Class C's Plan (11)

"Ichinose, your cooking... is really quite good..." Kitahara said, stuffing another large mouthful of food into his mouth, his cheeks bulging like a squirrel's.

"Mm, I used to do all the cooking at home. Back then, my mother..." Ichinose looked at Kitahara, recalling the days she spent cooking for her younger sister.

"I didn't expect the deliberation results to still be pending today," Ichinose remarked, thinking back on her earlier conversation with Kitahara.

"But this matter will likely be over by tomorrow," Kitahara said with a smile.

"Is that so? But Kitahara, how do you view..."

"What's wrong?" Kitahara asked, looking at Ichinose as she hesitated to finish her sentence.

"It's nothing."

After seeing Ichinose off, Kitahara lay on his bed, reflecting on her unfinished words.

He muttered to himself, "It seems Ichinose is about to wake up to the truth, but she still needs the right moment to undergo her transformation."

"..."

The next afternoon, under the scorching sun in the special building, Ayanokoji loosened his tie and said, "It's so hot."

"With the weather this hot, it's impossible to think or judge calmly," Horikita Suzune said, standing opposite him.

"This is the perfect spot for framing Sudo. Have you come up with any good ideas?"

"I'm thinking about it. Because Sakura came forward to testify, the deliberation time has been extended, so we just need to find some decisive evidence."

"Come to think of it, there really aren't any surveillance cameras here," Ayanokoji said casually.

"Indeed. If there were cameras, we would have conclusive evidence."

"That's true."

"If something like that had been here from the start, things wouldn't have escalated to this point."

At this, Horikita thought of something and looked at Ayanokoji, saying, "I want to try something."

"..."

"I was right, wasn't I? The guys from Class C really did drop the charges," Kitahara said, looking at the president sitting next to him.

"Is that so? Did you do anything during this exam?" Horikita asked, looking into Kitahara's eyes.

"Haha, President, that method was actually thought up by your sister. I didn't do anything extra."

"..."

"The school's decision regarding that clerk has also come down. He has been fired and handed over to the public security authorities; he's facing several years in prison."

"Is that so? The school is quite efficient, isn't it? What about the hush money?" Kitahara asked, making no effort to hide his interest.

"It has already been deposited into your accounts—500,000 points each, except for Sakura, who received 1,000,000 points."

"That is the school's final resolution for this matter."

"I see. The school really does value its reputation above all else."

"...Alright, the matter is settled. You may leave now," Horikita said, looking at Kitahara.

"Fine, then goodbye."

Kitahara looked at the lavish display on his phone and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Name: Kitahara Seiichi
Student ID: S01T004723
Class: Class 1-D
Points: 16,781,563

He was only 3,218,437 points away now; he would reach 20,000,000 soon.

"Wait, the system only said I needed to obtain 20,000,000 points; it didn't restrict the method."

"In that case, I just need to borrow points from Ichinose, and then use these 20,000,000 points to transfer into Class B, right?"

Thinking of this, Kitahara hurriedly sent a message to Kanzaki: "Attend the club activity on time this afternoon, and tell him to bring Ichinose along as well."

After all, the two of them practically represented the entirety of Class B.

Right, he should also call her. It had been so long, he wondered what Kamuro had been trained into by Yanagihara.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the special building.

Horikita Suzune watched Chabashira Sae puffing on a cigarette and asked, "You called me here—what is it?"

"I'll get straight to the point. What methods did you use?"

"What are you referring to?"

"Don't play dumb with me. How could Ishizaki and the others drop the charges for no reason?"

"That is for you to imagine."

"In that case, let me change the question: who came up with the battle plan to repel Class C?"

"Why are you so concerned about that?"

"If you still want to reach Class A, I'll give you a piece of advice: take this opportunity to learn as much as you can about Ayanokoji. Otherwise, it will be too late."

"Is that so? But based on current performance, Kitahara's strength is clearly superior to Ayanokoji's, isn't it? Why not look into him instead?"

"That guy Kitahara might soon not be..." Chabashira trailed off, as she had a deal with Kitahara, and this deal involved the arrangements Kitahara had made regarding this matter.

"Really? Then what if I told you that Kitahara himself admitted to me that Ayanokoji's strength is even above his own?"

"This..." Horikita didn't know how to respond, as Kitahara's strength was plain for all to see.

He was currently the person most likely to obtain 20 million points, and he was someone her own brother acknowledged.

Seeing Horikita fall into silence, Chabashira continued:

"Why do you think Ayanokoji is helping you all?"

"He is clearly outstanding, so why would he hide his abilities?"

"This..."

"To put it in the terms of this school, Class D is a place where students with defective factors are gathered."

"The following is my personal opinion."

"Although I haven't seen through that guy Kitahara yet, the most serious defective product in Class D right now is Ayanokoji."

"..."

"So, I have said all I can. What you choose to do is up to you."

Seeing the expression on Horikita's face, Chabashira walked away with a smile.

"..."

Walking down the street, Ayanokoji saw Sudo running toward him from a distance and asked:

"How did the deliberation go?"

"I don't know what happened, but those people from Class C suddenly dropped the charges," Sudo replied happily.

"I see. That's great."

"It must have been some plan Horikita came up with, right?"

"Perhaps."

"Horikita really is amazing. I'm going to head to club activities now," Sudo said, wearing an expression of admiration.

Watching Sudo walk away, Ayanokoji had no idea that a woman was already looking for him.

At this moment, in a classroom on the third floor, Kitahara looked at the three people in front of him and said with a smile, "I now declare the first meeting of this club officially open."

Seeing Kitahara's excited expression, although the three were a bit confused—including Ichinose, who wasn't even a member of the club—they still gave a symbolic round of applause.

PS: Thanks to Xu Xiaoming and Genshin Fan 96 for their support of Gao Shouxun.