Looking at Ibuki, who was frowning, Kamio Tatsuya thought that although Ibuki was a bit hot-tempered, his little face was quite cute.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing." Kamio Tatsuya got his things together and slung his backpack over his shoulder. "But you don't need to worry too much about them. Ryuen isn't stupid; he won't make a move where there are cameras."
"Who's worried about them? Are you an idiot?" Ibuki sneered at Kamio Tatsuya. "I'm just worried that Ryuen will act recklessly and get our hard-earned class points deducted!"
"Is that so?" Kamio Tatsuya gave Ibuki a strange look. "I thought you guys were good friends with Ishizaki."
"Huh? Are you an idiot?"
"Heh, I don't want to be called an idiot by someone whose grades are always hovering around the passing line," Kamio Tatsuya scoffed.
"Are you losing your memory? I can score over 50 in any subject. Who's hovering around the passing line!"
Heh, if the passing line at this school wasn't so different, you definitely wouldn't pass.
However, Kamio Tatsuya didn't plan to explain. Instead, he just smiled at Ibuki.
This made Ibuki even more frustrated. Damn him!
Seeing that Kamio Tatsuya had no intention of acting, Ibuki left the classroom first.
He didn't have to go to the student council today, nor did he have to go to the gym to practice fighting with Horikita Manabu. So, Kamio Tatsuya decided to go back to his dorm to rest.
As for Ryuen's matter, even though he told Ibuki that, he felt he should still keep an eye on it, at least to prevent him from being expelled.
As soon as Kamio Tatsuya walked out of the classroom, he ran into a group of Class D students.
Leading them was Horikita Suzune, followed by Ayanokouji and Sudou. Besides them were two other boys, one was Yukimura.
The other was Miyake, from the archery club. Kamio Tatsuya had some impression of him because he teamed up with Sudou during the sports festival's horse-riding battle.
"What a rare group. Looking at your anxious faces, did you all get collective diarrhea?"
How could this person still be joking at a time like this?
Horikita didn't believe Kamio Tatsuya didn't know what Ryuen was up to.
"What does Ryuen want to do?"
"Who knows? Speaking of which, I don't see him here."
"He's taking the Class C students to go after Koenji."
...
Hearing Koenji's name, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't help but frown. Had Ryuen gone mad from the boring and monotonous study life recently?
He was actually going after that eccentric, Koenji.
And the thought of Koenji made Kamio Tatsuya think of Kiryuin. Both of them were so unpredictable, and frankly, quite troublesome.
So Kamio Tatsuya was sure that it wasn't him acting under Ryuen's name. Then what did he want?
Ryuen must have discovered who was behind this matter through his investigations in the past few days.
So what was his purpose in seeking out Koenji?
To get beaten up?
"It seems you've also realized that things are a bit tricky."
Looking at Horikita's slightly triumphant expression, Kamio Tatsuya was speechless. He didn't know what she was so proud of.
You've completely misunderstood.
If Ryuen could get beaten up by Koenji, that would be a good thing for Kamio Tatsuya.
"Oh, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"Are you really not going to do anything?" Horikita was a bit stunned. "Don't forget, you're the vice president of the student council. You have an obligation to stop incidents from happening, right?"
Tsk, this girl is becoming quite sharp-tongued.
Kamio Tatsuya still ignored her and walked directly to the entrance, changed his shoes, and left in one smooth motion.
Kamio Tatsuya didn't know much about Koenji, but he had some idea about Ryuen's behavior patterns.
If he were to make a move, he would definitely choose a place without surveillance.
As a member of the student council, Kamio Tatsuya wouldn't say he knew every surveillance spot in the school like the back of his hand, but he had a general idea.
So, the place Ryuen would likely choose would be the tree-lined avenue between the school and the dorms.
Because of the dense trees, there was a section of the road without surveillance cameras.
Just as he suspected, after walking towards the dorms for a while, he spotted Ryuen and his group.
And it wasn't just Ryuen and a few others; Ibuki had also come.
He glanced behind him and saw that Horikita's group had indeed followed.
But the other side didn't seem to have any intention of stopping them immediately. Did they think the fight hadn't started yet?
By the way, Kamio Tatsuya didn't know why they were here. Even if a fight broke out, were they planning to intervene?
Give up!
You can't beat Ryuen and his gang.
Just like Ryuen and his gang can't beat Koenji.
Ever since he started training with Horikita Manabu, Kamio Tatsuya had a better understanding of how terrifying Koenji was.
His height was similar to Koenji's, but Koenji's physique seemed to be on a higher level than Kamio Tatsuya's.
Moreover, the man's muscles were extremely well-developed, and his strength was definitely several levels above Kamio Tatsuya's.
In addition to that, his physical agility was also very high, which was evident during the deserted island incident.
Even if he didn't know if the guy could fight, Kamio Tatsuya figured that if Koenji really couldn't fight, he would have been beaten to death long ago given his personality.
Therefore, he concluded: Ryuen and his group couldn't beat Koenji.
Moreover, a lot could be inferred from their attitude. Even when surrounded by Ryuen and Ishizaki, Koenji didn't seem the least bit anxious.
"What's wrong, troublemaker from Class C? What do you want with me?"
Hmm, the guy even had the mood to tease Ryuen, so he really didn't take Ryuen seriously.
"I let you go last time, but it won't be so easy for you to slip away this time. Keep me company for a bit, freak."
Last time, Ryuen and Koenji already had some history?
"Can't be helped, I was busy on a date that day."
Koenji said he was sorry, but he didn't sound sorry at all. He even took out a small mirror from his pocket and started to fix his hair.
"But there's something I can't pretend I didn't hear. Are you calling me a freak?"
"Is there anyone else here besides you?"
This statement wasn't just echoed by Kamio Tatsuya, but even the Class D group not far away instinctively agreed with Ryuen's words.
"That's quite perplexing. But as a tolerant and beautiful person, I'll pretend I didn't hear it. I have another appointment, so get to the point."
"Then I'll have to ask you to postpone it."
If it were the old Ryuen, he would have probably said forcefully, "Postpone it now."
But after interacting with Kamio Tatsuya for a longer time, he realized that speaking this way was sometimes more effective.
"It seems you're not planning to let me go easily."
"That depends on your answer next."
"I don't recall doing anything that requires your special inquiry," Koenji replied nonchalantly, while continuing to fix his disheveled hair, which had been messed up by the strong wind.
He even took out a box of hairspray from his pocket. One could only say, as expected of Koenji.
Ryuen seemed annoyed by this behavior and directly grabbed his wrist.
The moment he grabbed Koenji's wrist, Ryuen, as an expert in fighting, made a judgment about the opponent's combat effectiveness.
He couldn't win. Neither he nor Ishizaki, nor even Albert, would be a match for this guy in terms of raw power.
"Heh, you want to resort to force?"
"What if I say yes?"
"Then I'll reluctantly have to beat you all up." Koenji smiled indifferently, but then quickly sighed softly. "However, doing this in public is really not elegant.
So, could you please let go of the hand holding my arm? You're making it difficult for me to style my hair properly."
Just as Kamio Tatsuya was wondering how things would unfold, Ryuen let go.
Seeing Ryuen let go, Horikita and the others immediately stepped forward. "That's enough, Ryuen."
As she said this, she glanced at Kamio Tatsuya, as if wanting him to say something too. However, Kamio Tatsuya was just watching everything with boredom, with no intention of intervening.
"Shut up, Suzune. I'm playing with Koenji."
"That's just your one-sided desire, isn't it? Koenji doesn't seem to want to continue."
"Heh, you really like to meddle, don't you."
Upon hearing this, Ryuen looked in Horikita's direction, and also glanced at Ayanokouji beside her.
Through his investigations, Ryuen had confirmed that Ayanokouji had spread those papers. However, he didn't believe that those things were Ayanokouji's true intention.
In other words, he believed that someone behind Ayanokouji had instructed him to do it.
After all, what could this sycophant who followed Horikita everywhere accomplish?
Ryuen never took him seriously.
His purpose in seeking out Koenji today was to confirm whether Koenji was the mastermind. It was a probe, and at the same time, a way to scare Ayanokouji, laying the groundwork for future actions.
And from their brief interaction, Ryuen had already realized that this Koenji was probably not like him.
"Oh my, what kind of incident has happened that has gathered so many people? What an interesting group you are."
Turning around, Sakayanagi appeared, accompanied by Kamuro, Hashimoto, and Kito.
Upon seeing Kamuro, Kamio Tatsuya smiled and waved at her. But Kamuro immediately turned her head away.
Oh, she's shy. How cute.
"Hmph, I wondered who it was. Sakayanagi, your timing is impeccable."
Ryuen scoffed disdainfully.
"You've misunderstood me. I was just passing by."
Passing by with three bodyguards, was it?
Heh, so Sakayanagi, you also know your weakness.
But clearly, neither Class C nor Class D believed this was a coincidence.
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