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

When Kiriyama heard that Ichinose's so-called evidence was actually given by Ninomiya himself, he began to smile without any attempt to hide it.

Just as a thief won't admit to stealing, who would publicly admit to being instructed by someone to deliberately expel someone from school?

"Since Ichinose-san insists, then let Ninomiya-san share her opinion. Ninomiya-san, are you there? Please come to the front of the line to answer the question."

Upon hearing this, Ninomiya came to the front of the line. When he saw Kiriyama's smug smile, he couldn't help but turn around and glance at Sakayanagi.

"It was Chairman Kiriyama who instructed me to do this."

"..."

For a moment, the scene was completely silent.

Kiriyama's expression froze, and it took him a long time to react. Enraged, Kiriyama slammed his fist on the table in front of him.

"Ninomiya-kun, I advise you to think carefully about what you should and shouldn't say. Without evidence, I advise you not to speak recklessly."

Kiriyama's furious gaze made Ninomiya's lips dry. She knew what consequences she would face for doing this, but she was still unwilling to end up as someone's pawn. At the very least, she wanted to stand before those who held the power.

"Although I have no evidence, it is true that President Kiriyama offered to help our class eliminate the class point deficit while also dating me. It was because President Kiriyama made such a request that I helped him deal with Ichinose-kun."

Ninomiya recalled Sakayanagi's instructions and, despite his insides pounding, still managed to say what Sakayanagi had told him beforehand.

Even Kiriyama couldn't stop the discussions at the scene this time.

If Kiriyama had only agreed to wipe out Class D's deficit in class points, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but unexpectedly, he also wanted to date a first-year student.

This involves some issues of conduct.

Even Horikita Manabu, who had been closely watching Kiriyama's performance, couldn't help but frown; Kiriyama was simply playing his hand terribly.

Horikita Manabu was well aware that Kiriyama did have connections with Ninomiya, but there was absolutely no possibility of any kind of interaction between them.

Furthermore, Ichinose is overly naive in both her words and actions, making it clearly impossible that she was the one who turned Ninomiya against her.

Finally, it's possible that someone else turned Ninomiya against Kiriyama at a crucial moment, delivering what could be considered a fatal blow. Fortunately, Ninomiya didn't have any direct evidence; otherwise, Kiriyama would probably be forced to resign as student council president immediately.

But this alone is enough to give Tongshan a hard time. It is precisely because there is no evidence that it is impossible to confirm whether this happened or not.

If this happened outside, such things would probably be forgotten after a while, but this is Gaoyu. Ever since we cut off contact with the outside world, even the smallest things can make everyone chat about them enthusiastically on the school's special forum.

Not to mention something like what happened at Kiriyama; it will most likely become a topic of conversation, and its impact may not disappear until their third-year students graduate.

So who picked such a good opportunity to use Ninomiya as a sharp knife to stab Kiriyama in the heart?

Horikita Manabu's gaze first fell on the expressionless Amane. Amane definitely had the ability, but... Horikita Manabu also knew that Amane would disdain to resort to such petty tricks to annoy Kiriyama.

Then there's only one answer left.

That is……

Horikita Manabu's gaze fell upon Sakayanagi Arisu, who had a faint smile on her face.

If Sakayanagi were to make a move, Kiriyama would have virtually no chance of winning.

"I don't recall saying anything like that. This is probably just an excuse you came up with to evade punishment, Ninomiya-kun. I'll ask you one last time, do you have any evidence?"

After his outburst subsided, Kiriyama unexpectedly calmed down. He realized that someone had set a trap for him, but without knowing who was behind it, he could only do his best to stay calm. Only in this way could he avoid making an irreversible mistake due to losing his temper.

Seeing that Kiriyama had astutely grasped the only chance to turn the tide, Sakayanagi couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"I thought you were a good-for-nothing, but it turns out you have some redeeming qualities. You managed to dodge this time, so what are you going to do next?"

Sakayanagi said in a low voice, then stepped out of the line and walked towards the direction where Kiriyama was.

Many people have turned their attention to Sakayanagi.

"President Kiriyama, I don't think it's appropriate to discuss your private matters with Ninomiya in such a public setting. I think we can wait until after the start of the semester to conduct a thorough investigation into this matter. Before that, the most important thing is to announce the results of this special exam for the forest training camp and to impose punishments. Isn't that the top priority?"

Sakayanagi's words helped Ninomiya and Kiriyama out of their predicament.

This way, both of them have a way out, and there's still some time before school actually starts, so maybe everyone will have forgotten about it by then.

“Sakayanagi-san is right, what we should be dealing with right now is…”

As soon as Kiriyama opened his mouth, he realized that he had been tricked by Ninomiya. If he wanted to deal with Ichinose, he had to deal with Ninomiya's matter first. However, Ninomiya's matter had been put on hold, and he had no way to deal with Ichinose.

Of course, it's not impossible to force a solution, but that would turn it into a situation where Sakayanagi is trying to persuade Ichinose to drop out of school, but he insists on doing so.

In other words, Sakayanagi's words completely turned him into a villain.

Whether Ninomiya or Ichinose is punished afterward, everyone's trust in him will drop significantly, and Kiriyama felt a sharp pain in his back for a moment.

That felt like a crisis was looming.

Kiriyama then realized that Ninomiya's strange behavior was probably orchestrated by the girl in front of him, who was like an elf but skilled in scheming.

So now the question is...

Will he choose to let Ichinose Kazuma go, or... will he be determined to be the villain?

Looking back, he saw many second-year students, especially those in Class 2A, laughing unrestrainedly, seemingly mocking how humiliating he, the one who claimed to inherit Nagumo's will, was in front of everyone.

Kiriyama closed his eyes in pain, recalling everything that had happened since he joined the student council in his first year of university, from an unknown nobody to someone who could stand on the same level as his hero, Horikita Manabu, and the man he feared most, Nagumo Masashi.

If he loses face in this position, how can he face Horikita Manabu again?

When Kiriyama opened his eyes again, they were clear and bright, and his entire demeanor seemed to have changed.

When Sakayanagi saw Kiriyama's determined gaze, he knew... the real show was about to begin.

'Want to become a memorable afterglow among student council presidents? You're far from qualified, President Kiriyama. Dance to your heart's content while you still have time. Hopefully, you won't be so discouraged by that Amane guy that you'll want to drop out.'

"Now I will announce the punishment for the Ichinose group. Due to poor management, Ichinose-san's group average score has been severely dragged down. Although Ichinose-san achieved excellent results in this special exam, according to the rules of this special exam, I now announce the punishment of expulsion for Ichinose Honami from Class D of the first year. Also, according to the rules, you can choose one member from your group to be expelled with you."

This is Tongshan's plan.

Ninomiya is the culprit who caused Ichinose to drop out of school. Would Ichinose just stand by and watch herself drop out while Ninomiya continues to live a carefree life on campus?

Impossible! There's absolutely no way such a person could exist!

Ichinose will definitely drag Ninomiya down with him, and then Ninomiya's accusations against him will disappear.

Perhaps Kiriyama had always been a follower of Nagumo or Horikita, but at this moment, he broke free from the shackles in his mind. In terms of ability alone, he was already comparable to Horikita and Nagumo. The only thing he lacked was experience.

But this lack of experience can be the most fatal factor.

Ichinose opened her mouth as if she wanted to refute something, but in the end she didn't say a word.

She knew that saying anything under these circumstances would be futile. Even if she tried to persuade Kiriyama to deal with Ninomiya's matter first, she couldn't change Kiriyama's mind.

It's unlikely that anyone from Class D would save her, so it seems like the best outcome for her is to drop out of school with someone.

All eyes turned to Ninomiya, and even Ninomiya himself closed his eyes as if awaiting a verdict.

She knew that Kiriyama could no longer spend points to save her, and that everything was coming to an end.

"The person I chose to drop out of school with is—"

A smile involuntarily crept onto Kiriyama's lips.

In this way, he could both make an example of someone and turn one of Sakayanagi's pawns into a discarded one, while also avoiding Ninomiya's accusations against him.

It's a win-win-win situation.

However, his smile quickly turned into terror.

Because the person Ichinose is taking away is...

"Miyako Tenon".

"Are you kidding me?!"

Kiryuin, who was dozing off in the crowd, stood up from the crowd without caring about the surprise of those around him when he heard the name.

The entire playground erupted in cheers.

Ryuen looked at Ishizaki with a surprised expression.

"Ishizaki, give me a punch in the face."

"Huh? Longyuan, what are you talking about?"

"hurry up!!"

……

Ayanokouji looked somewhat uneasy at the figure that hadn't moved at all. If Amane really had dropped out of school, then he would most likely be taken back by Ayanokouji Atsuomi.

This is no small matter.

Koenji first frowned deeply, and it took him a long time to slowly regain his normal expression, though he was still muttering to himself.

"No, no, if it's just to get Horikita to save her... would she really be the one to suffer such a loss? With Miyako's abilities, stopping this should be easy for her... she must have some other plan."

It can be said that, apart from those who already knew, Koenji was actually the one who trusted Tenon the most.

Since Koenji already regarded Tenon as a strong person of the same level as him, there was no reason why Tenon couldn't handle this matter that he could easily handle. Therefore, Koenji judged that Tenon must have some other tricks up her sleeve.

Kiriyama's palms were sweaty, and a mix of excitement and fear surged through his chest.

If he could get Tianyin to drop out of school, he could definitely shut those idiots in the second year up!

Unfortunately... he had done his research beforehand and Class B of the first year had enough class points to save her, so it seemed that Tianyin would not be expelled.

However, Ichinose wasn't so lucky.

Class D of the first year can't even come up with 20 million individual points, let alone 300 class points. Ichinose's career is coming to an end.

Getting rid of Ichinose should be enough to intimidate the second-year students and Sakayanagi, right?

"Ichinose-san, Miyako-san, are your classes willing to contribute points to save you? If not, then I'll have to announce the results."

Kiriyama's smug tone, tinged with a hint of arrogance, made Tenon raise an eyebrow.

"There's nothing we can do..."

Kanzaki spoke up, answering on behalf of Class D, Grade 1.

This was within Kiriyama's expectations. Kiriyama simply nodded calmly and looked at Horikita.

"We refuse to pay points."

Horikita's answer made Kiriyama's pupils widen suddenly.

"So the dropouts are Ichinose Honami and..."

Just as he was about to utter the name of Miyako Amane, a majestic voice suddenly interrupted him.

"That's all for now! The announcement of the results of this special exam will be postponed until tomorrow. All students should now return to their dormitories in an orderly manner and are not allowed to leave the forest school without permission."

Chairman Fujimori preemptively announced the postponement of the exam results announcement.

Chapter 146: If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who raised it.

Kiriyama sat somewhat nervously in Chairman Fujiwara's temporary office.

Kiriyama felt somewhat uneasy about the fact that Chairman Fujimori had suddenly appeared and interrupted him in announcing the results; it was clear that the school was dissatisfied with some of his actions.

After all, Chairman Fujiwara had told him, "Wait in my office, I have something to say to you," and then rushed off to the conference room. Clearly, it involved something very serious, so serious that even Chairman Fujiwara might not be able to make a decision on his own.

Kiriyama racked his brains but couldn't recall doing anything that would lead to such serious consequences. It didn't seem plausible that he had instigated Ninomiya to force Ichinose to drop out of school.

He knew that the school could investigate his actions if they wanted to, but the problem was that his methods did not violate the school's regulations. Moreover, if Ichinose hadn't ultimately chosen to take Miyako Amane away instead of Ninomiya, he would have smoothed things over long ago.

Even if we take a step back and assume he did something like that, at most his reputation would be damaged, and there would be no need to alarm the school.

Therefore, Kiriyama still doesn't know what he did to offend the school.

While Tongshan was lost in thought, an emergency council meeting was underway in the conference room.

Logically, at this time, apart from one board member responsible for handling daily affairs and liaising with higher-ups who remains at the school, the other board members should be enjoying their holidays.

The board members of this school don't actually have much to do; it's more of a sinecure. So much so that some people come here to be board members just to gain seniority.

However, their leisurely life was interrupted by urgent phone calls. At the request of the school's chairman, Fujiwara Rin, all board members held an emergency board meeting via video conference.

"Chairman Fujimori, is there some urgent matter that prompted you to suddenly call a board meeting today?"

The first to speak was Director Mori, a public relations director who stayed at the school and was responsible for connecting the school with celebrities and education departments. He was hired at a high salary.

If we're talking about who on the board of directors cares most about school affairs, Director Mori would definitely be number one. Even the former chairman of the board, Sakayanagi, admitted that he couldn't be as diligent as Director Mori.

Of course, the salary paid to him by the school was also very high, which may be the reason why Director Mori was so motivated.

When Chairman Fujimori announced the convening of an emergency board meeting, he sensed something was wrong. Before starting the video conference, he placed all the phone numbers of those important figures in his contact list on the table so that he could contact them immediately if things really came to a point where he had to handle them personally.

As soon as Director Mori spoke, the eyes of the other directors all turned to Chairman Fujiwara. Principal Mayumi Fujiwara, who had also been invited to the meeting, frowned, and a sense of foreboding began to rise in her heart.