In response to Nagumo's questioning, Suzuki Toru readily stated his name.
At the same time, his gaze swept over Ichinose Honami, and a large number of wishes also emerged from her.
"Threaten Ichinose, you don't want everyone to know you're a criminal, do you?" "Want Ichinose Honami to give you a lap pillow?" "Destroy Ichinose's Class B?" "Expel a student from Class B in front of her?" "Lick Ichinose Honami's beautiful feet fiercely?" "Want a kiss and hug from Ichinose's mom?"…
However, when his gaze fell on Nagumo, the wishes immediately changed in style.
"Cuckold him?" "Steal Nagumo's childhood friend?" "Expel Nagumo?" "Make Nagumo's Class A fall to rock bottom?" "Fiercely lick his childhood friend's beautiful feet in front of him?"…
While Suzuki Toru was numb to these wishes, on the other side, Nagumo was also thinking about where this guy had come from.
"So you're a Class 1 freshman. Do you also want to apply to join the Student Council?" Nagumo's expression was indifferent.
However, Suzuki Toru smiled slightly: "According to what Horikita-senpai just said, I am a Class A student, so I should be more qualified to join the Student Council than other students, right?"
Ichinose Honami's expression froze.
"Hehe, you're eavesdropping on our conversation. Aren't you afraid I'll warn you for invading privacy?" Nagumo smiled on the surface, but inwardly he was surprised and uncertain.
This was the Student Council office, and the soundproofing was excellent, so no one should be able to eavesdrop through the door.
"Before that, I think Horikita-senpai should listen to this." Suzuki Toru spread his palm, revealing that he had been holding a bug, a reward he had obtained from a lottery draw.
It could not only eavesdrop through walls but also connect to a mobile phone for recording, making it a high-tech product of unknown origin.
"In this school, only Class A students are the best…"
The recent conversation reappeared in the office, Nagumo's face grew increasingly gloomy, while Ichinose Honami still didn't understand what was happening.
However, Nagumo still remained calm.
"Is there a problem with any of this? As the Student Council Vice President, can I not understand the basic situation of applicants?"
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry, Horikita-senpai. I didn't say there was a problem with any of this." Suzuki Toru showed a playful smile, "On the contrary, I plan to go back and tell my classmates about this, and release this recording to everyone in Class 1."
Nagumo almost couldn't maintain his expression; this guy clearly knew what doing so would mean.
"Wait, why would you release it?" Ichinose Honami was more anxious than Nagumo; the recording contained her confession of a criminal act.
If everyone knew about this, she wouldn't dare to face anyone afterward.
Suzuki Toru couldn't help but feel speechless towards this naive girl. If you clearly know this kind of thing can't be seen by others, why did you say it?
Suzuki Toru merely said softly: "If it's not released, there's no way to show the justice and fairness of the Student Council, especially Horikita-senpai's good deeds. I think the Student Council President should be very satisfied."
A cold glint flashed in Nagumo's eyes; he knew very well that this recording could not appear in front of everyone, as it would damage his image in the eyes of the Class 1 freshmen and affect the credibility of the Student Council.
More importantly, Suzuki Toru mentioned Horikita Manabu.
"Suzuki, are you threatening me?" Nagumo said coldly, "Even if you invoke Horikita-senpai's name, I don't think you can cause me any actual impact like this."
Suzuki Toru seemed to fall into thought, then smiled again: "It does seem so, but what if I exaggerate a little? For example, a Student Council Vice President discovers a junior's dark history and plans to take advantage of her, forcing her into eighteen different poses. In this situation, Horikita-senpai, how would you respond?"
Thus, Nagumo's face turned ashen.
"You're spreading rumors. How many people would believe such rumors?"
"The problem isn't the rumor, but that this Vice President has a lot of scandalous news, is constantly ambiguous with many girls, and has quite a few negative reviews. I think everyone will make the right judgment, Horikita-senpai?"
By the end, Suzuki Toru's face was calm. Even if Nagumo didn't care about his own reputation, he had to consider the Student Council.
Because the key point of the rumor was that the Student Council Vice President was going to take advantage of a junior, and the Student Council could not have any negative reviews, as that would diminish the authority and credibility of the Student Council.
In this way, not only students but even the school would form a bad impression of the Student Council.
Chapter 10: Blackmail
Ichinose Honami was a bit confused; was this junior talking about herself?
But she hadn't been taken advantage of by Nagumo, so why would he say that?
She originally wanted to say something to help Nagumo, but the latter's face was so grim that it suddenly made her suspicious, and she swallowed the words in her throat.
Nagumo's face would naturally be grim; for him, Suzuki Toru's rumor was somewhat fatal.
Because Nagumo indeed had many negative reviews, especially regarding his promiscuous relationships.
Sometimes he would hook up with girls from other classes, sometimes he would date older students; everyone knew he was a lecher.
Such a thing as taking advantage of someone, if it happened to someone else, might be easily disproven, but when it came to Nagumo, people would truly believe it without a doubt.
"It seems you've investigated me; your intelligence work is quite good." Nagumo stared intently at Suzuki Toru, "However, I'm very curious how you knew all this? By striking up conversations with Class 2 students?"
"No need for such trouble. The school-issued mobile phones have a built-in student communication forum. As long as you offer a reward, many people will answer anonymously right away."
Suzuki Toru felt a bit regretful; he had originally thought he would get some crucial information, such as the truth about this school.
Unfortunately, someone saw his personal information as a Class 1 freshman and refused to answer no matter what.
Hearing his words, Nagumo was slightly startled, then remembered the school's official forum. Because students were more accustomed to using apps like INS, Line, and X, almost no one used this forum normally.
It surprised Nagumo that Suzuki Toru would collect information there.
And judging by his demeanor, he even understood his relationship with Horikita Manabu, otherwise he wouldn't have abruptly brought up Horikita Manabu earlier.
"Heh… this year's Class 1 is quite interesting." Nagumo tapped his fingers on the table, his initially annoyed emotions slowly subsiding, "What do you want to do?"
Suzuki Toru pondered: "Horikita-senpai, you're putting me in a bit of a difficult position. I was just passing by."
"Just passing by?" Nagumo didn't believe his nonsense at all. It was a holiday, and few students would be in the school building.
Suzuki Toru smiled slightly, of course he just happened to see someone in the Student Council. As for why he saw them…
He was originally planning to see if there was an opportunity to place bugs in the teacher's office and the Student Council office. This item was a high-tech reward, very small, but effective.
He had once placed this in Higuchi Madoka's room and then heard Higuchi Madoka, who was unusually harsh to him during the day, often calling his name while 0721 at night.
Yes, even placed outside the room door, it could pick up human voices.
A very despicable method, but it's good if it wins.
Therefore, at this moment, Suzuki Toru just happened to see Ichinose Honami walk into the Student Council office, he wasn't sure if it counted as good luck.
"Compared to me, shouldn't Horikita-senpai explain why you're meeting a junior on a holiday?" Suzuki Toru sighed, "No third party, a completely one-on-one conversation, and asking the junior to reveal her past, is this the rule of the Student Council?"
"Because Horikita-senpai heard that I was rejected by Student Council President, so he wanted to ask me about the situation." For some reason, Ichinose Honami suddenly spoke up.
Suzuki Toru glanced at her. Is this girl still trusting others?
No, that's not right. She was hoping that he would believe Nagumo.
But it was meaningless.
Because Nagumo immediately shattered her illusion with his own hands.
"Suzuki, I admit you're a bit astute, but you guessed correctly. I indeed want to use Ichinose, and perhaps she'll play an unexpected role in the future."
Without any concealment, Nagumo calmly stated his thoughts.
Since he had already obtained what he wanted, there was no need to continue hiding it.
Moreover, he himself disliked feigning ignorance.
Ichinose Honami looked at Nagumo in astonishment, she couldn't believe he held such thoughts.
"What does this mean, Nagumo?" She tried desperately to maintain a smile, which only made her expression stiff.
Nagumo didn't even look at her. Anyway, he had leverage, so he could handle it however he wanted later. On the contrary, Suzuki Toru seemed more dangerous now.
"Is that all Horikita-senpai thinks?" Suzuki Toru pondered, "Using a freshman's weakness to make her join the Student Council, if she's the only one from Class 1 who successfully becomes a Student Council executive, then she'll be the only Student Council President in the future, right?"
A predetermined Student Council President would probably be very valuable in itself.
"It seems you understand very well, Suzuki." A fearless smile appeared on Nagumo's face, "But I must tell you a premise: Ichinose's talent is excellent, but these are not the main points. The important thing is that she has the value to stay by my side and serve as my personal possession."
Ichinose Honami pursed her lips. She should have realized this, but she chose to trust Nagumo.
Now, hearing Nagumo's words so bluntly, she fell silent.
"Is there no problem saying such things in front of the person themselves?" Suzuki Toru asked, feigning surprise.
"No, this is my aesthetic, it has nothing to do with anyone, it's just that." Nagumo raised his eyebrows, "Tell me about yourself, Suzuki. You didn't choose to leave immediately, but chose to appear before me, which means you want to make a deal with me."
Suzuki Toru was not surprised that he could think of this.
"How does Horikita-senpai plan to redeem this recording?"
"Fifty thousand personal points."
"So the Student Council's credibility is only worth fifty thousand points in Horikita-senpai's eyes." Suzuki Toru smiled slightly, "As long as I release this recording and invite a few rappers to beat drums and gongs all the way, I'm sure the entire school will know about Horikita-senpai's heroic deeds."
Nagumo snorted coldly: "You're very good at blackmail, Suzuki, but do you think you can win like this? This recording is worth at most two hundred thousand personal points."
Suzuki Toru was too lazy to waste any more words with him and said, "One million personal points."
Nagumo was startled at first, then his face darkened: "That price is a huge overcharge. Even for you freshmen, this month's personal points are only one hundred thousand. One million personal points is too high."
He disliked being blackmailed, especially in such a humiliating way.
"One million." Suzuki Toru didn't back down, "If you don't give it to me, I'll upload it to the forum."
Nagumo was almost angered into laughter. Did this freshman really think personal points grew on trees?
He had been at Advanced Nurturing High School for a year, diligently accumulating from the entire grade, and his personal points were only nearly ten million in the end.
Suzuki Toru wanted to take a tenth of his assets in one go, how could it be that easy?!
"I can only give you five hundred thousand; one million is simply impossible." Nagumo raised the price again.
Suzuki Toru sighed: "I hope Horikita-senpai can be as tough when facing questions from students and the school."
Saying that, he glanced at Ichinose Honami, the meaning was very clear.
Nagumo naturally understood the hint. To avoid leaving evidence, he had even asked the school to turn off the surveillance here, thinking he would have a sure win.
Who knew someone would be running around with a bug, putting him in a difficult position now.
The problem now is that as a member of the Student Council, Nagumo represents the image of the Student Council. Simply enticing a freshman to reveal her dark history would give the entire Class 1 a bad impression of him and the Student Council.
And during this period, if Suzuki Toru guided public opinion, and there was no surveillance here, it would be very difficult for him to prove his innocence.
More crucially, if Ichinose Honami also cooperated with Suzuki Toru's words, it would definitely attract the school's attention.
At this moment, Nagumo somehow thought of a pervert on a train; once caught, they would immediately suffer social death.
Damn it, he hadn't even started yet!
Nagumo was silent for a moment, then said through gritted teeth: "One million personal points is fine, but you must hand over the recording and the bug to me!"
Suzuki Toru smiled: "Thank you for your consideration, you've been a great help, Horikita-senpai."
Nagumo snorted coldly; he could still bear this loss, it was just a temporary misstep.
On the contrary, Suzuki Toru had caught his attention, and he would definitely get it back from Suzuki Toru later.
"However, I have a few very simple questions I'd like Horikita-senpai to help answer." Suzuki Toru continued shamelessly.
Nagumo's face darkened. Not only did he want personal points, but this guy also wanted information, didn't he?
"What questions?"
"First, what impact do class points have on us?"
Hearing this, Nagumo narrowed his eyes. Did he still not know?
No, that's not right. His expression didn't seem like he didn't know, but rather that he wanted a definitive answer.
Chapter 11: The Truth of the School
"Hehe, still haven't figured it out yet? This batch of freshmen is really slow. I didn't expect even you from Class A to need help from others."
Nagumo deliberately spoke these words to belittle Suzuki Toru. He wanted to see Suzuki Toru show more reactions; people often expose weaknesses that shouldn't appear when angered.
Unfortunately, regarding his trash talk, Suzuki Toru merely said indifferently: "Before talking about others, I hope Horikita-senpai can reflect on himself, why he was in Class B initially, and not Class A."
Nagumo's face stiffened. Although he didn't say it, this had always been a thorn in his side, and now that Suzuki Toru had provoked it, he was the one who couldn't maintain his composure.