Kamio Tatsuya shook his head.
Hirata first breathed a sigh of relief, but then his expression turned serious again. "Are you sure someone attacked her?"
"Yeah. It's probably safe to say so. When Kinoshita woke up, she said someone had pushed her, which was why she fell down the slope." Kamio Tatsuya nodded. "We don't know whether they'll strike again, so you should be careful."
At that, both of them grew serious.
"Do you have any advice?"
"Advice?" Kamio Tatsuya glanced at him, then nodded. "Try to travel with students who are following the same route as you.
"And absolutely don't move around after dark or before sunrise. There's no risk of expulsion in this exam, anyway.
"There's no need to push yourself so hard for the 50,000 Points awarded to the top thirty percent or the 10,000 Points for the top fifty percent.
"No matter how you look at it, your life matters more than Points."
"Thanks for the advice."
At the end of the fourth day, Kamio Tatsuya's score had reached 215 points, and he was still far ahead of everyone else.
Today, apart from the 44 points he earned for arriving first, Kamio Tatsuya had only earned 14 points from tasks.
By contrast, second-place Nagumo had earned around 40 points today, bringing his total to 150.
Seeing that, Kamio Tatsuya shook his head. At this rate, the gap between us will keep growing.
That was true. Nagumo's group only had seven people, and one of them had to keep moving around to avoid losing points for failing to reach the designated locations too many times.
Even if the remaining six split up and led several groups around with them, there was probably a limit to how many points they could earn.
After all, to stay in peak