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In a quiet corner of the courtyard, under a maple tree.

The secret base that once belonged to Kagura Hikaru was now occupied by a group of girls.

Kohinata Motoyo, Ai Cheng Hua Lian, and Saijo Mari, three of them either sitting or standing, watched Kiryu Hina approaching from a distance.

"Ladies, how is everything going?" Kiryu Hina walked over and sat down on the bench, holding her arms and asking.

With a smile, Kohinata Motoyo stroked her cheek with one hand: "The Discipline Committee's efficiency isn't bad. They found twenty-two cats in one afternoon, and I'm waiting for them to return the remaining twenty-eight."

"The Swimming Club has also sought help from the Discipline Committee, as they couldn't remove the dye by themselves in such a short time," said Saijo Mari.

Ai Cheng Hua Lian hesitated: "As for the Volleyball Club... the issue of their stuff being tampered with, we talked to the teacher. The teacher was very angry, and the Discipline Committee members said they would investigate."

Kiryu Hina curled her lips slightly: "Well done, that should keep the Discipline Committee busy for a while."

The Discipline Committee was both Ayakoji Chiyoko's core support and her most substantial reliance, whereas the Student Council only had access to political resources, and the Discipline Committee could provide much more practical action than the Student Council.

Keeping the Discipline Committee busy so they had no time to help Ayakoji Chiyoko was Kiryu Hina's purpose.

By now, the Discipline Committee was probably already incapacitated, with too many issues to deal with. The manpower Ayakoji Chiyoko could mobilize was likely less than a third of the original, as if she had lost an arm, and that arm was her dominant one.

And what followed would be a series of similar events.

Such conspicuous pranks; she knew Ayakoji Chiyoko would definitely suspect her involvement—it was expected.

But even so, it didn't matter because she had long stood in opposition anyway.

What she was thinking about now was only buying time to let Kagura Hikaru remember more things. Today was just the beginning.

"How did the negotiation with the News Department go?" asked Kohinata Motoyo, "Did they accept it?"

"Of course, they couldn't resist the opportunity to trump the Society Discussion Meeting," Kiryu Hina said as a matter of course.

"Do they know they're going up against Ayakoji Chiyoko?"

"I didn't say."

As if she had guessed, Kohinata Motoyo showed an unsurprised expression and sighed, "You, how can you deceive people into this situation?"

"They will come to understand on their own given time," Kiryu Hina said nonchalantly, waving her hand, "By the time they realize it, they would've already boarded our 'pirate ship,' and it would not be easy to jump off. Instead, they would end up offending both sides."

"Pirate ship…" Saijo Mari muttered under her breath, "And here I thought we were on the side of justice."

"That is indeed the case. We are doing this to help Kagura!" Ai Cheng Hua Lian said with wide eyes, "President Kiryu, you went to see him today, right? How does he look? Any signs of recovering memories?"

"Not at all."

Mentioning this made Kiryu Hina gloomy, as she frowned deeply, "I took Kagura Hikaru to the elementary school we attended together, hoping to use our graduation photo from those years to prove my existence in his past, but he just fainted on the spot."

"Fainted, fainted?!"

"Is Kagura alright?"

"He's fine, he's fine, he woke up after just a few seconds," Kiryu Hina gestured for them to calm down.

"Hmm... such a reaction, could it be a post-traumatic symptom?" Kohinata Motoyo thoughtfully touched her chin, giving Kiryu Hina a helpless look, "What have you done to him?"

"Nothing at all—I'm lying, but could it really be that serious?" Kiryu Hina knitted her brows.

"Don't forget that his amnesia is related to physical trauma; perhaps we shouldn't push him too hard."

"No, the longer it drags on, the more complete Ayakoji Chiyoko's control over him will become."

"Right, you said she's been continually instilling false memories into Kagura," Saijo Mari said, "That will affect Kagura Hikaru's memory recovery, won't it?"

"Can we persuade President Ayakoji to stop?" Karen also asked, careful not to overstep.

"There will be an impact on the treatment, but as for Ayakoji Chiyoko having a change of heart... my judgment is that she won't," Kiryu Hina shook her head.

"It seems we have no choice but to stop her."

Saijo Mari and Karen exchanged a glance, both revealing resolute expressions.

"Speaking of which," Kohinata Motoyo asked, "where is Hosaka Yui? She doesn't seem to be with you."

Kiryu Hina replied, "I gave her a task that will take some time, so don't worry about her."

Just then, they heard rustling noises nearby.

A pretty little white cat walked out from behind a maple tree, traversing beneath the bench to rub against the legs of Kiryu Hina and her companions.

Kohinata Motoyo picked her up, placed her on her lap to scratch the cat's head, and said while laughing, "Next, it all depends on what Ayakoji Chiyoko will do, how she will make her move."

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It wasn't until 8:30 p.m. that Ayakoji Chiyoko finally returned home.

Upon entering, she noticed men's leather shoes at the genkan (entryway).

Inside the larger Japanese-style room, there was Ryoma Ayakoji, sitting alone at a low table, drinking whisky, with the room filled with the scent of alcohol.

"Ah, Chiyoko!" Ryoma Ayakoji greeted, a bit tipsy, raising his hand, "Welcome home!"

Ayakoji Chiyoko wrinkled her nose. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

"I did tell you, I sent a text, but you didn't respond," he said.

Ayakoji Chiyoko silently took out her phone and glanced at it.

Indeed, there was an unread message from her father.

And a slew of messages from the school.

Neither the Student Council nor the Discipline Committee would bother her for no reason. The sudden influx of so many messages meant there must be trouble.

Ayakoji Chiyoko first skimmed through their messages, her expression growing darker and her grip on the phone tightening with a creak.

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The Girls' Volleyball Club's room had been turned upside down by an unknown person, and the surveillance outside the old school building captured only a boy wearing a duckbill cap entering during that time.

Then there was the Indoor Swimming Pool of Ugao High, someone had poured dye into it; the girls from the Swimming Club nearly fainted when they arrived, for the pool water had turned red, but the red dye stuck to the pool surface and couldn't be washed off after being drained.@@novelbin@@

Finally, the Drama Club claimed that fifty cats had gone missing within the school and requested the help of the Discipline Committee to find them.

Ayakoji Chiyoko remembered, the Girls' Volleyball Club was Karen's club, and normally the indoor swimming facility was locked, with keys only held by the Swimming Club and the Sports Committee, and to say nothing of the Drama Club, it was now under the purview of Kohinata Motoyo.

Karen, Saijo Mari, Kohinata Motoyo, as well as Kiryu Hina who left early and secretly went to see Kagura Hikaru.

All these incidents had occurred only after she had left the school.

Even if it were a coincidence, wasn't it too much of a coincidence?