"Hmm." Bai Lan thought for a moment, then remembered the agreement he had made with Ibuki about ten days ago.
The agreement was basically this: Ibuki would keep an eye on Ryuen, and notify him whenever Ryuen had recovered from his injuries for the next two times.
The first time, Bai Lan would go first.
The second time, Bai Lan and Ibuki would go together, with whoever arrived first getting the chance.
Therefore, after Ibuki discovered that Ryuen had made a full recovery, she called Bai Lan and urged him to hurry over and farm Ryuen, lest they miss the next refresh cycle.
But now, Bai Lan and Ryuen had a contract between them. While the contract was in effect, they were allied, so it would be inappropriate for Bai Lan to casually deal Ryuen a fatal blow.
Thinking of this, Bai Lan planned to persuade Ibuki to wait a few more days.
Not many—just three days!
According to his plan, May 1 would arrive three days later. That day, through one possibility or another, Ryuen would ultimately fail to fulfill the contract's requirements, causing their alliance to end.
As long as the alliance between Bai Lan and Ryuen ended, Bai Lan could beat Ryuen without a shred of guilt.
Bai Lan was just about to start persuading her when he suddenly remembered something. He asked Ibuki in confusion, "By the way, didn't Ryuen unify Class C a few days ago? I heard you made a great contribution during the important 'battle' where he won over the girls in Class C."
As far as Bai Lan knew, Ibuki had joined Ryuen's side almost the day after Bai Lan beat Ryuen.
Ryuen hadn't used violence to recruit Ibuki.
After spending an extra day thoroughly investigating Ibuki and understanding her style of