The Dragon Boy Has No Integrity

"Buy a voice recorder? Why?"

Amikura Asako tilted her head, her eyes, lively as a fawn's, shimmering with confusion.

Wasn't this topic shift a bit too abrupt?

They had just been talking about Class C and her friends, so how did they suddenly end up on voice recorders?

"I am aware of Shiina Hiyori; she is one of the few intelligent people in Class C. I need to use her to contact Ryuen Kakeru."

"However, I don't intend to reveal my identity right away. When Ryuen Kakeru investigates me, he will inevitably trace it back to you through Shiina Hiyori."

"That overbearing guy isn't easy to talk to. You need to protect yourself."

Makoto Nishikado issued a warning.

Makoto Nishikado was naturally well aware of what kind of person Ryuen Kakeru was.

"He wouldn't go so far as to bully a girl, would he?"

Amikura Asako didn't take these words to heart and shook her head with a smile.

She wasn't sure what Ryuen Kakeru had done in Class C, but she had heard that the Class C homeroom teacher didn't interfere at all, which was why he could be so reckless.

Surely, they couldn't use physical force during the class competition, could they?

Although Class B was a group of good kids who weren't good at dealing with violent methods, they could always report it to the teachers.

Besides, the price of a voice recorder wasn't exactly cheap.

Unless necessary, she didn't want to spend money recklessly.

The students of Class B had all handed over half of their personal points, but that didn't mean they had spent the remaining half.

Many had the awareness to save up, intending to donate them at critical moments, so they saved wherever they could in their daily lives.

Amikura Asako also hoped to be able to help her classmates at a critical moment, so she didn't want to waste money on unnecessary things.

"Physical force is also a part of strength."

"As long as there is no evidence, who can say he was the one who acted?"

"I will send you a map of the blind spots in the school's surveillance cameras. Memorize them all and do not go to these places with Class C students."

Makoto Nishikado mercilessly shattered Amikura Asako's naive fantasies.

Not to mention others, even Horikita Manabu, the dove-faction Student Council president, was the type who could fight.

Hearing this, the students of Class B looked at each other in dismay.

Their vigilance toward Ryuen Kakeru rose to another level.

But Makoto Nishikado still felt they weren't vigilant enough, especially the boys.

"I ran into a black guy from Class C in the restroom the other day. He looked like he could fight; his muscles were like iron blocks."

"I was just about to go up and say hello, though I was worried at the time that we wouldn't be able to communicate due to the language barrier."

"Then Ryuen Kakeru showed up. Do you know what happened afterward?"

Makoto Nishikado suddenly lowered his voice, deliberately building suspense.

"Did Ryuen Kakeru do something outrageous?"

"What could he possibly do in a restroom?"

"I've seen that black guy too. He looks very good at fighting. Can Ryuen Kakeru even defeat him?"

Amidst the students' guesses and urgings, Makoto Nishikado provided the answer.

"Ryuen Kakeru ambushed him while he was using the toilet."

[Triggered Ryuji Kanzaki's emotions, obtained 1297 emotion points.]

[Triggered Tokito Katsumi's emotions, obtained 3564 emotion points.]

Class B students: "..."

The Class B students, especially the boys, all gasped in unison.

"Is this the method he uses to rule his class?"

Hayato Shibata's gaze was vacant, and he felt an indescribable fear toward Ryuen Kakeru.

Class C did indeed have a sturdy black mixed-race student named Yamada Albert.

The guy was indeed very strong, and Hayato Shibata felt that only Makoto Nishikado in Class B had a chance of winning if they fought.

Ryuen Kakeru didn't look that sturdy, so he had been wondering how Ryuen Kakeru managed to defeat that guy.

So that was how he solved it!

When using the restroom, one is undoubtedly at their most relaxed and vulnerable.

To choose to ambush someone at such a time—did he have no shame at all?

For a moment, the students of Class B were filled with gratitude toward Makoto Nishikado.

Before this, they all felt that Makoto Nishikado was impressive and accepted him as their class leader.

Now, compared to Ryuen Kakeru, they were even more convinced by Makoto Nishikado.

Makoto Nishikado convinced people with reason, while Ryuen Kakeru convinced people with physical force, and his methods were particularly despicable.

From now on, they wouldn't even dare to go to the restroom with Ryuen Kakeru!

"Um, can't I just avoid provoking him? Is it really necessary for me to buy a voice recorder?"

Amikura Asako raised her hand weakly.

She didn't dare to get close to a big devil like Ryuen Kakeru.

If she didn't even dare to approach him, there was no need to specifically prepare a voice recorder, right?

"You might not provoke him, but I will actively provoke Shiina Hiyori. I'll use her to cooperate with Class C, and also use her to scheme against Class C."

"I will hide my identity at that time, but Ryuen Kakeru will definitely find out that you are her friend."

"To be safe, you should still take precautions."

"Also, give me Shiina Hiyori's contact information."

Makoto Nishikado had already conceived his strategy for Class C.

Shiina Hiyori was the key link in it.

There weren't many talented people in Class C to begin with; as long as Shiina Hiyori was won over, Class C was destined not to achieve much.

He hadn't mentioned this before, mainly because he hadn't expected Amikura Asako and Shiina Hiyori to become friends.

This could be considered a butterfly effect caused by him.

As for Ryuen Kakeru, since he could target Karuizawa Kei in the original story, he would naturally target Amikura Asako as well.

One shouldn't have any expectations for the integrity of that dragon boy, because he didn't have such a thing at all.

"Alright."

Amikura Asako hesitated for a moment, but still took out her personal terminal and gave Shiina Hiyori's contact information to Makoto Nishikado.

She didn't really understand why Makoto Nishikado wanted to scheme against Class C through Shiina Hiyori.

Wasn't Hiyori just a soft and cute literary girl?

According to what she said herself, she had no friends in class and was just a wallflower; her existence shouldn't have any impact on Class C.

However, Amikura Asako didn't ask further.

Makoto Nishikado was responsible for the external strategy of Class B, a fact recognized by the entire class.

Without knowing the full picture, she wouldn't question Makoto Nishikado.

To guard against Ryuen Kakeru, it was indeed necessary for her to buy a voice recorder.

"Honami Ichinose, I'll leave the rest to you. Everyone, study hard from now on."

Makoto Nishikado stood up and brushed the non-existent dust off his clothes.

After Makoto Nishikado left, Honami Ichinose consciously took over the duty of leading the class.

Makoto Nishikado only needed to be responsible for the overall strategy and external offensives of Class B, leaving him with plenty of free time.

Honami Ichinose, however, was responsible for internal unity and had to pay attention to everyone's state; she had many more things to consider.

On the other side, Makoto Nishikado found Chie Hoshinomiya to set up an anonymous account for himself.

Before officially meeting Shiina Hiyori, Makoto Nishikado planned to find a few books to read.

For a girl like Shiina Hiyori, having common topics was the only way to potentially become friends.

On his way to the library to borrow books, Makoto Nishikado discovered that Shiina Hiyori was still there reading.

She truly lived up to her reputation as an NPC that permanently spawned in the library.

But Makoto Nishikado didn't rashly go up to disturb her; he casually borrowed two popular literary works and left.

On the way back to his dormitory, Makoto Nishikado's personal terminal received a piece of good news.

[Kamuro Masumi: Tomorrow is the time for our duel. Are you ready?]

[Makoto Nishikado: If it's a date, where do you guys like to go?]

[Kamuro Masumi: Do you think you've already won?]

[Makoto Nishikado: Isn't that obvious?]