Chapter 105 ↦ Uninhabited Island Exam: Start!

Indeed.

The final result of this exam consists of Base Points + Bonus Points + Leader Guessing Points.

Kakeru's selling of supplies would allow Class B to avoid using their portion of Base Points.

However, Class C isn't the only class with supplies — Class D can provide them too. Though Class D only has 80 Class Points, having them sell supplies would be more reassuring.

Moreover, if they provide Class D with steady living expenses, Class D would likely agree to sell them supplies.

"Shibata-san, run quickly and check on Class D's situation." Ryūji said, working together with Honami.

"Got it!"

Sō Shibata was a cheerful young man with somewhat spiky hair. As a regular player who had joined the soccer club in his first month, he was exceptionally fast.

Thus, he immediately ran out.

"..." Kakeru was speechless.

Or rather, he was dumbfounded by Class B's actions.

He had come to them voluntarily, willing to lower his class's score for this exam, yet Class B wanted to take the long way around?

"Then the deal has failed." Kakeru said, "If you don't want my supplies, I'll sell them to Class A. I think Class A's students would be happy to have someone provide them supplies while maintaining their Base Points for the final calculation."

Speaking thus, he made as if to leave.

"You won't." Honami said, "Your target is Class A, and Class A has Oreki-kun. Since you made the tough decision to terminate your agreement with him... you won't help Class A again. You can't be certain how far Class A will soar after helping Oreki-kun — that would be too dangerous. As long as Class A is your target, you won't help them, not after being burned before."

"..."

Oh man. Honami was quite clever, wasn't she?

He had thought Class B were all just sheep, but now they actually showed signs of resistance.

Kakeru felt he had learned a lesson today.

At this time, Class B's student Sō, who had been sent out, came running back.

"Class D and Class A have formed an alliance." He said hurriedly, "Class D's students have decided to exchange their Base Points for supplies to sell to Class A."

"... Looks like Houtarou Oreki had the same idea as me." Kakeru said casually, though he felt somewhat unsettled.

That bastard Houtarou was dangerous — always overthinking things. He'd tricked Kakeru once, and he still resented it deeply. Now that bastard was getting supplies from Class D too.

Who knew what scheme he was plotting?

But because of this situation...

"Looks like you have no choice now." Kakeru said, "Class A has secured 270 Base Points. They lost 30 points because Arisu Sakayanagi didn't attend, but they still have a stable 270. Now it's just a matter of finding spots on the island and using the leader card for Bonus Points."

In other words, was Class B's only option to ally with Class C?

If they did nothing, Class A would extend their lead to an even more intimidating margin.

"..." Ryūji glanced at Honami, who was biting her lip.

She had handled the situation well, but the class competition was proving more intense than expected.

"Looks like we have no choice but to form a temporary alliance." Honami said.

She wanted everyone to work together to catch up to Class A. If the gap grew too wide, it would discourage the newcomers.

She remembered how it had taken her two weeks after enrollment to learn the school's rules, even though she'd sensed from the start that this school needed special attention. Despite her Senpai Miyabi's advice not to shoulder all the responsibility herself...

She still felt responsible.

They couldn't let Class B fall further behind now. If they did, everyone might lose the confidence to keep pushing forward.

So...

"Pleasure doing business." Kakeru said, "Shall my class exchange supplies for you when we get to the island?"

"No need to rush." Ryūji said, "We need to check out the spots first."

He was thinking that since there were spots available, they should be able to survive — Class B wanted to conserve as much as possible.

Playing it cheap, huh.

"Heh—" Kakeru sneered and walked out.

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Fifteen minutes later, all the students disembarked and arrived on the small island.

The alliance between Class A and Class D put pressure not only on Class B but on Kakeru as well. While Class D was secure, Kakeru worried about his position. His ultimate goal was to surpass Class A, but with their Class Points steadily increasing, catching up seemed daunting.

He suspected Houtarou's strategy was similar to his own — having other classes provide supplies while protecting their Base Points. Was Houtarou trying to widen the point gap in this exam?

But.

'Houtarou Oreki!' Kakeru clenched his fist, 'With old grudges and new hatred, savor the feast I've specially prepared for you.'

He planned to send out Mio Ibuki.

That guy always had cute girls from Class D around him — though perhaps this just proved he had no game with girls?

The exam had truly begun for Class B and Class C. Despite Class C's ambition and Class B's reluctance, both classes were forced to participate.

The result after disembarking was grim — neither class could find any spots.

They were forced to keep moving whenever they found themselves in Class D's or Class A's territory to avoid point deductions.

It turned into a hellish day.

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Going back to when they had just disembarked from the ship.

"Everyone hand your phones over to the homeroom teacher. And everyone needs to wear one of these black wristbands." Tomonari instructed the class.

The process began with collecting phones, followed by distributing wristbands that displayed time and monitored vital signs.

"Although this is a class activity, since we're on an island, everyone must wear one to prevent accidents. The GPS signal will allow faculty and medical staff to quickly locate you." He explained.

With Kōhei's assistance, they distributed the protective devices to each student.

Houtarou received his black protective device. The wristband was well-made, with an automatic clasp that felt comfortable on his wrist.

However, for him, the GPS was problematic.

He understood the teachers' true intentions. While they claimed the GPS was for emergencies, in reality, they were monitoring everyone's movements from the start.

This meant that if he used Teleportation to leave the island while wearing the wristband, they would detect it. Yet not wearing the wristband wasn't an option.

'Anyway...'

After distributing the wristbands, Tomonari gave no further instructions.

Kōhei immediately looked at Houtarou, who understood the meaning.

This was Kōhei's cautious approach — wanting to secure spots before making further plans.

Since they had to stay on this island for a week, Houtarou selected a group of six to set out together: Masumi, Masayoshi, Kōhei, Yahiko, and another member of Kōhei's faction.

They had made a deal with Class D.

Beyond buying supplies from Class D to maintain their Base Points, they had also received information about 5 locations from the 40 spots Rokusuke knew about.

However, these spots weren't exclusively theirs — if they arrived too late and other classes discovered and occupied them first, it would be a significant setback.

So now they needed to rush over and secure those 5 spots first.

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