"This..." Hirata also showed a troubled expression. "Shinohara, I don't really have any good ideas either..."
Seeing that Hirata was no help, Shinohara shifted her attention to Horikita Suzune, who was also a girl.
"Horikita, we girls really can't use that makeshift toilet! Can't you think of something?"
Ever since earlier, Horikita Suzune had been flipping through the guidebook Natsukawa had handed her. Naturally, she had also seen the sentence on the first page and the mark on the map.
She instantly understood Natsukawa's intentions.
Faced with Shinohara's plea, she merely raised her head coldly.
"For now, you can only endure it. Our top priority is deciding on a base camp. Class A and Class B have already set out. Once the sun rises, this beach will become very hot and won't be suitable for staying long."
She showed the crude map to everyone.
"Ike, Sudo, you and the others with good stamina should scout ahead and see whether there's a suitable place to set up camp. While I was on the cruise ship, I roughly checked this location." She pointed to the spot Natsukawa had marked with an X. "It should be fairly good. If you find somewhere more suitable, come back and report the conditions there. Then we can compare."
In just a few words, Horikita Suzune had assigned everyone their tasks and temporarily suppressed the class's disputes.
After the boys set off, she turned her gaze toward Natsukawa Sosuke, who stood nearby as though none of this concerned him.
Noticing her gaze, Natsukawa Sosuke merely pointed with his chin toward the depths of the forest.
Horikita Suzune immediately understood.
She said to the remaining classmates, "All right, we can't stay here forever either. Grab your luggage and follow me to check out that place first."
With that,