They might even become a laughingstock, and that was unacceptable.
It could be said that Hashimoto had previously been a trap Ryuen set for Sakayanagi—a transparent scheme.
And now, the grudge-holding Sakayanagi Arisu had laid out a Hongmen Banquet for Ryuen.
If Ryuen chose to refuse, he would become a clown.
But if he accepted, he would be under pressure. At the same time, if he failed to finish before the deadline, Ryuen himself would lose a twenty-million share.
Twenty million points was less than what Ryuen had lost to Hachiman in his first year, but Ryuen did not have that many points now.
Although he still had agreements for two recommendations to Class A, if he was expelled and could not pay up, then... he would lose those recommendation agreements.
It was truly a dilemma.
Just like that, Ryuen was being roasted over the fire.
The semester clearly had not even ended, yet the atmosphere had already become exceptionally tense.
"It's not even our third year yet, but things are already so lively." Standing among the Second-year Class C students, near the front of the boys' line, Kanzaki spoke helplessly.
"I suppose... that's true." Ichinose nodded as well.
She greatly agreed with what Kiryuin-senpai had said and understood that experience at this school was extremely useful.
Even if it could not be used now, it might come in handy someday in the future.
Moreover, perhaps it was merely her imagination, but she always felt that this special exam could not possibly be that simple.
There had to be something that required careful thought.
More than half a month had passed, yet Ryuen was now provoking Classmate Sakayanagi. The students in the class were worried that Ryuen might pull something, so they had followed the students of Ryuen's class for