Uprooting a Willow Tree / Four Slaps

This was Tsukishiro's last dance with Kouiku. Even if she did something outrageous, Tsukishiro, who had no worries about the consequences, was willing to do it.

"I know you're confident in your fighting skills, Aoyama, but how should I put it? Someone like Tsukishiro wouldn't use the childish methods of Ryuen. Using weapons and ganging up on people is perfectly normal for him."

Hearing Aoyama's explanation, Shiraishi became even more worried.

Tsukishiro, who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, wouldn't care about Aoyama's student status and would bully the younger man without hesitation.

No matter how strong someone is, as long as they are still human, they will definitely not be able to get past Tsukishiro.

Although he despised Tsukishiro's methods, Shiraishi knew that Tsukishiro would deploy a full force to deal with Aoyama very steadily.

"As long as we gather all the students in the class together, Tsukishiro won't dare to act recklessly under everyone's watchful eyes."

"The Uninhabited Islands, most of which are unmonitored, represent not only an opportunity for Tsukishiro but also for me." Aoyama gently stroked the long hair on the back of Shiraishi's head.

In a school setting where there are surveillance cameras everywhere, it's difficult to do anything bad.

"I'll carry a walkie-talkie with me at all times. If I really can't handle it, I'll call the class advisor for help."

"Sweetheart, trust me, I've never lost before."

"But--"

"I am the strongest."

Aoyama slowly shook his head, ending the topic.

This was the first time he had learned that Shiraishi actually knew something about Tsukishiro, which explained his worry.

"Amasawa Ichika is missing. Should we use the tablet to locate her?"

On the other side of the Uninhabited Island, under the shade of a tree, Takahashi Osamu reported to Ishigami Kyo with some helplessness that Amasawa Ichika, who had used the excuse of going to the toilet, had secretly slipped away and disappeared without a trace.

"Stop looking. Send a message to the second grade as soon as possible: Amasawa Ichika no longer represents Class 1-A." Ishigami Kyo coldly decided to abandon Amasawa Ichika.

He didn't know what the relationship was between Yagami and Amasawa Ichika, but Amasawa Ichika's behavior, which disregarded the class's interests, made him unfit to be the leader of Class 1-A.

In fact, if it weren't for appeasing Amasawa Ichika, who had both A+ academic and physical abilities, to be of use to the class, he would have kicked Amasawa Ichika out of his position as class leader long ago.

Judging from Amasawa Ichika's behavior, she doesn't respect her classmates at all.

"Sigh, how did things get to this point?"

Shaking his head helplessly, Takahashi Osamu did not choose to speak up for Amasawa Ichika.

"Locate Amasawa Ichika's location."

Soon after receiving a report from a student about Ishigami Kyo's notification, Sakayanagi immediately ordered Katsuragi to locate Amasawa Ichika's position.

Aoyama naturally didn't hide the fact that Amasawa Ichika came from White Room from her.

Sakayanagi turned on the walkie-talkie to contact Shibata. "Shibata- kun, please report your location now."

"I9."X2

At almost the same time, Katsuragi and Shibata gave the same answer.

Amasawa Ichika, who had disappeared from Ishigami Kyo's side, had already reached the area where Yagami was located.

"Meet up with Sudo, turn on the tablet's recording function, and carefully evacuate." Sensing danger, Sakayanagi immediately ordered the two to evacuate together.

"I understand—who!"

Before Shibata could finish speaking, the walkie-talkie in Sakayanagi's hand went completely silent, as if it had fallen to the ground.

Chapter 354 Uprooting the Willow Tree

"Have Yagami and Amasawa Ichika's GPS locations disappeared? Interesting."

After receiving Sakayanagi's follow-up message, Aoyama pondered with great interest what Yagami and the other man were planning.

They didn't disappear before the attack, but chose to disappear after it. It's unclear whether this was out of provocation or if they had other plans.

"Please don't go, I'm scared." Ichinose grabbed Aoyama's arm.

Realizing she couldn't persuade Aoyama not to take the risk, Shiraishi decided to inform Ichinose.

She not only called back the four members of Ichinose, but also Yamamura.

I'll settle the score with you next time!

Giving Shiraishi a disapproving glare, Aoyama placed his hand on Ichinose's head and ruffled it.

Looking around, Yamamura, with his hands clasped together in front of his chest, needs no further explanation; Shiina, Amikura, and even Horikita all wore expressions of worry.

It would be one thing if the enemy were students, as they believed Aoyama was invincible. But now it's a high-ranking figure like the Chairman; it's impossible not to worry.

"Follow me."

Knowing that Ichinose and the others wouldn't feel at ease without showing off their skills, Aoyama called Hirata and Kanzaki, who had been brought along by Ichinose and the others, and the group went to an open space.

After having Shiina and the others who couldn't fight stand aside, he called Kanzaki Hirata, and Horikita, and each of them picked up two stones and held them in their hands.

Then, he took six steps forward with his back to the three of them.

"Kanzaki, throw the stone at me with all your might. Don't give me any warning before you throw it; I'll catch it."

"How is this possible?" Kanzaki bluntly stated that it was impossible; catching a stone thrown from behind without any line of sight was simply something no human could do.

"Fine, just throw it on my back. Now you don't have to worry about anything."

Seeing is believing, Aoyama felt that letting Kanzaki see for himself was faster than persuading him. Even if it meant getting hit in the back, Kanzaki probably wouldn't refuse.

"Ichinose?"

"Listen to the Shiki."

Seeing Kanzaki looking at her, Ichinose nodded.

She believed that Aoyama must have had his reasons for doing this, although she also thought it was impossible.

"I am coming."

"I already said there's no need to remind me."

As he answered, Aoyama caught the stone Kanzaki threw at him, and then, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, tossed it back into his hand.

"Increase the intensity."

"Good."

After staring at the stone in his hand for a while, Kanzaki changed from tossing to throwing, but it was caught steadily and thrown back into his hand.

"Go all out."

"Okay, be careful." With a serious expression, Kanzaki lowered his center of gravity and quickly threw the stone.

"Bang!"

To everyone's astonishment, Aoyama did not catch the stone this time, but instead smashed it to pieces with a single punch.

Shards of rock flew everywhere, but the fist, which remained in a backward swinging position, didn't even break the skin, let alone draw blood.

"Throw it all together, with all your might." Withdrawing his hand, Aoyama kept his back to the crowd.

"What a monster."

Still visibly shocked, Horikita Suzune, along with Kanzaki and the other two, threw their stones.

With three muffled thuds, the three thrown stones met the same fate as the first one, shattering into pieces.

"Sneak attacks won't work on me." Maintaining a calm expression, Aoyama turned around and, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, walked to a large, somewhat old tree and patted its trunk.

Seemingly realizing something, Shiina's purple eyes widened instantly. "Shiki, you wouldn't be thinking of—"

With a forward step followed by a backward step, Aoyama exerted enough force to deliver a half-step collapsing punch to the tree trunk.

With a loud crack, a tree thicker than a telephone pole snapped and fell like a chopstick, making a deep, resounding thud that carried far.

Not satisfied, he grabbed the half of the tree trunk that was still standing in place and uprooted the willow tree.

"You can rest assured now. If anyone should be worried, it should be for them."

"Whether there are ten or twenty people, they absolutely cannot beat me when I'm holding back."

Faced with several gaping mouths, Aoyama clapped his hands together to clean the sawdust from his hands.

Ichinose and the others are still afraid of such inhuman performance, then there's nothing he can do.

You can't exactly perform dodging bullets, can you?

"What kind of monster has actually transformed into human form?" Unable to hide his surprise, Morishita ran to Aoyama's side and curiously pinched the muscles on his arm.

Then she started groping around, and in unison with her was Tsubaki Sakurako, whose expression had become increasingly vivid.

The two, who usually have little expression, have now turned into curious children.

"How did they do that?" Horikita Suzune stared intently at the broken part of the tree; judging from the jagged surface, it didn't seem like magic.

Moreover, she was 100% certain that the stone she had just held was genuine.

"Because I have already glimpsed the essence of martial arts and entered the realm of martial god, which is unprecedented and unparalleled." With his hands behind his back, Aoyama raised his head, straightened his chest, and replied calmly.

With her striking eyebrows, bright eyes, and confident expression, Horikita Suzune would have genuinely believed Aoyama's words if it weren't for the two curious children fiddling around and ruining the atmosphere.

What kind of Martial God Realm is this? It's all just a bunch of nonsense.

"I'm still here."

Grabbing one curious child by the collar with each hand, Kamuro pulled the two away and shooed them aside.

"Now that we know how capable you are, what are you planning to do?"

"Using oneself as bait, one's strength can overcome all techniques."

Clenching his fist, Aoyama indicated what he was about to do.

He wasn't going to waste time with any fancy Ayanokoji like Tsukishiro or Ayanokouji; his super brain told him to use super force.

"Have Arisu relay a message to Yagami and Ayanokoji: I'm heading to the site of Shibata's attack in the I9 area and will stay there until noon tomorrow."

"Once the time is up, I will withdraw from the exam due to physical discomfort."

It's already the afternoon of the tenth day of the exam, and there are less than three days left until the Uninhabited Island Exam.

Even if he withdraws from the exam tomorrow, based on the current group scores of Class 2-A, unless a group of students is completely wiped out, there will be no student who withdraws.

"Come back soon when you're done. I'll be waiting for you here." Kamuro patted the dust off Aoyama's clothes.

"Understood, Masumi."

With a gentle smile, Aoyama nodded.

After tidying up the broken tree and throwing it into the lake, he bid farewell to everyone, left the Base, and headed to the starting point to retrieve his electronic watch.

There is a time limit for GPS location loss; failure to report it to the school within eight hours will result in disqualification.

"Do you need any help from our family?" Sakayanagi couldn't help but ask as they parted.

She trusted Aoyama, but she was still worried about him going alone.

"I've already Masumi and the others, what else are you worried about?"

After ruffling Sakayanagi's hair, Aoyama pinched her cute, worried little face.

"Arisu, I never put myself in danger."

Chapter 355 Four Slaps

"It's almost dark, aren't you going to make a move?"

Leaning against a large tree and gazing at the distant Aoyama, Yagami's face was full of impatience.

He knew Aoyama was arrogant, but he didn't expect Aoyama this arrogant, actually coming to Area I9 alone, an Uninhabited Island where no Student Council choose to camp out.

At 4:33, Aoyama arrived at the I9 area and set up camp in a conspicuous open space.

It's just past six o'clock now, and the sky is beginning to darken with twilight.

Under the direction of Ayanokoji, who was terrified by Aoyama, they wasted more than an hour checking for any abnormalities in the I9 area.

After all that effort, besides proving that Aoyama really came alone, they found nothing else.

"Aoyama isn't stupid. He can't be unaware that no matter how much he tries to play the empty city ploy, we'll still make our move when we're cornered."

"Up until now, I haven't found any way for him to turn the tide, which is the most troublesome part for me."

Ayanokouji indifferently explained to Yagami and the others, Ayanokoji he continuously collected small pebbles and put them in his pocket.