"So, that means—"
Yosuke Hirata, Hirata, who usually only wanted to maintain balance, immediately walked over as well.
"This exam is a heaven-sent opportunity for our class?"
The class was currently out of points, suffering various deductions, and falling into debt.
If they could obtain a large number of points, the discord within the class could be eased considerably, right?
But now, Hirata had also realized just how great an advantage their class had gained.
Oh, no.
More accurately... wasn't what Kōenji had done cheating?
So he hurriedly looked toward Teacher Chabashira.
Teacher Chabashira looked in another direction.
She had clearly heard it, yet said nothing.
In other words, she was pretending not to know.
Put differently, Kōenji's actions would not be judged as cheating. After all, who could have imagined someone swimming from the cruise ship all the way to the Deserted Island?
That was not something an ordinary person could think of, much less accomplish.
Then.
"Teacher Chabashira, can we make the Leader Card now?" Kōenji asked, crossing his arms instead of answering Hirata right away.
"Teacher, hurry up and apply for the Leader Card—"
The other students began to join in as well.
With no objections at all, Sae Chabashira walked out of the theater.
She went to submit the information and retrieve a Leader Card containing Kōenji's details.
The distance was not short, yet she was quick.
About five minutes later, Teacher Chabashira returned.
Then she handed the Leader Card to Kōenji.
The Leader Card was green. One side bore a circuit pattern, while the other displayed Kōenji's name.
Kōenji took the Leader Card and slipped it into the pocket of his tracksuit.
Kikyou Kushida still wore her cute, sweet smile.
Like everyone else, she watched Kōenji expectantly.
But her attention was not on Kōenji.
It