A Spy's Been Exposed? No, This Is a Chance to Win Over Class B's Little Angel! (Continued)

Oreki said, "Then what if they got sick? What about circumstances beyond their control?"

"That would be a leader change with legitimate grounds."

"So."

"Kōenji is preparing to replace Class D's leader."

"And the timing will probably be tomorrow morning, just before the exam ends."

Oreki said, "So, Ichinose, you can follow his example."

"Ibuki knows who your class leader is, but if your leader also gets [sick due to circumstances beyond their control], you can apply to change the leader."

"Since the leader will have been changed, the information Ibuki obtained will become meaningless," Oreki said.

"In other words..." Ichinose had already caught on. "You want my class's leader... to get sick."

"The current weather is perfect for it," Oreki said. "There's no need to soak in the water like Kōenji. Just wear thick, wet clothes and stand in the rain."

Ichinose nodded.

Then she seemed to think it over.

Indeed, Class B was in a panic now because their leader's identity had been exposed.

Shiraha had been crying the whole time, believing that she had been too careless and had failed to keep the Leader Card safe, which had ultimately exposed the leader's identity.

But Ichinose could not shirk her own responsibility either.

Class B's shower room was not a proper one.

They had simply put up a frame and joined together and cut up the large garbage bags provided by the school for free, using them as curtains.

There was nowhere to hang clothes inside the shower room.

So they could only leave their clothes outside it.

In other words.

They had been too frugal.

If there had been somewhere to hang clothes inside the shower room, Ibuki would not have succeeded so easily.

So Ichinose felt that she needed to take responsibility as well.

But.

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