
The final day of the exam began and unlike the time on the uninhabited island, time passed quickly on the luxurious ship. Furthermore, every day for two hours of discussion time passed without much actual discussion being discussed.
Meanwhile, be it the plan against Ryuuen and the Katsuragi castle plan running as usual, Ichinose Honami from Class B spent his time without being able to face a counterattack against the strategy.
"Well, I pulled it again, is it possible that I suck at the old maid?" Ichinose said that while taking out the card in his hand before me.
Although this is currently the fifth discussion time we have, Ichinose once again suggests playing cards. I'm going to question this approach, though, but it seems like no one in Class A is willing to show up for a discussion so there is only a small group of people who think it would be better to play than to spend time aimlessly and join in in card games.
Manabe and the others' relationship with Karuizawa is a little worrisome, but it seems like the effects of sending his photos worked out really well and now, they are obeying orders to stay away from him. Karuizawa also believes in this and behaves normally as usual.
On the other hand, if looking from Manabe's point of view, the mysterious person who sent the chat might be me or Yukimura who appeared inside the incident on the emergency stairs. I added to the chat I received that it was from his classmate, but it was clear that one of the two people who were there was definitely the one who photographed him.
Either that or their photos are certainly spread by a mysterious person who started the chat as something interesting. Manabe must have gotten this kind of thinking out of all of that.
As long as he can't be sure with certainty that I'm the one responsible for everything, he can't take action against me because there's no point in figuring out the identity of the person who photographed the incident.
"Can I stop here like this? ..." Yukimura spoke while sitting beside me with a gloomy and depressed expression.
"You look moody, Yukimura-kun. This is a place where you can play your heart and let out your anger. Rematch. Rematch!”
T/N: Not sure this is a heart (feelings) or a heart wajik card? But the richness is the heart wedge card.
"I'll miss it anyway I can't enjoy it either, more importantly, is this alright, Ichinose-san? Ending the exam like this, I thought you were the one in control of this group and guided all of us during the discussion" Yukimura asked Ichinose. And in response, Ichinose, whose hand was holding the card, paused for a while.
"Isn't that too suitable for yourself, Yukimura-kun? If you really want to win, don't rely on others to do it for you and use your own strength to win"
"... I understand that very well, I understand" The fact that he is incapable of having that responsibility in him, I am sure Yukimura is also aware of that fact, but despite knowing, I am sure, I think he still wants to change this resigned atmosphere.
Yukimura who holds a high score would be one of the most reliable if the exam purely measured our academic ingenuity. But just because you're academically talented, it doesn't always mean uplifting people. It's not that they can just come up with a new idea. There are things in the world that cannot be done just by memorizing words and formulas.
During the summer holidays, there were two special tests that we faced, even Horikita was forced to face her helplessness in the face of it. I wonder if in the deadlock of this situation, Ichinose, Machida and the others also felt this irritation. After all, even with that frustration, as long as it doesn't end up destroying your spirit, it can finally be used to your strength.
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"And with the next meeting, this exam will be over. What about your side, Ayanokouji-kun?" I had a last meeting with Horikita. The outside world was already wrapped up by darkness. Our conversation notes remain in the chat. To avoid this, we are currently meeting in person.
"There's no special change by my side, it looks like our target will get away safely. How's yours?" I thought I couldn't expect much from Horikita, but...
"I'll win" he answered briefly like that.
"So you've found ‘target’?"
"I don't know who's listening to us, so I can't tell you the details, but I don't mind if you believe me, everything will go smoothly"
From Hirata, I've heard that the "target" of the Dragon group is Kushida. Of course, I'm sure Ryuuen and Kanzaki have done everything in their power to trap him. But it seems Horikita has successfully sailed to safety and survived.
If he can be trusted, I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. You only have to wait for 500,000 points to be rolled out at a later date. This could even be described as a definite victory for us on the matter.
"Do you want to consult me?" she asked.
"No need, you can make any moves you like" Even if he told me about the group (Dragon), it seemed like I couldn't do much to help him.
"So, you said you wanted to talk to me about something, what was that? I want to avoid careless contact if that's possible" Horikita told me.
Maybe he was wary of Ryuuen's whereabouts that had been stalking Horikita. I can't feel any kindness from her attitude, but it would trouble me even if Horikita were to suddenly be nice to me.
"You can't be afraid of Ryuuen's gaze forever, you know"
"Seeing from that tone, can I assume that you have a plan?" But it seemed that he did not expect much from me as he looked surprised as I nodded in response to that.
"I've already pulled Hirata over to my side, I believe I can establish a cooperative relationship with him in the future"
"I really don't want any of that" he replied.
"Alright, I won't ask you to get involved with Hirata personally, I will handle the conversation with Hirata so that it will be in my stride"
"...I don't like this, I don't like you moving around behind my back" Horikita said, I've expected her to say something like this.
"Then show your face when we discuss it later. Even if you can't force yourself to say something, you can follow the discussion so there's no problem there, right?" I asked him
"I think so"
He was dissatisfied, but if I give Horikita the option to participate or not participate, she cannot refuse him. After all, Hirata's existence was an advantage to the class and after seeing his leadership on the uninhabited island, Horikita would definitely understand it as well.
"Including Hirata, there is someone I would like to introduce. Please take your time before the exam is over" I said.
"I still don't like it, don't include more people than you need"
"Please consider if it is your consequence standing on the front line. In addition, the person will definitely be useful to us"
"In this test, I wonder, just how many groups will the traitor complete?"
"I want to know too. I was surprised if the Cow group exam suddenly ended, but I doubt such a thing would be repeated. I think the most likely result is ‘target’ that passes when the exam is almost done"
"I guessed it, I was thinking like that too" And for a moment, Horikita shifted her gaze. It was an unconscious movement that humans made when they were worried about something.
"What's wrong?"
"No, it's just, I just felt something was wrong with the way this test progressed, but there shouldn't be any mistakes, I definitely won't lose"
It seemed like some of the anxiety he had stored inside him was slightly leaking out. Even if I were to offer a sentence of support, I'm sure he would take it as an insignificant matter. So I decided to just shut up.
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The members of the group (Rabbit), without having to approach to find a solution in the exam, the exam has entered the sixth and final discussion. Since I wanted to consider my idea calmly and rationally for a while, I decided to leave Hirata and the others' room and start heading towards the group discussion room. Since there was still around 30 minutes left until the start of the discussion, it was clear that no one would come there. However, that hope was ignored by the unexpected presence of someone...
"... Someone who came first, huh?"
It was the figure of a woman sleeping on the floor in a room when no one should be there. Even so, I wonder why her skirt so tickles the heart of a man? This is bad, this is bad.
Because she was turning, Ichinose's fat thighs looked even clearer than usual and towards the skirts I couldn't see inside, I found myself unable to take my gaze away from them. If there's a guy here who doesn't feel the same way about Ichinose, then he's gay or bisexual. Not apart from that incident, this was the destiny of a healthy boy.
Although I thought it was useless, I could not stop looking from his thigh to his leg, then to his face, then to *********, then back down to his thigh. My eyes blinked between them.
While feeling frustrated at this age, I was suddenly distracted by something further behind Ichinose's head, which was the phone he must have used before falling asleep.
(This perverted tone)
On the cell phone provided by the school, quite a bit of information is written and not only plays an important role in this exam, but also allows you to determine the points of each individual. Of course to confirm this, something like a personal ID and password is required, but to avoid the hassle of having to log in every time someone wants to check it out, there are many cases where pupils store such information in mobile terminals.
That means, in other words, if I can steal Ichinose's phone now, I can confirm Ichinose's wealth and the number of points he holds. Some time ago, I had already decided to ignore the IDE and password, Ichinose also stored his information in the mobile terminal. If the situation does not change, I will be able to get information. Slowly and carefully, I approached her.
"... uuuu”
"Wow" As the distance between us got closer, perhaps the atmosphere would change and he would feel the presence of others, but Ichinose only moved a little and then he instantly fell asleep again. I managed to do it without waking him up. I cut the distance again.
"... msnn".
I wonder what I'm doing. Although for the sake of gathering information, if anyone saw this, they would only see me as a pervert. What if Ichinose wakes up when I turn my back on him? I feel like I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing.
Since the discussion started in 30 minutes, it doesn't matter even if I came earlier, then shouldn't I wait indoors quietly? If there is nothing I consider wrong, I should act normally. Step by step, I closed the distance with Ichinose.
"... msnnnn .. munyumunyu". This is impossible.
Every time I move, Ichinose keeps showing signs of waking up. To test this conjecture, I tried to move my feet in place without actually moving. If Ichinose responds to this, I can conclude that he only slept lightly. It is said that people who fall asleep lightly are very careful people...
... It's sad Why would I sneak around like this? But strangely, he did not speak at all in his sleep. But if anyone sees me now all they see is a perverted word. After noticing my own behavior as a foolish attempt, I gave up stealing her phone and moved away from her again. Then I sat in a place far from Ichinose.
From this point of view, there was no risk that I accidentally saw the secret hidden in his thigh and the risk that I also accidentally made contact with him from this place. More importantly, from the beginning. I wonder when exactly Ichinose has arrived here? Then, about 20 minutes before the discussion began, cute music was heard in the room. It came from Ichinose's phone.
"... msnnn"
While keeping his eyes closed, he grabbed the phone and operated his phone screen, he stopped the music. It seemed like the music was coming from the alarm he set. While still feeling sleepy, Ichinose lifted himself up from the floor and noticed an unfamiliar presence, which was my presence in the room. I wonder what to do if he makes a disgusted face towards me, but he is not worried about it at all.
"Good morning, Ayanokouji-kun Sorry, did my alarm surprise you?"
"No. More importantly, it looks like you slept well"
"Ahahahaha sorry, I just fell asleep, you came fast, there are still 20 minutes left"
"Just like you, since when are you here?"
"Since an hour ago. I just want to take some quiet time, if it's in my room, it's very noisy with my friends coming in and out" It seems like this is the best place for him to rest.
"In addition, I also want to gather my thoughts" Rather than feeling refreshed after sleeping, his face looked more like he had a glimpse of understanding.
"Are you getting some results?" i asked.
"More or less"
Then standing up, Ichinose somehow walked across the room towards me and sat down beside me. A room with only two people present and a distance that was too close. I can't hide my nervousness in this situation but it seems that Ichinose didn't notice it at all.
"There's still time left before the exam, so can we have a little chat? If that doesn't bother you" she asked.
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