One Good Turn Deserves Another!

"May I come in?" Hachiman asked at the tent entrance.

"Nobody's stopping you," Horikita said, glancing at him.

Only.

"So, were the underwear really stolen?"

Hachiman entered the girls' tent, he immediately wanted to be kicked out.

"Huh?" Shinohara was a little intimidated after being confronted by Hachiman earlier.

And now, that upright and resolute character has resurfaced.

"Of course it was really stolen," Kushida, who was good at sensing the atmosphere, quickly said. She saw that Karuizawa seemed about to cry again.

"But is Yamauchi really a criminal?" Horikita suddenly asked at this moment.

"Isn't Yamauchi a prisoner?" Shinohara asked immediately.

"I think it might be, but it might not be," Hachiman said.

"Huh?"

These words startled the girls in the tent, with Sakura looking over in surprise.

Because Yamauchi had already been driven out and reassigned to another stronghold.

Could it be that Yamauchi was wrongly accused?

"Don't look at me like that," Hachiman said. "I want to be promoted to Class A, and since it's based on classes, it's almost impossible to get any points if the class is divided. So I have to stop you from being at odds with the boys."

"You're really opportunistic."

Hachiman has said more than once that he wants to be promoted to Class A, and now it's a realistic goal.

The girls didn't find it strange.

Hachiman then continued.

"So let Yamauchi settle this matter first."

"Furthermore," Hachiman said, "I don't recommend that you continue investigating this matter."

"Why?" Shinohara disagreed. "If you let us check the luggage, then maybe we can find the culprit."

In other words, if you hadn't pushed the Yamauchi out for the sacrifice, you would have mobilized people to conduct a search and then laid bare the conflict between men and women.

Hachiman felt he had escaped a calamity.

Then she continued, "If the culprit were really a boy from our class, then there wouldn't be any underwear to be found."

"Because if a pervert really were in our class, he wouldn't be so stupid, right?"

As Hachiman gestured, he explained, "After all, if a girl loses something, she'll definitely ask to search the boy's luggage the next day. It's not safe to hide it in a backpack or in a tent."

"So that makes sense..."

These words left the girls looking at each other, all somewhat hesitant.

"Could it be that you're carrying it on your person?"

Satsuki Shinohara asked a question, then immediately showed a look of disgust.

Stealing a girl's panties is bad enough, but he even carries them around with him.

That's disgusting.

"That's possible."

Hachiman nodded and continued, "However, if he really is a pervert, then simply carrying panties on his person won't satisfy him. The most likely scenario is that he'll wear them on his body."

"Wear it? Wear it on your body?" Sakura had always remained relatively unknown, started talking to him.

Because this statement was beyond her comprehension.

"How disgusting..."

"Hachiman, please stop talking."

Even Horikita looked disgusted.

They felt they had probably underestimated what psychopaths were capable of.

Chapter 129 Reciprocity!

The girls gained a better understanding of perversion.

For example, stealing underwear and wearing it on one's body, or even putting it on one's head.

"We cannot rule out this possibility."

Hachiman shrugged and continued, "But I think it's more likely that the other person threw away the panties after using them. After all, the risk of them being discovered is too great, and if they are discovered, we're finished."

Listening to Hachiman's words, the girls became increasingly hesitant.

Because what he said makes a lot of sense.

Even Satsuki Shinohara, who had just suggested a body search, was suddenly rendered speechless.

Because it is true.

If someone would do something like this secretly, there's no reason they wouldn't realize they're committing a crime.

Keeping evidence of a crime is incredibly stupid.

It's more likely that it will be thrown away immediately after use.

"So even if we wanted to look for it now, we probably wouldn't be able to find it."

Hachiman spoke, he shook his head with some regret, "Although this island isn't very big, it's not difficult to hide a pair of panties. You can just throw them in some bushes or dig a hole to sell them and it'll be hard for anyone to find out. And even if they do find out, they won't know who did it."

"So if the criminal is in our class, then you won't be able to find him in the search."

"If it can be found, there's only one possibility," Hachiman said.

"What's possible?"

Before anyone knew it, Ibuki had arrived at the tent.

She shared a tent with Karuizawa yesterday as well.

"It's a frame-up."

"For example, it could be a student from another class framing us. The goal is to split our class," Hachiman said.

"So."

Shinohara asked, "Is the culprit you're talking about Ibuki?"

"..." Ibuki.

Ibuki is now a genuine student from another class in Class C.

So, does Hachiman's statement mean he doubts her?

Since we've already arrived at the tent, we might be spotted here.

So Ibuki said directly.

"Indeed, I am the prime suspect now, because I am from another class."

"What's on your mind."

But Hachiman quickly said...

"If we follow this line of reasoning, then there's a chance it's you, but I personally don't think so," Hachiman said. "Because you have no reason to do such a thing. You've completely broken ties with Ryuen, so if it were Ryuen, perhaps he could do something so despicable, but I think it's impossible for you."

"..." Ibuki found herself unable to refute Hachiman for a moment.

"Furthermore, your injuries, and the fact that Ryuen specifically sent people to humiliate you before forfeiting—these are all facts that everyone can see."

"If things are already like this, and you're still working for Ryuen, isn't that a bit too scary?" Hachiman said.

"I see..."

The other girls exchanged glances and nodded. Because if that were the case, Ibuki would be too scary.

"..." The terrifying Ibuki.

Ibuki, who had just been worried for a moment that she might have been exposed, suddenly felt relieved.

Because her suspicion was cleared.

She was removed from the list because people thought she wasn't that bad.

This made Ibuki a little uncomfortable.

After she came to this class, she was not only taken in, but Kushida even gave her food.

He was very good to her.

So this class is really full of kind-hearted idiots.

They are no match for Ryuen at all.

Ibuki sighed softly to herself.

However, Hachiman had already skipped over her and continued his analysis.

As Hachiman continued...

"You know, our class has taken over a lot of strongholds now, and according to estimates, there are only 25-26 strongholds in total, so it puts a lot of pressure on other classes."

"So."

"Class A is also a possibility," Hachiman said. "Class A must be very anxious, otherwise Ryuen wouldn't be able to sell them the resources they redeemed with their initial points directly."

"You have to understand that taking the starting points from another class is a risk."

"Indeed, it can save the initial points for your class."

"However, before the exam ends, your class's initial points may also be used up in the guessing game."

"If Class A's initial points are reduced when the exam ends, but they still have to pay living expenses to Class D every month, then they will suffer a huge loss."

"So how could Class A possibly see our class so relaxed?"

"It's possible that they'll send someone over to split things up, since we didn't have anyone on night watch, so there's a high probability that students from Class A will come and take action."

These words caused people to frown deeply.

"If that's the case."

"The students in Class A are really shameless," Karuizawa said.

Although she had been crying because her underwear was stolen, Karuizawa seemed to have felt somewhat comforted after Hachiman's strategic analysis.

This means that her underwear might not have been taken by a pervert.

It was because of a conspiracy by other classes.

"So, based on the analysis, anything is possible," Hachiman said. "And Shinohara, your idea of finding the culprit through a search was unrealistic from the start. You might even be falling into the trap set by other classes."

"Think about it carefully, what would our class be like if boys and girls were really opposed to each other?"

"There might be problems with the upcoming Special Exam."

"And that's definitely something the other classes would like to see," Hachiman said.

"Eh."

Shinohara sighed at these words. "It seems I was indeed reckless, and you were right to stop me."

In this way.

Because of Hachiman's analysis, searching for underwear actually brought more negative effects, so the girls didn't want to bring it up again.

Therefore, the decision to have Hachiman Hirata first perform the Yamauchi ritual and then maintain class stability was accepted.

Seeing that the girls had stopped making a fuss, Hachiman glanced at Karuizawa and then got up and left the girls' tent.

I went out with Kōenji early this morning to farm outposts, and then I ran into this mess when I got back.

Hachiman is going back to his tent for a nap.

Because he has to play Ibuki, he will have to continue to raid bases with Kōenji and Sudō in a few hours.