Moving back to Takuya—who was starting to get a headache from all the shouting—, he couldn’t help but raise his hand as he yelled, “Pipe down! This isn’t the time to argue!”

Upon hearing that, everyone fell silent. While they would’ve surely retorted before continuing to discuss among themselves in previous meetings, now that this much was on the line, they knew better than to diss Takuya off. Hell, even Masaru—who kept wanting to dethrone Takuya in the past—kept his mouth zipped, not daring t