[You Didn't Really Try to Stand Up, Did You?]

Don't you usually write your diary entries at the end of each day a few days before exams? Don't you usually write down reminders or updates from other classes at this time?

Now, her exam situation has become so confusing.

What's with this "three classes teaming up" thing? Why is Class A, which clearly has the highest Class Points and should be the target of all three classes' combined attacks, instead teaming up with Classes B and C to beat up Class D, who only has an 80-point score?

Are you kidding me? One or two of them?

Horikita Suzune was incredibly annoyed. What was even more frustrating was that after clearly hearing Hirata Yosuke's description of the current situation, she realized that she really had no way to resist.

She had no idea how the VIP were chosen; in fact, she didn't even know who her own VIP in the class was!

What's most frustrating is the conversations among classmates who can't even understand basic arithmetic problems.

She almost blurted out a curse without realizing it.

"... I know your grades have improved, Horikita."

A murmur of complaints arose, and after a brief silence brought on by Horikita Suzune's raised voice Class D began to express their individual opinions again.

"They're just putting on an act."

"Tch, everyone knows you can't compare like that, but 20,000 really does sound like a small amount."

"Then... agree?"

"... I'm a little reluctant. If this happens, won't I be unable to get Class Points from the Special Exam in the future?" Shinmura still had a bit of ambition, frowned as he pushed up his glasses.

But his words seemed to have triggered some kind of irritation, like stepping on a cat's tail; Yamauchi Haruki pointed at him and started yelling:

"You still want to get Class Points? You're really audacious. The eighty points you worked so hard to pass have been deducted in an instant. How do you plan to get Class Points? Can you even tell which group VIP treatment? Can you win the exam? You can't even manage your own group."

"You want Class Points? I think you're just a Class Points!"

Being pointed at and insulted like that by the infamous idiot, Yukimura Teruhiko's fist hardened instantly.

"Huh? You dare to talk to me like that?"

Just as a war of words was about to erupt, Hirata Yosuke decisively spoke up.

"Enough, be quiet."

"I've heard everyone's thoughts. Since we can't reach a consensus, let's decide by vote." He put away his gentle smile and said expressionlessly, "Arguing is prohibited."

A chilling aura quickly spread around them; based on past experience, everyone was already quite clear that Hirata Yosuke could switch forms.

I know exactly what to do and how to do it.

Soon, a poll was started in the class group chat.

Those present were either looking down to click and vote, or whispering and exchanging opinions and attitudes in their own small groups.

The vote, which had been cast by a total of forty people, concluded with a result of thirty-nine.

Yes, Koenji Rokusuke didn't come, and he didn't plan to participate in the class group vote.

"..." Looking at the significantly different voting results, Hirata Yosuke remained silent for a moment, showing neither disappointment nor satisfaction. Calmly, he raised his Personal Terminal and announced:

"Class 1-D, we surrender completely."

Chapter 259 [You didn't actually try to stand up, did you?]

[The Monkey Group's exam is over. Monkey Group students do not need to take any more exams. Please be careful and do not disturb other students.]

[The Chicken Group's exam is over. Chicken Group students do not need to take any more exams. Please be careful and do not disturb other students.]

[The Tiger Group's exam is over. Tiger Group students do not need to take any more exams. Please be careful and do not disturb other students.]

Apart from the only remaining Dragon Group, because the VIP was Kushida Kikyo from Class D, they had no way to report the name of the VIP from their class to the school and were forced to put it aside.

Furthermore, it seems someone added later that the Dragon Group should achieve Result 1, so after Class D followed instructions and sent out a series of text messages to commit suicide, they stopped caring about the exam.

Three days remain until the end of their pleasant cruise vacation; in three days, they will return to the prison of Advanced Nurturing.

Despite the 21,000 points from the contract, plus the 80,000 points from the Uninhabited Island Exam, the total should be enough to reach the same 100,000 points as in the first month.

But everyone was already traumatized by the thought of having an empty wallet. Since the school was covering all the expenses on the cruise, they naturally wanted to seize the last three days and have a blast.

No one had any objections.

Even Class B, which was completely bewildered and leaderless yet suddenly seemed to be able to score points, didn't have any objections.

Sakayanagi Arisu anything. Kamuro Masumi comes over with the contract prepared by Asakusa Toru. The classmates are shocked. They only need to spend 7,000 a month. Forty people can get 280,000 to exchange for 150 Class Points and 1.5 million Private Points.

They don't even need to worry about how to protect their own VIP or how to attack other classes.

After the term "VIP" was announced like a menu, as if excluding Sakayanagi Arisu, the other thirty-nine students in the class quickly signed the contract.

Oh, it will cost more than seven thousand. The Special Exam costs one million five hundred thousand, plus the Dragon Group's two million, totaling three million five hundred thousand to be supplied to Class A.

Who told them to expose all their VIP? If they didn't give it to them, they'd die.

The loss won't just be the money, but 150 Class Points.

Fifteen thousand a month, six hundred thousand a month.

... It seems there weren't actually more than 3.5 million?

Cough.

Losing money takes six months, and making it back also takes six months.

This happened six months ago.

In short, because the Little Princess didn't show up or even reply to the message, after much hesitation, and under the intimidation of the three glaringly obvious lists of those VIP, Class B complied.

At the same time, they realized once again that without Sakayanagi Arisu, they were no match for Class A.

That's so twisted!

Both Class B and Class D raised their hands to indicate "I have no objection," but Ryuen Kakeru had a slight complaint.

[Ryuen Kakeru:?]

He started by typing a question mark, then suddenly showed up at my door to confront me.

"If you hadn't just Hirata Yosuke to take care of Class D, what would you have needed me for?"

He couldn't take it anymore.

"So you're just going to make me stay in that B group and attend two-hour meetings every day, huh?"

Among the only remaining members of the Dragon Group, Ryuen Kakeru from Class C was prominently featured.

In other words, all the other students were released, but Ryuen Kakeru had to continue serving his sentence.

It's hard not to suspect whether this guy did it on purpose.

At first, they made excuses like "I'll handle part of the group, and you guys can handle the rest," making it seem like they were trying to break through one point at a time and win over the students from Class D one by one to betray their own class.

He actually started to believe that this was the right thing to do, and began to think in that direction, even having his men try to contact the guys in Class D.

Unexpected.

Before the first day was even completely over, this guy found Hirata Yosuke and quickly completed Class D.

... Then what about what I said before?

They made me treat the school as a hypothetical enemy, made me be careful to avoid being targeted by the school, made me pretend that we were not actually cooperating, and didn't even sign a written contract!

So you turned around and handed Class D a welfare agreement?

You, you, you--

When Ryuen Kakeru found out about this, he was so angry that he wanted to point at Asakusa Toru's face and yell at him on the spot.

Damn it, what's most infuriating is that he actually felt incredibly wronged!

"It's time, you should go to the meeting." Asakusa Toru glanced at the time; the number on his Personal Terminal was about to jump to one o'clock.

Out of kindness, he reminded Ryuen Kakeru of this.

Ryuen Kakeru used his Skill 'Breathe' and Ryuen Kakeru the door shut as he left.

Seeing him leave, Asakusa Toru paying attention and turned his gaze away, repeatedly making the patting motion of raising and lowering his toes.

His exams were over, and he was now free.

But the things that needed to be done were not yet fully completed.

One thing is waiting for the Dragon Group to reach a conclusion; the other... is the diary.

He didn't write a good diary entry yesterday. Although he successfully achieved his two short-term goals, he wasn't entirely satisfied with how he handled the diary entry.

He himself was dissatisfied, so he was also dissatisfied with the Diary; there's nothing more to say about that.

There are reasons and causes, but no excuses.

Therefore, we must reflect on ourselves.

However, even while reflecting on his actions, Asakusa Toru couldn't help but think about it again.

Now that things have come to this, the audience of his Diary has quietly changed. Many of them have gone from being audience members to becoming bed partners, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will basically all become bed partners.

A subtle feeling arose, as if if that were the case, he would have to change from the protagonist of an unconventional diary to the protagonist of a flirtatious diary.

Is this shift in his life a reflection of the long period he's spent at this school?

If we only consider 'viewers who don't know his true identity,' it seems that Horikita Suzune is the only true audience he has left.

Yes, just one person.

Sakayanagi Arisu half a person, or perhaps not even half a person.

Kushida Kikyo could be considered half a person, but I think she can no longer be considered half a person.

The moment she hugged him from behind, Asakusa Toru knew he had probably been exposed.

However, he wasn't quite sure whether Kikyo was the third or the fourth.

However, Kushida Kikyo had a pretty good idea of why Asakusa Toru hadn't confronted him directly.

... That's just the kind of person she is.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have persisted in maintaining this relationship without making any progress.

But it's okay, this isn't a serious problem.

At least compared to Karuizawa Kei's flaws, and compared to Sakayanagi Arisu's problems.

It's not something that absolutely needs to be corrected.

Even though it seems that only his younger sister remains as a reader, Asakusa Toru feels that he should continue writing his diary.

Consider this a debriefing and summary.

Today is... oh, August 12th. There are still two days until the exams end. Tomorrow is a completely free day.

But everyone is basically free now, right?

What? You're saying the Dragon Group isn't free yet?

Hehe, of course I know you guys don't have freedom. I just chose this time to write my diary.

How does it feel to sit firmly with everyone? Is the atmosphere dull? Is the air very quiet? Do you ever feel like you want to say something, but when you look up and see everyone around you completely silent, you feel like the words are stuck in your throat and you can't say anything at all?

That's good, it just means you're still too weak.

If it were her, she would definitely be able to stand up and speak naturally.

Even if she doesn't get any response, she will sit down calmly.

Ah, she'll definitely get a response.

There is absolutely no possibility of it.

Words flew across the Diary page by page, the only sound in the quiet meeting room the rustling of the pages.

This group has already reached a consensus; they're simply killing time while waiting for the exam to end.

Dragon Group.

Kushida Kikyo's gaze stopped when she saw this text. She raised her head and looked in the direction of Horikita Suzune beside her.

She knew this guy was bound to react.

As expected, her expression changed.