In Classroom of the Elite, Ichinose You Will Regret It

If you fall asleep, what am I supposed to do!

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Chapter 59: I'm Done Being Human!

So, what am I supposed to do now?

Holding Ichinose, Uesugi Gen fell into deep contemplation.

Didn't you say you were going to wait until your mom came back before sleeping?

How did you fall asleep after crying for just a little while?

And another thing.

Uesugi Gen leaned over and fished her handkerchief out of Ichinose's pocket.

You didn't even bother to wipe your own face; do you really think you look good when you cry?

He then picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped Ichinose's tear-streaked face.

Are you sleeping that soundly? You aren't even waking up from this.

Should I... wake her up?

Uesugi Gen looked at Ichinose, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms, and hung his head in defeat.

Forget it, it's probably better to let her get some good rest.

At the end of the day, the reason she ended up like this is because I pushed her too hard.

Uesugi Gen held Ichinose and slowly laid back against the rock behind him.

For today, most of the objectives for this special exam have already been achieved.

As for the rest...

It's how I'm supposed to go back and get some sleep.

Let's sort out the situation.

First, Ichinose cannot wake up.

Second, she's currently gripping me so tightly that I can't possibly break free.

Finally, I need to go back and sleep.

Alright, let's solve this problem.

Yeah, right!

How is that possible? Do I have teleportation or Shadow Clone Jutsu?

Let's try a different line of thinking.

I won't go back to sleep tonight; I'll just pull an all-nighter here. For someone with my extensive experience in staying up late, that's as easy as drinking water.

The problem is...

Ichinose has to wake up before the rest of the class does.

Otherwise...

The whole class, Uesugi Gen, Ichinose, onlookers, social death, a free three-bedroom apartment, calling the Uesugi family to develop interstellar travel technology in advance, immigrating to Mars...

Thinking of this, Uesugi Gen couldn't help but shiver. In the dark, he felt it.

The ghost of Shiranami Chihiro drifting above the Uninhabited Island...

Is this the legendary boomerang? It truly is extraordinary.

But!

Since Uesugi Gen could think of such a thing, he would definitely not let it happen.

Others might not know, but Uesugi Gen is very clear that the girl in his arms is the type who sleeps late and wakes up early.

At 5:30, she will definitely wake up.

And at this time, according to the intelligence gathered by his variant ability, Intelligence Uesugi Gen, there is absolutely no student in Class B who wakes up this early, especially after they have been exhausted from a full day of work.

In summary, Ichinose will definitely be able to wake up before the rest of the class, and then she will successfully leave my arms. At that point, I can go back to the tent to catch up on sleep. It's flawless.

Uesugi Gen gave a disdainful smile.

Things that could embarrass me, Uesugi Gen, never existed in the first place.

My, Uesugi Gen's, plan has no blind spots!

Immediately, Uesugi Gen took off his jacket and covered both himself and Ichinose with it.

The time is now 12:30 AM, five hours left until the target time.

Victory is right before my eyes.

As for how to kill time, that is truly the simplest thing in the world.

I'll start by playing two games of mental Go against myself...

Let's play two more games of chess...

Time to revisit Murder on the Orient Express...

Next up is The Complete Sherlock Holmes...

Young Bin...

The Old Man and the Sea...

One Hundred Years of Solitude...

"Haa~"

Uesugi Gen let out a long yawn; it should be about time now.

Uesugi Gen raised his hand to check the watch issued by the school.

3:12.

Impossible, the watch must be broken.

Uesugi Gen thought confidently.

Then, he looked up at the position of the moon in the sky...

Impossible, the moon must be broken.

Like hell it is!

Time always flew by in the blink of an eye at home and at school, so how is it that I've followed the killers in these books to commit over a dozen murders here on this Uninhabited Island, yet less than two hours have passed?

And besides...

"Haa~"

Uesugi Gen rolled over, shifting into a more comfortable position while holding Ichinose.

I... how... have I seemingly... been cursed... by the Sandman...

Just now... how... did I not notice... that Ichinose's... body... was so soft...

Ichinose... holding her... feels so good... it's like... I'm about to... sink into her...

And... she... smells so good... let me... take a sniff, just... one.

Sniff~~

Slap!

The campsite fell back into silence, leaving only the sound of the two of them breathing.

Uesugi Gen's intuition during the day was right after all; sleeping by the waterfall really is incredibly comfortable.

"Uesugi-kun, Uesugi-kun, it's time to wake up."

An extremely gentle voice pulled Uesugi Gen back from heaven.

"No, let me sleep a bit longer."

Uesugi Gen muttered with his eyes closed, even taking the opportunity to nuzzle into Ichinose's embrace to find an even more comfortable spot.

"That would be fine, it doesn't matter how much longer you want to sleep, Uesugi-kun."

The gentle voice remained just as gentle, though there was a hint of awkwardness in it now.

"Then I'll sleep a little longer."

Uesugi Gen chose to stay in bed without a moment's hesitation.

"But... everyone is watching, you know."

"If everyone is watching, then... wait, everyone?"

"Hm? What do you mean, everyone..."

In an instant, the Big Bang, the birth of stars, the emergence of life, biological evolution, the rise of humanity, and countless other images flashed through Uesugi Gen's mind.

The final answer his brain provided was:

Nighttime, Ichinose, Uesugi Gen, coercion, falling asleep, staying up all night, failure...

Whoosh! It was incredibly fast.

Uesugi Gen performed a demonstration for the members of Class B of what a "catapult start" looks like, instantly leaping up from Ichinose's lap pillow.

However, what greeted Uesugi Gen was not expressions of shock from the crowd, but rather all sorts of indescribable gazes.

Shiranami Chihiro looked at Uesugi Gen with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hatred, her teeth nearly biting through her lip.

"As expected, you really are harboring ill intentions toward Ichinose."

Kanzaki Ryuji glanced at Ichinose and sighed, then looked at Uesugi Gen and let out an even longer sigh.

"Uesugi, I can understand if you can't sleep, but don't act like a child and run over to Ichinose to have her coax you to sleep. She was already exhausted yesterday."

Himeno Yuki stared at Uesugi Gen with a look that said she never expected him to be that kind of person.

"You really should thank Ichinose properly. To make sure we didn't wake you up, she was signaling us from quite a distance away."

Uesugi Gen looked at the members of Class B with a look of total collapse, his finger trembling as he pointed at them, speaking incoherently.

"You... I..., n-no... it's not like that..., you guys... believe me..."

"What's not like that?"

The group asked curiously.

"It's nothing. Uesugi-kun said he wants to thank everyone for not coming over to wake him up."

Ichinose spoke up first, forcefully suppressing the explanation Uesugi Gen had prepared.

"You... you..."

Uesugi Gen looked at Ichinose in disbelief.

What has happened to you, Ichinose? This isn't the you I know.

Isn't this what you taught me? Don't help someone without a reason.

Ichinose replied to Uesugi Gen with a smile in her eyes.

That's for lying to me!

Uesugi Gen stumbled back a few steps, let out a wail, and ran back into his tent.

"I'm done being human!!!"