Ryuen: Damn!

Furthermore, he also had the authority to exchange points for cash from the school in advance, which was obtained from Chabashira-sensei.

You can make around 15 million in cash by pulling off one heist. It's just inviting a wolf into the trap, so why not do it?

Then, in the evening, Hachiman was contacted by Ryuen.

To be precise, after waiting all afternoon, Horikita and her friends tried their best, but they were still quite disappointed because they couldn't find the pattern even with just the three VIP from their class receiving preferential treatment.

But.

It seems that Ryuen has taken the lead in understanding the patterns of VIP.

Immediately following this was the ship's announcement that four groups had quickly finished their exams.

Three of the VIP were in Class A, while the VIP of the other group were in Class B.

"How could it have turned out like this!"

Almost instantly, both Class A and Class B erupted in chaos.

This means that if the answer is correct, Class A will have 150 points deducted. Class B will have the same result, potentially having 50 points deducted.

Class D will then receive 200 points!

"Click click click—" And at this moment.

Manabu Horikita's helicopter started smoothly and then left.

Chapter 159 Ryuen: Damn!

The group containing three VIP from Class A and the group containing one VIP from Class B were immediately terminated from the exam.

This caused the students in Class A and Class B to have a mental breakdown.

But let's rewind ten minutes.

Hachiman was contacted by Ryuen; to be precise, he found himself cornered.

"Hachiman Hikigaya!"

However, it wasn't Daichi Ishizaki and Albert who were always by his side.

Instead, she changed into a girl with short blue hair.

Ibuki.

"What's up?"

Hachiman the thief who had framed him for Karuizawa's underwear on the Uninhabited Island.

"It's not me who wants to see you."

But Mio Ibuki shook her head.

"It was me who wanted to find you."

A somewhat flippant voice came from behind Ibuki, and then a man with long red hair appeared. Mio Ibuki stepped aside, just like a subordinate.

It's worth noting that Ibuki and Ryuen had a direct fight on the deck earlier, and Ibuki was even beaten by Albert, who was sent by Ryuen.

But now he is a loyal subordinate of Ryuen.

However, no one cares about this anymore.

Because the Uninhabited Island Exam is over, Class D' s class evaluation score is 0.

It was a huge failure for Ryuen.

"Ryuen?"

Hachiman looked at the red-haired tyrant of Class D. "I clearly rejected you this morning, didn't I? And now you're coming back, does that mean you haven't given up yet?"

"Hehe..."

Ryuen smiled but didn't say anything.

And very quickly.

Really.

"Hachiman!"

The girl's clear voice grew louder as she approached. Then, a girl with long, straight black hair, looking somewhat anxious, ran over.

This is Suzune Horikita.

The fact that she directly revealed her emotions suggests that when Ryuen sent someone to find her, they deliberately said something frightening.

"Horikita, you're here too, but not everyone has arrived yet."

Ryuen Kakeru revealed a smug smile, looking confident of victory, "It's because you're all here that I feel even more accomplished."

In other words, the people that Ryuen wants to invite are not just Hachiman and his group.

What did you discover?

Hachiman frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

"As expected of you."

Ryuen Kakeru looked at him in surprise, then exclaimed, "This is the first time I've ever suffered such a big loss from someone else."

"Hachiman Hikigaya, I'm actually starting to get interested in you."

He said.

At first, Hachiman Hikigaya was the idiot who destroyed the school's security cameras, but soon, during the subsequent Uninhabited Island Exam, Ryuen discovered that Hachiman Hikigaya was the backbone of Class C.

Even Suzune Horikita might only be assisting the other party.

"I've always believed that birds of a feather flock together. Excellent people should stick together with other excellent people, and trash should always remain trash."

"And your class," Ryuen said. "has a lot of trash, and quite a few people like Sudō who can be easily manipulated."

"That's because you've been targeting the students in our class!"

Suzune Horikita interrupted him.

"..." Ryuen.

Being interrupted is one thing, but does Suzune Horikita not understand the atmosphere?

Just interrupt like that.

Overall, I actually have a pretty good opinion of Hachiman Hikigaya Horikita.

"And I've remembered what you did during the Uninhabited Island Exam."

"So."

"This is your last chance," Ryuen said. "Join forces with me in this exam, or else..."

"I'm going to settle the score with the Uninhabited Island."

So, does that mean Ryuen is only here to seek cooperation?

Suzune Horikita's piercing gaze turned towards them.

"How did Ryuen send you here?" Hachiman asked.

"Ryuen arranged for Hiyori Shiina to come see me," Horikita honestly told Hachiman. "They said their class has deduced the pattern of those VIP."

Is that so?

If Ryuen's class already knows the pattern of the exam, and still wants to cooperate.

Then there's only one thing left.

He wanted to obtain the most successful solution to this exam that Hachiman had considered.

That is to get the group to result 1 as much as possible.

On the third night, everyone sent the group's VIP information to their mobile phones. No one betrayed the group, and the result was correct. Everyone then received a reward of 500,000 points, while the VIP in the group received a reward of 1,000,000 points.

However, there are two difficulties in doing this.

1. It is necessary to understand the patterns of those VIP and to use these patterns to control all first-year students.

2. Try to achieve outcome 1 as much as possible, and outcome 1 requires the full cooperation of the relevant students.

The students here refer to the students from four classes, possibly more than half of the class, acting together. To keep these students obedient, it is necessary to control the Class representative of all four classes.

At the same time.

The greedy practice wasn't just about everyone going for result 1; it was about directly embezzling 6.5 million points allocated to a group by the school and keeping them for themselves.

In other words, a cut will be made from all students' accounts.

To do something like this would require coercion, and since you'd be running into each other all the time on campus, even if you succeeded, you'd be infamous.

So.

It's difficult.

"Hachiman Hikigaya."

Seeing Hachiman deep in thought with a serious expression, Ryuen Kakeru's lips curled up slightly, his mood pleased. "I admit I underestimated you last time, which led to the crushing defeat on the Uninhabited Island. And I only underestimated your shamelessness back then. But this time is different. I've seen through everything! Victory is in my hands!"

"And you have also figured out the pattern, which is indeed excellent. But unfortunately, you probably haven't figured out the pattern yet."

"And I derived it!" Ryuen said smugly.

In response to this.

Hachiman stared at Ryuen expressionlessly, without saying a word.

He was not surprised by Ryuen's current state.

After all, anyone who looks back on the mistakes they've made will feel regret.

Thinking back to 'If only I had done this or that earlier,' the outcome would have been different.

This only made Ryuen feel more like a 'Monday morning quarterback'.

This then extends to this exam, so it's not surprising.

"You don't believe me?"

Seeing Hachiman's expression, Ryuen Kakeru Sho chuckled, "Then, I'll show you."

"I actually also notified Katsuragi and Ichinose to come over, but I scheduled them to arrive in 10 minutes. I deliberately made them arrive 10 minutes late so that you could see that you lost."

As he spoke, Ryuen Kakeru took out his phone.

It appears that a message was sent to someone else.

"In this exam, in addition to answering honestly, you can also answer by buzzing in. Once you answer, regardless of whether the result is correct or not, the exam for that group will end immediately," Ryuen said.

"Could it be..."

Suzune Horikita realized Ryuen's purpose.

"Yes, that's right," Ryuen said. "Now that we've deduced the pattern of those VIP, let's make good use of it!"

Almost the instant he finished speaking.

The sound of a public address system came from the ship.

"Drop!"

"Because someone sent the answer in advance. So."

"The Horse Group exam is over. Students in the Horse Group do not need to take the exam anymore. Please wait for the results to be announced."

This is a voice broadcast.

At the same time that Ryuen sent the email, everyone's phones started ringing or vibrating.

The email with the same information was sent to everyone's mobile phone immediately.

"The VIP for this Horse Group is a student from Class A named Minami Setsuya. Katsuragi will be arriving soon, and you can ask him for confirmation."

Ryuen Kakeru grinned, his smile filled with the joy and arrogance of a triumphant victory. "Minami Setsuya, what a terrible name!"

"And you, Class C," Ryuen said. "The Dragon Group's VIP are from Class C, right? It's Kikyo Kushida."