Classroom Of The Elite 2nd Year - Full Volume
part 1

Part 1

Ryuen finished checking the last phone, after confirming the contents of their phone all by themselves.

The whole situation took about 20 minutes, and he spent less than a minute on each of the phones.

It was impossible to feel as if he had completely gone through it all. Most of the students had doubts, but none of them would dare to talk about it.

But for spies, the tens of seconds that their phone is being examined should be very long and stressful.

"I understand. It turns out that there is no information contained in this phone. ”

“Then, Nishino or one of the other 'innocent' turns out to be a traitor ..”

"Not that." Ibuki's resentment and doubt did not go away even with Ryuen's statement.

“But, actually, you didn't find a spy, did you? Explain to me what's going on here. Was there really a spy here in the first place? "

Ibuki's heart hesitated. Ryuen says there is a spy, but is it just a lie made to hide his failure?

Ryuen believes in an invisible presence working behind Horikita since he received the results of the uninhabited island test, but there has been no conclusive evidence since that “X” actually exists.

In fact, another class has started to notice a girl named Suzune Horikita.

“Proof is stronger than theory. In that case, let me personally tell you something. I assume this is something that everyone here already knows well. ”

Ryuen plays an audio file sent to her by 'X'. The voice on the recording was one that every student in Class C had heard before. Kakeru Ryuen's voice explains his strategy for the festival

sports for his classmates.

“This was sent to me when I was one step away from victory over the desperate Suzune. Thanks to this, I can't even see him prostrate to me, let alone earn points. Do you understand now?"

"Wait a minute. Even if we assume that you didn't record it yourself, but instead it was recorded by a spy, there are still strange questions that remain unanswered. We do not discuss detailed time

Horikita bowed down to you. They managed to figure out the whole plan as well as the details we didn't talk about? No problem."

Such a conclusion made sense when considering the details Ryuen provided. Not only was their strategy leaked out, but it was time to discuss with Horikita after the sports festival as well.

“That's a coincidence, purely a matter of possibility. The best time for him to move is after school after the sports festival is over. Besides, I don't believe any other party is interested in stopping Horikita's apology. Nothing was written in the message that came with the file

audio. "

"What's going on…?"

Ryuen analyzes the blank messages he receives that contain audio files.

“X, the ruler of Class D, very clearly told me that he knew the strategy I was making by sending me this audio file. Since he knew about my plan, he was able to dodge the attack

the one I targeted at Suzune at the sports festival. She should have been able to prevent Suzune from being defeated and was forced to apologize. However, this X deliberately ignores this fact. Despite knowing my strategy, I was allowed to defeat Suzune, and of course, she suffered because of this. He did not expect that he would be injured, and the results of the competition for Class D would not improve. On top of all this, there is a sense of guilt for hurting others. His mental state should be in a bad place. ”

"By letting Ryuen-san execute his strategy, did he not make the audio file into credible evidence?"

It was understandable why the mushroom-headed student with glasses, Kaneda, would think of this. Although the plan carries risks, if the plan fails completely and does not bring any results, the sound file

it will not be considered valid evidence. It was only considered a 'plot failed to defeat Horikita'.

“How intelligent you are, Kaneda. As long as we run the strategy, audio files have meaning. It makes sense as evidence. ”

“The plan made by this 'X' is really brutal. He knew danger was coming to his partner, but he did not take steps to avoid it. ”

"Yes. This type of man was not interested in Suzune's apology. That's the reason why nothing was written in that message. This was to say, from her point of view, she held nothing to Suzune's pride or to lose her arrogance. ”

“I don't understand. Wouldn't it be better to prevent Horikita from getting hurt ......? ”

Other students might agree with Ibuki's feelings on the topic. It was clear that Ryuen was intending to target Horikita, so X should be able to finish it before the sports festival starts. There are options available such as changing the participation table according to the Class C strategy, or sending an audio file to Ryuen to stop it first. If he did that, Horikita would not be hurt.

"What if X intends to send an audio file to school?"

If you know the enemy's plan beforehand, the typical strategy is to use this knowledge to save your classmates. But if there was a benefit to not doing anything and deliberately ignoring the plan, it was possible that he could take a big hit to Class C. If the audio file is given to the school after the operation is already played, Class C is undoubtedly the most suffering. If it is revealed that he deliberately used a foul play against Horikita, and then tried to squeeze out points as compensation, the worst outcome would be Ryuen being forced to quit.

But now that it's halfway through October, the chances of this happening have almost vanished completely. If they were to bring up such an old topic now, the investigation itself would not only be extremely troublesome, but Class C would be able to destroy all of their evidence and plan their retreat. So why would X do something like that?

“This naive fight has saved us completely by chance. Could it be said that he has not fully utilized his assets? He went out of his way to get

this information, but then start acting passively. If Horikita-san had paid Ryuen-san a personal point, we would have won, and that would have been X's defeat. ”

Kaneda analyzed the situation and came to this conclusion.

Since X has learned about their strategies before the sports festival, then he should have a full victory during the festival.

"That's not true. X has found a useful way to use information by deliberately not using it. Even if Suzune had paid personal points beforehand to redeem

wrongly, he could easily use the sound file as proof to retrieve it. He could enter a message like 'If you don't return my personal points, this matter will be published.' ”

"You mean he knows how to use threats, but he's on purpose

not using?"

“Ya, and she even allowed me to force Suzune to prostrate. Kowtowing, unlike personal points, is not something that

have a numerical value. It exists only in physical form. You can't cancel or reverse it later, right? ”

In other words, this is what is at the core of it all.The only thing X is aiming for is:

"That means, X welcomes the idea of playing with Suzune."

"This kind of situation ... I don't get it. Class C was saved by X, whom we didn't even know. ”

Ryuen is different from Ibuki. He knows why X would do such a thing.

"Kuku."

As long as Ryuen traced the source of the audio file, X would eventually be forced to show his face.

If Ryuen is desperate enough, she can even ask the school, which manages all the phones, to give her emails and call records, and she will then investigate and find X's identity thoroughly.

At the same time, he did not feel the obsession to ascend to Class A of X. He didn't feel like X had the urge to move there,

this was the conclusion Ryuen came to. At the same time, he also came to another conclusion.

“Well, we've slipped a little, so let's get back to the point. I'm not sure what method he used, but the fact remains that 'X is someone who thinks like me, and he has made someone a spy in this class for him. Because otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get the audio file. However, the reason is that X's true identity will remain hidden even if we find his spies. If the spies knew his identity, this game would be over when I found them. Therefore, in order to be able to conduct espionage, letters or other communication exchanges will be required. Although it was impossible for them to use ancient letters to communicate, that method would be extremely limited and inefficient. ”

“But there is no proof on anyone's phone. Are you sure you didn't miss any details? ”

"of course. I see the phone as a matter of principle. It was just to do for the sake of appearance. ”

"Huh? You said you'd know who the spy was if you just looked at his phone. Don't you?"

“Think carefully. If you were a spy, would you risk leaving a suspicious letter on your phone? ”

"I wouldn't. Therefore, I think checking a phone like this is just a waste of time. ”

"really. If you think about it, checking a mobile phone class is the obvious result of this. It is not difficult to destroy evidence. Even if those spies did not think of destroying it, X would definitely order them to do so. In other words, those spies were trying to look innocent by letting me see their phones. Those who refuse to show

to me their cell phones are obviously innocent, and spies won't take that chance. ”

Therefore, those who refused to let Ryuen see the contents of their cell phones like Nishino and the others, were inevitably excluded from her search. If someone is not a spy, in the end it doesn't matter if they are suspected. It was an action that was possible only because there were people who were able to speak. Of course, Ryuen could have just checked the contents of their phone to eliminate the small possibility that he was wrong, but that would only provoke friends

his class. This tactic was chosen because he relied on strength to dominate the class. Even if he had to bear some risks, his plan worked out in the end.

Since he hasn't seen every cell phone for a meaningful time, he has effectively told Class C students that he doesn't see any details of their personal lives at all. What Ryuen was looking for on the phone was not the presence or absence of suspicious letters, instead, she wanted to see the extent to which the spies were dominated by their invisible partner, the source said, and how scared they are. And what he saw of it ...

"I'll ask that spy again."

Ryuen stared at the eyes and movements of each person one by one.

“Are you afraid of the unknown X? Or me? Ask yourself which ones are really terrible to make enemies. Did you make a mistake? Remember when the reception was over? What happened to the people who rejected me? Right, Ishizaki? "

“Y-Ya ....”.

Ishizaki trembled slightly after being mentioned. Albert who was always calmly standing by Ryuen's side also gave a slight reaction. At first, no one agreed to Ryuen's orders. Both Ishizaki and Albert initially protested against him, but in the end, they both succumbed to the 'violence' that Ryuen and Ishizaki had far more battle experience, while Albert clearly had

superior physical strength.

However, it was these two men who fell to the ground in the end.

“The strongest force in the world is 'violence' when it is fully exercised. I will not give in to authority. Even if the school tries to expel me, I will definitely kill the traitor before that happens. Do you understand my point? If I end up being expelled for this betrayal, I will make sure to trample the life of the spy like an insect. ”

This is different from former OSIS chairman Horikita or current chairman of the osis, Nagumo who has dominated the gymnasium with authority.

Instead, Ryuen moved forward in a violent frenzy.

“I will receive a confession from the traitor now, but this will be your last chance. If you confess now, I promise not to get caught up in this betrayal, and swear

to prevent your classmates from accusing you in the future. As I said in the beginning, if you believe and obey me, I will lead this class to Class A. As long as you follow me, I will protect you. ”

Ryuen got off the table and stood in front of the class, observing the eyes of her classmates.

His words gave off the feeling that they were addressed to the entire class, and not just the spies in question.

"Do you understand? What does it mean to offend me? "

He looked into the eyes of the friends one by one. For Ryuen, this was the easiest way to find the traitor.

Then, Ryuen finally walked up to a female student and stood in front of her.

Of course, this is no coincidence. Ryuen had set him as a target from the start.

"What's wrong? Can you not look into my eyes? ”

"Ah ...... AAA ...... I'm ......"

Her breathing was irregular, and she had a face that was almost crying.

“Kuku. That's you, Manabe, a ClassC traitor. ”

Most of the students did not imagine it to be him, and were unable to understand this unexpected revelation.

“Do not be afraid, Manabe. You didn't take the initiative to report it to me, but I knew you were a spy from the start.Your skin had been bad from the start. There's no way for you to hide it. ”

Ryuen tidied her hair near her ears and touched her face. Manabe began to tremble as if he was exposed to extreme cold.

"Please. Sorry, I'm sorry, I--- ”

“Don't worry, I'll forgive you. I'll handle this with generosity. So let's listen up. Tell me the true nature of X that made you betray me. ”

Ryuen turns away from Shiho Manabe and glances sharply at her friends Nanami Yabu and Saki Yamashita.

(Part 1 End)