Hachiman Hikigaya, who returned from his studies after completing his training.

"No need to rush, Katsuragi-kun. The school didn't say that the leader can't be changed, did it?" Sakayanagi adjusted his beret, which was being blown by the sea breeze.

"The guidebook says there's no reason why we can't change it, so why don't we just create a reason that prevents Totsuka from continuing the exam?"

"This is possible? Mr. Mashima." Katsuragi looked at the homeroom teacher who had appeared beside them at some point.

"It is permissible as long as there is a sufficient reason."

After receiving the answer, Katsuragi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Sakayanagi again, "But that will also deduct thirty points. Even if we exchange for Class C or Class D, we will still lose fifty points, which won't make much difference to us."

“But Class A has no points left to deduct, Katsuragi-kun. I sold all the remaining points to Class B for one million personal points.”

"Sakayanagi, just tell me what your plans are."

Katsuragi crossed her arms and let Sakayanagi do whatever she wanted; the rules of this exam couldn't stop her from going berserk.

"hehe."

Looking at Katsuragi Sakayanagi, who was giving up, he smiled with satisfaction. "I have found out who the leaders of Class B, Class C, and Class D are. If nothing unexpected happens, we will have more than two hundred points, including the points from occupying the strongholds."

"Furthermore, I also signed a contract with Class B to fill out the leadership of Class C together. If it weren't for Ichinose's insistence, Class D would also have to fill it out."

"Doesn't this mean Class B wins alone?" Katsura asked, puzzled. "Three hundred test points plus guessing the leader of Class C correctly plus the points from capturing strongholds, that's almost double what we have."

"Ichinose's Class B is nothing but grasshoppers in autumn, I can crush them at any time. The important ones are Class C and Class D."

The images of two boys from Class C and Class D flashed through Sakayanagi's mind, and his smile deepened.

Chapter 84 I'll give you two million to slap Sakayanagi

"Katsura-kun, what do you say about the fact that the Totsuka leader's identity was exposed and that he concealed it?"

At Sakayanagi's prompting glance, Kamuro stepped forward and reprimanded Totsuka in a bad mood.

Kamuro doesn't like this kind of accusation against classmates.

It's all her fault for not noticing that Sakayanagi was watching when she was doing something bad, which gave her leverage over him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had to be Sakayanagi's tool.

“This is the consequence of my poor judgment of people. I will automatically give up the leadership position.” Turning to the crowd, Katsuragi bowed (I) Lin Yi Qi Shi Wu 罒镹吧君, Yang, “Please don’t blame Totsuka too much. The reason he concealed it is probably because of me. I’m sorry, everyone.”

"Since Katsuragi-kun has said so, we will not pursue the matter further."

Rinaka, who was ranked number one on the list of handsome guys in the grade, felt a little sorry for Katsuragi as he bowed and apologized, so he went forward to help Katsuragi up.

Given Katsuragi's usual responsible behavior and the support of the popular Richu, the other students also tacitly agreed not to pursue Totsuka's matter any further. It was a foregone conclusion that Katsuragi would resign from his leadership position, leaving Sakayanagi as the only leader of Class A.

"Hashimoto, you go back to Class C and continue monitoring Ryuen. Yamamura, you go to Class D and monitor Horikita. Kamuro and I will be in charge of Shiranami in Class B. Katsuragi will be in charge of Totsuka's departure."

After seizing sole power over Class A, Sakayanagi issued his first order, openly and legitimately directing Katsuragi, the former leader.

"Yes."

"it is good."

"......knew."

Amidst Sakayanagi's triumphant expression, Katsuragi lowered his head, and seeing Katsuragi like this, Totsuka broke down in tears.

It was all his fault that Katsuragi suffered such humiliation.

Why was he so focused on the real pot at the time, never realizing it was a trap?

In the crowd, Yamamura, feeling somewhat distressed by Totsuka's crying, quietly left the base to head to Class D to carry out Sakayanagi's orders. After taking only a few steps, he saw Hikigaya, the classmate who had been trying to curry favor with him, and the dense crowd behind him.

"Hey, good morning, Yamamura-kun."

"Hikigaya-san!!"

Yamamura's sharp voice immediately drew the attention of all the students in Class A to her, and then they saw Hikigaya and his group standing not far in front of her.

The large group of people gave the students of Class A a bad feeling, especially since the leader was the tyrant Hikigaya, who had dropped out of the class with three classmates.

"Everyone, follow the plan and get to know your classmates in Class A. As for the mountain village student in front of us, I can handle him alone."

Faced with the panicked mountain village, Hikigaya managed a weak smile.

I hope Shancun can understand how he felt after being disgusted by Longyuan and forgive him for not being able to give her a comforting smile.

However, while Yamamura relaxed a little because of the funny expression on Hikigaya's face, the other students in Class A remained tense.

From their perspective, the tyrant Hachiman showed a strange smile, and then the crowd behind him surged toward them with hostile expressions at his command.

"What are you trying to do? Violence will get you disqualified from the exam."

Katsuragi strode up to the students in Class A and tried to stop the students in Classes C and D, but the students in Classes C and D didn't say a word and just walked past him.

They stood one by one next to the other students in Class A until each student in Class A had at least one student from Class C or Class D standing next to them.

Among them, the most handsome guy in the grade, Li Zhong, was surrounded by six girls.

Hikigaya was speechless, but since the other students in Class A were all being watched, he didn't want to get involved in this mess.

There are students from both Class C and Class D among the six girls; showing favoritism will only cause trouble.

"Excuse me, Yamamura-kun, please stay close to me, otherwise the other students will have to keep an eye on you."

"Understood, Hachiman."

With his head slightly bowed, Yamamura obediently followed Hikigaya to Sakayanagi, who was sitting on a stone bench with a grim expression.

Now, she is not only surrounded by Kamuro, but also by Shiina and Ibuki, who are like two guardians protecting her.

Good morning, Your Highness.

Wanting to annoy this brat, Hachiman imitated a butler's bow, placing his right hand on his chest, just like he'd seen in anime.

To the onlookers, this appeared as a noble villain attempting to seize power from the young queen.

"Looks like I've lost to you this time, Hachiman. Our thinking is a bit similar."

After discovering that Horikita and Ryuen were missing from the C and D classes, Sakayanagi knew that her plan had failed, since Ryuen had done something as foolish as choosing her as the leader.

The only one who, like her, saw through the possibility of changing the exam leader was Hachiman.

"Hachiman and Sakayanagi think completely differently."

Shiina suddenly interrupted, his face unusually showing displeasure, which surprised Ibuki who was standing nearby.

That classmate who used to always remain indifferent has now become someone she can't quite understand.

"It's very similar, Shiina-kun. Among the students present, there are probably only him and me who can see through the fact that the leader can be changed and formulate a battle plan."

A smug smile suddenly appeared on Sakayanagi's face, which made Shiina even angrier.

"So what? Hachiman isn't like you, posting anonymously to slander others."

"You can't just say things without evidence, Shiina-kun."

Sakayanagi remained unfazed by Shiina's questioning. The anonymous post was sent by other second-year students at Nagumo's request, so there was no way to trace it back to her.

"Don't fall into her rhythm, Hiyori."

Hikigaya felt a warmth in his heart when he realized that Shiina was angry for him. However, he knew that Shiina couldn't win an argument with Sakayanagi, and if things continued like this, he would only be made a fool of himself, allowing Sakayanagi to regain some of the prestige he had lost in front of the students in Class A.

"Hashimoto, I'll give you two a million points, do you dare to slap Sakayanagi?"

Hikigaya looked at Hashimoto, who seemed completely unconcerned even though Sudo was following him. Sakayanagi wanted to clear Hashimoto's name through his undercover work, but he couldn't allow that.

Now it's his time to attack.

"Spare me, Hachiman, I don't want to die."

Hashimoto, who was about to agree for a moment, broke out in a cold sweat when he saw Kito's terrifying eyes.

"Just kidding, Hashimoto-kun, you can't take a joke, but the next one won't be a joke." Hachiman chuckled. "You can sell me the embarrassing history of a Class A student making a mistake. Two million personal points for each useful one."

"How do you determine if an example is useful?"

After drawing out his voice, Hikigaya turned to look at the beautiful purple-haired, long-legged Kamuro, "Just like Kamuro-san, I just need to be able to threaten her like Sakayanagi to make her my servant."

Sakayanagi hurts the people around him at will, which makes Hachiman very angry.

He must teach Sakayanagi a lesson he won't forget.

Chapter 85 You only think of yourself, Sakayanagi

"I think even the student council secretary shouldn't speak carelessly. In fact, the student council secretary should be even more careful with their words and actions. Don't make things up without evidence. Hashimoto-kun is also troubled right now, Hachiman-kun."

"Yes, yes, Hachiman, stop joking around. My heart is pounding with fear."

Sitting calmly on the stone bench, Sakayanagi remained composed. It seemed that Hikigaya's verbal attacks had no effect on her, and Hashimoto took the opportunity to back down.

"I do not have any evidence that you threatened Kamuro."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Hikigaya sat cross-legged two steps away from Sakayanagi, his left hand resting on his knee and hanging naturally, his right hand supporting his chin as he looked up at Sakayanagi, who maintained an elegant aura.

Unlike Katsuragi, who was overwhelmed by Sakayanagi's imposing aura even while standing and looking down at him, the students present did not feel that Hikigaya's aura had fallen into a disadvantageous position.

"But I think you're not aware of your usual behavior. Have you forgotten that when you visited my dorm with Kamuro, you said you hadn't tamed Kamuro well and that I should apologize? I guess you don't give her any face at school either, and you order her around all you want?"

"If he didn't have any leverage over you, would Kamuro, with his arrogant personality, follow you around like a servant?"

"That's just your guess. Kamuro is right there, why don't you go ask her?" Sakayanagi's expression remained unchanged. She knew that Kamuro would never admit that she had been threatened in this situation.

"Then I'll ask now, e"r age#侕鸸易霖巴er-月* 漪/+."

Seeing Kamuro's darkening face, Hikigaya knew she wouldn't come forward to confirm whether Sakayanagi had threatened her, but the question he wanted to ask was never whether Sakayanagi had threatened her.

Even if Kamuro admits it, it won't have much impact on Sakayanagi's leadership position. Both he and Ryuen are infamous, yet their leadership positions are rock solid.

What he needs to do is to expose Sakayanagi's hypocrisy.

"Kamuro-kun, are you—a friend of Sakayanagi?" Hikigaya stared calmly into Kamuro's eyes.

"..." Kamuro, his face dark with shock, was stunned.

If Hikigaya were to ask Sakayanagi if she had threatened her, she could easily lie and cover for Sakayanagi. After all, with Katsuragi's departure, Class A could only rely on Sakayanagi now, and she wasn't someone who didn't understand the bigger picture.

But if you ask if Sakayanagi is her friend, she really can't answer.

As Hikigaya had expected, her first interaction with Sakayanagi was not pleasant. It started when Sakayanagi saw her stealing beer from a convenience store.

Although she didn't steal out of greed, she did it because she enjoyed the thrill of stealing, and she would secretly put the things back afterward.

But stealing is stealing. After being discovered by Sakayanagi, she planned to turn herself in to the convenience store, even if it meant being expelled from school. However, she was stopped by someone else.

After that, she unwittingly became Sakayanagi's follower, and was constantly bossed around and caused her a lot of trouble.

Did she consider Sakayanagi a friend?

Did Sakayanagi consider her a friend?

What if I say I consider Sakayanagi a friend, but Sakayanagi denies it?

Kamuro, whose thoughts were in complete disarray, took a step forward from beside Sakayanagi to observe her expression, but she couldn't read any clues from Sakayanagi's expressionless face.

"What's wrong? Is this question difficult? You can have Sakayanagi answer it instead."

Hikigaya let Kamuro go and turned his attention to Sakayanagi, whose face had turned into a poker mask. The petite girl's short silver hair fluttered in the wind.

Most geniuses have the arrogance of being geniuses, not to mention Sakayanagi, a genius from an upper-class noble family.

Koenji had no friends in his first year because he felt that others were not worthy of being his friends.

Sakayanagi may seem to be surrounded by stars in Class A, but that's only because he's friendly to them in order to control the class. He doesn't really consider them friends. At least for now, Hachiman doesn't seem to see any of them as friends.

If it weren't for Ayanokouji, Sakayanagi would have been just as unconventional in Class A as Koenji. Why not just let someone as mediocre as Katsuragi be the leader of Class A?

"No." Sakayanagi said coldly, the atmosphere had reached a point where she had no choice but to answer.

As Hikigaya had predicted, Sakayanagi admitted that the more self-centered a person is, the less they like to lie, especially when it involves the heavy word "friends."

The more thoughtful a person is, the more important these two words will be.

This is one of the rare similarities between him and Sakayanagi. He hates people who talk about being friends all the time. You can't just say things like "we're friends" so easily.

"If even Kamuro, who's practically always by your side, isn't considered a friend, then I'd like to ask you, do you even have any friends?"

"I don't think I need to answer your question."

“That’s it then.” Hachiman shrugged. “Then why would someone from a privileged background, with perfect grades and no friends, want to be the leader of Class A? The favors from Class A are useless to you.”

Sakayanagi became the leader of Class A for only one reason: he wanted to compete with Ayanokouji, this artificial genius.

This was not a reason for the students in Class A to believe her, and given her pride, she disdained to lie.