Ryuen: This Time, I'm Going to Make Class A Fall! Part 2!

The reason Class B remains Class B is simply because the students are capable enough to pass the exam without resorting to any underhanded tactics; in other words, they honestly follow the standard requirements.

Even though they knew that Chihiro Shiranam's identity as the team leader had been exposed, they still allowed Chihiro Shiranam to remain in that position.

You need to know.

If they had changed their team leader, their class's score in the Uninhabited Island Exam would have been 1221, while Class A's score would have been 1208 because they guessed the wrong team leader for Class B. In that case Class Ichinose would have been Class A.

But they didn't do that.

This class is truly an unusual presence in this school.

"Then I'm looking forward to it too," Hachiman said. "I look forward to you all growing up and then accepting me."

"Accept?" Ichinose blinked.

"As you all know, once you accumulate 20 million points, you can go to your favorite class. I don't really like Class A. I think the atmosphere in your Class B is pretty good."

They're all naive and innocent, they'll be sold out and still count the money for you, which makes people feel very at ease.

Moreover, if he were to go to Class B, Class B still owes him money, he would be going there as a creditor.

Given his status as the class's little angel, he's unlikely to be isolated. And if Class B pools their money to buy Sakayanagi Arisu, then even in Class B, he might be able to climb to Class A and secure a stable position.

Therefore, this is also a form of competition.

However, Ichinose was somewhat surprised when she heard this statement.

But very quickly.

Ichinose asked cautiously, "So Hachiman doesn't want to stay in Class C anymore?"

"Yeah, you'll see from this exam. If they weren't so useless, why would we let them not even know if they were VIP? We were worried that if they found out, others would notice and the class would lose points." Hachiman looked like he was kicking himself.

This may seem like casual conversation, but it's actually conveying that the exam is decided. None of the students in Class C know who the VIP are, so Ichinose, don't bother trying. Even if Class A joins the conversation, the students in Class C will still be completely unaware, and that won't change.

Ichinose was smart enough to tell from the instant her face turned sour. She had been caught.

They knew that it was virtually impossible for their class to win the exam alone and suppress Hachiman.

But.

Ichinose hasn't completely lost yet.

Because apart from her own class being very weak, there was another class in an even more precarious situation.

That's Class A.

"Ichinose. What are you doing here?" The Dragon Group members came out of the room, and Katsuragi looked up and saw Honami Ichinose.

As a student and leader of Class A, he was very concerned about Class B, whose Academic Ability and physical abilities were very similar to theirs. Therefore, he did a lot of research on Honami Ichinose, the leader of Class B.

The fact that Class B are so close together makes it even more important to pay attention to them.

In particular, the Ichinose the Dragon Group members this time was enough to make him concerned.

"Since you knew I was coming here, you know what I'm going to say, right?" Katsuragi was tall and strong, but Ichinose didn't budge an inch. "Why would you let the students of Class A refuse to participate in the discussion? It's like Katsuragi refusing to take this exam."

"You're right." However, Katsuragi leaned against the wall and said coldly, "I'm refusing this exam."

Chapter 156 Ryuen: This time, I'm going to make Class A drop in the rankings! Part 2!

"In exams where it's impossible to uniformly control all students, it's easy for various loopholes to appear," Katsuragi said.

Ichinose remained silent, which made her gaze shift slightly, because she realized that what Katsuragi said was similar to Hachiman had said earlier. In other words, could Hachiman actually be placed in Class A?

"So we decided not to join, because we are in Class A, and for this kind of exam, we just need to maintain our class status," Katsuragi said calmly.

This is indeed a prudent approach, but it's probably something they did after failing their Island Exam. If they lost here too, they'd be finished. So they have to be even more careful with their reputation, cherishing every single point so they don't lose any.

The class rankings in this school, from A to D, are based solely on class evaluation scores. Student Council are initially assigned to Class A may feel a sense of superiority, but they may also experience pressure.

They didn't want to fall, because if they did, they would be laughed at and it would also prove their own incompetence.

If you fall down and can quickly climb back up, you can still maintain morale. But if you fall down for a long time, like the Ryuen's class, who have been in Class D for a long time, now when you call them Class D, no Student Council get angry and say that they were originally students in Class C.

This is a perfect example right before our eyes.

Therefore, they are under tremendous pressure.

"And it's not just this exam, I will continue this policy for future exams as well." Katsuragi seemed to have noticed Hachiman, so he looked away. "I've heard about your class contribution and punishment system, so Hachiman, you've really gone to great lengths to get into Class A."

"But our class won't just watch you climb up here."

Katsuragi showed himself as a member of Class A, the soul of Class A.

Unfortunately, both Hachiman and Sakayanagi ignored Katsuragi very early on.

He thought Katsuragi was the easiest to bully. So he only maintained a polite smile in response to Katsuragi's fighting spirit.

"Are you kidding me?!"

There were still students in room 2303, and noisy sounds were coming from inside.

Upon hearing this voice, Hachiman immediately went inside, because the person who spoke those words was none other than Suzune Horikita.

Logically speaking...

The Dragon Group's conversation in room 2303 should have ended by now, but the students haven't all come out yet. Katsuragi from Class A just came out, while the members of Class C from Hachiman's group are still inside.

The members of the Dragon Group are listed below.

Class A Kohei Katsuragi Ryoko Nishikawa Shinji Ba Koharu Yano

Class B Ryuji Kanzaki, Sayo Ando, Hitomi Tsubaki

Class C: Suzune Horikita Kikyo Kushida, Hirata Yosuke

Class D: Ryuen Kakeru Takumi Oda, Hidetoshi Suzuki Sonoda Masashi

There are a total of 14 people.

Currently, only Kushida, Hirata, Horikita, Ryuen, and Ryuji Kanzaki from Class B are in the room.

Ryuen sat in the chair with a smug smile on his face, while Horikita looked very displeased.

"What happened?" Hachiman hadn't paid attention to their conversation, so he didn't have a complete understanding of the situation.

"Ryuen wants our Class C to collaborate with him, and he also wants to take pictures of Horikita," Hirata explained from inside.

Taking photos again.

Ryuen, do you really enjoy taking pictures of girls?

"What were the terms of cooperation he offered?" Hachiman asked.

"Could it be that Hachiman Hikigaya... really wants to cooperate with him?" Hirata became somewhat hesitant.

"He told us to tell him the names of all the VIP," Suzune Horikita said. "He wouldn't guess VIP, so that our class wouldn't lose points."

"He also mentioned cooperating with our Class B." Ryuji Kanzaki, sitting in the corner, added, "The conditions are the same: he won't guess which class we're in, and we'll choose the answer method of result 1, which means everyone will answer together on the third night and we'll share 500,000 Private Points each month."

"There are only four classes in one grade, and now you actually want to join forces with both Class B and Class C. Could it be that Ryuen, you are..." Ichinose walked in, and she had probably heard what had happened.

Unexpectedly, Ryuen also proposed the same solution as Hachiman.

"Of course it's Class A," Ryuen Kakeru said. "You all know that this school ranks students according to their class evaluation scores, and only students from Class A can graduate and get everything. The other classes are trash. So don't deny it, you certainly don't want to stay at the bottom forever, but look at this."

Ryuen scribbled on the paper, "Class A got 1258 points, Class B got 1121 points, Class C got 1041 points, and Class D got 0 points."

"The score difference between classes A, B, and C is very small, but the gap between you and my class is too big, so what's there to say about getting points? Besides, if I could bring Class A down."

Ryuen paused for a moment, then said, "Ichinose and the others were directly admitted to Class A."

If Ryuen gets the list of the three VIP in Class A, then the guess is correct.

So Class A gets -150 points.

It will become 1108 points.

If Class B does nothing, then they can all be promoted to Class A.

It's free!

"..."

Hearing Ryuen say that, Ichinose seemed to hesitate slightly, but this hesitation did not turn into wavering. "We, Class B, will not join."

She said, "Because when Island Exam, Ryuen sent Kaneda over, right? And the purpose was to obtain information about the leader of our Class B team."

Because I've been ripped off before, do I think Ryuen's offer might seem appealing but actually be toxic?

That is indeed true.

If Ryuen betrays them midway, and the VIP of Class B is suspected, then the pressure on Class A will be reduced, and Class B will be reduced to Class C.

"But is this really okay?" Ryuen didn't seem to be in a hurry after being rejected by Ichinose. "You should know that your homeroom teacher hopes that you will be promoted to Class A, and the gap between you and Class A is so big that it has caused her a lot of worry."

Ryuen said, "Don't you know? Originally, you and Kanzaki were supposed to be in the Dragon Group, but after the results were revealed, you ended up in another group. And what kind of students were in the other group? Ordinary, unremarkable, trashy students."

"Hey, Ryuen!" X2

Kanzaki Hirata both lost their tempers at the same time, because Ryuen's words meant that they were both cursing the students in their class.

"Hehe—" Ichinose maintained her smile, "This exam and the previous exams were all decided and assigned by the school, so it's not that Hoshinomiya-sensei has any particular thoughts."

"So you really didn't know?" Ryuen sneered. "The exam rules were indeed set by the school, but the teachers could choose which students to assign to the groups. So, do you know why you, as the leader of Class B, were put into that pathetic Rabbit Group?"

He decided to gently guide him.

"Probably because I was there," Hachiman suddenly interjected, and this interjection immediately silenced Ryuen, who even began to think. So, did the homeroom teacher of Class B actually think that Hachiman Hikigaya of Class C was even more terrifying than the other outstanding students in Class A?

Indeed, a single Island Exam turned the tide and earned them 491 points, which was simply outrageous. So the homeroom teacher of Class B sent the class's strongest player over there.

If it's a case of "excellent vs. excellent," then it's not that the Dragon Group is the strongest; perhaps the Rabbit Group is the strongest.

"..."

Ryuen didn't want to talk about this anymore because he suddenly felt that he was no longer interesting in the excellent Dragon Group.

He had considered this point from the beginning: why wasn't Hachiman Hikigaya Class C among the Dragon Group students? Instead, there were mediocre people like Hirata and Kushida. Was this a joke?

The Dragon Group has Katsuragi, him, and Ryuji Kanzaki, which is top-tier combat power, but Hachiman Hikigaya is not here, and even Ichinose is not here, which makes him feel uncomfortable.

According to the information obtained from the Itagami-sensei, the students' group H can be arranged by the teacher to a certain extent. He also learned that Hachiman Hikigaya and Ichinose are in the Rabbit Group. He felt that this teacher of Class B was not simple. He probably thought that Hachiman Hikigaya was the most dangerous.

So, in this teacher's eyes, Class C is currently under high alert.

This performance annoyed Ryuen, so he originally wanted to mock Ichinose for being thrown into the trash group, but Hachiman Hikigaya's interruption prevented him from doing so.

So, is Hachiman Hikigaya a natural counter to him?

"Hachiman Hikigaya, you're really something," Ryuen said in a somber tone. "While I also enjoy following women around, you follow both Ichinose and Horikita."

"..." To be honest, Hachiman really couldn't deny it, because he had indeed been with Horikita the whole time.

Sometimes he would even have meals with Sakayanagi.

Can't you at Ryuen be a little more polite?

Even just having good luck with women is fine, but that's such an unpleasant way to put it.

Ryuen continued, "You should know that Class A performed terribly in the Uninhabited Island Exam, mainly because one of Class A, Sakayanagi Arisu, did not participate."

"If Sakayanagi had taken the exam, you definitely wouldn't have been able to get such a high score. At the very least, the information about the leader of Class A would definitely not have been leaked."

No one can deny this.

Hachiman, taking advantage of Sakayanagi's absence, desperately tried to score points.

"So, shouldn't we take advantage of Sakayanagi's absence and deliver another heavy blow to Class A?" Ryuen continued, "This is a golden opportunity."

"Then..." Hachiman began.

"So you agree?" Ryuen was a little surprised. He originally thought Hachiman was the most difficult to deal with, but he was going to agree first?

"Then I'll give you the same treatment," Hachiman said. "Tell me the information about the VIP in Class D, and I'll tell you the information about the VIP excluding those in Class A."

"..." Ryuen. "This is impossible. Can you do that? You in Class D Class C can't. If you could work together, you wouldn't have started as Class D. But I can. I VIP by force. I've checked every student's phone number, so I know exactly who the VIP are."

That's a truly cold and terrifying statement from a man.

Ichinose and Kanzaki from Class B became serious because, aside from the fact that Kaneda and Ibuki were spies, they had once again confirmed what kind of class the former Class C, which was ranked after their Class B, really was.

Ryuen's current advantage is that he holds the VIP status of Class D alone, so he probably wants to obtain the VIP status of other classes to deduce the patterns, which is a very clever idea.

Is there really a pattern?