It was August 9.
Tennoji Kaede estimated the time in his mind. Tomorrow, the 10th, was the day they would explain the rules of the VIP Exam.
The exam would then run for three days, with a free day in between, from the 11th to the 14th—for a total of four days.
That was the actual schedule for the First Semester's fourteen-day summer break.
In other words, Kaede only had today, the 9th, left to enjoy himself properly.
There was nothing for it.
After spending several days living like a savage on the Deserted Island, his body hadn't recovered at all from just half a day of rest on the 7th.
Some stubborn ailments, like skin conditions, were unbearably itchy.
So on the 8th, Kaede had no choice but to rest for another day.
Of course, mental exhaustion had played a part too.
After all, the night before last, Kaede had laid some of his cards on the table with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, and his emotions had been in turmoil all day.
But he'd heard that Ryuen Kakeru, who'd lost a great deal of blood, had bounced back in no time and was already wandering around the cruise ship.
One had to admit, he really did have an exceptionally tough constitution—hard to beat, hard to injure, and hard to wear down.
And over the past two days, Ryuen had been strutting around the ship with a whole entourage of underlings, practically ruling the place.
There were even rumors that he'd mocked Katsuragi Kouhei so relentlessly that Katsuragi had stopped leaving his cabin altogether. It was downright bizarre.
To be fair, Class C really had Ryuen's personal efforts to thank for its final victory this time.
Kaede had to hand it to him. Ryuen was a certified monster...
But that brought them