At this moment, Miyahara mistakenly thought she had misheard.
He—that idiot—what was he saying?
He said to pick it up and eat it? What a joke! Who would eat food that's on the ground and squashed?
There wouldn't really be anyone who would do that, would there?
"Ryuuen! You're going too far."
A boy just wanted to speak up for Miyahara when Ishizaki blocked his path.
"How is it going too far? Were your ears stuffed with donkey hair so you couldn't hear what she just said? Why is it that when we retaliate, it's going too far?"
The boy who was questioned was momentarily speechless.
Who doesn't know how to beat a dog in the water? Why would anyone stop something that benefits themselves? But now that Class C's actions were infringing on Class B's interests, he definitely had to stand up and speak.
"Hey! I'm asking you! Are you a mute?"
Ishizaki roared suddenly, scaring the boy so much that he fell right under the table.
"Hahahaha, so he's just a wimp."
"Hahahaha, such a coward, yet he dares to come out and play the hero."
"Probably wanted to play the hero saving the damsel, right? But his strength didn't allow it, hahaha."
The mockery from Ishizaki and the few boys behind him made the Class B boy turn red, and he turned and ran out of the cafeteria.
Ishizaki spat in the direction he ran, looking disgusted.
"With only that much guts, he still wants to play the hero? At least he should..."
Ishizaki's spirited appearance disappeared without a trace.
Because he remembered the last person who tried to play the hero and knocked him senseless with one punch, causing Ishizaki to hesitate now whenever he sees a girl. Even though he knew it was impossible for all girls to be as monstrous as Amane, with such an off-the-charts combat level of one punch per boy, he was truly left with some psychological trauma from that punch.
Seeing his classmate scared away, Hamaguchi sighed.
Since you can't afford to provoke them, why bother provoking them in the first place?
Hamaguchi had been sitting nearby just now, but he didn't stop Miyahara. In fact, he wanted Miyahara to learn a lesson, and then he would step in to settle the dispute, thereby allowing Ichinose to connect with Shiina to secure external aid for himself. But what he didn't expect was that Ryuuen would appear at this moment, completely disrupting his plan.
"Student Ryuuen, this is a cafeteria. Surveillance cameras won't listen to your explanations."
Just as Hamaguchi stood up, he was tripped and fell to the ground.
The juice he accidentally knocked over spilled all over him, and he suddenly became a mess.
"What are you doing? Can't you watch where you're walking?"
"Sorry, I don't have eyes."
Ibuki shut Hamaguchi down completely with one sentence.
Hamaguchi opened his mouth several times but couldn't say a word.
One look at Ibuki and it was clear she wasn't someone you could reason with, and she was a girl to boot. Hamaguchi was completely helpless against such an unreasonable girl.
Seeing that Hamaguchi couldn't help her either, Miyahara instinctively wanted to break through Ryuuen's blockade by herself.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, please let go! It hurts so much!!!"
Miyahara was dragged back by Ryuuen, who grabbed her by the hair.
Ryuuen let go, and a dozen strands of hair drifted from his palm.
"Pick up the apple and eat it."
"Student Ryuuen, let's stop here."
After receiving the message, Shibata didn't even bother looking at his phone and hurried over to stop Ryuuen's violent actions.
"If she eats the apple, this matter will end here. Otherwise, Class C won't let you off. You should understand the meaning of my words."
Ryuuen's bloodshot eyes gave Shibata a great sense of oppression.
It was so great that it was almost making him unable to catch his breath. He naturally knew that Ryuuen was threatening him, and he also knew that starting a fight with Class C at this time was the stupidest thing to do; the result would only be letting Class D reap the benefits.
But he couldn't abandon Miyahara, because Miyahara was a supporter of Ichinose. When Ichinose had absolutely no way to help Miyahara, if he stood up under the pressure and saved Miyahara, then undoubtedly, this would be a perfect kill for the weakened Ichinose faction.
So, even if it meant paying the price of a fight to the death with Class C, Shibata had to protect Miyahara.
"I understand what you mean, but I don't intend to make any concessions."
Shibata's assertiveness drew cheers from some of the Class B males, and the Class B people who hadn't known where to hide just now all emerged one after another and stood behind Shibata.
Seeing that more than half of the Class B students were present, Shibata also gained confidence. Even if a violent conflict occurred, they had an absolute advantage in numbers.
"BOSS says he doesn't want anyone to disturb him."
A figure like a black tower stood in front of Shibata.
Albert didn't look like he intended to take action, but just by standing there, he made everyone in Class B feel an aura of despair.
Class B had no way to get past Albert to reach Ryuuen.
Miyahara seemed to have realized this reality and crouched on the ground, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
"Ryuuen! Do you really have to take things this far? What good does it do you to turn the relationship between the two classes into an irreconcilable one?"
Looking at Miyahara's actions, Shibata felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly, as if he were the one picking up that apple mush to eat.
"Benefits? Does making me happy count as a benefit? As long as I'm happy with what I do, that's enough."
"You—"
"What's going on? Why is it so noisy? Yo, isn't this Ryuuen?"
The arrival of a familiar voice interrupted the tense atmosphere.
Ishizaki immediately sat back in his seat obediently, while Ibuki clicked her tongue in annoyance and also returned to her seat.
For a moment, only Albert remained standing in front of Ryuuen.
"Amane, why did you come over?"
Seeing Amane, Shiina immediately felt relieved. Just now, she had been afraid that everyone would start fighting, but now that Amane was here... it shouldn't lead to a fight... right?
"You guys made such a big scene, it wouldn't be right if I didn't come over. Also, Albert, you're blocking the way. Stand to the side."
Amane patted Albert's sturdy arm.
Albert moved half a step to the side without a word, letting Amane pass.
"Thanks~"
Amane waved her hand, and Albert, who was wearing sunglasses, nodded to acknowledge the thanks. Seeing this, Shibata intended to squeeze through as well, but he was blocked by Albert again.
Shibata was so angry he wished he could punch Albert in the face, but Albert's solid muscles made Shibata give up on this somewhat risky idea.
"Hmph, I knew you would pick a good time to appear."
Ryuuen sneered, clearly believing that Amane had deliberately timed her arrival for this moment.
"Hey hey, Ryuuen, don't spout nonsense. I came right over as soon as I heard someone was fighting here. And her... what's going on? Is she starved to this extent?"
Miyahara looked at the half-eaten apple mush on the ground, then looked at the late-arriving disciplinary committee member, and for a moment, she didn't know what kind of expression to make.
Just as Amane was about to speak, everyone's phones suddenly made a sound.
Amane hurriedly opened the email on her phone.
At this moment, Ryuuen also leaned over, wanting to see the email on Amane's phone.
"Hey! What are you doing? I don't like boys. You'd better keep your distance from me, otherwise, I might accidentally snap your neck."
"Stop nagging! My phone got water damaged when I went Swimming to your Class D camp. What's wrong with checking the email sent by the school?"
Just like that, the two existences who could be called the ultimate evil forces of Advanced Nurturing High School huddled together to read the email sent by the school announcing the winners.
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