-95- Retaliate?

The seemingly tumultuous violent incident came to a satisfactory conclusion.

In the end, Class C's conspiracy failed, and Class D's ordeal passed without incident, leading to two extreme atmospheres in the two classes.

Naturally, Class C was worried after Ryuen Kakeru's plan failed, seemingly fearing what terrible things he might do in response. They spent their days on edge.

The unexpected thing was that Ryuen Kakeru not only didn't do anything, but he also seemed very cheerful. Even Ishizaki Daichi, Komiya Kyogo, and Kondo Reo didn't suffer any punishment from him, causing the entire Class C to both relax and feel extremely surprised, wondering what had put Ryuen Kakeru in such a good mood.

As for Class D, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of Hori's victory, Class D didn't receive any punishment, and the class points were maintained intact.

And since the class points were maintained, the delayed personal points naturally arrived after the incident was resolved.

Although it was only 8,700 points, for the students of Class D who had already depleted their personal points, it was like a timely rain, causing everyone to cheer on the day the personal points were distributed.

It is worth mentioning that after this incident, Sudou Ken was officially selected as a regular player by the basketball club and could participate in domestic matches.

Because of this, Sudou Ken received rewards from the club and gained a considerable amount of personal points.

Obviously, in order to repay the favor to the students of Class D, Sudou Ken also made an effort.

In the end, Sudou Ken gave all the rewards he received to Kushida Kikyou and Hirata Yousuke, allowing them to repay the owed personal points.

Of course, even so, there were still many personal points owed, far from being paid off.

As long as it wasn't paid off in one day, ruffians like Sudou Ken, who had some self-esteem, would restrain themselves and not cause trouble for Class D, which just happened to confirm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's previous analysis.

Compared to Sudou Ken, Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki were still the same as before, still chasing after girls all day long.

It's questionable whether these two really have any use.

Facing Hori's blunt question, the school's recognized little angel replied.

"Ike-kun and Yamauchi-kun are both my friends, so I didn't help them considering whether they were useful or not."

Kushida Kikyou answered with a somewhat bitter smile.

Of course, whether this is true remains to be seen.

Hori and Kushida Kikyou, engaged in the aforementioned conversation, prepared to take the elevator together to leave the dormitory, just as they always did.

Seeing Kushida Kikyou, who acted as if nothing had happened and still came to walk to school with him, Hori could only roll his eyes.

"Even though the incident with Class C just happened, it's amazing how you can still come to find me as if nothing has affected you," Hori remarked.

Because she was too close to Hori, Kushida Kikyou became the scapegoat for Class C's accusation against Hori.

Now, despite everything, Kushida Kikyou still came to find Hori as usual. Should he say she's insensitive? Or just easygoing?

Unfortunately, that's how he felt.

"I just wanted to be with a friend, did I do something wrong?" Kushida Kikyou said, tilting her head and looking at Hori with a sweet smile.

"Or does Nanaya-san find it troublesome to be with me?" she added, with a tone that seemed playful.

But this statement could also be serious.

Kushida Kikyou was probably trying to gauge Hori's thoughts, right?

But seeing her show such a sweet smile, anyone would think she was just joking, not considering the possibility that she was serious.

This made Hori have to somewhat admire it.

(This woman is really good at putting on a facade.)

Since the day he saw Kushida Kikyou's true face on the rooftop, she hadn't revealed that side again. Even when alone with Hori, she maintained the image of a little angel. With time passing, Hori's perception of her true nature became increasingly blurred, to the point where he started to think that what he saw on the rooftop was just an illusion.

He didn't know what was real and what was fake anymore.

This woman, Kushida Kikyou, was indeed a bit frightening.

As Hori pondered these things, the elevator door opened.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, but just like before, Hori and Kushida Kikyou encountered an acquaintance inside the elevator.

"Hey there, your relationship seems as good as ever," the energetic greeter was none other than Ichinose Honami.

After exchanging greetings, Ichinose Honami looked at Hori and complained.

"I finally see you again, Nanaya-san."

That tone full of resentment almost made Hori laugh.

But Hori also knew why Ichinose Honami felt this way.

"Sorry for standing you up before," Hori apologized.

On the day of the deliberation, Ichinose Honami and Hoshinomiya Chie had said they would wait for news in the office.

But after the deliberation ended, Hori didn't return to the office. Instead, he kept his promise to Sakura Airi and went straight back to the classroom.

Thanks to this, Hori was able to save Sakura Airi in time, which was fortunate.

But to Ichinose Honami and Hoshinomiya Chie, who didn't know about this and were stood up, it was worth complaining about.

"If it wasn't for Chabashira-sensei coming back to the office to tell us the result, we would still be waiting there," Ichinose Honami complained, "I wouldn't mind, but Hoshinomiya-sensei kept saying things like 'I never thought I'd be stood up by a boy' and was very reluctant, declaring that she would retaliate against you."

That would be problematic.

If it was retaliation from Ryuen Kakeru, Hori wouldn't be afraid at all.

But if it was retaliation from that female teacher, Hori would be a bit scared.

Who knows what that unconventional teacher would do?

If some strange rumors spread, Hori would really be in trouble.

It seemed that Ichinose Honami thought so too.

"Nanaya-san, you should find time to apologize to Hoshinomiya-sensei, for your own sake," the class B president kindly suggested.

"...I'll consider it," Hori sighed.

Beside him, Kushida Kikyou, who had been watching Hori and Ichinose Honami interact, finally spoke up.

"I feel like Nanaya-san and Honami-chan have become closer without me knowing," she said.

What did she mean by that?

Was she trying to make others think she was jealous?

It seemed that Ichinose Honami understood it that way and hurriedly explained, looking embarrassed.

In such a situation, Hori and Kushida Kikyou got on the elevator together.