Fighting and killing, what kind of conduct is that?

Kushida Kikyo is currently furious because she was deceived by a certain bastard.

Just this morning, under her cute offensive, Ayanokoji helplessly revealed that it was Uesugi Hara who had given him the information.

Thinking back to how Uesugi Hara had patted his chest and guaranteed her that he knew nothing, only for Ayanokoji to learn some news from his mouth the very next day, she felt like a complete fool.

She went straight to Uesugi Hara to settle the score, sending a long string of accusations through her terminal.

"I just heard it from someone else too." Seeing Kushida Kikyo's accusations in the chat box, Uesugi Hara originally didn't want to pay any attention, but seeing how pathetic she was, he decided to just brush her off.

"You bastard! I thought you were going to keep playing the coward forever."

Uesugi Hara felt the resentment radiating from Kushida Kikyo through the terminal.

"Sorry, just saw it." Uesugi Hara played dumb.

"Do you think I still believe that?"

"Uh... I think you should believe it."

"Heh."

"Anything else? If not, I'm logging off." Uesugi Hara ignored her sarcasm.

"Aren't you going to give me some information to compensate me?"

"?" Uesugi Hara raised an eyebrow. Was she trying to get something for nothing?

"?" Kushida Kikyo also replied with a question mark.

"I didn't send a question mark because I have a question, but because I think you have a problem. What is that question mark for?"

"I sent a question mark to ask what you were going to say! And what do you mean I have a problem!" Kushida Kikyo felt that life was too hard; chatting with this person was even more agonizing than chatting with Yamauchi.

"You know where the conflict happened, right?"

"Bastard! Don't you dare change the subject!"

"I heard a lot of people passed by there that day; maybe someone saw something. There's your info, do with it what you will. I'm logging off now, bye."

"Uesugi Hara, you bastard! If you've got the guts, don't run!"

Uesugi Hara muted his terminal, placed it face down on the table, and stopped paying attention to the still-venting Kushida Kikyo.

Uesugi Hara: She'll calm down on her own once she's tired.

The information he gave was accurate; many people did indeed pass by outside that day, but whether the events inside could be seen from the outside was a different matter entirely.

Kushida Kikyo: Damn it! Whether anyone passed by or not, can't I just go check the surveillance footage? This bastard is just brushing me off!

After school.

In the teachers' office.

"Mashima-sensei, could we step aside for a moment?" Uesugi Hara said calmly.

All four homeroom teachers were in the office, and Uesugi Hara didn't want the others to know about this.

"Let's go to the counseling room next door." Mashima Tomoya was a bit puzzled; the last time he saw him asking about school rules, it hadn't been this mysterious.

Inside the office, the three homeroom teachers reacted differently.

Hoshinomiya Chie rested her chin on her hand and sighed, "Little Uesugi is acting so mysterious talking to little Tomoya, what could it be? Do you know, little Sae?"

Chabashira Sae looked thoughtful, "How would I know?"

Sakagami Kazuma was the most indifferent; as long as it didn't involve Class C, he couldn't be bothered to care.

In the counseling room, as soon as the two sat down, Uesugi Hara went straight to the point: "Mashima-sensei, if I help the school resolve the Sudo Ken matter, does the school offer any rewards?"

"Uh... does a formal commendation count?" Mashima Tomoya was a bit embarrassed. The school hadn't mentioned any rewards to them, so the probability was likely zero.

"Oh." Uesugi Hara replied flatly. How stingy.

He took out his terminal and handed it over: "Then Mashima-sensei, take a look and see how many points this video might be worth."

Mashima Tomoya opened the video and saw the sequence of events regarding the Sudo Ken incident. His pupils constricted instantly, and he immediately understood Uesugi Hara's intentions.

He gave Uesugi Hara a meaningful look, his eyes full of approval: "Since you came to me, you must already have a plan in mind, right?"

"Indeed." Uesugi Hara nodded, "I intend to trade with Class C, but I don't want to expose myself, so I need the teacher to step in." (The reason for having the teacher step in will be explained later.)

"It's no trouble." Being trusted by a student put Mashima Tomoya in a good mood, "Tell me your specific plan."

"I assume Class C must feel they have Class D in the palm of their hand right now, so the video should naturally be brought out at the most critical moment."

"For example, the day before the deliberation begins?" Mashima Tomoya picked up the thread.

"Exactly."

"And we can't trade directly with Ryuen-kun; we have to trade with their homeroom teacher. Although as the class leader, Ryuen-kun can collect points from the class, he won't be too ruthless, so there shouldn't be many points coming from his hands.

I heard that the reason Ryuen-kun from Class C was able to unify the class in such a short time was also with the tacit approval of Sakagami-sensei. So, Mashima-sensei, do you think Sakagami-sensei would be willing to pay for his class?"

"I see." Mashima Tomoya finally understood what Uesugi Hara was trying to do.

He looked at Uesugi Hara with a complex gaze; he hadn't expected the young people of today to be so ambitious, even daring to scheme against their teachers.

Thinking of Uesugi Hara as a student in his class, he felt a bit more fortunate.

He silently offered a two-second moment of silence for Sakagami-sensei in his heart, then straightened his back; it was time for him, as a homeroom teacher, to step up.

The two exchanged a look, both sharing the sentiment that they had a bright future ahead.

Meanwhile, Sakagami-sensei, who was still enjoying a coffee in the office, suddenly shivered, "Strange, why does it feel chilly behind my back? I didn't even open the window."

That night, Uesugi Hara lay in bed, reflecting on his conversation with Mashima Tomoya that afternoon.

Although teachers could not directly intervene to help students, they could provide assistance within the rules; this was something he had deduced from observing other classes, and Ayanokoji was one such victim.

Furthermore, the object of Mashima-sensei's transaction was Sakagami-sensei, which fell under private matters between teachers and had nothing to do with the students—provided, of course, that the video didn't leak.

But, as veteran teachers who had been at the school for so long, they surely wouldn't make such a foolish mistake, right?

After this incident, Sakagami-sensei would likely warn Ryuen, and Class C should rein themselves in, preventing the conflict between the classes from escalating further.

After all, this was a school; what kind of decorum would it be to have people fighting and killing?

After smoothing out the details of his plan and patching the loopholes, Uesugi Hara stretched—another hard day's work.

He opened his terminal; having ignored Kushida Kikyo for so long, he was actually a bit curious about how long she had been bad-mouthing him.

He skipped over the meaningless messages and went straight to the latest one.

Uesugi Hara frowned upon seeing it.

The screen clearly read: "Sakura-san might be an eyewitness."

How could Class D suspect Airi?

Did someone see Airi that day? If so, why didn't they suspect him?

He first sent a message to Airi, "Airi, if anyone gives you trouble, you must tell me!"

The other side replied quickly, "...Okay." Although Airi didn't know why Uesugi-kun had sent her this message, she was still quite obedient to him.

After receiving Airi's reply, Uesugi Hara felt a bit more at ease, and then he began to inquire about the matter from Kushida Kikyo.