I Am the Supreme Snitch King (cont.)

If you consider the savings that can be made, this transaction can easily break even in less than eight months, which is incredibly cost-effective.

She would actually be willing to pay a little more price just to get the class back to Class A status.

However, Horikita Suzune was never very bright and didn't realize this, easily accepting her terms.

The only thing we need to care about is the number of supplies provided.

They only gave 75 points, which means they must have made deals with other classes as well.

Ha, perhaps in a sense, Class D, who took this opportunity to exit and sell their points to everyone, are the real winners?

Glancing at the distant coastline, Sakayanagi Arisu opened today's diary.

Let's see what nonsense this guy is planning to spout today.

... The most powerful gym graduate.

Yes, she's talking about Asakusa Toru. She knows this man; she even went to investigate him a while ago.

Looking back now, he may have had some connection with the person Diary the Diary, or perhaps he made that connection through Ichinose Honami.

Otherwise, why would that guy with the Diary so readily choose to support Class Ichinose?

Is he in Class Ichinose?

If we're judging by the degree of closeness...

Kanzaki Ryuji, or Shibata Hayate?

Let's put the identity verification aside for now and focus on the Uninhabited Island Special Exam.

The more he writes and acts, the sooner or later I will be able to easily pinpoint his true identity.

Sakayanagi Arisu admitted that Asakusa Toru did indeed have excellent physical abilities.

Judging from her observation of the coastline from the ship, his movements were quite efficient, easily circling the island and completing the raid on the stronghold.

No wonder the Diary had such confidence in him.

But...

Wasn't that ruthless enough?

She felt that Class Ichinose had done a great job, at least enough to force Class D to take the exam.

Even the leader she specifically chose, Kito Hayato, couldn't wrest several strongholds from him.

So far, Class B has only managed to control three outposts in total.

That guy moved so fast that Sakayanagi Arisu even suspected he might have gotten the island's map from the Diary beforehand.

However, after recalling the initial island-circling operation, Sakayanagi Arisu proactively rejected this possibility.

If we actually get the map, we should take as many strongholds as possible from the very beginning using the fastest and shortest route.

--Just like what was written in the diary below.

To take things to extremes.

"Oh."

It was quite unexpected; I never imagined that my train of thought would be in sync with that of the Diary.

Yes, if it were her, Sakayanagi Arisu, and she held an ace in her hand—an ace in terms of physical prowess—and had a map of the island and information about the exam, then naturally she would want to race as fast as possible.

By locking everyone's chance to be called out, they can declare complete victory on the first day.

Just... leave one?

Following the words on the diary page downwards, Sakayanagi Arisu gently chose to turn the page.

Then she saw a scheme that went beyond her expectations.

'Auction'.

The Diary mentions a more thorough plan of plunder.

Is this what it truly means to go to extremes?

No, absolutely not.

For a moment, she was slightly surprised by the auction mentioned in the diary, but Sakayanagi Arisu suppressed the slight sense of frustration that rose in her heart and instead began to look for opportunities to prove that she was better.

Admittedly, bidding can absorb all the benefits a class could obtain. When there are three competitors, in order to ensure that the Class Points do not fall to the lowest, there will always be a class that chooses to give up all the 200 points that would be deducted if they do not trade, even if they may not be able to accumulate 200 points through normal exams.

But if we give up here, give up buying that base, give up fighting the Class Ichinose, there might be no chance of turning the tide for the next three years.

Unless the school can provide more Special Exam with varying Class Points of the same size.

Therefore, if the goal is simply to acquire the spoils of an entire class, then bidding is undoubtedly the option that maximizes profits.

However, the two classes that leave the game will have to forfeit a total of 600 reward points, which seems like a huge waste.

If it were her, she would definitely find a scheme that could manipulate three classes at the same time.

Ideally, we should just get rid of the most useless Class D like we are now, and then plunder the remaining two classes.

"..."

However, Sakayanagi Arisu remained frozen in place for a long time, the wind whistling against her face, carrying a faint, fishy smell unique to the sea breeze, and ruffling her hair.

Her hand remained gripping the paper; she seemed unable to turn to the next page, let alone immediately activate her stagnant brain to come up with an answer.

Time passed second by second, Sakayanagi Arisu's pretty face felt slightly cool.

"Achoo--" She sneezed.

If you stay on the deck in the wind, you'll catch a cold.

She's been out in the wind all afternoon.

"Masumi-- "

Rubbing her delicate nose, Sakayanagi Arisu intended to call Kamuro Masumi to wipe her nose and help her back to her room.

But she realized what was happening before she could even shout it out.

Oh, Masumi is still on the island.

Helpless, Sakayanagi Arisu put down the diary she hadn't finished reading and gently wiped her nose with a handkerchief.

Then he grasped his cane and slowly, alone, returned to his room.

That sneeze completely interrupted my train of thought.

So it wasn't that I couldn't think of a better way, which is why I lost; it was because I caught a cold and couldn't continue thinking.

If I keep thinking about it, I'm sure I'll find the answer.

Sakayanagi Arisu never questioned this.

"Splash--"

Gently turning the pages, the words in the Diary continued to come into view.

The words were reflected in the silver-haired Little Princess's pupils.

The usual mockery of Class D, and... oh ho?

Ryuen Kakeru cheated.

Sakayanagi Arisu saw something unexpectedly interesting.

Hehehe...

Indeed, reading more diaries does reveal different things.

When she disembarked and landed on the island, she didn't pay much attention to Class C's movements because it was so hot.

So you did something like that?

They managed to get past the school's security check. Hmph, looks like the school administration is living too comfortably.

Was it because the person in question was a student that they didn't check very carefully? Or did they think it was unlikely that someone would risk leaving their belongings in a private place to take their personal items with them?

It's necessary to have the father give a good talking-to and to reorganize the teaching staff.

She had wanted to do this before when Chabashira Sae's past was exposed, but now it seems that the quality of the teachers at Advanced Nurturing is really not good enough.

My father had occasionally lamented that truly outstanding teachers tend to choose to go to Shuchiin rather than Advanced Nurturing.

The two schools are clearly at the same level.

As expected, the powerful and wealthy are like that...

"Call..."

She let out a long breath, and a slight smile appeared on Sakayanagi Arisu's lips.

This is unexpected good news; the room for maneuver has suddenly become much larger than imagined.

With that in mind, she casually flipped through the rest of the diary without paying much attention to or thinking about the remaining contents. Sakayanagi Arisu's mind was filled with the thoughts that had just arisen.

She had a really good idea.

But...

It's still early.

Sakayanagi Arisu set her alarm for 4 a. m. and turned off the light.

"Ring ring ring--"

The alarm rang at four in the morning.

Sakayanagi Arisu woke up on time, got up. The commotion outside Class D had long since subsided.

Sakayanagi Arisu picked up the walkie-talkie that was on the bedside table.

"Masumi- san." At a time when everyone should be asleep, she spoke softly but did something quite outrageous, "Don't sleep."

"Get up, I have a task for you."

There was a brief silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

However, Sakayanagi Arisu was not in a hurry.

She knew that Kamuro Masumi would wake up.

"Hmm..." Sure enough, after several gentle wake-up calls into the walkie-talkie, a muffled voice came through. "... Phew."

"You deserve to die," Kamuro Masumi responded through gritted teeth.

She woke up.

Ignoring Kamuro Masumi's emotions, Sakayanagi Arisu chuckled and said, "Now, take Hashimoto and Kito Katsuragi, and then go find Mashima- sensei."

"What are you doing?" Kamuro Masumi grabbed her tracksuit jacket and put it on, then casually asked into the walkie-talkie, "Are you alright in the middle of the night?"

"Hehe, of course I'll 'report' it." Sakayanagi Arisu's smile widened.

She is a proponent of rules, utilizes rules, abides by rules, and seeks out loopholes in rules.

These are all permitted.

But cheating is not allowed.

Cheating is not allowed.

Doing things outside the rules insults the fairness of competition.

Ryuen Kakeru, who only knows how to play petty tricks and schemes, needs to be taught a lesson.

"What are you reporting?"

"Bringing personal belongings to the exam".

"... Huh?" After a moment of silence, Kamuro Masumi looked completely bewildered. "Are you serious?"

"Of course, didn't you notice? Their strange behavior when they disembarked should have been quite obvious." Sakayanagi Arisu said something that even she herself didn't believe.

She definitely didn't see it, but that didn't stop her from pretending that she had noticed it, which is why she got Kamuro Masumi to take action.

If she said she heard it from someone else and that's why she instructed Kamuro Masumi to report it, that wouldn't sound very convincing.

She actually cares quite a bit about her reputation, surprisingly.