Was he coming after me?
Ayanokoji had already figured it out, but he silently stood behind Horikita without saying a word. He even pulled out his phone and started tapping away in the middle of all this.
While Horikita and Hosen stood facing off, trading pointless remarks, Kamio Tatsuya's phone vibrated in his pocket.
[He's coming after me.]
Those simple four words made Kamio's mouth twitch. Was this guy really that perceptive?
Kamio hadn't even noticed anything suspicious yet.
It couldn't be helped. Kamio had arrived a little late. By the time he got there, Hosen was already at odds with Horikita, so it was only natural that he hadn't noticed.
But this Ayanokoji guy...
What are you sending me this for?
Do you think I can save you?
Forget it. You're done for. Just wait to die!
"You seem to have misunderstood something. Our positions are equal." Horikita either hadn't grasped the situation or was deliberately putting it that way.
"Equal? You're not as impressive as I thought. We First Years have the advantage in this exam. You can't seriously have missed that, can you?"
Hosen's eyes filled with disdain at Horikita's words.
"Then tell me. Where exactly do you have the advantage?"
"Though you might be trying to get information out of me, I'll be merciful and tell you anyway. In this exam, we First Years have a way to deliberately lower our scores."
Horikita bit her lip hard, her face showing her frustration.
Wow, Horikita looked pretty alluring with that expression.
It made you want to pick on her a little.
"You're kidding, right? Deliberately throwing an exam would get you expelled," Sudo immediately said, stepping forward in irritation.
Faced with Sudo's challenge, Hosen couldn't even be bothered to answer.
Then he glanced around and fixed his