Chapter 5: Each And Everyone’s Opinion

Intro

The timeline goes back to the ninth day of the uninhabited island trial, the day after Nanase left Ayanokouji.

Although he was in a group of three, Housen, who had been alone since day one, was still lying in his tent when the designated zone was announced at 7 a.m. Shortly after 8 a.m., a shadow approached Housen and called out to him.

"Good morning, Housen-kun."

"Oh?"

"It's me, Nanase."

"I know from your voice. What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean? We are a group and it is not unnatural for us to make contact." It was a serious answer, but Housen laughed when he heard it.

"I don't know if you can say that. You seem to have had a lot of fun with Ayanokouji, how have you been? "

"There is no ....I was no match for him."

"Ha, you didn't even use your woman's weapon to challenge him head on, did you?" "A woman's weapon.....?"

"I do not know what you're talking about", Housen continued in disgust.

"You have big breasts, but you don't have any brain.

"Well, I really don't understand the relationship between the size of my breasts and my head."

"It's enough. And that? Did you come here just to make that report? "

Pulling out his tablet, Housen didn't hesitate to run a GPS search. Not knowing who Nanase was following, he decided that he should keep an eye on the surroundings. However, there were no shadows of the people Housen had marked in the vicinity.

"It was a mistake for me to try to expel Ayanokouji-kun by myself. So I have come to ask for Housen-kun's help. If you have a plan, let me hear it. "

Housen does not easily trust Nanase, who has been acting on his own and now wants to join him. Not sure what to do.

"Leave it, I'll do it myself."

"... I'll wait until you change your mind."

"Go to the designated area, for God's sake. The only thing you can do is avoid a

penalty. "

He tried to get rid of her, but Nanase showed no signs of leaving.

Housen ignored her and closed his eyes, trying to get over it. About ten minutes later, Nanase calls him again.

"Housen-kun."

"Still no luck, huh? Why are we wasting time?"

"It seems we have a visitor."

When Housen opened his eyes, he saw that there was another silhouette besides Nanase.

"Oh, it's me, Housen-kun ...." "Who are you? I don't know you."

He intimidatingly told the person who approached him without giving his name. "Huh, ... from class C. I'm Katagiri."

"I do not know you."

"I'll talk to him for you. What happens?"

"I have brought something that I have to give to Housen-kun." "Do you have to give him something? What is it?"

"Well, they told me to just tell Housen-kun. ... "

Housen, who was listening without interest, left the tent to see what was happening. And when he stood up, the giant looked down at little Katagiri.

"I'll punch you in the face if you bore me." "...East!"

He closed his eyes and trembled, and handed the walkie-talkie into his hand.

"It looks like a walkie-talkie."

"Here, take this. You can talk to Utomiya-kun." Katagiri speaks, a little scared by Housen.

"Hah. You want to contact me through a little boy." He picked up the walkie-talkie with annoyance.

"What the hell are you doing contacting me? Do you want us to play? Utomiya..." Housen says but without any response.Meanwhile, Housen operates the tablet to check Utomiya's location on the map.

"I don't know if you are not aware of it or if you are ignoring it, but this is your first and last chance, okay?"

A reaction appears on the other side.

"... I didn't want to contact you. But I can't help but do it to carry out my plan. " "Plan?" What the hell are you talking about?"

"Have you forgotten the sixth day?"

"If you mentioned something about talking in secret, I think I forgot." Looking sideways, Housen listened to the walkie-talkie without turning away.

"I took that fact into account"

"I see. And?"

"We should have a strategy to rescue the freshmen (1st year) soon."

"Will you save the first years?"

After answering like this, Housen interrupts Utomiya's voice.

In a hurry, Nanase takes the tablet out of her backpack and displays the last 10 groups. Currently, a total of four groups of freshmen are at risk of dropping out of school.

"We also have two first-year D class groups." Says Nanase.

"Ha, I don't care if those garbages disappear. Don't tell me that this guy thinks I'm

going to make a move to save my classmates?

"Be on your guard. I'm afraid they are up to something."

"Shut up."

Housen turns the transmission back on, knowing full well that this is so.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but what does it have to do with me?"

Nanase only feels firsthand that some kind of negotiation has already started. She listens quietly, but her location is obvious from the GPS search. They have certainly done some research on the Housen area before speaking.

I have the impression that the other party did not dare to mention it either.

"It's ... because we need you to save us."

Due to the walkie-talkie, we cannot see Utomiya's expression. But Housen senses that there is a hidden part in him that does not mean it. Housen is not foolish enough not to

see that.

"Has someone told you? How funny you are."

"If you want to say no, say no. I'm only discussing this to make sense, and I originally thought we could do this without you. "

"Then that's it. I will reject it. "

Housen said so and finished sending a short reply. He waits patiently for an answer, clutching the walkie talkie as if to immediately drop it.

"...Housen".

Utomiya calls out Housen's name in frustration. But Housen's answer to that is silence.

"I'm not going to get any help from you, am I?"

Due to Utomiya's personality, it is likely that he will be cornered once Housen refuses. Housen read that the reason he didn't do it was because someone else was involved

in the plan.

"Wait a minute. No one said anything about not cooperating. "

"What the hell is ...?"

On the other end of the walkie-talkie, Utomiya was a bit nervous. It is seen that he was prepared for the fact that his call was no longer received.

"If you come here and beg me on your knees, I'll give you a hand, okay?"

" Do not be silly. Who is going to bow down to you? "

"Then we don't have to talk about it. Do you think it's OK? Tsubaki "

Housen tells Tsubaki, who is probably listening to the conversation on the other side of Utomiya.

"You realized? Or did you do a GPS search? "

"I didn't spend a point on something so obvious. I've always known that you are a stinky bitch. "

It was a lie. Housen had realized that Utomiya and Tsubaki were in the same place thanks to the GPS search he had just used, so he told her as if it were his own intuition.

"I guess, after all, I can't leave it to Utomiya-kun."

Housen laughs a little when hearing the exchange between Utomiya and Tsubaki.

"Are you saying you don't trust Utomiya?"

"No, only with Housen-kun. It is a known fact that the two of you are on bad terms, and I am not willing to let the negotiations break out of unnecessary emotion."

"So, what about the rescue of the first years?"

"You already know that, right? Four of the last ten groups are freshmen. Also, the second group is first-year D class. If the special exams end like this, the damage done to us freshmen and to Housen-kun's class will be great. "

For the person in charge of the 1st year D class, this is a situation that should be very

serious. It would be strange if they weren't in a rush to do something about it. However, Housen not only didn't flinch, he didn't even care

"Well, aren't you trying to rescue all the first years that are in the lower rank?" "One thing before answering. You're sure Nanase is on our side, right? "

Tsubaki comes into contact with Nanase's existence for the first time here. She was trying to gather information from a lot of bad language and silence.

"Just so you know in a class D full of garbage, I am someone who could be useful."

"Yes. So don't worry, but it's the right thing to do. I'm going to bail out the last four current groups, as well as all the groups that are about to sink into the last five. "

"You talk a lot, but can you do it? You haven't even done anything noteworthy up

to this point. If my valuable time is taken from me for no reason, I will not tolerate it." "You seem to take your time, although it is precious time."

Tsubaki's words indicate that he had been monitoring Housen with the GPS from the beginning.

"Just for fun, do I send errand boy 'Katagiri' back half dead? "

When his face stiffened, the Katagiri in front of him started to shrink. The slightest change in mood can make most students flinch and scare.

"Don't get carried away, Housen. If you put a hand on Katagiri, you will see it with me."

"Utomiya, don't interrupt me now."

"But...".

They start arguing on the other side and the communication is cut off.

"What are they doing?

"Whoa!"

Housen's smile looked creepy, and Katagiri wanted to run away.

"Damn, you're boring. You should leave." "But the walkie-talkie ..."

"I'm going to keep this for you, okay?

"But ..."

"Katagiri-kun, nothing's wrong. I think you should leave this place to Housen-kun."

Nanase intervenes and convinces him to do so. While he send a look, he didn't knew what will happen if it doesn't work out. Housen's eyes looking at him from behind

crushed Katagiri's heart. He was about to fall on the road, but he ran away.

"Moron."

- "That was a bit insistent."

"That's how I do it. Now you know".

After that exchange between the two, a reply comes from Tsubaki.

"I'm sorry I made you wait .. Can we resume our discussion?"

"That's fine, but that Katagiri put down his walkie talkie and left."

"You threatened him, right?"

Tsubaki answers briefly, without needing to guess.

"It is difficult to be weak in a fight, because it is resolved before it begins. The same thing happens to you, you know? Tsubaki. "

"'It's true that I can't win a fight if I go face to face. But not here."

"Here?"

"The head, the brain."

This was not a joke, but a serious response, and Housen laughs inadvertently.

"Ha ... if you really are more pissed off than me, it would be a big problem."

"There is a way to forcibly rescue groups from their situation. To do this, you will need as many helpers as possible. Since it seems that those above are already using the same strategy, and we also need the help of the first year D-class. "

That's why Tsubaki asks Housen for help, since he has done what he has wanted until now.

"I would love to help, but I have things to do. I'm very busy."

Tsubaki and the others knew that Housen's time was running out since he hadn't moved even after lifting the designated area, but they dared to tell him to see his reaction.

"Busy is ... you are trying to expel Ayanokouji-senpai?

"That's what I mean. I don't care if the trash from my class disappears "

"But how do you plan to expel him? Even on the morning of the eighth day, Ayanokouji- senpai continues to work alone. And yet it is not in the last 10 groups. The only conditions for being expelled from school are, according to the regulations, the only two options for this special exam: withdraw with the group or sink to the bottom of the score. "

And the situation where the lowest rank for the score cannot be clearly expected.

"There have been some students who have withdrawn so far this week, but so far there has been no group elimination, so it will be a difficult scenario for the rest of the week, and there could be an elimination of group somewhere."

"It's true. Some of them are already running out of food. "

Utomiya's voice also entered, who is next to Tsubaki. Utomiya and the others have already helped a group of first-year students in need of food several times.

"If the first five groups are defeated, it will be practically impossible to get Ayanokouji- senpai out of the school, right? You may think that rescuing the first years will also help Ayanokouji-senpai get expelled, right? "

Only here does Housen's smile fade and he begins to contain something serious.

"So saving the first years. Well, that doesn't sound so bad. ... Let's hear how you do it."

"As I said before, we are going to stay together as one in our grade, like all the other students in the upper grades. We will absorb the sinking groups to the bottom and pick up where we left off with the groups we can afford. If need be, I could even use my hands to take homework from the group of sophomores and juniors sinking below. "

"If it were so easy to assemble, we wouldn't have any problem, right? We have Class A and Class B. I don't think they will help Class D and Class C. "

"I don't think we should worry about that. We have already decided to cooperate with

each other. I'm just waiting for Housen's approval"

She says she's fit to move if freshman D class agrees to join.

"It is not a bad idea, but there is no guarantee that you will win with it. After all, even

if you use the same strategy, the scenario will be the same. The difference in experience, the result of losing the freshmen is unshakable. "

While he seemed to listen to the conversation on the sidelines, Housen developed Tsubaki's plan in his mind. And although the probability of a first-year bailout increases, it can be concluded that the handicap cannot be eliminated.

"So is. At this rate, we may not be able to reduce the first year's sacrifice to zero. "

"That's not what you were saying. Didn't you think we were going to get all the first years out?"

"If all grades use the same strategy, freshmen will be at a disadvantage. That's what Housen-kun read. So why don't we withdraw some groups before the end of the last day? "

This is where Tsubaki's true nature and her goals come to light.

"There are still a couple of people in the upper class who are working alone, so we have

to sink them."

"'I see, if five individual groups fall, surely we can save the whole year."

"I thought that the moment to make a move was when everyone started to get tired. We originally planned to do it between the eighth and the tenth day of the second half of the test, but something happened that we did not expect. "

The fact that Housen didn't show up on the sixth day. The fact that almost the entire seventh day was destroyed by bad weather and he had to regain his strength. That thought immediately crossed Housen's mind

"And good? Be specific about what you want me to do for you. "

"The organizers of this test have made a proposal. They said they wouldn't mind bringing you down with an act of violence. Housen-kun, you are planning to forcibly defeat Ayanokouji-senpai, right? "

"Well, it's the only way."

That's what Housen replied, but his true intentions were different. He can find other strategies, but when it comes to crushing Ayanokouji, he decides to do it directly with his own hands.

"But it is difficult to keep Ayanokoji-senpai, who is always on the move in a solitary way. Until now, Housen-kun has not been able to fulfill that opportunity. But it is different if there is a wide siege network. Tsubaki mentioned that she would take on that role.

"I have been investigating how many of the first-year students, including Utomiya and Housen, trust their ability to fight or use violence and have no resistance. If you

surround him well, you can block his escape routes. " "Do you want me to help you prepare the place?"

"Yes."

"Would they cross such a dangerous bridge? I don't think they work for free, much less Utomiya"

"Of course. People who cooperate agree to do so for 500,000 points as a reward for

success. I think it is a necessary expense to reduce Housen-kun's participation. "

A proposal to share the private points obtained by expelling Ayanokouji from the school.

"Wait, Tsubaki, Violence is forbidden as a general rule, would you act accordingly just to pay them 500,000? "

It seems that this is the first time that Utomiya has learned the details of the mission. That voice came from the other side of the walkie-talkie. There, Housen realized that Tsubaki was intentionally leaking something that Utomiya didn't know. Normally, the walkie-talkie can send voice to the other person only when the button is pressed. If Utomiya talks about something inconvenient, release the button. Indirectly conveys that it is confidential

"Of course, you can't ask me to do this the first day. The second half of the test has been tough, both physically and mentally. Student stress is considerable. We are all in a state of conflict between our desire to be comfortable and our desire to be radical. Of course, I

think they feel a strong resistance to taking the first blow. That is why I want to leave the leadership to you, Housen-kun. "

Tsubaki calmly analyzes the situation and says that it is easy to notice.

"There are many people who want to ignore a red light in front of them. However, it is difficult to take the first step when there are other people's eyes. But if a person starts to cross, the situation changes. "

Tsubaki says she wants to leave that role to Housen.

"Well, I don't like how they do it, but schools aren't stupid."

"At that moment, it is either fight or lose both. I will take responsibility for expelling

him as the brain that gave instructions to the first graders... "

"Ah?"

"I don't regret this school. So I feel like I can quit right away. I've made sure all the guys in my group have private points and half-price cards..."

Tsubaki replies that it's okay if the fault lies with the group, not just Tsubaki, who was

the one who came up with the plan.

"People who can self-destruct are scary. I have changed my mind. "

Housen dedicates a few words of admiration to Tsubaki, who has come with a powerful

weapon.

"I hadn't told Utomiya, but are you against the plan?"

"... No. Rather, I thought that making bad plays was pointless... I have been observing Ayanokouji in my own way, and it is not just a coincidence that he has been the subject of 20 million. I think it's because it's clearly a rarity that he was the goal. Even if you try to catch him within the rules, he will surely evade you. I have no right to stop you if you are willing to. "

Utomiya was not opposed to violence, but was concerned about the lack of expectations. If Tsubaki took full responsibility, the situation would be different. If Housen, Utomiya and the others were just the ones used, the story would be different. The school is

unlikely to have dozens of expulsions, although they can be sanctioned in some way.

"I'm sure it's difficult to get Ayanokouji-senpai to drop out of school suddenly. I think that is why it was prepared on this uninhabited island, where the eyes of surveillance do not reach, as a setting. "

"I see. So it is not a coincidence. "

Housen closed the map screen on his tablet once and switched to recording mode.

"Do you mean that only you came up with the plan to violently withdraw Ayanokouji? Tsubaki. "

"That is a question?"

"If we follow you, no one will be expelled from our first year. Can you guarantee it?" "I promise. And if something happens, I'll take the blame. "

When he hears this, Housen is satisfied and ends the recording.

"Did you take the recording correctly? Is it not safe to have my testimony?"

Housen smirks at Tsubaki's words, who sees right through him. "And that? When are you going to do it?

"I can't tell you yet. I cannot easily divulge that information. "

"Can't you trust me? I appreciate your secrecy, but I won't be able to help you."

"That's what walkie-talkies are for."

The walkie-talkie that was taken from Katagiri was prepared for Housen from the beginning. The result does not change even if it was stolen.

"That's what I mean."

"I'll get in touch when the time comes, thank you."

With that, Tsubaki ends the communication.

"Sounds like a woman who can't eat." Laughing, Housen put the walkie-talkie in his pocket.

"What will we do?"

"I'm not sure what to think, but I'm sure there's nothing wrong with following Tsubaki's strategy. In any case, she intended to crush Ayanokouji even if he was alone. "

This would require repeated GPS searches. He decided that if Tsubaki was going to provide him with all these things, it would be in her best interest to do so.

"We can do whatever we want, and the blame falls entirely on Tsubaki, the ringleader. It's too good to be true. "

"On the other hand, doesn't it seem suspicious that she sacrifices... ?" "Well, it's welcome. Anyway, that's it."

"... I'm willing to help"

"Ah?"

"Because I want to protect the first year D-class group too. Please let me be by your side until I get more information from Tsubaki-san."

In response to Nanasese's offer, Housen simply replied: "Do whatever you want."

Part 1

And the time shifts to day 13 of the special exam, at 6:51 in the morning, now in progress.

Utomiya finds Tsubaki looking up at the sky near the store.

"What are you thinking? Tsubaki"

"'I was doing a final review in my head. What do you want?"

" No, I just wanted to talk to you before the operation took place. It may be the last conversation with Tsubaki so far. "

This could be the last conversation they have between them, so they relay their thoughts. "Why didn't you use a walkie-talkie to communicate with me?"

"You can't know what they really think if you don't talk to them face to face. You already

heard my exchange with Housen so you know exactly what I mean. "

"I guess so. I didn't even know what he was thinking, but I don't trust him at all. " "You can't trust him because he's Housen-kun, right?"

Utomiya turned his face away, looking unhappy at the fact that she had been pointed out that way.

"Utomiya-kun is the only one I can trust among the first-year students. I wanted to ask

you directly about the plan and for you to say what you thought "

After smiling a bit teasingly, Tsubaki became expressionless again. She told Utomiya that it was trustworthy, but remembered that there was something she had to check.

"How's the preparation going?"

"Do you want to see the screenshot I took of one when I ran the GPS search earlier?"

Tsubaki then turns on his tablet and displays the image searched by the GPS. Ayanokouji's camp is on E5; the first years are camped in D4 and E6.

"The arrangement is perfect, just as Tsubaki planned."

"Well, we have carefully prepared up to this point. The land is on our side. " Tsubaki slowly looked at Utomiya, who was watching the screen intently. A person

approaches those two people.

"Tsubaki-san, can we talk?"

It is Yagami, the leader of freshman class B from the same group as Utomiya.

"Everything is ready, so at least we have time to talk. ... " Yagami who has a suspicious look, addresses Tsubaki

"I have something I need you to hear."

"Sorry, but wait, there is something I have to talk to Yagami first."

Utomiya stops Yagami, who was about to speak to Tsubaki, with a strong tone.

"What happens?."

"Yesterday you suddenly disappeared, and where were you?" "Sorry, my watch broke and I had to run back to the starting point"

Then he shows him the watch on his left hand. "A malfunction? It is the second time."

As if suspecting something, Utomiya raises his guard. " What do you think you're doing?"

"It is outrageous to be suspected of conspiring just because your watch malfunctions. Utomiya-kun also had a clock failure a few days ago, right? Doesn't that mean that you're also a suspect? "

"In my case it was just a mistake." " The same happens to me."

Utomiya stares at Yagami, who smiles from start to finish.

"Hey you two, could you please not get in trouble at a time like this? After all, we are friends, right? "

"I'm sorry .... Maybe I was too nervous before the mission"

"I too have stepped out of line and I apologize."

"Have you spent the day changing the clock? Or if there is another reason, can I hear it? "I had prepared a gift for Tsubaki-san regarding today's operation."

" A gift?"

"The strategy to hunt down Ayanokouji-senpai hasn't always worked, right?"

Before the execution of the important mission, Yagami says something disturbing. It wasn't Tsubaki who showed a sensitive reaction to it, but Utomiya who was by his side.

"What are you talking about, Yagami? You think this operation will fail ... "

"I am not going to run an operation with the intention of failing."

As if to cover Utomiya's denial, Tsubaki also responded with a slightly stronger tone.

"Of course, Tsubaki's strategy is perfect. It's an alignment that leaves no room for ants to crawl out of bounds. We are challenging with the greatest strength that we can

prepare freshmen. So I don't doubt our success. But don't you think it's better to take the preventive measures you can? "

"As for me, I don't want to do anything irregular, but let me tell you something."

Tsubaki muttered in her mind that she could make a decision after hearing whether or not she really accepted Yagami's proposal.

"'From now on, Tsubaki-san is going to corner Ayanokouji-senpai while repeatedly using GPS search to find out his position, but it is inevitable that she will consume a lot of points to do so, right? "

"That's why we have a group of reserve tablets." Utomiya added, Yagami said calmly that he understood.

"But it is not very favorable that it is efficient. You know why?"

"We do not know where the designated area of Ayanokouji-senpai is, so we cannot predict his movements."

Yagami nodded once, as if satisfied with Tsubaki's answer.

"That's right. If you are able to read through Ayanokouji-senpai's movements if he went to a designated area, if he pursues a task or just escapes, what is the priority and what

needs to be blocked, your efficiency will increase drastically. . "

"If it were easy to understand, it wouldn't be difficult. So you have multiple tablets so you can do GPS searches over and over again. "

"In my own way, I spent a lot of time researching to see if there was anything I could do to help. So, among the 12 squares, which squares does Ayanokouji-senpai belong to? "

The hand that played with Tsubaki's hair, which seemed uninteresting, stopped. At the

same time, Utomiya's rebuttals stopped. "You mean you know?"

"Yes, well, technically, it's not me, it's just this 'tablet' that tells me." Saying this, Yagami extends one of the tablets.

"What is this?"

"I borrowed it from a group of my friends from class B, first year. Because the owner of this table is in the same square as Ayanokouji-senpai. "

"In other words, if you have this, you can find out Ayanokouji-senpai's movements today without any delay."

Yagami nodded slowly. If Ayanokouji's designated zone turns out to be at the same time, it will be easier to get ahead of him.

"How can you be sure that this tablet really is from the same box as Ayanokouji?" Yagami continued his conversation with Tsubaki, and Utomiya calls him unexpectedly

"I mean, how did you find out ..."

"You say they used repeated GPS searches to identify the box" Without even thinking about it, Tsubaki found a way to find out.

"... Indeed, was it an unnecessary action"

Yagami, who thought he might surprise Tsubaki a bit, ends up surprising her in the opposite direction

"I would appreciate it if you could lend me that tablet. Considering the points that I am going to consume, I would like to refrain from wasting as much as possible. Do you think it's OK?"

"We are all in this together. Tsubaki's success will lead to my success as well. Also,

Utomiya and I have been fighting on behalf of the freshmen, but it has been difficult for us to get into the top three positions. In this situation, we have no choice but to work hard elsewhere. "

The reason he was here today is because it doesn't make much sense of the scores you earn anymore. If you are in a position to contest first place, you cannot afford to meet

quietly.

After that, Yagami continues.

"Also if you do not accept this proposal, we will not be able to provide you with insurance."

"Sure? What the hell are you talking about?"

"'Our first priority is to use Tsubaki's strategy to pursue Ayanokouji-senpai and force him to retreat. However, that can end in failure for some reason. For example, if Ayanokouji-senpai works with a third party for the entire day. Because you can't attack someone where there are other people's eyes. "

"We don't have to worry about that; he's been basically on his own since the eighth day. "

Utomiya argues that she has done her research, but Yagami shakes his head. "But that doesn't mean that he is alone on 13th either."

"Yes it's correct. And that?"

"If something unexpected goes wrong, we switch to the method of letting them pass through the entire designated area to score points. And tomorrow, the last day, the 14th,

we have three more movements, and we seal it. "

"In other words, do you mean stepping on the penalty 5 times?"

"No, you can make them step on it up to 7 times. Ayanokouji-senpai's box passed a total of two times yesterday on the day 12, the third area being randomly designated D4 that went far, and then the fourth area designated D2, which they also did not step on. We have already confirmed that we have changed our focus to accept the challenge. "

"Let's say seven times, that's less than 28 points, an exaggerated score."

There are only two days of season left. Losing 28 points in that time is quite a blow. Utomiya realizes the magnitude of the insurance strategy Yagami had in mind.

"Ayanokouji-senpai is still alone right now. We do not know how many points he has, but since he is alone, it will not be many. Also, you can use GPS search on our forays. If

we get ahead of that and seal their assignments as well, there is more than enough chance that he will sink into the bottom five groups. "

"Well, it certainly is."

"If I manage to get Ayanokouji-senpai out with this insurance, what if I get 5 million points and Tsubaki-san and the others get 10 million points as their share? I'm sure you will agree to share the remaining 5 million points with the group that failed. "

"Not a bad idea, don't you think, Tsubaki?"

In contrast to Utomiya, who was really surprised by Yagami's proposal, Tsubaki only gave a silent reply.

"Tsubaki, I think you should have insurance."

He advises Tsubaki again to take Yagami's proposal.

"'Well, if you even have a tablet in the same box, there's no way he won't."

Nevertheless. Choking on his words for the second time, Tsubaki pulls out another tablet.Tsubaki shows her tablet, a spare tablet, and a third.

"What is that tablet?"

"The tablet from Ayanokouji-senpai's box." " What? When did you... "

Before Yagami could identify the box Tsubaki already had everything she needed.

"Tsubaki-san you are beyond my imagination. You even came up with this insurance strategy. ... "

"Then why didn't you say it?"

"I don't like him for a moment. Yagami-kun had also devised the strategy of letting us pass through the designated area. I was going to pretend I didn't know what was going

on, but it was so obvious. "

It was a somewhat childish story, Yagami and Utomiya looked at each other once

"If so, I cannot accept the reward, I reject the 5 million points. Then I'll be watching from a distance. "

"'Thanks, it's honestly hard to do it when you're around people you don't trust, so I guess that helps."

Yagami accepted without question the direct statement that he didn't even try to hide. After Yagami kept his distance, Utomiya spoke to him.

"Tsubaki. If we could defeat Ayanokouji by physical means, would they really expel us?"

"It is a method of force, so it cannot be without problems. Assuming the worst, there is also the possibility that only freshmen who have set you up will be expelled. "

"If the group I helped joined, many people would leave."

Utomiya's expression hardens as he imagines expulsion from only the freshman part.

"But the chances of that happening are almost nil. The only person who would have to bear the greatest punishment would be me, the ringleader. The school cannot expel ten or twenty freshmen. "

"That's the problem. Are you really going to take the blame yourself? "

"Originally, when the special test was disclosed. I was the one who suggested that Ayanokouji-senpai be kicked out. You just went along with me, didn't you, Utomiyakun?

"It's true, but ... "

Utomiya remembers the special exam for which he was paired with a sophomore earlier in the school year.That special exam was designed to earn 20 million points if Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was expelled from school. At first, Utomiya showed his dislike for this special exam and proposed to sit on the sidelines of the 1st year class C.. However,

Tsubaki repeatedly convinced Utomiya and recruited him to the team. She said that the 20 million points would be a huge advantage if the C-class was to aim for a higher class for next year.

When Utomiya asked her what kind of trick she would use to get him expelled, Tsubaki responded immediately. She said that she would pair up with Ayanokouji for the test

and that she would deliberately let the test pass and sacrifice herself and the reward of 20 million points would be given to his collaborator Utomiya. She told him that she wanted him to use those points for the future of C-class first-class.

"When you first raised this plan to me, you said you didn't want to dwelve too deeply into it."

"Are you curious? Why do you think he should be expelled. "

"I would be lying if I said I don't care. It's not natural to want to drop out of school as soon as you enter school. "

"I admit that the first year of class C is more comfortable than I thought. So I decided that if I am going to drop out anyway, I will do my best for the class and quit. "

That was all Tsubaki said, but she still didn't want to talk about the situation. Utomiya also changed his attitude, saying that it was against the rules to ask more questions, and turned his gaze towards the forest beyond. "

"Shouldn't he be there after all? I'm sure I can go one-on-one with Ayanokouji and win."

"That's not good. Utomiya-kun is an indispensable member of the first-year C-Class. Also, there is the possibility that I will be judged in the same way when taking responsibility. Leave Ayanokouji-senpai for the other children."

" That is enough for a normal opponent. But Ayanokouji is a 20 million point opponent,

so he is not an ordinary player. As long as Housen made the first move, he could not gain an advantage, he must make the moves he can. "

" That's right. It's better to assume it's Housen-kun's class. "

Even so, Tsubaki did not give Utomiya the go-ahead, but instructed him to stay here.

"... Very good. I'll stay close and see how you fight. "

"Hey Utomiya-kun"

Tsubaki calls out to Utomiya, who tries to keep her distance so as not to interfere.

"What happens?"

"You seem very strong, where did you learn to fight? You are not a criminal, are you "

"It is not a big thing. You don't need to meddle unnecessarily either. "

- "Yes. But let me ask you something. You're not hiding anything from me, are you? "

"What am I hiding? Nothing. I'm just a guy whose only job is to fight. " "Nothing happens."

And then at 7:00 in the morning, the test begins. Holding the walkie-talkie in one hand and the tablet in the other, Tsubaki opens her mouth. Ayanokouji's destination that appears on the tablet is the C3.

"Attention all groups, the designated area where the enemy is heading is C3, the group in D4 will stay where it is, and the group in E6 will start heading north and immobilize them. If they find it, no contact until I give the go-ahead ".

Tsubaki gives instructions and calmly finishes transmitting the walkie-talkie.

"Once Ayanokouji-senpai's elimination is over, Before the school finds out I'm here, I'll defeat some independent 2nd and 3rd grade groups and let's go who I can target."

Tsubaki was in the process of sorting out her final thoughts on who to target.

2

I noticed something unusual when designated area C3 was announced at 7:00 in the morning.

The GPS search, which has been common for the last few days, is done first to find competing rivals on the order of arrival. Among them, I noticed that the three main members of the first grade, "Utomiya", "Tsubaki" and "Yagami" solidified. Utomiya and Yagami are in the same group so it's not surprising, but the fact that there is a camellia is a trap. Also, I can't see the other members of the main group.

Remembering what was heard from Nanase the other day, instinctively. Today is when the first graders are installed. The group of first graders is naturally scattered across the island, but the position has changed significantly since I confirmed it last night. There are quite a few groups in D4 and E6 that surround me.

"On the move, huh?"

It's difficult to avoid a head-on collision if the enemy plans to use GPS search to the limit, even on a large uninhabited island. In case you have a few days, I can be sure that you know that Nanase and I are in the same box, and that you know the designated area to which I should go.

If so, it is necessary to avoid simply going to C3 as it is, but it is a great risk to reach

the end of this stage and take a penalty.

Since yesterday, I had passed through the designated area twice in a row. If you don't step on the remaining seven designated areas, how far will the ranking drop ..? I don't

know if it was a coincidence or not, but it was the perfect time to do a trick. "It seems that at least they know how to fight."

They are right about not forcing me to settle in the middle of the night or in the early morning. If I put it in the middle of the night, when visibility is poor, it would be impossible to catch me by many GPS searches I have. On the other hand, if it is early in the morning, it is difficult to know my designated area and make a strategy.

However, it is quite a large number. I had in mind the possibility that a very small number of talented people like Housen would start something, but it is beyond the scale of my expectations.

Housen's location remains the same as last night, on D4. If we go to the designated area, we can coincide.

If I am attacked by freshmen, the school is most likely trying to protect them. Yet at the same time, my existence is established as haunting and strange throughout the school. The goal of having a normal school life can be lost at the same time.

Even many teachers who know nothing about me will change the perception that I am a

rare student.

There is a teacher at the task point, so safety is guaranteed, but it is not a wise choice to be followed by many. There is a way to work with the other students, but I must

consider that not only the first-year students, but also the third-year students, who are under Nagumo's control, are the enemy.

The only option now is to flee until the freshmen run out of energy and give up the chase.

Ten minutes later, when the camp were clean and ready to go, I ran the search again and saw the GPS responses from the beleaguered freshmen coming in fast and furious. Nanase's words, "If they find you, you will become a victim of violence," will come true. Whoever runs this strategy is not afraid to withdraw; maybe you are a mastermind and fully prepared to take the blame if it happens.

Then you should avoid any involuntary commitment at all costs. Even if that means

ignoring a total of six designated areas, including yesterday's.

Surrounded by the river and the mountains, it is tempting to escape across the mountains, but it is not a wise option due to the layout. It is better to go on the south side even if it is a little dangerous.

If I decide to move away from the designated area, the enemy will probably

not pursue me too much. I took something out of my backpack and started walking.

3

"How are you Tsubaki-san?"

It's 8 a.m. and if all goes well, it's about the time a group of first-year students get in touch with Ayanokouji.

Yagami, who is concerned that the report has not yet come out of the walkie-talkie, asks.

"'Don't be scared, everything is going according to plan so far. Things are going very

well. "

"Good to Know."

Ayanokouji is swerving orderly so as not to get caught by the first grade group who are

closing the distance. I don't know how long it will be, but it is clear that I am using GPS search on a regular basis. If you can spit to a point, it's better than that. I intend to commit violence, but I think it would be ideal if I could crush him without doing so.

If you can keep up with the movements, you will find a way to win with no contact.

If they can't stand it and plan to force their way, they can crush him there.

We were in a situation where we could push him, but we didn't, and we did it in a way that made it easier for him to escape.

Tsubaki drops the scores she has accumulated without hesitation and activates the GPS search in 10-minute intervals. She has not been saving her test scores for the past 12 days as of yesterday. To drop all scores right now.

9 a.m. passes and Ayanokouji's third step is confirmed.

The tablet then indicated that Ayanokouji's destination was D2; Ayanokouji, who was fleeing towards C6 at the time, would have a hard time stepping on the designated area, even if he hadn't been disturbed. Two groups continue to move to hunt down Kiyotaka Ayanokouji. Even with updates every 0 minutes, you can see the movement so clearly. If she continued, Ayanokouji could go north on the B4 and C5.

Therefore, she ordered the three remaining groups to meet at C4. Deciding that they could wait and see for a while, Tsubaki stopped the search for an hour and took a break. After 10 p.m., she checks everyone's position to confirm the situation. Ayanokouji was about to go between B4 and C5 as Tsubaki had read. The two groups that were chasing him were also about to enter B5.

"Don't let him go out."

She instructed the group in C4 to target Ayanokouji going down the mountain. The

objective was to get ahead of him and lead him towards B4 and B3. From here, Tsubaki checks again every ten minutes to get an idea of the general position. As she had read, Ayanokouji is heading north on the B4 to escape the first-year students who were ahead of him. Seeing this, she sends the three groups north of C4 to hunt him down so he can't escape.

"Can I talk to you, Tsubaki-san? "... what?"

In the distance, Yagami, who is also handling a tablet, looks back.

"'Wouldn't it be possible to corner Ayakoji-senpai with more detailed instructions? It

seems like a bit of a tedious progression. "

"It's so depressing." Tsubaki decideded to ignore it, saying it in a whisper that Yagami couldn't hear.

After another 30 minutes or so, the problems appeared. Because the three groups that ordered to advance north from C4 had barely moved.

If there were some kind of displacement problem, why would three groups stop?

Now she updates the GPS position in 5 minutes, which is even shorter than 10 minutes.

"I knew it didn't work ..."

Ayanokouji tries to get out of B3, but 3 groups haven't got out of C4. If nothing is done, there is a risk of him escaping to C3.

"What's happening? What's going on?"

She called on her walkie-talkie, but there was no answer.

"How weird."

Tsubaki senses that this is not a simple accident within the group.

"What's wrong, Tsubaki-san?

Yagami, who saw a shadow in her facial expression, looked into the tablet without

realizing it.

"What happened?"

"Three of the five first-year groups we sent have stopped moving. The three groups that stopped moving had one thing in common: they were all in the same position crossing paths with the sophomores. "

In a test on an uninhabited island with more than 400 people, it is not uncommon for

several groups to pass. That's why Tsubaki hadn't paid attention to them until now. "Reply".

Tsubaki called again with her walkie-talkie, but got no answer no matter how long she

waited.

"Is it not possible that it is an accidental problem? On this uninhabited island, many groups are constantly on the move in search of designated areas and tasks, and I think it

would be dangerous to assume otherwise. "

- "Even if that's true...there are three groups blocked for second years?

"It's true, but ..."

For another 5 minutes, Tsubaki, who held on while suppressing her anger, updates the GPS.

"They are starting to move, but they seem pretty slow.

"There is a group of second year students who stayed."

Meanwhile, Ayanokouji had left B4, down to B3, and was about to head to C3. When this happens, she had no choice but to leave it to the two groups that are following him. The two groups that were chasing Ayanokoji also stopped moving when they realized it. And likewise, a group of sophomores is stagnant. And besides, a group of second graders stay around there.

"It certainly seems like a second year student is sabotaging them, but if it is ... who ... will it be."

Yagami took the liberty of touching the tablet and trying to check the details. - "Hey, get out of my way."

"What?"

"I allow you to be here because you are one of us, but I don't remember allowing you to take it without permission."

Yagami takes a step back, while looking into her eyes full of intensity. ...

"I get it. But I would like to give my opinion. Shouldn't we check who the second-year students are obstructing us? "

"I already know it".

Tsubaki, who intended to confirm it without being told, starts the operation. Second year students who appear to be interfering.

However, there are no students of mixed interest in the five groups.

''It seems that the person who is leading the second year students is not participating'' "And there is a great variety of students from class A to D, there is no perceptible trait."

"So you are saying that it is not just one particular class, but the entire second year that is doing the movement?

"So you're saying that it's not just one particular class that is doing this, but the entire second-year class?"

It was as Yagami had said, but Tsubaki felt stuck. Why didn't she think that all the classes would unite to protect Ayanokouji.

"... so to speak."

An answer that arises from the situation.

"These five groups do not understand why they have been ordered to stop us."

"Do you think they are cooperating without being informed?"

"It could be for any reason, I suppose; Perhaps this is a light assignment in which they were asked to interfere with the movements and tasks of the freshmen to protect a sophomore? "

"Take a look at today's GPS search logs. Swipe the screen to track where the sophomores were. He's too good at what he does. We can only assume that he knew all along that we

were going to attack him today.

"There are only two days left until the exam is finished. It's not strange that the other party is very attentive. I'm sure you know that there is a bounty on your head, so they

have probably been preparing the ground beforehand."

Yagami says it's not surprising because the closer the exam ends date, the more they get on their guard.

"We just have to spend time attacking now, but second-year students can't protect Ayanokouji-senpai all the time, right? There are special tests."

With two days to go, it is time to score as many points as possible.

"That is sure ...."

"The other thing that worries me is that this group here is being easily mocked.

Although they move separately, it is not easy to capture the five groups."

Yagami couldn't respond to that concern, so he puts his hand on his mouth and thought about it.

"Don't you know why? That shows that there is a hidden commander there. "

"Do you think someone like Tsubaki, who is in charge, is hiding behind all this?" Tsubaki nods and unfolds a map of the entire island.

Somewhere in this GPS answer there is a person who is viewing the battlefield the same way she is.

He is giving the proper instructions and kept the freshmen group at bay

"I think we should consider suspending the operation."

"Why?"

"Are you trying to force yourself to continue with this? It is dangerous."

"No, I won't. The five groups of students I'm capturing right now can't do that. "

"Then, why don't you suspend them?" "Because it's the same anyway

"Is the same ...?"

This situation was something Tsubaki had foreseen from the beginning. In fact, she was even grateful that a group had appeared to interfere.

"I don't know who is directing everything, but I am here to show you that visual information is not everything."

What the hell are you doing?

"Perhaps your commander has noticed the five first-year groups we moved last night."

"I see. So you've been doing nightly searches without fail. "

"As I said before, there is a second-year exam for second-year students. As we have five groups, they will try to have five groups as well and they will try to take advantage, and if they had six or seven groups, they would be neglecting the exam . "

"But they may have one or two more groups just in case, right?"

"Can be. But from what I can see now, there are only five groups of sophomores who showed irregular movements. Maybe they are confident enough to decide that they can deal with the same number? But that's what kills them. "

Tsubaki picked up the walkie-talkie and sent out new instructions.

"Now there is no one who can interfere. Now you can do whatever you want ".

"What do you want to come up with? There are no longer any groups in the vicinity that can move. ... "

"I told you. I told you that the information you see is not all there is. "

After giving the instructions, Tsubaki thinks about who is involved in this war.

"Ayanokouji is running away? No, that's not possible. I don't have the full strength to be able to manipulate and direct the other classes, I can't afford that now. "

A murmur that was really just the movement of her mouth, inaudible even to Yagami who was next to him.

When Tsubaki thinks, she tends to reason with words to the point that her surroundings

cannot hear her. No matter how low the sound is, speaking out loud clears the mind. If I had to use an analogy, it would be to take clothes out of a messy closet one at a time and put them back in, to put them in order.

"Presumably, Ayanokouji contacted the people involved in this situation and asked for their help. So he could have prepared for this moment from the beginning ... "

"What, did you say something?"

"It's nothing, don't worry."

I'm not sure if it's because she was whispering back and forth, but I think the words reached Yagami's ears as well. Tsubaki replied a bit dejected, and looked at the tablet again.

4

Gazing at the dazzling diamond-shining sea, Sakayanagi took a sip of water. Not so much to hydrate, but rather to bring moisture back her lips.

It was 7:05 in the morning. Just when Tsubaki was starting to put his plan into action.

"It seems they are on the move."

Staring at her tablet, Sakayanagi launches the instructions with her walkie-talkie in hand. Sakayanagi continued to apply the GPS search on the night of the 10th, the night of the 11th and the night of the 12th, and the three days in the middle of the night. To

surround Ayanokouji, it was necessary to work outside of exam hours.

"It seems that the waiting time is over, so let's get started."

"That is fine, but there is no guarantee that we will meet just because we have moved

to the same area, right?"

An indifferent voice comes out of the walkie-talkie again. It belongs to Tsukasaki in the same class as Sakayanagi. He explained that he would interfere with the first graders and finish today's assignment, and send them there.

"In the last 12 days, the interior of the uninhabited island has undergone a gradual change in terrain. Do you know what that is?"

"Change of terrain? .... In summary, is it what happens after a lot of people move?

"So is. Students and teachers commute around the uninhabited island on a daily basis. In fact, don't you think Tsukasaki-kun uses it naturally to choose a safe and fast route? "

Although the changes are slight, there are many roads that clearly show signs of having been used by people because of the rain.

"Above all, it is not difficult to guess the route if you know where you are going."

"I know you are not looking directly at it, but it is as if you can see the road."

Although it is only on a tablet, Sakayanagi can see the uninhabited island in three dimensions. She has a realistic simulation in his mind of who they are and what they are like. And beyond that, it goes and captures the shadow of the person who is painting this

whole picture.

Sakayanagi then spent a while looking at the sea, and after half an hour, she looked at her tablet again.

"Well, there are very few people who do not move at all during this time in which they try to get to their assigned areas and tasks ..."

And from there, if we cut the grade down to just freshmen, we can cut it down to its lowest point in an instant. And on the third, we find a GPS signature that hasn't moved since the test started at 7:00.

"Takuya Yagami-kun? Riku Utomiya-kun? and Sakurako Tsubaki-san? I wonder who my adversary is. Or is it the three of them? "

She laughed and narrowed her eyes with joy. Sakayanagi began to think about the person who had brought her this interesting fight.

That was three days ago. Returning at midnight on the 10th day of the special exam. Takemoto's group, who had a walkie-talkie with Sakayanagi, contacted her.

"What happened at this time? Are you in trouble? "

Sakayanagi thought it was some kind of accident, but it seems like it isn't.

"No, is not that. Actually, Ayanokouji wants to talk to you. " "Ayanokouji-kun?"

The unexpected name cleared the consciousness of Sakayanagi, who had numbed a bit. "I am in debt, I would appreciate it if you would let him talk to you."

"Of course...of course. Please take charge. "

"Wait a minute."

After a time of silence... "Sakayanagi".

"Good night, Ayanokouji-kun".

Sakayanagi begins with an elegant greeting that makes it hard to believe she's in the middle of an exam on an uninhabited island.

"It seems that the classes are working well together."

"Yes. I was able to contact Ryuuen-kun and Horikita-san. We are progressing smoothly. I haven't heard the details, but it seems that Takemoto-kun and the others were taken

care of. "

"Your group is also making great strides, now you are in fifth place. You are in a position where you can aim high enough."

"Not that there are no worries at all." "Is that so?"

"Have you seen Ichinose-san?"

"No, I have not seen her even once during this exam. What happened?"

"I got a call saying she was acting a little strange. She has been lost for several days and I am worried ... "

It is a long special exam it would not be unusual to get sick or depressed.

"So, what do you want from me?"

"There is one thing I want to ask you Sakayanagi."

"Please, do not hesitate to ask me. I will pay you back for saving my classmates." "About the White Room."

"It also sounds like a very interesting story"

Ayanokouji explains that Nanase was one of the assassins sent by Tsukishiro, since

Sakayanagi knows the story of the Acting Director. However, other than that, there are White Room students lurking. He explains that it is most likely Ichika Amasawa

"It would have been better if you had told me before."

Sakayanagi felt disappointed, as if she had missed an opportunity to have fun.

"Because none of it was safe."

"So you want me to destroy that person named Amasawa Ichika?" "Huh?.."

Ayanokouji feels puzzled by Sakayanagi, for saying surprising things "Actually there is one more thing, I have another big problem."

Ayanokouji reveals to Sakayanagi about the main topic, Miyabi Nagumo's reward for Tsukishiro. Sakayanagi is the only one of the second-year students who has known Ayanokouji since childhood, and she is the only one who knows him thoroughly.

But the reason they have talked about this kind of thing before is largely because it is a problem that Ayanokouji has naturally, and because he did not have Sakayanagi as an "ally".

Originally, in this school, when you are in a different class, the scheme of being enemies will not change until you graduate.

To win, there is a chance for Sakayanagi to use the White Room part.

However, she knew that the risk was not that high since he was in contact with

her. And this time, as a result of putting that lower risk and the new risk on the balance sheet, there may be a sudden change in which you can benefit.

"I mean, in the near future, the first-year students will take action against Ayanokouji- kun, right?"

"That's what I mean. I want to ask Sakayanagi to take care of it. "

"But if it's the same White Room student, I don't think it's possible for someone else to chase Ayanokouji-kun."

"The first years will probably try to force their entry. The most effective way to get rid of me is to exploit the fact that I am in a group completely alone. If they are in a position to

do so, they will be able to block by force the assignment and, if they want to go further, obstruct movement to the designated area. "

Regardless of the number of people who come, Sakayanagi thinks that it will not

be difficult for Ayanokouji to get rid of them if he adopts a forceful method. But that's not exactly the way he likes to handle things.

"If it's an opponent that the first years couldn't defeat with all their might, Ayanokouji- kun's name would spread throughout the school immediately. As for me ... whether I

should be happy or sad is a complicated matter. "

"I'm sure you would be glad to hear it. Besides, Tsukishiro may be planning something .. If possible, I want to focus on that. "

"I understand the situation very well

"It is inevitable that Sakayanagi's workload will increase.

"I get it. If you want to keep a constant watch, you inevitably run the risk of having to use a GPS search on a frequent basis. "

Inevitably, there will be a point where you have to trust Sakayanagi's side.

"Don't worry. We already know all the scores for the group to which Class A belongs." "So ... you've had very close contact with them."

"It is very important to know which groups have problems and which groups have plenty of space. There are a number of groups that have some room for growth, but not enough to make it to the top 10. So even if you use GPS search a few times per group, you can still get to the last day in plenty of time. "

It was a strategy that could only be accomplished by joining forces with Sakayanagi's class A, who had perfect control, and Ichinose's C-class, who would never betray her. The cost of insuring a walkie-talkie was not a silly thing to do.

"All I have to do is stop the first years who are heading to Ayanokouji-kun, right?" "Are you sure you can help me?

"It would have been a bit boring exam just to help you complete the task, and besides, this story seems like something that could benefit me."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that it is too big a commission for me to pay Takemoto-kun's debt .. In other words, it will be a new" favor ", right?"

"I know it hurts to hear this, but if you get rid of them, I'll owe you a" favor " "It's decided. Well, then I'll get to work on my preparations."

"Oh, and if you don't mind, can I keep this walkie talkie as a loan?"

"Of course I was going to do it anyway. It's easier to get things done if we can get in touch. Then, could you return the walkie-talkie to Takemoto-kun? I will tell the situation and tell him to give it to Ayanokouji-kun "

Sakayanagi remembers such a night on the tenth day, and smiles like a wonderful memory.

On the tablet, the five groups that Sakayanagi had sent towards the freshmen are in detention.

"Well, now we have arrested the five suspicious groups. Are we trying to identify the person who planned this attack? "

With a walkie-talkie in hand, Sakayanagi contacts the students in Class A.

5

"Hey, Tsubaki ..."

"Anything else?"

"I don't know what kind of movements you have left, but I think you should have given detailed instructions to the five groups in case something like this happened; It wouldn't

have been too difficult to get the five groups out of the way before the sophomores surrounded them, right? "

There were a total of five groups of freshmen sent to the island, and even if someone had marked all five, it would not have been easy to catch them on the large uninhabited island.

Yagami said that it was a strategic mistake that the five groups were caught so easily. "Even if you force yourself to flee, you can always make up an excuse later, like you got

scared because you got tangled up with the grown-ups. If you had consulted me before " "So, you say this happened because I was negligent?"

"If you want to be tough, that's what I would say."

Looking at the disgusted Yagami, Tsubaki responds.

"But now that it's over, I'll tell you ... it's actually the other way around." "Upside down?"

"It is not that my group has been caught, it is that I have caught the other group."

" Well I'm ... sorry, I'm a little out of my league here. "

"The five groups sent to expel Ayanokouji-senpai. Even if you can hunt him down to a position where you can see him, if there is a big difference in his physical abilities, he will be able to escape, right? Rumor has it that he has the ability similar to Housen- kun's. It means that he didn't want to face the current group from the beginning.

As Tsubaki speaks, Yagami bows his head.

"If you put it like this, it's like saying that the five groups that we sent from the beginning will not be able to beat Ayanokouji. This strategy doesn't make sense. "

"The first is to find out what Ayanokouji-senpai is thinking. What do you like and what don't you like? "

She hit the tablet with her index finger and explained.

"He disliked contact with the early years more than going to his assigned area. He also avoided homework with the teachers and the second and third graders. What I get clear is that he has an extreme aversion to highlighting, and is willing to take a penalty to avoid it.

"Even if it's to learn about behavior patterns, it doesn't mean that you have to catch the group."

"There is a more important meaning. Because this is how we caught the group that was

trying to protect Ayanokouji-senpai. " Hearing those words, Yagami exclaims.

"The only thing we should avoid is getting in the way of our efforts to eliminate Ayanokouji-senpai. And the only person capable of eliminating Ayanokouji-Senpai, apart from Utomiya-kun, is Housen-kun ... "

Finally understanding Tsubaki's goal, Yagami tries to find Housen via GPS.

However, there is no trace of him anywhere.

"What you see is not everything .... Is that what you mean?"

After finishing her explanation, Tsubaki once again dispels any unnecessary distractions.

"Let me ask you one last question. If Housen-kun had not accepted this case, do you

think this operation would not have been possible? "

"Hmm, not exactly. It is correct to say that we decided to carry out this operation because we were absolutely sure that Housen-kun would come on board. It seems that he was always willing to fight alone. Still, if they didn't accept the case, I would just let Utomiya-kun go. Either way, I made sure the atmosphere was perfect for one-on-one. Now it only remains for the two to face each other, win or lose, and everything will be fine."

Ayanokouji, acting alone, has no choice but to withdraw.

6

A man with a great body, especially among the students, ran vigorously through the forest. With only one goal: defeat Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, 2nd year D class.

Violence is not recommended in this uninhabited island test, not even in common sense. However, unlike the school, which is surrounded by surveillance cameras, this desert

island has no surveillance. It is impossible to verify a specific fact with just one watch. The Siege of Ayanokouji was conceived by Sakurako Tsubaki.

He was never interested in such things, but there was a reason he followed the plan. It is not easy to find a single person on a huge uninhabited island. It would take repeated GPS searches to achieve this, and if someone got in the way, they would be dead in the water.

Having one person in charge will help eliminate those distractions. Due to this thought, Housen decided to pretend to follow Tsubaki's instructions.

Find Ayanokouji without any effort, and finish him off one by one without anyone

getting in the way.

When the distance to Ayanokouji was almost within reach, Housen dropped the walkie-talkie.

This is a sign that he will not follow Tsubaki from now on. He takes out his own tablet and performs a GPS search to do the final fill. He checks on the GPS Ayanokouji Kiyotaka in front of him, about 300 meters away. He's closer than any of the other rookies. Just a few more minutes.

Housen was already chewing on the joy of being able to participate in a serious fist fight. But... As if to block Housen's route, a single response from the GPS blocked his view. Thinking it was a mere coincidence, Housen didn't even try to see who it belonged to.

He managed to catch Ayanokouji out of the corner of his eye. "I found you, Ayanokouji-senpai!"

Ayanokouji noticed that Housen was screaming excitedly and turned around. "Housen."

Ayanokouji calmly looked at Housen and stopped walking. "I've been waiting for this moment!"

"I thought you would come to see me before. You are much calmer than I thought. "

"I don't like it when they get in a fight."

"I know Nanase came to see you to gently warn you."

"I see. You made an effort to get Nanase to warn of the attack a day before to have time to prepare."

"I knew it was a tactic that I didn't like, but it also worked for me. I decided to use it to

my advantage. "

Housen screamed as his left and right fists clenched and slammed into each other. He had no doubt that in less than ten seconds a real fist fight would begin.

"It's a difficult task, isn't it? Housen. " "Oh?"

In this place where a one-to-one place was supposed to be expected, a man was standing without a shadow.

"Get out of here. You're on my way."

The man waited as if he had anticipated Housen's appearance. Ayanokouji made light eye contact with the man and disappeared deep into the forest. Housen wanted to go after him immediately, but the man in front of him was hard to ignore.

"Why are you here? Ryuuen. "

"That's my line, Housen. You have nothing to do here, do you? "

With that comment from Ryuuen, Housen immediately understood what was going on.

"Eh? ... Ha, so apparently what I'm thinking comes from somewhere else." Housen, who immediately understood the situation, smiled in amusement.

"So it was not a coincidence that the other first years were retained by the second

years."

The boys who had been sent to Tsubaki to hunt Ayanokouji did not move from their site so that they would overlap by the GPS with the second years. Everything showed that, just as Tsubaki controlled the first year, there was someone in the second year who also controlled the grade.

"It's you? No, it is not like that. "

If Ryuuen is in command, tablets and walkie-talkies are essential.

However, from what he could see, Ryuuen didn't appear to be carrying a backpack. Also, it would be difficult for someone fighting on the front lines to lead more than one

group.

"Have you already understood everything?"

"Do not care. It is none of your business what I do. "

He understood what was happening, but he didn't understand why Ryuuen was part of the effort to stop Ayanokouji from leaving school.

"I'm afraid I have something to do with it."

With a thin smile, Ryuuen began to walk slowly towards Housen.

"I have a lot to do and my pockets are empty. If necessary, I will act as a mercenary

soldier. "

"You mean money. But what makes you think you can stop me? " "Why do you think I can't do it?"

Short distance. The two of them smile hauntingly at each other's fingertips. It was Ryuuen who made the first move. Without taking his gaze off Housen, he aimed his clenched left fist at Housen. The difference in power and stamina due to the difference in physique is obvious, so aim for the chin.

"Whoa ....., that's a pretty daring left hand you have there."

Although he had taken the initiative, Housen, already in combat position, did not lower

his guard. He lightly caught Ryuuen's left fist in front of his chest and opened his mouth to smile.

"Don't give me that stinky breath, gorilla."

"You're a good talker. Show me your pride and skill as a sophomore, will you? Hey!"

As soon as he released his left fist, he immediately grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

Housen then slams his own forehead against Ryuuen's. "Aah!"

Ryuuen staggered violently at the unexpected blow that violently shook his brain. Not that Ryuuen hasn't been through much. In fact, he has a history of always being up front in fights and fighting a lot more than the average criminal.

However, the Housen number, on the other hand, is several times higher.

"Oraa!"

Unable to maintain his evasive stance, Ryuuen was hit by Housen's front kick to the abdomen. He fell to the ground with great force and showed a large gap, but Housen smiled widely and did not move from the spot.

"You've been barking and howling for less than ten seconds, haven't you? Don't make me laugh."

"Ha ... you're a hard stone head fucking. Aren't you made of a real stone there? Damn gorilla."

Immediately after getting up, Ryuuen said something that provoked Housen again. Hearing this, Housen lightly scratched the back of his neck, as if somewhat surprised.

"I guess I was expecting too much. You're not that good to me after all."

"I don't think you will find anyone with whom you are happy."

"I know you are here, because of Ayanokouji, who was walking carefree behind you. Let me take care of it."

"Yes?"

Hearing Housen's words, Ryuuen's smile, which had been on his face all this time, disappeared.

"What, do you also know something, Housen?"

"Know what? So you're really trying to act like nothing's wrong? "

"I thought that not many people knew what it was like between us, but I didn't know that we had that in common."

They spoke conversational, trying to convince each other in a Series of monologues.

"For the first time, I am interested in you, Housen. When and where did you fight, and what was the result?"

"So you're obsessed with Ayanokouji too, huh, Ryuuen?"

The main reason Ryuuen is still in this school is to get revenge on Ayanokouji. As long as he had that, he would not allow Ayanokouji to lose, no matter if it was a fight or not.

Although the Housen in front of him is a brawler who does not fit in the frame of a high school student. Housen sniffed at the heat mixed with a hint of killing intent.

"Don't worry. I haven't finished with him, or should I say I haven't even started." He shook his head left and right, his bones creaking as he approached Ryuuen.

"I have never seen anyone stop my fist calmly. First of all, I don't think I'll ever see anyone who doesn't seem to be in pain while being stabbed with a knife. "

The words "knife" and "stabbed" immediately triggered a memory in Ryuuen's mind. 'That Ayanokouji had bandaged his hand for a while, and that he had a scar.'

"Hey, it looks like you've been having a lot of fun without me."

Ryuuen was hit by two fists, but the color of his eyes didn't change at all as he looked at Housen. Not wanting to raise his guard in the face of such an eerie situation, Housen

kept pressing. He has always been in a fighting stance, without any pride or carelessness in the fight.

He is always ready for a fight, especially if the enemy in front of him is Ryuuen, who was notorious at school. He kicked the ground and, with a speed not expected of a man of his stature, approached him. He turned around Ryuuen's guard, who was preparing to defend his face, and twisted his fist in his face.

The arm swung so hard that the nose would have been broken had it not been for the arm guard. As soon as he got up, Ryuuen crashed back to the ground.

Anyone would be convinced that from the coup they just saw, the difference between Ryuuen and Housen is obvious.

Ryuuen immediately raised his upper body, but as if he was aiming for that moment, he

was surprised by a powerful kick to the face and fell backwards with great force. "You've been busy falling asleep and getting up right?"

Less than a minute into the fight, it seemed obvious to everyone who was going to be the winner.

"Screw you..."

"Ha ha! That's what I thought, Ryuuen! That's all you are!"

Housen screamed with joy, but at the same time he was forced to scream. There is an irreversible difference in the ability to fight right from the start. And, despite this, Ryuuen's will to fight showed no sign of breaking. Eighty percent of the people Housen fought broke his spirits after a single hit. The remaining 10% would make a show of bravery. And the remaining 10% would despair as soon as the second or third hit was

struck.

However, the Ryuuen in front of him was damaged, but no change in the color of his eyes could be seen. In that mental exchange, Ryuuen was one step ahead of Housen.

"It seems like you're having fun, but do you think you've already won?" Despite the pain, Ryuuen raised his upper body again without losing his smile.

"Don't make me laugh. Do you think you are at my level?" Housen, who is under his eyes, grabs Ryuen's chest and lifts it up.

"At the end of the day, you are a man who can only get ahead with the help of the little

ones."

" Winning one-on-one isn't everything today, is it? In fact, in high school, the public's opinion of you and me was the same. "

Facing the facts, Ryuuen tries to convince Housen.

"Itseemsthatyouhavebeensneakingaroundandavoidingdirectconfrontation.Itis n effort that makes you cry. "

The jolt wasn't completely useless, but it wasn't effective enough to do any damage. Housen, who has an overwhelming punching advantage, has nothing to change at that position. And Ryuuen, who was still holding on to him, turned his left hand.

He spread his hand next to Housen and squirted a handful of dirt into his eyes.

"Ah!"

He showed a surprise attack, but Housen blocked the dirt with his free opposite hand.

"Is so sweet!"

"Really!"

This time, he waved his right hand again and shot the sand in his hand towards Housen

"That's why it's so sweet!"

Housen used his arm to avoid the sand again that came out of his right hand. He had felt the fists from the moment he grabbed the fallen Ryuuen and lifted him up.

"It has always been a common practice for the weak to fall in a fight."

This time, Housen's fist quickly struck Ryuuen on the right side of his face. A jab-type hit that focuses on speed rather than power. He shot him alternately, this time on the left side and then the right. He attacked like a boxer repeatedly hitting his fists on a punching bag.

While receiving a powerful shock that nearly knocks him unconscious, the eyes of Ryuuen they crossed Housen's pupils momentarily. Immediately afterwards, Housen's vision wavered for a moment as he saw Ryuuen fall as if he were going to fly off.

"..."

Ryuuen, who twisted his body as he was nearly killed, unleashed a spinning kick just before collapsing. Only the shape of Housen's silhouette was visible, which is slightly blurred. Housen, who had no intention of taking a single hit, became frustrated and squeezed and grabbed Ryuuen's bangs with his left hand.

"Are you satisfied to die innocently? Hey!? I am going to kill you!"

Before the guard arm goes up, he repeatedly hits his right fist on Ryuuen's abdomen.

"There is no one who can beat me in a fight!"

When the seventh fist goes through, an alert sounds from Ryuuen's watch.

"Hahaha! Pretending to be calm, but yelling because your body is on edge? It seems that the wristwatch is more direct than you!"

A wristwatch that detects an abnormality, such as a heart rhythm, issues an alert. "Seriously gorilla ... I'll just admit I'm proud of the fight ..."

Housen, who saw the compliment as a surrender, loosed his bangs with a triumphant smile. Unable to stand upright, Ryuuen collapses to the ground.The alert resounds throughout the forest.

"Isn't the emergency alert sounding? Is it about time you approached your limits? Is it okay to be honest without hiding it?"

"H ... let's put the joke aside. Isn't the clock broken?"

Ryuuen looks at his wristwatch and laughs, but it is evident to everyone that the damage is great. Seeing that awkward appearance, Housen spits on his feet in a bored manner.

"So Ryuuen. I feel like I didn't enjoy." "Wait. You think you've won."

"Ah?"

"Did I say that I lost to you even once?"

It was Housen who went through the words, but squeezed his mind once. Although he was in a state of one-sided intimidation, Ryuuen's eyes weren't dead as he said.

"I'll admit that will power, but ... You can't keep it forever!"

Humans are vulnerable to pain.Even if it is strong, it will be equally painful if it is hit with a powerful force like Housen's fist.

It's just a matter of how many hits it can take.

Even if you bear it, the overwhelming difference is impossible to override.

Even if the second alert sounds, he won't lose his composure and inflict pain on Ryuuen with precision.

After being attacked by Housen many times, Ryuuen's wristwatch finally turns into an emergency alert. If left like this for 5 minutes or more, staff and medical equipment will come to the scene.

"Your body is sincere. It has had enough with this desperate situation."

"Oh ... that's a pleasantly numbing pain ..."

However, he got up with a strange laugh without looking at his wristwatch at all. For the first time, Housen knew that Ryuuen's untamed spirit power was genuine.

"What the hell is wrong with you? . You can't even stand, why are you so persistent? There is not a single advantage to being dumb here.

He wears his watch to his ear so he can use it as an alarm clock for a strong emergency alert.

"Are you holding on to that? Hah, the idea itself is wrong."

At that moment, Housen thought that Ryuuen would immediately turn off the emergency alert.

But in the end, without turning off the emergency alert, Ryuuen lowered his arm and put his hands in both pockets.

"The game is not over yet."

"Are you sane? ... The teachers will come here, will you retire?"

"If so, will you quit after all?"

If the school sees this situation, Ryuuen asked how to judge it. Housen received a light kick to the chin, but his evidence was almost nil. The probability that the school interprets that unilateral violence has occurred cannot be ignored.

"You're going to play the victim just because you can't compete with your enemy, you're very pathetic. You're so pathetic, Ryuuen."

Depending on the conditions, it can be said that it has been reversed, but Housen will

not be scared by that degree.As long as he has decided to succumb to Ayanokouji with violence in the first place, that point has passed.

"If you are afraid that I am the victim, why don't you go here?" "Get me out of here."

Judging that Ryuuen's strategy is not to turn off the emergency alert, Housen advances again.

"My GPS is already off. There is nothing wrong with killing you before the teachers hurry up."

Even if the school side rushes to this place, it will last 30 minutes lightly.

"Kuku, I'll have to do that"

Ryuuen greets Housen, who is not intimidated by the threat and does not even try to remove his hand from his pocket.

"If you don't feel like protecting yourself, you can go to bed!"

Kazuomi clenched her right fist, not wanting to waste any more time. Ryuen takes both hands out of his pocket, but both hands are clenched too.

"I don't think the tricks will work for me!"

Housen knew instinctively that Ryuen was holding something, but he never stopped. To break the spirit, he sent a full-body right straight to Ryuuen. Seeing that, Ryuuen

catches him from the front without opening the two fists he was holding. Housen's arm tries to break the guard, but immediately after that.

"Whoaahh!"

Two shadows emerged from the blind spot in the trees and stood behind the Housen.

"What ─── !?"

No wonder Housen was surprised by the unexpected signal. When he did a GPS search a few minutes ago, there was no other reaction than Ayanokouji and Ryuuen around him. Even if immediately after the battle begins, they could never reach there even if they pointed to this place in a straight line. Despite this, two men grab Housen's left and right arms. His existence was like that of a ghost.

Not only Ishizaki, but also Albert, who has a body as strong as Housen, even the mighty Housen couldn't stay on the ground. Albert holds his right arm, which is his dominant arm, and Ishizaki holds his left arm on the other side.

"Shit!!"

He flailed desperately, but it wasn't easy to shake off both of them, even if Housen had a great physique!

The next moment, Housen burned Ryuen, who unprotected himself and laughed eerily.

"It's a simple story. If you break your watch, the GPS won't recognize it."

At an early stage, he disabled Ishizaki and Albert's GPS function and they accompanied Ryuen. When he assumed it was one-on-one, Housen discovered that Ryuuen's strategy had set him up.

"Are you going to do it 3 to 1? Ah !?"

"Don't bark so loud, Gorilla. Your execution is about to begin."

Both fists that had been grabbed again are repeatedly thrown at Housen's face without hesitation.

As he turns Housen's face from right to left, he repeats endlessly until his knees touch the ground.

Housen continued to bark as he supported his shaking knees, but continued to hit him without loosening either of his hands.

Due to the accumulated damage, Housen's knee broke and he falls to the ground. When Housen's head was lowered into the correct position, Ryuen held Housen's head with both hands and kicked his knees towards his nose.

"Gut ...!"

With an inaudible voice, Housen fell to the ground on his back for the first time. Ryuuen made a sign with his eyes to both of them and made each of them grab his arms just like when they were standing.

Gorillas must always be handcuffed. Well, you've done a lot of good, haven't you,

Housen? "

While brushing his hair, Ryuuen straddles Housen.

"You took me lightly, you piece of shit!"

"Light? Ha! What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'm telling you, you're a shitty little fish that can't even fight alone in a real fight!"

"Kuku, don't make me laugh. I'm not stupid enough to fight a gorilla"

With that said, Ryuen laughed and raised his fist.And without hesitation, he slams Housen's cheeks violently.

"Oh yeah, don't worry, Housen. I won't ask you to cry. Even if you apologize, nothing

will change."

Despite being hit without protection, Housen was not weak enough to sink. Rather, he gets angry and wreaks havoc. Albert and Ishizaki worked hard to control him.

"Shit! Stand back, you little bastards! "

"Don't get out of control. We're just starting out, right? I'm going to beat you up and you're going to enjoy it."

He moves his fist down over and over again, but Housen continues to bark instead of whimpering.

"I'm sure you won't be bragging about your fight."

Both physically and mentally, Housen has shown that he has reached the top of the world with just one fight. If the fight had been 3-1 from the start.

Ryuuen would have judged his team to be in a bad position. It is also proof that Housen Kazuomi's human strength is recognized in front of him. However, in a battle, an impromptable decision can decide the outcome. Like a blow, a fall can make the difference between light and dark. With a moment of carelessness and pride, the position is reversed. After that, Ryuuen's one-sided lynchings were repeated, and even the mighty Housen lost the strength of his body.

"How difficult. My arm is starting to hurt. " He exhales into the red fist while laughing.

"Ha, ha ... damn ..."

Hosen tries to escape from Albert using his right arm, which is his dominant arm, but he is no match for the enemy.