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part 18

"Do I think that Ryuuen-kun set a trap for me? Yes, I certainly do. I guess he told Kinoshita-san to trip me. But it's hard to blatantly, deliberately cause injury when we're under such heavy scrutiny. I can't imagine Ryuuen and his team would intentionally injure me so badly I couldn't satisfactorily continue with the competition."

If I had wanted to, I could have offered her evidence that the injury was certainly intentional. But that wasn't really important. Instead I said,

Evidence Horikita asked .

"What's that supposed to mean? You got evidence about that?" Yahiko asked.

"How did you even obtained one?" Katsuragi asked.

"Tch." Ryuuen glared at Manabe. The latter sweating bullets.

"How long do you plan to be useless, Horikita?"

Unless I took drastic measures, Horikita Suzune would never wake up.

"On what grounds do you call me useless?"

"I'm calling you useless because you are useless."

"How dare you? I'm a highly capable student and athlete. I have the utmost confidence that I can triumph over any of these good-for-nothings. Besides, since the information on our class already leaked, isn't it too late for us to do anything? It's not just me-we're all powerless here. So, why label me useless?"

"You're a leader, you can't say that." Katsuragi chastised her.

"Not to mention, you're aiming for my class. Stop that narrow minded thinking and see the bigger picture." Sakayanagi said bluntly.

'Ayanokoji-kun looks like a mentor.' Sakayanagi inwardly rolled her eyes. 'On the other hand, he'll make the others more fun to face of again.'

"If you were an ordinary student, it would be fine for you to say that. But that's not the case, is it? If you're aiming for Class A, and want to lift your classmates up with you, then it's about time that you develop an ability to see the big picture

That's why I asked you for evidence!" Horikita shouted.

Our classmates turned toward us to see what was going on.

"'We have a traitor who leaked our participation table.'" I repeated Horikita's words back at her.

"'Ryuuen-kun provoked Sudou-kun,' 'I guess he told Kinoshita-san to trip me.' It's certainly true that you can't do anything about those things-because you didn't do anything about them. And, as long as you continue to do nothing, nothing is going to change. Do you plan on whining like this when Ryuuen pulls off another brilliant scheme? You don't, do you?"

"Thank you." Ryuuen smiled at Ayanokoji.

"That's not a compliment." Ayanokoji sad flatly.

"For me it is."

"The problem Horikita-san is that you only paid attention to the things that affects you. You should have made plans to prevent things that could happen. If you guarded and took extreme measure to prevent your participation table from being leak then this wouldn't happen. And if things are not in your control, you shut yourself in and tell them that you can't do anything about it." Sakayanagi said sharply.

"Take it as chess. You can't move a piece without thinking of possible actions that can be used against you. You always have to be one step ahead." Sakayanagi added.

Horikita pondered over her words in her head.

"That's... But, what could I possibly...?"

"You can either prioritize improving your own ranking while Sudou remains absent, or you can let your ranking plummet while Sudou returns and
helps pull the class forward. Which of those best serves Class D?" I asked.

Class D remained quiet. They let Ayanokoji's words sink in.

It's best for the class for Sudo to return. After all, if you planned for the entire class to move up to Class A, then using the best and most easiest way is the way to do so. Right now, Sudo's presence is more needed than Horikita.

"There's no need to answer that, is there? You aren't nearly as valuable as Sudou right now. It's time you get the fact that you're completely useless
through your skull. Sudou's methods are clumsy, sure, but he's contributed more to our class than anyone else in this festival. And he's been trying his absolute hardest to win. Is it really okay for you to give up on him just because you claim you can't afford to care about other people? You're going to let him sit this out?"

"I know that Ayanokoji-kun is only thinking about his class, right now. But isn't that harsh?" Ichinose said.

"The truth hurts." Kanzaki said. "He's right. As much as it's harsh, Sudo-kun is more important right now than Horikita-san. Not to mention that she's injured."

Horikita had to understand that much. Even if what I said hurt her, she needed to wake up. I wanted her to acknowledge exactly what she had to do from this point on.

"This is so obvious that even an elementary school kid should get it. There's only one thing we can do to prepare a counterattack." Ryuuen had
strategically taken out Sudou, which meant that we had to strategically get
Sudou back.

"You're throwing away a chance to obtain a weapon that belongs to you, and you alone," I said.

"He is a dog that is loyal to his master." Ryuuen said. "How brilliant."

"Thank you." Ayanokoji said.

"It was not a compliment." Ryuuen said dryly.

"For me it is."

'Why does this conversation looks familiar?'

"A weapon for me alone?"

"If you're aiming for Class A, there's a limit to how much you can do on your own. Right now, you're in a situation where you can't do much of anything. You're going to face more and more exams like this in the future. When those take place, Sudou will definitely become a valuable asset. For you to make use of that asset, what should you do right now? Pray that your injured leg heals miraculously?"

"And to think that Sudo-kun would have been expelled after a month." Ike shuddered.

"Yeah, our class will definitely lose when it comes to that." Shinohara agreed.

'He anticipated that an exam like this will take place?' Mashima thought. He glanced at the boy and noted his blank expression. 'He is sure more than what he lets on.'

Just as I used Hirata and Karuizawa as my weapons, Horikita had the opportunity to obtain a weapon of her own. It would be foolish for her to let
that chance go by.

"I..."

"I'll let you think about it. That's my only advice."

There was nothing more for me to tell her. Right now, Horikita needed defeat and rebirth.

Horikita let everything sinks in her head. In other to lead her class and to develop on her own, then perhaps she needed this wake up call. No matter how harsh.

Ayanokoji quietly observed the girl in front of him. He's curious on what's going on her head. Most importantly, on how she'll grow as a leader and individual.

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