Sakayanagi's Challenge Event: Chess (Continued)

No, perhaps it's not selective forgetting.

Some boys probably think that Chi, who did such a thing, is the real hero!

Shuichi Kanda sat down, Horikita handed him a stack of documents.

"What's this?"

"These are the special talents of the students in my class that I've collected."

"Did you collect this yourself?" Shuichi Kanda he took the documents.

"Kushida helped me a lot."

Horikita's words made Shuichi Kanda pause slightly, then he looked at Kushida Kikyo with surprise.

This guy didn't say a word about it, and the fact that she's willing to help Horikita is like the sun rising in the west!

However, Kushida was already mingling with her friends and had no time to pay attention to Shuichi Kanda's gaze.

Then, Shuichi Kanda turned his gaze, flipping through the documents while asking Horikita a question.

"Kikyo is actually willing to help you? Even if you two reconcile, she probably still hates you, right?"

"So I brought you up here? I told her, 'This is the information you wanted. If Kushida doesn't cooperate, you might dislike her.'"

Shen Taixiu stopped flipping through the documents.

Good grief, so you're just using someone else's power to intimidate others, huh?

And, are you starting to become a bit cunning?

Wasn't your silly, clumsy self kind of cute?

"What kind of look is that?" Horikita's face darkened.

"Nothing."

Shuichi Kanda closed the documents, put them in the drawer, and took out the textbook he would need for the first lesson.

"Don't try to fool me. What impolite things were you thinking just now?"

"You know that already, why are you asking?"

"You!"

Horikita Suzune was breathless.

"By the way, what's your decision? Do you want to join the Student Council?"

The last time I asked her was after the Ichinose rumor incident, when Shuichi Kanda invited Horikita Suzune to a meeting.

She said she needed to think about it, so Shuichi Kanda didn't press her further. Now that so much time has passed, you should have an answer by now.

He changed the subject!

However, joining the Student Council isn't out of the question. To be honest, Horikita Suzune also wanted to see what the Student Council her brother had once joined was like.

"If you can lead Class C to Class A in this exam, I'll join the Student Council and help you."

"You said it, you can't go back on your word."

Shuichi Kanda immediately agreed.

"I, Horikita Suzune, keep my word."

"That's good."

Shuichi Kanda satisfaction, but why did Horikita's words sound so familiar?

At that moment, Shuichi Kanda's phone vibrated. After taking it out and looking at it, he found that it was a message from Kamuro.

These are several photos, the very ones that Kamuro just got from Miki Yamamura regarding the topics proposed by Class A.

Wow, look at them! They're so different. I only mentioned it to Sakayanagi after school yesterday, and they gave me the answer right away. That's incredible speed!

[I understand. Tell Sakayanagi that I'll try my best to arrange it, but don't blame me if things don't go well.]

Yes, I will.

Upon receiving the reply from the Kamuro, the preparatory bell rang, and the students gradually returned to their seats to prepare for class.

After the morning classes ended, Shuichi Kanda Kiyotaka Ayanokoji he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Ayanokoji, let's go have lunch together."

Ayanokoji, who had been eating alone these past few days, paused for a moment, then nodded, and roughly guessed Shuichi Kanda's purpose.

In the cafeteria, Shuichi Kanda and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji were eating lunch in a secluded corner.

"Sakayanagi hopes to have a showdown with you in this exam, and has already chosen the subject."

Shuichi Kanda said this, he took out his phone, pulled up the message Kamuro had sent him, and then swiped the phone across the table.

Ayanokoji calmly picked up his phone, glanced at it briefly, and saw the project form for Class A.

The entry for Chess was listed as the participant, Sakayanagi Arisu.

After returning the phone, Ayanokoji somewhat curious.

"Aren't you afraid the students in Class A will find out that you're so blatantly having Kamuro pass on messages?"

Discover?

The students in Class A already knew Kamuro was one of my people, didn't they?

Shuichi Kanda's expression was a little strange, but he quickly realized what was going on.

This wasn't told to Ayanokoji, and Class A certainly wouldn't reveal it directly, because that would make them easy targets for Class B and Class D.

Even if I'm going to be exposed, I'll have to wait until they find out on the day of the exam.

So apart from the students in Class A, very few people in Class C knew about this; only a few people who had been called to the room that day knew. Ayanokoji was one of them.

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that. I have my own way of doing things." Shuichi Kanda didn't explain further. "You just need to say whether you agree to go on stage or not, and that's all."

"Before that, I have a question: why did you help Sakayanagi arrange a duel with me?"

"Because she provided me with information about the White Room, is that reason enough?" Shuichi Kanda didn't hide anything and stated his reason directly.

Ayanokoji glanced at Shuichi Kanda and then nodded, "I see."

"I understand, I will agree to compete in the Chess event."

Ayanokoji readily agreed, which surprised Shuichi Kanda.

"So decisive? You're not planning to back down later, are you?"

The projects that Sakayanagi selects are definitely not the kind of projects that Sakayanagi can easily crush, because that would be boring.

Regarding Sakayanagi's skill in Chess, Shuichi Kanda Kamuro mention that he had no rivals, at least not in this school.

Based on Sakayanagi's personality, Shuichi Kanda could easily deduce that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was quite skilled in Chess.

At least Sakayanagi probably didn't have absolute confidence that he could beat him, which is why Shuichi Kanda asked that question.

"Since I promised, I won't back down."

Seeing that Ayanokoji's face remained expressionless, Shuichi Kanda gave up after realizing he couldn't get any more information.

"Okay, since you've said that, I believe you. But can you tell me why? Don't just say something like I was saved by Sakayanagi."

After finishing the last bite of his meal, Shuichi Kanda carefully put his chopsticks down and looked at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Do you know about the new Chairman Tsukishiro?"

"Of course, the Student Council office was the one that put on a big show of power before."

Thinking of this Tsukishiro, Shuichi Kanda felt a surge of displeasure, and a cold smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

When Kiyotaka Ayanokoji saw Shuichi Kanda's expression, he immediately knew that everything was in the bag.

"He was sent by my father; the last exam was specifically designed to target me."

Shuichi Kanda opportune moment; in fact, he already knew.

"Stop pretending, your acting is terrible."

After being left behind and exposed, Shuichi Kanda's face fell, and he helplessly shrugged. This guy's observation skills are just too strong.

Besides, is my acting really that bad?

"Okay, I know he wanted you to drop out of school, but I didn't know he was sent by your father."

"Because of this, Sakayanagi's father, Chairman Sakayanagi, was also implicated."

Shuichi Kanda understood; so that's how it was.

"I see. You want to drive Tsukishiro away to avoid being expelled, while Sakayanagi wants to help his father return. Is that what you mean?"

"That's right. Although our goals are different, we have the same thing to do, so I joined forces with Sakayanagi."

Ayanokoji didn't hide this information at all; in fact, he even wanted to use Shuichi Kanda's power.

However, his thoughts were immediately noticed by Shuichi Kanda.

"Ha, you think I'd help you deal with Tsukishiro? Don't be naive, it's impossible." Shuichi Kanda revealed a hint of sarcasm.

"I have no conflict with him. Even if he tries to show off in front of me, I won't go against the chairman of a school just because of this. It's too much trouble."

"It's the Acting Chairman."

"Oh right, right," Shuichi Kanda said nonchalantly, "So you should just give up on that idea. You should be grateful I'm not helping him deal with you."

"That's good."

Ayanokoji nodded, then stood up with the plate in her hand.

Um?

Grass!

I've been tricked!

Shuichi Kanda also stood up, looking at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji with displeasure.

When Ayanokoji saw Shuichi Kanda's appearance, he felt a strange emotion for some reason.

What's this?

Is this what happiness feels like?

Ayanokoji was stunned, and then Shuichi Kanda was also stunned—no, he was shocked.

Holy crap!?

Good heavens! That perpetually deadpan face is actually smiling?!

Although it was only for a moment, and the curve of his lips was very subtle, Shuichi Kanda was certain that the guy had smiled just now.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ayanokoji had returned to normal by now and found Shuichi Kanda's shocked expression rather strange.

"No, no, no, you just laughed, didn't you?"

"Um... did I laugh?"

Damn it, forget it, it was a wasted question.

After returning the used tableware to the tableware recycling station, Shuichi Kanda and Ayanokoji walked together towards their classroom.

"I said, why does your old man insist on making you drop out of school?"

Ayanokoji opened her mouth, unsure how to answer.

Since it concerned the White Room, Ayanokoji didn't know how much Shuichi Kanda had learned from Sakayanagi, so he didn't know how to tell Ayanokoji Shuichi Kanda.

"Never mind, seeing that you don't know how to explain it, I'll just not ask."

Shuichi Kanda's knowledge of the White Room was limited to what he learned from Sakayanagi.

To be honest, Shuichi Kanda was quite disgusted by this, because those guys treated innocent children as experimental subjects, distorting their childhoods and even their futures.

However, according to Sakayanagi, the children these guys used for experiments were mostly abandoned babies, and some were even brought in by their parents.

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda felt that these guys had done a good deed in a roundabout way.

Without their help in taking in these abandoned children, even with so many welfare institutions across the country, many of these children would probably still die.