Inside the Class 1-A classroom, Ichika put her phone down.
She did not know whether this action was right or wrong. Ichika felt deeply regretful. On one side was Ayanokouji, whom she adored, and on the other was Ryunosuke, who had once saved her.
Since she had chosen Ryunosuke, she would just consider this as repayment for the time her leg was almost broken by Yujiro. Ichika slumped her head onto her desk listlessly, preparing to take a short nap and no longer wanting to think about this headache-inducing matter.
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On the other side, Ryunosuke met Ayanokouji and interrogated him directly.
"Why did you attack me?"
Ayanokouji commented with a flat face. "Does your chuunibyou mode have no weaknesses? Didn't you just use it? Your mind shouldn't be this agile, right?"
Ryunosuke ignored that nonsense. He pulled out his phone and threatened, "If you don't give me a satisfactory answer today, I will spend 20 million private points to have you expelled from school."
Ayanokouji said, "You won't do it... Because I still have a way to save your girlfriends. As long as I use the entirety of Class D as a threat to force Ryuen to compromise, then your girlfriends will..."
The next sentence did not need to be spoken; Ryunosuke already understood his meaning. However, he still did not stop the movement of his hand and said with a cold expression.
"You know what? In my entire life, I hate being threatened the most."
Without hesitation, Ryunosuke pressed the send button to forward the information along with his request and 20 million private points to the school administration. Not long after, the school loudspeakers broadcasted an announcement that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had been expelled from school.
Ayanokouji: "Why did you have to do that?"
Ryunosuke: "It's up to me! None of your business!!!"
Ayanokouji felt helpless. "Do you no longer care about your girlfriends? If I step in, I can help you save a lot of points."
He still tried to use that as an offer, but Ryunosuke raised his hand in refusal.
"I'll find a way myself, don't interfere!"
Ryunosuke left without looking back, clearly sulking. After all, he truly regarded Ayanokouji as a friend—a real friend.
Ayanokouji stared at the retreating back and let out a soft sigh. First of all, he spent 100,000 points to delay his expulsion application for one day. Right now, his points stood at 290,000, which meant he could delay his expulsion for three days.
In essence, he would face this step by step, hoping there was still a chance to fix things. Ayanokouji did not want to be expelled from school.
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Ryunosuke also utilized the same method. He spent 100,000 points per day to secure one person. With 10 people, that meant 1 million points per day. Although the expense was enormous, he had to hold out for the time being.
He met Ryuen, who was resting in the infirmary. He pulled up a chair carelessly and sat there with his legs crossed and an unfriendly gaze. "Tell me, what are the conditions for you to release them?"
Ryuen laughed. Even though his entire body was wrapped in bandages, he still laughed arrogantly.
"Hahaha! Akasaka Ryunosuke, it turns out you can actually beg me?"
Ryunosuke looked away and clicked his tongue. Ryuen's laughter stopped instantly, and his expression turned serious.
"Still remember everything you did to me during our first year?"
"This is my revenge, Akasaka Ryunosuke! I will not let you off!"
Ryunosuke knew this matter could no longer be negotiated. He stood up to leave. Before he left, Megumi's figure slowly appeared, and she made a throat-slitting motion while drawing a dagger.
Ryunosuke raised his hand to stop her. "Forget it, I don't want any lives lost."
He stared at Ryuen lying on the bed. "Besides, even if we kill him, it won't resolve this school expulsion crisis."
Ryunosuke led Megumi out of Ryuen's hospital room.
Ryuen did not realize that he had just almost died... His fate just now had been decided solely by a single decision from Ryunosuke.
For the sake of the person she loved, Megumi was willing to dirty her own hands, but Ryunosuke did not allow it. He did not want Megumi's hands stained with blood, so Ryuen was lucky to escape death.
Ryunosuke went to see Maruo to negotiate, finding out whether there was still a loophole to fix the situation.
Maruo shook his head. "I'm sorry, the opposing party complied with the school rules and did not commit any actions that crossed the line. I have no right to intervene."
Just as Ryunosuke was about to speak, Maruo cut him off. "You must realize, my future son-in-law. Just giving you special permission to enter and exit the school gates is already an exception. And even that, I did for the sake of my daughters' lives. Do not ask for more."
Ryunosuke fell silent. He knew he was indeed being somewhat pushy, so he would look for another way.
The main problem now was: where were those art knives located? As long as they held the knives carrying the fingerprints of all the students, they could expel whomever they wanted, including themselves.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Ryunosuke.
(Right, I can use those knives to counter-threaten them. The key is, where are those knives stored?)
Ryunosuke and Megumi decided to split the tasks.
Megumi was tasked with finding Ayanokouji, while Ryunosuke would go to their dormitory to check. As for how to sneak inside, he had his own methods.
Checking on Ryuen's side was unnecessary; his hospital room had no place to hide that many knives. Even if they were in his possession, they would surely be kept in the student dormitory.
Megumi found Ayanokouji crouching on the balcony while eating ramen. Reflexively, she drew her short dagger.
(Because of this person, the person I like is suffering greatly. It would be best to just kill him, right?)
Megumi's dagger slowly approached Ayanokouji's neck, but it was blocked by Ayanokouji's ramen chopsticks. It was glaringly obvious that her presence had been detected.
Megumi was slightly surprised.
(Aside from Ryunosuke-kun, only that woman named Morishita Ai can notice my presence.)
Morishita Ai: [Who are you calling an old woman, huh?!]
Ayanokouji slowly answered Megumi's confusion by showing his right arm, which was covered in writing.
From there, Megumi knew that Ayanokouji used the same method as Ai to remember her presence.
Megumi still did not withdraw her dagger, aiming it directly at Ayanokouji's throat.
What else could Ayanokouji do? He was forced to fight back; he used the Xiao Li technique to deflect Megumi's dagger with his chopsticks and immediately leaped backward.
Megumi tried to continue approaching him stealthily, but it was no longer of any use; Ayanokouji could now sense her.
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On the other side, Ryunosuke had arrived at the student dormitory. He pulled out the Dark Magician Girl card.
"Come out for a moment."
Dark Magician Girl poked her small head out from the card. Ryunosuke asked, "Can you phase through walls?"
Dark Magician Girl merely nodded. With a human-sized body, she phased through the wall and then came back again, as if proving to Ryunosuke that she was capable of doing it.
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