When Kamio Tatsuya returned to the camp, the boys' and girls' tents had already been separated.
Touching the camera in his pocket, Kamio Tatsuya suddenly felt that he could not directly confront Ban.
Because if he directly negotiated with Ban, it would be like exposing himself to all of Ban's students.
Among so many people, someone would definitely let the secret slip out...
At that time, Chabashira Sae would definitely also know that he planned to save up enough points to leave Class D.
That's not important, because she probably already knows that Kamio Tatsuya has this idea.
The key is, he can't let her know that Kamio Tatsuya already has a sure way to leave Class D.
Then Kamio Tatsuya would be in danger.
So, he needed to find someone to speak for him, to take the heat, but he didn't know many people well. Who should he choose?
Horikita?
No.
If that girl got her hands on this evidence, she would probably report Ban directly and make him lose the exam.
She clearly values class points more than personal points.
And she hasn't seemed to be doing well these past few days. Better not let her go.
Hirata?
That guy is even more impossible.
The girls in the class are like big babies, totally dependent on Hirata, and he's not suited to be a bad guy.
As for Ayanokouji...
Although he should be capable enough, his situation is the same as Kamio Tatsuya's right now. He can't openly receive these personal points.
Kushida... even more impossible. Her image means she can't do something like that.
Sigh, if Kouenji hadn't quit, that would be great. If he was still here, he would be Kamio Tatsuya's best teammate.
Because he cares more about personal points than class points. He doesn't even need to graduate from the class to secure his future.
And personal points can improve his quality of life in school.
Damn it, there's not a single useful person in the entire Class D!
Since things aren't working in the class, he just has to find outside help. And he has to find someone who can hide it from Chabashira.
Class B or Class C?
For Class C, he would definitely have Ryuen come forward. After getting this evidence, that guy would definitely succeed in squeezing points out of Ban.
But that guy definitely wouldn't ignore the money. If he didn't try to rip him off, Kamio Tatsuya would think someone else took over his body.
So Class C is definitely the last choice.
As for Class B, should he have Ichinose come forward?
It doesn't really fit her style, and she seems to have a lot of friends in the class. She probably couldn't really bring herself to be the bad guy.
As for the other people in Class B...
Kamio Tatsuya really doesn't know them well enough. He's a little worried about their abilities.
Also, Class B's teacher seems to have some kind of relationship with Chabashira. That's not safe either.
So, after thinking it over, does he really have to go to Ryuen?
While he was thinking about this, Ayanokouji also finished exploring and returned to the camp.
"Did you go out today?"
There was a strange tone in Ayanokouji's voice.
"I just walked around nearby. What's wrong?"
Ayanokouji shook his head.
"I just went to scout out Ban's side and deliberately showed myself."
"Deliberately showed yourself?"
Kamio Tatsuya was a little confused.
"This can calm them down and make them think their leader hasn't been found out."
...
I see. Ayanokouji, you're a big schemer too.
"Ban has occupied a lot of campsites. If they can't guess their leader accurately, they'll probably fall far behind the other three classes."
"Too bad for them, they're destined to fail."
Not only that, Kamio Tatsuya is going to make them lose everything!
Oh well, Ryuen it is. It's worth the loss. The most important thing is to leave Class D. Nothing else matters.
After dinner, the students of Class D were chatting in small groups. Kamio Tatsuya, who was alone, took the opportunity to find Ibuki on the outskirts of the camp.
That girl was really faking it before. After Yamauchi and Kushida persuaded her, she came back right away.
Well, she's always been at odds with Ryuen.
If she left Class D in disgrace this time, Ryuen would probably laugh at her forever.
"Where's Ryuen?"
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's direct and certain words, Ibuki was shocked. Weren't you supposed to keep my location a secret and pretend that you'd already gone back to the ship?
Why is this guy so sure you're still on the island?
Oh, I see. You told him yourself, didn't you?
That's right, you two are scheming together.
"I don't know. Maybe he's already back on the ship."
"If you don't know, contact him quickly. You should have a walkie-talkie, right? Tell him I have something important to talk to him about and tell him to come quickly."
He even knows about the walkie-talkie. Ryuen must have told him.
"I'll come find you again in half an hour. Use that time to find a chance to contact Ryuen."
Half an hour later, it was almost nine o'clock. Most of the students in Class D had already returned to their tents to sleep or to continue chatting.
And Kamio Tatsuya found Ibuki again.
"Where's Ryuen?"
"He wants to meet you tomorrow morning on the beach on the south side of the island."
But for some reason, Ibuki's face looked bad, and the way she looked at Kamio Tatsuya was also a little resentful.
After getting the answer, Kamio Tatsuya turned around and left, not staying there at all.
The next day, after roll call, Kamio Tatsuya left the camp with his camera and headed to the place Ibuki had told him about.
The beach on the south side is where Class C had their party before, but now most of the students in Class C have left.
Ryuen was hiding in plain sight!
After Kamio Tatsuya arrived, he quickly found a line of words left by Ryuen on the beach.
Sleeping grass
That jerk...
He came to the grass where he had been lying with Shiina, and sure enough, he saw Ryuen hiding in the forest with a smirk on his face.
"So, what do you want to talk about?"
He wasn't surprised that Kamio Tatsuya was able to guess that he was still on the island. It would be strange if he couldn't guess that.
At this moment, Ryuen was a little scruffy, but his eyes were still as sharp as before.
"Do you know that Ibuki was causing trouble in Class D and almost made Class C withdraw from the exam?"
Hearing these words, Ryuen's expression froze.
Looking at his expression, it's obvious that Ibuki was acting on her own when she stole the underwear.
"Never mind that. I got my hands on Ban's weakness, something that's enough to make Ban lose the exam."
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's words, Ryuen was stunned at first, and then suddenly burst out laughing.
"You really are something, actually getting your hands on that thing. But you should be talking to Katsuragi, not coming to me."
"For some reason, I can't come forward."
Kamio Tatsuya's tone was light and helpless.
Now, a wicked smile appeared on Ryuen's face.
"Is it because of that woman named Kamuro?"
Is that what you think?
That's great!
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Kamio Tatsuya was very unhappy, and his acting was excellent.
If Ryuen really thinks that way, that's great!
Then Ryuen smiled even more wickedly.
"In other words, you want me to help you extort personal points from Ban, right?"
"That's right."
"In other words, you've accepted that I'm going to rip you off?"
Ryuen would definitely not let go of free money that was delivered to his door.
"I can give you five percent of the profits."
"Hmph, only five percent. Are you trying to get rid of me?" Ryuen scoffed. "At least fifty percent."
"Heh, fifty percent. You might as well just go rob someone. Ten percent at most."
The two sides began to haggle.
"Isn't that what I'm doing? But since you're offering it to me, one price, forty percent!"
"Impossible. Fifteen percent at most. If you're still not happy, I'd rather ask Ichinose for help."
"Since you came to me, that proves that you think I'm the best person to carry out this plan. Thirty percent. I can't go any lower!"
Looking at each other's expressions, the two had the same thought--That jerk, it doesn't seem like they've reached their bottom line yet.*2
"Twenty percent at most. That's my bottom line. If that's not okay, I'll pretend I never came today."
Kamio Tatsuya's expression was very firm, making Ryuen unsure of what to do.
"Hmph, you jerk." Ryuen snorted. "Tell me what you're thinking. What do you want to get from Ban?"
Ryuen wasn't thinking about taking it by force. If it was someone else, he would definitely do it, but the other person is Kamio Tatsuya, so he gave up the idea.
That guy is too sneaky. Maybe he's just waiting for him to take it.
Being disqualified from the exam for snatching someone else's things is not what he wanted.
"I want them to give me 50,000 personal points each month. Of course, twenty percent of that is yours."
Hearing such an outrageous price, Ryuen was also taken aback.
"I have a reason for asking for this much."
"Reason? Tell me about it."
Ryuen was a little interested in this.
"I'll analyze it from Ban's point of view. First of all, Ban got a lot of supplies from you this time, so they probably won't touch the 270 points they had at the beginning."
Ryuen nodded. That means Ban has a base of 270 points.
"Yesterday, I and the students of Class D scouted near the cave camp and found nine camps occupied by Ban. Including the cave itself, that's ten camps.
These camps are occupied three times a day. That's 210 temporary points in seven days. If they've occupied camps we haven't found, they'll get even more temporary points."
Ryuen continued to nod. That makes 480 points.
"And this." Kamio Tatsuya took out a key card from his pocket. "Take a picture of this and give it to Katsuragi. That's another 50 points.
In other words, Katsuragi should think that Ban will get 530 class points after the exam.
Compared to 530 class points and 50,000 personal points each month, what do you think Ban would choose?"
If it was Ryuen, he would definitely choose 50,000 personal points each month. That's two million in a month, and he could save up 20 million to transfer the class in ten months.
But Katsuragi, and the students in Ban are different. They will definitely choose class points. There's no doubt about that.
Compared to personal points, these guys obviously care more about class points and the chance to graduate from Class A.
"You've convinced me." Ryuen nodded. "So where's the evidence? Without strong enough evidence, everything you just said is just an illusion."
"Of course I have evidence, but I don't trust you. Isn't Sakakami-sensei around? Let him be the witness."
Class C's teacher Sakakami, although he favors his students, he's still a teacher representing the school. He has some credibility.
"Sakakami, did you hear what we just said? Come out."
Just as Ryuen finished speaking, Class C's teacher Sakakami came out of the dense forest not far away.
Looking at Kamio Tatsuya, he had a complex expression.
Why was this kind of student assigned to Class D?
Chabashira really got lucky!
"By the way, I didn't prepare a contract in advance, so I'll leave this to you, Sakakami-sensei."
Didn't prepare a contract?
Sakakami was a little strange. Contracts don't cost any money. Why didn't he prepare one in advance?
Could it be that he doesn't want Chabashira to know about this?
By the way, what is he going to do with so many personal points?
Just as Sakakami was about to prepare the contract, Ryuen suddenly asked Kamio Tatsuya, "Hey, Kamio, are you planning to transfer classes with so many points?"
"Yeah, it's a little boring to stay in Class D."
Because there were only Ryuen and Sakakami there, Kamio Tatsuya readily admitted this, and he wasn't even afraid that Chabashira would know about it.
What he was afraid of was that Chabashira would know that he already had the ability to transfer classes.
After all, Chabashira must know that the easiest way to get rid of her is to transfer classes, but she's not afraid of that.
Because, in her opinion, it's impossible for Kamio Tatsuya to collect 20 million points by himself.
After all, no student has ever succeeded before.
"I see. It seems like you're in a difficult situation in Class D." Ryuen mocked Kamio Tatsuya. "But which class are you planning to go to? Class A? They'd probably hate you if they knew the truth.
Or are you planning to go to Class B and enjoy a good high school life?"
"What are you trying to say?"
Kamio Tatsuya frowned.
"Why don't you come to Class C? As long as you agree to come to Class C, I don't want anything from this deal. And you should know that I can also get 800,000 personal points from Class A every month.
I can also lend you these points for the time being. I can even have the students in Class C take out their living expenses to support you in coming to Class C. What do you think?"
Ryuen's face was full of enthusiasm. He was worried about how to deal with Kamio Tatsuya. It turned out that Kamio Tatsuya didn't want to stay in Class D.
It was simply God helping him. If he couldn't beat him, he could just let him join. Wouldn't it be okay to turn an enemy into a friend!?
"Aren't you afraid that this will be a losing deal?"
"Of course not. Your existence is a threat. Even if you don't do anything after coming to Class C, I'll still win."
Ryuen looked at Kamio Tatsuya, who was showing signs of softening, and a coaxing smile appeared on his face.
"And, Hiyori really wants to be in the same class as you."
Hearing these words, Kamio Tatsuya's eyes twitched slightly.
And because Hiyori is there, you're not afraid that I'll hold you back, right?
After a long time, Kamio Tatsuya finally said with difficulty, "Let me think about it."
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