Are You Taking It Out on Your Sekishiko?

Now that things have come to this, Katsuragi felt it was necessary to say that this person in front of him always seemed to act in unexpected ways, so he might be able to help him.

"Private matters?"

Katsuragi nodded, then glanced in the direction of the school through the glass of the shop door.

"Have you thought about the downsides of staying at this school?"

"Shortcoming?"

Shuichi Kanda frowned and touched his chin, not expecting any particularly obvious flaws.

"Yes. The drawback isn't due to class differences, but rather it affects all students equally."

Even with Katsuragi's hint, Shuichi Kanda still couldn't figure it out. Then he looked at Ayanokoji next to him, who was also deep in thought.

"It seems you don't have this feeling. I'm referring to the inability to contact the outside world."

This genuinely Shuichi Kanda, because he didn't see it as a flaw at all. In his opinion, it was more like a strength than a weakness.

Then he discovered that Ayanokoji seemed to have the same idea. Did this guy think so too?

"Don't you want to contact your parents or siblings?"

"My parents passed away shortly before I started school. I only have a younger sister whom I've never met, but I don't think I need to worry about her."

The Kanda Family is by no means a small force. Since the head of the family has personally promised to take good care of his adopted younger sister whom he has never met, she probably won't have a hard life.

Shuichi Kanda's words startled Katsuragi; why did this scene feel so familiar?

"Oh, I see. I see."

Katsuragi nodded, but he didn't see any sadness on Shuichi Kanda's face.

Is it because of the passing of his parents that he is behaving more maturely?

"Actually, our situations are quite similar." Katsuragi seemed to empathize with him. "My parents passed away when I was very young, and my twin sister and I were fostered in my uncle's house."

Then Shuichi Kanda and Katsuragi simultaneously turned to look at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

Why are you looking at me?

"We've all introduced our family relationships, don't you think you should say something?"

"Although I have never met my mother, my father is still alive."

Well, it's pathetic that three families can't even produce a single parent.

"I see, so you bought this for your sister?"

Shuichi Kanda ignored Ayanokoji and steered the conversation back to the topic.

"Yes, my sister is different from me. She has been frail and sickly since she was little. In addition, my parents and grandparents have all passed away, and now she is being taken care of by relatives. In the past, we would all be together for her birthday, but this year I can't be by her side." As he spoke, Katsuragi looked at the shopping bag in his hand.

I see. But now the answer is obvious.

"You didn't ask your teacher to mail you a gift, did you?"

If it's about meeting the teacher, an appointment in advance will definitely be possible. If mailing the gift fails, then Katsuragi certainly won't go to school two days in a row, so...

"Yes, I went to the Student Council, but I haven't been able to see the Student Council President these past two days."

"The Student Council's classroom is under renovation, so they haven't been there for the past few days."

How did you know?

Katsuragi was somewhat surprised.

"Because I ran into Horikita, the Student Council President, and Tachibana, the secretary, today."

"Is it someone we know?"

"I guess so. They should be here this afternoon. If you want to see him, I can take you to the Student Council Room. Consider it an apology for my mistake and misspoken words earlier."

Shuichi Kanda said this because he received a message from Akane Tachibana on his way there, asking him to go to the Student Council that afternoon, apparently to be assigned a desk.

"Don't worry about what happened before, thank you anyway."

After some conversation, Katsuragi also felt that Shuichi Kanda seemed to be a good person, completely forgetting that Shuichi Kanda tried to extort 200 Class Points from Class A by faking Yahiko Totsuka.

After agreeing to meet Katsuragi at four o'clock in the afternoon, I took my leave.

Shuichi Kanda and Ayanokoji went to the shopping mall for a meal, while Katsuragi seemed to intend to put the gifts back in his dormitory first.

Are you going with me this afternoon?

On their way back after finishing their meal, Shuichi Kanda extended an invitation to Ayanokoji.

"I won't go. I still need to report to Chi and the others."

You've gotten addicted to playing the subservient fool, haven't you?

"I'm going to go back to that store and take a look. Do you want to come?"

That shop is the one I visited these past two days; it's a good place to pick out gifts for girls.

"I didn't expect you to be interested in those things."

Shuichi Kanda looked at him with disdain.

"I've just never seen one before, and didn't you buy a panda plush toy yesterday?"

"I was giving it as a gift. You probably don't have any female friends to give it to, right?"

"You really know how to hurt people with your words."

Ayanokoji was speechless.

Isn't that so?

Ayanokoji didn't continue discussing this humiliating topic, but silently turned and went into the shop to broaden his horizons.

Pshaw, that's boring!

After returning to his dormitory, Shuichi Kanda took a shower and then took a nap. After waking up, he read a novel for a while before changing into his summer uniform and going out.

Around four o'clock, Shuichi Kanda left his room and went to the dormitory lobby, where he had arranged to meet Katsuragi.

When I met Katsuragi, he was still wearing that uniform that looked really hot.

"Aren't you planning to buy a summer uniform? Although it's not cheap, it shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Kanda Shuichi only dropped out of Class A this month, which means that in the previous five months, he had earned at least 80,000 points each month. Shuichi Kanda didn't think Katsuragi wouldn't have money to buy a summer uniform.

"I just want to save up more Private Points. There are still many exams to come, and I might need them sometime."

Shuichi Kanda shook his head. "Let's go. I just checked with President Horikita, he's in the Student Council office right now."

"Thank you for your help, Kanda."

"You're welcome. This is my apology for my rudeness."

So, Shuichi Kanda and Katsuragi went to the school together.

"Kanda, are you interested in joining Class A?"

As they walked, Katsuragi seemed to sense the atmosphere was a bit quiet, so he took the initiative to start a conversation, and his opening remarks were quite explosive.

"I don't want to be Sakayanagi's dog." Shuichi Kanda chuckled. "Sorry, I wasn't talking about you."

Katsuragi shook his head, completely unconcerned about Shuichi Kanda's statement, and even spoke about the matter without any hesitation.

"You're right. Starting next semester, most of the students in the class will probably be her dogs. But in terms of strength, she is indeed stronger than me. Even when I used my full strength in the class competition, I was still at a disadvantage."

"It's precisely because I know Sakayanagi is strong that I joined forces with Ryuen to deliver a heavy blow to you before you achieve complete unification. I don't think you'd consider us taking advantage of your vulnerability, would you?"

Shuichi Kanda did not shy away from this topic even in front of the parties involved.

"Of course not. If it were me, I would choose the same strategy."

Katsuragi was not a pedantic person; he was capable of taking advantage of someone's weakness to kill them.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have risked losing fifty initial points on Uninhabited Island to guess the leader of Class D.

Didn't he know that Class D might be using a smokescreen?

Of course I understand, but Class D already had too many temporary points at that time.

He was steady, not stupid; he was willing to risk fifty points for hundreds. However, it was precisely because of his failure on the Uninhabited Island that he completely lost credibility in the class.

During the VIP Exam, they couldn't even get a list of students in the class VIP.

Chapter 150 Are you taking revenge for your Sekishiko?

"Excuse me."

Katsuragi said this in a clear and loud voice, and knocked on the door of the Student Council Office.

A few seconds later, the door to the Student Council Office opened, and Akane Tachibana's petite figure came into view.

"I remember you're Katsuragi from Class 1-A, right? Please come in."

Akane Tachibana extended a friendly invitation to Katsuragi.

Hmm? So what about me?

Watching Akane Tachibana turn and go back, Shuichi Kanda mentally ranted.

Upon entering the Student Council Room, Katsuragi didn't waste any time and immediately explained why he had come.

"I heard that students need to go through the Student Council to have their requests fulfilled, so I'm here today to ask for Student Council help."

"That's true. If there's anything you need to say, you can just say it directly."

Horikita Manabu did not refute Katsuragi's statement, and instead directly asked the other party to make their request.

"This school prohibits contact with the outside world without permission during school hours—I've come to inquire about this matter in detail."

"Judging from your tone, you must have already read the school rules, right? Except for absolutely necessary reasons, the school will not allow students to contact the outside world."

What followed was a round of bargaining between Katsuragi and Horikita Manabu, but no matter what Katsuragi said, Horikita Manabu showed no sign of backing down.

However, one of his remarks was quite interesting, which greatly intrigued Shuichi Kanda.

Initially, the school allowed students to send items, but over time, several students broke this rule.

Those people smuggled letters into items without permission... That's why this kind of behavior is now completely prohibited.

After being rejected, Katsuragi left the Student Council Office in frustration.

Shuichi Kanda stayed behind because he had other matters to attend to.

"You're really showing no mercy, President."

"School rules are meant to be followed."

Even though Katsuragi had left, Horikita Manabu still maintained a businesslike demeanor.

"Comply with these flawed school rules?"

"That's right. Based on their needs, the school deliberately created rules with loopholes. Just like the multi-leader rule you found on the Uninhabited Island, it was also intentionally left out by the school."

Shuichi Kanda was speechless. It seemed he really wasn't planning on making an exception.

"By the way, I'm very interested in what the president just said."

What are you referring to?

"It's about initially allowing items to be shipped, but then being prohibited from shipping them after violations were discovered," Shuichi Kanda smiled.

At that moment, Akane Tachibana came over with two cups of tea. She first put one down for Shuichi Kanda, and then turned around and placed the other cup in front of Horikita Manabu.

"Wait, Sekishiko, which one would you like?"

"Huh? You're lucky to have anything to drink, why are you being so picky?" Akane Tachibana turned her head, her expression of disgust showing without any attempt to hide it.

I'm afraid you'll spit in my teacup.

After a long silence, Horikita Manabu broke it with his words.