Houtarou Oreki Classroom of the Elite

May 1st.

It was the first day of the second month since new students had entered the school.

The Advanced Nurturing High School stood apart from other institutions, offering exceptional student benefits alongside a competitive class system.

This system consisted of a fluid ranking between Classes A, B, C, and D. Classes earned their tier based on Evaluation Scores, with higher scores placing them in upper tiers. If scores dropped, so would their class ranking.

Only students graduating from Class A could access the school's premium benefits: guaranteed admission to their chosen university without entrance exams, or immediate employment at their preferred workplace.

For those who started in Class A, their position was both a blessing and a burden. They faced the pressure of maintaining their standing for three years straight. Any slip could crush morale, forcing them to stay constantly vigilant.

Today marked the announcement of Class Points after their first month.

Earlier, Kōhei had gathered information from their teacher, Tomonari.

On day one, the class had made a costly but strategic decision to learn the school's rules, earning them 200 bonus Class Points from the Board of Directors. Since then, everyone had worked diligently. Now, they anxiously awaited news of any point losses.

More importantly, they wondered how far ahead they'd stayed compared to Classes B, C, and D.

During this month, Kōhei had built a reputation for stability. His strategy for steady Point accumulation had attracted followers, growing his group to 28 members.

Yet as Class A students knew, relying on a single leader would be unwise.

According to Masumi, at least 10 students participated in both the Arisu and Kōhei factions. Many supported Houtarou as well.

While this made Class A's internal politics complex, everyone shared the common goal of maintaining their position.

However, among these students, one stood apart.

That was Houtarou Oreki, Class A's most handsome student. A youth blessed with extraordinary looks. Though he often appeared lackadaisical, nobody dared underestimate his capabilities.

School rules stated that accumulating 20 million Points could prevent expulsion and enable class transfers. Anyone gathering this sum could secure a transfer to Class A in their third year, essentially guaranteeing their future success.

And now, this guy...

『Houtarou Oreki』

『Student ID: 1008610010』

『Class: First Year, Class A』

『Personal Account: ¤ 14,290,000 Pts』

He possessed an extraordinary amount of Points. Students whispered that he might be the fastest person in the school's history to amass what was thought to be an impossible sum.

With the class divided into three factions, most students naturally gravitated toward him simply because of his wealth.

Like how students supporting Kōhei still needed to gather 1 million Points today to buy the Student Council entry ticket, but the person collecting the money was Houtarou.

The choice of which faction to support was obvious.

"Mmm—" Yet today, this influential figure seemed unusually lethargic.

There was good reason — he'd had another unsettling dream the previous night.

Once again, it involved girls.

Like most dreams, the details faded upon waking. These girl-centered dreams had become a recurring theme lately.

They weren't Precognitive Dreams — just ordinary ones reflecting his daily thoughts. The fact that girls kept appearing in these regular dreams...

Could this be the stirring of teenage romantic interest? A desire for female companionship?

Perhaps being surrounded by so many attractive classmates was affecting him more than he'd realized.

Houtarou pondered this to himself.

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Since the morning meeting hadn't started yet, everyone was relaxed.

Houtarou went to his seat where several girls gathered to chat with him.

They had discovered a "handsome guy ranking" that some girls had created on the school forum, where they had voted for him.

Fame could bring certain benefits, but Houtarou felt he was already famous enough without this kind of attention.

However.

| Arisu Sakayanagi — Class A Classmate |

| Oreki, you're really popular. |

He opened his phone's small group chat.

This group was special — the Arisu faction's group with only three members: him, Masumi, and the little princess herself.

It had been created when they needed to arrange Masumi's tutoring with Arisu, and they'd kept it active since then. She specially had been messaging more frequently these past two days.

But Houtarou's attention was drawn to the girls discussing the handsome guy rankings.

Third-year Manabu Horikita made the list.

Second-year Miyabi Nagumo and Class B's representative Ikuto Kiriyama were also included.

Among first years, Houtarou was listed as Class A's representative, alongside Masayoshi Hashimoto, known for his three-way betting skills.

{T/N: Meaning that he constantly tries to please all three factions in the class but don't associate with neither.}

Class B had one candidate: Ryūji Kanzaki, with his purple, slightly curly hair and serious demeanor.

Class D contributed three names: Rokusuke Kōenji, Yōsuke Hirata, and Kiyotaka Ayanokōji.

Class C's only entry was Kakeru Ryūen.

Upon discovering the rankings, most Class A students began giving Kakeru negative votes, remembering when he had stormed into their class looking to challenge Houtarou.

Without any coordination, their collective actions had pushed Kakeru to the bottom of the rankings.

| Houtarou Oreki — Me |

| I don't want to be popular myself. |

| Though lately the number of girls approaching me has increased— |

| Arisu Sakayanagi — Class A Classmate |

| ...Then— |

She appeared to be typing something.

Footsteps echoed from the hallway, drawing everyone's attention.

Their homeroom teacher, Tomonari Mashima, had arrived — signaling the start of the class meeting.

Everyone quickly returned to their seats and set aside their phones.

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"According to the school rules you learned at enrollment, the first of every month is when the school deposits points into your accounts and announces the month's special exam. Usually, Class Evaluation Scores update after special exams end, but your first month as new students featured the traditional behavioral standards test, which officially ended at midnight today. And then—"

Tomonari, Class A's teacher, wore a brown suit today and looked particularly energetic. His good mood was evident, proud of his excellent Class A students.

These were the Class Evaluation Scores:

「Class A: 1230 Points」

「Class B: 570 Points」

「Class C: 390 Points」

「Class D: 0 Points」

"From now on, every first of the month at 7 AM sharp, the school will deposit Private Points into your accounts — calculated as your Class Points multiplied by 100."

At 6:59:58, Tomonari glanced at his wristwatch.

Beep!

『123,000 Points have been credited to your account!』

『Sender - XF10001』

『123,000 Points have been credited to your account!』

『Sender - XF10001』

『123,000 Points have been credited to your account!』

『Sender - XF10001』

"..."

The phones of students who hadn't muted their notifications chimed in unison. The deposited points matched exactly with their Class Points multiplied by 100.

"My predictions were correct." Kōhei said cheerfully, "Our class performed excellently. Even with deductions, we maintained a high score of 1230. Class B, our closest competitor, only has 570 points — giving us a 660-point lead. If we stick to the stability plan, our future looks promising. Though I must say, those extra 30 points were unexpected."

Indeed, everyone shared his surprise. They all knew the base Class Points was 1,000, plus their 200-Point bonus from spending 2 million Points to learn the school rules on day one.

The additional 30 Points had caught them off guard.

Not only had they avoided deductions, but they'd gained extra points. This meant their behavior over the past month had received exceptional evaluations — a true Class A achievement.

Everyone felt relieved at this recognition.

However, just as the typically composed Kōhei began to relax, he suddenly froze. In fact, all the surrounding classmates wore the same startled expression.

Because everyone had just noticed a special notification sound.

『1,000,000 Points have been credited to your account!』

『Sender - Unknown』

Among everyone's deposit notifications, one system notification stood out dramatically.

Everyone had received 123,000 Points from the school — but here was a mysterious transfer of 1 million Points from an unknown sender.

???

All eyes turned to the person whose phone displayed this extraordinary notification.

Houtarou glanced at his own phone, confirming the 1 million Point transfer. There was also an attached message.

『Note: You are mine. Please remain chaste for me during these three years of school.』

"..."

Hmm. So…

Had he just become someone's sugar baby?

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