The Tide Turns (Flip Every Turn!)

The students in the class remained silent. Kito Hayato clenched his fists. He wanted to speak up and explain something, but now it was Sakayanagi Arisu's turn to speak, and he had no right to interrupt.

"So, Kito -kun, can you prove it yourself?" Sakayanagi Arisu turned her head and asked softly.

Stiff as a board, Kito Hayato shook his head:

"... No."

It was only after they realized that there were no other witnesses around, and given how meticulously they had planned this, the surveillance cameras naturally couldn't have recorded any evidence.

No matter how much he claims it was 'self-defense',

"I understand now." Although she received a negative answer, Sakayanagi Arisu nodded slightly and turned to look at Kamuro Masumi: "Then, Masumi, I'll trouble you to contact Ryuen."

This is the meeting place designated by Ryuen Kakeru.

It wasn't a karaoke bar, nor was it a rooftop; it was the only dark area behind the school building that wasn't covered by surveillance cameras.

Sakayanagi Arisu cane, while Kamuro Masumi folded up her parasol. Kito Hayato and Hashimoto Masayoshi, her two 'sidemen,' stood guard on either side.

However, even though it was already a little late for the agreed time, they still couldn't find Ryuen Kakeru.

"Masumi -kun, the location should be correct, right?" Turning her head, Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kamuro Masumi.

Looking at the empty space, Kamuro Masumi hesitated for a moment:

"It should be... correct."

"Ah, that's right." Just then, a deep voice came from behind them, and a dark red-haired man with long hair and his henchmen stepped out from behind them.

He raised his head and looked at the woman with the cane who was clearly in the center of the group of four:

"You're Sakayanagi?"

"Ah, it's me." Sakayanagi Arisu tilted her head and said calmly, "You're from Class C..."

Ryuen Kakeru in First-Year Class C, is known as "Dragon Boy" in his Diary and is also the true mastermind behind the violent incident involving Kito Hayato.

"Dragon Boy." Just as Ryuen Kakeru was about to speak, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly uttered this nickname. "Hmm, your methods are more interesting than I imagined."

Ryuen Kakeru's expression changed. "Huh?"

What is this guy saying?

His train of thought was abruptly interrupted by this incredibly sudden address, which even reminded him of how a certain annoying person had addressed him.

'Dragon boy'

Although it's slightly different from the Dragon Boy"that Sakayanagi Arisu mentioned, it means the same thing—both are calling him "Dragon Boy."

"You know Asakusa?" Ryuen Kakeru asked, his expression grim, his brows furrowed.

But this question actually made Sakayanagi Arisu look puzzled:

"Asakusa?"

"No, it's nothing." Shaking his head, Ryuen Kakeru sneered, "Whether he's spreading these ridiculous titles or not, it doesn't matter. I'll tear his mouth apart sooner or later."

"Now it's up to you. Tell me, what are you willing to give in exchange for our 'settlement agreement'?"

"You don't want Class B to fall behind Class C like this, do you?"

While it's not impossible to let the school punish the other side, a hundred Class Points is ultimately not that much, and it's impossible to pull Class B down in one fell swoop.

Rather than dragging Class B down, Ryuen Kakeru prefers to use this opportunity to obtain a sufficient number of Private Points.

"Yes, you're right." Sakayanagi Arisu nodded slightly. "I really don't want to see something like this happen."

"But before that, I was very curious, how exactly did you manage to do it?"

Chapter 173 The Situation Turns Twist (Turning the Tables Every Round!)

"It shouldn't be too difficult to provoke Kito, but I think even if he's furious, he'll still have some restraint. If he goes too far and the school has to intervene and punish Class B for their injuries, then his fighting ability is truly astonishing, especially considering he's fighting three against one."

Sakayanagi Arisu chuckled softly and said:

"Or perhaps it's simply because the people in Class C are too weak?"

Her petite figure and slightly curved eyes carried an unexpected mockery, especially her frail body that could be knocked down with a single punch, yet she still managed to put on an air of superiority.

That's really annoying.

A young lady is indeed a young lady.

"Pshaw, that's because your dog is too stupid."

It's so tempting to take the lead and loudly mock them.

"To use violence against students of the same grade so brazenly, it's unbelievable that he would do such a thing." Ryuen Kakeru sneered, "He looks so fierce, I really don't know how he was selected for Class A in the first place."

"Could it be... that they were sent in to be the young lady's bodyguard?"

Ryuen Kakeru was making baseless speculations.

"Hehehe, Dragon Boy really said something interesting." Sakayanagi Arisu narrowed her eyes.

"--If you use that term again, I'll kill you." Ryuen Kakeru's eyes narrowed as well, staring intently at Sakayanagi Arisu with murderous intent. "If you have no intention of reconciliation, then obediently wait for the school's verdict. Perhaps by asking your good father for a favor, the school will tip the scales in favor of Class B."

"Ah, in that case, I have no choice but to raise my hands in surrender and admit that it was all my doing."

"Yes, that's right, I did it. I ordered Ishizaki to frame them. I was the one who beat Ishizaki and the others into the infirmary. It was all my doing."

"Yeah, having a chairman as a father is really great. Even without any evidence, you can just cling to your father's leg and act cute to declare victory."

Ryuen Kakeru spread his arms, but quickly made a retching gesture.

Sakayanagi Arisu's air of complete control is truly repulsive.

"..."

Ryuen Kakeru enjoys using off-the-books tactics.

Violence, harassment, setting traps, luring...

He would use any insidious and cunning means, and he was capable of any excessive action.

Even so, he has his share of annoying methods.

That is power.

Those in high positions of power and those with deep connections can have their carefully crafted schemes easily crushed by the casual words of those in power, and the 'fairness' they painstakingly achieve can be tipped over by the scales of inequality.

No matter how much you do, it can't compare to that one sentence. "I know him."

That's why he gets extremely annoyed when Sakayanagi Arisu refers to him with such a contemptuous term as 'Dragon Boy'.

That's damn good.

Those without power, such weaklings, dare to look down on me with such arrogance simply because they share the same surname.

I really want to punch her and show her what violence is.

"..." Sakayanagi Arisu's expression froze.

She took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at Ryuen Kakeru directly for the first time.

"You believe the nonsense in the Diary?" she asked through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

The Nepo Baby or that her father is the chairman of the board is, no matter how you look at it, the one who owns the Diary.

Otherwise, an ordinary student would never have noticed their relationship with their father.

"..."

The words echoed, but Ryuen Kakeru did not react at all. Not only that, but his followers and the people behind him also did not react.

"Hey, hey, Sakayanagi, don't look at me like that." Ryuen Kakeru said sarcastically, "You only have two choices now."

"Give me money, or use your father, the chairman of the board, to crush me."

He issued an ultimatum.

But Sakayanagi Arisu was stunned.

Didn't he hear me?

"Diary, Diary, Diary, Diary-- " Sakayanagi Arisu repeated the Diary several times in one breath, but Ryuen Kakeru in front of her did not react at all.

!

This guy isn't the holder!

Damn it, another misjudgment!

"Huff, huff, huff..." After catching her breath, Sakayanagi Arisu pursed her lips and raised her left hand. "Masumi- san."

She didn't want to play anymore.

It's time to end this farce.

As she spoke, Kamuro Masumi took out a Voice Recorder from her pocket that was clearly in operation.

She tapped to end the recording, then dragged the progress bar to replay it.

"Yes, that's right, I did it. I ordered Ishizaki to frame them. I was the one who beat Ishizaki and the others into the infirmary. It was all my doing."

Ryuen Kakeru's perfectly clear words were replayed on the Voice Recorder.

Ryuen Kakeru's expression turned extremely ugly.

He recognized the shape of the Voice Recorder.

Without a doubt, these are the Voice Recorder in Asakusa Toru's possession.

I was careless.

His emotions were heightened, and he said things he shouldn't have.

If it were at the beginning of the semester, Ryuen Kakeru would never have been so careless.

After all, Asakusa Toru had taught him a lesson from the very beginning by using Voice Recorder, reminding him to be careful with his words and actions.

Unfortunately, it's already mid-June, and two and a half months have passed since school started.

His Class C students weren't fools who intended to use the recording to threaten him, and he didn't have the spare time to clash with other students.

In other words, this design was Ryuen Kakeru's first foray into the field, and his first direct confrontation with Sakayanagi Arisu.

Negligence is inevitable.

But negligence is negligence, and no matter how many excuses are used to cover up the legitimacy of the negligence, it cannot change the fact that it exists.

If this recording is handled properly by taking it out of context, there is no doubt that the accusations against Ishizaki Daichi and the other two will be dropped, and it might even damage Class C's Class Points.

The tables have turned.

Damn it.

If he also recorded it, the existence of a preface and subsequent statements should be able to explain it away.

But he didn't.

He had long since lost the Voice Recorder Asakusa Toru had given him, not even knowing where it was in the world.

Very good, excellent, I've got it.

Let's see who's better at recording from now on!

And now...

He needs to find a way to deal with it.

Ryuen Kakeru's expression quickly returned to its cold calm. He stared at the Voice Recorder in Kamuro Masumi's hand, a cold smile creeping onto his lips, "What a clever tactic. It seems Sakayanagi isn't content with just using her father's power to bully others; she's going to try recording things like someone else."

"But is this really a good idea?" Ryuen Kakeru countered, "Are you sure you really want to do this?"

He was posing a question that seemed utterly unconvincing, a mere interrogation.

Sakayanagi Arisu frowned; she couldn't quite understand why Ryuen Kakeru would say that.

The situation should have already turned around.

"Why not?" A strange emotion flickered in Sakayanagi Arisu's beautiful eyes. "Or are you planning to resort to the violence you're most proud of?"

Ryuen Kakeru's favorite thing is violence, his proudest thing is violence, and his greatest source of control over the class is also violence.