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

Shiina has fewer friends in her class than Ibuki, and is disliked by almost all the girls because, in the eyes of the Class C students, she is Kamio Tatsuya's girlfriend.

Almost every girl in the class noticed Kamio Tatsuya's potential, but Shiina, that weirdo, beat him to it.

In addition, Shiina usually doesn't hang out with girls, so it's natural that he's disliked.

This can be considered the underlying logic of some girls.

However, it was precisely because she was Tatsuya Kamio's girlfriend that Tokito abandoned his plan against her.

Because this would easily incur the wrath of Kamio Tatsuya, and today's events might be leaked at any time. He didn't want to face a two-on-one fight between Kamio and Ryuen.

Chapter 272 Didn't Longyuan already provide the answer?

After Tokijo pointed the finger at her, almost everyone in the private room fell silent, pondering the possibilities.

In Class C, Ibuki Mio's overall abilities are mediocre; her only redeeming quality is her decent athleticism and fighting skills.

However, there are many people who are better at fighting than Ibuki. Both Ishizaki and Yamada are better at fighting than her. As for athletic ability, Kinoshita and others in her class are no less capable than her.

Therefore, even if Ibuki is lost, it won't have a significant impact on the class.

Most importantly, she had few friends in her class, and most students were indifferent to her. Even if she were expelled, no one would care.

feasible!

After a simple analysis, they felt that this method was feasible and would be relatively easy to succeed against Ibuki.

Everyone here has their own little circle in Class C, and the people in these circles basically cover most of the people in Class C.

If so many people focus their criticism on Ibuki, it is very likely to succeed.

"If it's Ibuki, I have no objection."

Manabe immediately agreed to the then-official's proposal.

Sure enough, you were the first to agree, Shi Ren nodded.

Tokito already knew that Manabe and the others had a bad relationship with Ibuki, so his main purpose in bringing up Ibuki was actually to get Manabe to agree first.

This group of people are basically indecisive. As long as the person they target isn't themselves or their friends, and it doesn't affect the future of Class C, there's nothing they won't do.

So, following Manabe's lead, the others nodded in agreement, indicating that they would explain the matter within their own circles and work together to target Ibuki.

As for keeping it a secret, no one cared. Anyway, Ryuen said there was someone in the class who didn't need them, so why couldn't that person be Ibuki?

She was outnumbered and vulnerable, so what could they do if they bullied her? Nobody would stand up for her anyway!

“Very well, in that case, let’s cast all our criticism votes for Ibuki, and then we’ll be safe.”

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, a smile appeared on Shi Ren's face.

The party ended quickly, and the people in the private room dispersed. Today was Tuesday, and the voting would take place on Saturday, so time was still tight.

Half an hour later, Manabe hesitated before dialing a phone number.

"Hello? Is this Longyuan? There's something I'd like to tell you..."

After receiving Manabe's call, Ryuen's lips curled into a playful smile. Tokito really doesn't disappoint.

However, he seems to be quite clever this time, as he actually chose Ibuki as his target.

To be honest, Ibuki didn't contribute much to the class in the past year, but that's just the general opinion.

In fact, Class C wouldn't be like this if it weren't for Ibuki.

Ibuki played a significant role in enabling Tatsuya Kamio to join Class C; she did an excellent job as a messenger at the time.

If someone else had been sent to Class D as a spy, the outcome might not have been the same.

Well, these are all excuses Ryuen makes for himself. Anyway, he's not going to let Ibuki drop out of school this time.

Although Ibuki treated him badly, he was still one of his subordinates and one of the earliest people to follow him.

"What do you want me to do?"

Manabe asked the question cautiously.

"Hehe, just do what you think is right. I've said before, I won't interfere with this exam. I'll naturally step in to help you when you make the wrong choice."

After saying that, Longyuan hung up the phone, leaving Zhen Guo completely bewildered.

What does this mean?

Are they really just going to ignore it?

Ibuki was one of the first people to follow you. Are you really going to just ignore the fact that she's being targeted by everyone?

No, he said he chose the wrong one...

In other words, Ibuki was not the best candidate for dropping out of school in his mind.

Manabe is not a smart person, so she cannot understand what Ryuen is trying to do.

No...

We need to talk to someone about it.

Who to look for?

Kamio?

It's a good choice, but his attitude this time is very clear: he doesn't care about the exam results at all, and he might not even interfere with the exam.

Because the students in Class C see these two as inseparable, Tatsuya Kamio's opinion is basically equivalent to Ryuen's order.

Since Ryuen didn't name names, Kamio certainly won't either.

Who should we consult?

After much thought, only two names remained in Manabe's mind: Kaneda Satoru and Shiina Hiyori.

These two are probably the smartest people in the class besides Kamio and Ryuen. They should know exactly who Ryuen wants to expel.

Especially Shiina, she might have heard something from Tatsuya Kamio.

Unlike other girls, Manabe had no feelings for Kamio Tatsuya. Although Kamio Tatsuya seemed harmless, she was actually afraid of him.

Therefore, her opinion of Shiina was not that bad.

Okay, I'll talk to them about it tomorrow.

On Wednesday, as soon as Ibuki entered the classroom, she sensed an uneasy atmosphere. As a martial artist, she was quite sensitive to the gazes around her.

From the moment she entered the classroom, within just a few minutes, she noticed countless gazes sweeping over her.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense yesterday, but it has become more relaxed today.

Do they think I'm the person Longyuan was talking about who should be expelled from school?

Thinking of this, Ibuki's heart sank.

No!

I need to save myself!

However, a day passed and she still couldn't come up with a solution.

how about it?

Should we ask Longyuan for help?

Should we go find Kamio?

In Ibuki's mind, the only people in Class C who could save her were Tatsuya Kamio and Ryuen.

But the thought of how the two might react after she went to ask for help, and the possibility of being mocked and ridiculed by them, made Ibuki feel a pang of chest pain.

No way! I'd rather drop out of school than bow down to those two bastards!

Just as Ibuki was thinking this, someone blocked the light in front of her. When she looked up, she saw that it was Ishizaki, that big oaf, blocking her way.

Yamada was standing next to him.

"what are you doing?"

“Um…” Ishizaki hesitated for a moment, “It seems like you’re being watched by the students in your class.”

Upon hearing this, Ibuki's face darkened even more, and she glared fiercely at Ishizaki. This guy really knows how to bring up the most sensitive topics.

"What does this have to do with you?"

"Don't say that. We are all partners who follow Brother Longyuan. I can't just watch you get expelled from school."

Ishizaki scratched his head.

He didn't have any particular thoughts about Ibuki; they were all colleagues who had served Ryuen from the very beginning.

It wasn't his style to just watch Ibuki get surrounded and attacked by others.

Not only him, but Yamada behind him thought the same way.

"Then what can you do? Even if you all vote for me, it won't change the outcome."

Looking at Ishizaki, Ibuki countered, because she didn't think Ishizaki had a solution to the problem.

So she planned to use this question to make Ishizaki back down, but instead of becoming embarrassed, Ishizaki showed a bright smile.

They even gave her a thumbs up.

"Don't worry. Although I don't have a solution, I just talked to Shiina and Kaneda. Even if they can't come up with a solution, I can still ask Kamio and Ryuen-nii."

Seeing Ishizaki's expression, Ibuki's expression twitched.

Sometimes she even envied Ishizaki's personality.

"Lead the way."

Upon hearing Ibuki's agreement, Ishizaki excitedly led Ibuki towards the shopping center.

Kamio Tatsuya, who witnessed the conversation between the two from a short distance away, shook his head helplessly.

Ibuki's personality...

About ten minutes later, Ishizaki led Ibuki and Yamada into a karaoke room in the shopping mall.

There were already three people in the private room: two women and one man, namely Shiina, Manabe, and Kaneda.

"Awaited."

Ishizaki greeted the three of them as soon as he entered, while Yamada nodded and remained silent.

As for Ibuki, she frowned upon seeing Manabe, not understanding why he was there.

However, Manabe didn't seem surprised by Ibuki's appearance, clearly having already learned about it from Shiina and Kaneda.

"Manabe-kun, everyone's here now. Could you please tell me what exactly happened?"

After the three of them, Ibuki and Shiina, took their seats, Shiina began to lead the conversation.

In the morning, Manabe sent messages to Kaneda and Shiina, saying that he wanted to discuss some things with them about the upcoming exam.

After thinking it over, Kaneda and Shiina agreed to meet Manabe here after school in the afternoon.

However, after school, Ishizaki noticed Ibuki's predicament and sought help from Kaneda. Kaneda then suggested that Ishizaki bring Ibuki along so they could discuss the matter together.

Inside the private room, after Shiina finished speaking, Manabe recounted without hesitation the story of how Tokito had invited them to a gathering the day before.

During the conversation, Shiina and Kaneda asked some questions, and Manabe answered them all, showing great cooperation.

"So, did Toki and everyone else gang up on Ibuki and set their sights on her?"

“That’s right. At first, that guy even suggested that everyone cast their criticism votes for Ryuen and Kamio. He thought that Ryuen and Kamio had a lot of personal points, so it wouldn’t matter if they accidentally got the most criticism votes.”

When it comes to selling manabe, he doesn't hold back at all.

"Ibuki-kun, do you have some kind of grudge against Tokito-kun?"

“I don’t remember having any.” Ibuki’s tone wasn’t good, it could even be described as irritable. “What is that guy doing? I don’t know him at all.”

Indeed, anyone would be unhappy to be targeted for no reason.

Not only Ibuki, but Ishizaki also showed a displeased expression.

He also had no liking for the person in charge at the time.

As for the reason, it's quite simple: this guy has been secretly opposing Longyuan, and as a staunch supporter of Longyuan, he naturally dislikes him.

If it weren't for the usual constraints imposed by Longyuan, given his personality, he probably would have already gone to Shiren to give him a small beating every two days and a big beating every three days.