Although her interest in Ayanokoji had waned, an obsession she'd held for so long wasn't something she could easily let go of.
For Sakayanagi, nothing mattered more than having a fair, head-on showdown with Ayanokoji.
That way, she could put a temporary end to the past.
Of course, if she won, that ending would be a perfect one.
Katsuragi's words left the students of Class B momentarily silent.
"So you're saying you don't want the Protection Points, Katsuragi?"
Hashimoto Masayoshi looked at Katsuragi and asked.
"I just don't think I can make the most of this important resource, so I still recommend that Sakayanagi accept these Protection Points."
Katsuragi said this without a hint of hesitation.
"However, I do have a condition."
"A condition?" Sakayanagi raised her head slightly, smiling. "Let's hear it."
"I want you to entrust the Private Points in your possession to me."
Katsuragi's words set Class B abuzz.
"What do you mean by that? You don't trust Princess?"
"You could say that. I believe in her abilities, but I don't trust her with this matter," Katsuragi admitted frankly.
"Then what makes you think we should trust you?"
Katsuragi fell silent for a moment, then nodded.
"True. I have no way to make you trust me. In that case, let's do this: give these Points to our teacher in advance.
And have the entire class jointly entrust them with the condition that they can only be used to save a classmate during this exam. Would that work?"
Even Hashimoto fell silent. Katsuragi's only aim really was to use the 20 million Points in Sakayanagi's possession to prevent anyone from being expelled in this exam.
He had even offered the Protection Points to Sakayanagi.
That meant if Sakayanagi still refused, she would seem to have betrayed the entire