They were both strawberry-flavored.
"What a waste of points."
With a chilly remark, Horikita Suzune unwrapped hers and started eating.
As someone who exercised regularly, she knew how important sugar was to the body.
Might as well eat it.
"Take us to get the Key Card."
Aoyama smiled faintly, paying no mind to Kushida silently putting away her lollipop.
Because she disliked Horikita, she didn't like having anything in common with her.
Under the scorching sun, the three of them set off to retrieve the card.
When they found Horikita at Class C's camp, Aoyama had planned to get the Key Card first and then find Kushida.
But after hearing the destination, he changed his mind and brought Kushida along so she could suffer and get some exercise too.
Horikita had become extremely cautious, and she'd hidden the Key Card in a very sensible place.
It was near the Base farthest from the pier where they'd come ashore, one where students from other classes would never show up during the morning attendance check.
Reaching that Base was no exaggeration to call a journey over mountains.
A conservative estimate put the round trip at more than three hours.
"Let's take a break nearby."
They happened to be passing near the stream where he'd rested with Kushida last time, so Aoyama called out to Horikita, who was continuing ahead.
After nearly an hour of marching at a brisk pace, Kushida was already gasping for breath. The only thing keeping her going was her determination not to lose to Horikita.
"If your plan to mislead Ryuen is still on schedule, I have no problem with it." Horikita gave Aoyama a cold look.
Aoyama's reason for borrowing the Key Card was that he claimed to have a plan to make Ryuen misjudge who the