I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

"Let's not talk about whether Class A can unify their will. Even if the internal problems are solved, why don't they suppress the second place and help the second place to suppress the fourth place? Horikita-san, don't you understand? I know you want to see our Class B make a fool of itself, but all the first years are waiting to see your Class D make a fool of itself!"

Shibata laughed at Horikita loudly and hysterically.

For a moment, Horikita was stunned.

Chapter 291: Who is strong and who is weak? Horikita is killed

Shibata's ridicule left Horikita with no way to refute.

Because although Horikita's plan seems to be reasonable and very suitable for the current environment.

But she overlooked the most crucial thing.

That is how much of a threat Class D currently is in the eyes of the other classes.

It can indeed be said that it is more eye-catching than Class B, which has already fallen to the bottom of the list.

Just as Shibata said, the cooperation between Class A and Class C and Class D was completely Horikita's assumption that they would join forces because of the provocation of the previous Class B members.

Amane's friendly relationship with Shiina and Sakayanagi also gave her a misjudgment.

Horikita gradually began to agree with Shibata's analysis.

His momentum weakened all of a sudden, and his expression revealed his weak and unconfident side. When Shibata saw Horikita's expression, he knew that Horikita's psychological defense had been breached. As long as he could withstand Horikita's last move of dying counterattack, Horikita would succumb to his threat.

And Shibata knew Horikita's final trump card clearly.

The complete asymmetry in intelligence between the two sides resulted in this battle, which should have been evenly matched, suddenly turning into a battle where Shibata defeated Horikita with an overwhelming advantage.

"Don't show such a helpless expression. I won't be soft-hearted just because you're a girl, Horikita-san. Come on, you should have one last trump card, right? Use it to please me."

Shibata's somewhat arrogant posture with his hands open was something Horikita had never seen anywhere else. Two consecutive trump cards were easily resolved by Shibata, and she only had the last trump card left.

Will the final trump card really be useful to Shibata?

For the first time, Horikita began to doubt himself.

When they worked together before, she didn't think Shibata was that strong. When they were on the uninhabited island, Shibata's performance could also be described as bad. She tricked Kanzaki into occupying Class A's base, which brought trouble upon herself.

Combining all kinds of information, Horikita concluded that Shibata's ability was average, but the person standing in front of her now gave her the feeling that he was no less capable than a guy like Ryuuen, and was probably even better than Hirata in good guy mode.

Has he been hiding his strength before? Is there any need for him to hide his strength?

Or……

In fact, it’s not that Shibata is very strong, but that she is really weak?

No, that shouldn't be the case.

Horikita's eyes became firm. If she even doubted herself, how could she lead Class D to Class A?

No matter how strong Shibata was, she didn't believe that Shibata had the ability to deal with her final trump card.

"Humph, since you insist on tearing each other apart, I will not show mercy. I have collected a lot of evidence that you, Shibata-san, betrayed Class B, and there are also some recordings. These things are enough to ruin your reputation."

In terms of specifications, Horikita's final trump card is exactly the same as the one in Shibata's hand.

According to common sense.

Shibata should choose to retreat at this time, and then Horikita can also save his last bit of face and escape unscathed.

However, Shibata is not a person who likes to play by the rules.

"You're right"

Shibata smiled.

Such strange behavior made Horikita feel a little uneasy.

"Now that you've recognized it..."

"But what if I lose my reputation? Do you dare to bet with me?"

Shibata walked closer to Horikita step by step.

"What do you mean? If you are spurned by the entire B class, you will not be able to become a leader. All your previous preparations will be wasted..."

Horikita didn't know why Shibata could still laugh in this situation.

"You are absolutely right, but what if I am willing to give up being the class leader? What if I am willing to accept failure? Can you do that, Horikita?"

Shibata's way of dealing with it is simple: accept it.

It may seem like giving up, but in fact, for an ambitious person, giving up is quite difficult. Giving up ambitions and dreams is tantamount to depriving them of their lives.

Shibata, however, was able to accept his failure frankly and chose to give up his ambitions.

Such words sounded like a fantasy to Horikita. For her, giving up on getting promoted to Class A and proving to Horikita that she was the best was simply impossible. She would rather drop out of school and disappear from Horikita's sight than give up in disgrace after making such lofty statements.

"I don't believe you would do this. Your answer is indeed an unsolvable solution. However, I don't believe that a person who wants to lead others forward would be willing to give up his ambition."

Horikita insisted on this point, she was still unwilling to believe that such a person existed, but she forgot... Tianyin said to let it go.

"Why is this so unbelievable? Why did I become a leader? It's because I want everyone to have their own personality instead of being assimilated by Ichinose's tolerance and becoming a tool without their own appearance. If they all choose to abandon me, why should I save them? Letting go... is it so difficult? As long as I kneel in front of Ichinose and ask for forgiveness, Ichinose and everyone will forgive me. What about you, Horikita-san? Do you dare to face the wrath of Miyako-san?"

Shibata's words frightened Horikita so much that she took several steps back before she calmed down.

She remembered Tianyin's cold gaze, the indifferent expression when she chose to ignore Sakura, and she also recalled Tianyin's countless and magnificent battle records.

From the moment he stepped onto the island and heard the rules, the entire special exam became Tianyin's amusement park, and only Ryuen's surprise attack could make Tianyin feel some fun.

Looking back, all of Tianyin's victories seemed to be natural. But does Tianyin, who has everything under control, know what she has done behind her back?

I guess Tianyin probably doesn't know, otherwise even if she said the least she would still get a slap in the face, right?

While Horikita was in a state of confusion, Shibata planned to try his best to end this battle which had lasted longer than he expected.

"Since you, Horikita-san, already understand your situation, you should tell me the number on your poker card. I will abide by our agreement and keep this secret until graduation."

Shibata made the conditions.

Keeping the secret until graduation? Maybe it's not impossible.

She didn't want to lose Tianyin. The reason why she targeted Sakura was because she saw Sakura's weakness. She wanted to use Sakura to tell Tianyin that no matter how close the girls were to her, she could not trust anyone except her.

But...it turned out like this in the end.

Sure enough, what goes around comes around.

“My number is 5”

Horikita said her poker number.

Shibata thought about it and his eyes lit up.

"Now I've found the pattern. Thank you for your help, Horikita-san. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation next time."

Shibata stretched out his hand, and Horikita hesitated for a moment before finally stretching out his hand as well, intending to shake it.

There was no turning back for her.

"Horikita-san, what are you doing here?"

A familiar voice interrupted the two of them.

Chapter 292: Ayanokouji, the Troublemaker

"Ayanokouji-san? Why are you…"

Horikita was surprised to see that the person coming was Ayanokouji.

She also thought about the possibility of being seen by other people when they met at the cinema, but what she never expected was that she would actually run into Ayanokouji Kiyotaka here. When did he develop the hobby of going to the cinema to watch movies alone?

"I just wanted to relax, so I chose a relaxing video. Are Horikita-san and Shibata-san discussing something? If I disturb you..."

"Ayanokouji, what are you talking about? Why are you bothering me? I just happened to run into Horikita-san and wanted to say hello."

Before Horikita could open his mouth, Shibata stepped forward to explain.

Compared to Horikita's somewhat hostile attitude, Shibata obviously knew Ayanokouji's true identity more clearly.

Miyako Amane's eyes.

After Class B suffered a crushing defeat last time, Shibata began to think about a question: if he was the leader of Class B, could he defeat Tianyin?

He pondered over it for a whole night, but even though he was in an absolutely advantageous situation, he couldn't imagine himself being able to defeat Tianyin.

Apart from the violence that could be described as absolute suppression, Tianyin seemed to be omniscient and all-knowing.

At first, Shibata was a little surprised. No matter how strong Tianyin was, he was just one person. It was impossible for him to be omniscient and omnipotent.

Unless...she has other eyes.

Shibata immediately remembered the time when Ayanokouji came to Class B's camp alone and deliberately intensified the conflict with Class B. He also sent information about Class B's weaknesses to Class D through Ayanokouji.

At first he thought Ayanokouji was Horikita's partner, after all, he often saw them working together. Now it seems that Ayanokouji is completely acting as Amane's eyes.

This was completely confirmed after Shibata asked Class A.

Totsuka confessed that on the morning when Class A was eliminated, Ayanokouji led his men to occupy a stronghold of Class A, forcing Teacher Mashima to leave the scene. Then that night an unknown fire caused Class A to withdraw from the exam stage.

So when Shibata saw Ayanokouji, he became nervous. Regardless of whether Ayanokouji discovered them by coincidence or not, he would undoubtedly tell Tianyin about the situation.

Tianyin had warned Shibata once last time through Albert. Shibata just thought that Tianyin had discovered that he and Horikita had private contact, so Tianyin warned him.

Could it be that... Tianyin has discovered that he and Horikita are trading information?

Shibata was shocked by this idea.

Then Shibata forced himself to calm down.

If Amane really found out about them, she would have taught him a lesson, or ruined Horikita's reputation. At the very least, she would never have given the power of Class D to Horikita.

So there is a high probability that Tianyin still doesn’t know about what happened before.

Shibata comforted himself in this way, but a sense of uneasiness gradually arose in his heart.

"That's such a coincidence. The movie is about to start. Do you want to sit down and enjoy the movie together?"

Faced with Ayanokouji's invitation, Horikita and Shibata looked at each other and chose to accept.

Because leaving at this time would seem like a guilty conscience, the two of them met alone in the cinema. After being discovered, they left in a hurry without even watching the movie.

Anyone with a common sense could see the problem.

So the two of them sat down reluctantly and watched the entire movie with Ayanokouji.

But the content of the movie made Shibata and Horikita feel uncomfortable.

This is not the light-hearted film that Ayanokouji mentioned, isn't it a horror film? And it's one of the most popular horror films.

Both of them were terrified, but Ayanokouji watched the entire film without any expression on his face.

“It’s a really good movie, but it didn’t make me feel as relaxed as I thought it would be.”

Ayanokouji commented with some regret.

In response to Ayanokouji's evaluation, Shibata could only shake his head with a wry smile, unable to utter a word.

Frankly speaking, he was quite afraid of those things, and being able to watch the entire film without shouting out loud was already an extraordinary performance.

"Your hobby is really hard to understand. Normal people wouldn't choose to watch horror movies to relax, right?"

Compared to Shibata who was reserved, Horikita's complaints were quite direct.

"Is that so? But Tianyin-san seems to like watching horror movies with girls to relax."

Ayanokouji recalled the time when Amane was hugged by two strangers and went to the school cinema to watch a horror movie. At that time, Ayanokouji, who was watching a serious movie with Hirata and his group, specifically asked Amane whether she liked watching horror movies.

At that time, Tianyin whispered to him that watching horror movies could help him relax.

From then on, Ayanokouji developed the habit of watching horror movies alone, but he was never able to find the relaxing feeling that Amane described.

"She is... forget it."

When Horikita thought of Amane's erratic style, she didn't want to continue the topic, but fortunately, the appearance of Ayanokouji made the tense atmosphere between Horikita and Shibata disappear completely, which indirectly helped her.

But thank you is impossible.

"Now that we've finished watching the movie, let's just disband here. There will be a discussion meeting later, and everyone needs a good rest."

When Shibata saw that Horikita and Ayanokouji had finished their topic, he quickly brought up the topic of disbanding. Otherwise, if they continued like this, the three of them might have to take some group actions like eating together, which would seriously waste his time.

Horikita glanced at her phone. Three hours had passed since the discussion ended. Although the upcoming special exam had nothing to do with her, she still needed to take a good rest and then start preparing for the large-scale action that Class B might take next.