The Worried Girls / Kujō Hayato's Ruthless Tactics
"No matter what, if they really start causing trouble, I will act alongside you."
Koenji Rokusuke also took off his watch, and like Hashiba Hikaru, he was playing with a sharp, square stone in his hand, looking quite interested.
"Hehe, it's really lively here."
Hashiba Hikaru climbed a tall tree and glanced at the distant view. Students were beginning to gather on the beach, and the crowd was growing.
"Ayanokoji, are you ready with your weapon?"
"Ready."
The expressionless boy suddenly pulled a fruit knife from his pocket, the edge of the blade flashing with a sharp light.
"Wow, you actually brought this with you?"
"Yes, it was prepared in advance."
"Wow, that's incredible."
Koenji Rokusuke let out a pretentious exclamation, "Hashiba Boy, and Ayanokoji Boy, you two are both terrifying guys."
"You too, Koenji."
Chapter 647 The Worried Girls
Because of a sudden notice that the exam was canceled, students from all three grades returned to the beach to gather.
As the Chairman of the board, Sakayanagi Narimori led all the faculty and staff, as well as other support staff, in maintaining order. After all, everyone had a lot of questions on their minds, and someone was bound to ask them eventually.
"Don't worry too much. The school will give you a reply after a while, so please be patient."
Chie Hoshinomiya gently comforted the students in front of her.
"If you get hungry, you can take any food or water you like."
"Seriously, why did it suddenly stop?"
"I already got the points for arriving at the designated area ahead of time."
Although the female teacher was trying to comfort everyone, the students who had taken the exam seriously were still a little dissatisfied.
However, compared to this, almost everyone in the assembly area of Class 2-A noticed a problem.
"Why... Classmate Hashiba disappeared?"
In the bustling crowd, everyone noticed this, because Ichinose Honami was returning to the main group alone, and that familiar tall figure was not by her side.
"Where are Ichinose and Classmate Hashiba?"
Ando Sayo moved closer to her friend and took her arm.
"Hikaru... has other things to take care of, so he won't be joining us yet."
Although she was preoccupied, the pink-haired girl couldn't reveal what had just happened; she had to keep it a secret for her boyfriend.
"Anything else?"
After hearing this explanation, the students in Class 2-A looked at each other in bewilderment.
Even Chie Hoshinomiya, who was standing to the side, cast a questioning glance at her, because she had just been wondering why Hashiba hadn't returned yet.
"Wasn't the exam canceled? Why is Classmate Hashiba still staying on the Uninhabited Island?"
"Yeah, the scoring has stopped, so there's no point in staying inside, right?"
The news that Hashiba Hikaru hadn't returned to the beach quickly spread among the Second Year. The boy's presence was so strong that students from every class were concerned about it.
"Are there two students in our class who haven't returned?"
Hirata Yosuke in Class 2-D, was counting the students when he quickly noticed something was wrong.
"It's Ayanokoji and Koenji."
Someone quickly arrived at the answer based on the number of people present.
Why didn't they return? Is there something else they need to do?
"I just heard that Classmate Hashiba from Class A hasn't come back either. Did the three of them make plans together?"
The students in Class D became noisy, and Kushida Kikyo, who was standing in the line, and Sakura Airi was next to her, suddenly made eye contact. They both saw a hint of worry in each other's eyes.
"Hirata, should we go to Class A and ask what's going on? Why haven't Classmate Hashiba, Ayanokoji, and Koenji returned? Maybe Ichinose knows something."
Kushida Kikyo didn't hesitate for long before deciding to send Hirata Yosuke ahead as a scout.
"That's right, Ayanokoji and Koenji are in solo groups, but Classmate Hashiba and Ichinose are in a team."
Hirata Yosuke, being a kind and helpful person, quickly agreed to the suggestion and headed towards the gathering place of Class A.
Upon seeing this, Kushida Kikyo and Sakura Airi immediately followed.
But at that moment, a gasp suddenly came from the crowd.
"Look! There's a ship on the sea. Is someone coming?"
"It really is a ship! Could it be someone from the school?"
Someone with sharp eyes spotted the scene on the distant sea horizon, and everyone instantly became excited.
As Sakayanagi Narimori just said, the students should wait here for the school staff, who will provide a reasonable explanation. After all, today is the first day of the Special Exam, yet such a major problem as "suspending the exam" has suddenly arisen.
Everyone wants an answer and wants to know the specific arrangements that follow.
Even Hirata Yosuke, who had just arrived at the gathering place of Class A, couldn't help but turn his gaze to the sea, but the two girls did not stop, but walked straight to Ichinose Honami.
"Honami, why didn't Classmate Hashiba come back with you?"
Kushida Kikyo gazed into the pink-haired girl's eyes, trying to soften her tone.
"I only have my own things to deal with."
Ichinose Honami glanced at the expressions of the two girls. Besides Kushida Kikyo, who had bravely asked the question, Sakura next to Airi also seemed to care about the answer to the question, but she didn't say anything and just listened silently.
"You have your own things to take care of?"
Kushida Kikyo subconsciously turned her head and met the red-haired girl's gaze. After the Three-Person Walk many times, she and Sakura Airi had become very close.
Did he specify what it was about?
"No."
Ichinose Honami shook her head. Although she had given up on pursuing the matter between them and Hashiba Hikaru, she was still feeling very sad because she had just experienced the helplessness of not being able to help her boyfriend.
The girl had no desire to continue answering these two Stealthy Cat vying for her man, and decided to remain silent.
But the next second, she heard another person's question, who was also a student in Class A.
It's Horikita Suzune.
"Ichinose, do you remember when Classmate Hashiba and you parted ways?"
After seeing Kushida Kikyo and Sakura Airi, the black-haired girl thought for a moment and then walked over.
"..."
"I said, can you please stop asking questions! Can't you see that Ichinose doesn't want to answer any questions right now?"
As Ichinose Honami's best friend, Ando Sayo couldn't hold back any longer after witnessing the three of them "interrogating" her friend.
"Just shut up, all of you!"
"Ando -kun..."
Ichinose Honami, Hashiba Hikaru was also their lover, and they were naturally worried about her not being able to return to the group.
"Why..."
The pink-haired girl sighed softly, and finally spoke.
"I don't know what Hikaru's plans are, but he definitely doesn't intend to go back to the beach right now, so shall we just wait here together?"
"I see..."
Horikita Suzune murmured softly, seemingly accepting the answer.
Kushida Kikyo and Sakura Airi apologized to Ichinose Honami and then fell silent.
The atmosphere quickly cooled down.
Until...
"Look, that ship is about to dock!"
The students on the beach all looked over.
Chapter 648 The Ruthless Methods of Kujo Hayato.
"A ship is approaching the island!"
Unlike the hustle and bustle on the beach, on a hillside deep inside the island, Hashiba Hikaru was quietly watching a medium-sized passenger ship slowly approaching the shore.
"As expected, it's a ship from the Kujo Family."
Koenji Rokusuke stood beside him; he had a deep understanding of these matters, which was one of the essential lessons for any zaibatsu heir.
"Ayanokoji, Ayanokoji Atsuomi might be on this ship. Are you ready?"
The boy turned his head and glanced at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who had no expression on his face.
"Ready."
From the very beginning, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka exuded an extremely sharp aura. If any other Class 2-D student were here, they would definitely be startled.
"They'll probably bring a lot of men with them; after all, they're a conglomerate."
Although danger was approaching, Hashiba Hikaru's voice was not tense.
"More than that, I'm curious, Hashiba Boy, did you really not have any backup plans?"
This tycoon's son was actually quite curious about this matter. Even if he could use force to deal with everyone who landed on the island, that wouldn't be a long-term solution. If he couldn't completely resolve the Kujo Family's problem, things would still be very troublesome in the future.
Who knows?
Hashiba Hikaru smiled but did not answer the question directly.
"Haha, then let me look forward to how the story unfolds next! I'm ready to make a big splash!"
Koenji Rokusuke rubbed his wrist, a smile playing on his lips.
"Yes, I'm also looking forward to seeing what the Kujo Family plans to do..."
The boy gazed at the distant beach, his tone full of meaning.
At the beach entrance to the island, after the boat slowly docked, someone lowered the gangway.
Under the watchful eyes of the students and all the teachers and staff, an elderly man with white hair and beard slowly walked down the stairs. Although he looked very old, his steps were still steady and his posture was upright and proud.
After the old man disembarked, a middle-aged man in a suit appeared next. His expression was cold, and a shadowy light shrouded his deep eyes.
Behind them were dozens of burly men in black suits and sunglasses, who lined up neatly like a well-trained army and walked down the gangway.
The dark mass of people created a very oppressive atmosphere, causing the students watching to feel tense.
"Sakayanagi."
The old man shouted something.
The next second, the students saw the Chairman walk out from the crowd and approach the old man with a smile.
"Mr. Kujo, is there anything I can do for you here?"
"I've come to find my grandson, but where is he?"
Kujo Hayato's sharp gaze swept across the students like a lion surveying its territory, pondering what to eat.
"Your grandson?"
After hearing his words, Sakayanagi Narimori chose to play dumb, since Hashiba Hikaru hadn't agreed to it yet.