Kouenji's physical fitness was very strong.
At the same time, his observational skills were also excellent.
"I was just photographed."
After swiping the card and leaving with Hachiman, Kouenji said.
"When are you planning to withdraw and change the Team Leader?" Hikigaya said.
This question came out of nowhere, but it seemed to make Kouenji smile slightly.
He always thought he was a genius, and ordinary people were mortals who could not understand geniuses.
They couldn't keep up with his thoughts.
So he disdained communicating with ordinary people.
At the same time.
When he was in this Class, sometimes he found it incredible, because how could there be such foolish people around him, even to the point that he was amazed.
However.
If they didn't provoke him, he wouldn't do anything.
Rather, he actually wasn't willing to do anything for this Class.
But this time, for the Uninhabited Island Exam, he put in effort, and it was also Hikigaya Hachiman's temptation, that the capable should do more, and then he could earn points through this Class.
Due to family reasons, he needed to come to this school and graduate with excellent status from Class A.
He didn't know the true nature of this school before, but after entering, he realized it when Hikigaya intentionally violated rules.
Only graduating from Class A was considered recognition by this school.
And as a proud genius, he naturally had to graduate with the most excellent status.
So he must either lead the Class to Class A and graduate from Class A, or obtain 20 million points to transfer to Class A upon graduation.
Although he himself had money and could exchange points with older students.
However, if he could earn these points himself, he was willing to.
"Probably at the end of the sixth day," Kouenji said. "If it's through illness, it will require some time to brew, but I plan to catch a few snakes."
Catch snakes, huh?
Then it would be getting bitten by a snake.
Although this island was an Uninhabited Island, there were snakes, and it was also because he saw snakes that Hachiman confirmed Horikita was very reliable.
"And you deliberately let my Team Leader identity be leaked to Ibuki, what are you thinking? Are you going to the 'Guess the Team Leader' stage?" Kouenji asked.
"It's not just that," Hachiman shook his head. "On one hand, it brings points to the Class, and on the other hand, I also hope to form an alliance with Class B. Then obtain points from Class B."
"..." Kouenji.
Kouenji understood. Hikigaya was deliberately having Ibuki transmit incorrect Team Leader information to Class D and Class A, who were allied with Class D.
Then make Class A lose points.
And if Class A loses points, it benefits Class B.
So this was doing business with Class B.
And being able to do business meant that Hikigaya Hachiman was also collecting points.
"Are you thinking of going solo?" Kouenji asked.
He himself planned to go solo, and if Hikigaya also wanted to go solo, it would be a good option.
This Class was truly beyond help.
"I don't have that idea. Going solo requires 20 million, but wouldn't 20 million be more appealing if exchanged for money?" Hikigaya said.
"..." Kouenji.
Then that's truly short-sighted.
Kouenji came from the Kouenji zaibatsu and had no interest in the school's rewards for Class A, such as exemption from exams and tuition to attend desired universities, or desired workplaces, etc., unlike ordinary students.
Because he was born superior.
And ordinary people, by cashing in on the school's rewards, could also enter a higher Class, which was very useful for themselves and their descendants.
As a result.
Hikigaya thought 20 million was more valuable.
"It seems a bit lacking in ambition, Hikigaya. I thought you wanted to cross classes and fly," Kouenji commented.
Is that so?
But Hachiman and Kouenji had different ideas.
Because, between 20 million and an opportunity to make a name for himself, he would still choose 20 million.
Because making a name for oneself could lead to various problems.
But 20 million was something tangible that could be touched.
And.
Want to cross classes?
Hikigaya felt that besides his own efforts. There was also another channel.
That was.
If he could meet a rich woman willing to support him, wouldn't that also be crossing classes?
It's just that ordinary people need to spend a lot of time or effort to accumulate a certain economic foundation, and then through struggle, there's only a slight possibility of crossing classes.
This fact truly made one feel cruel.
...
So, Hikigaya and Kouenji, feeling cruel, continued to swipe base points.
Around seven o'clock, the two returned to the base point.
And the students were already awake.
The sky looked like it was about to rain but didn't.
However, the air on the island was very comfortable.
The students had already started washing up.
And Hachiman found that Ibuki was still in the camp.
And.
"Morning."
Ibuki sat by the campfire and actually initiated a greeting to Hachiman.
"Morning," Hachiman replied.
"Are you the Team Leader?" However, Ibuki unexpectedly spoke to Hikigaya.
And the topic was so direct.
Hachiman felt he might be a straightforward man, but Ibuki seemed to be a super straightforward woman.
Because it was almost as if she had written on her face that she already knew the Team Leader information of his Class.
Didn't Horikita Suzune's face, after washing up and coming to the campfire, also show a surprised look?
Which meant that she had indeed taken a photo of Kouenji swiping the card.
"Why do you say that?" Hachiman asked, maintaining a calm expression.
"Because you just came back from outside with Kouenji, didn't you?" Ibuki said. "Usually, you guys surround you, Sudo, and Kouenji to swipe cards at the base point."
"And today Sudo didn't go with you," Ibuki said.
"..." Hachiman didn't speak this time.
And Ibuki seemed to be in a good mood; she continued,
"However, I think your Class had better be careful. Your Class occupies so many base points this time. If the Team Leader is guessed, all your efforts will be in vain," Ibuki said. "Because you took me in, I can keep my mouth shut. I won't tell anyone, but you'd better be more careful."
"Then thank you," Hachiman said, his expression seemingly darkening.
"...By the way, will you believe me?" Ibuki continued to ask.
"Of course I believe you," Hikigaya said. "Because there's no way you'd be acting with Ryuen, right? The bruises on your face haven't even faded yet."
"..." Ibuki.
Ibuki was indeed acting with Ryuen.
However, she felt that the sympathy points for her facial injuries were received, so she hadn't been suspected yet.
However, Hikigaya was acting with her because the person she photographed as the Team Leader was Kouenji.
But Hikigaya acted as if he was the Team Leader.
This meant he was wary of her and wanted to disguise himself.
But it was a pity, Hikigaya, your Class was finished.
Although she was taken in, she had her own position.
So, even though they were all good people, she could only do bad things.
"Thank you for believing me," Ibuki said, then lowered her head.
But Hikigaya, who believed her, looked back at the lovely Little Angel with golden hair who walked out with Horikita Suzune.
"..." Kushida Kikyo realized she was being watched.
Then she saw Hikigaya looking at her.
Kushida immediately understood.
This was Hikigaya's agreement with her.
To let her underwear be stolen once...
To force Ibuki away.
But now, right here, right now?
Damn it.
Kushida felt that Hikigaya had given her a difficult task, testing her acting skills.
Only.
"I always feel sticky when I wake up in the morning," Kushida said.
"Yeah, the weather seems to have gotten a bit warmer, Kikyo, do you want to go take a shower first?" Wang Meiyu, who was beside her, said.
Wang Meiyu was Kushida's best friend and also knew that Kushida had a habit of showering in the morning.
"Mhm," Kushida nodded, then turned and went to the tent.
She returned to the tent.
There was no one in the tent.
Horikita had been feeling unwell these past few days, but her condition was good today, and the blush on her face had disappeared, so her cold should be gone.
It was a joyous occasion.
But for Kushida, she now had trouble.
Because she had to act like her underwear was stolen.
Before, Karuizawa's underwear was stolen, and then Karuizawa cried.
And Hikigaya, that old straight man, seemed to be trying to restore Karuizawa's popularity, and was also preparing to have her underwear stolen.
It was so annoying.
Only.
She had acting skills.
So.
"Ah--"
Kushida's voice came from the tent.
"Why is this happening..."
"My underwear was stolen."
Kushida's anxious and scared voice came through.
The surrounding girls rushed over, and soon everyone heard Kushida's crying.
If Karuizawa, as a member of the Student Council and having contributed to everyone in the previous exam, had already become famous in the Class, then after her underwear was stolen, Shinohara Satsuki immediately stood up for her.
And now.
Kushida was everyone's angel, and something had happened to her too.
Naturally, many people wanted to help.
Then.
"Who is it?!"
"How could someone do something so outrageous?!"
"Exactly, I'm so envious!"
"No, what kind of pervert did this?!"
Although he felt that there might really be a pervert in the Class, Hachiman also stood up.
Hirata also rushed over.
It was difficult for the Class to get along, and then conflicts arose again, which he did not want to see.
But he also remembered that Hikigaya had said when Karuizawa's underwear was stolen that he would steal Kushida's underwear again.
And now this matter aligned.
So he quickly started acting.
Acting as if he wanted everyone to get along and not argue.
Only.
"If it wasn't someone from our Class, then it can only be someone from another Class?" Someone said.
Someone from another Class.
And as soon as this "outsider" was mentioned, many gazes turned to Ibuki.
Ibuki was from another Class.
"..." Ibuki.
"Everyone, calm down!"
Ibuki, whose name was called at this time, didn't mind. She calmly stood up.
"Although it's best to thoroughly investigate such a perverted incident."
"But, as an outsider, I am indeed the most suspicious."
"So."
She proactively took out her backpack. "Girls, check it."
"And."
"I've decided to give up, I'm going back to the ship," she said.
"No, Ibuki, no one wants to drive you away!" Hirata, who was always kind to others, immediately said.
"Let's go check on Yamauchi first," Horikita Suzune said with a frown at this moment. "If this happens again, it's very likely the same culprit."
"If it's still Yamauchi," Horikita Suzune said, "then we can only report it to the Teacher after this exam."
Yamauchi was the scapegoat for the previous underwear incident, and three days had passed, but there were still many people who didn't believe Yamauchi.
So now that another underwear theft incident occurred, some girls' disgust towards Yamauchi increased.
They deeply agreed with Horikita Suzune's statement.
They even felt disgusted.
Their own classmate was such a pervert, they really didn't want to be in the same room anymore.
"But," Horikita Suzune raised her voice at this moment, "and if it's not Yamauchi."
"Then Ibuki," Horikita Suzune looked over, "we might not be able to keep you anymore."
"This exam is crucial," she said.
This meant that Ibuki was in the camp during both incidents.
So now, for safety, were they going to drive Ibuki away?
Ibuki looked at Horikita Suzune upon hearing this.
"I, an outsider, am suspicious, even though I didn't do such a thing, but... I'll still leave." But Ibuki quickly handed her backpack to Shinohara Satsuki, letting her check it, then directly put on her bag and turned around.
She walked away resolutely.
The students of Class C then silently watched her back.
But very quickly.
"By the way, Ibuki did it this time, right?" Sudo said. "I woke up at 6 AM. I didn't see anyone from another Class nearby."
"Ibuki did it," Horikita Suzune said, "Ever since the underwear theft incident occurred, I haven't slept at night. I've been feigning sleep."
"Then at 5 AM today, after Hikigaya and the others went to clear the strongholds, I found Ibuki acting and stealing Kushida's underwear," Horikita Suzune said.
"Why would she do such a thing?" And when Karuizawa's underwear was stolen for the first time, some people suspected Ibuki, and then some girls felt that Ibuki wasn't a pervert.
But now Horikita said that Ibuki was the culprit.
"Could it be that Ibuki is a pervert?"
"Maybe she really is a pervert, or maybe she's trying to divide our Class," Horikita Suzune said. "Don't forget, she's from another Class after all. If they guess our Class's Team Leader, their Class can get bonus points."
"Then isn't that super bad?" Finally, some classmates reacted.
Only then did they realize they had brought a wolf into the house.
"Don't worry," Hachiman said. "Ibuki didn't get information about our Class's Team Leader. Because if she really got information about our Class's Team Leader, then she wouldn't need to repeatedly steal underwear to cause conflict among us."
"That makes sense." Some saintly classmates felt relieved.
And Hachiman also felt very relieved.
Because.
The information she got was fake.
After leaving the Class C camp, Ibuki found the buried walkie-talkie midway and then went to Ryuen's side.
Only.
"Kushida's acting is really good," Hirata said with some admiration as he walked up to Hachiman after the Class settled down.
Because after Karuizawa's underwear was stolen, Hachiman had suggested the plan for Kushida's underwear to be stolen as well.
So Hirata knew that Kushida was helping with the act.
But she was still crying now, which was truly professional.
She was in the tent, and her best friend Wang Meiyu was still comforting her. Occasionally, sobbing could be heard.
"Probably," Hachiman said vaguely.
But he wasn't focused on that.
Rather.
Do girls always cry when their underwear is stolen?
It seems Karuizawa's reaction wasn't strange after all.
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