COTE: A Man On A Mission II Love is War?

Hachiman decided to put Ibuki's small cloth back, and then restored the upper soil to its original appearance.

'....If I want to get the maximum benefit, I must let Ibuki send back the wrong name.'

Also had to give her a chance to take a picture of Koenji's leader card. He would choose to replace himself in the end, anyway.

It's just....Seeing the camera and walkie-talkie that Ibuki had buried, Suzune's delicate brows furrowed.

“In order to gain points in the special exam, Ryuen-kun not only used a bitter meat trick, but also planted spies. He is such a terrible person!”

Suzune held the elbow of her right hand with her left and pondered her new discovery of how terrifying this boy of Class D, Ryuen Kakeru was.

Because not only is this time's cruel method of leaving, but also the previous incident of Sudo's beating, it seems that Ryuen is unscrupulous.

It is very doubtful that if seeded players from two classes faced off, Ryuen would not make to face them head-on, but would resort to off-court measures.

Such as drugging the main players from other classes to directly prevent their participation in the battle.

Just thinking about it for a moment makes people feel like they are frowning.

“Yes...” Hachiman totally agreed with her correct way of going,“So you have to pay special attention when facing Ryuen, he will use dirty tricks in the exams...”

“But you can also defeat him from this point, for example, by placing a spy there, and then reporting him to the President with evidence when necessary....”

“That guy has already been granted a demerit. As long as the number of times increases, he will most likely be expelled from school,” Hachiman's small glance towards Kushida, while talking, didn't escape her vision at all.

“After all, the existence of point cards and the move to take old questions shows that.... school hopes students have the ability to respond tactfully and flexibly.”

“Then it's inevitable that some students would use evil methods to blame, and get points.”

“But, when you talked about old questions in the class, does that mean on the surface, the school will always turn a blind eye to the violations of some students?” Suzune asked, while racking her brain to remember, he did actually reveal news about leaked exams in front of cameras.

“Yes, but as long as the number of reports are enough, it is possible for the school to deal with it...”

....The reporting here most probably refers to illegal operations.

In fact, Hachiman felt that just reporting twice was enough.

'....The school is somewhat similar to a real-life society, so the types of students I will encounter here are diverse.'

Then, you may also encounter some dark means.

Therefore, school may turn a blind eye to some black methods.

'But if you keep using it, you will definitely be blocked by the school!'

~hehe~

Don't violate the school's community guidelines.

It's like Ryuen class's 0-point battle.

0 points is a good score and can be used to attack other classes.

Because class already has 0, I won’t lose more points.

'So, take this opportunity to pull other classes down, or collect money as protection fees.'

But, Hachiman doesn't like this move.

Because if this kind of behavior is done twice, the school will stop it, and it is even possible to directly abolish the class that has always scored 0 points.

Being able to drive Ibuki was a trick, used as spies, and then he allied with Class A to let Katsuragi take over their initial 300 points.

'....Ryuen was indeed a dangerous person.'

Hope he can be a little more self-aware.

'If Ryuen wants to use off-field methods all the time, then the only future waiting for him may be to just drop out of school.'

Hachiman thought very rudely.

“It turns out you have already made plans...” These words now made Suzune feel a little relieved.

'Ryuen-kun is very ruthless in terms of not being a good person, but don't forget that there is also Hikigaya Hachiman in Class C who doesn't act according to common sense.

So, there is still hope for my class!'

“....” Kushida, who is not at ease in the slightest! 'Although, I came with him and showed my boss the correct way. But, I am not very interested in promotions or special exams.'

Kushida just wants to maintain her inter-personal relationships and prevent her true identity from being exposed by Hikigaya Hachiman.

And she also remembered that one of the conditions of Hikigaya-kun's deal to maintain her true identity was to betray the class and become a spy for other classes when necessary.

'And just now, Ryuen-kun has been labeled as dangerous.  Doesn't that mean that Hikigaya-kun might be targeting him?'

'So, I may be asked to become a secret agent, then infiltrate Class D....' That is to say, Kushida-chan's going to be a spy.

'It's really annoying!'

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“So, where to go next?”

“It seems that Horikita-san's body has not fully recovered yet. It would not be good if we continued to walk a longer distance,” Kushida said after regaining her usual bright composure.

Because after walking out of the grove where he had just found Ibuki's little cloth bag, Hachiman had no intention of returning to the home base.

Kushida is everyone’s angel, and although she doesn’t like Suzune, but she previously becomes friends with her, will naturally provide the care that a friend should give.

'So, now I am currently speaking for Horikita-san!'

“Even though, my body is still a little uncomfortable,” Suzune rubbed her forearm, then opened her mouth to give back a clear answer, "But things are getting better!”

This is already the 4th day of her illness, but her physical condition has recovered.

At least the initial cold symptoms of painful headache and sore back are now gone.

Just still a little weak.

“Let's go to Ichinose's place first," If Suzune herself doesn't have any problem, then Hachiman will definitely won't ask more, “In this exam, points have been squandered, and bonus are almost the same, but we can still participate in the team leader guessing session. As for Koenji's team leader identity, he will choose the appropriate time to replace....”

"Can you still change the leader?” Suzune heard this plan for the first time, didn't know if this could also be done.

Hachiman specifically came to find the electronic device between Ibuki and Ryuen to confirm the identity of her...spy work.

That's why, Suzune thought Hachiman would drive Ibuki-san away or may pass on false team leader information to her.

'But now, he seems to be preparing to expose the information about the leader of Koenji-kun....'

Play a bigger game.

“That's right. Changing the team leader without any reason is not allowed, so it's okay if there is a reason, such as being sick like you, or...”

“Like the snake you threw away, if you were bitten by it, wouldn't you have to quit?”

'And, that was the closest I came to quitting exam. It was only then I discovered that Horikita was very reliable!'

After all, who doesn’t like to have someone, that can make you feel safe by their side?

“Koenji will operate the specific method himself. Therefore, the team leader will be changed at the end. Our class is very safe. The stronghold points will definitely be stable!”

“My target is to guess the leader of Class A, and deduct fifty points, but if Ichinose's class is involved, an additional 50 points just gone!”

“But, Ichinose-san....she's just too holy!” Kushida feels like Hikigaya-kun is going to exploit her.

“Indeed, Class B should not be able to get the leader information of Class A. But, If I get it, then Ichinose will get 50 points, can shorten the 100-point gap between them and Katsura-”

“...Hey, are you going to ask for money worth 50 Class points until graduation, just like Ryuen-kun?”

“....” Hachiman.

'I knew it!' Kushida really thought, something is going very wrong here!

Could smell the feel of others being exploited from miles away!

“Woah, Kushida-san, how did you?”

“That is to say...” Suzune's eyes lit up.

A 50-point class evaluation score is analysed based on the 40 students in Class B, which is an income of 200,000 yen a month, which is worth more than 5 to 6 million in three years.

Not a small amount.

Both Suzune's and Kushida's family backgrounds are just average.

They didn't have much pocket money in the past, but spent all their cash when they came to this school.

Certainly, Suzune is more frugal, but Kushida’s current points are enough for socializing and entertainment purposes.

But when it comes to self-consumption, her budget is a little tight, just like old dress of two months ago.

Even got a little fat.

Because a cup of milk tea costs 300 points, and a bottle of everyone’s favorite perfume costs 2,200, which is still too expensive.

“Yes, Go earn some long-term meal tickets. You can't put all your eggs in the same basket!”

'Because, I had a deeper understanding of my classmates, I felt that it was useless to pour out my heart and soul.'

That's why, Hachiman also began to think about getting as many points as possible!

After all, your ideals may betray you, but your past efforts will not.

And, Hachiman’s efforts are just to make cash.

Make a fortune!

'In this way, even if I am not taken care of by a rich woman in the future, I can still prepare not to go to work for ten or even twenty years!'

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