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

Although it's unclear why Ayanokouji suddenly tried to reach out to Class D, if Ayanokouji dared to do so, he should be prepared to have a few fingers cut off.

If Manabe and Yabuna can still be close friends, it's because he's incompetent.

After Hachiman captured the fleeting look of resentment on Manabe's face, he knew that the seed of division had been planted, but merely planting it was not enough for him.

“Yabuna, you’re a clever person who knows how to use people. That’s the kind of person I admire most. As for Manabe—” Hachiman released his hand and wiped it on Manabe’s sleeve as if he had touched something unclean.

"You're so stupid, you're a brainless idiot. I'll tell Ryuen to remove you from your position as a female leader and support Yabuna in taking over. I don't think he'll take a stupid loser who doesn't listen to him seriously."

"You've been used twice and you don't even realize it."

"I'm not a fool being used!" Manabe shouted angrily, ignoring Hikigaya's warning slap, and stood up.

Hachiman didn't let her off the hook either, giving her a resounding slap on the other side as well.

"Snapped!"

“That makes it symmetrical.” Hachiman shook his slightly sore hand. “Yabuna, you can stand up now. Manabe has fulfilled the prerequisites for me to let you stand up. If you still can’t stand up, then don’t stand up. Wait for Ryuen to come in and see how cowardly you are. It’s fine to replace the female leader with Yamashita.”

"......"

Without saying a word, Yabuna stood up from the ground amidst Manabe's gloomy expression. With Hachiman's provocations, she felt that Manabe was beginning to distrust her.

Similarly, she could no longer trust Manabe.

Having spent several months of school life together, they both knew that the other was not such a kind person.

She felt that if Ryuen really supported her and Manabe dropped out of school, then it wouldn't be a bad thing for her to take over as the female leader.

If even a leader as capable as Hikigaya in Class D recognizes her abilities, then she has the confidence to become the new leader of the girls in Class C.

As Manabe and Yabuna gazed intently at each other, Hirata and Horikita pushed open the door and entered, each carrying a flashlight.

Seeing this, Hikigaya immediately waved to the two of them, "Help me search carefully here for any video recorders or voice recorders. Also, search the girls in Class C, Horikita."

"You really know how to order people around. You've caused a huge mess without making a sound. I'll settle the score with you later."

Horikita glared at him irritably and began to search the corridor carefully.

"This shouldn't be something you did on purpose to set a bad example, right?" Hirata looked at Karuizawa, whose image had been ruined. He didn't want Hikigaya to take advantage of his classmate like this.

"No, I was tricked."

"That's good." Hirata's expression improved slightly.

After the two of them carefully searched almost every corner, they found nothing, which was about what Hachiman had expected.

Ayanokouji wouldn't be so stupid as to leave him with evidence that would lead to Manabe and the others' expulsion. If he were really that stupid, he could actually feel at ease.

"Manabe, you really surprised me. You dared to do something so big behind my back and ruin my friendship with my friend Hachiman."

While Hikigaya was being verbally attacked by Horikita, who was sweating profusely after a busy day, Ryuen made a grand entrance with Albert.

"You are guilty, Manabe."

Chapter 114 Taking Money to Do Business

Because the upcoming plot might be somewhat brutal, Hikigaya wisely allowed Hirata and Horikita to take Karuizawa away first to provide a stage for Ryuen.

After they left, Longyuan had Albert stand guard outside the door.

"Kneel down." With his hands in his pockets, Long Yuan coldly looked at the three girls from his class. "You have some nerve."

Hikigaya had already told Ryuen the whole story, including that Ayanokoji was almost certainly the mastermind, and even the dark history of Karuizawa that had been discovered.

At least four or five people in Class C alone know that Karuizawa was bullied. This is not something that Hachiman can cover up. If the rumors spread, he will have no choice but to carry out his previous rumor-spreading plan to force the school to take action.

"I did this because Manabe ordered me to. I did not go against Ryuen's wishes. Moroto was also forced to come by Manabe."

"Manabe is scary, so I... Dad (four) cried [five walk with me....."

Under Ryuen's command, the three knelt before him without hesitation, their faces pale, which made Hachiman understand Ryuen's power in Class C even more. After kneeling down, Yabuka took the initiative to defend herself.

Moroto, who had been teased by Yabuna for her cleverness, immediately claimed that he had been threatened.

"That's what they say, Manabe."

Ryuen chuckled with amusement. Yabuna's change of address for Manabe indicated a rift between them, which was a good thing for him.

The boys in Class C have a strong sense of control; they can command everyone except for a few who outwardly comply but inwardly disagree. The girls, however, are different.

Ibuki was Ryuen's idea for the female leader of Class C. She was strong and obedient, but her personality was so bad that she didn't have any female friends, so he had to give up. The power fell into the hands of the three iron triangle of Manabe, Yabuna, and Yamashita.

"I'm doing this for the good of Class C. You know how valuable Karuizawa is. If Hachiman hadn't arrived so quickly, I would have been able to control her a long time ago."

"If you succeed, I might even reward you, but you failed and got caught red-handed."

Ryuen kicked Manabe, who was hurriedly defending himself, to the ground. In front of Hikigaya, Ryuen made no attempt to hide his approval of Manabe's behavior, which deepened Hikigaya's impression of him as insidious and cunning.

“I don’t have time to watch you deal with household chores. Tell me how to resolve this, Longyuan.”

There was a special exam that evening, and before that, he had to arrange a program for the end of the Rabbit Group.

Verbally, Class C is still an ally of Class D. Now that Ryuen can't control his subordinates and has pulled this stunt, Hachiman has reason to demand an explanation from Ryuen.

If Longyuan doesn't give him an explanation, he'll have no choice but to take action against Class C.

"How do you want to resolve this?"

"After the start of the semester, Manabe will be suspended from school for two weeks without deducting points from Class C, and his personal points will be compensated with 500,000 yen."

Because he still wanted to maintain the general policy of first taking down Class A together before engaging in a direct confrontation, Hikigaya didn't ask for an exorbitant amount.

“Okay.” Ryuen nodded after a moment’s thought and looked at the people kneeling on the ground. “Don’t think I’ll pay for your bills. Manabe will be responsible for 400,000 yen, Yabuna for 50,000 yen, and Morofuji for 50,000 yen.”

"Why should I give so much!"

Compared to Yabu and Shinohara, who were nodding vigorously, Manabe's face was ashen. Why should she not only have to suspend her studies for two weeks but also give 400,000 points to people? The whole thing started with an argument between Yabu and Shinohara.

Why should we only get 50,000 for the wild vegetables?

"That's because you're stupid." Ryuen grabbed Manabe by the neck with one hand, making it hard for her to breathe. "The moment you betrayed me by following Ayanokouji's orders, I abandoned you."

Longyuan knew that the girl had many complaints about his violent behavior, but he could tolerate it as long as she didn't betray him.

It's clear that Manabe wants to push Ayanokoji into that seat and replace him.

"Then I won't bother you anymore as you continue to teach them a lesson. If Ayanokouji needs any help, just call me." As he spoke, Hikigaya took out his phone and sent a meeting order to a certain fat guy in his class.

"Hmph, do I need your help?"

"It's best if we really don't need it."

With a wave of his hand, Hikigaya left the cruise ship from the lower deck and returned to his room. All the people who had met earlier were there. Hirata borrowed a movable whiteboard and placed it in front of the TV in the room.

The whiteboard was covered with densely packed groups containing the names of all the first-grade students, with the names of the D class's preferential treatment group highlighted in red.

"This is a privileged member of Class B's elite group."

Walking up to the blackboard, Hachiman highlighted a name from the Cow Team in red.

"How did you determine that?" Horikita asked, puzzled. The students from Class D of the Ox Group had not brought any information to identify who the recipients of the preferential treatment were after the exam.

"An agreement was reached with Class B. In return, Class B will provide the name of a special recipient, and Class D will not speculate on who the special recipient from Class B is, and will also tell Class B the identity of the special recipient from the Rabbit Group."

"Aren't you going to guess who the special treatment recipients in Class D are?" Horikita asked coldly. She could clearly understand the meaning behind Hachiman's words, but she still held onto a sliver of hope.

If Class B can guess who the student receiving preferential treatment from Class D is, wouldn't Class D be at a huge disadvantage?

"Class B will guess, which is why Ichinose readily agreed." Hikigaya shattered Horikita's illusions.

"How could you do such a reckless thing? That's fifty class points! And if you can't guess who the B class's preferential treatment recipient is, then even if you crack the selection pattern, you'll still lose one hundred and fifty class points."

"Because I took money from Class B and had to do things for them."

Hachiman boldly uttered words that left everyone in the room speechless.

Ichinose's relationship with his girlfriend has officially ended, so he needs an excuse for helping Class B so diligently, and that excuse is that he's been getting paid.

While it wasn't exactly an excuse, since he did receive money, Hachiman swore to God that he absolutely didn't help Class B solely for money or women.

Because both are present.

"You didn't tell Class B who the other two privileged students were, did you?" Horikita looked at him like he was trash.

For a class leader to accept money and betray the interests of his own class would be a huge scandal if it were exposed.

"No, I only received ten million. I only guaranteed that Class B would not lose, not that Class B would win alone."

"How much did you collect?" Karuizawa asked blankly. For her, who had less than 10,000 points left in her account, ten million was an astronomical figure.

"Where did Class B get ten million?"

Unlike Karuizawa, Shiina quickly realized that Class B wouldn't have that many individual points after buying Kushida's account.

"Because I lent them ten million."

"So how much do you have left?" Horikita asked with a blank expression.

"Not much, just over ten million, less than eleven million."

Because he had just transferred money to Yamashita, Hikigaya quickly stated his balance, and then Horikita ruthlessly threw his pillow at him.

Chapter 115 The Struggle of the Rabbit Group

Why isn't the Rabbit Group's exam over yet?

"Because these fifty class points can be manipulated a bit during the process of giving them to Class B, I plan to set a trap," Hikigaya replied to Shiina's question.

Only when all members correctly identify the recipients of preferential treatment can a specific time be reached. The school accepts text messages indicating who the recipients of preferential treatment are 24 hours a day.

Hikigaya's intention in preventing Class B from immediately ending the Rabbit Group exam was to mislead Class A and Class C into judging who the Rabbit Group's favored students were.

There were two exam rules that Qi Gu was somewhat concerned about.

Firstly, the school only accepts answers submitted via email sent from students' own mobile phones to the designated email address.

Secondly: [If a classmate of a student receiving preferential treatment answers incorrectly, their answer will be considered invalid and will not be processed.]

The first rule is hidden among many rules and not easily noticed, while the second rule is written prominently in the fourth section of the exam results. There is a lot of room for manipulation here, which requires the cooperation of students from Class B and Class D.

.................

At 8 PM, the Rabbit Group's exam discussion began as usual.

"Are you the one receiving preferential treatment, outsider village?"

Not long after the exam began, Machida Koji from Class A took the initiative. After the first discussion ended at noon, Katsuragi gave new instructions after learning that the group of students with special privileges in his class had all been exposed.

The group of students receiving preferential treatment in Class A remained silent, while the others went all out.

"How could I possibly be a recipient of preferential treatment? Machida-kun, you're not joking, are you?" Tomomura's evasive expression and uneasy demeanor only fueled Machida's desire to attack.

When faced with his questioning, some students in Class B and Class C responded with sarcasm, while others answered calmly. None of them were as weak as Waicun, who wore his emotions on his sleeve.

"If you're a recipient of preferential treatment, just say so. If you achieve result one in the exam, the recipients can get one million personal points, right? We, the group members who got 500,000 personal points, will each get 100,000 personal points as a bonus, how about that?"

"Yes, yes, I agree with Machida's opinion."

"I also agree that after receiving 500,000, I will give you 100,000 personal points from the other village."

After Machida continued to attack Sotomura's psychological defenses, Yabuna from Class C also put pressure on Sotomura, and Himeno from Class B seemed quite interested as well.

Now, the outer village is like a piece of fat meat, and the other three classes are like hungry wolves, each wanting to tear a piece off it.

Despite the air conditioning in the room, Waicun was sweating profusely, both on his forehead and neck, despite the intense stares of the group.

“Yeah, if you’re a privileged person from another village, then show me your phone. I also want 500,000 personal points.”

"Karuizawa, what nonsense are you talking about? This is fifty class points."

Yukimura stood up, his face flushed, and glared at Karuizawa. He hadn't expected his students to kick him while he was down at a time like this. How could 500,000 individual points compare to 50 class points?

He absolutely has to graduate from Class A. Karuizawa, that bad student, not only doesn't appreciate the good deeds of the top students who helped them win, but now he wants to sabotage them.

"I will tell Hikigaya about this, and you too, Sotomura. If you dare to betray us, you know the consequences."

Seeing that neither of them dared to refute him after Hachiman was brought out, Shinmura finally calmed down and sat down.

He now somewhat agrees with Hachiman's approach. There are too many idiots, and only a dictator can lead Class D forward. If he were in power, he would also severely punish these idiots to make them respect him.

As long as people from other villages don't dare to show their phones with preferential treatment text messages, even if the students from the other three classes are suspicious, they won't fill in the names of people from other villages and send them to the school.

Fifty points for the class, no one dared to gamble.