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

After a brief period of crying, Horikita Suzune calmed down.

"Thank you, brother," Horikita Suzune said again. "Brother, when do you plan to leave school?"

"Because of some things, I expect to leave around noon on the 31st, taking the 12:30 bus."

"Okay, I'll bring it to you then."

……

Meanwhile, in order not to disturb the Horikita siblings' touching reunion, Kamio Tatsuya left early and planned to wait for Shiina at the school gate.

However, before Shiina could arrive, an uninvited guest appeared first.

"Are you waiting for someone, Kamio-kun?"

The person who came to greet them at this moment was Tsukishiro, the acting chairman of the school's board of directors. To be honest, Tatsuya Kamio didn't want to respond to him.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Acting Chairman?"

"Kamio-kun, you not only completed the class transfer within a semester, but also led Class C to be promoted to Class 1 within a year. This is a feat that no one has ever accomplished in the decades since this school was founded."

Tsukishiro looked at Kamio Tatsuya with a smile while praising him.

However, Tatsuya Kamio did not think that he was praising him.

"It's just that I never expected that the best first-year student in history would do something like installing a listening device in the student council office."

Hehe, you did find out, didn't you?

It was normal for Tatsuya Kamio to get protection points in the previous class vote, but it was very unusual for Ayanokouji to get protection points from Class D.

As the acting chairman, Tsukishiro could easily see through all sorts of things happening at the school. He certainly couldn't hide the contract that Kamio Tatsuya had signed with Class D, including the general voting situation of that exam.

Ayanokouji, a student who wasn't very popular in Class D, would obviously not have been able to get all thirty-five votes of praise from the class under normal circumstances.

Therefore, someone must have been interfering.

Combining the contract between Kamio Tatsuya and Class D, it can be deduced that Kamio Tatsuya ordered the students of Class D to do this.

But what's the reason?

According to Tsukishiro's investigation, the relationship between the two was not very close, so there must be a reason why Kamio Tatsuya did this.

After a period of investigation, Yuecheng ruled out almost all possibilities, leaving only one that came to mind.

That means that Tatsuya Kamio already knows that he is targeting him and Ayanokouji.

Of course, it's also possible that Sakayanagi leaked the information, but that's highly unlikely, because Sakayanagi only knew that he was targeting Ayanokoji, and knew nothing about targeting Kamio Tatsuya.

But let's look at it from Tatsuya Kamio's perspective.

If he knew that Tsukishiro was only targeting Ayanokouji, what would be the most likely action he would take?

The answer is: do nothing, because it's none of my business.

Therefore, Kamio Tatsuya must have known that he was targeting him and Ayanokoji, which is why he took such measures. As for the purpose, it was, of course, to win Ayanokoji over to join him in resisting him.

So here's where the problem comes in.

How did Tatsuya Kamio find out?

Yuecheng only told Nanyun about this matter. Nanyun would not betray him, nor would he dare to betray him, because if he did, his ambitions would be completely negated, and his reforms at the school would become a joke.

So this must have been found by Tatsuya Kamio himself, but how did he find it?

Tsukishiro then began inspecting the student council office, and naturally discovered the listening device that Kamio Tatsuya had installed under his desk.

Because the location where it was installed was not hidden, Yuecheng did not have to put in much effort.

It's as if this thing was deliberately left there waiting to be discovered.

"So you finally found out?" Kamio Tatsuya smiled, not denying it, because if Tsukishiro dared to say that, he must be certain that Kamio Tatsuya was behind it. "Then may I ask a question?"

"please say."

"I have no grudge against Mr. Yuecheng, so why are you picking on me?"

According to Tatsuya Kamio's speculation, Tsukishiro probably targeted Ayanokouji because of him, but who knows the real reason?

This is a good opportunity to ask, but it's hard to say whether he'll answer or whether he'll tell the truth.

"That listening device, Kamio-kun deliberately let me find it, didn't he?"

Well, this guy has no intention of answering at all.

"What do you think, Mr. Tsukishiro?"

"I have to say, you've put me in a bit of a bind now. As the only student who can lead Class C to promotion, your existence has already caught the attention of several higher-ups."

If I were to arbitrarily expel someone who has just been promoted to a higher class, it would likely not only attract the attention of higher-ups but also damage the school's reputation.

That's right, what if Tatsuya Kamio, the biggest contributor who just led the lower-ranked class to promotion, was expelled for some inexplicable reason?

This would send a message to students that lower-ranked classes are not qualified to be promoted to higher classes, and even if they are promoted, the school will remove them from the higher classes.

Isn't this a clear case of sore loser?

Even if the school comes forward to explain, the students probably won't believe their explanations, after all, this school is known for its deceitful practices.

At the beginning, Tsukishiro had a way to expel Kamio Tatsuya from school through underhanded means, such as bribing teachers and then framing them.

However, now that Class C is about to be promoted to Class 1, all these methods have been blocked by Tatsuya Kamio.

Ambiguous statements were no longer enough to expel Kamio Tatsuya from school, because people were more willing to believe Kamio Tatsuya's credibility than ambiguous evidence.

The fact that he was able to lead Class C to promotion is enough to demonstrate Tatsuya Kamio's excellence.

If Tsukishiro wants to deal with Kamio Tatsuya now, he can only use methods within the rules.

"That's good. I was worried that Mr. Yuecheng would disregard the bigger picture and insist on making me drop out of school."

A satisfied smile appeared on Kamio Tatsuya's face. Things had developed to this point exactly as he had expected.

Even Tatsuya Kamio had guessed that Tsukishiro was trying to bribe the board.

Bribing the board and then having it give false testimony is the most likely way to get Tatsuya Kamio expelled from school. Although he has a way to drag the board down with him, his own expulsion is ultimately unavoidable.

So when he learned that Tatsuya Kamio had rejected Tsukishiro, he was deeply moved and decided to give it his all.

However, this method had a time limit, and that time limit has now passed.

"What an interesting student. We'll meet again, Kamio-kun."

After leaving those words, Tsukishiro departed, and Tatsuya Kamio's recent thoughts further confirmed that Tsukishiro intended to force him to drop out of school.

Because the message he sent to Sakayanagi only contained information about Ayanokouji asking her to help him drop out of school.

If he was considering that Sakayanagi might leak this information to Ayanokouji, then this was essentially a warning to Ayanokouji.

Upon arriving at the school, before even doing anything, we immediately alerted the enemy.

If Tsukishiro really wanted Ayanokouji to drop out of school, even without resorting to underhanded tactics, he shouldn't have acted so hastily.

That guy looks like a cunning old fox just by looking at his face; he's definitely not the kind of person who would throw away his advantage from the shadows right away.

If Tatsuya Kamio were in that position, he would either remain still or, if he did, immediately take Ayanokoji's life.

However, he only reminded Ayanokouji through the other person's hand, and not himself, so it's certain that he's targeting me; that should be correct.

But...

Currently, Tatsuya Kamio still has a scapegoat, one protection point, 3300 million personal points, and over 1100 class points.

Even Tatsuya Kamio himself couldn't figure out how to get him to drop out of school through a legally permissible method.

My phone vibrated in my pocket. When I took it out, I found it was a message from Shiina.

[I still have some things to discuss with my senior, so it's okay if Da goes back first.]

Shaking his head, Tatsuya Kamio replied with an OK.

The graduation ceremony followed the closing ceremony, which ended peacefully, and the first-year students finally arrived at their first spring break of high school.

However, during his first spring break, Kamio Tatsumi got up very early, even earlier than usual when he was going to school.

After washing up, Kamio Tatsuya met his companions at the agreed location.

Good morning, Tatsuya.

Good morning, Hiyori. Have you been waiting long?

"No, I just arrived too."

Today, Shiina was dressed casually and carrying a small crossbody bag.

The two were heading to the bookstore in the shopping mall. They were going so early because the school bookstore would be selling "Dragon Raja" today.

Tatsuya Kamio has been busy with exams these past few days and hasn't paid much attention to anything else.

I only realized yesterday when I went online that "Dragon Raja" has become quite popular, judging from the current sales figures.

If the next two installments achieve similar success, they could very well become the best light novel of the year.

only……

Just thinking about the plot of the third part makes Tatsuya Kamio's teeth ache.

"Let's go. Considering the number of students in this school, the bookstore probably won't stock up on a lot of books."

Although they had sample books sent by the editorial department, Tatsuya Kamio and Shiina still planned to go to the bookstore to take a look.

How should I put it? There's a special kind of emotion involved.

As for Kamuro, that guy was still lying in bed, having just finished his morning workout and was now sprawled out on the bed. It was precisely because of this that Kamio Tatsuya arranged to meet Shiina on the first floor of the dormitory lobby.

"I feel a bit of anticipation."

"I feel about the same way."

The two chatted as they walked to the bookstore in the shopping mall.

There were more people than I expected.

It's not just more than I imagined, it's unbelievably much more.

Dragon Raja was released on February 25th. It wasn't particularly popular at first, but after a month of development, it's now showing signs of becoming one of the most popular novels.

Although students at the school cannot contact the outside world, they can still learn about information from the outside world through the internet.

For students, reading novels is one of the few forms of entertainment.

Therefore, most students were naturally curious about such a popular novel, and rushed over immediately after hearing that the bookstore would be selling it today.

Judging by the looks of it, there are probably more than thirty people in line.

Some of them were even third-grade students who had not left school.

After all, although the unit price of the books is the same, the purchasing power of points is higher for third-grade students.

Because when points are converted into Japanese yen, the ratio is less than one.

One thousand points is roughly equivalent to seven or eight hundred points.

"Let's join the queue too."

"Ah."

The two had just reached the end of the line when someone lined up behind them.

"Hey, long time no see, junior. Coming to the bookstore for a date so early in the morning, don't you think that's a bit unromantic?"

Upon hearing the voice and the way it was spoken, Kamio Tatsuya already guessed who it was. He turned his head and saw a beautiful upperclassman with long white hair, Kiryuin, standing behind them.

"Good morning, senior Guilongyuan. You're here so early to queue up. Is your target also the Dragon Raja game that's going to be released at the school today?"

Kamio Tatsu did not respond to his question, but instead cleverly changed the subject.

"I don't have many hobbies, but reading happens to be one of them."

Well, considering this guy's academic performance is quite good, it seems he's not joking.

Chapter 290 Investment and Gratitude

Kamio Tatsuya never expected that even Kiryuin might be a follower of the dragon race, considering the senior's personality.

I feel that my pen name should be kept even more confidential.

"By the way, is this girl your girlfriend? You have good taste."