"I knew it. Ever since Princess Sakayanagi took charge of the class, we haven't suffered any more setbacks."
After the exam results came out, Hashimoto spoke pointedly in the Class 1-A classroom. It was obvious he was using their previous loss as a lesson, blaming their past failures on Katsuragi.
"What kind of success is that? Weren't we supposed to suppress Class B? They gained a hundred Class Points too," Totsuka retorted unhappily.
"True. But at least this time, our class didn't sign any humiliating agreements." Hashimoto smiled at Totsuka. As expected, the idiot had jumped right in.
"You!"
"That's enough, Yahiko. Classmate Sakayanagi really is more capable than I am and better suited to represent Class A." Katsuragi stopped Yahiko from saying anything more, his gaze on Sakayanagi tinged with complicated feelings. "Stop provoking people for no reason, Hashimoto."
There was no point in saying anything at a time like this. Of course, he had no intention of arguing that he lacked the ability. But if Yahiko kept making such foolish remarks, things would probably go badly for him in class.
"Heh, I'm not doing anything like that. I'm just telling the truth." Hashimoto spread his hands, putting on an innocent expression.
Sakayanagi paid no attention to the argument taking place in class. To her, these were nothing but trivial matters. What truly pleased her was that the long-awaited match could finally begin.
Are you ready, my dear Sawahara? Don't disappoint me in this revenge that's eight years and three hundred and three days overdue...
Class C wasn't particularly surprised by the result. In fact, ever since they'd received the questions on the day of the exam, they'd had a good idea of how things would turn out.
"I knew it. Class B's questions were so hard. My