The Fastest End in Room B, Kaede's Unique Cheating Method...

Sakayanagi casually said, "You don't need to look at me like that. I just want to end this match quickly. So this round, I won't use Dodge, nor will I use Kill. Do as you please."

After speaking, Sakayanagi looked indifferent and actually closed her eyes to rest.

Tennoji Kaede pondered inwardly.

Was Sakayanagi pretending? Not necessarily.

If she was the real traitor, then I know all five people's identities, and this match could indeed end very quickly.

Hamaguchi: "The distance distribution is really hard to say. Classmate Sakayanagi, is this your strategy? But the match still has to continue. Sorry, Classmate Kushida, I'm going to Kill you this time!"

Kushida: "Eh~ But I'm truly loyal! Fine, I won't Dodge."

The HP card in front of Kushida changed to 3.

Hamaguchi: "If you don't Dodge, I won't hold back. Does anyone else want to speak? If not, then I'll end my turn?"

No one responded.

"End Turn."

Kei: "It's my turn. I Kill the Lord." She was in the second position, and her distance to the Lord this turn was 2, allowing her to Kill.

Hamaguchi frowned. Is Classmate Karuizawa openly revealing herself as a rebel?

He signaled not to use the only Dodge, and the Lord's HP became 4.

It was now Kushida's turn in the third position. Her distance was awkward at 0, but the distances to positions 2 and 4 were both 2. She couldn't Kill anyone, so she passed.

It was now Tennoji Kaede's turn in the fourth position.

"I Kill Classmate Sakayanagi, then end my turn."

Sakayanagi signaled not to Dodge, and her HP became 3.

It was her turn, and her distance situation was exactly the same as Kushida's: 0, with distances of 2 to both sides. Naturally, she couldn't Kill anyone and called "Pass."

Looking at it this way, it was indeed hard to say if Sakayanagi's claim of being a traitor was a lie, as she couldn't have attacked anyone this round anyway.

The situation in Room B suddenly became much faster due to Kei and Sakayanagi openly revealing their identities.

End of the second round (Initial - Round 1 - Round 2, max distance 0-2. I won't display this to pad word count anymore, just once for effect~):

1 Hamaguchi Tetsuya (Lord): HP 5-4-2; Dist 1-2-1 2 Karuizawa Kei (??): HP 4-4-3; Dist 1-2-1 3 Kushida Kikyo (??): HP 4-3-3; Dist 1-0-2 4 Tennoji Kaede (??): HP 4-4-4; Dist 1-2-2 5 Sakayanagi Arisu (Traitor): HP 4-3-2; Dist 1-0-1

In the second round, Hamaguchi and Kei traded a Kill, Sakayanagi didn't move again, and Kaede killed Sakayanagi again. She didn't Dodge.

The battle situation changed rapidly. The problem was Kushida this round. Her distance was sufficient in the second round, and she actually killed the Lord, bringing Hamaguchi's HP down to 2 points!

In First Year Class D, Hamaguchi's HP in Room B dropped rapidly to 2 points after just two rounds, attracting most people's attention.

Ike Kanji: "Eek! Isn't Little Kikyo a loyalist? Why is she killing the Lord?"

Matsushita Chiaki: "I say, Classmate Ike, why don't you look at Classmate Karuizawa in the same room as you..."

"Oh, oh, sorry, I was just watching the live stream of another group... Kei is a rebel?" Ike's exclamation was quite loud.

"I know, if Kei the rebel wins by getting the kill, plus Kushida's loser points, our Class D can get 20+5 Class Points; conversely, if Kushida the loyalist wins, it's only 10+5 points!"

Ike thought for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "But aren't there still one rebel and one traitor among the AC Class contestants? If the kill is snatched by the other rebel, won't we lose 5 points..."

Matsushita Chiaki didn't answer. This point also made her feel strange.

The battle in Room B was very strange. Sakayanagi from Class A claimed to be a traitor, but didn't move when she could counterattack.

And Classmate Tennoji from Class C was staring intently at Sakayanagi, attacking her. Then the remaining two from Class D ignored their identities and directly attacked the Lord two-on-one?

Isn't this the best situation? But it's unreasonable. Everyone knows Class D has the numerical advantage, so it's not strange to focus fire and take someone down at the start.

Could it be... that Classmate Tennoji Kaede is the true traitor of Class D?

Matsushita Chiaki was very curious.

[Detected 'Matsushita Chiaki' in Black House with a score of 50, failing the test]

[Causal Mark for 'Matsushita Chiaki' has been issued]

[Cause: Matsushita Chiaki finds your play in this match very problematic, and has become very interested in your inner thoughts, even analyzing your personality]

[Effect: Charisma +5, Cunning +5, Deception +5, Patience +5]

Huh? I can gain new 'Effects' from this too?

Tennoji Kaede originally thought that others would either be too happy if he played this way, or think he was stupid if people from other AB classes saw it.

Why would someone be so interested in him?

You look at Sakayanagi's karma and there's no reaction, clearly she's really slacking off, not even using her brain.

And this Chika Shunkō from Class D... interesting, a female Ayanokoji?

Room B, Round 5:

Kaede: "Sorry, Classmate Sakayanagi, I've taken your fourth drop of blood. Are you really not going to dodge?"

The distance was just off by one round. Tennoji Kaede managed to take Sakayanagi's fourth drop of blood before the end of the sixth round. He had only shouted when he had the chance to attack Kushida in seat 3 next to him.

Sakayanagi: "...Thank you, but I think I'll revive next round. Classmate, could you try a little harder?"

The other four in Room B: "..." You really are a traitor?

If you want to know who is the most miserable in Room B right now, it's naturally the Lord Hamaguchi, who didn't dodge with 1 HP. No matter what he said, the two girls from Class D would stab him whenever they found a suitable distance.

This feels so different from when he played in Class D...

Isn't this a game for five people? Why did it turn into a 2-on-1 three-person game?

What about me, the loyalist?

Little Traitor, why aren't you revealing yourself yet?

Oh, Sakayanagi, who is suspected to be Little Traitor, is just an emotionless robot that shouts.

Finally, in Room B, during the sixth round, the rebel Karuizawa Kei found a good distance once and killed the Lord with a single strike.

The game ended before even Sakayanagi Arisu, the traitor, could fake her death and revive. Anyway, she seemed very satisfied.

After all, Class A's stated goal was simply that the traitor doesn't win, and the traitor Sakayanagi was happy to see that happen.

Room B match ended. After the referee's judgment, the fastest result for Room B was:

1 (Class B): Hamaguchi Tetsuya (Lord) - Defeated +5cl +50k pr 2 (Class D): Karuizawa Kei (Rebel) - Won +20cl +200k pr 3 (Class D): Kushida Kikyo (Loyalist) - Defeated +5cl +50k pr 4 (Class C): Tennoji Kaede (Rebel) - Won +15cl +150k pr 5 (Class A): Sakayanagi Arisu (Traitor) - Defeated +5cl +50k pr

After the five people from Room B left the examination hall, the participants from other groups had not yet finished.

On the way back to their respective classes, in a certain corridor, Kushida Kikyo gave Tennoji Kaede a subtle wink and showed him a sweet smile that few people had seen from her recently.

Kaede nodded calmly, indicating that the plan was proceeding smoothly.

A few minutes after the grouping ended, before the Tian Shu Sha exam began.

Kushida Kikyo immediately received a message from an anonymous email.

"70: Use the pre-arranged hint to help a certain class gain the maximum point benefit."

The message from this anonymous email contained many coded phrases internally.

But Kushida Kikyo knew what it meant:

If she was in the same group as Kaede from Class C, or Hiyori, she was to use their pre-arranged body language signals to hint at her identity to the other party, thereby achieving a 3-on-1-on-1 situation in a five-person game, and to maximize Class D's point gain based on the situation!

And why would Tennoji Kaede go to such lengths to help Class D?

Kushida Kikyo stated she didn't want to know and was too lazy to ask.

Anyway, she believed that at this point, he wouldn't go through such a roundabout way to trick her and Class D.

In short, the most important point was that Kushida Kikyo wanted to believe what Kaede said!