In the silent forest, two people were walking slowly.
They were Fang Li and Horikita Suzune.
The two of them were heading for Class C's camp.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kushida Kikyo were not with them.
"Since Horikita is going, the two of you can handle it. I have the Key Card, so I might need to update our ownership rights at any time, and my identity could be exposed at any moment. It would be better if I didn't appear in public too often."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had declined to accompany them for that reason.
This guy had probably revealed the information as soon as Horikita Suzune showed up because he wanted to dump the matter on her and continue maintaining his hermit-like lifestyle by hiding in the camp, hadn't he?
Kushida Kikyo had not come along either.
"Though it's a rare chance to act together with Horikita, I already promised everyone that we'd go to the orchard we found yesterday to pick fruit today."
Kushida Kikyo seemed genuinely regretful about missing an opportunity to improve her relationship with Horikita Suzune.
But promises made to friends were also extremely important to Kushida Kikyo.
Even if it was only on the surface, Kushida Kikyo wanted to be friends with everyone and did not want to break promises with her friends.
Therefore, Kushida Kikyo could only give up this opportunity regretfully.
Thus, after Fang Li instructed some of the class to remain behind while the rest formed another exploration team and entered the forest to gather food from the orchard discovered yesterday, he left with Horikita Suzune.
Horikita Suzune watched Fang Li's back as he cleared the way ahead and remarked.
"I thought you would be the same as before—uninterested in class competition and unconcerned about Class C's current situation."
Yet Fang Li