Hachiman's transaction with Ryuen considered that Ryuen might betray him.
This could be seen from the fact that Ryuen had already made a deal with Class A, but still wanted to guess Class A's Team Leader information.
Ryuen was not trustworthy.
So if they didn't write down what could or couldn't be done, Ryuen would definitely trick them.
But it was different with Ichinose.
Hachiman and her Class did not sign a contract, but neither Kushida nor Horikita doubted Ichinose and her Class's trustworthiness.
Rather.
Hikigaya also confirmed that Class B would not default on their debt.
Because.
They had already been told that Shiranami Chihiro was the Team Leader of their Class, but they still did not change it.
And if one thought deeper, one would realize that Class B had actually missed an opportunity to be promoted to Class A.
Class A's current score was 1258 points, but in this score, if they guessed Class B's Team Leader information incorrectly, they would have to deduct 100 points, so Class A's score would become 1158, and Class B, even if they changed their Team Leader, could still add 100 points.
Then it would be 1221 points.
So Class B actually lost an opportunity to rush to Class A.
Therefore, under this halo of a good person and a saint, how could they default on their debt?
"Actually, I didn't mean to eavesdrop," Ichinose quickly put down the menu and stood up.
"Because the agreed time was a bit early, I was also waiting for Kanzaki to arrive," Ichinose said somewhat wronged. "This time, I actually wanted to fulfill the agreement we made on the Uninhabited Island."
Ichinose said, "We drafted the contract, and then Kanzaki went to print it."
Soon.
Kanzaki also arrived at the restaurant.
And he also brought two copies of the agreement.
[In the Grade 1 Uninhabited Island Exam, our Class B and Class C formed an agreement. Class C is responsible for providing the Team Leader information of Class A and Class D, starting from the 1st of the month following the end of the exam until graduation.
Grade 1 Class will provide Hikigaya Hachiman of Class C with 392,000 private point each month.
Above: Class B Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji
Class C Representative...]
This contract was fine.
Hachiman and the others looked at it for a moment, then all wrote their names.
"I'll take 200,000 each month, and you two will each take 90,000, and 12,000 will go to Karuizawa," Hachiman said to Horikita and her Class. "Karuizawa was the victim of this underwear incident."
"I have no objection." Kushida had originally thought she would only get 40,000-50,000, but she didn't expect Hikigaya to be so generous, so she immediately agreed.
Horikita, however, knew that Karuizawa was Hikigaya's hidden card, so she had nothing to say.
"Speaking of which, I saw Ibuki," Kushida gave out a piece of information at this moment.
"Ibuki, huh... With the results of this exam, she probably knows she was tricked," Horikita Suzune said. "She should know that we saw through her identity as a spy."
"But I saw that the students of Class D didn't seem to care at all," Kushida continued. "They all had 0 points but weren't anxious. They said that everything was up to Ryuen."
One should say, as expected of Kushida, she was very strong at gathering information.
"Is there still a possibility for Class D to rise?" Kanzaki quickly said. Class B was the victim arranged by Ryuen in this exam.
So they were wary of Ryuen.
But Ryuen Class had their Class evaluation score reduced to 0.
It seemed like they didn't have much combat power left.
"Yes," Hikigaya said. "I think Ryuen might have received news and realized that there's another special exam on this ship trip."
"Another exam?" The others quickly looked over.
"I'm guessing," Hachiman said. "Because our exam is over, right?"
"But don't you think the ship's movement trajectory is a bit off?"
The ship's movement trajectory?
In fact, the ship was currently at sea, but it was sailing without direction, slowly moving at a very slow speed near the Uninhabited Island where everyone had just finished the exam.
"If the exam was over, logically, it should be heading directly back to school."
"But now there's no sign of movement."
"Which means..." Kanzaki understood.
"The exam time we received for this exam was 2 weeks. Only 9 days have passed since we left school, indeed..." Ichinose was not stupid either. "There's still plenty of time for a second exam."
"Right," Hachiman said. "I think there might be another exam."
"So at that time, we might need your assistance again."
Need your assistance.
Being allies with Class B, there was nothing to say about that.
And for Horikita, one more exam meant one more opportunity, but for Kushida, did one more exam mean she would be troubled again?
Damn.
Kushida knew that Hikigaya couldn't be that generous. He would give her 90,000 point reward every month.
This was because there was going to be another exam, so he needed to arrange her actions again.
And he might even make her do things that went against her conscience.
But her underwear had really been stolen, how much more excessively would she be treated?
Kushida felt like she had boarded a pirate ship.
...
After the small gathering ended, Ichinose and Kanzaki watched Hikigaya and their Class leave.
But the two did not leave immediately.
"Actually, since our two Classes' evaluation scores are close, the alliance agreement can be abandoned," Ichinose said with some worry.
Her beautiful blue pupils also showed some distress.
"But I don't know what to say," Ichinose said. "I'm a bit uneasy. I always feel that if we abandon the alliance, our Class might fall behind."
"Perhaps," Kanzaki nodded.
They had not yet fully grasped the rules and essence of this school.
And now Class B's advantage was not very strong, so if they didn't have Class C's assistance, it would indeed be a bit dangerous.
Before, they thought that Class C was taking advantage of them with the assistance, but now it was the other way around.
It was their Class B that was benefiting.
In fact, he even felt that even if Class B could climb up and reach Class A's position, they might fall down very quickly.
And at that time, it would be a blow to morale.
So it was better to accumulate more experience.
At the same time.
"I think it's fine for Class C to rush forward. If they can, it might also demoralize Class A, which would benefit us. As for Class C, if they really do rush forward, then there's no problem," Kanzaki said. "I tutored them before, so I know a little about them."
"Their Class is simply terrible at any ordinary written or physical exam that requires raw ability."
"So, even if they go up, they might fall back down," Kanzaki said.
In other words, Hikigaya's Class also has significant flaws.
"Hikigaya and his classmates are also having a tough time," Ichinose said.
On the Uninhabited Island, Kushida asked their Class to borrow initial points to exchange for underwear, claiming that an outsider might have intentionally tried to sow discord in their Class.
And their Class also started arguing because of it.
If her Class had encountered such a situation, they definitely wouldn't have argued.
…
Two days had passed since the special exam ended.
For these two days, School made no moves and placed no restrictions on the students.
It was as if the remaining days were truly a reward for the students, allowing them to continue their luxurious trip.
Until the third day.
At this moment, Hachiman was at KFC.
He had originally invited Horikita to come out with him, but she seemed to be reading and wasn't interested in spicy wings.
So, she declined.
The cruise ship offered various services, and for food, there were also various expensive restaurants, all of which were, of course, free.
And Hikigaya was currently eating spicy wings.
"Do you really like these things so much?"
The girl with the golden ponytail across the table disagreed with Hikigaya's taste.
"Everyone can have their own interests and hobbies, can't they?" Hikigaya retorted.
"No, I just simply think you're easy to feed," Karuizawa shook her head.
Because the things Hikigaya liked were foods that were generally not made in ordinary households. So, if you liked these, you could just order takeout, with no need to cook at all.
It reduced housework time.
"Cough, cough…" Perhaps hearing a sensitive word, Hikigaya quickly defended himself. "I hope someone is willing to take care of me. It would be great if the other person also thinks I'm easy to take care of."
Perhaps feeling that Karuizawa's gaze was a bit shocked after saying that, Hikigaya said.
"I asked you out this time because I wanted to inform you that from now on, I will give you 12,000 private points every month. This is the profit we gained from Class B in the last exam."
"Uh… I didn't really help much," Karuizawa quickly waved her hand.
"At least it gives you something to look forward to," Hikigaya said. "As the saying goes, money is motivation, isn't it?"
Is that so?
I always feel like you're not just aiming for Class A, but also starting to save money.
Though she thought this to herself, Karuizawa didn't say it out loud.
And at this moment.
The ship's broadcast sounded, and the voice of Class A's Teacher, Majima Tomoya, came from it.
He was also the one who organized and announced the rules before disembarking on the Uninhabited Island and the exam results.
So, the students were already very familiar with his voice.
"Attention, all students. The School has just sent an email containing contact information to all students. Please check your phones and follow the instructions."
Teacher Majima's voice came through.
"Additionally, if you have not received the email, please report it to a nearby staff member. As the content is very important, please ensure you do not miss anything in your confirmation. Repeating once more—"
"This is…"
Karuizawa quickly reacted.
And Hachiman had already taken out his phone.
[The special exam is about to begin. Students, please gather in your designated rooms at your designated times. Those who are more than ten minutes late will be penalized.]
[Please gather on the Floor, Room 204 by 6 PM tonight. The required time is approximately twenty minutes. Please use the restroom, and do not bring your phone or turn off its power before coming to the gathering place.]
Looking at the email from the School, Hachiman was deep in thought.
He had already deduced that there would definitely be another exam.
And now was the content of the exam.
However.
"Since the time, location, and required duration are specified, it means that the times and locations are not consistent. In other words, this exam is for everyone separately."
"If that's the case, then it can't be a written test or anything similar."
If it were an ordinary exam, there would be no need for such trouble; everyone could just be gathered together.
But since it's separate.
Then there's only one possibility.
Besides the other classes, they probably also had to guard against their own classmates.
Hachiman knew his own Class; they couldn't even gather 10 usable people.
"Ding-a-ling!"
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang, and Hachiman quickly answered the call.
"Hikigaya-kun!"
Horikita Suzune's voice came through the receiver, "Did you receive the email from the School?"
"I did. What's your time?" Hachiman asked. "And what's the room number?"
"8:40 PM. Room number Floor 2, Room 204."
"Mine is 6 PM. The room number is also Floor 2, Room 204."
While talking on the phone, Hachiman looked at Karuizawa. Karuizawa was obedient and directly held up her phone.
The information she received was the same as Hachiman's: both were to gather at Floor 2, Room 204 at 6 PM sharp.
His and Karuizawa's room numbers and gathering times were the same, indicating they were in the same group.
Horikita's designated gathering room was also Floor 2, Room 204, but her time was pushed back to 8:40 PM.
Hachiman frowned. 8:40 PM.
From 6 PM to 8:40 PM, there was a gap of two hours and forty minutes.
That is 160 minutes.
And according to the School's email, each group needed 20 minutes.
So, it could be divided into at least eight parts.
And students from the same Class gathered in the same room, but at different times.
The School was trying to separate the classes. This was not good news.
Because once students in their own Class were allowed to act freely, it would be suicide.
"You contact Kushida," Hachiman said, then looked at Karuizawa. "And Karuizawa, you ask in the Class group chat to collect everyone's gathering times and room numbers for tonight."
"Is Karuizawa with you?" But Horikita's voice suddenly came from the phone.
"? I just ate with her. What's wrong?"
"…" Horikita. "Nothing."
So, both parties began to work.
…
Having just won a battle, the students in the Class were very confused about the re-exam.
They were even a little worried.
As soon as the Class group chat was opened, someone was discussing whether this exam would result in point deductions or something similar.
This was a good thing, though.
Because it involved their own interests, the classmates were not as difficult to handle.
Sacrificing for everyone was something the students in the Class basically couldn't do, but if their own interests were harmed, then the students in the Class might become obedient.
Soon.
After 10 minutes, the information was collected.
The students of Class C were divided into twelve groups. They all went to Room 204 on the Floor at different times.
And Ichinose also sent back information: their Class was similar, with time arrangements also divided into different periods, and these periods were the same as Hachiman's Class.
But they were all assigned to a different room.
One Class was like this, and two classes were also like this.
So, perhaps the School was preparing to divide the Grade 1 students into four rooms and conduct assessments at different times.
Putting down his phone, Hachiman looked at the girl with the golden ponytail across the table.
Karuizawa seemed completely uninterested in Class competitions.
She wasn't flustered even when notified of the special exam, saying, "You'll take care of the exam, won't you?"
"And you said you wouldn't let me get expelled, right?"
She was truly in a state of giving up.
"What do you think about this exam, Karuizawa?"
Hachiman decided to gather her opinion.
"Hmm~ Me? I think it's a bit strange," Karuizawa murmured, pursing her lips. "Satsuki and Maya are not at the same time as me; they're both later, and even their rooms are different. If that's the case, wouldn't the people who go earlier know the exam content beforehand?"
"Mm."
Hikigaya nodded slightly. Karuizawa was still very smart.
Indeed, the time slots were different.
Then, those who knew the exam content in advance could prepare beforehand.
So.
Tonight's notification might not be about the exam itself, but simply a notification of the exam rules or something similar. And it was this rule notification that might contain something important to note.
Moreover.
Hachiman glanced at the rules on his phone.
[Please gather on the Floor, Room 204 by 6 PM tonight. The required time is approximately twenty minutes. Please use the restroom, and do not bring your phone or turn off its power before coming to the gathering place.]
No phones allowed.
Then, bringing a camera should be fine, right?
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