Chapter 106: Under the Sugar-Coated Bullet, Class B Joins the Team

The conditions Kanda Shuichi proposed left Ichinose Honami with no way to refuse. In fact, she hadn't come to discuss conditions at all; she was just planning to check out D-Class's situation.

She hadn't even spoken yet when Kanda Shuichi immediately threw a bunch of "sugar-coated bullets" her way—offering not only support with various equipment but also the island's wild resources.

These were things D-Class had discovered during their exploration today, and now they were being offered to Class B for free.

Hearing about such rich resources, Ichinose Honami wasn't the only one moved. Even Kanzaki Ryuji, who was beside her, began to feel uneasy.

Wow, if all these things really end up in Class B's hands, they could save quite a few points in initial points. 

Instead of wasting energy to capture those outposts, it's better to just take these ready-made supplies. 

Although the temporary points will definitely be worth more than the value of these supplies, they're just temporary points. If, at the last moment, someone figures out the leader's name, those points will disappear. 

Meanwhile, Kanda Shuichi and the others' help is real, solid resources! 

Ichinose Honami, who didn't have much ambition for this exam, was instantly tempted. 

It's not that our side isn't capable, it's that the enemy's giving us too much! 

Oh no, we're allies! 

Not enemies! 

"Alright, I understand. Since Kanda said so, I'll agree to help you," Ichinose Honami said as she made up her mind and immediately agreed. 

Seeing how easily Ichinose Honami agreed, Kanda Shuichi raised an eyebrow. He still had many tricks up his sleeve. 

For example, he hadn't yet brought up the fact that his class could cover all their lunch expenses. 

Kanzaki Ryuji, standing beside him, seemed unfazed, as if he had already gotten used to Ichinose Honami's approach. 

When Horikita Suzune heard Ichinose Honami's reply, she secretly let out a sigh of relief. After all, this was her task—to handle the outposts. If she hadn't managed to reach an agreement, she might have felt even more useless. 

Then she clenched her fist. I still have a long way to go. She turned to look at Kanda Shuichi. 

Is this why your brother values you? 

This decision-making ability is something I lack! 

Hey, I suggest you stop thinking too much. Your brother values me for more than just this. 

"By the way, since you agreed so readily, let me give you another big gift." 

A smile appeared on Kanda Shuichi's face, as if saying, "You guys are getting a big deal here." 

"No, this is too much. Just being allowed to use Class D's occupied area resources is already more than enough," Ichinose Honami quickly waved her hand to decline. 

"No, it's not. Some of what we've taken over were originally supposed to be Class B's territories." 

"But we've already gotten so many resources from Class D," Ichinose Honami said, clearly feeling a bit uncomfortable. Though they were supposed to be cooperating, it felt like Class B had been taking advantage of Class D. 

No, to be exact, it was a one-sided benefit from Class D. We are supposed to be the higher-ranked class, so Ichinose Honami felt quite embarrassed. 

"No, no, no. Please accept this gift. At least listen to me out first," Kanda Shuichi said with a serious expression and firm tone. 

Come on, if you don't listen, how can I hit Class A even harder? This time, I have to give the girl left behind a big surprise. 

Hearing Kanda Shuichi's words, Ichinose Honami felt a little embarrassed, but after exchanging a glance with Kanzaki Ryuji, she nodded and decided to hear Kanda Shuichi out. 

"Well then, please go ahead, Kanda." 

Got it! 

"Ichinose Honami, don't you want to move up from Class B to Class A?" 

"Of course we do. It's just that we missed the chance during the midterm exam. To be honest, it really hit our class hard." 

Ichinose Honami squinted her eyes and smiled, feeling a bit embarrassed. 

Sigh, Kanda won't be planning to lecture me for missing that chance, will he? I'm so useless. 

Wait, no, he doesn't have any reason to lecture me. 

"Since that's the case, this gift will be really valuable to you," Kanda Shuichi said with a mysterious smile on his face. "I've already figured out the identity of the leader of Class A." 

These words immediately caused everyone in the room to change their expressions. That was fast!

Especially Horikita Suzune, even though she was from the same class, still couldn't believe Kanda Shuichi's words.

"Hasn't it seemed like you've never left the main group of the class?"

"How did you manage that?"

Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji briefly thought that Kanda Shuichi was either bragging or pulling a fast one on them about Class B.

"Ayanokouji, you don't seem surprised at all."

"Eh? I'm very surprised."

He said, trying to look surprised.

Poker face +1

So why are you pretending?

Since I started talking, your expression hasn't changed at all, and now you're saying you're surprised!?

"No, you're not surprised at all, so you should already know who the leader of Class A is, right?" Kanda Shuichi said, looking at the guy who was quietly coasting along without lifting a finger. He didn't feel the slightest bit guilty about dragging Ayanokouji down with him.

Before Kanda Shuichi started his actions, Chabashira Sae had told him that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka would step in, but now a whole day had passed, and where was he?

Where is your action?

If you had acted, Ichinose Honami and the others wouldn't be here, and I wouldn't have wasted so much time talking.

In the end, you just want to coast along!

Lazy pig!

Kanda Shuichi didn't doubt Ayanokouji's abilities. After all, he had perfectly executed the plan to deal with Yamauchi before, and Chabashira-sensei had placed special importance on him, so he couldn't be weak.

Here I am, working hard to make plans, gather people, and even cook, and you're just coasting along without a care?

So Kanda Shuichi got annoyed, and when he was annoyed, he wanted to mess with people. That's when Ayanokouji's name came up.

During the day, Miyake had been working with him, so there was no reason he wouldn't have seen what Miyake had seen.

This time, it was a good chance to test him out and see what he's really made of!

"Did you really see it?"

Horikita Suzune also gave Ayanokouji a scrutinizing look, as if she was ready to strike him down if he didn't answer right away.

At this moment, she trusted Kanda Shuichi, who had already shown results, much more than Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

"No, I just saw it."

"Saw it?"

"The leader of Class A?"

Now, it was Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji's turn to be surprised. He actually saw it? What luck is that?

"It was during our exploration earlier today." With no choice, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded and started to explain what had happened.

"When Miyake and I went out to explore, we saw Katsuragi and that person... the one who's always with him."

"Totsuka Yahiko."

Kanda Shuichi helpfully reminded him.

"Right, Totsuka Yahiko. I saw them walking out of the cave. At that time, Katsuragi was holding a keycard, but because we were too far away, I couldn't see the name written on the keycard."

"Are you saying the leader of Class A is Katsuragi?"

Horikita frowned, feeling a sense of discomfort.

Although she didn't have much contact with Katsuragi, she had done a lot of work for the class competition at school, and understanding other important people was part of that.

"Although it's possible, I don't think so," Ayanokouji said, shaking his head. "I didn't know much about Katsuragi before, so after coming back, I asked Kushida about him. I heard that Katsuragi is a very careful person.

So he probably wouldn't do something like stand in an obvious spot with a keycard."

Listening to Ayanokouji's analysis, Horikita Suzune nodded.

"That's right. Katsuragi doesn't seem like the type to do something like that," Ichinose Honami added. "So this must be a trap."

"After that, I went with Miyake and others to check the cave once Katsuragi and Totsuka left, and confirmed that the base had already been taken," Ichinose continued.

This was also the information Kanda Shuichi got from Miyake. When Kanda Shuichi received the intel, he had already identified the Class A leader. He even used private points to confirm his theory with a time-viewing device afterward.

"So the leader of Class A must be either Katsuragi or Totsuka," Kanzaki Ryuji said, giving a useless summary.

Kanda Shuichi couldn't help but mock him in his mind. "Can't you say something useful?"

But then, Ichinose Honami quickly made an accurate analysis.

"Considering Katsuragi's cautious personality, if he were the leader, he wouldn't immediately take the base. He would have sent someone to guard it, waiting for the rest of the class to arrive before capturing it.

Totsuka, on the other hand, is more reckless, so when he found a good base, he took it right away. Katsuragi would have later shown up at the cave entrance with a keycard, probably to guard against students from other classes showing up. He likely wanted to create the illusion that the base had already been taken."

From this, Kanda Shuichi realized that Ichinose Honami was no pushover. By analyzing human nature, she had figured out what actually happened.

Impressive. She was indeed a leader of Class B, with some real skill.

After hearing Ichinose Honami's analysis, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded. "I think so too."

Then, Ichinose Honami turned her gaze toward Kanda Shuichi. If this information was true, then Totsuka Yahiko was undoubtedly the leader of Class A. But what if the information was false?

So, Kanda, how do you plan to prove the truth of this information?

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