July 3
At this morning's class meeting, Chabashira came up and announced the start of break.
School would let out on July 13, and on July 31, the school would hold a cruise ship trip.
The students cheered at the news.
"Whoa, the school's even taking us on a cruise! That's awesome."
"Right? That's so cool!"
"Wow, I've never even been on a cruise ship before. This school really goes all out!"
"I can't wait!"
"..."
Voices rose one after another.
The students were all cheering excitedly, and the classroom instantly became lively.
Yi Chen was happy to hear the news, too. After all, he'd never been on a cruise ship either.
Yi Chen's gaze turned icy:
"Looks like the Uninhabited Island exam is about to begin."
"Oh man, I can't quite remember who the last person in each class is."
"Who's in Class A?"
"Is Ichinose in Class B? Damn, I forgot."
"Then Ryuen's in Class C, I guess. That one's easy to remember. He'll be the only one left on the island by then, after all."
"Wait!"
Yi Chen's eyes went wide.
"What do I do? What do I do? I can't remember!"
"What am I supposed to do on the island? Just wing it the whole time?"
"What if I cause a butterfly effect?"
Yi Chen had a brief internal debate.
"Forget it. I'm a transmigrator, after all. I'll try to figure things out myself."
"I'll truly survive in Classroom of the Elite."
"This break, I'll definitely come up with the perfect solution."
"Right, and that awful Little White-Hair. Wait, wasn't she not taking this exam?"
"Whatever. If Class A gets a few fewer points, she won't be happy about that either."
July 4.
The four members of the kendo club sparred, then went to eat and sing karaoke together.
July 5
Went on a date with Ichinose.
July 6
Had a meeting with Horikita and Ayanokoji.
July 7
Classes, club activities, Ichinose.
July 8
Travel plans decided:
"A fourteen-day trip to Tokyo."
July 9
Classes, club activities, a meeting, basketball, Ichinose.
July 10
Final exams
Evening of July 11
The Man in Black's plan.
Morning of July 12
Final exams ended perfectly.
Today was also the last day spent at school.
Many students had already happily packed their luggage.
At noon, Ken Sudō invited Yi Chen to spend the last day at the school's beachside pool.
Yi Chen agreed and invited Ichinose.
At noon, he returned to his dorm room to pack.
For the first time in ages, Yi Chen changed out of the uniform he'd been wearing back and forth all this time.
He'd bought some clothes at school, but hadn't really worn them yet.
Yi Chen changed into a black short-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of off-white pants, and a white shoulder bag.
He put on a pair of white canvas sneakers.
Yi Chen looked at himself in the mirror. He had a world-weary expression, but otherwise looked pretty good.
Since arriving in this world, Yi Chen had looked exactly the same as he had in his original one.
He still had his handsome, aloof appearance.
He was just a little shorter, but that didn't matter since he was only fifteen.
Yi Chen grabbed a few things at random and left his luggage at school.
He'd already read the manga, after all, so there was no point in taking it home.
His textbooks? Even less reason to bring those.
A break was a break.
Yi Chen went out with nothing but his shoulder bag.
Yi Chen went to Ichinose's dorm and knocked on the door.
Ichinose wore a little straw hat.
She had on a pink short-sleeved T-shirt and a green skirt.
She wore white canvas sneakers.
She radiated youthful charm.
Yi Chen's gaze was captivated by the beautiful Ichinose standing before him.
Ichinose was just as captivated by the handsome Yi Chen.
Ichinose blushed slightly and brushed back her hair:
"What's wrong, Yi Chen? Do I look nice today?"
As she spoke, Ichinose pressed herself close against Yi Chen.
She looked up at him.
A sweet fragrance washed over Yi Chen.
Face flushed, Yi Chen looked at Ichinose, who was so close he could almost touch her, and swallowed.
He said shyly:
"You look really beautiful, Ichinose."
Ichinose blushed at his words:
"You look really handsome too, Yi Chen."
The two of them stayed close, completely wrapped up in each other.
Yi Chen was the first to speak:
"Ichinose, have you packed your luggage? Break's about to start."
Ichinose calmly pushed her luggage over beside Yi Chen.
Ichinose smiled:
"Yi Chen, I'm all packed. What about you?"
Yi Chen pointed at his shoulder bag:
"This is my luggage."
Ichinose exclaimed:
"Wow, you're only bringing that, Yi Chen?"
Yi Chen replied casually:
"There isn't much I need to take, mainly because..."
Ichinose asked:
"Aren't you bringing your textbooks and things home?"
Yi Chen said calmly:
"I feel like I already know most of what's in the books, so I couldn't be bothered to bring them."
Ichinose stared at Yi Chen in a daze:
"You really are amazing, Yi Chen."
"Hehe."
Yi Chen pulled up the handle of Ichinose's suitcase:
"Let's go, Ichinose."
Ichinose closed her dorm room door, and the two of them set off together.
They chatted and laughed as they headed for the beachside pool.
The sun was shining brightly today.
Sunlight fell on them as they held hands and talked about everything.
On the way, they passed quite a few students who were also heading to the beachside pool,
or who had already packed and were getting ready to leave school.
Everyone who saw how close Yi Chen and Ichinose were
looked at them with either envy or playful amusement.
When they reached the beachside pool,
they found a huge sandy beach, already filled with many students from the school.
They were all playing beach volleyball with boundless energy.
Soon, they arrived at the stretch of beach where Ken Sudō was.
Ken Sudō and the others were already having a great time.
Kushida and Airi were on the beach, too.
Kushida warmly greeted Yi Chen and Ichinose when she saw them.
Airi saw Yi Chen and greeted him quietly.
Looking at the lively beach, Yi Chen couldn't help smiling from the bottom of his heart.
When Ken Sudō saw Yi Chen and Ichinose, he called out loudly:
"Yi Chen, Ichinose, you finally made it! We've been waiting for you!"
Ken Sudō frantically gave Yi Chen a look.
Yi Chen smiled helplessly and replied with a special gesture.
He'd learned that gesture during the Man in Black's plan that night.
After that, Yi Chen and Ichinose went to a large gymnasium.
The changing rooms were there, and the two of them were going to change into their swimsuits.
Yi Chen and Ichinose entered the changing room.
They put their luggage in the lockers.
Ichinose changed into her swimsuit, revealing her graceful figure.
Yi Chen quickly changed into his swimsuit and went out to wait for Ichinose.
When Ichinose came out, Yi Chen looked at her youthful swimsuit.
Her graceful figure set his imagination running wild.
Ichinose looked at Yi Chen shyly.
She stepped forward and put an arm around his; Yi Chen felt her softness press against him.
Yi Chen's face instantly turned red, and his nose started bleeding.
Ichinose looked worried, and then several other girls came out and noticed Yi Chen's nosebleed.
Horikita came out too and saw what was happening. She took out a tissue and had Yi Chen sit on the floor while she stopped the bleeding.
Several girls crouched beside Yi Chen and watched over him.
Yi Chen sat on the floor, with Ichinose's chest resting against his shoulder.
As he looked at all the different swimsuits, his nosebleed only got worse.
Ichinose, Horikita, and several other girls kept taking care of Yi Chen.
Yi Chen thought:
What the heck? There's no way I should be getting a nosebleed!
This is so embarrassing! What a disgrace.
Then Yi Chen imagined all sorts of frightening scenes, and his nosebleed soon stopped.
Once Yi Chen felt that the bleeding had stopped, he said calmly:
"Um, sorry for the trouble. I'm feeling much better now. You can go have fun."
Horikita was a little worried, but her expression remained calm.
"You need to work on your physical fitness."
"How are we supposed to help you if you're like this?"
Yi Chen gave a wry smile and awkwardly thanked her.
After Horikita and the others left, only Yi Chen and Ichinose remained.
Ichinose asked worriedly:
"Yi Chen, you've lost so much blood. Are you okay?"
Yi Chen sat up and showed off his muscles.
Ichinose smiled as she watched him.
Yi Chen said calmly:
"Of course. The nosebleed was just an accident."
"Look, I've already recovered."
Yi Chen looked at Ichinose and said evenly:
"I need to ask you a favor, Ichinose."
At his words, Ichinose flushed. She thought about how he'd just had a nosebleed, and now he was suddenly making a request.
Ichinose's imagination ran wild, and her face instantly grew hot.
Ichinose clasped her hands together, a faint haze of steam rising above her head.
Ichinose asked nervously:
"What is it, Yi Chen?"
Yi Chen said calmly:
"I don't want anyone else seeing my girlfriend's figure, Ichinose."
"I want to be the only one."
"Do you have a more modest swimsuit?"
Ichinose immediately relaxed, though she sounded a little disappointed.
"Ah~ I thought you were going to ask me for something else."
Ichinose returned to her usual expression.
"Of course. I didn't know you were so possessive, Yi Chen."
Yi Chen said calmly:
"That's right. Do you still like me?"
Ichinose punched his abs and said angrily:
"Stop saying things like that all the time. I really, really like you, Yi Chen."
Yi Chen's lips curved into a faint smile.
"I feel the same, Ichinose."
"I like you."
After Ichinose made sure Yi Chen was really all right, she changed into a one-piece swimsuit.
Now none of her skin was exposed.
But Ichinose's figure was still absolutely top-tier.
Ichinose asked Yi Chen to wear a shirt over his upper body.
Yi Chen readily agreed.
Soon, the two of them walked hand in hand to the beach.
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