Chapter 141: The end of the VIP Exam,
After leaving the room, Kanda Shuichi took out her cell phone and found Ryuen's contact information.
[I heard that there's a guy named Manabe in your class, she and her boys have been active lately, huh?]
Although doing so might expose Karuizawa Kei to Ryuen's view, it was definitely the fastest and most effective way to solve Manabe's troubles.
That guy's weakness is in my hands now—might as well use it, right?
Also, until Ryuen has absolute confidence in taking on Kanda Shuichi, he won't touch Karuizawa Kei.
In other words, until he's figured out Kanda Shuichi's true nature, Ryuen won't act recklessly.
But seriously, do you think you can figure me out just like that?
Even I can't fully understand myself, and you think you can?
What a joke!
Meanwhile, Ryuen, who was enjoying a sunbath, picked up his ringing phone. After reading the message from Kanda Shuichi, his face darkened immediately.
"Go call that idiot Manabe and her group for me."
Hearing Ryuen's words, Yamada Albert, who had been on standby nearby, turned and left.
In reality, Ryuen was feeling incredibly annoyed. He knew full well that Kanda Shuichi was threatening him. He also knew that Kanda Shuichi might not take any drastic actions because of it. Even so, he had to stay cautious and comply with the demands for now, because he wasn't ready to risk getting expelled yet.
The key point is, it's not worth getting expelled over such a trivial matter—it's completely disproportionate.
And those fools from Manabe's group—what, are they planning to party on my grave after I'm expelled?
What a bunch of troublemakers. They're always causing problems for me. If you're just side characters, stay quiet and enjoy your peaceful school life. Stop trying to hog the spotlight, you idiots!
For the past few days, he'd been busy searching for the traitor in his class, but he hadn't made any progress.
He still hadn't figured out how Kanda Shuichi got that recording. That's why he was so pissed off. Since Manabe and her group were acting so smug, he might as well vent his frustration on them.
Kanda Shuichi didn't know how Ryuen dealt with Manabe. He only knew that Karuizawa sent him a message during the exam the next day.
[Manabe and her group apologized to me. Did you do something?]
[I did. Also, you should watch yourself lately. Your actions have attracted quite a few potential enemies.]
[Okay, I'll be careful.]
Time passed quickly on the entertainment-packed ship. Once the final discussion session was over, the exam would finally be finished.
"Kanda, you may have won big in this exam, but don't think for a second that I'm letting this slide."
During the last discussion session, Ryuen declared war.
"Next time, I'll completely crush Class D under my feet!"
Kanda Shuichi, who was playing on his phone, stopped what he was doing and looked at Horikita Suzune.
"Hey, Horikita, you hear that?"
"You bastard, I'm talking to you!"
Ryuen was irritated by Kanda Shuichi's casual reaction.
"So, what does crushing Class D have to do with me? I have no intention of leading Class D to Class A. The events on the island and this preferential exam—those were just things I did on a whim."
Kanda Shuichi put his phone away, spread his hands, and gave a helpless expression.
"To top it off, I gave you a chance for a win-win outcome, but you didn't seize it. All that happened is I won twice."
Hearing this, Ryuen couldn't help but twitch his eye.
"If you refuse to take action, that's fine. I'll force you onto the stage myself. Let's see if you can stay as calm as you are now."
Ryuen shifted his gaze to Horikita Suzune and then sneered.
"I'll start with this woman. Suzune, my dear, in the next exam, I'll target you specifically. I'll make sure you experience the pain of being completely torn apart, body and soul. You'd better be ready."
"Do your worst," Horikita replied without a care.
She wasn't fazed by Ryuen's challenge. As far as she was concerned, he was just a pawn being toyed with by Kanda Shuichi. There was nothing to fear.
"Anyway, it's all about getting crushed by Kanda Shuichi. If that's the case, I could do it too!"
Unconsciously, Horikita Suzune started comparing herself to Ryuen, putting them on the same level.
Seeing this, Katsuragi and the rest of Class A seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
If Ryuen caused trouble for Class D, they could settle the score quietly with Ichinose and work their way back to Class A without much issue.
Then, five minutes before the one-hour discussion ended, an announcement played in the room, ordering all students to return to their rooms within five minutes.
"I hope we'll have the chance to meet again next semester."
Kanda Shuichi stood up, smiled, and the threat behind his words was crystal clear.
If anyone broke the rules and ruined Outcome 1, even anonymously, Kanda Shuichi would spend points to expose them and have them expelled.
"Well, we'll be going now. See you later."
Ichinose Honami waved goodbye to everyone in the room and left without paying any attention to Kanda Shuichi's words. After all, Class B was full of good kids, and with each person still holding onto 250,000 points, they had nothing to worry about.
"Hmph, this school is so interesting. I'm not done playing yet."
Ryuen also stood up and left, followed by his two lackeys.
"Class A students won't go back on their word."
After that, Katsuragi made his position clear. The other Class A students, especially that particular person, were unhappy but would never act on impulse and risk expulsion.
They had only temporarily dropped to Class B. It wasn't as if they couldn't make a comeback. Katsuragi had full confidence in Sakayanagi.
As for the rules for selecting the VIPs, Kanda Shuichi had shared them with the group the day after signing the contract, so there was no need to worry about issues.
"Let's head out too."
As the Class D students left, the lights in the Dragon Group's room were turned off.
Later, the time reached 11:00 PM on the fourth day of the VIP exam. All students received a message from the school.
At 11:00 PM on the fourth day of the special exam, every student's phone buzzed with a message from the school:
The VIP Special Exam has ended. Here are the results:
[Rat] — All group members answered correctly after the exam ended, resulting in Outcome 1.
[Ox] — After the exam ended…
The results for all 12 groups were the same: Outcome 1 for the entire group.
Based on the above results, here are the class and private point changes for this exam:
Class A: Due to a rule violation, class points decreased by 50, and private points increased by 21 million.
Class B: No change in class points, private points increased by 21.5 million.
Class C: No change in class points, private points increased by 21.5 million.
Class D: No change in class points, private points increased by 21.5 million.
Due to contractual agreements:
Class A ultimately received 1.5 million private points.
Class B received 11.5 million private points.
Class C received 1.5 million private points.
Class D received 2.5 million private points (points from Koenji and Kanda Shuichi were not confiscated).
The remaining 19 million points will be managed by Hirata Yosuke and used for the benefit of the class.
Kanda Shuichi earned 49.5 million private points!
After giving 1 million to Koenji and another 1 million to Hirata, his net income was 47.5 million—and it's tax-free!
Class points are as follows:
Class A (Katsuragi and Sakayanagi's class): 842 points
Class B (Ichinose Honami's class): 969 points
Class C (Ryuen Kakeru's class): 678 points
Class D (Kanda Shuichi's class): 511 points
The cruise ship would arrive at the port the next morning. If nothing unexpected happened during the summer break, starting from the first of next month, Ichinose Honami's class would become the new Class A, while Sakayanagi Katsuragi's class would drop to Class B.
But there was still a full half-month until the first of next month—who knows what might happen during that time?
After that, Kanda Shuichi explained to Hirata that Koenji wouldn't be handing over his points and that Kanda himself would make up the 20 million points for Hirata's side.
Hirata had no objections to this. Being able to secure 20 million points as a safety net for the class was already more than enough to satisfy him.
"Thanks a lot for this, Kanda."
Hirata's face showed deep gratitude.
"No, I ended up with nearly 50 million points, didn't I?"
Kanda Shuichi smiled.
"But I don't think this is necessarily a good thing. Once the students in the class know there's a 'get out of trouble' card, who knows how arrogant they'll become."
Hirata understood this as well, but even so, he wouldn't give up the chance to gain 20 million private points for the class.
So, how long could this 20 million points last?
Kanda Shuichi was curious.
This 20 million was his act of goodwill to Class D.
But if anyone tried to go after the 50 million private points in Kanda Shuichi's hands, well, too bad for them—they'd see a selfish side of him they hadn't before.
Those points were prepared for himself and his friends; they had nothing to do with the rest of them.
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