Everyone's Thoughts / A Bet with Nothing to Gain

"The Uninhabited Island Special Exam has ended. Although Class D came in second, the gap between them and Class B not only didn't close, but actually widened considerably, and they only narrowed the gap slightly with Class A and Class C."

"Some students don't say it like Yukimura does, but they still want to get into Class A and become winners in life."

Sudo dreams of becoming a basketball player, Yukimura wants to get into the University of Tokyo and become a winner in life, while Sotomura wants to work for a game company.

If they can't graduate from Class A, it will be very, very difficult for them to do this.

Hirata looked intently into Ayanokoji's eyes. "And you, what brought you to me with these questions? I imagine you're not interested in class matters either."

"I just suddenly have something I want, and only graduating from Class A can make it happen," Ayanokoji lied expressionlessly. "But childhood trauma makes me dislike attracting attention, so I want to help the class secretly."

"I think there's something I can do to help with the Special Exam Horikita mentioned."

"You mean you want me to share information with you?" Hirata quickly understood what Ayanokoji wanted him to do. Right now, he was the only one who could talk to Horikita and assist her.

"That's right. I consider myself quite intelligent and can definitely help the class. You don't want the class to be completely controlled by Aoyama, do you? As far as Aoyama is concerned, I think he would do it if it meant dropping a few students from Class D to make a profit."

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence could see why of the more than six million yen obtained from the Uninhabited Island in Horikita, only a little over three million yen actually went into the class fund.

If nothing unexpected happens, it was Aoyama who swallowed Aoyama. Karuizawa Aoyama, has absolutely no credibility in what she says.

Hirata, observing Ayanokoji's grim expression indifferently, spoke again, "The total number of second-year students proves the cruelty of the Special Exam; Uninhabited Island are very likely a perk for newbies."

"Preparing relief funds of Twenty Million Personal Points is essential. I don't Hirata you'll regret it when the time comes. It's better to act now."

"I knew you'd be here."

Without prior arrangement with Shiina, Aoyama successfully caught up with the gentle and lovely Shiina at the cruise ship library.

Sitting quietly on the soft sofa, her delicate white hands turned another page of the thick book.

Shiina looked up in slight surprise. "Aoyama, what are you doing here?"

She couldn't understand why Aoyama, who had just gotten a girlfriend, would suddenly appear at the library, all alone.

Shouldn't this be the time to spend having fun with your girlfriend?

Could it be some class matter that needs her attention? But shouldn't she be going to Ryuen? If someone sees her alone with Aoyama in the library, won't rumors start circulating?

In that case, Kushida will be in a difficult position.

Aoyama sat down directly opposite Shiina. "Is that even a question? Of course I missed you."

"I don't think someone with a girlfriend should say things like that."

In the past, Shiina felt she would have laughed and joked back, but now she could only advise Aoyama not to do that again.

If you can't control your feelings when you're moved, things will get complicated.

"To me, Shiina is more important than Kushida."

Shiina lowered her eyes. "Even as a joke, you shouldn't say things like that."

As a sweet feeling welled up inside her, a faint sense of guilt also arose. She knew that criticizing Aoyama in a righteous manner was the right thing to do, but she could only say one thing and do another, her rebuttal sounding utterly powerless.

"This is no joke." Aoyama looked seriously at the gentle girl.

Although the truth is somewhat cruel, people's status in each other's hearts is different. Even the most skilled liar cannot say something like, "You and he are equally important to me."

For him now, Shiina is more important than Kushida.

"This is terrible!"

Aoyama, resting his chin on his hand, watched the helpless Shiina. "It seems like things are getting a little bad."

He officially announced he had a girlfriend yesterday, and today he told another girl that she was more important than his girlfriend.

He's a total scumbag.

"But let's not talk about that now. I'd like to find an interesting book to pass the time," Aoyama continued.

After being dumped by the flustered Sakura, he planned to find Sakura again that night or the next day to get some answers and give Sakura some time to calm down. The first person he thought of when he had some free time was Shiina.

Reading with a cute girl is much more fun than reading alone.

Just looking at the existence of Shiina filled him with pleasure.

"Good."

Although she felt somewhat reluctant, Shiina noticed that her body had already stood up involuntarily, so she could only nod faintly and turn to find a book for Aoyama.

Her actions, which resembled those of a cat stealing fish, left her with mixed feelings.

Shiina Hiyori, you've truly fallen.

Chapter 121 Each Other's Thoughts

It was during the summer vacation, and with the Uninhabited Island Exam just yesterday, there were almost no students coming to the library to study.

Just before lunchtime, a student barged in, breaking the peaceful atmosphere between Aoyama and Shiina.

"Have you figured out that I'm the leader of the exam?" Sanada asked, looking up at his own Aoyama.

He couldn't get over whether it was his mistake that caused the class to suffer such a major blow, so when he happened to run into Aoyama, he couldn't help but ask the inappropriate question.

If there is a mole, then who is it?

Glancing at the time, Aoyama closed his book. "Only after Suzune confirmed that you were the leader did I instruct Kushida to test you."

"Then who do you think is the mole?"

"Ninety-nine percent of the time it's Sakayanagi."

"Is that so..." Sanada's eyes behind his glasses closed and opened again. "Thank you, I'll verify it."

"Sorry to bother you, Shiina."

After apologizing to Shiina, Sanada slowly left, his figure wandering among the bookshelves, seemingly struggling to decide which book to read next.

From his arrival to his departure, Sanada remained humble and gentle.

Shiina placed the bookmark on the page. "If Class A were full of students like Sanada, that would be terrifying."

"How could that be? Sanada is an elite student who is in the top ten of the class, after all."

Shiina tilted her Shiina cutely, "Just the top ten?"

As far as she knew, Sanada's academic performance should be rated A, and his personality was also calm and gave people a mature and steady feeling.

Among the boys in Class C, only Ryuen's overall strength surpasses his.

"He's not in the top five. There are still a few big fish hiding in Class A." Aoyama smiled.

Shiraishi Asuka, Morishita Ran.

These two usually keep a low profile, but their strength is extraordinary. This year's Class A and Class D can be said to be the strongest in history.

Class C relied entirely on Ryuen, Shiina, and Kaneda to form a golden triangle, while Class B was a bit weaker, with no outstanding talents except for Ichinose. However, this might also be Ichinose's influence.

The consequence of emphasizing collective consciousness is that students blindly obey her instructions, with both the disadvantages and advantages being equally obvious.

"That's really bad news." Shiina smiled slightly, showing no sign of disappointment.

Moving up to Class A held no allure for her; she simply wanted to work hard alongside her classmates and strive for that position with all her might, knowing that success or failure would bring her something in return.

That would be enough for her.

"Shall we go have lunch together?"

Aoyama was feeling a bit hungry. Although it was a little early, he figured the restaurant wouldn't be so crowded if he went there now.

Shiina shook her head. "I think I'd better not. Class C has a class meeting coming up, and I need to meet up with Ryuen beforehand."

"That's a real shame." Aoyama pouted. "But since you're going to meet up with Ryuen, please pass on a message to Ryuen: there will be a Special Exam on Saturday. Are you interested in not caring about the Class Points and going all out to collect personal points from the school?"

"If we coordinate well, each class can easily get over ten million."

Similar to the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, the subsequent Paper Shuffle Special Exam was also a beginner's welfare program, but after that, the school became extremely stingy with the Special Exam.

Only the two Special Exam at the beginning of the semester can instantly reverse the class order.

"Over ten million personal points? That's a very tempting number, but how did you know that, Aoyama?"

Aoyama's face showed a playful expression. "To be honest, I actually have special abilities, I'm one in a million, and prophecy is just one of them."

He still has many interesting abilities in the system that he hasn't unlocked, some of which could be considered special abilities.

Voice Mimicry that can mimic anyone's voice can also be called a special ability; it's too overpowered.

"Then I want to live forever," Shiina slightly.

Aoyama smiled confidently, "I reckon I can actually do that."

The perfect APTX4869 is currently stored in his System Space. I wonder if there's any drug resistance. If not, that would be incredibly impressive.

"He lies without even blinking."

Aoyama, Shiina goodbye to him, and, carrying the book she had just been reading, went to the librarian.

After the Class C meeting, she didn't plan to go back to the library.

I also don't want to get caught by someone for the time being.

"You lied to me again. Komako is such a bully."

"It's Chihiro's expression is so beautiful."

By subtly deceiving Shiranami, Amikura successfully made Shiranami lose the game of Old Maid, and another note appeared on Shiranami's face.

On the first holiday after the exams ended, Class B naturally held a class party to celebrate their upcoming promotion to Class A on September 1st.

Early in the morning, they rented a large, party-style private room equipped with many entertainment facilities.

Board games, table tennis, pool, and more are all available.

As Shiranami shuffled the cards, Amikura glanced at Ichinose had been pulled into a new game again, and said, "Xiao Fanbo is so popular, she's always busy."

Moving from one small group to another, all the students welcomed Ichinose with smiles and were happy about Ichinose arrival. The focus of their attention shifted to Ichinose.

That guy is really popular; even Kushida became his girlfriend.

Thinking of a certain equally popular boy, Shiranami paused in shuffling the cards.

The warmth I felt on his back that night still lingers in my mind, and I think about it every time I fall asleep.

Compared to the warmth emanating from Ichinose, Aoyama's warmth was slightly higher and gave her a greater sense of security, making her feel very comfortable and nostalgic.

"Hey, why isn't Chihiro praising her this time?" Amikura looked at Shiranami with a puzzled expression. At this time in the past, Shiranami would always praise Ichinose with pride, even happier than if she were the one receiving praise herself.

Shiranami looks troubled right now.

"N-nothing, I just spaced out for a moment."

With a flustered expression, Shiranami quickened his pace in dealing the cards, constantly cutting off any distracting thoughts that might arise in his mind.

Missing that guy? Impossible.

She didn't like that guy at all; she preferred the dashing yet gentle Ichinose.

"Please listen to me."

During a break in the otherwise joyful gathering, Ichinose walked to the center of the large private room and silenced everyone with just one sentence.

No one was distracted; everyone cast friendly glances at Ichinose.

With her Ichinose smiled gently, "There will be Sports Festival in early October, and it's certain that there will be changes in Class Points, so I think we should prepare early."

"After returning to school, I will occasionally organize class Sports Festival, so please participate enthusiastically. You can also consciously exercise on your own in your spare time."

"If you need more people to play ball or anything like that, remember to call me."

Although Aoyama only mentioned it casually last night, Ichinose wouldn't take it lightly.

In any case, encouraging students to exercise more is definitely not a bad thing.

Chapter 122 A Bet with No Benefits

"Everyone, put your phones on the table and unlock them."

"After this, no one is allowed to touch their phone, or else..."