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

"Miyako? Are you calling me?"

Tianyin raised her hand towards Baoquan, whose face was full of anger.

"Which of your dog eyes saw me talking to you...?"

"Masahiko!!"

Before Tianyin could react, Jiang Yan jumped onto the table and lifted Baoquan, who weighed nearly 200 pounds, off his seat with one hand.

"Miyako-san! Please maintain order in the meeting room!!"

Upon seeing the unexpected situation, Asahina immediately tried to dissuade Masahiko, while the second-year students on the sidelines smiled and prepared to watch the first-year students' drama unfold.

Shiina sighed and closed her eyes. This was why she hated competition. It only took a few words for classmates in the same grade to turn against each other. Was Baoquan's vulgar language wrong? The answer is of course.

But if Jiang Yan beat him up here, would Jiang Yan be at fault? The answer is also of course.

Two people will be punished differently for the same thing, and their hatred and disgust for each other will naturally grow. With the class leaders becoming enemies, students from the two classes will naturally not dare to associate with each other in private.

Many people will lose the possibility of becoming friends because of this.

This is why Shiina never wanted to get involved.

She doesn't want to hate anyone, nor does she want to be hated by anyone; that's all.

"Miyako-kun, this is the student council compound, you need to think this through!!!"

Unlike Amasawa, who had no intention of mediating the fight, Nanase Tsubasa tried to ease the current situation.

“He just insulted Sister Tianyin, which crossed my bottom line. I told you before not to do things you shouldn’t have done, right? Did you… just ignore what I said?”

Jiang Yan roared at Nanase Tsubasa with eyes wide open.

Facing Masahiko, who was now like a raging lion, Nanase Tsubasa was trembling with fear. She was certain that Masahiko's increasingly crazed gaze was brewing with murderous intent.

That was a truly murderous intent that seemed to want to tear a person apart.

Ugh.

Hayasaka, who was busy fixing her nails and completely oblivious to the meeting, couldn't help but sigh. She had long known that Masahiko was a powder keg that could explode at any moment.

But she couldn't just stand by and watch Masahiko act recklessly. Otherwise, if the main family found out that a male member of the Miyako family had done something disrespectful and outrageous, would they punish Masahiko for it? Don't be ridiculous.

In the end, she, the insignificant maid, will definitely be punished.

"What bad luck! I'm just a nobody working here... When will I ever get a chance to switch jobs?"

Hayasaka pushed the table with her hand, causing the chair to slide back a little distance. Hayasaka slowly stood up from the chair and began to persuade Masahiko in a tone as if coaxing a child.

"Young Master Jiang Yan... you might be making Little Tianyin... angry, you know?"

Upon hearing Tianyin's name, Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment before deciding to wait until the meeting ended and his sister left before having a heart-to-heart talk with Baoquan.

Jiang Yan released Bao Quan's neck, then jumped off the table and returned to his seat.

The entire conference room fell into a silent silence.

Both the second-year and first-year students knew a little about Jiang Yan's sister complex, but they never expected that such a ruthless character would be so obedient!

It's really... that I gave up on my plan to beat up Baoquan just because it would upset Tianyin.

No, actually, wasn't it all because Baoquan was grabbed by Jiang Yan and almost beaten up from the very beginning just because he said something wrong?

Many second-graders now view first-graders as having "really short tempers these days."

The dramatic ending of the conflict left Longyuan clicking his tongue in dissatisfaction.

He had heard before that Tianyin's younger brother was a tough character. He had initially thought he was just a thug who used Tianyin's name to show off. Now that he saw that Jiang Yan was indeed something special, just as Long Yuan was about to observe Jiang Yan closely, Jiang Yan inexplicably gave up. Long Yuan felt extremely sorry about this.

The only one who was still a little confused was Tianyin.

When did she get angry? Hayasaka's statement is pure fabrication!

Amane had originally planned to see if Masahiko's skills had improved over the years, but Hayasaka's words quelled her plans, which Amane found a bit of a pity.

"Miyako-kun, your behavior just now was extremely bad. The Disciplinary Committee will have a private talk with you later and take disciplinary action against you. The same goes for Hosen-kun. In addition, Hosen-kun, you must apologize to Amane-kun now, otherwise you will be punished to the fullest extent for insulting a girl."

The so-called maximum penalty is suspension from classes. Suspension from classes is the most severe penalty besides expulsion. During the suspension period, the class will have points deducted from the number of absences every day, and the individual will also have their personal points suspended. It is a very serious penalty.

Baoquan hesitated for only a moment before readily choosing to apologize.

"I'm sorry, Miyako-senpai. I just said it casually because it's a habit. I hope you can understand."

Faced with Baoquan's insincere apology, many people subconsciously frowned.

At the same time, his gaze immediately turned to Tianyin.

First-year students may have their impression of Tianyin from a few scattered videos online and Tianyin's extremely impressive appearance in the gymnasium.

But the second-year students are different; they know that Tianyin has a bad temper.

Tap, tap, tap...

Tianyin tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, but did not respond to whether she accepted Baoquan's apology. Tianyin had lost patience with this second offense.

Just then, Tianyin's phone vibrated.

Amane casually picked it up and glanced at it; it was a message secretly sent by Nanase Tsubasa.

The two had been in private contact since the incident at the gymnasium, but no matter how much Amane asked Nanase out, Nanase refused to have dinner with her.

Now, Nanase is actually taking the initiative to invite Amane to dinner that night as an apology in order to plead for Hosen.

Really interesting.

"That's fine then."

Compared to dealing with a morally bankrupt bastard, Amane was more interested in Nanase.

Seeing that Amane was willing to agree, Asahina finally felt relieved. At the same time, Asahina began to feel her stomach start to convulse uncontrollably.

Sakayanagi had never told her that this meeting would be so thrilling!

"Well, now that we've reached a settlement, let's get back to our topic. I think Kanzaki-san's statement makes some sense, but this meeting is mainly to gather opinions, and we can't be sure that the school will adopt the opinions discussed. Also, our third topic is whether everyone is willing to accept a re-examination. If we follow Kanzaki-san's logic, then the third topic loses its meaning for discussion, doesn't it? So the prerequisite for this topic is that there must be punitive measures."

Asahina's words silenced Kanzaki.

Kanzaki's reactions and debating skills were outstanding; no matter who was in the first year, they probably wouldn't have been able to answer Kanzaki's questions.

However, Kanzaki's deduction is based on the premise of retaking the exam. Once this crucial element disappears, Kanzaki's judgment will only become a guess.

"So, does that mean we should limit it to not expelling them, but requiring them to be punished?"

"Yes."

Tsubaki Sakurako's question was agreed upon by Asahina, and for a moment, neither the first-year nor the second-year students had any intention of speaking up.

Since speaking up would inevitably offend Class C in the second year, and the second year was trying their best to protect Class C, it was normal for them not to speak up.

However, this was a rare opportunity for first-year students. Punishment and compensation were both justified. But Class A in the first year didn't even have a chance. Class D, which was the class that suffered the most damage and was most entitled to compensation, fell silent after the conflict with Jiang Yan.

Only Yagami and Utsunomiya remained, staring at each other, each hoping the other would take the initiative to fight for the interests of the first-year students while also drawing the fire of the entire second-year students.

That's why the meeting fell silent again.

As time passed, in order not to waste time and escalate the conflict between the two parties, Tsubaki Sakura proposed a more moderate solution.

"I think the punishment for students who submit blank papers shouldn't be just 'punishment,' but should be linked to compensating the first-year students. I think if each student who submits a blank paper can give their partner 100,000 personal points, they can be exempted from punishment. What do you all think?"

As soon as Tsubaki Sakurako spoke, everyone started to think.

Paying individual points is already the best possible outcome for Class C.

First of all, if we follow Tsubaki Sakura's suggestion, the students who submit blank papers will not be expelled or suspended from school, nor will they be subject to severe punishments such as deducting class points, which is already a very good outcome for them personally.

Secondly, Tsubaki Sakura's suggestion completely balanced the interests of both parties. The second-year students helped Ryuen only to prevent a large-scale dropout among the second-year students. Tsubaki Sakura's suggestion fully met this condition, so even the second-year students had nothing to say.

Then, for the first-year students, the reason for arguing for so long was simply to gain the greatest benefit for their own side. About thirty-five students submitted blank papers, and among them, thirty of them were partners with students from Class D of the first year.

In other words, once Longyuan agrees to this condition, Class D of Grade 1 can immediately gain three million personal points, which is a considerable sum. Even Baoquan chose to accept this condition. If Baoquan agreed, then the rest need not be said.

As for joint liability, that will definitely be abolished as well.

Tsubaki Sakura's answer was so successful that almost everyone could accept it.

However, Long Yuanxiang, the most crucial person in this discussion, refused to accept such a suggestion.

"This is impossible. Class C of the second grade would never agree to such a condition."

Ryuen's firm refusal displeased Hashimoto Masayoshi, the representative of Class 2-B who had remained silent from the beginning.

"Hey! Ryuen, do you know what you're saying? This is already the best outcome for Class C. Please, being willful in this kind of thing will involve a lot of people."

Hashimoto judged that this was pretty much the first year's bottom line. Although they could continue to talk, it was very likely to trigger a backlash. If the first year students united and insisted on expelling those who submitted blank papers in order to put pressure on the school, even the school would at least expel a few to quell the anger of the first year students.

After all, the second-year students were in the wrong in this matter, and the fact that they only received compensation was already quite good in Hashimoto's eyes.

"What do you mean by the best outcome? I can tell you right now that Class C can't afford that much compensation."

Hearing Ryuen say that, Hashimoto and Kanzaki frowned. What a joke it was that Class C couldn't come up with 3.5 million points.

Compared to saying that the points were insufficient to pay the compensation, Kanzaki and Hashimoto felt that Ryuen's attitude was problematic. How could Ryuen be the one in the wrong?

Tsubaki Sakurako didn't seem to have expected that Class 2-C wouldn't even be able to gather 3.5 million individual points, but after a brief moment of thought, she immediately came up with a solution.

"The 100,000 points can be paid in installments, with 20,000 or 10,000 points given each month. Surely Class C in the second year can manage that?"

Tsubaki Sakura had already checked the class points of Class C in the second grade beforehand.

The class points for Grade 2 Class C are 706 points, which means that each student can receive 76000 personal points every month. Paying out 10,000 or 20,000 points should not be a problem at all.

Seeing the first-year students back down to this extent, Kanzaki and Hashimoto were speechless.

Only Longyuan showed a mocking expression.

"I can see you're working hard, but unfortunately, I won't give you any personal points."

"Senior Longyuan! Don't you think this is going too far? We've already conceded so much, yet you haven't shown the slightest sincerity in wanting to negotiate!"

After hearing Ryuen's answer, Yagami Takuya could no longer remain calm and couldn't help but loudly question him.

Originally, this incident didn't really have much to do with Class B of the first grade. It was only because one person was paired with a student from Class C of the second grade that they were implicated by the other student submitting a blank paper.

Logically speaking, even if compensation is discussed, it shouldn't have much to do with Yagami. But the problem is that the only unlucky person affected is Yagami Takuya himself.

Originally, Yagami planned to team up with Kushida, but the plan was abandoned because Amasawa approached Class A ahead of time. So he simply traded himself for several second-year students with B-level academic ability at the auction.

He let Sakayanagi assign him to a random class, and Sakayanagi assigned him to a girl in Class C who happened to have submitted a blank paper in this special exam.

This result made Yagami feel extremely disgusted, as if he had swallowed a fly.

Yagami Takuya had considered various reasons why he might fail at the high school, but he never expected that he might be taken away by a second-year student because he handed in a blank paper.

This was an outcome that Yagami Takuya could not accept no matter what. Fortunately, the meeting did not pursue any related responsibilities, which relieved Yagami. However, he had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the culprit who almost made him drop out of school—Ryuen—was so stingy that he was unwilling to compensate him for even 100,000 personal points, which could be paid in installments. This completely broke down Yagami Takuya's defenses.

Ryuen also successfully made Yagami Takuya, currently the best 'number one' in the White House, completely lose his composure.

Chapter 53: A Despicable 'Plan'

Ryuen, instead of feeling fear or apprehension upon seeing the enraged Yagami, pointed at him and laughed loudly.

Yagami was completely bewildered by Ryuen's manic behavior. Although he wanted to punch Ryuen's laughing face right now, he could only forcibly suppress this dangerous thought and asked Ryuen the reason for his laughter in a voice that was almost gritting his teeth.

"I don't understand what's so funny about what I said. Aren't I telling the truth? It's obvious that Longyuan has been avoiding the problem, isn't it?!"

Yagami's resounding question resonated with many, and even Kanzaki and Hashimoto felt that Ryuen simply didn't want to pay compensation. However, if things continued like this, it would be impossible to reach a conclusion even by next week, let alone today.

Just as everyone was exchanging glances, hoping that Amane would speak up and persuade Ryuen to accept the conditions that Tsubaki Sakura had just proposed, Ryuen finally stopped laughing.

"I don't recall ever saying I wanted to avoid solving problems. I was just laughing because I thought you were incredibly stupid."

"what?!"

"Yagami-kun, he's trying to provoke you on purpose. Please make sure you stay calm."

As soon as Yagami stood up from the table, he heard Hayasaka's cold reminder. With an extremely gloomy face, Yagami could only suppress his anger and sit down again.

"Since you say you don't want to avoid solving the problem, how do you want it solved? Vice President Asahina just said that students in Class C who submit blank papers must be punished."

Nanase Tsubasa grasped the most crucial part of Ryuen's words and immediately posed a counter-question.

Long Yuan raised his finger and pointed to his head.

When the first-year students were staring at Ryuen's head, completely bewildered, Ryuen finally spoke slowly.

"The solution is simple: I coerced the students in Class C to submit blank papers in protest against the unfairness of the exam, so I should be the one punished the most. Since you're reacting so strongly to this, how about I get expelled in exchange for your forgiveness? Isn't that a good deal?"

Upon hearing Longyuan's words, both the first-year and second-year students' expressions changed.