"Thump thump thump!"
"I already thought this Class was terrible, but there's really a pervert here!"
"Why would someone steal my underwear?!"
"So disgusting, I don't know what my underwear is going to be used for!"
"It's terrible!"
"It's terrible!"
On the fourth afternoon of being on the Uninhabited Island, outside the administrator's cabin by the wooden stakes, a girl with short blonde hair was venting her frustration.
She cursed and kicked the wooden stake. She wasn't exercising, but genuinely very upset.
She looked completely unkempt.
But this was the true side of Kushida Kikyo.
Because she was wearing sportswear, even when she lifted her leg, her skirt bottom couldn't be seen.
However, Hachiman wasn't there to look at a girl's skirt bottom.
So he sat to the side, drawing circles on the ground with a twig to pass the time.
About half an hour later.
"Are you done venting?"
"I still feel so disgusted." But Kushida said so.
Yes, indeed.
After forcing Ibuki to leave Class C, Hirata told Hachiman that Kushida's acting was truly good.
Very professional.
Kushida had two faces, so her acting was naturally strong, but the incident of her underwear being stolen in the camp wasn't professionalism; she genuinely discovered that her underwear was missing.
In other words.
Her underwear was really stolen.
And she immediately assumed there was a pervert in the Class. She had already connected it to the way Hikigaya had suggested a pervert might use underwear.
So.
She was in a terrible mood.
"If we go back, we should still look for it." Hachiman said. "As a spy for Class D, Ibuki has already managed to take a photo of Kouenji swiping his card, so she also needs a suitable reason to leave."
So, was this underwear theft done by Ibuki?
And Ibuki is a girl, so if she wasn't a pervert, it was possible to get Kushida's lost underwear back.
"Then I won't wear it." Kushida said.
Even if it wasn't taken by a pervert, it was still lost, and Kushida no longer wanted it back.
"Do you still need to vent your emotions here?" Hikigaya asked.
The two of them had now arrived at the steel staircase.
"No more." Kushida said.
"Then let's go back to the camp. I'll go find Kouenji to come swipe his card."
"I think there might be bonus points here." Hachiman said.
"Whatever." Perhaps because her underwear was stolen, Kushida was not in a good mood.
Because even if Ibuki really stole it, she had been so nice to Ibuki, yet Ibuki still stole her underwear.
It was truly too much.
She had even stopped Hikigaya when he initially suggested giving Ibuki castor beans to force her away.
As a result.
Ibuki, are you really repaying kindness with enmity like this?
Kushida was very displeased.
Meanwhile.
"…Chabashira, two students from your Class have gone to point 25 again." On the beach.
Only two teachers were on duty today.
They were Chabashira Sae of Class C and Majima of Class A.
After all, the teachers weren't made of iron.
So two people were on duty each day.
Majima Tomoya, the Teacher of Class A.
The Teacher of Class B.
Chabashira Sae, the Teacher of Class C.
The Teacher of Class D.
Among them, Majima and Teacher Sakagami Kazuma were actually classmates.
And Chabashira and Hoshinoimiya Chie were also classmates. They were all students from the same year.
And then.
The ones who ultimately graduated from Class A were Majima and Teacher Sakagami Kazuma, while Chabashira and Hoshinomiya graduated from Class B.
However.
Majima would not underestimate them, because these two had climbed up from Class D, and even at the very end, they were incredibly close to their Class. So Majima and the others were almost caught up to.
As it turns out, it's a small world; everyone came back here to teach, and they were still teachers from the same year.
However.
"Students from your Class went to point 25 again."
"But they still don't seem to want to swipe their card." Majima said.
If they had just arrived at the cabin and hadn't found the card reader, that would be understandable, but these two students had been to the cabin several times, and each time, they stayed for more than 2 hours.
Even a blockhead would have found the card reader by now.
If they were the Team Leader, they would swipe the card themselves, and if not, they would go back to find the Team Leader to swipe the card.
But neither of them did that.
Instead, they came here repeatedly.
So only one thing could be confirmed.
That is… a couple came for a tryst, and missed out on the 50 point reward.
Chabashira also felt some regret about this.
point 25 had the significance of an observation point for the entire island; only by guessing that it was an artificial island and that someone was looking after it could it be found.
Therefore, additional bonus points could be obtained.
And it was two students from her Class who discovered this secret point that had not yet been found by other students.
It's just that.
These two students were completely unreliable.
Because the Class's initial point had already returned to 0, students from Class C didn't need to come to the beach for roll call.
Chabashira hadn't seen them for 4 days.
As for Hikigaya, she knew that Hikigaya had been working hard to lead the Class.
But.
Such good opportunities appeared several times, yet Hikigaya didn't seize them?
Chabashira was also thinking about whether she should go to the students' camp to see what was happening.
"But Hoshinomiya's Class—" Majima mentioned, then suddenly stopped.
The speaker had no intention, but the listener paid attention.
Currently, only two Classes still came to the beach for roll call at the scheduled time: Class A and Class B.
As for Class B, the number of people who arrived at the beach on time was 41, not because Class B had more students than other Classes; each Class initially had 40 students.
The one extra person was Kaneda Satoru from Class D.
According to Ichinose and the others, he was abandoned because he resisted Ryuen, and they couldn't stand it, so they took him in.
However.
Both Chabashira and Majima were students of this school, so they felt that this Kaneda might be problematic.
Then Class B…
Was going to be in a very bad situation.
"It's almost time for the shift change."
It was midday, and the teachers of the other two Classes came down from the ship's small boat.
"Nothing happened, right?" Teacher Sakagami Kazuma sat down in Majima's seat.
Most of the students in his Class had returned to the ship.
Other Classes were taking exams, but they were enjoying themselves.
So he was very relaxed during each beach roll call. After all, only Kaneda would report.
At the same time.
It was now the fourth day.
In two and a half more days, the exam would end.
And Ryuen was probably still plotting somewhere on the island.
Although Class D's initial point had also become 0 because they bought supplies for Class A, and their point was also 0, he knew how persistent Ryuen was about victory.
So everything was developing in a good direction.
Moreover.
He had also let go of the jealousy he felt earlier about the two students from Chabashira's Class finding point 25 and getting a 50 point reward. After all, those two students were too short-sighted; they were just there for a tryst.
So even if Class C climbed up from Class D, it was still a trash Class.
They completely failed to seize opportunities.
And thinking this.
"Wait a moment."
Teacher Sakagami Kazuma, who had just sat down, suddenly said, "Class C has occupied point 25."
This made Chabashira and Teacher Majima, who were preparing to go back to the ship to rest, look over.
The computer screen showed that point 25 had been occupied, and if clicked, it would show [Class C, Remaining Time 07:59:40].
"…" Teacher Sakagami Kazuma.
"The students of Class C are really amazing." Hoshinoimiya Chie said.
She had just come from napping on the ship and was still a bit groggy.
She became a little more awake upon hearing this.
She had already confirmed that Class B might be at the bottom in this exam.
However.
There was nothing she could do to help; teachers could not interfere with the students' exam.
But it wasn't as if she had done nothing at all.
On the first day, when Kaneda was taken in by Class B and came to the beach, Kanzaki suggested to her that she could testify and confirm Kaneda's injuries.
In other words,
Kanzaki and the others also thought about reporting Ryuen for assaulting students from his Class to the Student Council once they returned to school.
This could lead to a deduction of points for Ryuen Class.
It's just that they didn't know how the Student Council would handle it at that time.
"Hey, hey, hey, Chabashira, how many Class evaluation points do you think your Class will get in this exam?" Hoshinoimiya Chie hung on Chabashira like a little kangaroo.
They seemed to have a very good relationship.
But Chabashira knew that Hoshinomiya was trying to sow discord.
Although they were classmates and best friends,
in the Class competition, the teachers also had their own positions.
There was also competition.
"I don't know the exact number; we'll have to wait until the exam ends," Chabashira said calmly.
"Eh, you're not even going to guess? How boring." Hoshinoimiya Chie got off her.
She was actually trying to provoke Majima's vigilance towards Chabashira's Class.
Because,
Class C occupied 20 strongholds this time, and now with the bonus from stronghold No. 25, Class C is conservatively estimated to receive nearly 400 points in stronghold rewards alone in this exam.
Class C's current Class evaluation points are 550, and with an additional 400,
they will soon approach 1000 points.
And this score would also pose a threat to Class A.
But Majima remained calm.
As Class A's Teacher, he knew very well that his Class had the most initial points remaining among the four classes, a full 220 points.
As for stronghold points, although they only occupied one, they should still have 18 points by the end of the exam.
But it shouldn't be just that.
He felt that Katsuragi would not completely take over Class D's 300 initial points worth of supplies, so they must have reached an agreement with Class D.
And if Kaneda, who was taken in by Class B, was a spy, then Katsuragi might be able to continue participating in the Team Leader guessing segment.
Therefore, Class A could also potentially gain over 300 points in this exam.
And if they also obtain Class C's Team Leader information, all of Class C's points will be reset to zero.
So, Class A hasn't lost; perhaps they can even look forward to something.
And now,
at Ryuen's location.
They were in a relatively hidden area.
And this time, Ryuen, Kaneda, and Ibuki were all gathered together.
"It seems to be Kouenji Rokusuke for sure."
Ibuki handed the photos she took to Ryuen and Kaneda.
The photos showed Hikigaya standing to one side, while Kouenji swiped a card.
"Is it possible that Kouenji deliberately swiped the card to deceive Ibuki?" Kaneda asked.
"That's unlikely," Ryuen said. "Class C has occupied a large number of strongholds this time, and violating rules will result in a 50-point deduction. They wouldn't be that foolish."
"Moreover,"
"Ibuki's photos are better than yours," Ryuen said, then zoomed in on the digital camera's photo.
The pixels were very clear, and after zooming in, it was clear that Kouenji was swiping with his left hand.
Ibuki had captured Kouenji holding the card about to place it on the card reader, and the pattern on the card was also captured.
"Very lucky. When swiping a card, it's usually placed flat against the card reader."
"But Kouenji was holding the Team Leader card vertically when he was about to swipe it, so the Team Leader's information was captured."
Ryuen said.
The top line of the green Team Leader card clearly showed the five characters [Kouenji Rokusuke].
Ryuen himself was Class D's Team Leader, so he had seen a Team Leader card.
All Team Leader cards are green, and the Team Leader's name is directly printed on the card.
So it was confirmed that Kouenji was holding a real card.
"This is truly hilarious!"
Ryuen said. "I thought Horikita Suzune and Hikigaya Hachiman would have some tricks up their sleeves."
"In the end, their Team Leader card was even photographed."
"They're finished!"
"Go ahead and occupy strongholds happily now; by the end of the exam, it will immediately become 0 points."
Ryuen laughed heartily.
"Then, you two go show the photos to Katsuragi."
"After seeing them, choose to withdraw directly and return to the cruise ship."
"As for the camera, leave it for Class A," Ryuen instructed. "And while you are reporting the Team Leader information of Class BC to Katsuragi, a student from Class A will come to find me."
This was the agreement for the transaction with Katsuragi: Katsuragi would take their Class D's 300 initial points, and in return, he would pay them living expenses worth 300 Class evaluation points until graduation.
At the same time, Ryuen Class also had to provide Class C and Class B's Team Leader information to Katsuragi.
The transaction seemed to be complete.
However,
Ryuen would not avoid his inner circle when holding strategy meetings.
So both of them knew that Ryuen wanted to screw Katsuragi over.
That was to obtain Class A's Team Leader.
They had to guess Class A's Team Leader information.
Katsuragi was a cautious person; even Ryuen found it difficult to obtain the other party's Team Leader information, but Class A was not impregnable either.
He deliberately made a transaction with Katsuragi, which was a deliberate display.
Therefore,
was 1 million private points expensive for Class A's Team Leader information?
It seemed a bit expensive.
But the wool comes from the sheep's back.
...
Because Ryuen had made arrangements, Ibuki and Kaneda quickly headed to Class A's stronghold.
Before landing on the island, Katsuragi had his eye on several strongholds, but without exception, Class C had gotten there first.
In the end, he could only grudgingly stay in the relatively small stronghold they were currently in.
Even though it was daytime now, the stronghold was bustling with activity.
Class A had lit two bonfires.
Sitting by the bonfire, a tall, thin boy with golden hair tied in a ponytail stood up and said, seeing Ibuki and Kaneda approach,
"I'll go pick up some more firewood."
This island looked abundant in resources, possibly even an artificial island, but there were still snakes.
And if bitten, it could cause the Class to lose points, so the bonfires at Class A's camp were kept burning constantly.
They also needed someone to watch them frequently.
"Go ahead. It's all Katsuragi's fault, making us do these chores. He won't even let us move freely; we have to go out in groups, fearing snake bites," said the tall, thin boy's companion. "You're really patient, Hashimoto, volunteering to guard the bonfire here for two consecutive days. I'm about to lose it."
Both of them were from the Sakayanagi Faction.
But with the Sakayanagi princess not present and Katsuragi leading, they could only endure it for now.
Moreover, now that people from Ryuen Class had arrived, it meant they had obtained the Team Leader information for Class BC.
So this Sakayanagi Faction student was focused on the Team Leader information for Class BC.
If they could guess correctly, Class A would gain 100 points, and at the same time, Class C's large number of stronghold points would be reset to zero, which would be good for Class A.
Thinking this, Katsuragi also received news that someone from Class D had arrived.
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