"And all we can do is gamble on getting a huge payoff from this exam, then use it to repay the debt," Sakurako Haru said.
In other words, although Class 1-B had risen in rank, they had paid a terrifying price.
Ryuuen, meanwhile, kept smiling.
He had already marked these two juniors from Class 1-B for special attention.
He himself had come from Class C and knew very well what Class C students were made of.
So while these two direct juniors had managed to climb upward and looked quite impressive, it was not necessarily a good thing.
In other words, getting up there was easy. Staying there was not.
Not to mention their thirty-million-point debt.
The pressure was enormous.
But...
Sakurako saying that was probably just deliberate weakness.
Because Class 1-B had likely seen through this special exam.
It lasted twenty days, while surviving on the Uninhabited Island only required fourteen. What were the remaining six days for?
That meant they had probably anticipated another special exam immediately following the Uninhabited Island test.
And that was what Ryuuen, Shiina, and Oreki wanted... for the first-years to obtain points openly from the school, only for them to exploit the freshmen afterward.
So...
The agreement he had produced was naturally meant to fool and exploit the first-years.
Yet this junior had already considered that possibility.
It seemed their initiative in approaching Houtarou Oreki and Class 2-A directly for a deal last month had not been mere luck.
They really were sharp.
Ryuuen was a little curious whether this group could truly climb from Class C.
"That assumes you even have that many points," Ryuuen said. "Still, since you people love spending money so much, I'll give you a little convenience."
"I accept your request," Ryuuen said.
"Then our class—" the two