The sound even made Majima-sensei glance over.
"You liar! Scumbag!" Maeda glared at him furiously.
This left Hashimoto, whose face was still burning with pain, puzzled.
"I recorded everything you did in class and sent it to her," another voice cut in at that moment.
Only then did Hashimoto notice that the Class A girl following behind Maeda was Morishita, a classmate.
Had Morishita really stabbed him in the back like this?
Yeah, if the recording of him reporting his girlfriend for cheating was exposed, then that girlfriend would definitely become an ex-girlfriend.
"Tch!"
"Fine, you all know now anyway!"
Hashimoto seemed to regain some clarity, then turned and walked away, apparently intending to leave the school without looking back.
"Hashimoto, you bastard!" Maeda shouted after him, but Hashimoto walked off as though he had not heard a thing.
"How could he be that kind of person?" Kito, who had been using force to restrain Hashimoto, frowned as well.
"It would be more accurate to say that people like him are the most realistic." Katsuragi became even more convinced that driving Hashimoto out of Class A had been an excellent decision. Hashimoto would only ever work for himself.
Keeping him in the class would make him a liability sooner or later.
"Ryuen." After withdrawing his gaze from Hashimoto, Katsuragi looked at Ryuen. "Even if Class A dropped somewhat because of this exam, it won't be easy for you to climb up and surpass us."
"Then we'll see about that." Ryuen curled his lip. "Also, Katsuragi, do you really think it was some kind of favor that you weren't selected to answer questions in the second half? I just didn't want my opponent to become that weak, so I generously spared your life."
"Hmph." Katsuragi snorted, then left with Kito.
Ryuen