Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

It's no wonder they're called Class D; when a crisis comes, instead of thinking about how to overcome the difficulties, they're trying to shirk responsibility and instigate internal strife.

Chapter 265 A Plea for Help from Class D

After school at noon, the students in Class C immediately took action based on the results of the exam. Although Longyuan had promised to use points to help them, what if things didn't go as planned?

Moreover, with the final exams over and no longer under academic pressure, students would be quite willing to participate in this special exam.

However, unlike most of the more relaxed students in Class C, Yuya Tokito was feeling a bit nervous at this moment.

Because once he is voted the person with the most criticisms, Longyuan will absolutely not spend points to help him.

Regarding this, he believes that Longyuan will definitely keep its word.

Meanwhile, Tatsuya Kamio was about to go to the cafeteria for lunch when someone called out to him. The person was Suzune Horikita from Class 1-D.

Shiina, who had originally planned to have dinner with Tatsuya Kamio, waved to him and left.

Yes, what an understanding Shiina is.

Can I borrow some of your time?

Although he wasn't particularly fond of Horikita Suzune, he had received a lot of help from Horikita Manabu, so Kamio Tatsuya didn't give her a hard time.

"I'm going to the cafeteria for lunch now."

After saying that, she walked past Horikita Suzune and left.

He neither agreed nor refused, but what he really meant was that if I didn't mind, I could come along.

If Horikita can't even understand this level of language, then Kamio Tatsuya feels there's no need for further conversation.

Fortunately, the other party did not disappoint her and quietly followed.

A dozen minutes later, Tatsuya Kamio and Suzune Horikita sat down in a corner of the cafeteria.

However, compared to Tatsuya Kamio's luxurious cafeteria meal, Suzune Horikita ate a homemade bento box, and the dishes suggested that her financial situation was rather precarious.

"Just tell me what's wrong. I might consider helping you out of respect for your brother."

Tatsuya Kamio's omniscient demeanor made Horikita feel rather unhappy.

"Why are you so sure I'm here to ask for help?"

"What you said is problematic. If you weren't here to ask for help, I don't think you would have come to me on purpose."

Tatsuya Kamio looked at Suzune Horikita and spoke calmly.

"Furthermore, regarding the inquiries about the special exam, everyone should agree that Class D must be in a lot of chaos right now, right?"

Although Tatsuya Kamio is no longer in Class D, he still knows what kind of people those guys in Class D are. With just a little thought, he can figure out the current situation of Class D.

"You're right. As soon as the exam content was released, the students in the class were thrown into chaos. Nobody wanted to drop out of school."

In just half a day, the students started forming cliques, and some even promised to vote for each other.

Horikita sighed, losing all appetite.

As for the situation of Class D, Tatsuya Kamio was not surprised at all, because Class C was in a similar situation, except that Class C had a final guarantee compared to Class D.

Therefore, the situation in Class C is much better; at least the students are more relaxed.

"By the way, what do you think this exam is? Do you think it's just an exam designed to annoy first-year students?"

"What do you mean?"

Horikita frowned.

"Hehe, generally speaking, a class that has a student drop out will be severely punished, right? Just like the previous forest exam."

Also, you may not know this, but I can tell you that failing the written exam or withdrawing from the school will also result in a deduction of 300 class points.

However, there was no special exam this time, meaning this was an opportunity—an opportunity to weed out 'unnecessary students.'

Kamio Tatsuya understood this when he explained the exam rules on the board; this was the best opportunity for him and Ryuen to expel the then-current student.

This is a good opportunity not only to avoid harming the class, but also to safely cut away the rotten flesh.

However, expelling a student when there is clearly a chance to save them is not a good thing to do, so some guidance is still needed.

Therefore, in front of the students, Long Yuan directly said, "If the student is expelled, he will not be asked for help."

The purpose was to provoke the then-current leader, and then make him take action, so that he would bring about his own destruction!

On this point, Tatsuya Kamio and Ryuen are quite in sync.

However, Horikita did not have this intention after hearing what Kamio Tatsuya said.

"Kamio, do you still remember the Pper Shffle exam?"

"Are you cursing me? After all, it was only last semester, and my memory is still intact." Kamio Tatsuya gave Horikita a slight warning.

"No, that's not what I meant. I meant, you should know the true nature of that exam, right?"

During Pper Shffle's exam, Class D lost the competition from the very beginning because they were two students short.

That's right. Without two players, Class D couldn't win against anyone at the time, so Horikita chose to cooperate with Tatsuya Kamio, which also brought him some benefits.

"So, you don't intend to use this opportunity to abandon anyone?"

“I have this idea.” Horikita nodded. “Not only me, Hirata also wants to do his best to help the students in the class avoid dropping out.”

"Then there's only one way: we just need to collect 20 million personal points to avoid being expelled. But as far as I know, Class D doesn't have enough personal points, right?"

Tatsuya Kamio let out a mocking laugh.

"Indeed, that's why I came to find you."

Upon hearing Horikita's words, Kamio Tatsuya's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped.

"You don't mean to ask me to lend you money, do you?"

"That's right, that's what I think."

Looking at Horikita's expression, Tatsuya Kamio suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

"Putting aside whether I have any extra points, even if I did, why should I lend them to you?"

"Because if things continue like this, Sudo might become a dropout. He's your scapegoat, Kamio-kun, right? You don't want to lose Sudo as your scapegoat, do you?"

During the forest exam, you used Yamanouchi as a scapegoat to directly earn 15 million private points from both Class 1 and Class B.

In other words, if you play this trump card well, you can gain a lot of private points, so to keep this trump card, you shouldn't mind lending us twelve million, right?

Upon hearing Horikita Suzune's words, Kamio Tatsuya burst into laughter in exasperation.

Whether it's the scapegoat thing or the scheme to make 30 million by using the scapegoat as a trump card, it's all Kamio Tatsuya's own plan. What does it have to do with you ugly freaks?

"Hahaha, you think you can control me like this? Don't get me wrong, Horikita." Kamio Tatsuya placed one hand on the table and leaned forward, getting closer to Horikita.

"At this point, I don't care about Sudo being the scapegoat at all. If you want to do it, then go ahead and do it."

Furthermore, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Judging from your attitude of wanting to protect the students in your class, you haven't given up the fight yet, have you?

You should know very well what the consequences would be if we lost Sudo, who is at the top of the sport, right?

Yes, Class D will be permanently disqualified from promotion.

Also, don't forget, besides the fact that one student will be expelled, this exam also introduces a new concept.

That's right, protection points, which in some ways are essentially a scapegoat.

The only difference is that it cannot cause damage to other classes.

Protection points can only protect yourself, while scapegoats can protect themselves and also manipulate other classes.

Moreover, as long as Horikita still has the belief that he wants to rise in the ranks, he cannot give up on Sudo at this time.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that what Kamio Tatsuya really wanted was for them to abandon Sudo at this point, so that Class D would be out of the picture and he would no longer need to be on guard against them.

After listening to Tatsuya Kamio's words, Horikita sighed. As expected, it was impossible to threaten Tatsuya Kamio by talking about a scapegoat.

“In that case, we are willing to pay the price,” Horikita said seriously. “This is a deal.”

"Is that so? A deal..." Tatsuya Kamio leaned back, then looked at Horikita with a playful expression. "So, what can you offer in return?"

Hearing that Kamio Tatsu did not immediately refuse, Horikita breathed a sigh of relief.

Very well, just as Ayanokouji said, Kamio is actually a person who prioritizes profit, so there is a high probability that he will agree to the deal.

Next is the details of the deal. To be honest, Horikita hasn't figured out what price she can pay yet. Her mission today is to test Kamio Tatsuya's attitude.

"I don't know about that yet."

Horikita's candid attitude surprised Kamio Tatsuya, who then laughed.

"Then let's change the question. How many points does your Class D currently lack?"

"Although the statistics haven't been compiled yet, I think the total points in the class shouldn't exceed ten million. No, we'd be lucky if it reached eight million."

"Eight million? That means we're still short twelve million?" Kamio Tatsuya stroked his chin. "Anyway, you guys go and do the tallying first. Once you've tallied it up, then figure out the price. Anyway, there are still four or five days until Saturday, so there's no rush."

Kamio Tatsuya currently has around 34 million private points. Even if he lends out 12 million, it won't be a big deal, as he still has 20 million as collateral.

The key question is whether the 12 million loan can be recovered, and what benefits can be gained from it. If it cannot be recovered, what benefits can be gained from it?

As long as the benefits are right, lending it out is no big deal; Kamio Tatsuya doesn't care about such things at all.

This is like an investment, where you can get big profits with small investment.

Perhaps Class D currently has very few class points, and it will likely take them a very long time to accumulate 1200 million private points, possibly even by graduation.

From this perspective, it seems that Tatsuya Kamio lost out, but this matter cannot be judged solely by the points return.

During this period, if this loan can be used to control Class D to some extent, it is very likely that the profits will be far greater than 12 million.

In short, it depends on how it's used, but of course, the premise is that Class D has to pay a suitable price.

"So I can assume that you are willing to lend us this large sum of points, is that right?"

"As long as the price you pay is reasonable, I have no objection."

A calm smile appeared on Tatsuya Kamio's face.

"I understand. I will discuss a plan with Hirata and the others as soon as possible. Of course, if there is anything you want us to do, Kamio, you can also bring it up."

After all, it's a transaction, so there's always room for negotiation.

"Don't worry, I won't be polite."

After lunch, Tatsuya Kamio returned to the classroom.

"Hey, judging from your expression, you seem to have had quite a haul."

Sure enough, Longyuan and I have a great understanding.

Upon hearing Ryuen's words, Kamio Tatsuya revealed a smile almost identical to Ryuen's.

"I guess so. Class D actually came to me to borrow points. It seems they really have nowhere else to turn."

There was no need to hide this matter, so Tatsuya Kamio told Ryuen directly.

"Oh? Looks like you're planning to completely drain Class D."

"No, I just think this is a good opportunity. Is there anything you want to get from Class D?" Kamio Tatsuya sat down and chatted with Ryuen.

"Class D..."

Long Yuan stroked his chin, as if he had thought of something, and then his eyes became somewhat gloomy.

This guy……

Could it be that she was thinking about the scene where she was beaten up by Ayanokouji before?

"Forget it, with that goldfish poop not wanting to lift a finger, Class D is just too boring right now, so I'll just give up."

Longyuan waved his hand, indicating that he had no interest in the current Class D.

Tatsuya Kamio shrugged.

Soon, the afternoon classes began, both of which were class meetings, seemingly prepared specifically for the students.

The atmosphere in Class C wasn't exactly relaxed, but it wasn't heavy either.

"Mr. Ryuen, may I speak?"

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Kaneda, who had stood up, and Ryuen, who was sitting on the podium. Did this guy have a plant?

"Feel free to speak your mind; I really enjoy taking other people's opinions into account."