Sakayanagi Is So Frustrated / Horikita Suzune's Resolve

Just over ten minutes ago, he was ambushed and thoroughly violated by Ryuen and his gang in the men's restroom. Moreover, he dared not report it to the Student Council, lest Ryuen violate the contract and reveal his betrayal to Aoyama.

As soon as the exam started, following Sakayanagi's instructions, he kept Ryuen in suspense for a long time, and also managed to find out the names of the four VIP in Class C.

"Serves you right."

Kito's face held a hint of schadenfreude, while Nishikawa beside him showed no sign of worry for Hashimoto.

Even Hashimoto's new master, Sakayanagi Arisu, remained unmoved by his injuries.

"Which group VIP from Class D in? Any new information?" Sakayanagi touched the handle of his cane, a thoughtful look on his face.

None of the students selected for VIP from Class A this time were impulsive, and since no unusual reports were received, she could only assume that the fourth VIP known to Ryuen was a student from Class D.

"No, Maezono only knows that there's one person in the Karuizawa group, and that's all."

"After all, she doesn't have a very good personality; she's impulsive and easily angered, and she doesn't have a single person she can call a friend."

Despite being Maezono's sweetheart, Hashimoto nonchalantly belittled Maezono, which made Kito, who had always disliked him, look even more sinister on his already fierce face.

Sakayanagi chuckled. "I think Shinohara would be a better fit for you, Hashimoto."

Compared to Maezono, who had little presence in Class D, Shinohara's role was significantly more important. Among the girls' group led by Karuizawa, she was undoubtedly one of the top figures.

Because her looks aren't outstanding among the girls in Class D, Hashimoto, who is handsome and Hashimoto, has a good chance of winning her over.

"Where would that be suitable? Aoyama would definitely be suspicious if he knew. Would I go after an unlovable girl like Shinohara?" Hashimoto gave a wry smile; he had normal aesthetic sense too.

Among all the girls in Class D, Shinohara one of the least cute, and he only had one requirement for his girlfriend: she had to be cute enough.

A strong-willed girl like Shinohara wouldn't play the secret girlfriend game.

"If you want to pursue a girl, you can't just use being interesting as an excuse?" Sakayanagi tilted his head. "That's how it's depicted in the manga that Nishikawa recommended to me. Because the female lead is interesting, she gets liked by a bunch of handsome guys."

Hashimoto had a bright idea. "Isn't it interesting Yamauchi? Can you imagine a cute girl falling for him?"

"Understood, never mind."

Immediately realizing the anomaly, Sakayanagi abandoned the idea of sending Hashimoto to chase after Shinohara.

It would be such a shame to lose such a useful tool Hashimoto.

"Find Matsushita Chiaki and secretly follow her."

Sakayanagi sent a message to Matsushita Chiaki expressing interest in a deal, and then gave Hashimoto new instructions.

Yesterday, among the numerous anonymous and overt contacts she received, only Matsushita Chiaki confirmed her interest in making a deal.

However, after she claimed that Aoyama had figured out the pattern and started negotiating the price, Matsushita stopped replying to her messages. She initially thought it was a ploy to get him to back down, but there has been no new contact since.

With Maezono confirmed VIP within the Karuizawa group, Sakayanagi decided to have a serious talk with Matsushita.

Chapter 152 Sakayanagi's Annoying Sakayanagi

Why are you dumping all this trouble on me?

I have no desire to deal with elites like Sakayanagi; they're such a hassle. I don't know what Aoyama was thinking, having Karuizawa pass the buck to me.

Upon receiving the text message from Sakayanagi proposing a deal, Matsushita Chiaki simply pretended not to see it and felt no joy whatsoever.

[The risk is too great; I won't meet you. I can only guarantee that the name of the VIP to is real. It's either a good opportunity or not.]

In the bustling karaoke room, Matsushita Chiaki nonchalantly refused to meet with Sakayanagi.

Just after sending the text message, Karuizawa invited her to sing together, so she locked her phone, tossed it onto the sofa, and took the microphone Karuizawa handed her.

On the other side, Sakayanagi frowned slightly upon receiving Matsushita's reply.

Since they wouldn't even meet, she couldn't help but guess that Matsushita didn't plan to do much business, which was not good news for her.

Although Ryuen mocked Class D for having many traitors and leaking information everywhere, Class D also implemented the same strategy as Class C in hiding the VIP. That is, they created an atmosphere in the class where anyone who inquired about who the VIP were was considered to have ill intentions.

As a result, only a handful of students from Class C and Class D, besides the students themselves, knew who the VIP was.

Despite offering an exorbitant price of three million personal points, her returns were dismal; she didn't manage to complete a single transaction, as if students from Class C and Class D had all become saints.

Class C student: We also want to sell, but we're more afraid of being discovered and targeted by Ryuen.

How can I be sure the information you have is true if we don't even meet in person?

Not wanting to give up Matsushita the Panasonic connection, Sakayanagi suppressed his dissatisfaction and replied to the text message, then ten minutes, twenty minutes, until an hour later it was still unread.

Matsushita Chiaki is quite something; don't let him fall into my hands again.

Being left out in the cold, especially by the relatively unknown Kara from Class D, made Sakayanagi increasingly unhappy. However, for the sake of victory, she couldn't give up on the Matsushita line.

She was just really angry.

"You told Class C about my past?"

After running into Aoyama Shiki at the restaurant at noon, Ayanokoji immediately sat down near him with her tray.

In his line of sight, a tomboy with short, neat hair Ibuki Mio, also sat down in a place where he could see her after he took his seat.

This started after the exam ended in the morning.

Aoyama nodded. "Regarding that post on the School Forum, both Class A and Class C paid 100,000 personal points."

If he's capable of doing something, he'll admit it. Ayanokoji contacted him later than he expected, most likely because it was one of Ayanokoji's so-called friends, whom he then ignored and discarded.

Even if someone's behavior is completely harmless, the Three Idiots in Class D don't like playing with someone who is expressionless and speaks without emotion.

If Ayanokoji hadn't actively approached them and struck up a conversation, they definitely wouldn't have included him in their activities, so information sharing was simply nonexistent.

"It's surprising that I'm worth so much money." Ayanokoji said with surprise, but his expression remained unchanged.

One day during his brutal training in the White Room, his already weak personal emotions were suppressed to the point of being almost imperceptible; surprise, fear, hatred—none of them remained.

The belief etched in my heart is that as long as I am the one who wins in the end, nothing else matters.

After putting down her chopsticks, Ayanokoji took out her phone and opened the School Forum.

"I think I can buy it myself."

Aoyama put down his chopsticks. "Don't worry, I don't dislike you to the point of not wanting to make money."

Since selling information about Ayanokoji could bring him dirty money, there was no reason for him not to sell it. And as he said, he didn't hate Ayanokoji to the point of wanting to kill him.

He disliked his biological father, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, even more than Ayanokoji Atsuomi.

It can be said to be the root of all evil.

With the payment settled, Aoyama repeated the information he had sold to Shiina, dismissing the freak who had remained expressionless throughout.

Conversations without clear feedback are eerie. He prefers voices full of emotion; Kamuro's voice with a hint of disdain is quite good, as is Shiina's gentler voice that masks her shyness.

The sounds of the small Yamamura, barely audible unless you listen carefully, Sakura's occasional excited voice, each have their own unique beauty.

Language is the greatest invention in human history, a statement that Aoyama strongly agrees with.

Kamuro's gaze fell on the seat where Ayanokoji had just been sitting. "Ayanokoji is indeed a bit terrifying. I've never seen his expression change."

She didn't interrupt Aoyama and Ayanokoji's conversation, but she kept glancing at Ayanokoji, trying to observe his expression, but to no avail.

"I've never heard Ayanokoji's voice sound emotional either," Yamamura nodded and added, "It sounds rather pitiful."

During the few days she followed Ayanokouji shortly after the start of the semester, even though she saw Ayanokoji being treated roughly by Sudo, she couldn't hear any emotion in Ayanokoji's voice.

The sentimental woman couldn't help but feel some pity for Ayanokoji.

Aoyama spoke calmly, "His past is indeed pitiful, but he can't be entirely White Room for turning into this extreme situation."

When Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's mindset shifts from victimhood to perpetration, he ceases to be pitied.

Moreover, as he said, of the more than seventy children in the same Ayanokoji White Room, only Ayanokoji was an anomaly; the others clearly had strong personal feelings.

"Let's not talk about Ayanokoji now, let's talk about where to go this afternoon, we're just killing time anyway."

Kamuro glared at Aoyama, annoyed. "When did I say I wanted to spend the afternoon with you?"

"So, who are you meeting up with? Shiina?"

"We're not close enough to call each other friends yet."

Kamuro has her own definition of friendship; to her, Shiina is just a colleague from the Student Council for the time being.

Without Aoyama acting as a middleman, she wouldn't even go back to the dormitory with Shiina after the Student Council affairs were over.

Aoyama chuckled teasingly, "How picky, isn't it? Kamuro, who has few friends and is so arrogant."

"None of your business. I can stay in my room this afternoon."

"I want to play with Kamuro. It will be more fun with the three of us." Yamamura reached out and placed her hand on Kamuro's hand, her expression hopeful.

She likes Aoyama very much, and she also likes Kamuro; they are both her good friends.

She's definitely happier playing with two good friends than with just one, and she doesn't like having Kamuro alone.

Years of loneliness at school made Yamamura realize that no one likes being alone, Kamuro certainly wouldn't dislike it either, so she went out to play with Aoyama and her friend.

"I'm really defeated by you, Mingming—never mind."

Kamuro sighed helplessly, defeated by Yamamura's earnest gaze.

Chapter 153 Horikita Suzune's Resolute Actions

While Aoyama and his friends were enjoying themselves on the cruise ship, Horikita Suzune, the leader of Class D, reluctantly gave up her victory in the exam.

Compared to Class A and Class C, and considering the manpower and resources each could mobilize, her rational judgment was that Class D had no chance of winning, and continuing to wait idly would only make things worse.

If someone from Class A or Class C discovers the VIP pattern, then Class D will lose 200 Class Points, and will also gain nothing in terms of individual points.

"Let's make a trade, Ryuen. Class D concedes."

Having made up her mind, Horikita Suzune contacted the leaders of Class C and soon Naoko met with Ryuen and Shiina. Ryuen did not mock her at the first moment of the meeting.

After Horikita announced that Class D had conceded defeat, neither of them dared to underestimate her.

"I have a plan that might mislead the students in Class A, making them guess the VIP." Horikita's expression showed no sign of confusion. "However, this requires the cooperation of the students in Class C; that's a prerequisite for our collaboration."

"The exam discussion concludes tonight. Regardless of whether the students in Class A fell for the trap, Class D will provide the names of three VIP."

Ryuen's eyes deepened. "I don't think you, Horikita, are so naive as to let me let Class D off the hook."

With only two groups of Class A's VIP remaining and three groups of Class D being let go, Class C can only get one hundred Class Points, which is too little and does not meet his expectations.

Furthermore, Class D guessed wrong about the students in Class A VIP. As a result, the exam results will show that Class C will receive an extra 100 points, while Class A and Class D will lose 50 points.

It's not fair to say that winning or not winning is the same; it's just that Ryuen wants a big victory, just like Class B's performance in the Uninhabited Island Exam.

"I know that Class D is now like meat on a chopping block, and going to Sakayanagi will likely lead to the same result." Horikita's tone was slightly cold. "The name of Class D's VIP is only sold to Class C, and the treaty does not restrict actions against Class D."

"In contrast, all the individual points earned by Class C in this Special Exam will go to Class D, plus an additional three million individual points."

Rather than waiting to die, Horikita chose to cut off its tail to survive.

She personally judged that Class D, which was vulnerable from all sides, was very likely unable to withstand the attack of Ryuen and Sakayanagi, and in the end, Class D would end up with nothing.

Having earned a large sum of personal points would be a way of giving back to the students in Class D.

Ryuen crossed his legs and asked, "Shiina, what do you think?"

"Horikita, will you immediately go to Class A after we reject you?" Shiina calmly, looking into Horikita's cold eyes.

Although there was a premise of inducing the students in Class A to guess wrong beforehand, if they could make their move against Class D after the discussion, Class C would have gotten a great deal from Horikita's proposed deal.

The same applies to Class A.

Shiina thought it would be good enough if she could successfully mislead even one student from Class A into guessing who would receive VIP from Class D. Even if Sakayanagi didn't say it explicitly, he would create an atmosphere in the class VIP, and anyone who made a mistake would be considered a sinner.

"Yes, although I don't want Class A to win, if Class C won't even agree to these conditions, then I'll have no choice but to approach Class A."

"May I ask why Horikita doesn't want Class A to win?"

"Because compared to Katsuragi, Sakayanagi seems a bit more difficult to deal with. If Sakayanagi fails this Special Exam, her leadership position will be shaken." Horikita Suzune answered very quickly, as if she had set up an automatic reply.

In this Special Exam, Sakayanagi's tenacious and aggressive play was indeed superior to Katsuragi's, and his defense was equally impressive.

Katsuragi would never do something like instigating a traitor in Class D.

A beautiful smile curved her lips, Shiina smiled meaningfully. "Is that so? I thought the reason was that Aoyama didn't like Classmate Sakayanagi, so Horikita chose Class C first."

Her personal understanding of Horikita Suzune told her that Horikita Suzune was the kind of person who faced challenges head-on.

Therefore, she didn't really agree with the reasons given for wanting Sakayanagi to step down.