Have You Had Your First Kiss Yet? / Preparing a Human-Wave Tactic

More than any class promotion, she now cares about whether she can create more youthful memories with Kitagawa Ryo and Karuizawa Kei in the remaining two and a half years of her school life.

Somewhat confused by Shiina Hiyori's attitude, Ishizaki Daichi touched his nose, but due to his personality, he quickly forgot his embarrassment and began complaining again:

"I don't know what the boss of Ryuen is planning. I feel like Komiya and I are at a huge disadvantage staying here. I'm even thinking of getting a minor illness and withdrawing from the exam."

Because they were ordered not to participate in the project, and in fact they couldn't participate, the score for Ishizaki Daichi's group was basically fixed, and it seemed like there would only be no improvement after that.

Although Ishizaki Daichi's group's score was still quite reasonable, and they shouldn't have fallen to the bottom due to the expenses on supplies over the past few days, what made Ishizaki Daichi a little heartbroken was the reward for being in the top 50%.

After all, each member of a group that ranks in the top 50% in this exam will receive a reward of 50,000 Private Points. While this may seem like a small amount to those who are aiming for the top three in their group, it is a considerable sum for an ordinary student like Ishizaki Daichi.

Students in Class C wouldn't earn this many Private Points in a month.

"It's not just Ryuen's arrangement; I personally hope that Ishizaki can stay on this island more often to run errands and tighten the belt."

Just as Ishizaki Daichi was complaining, Kitagawa Ryo's group also emerged from the woods. Kitagawa Ryo, who was walking at the front, seemed to have heard what Ishizaki Daichi had just said. He took two steps forward, patted him on the shoulder, and teased him with a smile.

"Hiyori, and Ibuki, should I say good evening?"

Good afternoon, good evening, it's cool.

Shiina Hiyori smiled sincerely the moment she saw Kitagawa Ryo.

Reaching out to greet Shiina Hiyori and Ibuki Mio behind Ishizaki Daichi, Kitagawa Ryo glanced at the darkening sky and offered a suggestion:

"How about we find a place to set up camp first, and then sit down and talk slowly?"

"Ishizaki, don't leave tonight. I'll treat you to a meal."

"That's great! I can save some points this way. It means my trip to Beichuan wasn't for nothing."

Upon hearing about the opportunity to get a free meal, and recalling what the students in Class D had said about Kitagawa Ryo's cooking skills, Ishizaki Daichi immediately seized the opportunity and readily agreed.

Although he didn't know that Kitagawa Ryo was also trying to increase the male ratio in the camp that night.

After all, Shiina Hiyori Kitagawa Ryo had secretly kissed him a few days ago when no one was looking, and had also shown him what a true 'carnivore' was during Karuizawa Kei's second simulation. Kitagawa Ryo was a little worried that the other party would do something like Amasawa Ichika did to him.

He simply couldn't find a fourth set of clothes to change into.

Since it was getting late, and everyone else agreed to Kitagawa Ryo's suggestion, the group of seven spent another half hour finding a fairly open and flat spot where they could camp.

After spending more than a week on the Uninhabited Island, even students who had no prior experience in camping became skilled campers, and without much effort, a decent campsite was set up.

As always, the cooking was handed over to Kitagawa Ryo and Horikita Suzune.

Shiina Hiyori and Ibuki Mio combined couldn't even come up with half a cook. For the past few days, they've basically survived by using points to redeem familiar and convenient food provided by the fire department.

Needless to say, Ishizaki Daichi was in basically the same situation.

Perhaps because they hadn't had such a feast for several days, Ibuki Mio and Ishizaki Daichi, these two big eaters, consumed almost the equivalent of four people's portions, making Kitagawa Ryo wonder if they would even be able to get up tomorrow. The activity had begun.

However, chefs always hope to see people enjoy their food.

Just as Kitagawa Ryo was propping his head up and looking at Ishizaki Daichi, who was eating like he was taking revenge, and was about to tell him to eat slower, Shiina Hiyori, who was sitting next to him, suddenly grabbed his wrist.

Almost instantly, Shiina Hiyori felt that she was being watched by several pairs of eyes.

"I'm giving the upgrade opportunity to Liangba."

She spoke openly and honestly, and after a while, she secretly winked at Kitagawa Ryo.

After all, this so-called 'hidden rule' that everyone now believes in was originally just a lie told between the two of them so they could see each other more often.

Chapter 204: Do you still have your first kiss?

[Discount: Cardholders will receive an 80% reduction in the points required to redeem items (lv12)]

After Shiina Hiyori transferred the upgrade opportunity to Kitagawa Ryo also took the opportunity to reveal his latest card data.

The increase remains at 5%, and the Discount Card, now at level 12, grants Kitagawa Ryo the powerful ability to exchange all resources at a 20% discount.

"Hey, this should be the highest-level common card on the entire Uninhabited Island!"

On the other side, Ishizaki Daichi, who was seeing the level of Kitagawa Ryo's card for the first time, forgot to eat. He opened his mouth wide and exclaimed in astonishment.

Since their group took the exam and arrived on the island, it seems they've only had one chance to upgrade their regular card, and that opportunity went to Komiya Yogo. Ishizaki Daichi is still holding the original level 1 regular card.

Kitagawa Ryo nodded with a smile, but didn't offer any further explanation.

The reason his cards were able to upgrade so quickly was not only due to his own abilities, but also almost half the credit came from the four special card holders on the island, though it's not appropriate to say that yet.

It's likely that even the school didn't expect that in this Uninhabited Island Exam, a student like Kitagawa Ryo would emerge who was exceptionally capable, winning first place in every subject, and also receiving assistance from other special card holders.

Moreover, the Discount Card he holds happens to be the one that has the greatest impact on the current situation.

However, every time he thought about this, Kitagawa Ryo would vaguely sense something was amiss.

There are four types of regular cards distributed to students by the school. Excluding the [Free Ride] and [Double] cards which are only used after exams, the only ones that can truly help students are the [Discount] and [Supply] cards.

However, the Supply card, which was paired with the Discount Card, played a rather useless role in this exam. The description of providing food and water seemed decent, but in reality, it was rather bland and unreliable.

At first glance, Discount Card and Supply cards seem like tools to save students points, but compared to Supply cards that only provide food, Discount Card are valid for all redeemable resources, making their scope of use vastly different.

During this Uninhabited Island Special Exam, Kitagawa Ryo actually gained a deep understanding of Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School's overall control over such Special Exam. An outlier like him, who had the potential to disrupt the entire exam, was essentially weakened after the second week began, and the current exam situation remained within their control.

The more adeptly the school responded to the situation, the more Kitagawa Ryo cared about this Supply card that stood alongside the Discount Card.

He even had a strong, albeit vague, premonition that the Supply cards were related to the school's final research project.

In other words, the school will likely design a scenario where the Supply cards can be used.

When are food and water most important?

Of course, this is most important when there is no food or water.

Although it sounded like a pointless statement, Kitagawa Ryo felt that he had grasped the core of the problem.

Their homeroom teacher, Mashima Tomonari, should know some inside information about the final project, but he's not Chabashira Sae, so there's probably no way to get any information from him.

Just as Kitagawa Ryo was deep in thought about the Supply cards, Discount Card, the final assignment, and the school's underlying design for this Special Exam, Ichinose Honami once again took out Truth or Dare she had played before from her backpack and was calling Ibuki Mio and Shiina Hiyori over.

"Girls' party games, guys shouldn't come and join in."

To Kitagawa Ryo's surprise and relief, Ichinose Honami didn't try to pull him over this time. Instead, she waved to Ishizaki Daichi and herself, signaling them to go play somewhere else.

Although he didn't know Ichinose Honami's intentions, Kitagawa Ryo obediently agreed and dragged the already stuffed Ishizaki Daichi to take a walk in the nearby woods to digest their food.

"Damn it, the restricted areas are shrinking again tomorrow. I wonder how many new restricted zones there will be this time. Please, don't cause any more trouble."

As Ishizaki Daichi staggered along, he muttered a curse under his breath, clearly still deeply affected by the sudden attack from the school authorities yesterday, the seventh day since the incident.

"When you encounter this ridiculously tight safe zone in PUBG, you're basically just waiting to die. Luckily, your motorcycle squad arrived quickly yesterday, Beichuan."

As always, the talkative Ishizaki Daichi quite naturally boasted:

"I'm not exaggerating, but when I played Apex Legends later, I was known as a master at escaping the zone. I would only loot medicine and Octane -ups, and then just start running, running from one end of the map to the other without missing any Supply."

As he spoke, Ishizaki Daichi slapped his thigh in anguish, as if he regretted not having a vial of green potion in hand, otherwise he would have already stuck it in his arm and started practicing right there.

Does Ishizaki really enjoy playing these kinds of battle royale games?

Kitagawa Ryo asked with interest. He didn't play many games and rarely played on a computer, so he didn't know much about it.

"That's right, my favorite is FPS (first-person shooter) battle royale games, like PUBG and Apex Legends. If you want to play, come find me next time, I'll take you, you can be seriously injured and knocked down anytime."

"Okay, I'll look for you next time we play."

Faced with Ishizaki Daichi's enthusiastic invitation, Kitagawa Ryo nodded in agreement.

In the world before his transmigration, where virtual reality technology was quite advanced, battle royale games were basically immersive gameplay, and in terms of genre, they were closer to an advanced version of live-action CS in this world.

Just as Kitagawa Ryo was reminiscing about his distant past life, Ishizaki Daichi happened to bring up something related to paintball:

"Speaking of which, shooting in games never feels quite right. I used to really enjoy playing live-action CS when I was in junior high, but unfortunately, Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School didn't have any clubs for it, and the school wouldn't let us go out..."

Ishizaki Daichi complained, somewhat annoyed.

"Who knows, the school might include a live-action CS assignment in this exam, so Ishizaki can have a blast."

At first, it was just a casual word of comfort, but Kitagawa Ryo seemed to realize something immediately and suddenly fell silent.

No way.

Meanwhile, in the other campsite, a lively game of Truth or Dare was underway among the five girls.

"I'll choose this round... Hmm, Hiyori."

Ichinose Honami looked at Shiina Hiyori with a smile:

"Truth or Dare?"

"Truth or dare."

After hesitating for a moment, Shiina Hiyori was also afraid of drawing one of those weird dare questions, so she chose the safer Truth.

"Then I'll draw randomly."

As she said this, Ichinose Honami drew a card that she had marked beforehand from the stacked cards.

Ryo went missing on that the Tempest night while resting at Shiina Hiyori's campsite.

Not only her, but even Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't ignore this night.

So let's start with a small test.

Ichinose Honami read out the question on the card aloud.

"Do you still have your first kiss?"

"It's gone."

Shiina Hiyori replied immediately.

She touched the side of her cheek with her right index finger, looking somewhat confused, as if trying to recall something:

"Not just my first kiss, but the second and third ones are gone too."

She added that.

Chapter 205: Human Wave Tactics in Preparation

The moment Shiina Hiyori uttered her first reply, Ibuki Mio's eyes widened, and her mouth gaped open in shock:

"Ha?"

However, apart from her, the remaining Ichinose Honami, Horikita Suzune, and Sakayanagi Arisu —did not show much surprise.

After all, they had already had a vague premonition and were mentally prepared, so setting up this scheme was just a way to confirm it.

But Shiina Hiyori's additional comment caused all three of them to change their expressions simultaneously.

After all, your initial answer was simply an admission of a fact.

But this statement, "not a second or third time," is nothing short of blatant boasting.

Although the three of them were unsure whether Shiina Hiyori's words were intentional or accidental, their impact was undeniable.

Almost everyone can imagine how, on that the Tempest night when the whole island seemed to be turned upside down, the two of them kissed passionately again and again.

Thinking about it carefully, the three of them specifically chose a three-person tent to keep an eye on each other, but after staring at each other for a long time, they discovered that other thieves had already succeeded.

Even Horikita Suzune was usually the most composed, looked a little uneasy. The thought that the furthest she had ever gone, whether in the memories of the parallel world or in reality, was to Confessions feelings, let alone a second or third time, and that she had even kept her first kiss safe and sound, filled Horikita Suzune with a strange sense of melancholy.

"Okay, let's start the next round."

Compared to Horikita Suzune, Ichinose Honami undoubtedly had better emotional control. After Kitagawa Ryo made a promise that he would go to see her mother with her after the exam, she remained quite indifferent unless she heard that someone in the room had actually done "that" with Ryo.

This time, the one who rolled the highest number was Sakayanagi Arisu. As a member of the three-person alliance that had briefly stood together through thick and thin, she once again chose Shiina Hiyori to accept the punishment of truth or dare without hesitation.

Let's be honest.

Shiina Hiyori showed no anger at being targeted. She sat there calmly and composedly, with a faint smile playing on her lips.

As planned, Sakayanagi Arisu also picked out a truth card that she had prepared beforehand.

"Do you even have a first time?"

Upon hearing this question, Ibuki Mio swallowed loudly, finally realizing that she seemed to have stumbled into a trap set in advance.

Facing the tense gazes of the remaining three people, Shiina Hiyori and decisively:

"No, Ryo and I haven't gone that far yet."