Deal Reached, Angrily Earning 10,000,000 Personal Points.

Akasaka sat opposite Ryuen, legs crossed, as smug as he could possibly be.

Nonsense!

He'd finally managed to hire two Enforcers, so if he didn't show off now, he might not get another chance.

Ryuen, left alone on the other side, looked at his opponent's unscathed team and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Who said Class D was the biggest Trash? Come out here and say it! Damn it, if this is the biggest Trash, then Class A must be the Trash of Trashes!

At this moment, Ryuen really wanted to light a cigarette to relieve the pressure in his heart.

How could he not be under pressure? Everyone on the other side was staring at him, and even his Strategist had defected to the other side.

Shiina on the other side also felt a bit awkward.

She hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

She had intended to go to Ryuen's side, but Akasaka had stopped her in an extremely overbearing manner.

Shiina looked at her hand, which was being held, and her cheeks turned red. She remained silent.

Akasaka didn't have many ulterior motives; he just didn't want Shiina to offer any advice to Ryuen on the other side, as it would interfere with his plans.

Akasaka stared intently at the leader of Class C in front of him, a playful smile spreading across his lips.

"Now can we sit down and talk? Ryuen Kakeru."

Ryuen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and forced a smile.

"Of course, let's sit down and talk properly. Why resort to violence? It's too uncivilized."

Akasaka couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Didn't you make the first move? How dare you say that."

Ryuen suddenly felt awkward. He hadn't expected the other side to be so capable. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have made a move...

Ryuen coughed dryly, his expression serious.

"Tell me, how do you want to settle this privately? Regarding that video, what conditions do you have?"

Akasaka stopped being flippant and began to take it seriously.

After all, this was about money, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

Akasaka held up one finger. "10,000,000 Personal Points, and the slander video and materials concerning Yamauchi Haruki. I'll delete them and sign a Contract, so you can rest assured that I won't suddenly betray you."

Akasaka handed the Contract to Ryuen.

Ryuen had no choice but to pick it up and read it. The contents weren't particularly special; it was simply about settling this matter for 10,000,000 points and using a contract to bind them. If the other party reneged, the contract would be immediately void.

Although it wasn't written, the high-risk constraint of expulsion for breach of contract, which merely involved returning the points originally received, troubled Ryuen somewhat.

This proved that if the other party wanted to go back on their word, they only needed to return the points they had received, without any real cost.

This greatly restricted Ryuen's actions.

Because as long as the other party held this leverage, they could betray him at any time.

If Ryuen were to make a move against Class D in the future, there was no guarantee that the other party wouldn't still have this video?

If they did, it would be endless.

Akasaka understood the other party's concerns. This contract was purely intentional. Besides disgusting Ryuen so he wouldn't dare to make a move against Class D again and would be restricted, this contract had other uses.

He had set two traps for Ryuen to step into. Whichever one he stepped into, he wouldn't lose. It was merely a matter of earning less or more.

As expected, Ryuen didn't think too much and prepared to sign the contract.

What choice did he have? He clearly couldn't defeat this opponent, so he could only accept this loss.

Moreover, the other party had just offered a price of 10,000,000, which was exactly what he had earned from Class B and Class D today. This was clearly intentional.

This guy...

Ryuen reluctantly prepared to sign the contract.

Akasaka took out the pen he had brought and handed it to Ryuen.

Ryuen didn't notice anything amiss and directly signed his name.

Akasaka's lips curled into a meaningful smile. He also took the pen and, in front of Ryuen, signed his name.

At this point, Ryuen breathed a sigh of relief and transferred the 10,000,000 Personal Points, which he hadn't even warmed up, back out, gritting his teeth in hatred.

He, Ryuen Kakeru, had never suffered such a huge loss!

He glared fiercely at Akasaka Ryunosuke, exhaling a breath of turbid air.

"The contract is signed. Can you leave now? Don't let the door hit you on the way out."

Ryuen impatiently shooed them away, clearly issuing a dismissal.

Akasaka didn't care about the other party's attitude and got up to leave.

Before leaving, he took a book out of his pocket and handed it to Shiina Hiyori, who was still sitting on the sofa.

Shiina Hiyori didn't know what this book was, but she instinctively took it with both hands.

"What is this?"

Akasaka smiled knowingly.

"This is what you've been waiting for, and there's a bonus too."

Shiina happily opened the book, as if confirming something.

After a long while, Shiina broke into a happy smile and said to Akasaka before her.

"Thank you, Akasaka. I really like this book."

"It not only contains the third volume of Five Seconds, but also a new book. Is it a novel you just wrote?"

Shiina asked curiously.

Akasaka nodded. "This is April is Your Lie, which I just wrote. If you like it, please remember to help me submit it."

Shiina understood what Akasaka meant. It was nothing more than asking her to write a letter of introduction, to ask her father for help, so that Akasaka's novel could be approved quickly.

Shiina beamed.

"Which book are you publishing, Akasaka? Is it the completed Five Seconds? I can help you write a letter of introduction. I believe my father's Publishing House will give you a green channel to speed up the review."

"Then I'll trouble you to write a letter of introduction, Shiina. Afterwards, I'll reward you with 500,000 Personal Points..."

Shiina shook her head.

"I don't need points. You just need to let me read your finished books in advance. That's all the reward I want~"

Shiina's request was entirely within Akasaka's expectations.

For a Girl who only loved reading, his excellent works from his past life were the best bait to lure her...

Although it felt a bit wrong to scheme against Shiina like this, he had no choice but to use Shiina's connections given how much money he owed outside...

He would find a way to repay this favor later...

Akasaka thought to himself, feeling quite guilty towards Shiina, as he was using her.

And she probably knew it too.

Yet, even so, she was willing to help, just for the excellent works in his hands, willing to be used by him.

Both he and Shiina were smart people.

But precisely because of this, Akasaka developed an inappropriate feeling for an excellent girl like Shiina.

Akasaka shook his head and gave a wry smile to himself.

He really was... falling for her.

But then again, it made sense. Who wouldn't be moved by a girl willing to be used by them, and without any complaints...

A selfless girl like Shiina, a girl willing to be used, I feel unworthy of her...

Shiina was unaware of Akasaka's thoughts.

She just wanted to read books, to read Akasaka's books.

Even if he was using her, even if she knew it, she was still willing to be used, because his books were truly good!

This was Shiina's reason for selflessly helping Akasaka.