After speaking, Ishizaki Daichi stretched out his hand and handed over a notebook to the other party.
"Hm?"
Ryuen flipped through the notebook, his brows tightly furrowed.
[Yamauchi Haruki]
[11:31 a.m. entered the restroom]
[11:34 a.m. left the restroom, and did not wash hands]
[11:55 a.m. entered the cafeteria]
[He ordered three dishes, scrambled eggs with tomato, fried fish fillet, broccoli]
[12:30 p.m. left the cafeteria]
[12:42 p.m. bought a cup of milk tea on the way.]
Several pages of the notebook had already been filled. Daichi had written down Yamauchi Haruki's entire day's actions.
It even included how many times he went to the restroom, and how much time each restroom visit took.....
".....You're showing me these things, for what purpose?"
More than anger, what Ryuen felt in his heart was doubt.
"You previously told me to tail Yamauchi Haruki, to see if he had any abnormal behavior, but his disguise is really too good, I couldn't notice anything at all, so I had no choice but to record all of his actions in full....."
Daichi said very seriously.
"....."
Ryuen was completely speechless. For a time he did not know what to say. The only thing he could do was clench his fist and smash it heavily onto Daichi's face.
After beating Daichi for a full three minutes, Ryuen finally stopped his hand.
"Yamauchi of Class B, he's even trickier than I thought."
Ryuen wiped his fist, then took out his phone and played the recording from earlier.
"How could that be? Someone actually....was recording over there?"
Ibuki Mio's eyes were full of surprise. She had not thought there would be such a recording, just like the Sudo Ken incident last semester.
"Could it be....our class still has a traitor? Kinoshita is very likely a candidate....."
"I already checked Kinoshita's phone beforehand. She doesn't seem to have any problem. That earlier fall, I fear, really was just an accident." Ryuen said.
"Then who is it after all....."
"Very likely, Manabe is only a traitor on the surface, covering for another traitor, there's also another possibility, that among us there is no other traitor at all."
"Either Yamauchi himself secretly sneaked in to record, or our place here has already been tampered with and bugged with recording devices."
Ryuen's expression gradually turned serious, "Just like what happened before....."
"How exactly did he do it?"
The confusion in Ibuki Mio's eyes grew stronger and stronger, "Can we look at the surveillance cameras to find his identity?"
"Without a doubt, it's useless."
Ryuenok his head, "Since Yamauchi can accomplish this level, it shows he already anticipated these situations, probably avoided all the cameras."
"There's no need for us to do useless work, no matter what, in the next exam, we must make a move. We must force Yamauchi into a desperate situation."
———
And in the dorm room, Saiki had been observing everything with clairvoyance.
'Looks like this matter can be considered perfectly settled.'
Saiki let out a long breath. This matter had finally come to an end for now. At least Ryuen had not noticed that anything about himself had changed.
By sending that recording to Ryuen, not only could he divert Ryuen's attention, but he could also further ensure that he had no relation at all with the mastermind behind Class B.
But from now on, surely Ryuen would target Class B even more.
As for what comes afterward, that could be dealt with later. At least the problem before his eyes had been solved.
'This semester really can't be peaceful.....'
Saiki felt somewhat helpless, letting out a sigh.
———
Unconsciously, nearly a week had already passed.
During this time nothing particularly special happened, except for the replacement of the student council members.
The school held the general election to decide the members responsible for the next student council, then immediately welcomed the handover ceremony between the old and new councils.
Saiki and the others, although not interested in these matters, were bound by the rules: all students had to go to the hall to watch this ceremony. And Class B, where Saiki was, was seated very close to the podium.
"Then, may President Horikita give his final words!"
Following the host's words, Horikita Manabu slowly walked toward the microphone prepared on the podium.
"I feel proud to have been able to lead the student council for about two years, and at the same time, I feel grateful. Thank you."
Horikita Manabu's words were very simple, as though he thought preparing too many lines was a waste of time.
[Big brother.....is about to graduate.....]
At this moment, Horikita Suzune gazed at Horikita Manabu from afar, her eyes full of admiration and pride.
"President Horikita, thank you for your hard work up to now. Then, here, may the newly appointed student council president, Year 2 Class A's Nagumo Miyabi, say a few words."
After the host finished, another person walked out before everyone.
Saiki remembered this person. He had seen him once before during the relay race. It seemed his relationship with Horikita Manabu was not good.
"I am Nagumo of Year 2 Class A. President Horikita, I am truly grateful for your guidance up to now, both strict and kind."
"To have accompanied one of the best presidents in history, who displayed top-class leadership ability, I feel deeply honored, and I also want to show my respect."
After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply in Horikita Manabu's direction.
Although there were many people present, Saiki, being seated close, could clearly hear the other's inner voice.
[Senior Horikita, although I respect you greatly, once you graduate, there will be no one in this school who can oppose me, right? That would be far too boring.]
'Yare yare, as expected, a troublesome guy.....' Saiki slightly shook his head.
At the same time, Nagumo Miyabi had already turned around, facing all the students present.
On his face appeared a meaningful smile, "Allow me to introduce myself once more. My name is Nagumo Miyabi, this time taking up the post of student council president of Advanced Nurturing High School. From now on, please take care of me."
"I will speak bluntly. First, I promise to change the student council's term and appointment, as well as the general election system."
"I think we can move the general election, which former President Horikita always held in December, to October."
"This will be a kind of experiment, shifting consideration to the next generation earlier on, which will have some effect."
"Therefore, I judge this to be the time for the student council to step into a new stage. I will also change the president's and council officers' terms into unlimited while enrolled, and they may continue until graduation."
"At the same time, abolish the general election system and the fixed-number restrictions, creating a system where student council officers can always be accepted."
"In other words, as long as one is excellent and necessary, no matter when, no matter how many, they can become members of the student council and act."
"If someone is judged unfit during their term...With this as the beginning, allow me to make this declaration to all the students gathered here, the teachers, and the council officers led by the former president, as for the school's system in the future...first I intend to destroy completely the so-called proper form of the school that the student councils of all generations have preserved until now."
Everyone present was buzzing with discussion. Although Nagumo had just expressed respect toward Horikita Manabu, now all of his decisions seemed to be denying everything Horikita had ever done.
But what Saiki minded most was Nagumo Miyabi's inner thoughts.
[Boring, too boring. Without Horikita Manabu, just how boring will this school become?]
[This school has gathered far too many people without ability. Even though they say it is a classroom of meritocracy, there are quite a few defective products mixed in."
"Senior Horikita was still too gentle, his tolerance of that trash so high. But I, I will get rid of all of them, those without ability have no right to survive in this school!]
[I can't wait anymore, to turn this school into my shape. Those with ability climb to the top, those without ability fall into the abyss.....]
'Yare yare.'
Saiki's eyes stayed fixed on Nagumo Miyabi's figure.
"I originally wanted to immediately enforce the new system I envisioned, but unfortunately, I cannot do so yet, because a newly appointed president has various kinds of constraints."
Nagumo Miyabi's face kept its smile as he turned his head toward Horikita Manabu behind him, whose expression had not changed at all.
[Senior Horikita is still in the school, and there are still his followers in the council. If I now completely deny all of his system, it will probably cause a little bit of trouble.] Nagumo thought this in his heart.
"I promise to raise a great revolution soon. Students with ability may climb up, students without ability fall to the bottom. I will make this school into a true meritocracy. Please take care of me."
With Nagumo Miyabi's words, the entire hall instantly fell silent because of this declaration.
But afterward, almost all of the second-year students shouted joyfully, breaking the silence. It seemed Nagumo Miyabi had extremely high status among the second years.
'But second years and us first years probably won't have too much interaction.....probably.....' Saiki muttered in his heart.
———
After the handover meeting ended, all students left one after another. Saiki was also preparing to return to the dorm.
At this time, someone called to him from behind.
"Saiki-kun, could you wait a moment?"
Saiki turned his head. It was a girl from his class, with dark hair slightly curled, hanging down to shoulder length.
Her features were pretty, but her sharp gaze gave the impression that her personality would be very strong.
'This person....what was her name again? Seems to be Sato Maya...'
Saiki's brain spun quickly and recalled her name.
Sato was not someone with no presence in the class. On the contrary, her presence in the class was very strong.
She belonged to the same type as Karuizawa Kei, and her relationship with Karuizawa Kei was also very close.
Previously, during the special exam on the artificial island, Sato and a few other girls had a very fierce quarrel with Ike Kanji about whether or not to purchase a second toilet.
Because of that, Saiki and Sato had never had any interaction, and Sato herself basically only moved within the girls' circle, her relations with the boys of the class being rather poor.
But Saiki had noticed that recently Sato's attention toward him seemed to be gradually increasing.
[Saiki, originally he had no presence in the class at all...but since the summer vacation ended, I started to look at him differently. And his performance at the sports festival was really pretty cool!]
[Now finally I have a chance with Saiki alone, better hurry and take this opportunity to get closer.]
'Yare yare, here comes another troublesome one,'
Saiki could clearly hear Sato's inner voice, 'Sato is also a girl who easily draws other people's attention.'
In his heart, Saiki still wanted to avoid too much contact with people like Sato. Having one Karuizawa Kei had already brought him no small amount of trouble. If another Sato came, it would surely be even more troublesome.
"May I ask what it is?"
"Well, how should I put it, could I borrow a bit of your time? I have something I want to say to you..."
[Saiki shouldn't refuse my request, right...]
'Sorry, but I can't let you have your way.'
Saiki thought this in his heart, then directly opened his mouth, "Sorry, later I still have other things to take care of."
"Eh?!"
Saiki's almost unhesitating reply surprised Sato a little, but her reaction was quick, she continued, "It's fine, I won't waste too much of your time, I'll just ask a few questions, okay?"
'Yare yare, the words have already come to this point. If I refuse again, it will be a little troublesome. Sato has good relations among the girls in class. If at that time they collectively ostracize me, that will definitely be another pile of trouble.'
Saiki sighed in his heart. The other party had given him no room to refuse, so he could only nod, "Fine, let's talk over there."
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