No, She's No Saint!

"Yamauchi is back!"

At that moment, a boy at the cave entrance said...

Then the boy seemed a little dazed.

Because.

Yamauchi didn't return alone; he brought back a girl with short, neat blue hair from the forest. Although she was wearing sportswear, her face had bruises, and her hands were covered in dirt, making her look somewhat unkempt.

But the moment Horikita saw the other person, his eyes suddenly turned sharp.

She recognized the other person.

Mio Ibuki from Class D.

Back on the ship, Ibuki had even cooperated with Ryuen in putting on an act in front of her and Hachiman. At the time, she didn't understand why Ryuen was acting that way.

Hachiman, believes that the influence of his acting at that time will definitely come in handy someday.

As a result... we're using it now.

This exam has a section where you have to guess who the leader is, so isn't it very dangerous that Ibuki their class?

She herself knew that she, Hachiman, and Kushida had been planning for this exam for some time.

She even persisted in taking the exam while she was sick.

Even in the worst-case scenario, the class can still obtain a minimum of over 300 stronghold points.

But once someone guesses the team leader's identity, it's all over.

Therefore...

Horikita is currently quite agitated.

"Calm."

But then a hand suddenly landed on the girl's shoulder. "A person who can't control their emotions can't defeat Class A."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Horikita clenched her fists in a struggle, then relaxed them after a long while and let out a long breath.

Hachiman sighed softly.

Although Suzune Horikita appears to be an ice queen, she is cold to everyone.

But in reality, Horikita doesn't hide her emotions.

Whether you like or dislike something, it will be expressed in your eyes.

Of course, most people can't tell anything from her face.

But to truly stand on your own, you can't do it by just being expressionless.

More importantly, your eyes should be calm and composed.

A person with calm eyes but a smiling face is far more terrifying than someone with a blank expression but highly volatile eyes.

For example, Sakayanagi Arisu.

She always smiled when she was thinking about dangerous things.

"Ibuki is probably here to gather information about our class leader," Hachiman said. "That means he's a spy or something. Now, let's see how the rest of the class performs."

"Let's see if there's anyone else who can be useful in the class competition."

Is that so?

So, this is meant to be a test of how the students in the class reacted.

And the students in the class did indeed show some reaction. In fact, when they saw that students from other classes had come over, some of them were concerned about the safety of their own class.

So.

"Yamauchi, what are you doing?!"

"You actually brought people from other classes back? Are you an idiot?"

"We're taking an exam right now, and Class D is our competitor!"

When Yamauchi told the other classmates about the conflict between Mio Ibuki and Ryuen, which resulted in Mio being beaten and scolded by Ryuen, it did not evoke sympathy from the others. Instead, it attracted many accusing glances.

In that instant, quite a few boys had already gathered around.

"No, what are you all worried about! She's just a delicate girl!"

Yamauchi blushed and, craning his neck, vehemently argued, "Didn't you see the bruises on her face? She was assaulted and kicked out of Class D Ryuen because she was dissatisfied with their violent rule. Shouldn't we help her?"

"This... the injury on her face looks quite serious."

"Scars really can't be faked, right..."

"In that case, should we let her stay?"

While some students in Class C are good for nothing but dragging the class down, surprisingly, quite a few of them are incredibly compassionate. They felt pity for Mio Ibuki when they saw the scars on her face.

Especially since the other party is a genuinely beautiful young woman.

Many boys, like Yamauchi, probably still harbor fantasies of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress, only to be repaid with their bodies.

"I'm talking to you guys."

Kei Karuizawa, who had just returned from her outing with Kushida, frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "Although Ibuki does look like she's injured, she's still a member of Class D, isn't she? Since she was beaten by Ryuen, she should have just given up and gone back to the ship. There's a medical room there. Why did she have to come here?"

Although she did not receive any orders from Hachiman, Karuizawa had her own thoughts.

In comparison, she is much more capable than most people in the class.

"Are you doubting Ibuki?"

Yamauchi clenched his fists, his face flushed.

"That's right."

Karuizawa raised her head, making no attempt to hide her suspicions, "I do suspect her. She might be a spy for Class D. Don't forget, this exam includes a section on guessing the team leader, and if the team leader's identity is guessed, all bonus points will be forfeited. Our class needs at least 300 points to guarantee this time!"

"Hui is right."

The Karuizawa immediately nodded.

This is Maya Sato.

After she initially thought Karuizawa was secretly taking pictures of her exam papers, she became Karuizawa's loyal friend.

Maya Sato stood behind Karuizawa without hesitation, "Our Class C cannot take such a risk."

And in the corner.

"Your Karuizawa seems to be doing quite well."

"If you hadn't given her instructions beforehand, she would be doing quite well," Horikita was standing next to Hachiman, suddenly said. "She's loyal to her class, and she also thinks about danger."

"..." Hachiman.

Please don't use your Karuizawa -like rhetoric.

And.

Hachiman knew that he had borrowed Horikita's room when he exposed Karuizawa's inner thoughts, and after making a deal with Karuizawa performed well in both joining the Student Council and taking old exams.

Horikita also knew that Karuizawa was helping him with his work at that time.

So, although Horikita used such ambiguous language, she probably didn't mean anything by it.

The debate continues.

"Don't you have any compassion at all?" Yamauchi tried to defend himself.

"Isn't it because of your meaningless so-called sympathy that you boys are dragging us down?" But Sato's words were scathing.

"It's not that she lacks compassion, it's just that going back to the ship would have been a better choice, but she actually chose to come back to our camp with you. Don't you think there's something wrong with that, Yamauchi?"

Or did you just give up on thinking the moment you met a girl who was willing to talk to you?

Faced with Yamauchi's argument, both Sato and Karuizawa retorted without hesitation.

It could be said that while the argument between Shinohara and Sudō might draw attention to the past, the current tense atmosphere between the two sides is only increasing.

"What did you say!"

Yamauchi's neck turned red because Sato's words had escalated to a personal attack!

What do you mean no girl wants to talk to him?

"Everyone, please refrain from arguing."

The kind-hearted Hirata quickly stepped forward and advised, "Arguing won't solve anything."

"Don't force yourself."

Mio Ibuki, who had been squatting and watching from a distance, also stood up with her backpack and said calmly, "I don't want to cause you any trouble. I'll leave now."

After saying that, Mio Ibuki turned and left without hesitation, showing no regret whatsoever.

It was as if she really had no purpose at all, and that she came here simply because Yamauchi extended an invitation.

"Ibuki..."

Yamauchi reached out and pretended to grab Mio Ibuki's back, opened his mouth but didn't say anything, and then lowered his head in shame.

And watching this scene.

"Seriously, aren't we going too far?" Some of the girls in the class seemed to be whispering.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

But Karuizawa was extremely ruthless this time, saying firmly, "This is a rare opportunity to get a lot of points, and I absolutely cannot let anyone ruin it."

Hirata, on the other hand, was surrounded by several students, who seemed to be discussing something. They probably felt it was inhumane to just watch Ibuki leave.

"Please wait a moment!"

Finally, Hirata spoke up and hurriedly chased after them. "Ibuki, it's getting late. If you don't get back to the ship, it'll be dangerous for you to be alone."

"It seems the test is over," Horikita said.

"Um."

Hachiman nodded.

It was indeed very difficult to lead this class to success.

Although some students are excellent, most are difficult to manage.

So.

He was thinking that if Kōenji could get more than 300 points in this exam, and then Kōenji could take 100 points, then over three years Kōenji could have ten million points without doing anything.

This was an act used to hire Kōenji.

Hachiman had no intention of dividing and eroding the class's points.

But now I suddenly feel... that I can be a little ruthless too.

Those who are capable should do more; if you can grab enough points, then you can participate in the harvest yourself.

Treating the class as a machine to accumulate points for oneself.

He suddenly realized that giving too much living expenses to his classmates was a waste.

Some people don't deserve to receive so much money.

Chapter 124 No, she's not a saint!

There are quite a few saints in the Hachiman class. Although Karuizawa and Sato pointed out that there were hidden dangers if Ibuki stayed, they felt that they had gone too far when Ibuki actually chose to leave.

So, just like now, Mio Ibuki stayed.

Moreover, since the kind-hearted Hirata, who was chosen to speak up, no one could object anymore.

"Sotomura, bring the salt over here."

"OK".

After putting the fish down, Sudō led a few boys back to the riverbank.