In Classroom of the Elite, but in the Underworld Chapter 50

Ryuen: "..."

"I call this way of dying a burial at sea for the living."

Even Ryuen, upon hearing such a bone-chilling method of death, felt his heart tremble violently.

He couldn't move a muscle now, and once the seawater rose, he would be even more immobile.

No, he didn't want to die yet; he didn't want to die in such a pathetic way.

"Aren't you afraid of being discovered if you do this?" Ryuen said in a low voice. "If you really kill me, you'll never have a moment of peace for the rest of your life."

Even now, he still clung to a sliver of hope, which was his greatest reliance.

It was the belief that the other party wouldn't dare to kill him.

However, the next words from the other party plunged his heart into the abyss.

"How would they discover it?" Joker pulled down his sleeves, letting Ryuen see his hands. "Look, there's nothing on my hands."

"How is that possible?"

Ryuen was shocked.

The watch that had been on the other party's wrist was gone—no, he hadn't even noticed if the other party was wearing one to begin with.

In his understanding, the watch could only be removed once they boarded the ship.

Therefore, it was common knowledge that every student on the island was equipped with a watch.

But now, his understanding had been completely overturned.

Watching Ryuen's face, twisted with anxiety, Joker smiled and placed his hat on Ryuen's head:

"Struggle. Those things that don't kill you will only make you... crazier."

He turned and walked away.

The Joker mask was tossed casually into the sea.

It revealed the handsome face hidden beneath the mask.

Goodbye, Ryuen.

Just kidding.

Chapter 63: The Island Exam Ends

At noon on the final day, Mashima stood on the stage holding a megaphone.

Below him were all the gathered classes of the first year.

"We will now begin announcing the results of the Island Exam."

However, all the students noticed that there was no one in the area where Class C should have been.

Many students let out a laugh.

The other classes were already aware of Class C's plan to spend all their points, and this situation was within everyone's expectations. Only Katsuragi from Class A and his lackey didn't look too pleased.

The plan had deviated from what they had anticipated; Ryuen had not sent over the photos of the leaders of Class D and Class B as agreed, and he had been missing since the morning.

But Eito had already known the answer.

To ensure Ryuen didn't actually die at sea, he had specifically instructed Yamauchi to go and keep watch at 5:00 AM.

There were helicopter patrols in the morning; if they discovered the trapped Ryuen, he would be rescued immediately, but the price would be disqualification from the exam.

According to Yamauchi's report, by the time he arrived, Ryuen had already lost consciousness, clearly the result of struggling too much and exhausting his physical strength.

It was Yamauchi who helped request the rescue; otherwise, Ryuen might have truly died there.

Mashima continued speaking into the megaphone:

"4th place, Class C, 0 points."

The result was as expected; with no one there, it was naturally zero.

"3rd place, Class A, 170 points."

Excluding the points lost due to Sakayanagi's absence, Class A originally had 270 points. Now, 100 points had been deducted, clearly because the other two classes present had guessed correctly. As for the reason, Eito guessed that perhaps Ryuen had already betrayed Class A, found the identity of their leader himself, and leaked it, or perhaps it was Ayanokoji's doing.

"2nd place, Class B, 180 points."

Although Class B had guessed the leader of Class A, just like with Class D, Ryuen had sent Kaneda to hide in Class B. Ichinose, known for her kindness, and the students of Class B had kindly taken him in, only for their leader's identity to be discovered.

As for the photo of the Class B leader that should have been on Ryuen, it was found by Ayanokoji. The result was that after all the additions and subtractions, Class B did not receive any leader points, and their base points were invalidated after their leader's identity was guessed.

The students of Class B were quite satisfied with this result.

Finally, there was.

"1st place, Class D, 380 points."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the students were stunned.

"Class D, 380 points? How is that possible?"

"Are you kidding me? The calculation must be wrong."

"Class D, of all classes, actually has this many?"

It wasn't just the students of Class A and Class B; even the students of Class D themselves found it hard to believe.

"Ike, am I dreaming? We actually have 380 points. This is amazing, we can finally live a happy life from now on!" Yamauchi hugged Ike in excitement.

Adding the 90 points they originally had, Class D now possessed a total of 470 points.

With this many points, they could basically say goodbye to a life of poverty.

Sudo, in particular, had already gone to provoke the other classes:

"Hey, so you guys are from Class A? We have over 200 more points than you lot. What a bunch of losers."

Sudo had endured enough mockery from the other classes prior to this, so naturally, he seized the opportunity to laugh back at them.

"Consider yourselves lucky." Although they were unconvinced, the students of Class A didn't say much; they were more in a state of disbelief.

What on earth happened for Class D to gain so many points?

Eito had a rough idea.

As the leader, Ayanokoji had not only guessed the identities of all the leaders from the other three classes, but by occupying at least four base points, he had also earned nearly 80 points.

Yet, his identity as the leader had not been exposed.

There was another question, however.

Why did Ibuki know Ayanokoji's identity? It was because Ayanokoji had done it on purpose.

He intentionally let her discover it, then revealed a flaw. From the fact that Ayanokoji appeared at the spot where Ibuki and Ryuen were talking last night, Eito could also guess that he had been tracking Ibuki all along, finding the flaws in both of them to confirm the identity of the Class C leader.

The last person remaining on the island had to be the leader.

As for the exposure of his own identity as the leader, Ayanokoji likely intended to injure himself at the very end, giving himself a reasonable excuse to withdraw from the exam. Once he withdrew, the leader would be re-designated.

That way, even if Class A and Class C obtained information about his identity as the leader, they would ultimately lose points for guessing incorrectly.

And this time, because of Ryuen's withdrawal, he had managed to retain his status as the leader.

Thus, Class D ended up with a massive total of 380 points.

All of this was the combined result of coincidence and strategy.

Eito admitted that he played a part, but even if he hadn't leaked any information or taken any action, Ayanokoji still could have earned nearly 300 points.

This was the underlying cause of the exam results.

The girls of Class D were equally excited; points were even more important to them.

However, someone raised a question:

"Chabashira-sensei, who exactly is the leader? They're so amazing!"

Chabashira, however, just smiled without saying a word:

"I promised that person I would keep it a secret. If you want to know, try guessing for yourselves."

"Eh—how could you, that's so cunning!"

"Could it be Hirata-kun? I remember he was the one who arranged the selection of the leader."

Regarding this, Hirata stepped out to clarify:

"Sorry, I'm not the leader. Besides, I usually stay in the class; I don't have time to go and occupy other base points."

"Then who is it? Hirata, who did you let be the leader?"

Hirata quickly scanned his classmates, his gaze lingering slightly on Eito. Seeing the latter shake his head, he understood what he meant.

Although he knew the real leader was Ayanokoji, he felt that everything had been orchestrated by Eito, so the true mastermind was actually Eito.

"I'm sorry everyone, I can't say, because he doesn't want others to know either."

"What is this—it's just like Chabashira-sensei."

Although discouraged, the students of Class D reached a conclusion.

Their class had a hidden genius, and this genius had helped them gain over 300 points during the Island Exam.

This news greatly boosted the morale of Class D.

Having long known they were considered "defective," they desperately wanted a genius leader to guide them to victory over the other classes.

Instead of acting like headless flies as they were now, not even knowing what to do.

Although Hirata was the temporary leader of Class D, many were clear that he wasn't suited to be a competent leader; the role of a mediator suited him better.

However, even though no one knew the leader's identity, the curious students began their own deductions.

That is, the process of elimination.

Based on their usual performance, they screened for the people most likely to be the leader.

The results included Kikyo, Hirata, Karuizawa, Shinohara, and even Suzune.

Although Suzune was very blunt, her grades and excellent performance in physical education were plain for all to see. Therefore, even though many disliked her, they didn't underestimate her capabilities.

And the candidate with the highest probability was actually—

"Me?"

Facing the classmate who had questioned him, Eito pointed at himself, looking incredulous. "Why would you suspect me?"

"Because you were the one who drew that map of the island, right? Thanks to you, our class was able to save a lot of points. Plus, you're always disappearing, so we think you're mysterious—you've definitely got to be that mysterious person."

"Alright... but it really isn't me, I swear it on the chastity of my future wife."

Chapter 64 Airi-chan

"Alright... but it really isn't me, I swear it on the chastity of my future wife."

"I... I see. I might have misunderstood."

The student looked troubled, likely caught off guard by his deadpan joke.

"So, what is your name?"

Eito asked.

"Miyake... Miyake Akito. You can just call me Miyake."

"Got it, Miyake-kun."

He recalled who this person was. He used to be a delinquent but had since turned over a new leaf. He enjoyed sports and was a member of the school's Archery Club. He seemed like a hot-blooded youth who, because he was too blunt when he spoke, didn't have many friends and usually kept to himself.

There were quite a few people like that in Class D, such as Hasebe Haruka, who, while capable of interacting peacefully with other students, always preferred to be alone.

And her chest was a frequent topic of discussion among the men.

After Miyake left, the person who walked over to talk to him was, just as he had guessed, Suzune.