The next day, in the early morning, the sky was barely lightening. Ayanokoji opened his eyes expressionlessly.
Sitting up, he glanced at the absorbent cloth covering him. He had no idea who had made it, but it had been stuffed with sanitary napkins as though they were free, making it as thick as a quilt. It even felt a little warm beneath it, though lying there felt much the same as being in the dormitory.
He looked around.
Seeing that the D Class students and Tenyo Yuyuki showed no signs of waking up yet, Ayanokoji kept his footsteps as quiet as possible and headed to Camp Center.
Since ten people had to squeeze into the open-air tent, there was very little space.
Therefore, everyone's luggage in the class was piled up in Camp Center. Not far away was a campfire ringed with stones, with PET bottles filled with river water placed beside it for backup.
After the girls finished their drinking water from paper cups, the PET bottles were expected to be handed over to those who could accept river water, making them convenient cups to carry when going out.
Since the luggage bags of each class were different colors, Ayanokoji quickly found Ibuki Mio's luggage bag.
The moment he reached out, his hand trembled involuntarily, though he quickly calmed down again.
Having been monitored for many years, he could keenly sense every person's gaze.
At some point, Tenyo Yuyuki had appeared behind him. He gestured at the luggage bag with his chin. "Hurry up."
"Did Tenyo not sleep at all last night?"
Ayanokoji asked quietly without changing his expression, his hands never stopping as he soon found a camera in Ibuki Mio's luggage.
"Sort of."
Yuyuki shrugged. Used to enjoying himself, he truly wasn't accustomed to suddenly sleeping in