Rebirth on the Seventh Day

"Have you seen Kagami?"

Kushida asked one person after another. She had originally intended to take proper revenge on Nagami at the campfire party, but now she couldn't find a trace of him.

"Oh, Kiyotaka, why are you here? The campfire party is only halfway through, can you dance with me?"

"Wait a moment, Karuizawa. I have something to say."

"Everyone, stop for a second. I have an announcement to make."

Returning to the campsite, Ayanokoji stood in the middle of the campfire party. Everyone gathered around, wondering what was going on with Ayanokoji.

"Could it be?"

"Could it be?"

"Ayanokoji is going to confess to Karuizawa!"

It must be that. Seeing the couple from just a moment ago, Karuizawa's clique couldn't help but make that association.

"Everyone, there is some very unfortunate news. Nagami has fled in fear of punishment, intending to use all his points to buy a Class Transfer Ticket."

Ayanokoji really wanted to put on a sad expression, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Where did Nagami go? Many people only just realized at this moment that he was nowhere to be found.

"Ah, half of my points are gone."

"Me too."

The students who had handed their Trust Card to Nagami checked their points on their phones and spoke up.

"Ayanokoji, is there some kind of misunderstanding here?"

Hirata still maintained his deep trust in his classmates.

Frame him, destroy the surrounding speakers at the first opportunity.

Then, fake Nagami's escape with the funds. With the preconceived notion, everyone would surely believe it was Nagami's doing. Without time to think, they would eventually use the Water Ghost to reclaim all the traitor's points.

Human prejudice is a mountain. No matter how great Nagami's contributions were before, the current Nagami was nothing but a traitor.

"He fled in fear of punishment, intending to use all his points to buy a Class Transfer Ticket!"

"What? That guy, I never thought he was that kind of person!"

"Baka yaro!"

"The worst!"

The boys began to seethe with indignation!

"Wait, there must be some misunderstanding. Ayanokoji, can you explain in detail what happened?"

Kushida loudly retorted. Ayanokoji explained truthfully that he had invited Nagami to go check in for points, and when he turned back, he found that Nagami had already disappeared, and he couldn't be found in the camp either.

"Mori Nene, when you went with us to Class A, didn't you notice that the people in Class A were very welcoming to him?"

Ayanokoji looked toward Mori Nene, who was standing to the side.

If they contacted Sakayanagi via Line to arrange a class transfer, they would indeed be very welcoming to Nagami.

"Wait, Ayanokoji. You have Nagami's Trust Card, right? If you just devour his card, you could take our points just the same."

Kushida spotted the crux of the issue.

"Trust me, Kushida. It is impossible for me to do such things. Does everyone want to have their points devoured by Nagami one by one?"

Wait, something is wrong, something is seriously wrong. How could Kagami suddenly betray the class? That's impossible. He isn't replying to messages either; it's only possible that Ayanokoji devoured his Trust Card.

Kushida thought to herself, still quite suspicious as she spoke. She insisted that Ayanokoji take out his phone and show his points.

"Kushida-chan has a point. Ayanokoji, it wouldn't hurt to just show us your phone."

"Yeah, I think so too."...

Kushida and Nagami had quite a few supporters, and everyone was staring at Ayanokoji.

Ayanokoji sighed, slowly unlocked his phone, tapped on the points section, and scrolled up and down to show it wasn't a screenshot.

Before coming over, Ayanokoji had already finished all the cleanup work with Sotomura, and Sotomura had even swapped his phone with Ayanokoji's.

Everyone was whispering, the atmosphere dropping from the earlier joy to rock bottom; they couldn't accept it for the time being.

"What do we do? We've lost too many points now."

"We can use the Water Ghost to take the points back."

Someone suggested, though it was unclear who.

"That's right, Ayanokoji."

"Not only can we take the points back, but we can also eliminate a strong opponent."

If you can't find it by searching the book title, try searching for the author; perhaps it just changed its name!

Yamauchi and a few others echoed the sentiment.

"But if we do that, Nagami will be expelled, won't he? Isn't it too rash before we get to the bottom of things?"

Kushida explained excitedly.

"Then, activate Devour."

Ayanokoji held Karuizawa's Trust Card and initiated the Devour without hesitation, but this was the result of Sotomura's cooperation; Ayanokoji's phone was with Sotomura.

Karuizawa's Water Ghost skill activated simultaneously.

The speaker's jack had already been plugged in.

"Karuizawa special exam concluded. After using the Water Ghost skill, you have thirty minutes to go to the homeroom teacher to withdraw. Those who exceed the time limit will be expelled."

The mechanical female voice of the base came through the speakers.

"Say it, Class D's Chang Shui Jing."

Ayanokoji urged.

"Wait a moment, Karuizawa. It is wrong to let a companion be expelled."

Hirata gripped Karuizawa's arm tightly and shook his head.

"If Chang Shui transfers to Class A, would you still think that, Hirata?"

The appearance of this sentence caused everyone to fall silent. That's right, if Chang Shui betrayed the class, it would be too late by then.

"Kagami would never do such a thing!" Kushida still fought back vigorously.

"I... I..."

Time ticked away second by second. Karuizawa was hesitant and could not bring herself to speak.

"Class D's Chang Shui Jing."

Karuizawa did not speak. Just as everyone was confused, they suddenly looked at Ayanokoji's phone.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had actually prepared a recording of Karuizawa in advance, without Karuizawa knowing.

When? It was when a girl from Class C came over to ask who the student named Chang Shui was; Ayanokoji had recorded Karuizawa's voice saying "Class D's Chang Shui Jing."

At this moment, even the densest person in the class, Sudo, realized something was wrong. Ayanokoji, you are truly strange today.

"There is no student named Chang Shui Jing in Class D. Skill activation failed."

Nani? A wave of commotion erupted.

Isn't Chang Shui Jing in Class D? With one reversal after another, the students' minds were a mess; they had no idea what was happening.

There were also those with quick minds who realized it: he had already succeeded, successfully transferring to Class A, so Karuizawa's Water Ghost skill had become ineffective.

"We failed. Chang Shui has already transferred to Class A."

Too many things had happened in this one hour.

At exactly twelve o'clock, the crisp and melodious New Year's bell, set for the bonfire party, suddenly rang out!

This bell announced the departure of the old year and the arrival of the new. Unlike the joyful and peaceful atmosphere, the mood in Class D plunged into unprecedented sorrow.

The seventh day represents a new beginning.

"Happy New Year! Welcome, Kagami. From today on, you are a member of Class B."

Teacher Hoshinomiya said.

"Kagami, you finally arrived. What exactly happened?"

Ichinose asked Chang Shui anxiously at the homeroom teacher's office.

"Honami—quickly—use the 4,000,000 points for the Class Transfer Ticket. There's no time to explain."

After running at full speed for 10 minutes to reach the destination, Chang Shui was out of breath.

"Kagami? Yosh. Teacher Hoshinomiya..."

Following Chang Shui's previous reminder, Ichinose's Trust Card had already gathered 4,000,000 points, ready at any time to purchase a Class Transfer Ticket or a Revival Ticket.

"Finally, I've waited for this day."

Ichinose's face couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.

"Aren't you going to ask me first which class I want to transfer to?"

Chang Shui couldn't help but tease at this moment.

"Kagami's opinion isn't important right now, because the Class Transfer Ticket is in my hands."

Ichinose smiled, her tone brooking no argument.

Bonds are such troublesome things... but precisely because they are troublesome, they are strong enough, aren't they?