Classroom of the Elite, It's Not About Meritocracy, It's About Me Ruling the World! 28

"Anyone else who wants to go is free to do so, but you must tell me here and now."

"I'll go!"

Katsuragi chose to follow without a moment's hesitation.

On the other side, many people turned their gazes toward Sakayanagi Arisu.

Everyone understood that in a negotiation like this, going together would allow them to grasp first-hand information, but there shouldn't be too many people following, or it would make Class A appear disunited.

Although Kijima Tsukur said anyone who wanted to go could, and there was no explicit agreement, a tacit understanding had formed.

That was, one person from the Katsuragi Faction and one from the Sakayanagi Faction should go, and if things really went south, they would just kick Kijima Tsukur off the stage.

"Unfortunately, I'm a bit inconvenienced."

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled as she sat in her seat, then turned her head to the side:

"However, I do have a few candidates. Kamuro-san, could I trouble you?"

"Tch..."

Kamuro Masumi looked disgusted: "Fine, I'll go, is that enough?"

Hm?

Kijima Tsukur took an extra look.

Although he didn't know what had happened, it was clear that Kamuro Masumi had become someone Sakayanagi Arisu trusted.

But looking at it this way, it felt more like Kamuro Masumi had been caught by some sort of leverage?

That didn't seem quite right; if she were truly being held by leverage, Kamuro Masumi wouldn't be able to show such open loathing.

For starters, Sakayanagi Arisu wouldn't allow it.

Such blatant disgust was like saying: I've been caught by someone, everyone come save me.

It was more like, even though she was being held by leverage, Kamuro Masumi didn't actually hate it.

A tsundere?

Interesting.

"And also..."

Sakayanagi Arisu stood up, gripping her cane, and turned to look at the back of the classroom with a smile:

"Although I oppose Kijima-kun's policy, we must still display the spirit of Class A when we are outside. Kito-kun, could I trouble you?"

"..."

There was no verbal response.

A man with a terrifying appearance stood up to signify his agreement.

He was thin and tall with long hair draped over his shoulders and a white glove on his right hand, giving off the immediate impression that he was well-versed in combat.

Sure enough, Sakayanagi Arisu smiled calmly:

"Kito-kun has experience in karate and taekwondo and is very skilled at fighting. Although I don't think any physical altercations will occur, it's good to have Kito-kun along to hold the line."

Clearly.

This was a show of force!

In just three days, Sakayanagi had already won over several people.

Although judging by her attitude toward Kito, she hadn't fully brought him into the fold yet, her progress was clearly no slower than Kijima Tsukur's.

Furthermore, considering there were others willing to give Sakayanagi Arisu face, the number of people she could command would only grow.

Of course, Kijima Tsukur hadn't paid any attention to these things;

he had simply let Yamamura Miki take care of his daily life and accepted the observant Morishita Ai.

As for the Katsuragi part, it was still centered around Katsuragi.

But in Kijima Tsukur's eyes, none of this was important.

"Count me in too~"

Hashimoto Masayoshi smiled.

As an opportunist, he naturally wouldn't be absent.

Strictly speaking, he was still somewhat uncertain about his stance right now.

He had originally intended to support Kijima Tsukur, but this guy was actually going to disclose information, and he had no idea if it was true or false.

If it were false, Hashimoto Masayoshi naturally wouldn't have any issues, but if it were true that he was going to disclose information, then he would have to stand on the side of Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Let's go."

A group of five left the classroom.

Yamamura Miki also followed behind, clutching a folding chair.

She had originally wanted to buy a camping chair, but unfortunately, she hadn't had any time over the past two days.

And...

Katsuragi and the others, who had the potential to help her carry the chair, were all ignoring her at this moment.

Ugh.

Thinking of this, Yamamura Miki felt a bit aggrieved.

It was as if she were just a chair-carrier; it would have been the same if someone else carried it, so why did they have to drag her along?

It was all Kijima Tsukur's fault, she hadn't even been able to go shopping these past few days.

Although no one talked to her, she had still heard quite a bit.

She heard that Patere Cafe was very popular with girls and that the cakes were delicious; she wanted to go check it out too.

It was all Kijima Tsukur's fault!

Yamamura Miki followed behind, raising the chair as if to smash it.

So hateful.

Meanwhile.

No one in front cared about her internal monologue.

Kijima Tsukur walked at the very front, with Katsuragi and Kamuro Masumi following on his left and right, followed by Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kito Hayato, who were spread out.

Students they encountered head-on quickly dodged, as if terrified of bumping into them; where exactly did these gangsters come from?

"Who are they?"

"They seem to have come from the direction of Class A; they must be the Class A students from this year, right?"

"Really?"

"I could understand this from Class C or Class D, but why is this year's Class A like this?"

Whispers echoed all around.

Basically, every grade had all kinds of students, but why did it feel like the style of this year's Class A was a bit off?

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Katsuragi couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed, feeling that it really did look like those middle school delinquents going out, insisting on bunching up together.

But in reality, Kijima Tsukur had only planned to bring Yamamura Miki, and with him, that would have been three.

It was mainly the Sakayanagi Faction...

The spectacle was there, but it just felt a bit wrong.

Would it affect their evaluation?

"Hey..."

Just then, Kamuro Masumi looked at Kijima Tsukur, who was in front, and opened her mouth with a "hey":

"You aren't actually planning to tell other classes the information, are you?"

"I should have made myself very clear this morning, right?"

"Really?"

Kamuro Masumi felt a bit weary and still didn't quite believe it:

"Although it was Sakayanagi who sent me, you might think I'm her representative, but let me make it clear first: she is her, and I am me. Tell me the truth, is this really not some 'deceive yourself before deceiving others' scheme, or do you have some other plan?"

"Sigh..."

Kijima Tsukur finally let out a sigh.

Every time he encountered people around him overthinking things, he felt quite helpless; no matter how clearly he expressed himself, the people around him would always overthink it.

"No need to overthink it. Every word I said to you this morning is the absolute truth."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Everyone couldn't help but glance at him.

Hashimoto Masayoshi felt a wave of panic, and even Katsuragi couldn't help but waver.

This feeling was like... are you actually serious?

When Kijima Tsukur said in the morning that he would disclose the information and get everyone promoted to A-rank, no matter what he said, everyone just took it as a bluff.

But until now... Kijima Tsukur was still sticking to that claim...

The credibility instantly shot up to one hundred percent!

That wasn't just messing around, was it?

"Wait, wait, wait."

Hashimoto Masayoshi truly found it hard to accept:

"Are you really, truly serious?"

"..."

And so.

Kijima Tsukur never liked to explain.

As he spoke.

The group arrived at the rooftop!

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Rooftop.

Yamamura Miki was facing the rooftop door, setting up a folding chair on the ground.