamed of most since taking office.

Recognized.

It's not that a student council president is automatically recognized by everyone; rather, a student council president who is recognized by everyone is the true student council president.

Kiriyama spread his arms wide, thoroughly enjoying the cheers.

Although many people looked grim, it would be strange for them to remain indifferent when everyone around them was cheering. It wouldn't be surprising if they were targeted and monitored, so they could only join the crowd in 'praising' Kiriyama's policies.

"Tongshan..."

Just as Hirata was about to step forward, Ryuen grabbed him.

What are you going to do?

"Of course, we should stop him from doing that."

"Kiriyama's new policy is beneficial to everyone, so why are you trying to stop it? Just because there are people in your class who buy and sell points, are you going to oppose the right decision? Hirata, your behavior is really disappointing."

Ryuen sighed. Hirata was now in a complete dilemma. He was only still holding the title of class leader, but in reality, Horikita had long since taken control.

Therefore, Hirata's position became very delicate.

“The Dragon Boy is right. It’s not the right thing to do to oppose him now, and besides… it’s a trap.”

For once, a serious expression appeared on Koenji's face.

"A trap? But wasn't President Kiriyama coming for you?"

Hirata was puzzled. It seemed like Kiriyama was deliberately targeting Koenji by announcing this, so why did Koenji stop him while saying it was a trap?

"At first I thought so too, but looking at him, something seems off. You may not know, but I haven't even accumulated enough points to advance to the next class (20 million points). Is it really necessary for him to make such a fuss over something like this? You may not know, but the girl from Miyako is the one who really reaped the personal points of the second and third year students. I estimate she has at least this many points."

Koenji held up three fingers.

Thirty million points?

"That's enough for three people to advance to the next grade, and that's a conservative estimate. Now, people in the second and third grades are basically not getting any points anymore. The biggest reason is that she has monopolized it. Her background and endorsement are much more trustworthy than the Koenji Zaibatsu, so she has basically maintained a long-term cooperation with the Miyako girls."

As Koenji spoke, he couldn't help but look at Kiriyama.

"I didn't expect the student council president of this school to be so capable. At first, I thought he was after me, but if the new rules are really implemented, the one who will suffer the most is actually Miyako. The student council president couldn't possibly be unaware of this, so he set this trap. If Miyako stands up to oppose it, he can use everyone's support to make the decision to expel her directly. But if Miyako swallows her anger, she will lose all her points. To outsiders, it's not unreasonable for someone who can subdue Miyako to become the student council president, is it?"

Koenji's analysis gave Ryuen a glimmer of hope, but he quickly noticed a problem.

"If Kiriyama is really that smart, then why would he talk about Katsuragi in public? He should have considered the possibility of leaks... I understand!!"

Long Yuan slammed his palm down hard.

"This guy is deliberately leaking the news so that Katsuragi will give up his position in the Disciplinary Department. If you agree, he can't control the Disciplinary Department anyway, so it's just getting something for nothing. If you don't agree, he'll probably have someone around him leak the news. Given Katsuragi's personality, he definitely can't tolerate such humiliation and will most likely resign. In the absence of a leader, he can try to take control of the Disciplinary Department, this violent department, and increase his real power... Tsk tsk, that guy almost fooled everyone with his harmless appearance."

Longyuan looked at Tongshan with a hint of apprehension, but at the same time, he also felt a touch of excitement. Only in this way would the school be more interesting, wouldn't it?

"Then why didn't he just announce it directly? Why did he have to go to Koenji? Even if he wanted to create the impression that the news had leaked, he could have done it anytime."

Hirata still couldn't keep up with the two's train of thought.

"It's just a case of killing the chicken to scare the monkey. He first used everyone's jealousy of the rich to put me in a helpless situation. On the surface, it was a show of force to intimidate me, but in reality, it was a warning to the Miyako girl. Kiriyama wanted to tell her that if she dared to stand up for herself, she would also be ostracized by everyone. This is a terrible thing. Fortunately, Hirata-kun was willing to stand up for me, which caused his plan to fail. He had no choice but to reveal his last trump card. It can be seen that this was a trap set for the Miyako girl. It was no accident that Kiriyama became the student council president. I never thought that I, Koenji Rokusuke, could misjudge someone..."

Koenji shook his head with a sigh, but soon his face lit up with anticipation.

"But the real show has only just begun. Although the student council president used this trick very cleverly, he overlooked the most important thing."

Seeing that Koenji could still smile even in such dire circumstances, Hirata sighed. The gap between himself and them seemed too great... Even his former self probably couldn't have reached their level.

"Kōenji-kun, you must be referring to Amane-kun's reaction, right?"

Hirata's words made Koenji raise an eyebrow, but he wasn't too surprised; many people probably guessed that.

“That’s right, Miyako girls aren’t the type to swallow their anger…”

Before he could finish speaking, Tianyin's voice rang out from the arena.

"Tongshan, are you out of your mind? What business is it of yours what I paid for those points?"

Tianyin never expected that her casual gossip would lead to her own downfall.

She used the old man's money to buy her some points. If the old man found out that the money she spent was wasted with just a few words from someone else, how embarrassing would that be!

"Miyako-kun, please watch your tone. Is this how you talk to a senior?"

When Kiriyama saw that Tenon had actually stood up, he became even more excited. In his view, this was a trap he had prepared for Tenon to drop out of school. As long as Tenon dared to resist, he could use all the people who supported him to get her expelled.

"Senior? Who do you think you are to call yourself senior in front of me? If I call you senior, would you dare to accept it?"

After Tianyin finished speaking, she looked around and the crowd that had just been cheering suddenly fell silent.

Everyone who saw Tianyin's familiar gaze recalled her domineering figure from a few months ago.

For a moment, everyone was speechless, as if their throats had been choked.

Kiriyama also noticed the unusual change in the atmosphere and immediately panicked, as things seemed to be heading in an unpredictable direction.

"Don't you think your statement is an insult to all upperclassmen?"

Kiriyama was still trying to stir up trouble, but this time the upperclassmen fell silent one by one. They were beaten black and blue before, and now they wanted to embarrass them in front of their juniors again? Don't even think about it. If Kiriyama can't be the student council president, someone else can. It's questionable whether he can even withstand another punch.

"Are the upperclassmen unhappy with my attitude? I don't see it. Wait, isn't this Yagami-senpai? Do you think what I said was excessive?"

When Yagami Iori was called out, he had the same expression as if he had eaten something disgusting, and in his mind he cursed the entire Kiriyama family.

What can he say now?

Judging from Tianyin's attitude, you might mistake her for a delinquent girl. But if you say her attitude is bad, Tianyin might just apologize to you physically.

“I think your attitude was a little too extreme, but it’s okay. I believe everyone can understand you. After all, it would be strange if someone didn’t get angry when something they paid for was suddenly confiscated. You agree, right… Kyoko?”

Hiding in the crowd, Kyoko Kusanagi looked at Yagami speechlessly. She had hidden herself here, but this bastard still found her.

Isn't this putting her in a very difficult position? However, she did sell her points to Tianyin, and since she and Tianyin are somewhat acquainted, it's impossible for her to side with Tongshan.

"Yes, I think Yagami is right, but this is a special exam. If possible, I hope everyone can avoid conflicts. I think it's a good thing that the student council is willing to uphold school rules, rectify bad practices, and ensure fair competition. However, confiscating points is a bit excessive. Amane also bought points with real money. If it causes economic losses, does President Kiriyama have a compensation plan?"

Compensation plan?

What kind of compensation plan does he have? Tianyin spent so much money, how could an ordinary person like him possibly compensate for it?

"But Kusanagi-kun, you need to understand that her trading points is a violation of school regulations. Isn't it the right thing to confiscate her illegal gains?"

Now that things have come to this, Kiriyama has no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere.

"Violated the rules? Which rule did you violate? Does the school have a rule against buying points? But I remember that points can be freely transferred."