Kakegurui: Ten Consecutive Guaranteed Hits

Volume 1 Chapter 16: Can't Sit Still? That's Impossible

Kurume's face turned ugly.

She mustered up the courage to try and frame Kiyohei, but her plan was exposed on the spot. Her own video had become her own damning evidence.

Kurume's expression twisted, and the charming, bashful look on her face disappeared in an instant. She realized that this person was even more real than she had thought. When he couldn't be extorted, he revealed his true face just like that?

"I messed up this time. Let's just forget about what happened earlier," she said with an unpleasant expression. She quickly put her clothes back on and turned to leave the room, but Kiyohei stopped her.

"Hey, you're leaving just like that? Don't you want to ask if I'll let you go?" Kiyohei shook his phone and leisurely said, "The ball is in my court now. If you don't want this recording to be exposed, you better come back and be honest."

"What do you want?" Kurume stopped in her tracks and turned to face Kiyohei with a serious expression.

Kiyohei, holding the recording, had the power now. If he spread this recording, he wouldn't even need to take action himself. The other girls would intensify their mistreatment of her, making her life even more miserable.

She didn't want to become a "captive" for the next three years. She refused to let that happen. She would go crazy!

"What's wrong? Weren't you just now eager to repay me for my kindness? Now you don't want to?" Kiyohei teased.

"If it wasn't for wanting to take advantage of you, who would want to do this?" Kurume said with annoyance. "I made a mistake this time. I didn't expect you, a newcomer, to be so cunning. What do you want? I surrender."

"What do you mean by cunning? I was just being prepared. If it wasn't for your initiative to try and frame me, this recording wouldn't have been necessary," Kiyohei said.

Kurume had switched concepts without a care...

Kiyohei shook his head helplessly. "I just want to ask you a few questions. First, why didn't you change your clothes in the girls' restroom?"

If she hadn't been using the hairdryer in the boys' restroom, Kiyohei wouldn't have bumped into her.

Reluctantly, Kurume replied, "Those girls who mistreat me always stick together. They had planned it in advance, and I'm sure they were waiting for me in the girls' restroom. If I had gone there, it would have been walking into a trap."

As a note, in hotels and other places, people often install hidden cameras in power outlets, routers, ashtrays, and other inconspicuous locations. Without careful inspection, you wouldn't realize they were hidden cameras. It's always important to stay vigilant.

Now with evidence and witnesses, Kurume couldn't defend herself anymore.

"Tsk." Kurume made a disgusted sound. Her previously charming and bashful expression vanished, and her face contorted. She transformed faster than a female celebrity in the entertainment industry.

This person was too real... He revealed his true face when he couldn't trick me.

"Why do they bully you?" Kiyohei couldn't help but ask, curious about the situation.

Kurume let out a cold snort. "What other reason could there be? It's because I'm livestock, and they're humans, superior to me. Isn't it natural for the strong to humiliate the weak?"

"Is that really the only reason?" Kiyohei felt that Kurume wasn't telling the whole truth.

"...Fine, I admit that part of it is my fault," Kurume said reluctantly, feeling uneasy under Kiyohei's gaze. She turned her face away and said unwillingly, "Actually, that girl used to be livestock too. She had enough money to pay the tribute, but she became livestock for a month because she lost to me in a bet. Now she's seeking revenge on me."

Women really hold grudges heavily... Kiyohei sighed. Luckily, he hadn't intervened earlier; otherwise, he might have become her target as well.

Now, what should Kiyohei do with Kurume? He hesitated as he looked at her.

Although he stopped her, he hadn't actually thought about what to do with her.

He couldn't possibly release the recording, right? What kind of person would he become if he did that? But he also wanted to teach this girl a lesson and make her understand the consequences of her extortion attempt.

Kiyohei pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "Kurume, do you want to break free from being livestock?"

Kurume let out a disdainful snort and helplessly said, "Of course I do, but what can I do? My family is just an ordinary one, and they give me a monthly allowance of at most 50,000 yen. If I lose it in gambling, I have no capital left and can only become livestock."

Kurume also regretted her decision. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have chosen this school. The tuition fees weren't expensive, so she worked hard to get into this school. The allowance her parents gave her was already generous, but little did she know about the tribute system in this school. Her monthly allowance of 50,000 yen was simply not enough.

Moreover, she couldn't tell her parents about this due to the school rules.

Kiyohei thought for a moment and took out 100,000 yen from his wallet, handing it to Kurume.

Kurume stood there dumbfounded, unable to react.

Kiyohei said, "The minimum requirement to break free from being livestock is 100,000 yen, right? With this money, you should be able to break free."

"Why are you giving me money?" Kurume was extremely cautious, quickly hugging herself. "You don't think 100,000 yen can buy my body, do you? Let me tell you, I'm not that cheap!"

"How much would it take to buy it then?"

"At least one million!"

Seeing Kiyohei taking her seriously and about to actually get one million yen for her, Kurume quickly changed her tune, "I just mentioned a price earlier; I haven't decided whether to sell or not!"

Kiyohei regretfully withdrew his hand, and Kurume breathed a sigh of relief.

It's really enviable to have a million yen in your wallet just like that... If I had money, I wouldn't choose to extort others...

Kurume still accepted the 100,000 yen, sighing as if she had given up resistance. "Tell me, what do you want me to do with this money? You're not just pitying me, are you?"

"I haven't figured out the specifics yet, but let's make a deal," Kiyohei said, pondering with his chin in his hand. "Simply put, I'll give you a monthly salary, and you help me keep an eye on the news in the school. You must truthfully inform me of anything I want to know. If you can gather any useful information, I'll give you additional bonuses... How does that sound?"

"...Is it that simple?" Kurume felt an unrealistic sensation. This guy not only didn't intend to threaten her, but he also said he would give her a salary?

"Really, if you're not interested, forget it." Kiyohei hadn't planned to do anything to this girl in the first place. He only said these things opportunistically.

Kurume wouldn't say anything even if she disagreed.

"No problem, let's exchange LINE contacts!" Kurume quickly agreed. How could she miss such a rare opportunity?

She snatched Kiyohei's phone and tried to delete the recording, but unfortunately, Kiyohei had set a password on his phone. Without the password, she couldn't delete any data files.

She had no choice but to honestly give her contact information to Kiyohei.

Although Kurume was compliant with her body, she didn't hold back with her words. She complained while operating the phone, "By the way, why are you so cautious? Even when I actively seduce you, you remain unfazed. Is something wrong with your body?"

"After all, the place is not right. We're in a storage room without any atmosphere. If you scream, I'll be in big trouble. If it were in a love hotel, rest assured, even if you don't make a move, I would." Kiyohei sneered and retorted without yielding to Kurume.

"Besides... Whether I made a move or not, you know best, don't you?"