Back in the room, Sakayanagi finally calmed down.

"You're back. The exam is over," Kamuro Masumi sat on the bed, idly playing with her phone.

"Your plan seems to have failed. Everyone in the group is praising Katsuragi for preserving Class A's points."

As she spoke, she glanced at Sakayanagi, expecting to see a look of frustration, but instead, she saw a calm face.

"I shouldn't have played along with him. He was leading me on from the start."

"Leading you on?" Kamuro Masumi was puzzled, and then she saw Arisu Sakayanagi bend down to take off her small leather shoes, revealing her clean and fair feet wrapped in a layer of white silk.

If Kaoru Mitoma were here, he might have held those dainty feet and started licking them earnestly...

Kamuro Masumi's face flushed slightly.

Why was she thinking about that perverted foot fetishist at a time like this?

However, she didn't notice that Arisu Sakayanagi's face was also slightly red, clearly having thought of a certain perverted foot fetishist as well, especially after personally experiencing it.

She couldn't help but recall the sensation from that time.

"He was manipulating me yesterday, deliberately claiming he knew the answers to the exam, then provoking me. He was certain I wouldn't let Katsuragi-kun steal the spotlight," Arisu Sakayanagi forced herself to remain calm.

"Just as he expected, I had no choice but to follow his line of thinking."

Kamuro Masumi watched her put on her indoor slippers and asked, "But your plan was pretty good, wasn't it? I couldn't find any flaws in it."

"That's exactly what Mitoma-kun wanted you to feel. Because it was a plan you came up with yourself, you naturally felt confident," Arisu Sakayanagi said as she sat on the bed, only to feel a strange sensation in her ass, causing her body to stiffen.

Kamuro Masumi scratched her head.

Honestly, there were times when she really couldn't understand what Arisu Sakayanagi and Kaoru Mitoma were talking about.

"Hehehe, so in the end, it was because I was too confident, wasn't it?" Arisu Sakayanagi chuckled for a while before falling silent again.

"I might have underestimated him a little."

It wasn't hard to see that Kaoru Mitoma had planned from the very beginning to abandon Class A's VIP Student.

Moreover, what seemed like a bold and arrogant declaration at the time was actually just a ploy to lure her into the game.

Because both of them realized that it would be too difficult to achieve a complete victory while also protecting their own class's VIP Student.

Not to mention Honami Ichinose, Kakeru Ryuen had the ability to control the VIP Student of his entire class.

Anyone who disagreed could simply be beaten into submission by him.

Therefore, Ryuen would eventually deduce the answers to the exam as well.

Given this, figuring out how to handle their own class's VIP Student was clearly a difficult task.

For Arisu Sakayanagi, it was only natural to open up the situation from here.

She couldn't just leave this weak point unattended.

Or perhaps, the reason Kaoru Mitoma didn't end the exam immediately was because he had been waiting for her to make a choice.

"Did you just meet with him?" Kamuro Masumi suddenly realized.

Even someone as clueless as her should have noticed something was off, seeing how Arisu Sakayanagi kept talking about a certain someone after returning.

"Fufufu, are you jealous, Kamuro-san?" Arisu Sakayanagi teased her with a sly smile, while also subtly avoiding the topic.

"How boring. I just think it's about time you admitted it," Kamuro Masumi said. "You're no match for that perverted foot fetishist. Just obediently be his little maid."

Arisu Sakayanagi narrowed her eyes, then saw Kamuro Masumi holding her phone out.

"Take a look. Almost no one in the group is on your side anymore. Even if you keep insisting, everyone's first impression of you is gradually getting worse."

From Kamuro Masumi's phone screen, Arisu Sakayanagi saw a lot of chat logs.

The Katsuragi faction was gloating, while the Sakayanagi faction remained silent, too afraid to speak up.

In this atmosphere, the other students also began to echo the Katsuragi faction's opinions.

The Sakayanagi faction quickly fell into decline, no longer possessing the momentum to rival the Katsuragi faction as they once did.

And all of this was because their leader had repeatedly fallen into Kaoru Mitoma's traps.

Arisu Sakayanagi fell silent.

Whether she could become the leader of Class A, of course, depended on everyone's choice.

Whether through coercion, bribery, or relying on her own interpersonal relationships, she would at least need people to vote for her, right?

However, from this perspective, Arisu Sakayanagi was already on shaky ground.

There was just one thing she couldn't figure out.

"They didn't mention Mitoma-kun name?" Arisu Sakayanagi frowned. "I originally thought Katsuragi-kun was collaborating with him, but it seems he had a different idea."

"Huh?" Kamuro Masumi was confused again.

You glanced at the chat records and already know what Kaoru Mitoma is thinking?

"Nothing, I just think his approach is a bit troublesome." Arisu Sakayanagi paused, then smiled at Kamuro.

"Kamuro-san, we're friends, right? Why would you want me to be his maid?"

Kamuro Masumi quickly shrunk back.

Her smile was completely devoid of any warmth—it was terrifying.

"Didn't you already do something indecent with him?"

"Huh?"

"..."

In the end, Kamuro Masumi apologized to Arisu Sakayanagi.

*****

The last day of the summer trip was also the final day of the Exam.

However, for most students, it was practically an early vacation.

Except for Class A and a few students who knew what was going on, the rest were completely in the dark.

As soon as Kaoru Mitoma arrived at the café, he heard people around him discussing the exam.

Some had already heard parts of the process from their friends in Class A.

"Kaoru-kun, over here!" Kushida waved at him with a bright smile.

Perhaps her voice was a bit loud, attracting quite a few glances.

The girl herself was pure and cute, undoubtedly a little angel.

Meeting a boy in a café naturally drew attention.

Kaoru Mitoma was quite surprised.

The night before last, she had been wearing a collar, her face flushed, letting him lead her around on all fours.

Now, she acted as if nothing had happened, her smile incredibly sweet.

"I had some things to take care of last night, so I couldn't reply to you. Sorry." Kaoru Mitoma sat down across from Kushida, noticing the slight upward curve of her lips before she quickly smoothed it out.

"It's fine. Kaoru-kun must have had more important things to handle." Kushida wasn't angry.

Her efficiency was impressive—she had completed the task Kaoru Mitoma entrusted to her within a day.

After saying that, she took out her phone and showed Kaoru Mitoma the screen.

"This girl is Morofuji from Class C. She ran into Karuizawa at the café. According to Matsushita-san, she apparently cut in line and knocked Morofuji, who was waiting in line, to the ground."

The photo on the phone showed a timid girl, exuding an aura of someone who was too honest.

No wonder Kei Karuizawa had the confidence to act that way.

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