A few minutes later, Kamio Tatsuya sat in a chair, looking tired. He had already explained the situation.
However, he hadn't told Kushida about the deal.
"In short, Horikita seems to think you're my spy in Class D, so she came to me to ask me to let you go."
Kushida's expression flickered between pleased and unhappy after hearing this.
She's helping me?
Also, there was a witness to what happened that night?
Never mind, that's not important. Ayanokouji is such an invisible guy; no one would believe him even if he talked.
The key is Horikita's attitude. What is that guy thinking?
Is she afraid my past will be revealed?
Kushida couldn't believe it. If that was the case, then what was all her previous effort for?
Right, she must have done it for the class, not for me, and she still suspected me of being a traitor to Class D, didn't she?
With all sorts of information flooding her mind, Kushida felt like her head was about to explode.
"I'm going back now."
After Kushida left, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't hold back any longer. He lay down on the bed and fell asleep shortly after.
The next day, there was news from Horikita, stating that she could agree to Kamio Tatsuya's request. The two even signed a contract in the presence of their respective homeroom teachers.
Kamio Tatsuya agreed not to use Kushida's leverage to threaten her, while Horikita would take care of Sakura in Class D.
Furthermore, this final exam would be against Class C, and Class C would have to use the test questions provided by Kamio Tatsuya.
Of course, violating the contract would result in expulsion.
After the contract was signed, the homeroom teachers of both classes left.
Ryuen also breathed a sigh of relief.
When Ryuen told him yesterday that he wanted to designate a class, he was worried if Class C could win. It turned out that Kamio Tatsuya had already come up with a solution.
With the exam questions, let alone an extra person, even without one, Class C could definitely defeat the class.
Leaving the teachers' office, Horikita also felt relieved.
This way, even though Class D was almost guaranteed to lose this final exam, Kamio Tatsuya would no longer be able to use Kushida to get information from Class D.
"Oh, right." Kamio Tatsuya seemed to remember something and looked at Horikita with a sly smile. "Although I won't coerce Kushida into providing me with information anymore, it doesn't count as breaking the contract if Kushida willingly provides me with information."
After that, Kamio Tatsuya ignored Horikita's shock and started talking to himself, "Speaking of which, I never threatened Kushida into providing me with information. Thank you for this exam, Horikita."
With that said, Kamio Tatsuya waved his hand and slowly walked away, leaving a stunned Horikita standing there.
Kamio Tatsuya didn't understand. If she had just discussed it with Hirata, it would have been easy to conclude that Karuizawa Kei was Kamio Tatsuya's spy.
But Horikita mistakenly thought that his spy in Class D was Kushida.
And then she paid a price for this baseless matter. It was simply laughable.
But speaking of which, Class D is really interesting, hahahaha!
After returning to the classroom, Horikita was distracted, even somewhat dazed.
"What's wrong? Did the contract not go smoothly?"
Ayanokouji couldn't help but ask when he saw Horikita like this.
"No, the contract went smoothly," Horikita glanced at Ayanokoujilistlessly. "But, Ayanokouji, have you considered a possibility?"
"You're not going to say that Kushida provided the entry form to Kamio on her own, are you?"
Seeing Ayanokouji state the 'truth' expressionlessly, Horikita gritted her teeth in anger.
"If you thought of this, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Because you said Kushida was being threatened by Kamio and had no choice but to be his informant in Class D," Ayanokouji said, sounding somewhat innocent.
Horikita rubbed her forehead, feeling like she was being played by these two.
But no matter what, she had to make Kamio Tatsuya lose his inside connection in Class D. Otherwise, even if there were future competitions that didn't rely on numbers, they wouldn't be able to counter Class C.
So, should she still try to contact Kushida?
Horikita hesitated. If this was also Kamio Tatsuya's trick, and if he was lying, and Kushida wasn't the one she had to betray, wouldn't that be misunderstanding Kushida?
After much deliberation, Horikita decided to talk to Kushida. Because regardless of whether Kushida appreciated it or not, she had to tell her about the contract.
At least she should let her know her good intentions.
With this in mind, Horikita contacted Kushida and arranged to meet after school.
Kushida, on the other hand, was also very conflicted, as she had two reasons for targeting Horikita. One was the fear that Horikita would reveal her past.
The other was, as Kamio Tatsuya had mentioned earlier, seeing Horikita made her feel that her actions were being invalidated.
But now Horikita was actually planning to help her keep her secret, even going so far as to beg Kamio Tatsuya.
Moreover, after careful consideration, Kushida also decided to protect the students in the class. Although some might think she was imitating Ichinose, Kushida did so without hesitation.
Because no matter how excellent Ichinose was, she was just Ichinose of Class B. In Class D, there was only Kushida Kikyo.
Meanwhile, Kamio Tatsuya, after obtaining the contract, handed it directly to Ryuen.
"What is this?"
"Well... a late birthday present?"
Ryuen's birthday was October 20th, just a few days before the midterm exams.
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's words, Ryuen was silent for a rare moment, then chuckled and opened the contract from Kamio Tatsuya.
"I see. Are you worried about Class C losing to Class D, so this is your insurance?"
"No, this is a gift that someone rushed to give. If I don't accept it, wouldn't that be impolite?" Kamio Tatsuya smiled.
"But what's this 'Kushida's leverage'?"
Ryuen tapped his fingers on the table.
"Don't worry about it. Since I signed the contract, I won't reveal anything about her. If you want to know, just investigate, won't you?"
Kamio Tatsuya shrugged indifferently.
"However, if you agreed so easily, it seems your spy in Class D isn't Kushida."
Ryuen truly understood me.
Kamio Tatsuya nodded.
If he really only had Kushida as his intelligence source, Kamio Tatsuya would absolutely not compromise, even if Horikita threatened him by framing Sakura.
Besides, framing Sakura was a self-defeating tactic, so Kamio Tatsuya wasn't worried.
"But this method of forcing you to yield by framing the woman is not something Suzune would think of. That guy is quite honest."
Ryuen showed a look of great interest when he said this.
"I didn't expect Class D to have someone with a similar mindset to mine."
Hearing this, Kamio Tatsuya also smiled.
"In that case, why don't you try to find that person?"
"Oh? Seeing you like this, do you know who it is?"
"I have an idea."
"Heh heh, I accept your proposal."
A smile spread across Ryuen's face.
This exam wasn't very interesting; Class C was almost guaranteed to win. So, he wanted to find some entertainment.
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