That was it.
"How strange. We didn't see any sign of Houtarou Oreki at either of the two designated areas this morning."
A third-year student who shared the same itinerary as Oreki suddenly said this.
"Since I was near the second designated area today, I was the first to arrive," the student said. "But even after the top-three group rewards had all been claimed, Houtarou Oreki still hadn't shown up."
"So he didn't come?" Nagumo frowned.
"Some students reported that Oreki appeared at the supply base," Kiriyama said. "A student in my group was on watch duty. He spotted him when he went back to switch shifts."
"They saw Oreki and the president watching the stars together."
Watching the stars?
What a mood.
"So he's with Sakayanagi Arisu."
"That couple!" Nagumo said.
Classmate Sakayanagi was cute and adorable, and her frail appearance made her especially endearing.
But she was already in a relationship with Oreki.
Although Nagumo had never dated anyone, he knew that a close pair of the opposite sex wanted to stick together all the time.
So perhaps Sakayanagi had held Oreki up.
"With his physical abilities, it wouldn't matter even if he slacked off a little," Nagumo said. "Besides, he has his girlfriend with him on the Deserted Island. It's only natural that he'd want to spend some time with her."
"At the same time, he probably realized yesterday that you were watching him."
"That brat's sly," Nagumo said.
So he told the third-year students tailing Oreki to ease up on their surveillance.
They would resume watching Oreki on the fourth day.
Then—
"Beep!"
"Your score account has received 1 Point for Basic Movement."
"Since the first three groups have already arrived, groups arriving afterward will receive no Points."
At the random area on the fourth day,