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

“Wait a moment!” Behind Katsuragi, a loud voice suddenly penetrated ear drums.

It made him turn around?

Eyes slightly dropping, cheeks frowning, Katsuragi then even made a blank face, to show.....“Ryuen? what are you doing here, old friend?”

“I’m here to make a deal with your owner,” After being greeted in such a nice manner, Ryuen also showed a pleasant smile.

“Deal? Are you trying to black market your products?” Katsuragi studied his face, making a wild guess, judging on Yahiko’s past dealings with him, also knowing Ryuen was even caught by the President, for doing very similar things.

“......” Ryuens’s eyes lost his previous fooling attitude, and sharpened his glare like a predator.

As much as he didn’t want to admit it, he really needed to make this proposal....a success.

It also goes both ways. Especially for Katsuragi, who already found quite difficult to humiliate Sakayanagi’s prestige.

Especially, since Yahiko’s past heroic actions....

But, at this moment, Ryuen decided to open his arms in a hugging manner, let out a chuckle, “Kuku, you caught me this time, Katsuragi....”

In this way, he actually dares to pretend, like it’s Katsuragi, who is the one begging here, “For this exam, our class D will provide, your Class A with materials worth 300 S poin-”

”So kind, you are really my best friend, Ryuen!” It was Yahiko, who blurted out subconsciously and looked at this magneta-haired boy in disbelief.

“What about the conditions?” Katsuragi obviously didn’t believe, this Leader of Class D’s two-faced words, not seemed very excited like Ryuen thought him to be.

“Very plain” Ryuens’s lips twitched, and did his best to make his offer look both mouth-watering, and downgraded at the same time.

“Class A will provide me with 30,000 points/ student every month until graduation...”

“Fuck you?” Katsuragi repeated, his expression now a little solemn.

“Yes, give it to me.” Ryuen nodded his head, while putting both his palms inside. Obviously, Katsuragi has no mind of being physical with.

Use the scores from Class D to seek benefits for myself, and use the power of Extra characters to gain personal rewards in an above board manner, is the kind of method, Ryune likes to approach.

’I am not even afraid....this matter will be exposed, let alone causing turmoil in Class D....’

Have plenty of means to suppress those bastards with no-faces.

Not afraid of their rebellion in the slightest.

’I will directly break their nuts....’

Moreover, Ryuen didn’t say that he would completely monopolize it.

’I could even suppress them, by giving away half of it....’

“What a joke!” Yahiko suddenly became angry, even forgetting his polite tone, “I don’t want a buddy like you!”

“Do you think, I will agree to such a thing?! I am not a fool, who gets caught by the President for stealing!”

”Katsuragi-san, you absolutely cannot agree with him!” Yahiko shouted at the top of his lungs, while glaring at Ryuen like a vicious dog.

“This child is so noisy......” Mashima-sensei, who is resting inside, couldn’t help but mutter out loud.

Ryuen, on the other hand, also stopped to glance in Yahiko’s direction, while Katsuragi just lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

’I have to admit that Ryuen’s condition is quite good, making me very excited.....’

On the surface, if 300 initial S points from this exam can be left and eventually added to the Class score.

Then, equivalent to 30,000 points more for each student, every month!

Indeed for students born in Class A, the amount of Living expenses don’t have much value.

What’s given more importance, is the status of Class A....Name your points?

A Standard needs to be maintained, well-known fact among the people of Class A.

Only, Even Yahiko could see something was wrong here.

Because although it seems like a good proposal, once the deal is agreed to, Ryuen will get 1.2 million points from Class A every month, which is not a lot.

But, Katsuragi can no longer guarantee that, he can save these 300 points.

Rather say, Class A’s Initial score of 300 points has already been deducted by 30 because Sakayanagi was forced to play house, and then 50 were deducted by Yahiko.

There are only 220 points left.

At the same time, 1st day of the Island exam, not 3 even hours passed yet.

There are quite huge risks in the long process.

For example, no matter what violations occur within these 7 days, or someone has to withdraw due to illness, or the final stage of guessing the Team leader.

If Katsuragi made the wrong choice, or his enemy guessed Class A’s own..

Points will be deducted!

’In other words, even if I agree with Ryuen, the remaining 220 points of the class’s initial S points will probably be gone in the end....’

This is a huge gambling.

Ryuen will get all the benefits, but Class A may just lose everything.

’Kuku.....’

Plain deal, Kiss my ass?!!

’Don’t think, I am stupid!’

Equivalent to Class A taking all the risk on behalf of Ryuen, which is a double loss.

This type of condition, does not sound nice to Katsuragi at all.

Even less friendly.

But, he was still a little tempted, Katsuragi can’t afford to lose Deserted Island exam.

His repeated failures can easily arouse the distrust of the students in Class A....maybe even lose his own people.

At the same time, Class C marked a bit too many bases.

’Although, I confirmed the identity of their Team leader as Koenji Rokusuke, it would be really unsettling if my own.....’

There is also Class B to deal with.

Katsuragi needs a stable method, because as long as he lives on the island, he will definitely have consumption, and after such deductions, there will not be many points, left after the exam in the last 7 days.

And, that’s the main reason, Katsuragi was forced to come here just now.

Exchange S points for materials.

’Then, even if I don’t agree with Ryuen, S points of my class are only going to be used....’

The money given to Ryuen off-site or forced to continue spending this time on the exam?

“What do you think, Katsuragi?”

Ryuen, now had a calm smile on his face, looking very relaxed.

According. to canon, Katsuragi would never refuse his deal.

Ryuen is very aware of the current situation of Class A.

Even though Sakayanagi Arisu did not come, Katsuragi did not take advantage of these rare moments.

On the contrary, I just got yelled at, so Katsuragi is under a lot of pressure right now.

”Trading is okay, but I don’t need your 300 points....”

“What else do you want then?” Ryuen couldn’t help, but made a snide remark, after hearing what Katsuragi has to say.

“The risk is thrown at our head, but what about you, Ryuen?!”

“Yeah, just like that Katsuragi-san!”

“Keep going”

“My counter is that, Ryuen Kakeru, must do everything in his power, to find out the identities of the Leaders of Class B, and C!” Katsuragi laid the bare facts out, and this is probably how, Original Volume 3 went behind the scenes.

”Oh?” Ryuen also grinned, hearing this, it only allowed his blood to flow more.

Both, Katsuragi and him, thought of riding the same boat.

We’re going to play together!

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