Moreover, he had noticed that Hashimoto seemed to have led the discussion astray. Sakayanagi's claim was that she wanted to expel the traitor, but Hashimoto appeared to be deliberately steering things toward finding a public enemy within the class.
It was impossible to confirm whether Sakayanagi had failed to find the traitor and could only choose someone everyone hated to expel.
If that were the case, even if Katsuragi had guessed it, he would tacitly accept it. After all, a traitor had appeared in the class. If they could not immediately purge them, they could only get through this matter first and investigate slowly afterward, rather than let that spy divide the class.
So, to get past this incident first, they needed someone to take the blame and be expelled.
That was the class's method of seeking stability.
However.
Katsuragi looked at Classmate Sakayanagi. Although she was as small and petite as his younger sister, he did not deny Sakayanagi's ability.
And he probably was not on Classmate Sakayanagi's expulsion list.
Still.
He noticed that Sakayanagi was maintaining her smile, and it did not seem forced. It was as if she were watching a show.
Watching a show... was that it?
Katsuragi understood a little.
"Emotionally, I still cannot accept the result of last year's class vote. But if that alone were enough for me to betray the class, then Hashimoto, you think too little of me," Katsuragi said. "So what kind of price do you think would be enough to make someone betray the class?"
"Huh? You're asking me too?" Hashimoto said. "Of course, it would have to guarantee graduation from Class A. We are all Class A students, after all. With the current instability in the class, there may be some danger, so without sufficient stakes, betrayal would