In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

Although she's not as interested in Ayanokouji anymore, her long-held obsession isn't so easily dispelled.

It's fair to say that for Sakayanagi right now, having a fair and square match with Ayanokouji is more important than anything else.

In this way, she can put a temporary end to the past.

Of course, if we can win, then this period will be a perfect ending.

Katsuragi's words silenced the students in Class B for the time being.

"So, Katsuragi, you don't want these protection points?"

Hashimoto Masayoshi looked at Katsuragi and asked.

"I just feel that I can't make full use of this important resource, so I still recommend that Sakayanagi accept these protection points."

Katsuragi said these words without any hesitation.

"However, I do have conditions."

"Conditions?" Sakayanagi raised his head slightly, a smile on his face. "Tell me."

"I hope you will entrust me with the safekeeping of your personal points."

Katsuragi's words caused an uproar in Class B.

"What do you mean by this? Don't you trust Her Highness the Princess?"

"You could say that. I believe in her abilities, but I don't trust her in this matter," Katsuragi frankly admitted.

"Then, what makes you think we should believe you?"

Katsuragi paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Indeed, I really can't convince you. Since that's the case, then let's do this: give these points to our teacher in advance."

And is it acceptable that all the students in the class jointly entrust this point to be used only to help classmates in this exam?

Even Hashimoto fell silent, because Katsuragi's goal was simply to use the 2000 million points in Sakayanagi's possession to prevent anyone from dropping out of school during the exam.

They even voluntarily gave up their protection points to Sakayanagi.

If Sakayanagi still disagrees, then she would be suspected of betraying the entire class.

If this happens, most students in the class will probably write Sakayanagi's name on the criticism ballot.

In this way, Sakayanagi will not only have to pay 2000 million private points to avoid dropping out of school, but will also lose the protection points he should have received.

Having figured out what to do next, Sakayanagi looked at Katsuragi and felt that this method was not something Katsuragi could have come up with.

A good move is to retreat in order to advance.

Judging from the technique, it seems to have some of the characteristics of Kamio.

The others didn't notice, because in their minds, this was consistent with Katsuragi's usual style of seeking stability.

"You've become quite capable too, Katsuragi-kun."

"The more you see, the more you should learn."

Katsuragi did not deny his own growth, which made Sakayanagi show a happy expression.

"Okay, I agree. Thank you for your help, Mashima-sensei."

As Sakayanagi said this, he glanced at Majima Tomoya, who was standing at the back of the classroom.

Majima Tomoya looked at Sakayanagi, then at Katsuragi, and nodded.

Chapter 267 Incompetent Teammates

Although the other three classes will also discuss the exam, they will feel much less pressure than Class D.

After all, they have a large number of private points as a guarantee.

Even for Class C, Ryuen told them that they would provide assistance if they made the wrong choice.

However, Class D is different. They don't have enough points, which means that whoever receives a lot of critical votes will face the risk of being expelled.

"Shouldn't we have 2000 million private points?"

"But wasn't that used to pay off debts?"

"So, whoever incurs the debt should be expelled from school."

At the very beginning of the class meeting, someone made such remarks, saying that they would do anything to avoid being expelled from school.

Factional conflicts can be created in no time.

In just a short while, Horikita and Sudo were isolated and separated into their own faction.

However, faced with this statement, Sudo simply clenched his fists, unsure how to refute it, while Horikita remained remarkably calm.

"Horikita, go drop out of school. After all, the reason we owed Ryuen points was because you acted on your own, right?"

They had only been talking about it privately, but as time went on, the person who had tentatively reached a conclusion stood up and pointed the finger at Horikita.

The speaker was a girl in the class named Shinohara.

However, her supposedly clever remarks did not garner any agreement from others, and instead caused the class to fall silent temporarily.

There are several possible reasons why this might happen.

First, some people in the class thought Shinohara was right, because most of the students in Class D felt that if they had these points, they wouldn't have to worry about being expelled from school this time.

At least for now, there's no need to live in fear.

Of course, not everyone agrees with Shinohara's statement. They not only disagree with Shinohara's statement, but are even shocked by it.

"Hey! Are you kidding me?"

Yukimura was the first to step forward. To be honest, he was shocked by Shinohara's words, even though he knew Shinohara was incredibly foolish ever since Kamio Tatsuya left Class D.

But he never expected that this guy would be so stupid.

It's already clear why Horikita fell into the trap, yet someone still says something like that.

"Horikita did that for her teammates, and she was working hard for Class D. Are you trying to negate Horikita's efforts?"

"Hmph, but she didn't accomplish anything, did she?"

"you!"

Upon hearing Shinohara's words, Yukimura nearly exploded with anger.

"Sachiki, stop talking. Talking to some people will only make you angry."

Just as Yukimura was about to lose his temper, Hasebe Haruka, who had formed a group because of the exam, stepped forward and stopped him.

"Please stop talking, Shinohara-san. Horikita did this for Class D. If Class D doesn't have students like Horikita-san who are willing to try, we have no hope of being promoted to Class D."

Hirata finally found an opportunity to chime in, but as before, he still acted like a peacemaker.

"Everyone, although this exam was very difficult, I still don't want anyone to drop out of school because of it."

"Then tell me what we should do?"

Even Hirata had his share of dissent when it came to dropping out of school.

"Of course, we'll use points to provide assistance."

Hirata naturally provided the answer, which was also the only feasible one.

"Huh? We don't have enough points at all, do we?"

"That's right, haven't we already done the statistics? It's only 8 million, which is still 12 million short of 20 million."

The students in Class D looked at each other in bewilderment.

“Indeed, it’s impossible for us alone to raise 20 million private points, so I chose to ask for help from others.”

"Others? Is there anyone willing to help us in this situation?"

The students in Class D looked at each other, wondering who this person was.

"To be precise, the other party is willing to lend us these points, but we also need to pay a corresponding price, or rather... interest."

Hirata revealed the truth: "Let Horikita tell you the specifics. It was all thanks to Horikita that we were able to borrow these points."

Class D fell silent again, especially Shinohara and those who had previously supported her; they were now filled with shame.

"Let me clarify beforehand that although the other party is willing to lend us the points, I haven't actually given them out yet."

Everyone in Class D listened quietly to what Horikita had to say. In fact, it was quite normal, since it was twelve million private points.

In any case, this is an extremely large sum of points, and no one would simply lend it out.

Therefore, the students in Class D were not surprised by this.

"The other party must have also put forward conditions, right? What conditions?"

Yukimura, one of the few bright students in the class, asked this question.

Horikita nodded first, then shook his head.

This completely baffled the students in Class D. What exactly does it mean by nodding and shaking your head?

"The other party did put forward conditions, but did not specify the details," Horikita said calmly. "I think everyone understands that no one would easily part with this amount of money."

Because this is almost a sum of points that can save someone from dropping out of school.

Therefore, they set conditions, demanding something in exchange, but they left it to us to decide what that would be.

Horikita's words caused a stir in Class D, with everyone wondering what he meant.

There's no other way. When making a deal with Class D, it's not about what Kamio Tatsu wants, but what Class D has to offer.

Meanwhile, the students in Class D were also pondering a question: What do we... have that would allow someone to lend us twelve million points?

"Horikita-kun, before we proceed, may I ask who exactly is willing to handle these points?"

Yukimura spoke again, his idea being simple: if he could find out who the other party was, perhaps he could find a more effective solution.

Upon hearing Yukimura's words, Horikita fell silent and hesitated.

She was debating whether or not to reveal Tatsuya Kamio's name.

Because Tatsuya Kamio is somewhat special to the students of Class D.

He was not only a student of the original Class D, but he also caused a lot of losses to Class D. Therefore, most of the students in Class D had very complicated feelings towards him.

At first, some people thought he was a traitor, while others thought that some idiots in Class D had driven the other party away.

However, with repeated targeting afterward, Kamio Tatsuya's popularity in Class D was completely ruined. Almost everyone who didn't know him disliked him or was afraid of him.

So Horikita was wondering whether she should tell the students in Class D about this.

"it's me!"

Just as Horikita was hesitating, Kamio Tatsuya pushed open the front door of Class D and walked in from the outside.

After chatting with Ryuen outside for a couple of minutes, Kamio Tatsuya arrived and heard the arguing coming from inside Class D.

As for how they heard it, of course there was an inside contact.

"Kamio?" Hondou from Class D stood up in surprise upon seeing Kamio Tatsuya, his face filled with anger. "What are you doing here now, you traitor?"

"Bentang, although we are still minors, we still have to be responsible for our words. Are you trying to kick me out?"

Kamio Tatsuya was not angry, but looked at Hondo with a playful smile.

"when……"

"Stop, my lord!"

At the crucial moment, Hirata spoke up to stop Hondo, because if Hondo had spoken up just now, Kamio Tatsuya would have really left.

Then you can imagine what happened next.

Kamio Tatsuya, the savior brought in by Horikita, originally intended to lend money to Class D.

As a result, he was expelled by the principal, which means that the principal personally extinguished the hopes of others who were expelled from school.

So what will be the result?

This might be something that ordinary students in Class D might not understand, but Tatsuya Kamio is willing to tell them.

When the time comes, the students of Class D, realizing this, will undoubtedly vent their anger and fear on Hondou, forcing him to leave the stage here.

All I can say is that Hirata reacted quickly enough to stop Hondo; otherwise, he would definitely have been expelled, there was no other possibility.