Not only was it a waste of funds, it was also meaningless and had squeezed out the chance for a special exam.
For Ryuen, if another exam came this month, he could fire up the little ones in his class and begin charging toward Class A.
It could be said that Ryuen was doing pretty well, but before they grasped the specific details, there was no way to tell the true meaning behind this three-way conference.
"Ryuen, your task is done. Are you still staying here?" Hachiman continued waiting in the corridor. Ishizaki had already gone in with his parent, and Hachiman was second to last in line, so he still had to wait.
But Ryuen should have already gone through the motions.
"This kind of three-way conference is meaningless. I doubt it'll even be entered into the records. At most, the school is getting a feel for things, then planning to track how all the students develop after graduation or something," Ryuen said. "Still, it's not completely useless. I arranged for several students to stake out the doors of each classroom, to see whether these students get along with their families and to gather any useful intelligence."
In other words, Ryuen was still gathering intelligence even now?
Hachiman could see Ryuen's determination to climb higher.
But...
"Everyone saw the Valentine's Day chocolate you were holding in class yesterday. You gave it to Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, didn't you?" Hachiman said.
"Heh. Didn't you say it yourself? Once next month ends, Horikita's class-transfer ticket will expire. She might return to Class D, but you suggested sending her directly to Class A instead. For our class, that means losing an asset and gaining an obstacle."
As he spoke, Ryuen looked toward Horikita, who was standing with her mother, but Horikita ignored him.
Ryuen