Ryūen Shō: "I'll Fucking Kill You, Sakayanagi Arisu!!!"

She felt it was necessary to tell Sakayanagi Arisu about what had just happened.

Of course, since it was Class C's home turf, she still needed to give it a little leeway.

It would be too strange to openly discuss with Sakayanagi Arisu how to deal with them.

"... There was no need to kick me then," Hashimoto Masayoshi muttered under his breath.

Sizzle, sizzle.

A report, slightly humming, came through the walkie-talkie to the cruise ship, Sakayanagi Arisu fell into thought.

With her cane gently tapping the deck beneath her feet, Sakayanagi Arisu pondered on the deck where the signal was excellent.

The threads in her mind intertwined, and her speculations rose and fell, only to be overturned by her again.

Ten minutes later, just as Kamuro Masumi was getting a little impatient, Sakayanagi Arisu finally spoke softly:

"He's going to take over our class's stronghold."

There is only one possibility.

The words, the timing, the attitude—virtually all the clues point to this outcome.

Upon hearing this, Kamuro Masumi panicked slightly.

If the class's stronghold is captured...

Doesn't that mean—?

"That's right, we've all been using other classes' bases illegally." Sakayanagi Arisu nodded slightly. "...What a clever scheme."

"Why aren't you worried at all?" Hearing Sakayanagi Arisu's seemingly nonchalant voice, Kamuro Masumi was a little anxious, yet also seemed not so anxious. "Do you have a way to deal with this?"

If that weren't the case, why wouldn't Sakayanagi Arisu be completely calm?

"... No."

"Then what are you trying to calm down for?!"

"Because panicking won't help," she said.

Chapter 212 Ryuen Kakeru: I fuck your mother Sakayanagi Arisu!!!

The biggest lesson Sakayanagi Arisu learned from her Diary was not to have overly strong emotional fluctuations over meaningless things.

After all, she has a heart condition.

So, although it sounded like a hopeless situation, she surprisingly didn't get very angry...

Yeah, right.

Her hands, gripping the cane, had turned slightly white.

What?!

How can there be such a huge loophole in the rules?! And I only just discovered it?!

Isn't it a bit crazy to occupy someone else's stronghold like that?

This is Uninhabited Island Special Exam, not Special Exam for base attack and defense!

What a stupid exam rule.

I'm so angry!

But as she said, getting angry was useless; no matter how she calculated the time, they couldn't make it in time. The time it took for Class B to occupy the stronghold was indeed just a few minutes later, as Ryuen had predicted.

She had to admit that she had indeed neglected the check-in process and hadn't given it much thought.

This was her oversight.

"..."

Sakayanagi Arisu can do now is pray that whoever is left in the class camp will get up at this moment and stop Asakusa Toru.

"Let the Kito go back and see if he can make it in time." With a sigh, Sakayanagi Arisu said softly, "If he can't... there's nothing I can do."

So what if I die? So what if I die? I might as well skip this stupid exam!

Sakayanagi Arisu somewhat self-destructive.

The campfire was still burning by the river, but it looked rather precarious because no one was adding fuel.

"... Where did everyone go?" Blinking her eyes and groggily getting up, Ms. Morishita Ran looked at her class's rather quiet and empty campsite, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

While puzzled, she couldn't help but wonder, "What if a bear suddenly jumps out from the side?"

After all, this Uninhabited Island Special Exam was incredibly boring. Apart from the initial few hours when she felt a sense of novelty, she couldn't muster any enthusiasm at all.

They were either collecting wild fruits, trying to catch fish, or grilling fish and boiling water.

The heavier tasks, such as setting up tents, assembling equipment, and moving things, were evenly distributed among the boys, but to be honest, it was quite boring.

Isn't there anything more interesting going to happen?

"--Click."

As if in accordance with her wishes, the crisp sound of a branch snapping underfoot came from not far away.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Morishita Ran's eyes widened, and she held up her index finger:

"It's Voice Recorder!"

"... It's me." Asakusa Toru paused slightly. Morishita Ran's appearance surprised him a little, but upon reflection, it wasn't so unexpected.

After all, this is Class B's camp; isn't it perfectly normal for her to be here?

"The sound was too loud, and..." He showed no embarrassment at being pointed at, but casually walked over and reached out to snap her out the finger that had been sticking out for so long, "Don't point at people like that."

"That's really impolite."

As Asakusa Toru folded his fingers, Morishita Ran's expression went from slight hesitation to sudden interest.

"Heh heh, then you're quite polite, aren't you?" she said in a low voice, shrugging her shoulders.

... I told you to keep your voice down, not to speak like you're in an underground rendezvous.

Asakusa Toru was speechless.

However, if the other party is Morishita Ran, then it's not so incomprehensible.

"Of course, I'm super polite." As he said this, Asakusa Toru looked around, searching for the location of the base's screen.

Seeing him looking around, Morishita Ran didn't stop him, but asked curiously:

What are you looking for?

"Find your class's hideout."

"What do you want to do?"

"Take it."

"Are you the leader?"

"I am."

The conversation went surprisingly smoothly; she asked a question, and he answered it simply.

The fluent conversation made Morishita Ran blink and pause for a moment in surprise.

But soon, a smile returned to her face.

"Come, come, come this way!" she said, waving her hand repeatedly. "I'll take you to find it!"

She wouldn't be so interested if Asakusa Toru didn't speak, or if he said something else entirely.

But he said he was coming to take over our class's base!

Then I'll have to be the guide.

Even if I didn't lead this route, I could easily spot that dilapidated outpost with a quick glance.

After all, the stronghold in this area is located right by the river.

I really want to do something for the class...

Her small frame didn't seem capable of withstanding a punch from Asakusa Toru.

Besides, it sounds interesting, so it's probably okay!

"Asakusa- kun! This way, please!" Straightening her back, Morishita Ran raised her hand in salute, then bent down and extended her hand in one direction.

Quite subtly, Asakusa Toru Tetsu detected a hint of 'Please come in, sir' in his words.

And so, quite brazenly, Asakusa Toru took out his key card and swiped it lightly on the outpost, which had already finished its countdown and was now 'unoccupied'.

"Drop."

A slight sound and a green light appeared, and then the occupation information on the screen changed instantly.

Surprisingly... relaxing.

"But is this really a good idea?" Looking at the brightly lit 'Class A' sign on the base, Asakusa Toru Tetsu casually asked Morishita Ran, "Shouldn't you shout to wake up your sleeping classmates and try to gather everyone's strength to stop me?"

"Are you some kind of final boss?" Morishita Ran retorted, putting her hands behind her back, leaning forward slightly, and raising her left leg to assume a one-legged stance.

She maintained her balance for a few seconds, lowering her raised leg before falling, and then spoke:

"Kito isn't here, so even if I wanted to stop you, there's nothing I could do."

"Ah, that seems to be an idea." As if she had suddenly thought of a good idea, Morishita Ran clasped her hands together. "It seems like we can just wake everyone up and make them hug the terminal!"

"But that would probably require advance preparation, and there definitely wouldn't be enough time." She shrugged.

So it's okay.

Surely we can't really expect this delicate, pretty girl who gets up at night to do anything?

"I see." Asakusa Toru nodded in understanding. "In that case, it shouldn't matter if I report you to the teacher now for using my base without permission, right?"

The calm tone suggested that something terrifying had been said.

Morishita Ran blinked, her expression slightly frozen. "Huh?"

"You can play like this?!"

"Could it be..." she paused slightly, "That you're actually a genius?!"

Was it an unexpected reaction, or one that was expected?

Anyway, Asakusa Toru didn't seem particularly surprised.

It should be said that this is probably how he imagined Morishita Ran to be.

That's why he spoke so calmly about what should be absolutely intolerable behavior for the students of Sakayanagi Class, perhaps so that he could see her wide-eyed, completely ignoring the gains and losses as she spoke with great enthusiasm.

But...

"The word 'genius' seems to have become a derogatory term."

"Why?"

"Hmm... how should I put it, let's just consider it a feeling."

He couldn't very well tell Morishita, "Because that rich girl in your class is always obsessing over stupid questions like 'whether someone is a genius or not,' and then acts like a genius while doing a bunch of incredibly stupid things, I feel that 'genius' is a derogatory term, right?"

"That really resonates." Morishita Ran nodded in deep agreement.

A gentle evening breeze blew, and the campfire crackled and popped nearby.

A gentle breeze blew through the forest, making a sound like weeping.

However, the darkness in the sky seemed to be gradually dissipating.

I imagine it will be dawn soon.

"Well, anyway, I'm going to report it."

Asakusa Toru estimated that it was about time, and it was time to leave.

Whether it's the situation at Ryuen Kakeru's location or the countdowns at other bases, they should be almost over.

He didn't want to turn Sakayanagi Arisu's loss into a double loss. If the other side had any sense and used this time to take over his other bases, even though he would lose all his points for violating the rules, he could still gain some points by protecting the bases.