Although he didn't think Tokito could affect the current situation, Kamio Tatsuya decided to hear what this guy planned to do.
After all, if the pieces on the board don't obey, they can cause irreversible damage to the situation.
If such foolishness were to happen, Tokito dropping out would be minor compared to being mocked by Sakayanagi.
It would be quite laughable if one couldn't even discover a rebellion within their own class.
So, to avoid being mocked by Sakayanagi, Kamio Tatsuya decided to first figure out what Tokito was up to.
Meanwhile, Manabe's expression changed slightly after hearing Tokito, seemingly wavering from his words.
Seeing this, Tokito felt a surge of joy.
"Don't forget, we had over five hundred class points in June, but because of Ryuen's reckless actions, we lost a whole four hundred points!
Not only that, but to protect those assholes Ishizaki and the others, he forcibly took everyone's remaining private points!
Thanks to that bastard Ryuen, I had to eat a lot of awful wild vegetable meals during that time!"
The more he spoke, the angrier Tokito became.
"We worked hard to earn a lot of private points during the summer special exam, but he just used it all up.
And it was to bring the very person who caused us to lose four hundred class points to our class!
How could I possibly accept that!"
Tokito's words made Manabe look at him strangely, because Tokito hadn't paid for the points Kamio Tatsuya used for class transfers.
You didn't pay anything, so what are you so angry about?
In the end, aren't you just jealous of Ryuen, or even jealous of Kamio Tatsuya?
However, Tokito was so angry at the moment that he didn't notice Manabe's gaze.
Manabe, despite her strong personality, wasn't an idiot, so she accurately guessed Tokito's petty thoughts.
For Manabe, she was generally average in both academic and athletic ability. Her only advantage over others was her strong personality.
Most of the girls in Class C were rather timid, which is why she could carve out a place for herself through her personality; she knew her own limits.
So, even if Tokito were to incite her madly, she wouldn't agree to his demands.
The current situation in Class C was very promising. Although the class points hadn't increased significantly, several consecutive victories had given the Class C students real hope of advancing to Class A.
Ryuen had told them that if they obeyed his orders, he would lead them to Class A.
But before, they just took his words with a grain of salt.
No one thought Ryuen could lead them to Class A on his own, especially after he lost 400 class points.
But now it was different; after Ryuen brought in Kamio Tatsuya as reinforcements, Class C's situation immediately improved.
The students felt that if things continued like this, reaching Class A wasn't impossible.
As the leader of most of the girls, Manabe was very aware of this.
Therefore, when Tokito started talking about resisting Ryuen and listing Ryuen's crimes, Manabe's first reaction wasn't one of shared anger.
Instead, she wondered if Tokito had been bought by students from another class.
Although Ryuen getting beaten up after picking a fight was a bit strange, it hadn't caused any substantial losses for Class C.
Moreover, Manabe believed Kamio Tatsuya must have known about the incident, and since it still happened with Kamio Tatsuya's knowledge, it meant that person considered it unimportant.
During the sports festival, Ryuen had initially planned to sacrifice Kinoshita from their class to provoke Horikita Suzune.
But later, that plan was dropped.
It was obvious that Kamio Tatsuya had talked Ryuen out of it.
Also, on the day Kamio Tatsuya transferred to Class C, Manabe had figured some things out about what happened on the boat.
At the time, she couldn't understand why Ryuen had severely punished her and her friends just because of Kamio Tatsuya's warning.
But the moment Kamio Tatsuya stepped into Class C, she understood everything.
It was because Kamio Tatsuya had already made a deal with Ryuen at that time to come to Class C, which explained why Ryuen was so quiet during the special exam for favored students.
So they had already colluded.
Therefore, his intervention at the time was not just to save Karuizawa, but also to act in Class C's interests.
After being punished by Ryuen, Manabe had reflected and thought that perhaps she had been blinded by anger at the time.
In hindsight, if their bullying of Karuizawa had been discovered by others and reported to the teacher, Karuizawa might have been finished, but she and her friends would certainly have been expelled.
So Kamio Tatsuya had actually saved them.
After realizing this, Manabe's dissatisfaction with Kamio Tatsuya immediately vanished, and instead, she felt a sense of gratitude towards him.
Therefore, in the second semester, Manabe never caused trouble and diligently completed any suggestions made by Kamio Tatsuya.
For example, she stubbornly endured the extremely boring month-long study sessions.
At the time, her friend Morofuji Rika was astonished. Was this the same Manabe who disliked studying?
"So, what do you want to do?"
After organizing everything that had happened recently, Manabe calmed down.
Hearing Manabe's response, Tokito's spirits immediately lifted.
"That guy, Ryuen, lost to just one person even when he had Ishizaki and Yamada with him, which shows his strength isn't that great.
So, I plan to use this incident as an excuse, rally the rebels in the class, and get Ryuen kicked out! Preferably get him expelled!"
Regarding Tokito, Kamio Tatsuya didn't know how to evaluate him.
Indeed, on the surface, it was embarrassing for Ryuen to lose a three-on-one fight as a student, but this guy didn't even consider, "Could you do any better?"
Such a person wouldn't think: "Ryuen did his best, but Ayanokouji was just too strong."
Instead, they'd think: "Since I'd get smashed by Ayanokouji anyway, I could do it too."
"What exactly do you plan to do?"
"That… I'm still waiting for an opportunity."
Manabe was speechless. This guy didn't even have a plan; he was just wasting her time.
"And after Ryuen steps down, or gets expelled? Who do you think in the class right now can carry the banner of Class C?"
Yes, this was the question Manabe cared about.
Or rather, it was the question that most of the Class C rebels cared about.
Ryuen's actions were indeed criticized, but once Ryuen fell, who could take on the responsibility of leading Class C?
"We'll talk about that after Ryuen steps down. Whoever comes will be better than Ryuen!"
Tokito's answer made Manabe even more disgusted.
If Tokito had unhesitatingly said Kamio Tatsuya's name at this point, Manabe might have thought more highly of him.
Because anyone could see that Kamio Tatsuya was the most suitable person to lead Class C besides Ryuen.
Compared to Ryuen, Kamio Tatsuya's abilities were no less; he even made Ryuen suffer losses multiple times as an enemy.
Internally, Kamio Tatsuya didn't solve problems through violence, which was very important to the Class C students because they compared Kamio Tatsuya to Ryuen.
Furthermore, Kamio Tatsuya was excellent in both academics and athletics, and his good looks were also a significant bonus with the girls.
The only drawback might be that he was too close to Shiina, leaving no opportunity for others.
Tokito couldn't possibly not understand this, yet he didn't directly mention Kamio Tatsuya's name here.
This meant that not only did he hate Ryuen, but he also hated Ryuen's followers or collaborators. He let his hatred for one extend to the other, unwilling to accept reality.
Manabe completely saw through Tokito's character.
This guy considered himself capable but had achieved nothing. He was competitive but lacked follow-through, and didn't even have the courage to acknowledge others' excellence.
Summary: This guy has a screw loose!
However, letting him run wild wouldn't do. She'd listen to his plan for now. If it was truly untenable, she'd get rid of him!
Meanwhile, Kamio Tatsuya, from his hidden spot, left after hearing that Tokito had no concrete plan and was still waiting for an opportunity.
To be on guard against such an idiot, I must be too sensitive.
I should remind Ryuen to be careful later.
Honestly, Kamio Tatsuya didn't know how to get Ryuen expelled now.
That guy had contracts for two classes, and he could siphon 2.75 million private points from them every month. It had been five months since the end of summer.
That's a total of 14 million, plus the 5 million recovered from Class D earlier, so Ryuen likely had around twenty million points.
Moreover, Class C's current class points exceeded 300. Even if they faced an expulsion crisis in an exam, Ryuen could use his points to avoid expulsion.
Class C would be the one to suffer, and anyone who attacked Ryuen would surely face his severe retaliation.
What was this Tokito thinking?
The saying truly applied to this Tokito; he just looked like a normal person because he could take care of himself, but in reality, he was an imbecile.
Returning to the private room, Kamio Tatsuya found Kamuro sitting next to Shiina, whispering to her, and Shiina's face was flushed red.
Despite her red face, she occasionally nodded, indicating she was listening attentively.
"What are you two chatting about? You look so happy."
"Aah!" Kamuro jumped, startled. "Do you walk without making a sound?"
"My apologies for walking silently."
Kamio Tatsuya shrugged. Seeing this side of Kamuro was quite cute.
"Why did you take so long? Were you feeling unwell?"
"Not at all. I just bumped into two friends and chatted for a bit," Kamio Tatsuya made up an excuse, as what just happened wasn't something he should tell others.
"I see. The food has already been served. Let's eat."
After dinner, the three of them walked towards the dorms. As they were about to leave the shopping center, Kamio Tatsuya saw Ryuen in a nearby bookstore.
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