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

Keep up your rebellious spirit!

Koenji's unconventional behavior successfully attracted Ryuen's attention. With a cold laugh, he left Class D's classroom.

Meanwhile, Tatsuya Kamio followed the flow of students out of the classroom and headed to the library.

"Ryuen-kun, do you think that person could be Kōenji?"

On the school road, Ishizaki followed behind Ryuen and asked in a low voice.

"Who knows, but probably not."

"No, isn't it?"

"The guy in the shadows, since he chose to operate anonymously from the beginning, means he doesn't want to expose his identity."

As for Koenji, based on my investigation, he's not the type to hide his true self, so it shouldn't be him.

But don't let your guard down; perhaps it's all just a facade.

Ryuen went to Class D today to put pressure on the anonymous person, but unexpectedly, Koenji interfered.

So regardless of whether Koenji is the anonymous person or not, Ryuen has decided to make a record of it.

"What about that guy? Are we just supposed to wait?" Ishizaki said somewhat unwillingly.

Long Yuan was also helpless about this, because there was nothing he could do.

The school refused to help, and he had no leads whatsoever, so there was no way to find that person.

He originally wanted to find clues from that guy Yamauchi, but after some investigation, he found out that Yamauchi was just doing what others told him to do.

It's just a puppet, and a puppet that's not even connected.

The trail went cold, so Longyuan was completely helpless.

But he wasn't worried either.

Because this advantage of Class D will expire.

As long as this month ends, Class D should be able to salvage some points from the midterm exams.

Once they have the scores, Class D won't be able to easily use this tactic anymore.

So that anonymous person will definitely take action again, before the end of this month... no, before the midterm exams.

Just as Longyuan had finished analyzing the current situation, things changed.

"Ryuen-kun, that person has appeared again."

"where is it?"

"Still on the forum, the other party said that they hoped each class would donate 40 private points to Class D before school ended tomorrow. The points would be given to Hirata of Class D and distributed by him."

"They've finally arrived," Long Yuan said with a smile.

The next day at noon, Class C from Ryuen was the first to arrive at Class D, followed by the students from Class B, including Ichinose and Kanzaki, whom Kamio Tatsuya had met before.

The person from Class A was a boy with a golden ponytail who looked somewhat nonchalant. As for Class D, almost everyone was there, and Hirata had been waiting at the classroom door for a while.

Although he didn't quite agree with this approach, he decided to follow the anonymous person's orders and accept the points sent by other classes so that the students in Class D could have a happy school life.

"I didn't expect it to be you from Class A, Hashimoto."

Upon seeing the other party, Long Yuan greeted him with a cold smile.

"Haha, I'm just here to gather information on the princess's orders. By the way, are you really going to pay for Lianlong Garden?" The boy called Hashimoto laughed it off.

Wow, no wonder they're a top class. In just one month, they've even gotten to know students from other classes.

Unlike Tatsuya Kamio, he couldn't even remember all the names of the students in Class D.

That's the difference!

Chapter 42 Dragon Garden: Class D, go and take down Class A!

"It seems you're not planning to give it to Class A. Have Sakayanagi and Katsuragi disagreed?" Upon hearing Hashimoto's words, Ryuen immediately guessed the current situation of Class A.

As for Hashimoto, he gave a wry smile, acknowledging the fact.

"Hey, Hirata, take out your phone."

Hirata did as instructed, and the transaction was completed quickly. Hirata successfully obtained 400,000 points from Ryuen.

The reason Longyuan did this was mainly to see the school's reaction if the person behind Class D really obtained points in this way.

That's right, he and Tatsuya Kamio had the same goal: to test the school's bottom line.

However, Kamio Tatsuya was personally involved in the operation, while Ryuen simply went with the flow.

“I have received the 400,000 private points, and I will keep an eye on the students in Class D.”

Long Yuan snorted, a cold smile on his face, and then looked at Class B.

What are Class B's plans?

Upon hearing this, the girl named Ichinose thought for a moment and then stepped forward as well.

"Although I don't know why you handed over your points so readily, I have a feeling that if you don't hand over your points here, there might be some trouble."

Seeing Ichinose readily take out her phone, Hirata looked conflicted.

If taking points from Ryuen is reasonable, then taking points from Ichinose is quite embarrassing.

After all, Ichinose's friendliness had already spread among the first-year students; she was very friendly to everyone.

Therefore, Hirata felt very embarrassed to receive the money, and his face was full of awkwardness.

What are you embarrassed about? It's not like you were the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Let me say it again, Class D is truly a bunch of hopeless idiots.

Kamio Tatsuya would bet that if Class C's class points were reset to zero, Ryuen would not hesitate to use this bluffing tactic, or even more extreme, he would drag all three classes together to self-destruct.

As a result, those guys in Class D were so damn slow and hesitant when it came to taking money.

Hot chicken!

"You're quite wary, Ichinose," Ryuen scoffed, then looked at Hashimoto. "Are you sure Class A isn't planning on using those 400,000 points?"

“That’s right. Katsuragi doesn’t agree to pay protection money to Class D. He believes that even if we Class A students are harassed, we won’t do anything that is unbecoming of our status.”

Hashimoto directly stated Katsuragi's point of view, as if to say: If you're so capable, then have sex with me openly and honestly!

“Since that’s the case, then it’s easier to talk.” Ryuen grinned sinisterly. “Hey, Hirata, I’m going to spend some money to hire your Class D.”

Hire?

Hirata was taken aback. What for?

“I’ve hired students from Class D to harass students from Class A. For every point Class A loses, I’ll give you 10,000 personal points.”

As soon as Ryuen said that, Hashimoto was completely stunned.

At the same time, he admired Sakayanagi even more.

He had learned from Sakayanagi before he came that this might happen, and he never expected it to actually happen.

Hirata was completely dumbfounded. How could someone do that?

"Of course, this condition applies to everyone in Class D. If a student in Class D completes my request on their own, I will still pay them."

After Long Yuan finished speaking, several students in Class D became restless.

If you entice a student in Class A to make a mistake, deducting 100 points from that student is a million personal points!

This is a huge sum of money!

If you spend wisely, it can last for three years!

Seeing Hirata's bewildered face, Ryuen began to coax, "There's nothing wrong with that, is there? After all, Class A is your enemy too. There's no need to talk about morality when dealing with enemies. Even if you use some tricks, there's nothing wrong with that, right?"

Ichinose was also startled by what Ryuen said.

She never expected Longyuan to pull such a stunt.

Even if Hirata has a way to control most people once this employment method is introduced, the other party is Class D, which is a gathering place for many problem children.

For money, some people might actually do such a thing, since there have been precedents.

Once someone accepts the commission, even if the students in Class B can hold back, it will still have a huge impact because the midterm exams are just around the corner.

If someone's study is affected by being harassed, resulting in failing an exam and being expelled, Ichinose would feel that she is the one who harmed them.

Therefore, Ichinose felt that the 400,000 yen was well spent, because once Class D received the money, there was no way to back out, otherwise they would be committing fraud and would be dealt with by the school.

In that case, the anonymous person behind the scenes will also be caught and brought out as a warning.

With things having progressed to this point, Tatsuya Kamio can now gracefully retire.

At this point, whether Hirata agrees or not is no longer important.

The allure of points at Dragon Garden is so strong that some people will always be willing to take risks for them.

Hashimoto, the only one from Class A present, was already drenched in sweat.

Princess, why do you guess so accurately all of a sudden?

But since you guessed so accurately, you must have a way to deal with it, right?

There is a way?

There's no way to solve this.

The reason why a conspiracy is called an open conspiracy is because it is almost impossible to break.

You either pay money or get messed with; it's one or the other, there are no other options.

Unless you flip the table, it's hard to avoid.

"Please wait a moment!" Hashimoto was getting impatient. "Please let me go back and discuss this with the students. I will definitely give Class D an answer before school ends today."

Hashimoto stepped forward and decided to hold things off for now.

Regardless of whether Class A intends to pay or not, we must inform Sakayanagi and Katsuragi of the current situation before making further plans.

"I understand."

Hirata nodded, which was a temporary agreement.

"Then you'd better hurry up, maybe the friends in Class D can't wait that long." Long Yuan's words were implying that the students in Class D should hurry up and make their move.

He was willing to pay as long as he could get Class A to deduct class points.

Upon hearing this, Hashimoto quickly turned and left, eager to report the current situation to Sakayanagi.

After Hashimoto left, Class D gradually dispersed. Kamio Tatsuya finished watching the show and headed towards the school cafeteria.

[Was that anonymous post made by you, Kamio-kun?]

Sitting in a corner of the cafeteria, Tatsuya Kamio looked at the message sent by Sakayanagi on his phone with a playful expression.

This guy's got some skills; he actually guessed it was me.

But could it be that he guessed like Horikita?

Don't joke around, I don't need those few points.

"Really? Then I'll pretend I was wrong. If it's you, I'd like to discuss a business deal with you."

Business!

Upon seeing this word, Tatsuya Kamio hesitated for a moment before finally replying.

"Then you've really come to the wrong person."

"Really? Then why did Kamio's expression look so conflicted just now?"

Upon hearing the sound coming from ahead, Tatsuya Kamio's face immediately stiffened.

Holy crap, someone logged me out!

I was so focused that I didn't notice someone had sneaked into my house.

When he looked up, Tatsuya Kamio had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Confused? What's wrong with you? Sakayanagi-san, you weren't just talking to me, were you?"