Classroom of the Elite: I Have the Ability to Read Minds! (COTE)

Chapter 166: You Want Me to Share the Blame?

Chapter 166: You Want Me to Share the Blame?

"..."

Nagumo made no attempt to stop Yuto from leaving. With a gloomy expression, he simply remained seated and watched him walk out of the student cafeteria.

"Shimizu Yuto clearly agreed with my view of this school, but he has absolutely no intention of working with me. If anything, it sounds like he's planning to move against me."

"I think so too," Mizowaki replied with a serious nod. "Boss Nagumo, Shimizu Yuto threatened me earlier too. He said he intends to remove every one of our people from the student council!"

"When I asked what he planned to do, he gave me the same answer-'You'll find out in a few days.'"

Nagumo frowned deeply. "So Shimizu Yuto intends to target us within the next few days?"

"That's probably right."

"We don't know what he's planning, so stay alert. Mizowaki, you and the others need to keep a close eye on him inside the student council."

"I will!" Mizowaki immediately promised.

Nagumo rubbed his aching temples with a frustrated expression. Tonight had been an enormous loss. Not only had he spent six hundred thousand points buying Yuto dinner, he had also failed to convince him to support his vision for the school or help return him to the student council.

Most unsettling of all... Shimizu Yuto seemed to be preparing to cause trouble for him again within the next few days.

...

Carrying the packaged Wagyu set meal, Yuto headed back toward the detached apartment. While walking, he took out his phone and called Student Council President Horikita Manabu.

The ringing phone caught Manabu's attention while he was relaxing in his student dormitory, and he answered.

"Shimizu, what do you need this late?"

"Senpai, I discovered a certain illegal practice involving clubs exploiting the school for personal points. I thought I should inform you before I deal with it," Yuto replied with a perfectly serious tone.

Manabu immediately became interested. "Tell me."

Clubs.

That single word was enough for Manabu to understand. He fell silent for a moment before replying, "I'm aware there have been problems surrounding the clubs. However, Nagumo and his people have always handled that area, so it wasn't easy for me to interfere directly."

"Exactly. Which means now is the perfect time to fix it." Yuto continued confidently, "I'll take over the club-related work Nagumo used to handle and completely eliminate the illegal practices being used to drain points from the school."

His voice was filled with sincerity and righteous determination, as if his only concern was protecting the school's interests. Manabu knew better.

'Fix the club problem...? No. Shimizu is probably targeting Nagumo.' Manabu naturally assumed Yuto wanted to cut off one of Nagumo's main sources of influence.

After becoming vice president, Nagumo had used his authority and the club system to win over large numbers of second-year students.

He was correct. Just not completely.

Yuto's plan was aimed not only at Nagumo, but also at Mizowaki and the three general affairs staff still loyal to him inside the student council.

Yuto intended to remove every one of Nagumo's people, eliminating any chance of Nagumo returning while also clearing the way to recruit Kei and the others later.