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"Oh dear, I heard you've caused quite a stir in the first and second year students lately. Although I had heard before I came here that this was a special school, after becoming the chairman of the board, I still feel that if every student were like you, it would be very troublesome to manage them."

Tsukishiro Tsuneochi maintained his polite smile, but his words made Nan Yunya unconsciously frown.

"On the other hand, if you hadn't created this situation in your second year, I probably wouldn't have noticed you, much less thought of adding you as an interesting variable. In that sense, shouldn't you feel honored to follow my instructions in the following semester or year?"

"I'm not quite sure what Chairman Yuecheng means."

"How could that be? You should know better than anyone else, Nagumo. Isn't this how you control the second-year students? When you were secretly manipulating Kiriyama of Class 2-B to put on a show with yourself... But now you're going to become Kiriyama."

"How--"

Before Nan Yunya could even speak, Yuecheng Changcheng's thick arms, hidden in the cuffs of his suit jacket, immediately targeted his body. In no time, Nan Yunya, who had always been number one in sports and was incredibly confident in his physical abilities, was grabbed by the neck by the approaching arms and slammed against the wall behind him.

"You're not as amazing as you claim, Nan Yunya."

"Well--"

Nan Yunya tried to break free, but her throat and body were held down by a strange force she had never experienced before, and she could only manage to squeeze out a few hoarse sounds.

Just as Nan Yunya felt her vision blurring and her consciousness reaching its limit, Yuecheng Changcheng gently released her, letting her slide down the wall. She instinctively clutched her throat and coughed heavily a few times. After breathing heavily for a while, she looked up in a hoarse voice and questioned him:

"Do you really think that the acting chairman's violent behavior towards students won't cause problems?"

Despite having repeatedly used blind spots in surveillance and loopholes in the rules to frame students in his grade and force them to drop out over the past year, at this moment, Nan Yunya's first thought was of the school rules he had once looked down upon.

"Has Nagumo forgotten? There have never been any surveillance cameras installed here."

Yuecheng Changcheng smiled and continued to grab Nan Yunya by the collar from bottom to top. After realizing there were no surveillance cameras, Nan Yunya immediately launched a whip kick, but it was easily blocked by the other party.

"Ah, my memory isn't very good either. My first order after taking office as acting chairman was to quickly improve the blind spots in the school's surveillance system and wholeheartedly protect the safety of teachers and students."

Just as Nan Yunya clenched her fist, preparing to deliver another punch, Yuecheng Changcheng calmly pointed to a somewhat concealed surveillance camera in the distance:

"Nan Yun-kun should be the person most familiar with Dongyu School rules, right? May I ask, what are the punishments for a student who assaults the chairman of the board?"

Taking advantage of Nan Yunya's momentary daze, Yuecheng Changcheng used the same trick again, pressing his neck against the wall once more, continuing to subject him to both physical and psychological torture.

"Of course, there are also those two loans of ten million personal points that you issued in Class C and Class D of the first year. In fact, I can have the teacher who witnessed your contract resign and go home to recuperate tomorrow, unilaterally stating that the school has never acknowledged or guaranteed the validity of the contract, and that the previous statement was just a staff error."

"Believe it or not, those students in Class C and Class D who borrowed your personal points will immediately shake their heads and say that they never borrowed any points from you. They might even turn around and support our school's righteous enforcement."

After saying this, Yuecheng Changcheng issued his final ultimatum:

"So, how about answering my initial proposal again? During my tenure as acting chairman here, you have full authority to follow my instructions. If your answer is YES, then blink twice."

Yuecheng Changcheng still held Nan Yunya by the throat, preventing him from speaking, and didn't even give him the option to refuse, showing a style of behavior completely inconsistent with his usual kind-hearted demeanor.

Without a doubt, his actions and words had completely shattered Nan Yunya's psychological defenses. It was as if a higher-dimensional being had launched a dimensional attack on a lower-dimensional being, blatantly tearing apart the entirety of the world that Nan Yunya had ever known in her life.

In that instant, all his past pride and reliance were lightly negated, and even his most basic human physical abilities were suppressed in such a humiliating way.

Nan Yunya blinked twice.

Yuecheng Changcheng released his grip, then turned away without a second thought, slowly saying as he took out a tissue from his pocket to wipe his hands:

"Of course, you can still act according to your own ideas when I don't give you instructions. That OAA idea is very good. Let's implement it after the sports festival ends and you take over as student council president."

The footsteps of the departing person were as clear as the footsteps of their arrival, each step crunching over the broken and scattered things on the ground until they disappeared completely.

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"Ya has suddenly become very irritable these past two days. Before, she was just annoyed by the drama on the forum, but now she seems to want to argue back with them word by word."

In the café at the Keyaki Shopping Center, Asahina Nazuna complained to Kitagawa Ryo in a slightly annoyed tone:

"His attitude towards those around him is terrible. I was scolded by him yesterday when I spoke to him. I have no idea what he was venting his anger for."

"Maybe it was a comment that triggered him? After all, the criticisms leveled at Senior Nan Yun on the forum right now are really quite excessive."

Kitagawa Ryo wasn't sure what Nanono Aya had gone through these past two days, but the events were proceeding as he had predicted, and even more smoothly as a result, so he didn't dwell on it for the time being and planned to investigate it later.

"Maybe so. Anyway, Ya is acting like he's on steroids right now. He even told Class A and all the students who signed contracts with him to bet on him for the school's top scorer award. It seems like he's really going to compete with Horikita-senpai."

Asahina Nazuna shrugged helplessly as she finished speaking:

"But Liang knows that we second-year students don't have many points, and the contest has been going on for a day, with many students already having used up most of their points."

"Actually, I still feel uneasy."

Kitagawa Ryo kindly offered his opinion:

"Everyone will definitely agree that Nagumo-senpai can win the second-year scoring title, but Horikita-senpai should also have no problem winning the third-year scoring title. In other words, the real battle between the two will be the final relay race with all the students from the same grade. Class 2-A can't be said to be a sure winner against Class 3-A, so they will hesitate."

Upon hearing this, Asahina Nazuna nodded in agreement, then, somewhat wearily, folded her arms on the table, rested her chin on them, and lazily said:

"Maybe so. In the end, someone anonymously said on the forum, 'Anyway, we basically give all our points to Nanyun every month. If you're so confident that you can become the top scorer in the whole grade, why don't you use your points? Do you really think that's your private treasury?' As a result, the wind suddenly changed like this, and Ya was put on the spot."

"That seems to make sense. After all, the points that Senior Nan Yun has are collected from the second-year students. Since he is so confident in himself, why not just use those points to bet on himself? If he wins, everyone will be happy. The personal points he earns might be enough to give an extra transfer ticket to the lower-level classes when they graduate in the third year."

"But what if we lose..."

"If you can manipulate the results of all the competitions in the second year and still can't win the overall score title in the whole grade, doesn't that mean you lost to Horikita-senpai in the last mixed event for the whole grade? You have to accept the loss. After all, it's Nagumo-senpai himself who keeps saying he wants to defeat and surpass Horikita-senpai."

"If I were Senior Nagumo, I would definitely stand up and place a big bet on myself at this moment, and then win it back in front of everyone."

"What Kitagawa-kun said makes a lot of sense."

Asahina Nazuna rested her head on her arm, turned her head to the side and complained, then habitually took out her phone to glance at the real-time updated betting situation. She was surprised to find that Nangumo Masaru's name had suddenly appeared in first place in the all-grade scoring champion category, and the amount of bets on her had increased by four million personal points compared to half an hour ago, surpassing Horikita Manabu, who was originally in first place.

"Huh? What's going on... No, I have to go ask Ya."

Looking surprised, Asahina Nagisa quickly sent a message to Nagumo Masaru asking for her opinion. A short while later, she looked up again, somewhat confused, and said to Kitagawa Ryo:

"Ya said he didn't vote for it himself."

It seems that Asahina Nazuna still trusts Nagumo Masaru's words, accepting his explanation immediately, and sighing with relief as she rests her chin on her hand:

"It seems there are still some people who are particularly optimistic about Ya. With this four million invested, it seems that many undecided students have started to favor Ya. Is this what they call bandwagon investing?"

"Well, considering that someone dared to bet four million personal points on Senior Nan Yun in one go, they must have some inside information or be very confident, so it's normal to follow suit."

Seemingly wanting to see what other students were discussing, Asahina Nazuna continued browsing the forum on her phone. A moment later, as if she had found something, she showed the screen on her phone to Kitagawa Ryo with a hint of confusion:

"This guy, Long Yuanxiang, is he one of your first-year students? He just posted screenshots of his online betting on the forum. It looks like he bet four million on Ya..."

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"In that case, Vice President Nanyun can rest assured. This will not only boost your current momentum but also ensure that you won't be blamed if you lose. I've thought of everything for you very carefully."

Long Yuanxiang sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, his bright smile a stark contrast to the gloomy expression on Nan Yunya's face.

As a fellow internet guru on the forum, Long Yuanxiang had been following Nan Yunya's various controversies closely lately, and had even actively pushed her along twice himself. Therefore, he was well aware of her current predicament, which is why he took the initiative to reach out to her.

"Think positively. Like I said, if you win the all-year scoring title, all the betting money and profits will be returned to you. You'll make a big profit. Even if you don't win, you can still walk away unscathed. It won't affect your continued dominance in the second year. After all, what you lost was my personal points, Long Yuanxiang's, not the points you had to give away for class transfer tickets."

Long Yuanxiang waved his hand casually. The deal he made with Nan Yunya was simple: he would use his four million personal points to bet on Nan Yunya, and then Nan Yunya would transfer four million personal points to him. If the bet was successful, the principal and the profits would all go to Nan Yunya; if the bet failed, nothing would happen.

Just as he said, this was indeed a contract that was completely advantageous to Nagumo Masashi, because the worst outcome for Nagumo was that he would break even, since Ryuen Sho had already investigated in advance and found that the other party could make a profit of exactly four million through loans in this sports festival.

With the forum's subtle manipulations, Nan Yun's points have become the common property of the second-year students. Under these circumstances, if he uses these points to place bets and then loses, he will inevitably face a backlash.

In fact, Nan Yunya had considered lending money to others to bet on her, but betting by second-year students would only make it obvious that it was his doing and wouldn't have any effect. It seems that the third-year students have also been up to something recently. Ishikura from Class 3-B, whom she usually knows well, is completely unreachable, which is why she chose to come to Long Yuanxiang on her own initiative.

After being given a double lesson in both physical and psychological aspects by Tsukishiro Tsuneshige, Nan Yunya's mentality became even more extreme than before. She even developed a sense of crisis and fear, and her desire to control the second-year students and her competitiveness with Horikita Manabu became even stronger, as if this would make her forget that nightmarish afternoon.

"Well then, it's been a pleasure working together. See you next time."

Seeing that Nan Yunya didn't seem to want to communicate, Long Yuanxiang was too lazy to bother with her. He put his legs down, got up from the sofa, and left the room in a few steps.

On the surface, his transaction seemed to be a break-even deal. He bet four million and got four million back from Nan Yunya. Whether he won or lost the bet was irrelevant to him.

But perhaps he has already achieved his goal with the extra four million.

As the total prize pool for the all-grade top scorer award grew larger and larger, Long Yuanxiang simply swiped his phone screen and heavily tapped on a particular name among the displayed selections.

Perhaps he did have an inexplicable trust in the other party.

Beichuan Liang——

Five million points, all in.

Chapter 291: The onlookers are having a good time.

Just as Ryuen Sho went all in with five million, Kitagawa Ryo, the person he had bet on, had just finished chatting with Asahina Nazuna and, after smiling and saying goodbye, seamlessly transitioned to another second-year upperclassman.

"You suddenly have five million on you, did you see that?"

Kiryuin Fuuka had barely pulled out her chair and hadn't even sat down when she blurted out her words. However, Kitagawa Ryo had gradually gotten used to his senior's personality, so he replied in a teasing tone:

"Doesn't this just prove that someone has high hopes for me? It's better than having no one betting on Senior Guilongyuan, right?"

Upon hearing the amount of five million, Kitagawa Ryo was basically certain that the person who placed the bet on him was Ryuen Sho. In that case, the screenshot of the bet that the other party could show on the forum to Nan Yunya was probably just a scheme to get something for nothing.

Although it's unclear what kind of mental journey the other party went through before making this all-in decision, Ryuen's choice was indeed correct, because he also had no intention of holding back in this sports festival, aiming for the top scorer award within and even across the entire grade.

As for why he made such a decision, it was mainly due to the bet he made with Kiryuin Kaede in front of him.

Even though Kitagawa Ryo hadn't known this white-haired senior for very long, and hadn't had as many opportunities to chat with her as he had with Asahina Nazuna, whom he met around the same time, he still believed he had a good understanding of her personality.

Although the bet between the two was made before the school announced the guessing game, Kitagawa Ryo did not intend to use this excuse to avoid his duel with Kiryuin Fuka.

On the contrary, only when he wholeheartedly displays his full strength, creating a fierce atmosphere of chasing each other on the scoring leaderboard with Kiryuin Kaede, will the upperclassmen who are used to slacking off be willing to completely stir up a storm on the second-year side, which is actually what Kitagawa Ryo hopes to see.

"It's not surprising that no one voted for me. After all, not many people know me. And look at the situation of the second year now. Apart from that guy Nan Yun, there isn't another second-year student in the entire list who has been voted into the top ten."

Kiryuin Fuka still seemed indifferent, completely different from Asahina's impression. Whenever she sat down, she would unconsciously spread her arms and drape them over the back of the chair, one on each side. Combined with her height of over 1.7 meters and her tone of voice, she exuded a cool and dashing vibe.

"Senior Kiryuin, don't underestimate yourself. Who says no one believes in you? Someone has already bet a million on you, hasn't they? But the contest you're choosing is 'Who will become the second-year top scorer'."

Kitagawa Ryo took out his phone from his pocket, swiped the screen a few times, and then smiled and showed it to Kiryuin Kaede. The page displayed the successful bet that had just been confirmed. The bet was placed on Kiryuin herself, and the bet was on the second-year top scorer, for one million personal points.

"I see."

Kiryuin Fuka raised her eyebrows slightly and quickly understood Kitagawa Ryo's meaning. As if she wasn't satisfied, she took out her phone and, like him, chose the second-year scorer prediction game, also spending one million personal points on herself.

As one of the few second-year students who did not form a contract with Nanono Masaya or was expelled by her, Kiryuin Fuuka naturally did not need to pay tribute to Nanono Masaya every month, and she had quite a few personal points at her disposal.

After doing all this, the two of them tacitly opened the forum together.

Just as they expected, the combined effect of these two million personal points was even more exaggerated than the four million and five million that had just been spent. The latter was at least a contest and confrontation of equal strength, but the former... it's no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of most students, especially second-year students, this was simply casting a losing option, an extremely absurd act of giving away personal points.

Given the current situation in the second year, is there really anyone who can compete with Nan Yunya for the top scorer position in the grade?

Even if this person truly possesses athletic abilities comparable to Nagumo's, she might still face a dire situation at the Sports Festival where all her opponents in her group would abandon their own performance to desperately try and disrupt her.

Perhaps this reflects the complex and contradictory mindset of many second-year students. On one hand, they hold the belief that Nagumo is invincible, while on the other hand, they secretly yearn for someone to bring him down from his pedestal and bring the entire second-year situation back to the original class competition system of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School.

Despite their thoughts, everyone still honestly squeezed out their last bit of personal points and threw them all at Nanyun.

If it were the top scorer in the entire grade, they would indeed hesitate, but this project is the top scorer in the second year, an area that Nagumo cannot possibly lose.

Besides the second-year students, thanks to the publicity and exposure by an anonymous account, most of the first- and third-year students who were already aware of the situation in the second year also chose to take advantage of this personal points and bet on Nan Yunya.

As for why not many people are willing to follow up on the unexpected result of Kiryuin Kaede's prediction, firstly, Nagumo's advantage is too obvious, and secondly, it's due to the final profit-sharing mechanism of this prediction contest.

Don't be fooled by how easily Kitagawa Ryo and Kiryuin Fuka each pulled out a million points; in reality, most students don't have that many points available, and pulling out a few thousand or tens of thousands is already their limit.

In other words, even if someone bets on Kiryuin Kaede with 10,000 points, and wins, they will only receive less than one percent of the prize pool. This kind of low-return, high-risk betting is something only those who want to bet can do.

Although both are top scorers, this is completely different from guessing the top scorer of the entire grade. The total prize pool over there is several times larger than this one after the four million and five million prizes were won. It is a big prize where, if you guess correctly, even if your share is small, you will still receive a lot of points.

Even so, little by little, in the second-year scoring champion category, Nan Yunya's total score still rose rapidly, quickly breaking through the one million mark.

"Now, we're just waiting for Nan Yun's reaction. I think we can already guess how much he's going to bet."

"Are you so sure, Kiryuin-senpai?"

"Otherwise, isn't he aiming for the top scorer in the entire grade? Since he's already the top scorer in the entire grade, he'll naturally be the top scorer in the second grade as well. It's an extra challenge where winning one means winning the second, so he'll definitely bet on it."

Kiryuin Fuka leaned back slightly and gestured with her chin towards Kitagawa Ryo:

"And besides, he's the top scorer in the second year."

"They are second-year students whom Nagumo considers his private domain, and even the school cannot interfere with them."

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Inside the student council, Kiriyama had already lost his composure, angrily standing up and pointing at Nanami Aya, who had summoned him and his confidants, loudly demanding:

"Nangumo, are you crazy? Are you really going to do something this reckless? You already bet four million personal points on yourself, and now you want to gamble again in the match against Kiryuin. Are you going to spend personal points to hire someone to interfere with her match on the day of the sports festival?"

"Kiriyama, you're the one who doesn't understand the situation. I called you here just to inform you of my actions, not to discuss anything with you."

Nan Yunya, who was already in a bad mood these past few days, was also angered when Tongshan refuted her to her face. She responded with a cold laugh.

“You’ve been acting so strange lately, Nagumo. I’m really disappointed in you.”

Faced with the somewhat disdainful look that Kiriyama suddenly revealed, Nan Yunya's tone also became agitated: