"SO you didn't run away, Suzune. You came." said Ryuuen-kun.
"If I had run away, I truly would've been hopeless. I'm going to face my problems." I told him.
"You've got a good heart. You've become a finer woman than before." said Ryuuen-kun.
I wasn't exactly pleased to hear that from him. "Before we talk, why don't we put an end to this ridiculous charade, Kushida-san?" I asked.
"Huh? Charade? What in the world do you mean?" she replied.
As the setting sun colored the school building, I stared directly at her.
"If you want to pretend to be a good person, I don't particularly care. But you're not, are you? You leaked the information. That's how Class C was able to pull off what they did. That's why I'm here right now, like this, with Ryuuen-kun. Am I wrong?"
"Come on, now. Who did you hear that from? Hirata-kun? Ayanokouji-kun?"
"Neither. These are my own feelings on the matter. I couldn't shake off my uneasiness. Ryuuen-kun's the only one here right now. Don't you think it's time we cut to the chase and confront each other?" I asked.
"Confront each other? What do you mean?"
"Way back at the start of our first semester, I saw you trying to convince Kouenji-kun to give up his seat on the bus. To be completely honest, I didn't recognize you. But immediately afterward, I remembered."
I looked at her and didn't say anything. I wanted her to have that feeling of anticipation.
If she was working with Ryuuen-kun, she'd continue to conspire against me. The only reason she hadn't yet acted more directly was that she thought she didn't have to.
"Kushida Kikyou-san, you attended my junior high."
For the first time ever, I saw her expression change, but then another smile crept onto her face.
"Of course you remember. I was quite the problem child, I suppose." Kushida-san replied. She lowered her eyes in silence.
"However, I don't care about what happened. I intend to reach Class A and that's all."
"And how will I believe you?"
"It's up to you. It's meaningless to talk about what's already been done." I replied. Ryuuen-kun smiled while he listened to our conversation, looking as though he was enjoying himself.
"Well then, you understand what I'm after, right? You know what I want to do?" Kushida-san asked.
"Yes. I've already realized what you want. You want to chase me out of this school. Aren't you taking quite a large risk, though? If I exposed the truth, you'd lose your popularity."
"Me or Horikita-san? It's obvious which of us is more loved. I suppose you could say I'm someone who hedges her bets." Kushida-san replied.
"Even if no one believed what I said, there'd still be lingering doubts. You can't deny the fact that we attended the same junior high." I told her.
"I suppose you're right. But if you do happen to tell anyone about me, I will drag the brother you so love and respect into this." she said.
"You think you can win against him."
"It's not that I can win against him."
She creepily smiled at me, dead in the eye.
"I will win against him."
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Classroom of the Elite: Crimson Usurper (V5-V11.5)
FanfictionREAD VOLUME 1 TO VOLUME 4.5! SORRY, THAT IT'S SEPERATED INTO DIFFERENT BOOKS! Welcome to the School Full of Elite Students! Ryuen has begun starting his attacks against Class C- slowly but surely trying to make his way towards victory. But what if h...
