There was no point even considering the first-deck. Most of the students would surely gather there when the time came, and Kamio Tatsuya didn't like crowded places, so he started wandering around the second deck instead.
"Hey, Kamio."
Kamio Tatsuya had just wandered over to the second deck's stern when someone called out to him.
"Oh, Senior Kiryuin. What is it?"
There seemed to be a café tucked into the corner of the stern, and Kiryuin was sitting there now.
This really was a nice spot. Even though it was at the stern, the ship would be heading north on the return trip, so the sun would shine right down on it during the day.
"I heard the second-year classes have collected quite a few ride-along cards and bonus cards. Is that true?"
"Huh? You know about that?"
As he spoke, Kamio Tatsuya sat down across from Kiryuin, beneath the sunshade.
"You weren't exactly trying to keep it a secret. Why would it be strange for me to know?"
Kamio Tatsuya pursed his lips. It was true that they hadn't hidden it. Nearly every second-year student now had a set of ride-along cards and bonus cards.
Aside from Class B, the second-years had gathered almost all the cards.
Kamio Tatsuya had acquired Class C's cards in exchange for half of the proceeds.
He'd made the same deal with Class D, and Horikita naturally had no objections.
In addition, at Kamio Tatsuya's request, the set of ride-along and bonus cards held by first-year Class D would be bet on him, and he would receive all the proceeds in the end.
The price was the agreement they'd signed earlier, under which they handed over half their Points to Kamio Tatsuya every month.
So all anyone had to do was check the number