Sakayanagi Arisu Will Never Lose / Manabe Shiho Advances

"Any reason is fine, Shiina, just tell me, from the names of the six VIP, can you deduce the pattern in their selection?" Ryuen suddenly interjected, ending the eye contact between Shiina and Horikita.

"Aoyama told me that he guessed the pattern in the selection of those VIP and used five names."

Five names are fine, but six is definitely not an option.

Ryuen's gaze fell on Horikita. "Then Class C can agree to this deal. Let's talk about how we'll cooperate. We can sign a contract first, and you can decide who you sign with."

After Aoyama's personal real-name authentication, Shiina's credibility was significantly boosted.

He felt this was a good thing for Class C as well, and he didn't mind having Shiina act as Class C's guarantor.

"I have one more small request," Horikita suddenly had an idea.

"Explain."

"Class D is also working with Class C to deduce the selection pattern. If Class D deduces it first, then Class D will have one of the remaining two groups from Class A, and the additional three million will become two million."

One million individual points are used to gamble on an uncertain fifty Class Points.

For Class C, this appears to be a favorable bet.

"Impossible." Ryuen refused decisively, a cold smile appearing on his face. "The reason is simple: I don't trust the students in Class D."

For Class C, simply guessing the pattern of the candidates doesn't guarantee their VIP from being guessed.

If they leak information to Class D, they won't be able to find the cause of any problems that arise.

"... Then let's discuss it as before." Horikita couldn't argue; she hadn't been able to find the traitor who provided the information to Sakayanagi since yesterday.

Since Aoyama dislikes Sakayanagi, then Kushida and Karuizawa, like her, probably won't betray information to Sakayanagi.

In other words, there are at least three students in Class D who are not aligned with the class, which is close to one-tenth of the total number of students.

Horikita Suzune felt she was having a hard time.

[I've given the contract to Chabashira-sensei. It's a 100,000 personal points hiring fee, which you said you'd pay. Once you sign it, she'll tell you the name of the VIP.]

Through Sakayanagi's tireless efforts in communication, Matsushita and her deal reached its final stage.

Not long after, Chabashira, whose face was even colder than Mashima's, found Sakayanagi, who was only accompanied by Nishikawa. Chabashira responded to Sakayanagi's greetings in a businesslike manner, and then handed over the contract that Matsushita had prepared and signed.

The contract is very simple: Sakayanagi pays two million personal points, and Matsushita will provide a name for a VIP. If the VIP is incorrect, the contract will be compensated tenfold.

Finally, this contract must be kept by the teacher and must not be photographed or shown to others.

"Please trouble Chabashira-sensei to go back. The contract is a bit too vague. I'll discuss it with Matsushita -kun again." The astute Sakayanagi immediately noticed the loophole in the contract.

The class of the VIP must be specified.

"My employer is Matsushita now, you have no authority to command me, and Matsushita's exact words to me were..."

"She's already a million dollars cheaper. If you don't want to sign, fine, but you absolutely have to get the hiring fee back from Sakayanagi."

Chapter 154 Sakayanagi Arisu Will Never Lose

To sign or not to sign.

Sakayanagi was unusually hesitant and extremely indecisive.

Throughout the entire conversation, Matsushita Chiaki gave her a very natural feeling of regret and reluctance to complete the transaction, which didn't seem like an act at all.

However, the loopholes in this contract are too big. If Matsushita gives her the name of Class A VIP, she will be furious. Not only will she waste two million personal points, but she will also lose face.

Sakayanagi leaned back in his chair. "Nishikawa -kun, do you think this might be a setup by Aoyama?"

If she didn't need to prove herself with a victory right now, she would have already sent Chabashira away to do whatever he was supposed to do. Even a dog wouldn't sign a contract with such a huge loophole.

The problem is that Hashimoto reported that while he was following Matsushita, he saw a student from Class C talking to Karuizawa, and judging from their actions, they seemed to leave a phone number before leaving.

While Class A's progress stalled, Class C intensified its offensive against Class D.

"Didn't Aoyama say he wouldn't participate in the Special Exam again? If it's Aoyama, he shouldn't be lying, right? He values his reputation quite a bit." After thinking for a moment, Nishikawa gave his answer.

Putting aside her stance, she didn't dislike Aoyama; on the contrary, she even liked him a little, since Aoyama's personality was different from that of ordinary students.

Simply put, he's an interesting guy. If it weren't for the possibility of retaliation if she teased him, she would really like to tease Aoyama.

How could a person not lie? Not lying simply means the benefits of lying aren't great enough.

Sakayanagi scoffed at Nishikawa's claim that Aoyama wouldn't lie, but she simply wouldn't say it aloud, since Nishikawa was her only female subordinate.

"I don't believe you could guess 'Aoyama Shiki' so quickly."

"And I also trust my intuition."

Muttering to himself, Sakayanagi Arisu signed his name on the contract.

Matsushita's contact on the School Forum came very quickly, less than an hour after the list of VIP was announced. Sakayanagi Arisu didn't believe that Aoyama could find the pattern in the selection of VIP in such a short time.

Transforming into a gambling king, Sakayanagi handed the contract, signed by both parties, to Chabashira, who stood upright in place, for review.

Having the names of the VIP from other classes, and with her intelligence, she might be able to deduce the pattern in the VIP based on just four names.

At that time, the three groups of Class C and the three groups of Class D will all be converted into part of the 300 Class Points. In addition, even if the last two groups of Class A Class D hide their identities, they will still have 250 Class Points.

Two hundred and fifty Class Points are enough for Class A to surpass Class Points Class B and reclaim its position as Class A.

"The contract has been confirmed to be in order, and I, on behalf of the school, hereby formally witness this." Chabashira's lips suddenly curled into a beautiful smile, causing Sakayanagi's sixth sense to flash a red light.

Impossible. My judgment was correct. Matsushita couldn't possibly fool me.

No one can deduce the selection criteria for VIP so quickly! I couldn't do it myself, let alone Aoyama Shiki!

"The name of the VIP in the Matsushita Chiaki deal is Shiraishi Asuka."

After a deliberately wicked pause, Chabashira pronounced Sakayanagi's death sentence, extinguishing any remaining hope he might have.

Looking at Sakayanagi's wide-eyed, slightly agape face, she felt a sweet and comforting warmth, as if she had eaten honey.

Like Aoyama, he came from Class A and considered himself a genius elite student, displaying a defeated expression.

Chabashira thought this was fantastic, especially knowing that she was the daughter of Chairman Sakayanagi of the board. Just imagining her feelings after being tricked by an ordinary commoner like Aoyama was delightful.

Her elegant and confident demeanor vanished, Sakayanagi looked at Chabashira with an icy expression. "Mission complete. You may leave now, Chabashira-sensei."

"Understood, then I'll take my leave."

With a slight smile, Chabashira left the room unhurriedly, politely closing the door behind him.

After Chabashira left, Sakayanagi sneered angrily and dialed the number of a traitor from Class A on his phone. It took a while for the call to be answered.

"What do you need me for? I'm very busy, Sakayanagi."

As soon as the call connected, the phone's microphone emitted the characteristic noise of an arcade, along with Aoyama's voice, which clearly carried a tone of disdain.

Her anger continued to rise. Sakayanagi gripped the armrest of her seat tightly. She could laugh off the disdain of ordinary students, but not Aoyama, that bastard who was targeting her, especially after he had tricked her.

It's impossible for someone as insignificant as Kala Matsushita Chiaki to know the names of the VIP in Class A.

"You sent Matsushita Chiaki to make this deal with me, didn't you? Have you forgotten what we talked about yesterday?" Sakayanagi questioned her immediately, clearly unhappy at being tricked.

"No way? No way? This actually works?"

After patting Kamuro on the shoulder and pointing to his phone, Aoyama received a nod of understanding from Kamuro. He then walked step by step towards the exit of the arcade and quickly sat down on a bench outside.

He hadn't expected Matsushita Chiaki to succeed.

Compared to Sakayanagi, Matsushita is simply not in the same league. He'll have to ask Matsushita how he did it later.

How could you sign a contract with such a huge loophole? Sakayanagi Arisu, were you drunk at the time?

A smile played on Aoyama's lips as he began to anticipate Sakayanagi's reply.

Understanding that Aoyama meant she had fallen for his trap, Sakayanagi gritted her teeth and said, "Never mind anything else, just tell me whether you kept your contract."

"Of course I complied. I didn't give Matsushita any instructions the moment the contract was completed." Hearing the anger in Sakayanagi's voice, Aoyama laughed even harder. "Neither directly nor indirectly. You can check if you don't believe me."

"You can ask the Student Council to investigate, or you can ask your father, the Chairman, to investigate. If he finds out, I'll drop out of school immediately."

Since it was just a side move, Aoyama made it clear to Karuizawa when he explained the situation that it was entirely up to them to decide how to handle it, and he didn't interfere after giving her the name of a VIP in Class A who received special treatment.

"Impossible, you must have been giving me instructions for Matsushita to be able to fool me."

"What you think is impossible may very well be the truth, or you can blame the failure on Ayanokoji." Aoyama's fingers traced the armrest with obvious satisfaction.

"I'm the strongest. If I failed, there must be some other reason. You can keep thinking that way, Sakayanagi Arisu."

Sakayanagi, arrogant and self-centered, was tricked by Sakayanagi, whom she looked Matsushita upon.

Aoyama could fully imagine Sakayanagi's immense resentment, so he was in a very good mood and was sure he would eat several more bowls of rice that night.

"I definitely won't lose this exam," Sakayanagi's voice became very firm.

Aoyama continued to rub salt into Sakayanagi's wounds, "It's okay if you lose, you can always blame it on me. After all, if I were to help you, the first day of the Special Exam would already be over."

"Sakayanagi Arisu is someone who will never lose."

"Under the protection of the Chairman's father."

Chapter 155 Manabe Shiho's Attack

"What happened? You seem much happier now."

Noticing the slight change in Aoyama's expression upon his return, Kamuro judged that he was in a much more cheerful mood than before he answered the phone.

The time she spent with the Student Council made it easier for her to understand Aoyama Shiki as a person.

"A little idea cost Sakayanagi two million yen; that was her phone call just now." Aoyama smiled. "She asked for trouble, got a couple of sarcastic remarks from me, and then hung up."

"Sooner or later you'll be sunk in Tokyo Bay Sakayanagi."

"Don't say such scary things, you're frightening me. You have to stay with me while I sleep tonight, I'm scared."

Kamuro curled his lip. "Dream on. You think I'd be throwing myself into the lion's den while you sleep?"

Knowing that Aoyama was the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's kindness, she dared not give Aoyama any chance to act recklessly; once she opened the door, things would get complicated.

Turning her head to end the conversation, Kamuro looked at Yamamura, who had just come off the dance machine, her fair forehead covered in a fine layer of sweat, her face beaming with joy.

Under Aoyama's influence, this timid and shy friend, who always had downcast eyes, gradually became more cheerful and occasionally dared to express his own opinions.

Which girl wouldn't become more confident after being praised by such an outstanding guy as Aoyama?

Kamuro pursed her lips. She didn't dislike Aoyama's habit of praising girls, because she was also occasionally praised for being cute by Aoyama. It was just that Aoyama praised so many girls.

A real womanizer.

"Let's go to the claw machine, I just saw something I want."

He handed a tissue to Yamamura, who was panting, to wipe his sweat, and Kamuro judged that Yamamura had little strength left.

"Since it is Kamuro who has given the order, then I will naturally obey."

"You'll only obey if you do what you want to do, right?" Kamuro rolled his eyes at the person who was being silly again.

The three of them stayed together all afternoon and only parted ways after dinner.

8 PM.

Right on the hour, Aoyama was once again the last to enter the examination room.

As usual, he went straight to the corner seat to meet up with Ichinose, leaving the central battlefield to Class ACD3.

"What's on tonight's show? The unwinnable Amikura."

Amikura immediately pouted, "No, you're bullying me too much, I'm not playing games with you anymore."

This is the fourth discussion of the exam. In the first three exams, she was targeted by Aoyama and never won no matter what she played, and she lost badly at each game.

For example, in the game of Ludo, no plane can escape the pursuit of the Aoyama and reach the finish line.

"Can't I just let you off the hook tonight?" Aoyama chuckled teasingly.

"Xiao Fanbo, did you hear that?" Amikura hugged Ichinose's arm. "That bastard Aoyama admitted he was targeting me. He's so petty."

"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right."

A perfunctory response from the Amikura, Aoyama's attention shifted to the battlefield of Class ACD 3.

He noticed something amiss.