At this time.
Nagumo Miyabi's expression was a bit ugly, clearly weighing the pros and cons.
The environment was completely different from last year.
During the forest camp last year, to maintain his own trust, he could naturally quickly pull out twenty million to cancel the expulsion punishment.
Twenty million was far less than the damage to his own reputation.
But now.
Graduation was approaching.
And having been plotted against twice consecutively by Ayanokouji and Hikigaya, he had even lost the position of student council president.
Trust.
itself was already extremely shaken.
To be able to maintain it until now already counted as Nagumo Miyabi being outstandingly capable.
Now.
Nagumo Miyabi naturally also wanted to save them.
After all, it was something he had promised, and not saving them would further damage his remaining credit.
But this money was really a bit too much.
Three million.
No matter how long the suspension was.
That was originally the price Nagumo Miyabi could bear.
Sumida himself wasn't injured very heavily, and Nagumo Miyabi had also instructed Kobayashi and the others to hit him lightly.
It was only to send a challenge and force Hikigaya to accept.
But he truly didn't expect.
Hikigaya's so-called strict prohibition on school violence would have such a severe punishment, and he had clearly obtained the school's approval beforehand.
Suddenly.
Nagumo Miyabi felt he was the one being plotted against.
He believed Hikigaya likely anticipated his moves and was waiting for him to fall into the trap.
Sinister and crafty.
Nagumo Miyabi looked at Hikigaya's calm eyes, itching with hatred.
In reality.
Hikigaya indeed wanted to do some "fishing law enforcement," it was just that the person who happened to hit the target was Nagumo Miyabi.
Whether it was Nagumo Miyabi or Ryuuen or whoever.
It didn't matter.
As long as he could establish authority.
In any case, a normal person certainly wouldn't use violence recklessly.
Self-defense is another matter.
Or if there is some legitimate reason, that's also fine.
But those who can proactively hit people are not decent people; who told Kobayashi and the others to beat up Sumida for no reason?
After thinking for a while.
Nagumo Miyabi had a smile on his face, but inwardly he was still struggling.
Twenty-one million was really too much.
Although almost all third-year private points were in his hands, it accounted for about one-fifth of the private points in his hands.
More importantly.
Kobayashi and Shigan and the others were all students of the third-year Class D and C.
Their strength was too weak.
Aside from being obedient, they were useless.
One could grab people like that by the handful, and Nagumo Miyabi had several more in his hands.
Shigan and Takatomi.
Only needed to spend one million; they were easy to save.
But.
Saving Kobayashi required spending twenty million to get Sumida to withdraw the appeal.
It was really too much.
And.
Saving two pieces of trash was also meaningless; it would similarly cause damage to his reputation.
Either save all of them, or save none!
Therefore.
Nagumo Miyabi was so torn.
No matter how perfectly one disguises themselves normally, the more it comes to a critical moment, the more one reveals their true nature.
Hikigaya also maintained silence without rushing him, somewhat curious about Nagumo Miyabi's choice.
"Brother Nagumo..."
Seeing Nagumo Miyabi's hesitant expression, Kobayashi and the others became even more panicked, the three of them pulling at Nagumo Miyabi's arm in plea.
There was no choice.
Kobayashi naturally went without saying.
Fifty thousand or five million made no difference to Shigan and the others; in any case, they couldn't come up with that sum of money.
Then expulsion was the only path.
They could only pray for Nagumo Miyabi's charity—no, this was originally what Nagumo Miyabi had promised.
The other party had already set the price so low.
If you still don't keep your promise.
Then there's something wrong with your character.
"Sigh..."
Nagumo Miyabi sighed and easily pulled away the hands of the three people:
"Since Sumida and Hikigaya don't want to forgive you, it's indeed a headache..."
The answer was not to save them.
Spending twenty-one million to save three pieces of trash.
It wasn't worth it.
Even if it would damage his reputation, so be it.
As long as he held the third-year private points, he could still control the entire third year; Nagumo Miyabi had that confidence.
The harms far outweighed the benefits.
It's just that Kobayashi and the others couldn't hear it.
Faces even showed a hint of tearful joy.
Thinking Nagumo Miyabi had made a decision to save them.
After all, they were just a few guys from third-year Class D and Class C and didn't understand the underlying meaning, but it simultaneously meant Nagumo Miyabi still had words to say.
Suddenly.
Nagumo Miyabi walked in front of Hikigaya, and his expression couldn't help but become cold.
"Hikigaya, you're just deliberately plotting against me, right? Wait for me; consider you impressive this time, but it won't be this easy next time."
"Oh, whatever."
Hikigaya's expression was calm.
After all that, he stayed just to deliberately leave some parting threats.
As he spoke.
Nagumo Miyabi gave a cold snort and turned to leave the room, still feeling that Hikigaya was deliberately plotting against him.
He admitted that Hikigaya indeed had some strength, but next time it wouldn't be this easy.
Watching the scene before them, Kobayashi and the others were immediately stunned.
"???"
"Wait a minute, Brother Nagumo..."
Kobayashi and the others immediately panicked and hurriedly chased after him.
"Don't you understand yet? You've already been abandoned by him."
Hikigaya sighed and said, which immediately made Kobayashi and the others stop in their tracks.
In matters where the harm far outweighed the benefits, Nagumo Miyabi truly wouldn't save them.
To be this stupid.
And still like hanging out with Nagumo Miyabi—well, there was nothing to be done about that.
"Damn it."
The expressions of nikishi and the others were ugly to the extreme, and Kobayashi even ran in front of Hikigaya with a tearful face.
"It's not like that; it was Nagumo who made us do it; we don't even know Sumida, so there was no need for us to hit him at all."
"Yes, yes, it was Nagumo Miyabi."
Without a doubt.
Having been discarded by Nagumo Miyabi, the three immediately sold him out.
It was an expected turn of events.
Hikigaya said with a calm expression:
"Is there any evidence? If there's evidence, I'd be quite willing to let you perform a service to atone for your crime and reduce your punishment."
"This..."
The faces of Kobayashi and the others immediately froze.
Clearly.
There was no evidence.
After all, for Nagumo Miyabi, this was just a matter of saying a word; with Nagumo Miyabi's ability, he likely kept his own hands very clean.
To want to pull Nagumo Miyabi down like this.
It was clearly impossible; there was no problem with Nagumo Miyabi's ability.
"It was him."
At this time, Shigan pointed at Kobayashi with a panicked expression:
"The one who did it was Kobayashi; we didn't hit Sumida at all; please, Sumida, just forgive us."
"Graduation is almost here; I really don't want to be expelled."
"I'll kneel down to you; please, Sumida-kun, just forgive us."
As he spoke.
Shigan knelt before Sumida with a tearful face, clutching his leg, and Takatomi nearby also immediately reacted and followed suit.
"Eh, don't do this."
Sumida immediately became a bit panicked.
The only one who actually did the hitting was Kobayashi; Shigan and Takatomi were just accomplices holding the sack.
Hearing this.
Kobayashi nearby was momentarily stunned, and then with a look of hidden hatred, he kicked Shigan, directly kicking him away.
"F*** you; I didn't want to do it either; it was you two who insisted I come, and now you're biting back."
"Sumida, I really didn't mean it; just forgive us."
As he spoke.
Kobayashi also took over Shigan's original position, kneeling before Sumida.
He truly didn't want to be expelled.
Three years of hard work.
To actually go up in smoke because of such an absurd reason.
It was too tragic.
Losing their original disguise, losing the hope of being saved.
Whether it was Nagumo Miyabi, Kobayashi, Shigan, or Takatomi, they all revealed their ugly sides.
Only Nagumo Miyabi was more dignified.
But there was no difference.
It only made Sumida's expression somewhat moved and made Hikigaya feel like he was getting a headache.