"Classmate Katsuragi, I'm representing Class D in asking you to go easy on us in this exam," Yukimura said, pushing up his glasses.
"Oh?"
Katsuragi looked over.
Although the members of the Katsuragi Faction were steadily dwindling, he had still received some information.
That was, although Ayanokouji was the Command Tower for Class D in this exam, Horikita Suzune was actually in charge.
The ten events Horikita Suzune had chosen were based on the strengths, specialties, and strategies of Class D's students, but she had not told anyone which five events would ultimately be assessed.
She had merely instructed everyone to practice the events they had been assigned.
It looked highly confidential, but it also revealed that she had no one she trusted completely.
So the information could not be leaked too widely.
Still, Class D had performed brilliantly during the Sports Festival, so Katsuragi did not completely underestimate them.
After all, students could now choose events based on what they were good at. If Kōenji or Sudou competed in the Swimming event Class D had announced, then Class A might lose unless Classmate Oreki stepped in.
Thus—
The cautious Katsuragi had come to this meeting.
Yet what was this Class D student, Yukimura, saying now?
He actually... wanted him to throw the match?
"And this is probably your fault." Classmate Oreki put down his phone. "That speech you gave to rally your class made your students think that, even against Class A, they had a chance to fight."
"So they're trying every possible way to increase those odds," Oreki said.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Horikita said. "If students in the class want to climb higher, everyone will have an easier time."
"It isn't a good thing," Classmate Oreki said. "There are no cracks in my class. So