Shuichi Kanda/Horikita Suzune: The Outcome Was Decided Long Ago

Seeing Kushida's expression, Shuichi Kanda coughed.

"Since the stakes are unequal, the person who proposes a higher stake will naturally have to lose out; otherwise, why would Horikita bet with you?"

"Since Horikita is willing to risk dropping out of school to gamble with you, she will naturally choose a project she is confident of winning. If you want fairness, then your bet must be about the same as Horikita's; at the very least, you should bet your own expulsion."

Shuichi Kanda's words were very fair and impartial, so Kushida couldn't find any fault with them.

Furthermore, Kushida doesn't want to drop out of school, so she can't gamble on dropping out herself.

Is lowering the stakes the only option?

Kushida then looked to Shuichi Kanda for help.

What's with you? You think you're so great just because you're so arrogant? Aren't you going to beg me?

However, Horikita seems to have toned down her temper quite a bit lately; she didn't even react when Kushida called her a bitch to her face.

In fact, Horikita initially wanted to start arguing with Kushida, but for some reason, she restrained herself after realizing that they were in front of Shuichi Kanda.

Now it seems that her restraint earlier had been effective; at least Shuichi Kanda didn't openly favor Kushida, which put her at ease.

But what will he do in response to Kushida's request?

Horikita felt a sudden pang of unease. Could he be an enemy?

As Kushida shifted his attention to Shuichi Kanda, not only the terms of the bet but also the stakes were soon at Shuichi Kanda's discretion.

Japan is a country that admires strength, so who is the strongest among the three present?

It was naturally Shuichi Kanda thought so; not only Shuichi Kanda thought so, but Horikita and Kushida also had no objection.

Of course, Horikita might be able to defeat Shuichi Kanda in terms of physical strength, but that is obviously not a consideration at this moment.

Therefore, when a dispute reaches a stalemate, Shuichi Kanda's opinion becomes crucial.

Of course, this was also partly due to Shuichi Kanda's slight guidance.

"For the bet to be fair, the stakes must be balanced. But Kikyo doesn't want to drop out of school, yet she wants Horikita to drop out. So, you're at a disadvantage in the bet. If you don't agree to this, Horikita won't agree to the terms of the bet."

Hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Kushida nodded reluctantly. "That's why I asked you to come up with a bet that I could win even if I was at a disadvantage, and that Horikita could also accept."

"Horikita isn't an idiot, do you really think that's possible?" Shuichi Kanda was immediately speechless.

Not only Shuichi Kanda, but even Horikita sighed, wondering why he and Kushida were arguing about this so endlessly.

"Since there's no way to resolve the bet, we'll have to make the stakes equal. And Kikyo, you're clearly unwilling to use your dropping out of school as a wager, so we'll have to lower Horikita's stakes."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda looked at Horikita.

Noticing Shuichi Kanda's gaze, Horikita also took a deep breath and then looked seriously at Kushida Kikyo.

"As long as Kushida stops betraying Class D and works hard for Class D' s advancement, I can accept any condition."

"Even kneeling down would be acceptable?"

In fact, although Kushida really wanted Horikita to drop out of school, it was clear that Shuichi Kanda did not agree, otherwise he would not have handled it this way, pretending to be very fair.

At this moment, Kushida also remembered what Shuichi Kanda had said to her before, "I'm not afraid that Horikita will reveal her past, I'm just jealous of her?"

Since that's the case, then I'll make her completely kneel at my feet and swear she won't reveal my past!

Kushida 'Horikita words, but immediately agreed.

"If Kushida agree to my conditions and beat me in the bet, I'm willing to kneel down before you, and I promise I won't reveal Kushida past regardless of the outcome."

"In that case, I assure you in front of Shuichi that if you win, I will not cause you any more trouble, and I will help Class D get promoted to Class A, and I will not betray Class D."

If I win, you'll kneel down and apologize to me. Who told you those inappropriate things to Ayanokoji? And you have to guarantee that my secrets won't leak out of Ayanokoji, or you'll be expelled!

That's what I did before, the only difference was that I didn't cause you any trouble.

As for Ayanokoji, we'll deal with that later. Anyway, Shuichi won't abandon me, right?

Shuichi Kanda looked at Kushida with considerable surprise. Had this guy changed his ways? He was acting like he was mortal enemies with Horikita, but he gave in so easily?

However, Shuichi Kanda was happy to see this situation. All he had to do next was propose a seemingly reasonable bet and let Kushida win.

Otherwise, with all the pent-up frustration in her heart, who knows what stupid things she might do?

"Since both sides have accepted the bet, let's find a suitable betting agreement."

As Shuichi Kanda spoke, Horikita and Kushida both nodded and then looked at Shuichi Kanda at the same time.

"Kikyo is definitely no match for Horikita in academics and sports, but Horikita absolutely can't win in interpersonal relationships, so..."

"A contest of luck?"

"I refuse!"

Horikita's sudden idea prompted Kushida to immediately refute it.

"Can you let me finish?"

I feel like their demeanor changed strangely after the details of this bet were revealed.

Kikyo, do you really think you've got this in the bag? And you, Horikita, have you already knelt down once, so you don't care about kneeling anymore?

You can even bring up something like gambling on luck.

"How about we compete in memory?"

When the proposal was put forward, both of them felt it was feasible. They believed that memory was unrelated to learning ability, and both of them were very confident that they had a chance to win.

"I can accept it!"

"I have no problem either!"

They both agreed to the bet in unison, then stared into each other's eyes, their gazes practically sparking with intense intensity.

Horikita, I understand your desire to win, but I hereby declare that Kushida Kikyo has won this bet!

Chapter 206 Shuichi Kanda / Horikita Suzune: The outcome was already decided

In the end, Shuichi Kanda decided to make the bet a test of memory. He then took out an extracurricular reading material and decided that whoever could memorize the most and most accurately within a week would win.

Neither Kushida nor Horikita had any objections to this.

"I'm looking forward to the day Horikita kneels down to me," Kushida said with a beaming smile, clutching the book in her hands.

Horikita, without hesitation, retorted, "Then that day will probably never come."

Horikita was absolutely confident about this bet because she had read the extracurricular reading material that Shuichi Kanda had brought out.

When Shuichi Kanda took out the book, she suspected that Shuichi Kanda had investigated her and deliberately let her win.

Then, after fulfilling her promise to cook two dishes for Shuichi Kanda, Horikita left Shuichi Kanda's room.

Kushida left quickly too; she needed to work hard to memorize the contents of her book, as she didn't want to lose to Horikita.

Then, Shuichi Kanda spent a leisurely weekend afternoon.

The next day, November 1st, Shuichi Kanda once again received a gift from the system: a Time TV battery (which can be used for at least one hour).

Note: Please collect it while Time TV is present.

The cheat software subscription has been renewed!

But why isn't it a charger? Ugh!

To use, simply take out the Time TV and claim your reward.

What is the principle behind this?

It wasn't until Kanda returned to his dorm that evening to retrieve the battery that he discovered it was in a powered state.

After replenishing the batteries, Shuichi Kanda was finally able to investigate the matter that had been troubling him for a long time: what exactly happened during the tsunami more than a year ago.

He had been holding back because he didn't know how long the Time TV would last.

During this period, he not only collected all the news about the tsunami, but also kept relatively complete records of the incident, as the Shuichi Kanda family was not the only victim.

He even found related videos, which must have been unintentionally filmed by someone nearby.

However, all that can be proven is that the tsunami suddenly appeared on a calm sea surface, and therefore it was called Heavenly Punishment.

However, Shuichi Kanda felt there might be something more to it, so as soon as the Time TV came out, he wanted to investigate it. But because he was worried about the battery not lasting long, he waited until today.

Let me see what exactly happened that day!

Shuichi Kanda switched the Time TV to his own perspective and then set the time to the moment the tsunami occurred. Since the news reports were accurate, it saved Shuichi Kanda a lot of trouble.

However, just as Shuichi Kanda eagerly anticipating revealing the truth, the Time TV suddenly malfunctioned...

Holy crap, what's going on?

Shuichi Kanda panicked. Had he seen something he shouldn't have? Or had he said something wrong?

My amazing technology! Please don't break down!

However, Shuichi Kanda's worries were obviously unnecessary, because after the TV screen flickered for nearly thirty seconds, a line of text suddenly appeared on the screen.

[Four-dimensional space is interfered with, unable to capture images.]

This surprised Shuichi Kanda. A fourth-dimensional space?

Then he took out the Four-Dimensional Pocket given to him by the system and fell into deep thought.

Is there any connection between these two things?

Shuichi Kanda turned off the Time TV and let out a long sigh of relief. Although he hadn't seen what exactly happened, it wasn't a complete loss. The tsunami was indeed related to the system.

It's probably pointless to investigate now; let's talk about it later.

But seriously, the props lately seem to be getting worse and worse?

Last month, Black Belt were for enhancing combat skills, but what's with this month's batteries?

[It is recommended to retain the monthly item claim attempts. Multiple claim attempts can be combined, and the resulting items will be more powerful.]

Why didn't you say so sooner!

What a waste of my November claim opportunity!

Time flies. These days, Kushida and Horikita not only tutor their students in study sessions after school, but also work overtime in the evenings to memorize extracurricular readings.

Both of them looked noticeably tired.

"Kushida, and Horikita- san, are you two alright?"

After school on Friday, seeing the two girls' tired faces, Hirata couldn't help but worry. Was the pressure of studying too much for them?

"It's okay, I can still manage."

"I'm fine."

After answering in unison, the two stared at each other, neither willing to back down.

Seeing the two men, both full of fighting spirit and harboring mutual hostility, even Hirata couldn't help but take a step back due to their intense aura.

What happened between them?

Miyake, standing to the side, couldn't help but feel curious as he watched the two of them.

"Who knows?" Shuichi Kanda slung his backpack over his shoulder. "Your studies have been going well lately, so let's take a day off today. Akito, you should also show up at the club."

Then she looked at Hasebe Haruka: "Although you've all done well in your humanities studies, don't slack off in the sciences either. Also, keep an eye on Airi's science studies."

"Don't worry, don't worry, Kanda- sensei!"

What Kanda? If you can't speak properly, you should just shut up.

On Friday night, Kushida Kikyo appeared in Shuichi Kanda's room, letting Shuichi Kanda inspect the results of her week's hard work.

To this, Shuichi Kanda could only say that he was not as good as Horikita.

Because Horikita had already reached Kushida's current progress by Wednesday.

Looks like you have to resort to cheating.

Shuichi Kanda took out the drinks he had prepared in advance, poured a glass, and placed it in front of Kushida.

"Let's replenish some sugar and keep going. Horikita already reached this progress yesterday."

Kushida didn't suspect anything and drank most of the drink that Shuichi Kanda gulp.

"Damn it, am I really going to lose like this?" Kushida's face was full of resentment, and he gripped the book tightly in his hand.