Chapter 38 – The undercover agent started working

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"Today, Class D and its usual activities were as usual. No other incidents occurred."

"Horikita often talks with her neighbor, Ayanokouji, mainly discussing the matter of Class C demanding 200,000 points from Class D earlier."

"Horikita seems to be trying to find a way to retaliate, attempting to spot loopholes in the contract, but couldn't find any under Ayanokouji's sarcastic remarks."

"The popular Kushida in the class came to chat with Horikita, but she was met with a cold response from Horikita and awkwardly left after a short conversation."

"Lastly, Horikita said that Yukio gave her a good lesson to remember, and she's determined to get back at him next time."

"That's about it, is this okay, Yukio-kun?"

Today was Sakura's first day working as an undercover informant, and her messages were filled with apprehension, unsure if she would receive Yukio's approval.

Yukio amusingly replied, "Well done, keep watching like this. I won't let you down."

He was so friendly because, during the weekend when he was monitoring Sakura, he found out that she hadn't leaked any information or betrayed him. Instead, she kept the secrets well. Usually, those who secretly betray others tend to do so in the first few days. The longer it goes, the less likely they are to betray. Hence, Yukio was now fairly reassured about Sakura.

Seeing Yukio's reply, Sakura in Class D also let out a small sigh of relief and, quite unusually, showed a cute smile on her face.

Yukio might not know that he is the first person in reality whom Sakura has known and talked with for so long.

Sakura felt happy about such a small thing. After all, it had been a very long time since she had such an in-depth conversation with someone her age that she knew in real life. Even though the conversation was all about class intelligence, Sakura was quite easily satisfied.

In fact, Sakura even started to feel like continuing to betray Class D might not be so bad after all. The slight sense of guilt had dissipated under Yukio's gentle conversation.

"Aren't you going to eat, Yukio-san?" Ishizaki was getting a bit restless, eager to fulfill his role as a follower: "Do you need me to go to the cafeteria and bring food back to the classroom?"

"No need." Yukio, after reading the intelligence from Class D, put away his phone and went to the cafeteria with Ryuen, Ishizaki, and Albert.

Meanwhile, he pondered to himself: Horikita often talks with Ayanokouji? That's key information.

Does Horikita know the value of Ayanokouji? If she does, then their frequent conversations make sense. If not, then there's still room to strategize.

He'd have to wait for more detailed information from Sakura. Such things can't be rushed, and should be done slowly. Thinking this, Yukio suddenly felt that having an undercover agent was quite useful.

Arriving at the cafeteria without conversation, they unexpectedly saw several girls from Class C comforting another girl.

Yukio recognized them. Among them was Manabe Shiho, the girl who had performed well in the digital camera store, and others from the delinquent girls' group, he remembered were called Nanami Yabu and Saki Yamashita.

The girl being comforted seemed to be Rika Morofuji, a rather weak girl Yukio remembered. She usually mingled with the Manabe girl group, often being an invisible presence who just ran errands.

"What happened?" At Yukio's signal, Ishizaki went forward to inquire.

Seeing Yukio, the girls seemed to find their backbone and gathered around. Manabe spoke up first, "Yukio-kun, can you teach Class D a lesson again? That blonde girl from Class D really doesn't take us in Class C seriously!"

"Exactly." Nanami Yabu explained the situation: "When Rika was going to get food, she was pushed and cut in line by that blonde girl from Class D, and she almost got knocked over. It was terrible!"

Rika Morofuji was brought over, looking terrified, leaving one unsure of what to say to comfort her.

Yukio slightly narrowed his eyes, scanning the group of complaining delinquent girls from Class C: "First, let me ask, why didn't any of you help Rika when she was bumped while getting food?"

"Ah?" Manabe, unconcerned, flicked her hair back: "We had to find empty seats."

"Heh, I see. Let's go and see then. Whoever bumped into her will apologize." Yukio said with a smile, moving forward without pressing the issue further.

Ryuen clicked his tongue in disapproval and walked over to Rika Morofuji: "If you don't want to be bullied, be brave and bully back, understand?"

Then, Ryuen gave a pointed look at Manabe: "Yukio doesn't care, and neither do I about such trivial matters."

"But there won't be a next time. Solve your own problems, don't expect me or Yukio to clean up after you."

"Ryuen, what do you mean?" Manabe shrank back a bit in fear, but with her friends watching, and as the core of the small group, she had to stand up to Ryuen.

Her biggest fear was Yukio. Ryuen, the guy who was humbled by Yukio on the first day of school, wouldn't be so intimidating if it weren't for Yukio's trust in him as the second in command of the class. If not for that, Manabe might have even bullied Ryuen to curry favor with Yukio.

"What do I mean?" Ryuen spat contemptuously: "Sending Rika to get food while you three look for a seat? Do you need three people to find a four-person table? What's next, should thirty people go reserve seats for a class celebration?"

Ishizaki and Albert finally caught on, realizing the situation with a sense of enlightenment. They looked at Manabe and Rika, understanding the complexity of such seemingly trivial girl problems.

Manabe was left speechless by Ryuen's remarks, her face showing discomfort. Her two friends and Rika didn't know what to say.

Losing interest, Ryuen concluded: "In any case, stop causing these petty issues, and if they happen again, you deal with them yourself."

Manabe's face turned as dark as stormy waters, and she silently followed behind, not uttering another word. Rika seemed even more frightened, constantly scanning back and forth between Ryuen and Manabe, unsure of what to think.

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