Sudo Was Actually a Boy Who Craved Love

"Really?" Ryuen said, taking out her phone. "Let's make a hypothetical scenario: what if I had Kinoshita deliberately frame Suzune? What would you do then? I'd love to hear your solution."

"Isn't this simple? After Kinoshita fell, the medical staff probably didn't bring her to the Infirmary immediately, right? It would have been incredibly easy to do something to her during that time, like, on the way to the Infirmary, to her foot..."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda deliberately stomped his feet twice on the floor.

"You have a very rich imagination."

"When that time comes, you'll have to prove that the injury on her foot wasn't something she did to frame Horikita. After all, your Class C has a history of framing others."

Of course, Shuichi Kanda was just making things up, and if you tried to refute him with that reasoning, you'd most likely lose the case.

I'm saying all this just to remind Ryuen that there are still loopholes in what he's done, and I hope he won't provoke me.

Since he couldn't come up with a solution anytime soon, Shuichi Kanda wasn't afraid of him exposing him.

"By the way, I hope you'll let Sudo off the hook."

"Oh? He punched me hard, and you're telling me to let him go?" Ryuen laughed as if he'd heard a joke.

"Yes, that's right. In return, I'll let you off the hook next time I'm playing on my home turf." Shuichi Kanda said matter-of-factly.

"You're overthinking it, Kanda. You want me to let Sudo off the hook? Fine, just come to Class C, and I'll wipe the slate clean. You've seen it yourself, haven't you? Class D is full of trash; it's not a place for you to stay."

Even now, Ryuen still has no intention of giving up on the idea of transferring Shuichi Kanda another class.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in this. It's the same for me which class I graduate from."

Shuichi Kanda shook his head, still refusing the offer. "I won't accept a class transfer. Tell me your conditions."

"Hmph, you're really asking for it. Since that's the case, then pay me 20 million points. That stuff was originally mine."

Ryuen's face also showed dissatisfaction. If he hadn't valued Shuichi Kanda's abilities, he wouldn't have invited him time and time again.

Shuichi Kanda's repeated rejections had almost made him lose patience.

Kanda Shuichi Kanda somewhat disappointed by Ryuen's demands. That's all?

Sigh, Ryuen, I gave you a chance, and you only asked for 20 million?

Do you know how difficult this is for me? You should have just asked for 50 million! That way you'd be satisfied, and I'd have successfully emptied my own wallet—a win-win situation (meaning I win twice)!

So far, I've only won once. I still need to find another opportunity to short the remaining 30 million, otherwise those bastards in Class D will definitely keep eyeing my wallet.

"You really dare to ask for twenty million right off the bat."

"After all, if that guy comes back, our class might lose Class Points," Ryuen said seriously.

"What are you pretending for? You don't care about Class Points at all." Shuichi Kanda shook his head. "So, between 'I'll go easy on you this time' and '20 million points,' you chose 20 million, right?"

"Enough with the nonsense. If you want me to drop the matter, hand over 20 million points right now." Ryuen's face was full of smugness.

This was a pleasant surprise for him; he never expected that Kanda would think so highly of that big, goofy Sudo.

You've practically delivered this juicy meat to my doorstep; if I don't take a good bite, wouldn't I be doing you a disservice? Hmm?

After glancing at Ryuen, Shuichi Kanda took out his phone and transferred 20 million yen directly, with the note. "Use this 20 million yen to exchange for Sudo's forgiveness of Ryuen at the Sports Festival."

As long as Ryuen accepts the 20 million, he won't be able to cause any more trouble for Sudo over this matter.

Based on Shuichi Kanda's understanding of him, he would never give up the 20 million yen he already had just to cause trouble for Sudo; it was simply too unfair.

Ding-dong.

Your account balance has been credited with 20 million points.

Of course, Ryuen's phone did not emit such a notification sound.

But without a doubt, he saw the huge amount of points that Shuichi Kanda had transferred, along with the notes that followed.

"You really think that guy is that good?"

"I guess so. After all, that guy helped me. He's a bit impulsive, but he's not a bad person. Don't forget to go to the school and drop the charges against Sudo."

"No problem, I'll do my job once I get paid, but are you really not going to save Suzune?" Ryuen still seemed to be greedy for Shuichi Kanda's wallet.

"Hehe."

Shuichi Kanda had a high opinion of Sudo, even though he was short-tempered and not popular in class. But Shuichi Kanda didn't see that as a problem.

Just the fact that he was willing to carry Shuichi Kanda to the hospital shows that he's not a bad person at heart, which is why Shuichi Kanda was willing to help him.

Although it looks rather rough now, it just needs some training, and this is a good opportunity.

As for the 20 million points paid to Ryuen, that's even less of a problem. As long as Ryuen doesn't spend it, those 20 million points will eventually return to Shuichi Kanda's hands. He's confident of that.

As for Horikita, let her suffer a bit. Besides, someone's been just going through the motions; it's time to get him to do something productive.

After leaving the Infirmary, Shuichi Kanda texted Ayanokoji about what had happened, having already decided not to do anything more.

As for what will happen to Horikita, that's up to Ayanokoji. At most, he'll just be humiliated by Ryuen.

For Japan, where people casually indulge in "red bean paste sumasa" (a Japanese term for a type of Japanese dessert), these things are nothing special.

After sending a text message to Ayanokoji, Shuichi Kanda found Sudo's contact information and sent Sudo a screenshot of the money transfer he had just made to Ryuen.

I received a reply in just a few minutes.

Why, for someone like me...?

Let's talk face to face; it's hard to explain in a short time. Where are you?

[In the dormitory.]

[Okay, then see you in the lobby on the first floor of the dormitory later.]

Putting away his phone, Shuichi Kanda walked towards the dormitory's first-floor lobby.

While Shuichi Kanda others were away, the competition continued, but the boys lost Sudo and the girls lost Horikita, making their Cavalry Battle a complete disaster.

The three of them then failed to achieve any significant results in the two-legged race and the 200-meter race.

Chapter 185 Sudo is actually a boy who lacks love

When they arrived at the dormitory's first floor, Sudo was sitting on the sofa, fidgeting with his legs, still wearing his gym clothes, and looking anxious.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

As soon as he entered, Shuichi Kanda greeted Sudo.

"Kanda, why would you spend 20 million points on someone like me...? That must be important to you too, right?"

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's voice, Sudo immediately rushed over, stopped in front of Shuichi Kanda, and lowered his head.

Have you calmed down a bit?

Shuichi Kanda's calm voice startled Sudo, who then nodded.

"I've figured it out. That bastard Ryuen deliberately provoked me so I'd beat him up. Otherwise, he definitely could have avoided it."

Speaking of this, Sudo clenched his fist again and said through gritted teeth.

"That's right, this is Ryuen's provocation, and he's clearly targeting you because your bad temper is well-known among the first-year students."

Sudo paused for a moment, then lowered his head.

Can you tell me why you chose this school?

Shuichi Kanda suddenly changed the subject and asked about something unrelated to the match.

This sudden change of topic startled Sudo for a moment, then he nodded and told Kanda Shuichi about the invitation he had received from a Shuichi Kanda Basketball school, how he had caused a violent incident that ruined the invitation, and how he chose the school to become a professional Basketball player in the future.

After hearing these words, Shuichi Kanda finally understood. No wonder Sudo looked so distraught back then; it was a repeat of the past.

"I was born to scumbag parents, so I'm scumbag too. I absolutely don't want to be like them, yet I'm gradually becoming like them..."

As he spoke, Sudo lowered his head and fell silent.

"A child born to a scumbag is a scumbag? That's not right," Shuichi Kanda said softly. "Then, according to your logic, since you're so good at Basketball, did your parents also have Basketball talent?"

"This..."

Sudo was speechless.

"So, that statement is completely unfounded. While your parents aren't entirely to blame for how you've become, it's largely due to your own actions," Shuichi Kanda said bluntly. "Since the reason you've ended up like this isn't someone else's fault, but your own, then things are much easier to handle."

"Easy?"

"That's right. You don't have the right to demand that others change, but you do have the power to change yourself. You still have two and a half years left in this school, and I believe you can do very well."

Hearing these words, Sudo fell silent for a long time. When he spoke again, his tone was as if he doubted himself. "Can I really do it?"

"Of course you can. Don't you trust me, or don't you trust yourself?"

"But I couldn't control my anger and attacked Ryuen, which caused you to lose 20 million points. If this continues, I don't know what I might do."

Sudo sat down on the sofa and clutched his head in anguish.

He knew hitting people was wrong, but he just couldn't help himself.

"It's alright. If you want to do it again next time, just think about what happened this time. If that still doesn't work, I'll have someone keep an eye on you."

"This..."

"And the fact that you recognize this already shows that you're different from before, doesn't it?"

After another long silence, Sudo raised his head, his eyes filled with determination, as if he had made up his mind.

"Thank you, Kanda, for being willing to talk to me about these things and for listening to me."

"It seems you've figured it out."

A smile appeared on Shuichi Kanda's lips.

"Yes!"

"If that's the case, then you probably don't want to give up this hard-won opportunity, right?"

Shuichi Kanda smiled. There are actually many children like Sudo in Japan. Most of the children of hostesses have tragic fates, Sudo is just one of them.

This guy is essentially the same as Karuizawa, except he has the power to protect himself, but because his power is too strong and he doesn't know how to control it, his reputation has become extremely bad.

"Of course!" Sudo's voice became excited, then immediately deflated like a punctured balloon. "But I attacked Ryuen without permission, and I haven't even participated in the later competitions yet. I've caused so much trouble for the class, and I even made Kanda lose 20 million points. I..."

"Don't worry, as long as you apologize sincerely, I think the Student Council in the class will forgive you." Shuichi Kanda stepped forward and patted Sudo on the shoulder. "As for the 20 million points, don't worry about them. Just consider it an investment I made in you."

Sudo is a very simple person. He will treat those who are good to him well and respect them, but he will retaliate tenfold or even twice over those who are bad to him, which will cause a lot of trouble.

Simply put, this is a teenager who lacks love; as long as he receives some care, he will immediately become obedient.

Looking at Shuichi Kanda's smiling face, Sudo felt deeply that he was not a hopeless person; in this world, there were people willing to believe in him and people willing to help him.

Therefore, in order to reciprocate this trust, I Sudo Ken, must also give it my all.

"Kanda, thank you so much! And I'm so sorry!"

Sudo took two steps back and then bowed deeply to Shuichi Kanda.

Seeing Sudo like this, Shuichi Kanda smiled; this guy was much easier to deal with than he had imagined.

Hirata couldn't handle him because he didn't address the root cause; simply being gentle with someone like Sudo wouldn't work.

You need to let him know what you've done for him, make him feel guilty, and let him feel your fatherly love!

Furthermore, this guy has a very strong sense of pride, so you absolutely cannot do this in public. He might feel that you are humiliating him, after all, he's not very bright.

Therefore, saying these things in the deserted dormitory lobby was perfect, as it not only preserved his self-esteem but also boosted his confidence.

I thought I'd need to reason with him and appeal to his emotions, but Sudo was persuaded by Shuichi Kanda just like that.

This is enough to show how much he loves Basketball and how much he doesn't want to give up this opportunity.

"Although you missed the morning's match, don't be late for the afternoon's match!"

"Yes!"

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I hope you understand." Shuichi Kanda's expression turned slightly serious. "You need to remember one thing: not everyone is as good at sports as you are. Pushing them too hard might backfire. If you don't understand, just think about those who push you to study."

After leaving those words, Shuichi Kanda also left the dormitory, leaving behind Sudo, who seemed to have come to some conclusion.

Meanwhile, Ryuen successfully dealt with Horikita. As long as Horikita kneels down and apologizes to Ryuen after the Sports Festival, the matter will be over.

It's only because Ryuen was in a good mood after receiving 20 million points from Shuichi Kanda that he did so; otherwise, he would have forced Horikita to kneel down on the spot.

To teach that ungrateful Horikita a lesson, Ryuen didn't even participate in the last few mandatory events.

However, now that they've already received 20 million from Shuichi Kanda, Ryuen doesn't care about that anymore. What are Class Points? We don't know them.