I have a life simulator.

"Of course I can drop the charges against Shibata, but Class B needs to unconditionally cooperate with my personal action."

"Kitagawa-kun?"

Honami Ichinose tilted her head in confusion. She really couldn't understand how the other party could still propose such an outrageous contract after guessing that her class had obtained enough evidence to change the situation. Not to mention that the dominant position had been overturned, even two days ago, Class B would not have accepted such a contract.

Unconditional cooperation in an operation, if used well, can be more devastating to a class than demanding a large amount of personal points from Class B. Moreover, Class C's current leader is Kitagawa Ryo. If Class B signs this contract, they might be suppressed for the next three years, just like Class D is now.

Ryuji Kanzaki frowned, wondering what the basis was for Ryo Kitagawa's seemingly insane actions. He spoke for the first time, bypassing Honami Ichinose:

"Class D has found a witness to the incident, and the witness even filmed the scene."

"Now it's our Class B that should be setting conditions."

"Oh, is it so?"

Kitagawa Ryo's lips curled into a smile. Seeing the other party's utter confidence, Kanzaki Ryuji quickly reviewed the entire incident in his mind. If this fight was orchestrated by Class C, then there was still one unexplained mystery—

Why did Shibata Hayate go to the special teaching building at that time?

Hoshinomiya's homeroom teacher couldn't get an answer to this question, and Kanzaki Ryuji didn't get a clear answer yesterday either. Despite being the victim who was framed, Shibata's attitude remained strange, giving an ambiguous reply of "it doesn't matter."

The harassment of Class B by Class C members started at the beginning of this month. Ichinose Honami's response has always been to restrain the students of Class B to prevent conflicts. Shibata Hayate himself is not a brainless idiot like Sudo. If someone from Class C, such as Ryuen Sho, asked him to go to the special teaching building, Shibata would probably not agree at all.

But why did Shibata end up going there anyway?

Honami Ichinose, who was thinking even faster than Ryuji Kanzaki, had basically figured out the answer to the matter:

That means the only person who could have sent Shibata there was a classmate from Class B whom he trusted, which is why he has always been unwilling to reveal the reason.

In Class B, known for its unity, a person appears who conspires with other classes to frame classmates...

"who is it?"

Honami Ichinose raised her head and confronted Ryo Kitagawa. It was only at this moment that she truly realized that Class C's framing of Class B was just one of their tactics. Their real killer move was to completely destroy Class B's proud unity through suspicion and instigation. Just as Honami Ichinose herself had said, individual points and class points could be earned back in the future, but the biggest crisis Class B would face was if the class members were unable to act as a collective.

"Who is it?"

Kitagawa Ryo's fingers lightly drew circles on the table, a simple action that put immense pressure on Ichinose Honami.

Honami Ichinose isn't afraid that Ryo Kitagawa will directly reveal this so-called "traitor." She believes that the other party must have been threatened to choose to collude with Class C. If they are open and honest after the incident is resolved, the atmosphere in Class B will not be damaged any further. However, if the identity of this person cannot be revealed, Class B will not only face the danger of being unable to act in unity due to suspicion, but may also encounter "second" or even more betrayals in the future.

"I will tell Fanbo after this contract is signed."

Kitagawa Ryo must have realized that he had the upper hand over Class B's prestigious school, which is why he was so confident in making such a demand.

"We regret that we cannot accept this."

However, Honami Ichinose managed to hold onto her last shred of rationality. If she knew about the traitor's existence, she could go find him herself. But if she signed this contract, Class B would have little chance of turning things around.

"Don't worry, it's not as unrestrained as you think. I can add some restrictions."

Kitagawa Ryo pointed to the wording on the contract:

"First of all, this contract is only valid until the end of the first year. If I really do something serious to Class B, you will have two more years."

"Secondly, Class B's cooperation with this operation will not affect the class's points, nor will it lead to the expulsion of any students in Class B. If this operation violates this clause, Class B has the right not to fulfill this agreement. What do you say?"

It will not affect the class points, nor will it cause students in Class B to drop out of school, and it will only last until the end of the first grade.

With these three restrictions added, the contract seemed more acceptable. Kanzaki Ryuji was still somewhat hesitant, but Ichinose Honami had already made her decision:

“Our Class B can sign the agreement.”

"Ichinose?"

"Kansaki-kun, haven't you realized that we don't actually have any bargaining power?"

Honami Ichinose took a breath, and for the first time, a slightly tired expression appeared on her beautiful face:

“From the very beginning of the incident, we were already doomed. If it didn’t involve class points and members dropping out, and we could resolve the incident simply by cooperating with one operation, then that would be an acceptable outcome.”

"But……"

Ryuji Kanzaki seemed to want to offer to pay the points to Class D, but remembering that the people from Class C were still there, he had to swallow his words.

"It's alright. As long as all forty people are present, Class B will have another chance."

Honami Ichinose stood up, patted Ryuji Kanzaki on the shoulder, and bowed in the direction of Ryo Kitagawa:

"Our Class B lost this time, but we'll win next time."

"Actually, if it weren't for Longyuan's design flaws this time, you wouldn't even be able to find any witnesses, and you would have lost even more miserably."

Kitagawa Ryo said irritably, waved his hand to signal the two to leave, and after Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji left with the contract, Kitagawa Ryo also informed the homeroom teacher Sakagami Kazuma to drop the charges against Class B.

Ryuu Sho plopped down opposite Kitagawa Ryo:

"All these injuries I sustained were for nothing, right?"

"how is this possible?"

Kitagawa Ryo smiled, propping his head up with his hand. Given Ryuen Sho's familiarity with Kitagawa Ryo, whenever Kitagawa showed such an expression, it meant that his scheme was not yet over.

"What's next?"

"Wait."

Kitagawa Ryo clasped his hands together and said:

"There are only two ways to defeat a class: internal and external. If external attacks don't work, the other side will definitely try to divide them from the inside. This time, we designed Class B to use a two-pronged approach."

"So I'm the 'hidden danger' you planted from the beginning of the semester, right?"

Ryuen Sho understood Kitagawa Ryo's plan. He intended to smile deeply as well, but a twitch in his facial muscles aggravated his wound, causing him to stop smiling halfway through due to the pain.

"The rumors have been very successful. Now, many first-graders believe that there are special reward rules hidden in the midterm exams, and that top students may receive extra points or something similar."

"Hmm, this should give Rin a headache."

Kitagawa Ryo only mentioned it casually, after all, this rumor was just something he did on a whim at the time.

"Class A is our ultimate goal."

"Speaking of which, what exactly was the purpose of signing this contract? It doesn't involve class points or get anyone expelled, so it only involves personal points, right?"

"Hmm, there might be an exam later where we can earn a lot of personal points. If we make good use of both classes, we might be able to take advantage of the school."

Kitagawa Ryo glanced at Ryuen Sho:

"Are you wondering why I need so many personal points?"

"More or less."

Long Yuanxiang answered frankly:

"Actually, when I heard that 20 million points could be used to transfer classes, I thought about the possibility of accumulating 800 million points to transfer everyone in Class C. But now, it seems that even without this method, Class C has a high chance of being promoted to Class A."

"I need personal points not just for transferring classes, have you forgotten? Twenty million personal points can also exempt you from one expulsion."

Kitagawa Ryo stretched:

"I'm going back now. Midterm exams are in a couple of days. I hope everyone in the class will be fine."

"Yes, the learning atmosphere has improved a lot since you started supervising, plus we have the answers now."

"That's good."

Thinking of the answer, Kitagawa Ryo couldn't help but recall the girl who sneaked into his room and left the real answer, telling him not to steal the fake one. He also thought of the secret agreement he made with a certain student council president. Even though Class C was doing very well, he still had a feeling that there was a long way to go.

I even suspect I owed you something in my past life.

Kitagawa Ryo sighed and raised his left hand in the sunlight, his ring finger bare.

Chapter Nineteen: The Girls' Thoughts

"You've worked hard, have something to eat."

With less than three days until the midterm exams, the students in Class C did not give up on their studies just because Kitagawa Ryo had obtained the answers. After all, Kitagawa Ryo had made it very clear that there would not be answers for every exam afterward. Class C's foundation was too weak, and if they did not study hard to keep up, they would eventually have to drop out of school because of failing grades.

It's worth noting that under Kitagawa Ryo's leadership, Class C is already showing signs of replacing Class B, and this is only less than two months after they enrolled. Perhaps Class C could even become Class A in the future. Just for this promising prospect, the students in Class C are working incredibly hard. Kaneda Satoru and Shiina Hiyori's study sessions are also progressing well under Kitagawa Ryo's supervision. If the current students in Class C were to take another quiz, there probably wouldn't be as many as seven who fail.

It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Although get out of class had ended, a large number of students were still studying in Class C. Even students like Daichi Ishizaki, who had joined clubs, had temporarily canceled their after-school club activities. Ryo Kitagawa was quite satisfied with the positive atmosphere in the class, so he casually made some desserts and brought them over.

"Wow, did you make this yourself, boss? It looks so beautiful, it could be sold!"

Ishizaki Daichi was the first to get a cup because he was sitting near the classroom door.

"It looks fancy, but it's just iced coffee with a scoop of ice cream. It's very simple to make and not expensive."

Kitagawa Ryo served a cup to each of his classmates while smiling and explaining:

"Top the iced coffee with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle with 15 ml of coffee whipped cream, and draw a pattern with chocolate sauce as you like."

Although Kitagawa Ryo made it sound simple, these little desserts were indeed very appealing, with different smiley faces drawn on each cup. As Ibuki Mio drank, she glanced at Kitagawa Ryo, who seemed unusually approachable at the moment, with a bit of surprise.

The students in Class C certainly wouldn't refuse such free desserts. It was a good way to relax after studying for so long. They stood up, swung their legs, and stretched. While moving around, they laughed and chatted about everyday things. After more than a month of studying and living together, a sense of belonging was slowly being built up in Class C.

"You two have worked even harder."

Kitagawa Ryo walked up to Kaneda Satoru and Shiina Hiyori, and handed them two different desserts from the tray he had brought:

"Kinda, I remember you said you liked sweet and sour flavors when we ate together last time, so I made you a lemon cheese mousse especially."

Kaneda Satoru is the best student in Class C besides Kitagawa Ryo. He usually wears glasses and is very polite. He is also quite smart. Currently, he is in charge of tutoring the boys. Putting everything else aside, it is really not easy for Kaneda to have been patiently teaching Ishizaki Daichi and Yamada Albert, who have such a poor grasp of abstract knowledge.

"Thank you."

Unlike Daichi Ishizaki, who often calls others "boss," Satoru Kaneda didn't exhibit the typical delinquent behavior of a young man. He simply grabbed his share of the cake and left. After all, there were already rumors about Ryo Kitagawa and Hiyori Shiina in the class, and now a certain girl's gaze was practically burning him from behind. So, Satoru Kaneda quickly made way for the two of them.

"Alright, this one is made just for you."

Kitagawa Ryo then leaned against the windowsill next to Shiina Hiyori and handed her the last blueberry pie.

"I guarantee no one will try to take it from you."

Watching the girl eat the blueberry pie in tiny bites like a little hamster, Kitagawa Ryo also took a comfortable sip of iced coffee.

"tasty?"

Shiina Hiyori seemed quite interested in the ice cream coffee in Kitagawa Ryo's hand. With a little white crumb still on the corner of her mouth, she suddenly leaned close to Kitagawa Ryo and blinked as she asked.

"It's alright, it's basically just coffee."

Kitagawa Ryo casually replied:

"However, it's best not to drink it, as it's too cold. I only give the girls refrigerated, not frozen."

These were all just excuses. Kitagawa Ryo glanced at Hiyori without showing any emotion. Unlike most other girls, Shiina Hiyori always wore pure white stockings, which did suit her girlish temperament, and her absolute territory was also quite impressive.

As for why he didn't get Hiyori a cup of iced coffee, Kitagawa Ryo couldn't say that he already knew Hiyori's period was in the next few days.

Slightly embarrassed and wanting to steer the conversation away, Kitagawa Ryo cleared his throat and said:

"A few days ago, I had you and Jintian specifically imitate last year's exam questions and answers to forge an answer key. That must have been quite a lot of work."

"Actually, it's not so bad."

Shiina Hiyori's attention was indeed drawn to it. She had always wanted to help Kitagawa Ryo more directly, and this opportunity to forge the answer was a rare chance. Therefore, Shiina Hiyori completed the task with a very serious attitude throughout.

"With last year's exam questions and answers as a reference, all you need to do is to create a set of seemingly plausible questions and answers based on the exam scope that Liang gave you."

"It's not difficult."

Hiyori Shiina happily introduced her work to Ryo Kitagawa:

"Furthermore, Jin Tian and I secretly modified some of last year's exam questions according to Liang's instructions, changing some minor values. The solution steps are the same, but the results are different. If you don't check the answers carefully and just blindly trust them, you might be fooled."

"Hiyori really helped a lot this time. Class D should suffer a terrible setback in their midterm exams."

Kitagawa Ryo smiled. The trap he set for Horikita Suzune was not just about the exam scope. People who see through one layer of trickery are more likely to believe what follows and take it as the truth. Moreover, Kitagawa Ryo set up two layers of self-deception process for Horikita Suzune.

"Ah."

Shiina Hiyori nodded in agreement, her eyes filled with the joy of being praised. The fate of Class D was none of her business; in fact, she thought it would be better if Class D were to perish sooner rather than later.

As for why the girl had such thoughts, it was entirely because a few days ago, Kikyo Kushida, who claimed to be good friends with everyone in the grade, suddenly called her and chatted with her for a full twenty minutes about all sorts of random things. It wasn't until Hiyori Shiina hung up that she realized she had mistakenly answered a call from Ryo Kitagawa.

Although the incident ultimately achieved its planned outcome, Hiyori Shiina still harbors a slight desire for revenge.

After all, the plot of missing an important call due to other matters and ultimately leading to tragedy is too common as a tragic storyline. Shiina Hiyori doesn't want to miss an important call from Kitagawa Ryo in the future because of a similar incident.

Kitagawa Ryo didn't expect Shiina Hiyori to care about such a small thing. If he had known, he might have teased her for having too much imagination.

Girls are made of sugar, spices, and something nice.

With this in mind, Kitagawa Ryo quietly watched Shiina Hiyori finish the small blueberry pie.