No Hiding; No Holding Back [ON HIATUS]

Chap 12: Other classes

Ryueen POV:

After listening to that old fart's full explanation of the S-system, my suspicions were confirmed. I had had vague doubts about the S-system in the first month, but didn't bother pursuing them. I was too busy beating the shit out of my classmates.

Still, how did those fucking classmates of mine manage to throw away 510 class points? And even better, how did the former Class D move up to Class B?

I couldn't help but feel glad I had been admitted into this school. I thought my whole high school life would be this boring routine of waking up, going to class, beating people up and sleeping. Even though I had my suspicions at first, I did not think the fucking school staff had hidden this much information from us.

"Sakagami, who's that asshole who figured out the S-system on the first day?" I asked that sorry excuse of a teacher.

Sakagami ignored my rude address and answered my question, "Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."

A wide grin spread across my face.

"Kukukukuku, kukukuku..." I laughed until I could not any longer. That dumb fuck Ishizaki sent a worried look my way.

"Ryuuen-san, are you okay?" He asked me.

I ignored him, only fixated on that guy called Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. I could vaguely remember a post on the school forum about him, but at that time I thought of him as only small fry and ignored it. But it looks like I was wrong. He might even pose a challenge to me.

I could not wait to crush him.

Ichinose POV:

Someone figured out the S-system on the first day? Hoshimiya-sensei looked a little mad at that fact. She was not her usual self. Her usual bright and cheery persona had been replaced by a gloomy and annoyed person.

"Sae-chan's class... Why??? Why does she get that smart, handsome, strong, cool, calm, mature young man, while I'm stuck with a load of cow dung? I want him to be in my class, god dammit! Now Sae-chan is gonna to reach Class A so easily, while my class gets hung up on the fucking 'friendship motto'. I thought this class had potential, with Honami-chan and Ryuuji-chan, but... He comes along and ends up in Sae-chan's class! Why..."

As I was seated right infront of the podium, I could vaguely hear Hoshimiya-sensei's mutterings. I was a little sad that we had not met Hoshimiya-sensei's expectation. But still, who was he?

"Etto... Hoshimiya-sensei, who's the boy who figured out the S-system on the first day?" I asked her worriedly.

"Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." She gloomily replied.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka... He sounds familiar.

Ah! Isn't he the guy whose picture was posted on the school forum? I also remembered my girl friends in Class B talking about how handsome he was. Kikyou-chan also mentioned him a couple of times. Apparently, he was also 2nd on the list of ikemen.

In addition to having the looks, he's also smart, huh? I could feel the class's mood darkening as every second dragged on.

I stood up and faced the class, putting on a cheerful smile. "Don't worry, guys! I'm sure that as long as we work well together, we can reach Class A eventually! Don't be too sad, guys! We're not that far from Class A either! Let's strive to earn more class points by paying attention during class instead of sleeping or talking, okay?"

Everybody immediately cheered up and agreed, determined to reach Class A.

I'm sure that with our close-knitted class, I can reach Class A together with everybody!

Sakayanagi POV:

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. Demon of the fourth generation. Masterpiece of the White Room. Apparently, he was now helping out his defective class to reach Class A. The mastermind behind the defects' quick and sudden climb.

"But... Impossible! As you said, Mashima-sensei, they are defects! They don't have the potential to figure out the S-system in one day!" Yahiko Totsuya, a fellow follower of Katsuragi Kohei, stood up and spluttered, not believing his ears.

"Well, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was placed in Class D not because of his abilities, but because of something else. I'm afraid I can't say anymore. Just keep in mind that your academic or physical abilities are not everything the school takes into account." Mashima-sensei replied to Yahiko's outburst.

"Fufufu, Yahiko-san, sit down please. You're embarrassing your leader, Katsuragi-san, by having such a narrow mind. And do you want our class to lose more points because of you?" I said, smiling at him smugly.

"You-!"

"Sit down, Yahiko." Katsuragi called out to him sternly, which made Yahiko sit back down humbly. But I do wonder why Katsuragi would want to recruit such a stupid boy to be his second-in-command.

Sure, the dumb ones were usually the more loyal ones, but I enjoyed the process of taming the more useful tools to become very loyal to me. For example, Masumi-chan. After getting the blackmail material on her, I had earned a useful, important tool. Hashimoto was also a good example. That sly little snake trusted my abilities, so he was willing to follow me. I wasn't certain that he would stay true to the class for ever though, so I was always on guard around him. Even if he betrayed the class, I was positive that it would not being much harm to the class and I would be able to solve the issue quickly and easily.

I suddenly associated Yahiko to a dog and Katsuragi to its owner, and a weird picture appeared in my mind. I unconsciously laughed, "fufufufufufufu," which made Masumi-chan look at me, seemingly creeped out.

But back to reality. From my seat, I could see the class a little worried that Class D was able to jump all the way to Class B, and they were only a few hundred points behind. However, they were still considered the defects of the school, so many doubted that they would be able to maintain this momentum.

"Even if there's someone smart in their class, it's still almost impossible to carry a class of defective products up to Class A, right?" I heard someone mutter.

I was sure that it would be true, if the smart guy wasn't Ayanokouji-kun. I was positive that bringing his class to surpass ours was a piece of cake to him. If I wasn't present.

I was confident in my abilities. A false genius wouldn't be able to surpass a natural-born genius such as myself. Sure, he might pose as a little challenge to me, but I was certain that I would still beat him in anything related to intellectual thinking.

I hoped, fervently, that he would let me enjoy the process of crushing him till his spirit and confidence was broken to pieces.

A/N

A short chapter to show the class leaders' reaction to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. I might upload another one later since this is pretty short.

See ya!