Ryuen Wants Revenge on Kujo

Ever since the incident on the rooftop, Ryuen Kakeru had not made any major moves for several days.

After saying goodbye to Hiyori, Kujo felt a sense of relief, but also a hint of regret.

It was a strange feeling.

To shake off this annoyance, Kujo decided to go and bully Ryuen.

After all, in the original story, Ryuen had become completely demoralized after being defeated by Ayanokoji, voluntarily giving up his position as the class leader.

If he were to lose his will to fight now, then everything Kujo had done previously would have been for nothing.

He certainly didn't want to be a babysitter for Class C.

Although Kujo now possessed all the wonderful things that a popular person could have.

The essence of this school was still class competition.

Ryuen's existence was an essential main course on the table.

"So you came all the way here just for a piece of trash reason like that?"

Ryuen stared intensely into Kujo's eyes.

If looks could kill, he would have sent this bored, idiotic bastard to hell without hesitation, making him live his next life in the most wretched way possible.

"I just came to confirm whether you were planning to drop out and run away. Seeing you still acting like an unkillable cockroach, I feel much more at ease."

Ryuen cursed and kicked an imaginary stone at his feet.

Could the Kujo in front of him possibly be a good person?

He had just established a relationship with a girl in his class.

The very next day, the girl took leave and didn't even show up for class.

Is that even a human being?

"You've been getting pretty close to the people in Class D lately, haven't you? What? Could it be that they are the troublesome opponents you mentioned?"

Kujo figured Ryuen must be talking about Ayanokoji and Koenji.

That was correct.

They were indeed the troublesome guys in Class D that Kujo had specifically mentioned to Ryuen before.

Was Ryuen planning to target them?

If that was the case, Kujo could only offer a three-minute moment of silence for Ryuen.

To ensure Ryuen wouldn't have to experience another defeat, Kujo offered a friendly reminder:

"In terms of compatibility, I still recommend you choose Class B as your opponent, just like I said before. That class is full of honest people."

Do honest people deserve to be bullied?

Ryuen stretched his shoulders and spoke to Kujo with impatience:

"Why do you think I'd definitely go after other classes?"

Hearing this, Kujo felt puzzled.

Because you are Ryuen Kakeru?

That despicable, shameless, unscrupulous, bottomless, and filthy villain from the original story?

Kujo evaluated him very objectively in his mind.

Ryuen also knew that Kujo must be bad-mouthing him internally.

It was precisely because he could sense that the other person was the same kind as him.

No.

In Ryuen's understanding, Kujo was even more of a scoundrel than he was, and even better at reading people's hearts.

Ever since that time, his underlings Ishizaki and Albert had also started to change their impressions of Kujo.

It wasn't entirely because they respected his strength or his similar style of doing things, but because of that dressing-down he gave Albert that day.

It was clear that Kujo was someone who understood them very well.

Just then, Ryuen seized the moment Kujo was about to speak again and threw a punch directly at him.

The location Kujo had chosen this time was a stairwell in a blind spot for the security cameras.

Ryuen launched a sudden surprise attack.

But Kujo merely took a step back to neutralize the crisis.

Ryuen then immediately whipped his foot up for a side kick, intending to target Kujo's lower body while he was focused on defending his upper body.

As a result, Kujo stepped back once more, causing Ryuen's plan to fall through.

"How little faith do you have in me, you bastard?"

Kujo shrugged and said:

"Always? Hmm. Always. If you're going to launch a sneak attack, you should be prepared to drop out when facing me, rather than choosing to fight me in a place of my choosing. Got it?"

Ryuen clicked his tongue and turned to leave.

He still had to attend class.

Skipping class would result in a deduction of class points.

Watching Ryuen's retreating back, Kujo reminded him once more:

"The desire for the entire grade to be promoted is quite nice. But don't mistake your opponent."

Kujo didn't know if Ryuen had heard him, but he had simply offered a well-intentioned warning to Ryuen not to try and provoke Class D.

However, Kujo did not expect that his repeated warnings would lead Ryuen to develop a strange misunderstanding.

Ryuen returned to the Class C classroom.

His mind was involuntarily analyzing every word and action of Kujo.

That gloomy guy was already seeing that Shiina.

So, the other party must have learned of his grand blueprint to have the entire first year promoted.

Although this was just a goal, it was certainly not something that would leave people indifferent.

While Kujo was a troublesome opponent, Ryuen also knew that he possessed intelligence that ordinary students couldn't grasp and a keen insight that could see through people's hearts.

Then why did Kujo repeatedly warn him not to mistake his opponent?

Come to think of it, Kujo didn't seem to have any intention of replacing him as the leader of Class C.

That could only mean that Kujo's ambition was even greater.

A stage bigger than Class C?

The entire first year?

Don't mistake the opponent?

Who was the opponent of the first years?

The second years?

The third years?

Ryuen kept simulating in his mind.

If he were Kujo, what would he do?

Use points to plant a mole in the upperclassmen's classes? Use points...

Wait?

Ryuen had investigated the two first-year students from Class D that Kujo was close to.

That guy named Koenji seemed to be quite close to the upperclassmen.

So, was it possible that the other party had already taken action?

The more he thought about it, the more fear Ryuen felt.

Once he locked onto the upperclassmen as the enemy, more and more possibilities flooded his mind.

Then, could that guy Ayanokoji also be a pawn arranged by Kujo?

What existed around Ayanokoji?

Horikita?

What was that surname, Horikita?

The student council president this year was Horikita Manabu.

There were many people with the same surname in Japan, so when encountering the same surname, few people would directly link it to a sibling relationship.

But considering that guy Kujo knew many things that ordinary first years didn't, Ryuen felt that his guess could not possibly be wrong.

That guy Kujo must have already reached his hands into the school's student council and the upperclassmen.

Ryuen felt a sense of crisis.

No wonder that guy Kujo didn't want to be the leader of Class C.

Your appetite is way too big, you bastard.

No.

I have to pull a fast one on him.

Where is that kid Ishizaki?

Kujo, didn't you want me to deal with Class B?

Didn't you want me to deal with the upperclassmen?

I'll grant your wish, you brat.

School dismissal time.

At the entrance of the Class B classroom.

Ishizaki from Class C adjusted his sleeves; he was preparing to lobby the students of Class B to discuss a potential collaboration.

Following Ryuen's orders, he had been sent to meet with the leader of their class.

This school possessed a unique class competition mechanism.

Because Ryuen had deliberately spread anxiety, every class had organized both overt and covert core leaders.

And regarding threats from other classes, Class B had chosen Kanzaki Ryuji as their representative.

Kanzaki Ryuji came from a prominent family and was well-informed, having spent his childhood accompanying his father as they moved among the major families of Japan.

In the original story, Kanzaki was also one of the few first-year students who had met both Ayanokoji's father and Chairman Sakayanagi.

"May I ask what the representative of Class C needs?"

Kanzaki stepped out of the classroom and extended his hand, seemingly intending to offer a handshake.

Ishizaki returned the gesture and then said:

"I am here on behalf of my boss, the leader of Class C, Kujo Makoto, to request an alliance with Class B."

Kanzaki frowned, immediately grasping the core of the issue, and asked Ishizaki:

"Then, where is this Kujo right now?"

Ishizaki had already been prepared with a response under Ryuen's instructions, so he replied:

"He is currently negotiating with Class D."

By this point, Kanzaki had more or less learned about the rumors circulating in this school through online social platforms.

Although online rumors were not entirely trustworthy, it was certain that a competitive mechanism existed within this school.

If all of this were true, then:

Was Class C trying to form an alliance with both Class B and Class D at the same time?

Was their target Class A?

Kanzaki felt that this method of cooperation was unreliable.

After all, if B, C, and D formed an alliance, Class A would not just sit by and watch.

If one were to consider rationality, then it would be better for Class B to cooperate with Class D.

This was because the reputation of Class C was not very good externally.

For a class composed of delinquents, would it be any surprise if they backstabbed their allies?

One could only say that prejudices between people were like great mountains.

Kanzaki crossed his arms and asked about the essence of the cooperation once more:

"Then, what are the purpose, method, duration, and guarantors of this cooperation?"