Daichi Ishizaki realized he could no longer make sense of it.
Looking at it this way, Oreki had been very considerate.
Yet Ryuuen said that Oreki was a genuine, bona fide villain.
That he wanted to keep squeezing Points out of Class C.
"Um..." Daichi Ishizaki seemed hesitant to speak, but he finally opened his mouth. "About the previous shop-opening agreement—"
"Nagumo, the Vice President, required five million to open a shop, so the plan failed."
Oreki said, "But my agreement with Class B is still ongoing."
"It will probably continue until the end."
"Oh, oh."
Was that so?
Daichi Ishizaki had personally persuaded most of his classmates to join Oreki's shop-opening plan.
He also knew that some students from Class B had joined.
In the end, Ryuuen had unilaterally forced them to terminate their agreement with Oreki.
But now, Oreki was still honoring his agreement with the Class B students.
Oreki's agreement with Class B was a loan agreement, which meant that starting next month, he would have to pay Class B fifteen percent interest.
The fact that he could do that proved he was not trying to scam people out of money. He was genuinely committed to making things work.
And that contradicted what Ryuuen had said.
"..." Ishizaki fell silent.
So, could he still trust Ryuuen?
After fooling Daichi Ishizaki, Oreki left Class D's cave.
He wanted Kikyou Kushida to take him to see Horikita Suzune.
"So why do you have to see Horikita Suzune?"
Kikyou walked beside him, but she kicked a stone across the ground with one foot.
"This isn't the cabin. Restrain yourself a little," Oreki reminded her.
"Because it's disgusting." Kikyou lowered her head slightly, and the look beneath her bangs had already changed. "Just thinking about Ike Kanji and the others