Chapter 350

Hmm.

This is quite regrettable.

Hachiman discovered that all the angels seemed to be fake.

There are no true angels. Hirata is gentle to people because he wants to make up for not reaching out to his friends, while Kushida is gentle to people because he wants to build his own Kushida Empire.

So, is Ichinose the same way?

Is there another reason why she's so angelic?

However, that's not entirely true, because helping others whenever you want is the act of a saint; we are all just human beings.

Sakayanagi probably realized Nagumo's intentions and wanted to get involved as well.

Because.

Nagumo wanted to defeat Ichinose before appeasing her and collecting votes, so why couldn't she do the same?

Therefore, the rumor regulations that are now appearing in everyone's shoe cabinets were not placed there by Nagumo or Ryuen.

It is a version enhanced by Sakayanagi.

That would put even more pressure on Ichinose.

Therefore, if Hachiman Hikigaya a corporate slave and enters the workforce, he will definitely encounter various situations involving factionalism, power struggles, and backstabbing.

Just like it is now.

You can campaign for votes and fight for power as you please, but why drag innocent people into it?

So.

The 40 votes from Class Ichinose.

He wanted it.

Horikita is currently completely bewildered.

Although she had memorized the entire grade's roster, she was still relatively unfamiliar with Hashimoto.

"Hashimoto is Sakayanagi's dog," Hachiman said. "So the source is very likely Sakayanagi."

"However, Hashimoto is not necessarily loyal to Sakayanagi. He also has a close personal relationship with Ryuen."

"Then we can't determine the source?" Horikita said.

"There's still a way," Hachiman suggested. "I trust Kushida's information. So, Kushida, why don't you contact Shibata and the others and tell them that it's Masayoshi Hashimoto spreading rumors now?"

"Can we just tell Shibata that they can?"

Although he didn't think it could be Hashimoto, Kushida still listened to Hachiman's judgment.

However, this judgment was made by sharing the information with Shibata.

"Shibata and the others really want to protect Ichinose, so whether it's Hashimoto or not, we can have them get tested," Hachiman said.

"..." Kushida remained silent.

Because she knew best that this person wanted to take advantage of others' power for free.

"It's been sent." Like a primary school student who has just finished a task assigned by the teacher and immediately tries to please the teacher, Kushida announced immediately after finishing.

But she was only showing Suzune Horikita that she was doing something.

Horikita is very awkward. If you do something for her secretly, she won't be grateful or even notice unless you point it out.

So even if she's being a bit blatant now, she has no choice but to do it in order to make the other person feel that she's really done something.

Kikyo Kushida is perfectly clear.

Moreover, she understood that her true nature was clearer Hachiman Hikigaya, so showing off her abilities would actually make her feel more secure in the class.

"Okay." Hachiman nodded.

There are seven minutes left before class starts.

Kushida was ready to return to her seat.

But a moment later, the classmates who returned from outside exclaimed in surprise.

It could even be said that it caused a sudden uproar in the class.

"Shibata and his classmates from Class A went to Class C to start a fight—"

"They seem to have surrounded a man named Hashimoto."

Some students who had gone to the restroom spread the word to the rest of the class. And Shibata and his classmates from Class A were the Ichinose.

Their class has always been very united, even harmonious, and they have never intentionally provoked other classes.

But now they're doing something as illegal as fighting.

"..."

Hachiman took out his phone and checked the time.

Only 2 minutes and 12 seconds had passed since Kushida sent the message to Shibata.

Then they immediately set off to cause trouble for Hashimoto from Class C.

It seems that the students in Class A care about Ichinose even more than they thought.

This also shows that Shibata believed the information they received from Kikyo Kushida and went to cause trouble for Hashimoto. Kikyo Kushida is truly an astonishing person.

Putting aside Kushida and his contract, even if he were only in the position of Class representative, and even if Kushida had betrayed the class several times without having a deeper relationship with him, considering her value, he couldn't easily abandon her.

Even Horikita looked surprised.

She had only just truly come to understand the immense value of the woman named Kikyo Kushida. Kushida excelled at interpersonal skills, something Kikyo herself was neither good at nor capable of mastering.

Meanwhile, Shibata and Kanzaki, along with the students from Class A, surrounded Class C.

They blocked the entrance to Class C's classroom.

"Then I will not ask any more questions. Our request is simple: you must stop spreading rumors and, at the same time... apologize to Ichinose and clarify that these are just rumors."

Although Kanzaki wanted to stand up for Ichinose, Kanzaki also knew where his bottom line was.

"I can't do it." Hashimoto refused very decisively. "If you have a clear conscience, why doesn't Ichinose address the rumors head-on? Just like when she was questioned by the school about the huge number of points an Ichinose days ago. Why didn't Ichinose step forward herself instead of having you do it?"

It must be said that Hashimoto is indeed cunning.

The fact that none Ichinose the people who came forward to seek justice made Kanzaki and his group realize that they were at a disadvantage.

Even Kanzaki could only give a vague answer to such questions.

They did not have Ichinose's authorization.

But at least now we must force Hashimoto to apologize and clarify the rumors.

Although he had tried his best, acting was not his forte, so Hashimoto saw through him immediately and knew that these students in Class A were not actually instructed by Ichinose.

It was entirely their own doing.

However, the unity of Class A made the students of Class C, who were indifferent to human relationships and only stood in line, somewhat envious.

While talking to Ryuji Kanzaki, Hashimoto was already reaching into his pocket to type a text message to his contact, instructing him to bring Ichinose over. He continued to display his arrogance, saying, "I'll say it again: flies don't land on eggs without cracks. How do you know Ichinose doesn't have a dark past? Perhaps what you're pursuing is just a hypocrite."

This statement implies that Ichinose is a fake person.

"That's impossible!"

But he was wrong.

The students in Class A were originally supposed to stay quietly at the back after Kanzaki took the lead, but now they've all exploded.

The students from Class A who had come here immediately flooded into the classroom.

Nearly forty students squeezed into the class, and tension instantly rose.

"We won't believe your nonsense," Kanzaki concluded. "Indeed, we didn't get Ichinose's approval for this operation, but it was something that all the students in Class A wanted to do."

The entire Class A trusts her unconditionally; in fact, it's precisely because of her that we're willing to fight so hard to protect her.

As he spoke, the students in Class A began to gravitate towards him and become hostile towards the students in Class C.

They are very united. Both men and women.

"Even if everyone is criticizing Ichinose, we will do everything we can to protect her. Even if she chooses to silently endure the slander, we will not stand idly by!"

Honami Ichinose is such an important person that the whole class can trust.

It seems that they also felt that if things continued, it would turn into a fight, and now the Horikita and all the third-year students were not at school.

Only one Vice President, Kiriyama, remains in office.

And Kiriyama is Nagumo's dog.

So even after something happens, they don't know how many points their class will lose. They'll probably lose the maximum possible number of points.

In this way.

Hashimoto chose to retreat, saying, "Ha, the greater the hope, the greater your disappointment will be when you learn the truth."

Then, following the safe route confirmed from the beginning, they quickly left the encirclement and circled out of the classroom.

"He's so cunning!" A student from Class A noticed that Hashimoto was trying to retreat, but just as he thought that, he saw that Hashimoto had easily escaped the encirclement, so he exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you going to stay here any longer?"

Just then, the bald man sitting at the third row of tables, who had been motionless since the students from Class A came in, suddenly spoke.

This is Katsuragi.

Katsuragi was certain that Sakayanagi was responsible for spreading rumors so casually. Sakayanagi was radical and ruthless, so it was quite possible that the other party would resort to such despicable tactics.

Furthermore, since they are currently only in Class C, it is highly likely that Sakayanagi will attack the current Class A.

We were just getting information about the situation. Now that we have the information, there's no need to keep the students from Class A here. So, Boss Katsuragi chose to kick them out.

"Well... you're in Class A now, right? Don't just wander into our class."

"Is this how Class A behaves now? If you can't do it, then get down here and give it back to us!"

Katsuragi spoke up, and Yahiko Totsuka member of Class C who had just been hoping that Kanzaki and Shibata would confront Hashimoto, immediately chimed in to cooperate with Katsuragi.

He simply couldn't stand the way the Sakayanagi Faction behaved.

So if things escalate to the point where Sakayanagi is expelled, that would be the best outcome. But that's obviously impossible; the class still needs Sakayanagi, so for now he's just going along with Katsuragi.

"That is!"

"This is Class C, not your Class A!"

"Now that we're in Class A, let's protect Class A's position!"

Although Katsuragi's performance in these exams was not good, now that they were facing an external enemy, someone immediately started singing to boost morale.

"..." But the students in Class C still haven't made a decision.

It is common to see Sakayanagi traveling with Hashimoto.

So.

They were still unsure whether the enemy was Hashimoto or Sakayanagi, and Sakayanagi had remained silent and appeared frail, making it hard to imagine that she would be the kind of person to Ichinose.

So, are they here now... to confirm something with the frail Classmate Sakayanagi?

"Kanzaki, and Shibata... everyone, thank you."

However, just then, an apologetic voice came from the doorway of Class C's classroom.

That was Honami Ichinose was at the center of the rumors.

She was bowing to the rest of Class C with a troubled expression and apologizing, "Also, I'm sorry to have disturbed Class C lunch break."

"..." This action was like that of parents cleaning up after a child who had caused trouble for others.

Her actions made the students in Class A lower their heads in deep shame.

But this also indicates that this incident involving the collision with Class C must come to an end.

Hachiman received the news very quickly as well.