Ryunosuke sat in front of Ryuen, crossing his legs in a very arrogant style. Truly a very prominent posture!
Of course, after going through the trouble of hiring two "thugs," if he didn't show off now, there might not be another chance.
Across from him, Ryuen who was now alone looked at the opponent's team that wasn't injured in the slightest, the corner of his lips twitching.
Who said Class D was the most useless trash? Come out here! Damn, something like this is called trash? Then doesn't that make Class A trash above trash?
Right now Ryuen really wanted to smoke a cigarette to relieve the pressure in his heart.
How could the pressure not be great? The entire opposing team was staring at him sharply, even his own "tactician" had already crossed to the opponent's side.
Hiyori who was sitting on the opponent's side also felt somewhat awkward. She didn't expect the situation would turn out like this. Actually she intended to return to Ryuen's side, but her hand was held very dominantly by Ryunosuke.
Hiyori looked at her held hand, her face turned bright red, and she remained silent.
Ryunosuke himself didn't have any ulterior thoughts; he just didn't want Hiyori to give advice or strategy to Ryuen, because that could disrupt his next plan.
Ryunosuke stared straight at that Class C leader, the corner of his lips lifting to form a mocking smile.
"Now we can sit and talk nicely, right? Ryuen Kakeru."
Ryuen wiped the cold sweat seeping on his forehead, then forced a smile.
"Of course we can, let's talk nicely. Why use violence? That really damages ethics."
Ryunosuke rolled his eyes. "Weren't you the one who started first? How dare you say that."
Ryuen felt awkward. He also didn't expect the opponent was actually very good at fighting; if he had known from the start, he wouldn't have rashly attacked...
Ryuen cleared his throat, his gaze became serious.
"Just say it, how do you want to resolve this privately? Regarding that video recording, what conditions do you propose?"
Ryunosuke no longer acted casually and began responding seriously. After all, this concerned money, there must be no carelessness.
He held up one finger. "10 million personal points. The trap video of Yamauchi Haruki along with its data will be deleted by me, and we'll sign a contract so you can be assured I won't suddenly betray."
He handed the contract draft to Ryuen.
This time Ryuen was forced to read it. The contents weren't strange, just a private settlement worth 10 million points bound by contract; if one party reneged, the contract would immediately become invalid.
Although there wasn't written a high-risk sanction like drop out if violated—just simply returning the points that had been received—this actually made Ryuen feel disturbed.
This proved that if the opponent wanted to cancel the agreement, they only needed to return the points they got without having to pay other heavy penalties. This greatly limited his movement.
Because as long as the opponent held this ace card, they could betray at any time. If in the future Ryuen attacked Class D again, there was no guarantee the opponent wouldn't use that video again. If so, this would become an endless problem.
Ryunosuke understood the opponent's concerns. This contract was indeed deliberately made like that; besides making Ryuen annoyed so he wouldn't dare randomly attack Class D because he felt bound, this contract also had another function.
He prepared two traps for Ryuen to step on. No matter which one was stepped on, he would still profit, just a matter of small profit or big profit.
Sure enough, Ryuen didn't think too long and prepared to sign the contract.
What could he do?
He clearly couldn't win fighting against them, so he was forced to accept this loss.
Moreover, the price was set at exactly 10 million points, the amount he had just obtained today from Class B and Class D. Clearly this was deliberate.
(This bastard...)
With a very unwilling heart, Ryuen prepared to sign the contract. Ryunosuke took out his pen and handed it over.
Ryuen didn't notice anything wrong and immediately affixed his large signature.
The corner of Ryunosuke's lips curved, showing a meaningful smile, then he took that pen and signed it in front of Ryuen.
Up to here, Ryuen sighed in relief and immediately transferred 10 million personal points that he hadn't even had time to enjoy. He gritted his teeth in frustration.
He, Ryuen Kakeru, had never experienced such a big loss!
He stared sharply at Ryunosuke and let out a rough breath. "The contract has been signed, you can leave now, right? Please go, I won't escort you."
Ryuen impatiently shooed them away, clearly giving an eviction order. Ryunosuke didn't care about his attitude and stood to leave.
Before leaving, he took out a book from inside his clothes and handed it to Hiyori who was still sitting on the sofa.
Hiyori didn't know what book it was, but reflexively she received it with both hands.
"This?"
Ryunosuke smiled meaningfully. "This is something you've been waiting for, and there's also a bonus."
Hiyori immediately opened that book happily, as if confirming something. Before long, she smiled broadly.
"Thank you, Akasaka-kun. I really like this book. Inside there's not only the third volume of 5 Centimeters Per Second, but there's also a new manuscript. Is this your new novel?" Hiyori asked curiously.
Ryunosuke nodded. "That's a manuscript I just finished writing titled Your Lie in April. If you like it, please help me send it for publication."
Hiyori understood what he meant. Ryunosuke wanted her to write a recommendation letter so her father would help speed up his novel's publication process.
Hiyori smiled sweetly. "Which book does Akasaka-kun want to publish? Is it the completed 5 Centimeters Per Second? I can write a recommendation letter and state that it's my recommendation. I'm sure at my father's publishing house, they'll give you a green lane to speed up the verification process."
"Then please help me, Shiina-san. Later I'll give you 500,000 points as service compensation..."
Hiyori shook her head. "I don't need points. You just need to let me read manuscripts you write earlier than others. That's the only compensation I ask~"
Hiyori's request was already in Ryunosuke's calculations. For a girl who only liked reading books, extraordinary works from his original world were the best bait to captivate her...
Although utilizing Hiyori like this felt somewhat wrong, but because he had a very large debt, Ryunosuke was forced to use the girl's connections first...
In the future he would find a way to repay her kindness. That's what Ryunosuke thought. At the same time, he felt a bit guilty for having utilized the girl.
And Hiyori probably also realized it. However, even so, she was still willing to help just for the great works in Ryunosuke's hands. She was willing to be utilized.
Both Ryunosuke and Hiyori were intelligent people. But precisely because of that, Ryunosuke began to feel a strange flutter toward a girl as great as Hiyori.
Ryunosuke shook his head and smiled bitterly internally.
(I really... could actually be captivated.)
But thinking about it, it was natural, who wouldn't be captivated by a girl willing to be utilized without the slightest complaint... A girl as sincere as Hiyori, Ryunosuke even felt he didn't deserve to have her...
Hiyori didn't know what the other party was thinking. She just wanted to read books, works by Ryunosuke. Even if she was utilized, she was willing to do it because those books were really very good!
That was Hiyori's reason for helping him sincerely.