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Although his steps remained steady, in the eyes of the remaining people, his back view carried a hint of a disheveled, hasty retreat.

"What's wrong with Horikita?"

Looking at the tightly closed door, Kikyo Kushida was puzzled:

"She always looked so dejected before. How come she's still like this now that the exams are over?"

Chiaki Matsushita picked up her water glass and took a sip:

"It seems that something has been lost along with confidence."

"She can only recover from this kind of psychological trauma on her own. No matter how much we say, we can't really help her."

Karuizawa Kei put the illustrated book into the drawer, clapped her hands, and looked at the remaining two:

"Alright, that concludes the matter concerning Horikita."

"Is there anything else? If not, I have other things to do!"

Kikyo Kushida pursed her lips.

Seeing that Matsushita Chiaki seemed completely unconcerned, a struggle flashed in her eyes.

After pondering for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Um... Xiaohui, Qianqiu."

"What I'm about to tell you, you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else! You must keep it a secret for me!"

Matsushita Chiaki and Karuizawa Megumi exchanged a glance and sat back down.

Matsushita put down his water glass and said calmly, "That depends on what you're talking about."

Kikyo Kushida paused, as if organizing her thoughts:

Actually...

"As the first fixed individuals chosen by the Black Ball, Su Wei, Ichinose, and Ryuen Sho actually started with three extra lives compared to us ordinary students!"

Matsushita Chiaki was not surprised and replied bluntly:

"As permanent staff, they are required to participate in every Black Ball exam. The Black Ball only gives them this much benefit, which is reasonable. There's nothing to be jealous of."

Karuizawa Keiya also looked puzzled:

"What does this have to do with you coming to see me?"

Kikyo Kushida twisted her fingers together, her voice growing lower and lower:

"In the initial selection mechanism for the Black Ball exam, there was a mechanism of 'randomly selecting a classmate,' which I believe you are also aware of."

"What I want to say is... that I was the first person in the entire grade to be randomly selected to take the Black Ball exam."

Kushida swallowed hard. "In the initial hints given by the black ball, it did not remove me from the list of privileged individuals."

"So, I've been wondering... is there a chance that I might also receive the same treatment as Su Wei and the others...?"

"However, I dare not gamble. I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking on my part. So, I came to ask you for your advice."

Upon hearing this...

Karuizawa Kei understood.

If this were in the original atmosphere of Class D, the students would definitely have started to jeer when they learned that Kushida was very likely to have three lives.

They use the pretext of righteousness to coerce Kikyo Kushida into registering for the preliminary test, or to ask her to take someone else's place in the Black Ball exam.

But now, the situation is different.

After the midterm exams, most of those who took a chance were eliminated.

Even the most troublesome trio in the class, now only Sudo Ken is still alive by sheer luck.

I was almost scared out of my wits.

Now, no one in Class D dares to point fingers or give orders anymore.

After all, there's no guarantee that there won't be another group exam like this at the end of the semester.

Can you still expect the people you've offended to save you then?

Even if Kushida reveals the secret, there's really no need to worry about being forced to your death.

Karuizawa Kei thought for a moment, then turned to look at Matsushita Chiaki beside her.

Matsushita Chiaki sighed.

It is obvious that Kikyo Kushida's words were not what they seemed.

She didn't come here seeking advice.

She clearly wanted to use this "potentially having three lives" as leverage to increase her influence within the small group and imply that she was more valuable than ordinary girls.

However, if what she said is true, Kushida is indeed a lucky person favored by fate.

Under Karuizawa Megumi's pleading gaze, Matsushita Chiaki sat up straight:

"Actually, I think the reason you have this conflicted thought is that you haven't figured out your place yet, Kushida."