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

Kiriyama could not possibly be unaware of Sakayanagi's little scheme, but he also knew that the biggest taboo in negotiations was that the person in charge of the negotiations lacked sufficient power and had to go through so much trouble.

Every minute and every second is precious to him now, so he might as well give power to Sakayanagi and let her represent the student council in negotiations.

"I understand. It was a pleasure working with Chairman Kiriyama. I hope we will have the opportunity to work together again in the future."

Sakayanagi looked at Kiriyama's signature and handprint on the contract with satisfaction, a handsome smile playing on his lips.

"Let's get moving!"

Kiriyama coldly uttered these words and walked downstairs. As soon as he turned the corner of the stairs, he was so shocked by the scene before him that he gasped in horror.

Kamuro leaned against the left wall, idly playing with a paper airplane in her hand. Behind her were the Fukuyama sisters and the three Tsukaji. On the right, Hashimoto had his arms crossed, with Kito and the other two behind him, and they looked impatient.

Has Sakayanagi brought all of her main players?

Luckily, I wasn't provoked, otherwise...

Kiriyama glanced at the ghost head who was watching him coldly from the side, still feeling a lingering fear.

He couldn't handle just one Kito.

She watched as Kiriyama, who had just walked away arrogantly in front of her, fled in panic as soon as he stepped out of the office building.

Sakayanagi's face was full of mockery.

"This is so boring. When will I be able to have some fun? Sigh, I'm going to find Horikita now. You can keep this contract, Katsuragi-kun."

Sakayanagi handed the contract to Katsuragi, who was standing to the side, and was about to leave when he heard Katsuragi's worried voice behind him.

"Given your relationship, things should be easy to handle with Miyako, but... Horikita seems to be a bit troublesome. Sakayanagi, are you sure you're okay? Should we have Kamuro accompany you?"

Because Horikita's dormitory was composed of girls from Class B, Katsuragi was worried that Sakayanagi wouldn't be able to handle them all by himself.

"Horikita isn't the kind of girl who'd back down because of numbers. I'm enough on my own. With enough incentive, what can't be solved?"

……

"Who is it? Aren't you asleep at this hour?"

Karuizawa rubbed his sleepy eyes as he opened the door to the room where the door had been knocked. He had been taking intense exams all day, and most people would just take a shower after dinner and go to bed. Since there was nothing to do for entertainment, like using a phone, it was better to get some rest and a good night's sleep.

Just as everyone was getting sleepy and about to drift off to sleep, there was a sudden knock on the door. Karuizawa, who was closest to the door, had no choice but to reluctantly get out of bed and open it.

"Oh? You guys are resting so early? Well, I'm so sorry to bother you. I'd like to talk to Horikita-san about something. Is this a convenient time for you, Horikita-san?"

Sakayanagi's voice reached the room.

Horikita immediately picked up the clothes and put them on.

She didn't go to sleep like the others because she was certain that someone would come to talk to her about something today, so Horikita waited patiently.

However, she was slightly surprised that the person who came was Sakayanagi Arisu. To be honest, she didn't really want to chat with Sakayanagi.

However, since Sakayanagi came to see her, he must have received authorization from Kiriyama, in which case she would have no choice but to meet him.

"Of course it's convenient. Karuizawa-san, you should go back and rest first. Sakayanagi-san and I are going out to talk about something."

"Oh, you guys chat then, I'm getting sleepy too, haha~"

Karuizawa tactfully returned to her room, and to avoid being overheard by others, Sakayanagi and Horikita deliberately went to the other end of the corridor.

"I'm so sorry to bother Horikita so late at night."

"Just say what's on your mind."

There were no pleasantries or small talk between them, given their relationship...

"Since Horikita-kun is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush anymore. Kiriyama wants to change the results of the special exam so that Amane can stay."

"Isn't this normal? What I want to know is, what does he want me to do? And what will I get in return?"

Horikita disagreed with Kiriyama's approach. Amane's tactic of retreating to advance had turned this special exam into a dead end. The simplest way to break the dead end was for Horikita to save Amane, so Kiriyama would try his best to contact her no matter what.

On the contrary, she might find it strange if Kiriyama didn't contact her.

"I want to know, Horikita-kun, why don't you plan to save Amane?"

Sakayanagi's question made Horikita raise an eyebrow. This arrangement was naturally at Amane's behest, but he couldn't say that in front of Sakayanagi.

“Those who drop out of school for this special exam will have to pay 20 million personal points plus an additional 300 class points, which is a lot of pressure for Class B, so I chose to refuse.”

"If I waive the class points you paid on behalf of Kiriyama and give you 20 million personal points to save Homane Horikita, would you accept that?"

Horikita couldn't help but laugh when he heard Sakayanagi's conditions.

"Sakayanagi Arisu, are you really not taking me seriously by trying to get something for nothing from me?"

Chapter 149: A Shocking Turn of Events (6K)

Faced with Horikita's sarcastic remarks, Sakayanagi tilted his head cutely.

"What do you mean by getting something for nothing? I don't know what you're talking about, Horikita-kun."

Seeing that Sakayanagi was still pretending to be stupid, Horikita knew that it would be quite difficult to get anything out of Sakayanagi, but she wouldn't help Sakayanagi for nothing.

Besides the inevitable final battle between their classes, they were also locked in a fierce struggle on another battlefield. If they hadn't wanted to avoid causing trouble for Tianyin, they would have already made a big fuss.

"Since you, Sakayanagi, are not sincere, please go back. I'm a little sleepy. Come find me again tomorrow if you need anything."

After speaking, Horikita made a move to walk towards the room. Anyway, she wasn't the one in a hurry right now. She had heard from the new chairman that the results would be announced tomorrow. Horikita didn't believe that the new chairman would break his promise in front of everyone. If the exam results were to be announced tomorrow, then Kiriyama wouldn't have much time left.

Haggling? Not a chance.

Seeing that Horikita was about to leave, Sakayanagi, having failed in his attempt to probe her, had no choice but to call out to her.

"So, Horikita-kun, what do you want?"

"Why didn't you just do this earlier? Why go through all that trouble? My request is simple: 300 class points."

Horikita's words immediately changed Sakayanagi's expression.

"That's impossible. First of all, class points are not transferable. If discovered, one will face expulsion. Moreover, the school will not accept point transfer applications. Secondly, Kiriyama simply cannot come up with 300 class points. Unlike Nagumo, Kiriyama is a student in Class B. Before he took office, the entire second year was tightly controlled by Nagumo, and their class did not gain many points. In addition, when Nagumo pulled them down from Class A, they lost a lot of points, so the gap between Class B and the following classes is not very large..."

“Once Kiriyama transfers 300 class points to you, his class will immediately be relegated to Class D. So even if he has a way to transfer the points, he can’t convince the students in the class to pay for his stupid behavior.”

Sakayanagi's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, but Horikita didn't want to hear it because she knew it was impossible. Her goal was to see what Sakayanagi's trump card was.

Judging from Sakayanagi's reaction, it seems impossible for them to get class points. Actually, for Class B right now, they don't lack anything other than class points. Although everyone has used up most of their personal points, they will get a huge amount of class points after this forest training camp.

It can quickly replenish your personal points.

Furthermore, it's not convenient to ask for personal points, because if you ask for personal points, you'll have to split them equally when you get back. Even if each person has 10,000 points, that's still 350,000 personal points.

But what can 10,000 points do? If this number fluctuates even slightly, the total amount can reach millions or even tens of millions, which can make it impossible for the other party to pay.

This means you're in an awkward situation where asking for too little is useless, and asking for too much means the other party can't afford it.

"To be honest, there's nothing that excites me except for class points."

Horikita chose to leave this difficult problem to Sakayanagi directly. Since she didn't know what to ask for, she might as well let Sakayanagi make an offer. If Sakayanagi's offer was suitable, she would accept it without hesitation, thus saving herself the trouble of thinking back and forth about what to ask Sakayanagi for.

Sakayanagi smiled slightly after hearing Horikita's suggestion, knowing that Horikita had already relinquished the initiative.

In that case, she has completely controlled the negotiation.

"How about one million personal points?"

"That's too little. One million points and each person only gets less than 30,000 points. Isn't Kiriyama being far too stingy? Is his status only worth one million points?"

Horikita rejected Sakayanagi's offer without hesitation. One million points sounded like a lot, but once it was distributed, it would barely make a sound.

In her mind, each person would need at least 50,000 points before she would even consider agreeing.

"How about 1,257,600 points?"

Sakayanagi casually quoted a number with both whole numbers and decimals, which immediately left Horikita somewhat bewildered. Is this how negotiations are conducted? Why are there whole numbers and decimals in the price quote?

Seemingly noticing Horikita's confusion, Sakayanagi first shrugged, then spoke with a hint of helplessness.

“I know this won’t impress Horikita, but this is all the points Kiriyama has. He’s already at his limit to gather 20 million points. After transferring 20 million points to you, he’ll only have a little over 1 million points left. No matter how much you pressure him, he won’t be able to squeeze anything else out of him.”

Horikita initially found Sakayanagi's explanation somewhat unbelievable, but after thinking about her own class's situation, she began to understand it.

The current first-grade B class struggles to even gather one million points, so what right do they have to laugh at the second-grade B class that can gather twenty million points?

Perhaps those 20 million points really are all their assets.

If that's really the case, wouldn't this deal be a huge loss?

It's a real shame that Tongshan has no historical or cultural foundation whatsoever.

"Can't it be more? I can tell you my target is two million points."

Horikita deliberately exaggerated the amount by several hundred thousand, hoping to gain more room for negotiation, but to his surprise, Sakayanagi shook his head decisively.

"I'm just someone who was entrusted by Kiriyama to negotiate on his behalf. I don't get any benefits from it, so it's impossible for me to put some money out of my own pocket to save Kiriyama. Besides, if Kiriyama is expelled from school, I'll be the one who benefits the most, so it's even less likely that I'll help him pay out of my own pocket."

Seeing that Sakayanagi had gone this far, Horikita sighed helplessly.

She originally thought she had made a killing, but it turned out to be a huge loss for her.

"Then 1.25 million points will do. You can handle the rest of the odds and ends."

Horikita finally agreed to Sakayanagi's suggestion, since the points from 125 people were still an extra source of income, and having some was better than having none.

It's just that it's too different from her personal goals.

"Thank you for your understanding, Horikita-kun. I can leave you an IOU, and I'll transfer the points to you after the exam."

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now."

……

Sakayanagi resolved the most troublesome target with great ease and at minimal cost, and was therefore in a very good mood.

Next up are Amane and Ichinose.

Sakayanagi changed her tactics against the two. She promised Ichinose that she wouldn't expel her while clearing all of Class D's class points deficit. In this way, she could use Class D to bind Ichinose and make her give up fighting for her own interests.

Although she had made some preparations, Ichinose still had deep feelings for Class D. Points were not important to her and were insignificant in the face of clearing the class's point deficit.

So Ichinose readily gave up on compensation, hoping that Sakayanagi would keep his promise and clear the point deficit of Ichinose's class.

Sakayanagi readily agreed and wrote a statement in Kiriyama's name as proof.

As for whether Kiriyama will change his mind afterward, that's none of her business.

After Ichinose's matter was resolved, the last one was Amane's side. Actually, in terms of ability, Amane was the most difficult opponent to defeat.

Because Amane knows Sakayanagi too well, neither deception nor manipulation works on her, and there is even a risk that Amane might turn the tables on her.

However, Sakayanagi also knows Amane very well, and she has a trump card to get Amane to agree to end the punishment of Kiriyama.

"Tianyin, if you agree, I can spend a whole day with you when we get back~"

Amane readily agreed to the conditions set forth by Sakayanagi, leaving Ichinose, who was watching from the side, puzzled. She often went out with several close female classmates, and they would usually play for a whole day. Could such a thing really be put on the table as a request?

According to Ichinose's judgment, even if Amane didn't agree to this, it wouldn't affect Amane's invitation to Sakayanagi to go out and play. Therefore, Ichinose believed that this was just something the two of them had agreed upon.

This means giving someone a way out.

However, what Ichinose didn't know was that the "play" they were talking about and the "play" she understood might not be the same thing.

After concluding his negotiations with Ichinose and Amane, Sakayanagi instructed Katsuragi, who was waiting downstairs, to deliver the message to Kiriyama.

The entire process, from parting ways with Kiriyama to completing negotiations with Sakayanagi, took no more than an hour. No one would believe that Sakayanagi was completely unprepared.

Having easily earned 3.75 million personal points, Sakayanagi has gained even more respect from many in Class A. In the past, Sakayanagi's strategies often relied on the collective strength of Class A to achieve their maximum effect. However, Sakayanagi has now persuaded Amane, Horikita, and Ichinose, who are also class leaders and even stronger rivals, almost single-handedly. This has reaffirmed the Sakayanagi faction, which had been shaken by the Totsuka incident.

This was a pleasant surprise for Sakayanagi.

However, when Kiriyama learned of the conditions set by Sakayanagi, he was not happy at all. First of all, Sakayanagi rejected his punishment rules for this forest training camp.

According to the original punishment rules, if a student who was expelled from the Forest School wanted to save someone, they would have to pay 20 million personal points plus 300 class points. This was his proudest change. In his view, it was precisely because of such severe punishments that all students would desperately try to get good grades, completely unaware that as long as they took the exam normally and their grades weren't too outrageous, they would basically not be expelled.

Unexpectedly, Sakayanagi completely rejected the idea. What's even more infuriating is that Sakayanagi specifically asked Katsuragi to tell Kiriyama that this was a necessary condition. The reason Horikita didn't choose to save Amane in the first place was because paying 300 class points was unrealistic, and the others wouldn't allow Horikita to do it.

This explanation seems to imply that his modifications were superfluous, and that Horikita might have chosen to save Amane without his unnecessary actions.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Sakayanagi has already agreed to Horikita's request in his name, which means that when he announces the exam results tomorrow, he must announce this new rule, which is to admit his mistake.

Kiriyama was very dissatisfied with admitting his mistakes. He could admit that he had lost, and he could admit that he had been careless, but he did not think that he was wrong.

In his view, he was simply being punished according to the rules set by the special exam, but he just happened to run into the powerful Tianyin.

It was somewhat hard to accept that he was wrong now, but Katsuragi, who was in charge of relaying the message, was not there to discuss things with him, but to convey the results of Sakayanagi's negotiation. Therefore, no matter how hard it was to accept, he could only grit his teeth and endure it all. If admitting his mistake was already hard for him to accept, it was Sakayanagi's unauthorized agreement to clear the deficit of all class points in Class D of the first year that truly touched his nerve.

He could have gained the support of Class D in the first year by using the point deficit as leverage. Even if the outcome of this cooperation was unexpected, it was almost inevitable that Class D would cooperate with him if they wanted to continue to advance to the next grade, because only he had that power.