Houtarou Oreki Classroom of the Elite

『10,000,000 Points have been credited to your account!』

『Sender - XF10001』

『Note: Houtarou Oreki, this is compensation for your work permits. We look forward to your development.』

This was the transfer Houtarou received from the school.

"To think it's 10 million!"

Everyone understood why Kikyō's expression was so surprised earlier.

The school had actually compensated him with 10 million Points — direct, legitimate compensation that could be used however he wished!

"So, we've far exceeded the goal of making 5 million in 3 days." Houtarou looked at the dazed Miyabi, "Well then, Nagumo-senpai, are you ready to honor our bet and transfer the 300,000 points? Also..."

He then glanced at Nazuna who was wearing a sunflower hairpin.

"Senpai, I suggest you distance yourself from him from now on. The school's compensation shows they value students finding ways to earn points outside the school system. So Nagumo-senpai's shop isn't exactly a golden opportunity. The second years may follow his lead now, but if it interferes with the school's core operations, there will be consequences."

"..."

Miyabi came back to his senses.

He forced a smile. Houtarou was saying something strange — as if the school was deliberately praising his initiative.

Was this meant as a warning to Miyabi? Did they think he was being too conspicuous?

"Heh... is that even possible?" Miyabi laughed, but his heart was not at peace.

Houtarou's interpretation might actually be true.

The generous compensation conveyed the school's goodwill and support for student development. Yet they hadn't shown any encouragement for Miyabi's shop operations.

Did this mean the school disapproved of him?

What had he done after opening the shop? He had unified the second years and had them team up to exploit the monthly special exams for Points.

Looking at it now, the school seemed to disapprove of these actions. Had he been doing something extremely dangerous all along?

But without leading the second years, he couldn't get permissions.

Miyabi found himself in a dilemma.

Ding!

At this moment everyone heard a new notification.

『300,000 Points have been credited to your account!』

『Sender - 157*¥』

This 157 was a new account number.

Nazuna was holding her phone — this was her transfer. She had paid Houtarou the 300,000 Points that Miyabi lost in their bet.

"Thank you for your generosity, senpai." Houtarou glanced at her.

"Nazuna—" Miyabi discovered this fact.

"Miyabi, a loss is a loss." She said, "Besides, rather than that, we need to think about what to do next."

What to do? The second years were being managed so well right now. But suddenly there were signs that the school might not approve of their methods.

Did this mean they had to either abandon controlling the second years' exploitation of the school, or maintain control while being more restrained in exploiting the special exams?

Try not to exploit as much?

Neither option was good news for Miyabi.

While thinking this...

Ding Ding!

He received a message.

| Manabu Horikita — Student Council President |

| Come to the Student Council. |

Manabu had summoned him.

"..."

Miyabi was silent for a few seconds before speaking again.

"I'll head to the Student Council first." He said to Nazuna.

Bringing her today had been a mistake. He had thought his childhood friend seemed interested in Houtarou, so he deliberately brought her to see him fail.

But what had they seen instead?

Damn. Making 10 million in one day — even robbery wasn't this fast!

Rather than seeing Houtarou lose face, Miyabi had ended up being the one embarrassed.

As for his own wealth?

He was indeed well-off. As the leader of the second years, he had personal savings of 4 million Points.

While his shop currently operated on borrowed money from his class and other classes and teachers, with stable profit development, it would only take 6-7 months to clear the debt. After that, he would receive half the monthly profits.

Additionally, because he had unified the entire grade level and handled every school special exam, bringing convenience to everyone, he received 500,000 Points in tribute from each class.

From this perspective, before the shop cleared its debt, Miyabi would receive 2 million in second-year tribute fees. Then after 6 months, once the shop debt was cleared, he would get an additional 1 million in monthly profits from the shop.

So yes, he was wealthy.

However, Nazuna wasn't convinced. The shop profits would only materialize after the debt was cleared — what if something happened before then?

This uncertainty was troubling.

Moreover, while Miyabi could get extra Points from each second-year class... Now that her kōhai had revealed the school's disapproval of this second-year unification scheme, he didn't know how long this income would last.

She was also a Class A student herself.

If Miyabi could maintain his position, the second years would continue their arrangement until third year, and their Class A status would remain secure. After all, he still had his Student Council Vice President position as backup.

However, after her contemplation and return to the classroom...

In the afternoon, everyone learned that Miyabi's Student Council Vice President position had been revoked and downgraded to Student Council Accountant.

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"Why was my Vice President position removed?"

Miyabi went to the Student Council, only to receive this devastating news from Manabu.

The President adjusted his glasses.

"The work permit incident has had major consequences. Your bet with Houtarou Oreki played a direct role in this. Someone must take responsibility."

Damn! This alone was enough to strip him of his Vice President position and push him further from the Student Council?

But Houtarou was the one who caused all this chaos!

Yet instead of punishment, he received a reward from the school — 10 million Points! The school even wrote that they looked forward to his future development.

The message was clear: Houtarou had earned the school's praise, while he had earned their warning.

His methods of managing the second years and exploiting the school system had indeed drawn their disapproval.

Miyabi had no choice but to accept the punishment, resolving to lay low for now while searching for a way to recover his position.

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After Miyabi left, only Kikyō and Houtarou remained in the store.

『Would you like to transfer 1,000,000 Points to Suzune Horikita?』

Yes.

Houtarou was operating his phone, making no attempt to hide his actions from Kikyō.

『Transfer successful!』 『Personal Account: ¤ 14,290,000 Pts』

His student ID Private Points account updated accordingly. Despite being just a student, he had already earned his first ten million Points.

Kikyō stood to the side.

"..."

She realized she had missed a huge opportunity. If she had participated in his plan, even a 5% share would have earned her 500,000 Points.

The angel felt regretful. She wondered why, despite being friends with him, he hadn't included her in this money-making scheme.

She pondered these differences.

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The lunch break was only 55 minutes long.

After staying in the store a while longer, they both returned to their respective classrooms.

The whole school was now in turmoil. The forum had been buzzing the previous night as upper-class students rushed to buy Work Permits from Houtarou.

The situation was less fortunate for the first-year students.

Class A had spent most of their Points buying rules on the first day, leaving them to watch helplessly as Work Permits sold for 100,000 Points each.

Class C students had been completely drained of Points by Houtarou.

Class B, though not entirely depleted, could have pooled their resources together but chose to remain conservative and stay out.

As for Class D — most of them didn't even know the forum existed.

Now, all the non-participants shared a single sentiment: they had missed a massive opportunity.

During lunch break, news spread that while the School Board had banned Work Permits, they were compensating each participant with 50,000 Points.

"It's somewhat regrettable."

When Houtarou returned to the classroom, he found most of his classmates already back.

Kōhei, the bald student, sat at his desk surrounded by his supporters. Everyone wore expressions of regret.

He spoke frankly, "I thought getting a Work Permit would be good, but worried the school might stop it. So I didn't participate. But now looking at it..."

Each participant had received 50,000 Points in compensation — completely free.

In other words, they could have raised the money for that Student Council Secretary position worth 1 million Points from Houtarou's side. Their excessive caution had cost them this opportunity.

While contemplating this, his gaze drifted toward an extremely cute silver-haired girl. Despite her poor health requiring her to use a cane, she maintained a sweet and petite appearance.

This was Arisu.

The class had divided into three factions: Kōhei's conservative faction, Arisu's aggressive and forceful faction, and Houtarou's seemingly passive faction.

While he had played it safe and stayed out, he wondered if the aggressive Arisu had participated in this Work Permit scheme to exploit the school.

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Houtarou sat down.

The surrounding students regarded him with a mix of admiration and respect. He had brought something fresh to Class A, and everyone recognized his keen insight.

Just how much could one person's ability accomplish?

The answer was now clear. While participants in the Work Permit scheme had received compensation, Houtarou — who had proposed and sold the permits — must have earned a fortune.

A figure darted past his desk, quickly dropping a note before retreating to their seat.

"..."

This is a classroom, why the secrecy? Masumi.

After being caught stalking him previously, she had been "disciplined" by Arisu and had reduced her contact with him.

Houtarou unfolded the note.

[Congratulations on becoming a millionaire. Only less than 5 million points away from 20 million.]

The handwriting was Arisu's.

He took out his phone to reply.

| Houtarou Oreki — Me |

| Then congratulations to you too, Sakayanagi. |

| How many Points did you get this time? |

After sending the message, he noticed the silver-haired girl in the center of the classroom turn and flash him a sweet smile.

Having seen it many times before, he wasn't fazed anymore.

That smile meant something — Arisu had made her own moves. As expected of the little T-Rex with such offensive power.

Houtarou lived by a simple principle: avoid unnecessary tasks and complete necessary ones in the simplest way possible.

In this case, there had been two ways to earn free points from the school.

The first was his chosen method — the simplest one. As a Work Permit holder, show goodwill and wait for the school's reward.

The second was more complex — arrange for many students to participate in buying permits, knowing they would receive compensation when the permits were terminated. Then negotiate to split that compensation.

The reality was that while students wanted to work, the upfront cost of 100,000 Points was too steep for many.

From when Houtarou posted the permit sales until receiving the school's notice at 11 PM, Suzune counted a total of 151 student participants.

Among second-year students, after refunds, only 40 purchases remained successful. This meant the other 111 participants were third-year students.

But could so many third-year students have joined in such a short time?

Someone must have orchestrated this during the Work Permit incident. This person had predicted the school would certainly halt the permits, leading to free compensation, and had arranged for third-year students to participate.

Only someone who understood the Chairman's personality could have planned this. That person had to be Arisu.

However... Little Arisu, should you really be extracting Points from your father like this?

It all traced back to when Houtarou visited the Student Council, waited for Manabu, and received permission to meet with the school's upper management in the Chairman's office.

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