Treating Kushida / A Silent Expulsion

Before Kamuro could speak, Aoyama started walking again, and Kamuro, influenced by him, opened his mouth helplessly, then closed it again.

That's the kind of bastard who'll take an inch and then a mile.

Who would want to hold your hand in the future? How can you be so shameless?

He shifted his weight slightly towards Aoyama, and Kamuro's lips relaxed, then unconsciously curled into a smile.

They walked slowly down the track, almost as if they were snuggling together. By the end of the entire class, neither of them had partnered with their respective same-sex classmates for even a minute of practice.

Sakayanagi Arisu of the tree, watched for almost the entire class period.

"I seem a little envious."

As the school bell rang, Sakayanagi murmured as he stood up from the bench, gazing up at the sky through the gaps in the leaves overhead.

Well, it's still a bit too bright.

Dispelling the unease in her heart, she slowly turned and walked towards the teaching building.

Classroom of Class D.

At lunchtime, Horikita Suzune coldly asked the whole class to stay behind, and then told them about Yukimura being framed and videotaped by Aoyama, as well as the conditions Aoyama offered.

"Are you kidding me! Why now of all times?!"

Even faster than Yamauchi in the classroom was Hirata, who always had a cheerful smile and helped his classmates without expecting anything in return.

He immediately realized that he could only save one of Yukimura and Yamauchi.

Both of them were deliberately framed, which led to their expulsion from school.

Possessing a treasure is a crime.

In the election battle between Aoyama Nagumo, Class D, with ten million Class Points and forty votes, but riddled with flaws, was like a child carrying gold through a bustling city.

As the Student Council Vice President, who were well-versed in the school rules, Hirata didn't think there would be any chance of him counter-suing once he fell for their scheme.

Then, no matter who he protected, he felt resentful.

"I contacted you first, Hirata. You can't abandon me. There should be a first-come, first-served rule, right?" Yamauchi stood up from his seat and shouted loudly at Hirata seemed to be acting strangely.

"Help? How can I help? What ability do I have to help!"

Hirata's expression was somewhat ferocious as he forced himself to think, hoping to come up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.

Both Aoyama Nagumo are interested in the Student Council President position, and he doesn't think there's any way to sway one of them and get the other to comfortably take on the lucrative position of Class D.

"It's simple, just give up on the Yamauchi. Anyway, I don't think there's any need for the Yamauchi to exist, and the conditions offered by Aoyama are much better."

To quell Hirata's surprise at also looking ferocious, Horikita Suzune spoke coldly.

Whether it's Yukimura or Yamauchi, it's never a choice for her.

Chapter 220 Rewarding Kushida

"Minimum ten million, not a penny less."

"These are Shiki- kun's exact words."

In a private café room in the Keyaki Mall after school, Sakayanagi took a sip of coffee and spoke calmly.

Faced with Hirata's request for a meeting, Aoyama Nonstick Pan sent her out to negotiate a deal with Hirata to let Yukimura go.

"If Aoyama -kun isn't sincere, I don't think there's any need for us to talk. In any case, Vice President Nagumo is also waiting for our reply," Ayanokoji said indifferently.

He came with Hirata, and this meeting was at Hirata's suggestion.

During the midday class meeting, he persuaded Hirata to calm down and suggested a two-pronged approach: let Nagumo and Aoyama fight each other to lower their demands, thus achieving an option where both could be saved.

For the time being, he didn't want Hirata to break down and turn evil, so he kept Hirata's influence to restrain Horikita.

"Then you can try to protect Yamauchi from harm while I'm attacking." Sakayanagi tapped his Bluetooth earpiece lightly. "That's what Shiki- kun said."

"Personally, I hope you can keep Yamauchi; after all, he's so interesting."

After relaying Aoyama's words, Sakayanagi smiled and looked at Ayanokoji before speaking again. She had originally thought it would be a boring meeting, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise.

"Let's go, Hirata." Ayanokoji stood up calmly, his expression unchanged, and then secretly winked at Sakayanagi behind Hirata's back.

He knew that if he were intimidated here, the disadvantage in the subsequent discussions would be even greater.

"Then let's discuss it with Vice President Nagumo first."

He hesitated for less than half a second, still fantasizing about saving both Hirata, and decided to listen to Ayanokoji.

"Wait."

As Hirata placed his hand on the doorknob, he heard Sakayanagi's voice behind him, urging him to stay.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and a relieved smile inevitably appeared on his face.

Meanwhile, far away in the student dormitory, Aoyama, wearing headphones and talking to Sakayanagi, also had a smile on his face, but it was a mocking smile.

He wasn't surprised that someone in Class D could come up with a strategy of two tigers fighting each other, but given his understanding of Hirata's personality, plus the fact that Horikita Suzune also wanted to drop out of Yamauchi, he could be firm in his stance.

Now, the issue isn't whether he can maintain a tough stance; it's that he's got his hands on Class D' s ten million yuan in class funds.

"Let them wait a bit, then do as you please." After instructing Sakayanagi to silence his own side, Aoyama welcomed the unexpected guest into the room and then unceremoniously ordered him to sit on the floor.

Scratching the back of his head, Yamauchi gave a fawning smile. "Isn't there a cushion here?"

"Then you can go."

"No, I've come to surrender."

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Yamauchi began to pledge his loyalty, declaring with great enthusiasm that he would definitely become Aoyama's most capable spy in Class D.

If Aoyama were to expel Yukimura directly, he would be willing to go through fire and water for him.

"Being my spy means betraying the class's interests." Sitting on the bed, Aoyama looked down Yamauchi the clown-like Yamanouchi with a mocking expression.

He guessed that Yamauchi understood that he probably couldn't compete with Yukimura, who was ranked first in academic ability, and would become a dropout, so he didn't intend to pin his hopes on Hirata.

Coming over and submitting is also a way to save oneself; now that he orders Yamauchi to go east, Yamauchi dares not go west.

"No problem, I've been wanting to get rid of Horikita for a long time." Yamauchi patted his chest and assured me, as if to say, "I've got this covered."

Then, he revealed a somewhat lewd and ingratiating smile.

"If my contribution is significant enough, could I be allowed to join your class in the future? Compared to those scoundrels in Class D, I think the students in your class would be much better as classmates."

Are you dreaming? You're certainly having a beautiful dream.

Hiring you in is like giving myself a free lunch; it just creates another defensive liability for Class C.

Resisting the urge to criticize Yamauchi's unrealistic ideas, Aoyama just wanted to get rid of this "living father" as soon as possible and then reward Kushida.

Kushida really went to great lengths to be friends with someone as amazing as Yamauchi.

"Very good. I have a task for you now, which is to track Nagumo." Aoyama's expression turned serious. "I'm planning to take action against Nagumo soon, and the first thing I need to do is find out his recent whereabouts."

"Follow Nagumo." Yamauchi looked troubled.

"If you can't even do this, what use are you to me?"

"Who says it's impossible? I'm just thinking about how to better help Aoyama -kun track Nagumo without leaving a trace." Yamauchi immediately got up from the ground. "Leave it to me, the former Koshien ace pitcher."

Yes, yes, you're absolutely right.

Not wanting to correct any of the common-sense errors Yamauchi Yamauchi's boasting, Aoyama let Yamauchi leave his room.

"I sent you a recording. If you still can't get ten million after listening to it, then it's your problem." Yamauchi, after listening to the recording of the genius Aoyama had just received, turned on his microphone again and sent the recording to Sakayanagi.

With Yamauchi's irrefutable recording of betrayal, if Sakayanagi still can't get rid of Hirata, then he'll only be sitting at the same table Kanzaki from now on.

After hanging up the phone, Aoyama followed the idea that had just formed in his mind, left the room, and, with Kushida keeping watch, entered her room in a semi-surprise manner.

"Why did you suddenly say you wanted to come over? Luckily, I don't have any friends in my room."

"I just missed you and wanted to treat you properly." Aoyama suddenly scooped Kushida up from behind and sat her on the bed, letting her sit sideways on his lap.

Although he knew that Kushida probably didn't like him as much as Yamamura and the others at the moment, feelings don't deepen if they aren't nurtured.

"Heh, that's obviously a lie."

After a moment of panic, Kushida relaxed his tense body and leaned his head on Aoyama's shoulder.

He had already carried her back on the Uninhabited Island; this was just a repeat of the past.

"Really, Yamauchi just came to my room..." Holding and playing with Kushida's soft, white hand, Aoyama didn't make any sudden movements but started chatting with Kushida, the first thing being about Yamauchi's visit.

Unsurprisingly, Kushida started to complain after listening, and Aoyama naturally joined in, harshly criticizing Yamauchi's abnormality.

Once the conversation started, Kushida began to reveal more amazing stories about Yamauchi. After Yamauchi, it was Kanji Ike, and after Kanji Ike Sudo, it was Sudo's turn. They spent more than an hour just complaining about each other.

Aoyama gently stroked Kushida's head, saying, "You've really had a tough time, but you brought this on yourself."

"You promised to treat me, but you said something annoying again." Kushida lightly punched Aoyama's chest in dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, just chatting with my lovely Kikyo, what kind of reward is that?"

Brushing aside the short hair that fell across Kushida's cheek, Aoyama turned his head and kissed her cheek as she stared wide-eyed.

"I'll cook you a nice meal tonight."

Watching Kushida's adorable face gradually blush, Aoyama felt a surge of joy.

Chapter 221 Quietly Dropping Out of School

How come you can do everything?

After the meal, having witnessed the difference in culinary skills between herself and Aoyama, Kushida felt a slight sense of defeat; she couldn't even compare to Aoyama, this boy, in cooking.

She felt that every dish was better than what she ate at restaurants.

"This is the level I reached by practicing relentlessly with the thought of making Kikyo think it tastes good." Taking the bowl with dish soap residue from Kushida, Aoyama placed it under the tap to rinse it.

"He's full of lies."

"Kikyo, you know I've never liked lying."

"If you just don't like it, then that's fine too."

With a light laugh, Kushida handed the last dish he had washed to Aoyama to rinse it with water.

Then she took out her phone from her pocket and took a picture of Aoyama, recording her boyfriend doing housework.

"What's so interesting about filming this?"

"None of your business."

With a beautiful smile, Kushida put away his phone with satisfaction.

At the same time, Nagumo also received news that Class D refused the deal, and knew that Aoyama had taken the same approach as him, coercing Class D to save only one person.

The one he rescued was naturally not Yamauchi, who had been easily Yamauchi like a fool.

"Just forty votes will do." Looking at Mizowaki in the room, Nagumo asked him to pass on a message to Hirata.

He's lost ten million points, so he has to gain something from it, otherwise all his efforts would have been in vain.

"Not even forty votes, and they even want to thank you for helping Yamauchi drop Yamauchi." Relaying the new information, Mizowaki suppressed a smile and maintained a blank expression.

After the last coup attempt, he knew that Nagumo disliked him, and then this dirty work was handed to him.

Although he didn't like it, he accepted Nagumo's mission in order to avoid being targeted by Nagumo further.

"What's going on?" Nagumo's face darkened.

They don't want to give money, they don't want to give votes—what is Class D trying to do? Are they trying to rebel?

They didn't know that he could expel Yamauchi at any time? And Hirata, aren't you a good person? How could you stand by and watch your classmate die?

"Let me ask."

Mizowaki began questioning Hirata on the other end of the phone, and as he learned more about the situation, his expression gradually became quite interesting.

After hearing Hirata's explanation, he understood why Class D acted as if it was none of his business, and he also realized just how cunning Yamauchi was, the one they had framed.

The thought of Nagumo's failed attempt to steal a chicken and losing the rice instead made him happy.

"Idiot."

Later, after learning the whole story, Nagumo couldn't hold back anymore and went to Aoyama, who also harbored ill intentions towards Class D, to surrender. He was even recorded. Was Yamauchi mind?