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

If Sakayanagi really wants to eliminate Ban directly, then Kamuro, as the commander, will definitely designate Ban in the second match.

At that time, Kamio Tatsuya will definitely catch up and chase after Ban, because Ban has already played two matches and has limited talent left, so they are at a weak point.

Kamio Tatsuya never hesitates to take advantage of others in their time of need.

As for Class D, Ayanokouji's intelligence is beyond doubt; he can definitely keep up.

At that point, no matter how much Ichinose struggles, she will be the first to be eliminated.

Of course, all of the above inferences are based on the premise that Class B did not draw chess as their first project. If they had drawn chess...

If Class B draws chess as their first project, then according to Sakayanagi, Kamuro will definitely designate Class D.

If this happens, then it will be a real free-for-all.

So even if there's an agreement with Sakayanagi here, it won't matter when the time comes.

That's why Tatsuya Kamio rejected Sakayanagi's proposal.

Sakayanagi seemed thoughtful about Kamio Tatsuya's words.

"Indeed, there's no point in saying more now, because unexpected situations may arise at that time."

It seems she has understood what Tatsuya Kamio meant. The meaning is simple: Tatsuya Kamio will only attack in a direction that benefits Class C.

As long as Class B weakens the class, Tatsuya Kamio certainly wouldn't mind stepping on it a couple of times.

In other words, as long as Class B actively accepts the challenge in their own project and then actively confronts Class B in their own project, then Tatsuya Kamio will naturally step on Class B's foot.

After all, Sakayanagi had shown his sincerity, so Kamio Tatsuya would naturally respond.

In other words, Sakayanagi's class is currently Class B. If Sakayanagi Arisu from Class B were sitting here now, Kamio Tatsuya would definitely not agree to it.

why?

Who told you to be the class? If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight!

Chapter 280 Congratulations, Horikita-senpai

Time flew by as each class began preparing for their final first-grade exams.

On Monday, March 14th, Kamio Tatsuya woke up looking forward to what projects Class 1 and Class B would come up with, hoping they would give him a surprise.

Not long after leaving the dormitory building, Kamio Tatsuya encountered Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane from the third year at the intersection leading from the dormitory to the school.

"What a coincidence, Horikita-senpai and Secretary-senpai. But you two are really late today, almost time to hit the spot."

Tatsuya Kamio glanced at his watch and realized he hadn't set the time an hour too early.

"Humph!"

Tachibana wrinkled her nose and snorted, "At this hour, you're probably the only one who's still so leisurely."

"Who knows."

"Tachibana, I have something I want to talk to Kamio about."

Hearing Horikita Manabu's words, Tachibana Akane nodded, then quietly moved aside, giving Horikita Manabu and Kamio Tatsuya space.

"How did the special exam go?"

"It's alright. Although there were disgusting exams like the class-wide vote before, the students are pretty much used to the school's practices."

Tatsuya Kamio said in a very relaxed tone.

Horikita Manabu stared at Kamio Tatsuya for two seconds, and only nodded when he saw that Kamio Tatsuya didn't seem to be faking it.

"Indeed, your last exam was very unreasonable, but I want to tell you that such unreasonable exams are very common in the second and third grades."

Since we've chosen this school and want something from it, we must abide by its rules.

At this point, Horikita Manabu's lips curled into a faint smile.

"Of course, if one day you don't want to follow the school rules anymore, you can just drop out. I don't think you're the kind of student who has to graduate from the class."

Hearing Horikita Manabu's words, Kamio Tatsuya found it somewhat amusing.

Good grief, are you trying to persuade me to drop out of school?

"Let's put that aside for now. How's Horikita-senpai doing? He should be able to graduate from his class without any problems, right?"

In the previous forest exam, Horikita Manabu lost 2000 million private points, but he also widened the gap with Class B by 300 class points.

"No one can be sure of the outcome until the very end."

This guy is so tactless. He's clearly not flustered at all, and his tone is full of confidence, yet he still says something like that.

Tsk, hypocrite!

It's like after a college exam, the whole dorm is yelling: "We're doomed, we're going to fail this time!"

After the results were announced, it turned out that the guy who had been shouting the loudest actually got the highest score in the class.

"Let's leave it at that." Tatsuya Kamio smiled. "Oh, by the way, I'll be leading Class C up to Class 1 later."

"Well, come on."

……

Hey, this isn't the reaction I wanted to see.

"Don't you care whether your sister can graduate from class?"

"With her current abilities, there's no way she could do it, right?"

This is true.

Tatsuya Kamio nodded, then paused for a moment.

Oh, I thought you'd coldly reply, "That kind of thing has nothing to do with me."

"I won't let you go."

“No need.” Horikita smiled as he said this. “Kamio, you’re a smart kid, so you should know that.”

While graduating from class is a shortcut, it doesn't mean our lives are over even if we can't.

Hmm, that's what Horikita will say.

“A few days ago, Lingyin suddenly found me and said these words to me.”

Kamio Tatsuya was surprised. If this was Horikita Manabu's opinion, Kamio Tatsuya would not be surprised, but would only feel that it was expected.

However, if this was something Horikita Suzune figured out, then Kamio Tatsuya would have to think more highly of Horikita Suzune.

At the beginning of the school year, Horikita Suzune was still so concerned about the difference between Class D and Class D, but now she has been able to break free from that cage.

Looking at Horikita Manabu with a faint smile on his face, Kamio Tatsuya was silent for a moment, then replied with a sigh.

"Congratulations."

Horikita Manabu simply smiled slightly.

Have you decided where you'll go after graduation?

Even if someone like Horikita Manabu fails to graduate from his class, it won't lower his standing in the eyes of outsiders; many companies would love to have him on their payroll.

As for the school he wanted to attend, Kamio Tatsuya had inquired a little about his grades. Even without special privileges, he was the kind of student who could easily get into the University of Tokyo.

"Not yet, we'll have to wait and see the final result."

As he spoke, Horikita glanced at Tachibana Akane discreetly.

Upon seeing this action, Tatsuya Kamio immediately understood: whether it was going to school or starting a company, he wanted to be with Akane Tachibana.

What a good man.

Therefore, there should be gossip here!

Are Horikita-senpai and Secretary-senpai dating?

"not yet."

Horikita denied it very frankly and without any concealment.

No?

Horikita didn't lower his voice when he said this, so Tachibana Akane, who was not far from the two of them, could naturally hear it.

Curiosity compelled Tatsuya Kamio to look in that direction, and wow, what a face full of mixed feelings.

We created such great opportunities for you when you were at the forest school, but you still haven't succeeded.

Tsk, so useless!

After giving Horikita a disdainful look, Kamio Tatsuya turned to Horikita Manabu and said, "Since you've taken good care of me before, let me help you out again."

"That's really surprising."

"Because no matter whether the final outcome is good or bad, I have been thinking about school for the past three years."

"Does that mean you'll confess your feelings after the exam?"

Horikita Manabu remained silent for a moment. With his abilities, he naturally knew that Tachibana Akane was within range of their conversation, so he didn't know how to respond.

"That's not your concern."

"Really? But my secretary-senpai has been very kind to me, so I'd like to ask her on her behalf."

take care of?

If you know she takes care of you, you should first change how you address her.

Horikita Manabu wanted to complain, but he held back.

"Horikita-senpai, matters of the heart are ever-changing, so please don't do anything you'll regret."

Seeing Tatsuya Kamio's serious face, Manabu Horikita remained silent for a moment, then turned around and waved to Akane Tachibana.

"What's wrong, Horikita-kun?"

Under Akane's puzzled expression, Horikita Manabu grabbed Akane and lifted her up.

"Are you satisfied now?"

NM's...

"goodbye!"

Tatsuya Kamio's lips twitched slightly, then he turned and left.

The two people behind him, although Horikita Manabu tried to remain calm, their hearts kept pounding, even though he appeared very cold to outsiders.

But he himself knows very well that he has never been a cold or aloof person.

It's just that the environment forces them to behave that way.

As for Akane Tachibana standing there dumbfounded, her brain completely shut down.

"Qian, let's date after graduation, so can you wait a few more days?"

As soon as Horikita Manabu spoke, Akane Tachibana's tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes, and she just stared blankly at Horikita Manabu.

Akane Tachibana has no doubt that she likes Manabu Horikita, and she has had this feeling since they were first graders.

If this were a regular school, she would have confessed to Horikita Manabu long ago, but this is a high school.

She kept looking at him and understood that Horikita Manabu had always been working hard for the class, so she couldn't confess to him before things settled down, as that would distract him.

Even so, she still hoped that one day Horikita Manabu would confess to her, and she always thought it would be on the day the last exam ended.

But she never expected that the day she had been looking forward to would be just an ordinary morning.

"Yes, I will wait no matter how long it takes!"

Horikita wiped away Akane's tears and smiled.

"Let's go to school first, we're going to be late."

"Ok!"

Akane Tachibana nodded, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her eyes. Looking at Tatsuya Kamio's back in the distance, she was filled with gratitude.

This junior is such a good person.

As for Tatsuya Kamio, thankfully he left early, otherwise his breakfast would have been replaced by dog ​​food.

Not long after I arrived in the classroom, the person on the board walked in from outside, bringing with them information about the projects chosen by the other three classes.