NOVEL WEB Chapter 28: Spectator.
Final Discussion Day.
Rabbit group.
"Saving up for 20 million points, right?" Ichinose asked. Ayanokoji replied while glancing at Ichinose's phone, "Yes, although no one's ever done it before." Ichinose leaned closer as she said, "Ayanokoji-kun, did you see my points at some point?" Before Ayanokoji could reply, another person entered the room.
"Hola!" Yuto exclaimed, his grin infectious. Ichinose tilted her head, a note of caution in her tone, "Kazuki-kun, I don't believe you're permitted to be here." Yuto's smile remained unwavering as he explained, "I forked out 5000 points for the privilege of observing this discussion, with the condition that I refrain from direct participation."
"Ah, I see."
"What's this talk about points again?!" Yuto interjected eagerly, his interest piqued. "Oh... haha... I don't mind showing it to you, but keep it a secret!" Ichinose exclaimed as Yuto nodded before sitting beside her. Ichinose then showed her phone to Yuto. "Ahhhh! I see..." I thought I was the only one."
Ichinose tilted her head in confusion, "What do you mean?" Yuto simply took out his phone and said nothing as he showed it to her. Ichinose's eyes widened. "No... Way..." She looked down as she said to herself, saying in a shocked tone, "Is Class D doing the same as Class B? But how does Class D have more points than us? Wait, I don't understand!"
Ichinose turned to Yuto to see him blankly staring at her with a confused frown. "Haha... Sorry for the outburst... haha... I was just confused." Yuto furrowed his brows as he asked in a curious tone, "Mind explaining what you meant by 'Class D doing the same thing as Class B'?"
Ichinose returned a quizzical look as she too stared blankly at Yuto. Ayanokoji sighed as he thought, 'This is awkward...' Ichinose broke the silence with a gasp, "Isn't everyone in Class D trusting you with all their points to avoid reckless spending like my Class?" Yuto blinked twice before letting out a hysterical laugh while holding his stomach.
Ichinose tilted her head to Ayanokoji with a confused smile. Ayanokoji sighed as he replied, "Our class is far too rapacious to trust their private points with someone else." Ichinose blinked rapidly for a moment before her eyes widened as she turned her gaze to Yuto, who was still chuckling with tears forming in his crinkles. Ichinose stuttered, "S-So... all that p-points a-are-"
"Yes. They all are mine," Yuto calmly replied before laughing once again, while patting Ichinose's back profusely. "You thought the nitwits in my class would actually do something like that!" Ichinose started chuckling awkwardly, her smile twitching. Ayanokoji simply stared at the scene with disappointed eyes.
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"After a tense meeting in the rabbit group, the VIP was found to be Ayanokoji! Yuto limped out of the room as he let out a satisfying sigh, "That 5000 was worth it! I would have even paid 10,000 if I had known that it would be so entertaining."
Yuto waited for everyone to leave until there were only Kei and Ayanokoji outside the room. He proceeded to walk towards Ayanokoji with a mischievous grin. "That was a nice plan, Kiyo-chan! I wouldn't have been able to tell that Karuizawa was the VIP at first glance if it wasn't for her microexpressions!" Kei's expression paled as she stuttered, "W-What are you talking about!?"
Ayanokoji patted her shoulder as he said, "He already saw through our plan, Karuizawa. Don't worry, we can trust this idiot." Kei nodded with pursed lips. "I didn't expect you of all people to use such foul language," Yuto said with his stoic smile. "People can change due to what's around them," Ayanokoji replied.
Yuto chuckled as he turned around and waved goodbye to the two. Kei looked at Ayanokoji with a pale expression as she asked, "How did he know I was the VIP?" Ayanokoji shrugged as he said, "He is just really good at reading people."
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Yuto was walking towards his meeting spot with the rest of Class D when he ran into a familiar face. "Ara ara... If it isn't Rubin-chan!"
Ryuen looked at Yuto with a smirk as he said, "You look pretty happy for someone who just lost the exam." Yuto shrugged, "Well, you won with only 50 more points. Plus!" he paused as he made eye contact with Ryuen, "Aren't you the one who should be pissing their pants right now?" Ryuen frowned as he snarled, "What do you mean?"
Yuto sighed, "In a single week, Class D got 405 class points and stands at 492. To compare, your class has 642 class points right now, which means your class is only leading by 150 class points right now. I wonder if Suzune will fill that gap in the next special exam-"
"She won't," Ryuen hissed as he narrowed his eyes at Yuto. "Tell her this." Ryuen paused with a smirk, "I am going to tear Class D apart and crush that petty willpower of yours."
Yuto chuckled and started to walk past Ryuen. "What's the deal with that guy?" Ibuki asked. "Leave him. He is merely a puppet controlled by Suzune," Ryuen commented as he saw Yuto's figure walking away.
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After the summer vacation
"The second term starts today," Sae stated to her class. Yuto stared at the paper in front of him. 'Sports festival, eh?'
"You're all in team Red along with Class A," Sae said with her arms crossed. "Alright! I will carry Team Red to victory!" Sudo shouted as he stood up.
'Idiot,' Yuto thought to himself.