The Supremacy Classroom Backed by Black Technology Chapter 15

Or did she force you into this?

Seeing that she had that "if you don't talk to me, I'm not leaving" attitude, Shuichi Kanda was starting to lose his composure.

Playing dirty, huh? You'll get yours sooner or later.

"In that case, please wait a moment. I..."

He was about to suggest they go outside to talk, but Shuichi Kanda immediately stopped himself.

Wait. What if Kamuro's backup wasn't just Sakayanagi Arisu? Going out would be even more dangerous. What if, the moment he stepped out of the dorm, a few big guys jumped out from the shadows? Then Shuichi Kanda would be done for.

He was well aware of his own frail physique. Thinking it over, Shuichi Kanda decided to let her in instead.

"Forget it. Classmate Sakayanagi, do you intend to come in?"

No matter what, Shuichi Kanda would never extend an invitation first.

"Then would Kanda-kun be willing to take a walk with me?"

"Of course not."

Sakayanagi Arisu was momentarily choked. After a pause, she broke into a smile. "Then I'll intrude."

With that, Shuichi Kanda pulled the door fully open and let her in. The moment she stepped inside, he shut the door immediately to prevent any thugs from barging in.

That's right, I'm guarding against you, Classmate Kamuro!

And no matter how formidable Sakayanagi Arisu was, once she entered my domain, there was no way I'd end up at a disadvantage.

"Make yourself at home. I need to finish drying my hair first."

"Mm, go ahead. Don't mind me."

Without needing Shuichi Kanda's direction, Sakayanagi Arisu slipped off her shoes, then leaned on her cane and sat down on Shuichi Kanda's bed.

She pressed her legs together, took off her beret, and placed it on her lap, looking quite elegant.

Seriously, why does everyone love taking over my bed? Is my bed that comfortable?

Grumbling inwardly, Shuichi Kanda turned the hairdryer back on and thoroughly dried his still-damp hair.

A few minutes later, the hairdryer's noisy hum ceased, and Shuichi Kanda stowed it in the storage cabinet under his computer desk.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Given our relationship, there's no need for formalities."

"Our relationship? We're just strangers who've met once, you know. Please don't overthink things, Kanda-kun."

What are you thinking, you white-haired, frail little loli?

"Precisely because of that relationship, I don't want to have too much exchange with you. So if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't waste either of our time."

"What a heartless man."

"That's right. What can I say? I'm not interested in little girls."

"Then I'll have Kamuro-san talk to you instead."

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."

A brief silence settled in the air. If Kamuro could come, there was no way Sakayanagi would come alone to a stranger's room—especially a boy's room.

This move of hers was a last resort. Of course, she could have arranged to meet Shuichi Kanda openly during the day, but Shuichi Kanda could simply refuse to go, just like when she'd invited him out to talk earlier.

She hadn't yet found Shuichi Kanda's weakness, aside from his frail health. So for now, Shuichi Kanda held the upper hand, while she was the one on the back foot.

"I see. Then I'll get straight to the point. But before that, please allow me to apologize for my sudden visit."

As she spoke, Sakayanagi Arisu put her beret back on her head, stood up, and gave a slight bow while leaning on her cane.

"Don't worry about it. At least compared to Kamuro, you're much more polite."

"Is that so? Since the impolite Kamuro-san is so unwelcome here, could Kanda-kun return her to me?"

Daily Kamuro-bashing, huh? Poor Kamuro.

"That's a strange thing to say. Kamuro-san isn't anyone's personal property. I don't have the right to decide whether to give her away. If you want her, feel free to talk to Kamuro-san herself."

Shuichi Kanda suddenly felt like he'd snatched someone else's toy and was now being confronted by the owner.

Wait. Toy?

Kamuro, you...

On purpose. You did this on purpose, didn't you?

Because you couldn't get that photo from me, you decided to tell Sakayanagi Arisu—who also wants to treat you like a toy—and let her negotiate with me, right?

Want to sit back and watch the tigers fight? Since you're going to be a dog either way, you might as well use one to kill the other, huh?

"Then I suppose it's also false that Kanda-kun has a photo of Kamuro-san's misconduct."

Yes, it's false!

If Shuichi Kanda answered that way, he had no doubt Sakayanagi Arisu would simply leave, then turn around and find an excuse to deal with Kamuro.

If you play dumb, I'll take out your pawn. This willingness to lose two thousand just to hurt Shuichi Kanda by a thousand—he had no doubt she was capable of it.

It was nothing more than a judgment made purely on instinct.

"No, it's true."

With that, he even showed the photo he had secretly taken. A purple-haired girl was furtively tucking a can of beer into her jacket. From this angle, no matter how you looked at it, it was clearly improper behavior.

The reason you brought up the photo was because you wanted to see it, wasn't it? You wanted to judge whether the evidence I held could actually cause you trouble, right?

Since that's the case, I'll indulge you. I'll take it out and let you see clearly, and while I'm at it, I'll put your mind at ease—because the photo I took is absolutely usable as evidence.

At this point, Shuichi Kanda finally understood why Kamuro had sent someone as frail as Sakayanagi Arisu to deal with him.

If it had been anyone else, Shuichi Kanda wouldn't have even unlocked his phone screen, let alone confirmed the photo. In fact, Kamuro Masumi had tried to verify the photo's contents yesterday, but in the end, she couldn't even get the phone open—proof of how guarded Shuichi Kanda was.

But Sakayanagi Arisu was different. As someone even weaker than you, Shuichi Kanda, if you still treated her with such caution, then you might as well call me Kamuro Masumi an idiot.

When Sakayanagi Arisu saw the photo, she sighed.

The angle was so perfect that if you showed it to ten people, all ten would think Kamuro was a thief. There was no doubt now—the leverage was firmly in his hands.

So, the next step was to redeem Kamuro's ownership.

"Name your price, Classmate Kanda. How about 200,000 Private Points?"

"No problem. Add me as a contact."

Huh? That was quick?

Sakayanagi Arisu froze for a moment, then exchanged contact info with Kanda.

"I just never expected Classmate Sakayanagi to be into girls. That really caught me off guard."

Hearing Kanda's words, Sakayanagi wanted nothing more than to smash her cane into his face. How infuriating! Absolutely infuriating!

If you don't want to sell, just say so. Don't go pinning a label like "Tachibana" on me. You're truly despicable, Shuichi Kanda.

And if you think it's too little, we could have negotiated. Isn't that how business works? But instead, you just played dumb.

Were you planning to take my 200,000 Private Points for a single backup copy?

However, as the saying goes, "I am the fish on the chopping block." As someone who understood this school's rules far better than Kanda, Sakayanagi Arisu would not easily abandon any member of her class—even someone as morally questionable and caught red-handed as Kamuro Masumi.

If Sakayanagi had enough time to find Kanda's weakness, resolving this might have been effortless. But time was not on her side. She was on the defensive now. Kamuro, you absolute fool.

Chapter 27: I Don't Believe It Unless You Put It in Writing!

Truth be told, Sakayanagi felt a bit stifled. Though she prided herself on being a genius, this guy in front of her was clearly emboldened and had her pinned down.

She had no real way to deal with someone like him for now. She had planned to lure him out for a talk, and if that failed, resort to a self-inflicted injury and a staged fall to take him down in one go.

But he was far too cautious. Not only did he not fall for it, but he also saw through her predicament, forcing her to choose to enter his room. There were no cameras here, and more importantly, when he showed her the photo of Kamuro Masumi earlier—whether intentionally or not—she noticed his phone was recording.

She couldn't act. The self-injury plan was completely off the table! And staging a fall? Forget it!

Damn it! When had Sakayanagi Arisu ever suffered such a loss?

"Classmate Kanda sure knows how to joke. I don't think Kamuro Masumi's ownership is worth only 200,000 Private Points."

Hearing this, Shuichi Kanda put his phone away and looked at Sakayanagi Arisu.

You know she's worth more than 200,000, yet you still offered that price?

I have no grudge against you, so why are you treating me like an idiot?

If I weren't so good-tempered, I'd have snatched your cane, pinned you to the bed, and thoroughly *&@/^%#@&^$.

Sakayanagi Arisu, who had intended to humiliate Shuichi Kanda, was instead humiliated by the look he gave her—like she was an idiot.

In truth, the school information Kamuro Masumi had leaked to Shuichi Kanda was all done on Sakayanagi's orders.

Her goal was to make Shuichi Kanda understand that Class D would barely earn any Private Points next month, thereby confusing his perception of their value.

So her offer of 200,000 Private Points wasn't just an insult. If Shuichi Kanda failed to grasp the value of points now, then she couldn't be blamed for taking advantage of him.

Besides, that intelligence was worth far more than 200,000—it just wasn't very useful to Shuichi Kanda in his current situation.

It was precisely because she saw through this that Sakayanagi Arisu had so generously given him the information her class had bought for 2,000,000 Private Points.

"2,000,000 Private Points, and I'll give you the original photo and all backups. I won't keep anything for myself."

At this point, Shuichi Kanda dropped the act. He was here to make money.

"What a bold demand. It's only the third day of school, and you're already trying to extort 2,000,000 Private Points from me." Sakayanagi Arisu sat back down on the bed, tilting her head slightly to look at Shuichi Kanda.

"This isn't extortion. It's a transaction. If you don't want to buy, you don't have to."

Of course, Shuichi Kanda didn't think she could come up with 2,000,000. He only had that much thanks to his black-tech methods.

As for her, even though she had spent 2,000,000 on intelligence, that money was likely collected from Class A students—public funds shared among everyone. That was how she pulled it off.

But now, asking Class A to spend 2,000,000 Private Points to save one person? They probably wouldn't agree.

Because getting them to agree would require explaining the whole situation with Kamuro from start to finish, and that would be almost no different from Shuichi posting the photos publicly.

Kamuro Masumi, living under the strange gazes of her Class A classmates, would likely end up dropping out.

That was exactly what the other side wanted to avoid right now, so Sakayanagi absolutely couldn't come up with 200w Private Points at the moment.

Having finally planted an asset in the opposing class, how could Shuichi Kanda just let go so easily?

Even if that asset was unstable, as long as it was used properly, the benefits gained later would probably be worth more than just 200w Private Points.

"Kanda-kun, are you sure this deal requires 200w Private Points?"

"Ah, I'm very sure. As long as you can produce 200w Private Points on the spot, I'll delete all of Kamuro's photos and keep no backups. Of course, if you want them, I can give them to you too."

"But how can I trust your word? If you secretly keep copies, there's nothing I can do about it."

Reasonable, but you have no choice.

"How about this—we sign a contract," Sakayanagi Arisu proposed.

"A contract?"

"Precisely."

With that, she pulled a sheet of paper from her school uniform pocket and handed it over.

Well prepared, Shuichi muttered inwardly as he stood up, took the item from her hand, and found two identical copies of a contract.

After reading through it carefully, it was easy to tell this was a contract certified by the school. Once both parties signed, the terms absolutely could not be violated, or severe punishment would follow.