Amane-san did not immediately stop Morofuji's accusation against Karuizawa-san.
She wanted to see how Karuizawa-san would handle such a situation.
"What a rude remark. Is your upbringing only this much? Also, you say I'm being unreasonable, but aren't you the one being unreasonable? I've already apologized to you, yet you're still relentlessly pursuing me and accusing me. You were the one who called your classmates over first, weren't you? If I hadn't happened to run into Shinohara and Maezono, what kind of harsh words would you two have hurled at me?"
Karuizawa-san actually retorted clearly and logically.
This made Amane-san couldn't help but look at Karuizawa-san in a new light.
She had originally thought that when faced with such direct accusations, Karuizawa-san would be guilty and dare not confront the other party, or would directly resort to being unreasonable and push her forward as a shield, bullying others by relying on power.
With Amane-san present, even if Amane-san did nothing, the other party wouldn't dare to do anything too excessive to Karuizawa-san. If Karuizawa-san had some schemes, she could completely leverage Amane-san's deterrent power over Class C to act brazenly, freely mocking, ridiculing, and doing various things within the school's regulations to Morofuji.
In the end, no matter how angry Morofuji got, facing Amane-san would be futile.
Karuizawa-san didn't go that far. Instead, she chose a method that, in Amane-san's opinion, completely contradicted her personality: to reason with Morofuji.
Although her words were also full of sarcasm, overall, the harm and impact caused to Morofuji were controllable.
Amane-san silently continued to watch the argument between the two sides.
Beep.
Amane-san's phone suddenly received a message. It was from Hasebe, who was nearby. Just seeing the name, Amane-san knew that the person sitting not far from her wanted to say something to her by sending a private message.
Opening the chat box, the content indeed expressed hope that Amane-san could stop Karuizawa-san from arguing with the other party, saying that it could potentially escalate into a violent conflict.
Amane-san glanced at Hasebe. This girl, whose presence in the class wasn't particularly strong, would actually ask Amane-san, whom she had never deeply interacted with, for help for Karuizawa-san.
Although the ultimate goal was still for this special exam to proceed smoothly, someone like her was quite rare.
The others either sided with their own or would likely choose to stand by and watch coldly.
As for resolving the dispute? Such an option simply didn't exist in their minds.
Looking at the two people arguing fiercely, Amane-san turned to Nishino Takeko.
"Nishino-san, would you mind switching seats with one of us?"
Nishino, whose name was suddenly called by Amane-san, was initially flustered, but her heart relaxed after hearing Amane-san's request.
The composition of their group could only be described as unremarkable; there were neither outstanding talents nor incredibly foolish teammates.
If it were a normal special exam, Nishino would not feel as uneasy as she did now.
But in her current environment, the biggest enemy was undoubtedly Amane-san. Whether it was finding the favored person or other aspects, Amane-san held an absolute advantage.
In addition, someone had previously bought a recording from her, and this recording eventually ended up in Amane-san's hands, indirectly causing Class C to fail and lose class points.
She wasn't sure if Amane-san knew that she had provided the evidence, and she was even more afraid that if Amane-san knew, she might use it to blackmail her into doing something, and then she would lose even her last bit of freedom.
So, after she found out she was grouped with Amane, she kept a very low profile, afraid that Amane would recognize her.
But unexpectedly, Amane called out to her when Morofuji and Karuizawa were arguing, which startled her, as she was already feeling a bit guilty.
However, upon hearing that the request was only to change seats and not to talk about the evidence she provided earlier, Nishino's hanging heart finally calmed down a little.
Then she picked up her phone and stood up, waiting for Amane to arrange a seat.
It was not a school regulation for students from the same class to sit together; in fact, the school had not mentioned any rules related to seating in the special exam. The reason everyone sat according to their classes was simply to show class unity to outsiders and to be able to discuss things with each other in special situations.
In the current situation, there was no room for discussion. Morofuji was like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment, so it was better to stay away from her. Although the remaining person was somewhat displeased that Amane wanted a Class D student to sit over.
But Nishino had already agreed to switch seats, so what good would her objection do? Besides, given the situation just now, even if Shiina were here, Amane might refuse to exchange seats, but if Amane strongly insisted, even Shiina would agree. And now, these leaderless people, no one dared to deny Amane's proposal, so they could only watch Nishino leave her seat.
Both Class A and Class B students noticed Amane's actions but didn't know what Amane was planning.
Amane took advantage of the brief pause in mutual accusations between Karuizawa and Morofuji, approached Karuizawa, and then, under Karuizawa's surprised gaze, pushed Karuizawa into Nishino Takeko's seat. Nishino Takeko's seat was right next to Morofuji.
Amane's move instantly stunned both of them.
"Amane, I don't want to sit with this kind of person. How about I switch places with you again, Amane? Sitting next to her, I only feel unlucky."
Karuizawa's blatant display of disgust immediately infuriated Morofuji.
"I don't want to sit with a rude girl like you, Karuizawa, either."
"Who are you calling rude? Who was it just now, constantly making unreasonable sophistries?"
The two seemed about to start arguing again.
Amane rested her head on her hand, a look of enjoyment on her face, watching the two with interest.
Soon, Morofuji and Karuizawa, who were still bickering, stopped arguing due to Amane's gaze, an action that displeased Amane.
"You two, continue. Don't mind me. I was originally worried about what everyone should discuss in the first debate session. Now it seems, with Morofuji and Kei, this originally dull special exam has become much more interesting. Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and continue arguing!"
Amane, not one to shy away from drama, encouraged the two to continue their argument.
People are sometimes like this; two people might argue over a small matter for three days and three nights without getting tired. But if someone is silently watching them argue from the side, after a few exchanges, they will not know how to continue the argument.
"Miyako-san... I..."
"Keep arguing. I like watching you argue. Morofuji, you were just arguing so loudly with Kei. Now I'm telling you to keep arguing, but you're stammering for a long time and can't say a word. Are you not giving me face?"
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