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

Not long after, the person Sakayanagi had called arrived; it was Hashimoto, whom he had seen once before at the entrance of Class D.

Hashimoto was also quite puzzled when he arrived here, mainly because of the presence of Tatsuya Kamio.

Although Tatsuya Kamio and Sakayanagi had met many times, the only time they met publicly was when Sakayanagi went to Class D to find Tatsuya Kamio and was tricked by him.

However, many people didn't know that Sakayanagi was going to see Kamio Tatsuya.

Because when she went to look for him, Tatsuya Kamio was no longer in the class.

When Kamio Tatsuya went back to meet her, the first-year students were either eating in their classrooms or in the cafeteria, so there weren't many witnesses.

Therefore, there are actually very few people who know that Sakayanagi and Kamio Tatsuya are close friends.

Hashimoto was certainly not one of these people.

"This is Masayoshi Hashimoto. Hashimoto, this is Tatsuya Kamio from Class D."

Although I don't know exactly what kind of person Kamio Tatsuya is, he's probably one of those spies from Class D.

The princess is truly amazing.

Hashimoto thought to himself, while also feeling a slight contempt for Kamio Tatsuya.

How can someone who has already become a lackey of other classes after only a short time since the start of the semester be considered a good person?

However, when he saw the chessboard on the table, he immediately put away his contempt. Although he didn't know why the game was so strange, there was no doubt that the princess had lost.

As one of the earliest members of the Sakayanagi faction who supported Sakayanagi, Masayoshi Hashimoto was undoubtedly very aware of Sakayanagi's expertise in chess.

But now the result is that she lost, lost to an unknown nobody.

No, from this moment on, he was no longer a pawn.

Perhaps we should start paying more attention to it.

"Hello, I'm Masayoshi Hashimoto. Nice to meet you."

Hashimoto smiled and then extended his right hand to Tatsuya Kamio.

Kamio Tatsuya naturally noticed the changes in his expression. Although he wasn't able to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, the fact that the other party could grasp the key to the problem in such a short time proved that he was capable of being a liaison between Kamio Tatsuya and Sakayanagi.

Then Tatsuya Kamio stood up and shook hands with the other person.

"Hello, this is Tatsuya Kamio from Class 1-D."

Then, Sakayanagi recounted the events to Hashimoto Masayoshi.

"So, I need to help Kamio deal with Katsuragi in the upcoming special exam, right?" Hashimoto's comprehension was quick.

Moreover, he does not reject class struggle; he believes that only when the class is united can it unleash even greater energy.

"That's what I mean."

"But I'm still curious, does Kamio really have the ability to deal with Katsuragi?"

Although Hashimoto trusted Sakayanagi's judgment, he was not blindly optimistic, so he still wanted to see Kamio Tatsuya's abilities.

This made Tatsuya Kamio admire him even more; his willingness to not blindly follow others' opinions and to witness things for himself was truly admirable.

"Do you remember that anonymous account on the forum that extracted 40 private points from each of the three classes in BC?"

“Of course, that matter…” Hashimoto smiled, about to say something, then immediately stopped, “Could it be?”

"Yes, I did it."

"Oh? So you're finally admitting it?"

Sakayanagi was also looking at Kamio Tatsuya with a smile on his face.

"Didn't you already guess that?"

Hashimoto Masayoshi sighed. So it was him. Oh, I see.

"In that case, please take care of me, Kamio-kun."

"Me too, Hashimoto-kun. I wish us all the best in our collaboration."

Next, Tatsuya Kamio and Masayoshi Hashimoto exchanged contact information, said goodbye to the others, and then left.

"Your Highness, can he really succeed in defeating Katsuragi?"

"Don't worry, he's no ordinary person. Sometimes, even I have to be wary of his methods."

As he spoke, Sakayanagi glanced at the unfinished game on the table.

The white king in the middle of the large number of black stones was particularly glaring.

Are you really that confident?

Are you confident that you can find a way outside the rules?

Chapter 99 Height +10cm

Since making their promise with Sakayanagi, time has passed day by day, and the students in the class have begun to work hard for the final exams in late July.

After all, nobody wants to drop out of school because of failing an exam, nor does anyone want to become someone's blood bank for no reason because of this.

With the lessons learned from the midterm exams already laid out before them, no one dared to be so stubborn as to test whether the school would actually expel them.

Moreover, because the scope of this exam was much broader, the students' pressure suddenly increased. However, thanks to the exam, even Longyuan became quiet.

After the previous fight, Sudo has become much quieter, and the students' dissatisfaction with him has been temporarily put aside.

On July 1st, Kamio Tatsuya naturally received one of the monthly lottery draws automatically given by the system.

Then he drew a Tier 2 item—a stamina recovery potion, which restored all his stamina after use.

Well, it's not entirely useless... it's just not very useful for the time being.

Forget it, let's just accumulate them!

Seeing the cumulative number of attempts on the system panel change from 1 to 2, Tatsuya Kamio was not only not frustrated, but even somewhat expectant.

This is the second time in a row. The next reward should be better than the level 2 Memory Bread, right?

But why is something that increases physical attributes called memory bread?

It feels so weird, like it's just nonsense.

You can say it increases memory, since increasing memory is a way of strengthening the brain, so saying it increases intelligence is barely plausible.

But this thing can also increase strength, agility, and stamina.

It's really baffling.

In addition, I don't know if it's because of the increased physical strength, or because I've reached the puberty development stage.

Within three months of enrolling in school, Tatsuya Kamio grew nearly ten centimeters taller, from 1.67 meters at the beginning of the school year to about 1.75 meters now.

Although he is still not as tall as Sudo and Koenji, he has already surpassed Ryuen's 1.73 meters.

Even after a long separation, seeing Ryuen's utterly bewildered expression upon their reunion still made Tatsuya Kamio laugh hysterically.

However, thanks to this, Tatsuya Kamio has been experiencing frequent muscle cramps at night recently, and has been woken up by the pain more than once.

Moreover, because he has grown taller, he has already changed his school uniform twice, and the various regular clothes he bought after enrolling in school are no longer wearable.

Either the pants are too short, or the top is too small.

That is to say, he has sufficient funds; otherwise, the expenses on clothing alone would be enough to keep Class D from running out of money.

After the class points were recalculated in July, Class D's class points rose to three digits, 127 points. The midterm exam added 77 points, and Tatsuya Kamio was rewarded with 50 points for reporting the pervert.

The 127 class points translate to 12,700 personal points, but Class D can only retain 5,000, while the remaining 7,700 belong to Dragon Garden.

A class only has 308,000 points, and Longyuan is almost able to get back the points that were previously taken from Class D.

However, to be fair, Longyuan was actually quite respectful.

The points he asked for from Class D were exactly five million, which was essentially the amount of points Class D took from him.

Yamauchi extorted 100,000 yen, Kamio Tatsuya extorted 400,000 yen behind the scenes, and then swindled him out of 4.5 million yen right in front of him...

At this moment, Tatsuya Kamio really wanted to give him a line: "I, Ryūen Sho, am not doing this to prove how great I am, but to tell you, Tatsuya Kamio, that what I have lost must be taken back."

"Tatsuya, have you grown a lot taller recently?"

Inside the library, having just finished a pleasant reading session, Shiina Hiyori, holding a book in both hands, looked at Kamio Tatsuya, who was now almost a head taller than her, and felt a little sentimental.

"I've grown about ten centimeters since I started school."

"Ten centimeters... That's amazing! Tatsuya must be taller than Ryuen now, right?"

When this was mentioned, Tatsuya Kamio couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah, the last time I ran into Long Yuan in the men's restroom, his expression was so funny, like he'd seen a ghost."

Although Shiina didn't know why Tatsuya Kamio was so happy, she was also very happy to see him happy.

"Would you like me to measure your height?"

Seeing the happy Tatsuya Kamio, Shiina suddenly made a suggestion.

"I'm fine with it, but is there a ruler around here that can measure height?"

"The librarian has some, I'll go borrow it, please wait a moment."

As he spoke, he shoved the book from his arms into Tatsuya Kamio's arms.

As Shiina Hiyori walked away, Kamio Tatsuya seemed to smell her scent from the book she handed him.

"I borrowed it."

Soon, Shiina walked over happily with a box of measuring tapes.

"It seems we need to find a place where you can stand on the measuring tape."

Tatsuya Kamio looked around and then his gaze fell on a chair.

"Isn't this not good?"

"It's okay, no one will see it here anyway, we can just wipe it clean later."

Without hesitation, Shiina took off her indoor shoes, then, holding onto Tatsuya Kamio's arm with one hand and stepping onto the chair with the other, she stood up steadily.

So cute.

Yes, Tatsuya Kamio was obviously referring to her little feet encased in gray stockings...

"Hurry up, it won't be good if someone finds out."

Urged on by Shiina, Kamio Tatsuya pulled out one end of the measuring tape, stepped on it with his big toe, and handed the other end to Shiina, who was taller than him because she was standing on a chair.

"Okay, wait a moment, don't move, stand up straight."

Hearing Shiina's coaxing tone, which sounded like she was talking to a child, Kamio Tatsuya straightened up, looked straight ahead, and then saw Shiina's chest rising and falling with her breath.

Not good...

And it's so close, and smells so good...

However, Kamio Tatsu was quickly brought back to his senses.

"Wow, that's amazing, 177 centimeters!"

After taking the measurements, Shiina immediately helped Tatsuya Kamio off the chair, seemingly oblivious to the intimate contact between them.

but……

177 centimeters! You've really grown a lot in the last few months.

However, although Tatsuya Kamio suddenly grew taller, his weight remained basically unchanged.

I weighed myself last night and it was 58.7kg, which is a bit too thin.

Clenching his fist and feeling the vitality bursting from his youthful body, Tatsuya Kamio smiled with satisfaction.

The next special exam should be related to the uninhabited island.

Given the school's track record, they might actually be planning a survival trip to a deserted island. In that case, this energetic body will be their biggest source of confidence!

Chapter 100 Kamio, let's promote Class D to Class 1!

Leaving the library, Tatsuya Kamio and Shiina walked together toward the cafeteria. Happy times always seem to fly by...

Pity!

"I heard we're going on vacation to a small island in the south after the final exams. I'm so excited!" Shiina's face showed a slightly longing expression. "It would be even better if I could play with Tatsuya."