Black Pei Qi / Forest School Ends

Hearing that Amikura had changed how she addressed herself, Aoyama seized the opportunity and sat down next to Amikura, then grabbed her small hand that was hanging by her side and intertwined their fingers.

"Waaah--"

Its body twitched slightly, but the Amikura still didn't raise its head or struggle.

The time filled with classes passed quickly, and soon the last day of the forest school arrived.

The first test of the morning was meditation.

After the exam started, Ayanokoji discovered that Aoyama, who had made an excuse to go to the restroom, had not returned before the teacher called roll, meaning he had missed the exam.

"What do you plan to do, Ayanokoji?"

After the exam, Ryuen, whose performance was mediocre, jokingly Ayanokoji, who remained expressionless.

Although the group is made up of oddballs that nobody wanted, their overall strength is quite high, and their score will generally not drop below the passing grade, provided that no one causes trouble.

Aoyama, who had only cooperated minimally a few days ago, also put the team's score in an extremely dangerous situation by disappearing from the game.

"I can't do anything," Ayanokoji, her expression unchanged. "You just need to provide basic assistance, Ryuen."

In order to stop others from causing trouble, he directly threatened everyone before the exam started that if he were to be expelled, he would not take Aoyama down with him, but would take the troublemakers down with him.

From a casual reminder from his mentor Sasaki, he learned that Aoyama had Twenty Million Personal Points.

"Hehe, let's wait and see."

Not believing Ayanokoji's words at all, Ryuen found a place to sit down and rest.

His legs were a little numb after meditating for a while.

On the other side.

Unlike the boys' group, due to venue limitations, the girls' group was tested first in the mountain relay race. Only after they had all finished were it the boys' turn.

However, in the lush forest, besides the male teacher, there was also a boy who shouldn't be there.

"Maezono -kun, I'll trouble you to run this part of the route." With his Detective Badge in his pocket, Kushida assigned the task with a warm smile, trying to distribute it as reasonably as possible.

To prevent one person from carrying the entire team to victory, each member of the relay team has a minimum distance requirement, making it impossible for them to not participate at all.

Unlike the Aoyama Group, which was full of strong individuals, her group consisted mostly of weaklings, with only a handful of truly skilled members.

"Okay." With a meaningful smile, Maezono accepted without objection.

As Kushida turned to assign tasks to the others, her smile grew increasingly sinister.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

It's finally here, my most dazzling moment.

The thought of a perfect and outstanding girl like Kushida crying and asking her why after the exam filled Maezono with excitement.

She, Maezono An, will reverse her status from a background supporting character to become a leading lady that everyone envies.

"The previous group has finished; the next group's runners who are not the first to run should board the bus."

After arranging the relay order and route for the group members, Kushida soon received new instructions from the teacher.

A relay race that runs 18 kilometers round trip is certainly not something they can just walk to and wait for their turn.

"Go for it, Himeno- kun!"

After waving to Himeno Yuki, who only nodded in response, Kushida and the other girls got into the car and headed to the designated relay location.

Not long after they set off, Himeno also began a 2.5-kilometer cross-country jog, following the initial instructions.

Chapter 288 Black Peppa

As time goes by, the sun hanging high in the sky gets smaller and smaller.

"Thank you for your hard work Himeno- kun."

After passing the baton to Himeno, who was panting and drenched in sweat, Kushida didn't say much and started jogging forward.

Compared to Himeno, she took on a longer relay distance. When she reached the Maezono, who stood with her hands on her hips and head held high with confidence, she was covered in just as much sweat as Himeno.

Beautiful brown hair, large swathes of which clung to the back of her fair neck, while her bangs were disheveled and messy.

"How pathetic, Kushida." Maezono slapped away the baton Kushida offered, her face full of mockery.

She despised everyone who was better than her, and in Class D, her most hated person was Shinohara, with whom she had a grudge, followed by the universally loved Kushida.

Now, the reason for pretending to protect my only 'friend' has disappeared.

"Maezono- kun? We're taking an exam right now. If we don't take it seriously, our group's score will be in danger."

"I don't know what I did to upset Mae- Maezono, but can we talk about it after the exam? I'll apologize then."

Exhausted and irritated Kushida felt a surge of anger, but not wanting to put Aoyama at risk, she suppressed the urge to kick him.

"If I get expelled, I might drag others down with me."

"Heh, so what?"

Maezono's face was full of mockery as she reached out to pat Kushida's cheek, intending to show her how treacherous people can be.

I'm teaching you not to be so naive and innocent, Kushida.

"I gave you a chance; you brought this on yourself."

Just as Maezono was secretly pleased with himself, Kushida slapped Maezono's hand away and then kicked the dumbfounded Maezono.

Shocked by the extremely sinister look on Kushida after his transformation, Maezono was kicked in the thigh by Kushida Maezono could resist. She staggered back several steps before barely managing to regain her balance.

"Kushida?!" She was more surprised by Kushida's change of expression than by the pain in her body.

With that villainous expression, so utterly wicked, and those serious, brutal beatings, is that really the same Kushida she knows???

"Thank you for your help, Shiki."

Ignoring Maezono's incredulous Maezono, Kushida immediately took out his Detective Badge, opened it, and called on Aoyama to quickly deal with Maezono.

Although they deliberately chose a location without surveillance cameras, there was still a risk of being discovered if they lingered too long.

"I understand, my lovely Kikyo."

???

Hearing the somewhat familiar sound from the badge, Kushida tilted his head, full of confusion.

Isn't that Aoyama on the other end of the badge? Why did the voice change, although the tone was the same?

Who are you talking to? What is that thing??

A sense of foreboding arose in Maezono's heart, and he asked somewhat flusteredly.

Then she heard the rustling of leaves being knocked aside behind her, but before she could turn around, she felt a sharp pain in her neck and her vision went dark.

"Takagi- sensei!?"

When he saw the figure suddenly appear from the bushes and knock out the PE teacher in the Maezono, Kushida became even more confused and lost, unsure of what to do.

"It's me." Reverting to his PE teacher persona, Aoyama winked at Kushida.

There aren't many people in the school with a similar build to him; the physical education teacher is the one who looks most like him.

Although the school in the woods didn't have as many security cameras as Kouiku, it still had a fair number, so he asked the physical education teacher to get a good night's sleep.

Disguised as a physical education teacher, he could escape unscathed even if discovered in a special situation.

"How did you do that?" Even though he knew it wasn't the right time, Kushida still curiously reached out and touched Aoyama's face to experience the feel of the human skin mask.

"Want to learn? I'll teach you next time I have time."

He grabbed Kushida's hand, touched it, and then pulled it away. Aoyama darted back into the bushes and untied a half-grown wild boar.

Of the four tests on the last day of the forest school, the mountain relay race accounted for more than half of the score, making it the most important test item.

The most reliable way to make Kushida's team's overall score drop below passing is to manipulate this project.

Aoyama wasn't sure if Maezono intended to cause trouble, but he preferred to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free; he had already planned to prevent Maezono from taking the exam.

"Should I kick her a couple more times to vent my anger? She won't wake up anytime soon."

Carrying the struggling wild boar, Aoyama returned to Kushida's side.

"Forget it, I'm a gentle girl, you know." With an angelic smile, Kushida rejected Aoyama's suggestion.

"Yes, I understand Kikyo's gentleness."

Agreeing with Kushida's statement, Aoyama put the wild boar down in front of the ground in Maezono.

At first, he didn't want to care about the consequences and simply let Maezono get injured and unable to continue the exam, but Kushida still gave Maezono a chance.

"This coat is no longer needed."

While Aoyama was still holding the wild boar down, Kushida unbuttoned his sports jacket, letting the frantically struggling boar tear at it.

This is concrete physical evidence confirming the faking attack by a wild boar.

"Unleash the Boar Charge, Black Peppa!"

Once the forged evidence was complete, Aoyama spurred the frightened wild boar to run straight towards the Maezono.

A collision that doesn't leave enough room for acceleration won't be too heavy, but it won't be light either.

After a muffled groan, the painful wails of a girl continued to echo through the mountains and forests.

Who am I? What am I doing? Why does it hurt so much?

When Maezono woke up in pain, besides Kushida, she could see a wild boar gradually running away.

"I'm sorry, Maezono -kun, your hopes of dropping out of school won't be fulfilled anytime soon."

Just Maezono was clutching the spot where he had been hit and wailing, Kushida scooped up a handful of dirt and threw it on himself, then scooped up another handful.

"This is my way of getting back at you for wanting me to drop out of school."

Just as Maezono thought Kushida was going to throw mud at her again, the handful of dirt hit her directly in the face.

The restaurant at lunchtime.

The restaurant was even noisier today than in the past few days because the girls' relay race was stopped by the school before it was even finished.

There's still no word yet on whether the boys' relay race will be held this afternoon.

"I heard that two girls from Class 1-D were attacked by wild boars, and one of them seems to be quite badly injured."

"I saw the ambulance, and they even used a stretcher."

"It seems to be a first-year group. What bad luck, but the other one doesn't seem to be injured."

Because many students saw the ambulance, the news of a female student being attacked by a wild boar during her exam quickly spread among the students.

This is basically the only topic of conversation in the restaurant.

"This is really outrageous, Shiki."

Eating the large pot of stew with the elegance of a Western meal, Sakayanagi chuckled and struck up a conversation with Aoyama, who seemed unconcerned about the matter.

She didn't believe the school hadn't taken action to drive away the wild boars before the exam.

But the wild boar attack still happened, and the only person injured was Maezono, who had embarrassed her just two days earlier.

She believed the reason must be related to Aoyama's absence from the exam.

Chapter 289 The End of the Forest School

"Don't make things up without evidence."

Aoyama enjoyed the rich meat soup with a sense of contentment. Perhaps because it was exam day, the food served at the restaurant was of a higher standard than in the previous days.

"How did you manage that—I doubt you'd tell." Sakayanagi smiled elegantly. "However, you probably won't see Ayanokoji in the exam that's restarted this afternoon."

The Special Exam at the forest school, which had lasted for several days, could not be allowed to end prematurely.

The location of the relay race may be changed, or a large number of staff may be deployed to patrol the track; in any case, the afternoon's exams will definitely continue.

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