First Semester Ends, Boarding the Luxury Cruise Ship!

BC Class Cooperation?

Ichinose Honami's proposal was somewhat surprising to Tennoji Kaede.

However, such a somewhat naive and innocent idea did fit the current spirit of Class B.

Kaede asked her, "I can help convey Class B's willingness to cooperate... but aren't you worried at all, Ichinose? Class C's points could very well surpass Class B after a special exam."

Kaede carefully observed the expressions of the Class B students. Ichinose remained unfazed.

He continued, "I believe everyone still remembers the special additional exam in June. Except for Class D, we were all completely defeated. Class D gained 125 Class Points in one go."

"I reasonably suspect that the school administration will likely hold more special exams that can cause a difference of over 100 points, perhaps even during the upcoming summer vacation."

Not far away, Kanzaki Ryuji's eyes lit up, showing his strong agreement with this view.

Ichinose still wore a confident smile as she revealed her true thoughts.

"It's okay. I believe Class B won't fail easily. Even if we are surpassed by a lower-ranked class in the future, we will strive forward again!"

The Class B students nodded one after another, completely trusting Ichinose.

Kaede secretly pursed his lips, thinking, If only it were really that simple~

"I understand. I will convey today's conversation to the Class C leader."

Ichinose happily clasped her hands together. "Thank you. It's still early, so please stay and have some fun with us, Tennoji."

Kaede feigned excitement. "Then I won't refuse. I also want to interact more with everyone. After all, Class B's harmonious atmosphere is something I greatly admire."

"Tennoji is indeed very kind, and also a super handsome guy..." Kobashi Yume, with her blue bob, boldly spoke up.

Kaede quickly responded with humility.

Kobashi Yume, this Class B version of Kushida Kikyo, was also quite famous. Her friends were spread across various classes.

"Hey~ I want to ask, what's your relationship with Kosho?"

"...Eh?"

Minami Kosho, who had already been mortified, never expected the topic to circle back to her. She immediately became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

She quietly turned her head to look at Tennoji Kaede beside her. Their eyes met, and she quickly and awkwardly looked away.

Kaede grinned. "Without a doubt, Kosho and I have a lot of fate. We could perhaps... be considered friends?"

The Class B girls were piqued by Kaede's ambiguous answer, and the atmosphere became lively.

Kaede was fine. To be honest, he just liked the "brat" persona. Unfortunately, Gao Yuzhong, there were too few people of that type.

As for the white-haired leader of Class A, he was more devilish...

Amidst the clamor, Minami Kosho shrunk into an ostrich-like posture, her blushing face incredibly cute.

Xiao Xiao Wanzi, Kaede felt he could easily handle her!

Kaede eventually left the gathering midway.

After all, he was from another class. Staying in another class for too long made him feel a little uncomfortable.

As for Ichinose's proposal for cooperation, Kaede naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to talk to Ryuen about it now.

He would bring it up when the time was right.

Just now, Homeroom Teacher Sakagami announced that starting from August 1st, the school administration had prepared a two-week luxury cruise trip to an official deserted island.

It was the last class of the first semester at Gao Yu.

As expected, it was a "free class meeting" where everyone had to stay in their classroom and wait for the bell.

Everyone was looking forward to the luxury cruise trip starting on August 1st.

The final exams at the end of July had also successfully concluded.

From Kaede's semi-top-tier academic perspective, the difficulty of the final exams wasn't too high.

It would be harder to fail to the point of expulsion.

Inquiries and feedback from people in the Class C Kaede Faction indicated that everyone should be fine.

"Phew~ The first semester is over... I feel a bit unaccustomed to life at this school."

Kaede knew that Ibuki Mio was suffering from pre-holiday anxiety syndrome.

Ms. Ibuki didn't need to worry too much about this. You would only know true anxiety when the holiday was about to end.

Moreover, holidays at Gao Yu, as everyone understood, were always fun.

"Hey Tennoji, what's fun about a deserted island? Have you ever been camping?" Ibuki crossed her legs, resting her hand on the back of her chair, looking like a delinquent.

"No, I was a complete homebody before."

"Tch, I don't believe you. With your freakish skills, I bet you spent your middle school days training like crazy in dojos!"

Kaede rolled his eyes, too lazy to explain.

In his mind, he began to plan the special exam on the deserted island, carefully considering any potential flaws.

In the original story, during this Deserted Island Exam, Ryuen collaborated with Katsuragi from Class A to devise a somewhat ostentatious Class C "zero points" strategy.

From Kaede's perspective, however, this was far too risky.

But he had to admit, Ryuen's execution was impressive. He managed to survive alone on the island for many days without any auxiliary equipment.

He recalled that in the anime, Ryuen lived like a savage, even roasting snakes to eat.

Thinking of this, Kaede felt a shiver crawl up his spine.

Ryuen was too dedicated. For the sake of the so-called 800 Million Points Strategy, he offended all three other classes in a single exam. This really wasn't necessary...

Kaede decided to stick to the original plan.

"By the way, you don't need to prepare too many troublesome things tomorrow. I heard the cruise ship has everything."

In reality, even if they prepared something, it would be useless. It would all be confiscated once they reached the deserted island.

Ibuki responded indifferently, while Hiyori quietly read a book titled For Whom the Bell Tolls.

On August 1st, the Class Points for each class received their final update for the first semester, following the end-of-term exams and daily assessments in July:

Class A: 980 → 1011 cl

Class B: 760 → 802 cl

Class C: 700 → 723 cl

Class D: 170 → 196 cl

The gap with Class B had indeed widened.

The upper and lower limits for bonus points in the final exam should have had a weight of only 50 points.

It was clear that classes with high academic ability like A and B had a significant advantage.

After the new Private Points reward was distributed at the beginning of the month, Kaede's total points exceeded 4.5 million.

He had to thank the enthusiastic store clerk, Kamiki Ansei, who had been persistently bothering Sakura.

He had generously donated nearly 1.5 million Private Points to Kaede.

It was likely his entire savings from working at Gao for many years, which Kaede gladly accepted.

However, this amount was still not enough.

Normally, Ibuki Mio would seize opportunities to extort him for a meal or two. Kaede had even joked about giving Ibuki and Hiyori "salaries."

They both refused, saying it would be better to give it to the poorer Airi in Class D. This forced Kaede to rack his brains again to trick Little Shizuku.

Even giving money was difficult...

5 AM.

The first-year new students boarded four large buses dispatched by Gao at the school gate.

Kaede chose a window seat. Since it was a three-seater, Hiyori and Ibuki sat to his left, in that order.

They sped along.

Upon arriving at the large port in Tokyo Bay, a massive cruise ship was docked before them.

This was also Kaede's first sea voyage in his memory, and he was in a good mood.

After registration and inspection, the cruise ship set sail amidst the sounding of the horn.

The summer vacation trip for the first semester of the first year officially began!