Ryunosuke watched the two girls so harmoniously by the lake; he nodded in satisfaction.
"With this, Student Council President Manabu no longer needs to worry about his sister not having friends, right?"
Shortly after Megumi finished drying Suzune's hair, both walked toward Ryunosuke.
Suzune put on a displeased face and asked, "What business do you have looking for me?"
"Ahem!" Ryunosuke immediately cleared his throat and chose to get straight to the point.
"Actually I'm looking for you because I want to ask for help. Accompany me to the current Class D, which is Shiina Hiyori's class."
Suzune's eyebrows furrowed deeply.
"I don't want to." She then turned around and walked away without looking back.
Ryunosuke immediately grabbed her wrist, trying to persuade her once more.
"Accompany me just for a bit, I don't dare go alone!!!" He exclaimed with a pitiful face.
"Oh?" This time Suzune became interested. "Why? Are you afraid they'll take revenge on you?"
The meaning of that sentence was very clear, referring to the previous incident where Ryunosuke made Class C suffer so badly.
Ryunosuke felt somewhat awkward, but he still nodded.
"By myself... I really don't dare go there." Ryunosuke brought his two index fingers together hesitantly.
Suzune's lips curved into a smile. Not because she wanted to laugh, but purely because she couldn't hold it back.
"Feel that!" Suzune said, then she walked away while not forgetting to pull Megumi with her.
Ryunosuke immediately blocked their path and rubbed his palms together awkwardly.
"Please help me just a little~ Suzune."
"Don't call me that! We're not that close!" Suzune reflexively replied, but she finally sighed.
"Alright, I'll help you one more time. Consider this as payback because you helped me meet Nii-san back then."
Ryunosuke was stunned and reflexively asked, "Have you and your brother reconciled yet?"
He really misspoke. That question instantly triggered Suzune's anger.
Suddenly Suzune stepped on Ryunosuke's foot and pressed it with all her strength while twisting her heel.
Ryunosuke: "..."
"If you don't want to talk then fine, why do you have to step on me?"
"Besides using this trick against me, don't you have any other way?"
"I do!" Suzune answered firmly, while directing her hand to pinch Ryunosuke's waist.
Ryunosuke: "..."
Several moments later...
Suzune released her hand with a feeling of satisfaction. After venting her frustration, she felt very refreshed.
Ryunosuke rubbed his waist and sneered. "Now you're satisfied, right? Can we leave now?"
Suzune didn't speak; she just walked following behind. Her meaning was already very clear.
Ryunosuke felt quite satisfied. He then brought Suzune and Megumi toward the old Class C's campsite location.
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On the other side, Albert had just run back to headquarters. He was panting and sat down on the ground with ragged breathing; clearly he was already exhausted.
His classmates immediately ran to help. They gave mineral water to Albert so his thirst would subside.
Albert accepted the water, said thank you, then immediately opened the bottle cap and poured water on his own head to cool down his body temperature.
Some people helped him dry off with a clean towel, while others got food to restore Albert's energy.
Hiyori, seeing her friend this exhausted, felt very reluctant.
"I told you not to overdo it. Actually how many location points did you seize to be this exhausted..."
Getting attention from his boss, Albert showed his row of white teeth and grinned widely.
"Hehe, not many. In this one trip I visited almost 7 locations."
"If it weren't for Ogata-san's map, I think visiting even three locations would have been very difficult."
Rizu pushed up her red-framed glasses. "This is what I should do. After all, I'm also part of this class."
After speaking, Albert's breathing still sounded heavy, a sign he was truly very tired.
Fumino also deftly brought food and candy to restore Albert's energy and stamina. She sneakily ate a little because she was hungry, but fortunately no one noticed...
The majority of class members gave their best goods to Albert.
Albert immediately devoured the food, planning to go again after resting briefly.
After all, this was a rare opportunity so their classmates wouldn't have to worry about points anymore. Although they still had 10 million personal points left by Ryunosuke previously, they couldn't continuously rely on those savings. They needed to find points themselves for living expenses.
And this time was the opportunity.
Albert's thinking was very simple: using his strength to get points so everyone in the class could live better. He knew his brain was simple and couldn't think about things that were too complicated.
He didn't have tactical intelligence; the only thing he had was a strong physique. This was a rare opportunity for him to help the class through the field he mastered, and he greatly anticipated it.
Since Ryuen's departure, he was very aware of the principle that the strong survive in this school. The only thing he could do to help the class was this. He couldn't interfere with the rest of the strategy; he just needed to obey and listen to the Boss's orders.
Suddenly, sounds of movement came from the bushes. Ibuki sent one of the female students to tell Hiyori that someone from another class was approaching.
Hiyori's gaze became serious. "Someone from which class is coming?"
That female student looked hesitant. Clearly the person coming wasn't just anyone, to the point where she was afraid to speak.
Hiyori furrowed her brow. "Just say it!"
For the first time, she showed her authority as a leader.
That female student trembled and immediately shouted.
"I-i-it's the Arrogant King from Class C! Akasaka Ryunosuke!!!"
"Oi! Don't carelessly give people nicknames, bastard!!!" Ryunosuke, who had just arrived and heard that nickname, couldn't accept it, so he shouted in protest.
Hiyori, seeing who had come, immediately felt calm.