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

After a brief silence, Horikita said, "That's precisely why I need your help. I'll devise a plan, and you'll execute it—we'll each use our strengths, is that alright?"

She thought to herself that this was exactly the same way her brother led the student council.

Just like the clerk assisting his brother, a clear division of labor is the most efficient way.

Akira Shimizu sighed softly, twirling his pen in his hand: "As your deskmate, I'll listen to your class monitor's governing principles, for now."

"We organize daily study sessions after school to gradually improve the academic performance of other students and fundamentally enhance the overall quality of the class."

"Only focusing on academic performance? Class points are the key, aren't they? By the way, how's your foreign policy coming along?"

"Foreign policy?" Horikita Suzune was clearly not prepared for this question.

"It's about the strategic deployment against the other three classes." Shimizu Akira leaned forward, each word clear and distinct. "Are you only focused on developing Class D? Are you going to ally with or oppose the other classes? How do you gather intelligence? How do you weaken the opponents' class points...? Besides, I already told you, this school isn't just about academic performance..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

Because Horikita showed a slightly confused expression again.

(Am I overthinking things, or is she just being naive?)

"Let's get straight to the point," Shimizu Akira straightened up, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table. "It's not that I can't help, but 80,000 points are far from enough." His gaze shifted to Kushida Kikyo on the podium. "Besides, why wouldn't I choose to cooperate with the current class representative? Her popularity and influence far surpass yours."

Looking at Horikita's tense body, Shimizu Akira slowly delivered the fatal blow: "With your current abilities and resources... I'm sorry, I refuse."

Horikita Suzune abruptly turned and glared at Shimizu Akira, spitting out through gritted teeth, "...How dare you compare me to her!"

Meanwhile, on the podium, Kikyo Kushida began her class president's speech with her signature sweet smile.

She rested her hands lightly on the edge of the podium.

"Dear students," her voice was clear and melodious, yet tinged with regret, "I regret to inform you that, due to violations of the daily conduct rules by more than half of our students last week and this week, our class points have been significantly reduced."

A murmur rippled through the classroom.

Kushida paused at the opportune moment, waiting for the murmurs to subside before continuing, "While I really want to encourage everyone to start paying attention in class and striving for excellence from now on... it seems a little too late. Besides... I actually really dislike forcing anyone to do anything."

"However, after carefully studying the point deduction rules, I discovered an interesting fact—" she raised her index finger and winked playfully, "the vast majority of the points deducted from our class are due to those two security cameras in the classroom!"

Kushida lowered his voice, as if sharing a secret: "So... if we can get ahead of time and delete all the surveillance footage from these two cameras in the classroom... we can at least maintain our class points of over 900 this month!"

The last sentence was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly sparking discussion among the other students in the classroom.

"real or fake!"

"Our class actually has a chance of getting 900 points!"

"Doesn't that mean we can become Class A right next month?!"

"Hahaha... Interesting! But! It shouldn't be that simple! Tell me your 'but'!" Koenji Rokusuke suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter carrying a hint of amusement, which instantly cooled down the originally lively atmosphere.

"Of course there are conditions." Kikyo Kushida blinked her eyes, which had obvious dark circles, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips.

She paused, drawing everyone's attention, "We need to pay 300 million personal points to rent two surveillance cameras for the class. However..." Her gaze swept over everyone present, "considering that our class has already lost a lot of points in the past two weeks, exchanging 300 million personal points for 400 to 500 class points should be a pretty good deal."

To prepare for his first speech as class monitor, Kushida stayed up until almost 3 a.m.

She scrutinized every detail, especially the sensitive topic of surveillance, which required careful handling.

She decided to adopt a gradual approach.

First, present the most attractive benefits, then gradually delve deeper.

Every word and every moment was carefully crafted.

(Kushida did a great job today.)

Clear water and bright light admired each other.

He had initially thought that Kushida was only good at interpersonal communication, but the eloquence she displayed at this moment was quite a surprise to him.

Emotional intelligence is no less important than IQ, and the order in which you speak is also very important.

If you were to place the surveillance cameras in front, the results might not be as good.

So that's how it is? Could it be that Kikyo Kushida is also quite suitable to be class representative?

There are just too many talented people in Class D.

(If she were to continue reforming the other students in Class D and changing their perspectives, things might actually get better.)

(It seems like everyone, except for Yamauchi and a few others, has something they're clearly good at!)

Don't be fooled by the fact that Ike Kanji often hangs out with the other party; he once mentioned that he has camping experience.

The other party doesn't seem to be bragging like Yamauchi, so it's highly likely to be true.

(Why does Class D feel just as good as Class A to me?)

(Although there are many troublemakers, each and every one of them is indeed very capable!)

Akira Shimizu had to admit that, as things stand, Class D did indeed have the potential to compete for an A.

Because he probably watched all four classes yesterday.

Class C was unintentionally the weakest; on the contrary, the other three classes gave him the feeling that they were evenly matched.

"So...do you think I'm wrong? Right now, you're not as good as Kikyo Kushida. Her role as class representative is more important than yours. If you were in her shoes, could you speak with such high emotional intelligence as she does?" Shimizu Akira thought for a moment, then looked at Horikita Suzune and stated the objective fact.

"..." Horikita Suzune looked at the female classmate on the stage whose smile seemed fake to her, and for the first time, a feeling arose in her heart - perhaps, the other party was not so bad after all.

Chapter 82: 080 Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike, you two come out and reflect on your mistakes!

"A fake smile... is that okay?"

"Regardless of whether she's acting or not, at least when she's being fawned over, she's genuinely trying to help the class. If she can 'act' like this for three years, then she's the most suitable person to be class monitor."

"...So that's what you wanted to do."

Horikita Suzune's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had finally understood something.

Although every confrontation with Akira Shimizu ended with her being refuted and left speechless, she was able to glean new insights from his words each time.

"Only by placing Kikyo Kushida in a high position can her value be maximized?"

"In comparison, Hirata's personality is too mild, making him more suitable for taking a secondary role."

"So... that's why you secretly pushed for Kushida to be elected class president?"

Horikita Suzune suddenly thought of a question: If Hirata Yosuke had been the class representative, would Kushida Kikyo still be so dedicated to the class as she is now?

The moment the thought crossed her mind, her heart sank – she realized she had made a terrible mistake.

Shouldn't I have voted for Hirata Yosuke in the first place?

She seemed only to consider her own feelings and never examined the class from an objective perspective. Her thinking was too naive.

Akira Shimizu is right. With her current abilities, she really doesn't seem qualified to be the class monitor.

“I haven’t considered these things, but you’re right—for Class D, making Kikyo Kushida the class representative is the optimal solution.” Akira Shimizu nodded, agreeing with her statement.

Horikita Suzune's judgment this time was indeed correct.

Kikyo Kushida becoming class monitor is the best outcome.

If she were relegated to a secondary position, she probably wouldn't be as dedicated to the class as she is now.

In contrast, Hirata Yosuke doesn't really care about the level of his position; he can do his job well no matter what position he's in.

Although this conclusion is somewhat unfair to Hirata, it is the truth—this gentle boy is more suited to be a support role.

He has leadership skills, but lacks a necessary sharpness.

......

"This deal looks like a sure thing!"

"Class points are way more valuable than individual points! Besides, after installing surveillance cameras... hehe, wouldn't skipping class be even easier?"

"...I don't want to live under surveillance all the time!"

Although the reasons varied, most students ultimately approved the proposal.

However, a more practical problem soon emerged.

"That's 75,000 points per person!"

"We simply don't have that many points on hand, do we? We already spent a million points last time."

"really..."

300 million class points—that's an astronomical figure for Class D right now.

"Does that mean they've agreed to let us postpone payment until next month?"

"If that's the case... then it's not something we can't consider."

Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike finally realized that the class had actually put up 300 million points.

If you want to pay the points, I'm afraid you'll have to postpone it until next month.

As the class's most frequent offender, he has been met with cold shoulders from his classmates these past few days.

For them, renting surveillance equipment at this time has actually become a good thing.

Exchanging each person's 75000 points for 400-500 class points is an incredibly good deal.

Even these two people, who were not usually good at calculations, clearly understood at this moment:

This is like spending 75,000 yen at once, but increasing your monthly income by 40,000 yen.

If you can just hold on for two months, you can break even—why not take advantage of such a good deal?

"I'm sorry... the deadline they gave is 7 PM tonight, and there will be an additional 100,000 points for every hour overdue," Hirata Yosuke explained to everyone in a somber tone.

"Yeah! So I plan to continue negotiating with them. If that doesn't work, maybe I can ask the student council if they offer loan services? After all, if we can get through this, things will go much smoother from here on out." Kikyo Kushida tried to ease the tension with a lighthearted tone.

"—Wait a minute!" Horikita Suzune suddenly stood up.

This was the first time she had spoken up in front of the whole class, and almost everyone's eyes were on her.

Akira Shimizu looked at her with slight surprise. Had his explanation not been sufficient? Or was she planning to object to renting the surveillance cameras?

Kikyo Kushida maintained her signature sweet smile: "Horikita-kun, you're not actually against renting surveillance cameras, are you?"

In her view, it was unwise to raise objections when the vast majority of her classmates had already expressed their support.

"I support renting a surveillance system." To everyone's surprise, Horikita Suzune gave a positive answer. "But I want to add one point—after we rent the surveillance footage, we shouldn't delete it right away. Instead, we should carefully watch the playback to find out the students who frequently violate the rules and cause the class to lose points."

"Because of these people's inappropriate behavior, without surveillance, our class's points would likely have been completely deducted by the end of the month. Our entire class has no reason to pay the price for the mistakes of a few!"

Those people must deeply reflect on their mistakes!

As she said this, her gaze turned unabashedly to Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike.

It's safe to say that these two are the students who have broken the rules the most in the class!

Why should they be allowed to stay behind the scenes as a matter of course?

This time, surveillance footage saved one of them, but to prevent a next time, the other party should at least be given a severe punishment.

This is fair! And it's a perfectly reasonable move!

Akira Shimizu paused for a moment before realizing why he had also thought highly of Suzune Horikita in the past.

Just like the student council president, she is impartial and intolerant of any wrongdoing, which seems to be what distinguishes her from other leaders.

To reiterate, both Hirata and Kushida are too weak-willed.

Sometimes it's necessary to make an example of someone to warn others.

If we keep playing house and mud slinging, it will only allow a small number of bad people in the class to keep showing their true colors.

Sometimes, punishment is necessary!

"Hmm! Well said! I thought you were an annoying guy! But what you said is absolutely right!" Shinohara Satsuki nodded involuntarily. "We can rent surveillance footage! We can clean up the messes for some people for the sake of the class as a whole! But we absolutely cannot suffer in silence! We must find those people! At the very least, we have to apologize to the whole class! Let them behave themselves for a while! That's the most basic thing!"

"Horikita-kun is right. My opinion of her has changed somewhat."

"I thought he was a sharp-tongued person, but he was absolutely right this time!"

Chapter 83: 081 Ichinose Honami is too easy to handle.

Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike were not oblivious people. They exchanged a glance and immediately noticed the dozen or so unfriendly stares coming from the classroom.

Especially Horikita Suzune's sharp gaze, which almost materialized.

Those eyes clearly said: It's the two of you who are dragging down the entire Class D.