After rushing out of the room, Sakura Airi quickened her pace. After walking for less than five minutes, she finally saw the figure that had been haunting her dreams at the edge of the deck on the third floor.

"Light!"

The girl jogged along, a look of delight on her pretty face.

"Good evening, Airi."

Since it was already late, Mitsuru Hashima chose to greet her by name, but the next second the other person's soft body immediately squeezed into his arms, and the familiar fragrance came to his face again.

"what happened?"

Gently hugging the other's slender waist, the boy's tone was very gentle.

"It's nothing. I just wanted to see the light so badly that's why I'm like this."

Airi Sakura is not good at expressing her thoughts with words, so the moment she saw Hikaru Hashima, she could only stick close to him. Feeling his heartbeat with her body was the girl's greatest satisfaction.

"Haven't we seen each other often enough these days? This is more frequent than at school."

Since they had already done that last time, there was no point in keeping a distance now. Hashima Hikaru took the initiative to reach out and touch the girl's waist, feeling very calm in his heart.

"I know, but I still want to be with Guang every day."

Sakura Airi naturally felt the other's big hand wandering around her waist. Her face turned slightly red, but her heart was filled with sweetness because this represented the boy's attitude.

If he didn't like me, he wouldn't do such a thing.

"This might be difficult. After all, we're not in the same class, right?"

Hashima Hikaru embraced Sakura Airi, her gaze fixed on the distant sea surface bathed in moonlight. Under the quiet night sky, she could even hear the sound of a cruise ship breaking through the water.

"Yes, that's true."

Sakura Airi looked up at the boy's face. Although she had humbled herself that day and would rather be second to Hashima Hikaru, no one would refuse to stay with the one they love, especially with her personality, who wished she could stick to the other person all the time.

However, the objective condition of being in different classes means that the time the two can spend together will be greatly reduced.

"Don't worry, I've already promised Airi that I won't abandon you."

As if he could sense the other person's inner emotions, Hashima Hikaru had to reach out and stroke Sakura Airi's pretty face, making her look up and meet his gaze.

"I never go back on my word, so you don't have to worry."

"Ah."

The red-haired girl nodded her head, then rubbed the other person's palm hard, with a sweet smile on her pretty face.

In fact, Sakura Airi is really easy to deal with, and she doesn't want much. It would be a good choice if you could date her directly.

However, when he thought about his stocks and system, Mitsuru Hashima couldn't help but feel hesitant.

No matter what, the official announcement of his girlfriend will definitely affect his subsequent interactions with other stock characters. This is an unavoidable problem. What's more, there is an Ichinose Honami waiting in line next to him, and he also cares about her very much.

Should he make a direct statement or continue to drag it out?

Unable to come up with a perfect solution for the time being, the boy chose to change the subject to distract himself. He said gently, "Now that I've met Ai Li, I actually have something else to tell you."

"What's the matter?" The girl leaned obediently in his arms with a satisfied smile on her face.

Then, Hashima Hikaru told Sakura Airi everything about his collaboration with Karuizawa Megumi. Although some content was omitted, the general meaning was conveyed.

"Karuizawa-san?"

Sakura Airi was a little surprised, because although she had always been an invisible person in the class, she was still quite familiar with this girl group leader with a very outgoing personality.

"Yes, I've already reached a simple partnership with her. Isn't it time for Airi to change herself?" Hikaru Hashima stared into her eyes and said slowly, "In addition to sports and studying, I also hope that you can bravely take the first step and at least make a few friends."

"But..."

The girl subconsciously wanted to refuse. After all, now that she had Mitsuru Hashima by her side, all of Sakura Airi's desires for socializing had been completely satisfied. Instead of spending time making friends, it would be better to spend more time with each other.

"I can't be with Ai Li all the time, and you still have a long time to go to school. I don't want you to be alone all the time. It would be nice if you have three or two people you can talk to. You don't need too many people."

"Hmm... I understand what Hikaru means."

Although Airi Sakura doesn't like to interact with others, after spending a long time with Hikaru Hashima, her attitude has subtly changed.

"But there's no need to rush. Making friends can't be rushed anyway. Everything still depends on Airi's own ideas," Hashima Hikaru smiled gently. "Karuizawa-san and I agreed to do this after school starts, so there's still plenty of time for you to prepare."

"Then I'll... give it a try."

"Uh-huh."

"but..."

At this moment, a strange color suddenly flashed across Sakura Airi's pretty face. She raised her head and looked directly into Hashima Hikaru's eyes, pretending to be nonchalant and asked, "How did Hikaru know Karuizawa-san? Can you tell me?"

"..."

"Can we talk about it next time?"

"No, or I won't let go."

In fact, Airi Sakura has always wanted to act coquettishly towards Hikaru Hashima, so she hugged the boy's waist tightly and stuck to him tightly, like an octopus.

"Okay, okay, then I'll just briefly explain it."

"Ah."

Chapter 201: Kushida's Information Sharing

After comforting Sakura Airi, it was the next morning.

Since Ichinose Honami's Rabbit Team has finished the exams, she is now focusing all her attention on communicating with the three favored students in Class A, and will always synchronize the specific progress with Hashima Hikaru.

The pink-haired girl has strong thinking and action abilities, so with the help of Hikaru Hashima, she quickly put together a very detailed set of communication skills and specific communication plans.

"You can take the initiative and focus on the exams of the eight groups that just finished yesterday."

"After all, the text messages were sent at the same time, so we can conclude that it was an organized and planned response. This leads us to believe that someone may have mastered the selection process for the preferential treatment."

"Even if it's not, we still have a lot of information to speculate on. Now there are only four groups left. Do we really want to wait for the identities of the favored people in the group to be discovered and end up with nothing?"

Ichinose Honami reviewed the specific logic from beginning to end, as long as he could make other students believe that under the current situation, choosing result one was actually the best option.

After all, it is the school that needs to pay the points, and all students do not have to pay any price. Five hundred thousand private points is not a small number. As low-level classes, Class C and Class D could only receive tens of thousands a month before. This temptation is indeed huge.

"But don't bring up the contract, or it will leave a lasting impression."

Hashima Hikaru added that if everyone is to agree to complete the answer to Result 1, there must be some "discussion" before a method that will reassure everyone can be proposed.

"That's right. Besides the students who receive preferential treatment, other students in our class can also lend a hand to minimize the risk."

"indeed so."

"And a little more."

This time, Ichinose Honami added another thing, and it was related to Hashima Hikaru.

"I heard from Ninomiya that during their group's discussion, many people mentioned Hikaru's name to her, even though I'm the class leader of Class A."

"What do you mean?"

“Because everyone cares about you.”

"...You mean to say that in the end, my classmates can still say that this plan was proposed by me, right?"

"Yes, you are quite famous even among the first graders. Many people are very impressed by you."

"I guess it's not a good impression."

"Hehehe, have you ever heard of the most handsome first-year boys ranking?"

"?"

Hearing this abstract name, Mitsuru Hashima could only slowly type a question mark.

"Hahaha, you can check it out when you have time. It's quite famous in our first-year student forum."

"..."

-

After these insignificant episodes ended, the time quickly came to noon, and the Dragon Group’s third collective discussion was about to begin.

It was only the second day of the special exam, but many people had already been liberated. Whether they wanted to or not, the moment the text message arrived, it meant that there was no chance of reversal.

When Hikaru Hashima walked to the door of the Dragon Group's room, he met Kikyo Kushida in the corridor.

The short-haired girl was holding a box in her hand. Although the time was almost up, she did not go in directly. It seemed that she was waiting for someone.

"Kushida-san?" Hikaru Hashima took the initiative to greet her.

"Hashima-san, you're finally here!"

An expression of joy instantly appeared on the girl's face, and she came over immediately.

"Let's go inside and chat first. It's only five minutes until one o'clock."

"Uh-huh."

By the time the two of them entered the Dragon Group's discussion room, most of the people inside had naturally arrived.

However, there was a change today. The students from Class B, led by Kōhei Katsuragi, who had been standing in the corner, chose to sit on the sofa on the left, and opposite them were Sho Ryuen and several students from Class D.

The students from Class A and Class C sat on the large sofa in the middle and the chairs around it. There was a very large gap between the two groups, which looked quite clear-cut.

Since the contract had already been signed, no one planned to discuss or chat about it. Even though the exams for the eight groups had already ended yesterday, no one took the initiative to bring up the topic.

After all, in order for other students in their respective classes to continue with the exam, it is better not to reveal more information, so no one took the initiative to speak.

Seeing that no one spoke, Kikyo Kushida immediately opened the box she had brought with her. Inside were two board games, both of which were popular among students.

"What kind of board game is this?" Hashima Hikaru asked in a supportive manner.

"Hey, there are two," the short-haired girl spread out the things on the long table in the middle, "One is a werewolf game, and the other is a role-playing game designed in a fictional setting."

"Do you guys want to come play?"

After putting everything away, Kikyo Kushida greeted students from other classes. After all, everyone had to find something to do during this hour.

I have to say that the girl has quite good appeal. After all, her social circle is very large. She knows many people from other classes, perhaps friends of friends, and she can always connect them into a network.

So for the next hour, the members of the Dragon Team were divided into two groups. Except for Katsuragi Kohei and Horikita Suzune, everyone else joined the two games respectively.

Yes, Ryuuen is playing too.

Moreover, he and Hikaru Hashima also participated in the werewolf game together.

However, although it was just a game, the two of them were very competitive and were quite involved in it. They did not let their guard down just because it was just a casual play.

In the end, Hikaru Hashima ended this sudden game session with a record of three wins and one loss for his camp, while Ryuen Sho had one win and three losses. A champion is still a champion despite his hard work.

After the Dragon Group's third discussion ended, Hashima Hikaru walked out of the room, but the voice of Kushida Kikyo was heard behind him.

"Hashima-san, could we chat for a moment?"

"sure."

When the two of them reached a secluded place, Kushida Kikyo brushed her hair back from her forehead, looked up at Hashima Hikaru, and asked word by word, "Does Hashima-san know anything about what happened yesterday?"

"If I say I don't know, will you believe me, Kushida-san?"

"I can trade you for information."

"What information?"

"Information about the Monkey Group's respondent."

"Monkey Group?"

Hashima Hikaru's expression changed. This was the second person who caught his attention. If the other party was an assassin hiding in other classes, then the boy had to find out the other party's identity.

"So what does Kushida-san want to know?"

"I'd like to know how much you know about this exam, such as... the selection rules for favored candidates?"

Kikyo Kushida put forward her own ideas sharply. She always believed that Hikaru Hashima's abilities were excellent, so it was possible that she had guessed the answer.

"It's a pity that I didn't guess the answer."

"..."

Chapter 202: Kushida Kikyo: Can you take me back to my room?

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