After Kei left, Shinji decided he wanted some drink, so he went out of his room, and walked towards the elevator, and was surprised to meet Kiyotaka in the elevator when it arrived
"Great minds think alike, huh?" Shinji said with a smirk as he entered the elevator
"So, how's Horikita-San's study group?" Shinji asked his brother
"About that..."
~~~ Time Skip ~~~
As they made their way to the drinks vending machine, Kiyotaka explained to him just how they somehow managed to form a study group, which led to Shinji chuckle. When they arrived at the vending machine, just when Shinji was about to ask what Kiyotaka wanted, they heard someone speaks from a nearby alley.
"I didn't expect that you'll come here, Suzune" Shinji heard a familiar male voice from the alley. Shinji and Kiyotaka nodded at each other, and then looked at what was going on in the alley
"Nii-San, I came here to catch up to you" they heard their classmate's voice, as they looked at the alley. They recognized Suzune from her voice, despite only seeing her back, and they also saw a male with short black hair, with his back towards them.
'That looks interesting... why not film it if we're already eavesdropping...' thought Shinji as he took out his phone, and started filming
"Do you think you can catch up to me when you haven't even realized your own shortcomings?" the male said
"I'll reach class A! And when I do-" Suzune said in a desperate tone
"What a foolish sister you are..." said the male, as he turned around, revealing that he's the student council president, Manabu Horikita
'I knew they were siblings!' thought Shinji as he saw Manabu holding Suzune's hand over her head, and pinned it against the wall
"My little sister was assigned to class D. Do you know how shameful it is to me? Leave this school right now" said Manabu in a threatening tone
"Nii-San..."
"You're not allowed or talented enough to aim for something higher. It looks like you need to learn a lesson..." Manabu said and cocked his fist back, ready to hit her. Just when Suzune readied herself for impact, Kiyotaka, who approached them without they noticed, caught Manabu's hand, preventing him from hitting Suzune
"A-Ayanokoji-Kun!?" said Suzune in surprise
"You really were going to do it, weren't you? Let her go" said Kiyotaka
"Please stop, Ayanokoji-Kun..." said Suzune in a hopeless tone
Hearing her tone, Kiyotaka let go of Manabu's hand, only for Manabu to immediately attempted to backhand him, but Kiyotaka managed to dodge by flexing his back, but Manabu continued his assault, by trying to kick him, but Kiyotaka dodged again, by sidestepping. Surprise was visible on Manabu's face before he attempted to grab Kiyotaka by the shoulder, but Kiyotaka blocked it with his hand, and finally managed to get some space between them
"You're not bad. Are you training in some type of martial art?"
"No. Only piano and calligraphy"
"I see. You are the other Ayanokoji. The one that scored 50 in all of the entrance exams. Was it intentional?"
"Coincidences can be amazing"
"Just like your brother, you're unique in your own way. Suzune, I'm surprised that you managed to befriend with someone"
"He's not my friend. He's just a classmate"
"As always, you're confusing between isolation and independence" Manabu said and started to walk away
"I'm afraid you can't leave just yet, President" said Shinji, after he stopped filming, and revealed himself
"Ayanokoji-Kun?" said Suzune, surprised once again
"I told everyone to call me by my first name. You're calling both of us in the same manner, and it's quite confusing if you ask me"
"What are you doing here?" asked Manabu with suspicion in his voice
"Me and Kiyotaka went to get something to drink from the vending machine nearby, and just happened to witness your conversation. I didn't want to interfere in a talk between siblings, but Kiyotaka was more kind than me and decided to intervene. Honestly, I couldn't care less if you hit Horikita-San, as I believe that what happens in the family, stays in the family, but the moment you attempted to attack Kiyotaka, that's where I come in" Shinji said, showed him his phone, and started to play the video, at the part where Manabu attacked Kiyotaka. Seeing the video, Manabu frowned deeply, while Suzune looked shocked
"What are you aiming by showing me this?" asked Manabu
"Nothing at all. I just want your opinion. What do you think will happen to you, when I'll post this video on the school's forum? The student council president who attempted to attack his underclassmen! The President's sister is in class 1-D! This what the whole school will think of you, and the reputation you worked so hard to build, will fall apart before you'll notice" Shinji said with a devilish smirk
"Are you trying to blackmail me?"
"Nothing of the sort. Just saying that the first thing you'll see this morning, is the numerous messages you're class will send you about a certain video"
"How dare you-" Suzune started to say in anger, only for Manabu to stop her and say:
"Suzune, stay out of it. What will it takes, so you won't post this video?"
"Nii-san!?" Suzune exclaimed with absolute shock
"Well, since you built this reputation since the day you arrived at the school, it's price is quite high. Let's say... 3,000,000pp"
"3,000,000 points!? Have you gone crazy?" shouted Suzune
"Very well. I'll give you the amount you ask for. In return, I want to see you deleting this video right now"
"Nii-San!?" once again, Suzune exclaimed in shock
"Are you taking me for a fool? You'll deliver the points first"
"And how can I know that you'll delete it?"
"Then... we'll transfer our phones momentarily. Then, I'll transfer the points from your phone to mine, and you'll delete the video. Once you see that I transferred the exact amount, and I see that you're not transferring the points back, we'll transfer our phones back"
"That is an acceptable method" Manabu said, and started to move closer to Shinji, until he stood one meter away from Shinji. Then, both reached for each other's phone at the same time and took it from each other's hands. Shinji transferred 3,000,000 points to himself and confirmed that Manabu hasn't sent them back, and Manabu deleted the video and made sure Shinji sent the exact amount. Once the deal was completed, they exchanged phones again, and Manabu walked away
"Looks like you can act like a normal girl as well, Horikita-San" Shinji said, ignoring the glare Suzune sent him
"You should act like this more often. It makes you look cute, and you already have the appearance to back you up. The only thing you need to do is to act as you acted with your brother, and you'll be a hell of a cutie"
"C-Cutie!? I certainly don't need to be a cutie. All I need is to reach class A" Suzune grumbled, but a faint blush was visible on her face
"Well, I'll take my leave now. Kiyotaka, make sure to treat her to a drink~" Shinji said in a playful tone and walked back to his room
'Well, there is no need to humiliate my upperclassmen for points anymore...' Shinji thought, as he looked at his point balance:
'3,954,000pp'
~~~ Time Skip ~~~
The days passed, and now it's a day before midterms. The news about Shinji and Kei 'relationship' quickly spread out, and now it's quite known throughout the first years. The bell rang, signaling the end of today's classes, and everyone stood up to leave, but then Kikyo said:
"Before everyone leaves, I want to give you something" she said, and started to give out paper sheets. Once Shinji got one, he smirked, as he looked down on the tests' questions in his hand
"Are these tests' questions? Did you made it by yourself?" asked Maya
"These are tests that an upperclassman gave me. He said that it'll probably be the same questions in tomorrow's tests" answered Kikyo
"Really!?"
"We didn't need to study so hard all this time!"
"It's awesome!"
Numerous students said, and everyone started to thank Kikyo. When Shinji saw that no one was looking, he turned towards Kiyotaka, and raised his thumb positively, like he was saying 'Good job!'. Shinji quickly turned back and started to celebrate with the rest of his classmates
~~~ Time Skip ~~~
The day of the results of the midterms publishing has arrived. After Sae finished hanging up the results on the board, Shinji smirked as he looked at the results. everyone had decent results. Of course, he also smirked seeing 100 near his name in every subject. Seeing the results, his classmates start to celebrate in the classroom
"To be honest, you impressed me. I never thought you'll be able to get such high scores. No one has received a failed score"
"You had it close, Sudo. You almost didn't pass in the English test!" said Kanji, as he looked at Ken's 44 score in the English test
"Shinji-Kun! Look at this! I got above 80 in all of the subjects! It's my first time getting so many high scores!" said Kei as she walked towards his seat with excitement
"You did good" Shinji said and patted her head
"Though, I'll make sure you'll receive these scores all the time"
"Still, you scored 100 in every subject! You're amazing Shinji-Kun!" said Satsuki as she joined their conversation
"Yeah! Even if we got the questions, getting 100 in everything is amazing!" said Kei as she hugged his arm
"You'll make me blush if you continue complimenting like this!"
"Let's go celebrate after school!" said Maya
"I think it's a great idea. We all worked hard, so we deserve a reward" said Yosuke
~~~ Time Skip ~~~
After celebrating with the class at the mall, Shinji went to Kiyotaka's room. He was about to knock on the door, and the door opened, and Kikyo walked out of the room
"Shinji-Kun!?" said a surprise Kikyo. Shinji put on a teasing smirk and said:
"Oh? What were the two of you doing alone in here? Is it possible that you're interested in my brother, Kushida-San~~?" he said in a teasing tone
"It's not like that. We celebrated with some friends here, and I stayed behind to help clean"
"And you didn't invite me? I'm hurt" Shinji said with a fake sad tone
"You were with Karuizawa-San, weren't you? So you couldn't come. Anyway, I'll return to my room now" Kikyo said and walked away
"Shinji, she forgot her phone" Kiyotaka said with Kikyo's phone in his hand
"I'll go and give it to her" Shinji said, took the phone, and followed Kikyo. Shinji was about to call out to her, when he noticed she wasn't walking towards her room. Curious, he stayed quiet and followed her, until she arrived at a path next to the sea, with only a metal fence preventing access to the sea.
"You think you're so great and pretty..." said Kikyo in an angry tone, which was completely different than her usual voice
'Have she finally broke down? I'm very lucky so early in the year. First, it was the recording of the girls from class A, then it was the student council president, and now it's Kushida. So many interesting situations~~' Thought Shinji, and once again, took out his phone and started to film
"I hate you!" Kikyo shouted
"I hate you I hate you I hate you I hate you!" she continued to shout and started to kick the fence
"Fucking die, Horikita!"
"Stupid bitch!"
'Damn! She's crazy as shit! I knew she's interesting, but that's on a different level than what I thought!' Shinji thought as he continued to watch Kikyo, but then Kikyo received a message on her phone, making a noise
"Who's there?" asked Kikyo in a threatening tone
'Let's try something' Shinji thought, and quickly put his phone in his breast pocket, in a way so the upper part of the phone was visible, allowing the camera to continue filming. Then, he walked out of his hiding place and approached Kikyo
"You forgot your phone in Kiyotaka's room so I came to give it to you, but..." Shinji started to say, as Kikyo quickly started to walk towards him, and snatched her phone out of his hand
"Did you hear?"
"I got to say, I didn't see it coming!" Shinji said with an amused grin. Kikyo then stepped even closer, so her face was very close to his, and said:
"If you'll tell anyone, you'll pay" Kikyo said with a dreadful tone
"Even if I did, I don't think that anyone would believe me"
"If you'll tell, I'll say that you raped me"
"It doesn't work like this, you know? You'll need something else than just say that I did"
"Don't worry, after all..." Kikyo said and took his hand and pressed it against her breast. If he wanted, he could've resisted her, but decided to see what she's planning.
"Your fingerprints are right here. I'm serious, so drop that smirk off your face" she said and pressed his hand further into her chest For a few seconds, Shinji didn't say anything, but then, he firmly grabbed her breast with the same hand she held, and pulled her closer, making her moan in pain, as her face was now mere inches from his face. Kikyo's eyes widened in fear, as she looked at the psychopathic expression on his face
"You're fascinating! To think you'll have the guts to threaten me... however..." Shinji said as he pulled out his phone, stopped the filming and showed her the video
"You threatened the wrong person" he said with an evil smirk
"You..." said Kikyo with complete shock
"Did you thought that you're the only one hiding her true personality? No, it doesn't matter now. What does matter that instead of you having evidence against me, I have evidence against you! If you'll give that shirt to the authorities, then we'll go to court, and then they'll ask you to testify. Only after you'll testify, I'll reveal this video, and you'll be charged with perjury. The thing is, even if you won't give it to the authorities, I can post this video on the school's forum, and everyone will see the real you, which is the thing you're most afraid of"
"What are you talking about?" said Kikyo with a frown, trying to look intimidating, but failing, as fear is still visible in her eyes
"Don't even try to fool me. It's obvious for someone like me. This also why you hate Horikita so much. You're afraid she knows about you"
"How do you..." Kikyo said as she took a step back
"Since the first day, I knew you were faking, so I did a little research. I know what happened to you, and I know that Horikita was in the same middle school as you. The same school where that incident happened"
"It's impossible... it's confidential information!" Kikyo said with a horrified expression
"For someone with my capabilities, the police network security is nothing for me. So what'll you do? Will you go to the authorities, or will you let me post it online?"
"What do you want?"
"Now you're speaking. You see, no matter how smart I am, it'll be hard to take control of the school on my own"
"Take control of the school? What the hell are you talking about?"
"So you have two options:" Shinji said as he ignored her
"You can end up like any other student who'll oppose me, ending up under my complete control, or you can stand by my side, and rule the school with me, enjoying the best as you can enjoy in this school"
"Even if you managed to catch me off guard, it doesn't mean you can take over the school"
"Let me show you something that may change your opinion" Shinji said, and showed her his point balance, making her eyes wide again
"How can you have so many points!?"
"And I've done it in 50 days. Now choose:
Either I'll destroy your reputation in the school forever, or you'll swear allegiance to me, and no one will ever know your secret"
"And what about Horikita?"
"Don't worry. I'll find out if she knows about you or not. If she is, then I'll personally take care of it"
Shinji watched how Kikyo considering her options before she said:
"Fine. I'll join you"
"Great. But I'll say it to you only once" Shinji said and took a step closer to her, looking at her in the eyes with a threatening cold look
"If I'll find out that you're betraying me, your reputation will be the last thing you'll need to worry about. Am I clear?"
"If you'll truly keep my secret, and you'll let me rule this school as you said, I don't have a reason to betray you"
"Just wanted to make sure you understand. You will rule by my side, but one wrong move, and I'll make your life a living hell" Shinji said and then closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he smiled happily and said:
"Now, let's get back, shall we?"
Kikyo also closed her eyes, and then smiled happily, and said:
"You're right! It's getting late after all!" she said, and the two made their way back
