Horikita, Aren't You Being a Little Ridiculous?

"Huh? Who would stare at the people in Class C for no reason?" Rolling her eyes, Kamuro Masumi retorted, "So, do you have any evidence?"

Before Sakayanagi Arisu respond, she suddenly added, "Wait, let me send someone to the boys' tent to wake them up."

She wandered around the camp and found Kito Hayato, who was on night watch, and relayed Sakayanagi Arisu's instructions.

Soon, some rustling sounds came from the boys' tent. Hashimoto and Katsuragi, rubbing their eyes, pulled back the absorbent cloth curtain and came out.

Hashimoto yawned, a hint of resentment in his Hashimoto, while Katsuragi remained as calm and collected as ever.

Leading the three, Kamuro Masumi complied with the request from Sakayanagi Arisu accompany her, to Mashima Tomoya.

They woke up their sleeping homeroom teacher.

"... report?"

"Do you have any evidence?" Mashima Tomoya asked, frowning, just like Kamuro Masumi: "If you don't have evidence, don't bother people in the middle of the night."

Although they don't need to do the same work as students, accompanying others is still a rather energy-consuming activity.

Monitor students to confirm whether they have violated any rules, and ensure that students can be located promptly using their location if there is any indication of their safety.

He was so busy looking after the students during the day that he didn't get to rest at night.

As a result, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly started causing trouble in the middle of the night, making him work overtime.

Even Mashima Tomoya harbored a little resentment.

More importantly, if there is no certainty about the matter when reporting it, it could become a handle used against the other party.

As the class advisor, he didn't want to see himself being complained about because he received a report but found nothing.

"No."

"That--"

"But I have Private Points," Sakayanagi Arisu said with a smile. "I can use my Private Points as collateral."

"After all, there's nothing you can't buy with Private Points at this school, right?"

This is her usual tactic; no evidence is no problem, and it doesn't matter if the search doesn't find any illegal activity.

It simply means deducting Private Points.

As long as this point is stated in advance, 'whistleblowing' becomes a universal offensive tactic.

"...I understand." After a moment of silence, Mashima Tomoya nodded. "After reporting to the school, I will search Class C to confirm whether they have illegally disembarked with supplies that were not purchased from the list."

"If the report is true, Class C will receive the punishment they deserve."

Chapter 209 Horikita, aren't you being a little too funny?

While Sakayanagi Arisu lay asleep, waiting for the perfect opportunity to do her good deed, the revelry in Class D continued for a long time.

Having put an end to the criticism of the Special Exam itself, they began to fully enjoy their real 'cruise vacation'.

After all, the vast majority of services on the cruise ship are provided free of charge by the school.

For the impoverished students of Class D, enjoyment is essential.

So, Horikita Suzune pulled Kushida Kikyo along to the SPA area, which they hadn't tried that morning because of their anxiety.

A fragrant aroma filled the entire room. The girl's graceful figure lay on the bed, a towel draped over her body, obscuring what was not visible.

The female masseuse's large hands vigorously massaged their stiff shoulders and necks.

"Splash splash splash--"

The fluttering pages of the book unfolded before the girls' eyes.

No need to manually turn the page; it will automatically show them the latest updates for the day.

That being said, Horikita Suzune actually prefers to flip things over herself by hand.

But today, let it turn on its own.

"..."

The negotiations among the three parties were basically over. After transferring ownership of the supplies and completing the inventory, they naturally all returned to the cruise ship.

After all, they're not taking exams, so why should they stay on the island and suffer?

Moreover, without reward points, even getting food is a problem; if you want to stay, you can only find a class to freeload off.

Who would willingly bear the burden of another person's food expenses for no reason?

... That just Ichinose and the others.

Okay, okay, she admits, she was indeed frustrated, disappointed because of the frustration, and unwilling to stay on the island any longer because of that disappointment.

That's why she obediently followed her classmates back to the ship.

But she didn't fail either; at least in her negotiations with Sakayanagi Arisu, she successfully secured a deal worth 1.5 million Private Points.

Her classmates recognized her abilities and were quite pleased, saying that Sakayanagi Arisu was a real sucker.

Keep in mind that Class A received 120 points of supplies, but was only given one million.

Sakayanagi Arisu received 75 points of supplies but was given 1.5 million yen. Isn't that just being a sucker?

Of course, Horikita Suzune was well aware that the two could not be simply compared. In the end, Ichinose only needed about thirty points of supplies. The reason for giving one hundred and twenty points was purely Hirata Yosuke's arbitrary judgment.

Extend goodwill? Or relinquish the initiative?

That's roughly the gist of it.

She and her classmates unanimously chose cash settlement instead of the long-term benefits based on trade point concessions.

This is certainly not because Horikita Suzune is short-sighted, but rather a very real problem.

The payback period is too long.

The saying "a steady stream of income" is true. If we consider the breadth of time, such as life itself, the more gradual and sustainable the transaction, the more worthwhile it is.

But their high school career only lasts three years, or thirty-six months.

More than three months have passed now, and although there are still more than thirty months to go, no one can guarantee the future.

More importantly, Horikita Suzune became increasingly aware that Private Points were an important resource.

The Diary also mentioned that Private Points are very important.

They must have a certain number of Private Points.

If she doesn't earn some Private Points... she won't even be able to pay back the money she owes Kushida Kikyo.

Fortunately, her choice was correct; none of her classmates had any objections, and they even acknowledged her abilities.

As for Kushida Kikyo, who went to Class C for a trade under the same conditions...

Her deal certainly didn't fail.

Ryuen Kakeru sneered and readily agreed to the deal.

It's important to understand that, without any other food source, a class would need to spend at least 100 points to buy meals from the school to meet its dietary needs.

Although they brought some compressed biscuits, they could also find wild fruits in the forest or choose to go fishing by the sea.

But no matter how frugal you are, you still need to spend about fifty cents on food.

If we could save money to avoid this need, that would be ideal.

However, when the cunning and greedy Ryuen Kakeru meets the lazy and unmotivated Kushida Kikyo.

The negotiations naturally ended easily without any effort.

750,000.

One cent equals ten thousand.

As long as Kushida Kikyo cries and complains about how shameless and excessive Ryuen Kakeru is, and how much she tolerates his malice.

Everyone will readily forgive her for receiving the least.

It is precisely because of Ryuen Kakeru's contrast that everyone feels Ichinose isn't that dark-skinned, and that Sakayanagi Arisu.

Although she's a bit arrogant, this rich girl has a very broad mind.

... Although this openness is not the same as that openness.

The island's affairs and the trade of supplies were put aside. Although she withdrew from the exam, Horikita Suzune was still quite concerned about other developments in the Special Exam.

In particular, what kind of evaluation will the Diary give of today's exam, and what kind of evaluation will it give of her actions?

This is something she cares about very much.

She had been thinking about it for a long time.

So the moment the Diary was opened, Horikita Suzune's eyes were immediately drawn to the black text on it.

"..."

Today's diary seems to be a... summary of the first day's Uninhabited Island Exam?

Proudly flaunting the strength of the people she had chosen, she feigned concern for the classes that were being trampled underfoot by Class A, and pointed fingers at Sakayanagi Arisu.

Then.

This is going to extremes.

Looking at the scenes described in the Diary, Horikita Suzune felt despair even after just a moment's thought.

If things turn out that way, they might not even be able to exchange supplies for other classes, and would end up spending their enjoyable seaside vacation empty-handed.

Because Class 1-D doesn't have any other capital that can be used for transactions.

And obviously, Class A, which has already gone to such lengths, won't offer as many favorable conditions as they have today.

You should know that if things really develop as described in the Diary, only two classes will be able to stay on the island in the end.

In other words, even if they wanted to sell supplies, they could only trade with two classes.

Horikita Suzune could only see the ending where she was completely exploited and drained of her strength.

"... call."

Thankfully, he didn't actually do that; he just sent Asakusa Toru to occupy the vast majority of the strongholds.

But perhaps in some ways it would be better to do it that way.

Because that would mean that at least one class would end up at the same level as them.

... It was all the Yamauchi's fault after all.

The Black Room's greatest masterpiece is beyond my current ability to contend with. Whatever the upcoming exams may be, I need to work hard without being influenced by Yamauchi Haruki.

Thinking this, Horikita Suzune let the Diary turn another page.

"Pfft--"

Suddenly, Kushida Kikyo, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing.

Horikita Suzune: "...?"

"Hey, Horikita." Just as Horikita Suzune was confused, Kushida Kikyo turned her head. "Aren't you being a little too funny?"

Horikita Suzune: "???"

"I thought you didn't have a chance to take it out, but it turns out you really didn't bring anything with you!"

"Seriously, I admire you so much. You're the person I've admired most since I enrolled here."

"Pfft, hahahahahaha--"

Laughing loudly, Kushida Kikyo frantically slapped the bed, startling the masseuse behind her so much that she couldn't help but stop what she was doing.

"Ah, sorry, I was just making fun of my friend, please continue." Noticing this, Kushida Kikyo, who had been laughing for most of the day, calmed down a little, apologized, and then lay back down, muttering to herself:

"Oops, I forgot to include a 'stupid diary' phrase in my sentence."

If I had said what I just said, I wouldn't have startled anyone by suddenly bursting into laughter.

"... Admire me?" Horikita Suzune blinked, then paused, taken aback.

It took her a while to realize what Kushida Kikyo had mentioned in her diary.

She saw content that concerned her, which is why she dared to laugh so loudly.