If It's a Honey Trap, Please Try Harder! (cont.)

Ike, Yamauchi, and Ayanokoji three weaklings. Then my gaze fell on Kanzaki Ryuji and Shibata, who had some skills, but not many.

Finally, he looked at Sudo. This guy was a bit troublesome, but that was all. Nagumo had absolute confidence in himself.

"How about this? We'll have three one-on-one matches, one million Private Points per match. Win or lose, all three matches must be played. What do you think, Kanda?"

Then, before Shuichi Kanda could speak, two voices rang out.

"This is such an interesting event, please let us participate."

Looking in the direction of the sound, Ryuen and his group were walking towards them.

Upon seeing the extremely tall black man next to Ryuen, Nagumo's eyebrows twitched.

"Yo, Kanda, it's been a long time."

"I thought you were too upset to go Ryuen because you lost 20 million points, but it turns out you came to the pool to play. Looks like you know how to enjoy yourself."

Shuichi Kanda was quite blunt with Ryuen, but Ryuen didn't seem to mind the teasing.

"It's nothing. I'll win it all back with interest later anyway. I hope you won't be crying then." Ryuen, wearing a floral shirt and sunglasses, looked defiant.

"Then I look forward to that day."

Shuichi Kanda and Ryuen's talkative conversation left the original protagonist Nagumo, standing there, which displeased the other party.

From a young age, Nagumo was always number one in both academics and sports, and even now, he has no doubt about his abilities.

However, today, he was completely ignored by two juniors. How could he possibly tolerate this?

"Hey, hey, hey, these first-graders these days really have no manners! Are they just chatting away like that?"

Nagumo's words drew Shuichi Kanda's attention away from that direction.

"Does Senior Nagumo really want to lose money to me?"

"Oh? You've only gained tens of millions of points in one exam, and that makes you so arrogant?" Nagumo laughed instead of getting angry.

"Just tell us if you want to have a match. Our time is very precious. One-on-one, three rounds, one million Private Points per round."

Since this guy is so eager to die, Shuichi Kanda doesn't mind teaching him a lesson and seeing the true strength of a second-year student.

"Senior Nagumo can choose three students from the second year at will, and in return, we will choose three students from the first year. Ryuen, is that alright with you?"

"Who do you think you're talking to, Albert?"

Following Ryuen's command, Yamada Albert stepped out from behind him.

Standing at 1.9 meters tall, with his thick, muscular frame that stretched his shirt to its limit, Yamada Albert exuded an immense sense of intimidation simply by standing there.

"Kanda, you can't take points from me by yourself. There are still two of you."

Seeing Nagumo's expression, Shuichi Kanda's lips curled into a mocking smile. He then looked in the northwest direction and shouted loudly.

"Kouenji, are you in? It's a deal worth one million points. You keep the profits, and I'll cover the losses."

That's right, the Shuichi Kanda dared to propose a one-on-one match with a stake of one million Private Points was because he had just seen Kouenji here.

Although he didn't care about a million points, he didn't want to lose face in front of everyone. He would never do something without being at least 80% certain.

"Sickly boy, you're wrong about something. The word 'lose' doesn't exist in my dictionary."

Kouenji's arrogant voice came from not far away, and the people around him subconsciously made way for him. Kouenji was sitting under a parasol, enjoying a refreshing drink.

His beautiful long blonde hair, muscular physique, and extremely stylish swim trunks all contribute to his distinctive appearance.

Upon seeing Kouenji, Nagumo's eyebrows twitched; this guy was another troublesome bastard.

"Sudo, how about you take the third round?"

"Huh? Me?"

Sudo paused for a moment. Although he was quite confident in his athletic ability, this was a bet of one million points per game, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous when his name was called.

"Hmm, it's alright, it's just a mere million points, don't worry about it," Shuichi Kanda said generously.

Putting aside Shuichi Kanda's side, just seeing these three guys stepping forward made Nagumo's side somewhat hesitant.

Although Nagumo had no doubt about his own strength, he could also clearly sense the strength of the three people over there; none of them were easy to deal with.

However, since he initiated this matter, he has no reason to back down.

Moreover, water volleyball is a sport where physical strength alone is not enough to win.

"In that case, let's begin. I'll choose the irregular one-on-one format, five balls each, the first to reach five points wins." Nagumo glanced provocatively at the first-year team. "By the way, do you need some time to warm up?"

"No need, I just swam several laps in the pool, let me finish this boring fight quickly."

The first one to appear from the first-year students was Rokusuke Koenji. As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped into the pool.

The second-year students also gradually left the pool after seeing Kouenji enter.

"Kiriyama, you're going to play in the first match."

"No problem."

Nagumo sent a very serious-looking man, but this guy was wearing glasses even though he came to the pool, and now he was facing Kouenji. Shuichi Kanda couldn't imagine how he could lose.

While Kouenji was playing, Sudo and Yamada Albert started warming up. After all, it involved one million Private Points, so they were taking it very seriously.

While the boys were engaged in a heated water volleyball match, where was Horikita?

The answer is, inside the women's changing room.

Horikita had barely finished working and left Kamuro when she entered the women's changing room and immediately spotted the remote-controlled car placed in a prominent position.

As someone who knew the plan, she naturally knew that this was a prop Chi had prepared to spy on the women's changing room.

But now this thing is openly displayed in a conspicuous place. What's going on? Has someone discovered it?

Who discovered it?

And they even took it out specifically and placed it in such a conspicuous position.

In short, hide this thing and make sure it is never discovered.

After putting the remote-controlled car back into her bag, Horikita breathed a sigh of relief and then returned to the pool to look for Ayanokoji and Shuichi Kanda.

Now that things have come to this, the only solution is to tell Shuichi Kanda everything.

If the school finds out about this, it's a small matter Yamauchi are expelled, and it's not a big deal if the Class Points are deducted; what's a big deal is the damage to the morale of the students in the class.

Once this matter is exposed, Class D, which took a whole semester to organize, might be devastated by this blow.

In order to lead Class D to Class A, Horikita Suzune absolutely cannot allow this to happen.

When Horikita Suzune found Shuichi Kanda and Ayanokoji with a heavy heart, she discovered that they were watching a water volleyball match.

One of the people on the field was Ken Sudō, a classmate, and the other was a blond man they didn't recognize.

The two were currently locked in a fierce battle over a volleyball.

However, in the short time she approached, Sudo suddenly jumped out of the water and smashed the volleyball in the air with a powerful spike.

"Take this!"

With a splash of water, Sudo won the match.

"Amazing!"

"You've got some skills, Jian!"

With Sudo's victory, Ike and Yamauchi also cheered loudly on the shore, as if they were the ones who had stolen the show.

"Senior Nagumo, all three matches are over. You're not going to renege on your debt, are you?"

As soon as the match ended, Shuichi Kanda squatted down on the shore and looked at Nagumo, who had just lost to Sudo.

Nagumo originally thought that it wouldn't matter if he lost the first two matches, as he could at least win the last one. That way, even if he lost, it wouldn't affect him much; at most, people would just think that his subordinates were incompetent.

But Sudo on the other side was so strong that I only managed to score two points against him. His monstrous stamina and explosive power were far superior to Sudo's.

If he hadn't taken advantage of the opponent's unfamiliarity with water volleyball to score two points, Nagumo felt he might not have scored any points at all.

"Don't worry, it's just three million points, I wouldn't go so far as to renege on my debt." Nagumo smiled, then called out to a girl next to him, "Qi, give me my phone."

Then, Nagumo also climbed out of the pool using the escalator.

"It seems this year's first grade is indeed quite unusual, with not only intellectuals like you, but also this group of exaggeratedly athletic types. I'm really pleased about that."

Instead of being frustrated by losing three million points or the match, Nagumo showed a cheerful and excited expression.

He had initially thought that he would spend his entire third year of high school bored after Horikita Manabu graduated, but now it seems that's not entirely the case.

The first-graders surprised him as soon as they appeared, how could he not be happy?

He didn't care about losing a private match.

"Here you go, Ya."

The girl Nagisa, whom Nagumo calls "Nagisa," is a senior with long orange hair and a sunflower hair clip. While her figure isn't as exaggerated as Kushida's or Ichinose's, she's still a top-tier beauty.

After Nagumo took the phone, Shuichi Kanda also took out his phone from his sun-protective clothing. He didn't plan to go into the water today, so he kept his phone in his hand.

Soon, three million Private Points from Nagumo were transferred over.

"I look forward to seeing you again, Kanda."

We'll meet again.

Upon hearing Nagumo's words, Shuichi Kanda's lips curled into a smile.

Shuichi Kanda then distributed the newly acquired three million yen to Ryuen, Sudo, and Kouenji, who had already left.

"We must be tired after all that exercise, let's go get something to eat," Nagumo said to his group.

Then they left quickly.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Shuichi Kanda also felt that this Nagumo seemed to be quite a character. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been furious after being humiliated like this by his group, but the other person accepted it all calmly.

Moreover, he accepted his defeat and showed no sign of frustration from beginning to end.

"We're leaving too, Kanda."

Ryuen was clearly in a good mood after receiving one million points, and even made Shuichi Kanda.

"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."

After replying, Shuichi Kanda realized that Kamuro, whom he had sent out, and Horikita had left sometime earlier, had already returned.

Upon seeing Shuichi Kanda approach, Kamuro nodded slightly, indicating that the matter had been settled.

Meanwhile, Horikita Suzune immediately came to greet Shuichi Kanda after seeing him relax.

"Kanda, I have something to tell you. Can you come with me for a moment? And you, Ayanokoji, you come too." Horikita's face was serious, which seemed somewhat out of place with the cheerful atmosphere of the pool.

Has this guy already found out? Well done, Masumi!

"Then I'll leave for a bit."

Because almost everyone present was focused on the center of the incident, Shuichi Kanda addressed the people around him.

"Yeah, we were really excited watching the game, so we're planning to come and join in. Kanda, come find us at the pool over there later."

Kushida nodded, and as he swayed, a splash of white water rose up.

"Masumi, could you please wait for me over there? I'll be right back."

"Hmm, should I prepare a beach chair for you?" Kamuro nodded.

"Thank you very much."

After Kamuro and the others left, Horikita turned to Kanda and asked, "What's your relationship with Kamuro from Class A? Is she a spy sent by Class A?"

"We're good friends. There's no rule that says you can't be friends if you're not in the same class, right?" Shuichi Kanda asked curiously.

"Hmph, that guy's always hanging around that Sakayanagi from Class A. I'm afraid you'll fall for his honey trap." Horikita snorted and then turned away.

"A honey trap? Then I'd like to escalate the effort."

Shuichi Kanda shrugged, completely ignoring Horikita's words.

"You!"

Horikita suddenly turned her head and glared at Shuichi Kanda, her chest heaving with each breath, a truly captivating sight.

What? You're going to use your femininity on me too?

To be honest, Horikita looked quite pleasing to the eye in her white bikini.