Before the second round of exchanges began, Ichinose came alone to Class D's Public Boundary.
She had not brought a trade page, only Class B's internal confirmation records.
"Someone proposed confirming the bearer for Class D in advance."
Gu Heng looked at her. "You refused?"
"I told him to withdraw it first."
"Not void it outright?"
"He's a Class B member. I can't erase his personal record for him."
Ichinose placed the withdrawal time and his personal statement beside the public page.
This evidence was enough to prove that an improper approach had appeared within Class B, but not enough to prove that all of Class B intended to act that way.
After reading it, Horikita asked, "Why give this to us?"
"Because if another class uses this proposal against Class D, it'll eventually become something Class B is assumed to endorse."
"So you want to preserve Class B's goodwill with one person's record?" Gu Heng asked.
Ichinose's expression changed.
"I want to stop the mistake from spreading."
"But if you hand over the record, Class B will think you exposed the cracks in the class to Class D."
"I know."
"They may stop entrusting you with critical plans because of this."
Ichinose did not avoid the issue. "Then that's the price of my choice to hand it over."
For a brief moment, Gu Heng saw the weight she carried: protect the class, bear the blame.
He did not tell her about that weight.
"I only accept fields that can be made public."
"I know."
The two classes thus completed a limited exchange: Class B provided the withdrawal time for the improper proposal, while Class D provided the Public Ledger of used Exchange Privileges. They did not share personal names or unverified judgments.
After the exchange was completed, doubts indeed