Ryunosuke, who had just been kicked by Hiyori, instantly grimaced in pain.
This time Hiyori was truly angry, and the strength of her kick was no joke. Although it was a full-power attack from a "literature girl," for Ryunosuke who currently hadn't activated his chuunibyou mode, it was still very painful.
He rubbed his sore foot, then looked at Hiyori across from him.
That girl was tightly hugging Fumino as if protecting her own child, making Ryunosuke feel helpless.
Meanwhile, Fumino was still happily chewing candy in her mouth, completely unaware that a "war" had broken out because of her.
Hiyori stared sharply at Ryunosuke. "You didn't come here to steal my friend, right?"
Ryunosuke stopped joking. He sat up straight and began to get to the main topic.
"I came here to cooperate with Class D. You know yourself that the next exam is only one day away. You also understand my situation; I want to rake in big points through this exam, so I need your cooperation."
In front of this girl, Ryunosuke chose to be honest. After all, Hiyori already knew the fact that he owed more than 100 million, so there was no use lying.
Hiyori thought for a moment then asked, "You came representing yourself, or representing your entire class?"
Ryunosuke shrugged. "Myself."
"Oh~" Hiyori showed a meaningful smile. "It seems Akasaka-kun isn't very popular in his own class. Even though I thought you were the puppet master behind the scenes arranging everything in Class C."
Ryunosuke felt very helpless. "Please don't talk about me as if I'm a final boss, okay? Am I that terrifying?"
Hiyori and Fumino nodded simultaneously. "Indeed terrifying, x2."
Ryunosuke: "😐"
"Alright... I've become curious, actually what do I look like in outsiders' eyes?"
Hiyori waved her index finger while giving an explanation. "In others' eyes, you entered the student council in two days, and you also destroyed our former Class C until it was battered, the type that was almost unsalvageable."
Speaking about this, her face seemed filled with annoyance. "You were really cruel back then! Even our class leader and homeroom teacher were finished off by you!"
Ryunosuke averted his gaze awkwardly and immediately changed the topic. "Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Better we discuss the cooperation matter."
Hiyori didn't chase him further, and her gaze became more serious. "Akasaka-kun, as the current class leader, I must fight for sufficient benefit for my class. If your cooperation doesn't provide certain results for our class, then there's no reason to continue it; you understand, right?"
Facing Hiyori's question, Ryunosuke was very aware that the pressure this girl carried was very large. The entire former Class C depended on her alone, so it was natural she had to consider her class's fate.
Ryunosuke thought for quite a long time before revealing a bit of exam information.
"Based on information occasionally leaked by our homeroom teacher, this exam's content makes it possible for us to obtain personal points in large amounts. However, the condition is, everyone must unite and there can't be a single traitor! Only then can the benefits be maximized."
"My purpose coming here to seek cooperation is for that. I want to unite all of Class A, B, C, and D into one, then we drain all the points from the school."
Ryunosuke clenched his fist, showing his determination.
That's right! His ambition had now grown higher. He was no longer targeting students' money or teachers' money; this time he was directly targeting the school's points.
If this plan succeeded, all first-year students would get 500,000 personal points.
Of course the school wasn't stupid. Most likely they would create problems in future exams, for example expenditure exams. As soon as an expenditure exam appeared and was linked to class points, the choice was only two: pay points to save people, or don't. If they didn't pay, that class could immediately plummet to the lowest Class D.
The school wouldn't stay idle; if they gave out points now, they surely had a way to take them back. They only needed to modify the rules in future exams...
Hiyori pondered for half a second before deciding to cooperate. She truly couldn't predict this man's methods. Rather than being an enemy, cooperating felt far more comfortable.
The rest was a matter of benefit distribution.
Ryunosuke asked for a 50% share. Hiyori tried to negotiate up to 80% or 90% for her class. After all, every point saved was a benefit to the class, so she couldn't be careless.
However, Ryunosuke took out a new book and silenced Hiyori's mouth. That girl instantly fell silent, accepted the book obediently, then said somewhat hesitantly.
"Maximum distribution 40-60. 60 for me, 40 for you."
"Agreed!" Ryunosuke and Hiyori did a high-five, marking the agreement reached.
Fumino, standing beside them, could only slap her forehead. "Boss Shiina, how could you sacrifice 20% of class profit just for a single book?"
Hiyori covered her reddening face with the book and defended herself. "It's not what you think, Furuhashi-san! I truly didn't agree because of this book, truly not!"
Although she said so, she hugged the book tightly and refused to let go.
"Boss Shiina, I suggest you put the book down first so your words would be more convincing..." Fumino muttered.
After the transaction was set, Ryunosuke planned to go to the next class, so he said his goodbyes and left Hiyori's room.
Watching Ryunosuke leave, Fumino felt confused. "Why did you agree to this disadvantageous deal?"
Hiyori didn't answer immediately. She stroked the book cover in her embrace and said in a soft tone. "Rather than being that person's enemy, it's better to cooperate with him."
She remembered when Ryuen had just been expelled, Ryunosuke immediately came to her to talk about cooperation; clearly this had been planned for a long time. The 10 million points left for her was the foundation of their cooperation, or could be said as a guarantee.
Ryunosuke didn't want to offend people completely; he spared Hiyori and maintained a good relationship with her so later he could utilize the former Class C.
Hiyori was very aware of this, but she could only accept it... because at that time Class C was in its most fragile condition and couldn't take any more shocks.
She stroked the book in her hand and opened it...
"Eh? Akasaka-kun wrote another new book?"
"Let me see the title..."
"Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai (I Want to Eat Your Pancreas)..."
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On the other side, Ryunosuke headed to the former Class B which was now Class A, where Honami was. Before going there, he had already contacted her through the terminal phone because they were already friends.
Ryunosuke had stated his intention to cooperate. Honami said she had to discuss first with the entire class, because this wasn't a decision she could make alone.
Ryunosuke suggested they all just gather, since this wasn't something that had to be kept secret. Honami agreed.
So, when Ryunosuke arrived, the entire Class A was already waiting for him in the hall.
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