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

"Thanks for the hospitality."

While eating, the two quickly thought about how to persuade the other to help them deal with Yuecheng.

The first to come up with the answer was Tatsuya Kamio. As for the excuse, wasn't it ready-made?

“Ayanokouji, let’s cooperate and deal with Tsukishiro together. Chairman Sakayanagi has treated me well, and I can’t stand by and watch him be targeted.”

Kamio Tatsuya made his request first, which might give Ayanokouji the upper hand, but at this point, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't care less about that.

Self-preservation was one aspect, but as he himself said, Sakayanagi Shigemori had treated him well, yet now he was left idle at home to undergo investigation.

If he could do something for the other party, he would naturally feel obligated to do so.

"You mean you want to deal with Yuecheng?"

"It's just self-defense. And since the other party is preparing to attack the two of us, there will naturally be a series of actions. This class voting exam might be something he orchestrated."

This exam cost us the points we used to protect our personal data; next time, things will probably get serious.

Ayanokouji nodded at this point.

He knew his own father well; now that the other party had made a move, it was impossible for it to end so abruptly.

Moon City will definitely have follow-up plans; that's for sure.

"No matter what, the Yuecheng you mentioned is the acting chairman, so it's difficult for us to do anything to him, since we're just students."

So you're saying you agree?

Tatsuya Kamio raised an eyebrow.

"Like you said, it's just about protecting myself. I don't want to be expelled from school like this."

Ling Xiaolu said expressionlessly.

In fact, Ayanokouji was also relieved. He had been thinking about how to win over Kamio Tatsuya, but he didn't expect that the other party also had the intention of dealing with Tsukishiro.

That makes things easier. Ayanokouji, in order to protect himself, would naturally be happy to cooperate with the other party.

Upon receiving Ayanokouji's affirmative answer, Tatsuya Kamio smiled.

"I have a preliminary idea for dealing with Moon City."

"As expected of you, you came up with a solution so quickly." Ayanokouji wasn't surprised at all, or rather, he would have been surprised if Kamio Tatsuya had no solution.

"We all know that this school was established by the government, so the funding allocated to the school each year should be limited."

Ayanokouji's heart skipped a beat: "Are you planning to tamper with the budget?"

"It probably won't work this year; there's basically no time left before the end of the school year."

However, I learned from Nagumo's project plan about an exam next year—a massive exam that could potentially involve hundreds of millions of points.

Getting rid of Yuecheng can't be rushed. As the acting chairman, he certainly has a lot of power. To get rid of him, we have to make him commit an indefensible mistake, or label him as incompetent.

Therefore, we must plan for the long term and make arrangements gradually.

As for the exam I just mentioned, it was Nagumo's idea, but Tatsuya Kamio, as the student council vice president, was also aware of it.

At the time, he thought the school would definitely not approve this kind of exam, because if it was done well, he could get a lot of private points from the school.

Not long after, Sakayanagi, the chairman of the board, was investigated, and Tsukishiro, the acting chairman, took over.

The intentions of Yuecheng and Nagumo to cooperate are quite clear, so this exam might be able to proceed smoothly.

However, based on his own understanding, Kamio Tatsuya probably wouldn't be able to win on his own, so he would need an all-rounder to help him out.

With this in mind, Tatsuya Kamio could only think of Ayanokoji as a candidate.

Of course, if Kamio Tatsuya could draw another item that increases physical attributes before the exam begins, then it wouldn't be impossible for him to take the exam himself.

"Okay, but in the meantime, how do you plan to deal with Moon City's targeting?"

Upon hearing Ayanokouji's question, Kamio Tatsuya replied calmly, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way."

Even though Yuecheng is the acting chairman, he doesn't have the authority to expel students directly. As long as it's within the rules, I'm not afraid of him.

My concern is that he might resort to underhanded tactics when no one is watching.

As a student, it is inherently very difficult to deal with the acting chairman, and taking the initiative is almost impossible.

So all they can do is wait for the opponent to make the first move and then launch a defensive counterattack.

Ayanokouji understood this as well, and nodded.

"I see."

"In this exam, I will get all the praise votes from the students in Class D to you, so that I can help you get the protection points for Class D first."

Although the specific uses of these protection points are unknown, having them is better than having none.

Upon hearing this, Ayanokouji glanced at Tatsuya Kamio with some surprise, then nodded.

"And you? Aren't you going to take away Class C's protection points?"

Tatsuya Kamio shook his head.

"Not for now. I still have some personal points, enough to avoid being expelled from school once. Besides, Yuecheng doesn't know that we know he's targeting us."

If we both get the protection points in this exam, it's equivalent to exposing this fact.

With the enemy in the open and us in the dark, Kamio Tatsuya is not prepared to reveal this advantage for the time being.

After discussing a few more things, Tatsuya Kamio and Ayanokouji left the restaurant after a while.

Around the same time, in a karaoke room at the shopping mall, the current student of Class C was gathering a group of people to discuss matters related to the upcoming exam.

Apart from the current leader himself, the rest of the people were students who were very dissatisfied with Ryuen during this period.

"Shi Ren, what exactly do you want from us?"

Manabe, holding the drink the waiter had just brought over, asked with dissatisfaction as she drank.

She had already made plans to go shopping with her friends, but Shi Ren insisted on calling her along, which made her quite unhappy.

The others were in similar situations. Today was March 1st, and everyone had just received their 50,000 points of living expenses. They were just about to have some fun after school when Shi Ren called them out.

"It's about this exam, of course."

When Shi Ren mentioned the exam, the expressions of everyone in Class C changed slightly.

“Longyuan has already said that we should find a student who is useless to the class, and even if we find the wrong one, he will take responsibility for helping him.”

"Hmph, you actually believed Ryuen's nonsense, Manabe."

Shi Ren sneered.

"That's right, that's what he said, but ultimately, the points are in his hands, and the final interpretation is in his hands."

What if he chooses not to help anyone who gets expelled? He could easily say we made the right choice, that the person we chose was a useless student to the class.

After hearing what Tokito said, Manabe and the others looked grim.

"Why do you think Ryuen said those things?" Tokito still had a sneer on his face. "Here's a hint for you: what use do you think Ishizaki and Kondo are?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present changed again, and then a possibility came to mind.

"You mean... he did it to protect his students?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Ren smiled.

"Hmph, that's right. As long as he tells us to choose a useless person, we will subconsciously stop thinking about those militant factions."

Because Long Yuan himself is the leader of the martial arts faction, our target naturally falls on the others.

Upon hearing the then-regent's analysis, the people present all looked grave, feeling that what he said made perfect sense.

After Ryuen brought this up, they never even considered that the person they didn't need would be someone like Ishizaki or Kondo, who had bad grades and only knew how to fight.

Because whenever something happens, or when Long Yuan is on a mission, he always takes these people with him. As a qualified leader, Long Yuan certainly wouldn't think they're useless.

So they subconsciously shifted their focus to other people.

After figuring it out, several people present broke out in a cold sweat.

Because they couldn't figure out if Longyuan really thought that way.

"But, but Longyuan..."

Inside the private room, a student stammered as he spoke.

Do you still believe in Longyuan?

"But he has never broken his promise before. Although he was rude and did things very aggressively, he never broke his word."

That's true, because Longyuan has never broken its promises.

No, perhaps once...

Perhaps that could be considered a single instance...

"Have you forgotten? When the second semester started, the rewards for the preferential treatment exams had just been distributed."

At that time, he used the excuse of needing to collect points to protect us to collect the points, but then he turned around and used them up.

Although his actions seem correct now, doesn't that count as going back on his word? Even if it doesn't, it's only because he hadn't encountered anything that would make him go back on his word before.

He might break his promise during this exam; that's twenty million private points!

The First National Congress of the Communist Party of China successfully planted seeds of doubt and panic in the hearts of those present.

This is the effect he wanted. The situation in Class C is getting better and better. If things continue to go smoothly, it won't be difficult for them to be promoted to a higher class.

Therefore, at this point in time, no one wants to drop out of school.

Humans are selfish creatures, and they never hesitate to assume the worst about others, which is why it's so easy for them to be swayed by the words of the ruler.

"What are you going to do?"

One of them seemed to have made up his mind, looking at Shi Ren with a serious expression, while the others also temporarily stopped thinking and turned their attention to Shi Ren.

Good, we've finally convinced these guys.

"We absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait for our fate in this exam. The safest approach, of course, is to focus all the criticism on Long Yuan."

If it were about saving himself, he certainly wouldn't be stingy with his points.

"That's impossible. Although we are very dissatisfied with Long Yuan, Long Yuan also has supporters in the class. It's impossible for Long Yuan to get the most criticism votes."

Moreover, even if they succeed, Longyuan will be able to save itself, and he will definitely settle scores later.

His words were immediately rejected, and quite reasonable reasons were given.

However, the then-regent didn't care, because his initial plan was not to get the most criticism votes for Longyuan, which was unrealistic.

“I think so too, so I was just offering my opinion.” Tokito nodded, not angry at all. “So, what do you guys think of Kamio? He’s an outsider, but he’s always pointing fingers at us during every exam.”

The others, who had initially hoped to hear any good ideas from Shi Ren, immediately became wary.

Is this bastard trying to test us?

Tatsuya Kamio's importance to Class C is obvious to all ten of them. They were struggling under the oppressive rule of Ryuen, and it was only after Tatsuya Kamio arrived that they were gradually freed from that situation.

Furthermore, Kamio Tatsuya has proven his abilities in numerous special tests, and he is indispensable if Class C wants to advance to the next rank.

In some people's eyes, Tatsuya Kamio is even more important than Ryuen.

Now you want us to throw this savior out? What the hell are you talking about?

No, you weren't sent by Longyuan to test us, were you?

“It seems I already know the answer.” Tokito nodded without waiting for their reply. “Indeed, it is more difficult to concentrate the criticism votes on Kamio than on Ryuen, so I was just mentioning it casually.”

"My real target is Ibuki Mio."

Mio Ibuki is an absolute loner in Class C, and it can be said that she has no friends. Although she obeys Ryuen's orders, her attitude towards Ryuen is not very good.

To outsiders, she was never seen acting with other people, except for occasionally helping Longyuan with some tasks.

Furthermore, her relationship with Tatsuya Kamio was rather strained; neither boys nor girls seemed to like her much.

Especially among the girls, Manabe showed a clear expression of disgust when he heard Ibuki's name.

The others exchanged glances upon hearing Ibuki's name, but did not immediately voice their objections.

In fact, in order to protect himself, the then-director considered many candidates. He originally had two candidates: besides Ibuki Mio, there was also Shiina Hiyori.

However, after consideration, he gave up on guiding everyone to target Shiina.