Holy Crap! Every Base Has Been Taken! (cont.)

But now, Ryuuen has guessed the identity of his Class A leader in one go. So no matter how many strongholds they find, once the leader's identity is guessed, it's all over.

All outpost points will be reset to zero.

So, this is going to expose the leader of their class!

Katsuragi felt a pang of regret.

"Because you are a cautious man."

However, Ryuuen said.

"And you're also worried that students from other classes, like the leader of Class D, might guess your name in the end, because you're quite famous in Class A."

"So if that idiot from Class D guesses right, you're at a huge disadvantage."

"So you won't make yourself the leader, but you don't trust the Sakayanagi Faction either, so you can basically only trust the Katsuragi Faction, which is very likely your underling Totsuka Yahiko."

Ryuuen analyzed.

"Hehe, that's a pretty interesting analysis."

Katsuragi said.

Katsuragi remained expressionless, preventing Katsuragi from discerning his true feelings. Ryuuen could only sigh inwardly that Katsuragi was as composed as a rock; if one didn't break his defenses, it was impossible to fathom his thoughts.

So, damn it, the information that he's the leader of Class C is about to be exposed.

Damn it, I really shouldn't be too confident.

Although Ryuuen chose himself as the leader of Class C based on his self-confidence, he couldn't guarantee that the leaders of other classes wouldn't guess him like he did with Katsuragi. For example, if he hadn't designated the leader of Class D, but instead, under Nakano Yuu's arrangement, some random idiot had been chosen as the leader, then that leader might actually choose the name of the representative from each class in the final guessing game.

If that's the case, then he sent it.

Not only did the points for the strongholds we occupied disappear, but even the base points we saved were deducted by 50 points.

That would be a real loss.

So, perhaps after testing each other and feeling a bit uneasy, neither Katsuragi nor Ryuuen wanted to continue arguing. They quickly divided their base territories, using the center of the island as the dividing point.

The eastern region belongs to Ryuuen, while Katsuragi is the western region.

After separating from Katsuragi halfway, Katsuragi Ryuuen, despite being the leader of Class C and having obtained a leader's card, and having seen some of the outposts on the ship, and now having an outpost less than 600 meters away, did not directly go to occupy it.

The reason is simple.

They need to protect their identity as the team leader. Therefore, they should arrange for at least two or three students to accompany them when they go to raid strongholds. Even if they are accidentally seen by others, several students will be seen, making it impossible to confirm their identity as the team leader of Class C.

"That means we paid a total of 7 million points to maintain the supplies our class needed to live on the island, while ensuring that we could save our base points. Because we partnered with Class A, both our classes have the right to use 150 base points from Class D. If you want to redeem them, you can go to a student in Class D to complete the exchange."

"Let's consider this a reasonable situation."

"Katsuragi and I have already split the resources equally. The area we are in now, as well as the resources of the stronghold to the south, all belong to us."

"There are six known outposts, but I think we might be able to find two or three more. Also, the leader of Class D has been confirmed; it's Hirata Yousuke."

"Based on this calculation, our class can ultimately obtain an evaluation score close to 500 points."

Ryuuen gave a brief announcement to the students in the class.

Of course, he also felt that most of the students in the class wouldn't understand, but he was also afraid that these mentally challenged students would make mistakes, so he would still notify them. Then he quickly made arrangements.

"I'm going to take over the stronghold first."

He said.

"Ishizaki Daichi, Komiyama, and Albert, you guys follow."

Ryuuen quickly selected three underlings, who would form the team he had prepared for a week-long raiding expedition.

"Wait a minute, Ryuuen."

However, Ryuuen was stopped in his attempt to take action.

It's Ibuki Mio.

A short-haired girl who looks agile and pretty. Although she's not academically gifted and not cut out for studying, she's very good at fighting.

Not only Ibuki, but Kaneda also came.

Kaneda was Ryuuen discovered in the class who had a B+ grade in academic ability and was also very clear-headed.

Besides these two, there was another guy named Tokito. He was originally going to market all three of them as "Class C students who opposed Ryuuen's violent acts."

Then one can use this relationship to act as a spy.

But this damn internal struggle performance wasn't even fully completed; it was just a performance that was controlled and caused dissatisfaction among a few students, and then the exam came.

So, should we still perform now?

Since we'll be staying on this island for a week, there's still a chance to visit other classes. There's also a guessing game about the team leader, so I might still be able to act as a spy.

"Please wait a moment."

Ryuuen said.

"I'll go and clear out the outposts first."

Now that AC has joined forces, the only team they can attack is Class B, while Class D is an open secret.

So, should we use a spy attack on Class B, who seem to have gained nothing and are already the losers?

Ryuuen hasn't decided yet.

After all, even if a spy is sent in, they would only get 50 points for guessing the leader of Class B correctly.

Thinking about the four or five hundred points he could get from this exam, Ryuen was already looking down on the mere 50 points that Class B had gotten.

In this way.

Class C continued to operate under a one-man rule, and Ryuuen acted decisively, leading his team directly to the nearest stronghold.

They shared Class D' s 300 base points with Class A. However, exchanging supplies directly would be troublesome as they would have to carry them around, so they decided to first occupy a suitable place to live, set up camp, and then exchange supplies.

Ryuuen has now begun its campaign to capture its first stronghold.

This outpost was discovered by Ryuuen on the ship; it was an area of orchards.

Thinking this way.

"It's right ahead! I see it!"

Ryuuen's underling, Ishizaki Daichi, excitedly shouted, "Ryuuen, just like we saw on the ship, it really has an orchard!"

"Yeah, damn it."

Ryuuen nodded, but then started cursing again.

Because he suddenly felt he had lost out.

This school's outpost seems to be treated a little too well; for example, it even has an orchard, which should solve part of the food problem, right?

The amount of food and water consumed by a class of forty students each day is not small. If it were to be exchanged using points, it would cost at least twenty points a day.

While one stronghold operates this way, multiple strongholds offer different resources, thus providing an opportunity to save more base points.

Then there's no need to pay a high price to buy the basic points for Class D.

Of course, if they don't buy, then Class D might sell to Class B, so it shouldn't be a problem to suppress Class B in this exam.

Thinking this way.

I wonder if this apple is edible.

Ishizaki said. Then, with an excited expression on his face, he jumped up, picked a bright red apple from the tree, wiped it on his clothes, and took a big bite.

"Click!"

The sweet and delicious fruit pulp bursts forth slightly, filling the entire mouth with a smooth and fragrant aroma.

"Ryuuen, this fruit is great!"

Ishizaki said.

Fruit is very expensive in Japan. Although the school provides them with living expenses, and Class C receives a living allowance under Ryuuen's rule, Ryuuen demands protection money from the class. Although they can't use it all in the end, even Ishizaki, one of Ryuuen 'Ishizaki underlings, hasn't achieved apple freedom. So, seeing these pink apples, he couldn't resist.

Because this apple is really beautiful and smells good.

"But how could such apples grow on a small island like this, and they look to be growing very well?"

"Ishizaki Daichi said while taking a bite of an apple."

"I guess the school arranged for someone to cultivate them specially. After all, suddenly sending all the students to an unfamiliar island would be quite dangerous if no one had prepared for it beforehand, and the fact that there are still fruit trees that have been tended to them suggests that the school probably assigned someone to be in charge of planting and managing them."

"And the island is richer in supplies than we imagined."

As he said this, Ryuuen also grabbed an apple, pulled it off, and took a bite.

Oh!

The taste is not bad.

"This school really treats its students well."

Ryuuen said.

He has basically confirmed that the island is probably not dangerous.

But since things have come to this, let's just swipe the card first.

He remembered that one rule in the exchange manual he received was that staying for an extended period of time without a valid reason or using an already occupied outpost would result in a deduction of points.

He hasn't swiped his card yet, so eating two apples is fine, but once he swipes his card, he can pick a few more.

As he was thinking this, he noticed a mechanical card reader below the orchard.

This must be the tool used to swipe the leader's card.

Thinking this, he took out his team leader card, but as soon as he got to the card reader, he suddenly noticed that there were already words on the card reader.

"B-Class".

Remaining usage time: 07:30:32.

What the heck!

Class B?

"So it's been taken over by Class B?"

Ryuuen said.

"Could it be that while we were discussing things with Class D, the students from Class B found their way here?"

Ishizaki saw the display on the card reader and quickly said something.

"Perhaps. It seems Ichinose and the others are really lucky."

Ryuuen Road.

"However, this also rules out the possibility that Ichinose is the leader. Or rather, it rules out the five Class B students who came with her."

"Because the time of swiping the card happened to coincide with our conversation with Class D. Only the team leader could swipe the card."

Ryuuen analyzed.

At the same time, I feel it's a bit of a pity.

This means that one of his strongholds has been taken away.

Only.

Ryuuen sensed something was amiss when he saw so much fruit. There were a full ten apple trees, and after counting, aside from some unripe ones, there were a couple hundred ripe apples ready to be picked.

So, Class B n't send any students to pick fruit?

Keep in mind that this location is only about 30 minutes away from the starting beach where Ichinose are, and if they run fast, the students from Class B will be here soon.

But if they run back to report the news, are they not even going to pick a single apple?

Ryuuen couldn't find any damaged parts on the vines except for the two apples he and Ishizaki had picked. In other words, apart from the apples he and Ishizaki picked, the apples were all obediently staying on the tree.

"..."

Wrong.

Ryuuen felt that something was amiss.