Coldly: You Are Not My Partners!

Will Class B give him more points?

Of course, they'll give more.

Because.

Class B offered him a price he couldn't refuse, a price that Class C couldn't possibly offer.

20 million points.

Class 1-B, when they do make a move, they are the most generous.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the area for Class 1-B.

"All known strongholds have already been captured."

A tall boy with blond hair arrived at Class B's camp.

This is Kouenji Rokusuke.

He released his hands, and the two boys fell down.

They are Shibata, the athletic Shibata from Class B, and then Kanzaki Ryuji, the vice class president with slightly curly hair.

Although both of them were physically fit, they had just been carried by Koenji through almost half of the island, clearing out one stronghold after another, and now that they had been suddenly put down, they were both feeling a bit unwell.

Because they had witnessed a monster today. And this monster, carrying two people, was incredibly fast.

Yes.

After obtaining information about the base through a deal with Nakano Yuu, Class B commissioned Koenji to lead the class leader on an operation.

Koenji is indeed a monster, possessing both formidable physical strength and exceptional perception.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"However, I can only take you one more trip tonight at most. So you'll have to quickly learn how to move around the base efficiently."

"Then I'll have to swim back to the ship."

"This is what Koenji Rokusuke said."

"So, they're swimming back?"

This statement was already quite surprising for the well-behaved students in Class B.

"Naturally, we swim back; Class D' s base score is now zero."

Koenji said, "And then this island stopped attracting me. If it were a truly challenging island, I might be interested, but this man-made island doesn't offer much of a challenge."

Is that so?

That's true freedom.

But.

Ichinose Honami placed her hands on her knees; she was still somewhat nervous.

However, it's not because of the exams. Class B has shown determination regarding the exams, so there's no need to worry.

But Ichinose still gets nervous.

Because, aside from the students at Koenji, Class D will complete the supply handover with Class C by evening, officially resetting their base points to zero. Most members will likely choose to abstain and return to the ship, but a few will stay. Class D' s leader Hirata, cannot abstain voluntarily. Since they need to harvest supplies on the island for resale, Nakano will arrange for a few to stay and help. Class B's role is to take them in, and they will also receive the initial supplies allocated to Class D, so they won't lose out.

These are all agreements that must be followed.

So.

Will Nakano stay too?

This reminded Ichinose of what had happened the previous night.

P. S.: Only 11,000 words today. I've paid off 7,000 words of the old book, and still owe 217,000 words.

74

Chapter 74 Indifference: My partners are not you!

This reminded Ichinose of what had happened the previous night.

The school arranged for the students to gather and board a ship, claiming it was for a vacation, but Ichinose had a different opinion.

That would be too much preferential treatment.

Ichinose believes that the school treats its students well, providing tuition waivers, living expenses, and accommodation. Even students who are assigned to the lowest-ranked Class D can strive to become students in the Class A and receive the school's reward of admission to their desired university without examination and free admission, as well as job security.

This ship-related activity might be for testing purposes.

Even if it's only used for exams, it shows how extravagant the school is.

However, since we're on a ship and it's a whole grade together, maybe we'll run into Nakano from Class D.

Unfortunately, she seemed to casually pass by his destination on the ship, only to find that he wasn't alone, either completely oblivious to others or accompanied by Horikita Suzune. Occasionally, his gaze would catch her, but he wouldn't bother to greet her. Perhaps in his eyes, she was just like any other classmate—just an ordinary student.

In other words, the other party still couldn't remember her.

This made Ichinose Honami feel a little down.

They came to the same school together and made a promise to start a new life there.

But he didn't remember her at all.

Through Ichinose a month, she discovers that Nakano seems to have lost his memories of the past year.

Although it was sudden, she probably knew the reason.

Because "she" woke up, as a price, his memories of the past year were erased.

With that thought in mind, she went to a coffee shop with her friend.

The school pays for the expenses on the ship, so some expenses that you might have to save at school can be used directly here.

However, when she went to get coffee, she realized that even though she hadn't intentionally gone to find Nakano, he had unexpectedly shown up at the coffee shop.

The other person was talking to Kamuro in Class 1-A.

Nakano didn't seem to be avoiding her, and during his conversation with Kamuro, he revealed some information, such as knowing that he had dated Classmate Sakayanagi and that Kamuro was Classmate Sakayanagi's assistant, and that he wanted to get Kamuro from Classmate Sakayanagi's side, and so on.

She knew, of course, that he wasn't the type to blabber, and the reason he said that at that time was probably because he noticed she was there, so he was giving her information.

But why tell her this? She knew about his past relationship with Classmate Sakayanagi and the reason for their breakup.

Given his personality, it's not surprising that he wanted to become Classmate Sakayanagi's assistant.

Then we can only be certain of one thing.

Nakano-kun probably wants to find her.

This conjecture is not wrong either.

Just last night.

"Ichinose, Nakano-kun from Class 1-D, wants me to invite you out. He says he has some information about the upcoming exam that he wants to tell you privately."

She was told about this by her classmates.

"Then I brought Nakano-kun along."

So the two of them sat down together and began their discussion.

And all the private meetings were for the purpose of making a deal.

He had obtained information about the upcoming exam and hoped to make a deal with Class B.

The transaction price is very high, requiring 20 million points.

However, if this can be achieved, the reward for Class B would be enough to allow the students in Class B to be promoted to Class A at the end of the exam.

This is a temptation, and also the shared ambition of the students in Class B.

Ichinose came to this school to be with Nakano, but she was assigned to Class B. She likes this class very much, and everyone is very friendly. She hopes to work hard with everyone to graduate from Class A.

And now.

The opportunity to be promoted to Class A is right in front of me.

Although the asking price is high, this is an opportunity.

Based on last month's exam standard of a maximum score of 100, the school probably doesn't hold such high-scoring exams frequently. The other Special Exam each month are usually assessments with lower point values.

Therefore, if you want to secure your position or climb the ranks, you must truly grasp these high-scoring exams, getting points and minimizing deductions.

So, now that the opportunity has presented itself, should she seize it?

As the class representative of Class B, she is determined to lead everyone in the class to success. At the same time, although Nakano lost her memories of the year that was connected to her, she still remembers them completely. She has also improved upon her past self, who was hesitant and easily swayed.

In this way.

Class 1-B quickly made a judgment.

Meanwhile, Katsuragi and the others remained on the beach.

"Currently, in terms of the occupation of strongholds, Class B has occupied a total of 20 strongholds."

Mr. Mashima, the homeroom teacher of Class A, turned on his computer and then sighed.

As the examiner, Mr. Mashima knew very well the number of outposts on this small island.

All the outposts have now been marked. But the students from classes A, C, and D are still in the beach area.

In other words, the exam has already been bugged before it even starts.

"This time, Class B definitely performed the best."

Mr. Mashima has been a teacher for many years, and was even a student in Class A of this school in the past. The exam rules haven't changed much, but there's something wrong with his class this year.

It's possible for some classes to have very smart students, but they never manage to outsmart the other three classes.

Now, there are only a few outposts on the island, and one class has occupied them all. How are the other classes supposed to take the exam? How are they supposed to pass?

If this isn't addressed, classes A, C, and D will likely be stuck on the beach, watching Class B complete their exams alone.

As he pondered this, he looked at the homeroom teachers of the other classes, and the other teachers nodded in agreement.

He then turned to the other students, saying, "Because of this unexpected situation, I will explain more of the rules to you."

These are the rules for dealing with the current situation.

[Actions such as plundering or destroying other players' base resources are prohibited and will result in a deduction of base points as punishment. The minimum deduction is 5 points, and the maximum is 100 points.]

[You may not linger excessively at other players' bases. A 1-hour lingering period will result in a deduction of base points as punishment.]

These two points are not special; they simply state the specific criteria for judgment.

"Then there's the information on the main stronghold on the island. There are a total of 20 strongholds on the island, plus one hidden stronghold."

"There is still one hidden stronghold that has not been captured. However, I do not recommend that you go to find it. First of all, there is no time."

That's right.

According to the information provided by Mashima- sensei, although there is still one hidden stronghold that has not been discovered, they can still go and occupy it.

But.

[Excessive lingering at other students' locations is prohibited. A 1-hour lingering period will result in a deduction of base points as punishment. Each student can reset their lingering time once per day. If multiple students violate this rule together, a penalty of X student's life points will be deducted, with a daily limit of 50 points.]

Once this rule was announced, the hidden location had to be found within one hour; failure to do so would be considered a violation.

Since all the outposts have been occupied by Class B, anyone who enters the island will be considered to be operating within an outpost already occupied by Class B. Therefore, the timer is not judged by whether staying in a Class B- occupied outpost for more than 1 hour constitutes a violation, but rather by whether the person enters the island itself.

Does that mean it's going to be a flop?

Ryuuen's face had turned ashen. He felt cheated. He had spent 1.2 million to buy information about the base from Nakano Yuu, and then immediately discovered that there were some habitable locations on the island, which meant wilderness survival. But now these locations had been occupied by Class B, so his money had been wasted. And now he had been deducted 10 points from his base score.

The newly introduced rule of staying for one hour is also considered a violation, and points will only be deducted. He knows very well that when he was looking for outposts, he was following behind Class B, and he was probably running around these outposts during the journey, so it definitely exceeded one hour.

One person lost one point, and he also brought three followers, meaning all four of them lost points together.

It's simply impossible to stay here any longer.

"Ryuuen, I'm so thirsty--"

"It's lunchtime, but I didn't even have breakfast."