Classroom of the Elite

Happy V/a/lentine's Day, anons. Dumping the rest of volume 7.5 and finishing it off.

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"Ayanokouji, the reason you let Ryuuen hear all this, is to turn him into an ally?".
"That's not entirely wrong but.....if I had to say, the goal was more so I could remove myself from being a target of his interest".
I was aiming to appeal to Ryuuen that I definitely would not be participating in the conflict between the 1st year classes. If he is made to believe that from now on, I'll be busy planning countermeasures against the student council, the possibility of him bearing fangs against me again would decrease.
Someone warlike such as Sakayanagi who would willingly become an enemy for him should be more entertaining for Ryuuen as well. Of course, it does seem like he himself no longer has any desire to fight seriously against anyone anymore though.

"In any case, from now on an understanding friend will also become necessary to you too. In that sense, someone who's gone for a bout with you like Ryuuen may be a good fit".
"Friend, huh?".
Well, more importantly than that, right now I should accumulate as much information as I possibly can. Making contact with the older Horikita is, in the same vein as making contact with Ryuuen, not something I'd like to frequently engage in.
I'd like to make the most of each and every one of these opportunities.

"I barely have any information on the senior students. Can I rely on you to offer me that?"
"Of course. I've already completed the preparations for that".
Saying that, the older Horikita took out his phone. When I gave him my number, a message immediately arrived. As I scanned through the message, I received an explanation from the older Horikita.

(Continued. This is the continuation of the Each Individual's Way of Spending part 1 after Ryuuen left)

"From amongst the members of the student council, I'll tell you the ones you should keep an eye on other than Nagumo himself. One of them is the newly appointed Vice President from Class B of the 2nd years, a man named Kiriyama. Then the Secretary Mizowaki. And then one other, Secretary Tonokawa. Both of these secretaries were former students of Class B who went through thick and thin together with Nagumo and some of the few people capable of offering Nagumo suggestions. Then now, the remaining members".

In the form of a formal resume, something with photographic portraits attached to it was delivered to me. A glimpse alone was enough to make me understand who belonged to which class. Starting with the Vice President, judging from the number of students currently registered in the student council without belonging to Class A, I can infer just how much power Nagumo wields.
In any case, this information is valuable. It's not an easy task to make contact with students of a different school year. Especially the ones in the student council president's circle, I cannot afford to carelessly take action.
It should have taken a considerable amount of time normally just to gather the information I've accquired right now.

"The only ones who would know about Nagumo's actions and his character in detail are in all likelihood, students from the same school year as him. Even though we're connected through the student council, it's not like I know everything about Nagumo either".
Normally, in order to destroy Nagumo, further information would be vitally required. What kind of character he possesses, what kind of strategy he prefers. It's necessary to grasp such things.
"And since those vital 2nd years are also under Nagumo's thumb, that also seems difficult".
"Exactly.....however, there are students amongst the 2nd years who even now, oppose Nagumo".
He said it as though he had an idea who they were.

"Their name is?".

(Continued)

"Unfortunately, I cannot tell you yet at this stage. It's because I cannot guarantee the safety of that student if their connection to me were to be discovered by Nagumo".
"They'll be branded a traitor and eliminated.....there's a possibility of them getting expelled, is what you're saying?".
"I may be able to protect them while I'm still enrolled, but once I graduate, that protection is gone".
The thing I should be wary of is why the older Horikita is telling me this.

"You intend on doing something to bring me and that 2nd year student into contact, aren't you?".
"If you're up for it, I'd like to name you as a student from amongst the 1st years capable of taking action".
Is what he probably wants to say. As long as they won't reveal their identity, I will have no choice but to provide my name. Even though they're in opposition to Nagumo, they're still 2nd year. Taking next year into consideration, I'd like to avoid carelessly standing out.
"What action to take is up to you".
Normally, declining here would be a good idea.

But, this is dependent on the condition that no one realizes my specs. Or, on the condition that said student won't disclose them. However, as of the current moment, the truth about me has already been leaked to Sakayanagi and the members who were together with Ryuuen. In particular, Sakayanagi is a student who knows about my White Room background as well.
The more I attempt to keep it a secret, the more potent a weapon it becomes for Sakayanagi. But there's not much profit to be had in rejecting his proposal here.
"Understood. I don't mind if you tell that 2nd year about me".
"It's a bold choice you've made, but the right one".
"Now all that's left is to see whether your words have any weight to them or not".

There is a reliable student, even if he says that, from the perspective of the other side I'm just a 1st year. Is it ok to rely on someone younger than me? They should be feeling anxious.

(Continued)

"If you won't believe my statements, then defeating Nagumo cannot possibly be done".
"Well, I'll leave it to you".
"Ever since I met you, you've possessed an unbelievable amount of humility".
"Because I'm in your debt, after all".
Of course, this is only the case if I'm obediently obeying the older Horikita and taking action.

As someone who aspires to a peaceful daily life, getting involved with the student council is obviously something I'd like to avoid. Even though I only have to endure this until the older Horikita graduates, there are still things I'm wary of. Does he believe after his graduation, I will protect our promise with integrity and help out in defeating Nagumo?
Such a thing surely isn't the case.
"Do you know what I'm thinking?".
"What happens after I graduate, something like that?"
Well done.

"I didn't expect you to broach the topic yourself. Did you think it more problematic to keep quiet about it?".
"It's because I couldn't see through you and it felt eerie".
"Ultimately, I don't mind even if your cooperation only lasts until my graduation. If by then, the minds of the enrolled students have not changed, then it just means that's it for this school, that's how it is".
"The problem might come before that, you know? What if I cannot stand up to Nagumo?".
"I wouldn't charge someone I believe to be incapable of doing so with something so important".

Does it mean the older Horikita has appraised me as someone capable of stopping Nagumo? Or is he just praising me since even those of low ability can outdo themselves when flattered? Either way, I can't see through this person.
"I'll try thinking up a strategy but I cannot guarantee that I'll be able to produce results before your graduation".

(Continued)

"I understand that".
Why is this man relying this much on an unknown existence like me? If he wishes to preserve the traditions of Koudou Ikusei Senior High School, then he should have entrusted this to a more passionate individual.

Even as a former student council president who hold pride in his school, this is far too abnormal. In the first place, even after becoming aware of an abnormality like Nagumo, the older Horikita only watched. He did say that it was after I had made myself known but even that makes me slightly uneasy.
"I'm not expecting you to move exactly as I had hoped just from a single debt alone. From the start, you too should have accepted the anti-Nagumo matter with that intention. Am I wrong?".
It seems the older Horikita also properly understands that fact.
"Even though you're the former student council president, you still have a certain degree of authority.....no, influence after all. I had assessed that you would be useful if I had turned you into an ally. Isn't that natural?".

The older Horikita won't abandon his impartial standing and favor me directly. However, there are many cases where cooperation has been acquired through reliance on every important point as long as there is a connection behind the scenes. As long as I'm enrolled in this school, at the very least I'll be facing a variety of risks. At such a time, having built common interests and partner relationships can be useful.
"You're free to rely on me if you wish, but it'll be problematic if you expect too much of me".
"I have no intention of doing so. At the very most, it'll be fine if you helped me out with 'one last try'".
Of course, it would be best if that 'one last try' were to not be necessary.

In any case, the important thing is whether we can own that 'one last try' or not.
"Fine. Because defeating Nagumo probably won't be an easy thing to do after all".

(Continued)

To play along with that troublesome business until the older Horikita graduates and obtaining a trump card for emergencies on the other hand.
"By the way, as for the strategy against Nagumo, I'll be slowly developing it from now. But before that there's something I'd like to confirm. It's about your little sister".
"Whether you use Suzune or not, you're free to decide".

"Not that. I've been in the same class as Horikita for close to a year now, but I think she possesses a certain amount of aptitude. Even though you've had your sister beside you for a long time, haven't you noticed?".
"Aptitude, huh? What does she have that gives her aptitude? Her success in academics? Or the presence of her athletic abilities?".
It seems he's already noticed the parts I've been paying attention to.
"I mean in terms of coordination ability. Horikita does have clumsy aspects to her but overall, her ability is high".
"My sister is incompetent. Always chasing after my shadow, she's made it her goal to catch up to that".

How shallow, he spits that out. However, that phrasing just now was.....
"Could it be......that being the 'terminal station' for her is the problem?".
"You're free to interpret it however you want. It's not like anything will change just from this alone, right?".
"That may be so".
But with this, I feel like I now understand the reason why the older Horikita acts so harshly towards his sister.
"If your sister were to join the student council, will you give her a 'one last push'?".

(Continued)

"I'll cooperate to what extent I can".
Just by hearing that alone, even though only slightly, clues towards beating Nagumo start to appear.
"I've received the data. I've also managed to grasp the situation, all that's left is for you to take your time and wait".
"I will be doing that. Because it can be said that the future livelihood of the school is depending on you, after all".
Putting an excessive amount of pressure on me like that, the older Horikita left.

(Part 1 of Each Individual's Way of Spending chapter of volume 7.5 is complete. Continuing the dump of part 2)

After my conversation with Ryuuen and the older Horikita, I shifted my schedule and headed back to the dorm. Until the afternoon I leisurely spent time alone in my room, killing time by surfing the net and reading books. And then the next action I took, was to send a message to Horikita.
Having her be nominated for it by the older Horikita and having received his assurance, it's now possible for me to sound her out for the student council. For someone like Horikita, who is basically a loner, she may also be cooped up inside her room much like me.
Somehow, she seems like she'd be weak towards the cold. If so, that would make this easier.

"There's something I'd like to talk about".
Such a message I sent to her was marked as 'read' within a few minutes.
"I don't mind. But would a call suffice? Or do you want to meet in person?".
"In person, I guess. If possible, how about now?".
"I'm at a cafe right now. If you can come here, then I'll hear you out".
Contrary to the image I had, it seems Horikita is currently in the middle of an outing.

I felt slightly troubled by it, but it's better to get troublesome things over with as quickly as possible.
"I'll head over there immediately".
I replied with just that and covered myself with my coat. When I went down to the dorm's lobby, Ike and Yamauchi, and also Sudou, had gathered there. Having come down via elevator and seemingly on their way out, they didn't notice me behind them. As I began walking in the same direction as those three without calling out to them, I overheard their conversation.
"What's up with that, Ken? In the end, Horikita rejected a Christmas date with you".

"Shut up, Haruki. Leave it be".
"In the end, we're going to close off this year without having had any girlfriends, huh. I feel so empty".

(Part 2 of Each Individual's Way of Spending. Continued)

"Tch. I'm going to take it nice and slow. It's not like Suzune already has a boyfriend. It's just, how should I put it, she hasn't shown any interest in things like romance yet. From now on, I'll act without rushing it".
Apparently, Sudou has been making a move on Horikita.
However he seems to have brilliantly suffered an honorable defeat.

But far from giving up, he seems to have decided to continue steadily onwards.
"You're an earnest one. Hey, Kanji, do you want to stay the night at the karaoke today? Let's earnestly, enthusiastically sing lonely Christmas songs".
"Ehh, what are you on about?".
"What do you mean what I'm on about? I'm saying we should stay the night at the karaoke today".
"No, sorry Haruki. I can't do that".
"Huh? What do you mean you can't? There's nothing for you to do on Christmas Eve right? Your only lover is your right hand".

".....even I have a variety of things to do".
Ike was obviously agitated, but he did not say the reason why he could not go to the karaoke.
"Oi, could it be, Kanji........!".
Sudou, who also seemed to have realized the bizarreness of his attitude, closed in on him.
"N-No, it's not like that".
Even though they had not asked him anything in particular, Ike said that in denial and then told them the reason.

"I'm just going out to have dinner with a friend, that's all......".
Saying that, Ike averted his gaze and the volume of his voice dropped. The fact that this 'friend' was not a male was something even I, listening from behind them, understood.
And then, a scene from yesterday came to mind.
"Who is it!? Who are you going out with!? Spit it out! Spit it out!".
Having lost his calm, Yamauchi grabbed Ike's collar as he shouted that out.

(Continued)

"I-It's really not that big of a deal.......it's S-Shinohara".
"Shinohara.....you mean, from our class, THAT Shinohara!?".
Having confessed that, Ike nods slightly.
"But why Shinohara? I mean, the two of you are constantly quarreling".
Yamauchi also likely agrees with Sudou's simple question. An unusual combination.

"Like I said, it's only for dinner. There's no way I'd be satisfied with a woman like that, right? She ran into some trouble a while back, and when I saved her, she said she wanted to thank me!".
"No, no, no. I don't know about thanking you or not but it's the Christmas Eve, you know, the Eve!?".
"It's nothing really, I'm serious. Going out with someone like that, even if a cataclysm were to happen, there's still no way I'd do that!".
"I don't believe you! Let's tail them, Ken. Tail them, tail them!".
"You guys, seriously cut it out. It'll be a bother for me if rumors about me and that ugly Shinohara were to spread!".

Ike answered like that, but he didn't seem all that unhappy. Ike and Shinohara, huh? They might unexpectedly be a well-matched couple. Of course, the probability of that happening is, at this point, still an unknown number.

(Part 2 of Each Individual's Way of Spending complete. Continuing part 3's dump)

Winter vacation, students crowded Keyaki Mall as though it were a part of their daily lives. My destination was also congested. Since more than 80% of its customers were females, I could not find Horikita right away. As I wandered around inside the shop, I finally spotted her from behind.
"I'm here".
"That was fast".
Right after having had that exchange with Horikita, someone beside her called out to me too.
"Good morning, Ayanokouji-kun".

I've really encountered a truly unexpected pair. Has this ever happened before? For Horikita to be alone together with Kushida. I can't help but think there's a third party present. I used my gaze to scan the surroundings.
"There's no one else here".
As though responding to that, Horikita indifferently answers me. I had thought it was possible that Hirata might have been involved too, but that's not the case either.
"I don't mean to stick my nose into this but.....which one of you invited the other?".

In response to that question of mine, Kushida gently smiled.
"Me. I invited Kushida-san out".
That question was resolved with an answer that I did not think would be the case. No, I suppose this isn't that unnatural. On the contrary, recently, Horikita has been proactively attempting to resolve the problem of her conflict with Kushida. In all likelihood, this gathering too, can be attributed to that. If it were only Horikita here, Kushida would not speak reservedly but in a public location like this, she would have no choice but to wear her mask. Horikita did a good job drawing her out here.

"By the way, Horikita-san, how's it going with Sudou-kun recently?".

(Part 3 of Each Individual's Way of Spending of volume 7.5. Pic related scene)

"How? What do you mean by that?".
"Aren't you going to spend Christmas together with him---is what I was thinking?".
"There's no way I would do something like that".
She flatly replied like that.
"Really? Didn't Sudou-kun ask you out?".

"Isn't that something irrelevant right now?".
Kushida had attempted to use my interjection to change the flow of the conversation here but that was prevented by Horikita.
Horikita, who by nature, already possessed a bullish attitude, is using two points: her predominance from having won during the test and the fact that it's a public cafe to lay siege to the impregnable fortress that is Kushida.
"And also, Ayanokouji-kun. How much longer do you intend to stand around? If you have something to say, would you mind getting on with it?".
'Right now I'm busy talking to Kushida', is what she seems like she wants to say.

As a matter of fact, looking at it from Horikita's perspective, this is a valuable occasion.
"Sorry. I didn't expect someone else to be present too. I'll leave it for next time".
I decided to leave since I was clearly unneeded here. However, because it was a moment like this that, on the contrary, Kushida judged that my presence was welcome.
"Isn't it fine, Horikita-san? If it's all the same, let's have Ayanokouji-kun join us for tea?".
She said that and stopped me from leaving. However, receiving the pressure of Horikita's silence, I didn't have the guts to calmly sit down.
"Maybe next time".
I said that and hurriedly tried to break away.

"Wait. I'll hear you out here".
"No, it'll be a completely unrelated matter".

(Continued)

Since I disliked the idea of Kushida overhearing unnecessary things, I tried to escape like that. Recently, I've been telling various people about the circumstances at hand but as far as this case is concerned, there are absolutely no benefits in letting her know. Not even that, there's nothing but a mass of disadvantages in this case.
"Could it be, that it's something you don't want her to overhear?".

I got pointed out like that by the sharp Horikita.
"Is that true, Ayanokouji-kun?".
Kushida looks at me with sad eyes. Of course, I had every intention of denying it immediately.
However, Horikita came around again as if to seal that off.
"I'm sorry but she's also a member of our class. Keeping secrets like that is unnecessary".
"That's not it. This has nothing to do with the class. At best, this is between me and Horikita as individuals".

"I see. Then I don't mind. This has something to do with me, right? Say it here".
"I'll have to decline".
"Then, what you have to say right now, I'll never hear you out elsewhere".
Apparently, Horikita's resolve has been firmed. Perhaps she thinks speaking with me without hiding anything is the first step towards improving her relationship with Kushida.
As always, Kushida's expression was overflowing with kindness.

No matter how many times one gets lured into a swamp and no matter how many times one comes close to dying from it, just by seeing that smile of hers, 'maybe this time' is something they'd end up thinking.
I may be able to convince them here by fabricating an appropriate story. But, I doubt Horikita, who is on guard now, will be accepting the proposal I am about to tell her in the future either.
"Understood. Then I'll be speaking frankly. Is that fine?".
"Yes. Tell me".

"Do you have any intention of joining the student council?".

(Continued)

No use crying over spilt milk. I don't know how Horikita will take this. I stated my business as it is.
".....I'm sorry, but I'm not keeping up".
She tilted her head as if to ask why I'm saying this to her.
"Isn't the context deeply lacking? Why did you say that?".
"I wanted to talk more about that as well".
"Very well, continue".

"Umm, is it fine, Horikita-san?".
The one who interrupted me was Kushida.
"Fine? What do you mean by that?".
"It's about the student council, so I think Horikita-san's brother might also be involved in this matter. Is it ok even if I end up hearing this?".
"Ever since middle school, you've known about my brother. What are you saying now after all this time?".
The reason Horikita used her brother as a witness, too, is related to the fact that Kushida is aware of their relationship as siblings. As long as it's not something to hide she'll be using it effectively, is what she means, huh?

This isn't something that'll be over quickly. I firmed my resolve and took a seat beside the two of them.
"A certain person desires your induction into the student council".
"A certain person?".
".....your brother".
Of course, strictly speaking, the older Horikita requested no such thing. He only told me I was free to choose whether to use Horikita, or to not use her. However, to make Horikita take action, I have no other choice but to use her brother.

"Why is my brother telling me to join the student council? That sounds absurd".
Looking slightly dissatisfied, Horikita repudiates it.
"It's the truth".
"If it really were the truth, then my brother should have told me this directly. Why did he go through you?".

(Continued)

are you the only english translator for this book?

"Do you think that brother is the type to tell you directly?".
"I don't. In the first place, he's not one to say things like join the student council".
In other words, Horikita did not believe my words from the very beginning.

If it's a sibling relationship that has frozen up to this extent, it would only be interpreted as a lie. However, even so, Kushida's existence is unnecessary if I'm to deal fully with the truth.
Once the 3rd semester begins, she'll learn of Ryuuen's downfall and she may become convinced that I'm the one behind the secret maneuvers. If that happens, it'll get even more troublesome. Leaving aside that this would have inevitably happened, such a time does not necessarily have to be now.
"I have no intention of playing along with your lies. What exactly is your point?".
"It's the truth. If you think I'm lying to you, why don't you directly confirm it for yourself?".
I changed the subject from a lie I cut in with to the truth.

"You're acting rather bullishly.....".
"Bullish or not, you're doubting me right? Then you can just contact him".
"Then you, umm, you know my brother's contact number?".
"I don't know but since you're his sister, isn't it obvious for you to know?".
"I don't know".
"If you don't mind, shall we try contacting Tachibana-senpai?".

"Tachibana, she's the one who acts as my brother's secretary?".
"Yep. I've talked with Tachibana-senpai many times before, I know her contact number".
As expected of Kushida, it seems she's been making friends even in unexpected places.
"It's ok even if I really confirm it, right, Ayanokouji-kun? If it turns out to be a lie, the consequences will be heavy".
"Please do as you wish".
Either way, if the older Horikita realizes my strategy, he'll match it accordingly. Everything Horikita tries to confirm will be rewritten into truth.

(Continued. No I'm not there are other translators too but we translate different volumes.)

"Thank you, senpai. Yes, please excuse me".
Having finished calling, Kushida began to operate her phone. Soon afterwards, Horikita's phone briefly rings. Apparently she's successfully acquired the older Horikita's contact number, and has forwarded it to Horikita.
"Thank you, Kushida-san".
"No, you're welcome".
Even though there were people around, having to show such a friendly response to Horikita must have been hard for her.

It's impressive that she didn't let any of it show. Horikita drops her gaze down to her phone's screen. And I had thought she would call immediately, but her hands did not move and she kept on gripping her phone in both hands.
".......fuu".
A deep sigh, no, a deep breath.
To be this nervous from just calling your family is not normal.
"If everything turns out to be a lie.....you should prepare yourself".
"No need for caution".
This is Horikita's gamble.

There's no way her brother could possibly be telling her to join the student council. Yet the fact that I'm brimming with confidence concerns her. Even as she thinks this may just be a bluff, she also thinks it may be the truth. If she could somehow confirm the truth without having to directly contact her brother, that would be ideal for her, but that's an impossible task. Horikita, who could not bring herself to trust me, firmed her resolve and pressed the call button. For a few seconds she pressed the phone to her ear.
Perhaps the person on the other end of the line answered, but the fact that Horikita had become even more nervous was conveyed.
"Ahh, umm, i-it's me. It's Horikita Suzune".

Horikita speaks in a formal manner.
"I asked Tachibana-senpai for your contact number, umm, and I called you, nii-san".
Then, showing us a flustered look that one cannot usually see on Horikita (even though she herself probably doesn't wish to let us see), she asked the necessary question.

(Continued)

Then, she was probably told that the induction into the student council matter I was talking to her about earlier was true.
"Yes, t-thank you very much. Please excuse me".
A pause after ending the call, then she intensely glared at me.

"It was the truth, wasn't it? Why do I have to be glared at?".
"Why are you acting the role of the bridge? It's because that's baffling to me".
It's a truly easy-to-understand matter. Certainly, no matter who looks at it, it's unnatural.
"Horikita-san, are you going to be joining the student council?".
".....no. I won't be joining".
"Hold up. Your brother told you to join, didn't he?".

"To join would be for my sake, is what he told me. But.....I doubt joining the student council will be for my own sake".
Even if it happened to be the wish of an absolute existence like her brother, Horikita seems to have no intention of going along with it. Even if I persist any further here, there's nothing to be gained.
I'd like to stop giving Kushida unnecessary information at this point.
"I got it. For the time being, please give me another chance to talk to you again next time".
"I wonder. I think it'll just be a waste of time though?".
"Probably".

It seems Horikita has also realized that I've made a move to end this, as she didn't do anything to stop me. What's important right now is to connect to her again. As long as Kushida is here, I cannot continue speaking any further.
"See you later, Ayanokouji-kun".
From Kushida who gently called out to me like that, I felt something unusual.

(Part 3 of Each Individual's Way of Spending chapter of volume 7.5 is now complete. Only one last part left to go until volume 7.5 is complete. It's a short part. I'll dump that in an hour and then 7.5 will be complete)

Thanks Tl-user

Thank you tl user. You healed my heart in this cold Valentine's day

Cuteshida!!

Posting best bookworm.

Thanks TL user!

geez why is their interaction so hostile?
but i won't lose hope of the true endgame!

It's not really open hostility more like a Cold War. Horikita doesn't trust him (for good reason) and he doesn't trust Kushida (who Horikita trusts now) so it's like a three way Cold War against each other where none of the three fully trust each other. Horikita is smart though, you have to give her credit, she knows 50% is just using her and isn't really doing this for her sake.

see >Until the afternoon I leisurely spent time alone in my room, killing time by surfing the net and reading books.
>reading books
This is a Hiyori reference, brother

>To join would be for my sake, is what he told me. But.....I doubt joining the student council will be for my own sake
Manabu shouldn't said for her own sake. He should have said for the school's sake.

Holy hell their interactions are not pleasent at all.

I feel like the only good thing that came out of this conversation is the "unusual" feeling 50% got off of Kushida in the end. Before that he revealed information to Kushida needlesly and Horikita probably doubts him even more now since she doesn't accept that her brother would simply use him as a messenger for this student council business even if she can't say for sure. All in all a failure for 50%, albeit it was coincidence

I don't think she'd buy that. She knows well enough he doesn't appraise her abilities highly

Yeah even if Suzune joins the student council, she's very well aware that she's being used and also being manipulated so she made a right choice there.

It's been this way since after the athletic festival. Total cold war between them.

So is 7.5 is all done?
Complete epub when?

There's still one last part and Vol. 7.5. will be complete.

Thanks user! Could you translate the afterword of vol. 7.5 too?

does 50% even need Horikita? she seems more trouble than she's worth

No he actually doesn't. Hirata can serve the same purpose too. He only needs Horikita to be a leader for class D. I doubt he can still use her like that though. The mistrust between the two of them is far too great for a partnership to work at this point. Horikita outright accuses 50% of lying to her and 50% pretty much did lie to her. Even Manabu had to cover for 50%'s lie over the phone. So their relationship isn't exactly the greatest right now. I think 50% and Horikita might even turn into full blown enemies once factions start to form in the school. Right now, his only real allies are Manabu and Kei. Ryuuen is a sort of tsundere ally (might betray later) and Hirata is the ultimate neutral. Of course, Kei is best partner and closest to him right now.

The thing is he needs her to lead class D so he can just have a normal life. That is literally the only use for her.

Hey sorry for the dumb question, really appreciate your translations. Why did you skip a few volumes onto 7.5? Will you do the others that have been skipped?

i guess he has trouble understanding that if people wise up to his manipulating antics then it won't go the way he thinks

It's 10 o'clock at night. Christmas Eve passes by moment by moment. I was watching the television alone without hanging out with my male friends. It was showing a live broadcast of the Tokyo cityscape, depicting its Christmas mood. Even if I tried switching channels as a test, as expected, all of the programmes are related to Christmas. The ranking of presents to gift to girls (although I feel like it's late timing wise) as well as the ranking of presents that would make children happy (as expected I feel like the timing is late). However, there were no programmes in particular I felt were interesting.

I stopped watching the television and turned on my computer. Feeling like I wanted to watch something other than information about Christmas, I looked through the various articles that popped up. Accidents and incidents. Good news about foreign athletes and the such. Even though it's Christmas, one day is just one day after all and the flow of time, without much change, moved on.
The bell to the room rang. It was not from the lobby but from the front door.

"Coming".
As I headed towards the entrance while answering with that, the identity of the visitor was confirmed.
"G-G-G-Good evening".
It was the voice of a classmate I was familiar with. I unlocked the entrance and opened the door.

"Kiyotaka-kun!".
"What's wrong, Airi? It's late at night".
The time was already past 10 o'clock at night but judging from her appearance, it seems like she's just returned.
"Have you been out playing until now? But if I recall, the gathering was tomorrow, right?".
"Yeah. It's different from that. I've been playing together with Haruka-chan ever since afternoon".
"I see".
If they met up from around midday, then it's roughly been half a day.

"Did you have fun?".

(Last part of Each Individual's Way of Spending chapter of volume 7.5. Continued.)

"It was a bit exhausting, but I had fun".
"That's a relief".
I no longer have to worry about Airi each and every time. At the very least, within our group, this state will continue. They'll probably happily spend time together tomorrow as well.
"I heard from Haruka-chan that you have business tomorrow and won't be able to come......".

I see. That reminds me, I had such a talk with Haruka. Her telling me she'll handle it well, might involve her playing with Airi today.
"I have an appointment. Sorry for not being able to join in".
"No, that's perfectly fine. Umm, the truth is, I was planning on handing it over tomorrow but!".
Saying that, Airi extended both her hands towards me. A package wrapped in a simple yet cute, red ribbon was handed over to me.
"This.....if you'll have it".
Apparently she's prepared a Christmas present for me.

"Is it fine? For me to have it?".
"Yeah! I-I've prepared one for everyone else too".
If that's the case, it's easy for me to accept it too. I'll gratefully accept. I took the offered present into my hands. At a time like this, I wonder what the right thing to do is. Should I check the contents right away here? Or should I do so after Airi has left? As I pondered over it, unsure of what to do, Airi shyly said this.
"I-I don't mind if you open it, you know?".
So it seems, and so I decided to unreservedly obey her. As I opened up the small box, what came out from inside were warm-looking gloves.

"Kiyotaka-kun, ever since a while ago, you looked like you wanted gloves.....you don't have one yet, right?".
"I was thinking of buying them, but I didn't in the end. Thank you, Airi".
"Hehehe......I'm glad".
I had been dragging out my purchase of the gloves. They were simple, blue gloves. It's a lot easier to use them than ones with illustrations and designs carelessly added to them.

(Continued. This is pic related scene)

I tried putting them on right away. It was the first time wearing gloves in my life, but I didn't announce that fact. It fit into my left hand, and my right hand as well. And then I tried repeating rock–paper–scissors over and over. Airi happily watched me do that.
"H-How is it?".
"The size is perfect, and it's warm".
"I'm glad".
I've never discussed my tastes before but even if I were to go and buy one myself, this glove seems like the one I'd choose.

"Well then, umm, I'm sorry for dropping by late at night. Good night, Kiyotaka-kun".
Perhaps she thought staying too long would be bad, but Airi said that and turned her back. As for me, I wouldn't have minded getting her a cup of tea but it is late at night. On top of that, on Christmas Eve the 24th, it would be all kinds of trouble for me to invite a girl into my room. As I saw off Airi, who was walking towards the elevator, whether it was because she realized my stare or not, she looked back once. And after waving her hand slightly at me, she went into the elevator and returned back to the upper floor.

After seeing her off, I returned to my room.
".....I wonder when I should offer my gratitude".
Payback for Valentine's Day is on White Day, something like that is naturally, known to me but I wonder when payback for Christmas would be. I'll look it up later.

(Volume 7.5 translations are now complete. Only the afterword is left. I'm off for dinner. I'll finish the afterword later tonight. But essentially volume 7.5's translations for the story itself including the 3 SS stories are all complete).

>I think 50% and Horikita might even turn into full blown enemies once factions start to form in the school.
That would be troublesome, but I think he prefers avoid being involved and let his class solved on their own since he doesn't want to babysit them forever.

He told the truth about his manipulations to Kei and she was fine with it though. Hell she even Tauwa'd herself after learning the truth about him. She's fine with the whole manipulating thing. Horikita was offended by it though.

Yeah. Kiyopon messed up here. He's usually VERY good at the whole scheming business but maybe he just didn't expect Horikita to be buddies with Kushida now. The last time he saw them they were at each other's throats and now they're fingerbanging each other like Citrus so it's understandable he'd be surprised and mess up a bit. But at least one good thing happened. He knows Kushida's up to something. The unusual feeling he had from her will convince him to expel her ASAP now. Kushida's too dangerous to keep in school now, especially since she's driving a wedge between him and one of his former allies Horikita.

Horikita may have enough of his manipulation on her so she decided not joining the student council was a good choice, but her big mistake was trusting Kushida will have a grave consequences.

Thank TLAnon.

50%'s desire to expel Kushida is definitely going to put him at odds with Horikita, now that she's resolved herself to make good with Kushida. I expect something antagonistic to develop over this. Kind of makes me sad when thinking how it used to be like that SS with 50%, Ichinose, Horikita, and Kushida fooling around with each other.

I don't think she trusts Kushidayet. She is in a way forcing her own trust onto Kushida and trying hard to build such a relationship between them, showing her that such a relationship can exist. But she is observant enough to know if it's working.
She's certainly ready to damage her relationship with Kiyo to build the one with Kushida. It's her pride at play. Now that she's accepted she needs allies it's like she built an ideology of "leave no one behind" and that's why she refuses to abandon Kushida even though she should be aware such a thing won't work and will come back to bite her. It's not just prideful it's also immature, but that's to be expected from her first ever attempt at working with other people. On the other hand is her pridefully rejecting Ayanokouji more and more. The goal of reaching class A would always have been easier with him doing any sort of work for her, but she won't have it. I agree that he can be more trouble than he's worth but in the end it's her pride that's stopping her here, otherwise she'd do the same to Kushida.

based TL user. you did this whole volume fast as fuck. love ya

Do you miss much story going from 4.5 to 7.5? Im not sure if i should read it or wait until everythings translated

TL user you beautiful man.

Yeah it is sad that the potential friendships he could've had with Horikita, Kushida and Ichinose are going down the drain fast. But look at the bright side of things though. 50% now has a top tier gyaru throwing herself at him. He also has the comfiest group known to man. He has a baby bird to protect. He's now bash brothers with Ryuuen. He reads books with /lit/ bro Hiyori. He has the respect of Manabu. I'd say that's a fair trade off. In exchange for Horikita, Ichinose and Kushida's friendships, he gets all this.

Love u TL user

Yeah to those that think that Horikita and 50% are gonna see eye to eye in the near future, or even further than that can just look at their interaction and how different they want to move on.

50% wants Kushida out now. This is actually the first time he's been "mad" about it. Horikita is trying to make amends with Kushida and is trying to befriend her. Problem is Kushida is still obviously plotting something.

>Do you miss much story going from 4.5 to 7.5?
Obviously. Everything game changing happens between 4.5-7. Those volumes are the whole reason why this series actually got popular.

Read V7 translated parts before and then 7.5

So is this shit getting a season 2 or not?

Yeah. I'd say this scene is showing more Horikita's pride than her mistrust of Kiyotaka. She doesn't trust Kiyotaka too of course but it's mostly her pride speaking here. She's offended that she's considered a tool by her brother and Kiyotaka. So she wants to prove herself as being above a tool by befriending Kushida for real and making it work. Of course, since Horikita is incompetent and water is wet, this will backfire horribly when Kushida inevitably betrays her and sides with Nagumo. I think Horikita needs another volume 5-like moment where she breaks hard so she can rebuild herself into a less prideful person who accepts her limits and trusts others.

No. The director did too much damage to the story, unless they pretend S1 didn't exist.

Actually poor Sakura. Reading this part will just be sad when you remeber that when she conffeses she will just get rejected.

>"Ultimately, I don't mind even if your cooperation only lasts until my graduation. If by then, the minds of the enrolled students have not changed, then it just means that's it for this school, that's how it is".
This whole interaction with Manabu is giving me bad vibes. Manabu isn't the type of man who'd say "Well I tried. I did the best I could but it didn't work and that's that". That's not being a realist, it's having a defeatist attitude. For something that's as important to Manabu as I assume this school's rules are, he won't be satisfied with "I failed, but at least I tried". I think he's preparting things for when he leaves school that will force Ayanokouji to keep going after Nagumo until he's finished. The one who pops into mind is Chabashira, she'd certainly be willing to blackmail Ayanokouji in doing shit for her. And the two recently met up on an Ayanokouji-related occasion.

True. 50% still has some good stuff with other characters.

Yeah. Manabu is also cunning as fuck. I think he's just saying that as lip service to keep 50% focused on the deal for now. If he loves this school's traditions as much as he claims to, I think he has backup measures in place. Like Chabashira, or perhaps even the Chairman, who will continue blackmailing 50% to go after Nagumo after Manabu leaves. Because if Manabu graduates (in a few months only I think), it means 50% is no longer bound to their promise and can fuck off and be at peace. Obviously this isn't going to happen since Nagumo needs to go down so even after Manabu is gone, someone will keep blackmailing 50% into it.

What's really making me sad, but excited is this part
>"Yeah. It's different from that. I've been playing together with Haruka-chan ever since afternoon".
>"It was a bit exhausting, but I had fun".
Look at 'em building trust and shit. Gotta build it up before you wreck it down

This volume is sinking ships left and right. Been a while since I've seen a .5 volume that actually needs to be read for clarity regarding the story going forward.

Also, it's not just about Manabu's love and respect for rules or his principles. He's also someone who doesn't like to lose. Fucker is way too used to winning

Yeah. Every scene with Haruka acting like a big sister to Airi and playing with her just reminds me of Haruka's vol 7 SS and how she's having trouble holding down her feelings for Kiyopon. Once the cat's out of the bag, Sakura will be devastated by Haruka's betrayal.

I didnt think it was obvious. If those volumes are important i dont understand why they were skipped over

Because we know spoilers for 5 and 6. So we asked TL user for 7.5.

It hurts. As a Sakurafag, it's like twisting the knife coated in rust inside my guts. We already know she's getting rejected because Kiyotaka himself bloody admits it internally that he'll reject Sakura as soon as she confesses. So she's already destined to lose. Her enthusiasm, warmth and love towards him is only making it worse since it's either he rejects her, or Hasebe redefines the meaning of NTR entirely for her. It's one or the other for Sakura. Either those, or she gets to watch Kiyopon make out passionately with a gyaru in front of her.

>I think Horikita needs another volume 5-like moment where she breaks hard so she can rebuild herself into a less prideful person who accepts her limits and trusts others.
Yes. This reminds me once more of her vol 2 SS, where she's' surprised at her own apparent annoyance at Ayanokouji being friendly with Kushida. The last lines are
>I don’t need friends.
>--The me of that time really though like that.
I expect her to change greatly and while the current her is already quite the change from her initial self, it's far from truly accepting people to the point where you marvel at your past self that rejected friendship out of principle.

Dude if you read V4 and V4.5. Just read spoilers for 5 and 6. And then read the translated parts of V7 and read the complete V7.5

I love Kikyo. I want to marry Kikyo. I want to fuck Kikyo. I want to hold hands with her and go on dates with her. I want to genuinely befriend her and earn her unconditional trust. Kikyo a best.

I mean at least you will be able to be happy when Hasabe gets rekt when 50% rejects her too.

By the current schedule, 5 and 6 will be translated roughly by the time vol 8 comes out (end of April). Vol 7 probably won't, but then again the most important part of vol 7 is already translated.

Ike you have Shinohara already so stop being a cheat.

Shinohara >>>> This shit

So if I'm getting this right the current relationship status between the girls as of vol 7.5 would be.
>Horikita - Neighbor, starting to mistrust, possible future enemy
>Kushida - Enemy, need to expel ASAP
>Ichinose - Rival, currently friendly relations. Letting Arisu handle this one.
>Arisu - Little Girl, easily triggered. Doesn't want her to spread his past around. Letting her take care of Ichinose.
>Ryuuen - Tamed as fuck. Possible bro material. Could be used to ruin Arisu's delusions of grandeur.
>Sakura - Pet. Baby bird. Protect. Nurture. Reject.
>Kei - Unbelievably soft thighs, irreplaceable and trustworthy partner. Need to go beyond friendship with after everything ends.

This would be each girl's relationship with 50% as of right now.

Shinohara best girl

>From Kushida who gently called out to me like that, I felt something unusual.
The whole vol 7.5 is out and this is the only hint we got that Kushida knows X = 50%. Anons were hyping this up so I expected something more explicit. Hell this doesn't really prove anything.

I patiently await the time when Ike grows some spine to the point he's able to not lie through his teeth and instead of saying "Shinohara an ugly" he can say "yea sure we're going out we get along great fuck off". At this point it seems Ike is just digging himself in and a situation like the one in vol 4.5 will repeat where she overhears him saying she's ugly while they're already dating.

Ook thanks. Where can i find these spoilers and volume 7? Dont see either on the pastebin

That was more hype than anything. It was sort of implied that Kushida knew already from those lines but nothing was explicitly said. Contrary to what most anons have been saying, I doubt Ryuuen told Kushida anything. He may seem like a thug, but Ryuuen actually has his own principles (sort of). Since Kiyotaka beat him fair and square, he won't rat Kiyotaka out to a bitch like Kushida no matter what she offers him. I think Kushida may have figured it out on her own since she's not a complete idiot and Kiyotaka is the only one who fits the profile of the mystery X. But I doubt Ryuuen told her anything. Maybe Kushida learned it from Nagumo who figured it out first from the relay since it now seems likely Kushida will ally with Nagumo next arc.

It happened in V6.

Rooftop scene on the pastelbin

vol 7 is at the bottom of the pastebin
some spoilers for 5 and 6 are in another pastebin that goes over his relationship status with all the girls after vol 6, but I don't have that one

Thank you so much tl user

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I think so too but she might still try to approach Nagumo as long as she can get rid of 50%.

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>>Ichinose - Rival, currently friendly relations. Letting Arisu handle this one.
You know, all in all I feel he has never given a single fuck about her. Ichinose is a threat first and everything else after that. He's friendly with her because she's friendly with him because that's just how she is. It's like that gif with 2 black guys hanging out together through life but both have guns pointed at the other. Except the only one with the gun at all time is Kiyo here.
>>Ryuuen - Tamed as fuck. Possible bro material. Could be used to ruin Arisu's delusions of grandeur.
He's been broken but not tamed. A big part of him stepping down is because 50% out-keikaku'd him at put Ibuki, Ishizaku and Albert as collateral and also that Ryuuen has his brand of honor in accepting his own responsibility. If Kiyotaka truly believed he were tamed he wouldn't have prepared two contingencies to ward Ryuuen off of him.
>>Arisu - Little Girl, easily triggered. Doesn't want her to spread his past around. Letting her take care of Ichinose.
I'd add "go bother someone else" here.

Thanks. Love you guys

He definitely has some sort of friendly feelings toward Ichinose earlier in the series. Especially in her 4.5 SS. It's just that he's in 'Winning is all that matters' mode right now.

>"The only ones who would know about Nagumo's actions and his character in detail are in all likelihood, students from the same school year as him. Even though we're connected through the student council, it's not like I know everything about Nagumo either".
Is this an Amulet-chan reference? And before you say it's a Kiriyama reference, he's in a different class. I'm putting my chips on "Amulet-chan is class 2-A and will bring info Kiriyama can't"

Honestly, as Ayano says in chapter 4, the biggest threat to him is the actions that his father will take, that's different from those children's quarrels, and that's what I'm interested in.

Thank you Tl user
Will you be doing the Skayanagi and Ryuuen vol 7.5 SS?

Most likely. Only the ones in the same school year and same class as him would be able to give detailed information on Nagumo. Kiriyama is beneath 2-A, he's in 2-B so he would't know everything about Nagumo either. I think Amulet-chan, who might possibly be Nagumo's girlfriend as of 7.5, might be the one to betray him in the end and give info to 50% that proves vital in wrecking Nagumo for good. 50% can them warm up Amulet-chan's thighs while Kei rages in the background.

Yeah I agree with your points about Ichinose. Her latest SS kind of took away a bit from her hype since she doesn't even know 50% is the mastermind behind class D yet. She still thinks it's Horikita doing the planning and Hirata/Kushida support Horikita. This is literally false. Out of all the 1st year leaders, only Ichinose doesn't know yet. Arisu knows and Ryuuen knows already. Ichinose's hype deflated a bit with that. More so since 50% already prepared a plan to take care of Ichinose by letting her and Arisu slap each other silly while he orders Ryuuen to take potshots at Arisu from the side. A shame about Ichinose's loss of hype but since she's still allied with Nagumo, with the intel Nagumo can give her on 50%, she might still be a formidable enemy before she loses in the end.