
Chapter 4's
HOW THEIR RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPED
Among the other classes doing reconnaissance, there was also a small movement of Class D. He and he are pretty smart about what or who is athletic or not. That kind of information comes from everywhere. The majority had already begun to realize this, but there was little purpose to this direct reconnaissance. Only by ensuring the level of athleticism of others according to the content of one's heart, ultimately the key to victory lies in the combination of cooperation for the race. Information is not useful enough.
Unless you know the contents of their participation table, which is the key to everything. Information presumptuously will not bring victory against other classes. However, on the contrary if we could obtain information about their participation tables, this would be of great help to beat them. And if we can get 'participation tables' and 'information', then our chances will increase drastically.
But according to the rules, the participation table is not distributed to other classes. And since it would be like strangling themselves if the information was leaked, full control of the information is possible. The only exception is Class D, which carries a bomb from the inside. One week before the sports festival. I made my move as soon as the class was over. I called Horikita, who was packing her things beside me.
"Please my friend for a while after this"
"If I say no?"
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"Of course you're free to say that, but I wouldn't be responsible if Class D would face difficulties" I'm talking to the point, and by suddenly saying something that sounded like a threat, Horikita lost her words for a moment.
"... it's something I can't ignore. All right, what do you want?"
"You must understand if you're coming" Saying that, I passed Horikita, who demanded an answer. I then called out to one other target.
"Kushida, do you have time?" I walked to the front of Kushida, who was chatting with the other women in the class and reprimanded her like that.
"Hmm? What's the matter, Ayanokouji-kun?" Kushida also turned to look at Horikita, who remained silent even as she let out an aura of dislike.
"Do you have any plans tomorrow?"
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On Saturday, which was supposed to be a holiday for Kushida, I tried to take her away for something.
"I haven't planned anything so far. I think I'm gonna clean my room."
"If you don't mind, can I borrow some of your time in the morning?" I cut with that sentence. If Kushida shows any sign of dissatisfaction, I have the intention to retreat immediately.
"Of course" However, as if to dispel such anxiety, Kushida accepted with a smile. "How can I refuse if Ayanokouji-kun invites me out"
"Maybe so. By the way, Horikita's coming too"
"Hey!" I curbed Horikita with my hand as she voiced her grievance.
"Of course, I don't mind.. But what do you mean by morning?"
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"Including Kushida, who is familiar with other classes of information, I would like to once again conduct reconnaissance to the enemy. That's what I was thinking. I was invited by Horikita, but there were a lot of things I didn't know" To be honest I told Kushida about what I was thinking. However, some are actually about Horikita itself as an improvisation.
T/N: Improvise, do something without preparation. As long as I ask her to accompany me, it won't work unless I tell the truth and Kushida also has to understand her role. After she finished speaking, as if she was sure, Kushida repeatedly nodded.
"I'm probably the best fit for it. Yeah, alright. What'sthetime? Faster, better, right?"
"That's right. If possible, around 10? Do you agree?"
"No problem. So, tomorrow we'll meet in the dorm lobby?"
"Yes. Thank you"
It seemed like Kushida had already promised to return with his friends as he left while waving at the women waiting in the corridor. As I moved to do the same and walked home, Horikita grabbed my back.
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"What are you talking about? I've never heard of this"
"Of course, because I never told you about it. But reconnaissance isn't a bad thing, is it?"
"... Are you seriously saying that?"
"What's? I wouldn't say something like that as a joke" Apparently I still can't calm Horikita back down.
"We've been standing here too long. Let's talk while walking home” I step into the corridor in spirit as if leaving Horikita behind. Horikita, while chasing, lined up beside me.
"During the test on the ship, you haven't forgotten the results of your group, have you?"
"Of course not, the identity of the 'target' in Class D is blatantly visible. What a shame."
"really. That would be an outcome that normally would not be possible. There must be a reason behind it”
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"I understand that too. But I don't know why, and no matter how much I think about it, I can't find an answer. I can guess that at least Ryuuen-kun is already involved in it..."
I perfectly understood that he had finally collided with a difficult question that seemed to have been at a dead end. In all likelihood, in Horikita many questions have formed then faded and formed again before fading, so repeatedly.
"It doesn't mean that I have a certainty, but I've come up with a complete hypothesis about it" As I said it, Horikita looked at me as if she was really surprised.
"Do you want to say that you already know Ryuuen-kun's strategy?"
"Yes, but rather not just Ryuuen alone. There were others who were very involved in the results of that exam" We reached the main entrance and took our shoes off the shoe rack. Then we went out and continued our conversation.
"If we think about: Normally there would be no way of getting the 'target' identity discovered. You, and Hirata too, have never revealed to anyone the fact that Kushida is a 'target', have you?"
"Of course"
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"But what about Kushida himself? If he intentionally confesses?" Horikita might not be able to understand what I said for a moment there. Normally this is not something that people would just think of. Not a single fool would reveal the fact that they were the 'target' itself.
"It's impossible, right? Something like that is of no benefit to Kushida-san"
"You can't say for sure that there's no benefit, right? For example, what if something like making a deal was secretly for the sake of revealing that he was a 'target' by using the exchange of personal points from another class. Something like that"
"Even if it was true, it would be an act that harmed Class D. From the very beginning, if one were to become a traitor, then everything would be over, that was too dangerous a gamble"
"Depends on the time, right? There are many ways to build trust"
"Do you mean to say that he betrayed his own allies to gain temporary points?"
"It may be that way and it may be wrong. The reason was something that only Kushida himself knew." Because that's. To confirm the truth, I took Kushida along.
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"So you brought me and Kushida-san together.... to confirm the truth?" Having come this far, Horikita finally has reason to think that Kushida is already a traitor.
"That's because you and Kushida seem to have shared something as extraordinary as fate. If there were anything more valuable than personal points to turn into a traitor, it would not be a strange thing anymore" As I looked to make sure, Horikita awkwardly turned her gaze over.
"There is nothing like fate between me and Kushida-san"
"If it's true, can you give me 1 00% certainty that he won't betray your class?"
"That's..."
"If there's something you're thinking about, we have to confirm it. No, if we don't confirm, it'll all be over. You can imagine that too, right? No matter what kind of test, as soon as a traitor emerges from your allies, the class will no longer have a chance of winning "
The previous exam, and the previous exam as well, and at this sports festival, I perfectly understood how easily the class came crashing down with just one traitor.
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Splice...