Back then, he hadn't understood why Sakayanagi had suddenly gotten anxious. At lunchtime in the Wooden Cabin, inspiration struck, and he figured it could only have something to do with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
If he hadn't been targeting her, Sakayanagi Arisu wouldn't have taken part in the Uninhabited Island Special Exam.
In the original story, Sakayanagi Arisu didn't discover Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's existence until the first-year Sports Festival. She immediately ordered Kamuro, her follower, to tail him.
That meant the current Sakayanagi might cause trouble and make Katsuragi suffer a crushing defeat, abandoning her original goal of winning the students' favor.
"Second place? No way. Class A still has three hundred Exam Points, and Class C has more than two hundred and eighty."
From chatting with her friends in Class C, Kushida had easily figured out how many Exam Points they had left.
Aoyama clicked his tongue. "They're really good at saving, Ryuen."
Daily necessities alone cost around thirty points, and the two essential tents cost another twenty. That was fifty points altogether.
He guessed Ryuen hadn't bought a portable toilet or an outdoor shower, either. If the students in Class C wanted to bathe, they had to wet themselves with towels.
If they'd spent only a few dozen points on food, then they were probably eating enough to fill their stomachs, but not enough to enjoy it.
There were plenty of downsides to ruling the class through intimidation, but there were benefits, too.
At least for now, the students in Class C were like soldiers. They did as Ryuen said, without daring to defy him in the slightest.
"Wait here. There's something I need to do first."
"Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on your deal with Ryuen. If anything happens, just call out and I'll show up."
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