The Island Exam Begins! (Continued)

Sakayanagi Arisu is here to interfere with him.

And she made no attempt to hide it; she was determined to hinder him.

However, putting aside his emotions, Nakano became more rational. He didn't believe that the information Kamuro revealed about the mole within his circle was a "great gift" from Sakayanagi. People around him, such as a student in his class, might be bribed by Sakayanagi, but it wouldn't amount to a "great gift." Unless Sakayanagi could bribe Horikita.

However, it's obvious she couldn't do that. Besides, Horikita hasn't grown to the point where he can completely trust her yet, so she can't do something as serious as "betraying" him.

Therefore, Sakayanagi will likely try to interfere with his exam in other ways.

What a troublesome ex-girlfriend.

Thinking this, Nakano Yuu looked at Kamuro Masumi in front of him.

It's likely true that Sakayanagi bribed students in his class, and then his Kamuro, leaked this information to him.

But.

Kamuro, do you realize that although you are actively handing him information, you are also putting yourself in danger?

As Sakayanagi Arisu's ex-boyfriend, he knew very well that Classmate Sakayanagi wasn't the type to casually lend her things to others.

Therefore, it's unusual for Sakayanagi to entrust his phone to Kamuro. After all, if it's just about transmitting recordings, Kamuro's phone would suffice, or even any voice recorder would be acceptable.

Recording pens are sold at the school, and they're not expensive—just 100,000 points. They might be more expensive than outside, but since they're considered strategic resources, it's understandable.

Nakano-kun took away the points from the Katsuragi Faction, but he didn't touch the points from the Sakayanagi Faction at all.

Therefore, Sakayanagi can collect points.

Therefore, a small voice recorder is no problem at all.

But she didn't; instead, she lent her phone to Kamuro.

This is a rather special point.

Either her phone is involved in her attempt to interfere with Nakano's "big gift," or Classmate Sakayanagi seems to be testing Kamuro, to see if this little dog is trustworthy.

Will he misuse her phone to betray her, and is he... already bribed by Nakano Yuu Yu before even contacting Sakayanagi?

Although Nakano Yuu didn't think his acting was that bad that it would be discovered, Kamuro was at least as tough as nails and seemed reliable.

But Sakayanagi did indeed put himself to the test.

The evidence is that although Nakano Yuu met Kamuro here, their conversation was as if they had only met once before, when they were buying and selling exam papers in the cafeteria.

However, in a corner of the room sat one student from Class A and two students from Class B. The student from Class A was a girl with a single ponytail.

This student looked very ordinary, like a background character with extremely low presence.

However, if you've read the original "Classroom of the Elite" manga, you'll find that this girl is also quite special; she's very skilled at stalking and often appears near vending machines.

Just like Shiina Hiyori from Class C, an NPC in the library, Class A also has a similar character, and that character is the single-ponytail girl who is currently in the cafe.

As for her name, Nakano Yuu remembers it being Yamamura Miki. She looks quite ordinary from the front, but her profile is surprisingly sexy.

Of course, Nakano-kun's focus has always been peculiar. He's used to it himself.

So, what does it mean that Yamamura -kun is here now? Is it by chance, or was it arranged by Sakayanagi? If it was arranged by Sakayanagi, then it means that the real meaning of Sakayanagi giving the phone to Kamuro was actually to test whether Kamuro could be trusted.

It's likely that this Yamamura student has already activated a recording device, recording his conversation with Kamuro, which he intends to eventually send to Sakayanagi.

So, little Kamuro, you haven't realized yet, but your master has already begun to doubt your loyalty.

Of course, if you can pass Sakayanagi's test, then you might be truly trusted by her, and that's when you can play your greatest role as her mole.

In this way.

Nakano, cooperating with Sakayanagi's review, continued.

"So, is there anything else planned after Sakayanagi? Since you're Sakayanagi's Puppy, you'll stay with me for the time being on the ship."

Nakano-kun said.

"Temporarily requisitioned"

Why should I follow you?

But Kamuro seemed very dissatisfied.

"Although Classmate Sakayanagi and I have broken up, there's always a possibility we could get back together, right?"

As Nakano said this, he noticed that Kamuro Masumi, who was sitting opposite him, actually had a conflicted expression on her face.

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to do anything excessive. It's just..."

He paused for a moment.

"What you up to?"

Kamuro watched him warily, his back to the two Class B students behind him.

"It's nothing, I just think that Sakayanagi probably got something on you, since you didn't even deny that you have a dog that you share after you got back together. So I think you might have something on Sakayanagi and then used it to threaten you."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"And do you need my help? Perhaps I can rescue you from Sakayanagi's clutches."

"Not interested."

However, Kamuro simply stood up and walked out of the cafe.

Very decisive.

Nakano remained still, simply watching Kamuro's retreating figure.

However, he also noticed that the two Class B students who had been sitting not far behind Kamuro seemed to be getting up. And they appeared to be heading in his direction.

But Nakano quickly stood up and then sat down again.

This action was strange, but the two Class B students in the coffee shop seemed to notice his behavior, yet they continued to sit down.

And so, Nakano finished his coffee, and about 14 minutes later, the two girls from Class B chose to leave.

After enjoying his coffee for another 5 minutes, Nakano left the coffee shop.

About 40 minutes later, Nakano Yuu's phone finally received a message.

[We went to the coffee shop you specified. There was indeed a girl with a single ponytail inside. We ended up drinking coffee for 40 minutes. I'd already had three cups and couldn't take it anymore, but she was still there, drinking her seventh.]

That's really impressive. Students in Class A.

Nakano Yuu felt that Sakayanagi was scrutinizing Kamuro, so he arranged for Yamamura from Class A to be the recorder. However, Yamamura from Class A might have just happened to be there, so Nakano Yuu arranged for a student to go instead.

The other person tested him for 40 minutes, almost unable to finish his coffee, but the student from Class A's Yamamura managed to hold on the whole time.

If Yamamura is indeed a member of the Sakayanagi Faction, then Sakayanagi is truly lucky to have such a loyal tool to complete his mission.

This made Nakano a little envious.

After all, I don't have any useful assistants right now.

Thinking this way.

He noticed that the student he had assigned to do the work had sent him another message.

[Great, the girl with the single ponytail went to the restroom; she probably couldn't drink anymore either.]

[I didn't find anything under the table you mentioned. However, I found a voice recorder under the table next to it. And it seems there were voice recorders under three or four tables in total. That's strange; why would they put the voice recorders under the tables?]

This is what the student who was assigned to go said.

"Thank you, you don't need to know that much. Now you can leave with your people, and you don't need to drink coffee anymore."

Nakano Yuu sent a message.

[So.]

However, upon receiving a reply from Nakano Yuu, it seemed even the person who was just a tool for getting things done had their own feelings. "[So, does this mean I've repaid your favor?]"

"How could that be? It cost me 300,000 points to buy you Public Morals Committee Member. Although someone helped pay for it, you have to remember this favor."

"How could it be paid off so easily?"

Nakano typed quickly.

[...]

[Understood.]

It seemed like they were in a bad mood, but the other person still sent the message.

"..."

Nakano Yuu stared at the message the other party had sent in his hand.

He suddenly felt there was no need to envy Sakayanagi, because he also had very useful tools on his side, didn't he?

Yes.

The person he's currently contacting is Karuizawa Megumi from Class 1-D, a first-year student. She's the current Student Council Public Morals Committee Member and also the leader of Gal Team. In the original work, she's a minor female lead who's also used as a useful tool.

And now that I'm using it, it's surprisingly easy.

After buying Karuizawa the position of Public Morals Committee Member, he told her to remember this favor and cooperate with him during the Special Exam.

In other words, everything is for the sake of the exam.

But.

Now, when I took it out to try it out, I found it surprisingly easy to use.

Moreover, her work efficiency is outstanding.

Just as he was thinking about whether Sakayanagi was really testing Kamuro, he thought of using Karuizawa to confirm.

If Sakayanagi arranges for Yamamura to monitor Kamuro, but Yamamura is quite far away from both him and Kamuro, how can he possibly overhear their conversation?

Therefore, it is very likely that a recording device, such as a voice recorder, was installed inside.

And now it has been proven that the insider Kamuro was indeed tested by Sakayanagi.

This further proves that Karuizawa's ability to drag hot girls to a coffee shop and sit there for 40 minutes, which even exhausted the Yamamura, is truly impressive.

However, the fact that they prepared so many recording pens instead of confiscating the students' cell phones to record shows that Sakayanagi has prepared strategic resources and is ready to do something big.

Although the Katsuragi Faction Class A performed even better than in the original story with his assistance, Sakayanagi did not want to sit idly by and wait for his doom. Otherwise, he would not have tested whether the little dog beside him was trustworthy and purchased strategic materials. All of this indicates one thing: Sakayanagi Arisu is considering taking over Class A.

If Sakayanagi really takes charge of Class A, then for Nakano... there might not be any threat.

He decided to earn enough money to transfer to another class through this exam.

If she wants to mess with him, then he should be prepared to jump into her class and mess with her.

Having confirmed that Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't on the ship and having gained a reliable helper, Nakano was in a good mood.

He has now reached this side of the deck.

With my hands resting on the railing, I gazed ahead. The sky was gradually darkening, and visibility was decreasing, so I could only vaguely make out the scenery in front of me.

Although he experienced the freedom of standing on the deck and gazing at the sea later than his classmates, it didn't affect his mood at all.

Because Nakano Yuu is here now, he can already see a small green island not far ahead.

The ship also began to change course, shifting from its initial relentless forward momentum to a steady, uniform motion around the island.

The island, the island, means that, just like in the original work, the Island Exam.

Since it's a test that everyone knows about, it's naturally his home turf.

Therefore, figuring out how to maximize profits and which class to get money from are things that deserve careful consideration.

It was already evening, and visibility was low. The students had enjoyed two days of free time and were gradually getting used to the luxurious life on the ship. But at this time, it was time to... find a restaurant for dinner.

You can go to a separate, elegant restaurant, or to a buffet with a wide variety of dishes, or even McDonald's.

It can be said that the equipment and facilities on the ship are very similar to those in the school's shopping street; whatever you can imagine, they can provide.

Naturally, things are different on the ship than at school. The school pays for everything, and it's all free. No matter which class you're in, you get the same treatment and can enjoy everything for free.

Nakano Yuu's dinner plans for tonight are already set; he's going to a buffet.

He also saw several students from Class D at the entrance of the cafeteria, among whom the most famous were the three idiots of Class D: Sudo, Kanji Ike, Yamauchi, and Sotomura.

It should be said that all the personnel have been assembled.

However, Nakano Yuu thought that perhaps changing the dinner options would be better.

After all, seeing cute things or objects can increase appetite, but seeing people you don't like can easily kill your appetite.