The sky gradually brightened.
As the glaring sunlight appeared, the students in Class D's camp began waking up one by one.
"Morning!"
"Morning, everyone!"
The students climbing out of their tents or down from their hammocks greeted one another, all looking remarkably refreshed.
Clearly, everyone had enjoyed a very fulfilling night's sleep.
"I never thought resting out in the wilderness could be this comfortable."
"Yeah, I feel even more energetic than usual."
The students voiced their opinions one after another, smiles covering their faces. None of the unease and confusion from before yesterday remained.
Of course, that did not mean everyone had completely forgotten what happened last night.
"That bastard Kouenji... once this Special Exam is over, I'm definitely going to make him pay!"
"That's right!"
The most violent one, Sudo Ken, was the first to speak, earning the support of the other students.
However, compared to the resentment they had shown yesterday, everyone now sounded more like they were simply complaining.
It seemed that after getting a proper rest, the students in the class had calmed down.
Fang Li and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka were returning after washing up by the pool of standing water, towels in hand, when they saw the scene.
"Everyone's in pretty good shape."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka offered the simplest possible assessment.
The one who answered was not Fang Li, but Hirata Yosuke, who approached after spotting the two of them.
"This is all thanks to Nanaya-kun. The herbs and Insect Repellent you prepared yesterday were both very effective. Thank you so much."
With an even more refreshed expression than yesterday, Hirata Yosuke offered Fang Li his most sincere gratitude.
Out here in the wilderness, having tents to rest in was already good enough. As for pillows and cushions, they did not have even one.
Without pillows or