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That's exactly what we need – a dramatic, desperate act! That's exactly what we need – emotional investment!

Only when one is truly angry, and only when one speaks sincerely with emotion, can one so easily stir up Sakayanagi Arisu's emotions.

Unlike Toru Asakusa, who is a fan of talent, Sho Ryuen has always been a realist.

So he was indeed quite compliant.

Submission with hands raised.

When people are emotionally charged, they often express their most genuine emotions at that moment, and their subconscious behavior reveals the most details.

Just like the "Dad" that Sakayanagi Arisu blurted out just now.

Ryuen Sho's primary interest in observing Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't her. Sakayanagi Arisu was much easier to understand than he had imagined. Although she always wore a faint smile that seemed to indicate she was in control, and appeared calm and collected, she was essentially just a first-year high school girl.

High school girls are inherently emotional beings.

Long Yuanxiang's true target for observation was quite clear from the beginning.

'School'

Just as he said when he reached out his hand to Asakusa Tetsu before the start, what he wanted to see was 'the school's true colors'.

Unexpectedly, it was Chairman Sakayanagi who personally handled this small matter concerning the first-year students.

He may care about his daughter more than you think.

Observing Sakayanagi Narumi's reaction when Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to be having a heart attack, Ryuen Sho became even more convinced of this.

Sakayanagi Arisu is indeed his beloved daughter.

Indeed, if she hadn't been pampered and cherished, how could she have developed such a personality?

Rich girls who are born with weak constitutions are most easily spoiled.

However... what's even more surprising is Sakayanagi Narumi's attitude.

He didn't offer any direct protection to Sakayanagi; it seems that delaying the discussion of the violation until after the exam was really just to maintain the normal conduct of the exam.

That sounds so fair.

His approachable manner and kind face showed no airs of a chairman.

What was he really thinking?

Long Yuanxiang has been pondering the answer to this question since the beginning.

Does he want to favor his good daughter, or does he want to maintain the fairness of the school rules as the chairman of the board?

While it was said to be favoritism, he did indeed disqualify Class B from the exam; while it was said to be impartial, the punishment was rather mild.

...He didn't even directly reprimand Sakayanagi, but instead tolerated Asakusa Tetsu speaking up for him.

The attitude was quite ambiguous.

To be honest, this is quite a difficult situation for Long Yuanxiang.

To display or not to display?

While he hesitated, Sakayanagi Narimori showed his intention to end things there.

So, abandoning all thought and following his instincts, Long Yuanxiang shouted out.

"Does Chairman Kazuma think everything is over and intends to let it go like this?" Under Kazuma Sakagami's astonished gaze, Ryuen Sho spoke up: "Then may I speak now?"

Before any response could be received, Long Yuanxiang continued, "What a fine way to just deduct 100 points from each class and call it a day. What a severe punishment. What a way to classify this violation as a major offense."

"The chairman's subtle writing style is more powerful than I thought."

Ryuen Sho... no, Asakusa Toru, who was standing to the side, started clapping.

"Slap slap slap slap slap—"

With a furrowed brow, Sakagami Kazuma questioned, "Ryuen, what are you trying to say?"

Wasn't the Chairman's punishment already quite fair? What else are you going to cause trouble for?!

"If you have something to say, just say it." Sakayanagi Narumi said calmly.

This might be the only time in the last three years that you'll be able to speak directly to me.

"The essence of Sakayanagi Arisu's violation wasn't about using a whistleblower report to influence the exam and cross the line, was it?" Ryuen Sho chuckled, leaning back even more in his chair. "Her violation should be attributed to..."

"Why can she, someone who withdrew from the exam, still manipulate the exam so brazenly?"

Long Yuanxiang put forward a point that seemed to have never been noticed before.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Sakayanagi Arisu said expressionlessly.

Long Yuanxiang grinned and rattled off a long string of words without even taking a breath:

"I'm saying that even though you withdrew from the exam, you could still call a bunch of teachers to surround my base in the middle of the night or at four in the morning. The school would accept the report without any evidence. When the exam should have been suspended, you took over my base. And the chairman of the board would use such a roundabout way to steer the topic to the so-called 'crossing the line,' which seems serious but only deducts 100 class points as a major violation, in order to make everyone ignore the fundamental problem."

As a listener, Asakusa Tetsu added punctuation marks to his words without permission.

Are you saying such a long string of words because you're afraid others won't understand?

However, although it sounds very appealing and the live performance was quite enjoyable, it still felt... a bit too long.

We've seen enough of the tit-for-tat verbal attacks.

"In short, Ryuen is attacking the privileged class." Then, with a smile, Asakusa Tetsu explained on behalf of those around him, "Next, it's time to ask for hush money."

"If you don't pay, you should go around spreading rumors about how arrogant the Sakayanagi family is!"

Asakusa Tetsu decisively tore away the fig leaf called 'discussion,' completely destroying the atmosphere that, despite the sharp exchanges, had maintained a degree of control.

Some people's expressions began to turn ugly.

Chapter 228 Like a Dream, Like an Illusion

The moment the term "privileged class" is uttered, any explanation becomes meaningless.

Taken individually, each of Ryuen Sho's words could be given a plausible reason by Sakayanagi Shigemori.

A report made at 4 a.m. is still a report. Even without evidence, it can still be accepted by teachers because of the personal points they have. The school has also reviewed and is working to close this loophole by raising the bar for making reports without evidence based on personal points.

The school responded to the report a bit too quickly, but shouldn't a quick response be a good thing?

You can't just complain about the school being unfair because you're the one being reported.

As for the use of euphemisms in writing, Sakayanagi Shigemori was even more wronged.

He had already mentioned this in a previous conversation with Sakayanagi Arisu: the school's attitude is that it allows for a certain degree of exploitation of vulnerabilities.

This is simply part of the exam; it's about recognizing the essence of the rules and applying them appropriately, not something that needs to be attacked.

Sakayanagi Arisu withdrew from the exam, but she did use some tricks to manipulate the students who remained on the island by acting as the one who had left, thus indirectly participating in the exam.

However, the rules do not explicitly state that students leaving the room cannot speak.

Using a walkie-talkie to relay a message is essentially no different from sending a single student close to the cruise ship and having Arisu Sakayanagi shout a message down from the ship.

He can explain it, and so can Sakayanagi Shigemori.

but.

If it comes to the privileges of the privileged class or the aloofness of the Sakayanagi family, then I'm afraid I can't play along.

This is a topic that cannot be discussed.

It's not about whether it's sensitive or not, it's just that discussing this with students, whether it exists or not, will only cause a lot of trouble.

Most importantly, Sakayanagi Shigemori still dares not say that there is absolutely none.

He may choose not to do it, but will other people who hear the surname Sakayanagi do it?

This was something that was simply impossible to avoid.

and so.

"Ryuen-kun." He called Ryuen Sho's name softly: "I don't know what caused this misunderstanding, but Advanced Education has never been anyone's school."

"It won't be mine, and it won't belong to anyone else."

"Advanced education will only be advanced education. If we have to say it, it can only be the advanced education of you students."

"So please don't make baseless accusations to label anyone." He paused, then continued, "So, if you have any objections to the school's handling of the matter, you can raise your concerns with your class advisor afterward, but the punishment that has already been decided will not be changed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the video call was automatically disconnected.

The room fell silent.

To put it bluntly, Sakayanagi Narumori's act of hanging up first seemed a bit like running away, but the people on the field didn't seem to care much about that.

The two homeroom teachers were pondering Sakayanagi Shigemori's attitude, Sakagami Kazuma was thinking about whether he should remind Ryuen to talk less nonsense, while Majima Tomoya was amazed by the bravery of this year's freshmen.

Ryuen and Asakusa are probably the first people to dare to speak to the chairman like that.

Asakusa Tetsu seemed to regret that the fight hadn't actually taken place, giving the impression that it had come to an abrupt end.

Ryuen Sho, however, followed his newly established instincts and began to ponder Sakayanagi Narimori's last words.

What does it mean to say, "If there are any objections, you can raise your demands"?

Does this mean he wouldn't and couldn't do something like giving hush money in public, but could the class advisor talk to him privately afterward?

One or two of them are too riddle-like.

Each of the four had different thoughts about Sakayanagi Narimori's last words, except for Sakayanagi Arisu.

She was still immersed in the earlier, pointed-pointing, and cursing words from Long Yuanxiang.

Asakusa Tetsu added punctuation marks to that high-speed divine incantation without permission, but Sakayanagi Arisu's words didn't automatically stop.

So, she first sorted out the paragraphs a little before starting to break down Long Yuanxiang's words into her mind.

My reason for being able to interfere with the exam after I withdrew was because I was smart. The rules of the special exam did not clearly define restrictions on those who withdrew. Since the list of items for exchange included communication devices, there was no reason not to allow their use.

As for calling for people to report at three or four in the morning, so what? The point is to seize the time gap so as to catch them off guard. Reports should be handled immediately. It would be a dereliction of duty for the teachers not to handle them immediately. This is what should be done. If they go in the morning or delay until the morning to deal with the matter, the news will leak and give Longyuan time to deal with the evidence.

Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't understand why one or two people were reacting so strongly.

The reason the school would accept a report without evidence is obviously because I used points as collateral! You've already been caught red-handed with solid evidence, so what are you complaining about?

I'm the one who should feel wronged! You only lost 100 class points; I'd say 300 wouldn't be an exaggeration!

...So that's how it is. Is a deduction of 100 class points already considered a 'major violation'?

Why is it so easy to get points in the special exam class?

The behavioral norms exam has a maximum score of 1,000 points, and this special exam on the deserted island also has a maximum score of around 1,000 points. The midterm exam can increase your score by almost 100 points just by taking a test.

While I might occasionally lose points for my behavior, this serious violation seems far too lenient.

what else?

Suspend the exam?

......Um.

hiss......

Sakayanagi Arisu's thoughts became slightly sluggish.

She suddenly hesitated.

Hey, has the exam been temporarily suspended?

Logically speaking, the teacher didn't announce anything or force Long Yuan to stop his actions; he was just asked to cooperate with the inspection. Once the body search was finished, he could go back to his own stronghold at any time.

In the end, I didn't actually let Kito Hayabusa seize the stronghold while the teachers were searching his body!

It's been so long since Ryuen was searched! Wasn't he just letting the teacher search him to buy time for Asakusa Toru?!

Since she couldn't see what was happening on-site, Long Yuanxiang thought it was his own stupidity to think that the exam was still suspended and he couldn't update the time for the stronghold occupation!

As long as he doesn't do anything suspicious, even if the teacher just searches him for a minute or two, he can go back to his own base as long as he says something.

And nobody stopped him.

Therefore, she was not wrong.

Who told you the exam was suspended? No one ever said that. Cooperating with the investigation based on the report is what you should do, and the exam will continue as scheduled.

Having figured this out, Sakayanagi Arisu felt much better.