A few days before Ichinose decided to accept the conditions from Nagumo.
Return to the day when the additional examinations are announced.
For class A, unlike other classes, this additional test is welcome.
Because they come to conclusions faster and more definitively than some other classes.
"After you discuss it, you will arrive at the conclusion on the test day."
Class A guardian teacher has finished explaining additional exam rules.
In the remaining time given to students, Sakayanagi spoke directly without standing up from his seat.
"In this additional test, I want Katsuragi-kun to leave school."
Sakayanagi nominates it without hesitation.
Katsuragi closed her eyes and crossed her arms, not moving.
"You, what do you mean? This is too cruel!"
Yahiko Totsuka, who admired Katsuragi, was the only one who showed resistance.
"Yahiko, calm down."
But Katsuragi stopped Totsuka.
"Yes, but Katsuragi!"
"I intend to accept this result."
"There seems to be no objection. That means no one is against this decision."
Most class A have joined the Sakayanagi faction. Although some people were not happy with it, it was not enough to overthrow the opposition.
In order to pass peacefully and safely, they will continue to be Sakayanagi's partners.
Only Totsuka tried to fight about Katsuragi's fate.
Katsuragi really understood that his actions were meaningless.
"In that case, I will make a decision. Katsuragi-kun will sacrifice to leave school in this additional test. Please raise your hand if you agree."
His classmates raised their hands together.
Besides Totsuka and Katsuragi, as well as Sakayanagi, all 37 students agreed.
Mashima-sensei seemed to have predicted this situation, and he quietly
averted his gaze.
"With this, the discussion about this additional exam is complete."
"Do you think this is good!"
"Yahiko, it's okay."
Even though Totsuka refused until the last moment, but Katsuragi did not
intend to refute Sakayanagi.
"After all, the contract I made is still valid, class A doesn't have the advantage of flowing points to Ryuuen from class D. I have to take this responsibility."
"Yes, but because of this, you get class points! We don't lose! And because class D also has to get someone out, they will choose Ryuuen! If so, you don't need to leave school, because your contract with Ryuuen will automatically not apply ! "
Totsuka fiercely opposed the theory.
"Just because you are the leader of this class, doesn't mean you are free to decide!"
"Yahiko, don't say that again."
Katsuragi held Totsuka to calm himself down. With a tone that is stronger than before.
"Katsuragi ......!"
Even if Katsuragi would be expelled from school in a very painful situation, he tried to be calm.
Totsuka leaned back in his chair as if to hit himself, in frustration.
"Even though you keep saying you don't care? After all, your comment is very interesting."
"No problem. After all, no one objected to this policy. I will leave school."
"That's right. Then listen to Katsuragi-kun's opinion, and we do it."
With less than five minutes of discussion, class A comes to the conclusion of this additional examination.
Katsuragi stood up and walked to the corridor to be alone.
After that, Totsuka rushed after him and came to him.
"Katsuragi, you really don't mind going!"
"... It can't be helped. In this test, students who have rights in the class have a huge advantage. Even if I fight, I can't overcome criticism from Sakayanagi."
"Yes, but there should be some students who are not satisfied with Sakayanagi, just collect them-"
"You have helped me so far. I am very grateful to you."
"Katsuragi ... ..."
"After I leave school, you must follow Sakayanagi. If you arbitrarily fight it, the next person who will leave school is you, Yahiko."
That was because Katsuragi understood this, so he wanted to avoid the conflict between Sakayanagi and Totsuka.
"This is the last instruction I gave you."
"......, ugh, ... !!"
Totsuka whose face was filled with regret, he could only shake his head in
despair. the name mentioned, his attitude did not change from usual.
"Masumi-san."
"Is there something?"
"... No, nothing."
Sakayanagi felt that asking her was a waste of time, so she changed her mind.
A calm and thorough assessment of Sakayanagi does not have a human touch.
Sakayanagi thought it was a good idea to show Kamuro because he was a similar person.
Phone calls broke the silence between the two.
Sakayanagi takes out the cellphone from his pocket.
He smiled and accepted the call happily.
"I'm glad to hear you, Yamauchi-kun, I think it's time to contact."
"You're very strange ..."
It is not surprising that Sakayanagi recently communicated with
Yamauchi like this.
Chat every day, talk about some useless topics.
"Today? Okay, no problem. See you later. But I have something to do later. I'll see you later."
Kamuro immediately understood that the call was Yamauchi's love call.
"I'm walking now, so I'll call you again later."
This is what Sakayanagi said, only after a few seconds of a telephone call.
"In short, I have to go to Yamauchi-kun at night."
"You seem to be in touch with Yamauchi a lot. What are you going to plan for?"
"Because I care about him."
"Do you care? Say ... Do you like it?"
"Does this feel strange? If I like it."
While remembering Yamauchi's appearance, Kamuro shook his head from side to side.
"Are you kidding me?"
"Yes, this is a joke."
"Hey ..."
"I practice to be able to use it as a C-class spy."
"It's not easy to attend training like that ......"
"Not like that, an interesting test was announced and I intend to make it an
experiment."
For Kamuro, Sakayanagi said that as half the truth and half lies.
Even though Kamuro is his assistant, as long as he can't trust others
completely, he must hide it while talking.
"The first step is to meet him today. In this way, you can understand some of my goals."
Sakayanagi who thought about the next development, happily laughed.
Prt5:
In the evening
Sakayanagi and Kamuro joined Yamauchi at Keyaki Mall.
In order not to let others see their meeting, the karaoke room was
deliberately chosen as a gathering place.
"Kamuro-chan ... is also here now."
"Sorry, I'm still a little shy when dating alone."
"It's okay! I also like dating like this!"
Yamauchi tried to smile, so as not to be hated by him.
To be honest, he wants to be alone with Sakayanagi, and then confess to him.
After that, he will become his official lover, but he stops this urge.
"Yamauchi-kun, are you okay with this additional test?"
"What?"
"No. If you can handle it it's a good thing, only ..."
Sakayanagi accidentally stopped.
"If Yamauchi-kun leaves school, I can't see you anymore. I just don't want
that to happen."
This attitude of pretending to Sakayanagi made Kamuro feel disgusted,
but he did not show it on his face.
This is only part of the game.
If he reacts to it, it will only make him tired.
"I, I hate that too!"
"Our feelings are the same, aren't we?"
Sakayanagi stroked his chest.
"If you have a problem, I can help you."
"But ─"
"It's true that me and Yamauchi-kun are enemies, but in this additional test, it's a little different. There's no factor in competing with other classes."
"Of course ... ..."
"But, on the contrary I might be able to help other classes."
"Help ...?"
This idea was thought by Yamauchi.
"For example, I will give a voice of praise to Yamauchi-kun."
After Yamauchi heard this sentence, he swallowed his own saliva.
The sound of praise given by another class - even if it's only one vote, he wants to get it.
This is something that is very desirable and necessary for students who are candidates for dropping out of school.
"You, do you really want to help me?"
"If you're having trouble, I'll help you."
Even though these gentle words made Yamauchi feel happy, he pretended to be calm.
In his life, even though he was never that close to a girl, it would be very embarrassing for him to let others know that he had no love experience.
"Actually ... They are really jealous of me in class. I'm worried that a group of people will criticize me."
"Jealous of you?"
"Yes. Besides, the only person who can meet you like this is just me."
"That's right, but I'm not interested in other boys."
Yamauchi could not say that he was a candidate dropping out of school because of his poor grades.
But, Yamauchi wanted Sakayanagi to see himself great, while he also wanted to get away pat help.
"I understand. Then to help Yamauchi-kun, I will teach you a secret plan."
"Secret, secret plan?"
"Yes. Gather more than half of your friends in the class and pull them.
Then target someone and force him to come out."
"But ... if I do that, I might be a target ...!"
"That's right. Everyone is afraid to be a leader. Because if you do something that hurts your friend carelessly, you can make that critical voice turn to yourself."
Yamauchi nodded.
"So I'll help you."
"How, how do you do it?"
"In class A, there are around 20 friends who adore me. I will beg them to vote for Yamauchi-kun."
"Eh !?"
"Isn't there a classmate who will vote for praise to Yamauchi-kun? Even though you collected more than 30 voices of criticism from your friends,
basically you can cancel each other out. So you won't come out."
"You, are you serious?"
"Of course. However, even if you collect 20 votes of praise, it's not at all safe. Therefore you must be a leader and force a student out."
"But, who should go out?"
"Of course ... We can't rule out good students for Class C. Masumi-san, do
you have a suitable candidate?"
"... What about Ayanokouji?"
"Ayanokouji-kun? I've heard of his name ..."
"Ah, simply ... he's a weak person."
"There's no need to say the details. It looks like this student is very suitable. Is Yamauchi-kun's relationship with him good enough?"
"That, of course! He's just a classmate!"
"Then let the person be a victim."
"But ... ..."
A feeling of wanting to be saved goes against guilt for sacrificing his classmates.
However, although he did not want to accept it, he could understand it. Of
course, he wants to prioritize protecting his feelings.
"I think it hurts your heart to cut your own classmates in any relationship.
So don't think too deeply. Just imagine he is the student we decided randomly."
Even though it hurt Yamauchi. He tried to smile.
"After the exam, next Monday, can you meet me alone next time? There's
something I want to say to Yamauchi-kun. That's very important."
"!"
This sentence fully reaches Yamauchi.
He thought about it randomly, and decided that this was Sakayanagi's
intention to confess to himself.
To achieve this, he must prevent himself from leaving school.
The most important thing is that if he does not succeed in completing the
plan mentioned by Sakayanagi, he might be hated.
He is busy with such thoughts.
"Let's start by setting aside people who might be close to Ayanokouji-kun.
We can't let this get to his ears, and secretly letting him out is the best thing."
"I, I understand."
"There was a suggestion before, Yamauchi-kun."
"Suggestion ......?"
"Please, don't tell others that we will vote for praise to Yamauchi-kun, if you speak easily, it will risk making your fellow group hate you."
"Certainly ... ..."
If they knew that only Yamauchi was in a safe zone, that would obviously cause other people to become jealous and angry.
"I understand, I promise not to tell anyone else."
"Thank you."
"Only that... ."
"Is there something?"
"That, I don't doubt you at all, just ... Are you really going to give me a voice of praise?"
"You mean, do you want a written contract?"
"I'm very worried about this ..."
Of course, an oral agreement would worry Yamauchi, and this kind of thing would be very necessary.
"So, Yamauchi-kun thinks I will betray you? Even though doing this kind of thing is not good for me. But if you can't believe it ... It's as if we don't experience this conversation. Because you don't even believe me, that means we have to reconsider what we will do next week. "
"Wait, wait! I believe I believe!"
Yamauchi desperately licked Sakayanagi who tried to cancel it.
"I'm sorry, doubting this ..."
"No problem. I understand your anxiety."
Sakayanagi smiled softly and gave the final suggestion to Yamauchi.
"Then ...... If a recording device is found in Yamauchi-kun, it will soon be destroyed. And at that moment my relationship and Yamauchi-kun are enemies."
"Don't worry. I will never do anything like that!"
"Thank you. Masumi-san, please check her body."
"Eh, me?"
"Please."
"... I understand."
Kamuro responded calmly and carried out a body check on Yamauchi.
"It's getting more interesting, isn't it?"
This is just a simple game.
In the heart of Sakayanagi, the results were decided from the beginning.
After Yamauchi returned to the dormitory, Sakayanagi remained karaoke
with Kamuro.
"You're still bhaven't come home yet? "
It was around 8 o'clock.
Because students can only stay until 9 o'clock, so there will be a servant who urges them to leave.
"Masumi-san, what do you think of my strategy this time?"
"I thought that ..."
"Ayanokouji-kun is not an ordinary person, you must understand this!"
"Yes. Besides, your interest in Ayanokouji is very strong, right?"
"It shouldn't be just this, right? Masumi-san should also watch it carefully and feel it."
Even though Kamuro didn't know the details, the student had mysterious
and unpleasant things.
This is Kamuro's impression on Ayanokouji.
"He is strong."
"... ... is it very strong?"
"Even Katsuragi-kun and Ryuuen-kun or Ichinose-san aren't the
opponents at all."
"Oh? Then, how about you?"
"Let's see ?"
"...... It sounds bad, if you say it like that."
Kamuro thought he would immediately answer 'I can win', so he was shocked.
"Of course I can win. But he really isn't seen. No. It's a little different.
Maybe I have hope that Ayanokoji-Kun is someone who will lose."
This is an extraordinary feeling that he hasn't even noticed.
"I hope I can see it seriously before he is forced to leave school."
Sakayanagi hopes that from the bottom of his heart.
Prt6:
Chapter 6 Part 6
That's what happened on Tuesday. The next day, Sakayanagi received a report from Yamauchi.
He personally taught him how to act and how to stand the test.
At the same time, the chess pieces placed in the Kamuro area themselves were promoted.
"Is that so, are they those who criticize Ayanokouji-kun?
A total of 21 people. Sakayanagi can only sigh, this number is more than expected.
If Yamauchi does it alone, things won't develop smoothly.
"Yamauchi-kun."
"What?"
"It seems like it's the right thing to ask Kushida-san to act as an
intermediary."
Kushida is the type of person who will act for his classmates.
"Well, that is. As Sakayanagi-chan said."
This is the right judgment, if 'he was asked by Yamauchi, he would not easily refuse'.
More importantly, Sakayanagi had learned some information regarding
Kushida, and he was a little interested in that.
"When you asked him to help you, did you cry at him?"
"I, I didn't do such a shameful thing!"
As if he imagined he had cried, Sakayanagi and Kamuro looked at each
other.
"That means the negotiation is perfect."
"Yes ... ..."
"So tomorrow I will tell you again who will be included in the group."
"I understand. "
The most important thing is tomorrow and Thursday.
Sakayanagi will assess how to bring his classmates to the group Yamauchi made.
After the phone was closed, Kamuro spoke.
"Kushida really helps in this kind of plan even though she has to let someone out of school."
"If Yamauchi-kun begs while crying, Kushida-san won't be able to avoid it. But even if you want to attract so many students, you need a certain level of communication skills. It seems that Kushida-san's communication skills
are quite strong."
Sakayanagi takes the Queen's pawn and looks at Kamuro.
"What do you think the next situation will develop?"
"If this continues, the voice of criticism will gather in Ayanokouji and he will get out of school ... But if he is very strong as you say, what will he do?"
"What if he doesn't know, if he becomes a target, do you think he will still be ready?"
"I don't know what method he will use."
"He was always careful. Even though he didn't know he was being targeted now, he always thought about the nature of the test. He would not rule out the possibility, criticism gathered on him. If that was the case, he would take the first step."
"... How to deal with it?"
"Prove in front of everyone that there are students who are blocking the
class. He can find reasons at will, as long as the student is incompetent, the effect will be more significant."
In Sakayanagi's mind, he was drawing a state of affairs in class C in the near future.
"For example, Yamauchi-kun. He intends to get rid of Ayanokouji-kun who cooperates with me, and has also started an action. If this incident comes to the surface, he will be an ideal target."
"For you, whether it's Ayanokouji or Yamauchi, it doesn't matter who leaves school, right?"
Sakayanagi takes the king with the other hand.
"No. Let the 'King' stay to the end."
In the end, Sakayanagi controls all the chess games.
Prt7:
The day before the exam, Friday night. Sakayanagi lives in the karaoke
room for additional exam preparation tomorrow.
"What is the situation?"
Its members are Kamuro, Hashimoto and Kitou. Plus himself, there are 4 people.
"It seems like all who have done today, Horikita-san sniffed it and revealed that I was working with Yamauchi-kun. Where did the information leak? "
Sakayanagi holds fried potatoes and puts them in his mouth.
A student moves forward while observing the situation.
"Sakayanagi, the source of the information is Karuizawa. I told you it was better not to bring Karuizawa into the Yamauchi group so that I could safely
remove Ayanokouji."
Hashimoto Masayoshi. As one of the Sakayanagi believers and has arbitrarily marked Ayanokouji.
During the reconnaissance process, he saw Karuizawa's contact with Ayanokouji, and he suggested about this strategy.
Although Sakayanagi accepted this suggestion and did not intend to withdraw Karuizawa into the group, Sakayanagi changed his policy after Thursday.
In the end, it leads to the current situation.
"To carry out this strategy perfectly, shouldn't we not let Ayanokouji know that he is targeted until the end of the exam?"
"Yes. I remember your advice. Ayanokouji-kun and Karuizawa-san might have an unusual relationship. If he found out, that information would not be
avoided would get to Ayanokouji-kun."
That is why Sakayanagi decided to bring Karuizawa dominantly.
He passed Tuesday and Wednesday, deliberately choosing to divulge information on Thursday.
Then, observe the progress of the next day. To see the possibility of Karuizawa leaking information to Ayanokouji.
"Well, didn't you hit him badly, Sakayanagi?"
Kamuro who listened to this conversation, said a sentence like that.
Hashimoto began to analyze why Sakayanagi made things like this.
"If I enter Karuizawa-san, which is the center of the girls, so that I can
focus criticism on Ayanokouji-kun, there is a possibility that the number of
criticisms will exceed 20, to 30. I just want to be a little greedy."
"I know they will conduct experiments in class. It's only a matter of time."
"But if this problem is not disclosed, there might be an advantage for
Yamauchi."
Sakayanagi listens to their opinions and feels happy to be able to escape.
"Even if you are a herbivore, as long as you understand that you will become bait, you will finally show resistance. However, I think that's why it's interesting. I really want to see what he will do and how he will fight the rest
of the time. "
"You just want to see something like that, so you accidentally leaked
information to Karuizawa?"
"After all, this is to confirm whether your suggestion is correct."
"But Ayanokouji had consulted Horikita, so it was exposed to his
classmates. I did not understand the situation. But, because Yamauchi
received the sound of praise from us, he would not come out. I could not
imagine who would come out."
"Isn't it a mistake, making a treaty of criticism of Ayanokouji, limited to
verbal agreement? How many people don't criticize Ayanokouji when they
know of today's events?"
Criticism of Ayanokouji will decline sharply and criticism of Yamauchi
will increase.
However, Yamauchi received 20 praises from Class A and got out of
trouble.
As a result, it is not clear who will get more criticism.
After listening to Hashimoto and Kamuro's analysis, Sakayanagi laughed.
Sakayanagi has calculated the results.
Results not yet seen by Kamuro, Hashimoto, Yamauchi, and others.
Actions that lead to results come to mind.
He pulled out the cellphone that had been turned off.
As soon as the cellphone was turned on, he received a missed call and a
short message from Yamauchi.
The sound of praise held by Class A.
Yamauchi wanted to know if they would really choose Yamauchi, he felt
anxious and very upset about this.
"I forgot to tell everyone, this is a very important story about Yamauchi-
kun."
This is what Sakayanagi said, and he did not hesitate to convey what he
had forgotten.
(T / N: Sakayanagi recounts, Yamauchi happened to hit him while in a
training camp. And that's where Sakayanagi hated Yamauchi.)