Time passed quickly until the sixth day arrived, which meant there was only one day left before the exam ended.
Kohei opened the envelope entrusted by Arisu containing a list of suspected leaders from other classes according to her speculation.
Class B, the suspect list was: Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji, Shiranami Chihiro
The old Class C, the suspect list was: Shiina Hiyori, Ibuki Mio, Albert, Furuhashi Fumino, Ogata Rizu.
As for the old Class D, they were not within Arisu's guessing range. Because she knew very well that the two monsters there wouldn't let their identities be guessed, so rather than wasting time, it was better to just give up on that option.
Although Kohei didn't know who Arisu feared, he understood very well how terrifying Ryunosuke's figure was. He understood Arisu's reason for abandoning that option. Meeting someone like that, it was indeed better to avoid them; now wasn't the right time to clash head-on.
After observing for the last two days, Kohei had also found out who the old Class C's leader was. Honestly, the opponent didn't try to hide at all; they went sweeping location points openly. It was hard not to notice who it was.
However, precisely because of that, that person was most likely not the actual class leader. Clearly the opponent had already thought of a way, such as changing the class leader. Even the old Class D used this strategy; truly unexpected.
Only Class B was the easiest to guess. They had placed people to spy there for several days, and finally managed to catch the opponent's movement when sweeping location points and taking out the card. They already understood who the leader was, namely Shiranami Chihiro.
Kohei had almost confirmed that leader's identity and wouldn't change it again. Because during this week, that person never occupied other location points or did unnecessary things. Their thinking was too naive.
If they only wanted to guard their own territory until the exam ended, such a person was considered unworthy of being a competitor. Kohei truly looked down on Class B, which he considered too weak.
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Time kept moving until the seventh day arrived, the day when the exam would soon end.
There were 12 hours left before the exam finished. All classes made their final moves.
In Class A, Kohei breathed a sigh of relief. This time he didn't want to take risks anymore and only planned to guess one class leader, namely Class B.
As for the other two classes, their movements were too strange so he didn't dare to guess. They swept location points openly; most likely they had a backup plan. So, he chose the most conservative way. Getting just 50 points was enough; after all, Class B wasn't much better than him. The point difference between the old Class C and old Class D with Class A was very far, so he didn't need to worry about being caught up in just this one exam.
Kohei relaxed his vigilance. However, Ai felt somewhat troubled. Because her status as Ryunosuke's girlfriend was exposed by Arisu.
Arisu instructed Kohei to keep watching Ai so she wouldn't betray her own class.
How could she be that kind of person? Well... actually yes. Compared to class interests, Ai cared far more about Ryunosuke.
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On the other side, in the old Class D, Ryunosuke felt very resigned. He saw Suzune who had started running a fever and persuaded her to return to the cruise ship to rest, but the girl remained stubborn.
Suzune insisted on holding out to save the 30 points that would be lost if she resigned. It was only 30 points; just let them go. But with her stubborn nature, she didn't listen to anyone and kept pushing herself.
Suzune lay on a makeshift bed with Megumi watching over her.
Megumi wrung out a wet cloth and placed it on Suzune's forehead to lower her fever. At this time, Suzune was sleeping very peacefully like a sweet baby.
Ryunosuke almost couldn't resist pinching her cheek, but his hand was swatted away by Megumi. He was chased out of the tent with a calm face.
"Horikita-san needs rest. If Ryunosuke-kun feels bored, you can play with tadpoles by the riverside."
After that, Megumi tightly closed her tent.
Ryunosuke, who was chased out, didn't feel angry. He checked the time and felt there was no need to rush.
Shortly after, Ayanokouji returned after finishing sweeping location points. His appearance was very messy and his body smelled bad; clearly he had worked hard during this week.
Ryunosuke thanked him for his hard work and asked, "How many points did you manage to hit?"
Location points were refreshed every 8 hours, which meant they could be swept three times a day. But Ryunosuke knew the calculation couldn't be like that; it was impossible to sweep points for a full 24 hours. At most 5 times in two days was already very good. After all, how could the timing always be perfect.
Ayanokouji answered flatly, "Don't worry, I won't disappoint you. Can I resign now?"
Ryunosuke nodded, but felt somewhat awkward.
"That... to save 30 points, are you willing to 'suffer' a bit?" He said it very gently.
What else could be done; if he wanted to resign without the 30-point penalty, the only way was if his physical condition was problematic, like being sick or feverish. If he withdrew in healthy condition, the 30-point penalty still applied.
Ryunosuke intended to have him bathe in cold water to get a fever or use ice cubes. In essence, make him sick so he could withdraw for health reasons so the 30 points would remain safe.
Hearing that, Ayanokouji without a single word immediately broke his own arm.
*CRACK!*
A crisp sound was heard as Ayanokouji's arm broke instantly. Ryunosuke's eyes almost jumped out from shock.
"My God!"
"Dude, do you have to be this extreme?"
"I only told you to catch a cold!"
"Was it necessary to break your own arm?"
"That way is too troublesome, this is faster." Ayanokouji answered without expression.
Ryunosuke took a deep breath. "Crazy! You're really crazy!"
What else could he say in front of someone this brave? He could only accept the result.
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On the other side, Class B was also making their final settlement.
They followed Ryunosuke's order to change the class leader. They lost 30 points and now only had a pitiful 100 points left. If there were no extraordinary events in this exam, that would be the final result.
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Meanwhile in the old Class C, Albert had also exerted all his strength. Until the last second he still wanted to run once more to sweep location points, but Hiyori stopped him.
It was enough; no need to torture Albert to that extent.
Finally Albert was deducted 30 points and returned to the cruise ship to rest.
The old Class C had also completed all their tasks; they just needed to wait for the exam to end.
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