Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

"We really didn't say anything!"

"If you didn't say anything, how would Class C know what you were doing in the coffee shop?"

"We...we don't know!"

"..."

As Totsuka Yahiko reprimanded some students, a hint of annoyance flashed in Sakayanagi Arisu's eyes. It was clear that her plan to attack Katsuragi Kohei was about to fail again.

Originally, it was defined that Kohei Katsuragi made the wrong decision, which led everyone down the path of failure. However, this has now been refuted by Shiho Manabe, who has redefined the responsibility as being divided into two parts.

Faced with accusations from rivals, especially when they are true, some students, even if they want to argue, cannot guarantee that they have not leaked anything.

Therefore, Sakayanagi Arisu sighed, realizing that it was clearly impossible to continue attacking Katsuragi Kohei today.

She glanced silently at Toru Suzuki, a glint of light flickering in her eyes. Was this also part of his calculations?

Chapter 319 Taking Advantage of the Vulnerability

Due to Shiho Manabe's words, Class 1-A fell into a brief period of self-doubt, but the opinions of the Sakayanagi faction remained.

To prevent similar mistakes from happening again, the unanimous consent of the whole class must be obtained before implementation. This may seem like a restriction on Katsuragi Kohei, but it will actually cause a lot of trouble for Sakayanagi Arisu.

Even so, Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu both knew that the opinions of the majority were not important at all, and if they did not eliminate each other in time, the infighting in the class would become more and more serious.

The Katsuragi faction currently holds the advantage, while Sakayanagi Arisu can only continue to wait for an opportunity.

Thinking of this, Suzuki Toru sighed softly. Even if he forcefully suppressed Sakayanagi Arisu's plan today, the other party would not give up easily.

Because Sakayanagi Arisu won't just give in.

Even if her Sakayanagi faction is dismantled, she will replenish her strength from other sources and launch another sneak attack at the right time.

There are only two possible outcomes to the infighting in Class A: either Katsuragi Kohei and Suzuki Toru give up control of the class and follow the instructions of Usaka Yanagi Arisu.

Alternatively, they would expel Sakayanagi Arisu from school, either by making her drop out or transfer her to another class.

No matter how you look at it, Sakayanagi Arisu is a very troublesome woman.

Suzuki Toru walked along the tree-lined avenue at dusk. The sports festival had officially ended, and students from all grades could be seen dragging their tired steps toward their dormitories, some of them with smiling faces.

It's quite gratifying that the lower-ranked class managed to win a round under Class A's dominance.

In some classes, however, the students' resentment is almost like a demon; anyone who sees a zero score would probably feel terrible.

Seeing that Sudo Ken and the others were ahead, Suzuki Toru took a detour via a secluded path, which would take more time but would avoid unnecessary trouble.

Light clouds piled up on the thin horizon, a gentle evening breeze blew, and a golden-red glow shone in the distance, as if the air itself was burning red, with surging waves. The shade of the trees swayed for a while. Walking along this quiet path, one could circle around the school's artificial lake, and then follow the road back to the first-year student dormitory.

Normally, only couples frequent this area, and Suzuki Toru rarely walks this path, but it feels quite nice now.

"...Can you tell me why?"

Suzuki Toru stopped in his tracks and saw two figures sitting on a bench ahead. Due to the obstruction of the trees, they seemed unaware that anyone was passing by.

"Putting summer vacation aside, why did you lose today's sports festival?" One of the figures, who looked like a teacher, had a long, high ponytail and a graceful figure hidden under her office lady attire. "With your abilities, you shouldn't have come in last place, even if you didn't get first place, right? Ayanokouji, don't you have any explanation for this?"

Although they were sitting on the same bench, the two were a little far apart, more like they were wary of each other than strangers.

However, Suzuki Toru was somewhat surprised to run into Ayanokoji Kiyotaka here.

"The class's information has been leaked, and there's really nothing I can do about it, Chabashira-sensei."

As expected, it's Class D's homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae.

At the same time, Suzuki Toru was also confused: why did the homeroom teacher and the student have to meet in private?

Moreover, Chabashira Sae's tone just now sounded like she was questioning Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, which wasn't the normal tone a homeroom teacher would use when speaking to a student.

"Even if there is a traitor, I don't believe you were completely unaware. Even if it's because of Class A, don't you have any means of countermeasures?" Chabashira Sae seemed very agitated. "Your class finally gained points, but immediately lost 150 points in the preferential treatment exam, and now you've lost another 200 points. Does it matter to you what happens to your class?"

"Tea Pillar Teacher, wasn't it you who forced me to take this action?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka said calmly, without even the slightest change in expression on his face.

"Are you provoking me? Don't forget, you're only able to live here because of my protection; otherwise, you'd be expelled immediately." Chabashira Sae's voice was full of threat, as if she had sensed Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's suspicion of her.

Suzuki Tetsu was quite impressed with this teacher. He had initially thought he was just a lazy bum, but it turned out he was just as shameless as himself.

Do you have evidence to assert that this is true?

"The evidence is that I know everything about you. Other students and teachers know nothing about you, but I know what you have done."

Do you know Suzuki?

"Of course I know, his performance is much better than yours, Ayanokouji."

"Actually, I feel he is the one most likely to have inherited his father's traits."

"..."

“Are you surprised?” Ayanokouji Kiyotaka paused for a moment. “He gives me a different feeling than you. He seems to know my strength very well, so he tested me on the deserted island. I didn’t react, so he stopped.”

"What are you trying to say?" Chabashira Sae felt inexplicably irritated, even revealing a mocking expression. "Do you think you can't beat him, so you're just admitting defeat?"

“I won’t admit defeat, but the fact is you don’t know me as well as he does,” Kiyotaka Ayanokoji said calmly. “Like Horikita, your first reaction is to use me, but I remember telling you that one day you will regret using me.”

"Heh, Ayanokouji, don't forget that if you commit scandals like smoking, bullying, stealing, or cheating, it's only natural that you'd be expelled. And it's my job as your homeroom teacher to judge whether you've done such things."

"As a teacher, how can you threaten students? Are you really that obsessed with Class A?"

“It’s not a threat from me, but your father’s hope.”

"No, I know very well that a teacher cannot stand up to my father."

A flicker of hesitation crossed Chabashira Sae's eyes, but she quickly concealed her emotions and calmly said, "I'm your homeroom teacher, and no one knows better than me how to get you expelled."

“I see.” Kiyotaka Ayanokouji silently took out something. “Now we have evidence of the recording. I told you, you’ll regret this.”

Chabashira Sae's expression froze. She stared intently at the object in the other person's hand, which was undoubtedly a highly professional recording device.

"You... how could you have something like this?" Her voice was no longer calm, but incredulous. She had thought that since Kiyotaka Ayanokouji didn't have his phone with him today, there was no risk of him recording.

“I found it in my room,” Kiyotaka Ayanokouji said. “Whether I will drop out of school if I hand over this recording is unknown, but Chabashira-sensei, you will definitely leave Koyuku and your Class A.”

Chashu Sae subtly turned her gaze away, but her tone still carried a hint of firmness: "Even if you make me leave Gaoyu, someone else will take my place. Your father will not let you off the hook."

“Perhaps, but you’re the one who has no choice right now. If you want to climb into Class A, you can only place your hopes on me. And this year’s Class D is probably the best class you’ve ever encountered, so you’re tempted.” Kiyotaka Ayanokouji said quietly, “In other words, you need me, but I don’t need me. If I drop out of school now, Class D will probably be even further away from your dream.”

Chashu Sakae remained silent.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji didn't expect any answer from her, and simply said, "With my father's methods, you couldn't withstand it. Someone else must have helped me. Let's end it here for today, Chabashira-sensei."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji got up and left, completely ignoring Sae Chabashira.

Watching his departing figure, Suzuki Toru felt that the thing in his hand looked familiar, as if it was the bugging device that he had asked Kushida Kikyo to put in his room.

For a moment, Suzuki Tetsu felt a little complicated. If he remembered correctly, the bugging device had probably run out of power, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had just been bluffing Chabashira Sae.

Even so, he wouldn't ask Ayanokouji Kiyotaka for the bugging device back.

To be honest, Suzuki Tetsu initially thought he could overhear some information, but Ayanokouji Kiyotaka did nothing in the room except occasionally have parties with Ike Kanji and the others, and that was it.

Perhaps Kiyotaka Ayanokoji discovered the bug early on, which is why he didn't hear any valuable information.

In the end, the bugging device only worked for about half a month, and Suzuki Tetsu had no desire to retrieve it.

Who would have thought that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji would use his bugging device to get rid of Sae Chabashira's blackmail today?

However, Chabashira Sae herself also had problems, which is why she felt guilty and panicked when faced with the recording.

Suzuki Tetsuya fell into deep thought. From their conversation, it seemed that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's father was a remarkable figure and wanted his son to drop out of school and return home.

Considering Arisu Sakayanagi's words, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is the greatest masterpiece from a certain place, and the other party should have originally been an institution that rivaled the High Education Institute, which means it was a product of factional struggle.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's father must also be a politician, and Toru Suzuki plans to go back and check the information.

He continued to look at Chabashira Sae, mostly because of the results of the sports festival. Sae was clearly somewhat out of her element, her eyes were lifeless, her lips were pursed, and she was staring at a certain spot.

However, Chabashira Sae's gaze was empty; she was simply staring straight ahead.

Just as he was about to act, a figure suddenly darted past Suzuki Toru, a strand of long hair flashed past his sight, followed by a pleasant fragrance wafting over.

"Asahina-senpai?"

Upon hearing his voice, the girl in front of him suddenly stopped and turned around. Sure enough, it was Asahina Nagisa.

Suzuki Toru's eyes lit up, but Asahina Nazuna only glanced at him before silently turning back and quickening her pace.

"Wait, Asahina-senpai, there aren't many people in the cafeteria right now, there's no need to rush."

As expected, Asahina Nasu stopped soon.

"Suzuki-kun, do you know our class's competition list?" However, she didn't turn around, but just asked this question.

Suzuki Tetsu immediately realized what was going on. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does Asahina-senpai suspect that I was spying on your class and then told Kiriyama-senpai?"

"No, I know that simply peeking won't have that effect. It's impossible to match every project with an opponent who is slightly stronger than yourself."

At this point, Asahina Nazuna remained silent for a long time.

"Hey, is there a traitor in our class?"

Chapter 320 Qingmei's Laxity

Sensing that someone was talking, Chabashira Sae looked over sharply and saw that it was a man and a woman. Her expression changed slightly, and she silently stood up.

The scene was somewhat awkward. Suzuki Toru watched as several white butterflies flew out of the flower bushes by the roadside and fluttered past the girl in front of him. Perhaps for the sake of convenience, her long hair was tied up high, and a small patch of light pink was visible on the back of her neck, making her fair skin appear pure and innocent.

"Does Senior Nagumo think someone in the class has leaked information?"

"Although I don't think any of my companions would do such a thing, there's no more reasonable explanation."

"Asahina-senpai trusts her classmates a lot, but I won't reveal their names."

"..."

Asahina Nazuna remained silent for a while. Suzuki Toru glanced at Chabashira Sae on the other side. The latter noticed his gaze, turned her cold and pretty face away, and left the bench as if nothing had happened.

"I'm not forcing you to say it, it's just that I find it unbelievable. We've fought together for over a year, why would someone betray us?"

More than losing to Class 2-B, Asahina Nazuna was clearly more concerned that someone in her class had abandoned them, and she couldn't understand why.

When she heard Nan Yunya coldly announce to the whole class that she would find the traitor and give him the cruelest punishment, even expulsion, she tried to persuade Nan Yunya to show mercy, but was met with Nan Yunya's indifference.

Especially in front of the whole class, Nagumo asked her if she wanted to help Suzuki Tetsu deal with her.