"How is that possible?" Komiya Yogo couldn't accept it.
"You stupid pig, haven't you figured out that this Yagami is working for those people?" Ryuen Kakeru punched Komiya Yogo's calf, frustrated by his cluelessness.
"Those people?" Komiya Yogo didn't immediately understand what Ryuen Kakeru meant. Kinoshita Minori, on the other hand, caught on and promptly offered a hint. "Do you remember that video that went viral on the forum in April?"
Only one video had gone viral on the student forum in April: the recording of Shiraishi Makoto taking part in the Command Tower special exam.
That had been the first time any of the students had encountered school interference in an exam.
"What... what does that have to do with this?" Komiya Yogo still didn't understand.
"If Yagami used the school's authority to pressure and threaten Shinohara Satsuki, she probably wouldn't have any way to fight back, would she?" Shiina Hiyori, who had remained silent until then, spoke up for the first time. "But I don't think the school would use such crude methods against an ordinary student. I think Yagami investigated everyone at the school before enrolling and found something to hold over Shinohara Satsuki."
Before admitting students, the school investigated their abilities and backgrounds, then assigned them to classes based on the results. Since the school was backing Yagami, obtaining that information wouldn't have been difficult for him.
At that moment, Ryuen Kakeru also realized why the dirt on Kushida Kikyo had spread throughout the school at that particular time. Of course, he knew Shiraishi Makoto had done it himself, but until now, he hadn't understood why.
Thinking about it now, Shiraishi Makoto had anticipated that the other side would take that approach and decisively chosen to get the pain over with.
*Just how far ahead could