Inside Kushida's room, Ryunosuke and Ayanokouji sat on the tatami while staring ahead with helpless expressions.
Both were truly unlucky. How could they coincidentally encounter the iconic scene where Kushida brutally kicked the barrier fence. Earlier they intended to leave quietly, but unfortunately Kushida didn't give permission.
In front of them, Kushida's face looked gloomy. There was no longer the gentleness and friendliness she usually showed, what existed was only a cold aura that pierced to the bone. She stared at the two people who had caught her little secret while clicking her tongue inwardly.
(Damn it! How could these two be the ones who saw it, what should I do...)
Kushida racked her brain looking for ways to handle this situation. Suddenly an idea emerged; she immediately pulled both their wrists and was about to direct them to her own chest.
"Whoa, crazy!" Ryunosuke was startled and immediately used his maximum strength to pull his hand back.
Ayanokouji managed to free himself very easily.
While Ryunosuke and Kushida were pulling back and forth, Ayanokouji quickly opened the room door and acted like a traitor—he escaped first!
Ryunosuke stared at the closed door while cursing inwardly.
(You dog! How dare you betray your friend and run away alone. Just wait, I'll definitely get back at you later!!!)
Finally, Ryunosuke gave up resisting and resigned himself to letting his hand touch that "landmine" with a feeling of wanting to cry. He really felt cheated.
Kushida, feeling her plan had succeeded, immediately released the young man's hand and said with a cold gaze, "This incident is a secret between us."
"If you dare tell others, I'll use the fingerprints on this shirt to get you expelled from school. I think the school won't give tolerance to male students who sexually harass female students, right?"
Kushida suddenly changed her mask, showing a smile like a black angel that looked innocent and cute. However, to Ryunosuke, the figure in front of him was not cute at all, but disgusting. He could only sigh resignedly; it was his own fault for agreeing to go out for a walk at night.
(Ayanokouji, just wait for my revenge!)
After receiving that threat, Ryunosuke intended to leave immediately. However, Kushida called him back with an artificially sweet voice.
"Akasaka-kun, now we can be friends, right?"
While saying so, she thrust her phone in front of Ryunosuke as if she had complete control.
Ryunosuke could only resign himself, he took out his phone and finally added Kushida as a friend.
After getting that contact, Kushida looked very happy. She pushed Ryunosuke out of the room while smiling sweetly and said "See you tomorrow" before slamming the door hard. Leaving the young man alone in front of the door with a miserable feeling.
However, for Ryunosuke, this wasn't too fatal as long as Kushida didn't obstruct his way of finding money. Whatever that woman wanted to do, whether betraying the class or becoming Ayanokouji's enemy, he didn't care as long as his point wallet was safe.
As he turned to go home, the phone in his pocket rang. He saw that Manabu was calling. He pressed the answer button.
"Hello, President, what is it? Let me say first, I've already left work. If you want to order me to do something, you have to pay extra overtime money."
On the other end of the phone, Manabu answered curtly, "Come here and help me act. After it's done, I'll give you 100,000 points."
After that, the call was immediately disconnected and a coordinate message came in. Ryunosuke felt confused for a moment before finally realizing something.
(Oh, I understand. This is about Horikita Suzune, right..)
This must be the iconic scene where Manabu gave his sister a harsh "lesson." But, ordered to work for only 100,000 points? That was too cheap for Ryunosuke.
He grinned mischievously. Before heading to the location, he remembered Ayanokouji who had escaped earlier. A cunning idea popped into his head. Besides being able to get money, he could simultaneously get revenge on "Mr. Flat Face."
He returned to Ayanokouji's room, coaxing him with various threats and tricks until finally succeeding in dragging him out.
On the way, Ayanokouji said in a resigned tone, "I admit, betraying you earlier was my mistake. Consider this help to atone for it, how about it?"
"Of course!" Ryunosuke answered without hesitation. That was indeed his goal; using this opportunity to force Ayanokouji to act against the Student Council President.
They arrived at a small alley and heard the sound of an argument from inside.
"Nii-san! I'm no longer the useless me!" Suzune said persistently.
Manabu sighed. "Suzune, you're not suited to be at this school. Right now, resign."
"I won't!"
Seeing Ryunosuke's arrival, Manabu immediately started his acting. He grabbed Suzune's hand to the wall and pressed her stomach with his knee. Just as he was about to throw a fake punch toward his sister's stomach, Ryunosuke jumped out from the bushes while raising his phone.
"Aha! I recorded everything! President, without 500,000 points, don't expect this matter to end peacefully."
The two biological siblings were startled. Manabu remained calm despite being annoyed. "Secretary, hand over your phone."
Even Suzune who had just been oppressed instead defended her brother. "Akasaka-kun, don't you dare harm Nii-san!"
Ryunosuke could only gape inwardly.
(Oi, little girl, I'm helping you here! Why are you stabbing me in the back?!)
Ryunosuke stood by his position and demanded 500,000 points as hush money. Before Manabu could agree, Suzune shouted that she would prove her brother's innocence even if that video spread.
"Damn it! Whose side are you on anyway?!" Ryunosuke exclaimed, starting to lose his temper.
Taking advantage of that gap, Manabu released Suzune and lunged toward Ryunosuke. However, the young man immediately retreated and shouted, "Ayanokouji, beat him up!"
Ayanokouji stepped forward to block Manabu's path and said flatly that he had to pay his debt to Ryunosuke. Manabu, who didn't understand, still attacked with high-level martial arts techniques. However, Ayanokouji skillfully caught Manabu's wrist and performed a shoulder throw until the President was thrown.
Manabu, who managed to stand up again, stared at Ayanokouji seriously. "I didn't expect there was an expert like you in Class D."
Realizing he wouldn't be able to seize the phone from Ryunosuke's hands, Manabu finally gave up and transferred 500,000 personal points. Before leaving, he warned that Ryunosuke's work tomorrow would be doubled.
Ryunosuke grimaced slightly, but he felt satisfied because his point capital had returned. Before really leaving, Manabu instructed them both to look after his useless sister.
"As long as the money is right, I can do anything. Even make your sister surpass you," Ryunosuke said in a serious tone.
After Manabu left, only the three of them remained. Suzune immediately snatched Ryunosuke's phone to delete that video. After finishing, she returned the phone while stepping on Ryunosuke's foot to vent her annoyance.
"It hurts, Suzune!"
"Don't call me Suzune! We're not that close!" Suzune snapped before going to buy cola and giving one to Ryunosuke, while Ayanokouji was completely ignored until he chose to go home first.
Now only Ryunosuke and Suzune remained sitting on the stone bench in silence.
Suzune then asked if there was anything hidden between Ryunosuke and her brother.
"Why aren't you as smart in front of your brother as you are now?" Ryunosuke mocked. "Or do you immediately become stupid when he's around?"
Suzune's face turned bright red. She tried to step on Ryunosuke's foot again, but the young man kept dodging while mocking her.
"Come on, step on me, you idiot! You won't hit me!"
Frustrated, Suzune finally used her locking technique and pinned Ryunosuke to the wall.
"Let go! My shoulder's about to come off! It hurts!" Ryunosuke screamed.
"I've been training in martial arts since childhood. Don't think just because I'm a girl, I can't beat you up," Suzune said with a face full of anger.