Ryunosuke carried Suzune on his back.
"Haiz! I didn't expect you'd be quite heavy, huh?"
Suzune's eyebrows furrowed; she really wanted to retort, but at this moment she was very weak and didn't want to talk.
Ryunosuke carried Suzune intending to bring her back to the cruise ship to rest. He had already explained to her that resigning due to fever like this wouldn't deduct class points, which was why Suzune finally agreed to compromise.
Actually, this girl... was a bit foolish. Why help those weird people in that class when they wouldn't even be grateful?
But Ryunosuke understood; this girl named Horikita Suzune only wanted to climb to a higher class to prove she didn't shame her older brother.
One was a siscon, one was a brocon; both were truly beyond help.
Suzune slept peacefully on Ryunosuke's back.
Meanwhile, Megumi had been assigned by Ryunosuke to do other things. After all, this was the last time period; it was time to pull in the net.
There were several things that only Megumi could do.
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On Class A's side, they were also preparing for the final settlement.
Kohei was packing his things, preparing to leave while sweeping location points for the last time. He took out a green card.
That's right, this time's class leader was himself. As the saying goes, the most suspicious person is often the hardest to guess.
Plus all this time they stayed inside a cave; it was impossible for anyone to see opportunities when they swiped the card. There were dozens of people guarding the cave entrance; not even a fly could enter.
After sweeping the last location point, Kohei showed a relieved expression, unaware that behind him, there was a pair of eyes continuously watching him.
Megumi saw the opponent had finished swiping the card and could almost confirm this person was their leader. She then walked out of the cave with a flat gaze.
Before leaving, she glanced deeply at Morishita Ai who was sitting in the corner, looking bored while playing with ants using a wooden stick. Megumi didn't say anything and directly left.
Strangely, when Megumi walked out of the cave, even though there were dozens of people guarding outside, not a single one of them noticed her presence. She left just like a ghost without anyone realizing.
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Hiyori from the old Class C was waiting for someone's arrival. Shortly after, Megumi appeared from behind her. Hiyori didn't sense her presence at all.
Megumi gently tapped her shoulder.
"Uwaa!"
Hiyori was so startled the book in her embrace fell to the ground. She immediately turned around and was almost scared to death.
"Kato-san! When were you behind me?" Hiyori asked with a trembling voice; clearly she was very shocked.
Megumi sighed; she was already used to this. Even though she wasn't intentionally hiding her presence, it was still difficult for others to notice her; truly troublesome.
Megumi chose to get straight to the point. She told Hiyori the fact that Class A's leader was Katsuragi Kohei.
Hiyori nodded in understanding, then instructed Megumi:
"Tell Akasaka-kun that I understand. This cooperation I'll carry out according to his wishes."
"-kun?" Megumi didn't really care about the content, but about the honorific Hiyori used.
Hiyori didn't notice the strangeness in her conversation partner and turned her face away.
"You should go now. Next you'll definitely go to Class B, right?"
Megumi nodded calmly. "You know quite a lot; did he tell you?"
The 'he' referred to here was Ryunosuke.
Hiyori's lips curved into a smile while gently hugging her book.
"Even if he didn't tell me, I can guess what he's thinking. This is intuitive understanding (chemistry) between the two of us."
Megumi's eyebrows knit together; she muttered in her heart.
(Another love rival...)
Without talking more, Megumi went to Class B.
Time was very tight and she had to complete many things.
Hiyori watched her departure while holding her chin and thinking.
"I didn't expect Class C had someone like that; truly frightening. Walking without the slightest sound... has she received special training?"
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On the other side, Megumi had already arrived at Class B, where Honami was. She didn't beat around the bush; after delivering the message she immediately left and returned to Class A to meet a female student named Kamuro Masumi.
Masumi looked annoyed seeing the girl who suddenly appeared before her.
"Were you sent by that Akasaka? What business do you have looking for me? Besides, how did you get here? Why didn't anyone notice?"
"That's not important." Megumi answered with an expressionless face.
"That's very important! How did you get here? This is our camp!!!" Masumi exclaimed loudly.
"That's not important." Megumi still gave the same answer.
Masumi's face reddened from holding back annoyance; this was the first time she was angry at someone but couldn't vent it.
Megumi still didn't waste time. After completing Ryunosuke's entrustment, she went to meet Morishita Ai—her biggest love rival.
As someone who had near mind-reading abilities, how could Megumi not realize their relationship? At this time she felt so annoyed she wanted to clench her teeth hard.
She was the one who came first after all...
She found Ai who was still busy counting ants on the ground, then said flatly.
"Hello, Morishita-san."
"Uwaa!!!" Ai was also almost scared to death and immediately jumped in place. After realizing there was someone behind her, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. "Who are you?"
Megumi got straight to the point. "I was sent by Ryunosuke-kun"
"Ryunosuke-kun..." Ai looked suspiciously at this bob-haired girl; she smelled the scent of a love rival.
That was indeed deliberately done by Megumi by calling Ryunosuke's name intimately to provoke the opponent's annoyance. Even so, she still carried out Ryunosuke's instructions.
"Ryunosuke-kun wants you to help him a bit..."
Several moments later, the two finished communicating and Megumi left. Ai looked at the girl's back while stroking her chin.
"Who was that female student? Why have I never seen her? Strange... what was her name again?"
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On the other side, Megumi had already returned beside Ryunosuke.
Ryunosuke immediately made her the class leader. With Megumi's "thin presence" attribute, she would definitely be the hardest leader to guess.
Even if Ryunosuke said it directly in front of people that Megumi was their leader, most likely they would immediately forget shortly after. That might sound exaggerated, but reality wasn't far from it.
Megumi said in a soft tone, "Ryunosuke-kun, don't forget our promise. You owe me one commitment."
Ryunosuke nodded in understanding. "Don't worry, I won't eat my own words on what I've already promised."
Megumi smiled sweetly, looking very satisfied with Ryunosuke's answer.