Seeing Kamio Tatsuya's face, Ryuen figured things were probably settled. Once Kamio Tatsuya joined Class C, Ryuen really couldn't think of how they could lose.
He had been a little worried about the three scapegoats he had, but if Kamio went to Class C, he could totally use those three to mess with Class D!
And Kamio Tatsuya was also thinking about where to go after leaving Class D.
First, Class A was out. If he went to Class A, he'd probably be annoyed to death by those guys, especially Sakayanagi. Others might not see her hand in this exam.
But Sakayanagi might be able to tell.
If the information got out, the Class A people would hate him.
Going to Class A would be like giving Sakayanagi a weak spot to exploit.
If he was found out, he'd never have a moment of peace.
Then there's Class B…
Actually, Class B was Kamio Tatsuya's first choice, but to be honest, he didn't really like Ichinose's way of doing things.
She knew Kaneda was a spy but she still accepted him, and what's worse, she had a bunch of people who blindly followed her. That kind of atmosphere made him uncomfortable.
It was like knowing there's a hole ahead and jumping right in. It was just too much like being a saint.
Most importantly, Kamio Tatsuya wasn't planning on just letting things go after leaving Class D. He wasn't one to take being threatened without getting revenge.
After leaving Class D, he only had one thing to do: destroy Class D.
I might not move up in class, but I'm definitely not going to let Class D move up.
That probably wouldn't happen in Class B. Those people never thought about fighting or anything. Kamio Tatsuya would be all alone in Class B, and it would be hard to convince them to fight, especially to destroy Class D…
It wasn't realistic, so…
Was Class C the only choice left?
Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Ryuen.
If he joined Class C, Ryuen would definitely help him destroy Class D.
And he wouldn't have to worry about Chabashira using sneaky tricks, because Mashima was known to protect his own. As long as he didn't do anything to hurt Class C's interests, Mashima wouldn't let him get into that kind of situation.
And what Ryuen had just said was really sincere.
Just then, Mashima came back with the contract. It was a contract handwritten by Mashima with the school's official seal.
"A real man doesn't need to be so wishy-washy!"
Kamio Tatsuya's expression became serious as he looked at Ryuen.
"Okay, I agree to join Class C. I hope we can work well together in the future!"
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's answer, Ryuen smiled. Mashima, who had just returned, looked confused.
What just happened?
I was just saying Chabashira got lucky, and now the luck has come to me?
The student Ryuen was most worried about had decided to join Class C?
After a moment of confusion, he was overjoyed.
"Ryuen, I knew I could count on you!"
"Mashima, the contract needs a little change. Kamio has agreed to move to Class C after getting enough points. I'll give up the points I was going to get from Class A this time.
If he decides not to come to Class C, then all the points from Class A will go to me."
Kamio Tatsuya had no objections. He knew when to be a gentleman and when to be cunning. He liked that about Ryuen.
As for Mashima, he nodded even though he didn't know what was going on.
"Please add one more thing. Until I've gathered enough points to transfer classes, Ryuen needs to keep this a secret."
"Okay, it's not like it would do me any good if this got out." Ryuen agreed readily. "You don't have to worry about Ibuki. She'll know what to say and what not to say."
With Mashima as a witness, Kamio Tatsuya and Ryuen signed the contract.
Then, Kamio Tatsuya took out the digital camera from his pocket and gave it to Ryuen.
"This is Ibuki's share. The evidence is inside."
Ryuen took the camera and looked at the contents. He saw the scene where Class A students took something from Ayanokouji's pocket.
"Great, this evidence is enough. Also, take a picture of your key card."
Kamio Tatsuya took out the fake key card and let Ryuen take a picture of it.
"Just go back and wait for my good news."
Ryuen put away the camera, a satisfied smile on his face.
"Mashima-sensei, will other teachers know about this contract?"
Was he afraid Chabashira would find out and interfere? That's what Mashima thought.
"If you want, I can keep it a secret, of course."
"Thank you, Mashima-sensei."
Kamio Tatsuya took the contract from Mashima and left.
"Ryuen, how did you do it?"
After Kamio Tatsuya left, Mashima couldn't help but ask Ryuen.
"Hahaha, it was just a lucky coincidence. I didn't think it would actually work." Ryuen was clearly in a good mood.
"He's not a spy, is he?"
"Spending twenty million points to send a spy to Class C? You're thinking too much, Mashima." Ryuen scoffed at Mashima's idea.
To be honest, Kamio Tatsuya was definitely dealing with a dangerous person by working with Ryuen.
Because Kamio Tatsuya had given Ryuen his weak point from the start: that he couldn't be seen.
In other words, Kamio Tatsuya had a reason why he couldn't let others know he got a lot of points.
If Ryuen managed to do this and then revealed it…
Chabashira would definitely do something about it.
Then, Kamio Tatsuya's fate was easy to guess.
The best result might be that he had to give up the contract and work for Class D.
But he didn't have any other choice right now. He didn't want to just give in to their power without doing anything, and he didn't want to end up destroying himself with that crazy woman, Chabashira Sae.
That night, at eight o'clock when everyone had to check in, Ryuen went to Class A's camp alone.
While Class A's teacher, Mashima Tomonari, hadn't finished roll call and left, Ryuen swaggered over to the Class A students who were still gathered.
Ryuen?
What's he doing here?
There was a little commotion in the Class A group.
But Mashima-sensei's roll call didn't stop and ended quickly. After Mashima-sensei left, Katsuragi stepped forward.
"Ryuen, are you here because you've found the leaders of Class B or Class D?"
The Class A students knew about this, so there was no need for a private talk.
"Ah, that's right. This is one of them."
Ryuen took out the digital camera, showed a picture of the key card with Kamio Tatsuya's name on it.
"It's him?"
Katsuragi was a little surprised, but he knew the key card wouldn't lie.
"Okay, that's the first thing. There's a second thing."
Ryuen showed a second photo. Two Class A students were pointing sticks at Ayanokouji's throat, and the other was taking something from Ayanokouji's pocket.
"You should know this person, right?"
"This is!?"
The steady expression on Katsuragi's face disappeared as soon as he saw the photo. He realized how serious things were.
When the other students saw Katsuragi's reaction, some of them also came over and saw the picture on the camera.
"Oh my, I didn't expect Class A to steal from others. I'm really surprised."
Ryuen's sarcastic voice echoed through the Class A camp.
"This, this isn't real."
Not only Katsuragi, but even the other students who had just seen the picture on the camera couldn't believe it.
"Hey! Morishige, Takemoto! What do you two have to say for yourselves?"
The two Class A students who had been named were stunned. How did their names get involved?
But when they saw what was in the picture, their faces turned pale.
They knew very well whether the picture was real or not.
The place fell silent.
Compared to the pale faces of the Class A students, Ryuen was very happy.
Kamio did a great job, and Ryuen was even happier thinking that he would soon be his ally.
"Ryuen, what do you want? Points?"
The time on the digital camera showed yesterday morning. Since he didn't give the evidence to the school right away, but came here himself, it meant he wanted something else.
Based on Katsuragi's knowledge of Ryuen, he probably wanted private points.
"Starting next month, each person in Class A will give me 50,000 private points every month. If you agree, I'll delete the pictures."
Ryuen's words were immediately met with opposition from the Class A students.
"Are you kidding me! No way…"
"Shut up," Ryuen said in a deep voice before they could finish. "I don't have time to play games with you. I'll only give you five minutes to talk it over. Come find me when you're done."
With that, Ryuen walked to the side, leaving space for the Class A students. His attitude was very firm, not even leaving room for bargaining.
"Morishige, Takemoto, what have you two done?"
As soon as Ryuen left, Katsuragi's follower, Totsuka, immediately accused the ones who caused the trouble.
Because both Morishige and Takemoto were members of Sakayanagi's faction.
"What are you talking about? Didn't Katsuragi tell them to guard that base?"
"Katsuragi didn't tell them to steal from others!"
"What did you say?"
Class A immediately broke into a mess.
Watching this scene, Ryuen's mouth showed a mocking smile. Class A was nothing more than this. They looked strong, but were actually weak inside, just a bunch of nobodies.
"Enough! Now's not the time to discuss who's to blame."
At the critical moment, Katsuragi stepped forward.
Honestly, he really didn't want to agree to Ryuen's demand. Even if Class A ended up losing and dropping out of the exam, he wouldn't be blamed for the failure.
Even if he signed the contract with Ryuen, it wasn't him who caused Class A to lose so much. It was Sakayanagi's two guys.
You could say this was a great chance to hurt Sakayanagi, but Katsuragi couldn't do it. He couldn't sell out his class's interests to hurt Sakayanagi.
Kamio Tatsuya had thought of this, which was why he dared to ask for so much. He wasn't afraid Katsuragi would take a loss.
"According to my calculations, if the exam goes smoothly, our class will get over 520 class points."
These 520 points included the 270 points Class A started with, 200 points for occupying bases, and 50 points for guessing Class D's leader.
The students in Class A understood this, so there wasn't much to explain.
"Vote on whether to agree to Ryuen's demand and continue the exam, or to give up the exam now and take on 800,000 in debt every month. Raise your right hand if you choose to agree to Ryuen's demand."
After saying that, Katsuragi turned around, no longer looking at the Class A students.
"There's one and a half minutes left of Ryuen's time. I'll give you one minute. I'll make the final choice, according to what you want."
The Class A students looked at each other, and then someone started raising their hand. Gradually, more and more people raised their hands.
A minute passed quickly, and Katsuragi turned around.
Most of the people raised their hands, more than twenty-five. In this case, even if Katsuragi disagreed, it wouldn't do any good.
Katsuragi understood what they were thinking. Giving up now would be a big loss!
It was just like making a big meal for a small problem! That was just the cost of what they already did!
They were just students, and it was too hard for them to cut their losses.
"I understand."
Katsuragi sighed and walked over to Ryuen.
"Our class has decided to accept your demand."
"Hehehe, that's the right way to do it, Katsuragi. You're a smart person. I think highly of you." Ryuen took out a contract. "Please call Mashima-sensei over."
Seeing Katsuragi agree to this, Hashimoto's face looked uneasy.
Katsuragi didn't know, but how could he not know?
Totsuka Yahiko's identity as the leader had already been revealed. The 520 points Katsuragi talked about were just nonsense!
And he didn't think Kamio Tatsuya would be so careless as to let his key card leave his side.
So it was likely that this was just a trick!
He saw the photo. The student who was being held by Morishige and Takemoto was a Class D student.
Ryuen just happened to be there?
No way!
So he suspected that Ryuen and that guy were working together.
But there was no way to say all this.
Could he have told Katsuragi just now that Class D had found out our leader's identity, and that we wouldn't get 500 points?
Then he would face suspicion from Katsuragi's faction. They would suspect that he was a spy, and they might even suspect that Morishige and Takemoto did it on purpose.
So Hashimoto couldn't say anything.
The contract had to be signed!
But if that was the case, Class A would lose badly.
If Class A's class leader was guessed, not only would all temporary points be canceled, but 50 base points would also be deducted.
If this news got to Ichinose and Ryuen, Class A would lose another hundred points. If they guessed the wrong Class D leader, that would be another 50 points.
That would be 200 points. If things really turned out that way, Class A would only have 70 points in the end!
Not only would they get very few class points, they would also have to take on 70,000 points in debt every month…
Just thinking about it scared Hashimoto, and cold sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.
Princess, this is a big problem!
But he quickly calmed down, because he thought this might be an opportunity.
Sakayanagi's faction's reputation was badly hit by what Morishige and Takemoto did, but if they could cause this exam to fail, then Katsuragi would also take on a lot of responsibility.
Because everything Katsuragi said was based on being able to finish the exam successfully.
But what would the result be?
The result would be that the leader Katsuragi chose was found out, and Class A would suffer heavy losses.
That way, it wouldn't just be Sakayanagi's faction who was blamed. The two sides could go back to being balanced.
And Sakayanagi was on the ship now. If they held a second special exam, Hashimoto believed Sakayanagi would be able to win back the game!
Then, with Mashima-sensei as a witness, all thirty-nine students in Class A signed their names on the contract that Ryuen had prepared in advance.
As for the one Sakayanagi didn't sign, Ryuen said generously that he didn't want it.
Kamio Tatsuya would definitely praise him if he knew about this, because this was another trick to cause division.
It was Sakayanagi's men who caused trouble, but Sakayanagi wasn't punished.
Katsuragi's faction would definitely be unhappy.
"Oh right, Katsuragi, I'll give you another gift." Ryuen took out a key card from his pocket and showed the side with the name on it.
"This is my key card. Now, your class has to give me 80,000 points every month. Thank you for your help, hahahaha!"
With that, Ryuen threw down the key card and left Class A's camp.
Leaving a group of Class A students looking at each other in dismay.
They didn't know what Ryuen meant by that.
He would even sell out his own class for private points?
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