Horikita Suzune's words left Fang Li with only one thought.
That was...
"Just as I thought."
Other than matters related to the exam, there was no second reason Horikita Suzune would take the initiative to ask someone for Fang Li's phone number and arrange to meet him.
Still, now that it had really come to this, Fang Li found it rather moving.
"I never thought you'd actually ask me out to discuss the exam."
Fang Li chuckled.
It couldn't be helped.
After all, Horikita Suzune was a girl who was both solitary and proud.
If it had been in the past, upon receiving the school's notice that a Special Exam was about to begin, Horikita Suzune definitely would not have sought anyone out for discussion like this. She would have ignored everyone else and done her utmost to think of a way through it on her own, right?
As long as she herself was capable of doing everything, there would be no need to rely on anyone else.
With that belief as her creed, Horikita Suzune had made her way to Advanced Nurturing High School.
Now, this girl seemed to have finally changed somewhat and learned how to rely on others.
"Looks like the Special Exam on the Deserted Island left quite an impression on you."
Fang Li said just that.
During the Special Exam on the Deserted Island, Horikita Suzune had realized her own powerlessness for the first time.
Class D's victory had depended entirely on Fang Li. She herself had not been of any use at all and had not even had an opportunity to take the field. The impact that must have had on Horikita Suzune was easy to imagine.
Now, this girl had finally faced reality.
"You can't do everything by relying on yourself alone."
Even