Kushida Got the Worst of It This Time, Kushida: ??? 6k (Continued)

"From now on, discussions of rumors are prohibited on campus."

"Anyone found spreading such harmful rumors will be severely punished."

"It's not just about deducting points; it's also about class evaluation scores. In serious cases, it can lead to expulsion," Manabu Horikita said.

Then he looked at the chairman and the principal.

The principal didn't speak; compared to the chairman, he was practically a deputy. Chairman Sakayanagi nodded slightly.

Manabu Horikita finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was called back right after the exam and only then discovered what had happened. He glared at Nagumo. Although he was punishing Kiriyama, he didn't believe Kiriyama would really ignore the situation, so it was very likely that Nagumo had instructed him to do so.

Only.

Compared to Nagumo, who looked ashen-faced, Classmate Sakayanagi remained elegant.

The students from other classes who had come to watch the commotion also quickly ran away.

The school's arrival was sudden, but very effective. With the chairman of the board and the principal present, and even their regular homeroom teachers bowing and scraping, anyone who dared to interfere with the rumors—whether by believing or spreading them—would likely face severe consequences.

"If rumors that harm students' mental well-being circulate again in the future, the school will take stern action," Chairman Sakayanagi stated.

"So, something happened between you two?"

But then the chairman looked at the silver-haired girl in the center of the classroom.

"The teacher of Class A reported that her students were being targeted, and did you do that?"

"No, no," Hashimoto replied hastily. "I just came to visit a friend."

Hashimoto, being a quick-witted fellow, added, "And we haven't even heard of any rumors."

What a shameless face!

Although the students in Class Ichinose were initially very angry with him, after Classmate Sakayanagi's explanation, they no longer hated him as much.

So now no one is refuting him.

"...Hmm." But the school staff did not pursue the matter further; they simply made the announcement and left.

"That's fantastic!" X39

As soon as the school staff left, cheers erupted from the Class A classroom behind them.

This comes from the bottom of my heart.

Because the school administration intervened so effectively for the students in Class A, rumors are no longer allowed to circulate within the academy. Therefore... no one will be able to continue slandering Ichinose.

It can be said that the threat posed by Class A has been completely eliminated.

So they all surrounded Ichinose.

"Looks like I can retreat now." Having watched the whole thing unfold without doing anything, Hachiman also chose to leave.

Because, in his eyes, Ichinose's flaws are flaws, but not unforgivable ones.

Because it is extremely difficult for a person to maintain their original intentions and not do bad things during such a long period of time from birth to adulthood.

Most people have something very important that they can't reveal publicly.

Ichinose's flaws only highlight her shortcomings, rather than raising questions about her character.

The next Class A will become even stronger.

Certainly.

As long as one retains a saintly heart, it will still be difficult to cope with the school's exams.

However, at least, there are no longer any barriers between the students.

Even Sakayanagi Class couldn't do this.

So when Hachiman said he wanted to Class Ichinose, he wasn't lying; he genuinely wanted to become another Manabu Horikita Class Ichinose. If that were the case, his school life would definitely be very fulfilling.

Certainly.

This is under the condition that he is not short of money.

If you're short of money, go to Ryuen's class.

The Ryuen's class is indeed in a very good mood right now.

"It seems the incident is over." Ryuen sent Ishizaki out to investigate, and soon received news that Student Council President Manabu Horikita had returned, and that the school leaders had all gone to Class A's classroom.

In other words, the school officials have begun their entry.

The school grants students considerable autonomy, so the Student Council has a lot of authority, and many people want to join.

However, the school administration ultimately holds the power.

Therefore, the school's intervention should directly prohibit the continued spread of rumors.

In fact, Ryuen is quite dismissive of the rumors that have surfaced.

Because most of them seem fake, but his is the only one he believes to be real.

Hachiman Hikigaya, that guy. He's practically his nemesis.

But.

This time, without doing anything, they got 6 million. Money from second graders is really easy to earn.

"So, does Ryuen intend to return all the remaining points to Hachiman Hikigaya?" Kaneda asked Ryuen.

In this incident, Nagumo spent a total of 6 million to Ryuen, partly to buy votes and partly to have Ryuen act as a henchman. Nagumo did not want to get involved in dirty business, so he hired Ryuen.

Ryuen knew that Nagumo was willing to spend money to buy his class's votes because he thought that if he could win over Nagumo's class, he could then win over Ichinose's class as well.

Ryuen does the dirty work, while Nagumo comes to the rescue and goes to get the tickets.

But now it seems that Nagumo's plan has failed.

However, Nagumo had already paid in full.

Therefore, Nagumo is no longer important.

Just yesterday, the students of Class A reported to the Student Council that someone had framed Ichinose. Ichinose then refused to leave his Ichinose. Upon receiving this news, Nagumo immediately paid the remaining balance for Ryuen.

So, excluding the initial arrangement where two students were caught putting letters in the shoe cabinet and were penalized with a deduction of 400,000 points, the proceeds from this incident amounted to 5.6 million.

After the Forestry Exam, Ryuen owed Hachiman Hikigaya 5 million yen.

When he received the first payment from Nagumo, he repaid 2 million.

So now we only owe 3 million.

It can be wiped clean now.

"Shiina, what do you think?"

"Me?" Hiyori thought for a moment. "In this incident, you took Nagumo's money and then transferred another 2 million to Hachiman Hikigaya, so the debt is now only 3 million."

"But I don't recommend that you pay it off immediately."

"Because debt isn't all bad; at least it provides protection," Hiyori said. "And it prevents you from being targeted."

Are they being protected?

"Hehe..." Ryuen chuckled as he listened to Shiina's analysis.

Actually, that was also his idea.

As long as he remains in debt, Hachiman Hikigaya will not target him.

So, this can be considered as receiving a protective shield.

Because would the creditor simply remove the debtor from the list?

No, it won't.

Because the money hasn't been fully paid off yet.

The creditor has now left Class Ichinose.

"Wait a moment!"

"Hachiman Hikigaya!"

Hachiman had just left when he noticed a sporty-looking boy with short blond hair chasing after him.

The other person's appearance was familiar.

"Nagumo, is there anything else?"

"..." Nagumo. "What exactly did you do?!"

Oh.

Miyabi Nagumo came over to hold someone accountable.

"It shouldn't be about what I did, but rather what you, Nagumo, did," Hachiman said. "You arranged for someone to deliberately obtain information about Ichinose's past and intend to spread it, didn't you?"

"Your actions are utterly despicable," Hachiman said. "I despise you!"

Then he turned and left without hesitation.

"Nagumo!"

As Hachiman Hikigaya left, Nagumo stood there, while Kiriyama caught up with him.

Because the fact that he was dismissed was simply outrageous.

He was invited to join the Student Council by Manabu Horikita in the hope that he could stand up to Nagumo, but unfortunately, he failed and could not resist Nagumo.

Then I'll be Nagumo's dog.

After the Forestry Exam, Nagumo lost his position as Vice President of the Student Council.

Therefore, they will be ineligible for the next Student Council President election.

But Nagumo didn't give up; instead, he found him and promised to remove any obstacles to his candidacy if he agreed to run.

The price was that after Manabu Horikita left the school, he stepped down and then nominated Nagumo as his candidate.

In other words, after going around in circles, the position of Student Council President was returned to Nagumo.

Certainly.

Kiriyama was not happy about this.

Because if I get that position, then my class might be able to recover.

However, Nagumo offered him a price he couldn't refuse.

20 million points.

In this way, regardless of whether he is still a student in Class B in the end, he can graduate as a student in Class A.

Therefore, Kiriyama decided to continue supplying Nagumo with his services.

This time, Nagumo used rumors to attack Ichinose, the Class representative of Class A, First Year.

Nagumo has already garnered the votes from First-year Class D, so if he also gets the votes from Class A, First Year, then his position Student Council President will be secure.

Therefore.

He complied with Nagumo's plan.

Nagumo arranged for people to attack Ichinose, and even when someone reported it to the Student Council, he, as the Vice President, ignored it.

According to Nagumo, it's a good thing that Ichinose is withdrawn and doesn't go out. He needs to push Ichinose's mentality to the limit so that Nagumo can then make his move.

So it needs to be left to air out for a few days.

As a result, after only two days of being sidelined, he lost his position Vice President.

So Kiriyama was completely bewildered.

But Nagumo pressed his hands to his head and murmured, "I lost, I lost."

We did lose.