A crossover anime, where people are in Classroom of the Imaginary Era, and behind the scenes, the ki

"But... if this plan continues, what if all the extra lives of those students who are being used as expendable resources are used up? At that point, who would still be willing to die in someone else's place?"

Long Yuanxiang let out a sneer, his eyes icy cold:

"Hirata, aren't you thinking a bit too far ahead?"

Whether they can live to see the day their lives end is still unknown! The rules of the Black Ball change every time, and since we cannot resist these changes, we can only use every means to adapt to them.

"As for what happens in the future, we'll talk about that later!"

Honami Ichinose bit her lip, as if she was caught in a deep dilemma.

But in the end, she did not refute Longyuan's somewhat cruel statement.

"You're not wrong... I just wanted too much."

"Faced with the unreasonable violence of the Black Ball, indeed... the best option at present is to first empower a group of people and then lead them to become powerful together."

Even Ichinose compromised.

Yosuke Hirata sighed helplessly and took on the task that would offend people: "I will try to persuade everyone in Class D."

Seeing this, Asako Amakura felt a pang of sympathy and reached out to carefully grasp Ichinose's cool fingers, trying to ease the pressure in her heart.

Ichinose then grasped her hand in return, gently shaking his head to indicate that he was alright.

She suddenly raised her head, looked at Su Wei, and asked:

"By the way, senior, did the information sent back by the president mention seeing Tenze in this exam?"

Su Wei answered truthfully:

"Tianze Yixia came back with them. Besides, didn't she say that she still had a lot of item points she picked up during the test? This time she met the mysterious merchant, maybe she really managed to exchange them for equipment."

"Tch, a little girl. How many points can she possibly accumulate by participating in just one test?"

Long Yuanxiang looked disdainful, but then clicked his tongue with some regret: "Sigh... it's a pity. It's a 50% discount. I wonder if it will all go back to the original price when we meet that merchant."

Sakayanagi Yusu smiled:

"Longyuan, you're overthinking it."

"Discounts are only valuable to those who don't have enough points and are dirt poor. For us 'nouveau riche' who've struck it rich overnight..."

"If that black ball doesn't rip us off badly, then it'll be as if it has a conscience."

She held up the printed paper in her hand:

"Alright, since everyone agrees with Su Weijun's suggestion, I think we can temporarily disband today's gathering. I can't wait to go back and properly study this so-called Ripple Qi Gong."

Su Wei looked at Sakayanagi Arisu.

Even a fool could tell that her rush back was because she wanted to get the qigong manual to her father, the chairman, before he could, in order to secure more priority for the Sakayanagi family.

But he didn't care.

"I've already posted the Qigong manual in the Black Ball Mutual Aid Group. You can download it yourselves."

......

After the meeting, the class leaders left one after another.

And the black ball watched the students teleport away from the outer edge of the playground.

Since watching Horikita Manabu being teleported away, Horikita Suzune has been standing here alone, waiting.

But when Horikita Manabu's figure finally appeared at the end of the line of sight...

Horikita Suzune suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Instead of going forward to greet her, she subconsciously took two steps back and hid herself in the shady corner of the tree.

In a blind spot that would be absolutely imperceptible from Horikita Manabu's perspective.

In fact, she had rehearsed the scene countless times in her mind during the long wait.

She wanted to rush up to her brother and tell him that she was no longer the useless little sister who only dragged him down and was good for nothing.

She wanted to tell him that she was also working hard, even learning swordsmanship, and that one day she would be able to help him in some way.

but......

When the moment truly arrived, the girl's confidence crumbled instantly, and she suddenly lost the courage to step forward.

Since my brother has returned, it means he has been reborn.

And what about her?

She can't even protect herself now, and she can't even block Su Wei's casual strike when she's practicing swordsmanship.

If his sister, who is already struggling to take care of herself, were to run to him now... wouldn't that make him even more disappointed?

Horikita Suzune gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, suppressing her emotions.

'No, it's not the right time yet.'

'At least, I'll wait until I'm truly capable of standing on my own... before I go to my brother and make him look at me with new respect!'

The girl convinced herself of this.