Housen had indeed decided to use violence.
And the intelligence Kamuro had gathered revealed two pieces of information.
"For one thing, Principal Tsukishiro assigned a joint task to several first-year students."
"As long as they expel Ayanokouji, the first-years can receive 20 million Private Points, or cash worth 16 million."
"And Housen took on that task with everything he had."
"His plan was to violently attack Ayanokouji."
"He would create a situation where he and Ayanokouji got into a fight, ultimately resulting in injuries."
"He had already prepared himself to be expelled for using violence."
"But he would also position himself as a victim. He wanted to fight Ayanokouji, get injured himself, and force Ayanokouji to be expelled for hurting someone."
In other words, this was no longer some minor scuffle, nor was it a plan with any bottom line.
It was an utterly vile method.
"Looking at it that way, this first-year is pretty fierce," Little Sakayanagi said.
Housen's actions had been within expectations, and Amasawa had seen through them as well. That was why she had told him not just to buy a knife, but to buy some other kitchen utensils too, to make it look better.
But.
The silver-haired girl who had just brought the two of them to the bookshelves to choose books wore a shocked expression.
"..." Hiyori said.
Because.
What terrifying things were they talking about?
As someone who only seemed to exist when she appeared in the library, Shiina had merely been curious about the way these two got along.
But one was her superior and the other was her master. Since they had made the rare visit to her personal territory, she had done the honors as host and helped them find books.
Only to hear something unbelievable.
Because.
Were this year's