"Hey! You silver-haired one! You really dare to say that. Do you want to make a bet? Whichever class's score is at the bottom, the other side will make them kneel down and shout, 'Our XX class is the trashiest class'?"
Seemingly having heard Shiina trying to dissuade Ibuki, Miyahara, who was sitting not far away, immediately spoke up to counterattack.
"I don't want to damage the relationship between classes because of the exam."
Shiina directly rejected Miyahara's request.
She had some impression of Miyahara; she seemed like a gentle girl. She didn't seem like a girl who could say what she just said. Since Ichinose left the cruise ship, Class B seemed to have changed its appearance. Everyone had turned from stereotypical characters into individuals with distinct personalities.
Shiina thought this was a good thing, but if they did things that made others angry in the name of personality, it would be disgusting.
"What is this? I thought the leader of Class C would accept this bet. Now it seems like she's just a coward, isn't she?"
Miyahara's words immediately caused a roar of laughter from several Class B students nearby.
"Damn it! Who are you calling a coward?"
Ibuki stood up again and glared at Miyahara. Shiina quickly stood between the two, fearing that a conflict would arise between them. Even though Shiina was now very dissatisfied with Miyahara, she still didn't want everyone to get hurt because of a verbal dispute.
"Ibuki... let's go back."
"Shiina, are you really okay with them saying that about you?"
Ibuki looked at Shiina, frustrated by her lack of assertiveness.
Shiina opened her mouth, but in the end, she said something against her heart.
"It's okay."
Who wouldn't be angry if they were humiliated? Shiina was a person with a relatively good temper, but she wasn't a heartless fool. However, she judged that such a dispute was unnecessary. Even if they talked big, it wouldn't change the result of this Special Exam. When the time comes, the more arrogant they were, the more they would be swallowed by their own arrogance.
There was no need for Class C to take action; someone would give this Class B, which had been arrogant to the extreme these days, a good lesson.
Therefore, there was absolutely no need to risk being caught just to fight for a moment of anger.
"Hmph, see? Was I wrong to call her a coward? It's really a pity for you guys that you actually put out such a person as a leader... Hehe, hey, you guy on the side, what's the use of glaring at me? Did I say something wrong? Forget it, seeing how pathetic you look, I'll grant you an apple to eat. After you finish eating, hurry up and disappear from in front of me."
Miyahara said this, grabbed an apple from her tray, and threw it over.
But the target of the throw was not Ibuki, who was glaring at her, but rather Shiina, who had been trying to stop the fight.
Shiina never expected Miyahara to suddenly attack her. When she saw the apple flying towards where she was standing, she was scared and closed her eyes.
After a few seconds, Shiina didn't feel any pain, so she carefully opened her eyes.
Ibuki stepped in front of Shiina and caught the apple.
"Throw the apple back."
Ibuki turned around and stuffed the apple into Shiina's hand, wanting to encourage Shiina to compete in this way.
Shiina looked at the apple in her hand, and a troubled look immediately appeared on her face.
"I can't..."
"Throw the apple to them."
Ibuki gave Shiina a gentle push. With a bitter, troubled expression, Shiina took the apple, walked over to Miyahara, and carefully placed it on the table.
"Student Miyahara, this is your apple..."
"Hahahaha, I can't take it, I can't take it, my stomach hurts from laughing. How can there be such spineless people? Is Class C really beyond saving?"
Miyahara slumped over the table, clutching her stomach and laughing without any decorum.
Several people from Class B around her also started laughing.
Malicious gazes from the crowd began to focus on Miyahara.
Ishizaki gritted his teeth and gave a look to the other five boys at the table. The other five immediately understood Ishizaki's intention and stood up from their seats one by one.
But just as they stood up, they were stunned in place, as if they had seen something incredible.
"Is it funny, right?"
A boy stood beside Miyahara.
Miyahara stopped laughing, but she wasn't very afraid, because the reason she dared to provoke the Class C guys here was, of course, that she had her own support.
"What are you going to do to me? Hit me? If you want to get expelled, then go ahead..."
Miyahara looked up, and she froze completely.
"Student Ryuuen, why are you back? Are you okay with your injuries?"
Seeing Ryuuen with bandages wrapped around his waist and one hand, Shiina was both happy and somewhat worried. She was happy because Ryuuen looked like he was recovering well; she had grown tired of the scheming life these days, and with Ryuuen back, she could just hand over the troublesome matters to him to handle.
What she was worried about was that although Shiina had never systematically studied medicine, she still understood some common sense; Ryuuen's injuries were very serious, and it was impossible for him to recover this quickly.
"I'm fine. But Shiina, you... Is this how Class C is being trampled on while I'm away? Ibuki! Ishizaki! Albert!!! Are you all dead?"
Ryuuen slammed his fist, smashing the dinner plate on Miyahara's table.
The jagged edges tore several wounds into Ryuuen's fist.
Bright red liquid dripped onto the steak in front of Miyahara, causing her to shriek in terror.
"Aaaaaah—"
But by this time, no one paid any attention to Miyahara. Ibuki, Ishizaki, and the others named by Ryuuen all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
Ryuuen didn't say anything more. Right in front of Miyahara, he grabbed the blood-stained steak and ate it with great relish. Meat juices mixed with bright red liquid dripped down in front of Miyahara, accompanied by the loud chewing sounds Ryuuen made on purpose.
Miyahara's stomach churned, and just as she wanted to get up and leave, Ryuuen shoved her back down.
"Don't touch me with your hands!"
Miyahara looked at Ryuuen's hand, which had touched the food and was now stained with blood, with disgust. Then, she looked at the handprint that had appeared on her white dress and felt heartbroken. She had bought this dress at a high price, and now that Ryuuen had touched it, she wanted to throw it away as soon as she got back.
"Oops, your clothes are dirty. I'm really sorry. As compensation, how about I treat you to an apple?"
Ryuuen smiled and picked up the apple.
"I'm not eating food you've touched. Let me leave quickly! There are surveillance cameras here!!!"
Looking at the apple in Ryuuen's hand that was now covered in grime, Miyahara covered her mouth in disgust, and a feeling of nausea began to rise in her stomach again.
She began to regret why she had appeared here. If she hadn't come here, she wouldn't have encountered such a disgusting guy like Ryuuen.
The next second.
The apple fell to the ground, and immediately after, Ryuuen stomped on it hard, causing apple juice to splatter all over Miyahara's dress.
Before Miyahara could open her mouth to curse, she heard Ryuuen say something that surprised her.
"Pick up the apple and eat it."
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