Although there were special exams every month, there weren't many worth a full 500 points at once. If they missed this one, there was no telling when the next opportunity would come—or whether there would even be one.
From what he knew of Ryuen, Ryuen wouldn't give up this opportunity.
Therefore, Ryuen's goal was to take first place, while Class A would bring up the rear and take last place. Normally, such results wouldn't happen. So Ryuen definitely needed a spy.
Of course.
Hashimoto himself was a Class A student, and Sakayanagi was currently holding the fort. If they continued widening the gap in this exam, Class A would become even more secure.
So why would he betray his own stable class?
Even Kōenji from Class D had abandoned the darkness for the light and come to Class A. Didn't that show how highly he thought of Class A?
But.
It was terrifying, okay?
After Hachiman went to Ryuen's class, that trash class had caught up as well. Class A now had only 2,500 points, while Ryuen's class had 1,700. The gap was less than 800 points, and Ryuen's class had surged upward by over a thousand points in just three terms. That was seriously terrifying, okay?
So who could guarantee that Ryuen's class couldn't keep climbing?
This was the crisis Hashimoto had witnessed with his own eyes.
Although Little Princess Sakayanagi had reassured everyone, saying they could simply buy Hachiman over in their third year. As long as they turned an enemy into a teammate, there would be no threat, right?
It could be said that this plan was reliable, but it wouldn't be easy to carry out.
Because.
Would Ryuen really allow Hachiman to be bought away so easily? Obviously not!
So Class A right now, and even