Coldly: You Are Not My Partners! (Continued)

The students from Class C who followed him out were also devastated. Those still on the original beach area probably didn't fare any better, still waiting for news from him.

Looks like I'll have to go find Nakano Yuu to exchange supplies first.

However, seeing that the homeroom teacher of Class A seemed to have more to say, he stopped in his tracks.

"At the same time."

Mr. Mashima said, "A base can only be occupied for 8 hours. If no new cards are swiped, it will become no-man's land."

I see.

The students, who had been on the verge of a meltdown, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

That means that even if their stronghold is temporarily captured, they can still take it back.

When the 8-hour occupation period for the outpost expires, you can simply swipe their card.

Now, they have the rule to stay at other people's strongholds for one hour, which means they have a specific time to act. They can go to a certain stronghold and guard it during the last hour of the eight-hour period, and then swipe their class's card before the people from Class B come to swipe their cards.

Therefore, it will not leave you in a situation where there are no strongholds to farm.

However, since all the bases have been taken by Class B, even if other classes want to take advantage of the opportunity, they have to limit their actions to the allowed one-hour stay time, and they can probably only take one or two bases at most.

"Does the Hoshinomiya have any objections?"

Because doing so was already somewhat unfair, Ms. Mashima teacher of Class B.

"No problem, I think everyone in Class B won't mind giving Class D three bases."

Hoshinomiya-sensei winked adorably.

According to the rules, the position expires after 8 hours, so it's impossible to stop three classes from launching a proactive attack, which would definitely result in the loss of three strongholds. That's why she deliberately spoke magnanimously.

In fact, doing this doesn't actually mean Class B loses out.

Because.

Students from the Katsuragi Faction in Class A ate the Fragrant Pear from Class B's stronghold without permission and were deducted 5 points from their base score.

Ryuuen and Ishizaki Daichi from Class C ate two apples from Class B's base without permission, and were deducted 10 points from their base score.

Meanwhile, the students from both classes discovered that most of the strongholds were occupied by Class B, and the time they spent in these strongholds combined exceeded one hour.

Therefore, both classes will have an additional 20 points deducted from their base score.

Furthermore, in Class A, Sakayanagi Arisu was deducted 30 points from her base score because she was unable to participate due to illness.

So before it even started, both classes had already lost points.

Class A - 55 points.

Class C - 30 points.

If Class C are in such a terrible state, how can Class D possibly escape unscathed?

No.

Because Hoshinomiya noticed that the students from Class D came to the resource exchange point, and also learned that Class D had sold all their base points to Class C, Class D will end their exam with a score of 0.

In other words, Class D' s base score has dropped to 0, and even information about the team leader's card has been exposed.

That's really unexpected news.

Surprisingly, her mood improved after receiving this news.

"So."

But Nakano-kun made a move at that moment.

He has already submitted a request to Chabashira-sensei to ask if the base's resources can be sold.

Because no student had ever done this before, she needed to submit an application.

After all, who would have thought you just came to take the exam, but ended up taking all the exam equipment with you?

However, Nakano Yuu's request was in line with the rules, which allowed students to use all the resources in the base. For example, if the base was an orchard, students were allowed to pick fruit for food at will, and they were even allowed to pick fruit and give it to other classes.

So while his idea was somewhat realistic, it was still within the rules.

Nakano Yuu got the answer, and then looked at Ryuen and Katsuragi.

"Do you choose to exchange for supplies now?"

Nakano Yuu said.

Katsuragi and Ryuuen both looked at him strangely.

However, neither side refused, because it had been confirmed that all the outposts on the island, except for a hidden outpost where exploration would take more than an hour and points would be deducted, had been occupied by Class B. Therefore, Katsuragi gave up on continuing the search and instead rested here, waiting for the last hour of the eight-hour period before suddenly launching an attack to take down an outpost.

But before that, let's deal with the issue of supplies.

It's already noon, and the students have exhausted a lot of their physical strength and energy.

He was already worried that something might go wrong again.

For example, if we continue, some people will feel unwell and have to quit.

A penalty of 30 points will be deducted for each person who withdraws.

That would be terrible.

"Then let's exchange some bottled water and bread first."

Katsuragi said.

Katsuragi- kun's thinking was very pragmatic.

A serving of mineral water and bread for 40 people would cost approximately 5 base points.

"I'd still like some set meals for my class."

Ryuuen, on the other hand, didn't care, since they only charged 20 basic points for forty decent set meals.

He and Katsuragi split the 300 base points for Class D, which means each class gets 150 points. Now, Ryuuen has to use 20 points to exchange for a meal, which is too extravagant.

What if we only eat two meals a day for the next six days, which would still require 12 meals?

But he was in a bad mood today, and what was the point of being stingy? Class B had taken all the points, and his class's base points had also disappeared without his knowledge.

So naturally, we should spend the money first and then figure things out.

"No."

However, Nakano shook his head.

"My suggestion is for you to use up all the basic points in my class."

"..."

"Who caused our current situation of having no base? Don't you know?"

Ryuuen, however, had a bad temper. To put it another way, he felt like he had been having a smooth time at school, but suddenly he was tricked.

Normally, since Class C bought the base points from Class D, they should naturally convert all those points into resources for both classes on the island.

But you have to find a campsite first, set up camp, and then confirm what supplies are missing before you can complete the exchange.

However, all the outposts are now occupied by Class B, and even if the two classes wanted to, they would have to wait 8 hours before they could take over the next outpost.

So what do you mean now? You're asking them to exchange for supplies in advance? What if something goes wrong later and they need to buy supplies? Won't they have to pay for the supplies themselves using their own points?

Ha?

Ryuuen wondered if Nakano Yuu, despite cooperating with Class B, really needed to take it to the extreme.

This is paving the way for Class B.

This is practically sending Class B straight up! Class B not only got the stronghold points, but they also made Class C spend points for supplies.

This will only make Class B's advantages even more obvious.

Is Ichinose Honami really to your liking?

Ryuuen sighed. He had thought that Nakano Yuu was someone with some ambition, but he had been defeated by a pretty girl.

"I'm just maintaining good relationships with long-term clients."

However, Nakano said...

"After all, you're my long-time customers, so I'm being considerate of you."

"So I'm doing this for your own good."

Nakano seemed to sigh.

"You all completely misunderstand my good intentions."

Hehe.

Ryuuen was merely mocking.

"Chabashira-sensei, how many basic points does Class 1-D have left?"

However, Nakano Yuu looked at his homeroom teacher.

"..."

Chabashira.

"250 points."

Chabashira glanced at the points deductions, then calmly said...?

However, this explanation is difficult to understand.

"Why is it 250 points?"

Katsuragi said. Katsuragi already knew that his class's base score had been reduced by 55 points, leaving only 245 points. But no one in your Class D was absent, so why are there only 250 points left? Could it be that the students in your Class D also followed suit... and violated regulations, resulting in a 50-point deduction?

"A few students in the class felt that since they were already on the island, they still wanted to go in and explore, probably because they thought it was a novel experience."

"Then one student wasn't paying attention and got bitten by a snake. He was taken away by the medical team before you arrived. So -30 points."

"Then some students came over and exchanged their money for bottled water and bread."

"That's what Nakano said."

6.

Upon hearing this news, both Katsuragi and Ryuuen fell silent.

Should we say this is very much like Class D, or just very much like Class D?

"Since not all the students in the class are currently on the beach, I can't guarantee they won't be penalized again."

"That's what Nakano said."

"So..."

Nakano paused again at this point, but Katsuragi and Ryuuen withdrew their earlier questions.

Ryuuen, on the other hand, felt that perhaps there was no need to guard against the rise of Class D.

Because this class is a piece of cake. If he were thrown into this class, he wouldn't be interested at all, so why would he possibly put in any effort for it?

"Exchange it."

Katsuragi had no objections.

"Exchange."

Ryuuen also accepted the proposal.

Since Class D' s base score is now zero, they are no longer required to participate in the daily mandatory attendance check. Furthermore, because their score is zero, there's no need for any students to be bitten by snakes or suffer from dehydration and other physical discomfort as Katsuragi mentioned, forcing them to withdraw.

He simply pressed his stomach to indicate discomfort, and then left the island.

However, a small number of students did stay.

The explanation is that they wanted to experience camping life on the island.

However, if your base score drops to zero, you won't be able to exchange for any necessities at the resource exchange point. Does that mean you should just give up and start a real wilderness survival adventure on the island?

It's not that absolute.

This is because some classes accepted students who enjoy camping.