Chapter 142

"Yes, I agree."

Katsuragi had no good reason to object.

The class has already fallen behind; it's no longer Matoba internal strife.

Therefore, after confirming that Sakayanagi was indeed taking the exam, he had already relinquished the initiative, and this exam was actually conducted with Sakayanagi taking the lead.

"So now there's only one name left on the list."

Nakano-kun, on the other hand, was looking at Ryuuen.

"Hmph, I won't buy it!"

Ryuuen crossed her arms. Then, she touched her hair with her left hand, smoothing it out. "If all three classes buy it, it will only become a burden, making all the classes have to deduce the rules together."

"If you can't deduce the pattern, then it's all for nothing; you'll lose points and money."

"What's more, I'm going to add another 2 million, so this becomes a victory for only you, Nakano Yuu."

With that, Ryuuen left with his men.

However, he added as he turned away.

"However, Nakano Yuu Yu's point is not wrong. Now that we've confirmed there's a pattern, we just need to obtain a new list to deduce the pattern."

"So, are you the only one on this list?"

"At 7 million, whoever wants to be sucked out can have it."

Ryuuen said.

"And I don't even need 7 million, 2 million is enough to get it done."

Then he smiled at Katsuragi.

"Right, Katsuragi!"

"Enough, Ryuuen!"

Katsuragi seemed to remember something and quickly shouted a rebuke.

"Are you worried about the class's morale falling apart? Well, on the island, there was indeed a student who came up to me and told me about your class leader."

Ryuuen said.

"You know, I only speculated before that your class leader might be Totsuka Yahiko, after all, he's your most trusted underling."

"You're a prudent person; you wouldn't let others act easily."

"However, this is just speculation, so even I have to consider whether to speculate. After all, we got fewer points than expected, and if I guessed wrong, I would lose points too. But what prompted me to act was that when the spy in your class gave me the information, I confirmed it. Because what he showed me was a photo taken with a camera. Totsuka Yahiko's name was written on the team leader card."

Ryuuen said.

"..."

Even Katsuragi fell silent.

So.

Back then, the camera Ryuuen used to take pictures wasn't for Shibata from Ichinose Class, but rather... for someone from his class?

Katsuragi felt himself becoming somewhat dazed.

"And since you've betrayed once, you can betray a second time. So, Katsuragi, you don't know this yet, do you? The spy in your class has already told me the name of one of the VIP in your class."

Ryuuen said.

"Just an hour ago, during the Dragon Group's discussion session."

"Then."

Ryuuen looked at Nakano Yuu.

"My class's think tank initially deduced that there was a pattern to the VIP, and I was still hesitant. But now that you've even sold the list, it proves that there is a pattern to the VIP."

"This is really good news!"

With that, Ryuuen laughed heartily and turned to leave.

In other words, Ryuuen, who already possessed information about the spy's betrayal, had absolutely no need to purchase Nakano Yuu's list, because the Class B spy had already been given the information in advance.

The crowd remained silent.

"So, are you still buying the list?"

"Nakano Yuu said."

Although they left Ryuuen, the list is still there.

"I have no choice but to buy it."

Katsuragi said.

"Our Class A will buy it too."

Kanzaki, from Class A, quickly chimed in.

Although Ryuuen also has the list, which makes it possible to deduce patterns, the fact that there has been no notification of the exam's end means that it's still possible to start deduce patterns now.

However, due to Ryuuen's refusal to buy, only two of the three different names prepared by Nakano Yuu were sold.

The name [Kushida Kikyou] is still remembered.

"Why was I the one who was kept behind?"

Finally, everyone left, and now only the students from Class D remained in the Dragon Group's room.

Hirata was called away by other classmates, so Kushida's mood eased a bit.

Then there was some dissatisfaction.

"It's random."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"And I'm also looking forward to your group. After all, this is the Dragon Group. There's bound to be something different going on."

"..."

Horikita.

While Nakano Yuu and Kushida were talking, Horikita Suzune remained silent.

This was a rare occurrence, but Nakano Yuu quickly discovered why.

Horikita suddenly walked over, and she seemed a little uncomfortable, pressing her left hand against her right elbow. If it wasn't physical discomfort, then perhaps she was just feeling awkward.

To be honest, what she was going to say would sound a little awkward.

For example.

"That."

Horikita seemed a little embarrassed. "Is it because of me that the third spot wasn't sold?"

Why do you think that?

"Nakano Yuu said."

"However, the reason I raised the price for Ryuuen was because I heard about you being photographed."

"But it's just a photograph."

Horikita seemed to feel that he wasn't worth the price.

There were originally three lists, each worth 5 million, but because of her, the price was increased by 2 million, and as a result, they couldn't be sold.

"This is an attitude."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"You're someone close to me; if you're disrespected, you naturally have to fight back. That's my bottom line."

Of course, even though that's what he said, Nakano Yuu never expected that Ryuuen would agree to buy the three lists.

Since all three classes are buying it, the starting line for all three classes will be the same.

However, although Ryuuen was constantly striving to improve, he also understood that his class was starting from the bottom class, and in such a tight timeframe, he had to work incredibly hard.

What does the Ryuuen Class have? There are no geniuses. Even in the original story, the students only managed to finish the exam by answering questions near the end.

This indicates that he wasn't quick to grasp the pattern.

Ryuuen probably anticipated this as well, so even if he tried to deduce the pattern on the same starting line as other classes, he would only end up losing points and having to pay money.

Therefore, Nakano Yuu never intended for Ryuuen to buy the list.

However, Horikita seemed to think it was because of her, and even showed a weak expression, so it wasn't a bad thing to say something nice about it.

Forehead.

Kushida looked at them with some surprise.

"How dare they show off their affection in front of me?"

Kushida seems to find it completely unacceptable.

"How dare they show off their affection in front of me?"

She repeated it twice in her mind.

[Isn't this great? This way, Nakano-senpai and Horikita Manabu will be together. And then Kushida- senpai, you'll be free.]

Amasawa, the junior student, said.

No, you have absolutely no idea.

But Kushida's mood didn't improve at all.

"Nakano Yuu seems to have no idea what terms like 'unwavering loyalty' and 'single' really mean. Even if he's dating Horikita, he won't let me go; he might even find it more exciting."

"So."

"That would only make things worse for me, and I'd become the other woman, even though I was the one who came first."

Kushida's mood instantly soured.

[Actually, there's even worse news.]

Meanwhile, Amasawa added, "[Kushida -senpai, it seems you didn't get a share. Even if Nakano-senpai still has one list that can't be sold, they can still earn 10 million points.]"

[But you didn't get a share.]

Ah?

Oh shit.

So you guys earned at least 10 million, but she only got 600,000?

Just as Amasawa -senpai had said, Kushida -senpai's mood worsened even further.

"Then let's go back."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"I know roughly what Ryuuen is planning to do."

"Do you know what Ryuuen is planning to do?"

Perhaps because he felt he had caused the loss of a big order, Horikita is now obediently staying by his side.

"Now that he has grasped the pattern, he can proceed to deduce it."

Horikita said.

"No."

But Nakano Yuu shook his head.

"From the moment I learned that he obtained the spy information from Class B, which was formerly Class A, I knew he was doomed."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"But he probably hasn't realized it yet."

"Sakayanagi Arisu, no one knows her better than me."