The afternoon sun is painful. After all, at this temperature, you can already fry eggs.
Kazehara Tetsu is sitting at Lounge Area at this time, holding a glass of Sparkling Water with ice cubes in his hand.
"Manabe Shiho... He is really impatient."
According to the news from Hiyori, since the exam ended and the students entered Free Activity time, Manabe Shiho's small group has "encountered" Karuizawa Kei no less than three times.
Although no direct physical conflict occurred due to the crowd of people around, the verbal provocation showed a natural desire to attack prey like Karuizawa Kei, who is strong on the outside but strong on the inside.
Especially driven by the excuse about "Rika Was Bullied by Cutting in Line", their malice is fermenting.
It's not difficult to lure Manabe into the game.
That woman is now filled with feelings of revenge and exposure of lies, and just needs a little bait.
Just get her In-School Account ID from Shiina Hiyori, and then use Hidden Account to send a seemingly "like-minded" Invitation Message.
"I know a Excellent Place who can teach that arrogant Class D girl a lesson. There is no monitoring yet."
She will definitely take the bait.
The difficulty lies in how to trick Karuizawa Kei into that Set Trap at this time.
If you pass Hirata Yosuke, although you can call someone out, he will definitely follow because of worry, which will become meaningless Mediation Scene.
Kazehara Tetsu needs the status of Karuizawa Kei Isolated and Helpless.
She must find someone who Karuizawa Kei can't refuse without causing her too much suspicion.
Then, there is only one choice left.
Class D's social butterfly, everyone's "good friend", an angel with two faces - Kushida Kikyo.
If it were her, it would be difficult for Karuizawa Kei to refuse, whether it was "a private conversation between girls" or "even if it was just to accompany me somewhere".
After making the decision, Kazehara Tetsu took out his mobile phone without hesitation.
Your fingertips dance quickly on the screen, edit a message, and click to send.
Only half a minute later, the phone vibrated in the palm of my hand.
"Oh, is it Kazehara-kun? I'm really sorry! I'm chatting with a few friends right now and I really can't leave. I won't be free for about an hour. I'm really, really sorry! Wait for me for a moment, please? (>_<)"
Looking at the girlish emojis and extremely polite words on the screen, Kazehara Tetsu couldn't help laughing.
"What a busy man."
Even during this kind of vacation, she still has to work hard to maintain that perfect persona, socialize among all kinds of people, and absorb the "trust" that she relies on to survive.
"It's okay, I can wait. Just meet at Lounge Area then."
After replying to the message, Kazehara Tetsu locked the phone screen and threw it back on the table.
One hour.
For people accustomed to patience, this time is nothing but leisure.
He picked up the drink and was about to put it into his mouth when a shadow suddenly shrouded it, blocking the light coming from the side.
What followed was an unabashed and aggressive aura.
"It seems that the person behind Class A is enjoying himself leisurely drinking juice in a place like this."
There was an air of cynicism in that voice.
Kazehara Tetsu put down the cup and slowly turned his eyes.
Standing in the aisle was a slender man.
Ryuen Kakeru.
He unbuttoned his clothes, opened his collar, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and stared at Kazehara Tetsu with his eyes.
Although he was defeated once by Kazehara Tetsu in the rainy night in Uninhabited Island Special Exam a few days ago, and there may even be unhealed bruises on his body, he does not look decadent at this moment.
On the contrary, that failure seemed to be some kind of fuel, making this man's eyes even more unpredictable.
"Hey, isn't this Ryuen?"
Kazehara Tetsu leaned on the back of the sofa, "Why don't you stay in the room to recuperate? I remember that night... you had a bad fall. If you come out and run around so quickly, be careful to leave any sequelae."
This naked provocation did not anger Ryuen Kakeru.
In other words, Ryuen Kakeru at this time has transformed the rage caused by being humiliated into a calmer desire for knowledge.
He ignored the sting in Kazehara Tetsu's words, walked straight to the opposite seat and sat down, carelessly crossing his legs, acting arrogantly as if this was his private territory.
"That kind of minor injury has long been forgotten."
Ryuen Kakeru sneered, "I'm more interested in another thing than this."
"Tell me, Kagihara. How did you Class A see through This Exam's secret at that moment?"
Special Exam ended a little too abruptly.
When most Mathematics students are still doubting and testing each other about "who is Favored One".
However, Class A completed the "accurate attack" on multiple Small Group in a very short period of time.
Ryuen Kakeru is not stupid.
After the exam, he also reviewed the entire rules and list.
When he broke up the messy groups and rearranged them according to the most basic logic, the law about "Gojuonzu" and "Twelve Zodiac Signs" emerged.
But what he doesn't understand is... speed.
Too fast.
This kind of speed is not just a crushing in terms of IQ, but more like a dimensionality reduction attack due to some kind of information gap.
He needed to confirm whether Kazehara Tetsu had figured it out through logical reasoning like him, or had mastered some channel that he didn't know about.
"The trick? What is Ryuen talking about?"
He spread his hands with an innocent look on his face, "Haven't the exam results not been announced yet? Are you now concluding that it was our Class A who answered? Maybe it was Class B... or Class D who did it?"
"Don't think of me as an idiot. Just look at the reactions of those guys outside."
He paused and said, "Besides you, I can't think of anyone else on this ship who can make such a comprehensive plan at this point in time and has the courage to execute it."
Ryuen Kakeru's intuition has always been terrifyingly sharp.
Although he behaves roughly, he has a beast-like instinct in understanding people's hearts and situations.
"So, stop talking nonsense."
Ryuen Kakeru stared into Kazehara Tetsu's eyes, "How did you discover the pattern of 'Gojuonzu'? Or... did you simply use some despicable means to get the list?"
Looking at Ryuen Kakeru's posture, Kazehara Tetsu sighed lightly.
"Since you want to know so much..."
Kazehara Tetsu's voice lowered a bit, "Actually, the truth is very simple."
Ryuen Kakeru's pupils shrank slightly, and his body tensed up involuntarily, waiting for the answer that would surprise him.
"I was just guessing."