Class 1-B: One Student Absent (Continued)

This way, they can gain nearly 20,000 more Private Points each month.

Although it's still far from the 70,000 or 100,000 points that the higher-ranked classes have, it's finally enough points to escape poverty and live a normal life.

However, the anticipation and sales success only lasted until the afternoon, and they still had to choose between the two conditions presented by Ichinose Honami.

Is it a gradual, long-term process, or a single, massive harvest?

"This, this is too little..." Shinohara stammered, unable to make a decision. Instead, she wanted to try to elicit sympathy and raise the price.

Soon, the other girls also started to echo her words.

"Yeah, yeah, three thousand points can be gone in the blink of an eye with just a meal, right?"

"If you ask me, one million would be better."

"But one million is a one-time payment, and when it's calculated per person, it's only a little over twenty thousand."

The girls not only looked at Ichinose Honami with hopeful eyes, but also placed their hopes on Hirata Yosuke, hoping that he could speak up and find a way to raise the price.

"Ichinose, can't you have a little more?" After pursing his lips and hesitating for a moment, Hirata Yosuke chose to respond to their expectations, "I know this is too much, but really, we really need this money."

Class D has been poor for far too long.

While it was their fault for missing out on a rare opportunity to earn Class Points, honestly, letting this chance slip by like this...

No one knows when the next Special Exam will come to their rescue.

Therefore, even though he knew his request was extremely shameless, Hirata Yosuke had no choice but to lower his head for the sake of his classmates.

"Have you forgotten, Hirata- kun? Our class isn't the only one we're dealing with." With a smile, Ichinose Honami reminded her, "I'm sorry, but this is the highest price we can offer."

"After all, it wouldn't be worth it to pay any more."

"..."

Hirata Yosuke remained silent.

But then someone behind him started shouting.

"How can they be equivalent! The higher the Class Points, the greater the advantage in maintaining the gap!"

"Yeah, yeah, only those graduating from Class A can enjoy the graduation privileges. How can Class Points be exchanged for Private Points?"

"You don't want to lose to other classes just because of a few dozen points, do you?"

Yes, this is indeed a very important point for Advanced Nurturing students.

Essentially, everyone enrolls for the 'employment guarantee' promised by the school, which is why Class Points, which are directly linked to the future, seem to have an unimaginable value.

It cannot be measured by simple conversion.

"..." Ichinose Honami let out a long sigh.

Why can't I explain this to you?

Seemingly sensing that she was a little tired, Shiranami Chihiro stepped forward and spoke.

"So you guys don't understand anything."

"Before graduation, class ranking is meaningless. Whether you're in Class A or Class D, you can't get a single extra penny from the school based on your class ranking."

"As for what if we're just short by those thirty Class Points in the end..."

After a brief pause, before Shiranami Chihiro could speak, the other students behind her burst into laughter.

Are you serious?

"Do I need to remind you?" Kanzaki Ryuji sighed, "Why don't you think about why you made this deal to withdraw from the exam?"

Upon hearing this, Class D was immediately speechless.

The reason they had to withdraw from the exam... wasn't it because all the bases had been occupied by Class A, making roll call impossible?

By simply capturing strongholds, they already possessed an advantage over Class B that was difficult to overcome.

Let alone thirty points, even one hundred or three hundred points might just be a small number.

"..."

"Think about it carefully." Kanzaki Ryuji shook his head and said nothing more.

He shrugged, returned to his barbecue station, and continued to fulfill his duties as a barbecue chef for his classmates.

The roll call is over, and they should get back to their own business.

Unlike Class D, they still have to survive on this island for another seven days.

"..."

Putting aside their random thoughts, Class 1-D began to seriously consider the pros and cons of both options.

One million is a huge number, but each person only received a little over twenty thousand.

It's not much, but compared to the three thousand that follow, it's far too much.

Essentially, it's a choice between receiving a lump sum of money 'all at once' and receiving a lump sum of money 'slowly and steadily'.

The former is equivalent to eight months of the latter, meaning that the money the former can get depends on the latter's continued efforts until they enter the second year.

The variables involved are self-evident.

Maybe by then they won't even care about 3,000 points.

More importantly, aren't there two other classes besides these?

Although Horikita Suzune and the others were reluctant to believe it, Kushida Kikyo was certain she could get a good treaty back!

If you add it all up, everyone might get 100,000 points!

"Three thousand points? Who do you think you are? I just want cash. Ready-made points are much better."

"Yes, I haven't spent any money in a long time. The money I borrowed before was all spent at once, so I feel a little embarrassed to borrow money again..."

"Three thousand points is practically useless, isn't it? Twenty thousand would be more reasonable."

"Hmph, simple math problem, I'll choose one million."

After a brief discussion, the answer was quickly confirmed.

A one-time sale is the only option they can accept.

After all, a million sounds like a really big number.

Class D made their choice, Chabashira Sae also obtained a contract that could be signed.

When Ichinose Honami and Hirata Yosuke's names were signed on the contract, it meant that ownership of the supplies, worth 120 points, changed hands at that moment.

Next, all they had to do was wait for Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo to return with the contract for the deal, deliver the supplies, and then they could return to the cruise ship and relax.

After signing her name and putting away the contract, Ichinose Honami checked the transferred ownership of the supplies while surveying her class's camp.

"If you're not planning to board the ship so early, you could try the grilled fish," she said to the students in Class D. "While it certainly won't taste as good as what the professional chefs on the cruise ship make, it would be a waste to come all this way to the island and just go back to the ship after a quick look around."

"Actually, if possible, it would be better to use a little bit of money to buy a swimsuit and play in the water at the beach."

"However..." She glanced at the shopping list, which hadn't taken this into account at all, and shrugged. "It seems like everyone will miss out."

After all, they don't actually need more than a hundred supplies to get through these seven days.

Having stirred up the expectations of Class D, yet ignoring Class D disappointment, Ichinose turned to look at Shiranami Chihiro:

"Speaking of which, where's Ibuki?"

Not long ago, they took in Ibuki Mio, who was covered in dust and had been Ryuen Kakeru Sho.

But before Class D arrived, Ibuki Mio seemed to have already disappeared.

Where did she go?

Ichinose Honami was somewhat curious.

"Ah, her? She went back to take attendance." Shrugging, Shiranami Chihiro said, "She was kicked out, but she still has to go back for attendance every day. Otherwise, if the class gets points deducted, she probably won't just be bullied by Ryuen."

... In other words, Ibuki Mio was just there to freeload and eat for free.

Well, with this round of support from Class D, they don't mind having one more freeloader.

But what exactly does Ryuen want from her?

... Are you still planning to implement the so-called Zero-Point Strategy as Chejun suggested?

If that's the case... then Class D might not actually be able to sell the supplies they have.

First-Year Class B.

"Kito Hayato."

"Arrive."

"Kamuro Masumi."

"Arrive."

"Katsuragi Kohei."

"Arrive."

"...' Unnamed '?"

"Unnamed."

Has "Unnamed" arrived yet?

Looking at the roll call list on the terminal in his hand, Mashima Tomoya frowned.

Wait a minute... is there such a classmate in our class?

Just as he had this thought, the students below also mustered up the courage to raise their hands.

"Teacher, there are no students in our class with strange names like 'Unnamed'," Katsuragi Kohei explained, raising his hand. "Perhaps the list is recorded incorrectly. Please report this to the school."

"... Is that so?" Mashima Tomoya looked at the clearly displayed name on the terminal, pondered for a moment, and confirmed that he did not recall teaching such a student before nodding and replying, "I understand."

"But I can't change it because there's no location information since roll call can't be taken, so I can only record his absence and deduct five points for now. I will appeal to the school later."

"If there are no problems, we will add back the points that were deducted."

The students below had no objections.

Thus, the first roll call of First-Year Class B on the Uninhabited Island came to an end. The absentees were 'Sakayanagi Arisu' who had left the room, and 'Unnamed' who was not present.

After roll call ended, Mashima Tomoya was about to report this 'BUG' to the school when he suddenly remembered something.

Bracelet.

To be precise, it was a fixed ration of supplies for each person.

Each student was supposed to receive a fixed amount of supplies, but when the supplies were distributed upon arrival on the island, there was actually an extra item.

At the time, I didn't think much of it. After all, it's not unusual for Sakayanagi Arisu to withdraw from the exam, isn't it?

In fact, Sakayanagi Arisu's physical condition was not suitable for the exam, which was a consideration from the moment the exam was decided.

She is, after all, the chairman's daughter. Even if the chairman doesn't bring it up, the people below won't let the sickly Little Princess take the exam so easily.

Forcing Shimamoto to leave was already a sign of her willfulness.

The school probably wouldn't have provided her with any supplies in the first place.

So, is there really such a student on the list for Class B?

Mashima Tomoya, but he believed the school would find out.

"Shush..."

With each step, the rustling of leaves echoed clearly through the silent forest.

Horikita Suzune walked forward, holding a flashlight with a blank expression.

The dense thickets gradually thinned out, and the clear stream, reflecting the moonlight, began to flow softly.

Before long, Horikita Suzune was able to see the light.

Before us lies Class B, the class camp led by Sakayanagi Arisu.