Her chances of winning were not very high. But if Amaza focused on this, did that mean that by sacrificing ten days of Hachiman's time, she could improve her odds of winning?
And even if she was not ultimately chosen, she would still be...
So this was a troubling proposal—one she should reject on the surface, yet did not want to reject in her heart.
"..." Hachiman.
"..."
Watching Kushida and Ichika Amasawa make their deal,
Hachiman felt that this meal was far too difficult.
And could they not make certain deals right in front of him? It made him feel as though he no longer belonged to himself.
At the same time, seeing that Kushida seemed tempted, Hachiman felt that she might have been sweet-talked again.
First of all,
among Sakayanagi, Ichinose, and Amaza, Kushida was relatively weak... or rather, the weakest.
However,
when Kushida faced the danger of possible expulsion, Hachiman would definitely step in.
After all, Kushida being expelled did not serve his interests. Neither publicly nor privately could he allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, Kushida did not know that whenever they faced this kind of exam, Hachiman had already eliminated her risks at the first opportunity. Take this special exam, for example. Hachiman had Horikita act on her own, and Horikita certainly would not allow Kushida to be expelled. Thus, Kushida had been protected as well.
So, Kushida, you had actually already been protected. There was no need for you to pay a price to seek reinforcements.
Kushida might have thought she could get Ichika Amasawa's help for free, but was Ichika Amasawa not thinking the same thing?
If she lost, then she lost. But with an agreement like this with Kushida, Amaza still had a chance. Even as the loser, she would have