Class C Pushing Their Luck

After deciding on their group leader, the Amikura Group headed toward the cafeteria.

"Hey, there's a crowd gathered over by the cafeteria. Do you think there's some kind of trouble going on?" Hamaguchi asked, looking at the people surrounding the area.

"That person looks like... it's Sata! He's being surrounded by students from Class C!" Beppu, who had run into Shibata in the crowd, said in shock.

"What!? We have to get over there!" Ying said, taking the lead and breaking into a run.

"Shibata, how are you going to compensate me for knocking over my meal?" Ishizaki glared at Shibata while pointing at the overturned tray on the floor.

"Ishizaki, you were the one who deliberately walked over and bumped into me. I already agreed to pay for your meal, so why are you still cornering these Class B students?" Shibata glared back, refusing to back down, and shielded two Class B girls behind him.

"Hey, hey, this was a deluxe student meal. How can you expect to compensate me with a regular one?" Ishizaki said with a smirk, clearly having prepared this excuse beforehand.

"That's right, that's right. Pay us for a deluxe student meal," Komiya chimed in from the side.

"Don't you dare try to extort us! This is clearly just a regular student meal," another boy from Shibata's group said angrily, pointing at the spilled food on the ground.

Just as Shibata was gritting his teeth and glaring at Ishizaki, the Amikura Group arrived on the scene.

"Hey! Sata, what's going on?" Ying asked anxiously.

"Ishizaki from Class C walked over and intentionally bumped into me while carrying his food. He knocked it onto the floor and is demanding compensation. Even though it was just a regular meal, they're insisting we pay for a deluxe one," Shibata said furiously.

"Hmph! We aren't paying them anything. Let's go!" Hamaguchi, hearing this, was also enraged and grabbed Shibata, intending to leave.

"Hey, Class B. If you leave without paying, we're going to report this to the school," Ishizaki said with a smug, villainous grin.

"Do you think we're afraid of you? You were the ones who bumped into us in the first place!" Beppu also shouted, wanting to leave, but Ying grabbed him and pulled him back.

"Why are you holding me back! I want to face them in the school tribunal!" Beppu protested, feeling indignant.

"Are you stupid? Most of the people here are from Class C. If you go to the tribunal, they'll have you suspended in minutes with their fake testimonies," Ying said helplessly.

"Then what do you want to do!" Beppu asked.

"Otherwise... should we just pay them for the deluxe meal?" Amikura asked timidly.

"No, we definitely can't pay them." After saying that, Ying walked over to the regular meal counter and bought a tray of food.

"Hey, hey, hey~, did the people from Class B not hear me? We want a deluxe student meal, a deluxe one. We don't want a regular one!" Ishizaki waved his hand at Ying, laughing loudly along with the rest of Class C.

"Excuse me, classmate, please move aside, thank you." As Ying said this, he walked forward and bumped into Ishizaki.

"Hey! Classmate, didn't I just ask you to move? Why did you bump into me? Damn it! This was my triple-deluxe student meal, pay me back right now!" Following this, Ying even put on a show and let out a few fake sobs.

"Hey, stop spouting nonsense! It was clearly you who walked over and bumped into me!" Ishizaki shouted.

"Is that so? Everyone here should have seen it, right?" Ying turned and asked the Class B students. Perhaps because the commotion was so large, several other Class B groups had arrived, and now Class B was not at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

"Yeah, we all saw it. Ishizaki was the one who bumped into Ying," Shibata said.

"That's right, that's right," the rest of Class B echoed.

Ishizaki was so furious he wanted to rush up and punch Ying, but he was stopped by Komiya at his side.

"Hmph! Let's go!" Ishizaki led the Class C group away, turning on his heel.

"Hey~~~! Don't go yet! Clean up the food on the floor first. Otherwise, the janitor is going to have a really hard time with this mess," Ying said, handing Ishizaki a broom.

"Hmph! I'm only cleaning up my own share!" Ishizaki said, sweeping up his portion of the food. Ying cleaned up his own as well, thinking to himself that Ishizaki actually had a bit of integrity.

Janitor: I really appreciate you guys.

"Byakuya, what just happened? I got a message from Asako and rushed over here." Just as the incident came to an end, Ichinose arrived late.

"It's already been resolved, but it looks like we'll have to be more careful around Class C from now on," Ying replied.

Afterward, to cope with the escalating behavior of Class C, Ichinose reorganized the original five-person groups into ten-person groups. The Amikura Group, where Ying was, merged with Shibata's group, with Ying serving as the group leader.

However, Class C's offensive not only failed to decrease, but they also became even more brazen.

Sometimes, when Class B held a gathering, they would sneak laxatives into the drinks when no one was looking, and the next day, they would occupy every single stall in the restrooms near Class B.

In the mornings, they would wait by the elevators in the dormitory building for Class B students to enter, then press the button for every single floor, causing a significant increase in the number of Class B students arriving late.

They would also, just like the cafeteria incident, intentionally bump into Class B students and demand compensation for items they claimed were broken.

In recent days, the atmosphere in the Class B classrooms had become lifeless. More and more students were losing focus during lessons; if this continued, Class B would likely lose quite a few points.

Ichinose noticed this situation as well and called on everyone to return to their dorms as soon as school ended and to avoid lingering on campus. While this did help them avoid trouble for a while, it wasn't a long-term solution. Being cooped up in their dorms all day caused the students' enthusiasm for learning to decline.

"Ying~~~. I have... not played soccer for 3 days~~~ I'm dying..." Inside Ying's dorm, Shibata was sprawled out on Ying's bed. To avoid the group from Class C, Shibata had taken leave from his club activities for the past few days, and now he was likely suffering from soccer withdrawal.

"Then just go play soccer," Ying said, speechless.

"I can't. Because of those guys from Class C, I get so angry the moment I get to the club. I can't feel the joy of playing soccer like that."

Ying: Then what do you want to do?

"Knock, knock..."

Hearing the knocking, Ying walked to the dorm door and opened it.

"Ying! Ryota and I came to visit!" Hamaguchi and Beppu were standing outside. Ying originally wanted to send them back. Dealing with one Shibata was already exhausting enough, and he didn't want to deal with these two as well, but as soon as he saw the gifts Hamaguchi was carrying, he welcomed them in with a smile.

"Eh~~~, Ying, you have so many strange and bizarre things in your room," Hamaguchi said, looking at the abstract items Ying had collected previously.

"Heh heh, you don't understand. I'm standing at the very forefront of the era; these are all new inventions that might have great potential in the future," Ying said proudly, hands on his hips.

"Huh? What is this?" Beppu asked, pointing at a rectangular dark-colored box.

"That's the future gadget No. 4, the Steam Snake. Hey! Don't touch it!" Before Ying could stop him, the small dormitory was instantly filled with a massive amount of steam.

"Whoa, Ying, you actually have the gummies I loved eating when I was a kid here." After the steam dissipated, Hamaguchi picked up a jar filled with gummies.

"Those are pills that make your body shrink after you eat them. Hey! Don't eat them!"

"So delicious, it tastes like childhood. What did you just say?"

"Why didn't you shrink! Damn it, the shopkeeper actually scammed me!"

Beppu: "Ying, what is this?"

Hamaguchi: "Why is there a telephone plugged into the top of this microwave?"

Shibata: "Soccer... soccer..."

Ying: "All of you, stop it right now!!!"

"Knock, knock..."

The door was knocked on again, and Ying dragged his heavy legs over, opening the door quite reluctantly.

"Who... is it?"

"Byakuya-kun! Your dormitory is so lively, may I come in?"

"Ichinose, please, come in, come in!" Seeing that the visitor was Ichinose, Ying instantly perked up.

"Byakuya-kun's dormitory has so many strange and peculiar things."

Ying: Damn it!