-90- A deadly blow

Ryuen Kakeru's words were not empty boasts.

In his case, it was indeed possible to achieve a miracle that no one had accomplished since the school's establishment.

Because Ryuen Kakeru ruled the entire class.

This was different from the rule of Sakayanagi Arisu, Katsuragi Kouhei, or Ichinose Honami.

Take Ichinose Honami, for example. Although this girl was the central figure of Class B, it was based on the trust in her abilities and the submission to her personality charm by her classmates.

However, if Ichinose Honami asked the students in her class to contribute all their personal points to her, that trust and submission would collapse.

People are selfish.

Even if some people can be selfless, with a class of 40 students, it's impossible for everyone to be selfless and hand over their personal property.

////In the light novels, a class have 40 students, but in the anime, there's only 25.////

Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kouhei were the same. Once they lost their credibility, they would immediately collapse.

But Ryuen Kakeru was different.

This man ruled the entire Class C with the attitude of a tyrant, making everyone in Class C obey his commands.

If it were Ryuen Kakeru, even if he ordered the entire class to hand over their personal points, there was a high probability that everyone in the class would comply under the fear of him.

In this way, Ryuen Kakeru's plan to ascend to Class A using personal points would no longer be a dream.

"If a class has 40 people, even if one person contributes ten thousand points per month, I can get four hundred thousand from everyone, which is four million eight hundred thousand in a year, and fourteen million four hundred thousand in three years."

"And if I extort twenty thousand from the entire class, by the time of graduation, I can get nearly thirty million personal points."

"You see, I'd have twenty million in my hands in no time."

Ryuen Kakeru announced this without seeming to joke.

"Moreover, this is just for one year of Class C. There are four classes in the first year of this school, three years means twelve classes, with forty students per class, there would be a total of 480 students, even if the number is reduced due to dropouts, there would still be around 400 students."

"If I could extort personal points from these 400 students simultaneously, wouldn't it be easy to achieve my goal?"

"Of course, to achieve this goal, I'll use whatever means necessary, even the methods used by the student expelled three years ago for fraud, as long as I'm not foolish enough to get caught by the school."

Hori's previous feelings were correct.

Even though he was different from Hori, Ryuen Kakeru had fought continuously with the people around him to reach his current position.

To achieve his goal, Ryuen Kakeru could attack Class A, attack Class C, and even attack Class D, and he definitely wouldn't mind attacking the remaining grades.

Although different from Hori, in this respect, Ryuen Kakeru, like Hori, was playing against the entire school system.

Given this, Ryuen Kakeru didn't care at all if Class C's class points were deducted.

Even if the class points of Class C were deducted, as long as he wasn't expelled, this man would seize the opportunity to show his fangs to others and ruthlessly take away a large number of personal points.

With three years in school, Ryuen Kakeru would definitely do everything possible to gather the necessary personal points.

For this reason, even if all the students in the school suffered, Ryuen Kakeru wouldn't care.

Ichinose Honami's statement that Ryuen Kakeru is the most dangerous person in this school was not made lightly.

This man deserves such an evaluation.

However...

"As long as you're not expelled," Hori said indifferently, "once you're expelled, it's all over."

Whether it's getting caught by the school for using illegal means or losing miserably to someone else in the game, once expelled, Ryuen Kakeru would lose, even if it's a defeat for others.

On the other hand...

"As long as I'm not expelled, no matter how many times I fail, it doesn't matter to me."

Ryuen Kakeru put his hands back in his pockets, expressing pleasure, as if enjoying Hori's disappointed expression.

"If you want to report me with that recording, go ahead, I don't care."

This was the real reason Ryuen Kakeru could recklessly attack Hori with a strategy that harmed both sides.

As Hori said, what seemed very painful to others was insignificant to Ryuen Kakeru.

However...

"Even if you don't care now, what about later?"

Hori's ambiguous remark made Ryuen Kakeru squint his eyes.

In this situation, Hori spoke up.

"You should know that people's crimes can accumulate."

Just like a criminal, the greater and more numerous the crimes committed, the heavier the judgment from the court.

"Now, this recording isn't enough to get you expelled, at most, it's like what happened to Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondo, a suspension is the limit, and the severity of this incident is just that."

Hori played with his phone and said these words as if speaking to himself.

"But if you commit another offense in the future that warrants disciplinary action, the situation will be completely different when I release this recording, right?"

The role that this recording in Hori's hands needed to play was just that.

"Adding the final straw that breaks the camel's back should still be a good card to play."

Hori's words finally wiped the smile off Ryuen Kakeru's face.

At this point, Hori's intention to leave the recording was truly exposed.

It was to turn an attack that seemed harmless into a lethal blow.

"Ha..."

Ryuen Kakeru suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha!"

With an extremely cheerful laugh, it burst out from his mouth.

"So, this is what real failure means to me?"

Ryuen Kakeru propped his forehead, laughing incessantly.

However, Ryuen Kakeru did not become discouraged. Instead, he seemed like he could bite back at Hori at any moment, grinning.

"But, Nanaya, as long as I'm not disciplined next time, your card will be useless, won't it?"

To Ryuen Kakeru's statement, Hori responded with sarcasm.

"After all, you're Ryuen."

That's right.

This man couldn't possibly just behave like a good student.

After all, it was impossible to gather enough points with conventional means.

This man would definitely still resort to unconventional methods.

So, Hori's card would definitely not be useless.

"If you want this recording to disappear, I can make it happen."

Hori put away his phone, walked up to Ryuen Kakeru, and smiled faintly.

"Give me two million points, and I'll give it to you."

Leaving behind this sentence, which might be a joke, Hori left.

Ryuen Kakeru didn't look back.

"Nanaya Hori."

Ryuen Kakeru's murmured voice softly sounded.

"I'll remember you."

Sakayanagi Arisu from Class A.

Ichinose Honami from Class B.

And then Nanaya Hori from Class D.

"I've got another opponent."

Ryuen Kakeru rose with a joyful smile.

"I just can't get enough of this school."