The Uninhabited Island Exam entered its fifth day, and the morning sea breeze carried a hint of salt.
That morning, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly gave Uesugi Hara the day off. In a gentle voice, she told him to get some proper rest and said she had something important for him to do tomorrow.
Her unusual behavior immediately put Uesugi Hara on alert. How could Sakayanagi Arisu possibly be so kind?
But he had no idea what scheme she was plotting, so he could only stay on guard around the seemingly kind little girl.
Check-in, breakfast, roll call.
Once the morning routine was over, and with no tasks assigned to him, Uesugi Hara decided to wander around the camps of the other classes and see if he could pick up any more information.
As for the person from Class C surviving alone on the island, he already had someone in mind. He hadn't caught them yesterday, but judging by the tracks, it was almost certainly Ryuen Kakeru.
He had told Sakayanagi about his suspicions last night, but she said she would decide what to do herself, so Uesugi Hara didn't press the matter.
By now, he'd lost interest in catching Ryuen. The exam was almost over, so there was no need to make himself miserable by traipsing through the woods.
He ambled over to Class D's camp.
Compared to when he'd visited a few days ago, the Class D camp had improved quite a bit.
Looks like they couldn't stand living like that after all!
But the atmosphere in the camp was strange. The boys were lined up off to one side, all looking uneasy. The girls had gathered on the other side, glaring at the boys, while a blonde girl dabbed at her tears.
"Kushida, what happened in your class?" Ignoring