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

Expecting this guy to honor the bet is basically impossible.

On the front lines, Ryuen couldn't do anything to Tatsuya Kamio, so he had to resort to underhanded tactics.

As for his methods, even a fool could guess that it was nothing more than violence, the kind of thugs are best at forcing people into submission.

However, Kamio Tatsu was also very curious about how Ryuen planned to make its move in this place that was basically full of surveillance cameras.

Surely you don't expect a few burly men to suddenly jump out and beat you up without asking any questions while you're walking alone on the street, do you?

Upon realizing this, Tatsuya Kamio's expression stiffened.

Holy crap, it's not impossible...

Ever since the last time Longyuan hired students from Class D to sabotage Class A, he has been directing students from Class C to do some underhanded things.

I heard that quite a few disputes have arisen, and Class C's class points have even been deducted as a result.

If Longyuan doesn't care about class points and insists on messing with me, then I really can't escape it.

Damn, the conditions were set a bit too hastily, because the definition of "suffering a setback" is too broad.

Fortunately, I'm not without legs; if I can't win a fight, I can always run away.

Moreover, Ryuen is unlikely to go too far at first, so this is Kamio Tatsuya's chance.

Friday, one week before the exam.

As usual, Tatsuya Kamio arrived at school at his own pace.

Whether it was because of the bet with Ryuen or because the exams were approaching, Kamio Tatsuya hadn't seen Shiina Hiyori these past few days.

It seems she won't contact me until I've decided who's the winner between me and Longyuan.

That's true. If I contacted myself at this time, I'd probably be seen as a traitor by Long Yuan.

It's really difficult to be caught between your class and your friends.

As Tatsuya Kamio thought this, he opened his indoor shoe cabinet.

Then he discovered a letter on the indoor shoes. If it were just a letter, that would be fine, but the envelope was a lovely pink.

Upon seeing this, Tatsuya Kamio immediately knew what it was—a love letter.

What the hell!

When he saw this, Tatsuya Kamio was immediately shocked.

They've even resorted to using their feminine wiles; NM's Dragon Garden is truly shameless.

Are you planning to lure me there and then beat me up?

That's utterly despicable.

Since Tatsuya Kamio usually scouts out the location, he often runs into two people, Yamauchi and Ike.

Therefore, the two of them clearly saw Kamio Tatsuya take out the love letter.

"Love, love, love... love letter."

When Kanji Ike saw Tatsuya Kamio take out a love letter from the shoe cabinet, he was speechless.

Haruki Yamauchi, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief, envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Upon noticing the two people, Tatsuya Kamio immediately put the letter away. Although he didn't know what was written inside, he knew it was definitely not appropriate to read it here.

And we can't put it back in the shoe cabinet, otherwise those two might take it apart and look at it without permission.

Don't overestimate their character; they are absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

and many more……

Maybe that's possible; hopefully it will go smoothly.

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Yamauchi and Ike, gave them a provocative look, then changed into indoor shoes and left.

Meanwhile, Ike and Yamauchi were quite angry at Tatsuya Kamio's provocative gaze.

"What! It's just a love letter, what's there to be so smug about!"

"Exactly! How come this guy gets to receive such adorable love letters?!"

The two of them took turns slandering Tatsuya Kamio.

Suddenly, Chi had a flash of inspiration and became a master of ideas.

"No, no..."

"It can't be anything, so tell me."

"Could that love letter not have been written to him at all?"

After Ike brought up this possibility, Yamauchi suddenly realized what was going on.

"That's right, I knew it. How could that guy possibly be talking about love letters? Someone must have misplaced them, or asked him to pass them on to someone else."

"That's right, I guessed it was true."

"Therefore, in order to find out the truth, we must see the contents of that letter!" Chi Kuan-chi suddenly said righteously.

Haruki Yamauchi paused for a moment, then immediately chimed in.

"That's right, we absolutely must make sure that love letter reaches where it belongs!"

Upon arriving at the classroom, Tatsuya Kamio opened the envelope. The contents were roughly a request for Tatsuya to meet at the special teaching building after school, as he had something to say.

The signature was exactly as he had guessed: Shiina Hiyori. The handwriting looked similar, and even the writing style seemed to have been specially imitated.

Most importantly, the envelope contained the same perfume that Shiina used, and it smelled just like Shiina.

only……

Do you think I'll believe you just like that?

Longyuan, don't you even think about who invented the Thirty-Six Stratagems?

Even though I've never systematically read the Thirty-Six Stratagems, it's something etched into my soul.

Is this all you're going to use against me?

I really don't know how to live or die!

Chapter 55 Shifting the Blame East

For the rest of the morning, Kamio Tatsuya acted as usual, while Ike and Yamauchi would occasionally glance in Kamio Tatsuya's direction.

Although they thought they were being discreet, they were actually all being watched by Tatsuya Kamio.

Great, hooked.

"What should we do, Kanji? That guy seems to have kept the letter in his pocket the whole time, and we can't get it out at all."

"It's okay, just wait patiently, I believe there will be an opportunity."

During lunch, Ike and Yamauchi were still plotting this matter.

Because of this incident, the two of them didn't study properly all morning, and even during lunchtime, they kept an eye on Tatsuya Kamio's actions.

As fate would have it, Tatsuya Kamio took the envelope out of his drawer. After reading it, the smile on his face never faded. He then put the letter back into the envelope and tossed it into his desk drawer before standing up and leaving the classroom.

God helps me too!

Upon seeing this, Yamauchi and Ike immediately jumped up from their seats. One of them covered for them while the other took the love letter with the pink envelope from Kamio Tatsuya's drawer.

Afterwards, Ike and Yamauchi immediately huddled together and opened the envelope.

After a while, the expressions on their faces became uncertain.

"Damn it, I never expected it to actually be a love letter to that guy."

"Don't give up, Kanji. Shiina-chan has definitely been fooled by that violent bastard Kamio. Let's go after school and expose his true colors."

Because Kamio had beaten up Yamauchi, he could be said to hate Kamio Tatsuya to the core.

It's just that he doesn't usually show it because he's afraid.

Now that he had a chance to get revenge on Tatsuya Kamio, how could he possibly let it go? So he immediately started stirring things up.

"Yes, that's right!" Ike Kanji suddenly realized after Yamauchi's reminder. "Shiina-chan must have been deceived. We must expose him in front of Shiina!"

When Tatsuya Kamio returned, he didn't even check if the love letter was still there.

It's like God is on their side!

The two afternoon classes ended quickly, and after giving the students a brief reminder to keep up with their learning progress, Ms. Chazhu left.

Kamio Tatsuya immediately started packing his things as usual, but he soon discovered that the love letters he had put in the drawer were missing.

Immediately, a look of panic appeared on his face.

Upon seeing this, Yamauchi and Ike smiled and immediately left the classroom without even taking their bags.

And they did it by running, as if they were afraid of not dying fast enough.

After noticing that Kanji Ike and Haruki Yamauchi had left the classroom, Tatsuya Kamio's flustered expression vanished instantly, and he calmly began packing his things.

After packing their things, they strolled slowly toward the special teaching building.

Meanwhile, after noticing that Tatsuya Kamio was panicking because the love letter was missing, Ike and Yamanouchi immediately left the classroom and headed to the agreed-upon location on the envelope.

On the third floor of the special teaching building, Ike and Yamauchi arrived together, but did not encounter Shiina, whom they had imagined.

Although Shiina wasn't there, there were still people waiting here.

"Huh? Hasn't Shiina-chan arrived yet?"

"Idiot, Class C just got out of school too. The girls have a lot of social engagements, so we'll definitely have to wait a while."

Just as the two were talking, a deep voice rang out.

"What a pity, Shiina-san won't be coming."

"Huh? Who?"

Yamauchi and Ike turned around and saw Ishizaki from Class C walking up from downstairs with two boys.

However, when the other party saw Ike and Yamauchi, they were immediately taken aback: "Huh? Kamio didn't come?"

Ike and Yamauchi were also completely bewildered: "This isn't what we agreed on. Isn't Shiina-chan coming?"

The five people present were immediately staring at each other in disbelief.

"What should we do? Ishizaki, if Kamio doesn't come, should we still make a move?"

One of the guys following Ishizaki asked this question.

Ishizaki's expression was uncertain; to be honest, he was also unsure of what to do. His orders were to come here after school, beat up Kamio Tatsuya, find the love letters on his person, and then leave.

However, Kamio is not here now; instead, it is Yamauchi and Ike from Class D who have arrived.

Even the most foolish of them, Yamauchi and Ike, realized something was wrong.

"Hey, what exactly are you guys from Class C trying to do?"

"Let us go now, or I will appeal to the student council."

Upon hearing this, Ishizaki thought of what happened in the first week of this month—it was this guy, this guy named Haruki Yamauchi.

Not only did he deliberately bump into himself while using the toilet, causing himself to spill urine, but he also pretended to be a victim and extorted 100,000 private points from Class C.

Ishizaki grew angrier the more he thought about it, and his gaze toward Yamauchi became hostile.

“I have some score to settle with this Yamauchi. You two, stop that guy named Ike over there. If he dares to run away or notify anyone else, give him a good beating.”

As Ishizaki pressed his fingers, making them crunch, he grinned maliciously and walked into the mountains.

Anyway, there are no security cameras here, so it doesn't matter if we beat him up. Besides, they were planning to beat up Kamio Tatsuya anyway.

The other two students walked towards the pool with similar expressions.

"What, what do you want to do? I, I really will appeal to the student council!"

"Do as you please. There are no security cameras or witnesses here. Just accept your fate and die!"

Suddenly, screams echoed from inside the mountain from the special teaching building, while Chi was too terrified to move.

At the corner, Kamio Tatsuya heard Yamauchi's screams and immediately took out his phone to send a text message to Hirata, attaching a short video of Yamauchi being beaten, still anonymously.