Chapter 103 The Mastermind of Class D
"Ryuen, I like how you know when to be practical." Hikigaya's lips curled into a smirk.
'Damn... I shouldn't smile like that.
It looks too much like a villain!'
Seeing Hikigaya's expression of suppressed laughter, Ryuen Kakeru couldn't help but burst out cursing: "You piece of trash! If I had any strength left, I'd shove my fist down your throat!!"
"It's better to say fewer threatening words.
Forget it, since you're being so cooperative.
" don't want much—500,000 points a month." Hikigaya held up five fingers.
"500,000 a month! I think you've gone crazy!!" Ryuen Kakeru instantly flared up.
"The contract you signed with Class A is worth more than that, right?"
In this special exam, Class C was openly supporting Class A. Hikigaya concluded that Class A would definitely have to pay a massive amount of points afterward.
"The total is only 600,000. You want to take 500,000 at once? You think I'll agree to that?" Ryuen Kakeru feigned a face full of indignation.
"Heh, who are you acting for?
Even though I'm not great at math, calculating accounts is a basic professional requirement for a househusband!" Hikigaya stated with a serious, plausible tone.
"Why on earth do you have the professional requirements of a househusband..." Ryuen Kakeru couldn't help but complain.
"Because that is my ideal.
But that's not the point..."
To make the other party yield, Hikigaya began to do the math: "In your deal with Katsuragi, you transferred 200 points worth of supplies from Class A. According to the special exam rules, remaining points are added to the class score after the exam. This is equivalent to Class A gaining 200 Class Points, meaning the entire class earns an extra 800,000 individual points per month.
In the long run, Class Points are far more valuable than individual points."
"..."
The analysis was well-founded and logical; Ryuen Kakeru didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
"Additionally, the leader information collected by the spies you sent to Class B and Class D will definitely be sold to Class A as well.
The specific amount is hard to say...
Regardless, in your final deal, the points paid by Class A per month won't be lower than 1 million!"
Hikigaya's figure was already a conservative estimate.
"Even if you're right... that was earned at a painful price!!" Ryuen Kakeru gritted his teeth.
To reach this day, he had endured five days of "Desert Island Survival." Yet this dead-fish-eyes guy wanted to take half his earnings just by opening his mouth—it was simply inhuman!
"I paid a price too, alright?
You conspired with Class A to frame me, nearly making me an underwear thief despised by everyone!" Hikigaya glared at the latter crossly.
"That was Katsuragi wanting to smear you...
I even heard that in the end, the victim came forward to defend you. You guy, you really are popular with women!" Ryuen Kakeru looked as if he had swallowed something foul.
In the end, the other party hadn't paid a single price and was taking half his earnings for free—it was pure profit without investment!!
"You still care about that?
Focus on your career if you're going to do it; women will only hinder your progress!" Hikigaya lectured him earnestly.
"Get lost!
Also, one final check: you aren't interested in the class competition, right?" Ryuen Kakeru asked pointedly.
"Are you planning to write down the leader of Class D?" Hikigaya immediately caught the subtext. "I advise you not to."
"Why?!
That trash in Class D treated you like that, and you still want to protect them?" Ryuen Kakeru expressed his confusion.
"No, you've misunderstood.
I'm advising you not to write it; this is a friendly tip." Hikigaya's expression was serious.
"What do you mean by that?
I saw the name on the keycard very clearly. The name is Matsushita Chiaki." Ryuen Kakeru was absolutely certain.
"Ryuen, did you really see it clearly?" Hikigaya asked again.
"Even though the photo was a bit blurry, the name was still distinguishable... Wait, could it be!" Ryuen Kakeru's pupils suddenly contracted.
He had checked the digital camera Manabe Shiho brought back. The lens was scratched; he hadn't cared at first, thinking she might have accidentally bumped it. Now it seemed that was where the problem lay!
"If the name on the keycard was simply tampered with, it would be easy for someone to see through the flaw.
But if the photo is blurry, that's a different story." Hikigaya shattered the other's final illusion.
"Dead-fish eyes, was this also part of your calculation?" Ryuen Kakeru stared at him gloomily.
"Idiot, use your brain.
If I were the one who did this, why would I tell you?" Hikigaya rolled his eyes.
"There's actually another insidious guy like you in Class D?" Ryuen Kakeru's brow furrowed tightly.
"What do you mean 'an insidious guy like me'?
That guy isn't even human!" Hikigaya was willing to call him a "pseudo-human."
"Interesting. Is there a mastermind hiding in Class D?"
After the initial shock, Ryuen Kakeru's mood shifted to intense interest. He rattled off several names: "Hirata Yousuke, Kushida Kikyo, Horikita Suzune... oh, and there's also Koenji Rokusuke!
The person behind the scenes must be one of them, right?"
Ryuen Kakeru looked confident, only to see Hikigaya looking at him with disdain.
"Ryuen, so this is the limit of your IQ."
"What did you say?"
"It's none of those people..."
Ryuen Kakeru's face changed, and his expression became solemn once more. This meant there was a hidden powerhouse in Class D that he knew absolutely nothing about. An entire semester had passed, and he hadn't even sensed the other's existence.
From that perspective, Hikigaya's "IQ limit" comment was indeed not wrong...
"I don't mind telling you his name.
But, are you sure you can be his opponent?" Hikigaya used a provocative tactic.
He was intentionally egging Ryuen on to go confront Ayanokouji, so they could fight each other!
"Hmph! Don't look down on me, dead-fish eyes!
I'll personally drag out Class D's 'X' and stomp him under my feet!!" Ryuen Kakeru's aura was domineering.
"If you actually find him, you'll probably get the crap beaten out of you." Hikigaya chuckled.
Ryuen Kakeru's eyes moved: Intel piece one: X has very high combat ability!
So what if he could fight well?
This was a school where "ability" was paramount, not just physical force. Leadership was also a form of strength. When the time came, he would lead a few people to gang up on him; he'd guarantee he could turn "X" into an "O"!!
"By the way, for Class A's leader, you can fill in Yahiko."
"Yahiko... you mean Totsuka Yahiko?!" Ryuen Kakeru was unexpectedly delighted.
On the surface, Class C and Class A were in a cooperative relationship, so he couldn't send spies to Class A. Thus, he had no way of obtaining information on Class A's leader.
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