You Guys Can Put on Your Show! (Continued)

It could be said that something strange was about it.

Although Class C was only a lower-ranking class, the fact that Ryuuen was the class representative still put him under some pressure.

This reminded him of the sudden declaration of war from Ryuuen after the old-style written exam last month. It confirmed that Ryuuen's violent rule had ensured that only one person in Class C spoke, something that Class A could not achieve.

He simply couldn't understand why Ryuuen was now confining its students to their rooms instead of enjoying a pleasant vacation.

Is it that he doesn't want to relax? Doesn't he want to experience the life of the rich? Or is he secretly plotting something?

Therefore, it might be more advantageous to reveal some information to Class D now, so that Class D can disrupt Class C's plans.

That's what Katsuragi was thinking.

Meanwhile, Nakano-kun has already encountered students from Class C.

He went to a family-run restaurant. Unlike buffets, family-run restaurants tend to focus more on the taste of their dishes, much like a private chef's experience.

The reason why Nakano Yuu came here was quite simple. Firstly, the road to the self-service restaurant was blocked, and the students from Class D were all there, so there was no need for them to squeeze in as well.

He also saw that Hirata's mother had gone over there, so Hirata would handle the conflict between Class D.

He had no intention of cleaning up the mess left by the students in Class D.

As for the students in Class A's provocation, that goes without saying; Seto left as soon as he saw Katsuragi reprimand Seto.

He had already deduced that Classmate Sakayanagi was planning to take control of Class A, so what could she possibly be doing by not showing up for the exam?

Naturally, the only option is to wait for Katsuragi to make a mistake and then voluntarily relinquish leadership, or for Katsuragi to be too cautious and not make any mistakes, in which case the only option is to let him cause trouble.

So she barely needed to say anything; her allies had already sprung into action.

So.

Would a student who can only lose a few dozen points on a Behavioral Norms Exam without falling into a trap behave like a student in Class C?

Obviously not.

That means it was the Sakayanagi Faction's doing, deliberately trying to annoy Katsuragi and lower Class A's rating.

This kind of performance is too direct, so he has no interest in watching such an overly explicit and unchallenging drama.

It's better to go to the theater to watch a play.

There's a reason he chose to dine at a family restaurant: he learned from Horikita that her family used to run a family restaurant, and her parents were both chefs. Naturally, Horikita's culinary skills had been passed down to her.

This made Nakano Yuu understand why he often craved Horikita's bento boxes; it was definitely because her cooking was better, not because he wanted to eat them.

It's not easy to get her to go out with me.

Nakano Yuu noticed that her behavior today might be a bit off. After he sent her the message, she didn't read it immediately. Although she wasn't a phone addict, she didn't keep her phone far away either. He had reminded her that this was an exam, not a holiday, so she was probably waiting for him to announce the start of the exam. But now she wasn't replying to him quickly.

Therefore, it still needs to be paid special attention to.

Then.

"I'm at a family-run restaurant right now. Don't you want to know why a family-run restaurant can operate on a ship? It must have unique dishes, and if you could extract the best of those, your restaurant might be even more profitable..."

Not long after the message was sent, Horikita replied with the message, "[I will come over]".

While waiting for Horikita to come and eat with him, Nakano Yuu noticed a group of Class C students entering through the door.

Boys and girls entered by lining up in separate queues.

Ryuuen stood in the middle of the group, still walking with a very arrogant posture. He had even rented a pair of sunglasses and was wearing beach shorts, looking very casual.

Unlike him, the other students in Class C were still wearing their school uniforms.

Even though there were various clothes available for rent on the ship, the students in Class C still wore fairly formal school uniforms.

"Um?"

Ryuen immediately spotted Nakano Yuu sitting in a booth near the entrance.

Nakano made sure to sit here so that Horikita would see him as soon as he arrived.

However, this also meant he would come into contact with the students who had just entered, so he was quickly noticed by Ryuuen from Class C.

It was impossible not to notice, because Nakano Yuu had taken the protection money from Ryuuen twice in a row.

And now, it's a new month.

Certainly.

"Hey, isn't this one of those money-grubbing guys from Class D?"

Ryuuen said.

"You all keep an eye on him, and remember this guy's face."

However, Ryuen's tone turned serious halfway through.

"This guy may be a student in Class D, but he's the kind of guy who'll take points from any student."

"From now on, if you run into me, stay away from me," Ryuuen said.

"This guy is toxic. You'll get scammed by him."

"..."

Nakano Yuu.

"..."

X is a student from Class C.

Of course, now this large group of Class C students began to look Nakano Yuu up and down because of Ryuuen's words.

Whether it was surprise, curiosity, doubt, or some girls thinking he was quite handsome.

"..."

Nakano Yuu.

Hey, Ryuen, he didn't even specifically ask you if you received this month's protection money today. Did he have to be so direct?

Besides, he completely disregards the points your classmates have, okay? After all, how much money does each person have in their pocket? He prefers to just take the protection fee from the points collected by the whole class.

However, since he has a vengeful ex-girlfriend, Nakano has decided to write down what happened today in his little notebook.

Next time, I'll definitely take all of Ryuuen's points. There's no need for me to continue with the kind and humanitarian gesture of leaving them 30,000 for living expenses!

However, while his gaze was being stared at by the students in Class C, he also quickly observed them. He wasn't looking at their appearances, but rather counting their numbers; there were only 37 students. Three were missing.

Nakano Yuu then said, "You actually brought Class C along on this trip. You really have impressive control. I didn't see any of your students on the ship. You must have given them some kind of control training. Like training them to be in control of them, and then not letting them leave their rooms. And these people you brought here are your people who obey you, right?"

"But unfortunately..."

However, Nakano Yuu said.

"Although you may have already collected this month's protection money, and even come up with a plan to deal with this exam, I have no additional information to tell you today. Because this exam is not something you can take with a pittance."

"..."

Ryuuen.

Grass.

So this guy guessed that the trip was fake; the real purpose was to take an exam.

Or perhaps this guy has obtained some important intelligence.

He didn't just randomly choose a restaurant when he brought his students out to eat; he first used his phone's GPS to find Nakano Yuu's location before bringing the students there.

His goal was to see if he could get any information from him. After two successful transactions, he realized that this guy always seemed to be one step ahead in the exams.

If he wanted to test the waters first, using a small amount of data to gather information and then utilize it, then it would naturally be worthwhile.

But now, the other party is saying that he has intelligence, but the 800,000 in protection money you've collected isn't enough.

"But there are pretty girls in your class too."

Nakano Yuu said. Following Nakano Yuu's gaze, Ryuuen noticed that he was looking at a girl, who was the prettiest girl in their Class C.

With beautiful long silver hair and delicate features, she is a rare beauty. Although she wears the same uniform as the girls around her, she exudes the air of a literary young woman and elegance.

And what made her special was that she was wearing gray stockings.

Her name is Shiina Hiyori.

"..."

Ryuuen.

He knew that there were many beautiful girls in Class D, and he also thought that Class D was a bit outrageous. For example, most of the people in his Class C were delinquents, like idle people in society, but Class D was supposed to be even worse, yet there were at least ten beautiful girls who could easily be class beauties or school beauties.

So, aren't 10 pretty girls in your class enough? What are you looking at in his class now?

"Let's go to another store, bad luck!"

He quickly led his classmates away.

"I think I just saw a student from Class C."

While Ryuuen was leaving with his group, Horikita came in from the shop entrance and quickly found Nakano.

"Um."

Nakano Yuu nodded.

"Because you weren't here, I was mistaken for someone like Miyabi Nagumo."

Horikita looked at him with some confusion.

Of course, she didn't know that if she were around, if Nakano Yuu asked Ryuuen about Shiina Hiyori from Class C, she wouldn't be mistaken for a shameless, lustful character like Miyabi Nagumo.

After all, he's surrounded by beautiful girls, some even more beautiful than him. There's absolutely no need for him to be envious.

But since Horikita wasn't there, his actions were a bit too Miyabi Nagumo.

However, Nakano Yuu is not Nagumo, who is unable to resist seeing girls or tries every means to get close to them.

He was just a little curious.

Today I met Yamamura -kun, a specific person who appears at a fixed location like an NPC at the vending machine in Class A, so I'm a little curious about Shiina Hiyori, the literature girl from Class C who appears at a fixed location in the library in the original work.

Moreover, this library NPC from Class C is not just a pretty face; in the original work, she is the one who takes charge of the class after being defeated and disheartened at Ryuuen.

Aside from his lack of physical fitness, his overall strength should be enough to overpower Horikita, who is standing next to him.

He's like the mini-boss of Class C.

If Ryuen continues to use violence and resorts to underhanded tactics, such as drugging people to prevent them from taking the Special Exam, as he did in the original story, he is very likely to suffer the consequences or even be expelled from school.

After all.

Using underhanded tactics occasionally is fine, but if you keep doing it, the school definitely won't be happy.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Ryuuen will fail unexpectedly, so perhaps the final representative of Class C will be this Shiina Hiyori.

If he needs more points later, he can just ask Shiina, the new representative.

After all, he'll be at this school for three years, and there's still a long time to go, so Nakano's proactive nature drives him to take action, such as choosing potential new employers and building relationships in advance. These are some advance preparations to replenish his wallet.

This was his good intention, not some kind of behavior like Nagumo trying to get close to pretty girls.

But there's no need to say that to Horikita now.

"But you've certainly gotten into the swing of things."

Nakano Yuu glanced at Horikita twice, then added.

"It seems you can take cold medicine now. Come with me after we finish eating, and I'll go to your room to get it for you."

Even though Horikita is now standing right in front of him, he can still sense a subtle, unusual quality about her from spending so much time with her.

For example, Horikita is still aloof, but she has lost some of her sternness, and her cheeks are slightly flushed. However, this flush is not from shyness; it's more likely from a fever.

Overall, Horikita seems a bit haggard now, and as for her appearance... well, she usually braids her hair into a neat little braid, just like Sakayanagi. They definitely know that tying their hair like that makes them look prettier (cuter).

But there are no pigtails now.

In other words, I don't have the mood or energy to do this kind of thing.

Just like in the original story, she fell ill before the exam even began.

That's really tragic.