Classroom of the Elite: I Will Win *A Lost Cause*

Prologue: Nagumo Miyabi's Monologue

For as long as I can remember, I've always been number 1, whether it was academics, sports, or games, no one was able to stand against me.

Not even the kids in older grades could be considered my rival, and this naturally caused the eyes of my whole middle school to be stuck on me.

I could see the fear and respect they had for me. Each look giving me a great sense of joy and pride, but at the same time, the lack of good competition and a goal created an empty feeling within me. Everyone did as I said and didn't even question me, those who tried defying me, I would deal with.

I always believed that the strong deserve to stand at the top and that the truly excellent people should not be burdened by trash. The S-System of Tokyo Metropolin Advanced Nurturing Highschool not only completely went against my beliefs, but also put me into class B. I was stunned, especially after realizing that I was pretty much the best in terms of academics and sports. I tried questioning the school but the only reply they gave me was

"It wasn't a mistake, if you want to be in class A then do it by winning."

With this I resolved myself to change the flawed school system, and to do that I had to be part of the student council.

The first few days I got into highschool, I encountered many who were great in their own right, but were still outclassed by me. Because of that, no one would be able to stand against me. My feelings of hatred for the system only grew with the feeling of emptiness that consumed me, that is until I met him.

Each person that dared go against me was eventually expelled some way or another and it was not long before I had complete control over my school year and made it to class A, but despite this however, the existance known as Horikita Manabu was where all the awe and respect was directed towards.

The moment I first saw him, I immediently understood why; his presence alone was enough to give me shivers, his academic ability and skills were probably able to rival mine, if not surpass them. For the first time, I expirienced the thrill of having someone superior to me. Someone who I could topple down, a goal.

Everytime I challenged him, he would come out on top and with each loss, my respect for him grew, Horikita Manabu was the first and only person I respected in this school and I could tell that he respected me in turn despite our ideals conflicting.

During our time in the student council, I was aware of the fact that he was weary of me. He knew that I despised the current system, and he also knew what I wanted, a system where those with ability ruled over the trash of the grade and had an opportunity to rise, a meritocracy. He was strict on who to accept and who not to accept, and this was most likely because he did not want me influencing those who joined, but that wouldn't stop me. All I had to do was wait.

His approaching graduation made me itch for more chances to beat him. I wanted to be the one to expel him, or atleast knock him down a class. Then after that, I thought for sure that would wait for me was a meaningless and boring life where all students bend to my will, a mundane school life. However, my expectations were utterly betrayed when I realized the existence of a first year student that Manabu seemed to place higher than the rest.

Despite not showing it outright, the way he acted was enough to show me that the respect he held for that student was immense compared to others even in the 3rd year. Yes, the first year student, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji.

At first I thought it was just a coincidence, or perhaps I was in denial. He was nothing more than a shadowless student that seemed to follow Horikita's sister. Sure, he was good looking, probably more so than Hirata, but that was all there was to him... or so I thought.

I first started taking notice of him after his race against Horikita Manabu during the sports festival. Not only did he make Horikita decide to abandon winning and competing against me, but the speed he displayed caught everyone off guard and I was no acception. Even though he did not stand out at all during the entire festival, he caught everyones eye in the final race against one of the best students in the entire school. 

Although I decided to shrug it off and keep it at the fact that he just had quick feet, rumors and incidents piled up one after another; Ryuuen's search for the mastermind of class D, then him stepping down after the break, and Ayanokouji's praise points from Sakayanagi were all contributors for my taking an interest in him.

Ryuuen stepping down and the timing especially made a huge impact when I noticed he was not a person to yield to power and authority even such as mine. Naturally, I found it ubsurd that he was taken down by a few of his classmates.

I was not completely confident in my suspicions, but I knew one thing for sure; the student known as Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is more than he seemed.

Authors Notes
This was the best I could come up with for Nagumo's background, nothing special, but I feel like it can give us a reason as to why he does what he does.