Chapter 416

"I just recorded your conversation," Ichinose said. "If I submit this information to the school, our match against your class will be canceled. The current result doesn't count."

The current outcome.

The match between Class A and Class D.

There were three matches. Class A won the first match, Ryuen's class lost the second match, and Ichinose lost the third match because someone in Class Ichinose was feeling unwell. Although Kanzaki stepped up to compete at that time, they still lost.

Then, in the following four matches, the players from Class Ichinose had to forfeit due to illness.

So, out of seven games, they only won one and lost six. Logically, they should have 50 x 3 = 150 points deducted.

The situation is very bad.

First of all, Class A's ranking is going to drop.

"Ichinose, you actually did something like this?" Kanzaki hadn't expected Ichinose to be on guard.

"Then play the recording." But Ryuen maintained his smile. "Or you'd better report it! And I can tell you, it wasn't done by any of my students. That means there's a spy in your class."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe there's a traitor in my class," Ichinose Yoshino said righteously.

"Then go ahead and report it," Ryuen shrugged. "I dare to have the school thoroughly investigate this matter, but do you dare?"

"Such a united class, how could they betray you in the final exam of first grade?"

"What a huge blow that will be! Your unity will probably crumble immediately," Ryuen said. "Especially when that spy is exposed in public!"

"Shut up, Ryuen!" Kanzaki couldn't hold back any longer.

"Kanzaki, you should go to the restroom." But Ryuen put his hands in his pockets and turned to leave as if no one was there.

His underlings quickly followed.

Shiina glanced regretfully at Ichinose and Kanzaki before leaving as well.

The clever Hiyori knew very well that Ryuen had found the weakness in Class Ichinose.

Ichinose's class is very united; even when a classmate had to drop out, they chose to pool 20 million points from all the students.

After the Class Vote school ended, the students of Class D saw that Ichinose's class began to live without living expenses.

But.

If Ichinose reports the recording, the exam might be canceled and retaken.

However, the fact that there are traitors in Ichinose's class can make them waver.

If a traitor appears in an otherwise united class and is subsequently exposed, causing all the students to waver, then the class will not be able to escape unscathed in the next Class Vote to withdraw from school.

This was Ichinose could not bear.

So.

This is bullying an honest person, Ryuen.

But.

After all, they were in different classes. Although she had a good personal relationship with Ichinose, Shiina also had her own stance.

If their Class D gets another 0 points, Sakagami-sensei will be the first to break down.

Therefore, we must gain something from this exam.

After considering the difference between selling points and earning points himself, Ryuen also felt that he should get some points.

And that's how this result came about.

There were a total of 7 games. Class D lost one game but won 6.

Therefore, the final score can be 30X(6-1)+100 points=250 points.

I now have a minimum of 25,000 yuan for living expenses each month. At the same time, I've finally broken through the zero-point barrier.

With Ryuen's hands in his pockets, Ishizaki, who was following him, was also in a good mood.

Just as expected, although Class A was very united, they were just a bunch of sheep with no offensive power, and could be slaughtered however they wanted.

They achieved a resounding victory this time.

In terms of operation, Ryuen wanted to attack Ichinose's class, but of course, he couldn't be so direct. So he deliberately set up a smokescreen, intentionally having students follow the students in Class Ichinose to make them wary of the wrong direction. Then, he used a spy from Class A to drug them, causing all of Class A's athletes to fail in their events, resulting in a huge loss.

Ryuen found it very strange.

According to recent information, Ichinose sometimes goes to Hachiman Hikigaya's dormitory, probably because the two are close or dating.

Ichinose will likely tell Hachiman Hikigaya about being followed by his classmates.

Ichinose might not be able to see through his plan, but Hachiman Hikigaya wouldn't.

Because Hachiman Hikigaya was able to blackmail him several times in a row, Ryuen was convinced that Hachiman Hikigaya could see through him. Even the day before the exam, Hachiman Hikigaya went to see Shiina to obtain information about the spy in Class Ichinose.

Ryuen was worried that Hachiman Hikigaya might make a move or try to blackmail him again.

He also considered how to split the profits if he were to be extorted.

Ultimately Hachiman Hikigaya did not intervene.

The plan proceeded as originally intended.

Therefore, Ryuen couldn't see Hachiman Hikigaya was thinking.

Despite having a good relationship with Ichinose, he didn't offer any help.

Was it intentional to watch the other person get hurt?

Is the intention to make the other party see reality?

Or... is this guy a sadist? Is this guy a sadist?

"Ryuen, can we do whatever we want now?" Ibuki chose to leave the group.

Now that the exams were over, she had no reason to stay there any longer.

"..."

But Ryuen was pondering the meaning Hachiman Hikigaya's actions. He ignored Ibuki.

"Ryuen?" Ishizaki looked over as well. "Ibuki called you."

"So, Hachiman Hikigaya really is a sadist after all," Ryuen murmured.

"..."

???

"What strange things is Ryuen saying?" Ishizaki wondered.

"Compared to S, I think Hachiman also has M tendencies," Hiyori chimed in. "I think he has potential."

"???"

Shiina was also saying something strange.

Ishizaki looked completely bewildered.

The battle between Class A and Class C has reached a critical juncture.

The game of chess has reached a point where even laymen find it incredibly challenging.

The current situation is that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's side is at a disadvantage.

But it's not that there's no hope of winning.

Because Sakayanagi intervenes from the very beginning through the command tower, and the command tower can intervene for 30 minutes.

She now has less than 3 minutes left out of her 30 minutes.

Once her intervention time runs out, Hashimoto will have to make the next Hashimoto himself.

Hashimoto was no match for Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

So.

For Sakayanagi now, the outcome must be decided within 3 minutes.

You can feel her competitive spirit just by looking at the chessboard.

Certainly.

There is also one person's despair.

That's Hashimoto.

"Hey, what kind of otherworldly fighting style is this...!"

From the display screen, you can hear Hashimoto's voice as he follows instructions and plays one hand.

He was playing chess while grabbing his hair with one hand.

Because.

I don't understand, I don't understand at all.

He clearly heard Sakayanagi's instruction to place the piece, but almost the instant he put it down, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's hand also came over and moved the piece.

This speed means that the opponent has already predicted Sakayanagi's move.

Not only that.

By the time he slowly raised his hand, the opponent's piece had already been placed firmly.

This shows that...

This is prediction, not just for this one move, but for many, many moves ahead during the game.

This is not a way of playing chess that ordinary people can learn or understand, okay?

That's why he cried out that this was a battle from another dimension, calling himself a complete weakling.

"Shut up."

Although the machine doesn't transmit the command tower's words, it only transmits their instructions. However, after venting his frustrations, Hashimoto seemed to hear Sakayanagi's orders, so he had no choice but to continue acting as a tool and then continue playing chess.

"..."

10 seconds per hand.

He was already wondering if he had placed the chess piece in the wrong place.

However, the situation has reached a fever pitch.

Sakayanagi's side no longer had time to intervene as the command center, so they directly began to exert full pressure.

The reason for this belief is that the game is already in its final, concluding stages.

Hachiman glanced at the time indicated by the command tower.

Sakayanagi only has 46 seconds left to give instructions.

Although the remaining time is short, whoever can make a brilliant, miraculous move in this crucial moment will emerge victorious.

The first character that appeared was Sakayanagi.

So Kiyotaka Ayanokoji stopped moving.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, the time for Kiyotaka Ayanokoji to think has passed.

Hachiman, wearing headphones, was looking at the screen.

I'm not wearing headphones to block out noise; I'm wearing them to confirm whether Acting Chairman Tsukishiro is participating in this exam.

Based on the information obtained, Tsukishiro's goal in coming here is to get rid of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji dropped out of school.

However, Hachiman speculated during the previous dropout vote that Tsukishiro might not actually want to drop out of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

The adult world is far more complicated than children imagine.

For Hachiman, the question is whether Tsukishiro becoming the Acting Chairman will hinder his school life.

If Chairman Sakayanagi is not able to return for the time being, then the boss of this school will still be Acting Chairman Tsukishiro. As a student, Hachiman does not think that going against the chairman directly will be a good thing. Besides, his relationship with Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is not that bad.

And now.

It's an opportunity to test the waters.

Let's test whether Acting Chairman Tsukishiro also has this idea.