"This..."
After seeing the identity information on the card, Ichinose frowned slightly, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Suzuki... is it really okay for you to show us that you're the leader?"
Suzuki Tsubame took back the identity card and casually slipped it into his pocket, his smile unchanged.
"Ichinose is so kind. You wouldn't do anything to make things difficult for me, right?"
He looked up at the outpost indicator light that was about to refresh, his tone casual yet brimming with confidence.
"If the other students in Class D found out, I'd definitely be isolated, maybe even bullied."
"Then... maybe I'd even be forced to drop out... who knows."
Though Ichinose was kind by nature, she was by no means foolish.
She understood perfectly well.
With the rules laid out so clearly, the fact that he still dared to reveal his identity card so brazenly meant he had something else to rely on.
She certainly did not think her personal charm was great enough to make that happen.
Her gaze swiftly swept over the outpost countdown.
Ichinose had already made her decision. Since Suzuki Tsubame was already guarding this place, if they forcibly fought for it, there was a high chance they would expose their leader's identity.
Rather than remain deadlocked, it would be better to go along with the flow.
Giving up this outpost would not only avoid a pointless conflict.
It would also let them use this chance to see whether the identity card he had shown was real or fake.
She smiled faintly, her tone as gentle as ever.
"Suzuki, the outpost occupation timer is about to refresh. Class B's leader isn't nearby."
After a brief pause, she looked up at him and naturally handed him the initiative.
"Since you're Class D's leader, you can occupy