The two arrived at what used to be Class C's campsite.
Why "used to be"? Because the place was now completely deserted.
"Has everyone from Class C left?" Morishita Ai shaded her eyes from the sun and rose onto her tiptoes to look into the distance.
"Yeah. Their plan on the surface was to give up on the exam, so it's only natural that they've withdrawn."
"What about that guy you said was surviving alone on the island?"
"Isn't he surviving?"
"So Class C is up to no good?" Morishita's brow furrowed in an instant, her voice turning ominous, as if she'd already imagined the other party's scheme.
Uesugi Hara didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "The school never said we couldn't use this kind of tactic. Avoiding everyone and acting alone is actually pretty clever."
"Then we should..."
Morishita had only gotten halfway through her sentence when she suddenly stopped. The two exchanged a glance and, strangely enough, spoke at the same time.
Uesugi Hara: "Find him and tie him up!"
Morishita Ai: "Find him and take him out!"
Morishita's words carried a vicious edge, as if the other person were her sworn enemy.
At her outrageous suggestion, Uesugi Hara opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for words.
After a full two and a half seconds of silence, he held his forehead and sighed. "Morishita, we're just here to take an exam. We're not some kind of gang. You can't just go around saying things like 'take him out.'"
"Uesugi Hara, shut up!" Morishita frowned, her tone serious. "Ryuen Kakeru is obviously no good. If we deal with him now, Class C will never be able to threaten Class A again. That's called nipping the problem in the bud!"
Listening to her earnestly explain the logic