The Truth Is Out!

"I've gotten about 20 sets of Free Ride Card and Additional Card. Because I built a good relationship with the first-year students during the collaborative exam, the younger students are very willing to trust me."

"Tch! You actually agreed to give half the profits to the first-year students? You're really quite kind."

Ryuen scoffed at Ichinose's actions; compared to him spending 100,000 points to buy the right to use the card, Ichinose was far too kind.

Meanwhile, Sakayanagi and Ryuen over there used roughly the same methods.

"I see. So, you can get about the same number of points from the first year." Shuichi Kanda nodded.

"Speaking of Kanda- kun really didn't do anything this time. Is it because she's not interested in these points?"

"I suppose so." Shuichi Kanda didn't directly answer Sakayanagi's question. "You first-years can divide it up. What about the second-year average?"

"Of course, I have no objection."

I agree.

"No problem, instead of arguing, let's work together."

The second-year students can generate approximately 80 million yen in revenue, averaging 20 million yen per class. If Koenji can win first place, everyone will make a fortune.

Furthermore, after Koenji won first place, both Ryuen and Shuichi Kanda will receive an additional 60 million Private Points.

In other words, Ryuen will gain over 100 million Private Points from this exam, which Ryuen is very satisfied with. As for the points obtained by other classes, Ryuen can slowly reclaim them later, since Shuichi Kanda is on his side, so there's nothing to be afraid of!

"And the special cards, I've already given the Trial Card to Koenji, and you've also got the Invalidation Card, Ryuen, right?"

"Yes, I received it this morning," Ryuen replied, glancing at Sakayanagi.

As for Reinforcement Card, no one mentioned them because there was no need for them.

First place has already been secured by Koenji, and Shuichi Kanda has agreed not to compete for second or third place. As for Ryuen, he lost interest in rankings after receiving Shuichi Kanda's request; what's Class Points compared to money?

For him, the most important thing was to make Koenji win first place so that he could enjoy the spoils!

Sakayanagi, on the other hand, had already made up his mind to win over Ichinose, so that the Reinforcement Card would be shared by both classes.

"But after all we've done, are you really capable of controlling that guy, Koenji?" Ryuen raised an eyebrow.

"It is indeed a bit worrying. He skipped last year's Sports Festival." Sakayanagi nodded.

Compared to Ryuen and Sakayanagi, Ichinose was much calmer; she trusted Shuichi Kanda more than anyone else.

"Don't worry, I've already talked to Koenji. He promised to give it his all on the Uninhabited Island. But I'll still need your help and support then, Ryuen."

"No problem, as long as Koenji doesn't mess things up, I'll hold off the third-year students for him."

Ryuen looked confident.

"Third year, huh? That makes sense. Knowing the Student Council President's personality, he definitely won't let an outsider take the first-place prize. If he tries to sabotage things, I won't hold back."

In order to get the Additional Card and Free Ride Card from the first-year students, Sakayanagi also paid a lot of price, which made the already meager life of Class B even worse. Therefore, she absolutely had to ensure that Koenji number one.

"I see. Class C will also provide support to Koenji if necessary."

Previously, Nagumo had privately published Ichinose's dark history. Although Ichinose didn't care, that doesn't mean Ichinose wouldn't become his enemy.

Now, on one side is Nagumo, who once betrayed him, and on the other is his lover Shuichi Kanda. The choice he should make is self-evident.

Before we knew it, it was Friday.

After school, the second-grade students left early. Since it was Friday, there was no study session, and the intense competition among the second-grade students temporarily came to an end.

Inside the school's café, Palette, Shuichi Kanda is sitting at a table with Yukimura, Hasebe, and Sakura, chatting and drinking coffee.

"Speaking of which, San-san has been even busier than Shuichi lately. She hasn't been to any group activities for a long time, and even when she does come, she just makes a quick appearance and leaves."

Among these people, only Hasebe would complain about Miyake and Shuichi Kanda so nonchalantly.

"There's nothing we can do; Akito is different from us."

Hearing Hasebe's complaint, Shuichi Kanda sighed, his expression becoming complex, a mixture of emotion—reflection, relief, envy, and regret.

Looking at Shuichi Kanda's face, Hasebe was a little confused. What was all this about?

"I can accept that he's different from us, since Airi, Sachiki, and I are all single. But Shuichi, you're different, right? Aren't you dating Kamuro? And Kogoro is also very close to you."

"No, no, no, I admit to everything you said, but what does that have to do with what I just said?" Shuichi Kanda immediately shook his head.

"Huh? Weren't you saying that San-san has a girlfriend and therefore is different from us?" Hasebe tilted his head, his eyebrows furrowing.

"Of course not." Shuichi Kanda was slightly speechless, then immediately retorted confidently, "Besides, even according to your understanding, you and Airi can't be said to be single, right? After the Uninhabited Island Exam last year, I saw Airi confess to you!"

Shuichi Kanda's words instantly turned the atmosphere between them cold.

Yukimura nearby, subconsciously picked up his coffee and muttered under his breath, "I'm really sorry, being single is truly awful. Anyway, I just don't have a boyfriend, and I never intended to date in high school. Ah, am I really the only one out of place among this group? I'm sorry, I %#@&%￥..."

"Um, Sachiki..."

Seeing Hasebe 'Yukimura state, Hasebe waved his hand in front of Yukimura's eyes and whispered, trying to rouse him from his reverie, but...

"It's over, Sachiki's broken."

However, in Shuichi Kanda's view, this was undoubtedly Hasebe trying to change the subject.

"Stop changing the subject. You still haven't told me how things are going with Airi? What are your plans for the future? Are you going to adopt a child right after graduation? Don't worry, I won't discriminate against you!"

"No, no, no, that's not how it is!"

Haruka could react, Airi immediately became restless.

"I don't like Haruka at all..."

"Ah, no, I like Haruka..."

"This isn't right either..."

"What I mean is, Haruka and I are just good friends, there's nothing like that between us."

After rambling on for a couple of sentences, Sakura finally managed to express her meaning clearly and completely.

Shuichi Kanda was slightly taken aback, then a look of suspicion crossed his face.

"Back then, I couldn't have seen it wrong, could I?"

"This, this is..."

Upon hearing this, Sakura's face flushed again, and then she fell silent.

"Airi, I'm so sorry!"

At that moment, Hasebe rushed over and hugged Sakura tightly, his face full of frustration.

So, what exactly happened?

That's actually...

"Haruka, no!"

"Anyway, all you need to know is that we're not in that kind of relationship." Hearing Sakura's call, Hasebe ultimately didn't say that it was just a rehearsal for confessing.

Once it's revealed that it's for practicing confessions, Shuichi Kanda will definitely think, "Practicing confessions? What kind of practice is that?"

Considering Sakura's social circle at that time, it's easy to guess that Sakura was confessing her feelings to Shuichi Kanda.

Isn't this essentially telling Sakura what she wanted to say?

"Alright."

Shuichi Kanda nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"Hey Shuichi, was that why you looked at me and Airi with those weird eyes before?" Hasebe seemed to have thought of something, and then looked at him with an unfriendly gaze.

"Yeah, what do you think?"

Shuichi Kanda picked up his milk tea, took a sip, glanced at Hasebe and Sakura, and nodded. It would be such a waste if such high-quality girls were actually lesbians.

Putting everything else aside, there's probably no one older than them in the entire second year, or even the whole school. Even Sae- chan, who's already an adult, can't compare to them. I don't know how they were born so well.

"Shuichi, your gaze is very rude!"

Hasebe was very sensitive to gazes that fell on his chest, and although Shuichi Kanda tried his best to cover it up, he still couldn't hide it from him.

"What can you do? It's just there. Boys can't help but look at it; it's normal behavior."

Shuichi Kanda couldn't help but try to justify himself. Before, when he thought Hasebe and Sakura were in a lesbian relationship, Shuichi Kanda could still control his gaze to some extent. But after learning that the two of them were not in that kind of relationship, he immediately couldn't help himself.

After all, as the saying goes, everyone has a love for beauty, and as another saying goes, bigger is better!

Although Shuichi Kanda does dislike small things, and while small things are cute too, he still prefers big ones.

"Hmph! You're still trying to argue!" Hasebe turned his head and snorted.

"What sophistry? This is the truth."

As he said this, Shuichi Kanda looked over again, and thought to himself, "Hmm, I feel like my skin is getting thicker too."

"Sigh, hopeless, all boys are perverts."

Haruka her head up with her hand, looking like she had a headache.

"Well, um, I don't mind."

Sakura, standing to the side, was looking down and shifting her shoulders uncomfortably.

"Wow, Airi so bold! But let me see her first!"

Hasebe Haruka Shuichi Kanda had no idea what the other was thinking all day, but at least for now, she was giving Shuichi Kanda perks.

Two busty beauties wrestling together is quite a sight to behold.

Chapter 305 The Truth Has Been Exposed!

On Saturday, having resolved her biggest worry Koenji was in a much better mood than usual, and even her feelings about going on a date were quite different.

Although he has been designated as the next heir to the Koenji Conglomerate, he is an insider who knows his own situation.

Even if he considers himself a genius and has excellent abilities in various areas, these alone are not enough to become the leader of a conglomerate.

While his father is still alive, the conglomerate is relatively stable. However, if his father, the person in charge, were to suddenly pass away, he might not be able to smoothly navigate the turbulent period of power transition.

Even if they manage to survive, they will likely be severely weakened. After all, although Koenji is one of the top conglomerates in Japan, it is not a monopoly and it still has competitors.

So don't be fooled by Koenji's usual demeanor; she's actually under a lot of pressure inside.

But now that his father has recovered his health, he can at least hold on for another 10 or 20 years, during which time Koenji can gradually take over the group.

If Koenji still can't accept it after this long, then he might as well just find a block of tofu and smash his head against it.

Arriving at the agreed-upon coffee shop, Koenji casually found a place to sit down and waited for his date to arrive.

The other party is a third-year female student. I don't know how I got her contact information a couple of days ago.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Koenji- kun."

A little while later, it wasn't a third-year female student who greeted him, but a man.

"Oh my, isn't this the Student Council President?"

Koenji checked the time; it was already the agreed time, but there wasn't a single girl in the cafe. In other words, he'd been tricked.

"I never thought I'd get stood up like that, how interesting."

Koenji wasn't angry. Instead, he stood up to leave. He had no interest in playing games with men unless that man could save his father.

Just as Koenji stood up, the two men that Nagumo had brought immediately blocked Koenji way.

"Oh dear, it seems you're not going to let me leave until you finish speaking."

With Koenji's abilities, he could easily knock the two people aside and leave, but this would undoubtedly give Nagumo a handle to use against him.

He wouldn't have cared in the past, but now that he had promised Shuichi Kanda that he would give his all in the upcoming exams, he naturally wouldn't do anything irrational.

Besides, this guy in front of me is also one of the enemies in this exam, so it's not a bad idea to listen to what he has to say first.

After a quick assessment, Koenji sat back down and even ordered a coffee from the waiter.

"My time is precious, so please just say what you need to say."

"It's nothing really." Nagumo sat down opposite Koenji. "I remember last year on the Uninhabited Island first year, Shuichi Kanda hired you with just some Private Points. How about it, want to help me this time? The points I'm offering are far more than what Shuichi Kanda could give you."

Last year, during the Uninhabited Island Exam, Shuichi Kanda spent 200,000 Private Points to hire Koenji Shichiten, information that was known to the original Class D students.

Therefore, it's not surprising that Nagumo was able to find out about Koenji; after all, he's the Student Council President, so he must have some methods.

"So, how much can you give?"

Koenji slightly raised his head.