First Year Class B obtained 170 points.
This result was not unexpected, so the Class B students were in a good mood.
Especially after first hearing the score of Ryuen, the guy who had sent Kaneda over, which was 0 points, it truly made them feel relieved.
"What a relief." Kanzaki Ryuji said.
"Mm-hmm." Ichinose also thought so.
Although if they had replaced the Team Leader, their Class's score could actually have been higher.
It's just that their Class really couldn't do what Class C did.
First Year Class C obtained 491 points.
According to the information already known.
Hikigaya occupied 20 strongholds, and also that small hut stronghold once.
They also knew the Team Leader information of the AD Alliance.
So, calculating it this way.
This score of 491 should be = 0 points (initial points) + 20X2+20 X3X5+51 (stronghold occupation points, occupied 20 strongholds, Stronghold No. 25 once) + 50X2 (guessed AD Alliance correctly).
In other words, converting it this way, the stronghold worth 100,000 that Hikigaya proposed… got 51 points.
Eh.
And they also had the opportunity to clear this stronghold, it was even delivered to them, but he stopped it, thinking it was unsafe, so he didn't go back to inform Shirabo-san.
Which meant a white loss of 51 points.
"And…"
Kanzaki felt it was better not to say anything.
He had truly made a big mistake this time.
But.
"Hikigaya Hachiman!"
"You liar!"
Ryuen Sho, however, proactively came knocking.
He headed straight for the Class C team.
"Ryuen, what do you want to do!" Hirata, who was happy because his Class had achieved great results, quickly noticed Ryuen's aggressive approach.
So he quickly stepped forward.
"Get out of the way!" But Ryuen unceremoniously pushed him aside.
Although Hirata was considered a Class representative of Class C, Ryuen had no interest in such a good-natured person.
So he walked straight towards Hikigaya Hachiman.
"Ryuen!"
The girls' team stood outside, and the boys' inside.
So as Ryuen tried to rush over, Horikita Suzune, who was standing relatively in front, looked at Ryuen coldly and vigilantly.
"Still want a girl to protect you, Hikigaya!" Ryuen said disdainfully.
"What are you talking about!"
"Ryuen, you bastard!" At this moment, Sudo stepped forward. Or rather, he and Ryuen already had a grudge.
He had actually been bullied by Ryuen two or three times at school.
So now he wasn't going to tolerate Ryuen anymore.
"Idiot!" Ryuen looked at Sudo with disdain. "If you really have the guts, come up and hit me. The only reason you're talking now is because I'm alone."
"Trash Sudo!" Ryuen commented.
"Ryuen, you motherf—" Sudo was instantly ignited.
But he was quickly stopped by the other boys.
"Sudo, calm down. Ryuen Class has 0 points now. He might be deliberately trying to pick a fight with us!"
"It's to make us lose points," Hirata quickly said.
Uh.
Is that so?
Everyone realized at this point that Ryuen Class also scored 0 points in this exam, so their Class evaluation score was naturally 0.
They already had 0 points; there was nothing left to deduct.
So, getting into a conflict with him would indeed be a losing proposition if they lost points.
So Yamauchi and Ike also quickly stopped Sudo together.
"..." Hikigaya.
If it was just about fighting, Class C was indeed not very good.
Even though Ryuen was alone, he had already overcome many obstacles along the way.
"Everyone, calm down. Ryuen is looking for me," Hikigaya said.
So he voluntarily stepped out of the crowd.
"If it's about fighting—"
Kushida bravely stepped out, seemingly wanting to ease the tension.
"It's not a fight," Hachiman said. "And the Teacher is currently on the beach. Unless Ryuen has already decided to drop out."
"..." Ryuen.
Drop out?
This school was actually quite interesting, with special exams and even the challenge of reaching Class A being so difficult and challenging. Ryuen didn't want to leave just like that.
"Hikigaya, you old schemer, don't try to pin anything on me," Ryuen said.
"I came here this time," Ryuen said, "because I want to say that you're untrustworthy."
"We verbally agreed that our two Classes wouldn't guess each other's Team Leader, but you, I got 0 points, which means you betrayed me!"
"Hikigaya, you are completely untrustworthy!" Ryuen's voice grew louder as he spoke.
Hachiman understood that Ryuen wanted to ruin his reputation.
Saying that he betrayed them immediately after forming an alliance.
Then, in the future, if he wanted to make deals with others, they would also be wary.
But.
"Ryuen, what do you mean by that?" Hikigaya said mercilessly. "Was there really such a thing as an alliance between us?"
"Or do you have a definite written agreement?"
"And if you can't produce evidence, then I can consider that you are slandering me."
"..." Ryuen.
Indeed, there was no definite written contract.
Horikita Suzune, who was beside Hachiman, knew very well what had happened.
The time went back to the fourth day of the Uninhabited Island exam.
After Ibuki left and Ichinose and Kanzaki found them, although they sold stronghold No. 25 for 100,000 points, Hikigaya didn't spend much time for Class B. Instead, he took her and acted.
The two walked together into the forest.
"According to Kouenji, there are probably 25-26 strongholds on this island."
"We occupied 20, Ichinose occupied 1, and then we found 1 hut. So there are still 2-3 left. But we're not going to occupy these strongholds, but to look for Ryuen."
Hachiman said to Horikita Suzune as they walked.
"I'm sure Ryuen is still on the island."
"At the same time, since Ibuki and Kaneda have both left, it's very likely that he, who is still on the island, is Class D's Team Leader."
"So, to prevent himself from being discovered, he should be in a relatively remote part of the island. He might even deliberately avoid the stronghold locations."
That is to say, in the depths of the forest, in places not suitable for human habitation.
"Then, are we going to find him now?" Horikita Suzune said.
"Yes, we also need to get information about Class A's Team Leader from him," Hachiman said.
"But."
Hachiman handed a stick to Horikita Suzune. "Places that are not suitable for human habitation also have a high risk factor, so someone needs to escort you."
"..." Suzune.
Escort, so he was aiming at her?
Did she look like a bodyguard?
"Are you really that afraid of snakes?" Horikita said.
No, this wasn't a question of being afraid or not, but snakes were truly disgusting and unacceptable.
So, the two of them played together.
Just over ten minutes later, Horikita Suzune's brow suddenly furrowed.
A few days ago, Horikita-san had shown some weakness due to illness, but now that she had recovered, her aloof temperament was full.
At the same time, now, she seemed to have sobered up a bit.
She took out a small bag from the left pocket of her tracksuit jacket.
"How long do you want me to keep this kind of thing?" Horikita Suzune said.
The bag contained a pure cotton item.
And this was a girl's underwear.
Blue and white stripes.
This was Kushida Kikyo's underwear that went missing in the morning.
But it wasn't taken by Ibuki, nor was it for Kushida to act; it was for Horikita Suzune to steal.
"I was also worried that Kushida's acting wouldn't be enough, so I arranged for you to do it."
"You also know that I need to protect Karuizawa," Hachiman said. "The standard of this Class is very poor, and many people are holding us back, so those who can be useful need to be protected even more."
"..." Suzune found that she couldn't deny it.
Because she also wanted a chance to fly solo.
"But for underwear, should I just return it to Kushida?" Horikita Suzune said this because she found that after she took out Kushida's underwear, Hikigaya actually took it and confiscated it.
"Probably not," Hachiman shook his head. "You probably think that since this is a scheme, you can just come clean with Kushida and return the underwear to her, and there will be no problem, right?"
"Isn't that how it is?" Horikita said, puzzled.
"Absolutely not. Because have you considered what kind of damage this would cause to Kushida?" Hachiman said. "She considers you a friend, but you stole her underwear to carry out my task. She will consider the strength of your friendship."
"..." Horikita. "This is for the exam after all... So I think Kushida can understand."
Hmm.
Although Horikita-san had softened a bit and even sought him out as a companion, she was still completely lacking in social graces.
And if the underwear was returned to Kushida, Kushida would smile and forgive Horikita's actions.
But.
The negative emotions in her heart would definitely surge.
So he had to find a way to give her a place to vent.
"Anyway, leave this matter to me," Hachiman said. "The main thing is to find Ryuen and get information about Class A's Team Leader from him. And Horikita-san, you clear the way."
"You got me," Horikita Suzune then casually found a branch, walked in front of Hikigaya, and entered the forest.
This was an Uninhabited Island, and also an artificial island, without large dangerous wild animals, but there would still be things like snakes.
Although most of the snakes seen were non-venomous, it was still a small island, so it was impossible to prevent truly venomous snakes from swimming in the sea and climbing onto this island.
So.
Horikita Suzune walked in front. But she was also on high alert.
Finally.
After the two had walked for more than two hours, they found a place where smoke was rising.
Someone had built a bonfire.
Ryuen was still warming himself by the fire, but his reaction was strong.
"Who!" Ryuen quickly discovered that someone had arrived.
The people who knew he was still on the island were Ibuki and Kaneda.
But these two had already returned to the ship.
So, was it Hashimoto? But if it was Hashimoto, he hadn't told Hashimoto that he was staying here. So he quickly turned his head.
Then.
"..."
The three stared at each other.
"Hiding in a place like this and eating this kind of thing, Ryuen, do you want two pieces of bread?" Horikita Suzune said.
She saw the small bonfire Ryuen had made, with a processed snake carcass and a processed mouse carcass on the edge of the fire.
She truly lived up to her name, Horikita Suzune.
Not only could she add fuel to the fire in terms of atmosphere, but she was also very strong at directly making people angry.
"Both snakes and field mice are wild game," Ryuen said. "On the other hand, you two are wandering around. Are you perhaps on a date? And you came to a place like this. Are you perhaps trying to..."
"Ryuen, long story short," Hikigaya said, completely unfazed. "Hand over Class A's Team Leader information."
"..." Ryuen.
Not only did they rush in front of him, but they also demanded that he hand over Class A's Team Leader information.
"What if I say no?" Ryuen said disdainfully.
"Then I can only inform Class A and Class B students that you are still on the island, and then everyone can choose to guess you in the Team Leader guessing segment," Hachiman said. "You must have some plans for staying on the island, but as long as all three Classes write your name, then all your plans will fall apart."
If his name was written by the other Classes, he would be deducted 150 points in the Team Leader guessing segment.
Then whatever schemes he had would be useless.
"This kind of deal won't work," Ryuen quickly thought and then said. "You have to add more money!"
"It seems you are indeed Class D's Team Leader," Hikigaya suddenly said at this moment. "Actually, I wasn't too sure, but now I can rest assured."
"..."
Damn.
Ryuen realized he had been tricked.
Because the previous conversation was based on his identity as Class D's Team Leader.
In other words, Hikigaya had deliberately bluffed him just now.
"Ibuki was the spy you arranged, wasn't she?" Hikigaya said.
Oh.
"That's what you say."
Ryuen somewhat understood.
Hikigaya must have found out that his Class's Team Leader information was leaked, and the high points he was supposed to get would be reset to zero, so he couldn't sit still, right?
Heh heh.
Now he knows to panic, doesn't he?
Compared to the leak of his Team Leader's identity, Class C was actually the most miserable.
"So, what do you want to do?" Ryuen said. "Make a deal with me?"
"Something like that," Hachiman said. "I want Class A's Team Leader information, and then we won't guess each other's Class Team Leader."
"...…" Ryuen.
It really was like that.
He was trying to patch things up because Class C's Team Leader was leaked.
However, Hikigaya, do you think Ibuki only told him that Kouenji was Class C's Team Leader? Katsuragi from Class A actually knows too.
So.
If he could make the other party keep his identity as Class D's Team Leader a secret, maybe it wouldn't be bad.
Because.
If his information as Class D's Team Leader were to be leaked, any plans would be wiped out.
"Why should I agree to leak Class A's Team Leader information to you? You can threaten me with my identity as Team Leader, but don't forget, I also have your Class's Team Leader information," Ryuen said.
In other words, Ryuen felt that he had more information, so he thought, "You need to pay more!"
"If one more person guesses Class A, then Class A can be deducted an additional 50 points," Hachiman said. "And if I add my Class, then the distance between Class A and us can also be shortened."
"What do you mean?" Ryuen frowned.
"Because your goal is also Class A, isn't it what you want in your heart to bring Class A down?" Hikigaya said. "Either we increase our points to catch up to Class A, or we bring it down. Both are opportunities."
These words made Ryuen look at Hikigaya, and then at Horikita.
Previously, during Sudo's assault incident, during the trial, Horikita Suzune submitted evidence that Ishizaki Daichi and the others were the masterminds, which caused the Class to suffer a huge loss.
So Ryuen started paying attention to Horikita Suzune.
But looking now, Horikita Suzune just stood beside Hikigaya, not interrupting further. Rather, he had misjudged before; Hikigaya was the main person in charge of Class C.
"Still not enough," Ryuen said. "Your conditions are still not enough!"
"I can provide you with another base," Hikigaya said. "That base is very special; it should be a hidden base. If you find and occupy it once, you might get excellent bonus points."
On one hand, Ryuen certainly had ambition.
His goal was Class A.
Rising from the bottom, something difficult like that, was quite interesting to him.
However, his Class's current Class evaluation points were 0.
And after this exam, it would only be a little over a hundred points.
But Class A had over a thousand.
So if he could bring Class A down as much as possible, it would be easier for him to rise.
Moreover.
Ryuen did not intend to follow the rules.
Because.
Ibuki's photo of Kouenji as Class C's Team Leader was absolutely genuine.
So.
How could he let that idiotic Class C earn another 300-plus points! So he decided to appease the other party first.
Thus.
"The deal is done," Ryuen said. "Show me the way."
"And after I occupy that special base you mentioned, I'll tell you Class A's Team Leader information."
Thus.
The two parties made a deal.
Indeed, no contract was explicitly written down.
It could only be an oral agreement.
Rather, at first, both of them intended to betray each other.
So, facing Ryuen who came knocking, Hikigaya was not intimidated at all.
"Ryuen, before you accuse me, correct your own actions, because you yourself also wrote down the Team Leader information of my Class, otherwise you wouldn't have been deducted to 0 points, would you?"
"So you yourself can't even follow the rules, then don't come looking for me again, you have no shame!" Hikigaya said. "And, I can say I didn't guess you, do you believe me?"
"...…" Ryuen.
Ryuen got 0 points.
The teachers did not announce the exam results, and he himself was thinking about the reason for getting 0 points.
In the guessing the Team Leader section, he filled in the Team Leaders of the other three Classes.
Among them.
Guessing Class A and Class B correctly would give him 100 points.
Then he also guessed Class C, but he just came over and saw that Kouenji wasn't there.
Which means he was tricked by Hikigaya.
Class C's Team Leader was swapped out by the other party in some way at the last minute.
So guessing Class C deducted 50 points.
And although he also went to base 25, according to Hikigaya, occupying it would give extra points. But this was also base points.
So if it was guessed, it would be reset to zero.
Therefore.
In this section, he only had 50 points left.
And these fifty points could be because Hikigaya only let Ichinose guess him, or Hikigaya also guessed him.
50-50 equals 0.
And 50-100 can also equal 0 because the score will not be negative.
So.
Hikigaya could say he didn't violate the rules.
And the detailed scores of the exam would not be made public, so it was impossible to confirm how many points base 25 actually accounted for, so Ryuen couldn't argue with Hikigaya.
Ryuen was in the wrong here.
Damn it!
He finally wanted to make a big move in this exam, but it turned out so miserably.
"A bet is a bet," Ryuen said. "Hikigaya, next time I won't go easy on you. And I roughly understand your behavior pattern."
"Moreover."
He paused and said, "No matter how many points I have now, my Class will have 1.2 million points credited every month until graduation."
Actually, no.
Ryuen originally planned to only give half of the 1.2 million private points exchanged from Class A to the students in his Class. Then, when he thought he could get Class evaluation points, he increased this proportion.
It became giving 2/3 to the students in his Class, first to ensure their basic living, and then they could continue to cooperate in the next exam.
So these were all candies Ryuen gave out.
As a result.
Looking now, he got nothing.
He could only see if there was any profit in the upcoming exams.
Alas.
…
Ryuen came quickly and left quickly, walking directly onto the transport boat, seemingly eager to return to the cruise ship to rest.
After all, he had been roughing it for the past few days and indeed needed to rest his body properly.
However, the four teachers had not yet boarded the ship.
Due to the announcement of the results, the Class evaluation points of the four Classes had undergone huge changes.
First Year Class A Sakayanagi Katsuragi Class: 1188 points + 70 = 1258 points
First Year Class B Ichinose Class: 951 points + 170 = 1121 points
First Year Class C Hikigaya Horikita Class: 550 points + 491 points = 1041 points
First Year Class D Ryuen Class: 0 points
The scores changed; the first three Classes were very close, while Class D, as the last place, only got 0 points.
"Very impressive, Chabashira," Mr. Banjo Suguru, the teacher of Class D, pushed up his glasses and said.
His mentality was actually exploding too.
Because now, let alone 201 points, his Class had 0 points.
And the closest Class, Chabashira's Class, was also 1000 points away.
He already felt a little unstable.
Because at first, Chabashira Class and theirs were only a few hundred points apart, so Ryuen could catch up in this exam and the next exam.
So, no problem.
But now.
The pressure was instantly immense.
teachers leading different Classes meant their treatment was also different, so basically, teachers also had a competition based on ability.
And Mr. Banjo Suguru, the teacher of Class D, felt that Ryuen had done a really good job this time, not only did he get 1.2 million private points (3X40 = 120 million for three years) from Class A for free, which meant he could graduate from Class A and enter his preferred Class.
And on the other hand, he also discovered the secret base 25, received a bonus of 51 points, and was judged excellent.
Finally, he also correctly guessed the Team Leaders of the other three Classes.
So 201 points were secured.
And Chabashira's Class could only maintain 550 points.
So the difference between them was very small.
But Chabashira's side, with a direct 491 points, directly left his Class behind, almost feeling like they couldn't catch up, and at the same time, they caught up with Class A and Class B.
It could almost be said that they might create a miracle at this school.
It was really possible to challenge Class A once.
"Average," Chabashira said.
"...…" And this tone made people feel very arrogant, so Mr. Banjo Suguru, the teacher of Class D, decided not to talk to her anymore.
But Chabashira understood that this score, these 491 points, were really just average.
As long as Hikigaya Hachiman got serious, it would definitely not be this score. The original 300 points would not be used up, and it wasn't that the 300 points were cleared in less than 3 hours on the first day.
And this clearing.
Actually, it also needs to be considered.
Was it intentionally well-thought out, to enjoy abundant resources, or did he believe that the Class would definitely not be able to hold onto them, that they would definitely be spent, so he just used them up first?
Huh.
In other words, he still doesn't approve of the current Class, so he only wants to bring the Class up once.
...
After all, it was a week-long exam.
The students boarded the transport boats in an orderly fashion and returned to the cruise ship.
"I want to lie in bed and not get up!"
"Bed, this is a bed!"
Hachiman returned to the cruise ship and went to his room in the cabin.
However, the hero of this exam was Kouenji Rokusuke.
The boys in the Class gathered around him.
"Kouenji, are you feeling alright?"
"Hikigaya said that you made a huge sacrifice for the Class this time."
"Heh heh, that's really underestimating my physique," Kouenji said. "But don't forget that the Class owes me 400,000 points every month until graduation."
"That's for sure!"
Although Kouenji was not popular in ordinary times, and now they only talked about money when they met, appearing to have no friends, no one denied his contribution this time.
Even if 100 points were given to him, everyone's living expenses would still increase by an additional 39,000.
It was good news.
In fact, the boys were brought by Hirata, who said they were coming to visit Kouenji.
Hmm.
This is very consistent with Hirata's personality.
He probably also hoped to seize this opportunity to help Kouenji, who usually kept to himself, integrate into the Class and become friends with everyone.
But unfortunately, Hirata, do you know?
Kouenji wanted to obtain a huge amount of points so that he could fly away alone.
Hikigaya thought to himself from the side.
However.
They had all returned to the dormitory, and Yamauchi was still in the dormitory.
Hachiman didn't trust Yamauchi, but Karuizawa and Kushida's underwear were still in his bag. If Yamauchi found them...
Then his reputation would be ruined.
Thus.
On the island, considering environmental pollution or being discovered, he had not gotten rid of them.
But now, it had become a situation that could destroy his reputation.
So, feeling that playing with fire would get him burned, Hikigaya quickly considered how to destroy the evidence.
Only.
"Let's all go to lunch together, a celebration feast, let's treat it as a celebration feast!"
Hachiman's left shoulder was patted by a boy's hand.
"Right, Hikigaya... you want to go too, don't you? Bring, bring the girls out too." The other party said, "Um, help me ask Sakura."
"..."
This Yamauchi, you're not right.
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