Capítulo 205: -203- Repay your previous help
Afterward, Hori returned to his room without going anywhere else.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka did not follow him back.
"I'll go check in with Chabashira-sensei to get some details."
With that single sentence, Ayanokouji left.
Unlike before, Chabashira Sae couldn't ignore the students anymore. Now that it was determined that this year's Class D had a chance to ascend to Class A, Chabashira Sae would certainly try to assist them secretly.
Previously, Chabashira Sae had said that as long as Hori and Ayanokouji agreed to aim for Class A, she would do her utmost to support them.
Now, with another special exam underway, Chabashira Sae was likely providing some assistance to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
"In fact, that assistance has already started."
Recalling the insider information he had discovered about Mashima Tomonari, Hori was sure of this.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka might have also noticed something, which was why he went to Chabashira Sae to confirm it, right?
In addition to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, neither Hirata Yousuke nor Kouenji Rokusuke was in the room.
Kouenji Rokusuke's absence was expected. He was always acting on his whims; who knew where he might be enjoying himself now?
Hirata Yousuke was likely called out by Class D students to discuss the exam.
So, Hori was alone in the room.
However, he didn't feel bored at all.
Because as soon as he got back, he received contacts from two people.
The first to contact him was Horikita Suzune.
"What's the situation?"
Horikita Suzune intended to understand the exam status as soon as possible and sent this inquiry to Hori.
Hori didn't respond truthfully and just gave a short answer.
"Ask Ayanokouji."
Hori had no interest in editing the exam details into a message and sending it to this girl. Since Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had already given out his phone number, he could slowly explain it to Horikita Suzune.
The second person to contact Hori was Ichinose Honami.
"It seems we're in another troublesome situation."
Ichinose Honami sent this message, causing Hori to smile faintly.
Hori knew that Ichinose Honami wasn't contacting him to exchange pleasantries but to confirm their stance.
Sure enough…
"We appear to be in the same group. For this special exam, shall we continue our previous cooperation?"
Soon after, Ichinose Honami sent this inquiry.
This time, Hori did not brush it off.
"How do you plan to cooperate?"
Hori cut straight to the point.
Ichinose Honami seemed to have thought about this and quickly replied.
"If the VIP is between our two classes, let's cover for each other."
That is, if the VIP is in Class D, Class B will help hide the VIP's identity and promise not to answer prematurely, allowing Class D to win in the end.
And vice versa.
If the VIP is in Class B, then Class D will help Class B and also not answer prematurely.
That was Ichinose Honami's meaning.
"If the VIP isn't in our two classes, that's even better."
This was Ichinose Honami's additional explanation.
Indeed, if the VIP was in either Class B or Class D, only one class could benefit while the other had to assist. But if the VIP was in Class A or Class C, Hori and Ichinose Honami could work together to identify them.
The issue was…
"If we find the VIP, who will answer?"
Hori posed this question.
Even if they identified the opponent's VIP, only one person could answer.
Either Class B would answer and gain 50 class points and 500,000 personal points.
Or Class D would answer and gain the same rewards.
Only one side could answer and benefit.
This would inevitably lead to a conflict of interest.
Of course, there was a way to resolve this.
That would be fair competition.
Whoever found the VIP first would get to answer.
If it was agreed upon, there would be no problem.
However, to Hori's surprise, Ichinose Honami replied with this:
"If we find the VIP, let Class D answer in the Rabbit Group."
This response left Hori stunned.
Wasn't this giving all the benefits to Class D?
Wouldn't that be too disadvantageous for Class B?
As Hori pondered this, Ichinose Honami sent another message.
"We haven't repaid all the favors from the island yet. This is a good opportunity to repay your previous help."
Reading this, Hori understood and smiled.
"Typical Ichinose..."
This girl was as much of a do-gooder as ever.
But it made sense.
During the special exam on the uninhabited island, without Hori, Class B would have at most scored 130 points, far from the 280 they got.
Even after providing 20 points worth of supplies to Class D, there was still a huge favor of 130 points to repay.
This time, if Class B could assist Class D in identifying the VIP and secure 50 class points and 500,000 personal points, it would somewhat balance the scales.
Ichinose Honami was likely thinking along these lines when she decided to yield the benefits to Class D.
"What about the other groups?"
Hori asked.
There were eleven other groups aside from the Rabbit Group.
They couldn't possibly give up the benefits of all those groups to Class D, could they?
That would be more than repaying a favor; it would be giving away favors.
After a few seconds, Ichinose Honami replied.
"The same for the other groups. If the VIP is between our two classes, we'll cover for each other and not answer prematurely. If not, we'll work together to find them, and the first to identify the VIP will get to answer. What do you think?"
This plan was exactly what Hori had in mind.
Hori had no objections.
"You can discuss it with Hirata."
Hori sent this message back to Ichinose Honami.
The implication was that Ichinose Honami and Hirata Yousuke could handle the cooperation details between the two classes without involving him.
After all, Hori wasn't leading Class D anymore.
Ichinose Honami seemed to understand this, sending a brief reply before apparently going to discuss matters with Hirata Yousuke.
After finishing communications with Horikita Suzune and Ichinose Honami, Hori took the initiative to contact Sakura Airi to check on her status.
At this time, Sakura Airi's designated time had not yet arrived, meaning she hadn't received the special exam instructions and was anxiously waiting in her room.
Receiving Hori's message, Sakura Airi seemed very happy, talking to him constantly to ease her anxiety.
Hori chatted with Sakura Airi for a while, until her nervousness subsided, before ending the communication.
Then, Hori checked the time.
"8:30 PM already?"
It wouldn't be long before Horikita Suzune and Hirata Yousuke attended the briefing.
"Better go have a look."
With that, Hori got up and left the room.
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