At the camp, while everyone else chatted and worked merrily around the bonfire, only the corner where Fang Li and Horikita Suzune sat had fallen silent.
Fang Li's blunt words left Horikita Suzune quiet. After an unknown amount of time, she finally sighed again.
This sigh revealed a deep sense of helplessness and powerlessness.
"To be honest, I really do feel frustrated."
Apparently realizing that no matter how she put on airs before this man, it would only be pointless and make her look worse, Horikita Suzune spoke her true feelings for the first time.
"I'm not suited for this sort of thing. Whether it's living primitively in the forest on a deserted island or acting together as a class, neither has anything to do with me."
Because she had no connection to them, she was naturally not good at them.
Because she had no connection to them, she was naturally unsuited to them.
This girl, who had always believed she would be fine even alone, that as long as she was capable of doing everything herself, she would never need to rely on anyone else, had encountered a setback in this Special Exam.
"During the midterms, I declared Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudo to be burdens, but in this Special Exam, they displayed more than enough ability. Not only could they make use of all the advantages of being boys, they could also help with wilderness survival. Ike even had camping experience. Yamauchi and Sudo also found Key Points during exploration, making sufficient contributions and gains. Compared to them, I haven't accomplished anything."
Horikita Suzune looked toward the bonfire, watching Ike Koji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudo Ken roughhousing around it. Her voice was unusually subdued.
"What Teacher Chabashira said on the day the midterm results were announced has really become