In other words... Amane could launch a violent attack here at any moment.
Run? Himeno didn't think her physical fitness would allow her to escape from under Amane's nose.
Was the other party choosing to hunt down lone Class B members because she had been treated unfairly?
Damn it, I should have known not to eat here today.
"What do you want to do? Even if you've messed with the surveillance, if you hurt me, there will still be evidence, no matter what."
Himeno shouted, forcing herself to stay calm.
"That's right, I'll be punished, but what good will that do? Won't you be the one hurting? Getting beaten for Ichinose for no reason... Miss Jiye, can you understand my situation now?"
Himeno gritted her teeth.
She desperately thought of every possible way to be rescued.
But all the feedback she received was that it was impossible.
Amane had a solid record of taking down three boys.
Such a violent person was not someone she could handle. If she took out her phone to call for help, the other party would probably attack immediately. There was at least half an hour until everyone came back from eating. She couldn't imagine what she would have to go through in that half-hour.
"You bastard, if you have the guts, go find Ichinose and Kanzaki and those guys for revenge! Although we voted, it was all according to what those guys wanted. Why do you have to target me?"
Himeno didn't understand why Amane was fixated on her.
"Because I... like to bully the weak and fear the strong."
Amane's words left Himeno speechless.
It was the first time she had seen someone say they liked to bully the weak and fear the strong with such righteous indignation, but bullying the weak and fearing the strong was the norm for most people.
Therefore, Himeno couldn't say anything to her.
Amane stretched her wrists and limbs.
The cracking sounds from her body made Himeno's face turn pale.
Run!
This word kept appearing in her mind, but the reality was that Amane had already arrived in front of her.
She had no escape route.
With her back against the wire mesh, she was in a desperate situation.
"Is there really no room for discussion? Your class points have always been zero, so you must be very short on individual points, right? I'm willing to exchange points."
Although Himeno was heartbroken about the points, she knew that if she continued to be a miser now, she might really get beaten.
"Points? Sorry, I don't really need that right now."
Amane smiled and extended her finger.
Her fingertip continuously slid along Himeno's nape.
Himeno's body visibly tensed up.
It seemed she had already noticed the imminent danger.
"Then what do you want? I really don't want to get beaten for those guys."
No choice.
Himeno could only hand over the initiative to Amane.
Amane first pondered for a moment.
"I'm still somewhat interested in the agreement between your two classes, but you're unwilling to show me your chat records discussing it. Other than that, I'm not interested in anything else."
Amane's single sentence shattered Himeno's last illusion.
Did she have evidence?
Of course she did! Back then, the class was enthusiastically discussing whether to cooperate with Class C to gather opinions.
Initially, everyone thought cooperating with Class D was a safe bet, because Class D wanted to climb up, and Class C was Class D's primary target. They would surely put in a lot of effort against Class D.
So, at first, Class C intended to simply conduct business as usual.
But then Ryuuen proposed exchanging one hundred class points.
Almost overnight, the entire Class B immediately began to switch sides.
If you ask why... of course, it was based on value analysis. Obtaining one hundred class points was more important than investing in an uncertain Class D student.
Himeno Yuki knew all of this.
But what could she do?
Even though she also felt that backstabbing was too devious, with everyone choosing to deal with Ryuuen...
Her vote was completely useless.
Despite this, she still had to keep Class B's secret.
"It seems I can't get anything useful out of your mouth. I prepared for so long for nothing. Well, let's end things here today. Remember, you didn't see anyone today, understand what I mean? And by the way, add my contact info."
Himeno visibly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the changed conditions.
Not saying anything... that depended on the situation.
As for adding a friend, that was no problem at all.
An acquaintance's contact to avoid a beating, in her opinion, there was nothing more cost-effective than that.
"A friend? No problem..."
Himeno instantly noticed something was off, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure out what Amane could do with her contact information.
After Himeno left.
Amane looked at the chat box on her phone, a smile appearing on her face.
"Checkmate, Miss Jiye."
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