After walking for 10 to 15 minutes, I didn't see a single student. Maybe they were walking in different paths.
I also noticed a strange thing. There were 16 buses in total. But I didn't see any buses their execpt ours. Where did the other buses go then?
Suddenly, I saw a big tree.
I stopped thinking.
I sat leaning against it.
I was a bit tired.
I should be more cautious because it is a rainforest. A rainforest typically have creature that can kill anyone within minutes. I didn't saw any poisonous creature yet. I did see some spiders but they were not poisonous. The seemed normal.
This trip was actually a trap.
Then I pulled out my tablet to see the map.
Currently, I am 150 meters away from the starting area.
Then I saw the following written in the bottom left corner. It's opacity was kind of less. Many students who have bad eyesights would probably never see it.
* Name: Itsuki Nakamura
* Age: 16
* Academic rating: A+
* Physical rating: B-
* Adaptability: B+
* Social skill: A-
Those were my stats. I think the government was watching all the students way before. That makes sense.
Then I saw the bottom right:
* Echo points: 0
Currently, I have 0 Echo Points, but I need to earn them fast or I will be eliminated.
I wonder what the other students are doing.
Then I saw the time: it was 2:00 PM, but
there's barely any sunlight. The forest is wet. Maybe it rained before we got there. I don't know the time when we got here though.
Suddenly, a notification came.
Task: Run 2 Kilometers in 2 hours
Reward:10 Echo points and 1 tablet battery.
This task seems easy enough to do. I will also get a battery for my tablet. I need to do this task, or I will run out of battery. I don't know how much time will this battery run.
Then I put back my tablet back.
I looked at my wristband; there was a bar.
* Distance: 2 KM
* Ran: 0 KM
After seeing this, I stood up and started running.
The bar started to fill.
After running for about one hour, I was exhausted, but luckily my task completed. I got my 10 Echo points. If the task didn't end I would have gotten in trouble.
But then I got another notification sound.
I sat and pulled out my tablet to see.
"Congratulations! You have successfully completed your task. Your tablet battery will arrive in less than 5 minutes.
Please stay where you are."
Wait, my tablet battery will arrive, but how?
I need to stay here and see.
Then I observed the map.
I am currently 2 Kilometers away from the starting area.
During the run, I saw a student, but I ignored him.
Shuko and Kaito are also in the trip.
I wonder what they are doing. The government's intentions aren't clear either. My brain is just thinking "What is happening."
I saw another option called "Shop" on the tablet.
I clicked and saw there I can buy a litre of water with 1 echo credit.
The price seems kind of high for this water bottle. Because 1 echo point is equivalent to 10 yen.
But two things caught my attention: the first is a small-sized tent, the cost is 5 echo points, and the second thing is a Fire starter, which costs 3 echo points.
I bought these quickly, costing me a total of 8 echo points.
These thing will help me to increase my survival chances.
It said estimated arrival time 5 minutes.
Maybe it will be delivered by someone.
Or I am thinking wrong.
But then, I heard a girl screaming, It was a scream pure of pain. My heart stopped for a second. The scream stopped after a few seconds. I got my breath.
But then everything became silent again. I can hear my own heartbeat.
I got a question.
"What was that."