Classroom Of The Elite: Variable [Hiatus]

[Vol 1] Chapter 7: Classroom Of The Elite

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. -Ernest Hemingway

It was the first of May. The class was filled with confusion and anxiety. Why? Our 100,000 points have yet to be deposited by the school.

The bell rang, and Chabashira-sensei appeared, holding a rolled-up poster. She had a very serious face. It was most likely related to the poster she was holding.

"Hey, sensei, did you start menopause or something?"

Ike blurted out, unconcerned about the possible consequences.

Seriously?

"All right, your morning homeroom is about to begin. Before we get started, does anyone have any questions? If so, now is the time to speak." Unbelievably, Chabashira-sensei ignored his remark and instead asked if we had questions, something she rarely did.

Almost everyone raised their hands. Everyone had the same question in mind.

"Um, I checked my point balance this morning, but I didn't see any deposits. Points are given on the first day of every month, aren't they? I couldn't buy justice this morning."

"Hondou, I already explained this before, didn't I? Points are deposited on the first day of the month. I've confirmed that points were wired this month without any issues."

"Um, but...nothing was deposited into my account, though."

I see. It was intentional then. I still had around 75,000 points left.

"Are you kids really that dumb?"

Her voice suddenly changed. Was she...mocking us?

"Dumb? What?"

"Sit down, Hondo. I'll explain once more," she said.

"S-Sae-chan-sensei?"

Everyone was taken aback by the abrupt change. Some people even became disillusioned with her now.

"Points were deposited. That much I know for certain. There is absolutely no chance that we forgot about anyone in this class. To think so is ludicrous. Understood?"

So my suspicions were correct. They were hiding something from us.

"Ha ha ha! I see. So, it's like that then, teacher? I think I've solved the mystery,"

Apparently, Kouenji had figured it out. With his feet on the desk, Kouenji pointed toward Hondo.

"It's simple. We're in Class D, so we didn't receive a single point."

"Huh? What are you talking about? They said we'd get 100,000 points every month—"

"I don't remember hearing that, though. Do you?" Kouenji asked Chabashira-sensei.

"While he certainly has an attitude problem, Kouenji is exactly right. For crying out loud, barely anyone seems to have noticed the hint I gave you. How deplorable."

Hint? When? Was it during our first homeroom?

Points are automatically deposited into your account on the first of every month. You should all have received 100,000 points already.

That's right...she never said we were getting 100,000 points next month. In fact, she glossed over it.

"Can you please tell us why we didn't receive any points? We won't completely understand otherwise." Hirata asked on behalf of the class.

"A total of ninety-eight absences and late arrivals. Three hundred ninety-one incidences of talking or using a cell phone in class. That is quite a few infractions over one month. In this school, your class's results are reflected in the points you receive. As a result, you wasted all of the 100,000 points that you should have received. That's what happened."