Uninhabited Island Exam (2): Class Dispute

Osamu and Hirata led everyone to a spot on the island with a clean water source.

Soon, everyone began to divide the labor and cooperate.

Hirata assigned tasks to everyone.

After setting up camp, Osamu also apologized to Karuizawa.

Next was the matter of deciding who would hold the green card.

The crowd began to discuss:

"Let's pick Hirata."

"Hirata should be fine."

Hirata responded to them with a cheerful smile.

At this moment, Kushida stepped forward and told everyone with a beaming smile:

"If we choose Hirata, wouldn't it be very easy for other classes to guess?"

The students in the class responded:

"That's true, that's true."

"Then who should we choose?"

Kushida walked lightly to Yi Chen's side and gently grabbed his arm.

Kushida:

"I think Yi Chen-kun would be a great choice."

Sudo Ken:

"Hey, Yi Chen is fine, I think that's a good idea."

Osamu:

"If it's Yi Chen, I can accept that too."

Airi:

"I also think Yi Chen-kun is a good choice."

Horikita:

"I have no objections."

The students all echoed their support for Yi Chen; Yi Chen got along with everyone in the class in an average way, even though he was very handsome.

However, he didn't like to talk, and others always assumed that was just his personality.

Every time someone tried to chat with him, if Yi Chen wasn't interested, he would just listen unilaterally without saying anything.

Gradually, everyone felt that Yi Chen had the personality of a "good student."

Nothing interesting.

"If Yi Chen is the leader, the other classes probably won't guess it."

Many students thought this way.

Yi Chen looked at Kushida indifferently.

Internal thoughts:

"This isn't right. I already saw that side of her last time, so why is she still recommending me?"

"If it's me? I remember the plot isn't supposed to go like this."

"Because I have no way to force a withdrawal from the competition."

"If I get guessed, then we won't be able to widen the gap."

"Do I have to wait until the last day and just jump into the sea to kick the bucket? Then swap people?"

"Why recommend me? Could it be Ryuen? Kushida!"

Yi Chen thought of a high-probability possibility.

"If Ryuen's class is like ours, having someone like Tangben Yishan who isn't part of his faction."

"Then disputes will arise."

"I remember that girl came over and secretly took a photo of our leader."

"But what if I intervene? What if Tangben Yishan intervenes?"

"Ryuen! Kushida!"

The scene from last night surfaced in his mind.

"So, recommending me..."

The more Yi Chen thought about it, the more wrong it felt, and he shook his head.

After thinking for a moment, he said indifferently:

"I don't want to be that person. How about this: Hirata, you can give it to anyone you want, and only you and that person will know."

"What if none of us know?"

Everyone was stunned by these words, wondering why Yi Chen would say such a thing.

Horikita and Ayanokoji watched Yi Chen with indifferent expressions.

A flash of imperceptible ruthlessness flickered in Kushida's eyes at his words.

She immediately returned to her smiling self.

Oda:

"Yi Chen-kun, what do you mean by that?"

"Why would you do that?"

"Shouldn't the class leader be known to everyone?"

"That way, everyone can help protect that person together."

"Or could it be that you think..."

After saying this, Kushida hurriedly let go of Yi Chen, walked over to the girls' side, and looked at Yi Chen with a worried expression.

At this moment, several students stood up:

"Yi Chen, what do you mean by that?"

"I'm asking you?"

"We're asking you to be the leader, so why are you acting all high and mighty?"

"We're all in the same class, why would you say something like that?"

"We really misjudged you."

Many students were swayed by these emotions and began to criticize Yi Chen.

They were all unhappy with Yi Chen.

Especially Karuizawa.

Karuizawa stood up:

"Yi Chen, are you trying to destroy the unity of the class?"

"I really didn't expect that someone who usually has no presence..."

"Would have such a dark heart."

Yi Chen looked at Karuizawa coldly, then looked at the group of people.

He felt a wave of disgust in his heart.

Hirata wanted to step out and play the peacemaker.

Sudo Ken and a few others stood up to speak for Yi Chen.

Yi Chen looked at them:

"I clearly haven't provoked anyone in my daily life."

"Is this a case of the nail that sticks out getting hammered down?"

"Right, no matter where you go, these kinds of people always appear."

Yi Chen feigned a relaxed tone:

"Look, everyone, I didn't mean anything by it."

"Let me tell you a story."

"If you want to hide a person, shouldn't you hide them in a crowd?"

"If you want to hide a tree, shouldn't you put it in a forest?"

"Have you ever thought about one thing?"

"If we don't even know who the leader is ourselves,"

"Everyone can pretend they have the card when swiping it."

"Even if an accident happens at that moment and someone else sees it,"

"Guess how the other classes would figure out who our class leader is?"

Some people in the class seemed to understand, and the accusations grew quieter.

Kushida feigned weakness:

"But isn't that the same as us all knowing and everyone hiding them together?"

Student:

"Yeah, that's right."

Hearing this, Yi Chen stopped pretending to be aloof:

"Then I will be blunt."

"I don't trust Kushida."

Yi Chen looked at Kushida indifferently.

Everyone followed Yi Chen's gaze toward Kushida.

Not knowing what had happened between the two, they all wore expressions of eager spectators.

However, Yi Chen had underestimated the power of the crowd; Kushida had her own group.

Kushida welled up with tears and said delicately:

"What do you mean by that, Yi Chen-kun?"

"I haven't done anything to wrong you, have I?"

"Is it because I had lunch with Ryuen and the others yesterday?"

"But I really was just eating. Could it be that Yi Chen-kun likes me a little?"

"Are you not even going to let me make friends with people from other classes?"

"If so, what about Ichinose?"

Members of the Oda group stepped out one after another to condemn him.

Upon hearing this, Karuizawa also felt Yi Chen was in the wrong and joined the accusations.

Sudo Ken and the few others who tried to speak up for Yi Chen were overwhelmed.

Sudo Ken was so angry he wanted to hit someone.

One girl said:

"Look, Sudo Ken is going to hit someone again!"

"I've heard that birds of a feather flock together."

"Only people who are cut from the same cloth hang out together."

Sudo Ken walked over and grabbed the girl by her collar, raising his fist to scare her.

"Look, he's really going to hit me, boo-hoo-hoo."

The girl feigned crying.

Kushida, meanwhile, said with a wronged expression:

"Thank you all for helping me. We are all students, after all."

"What is wrong with making friends while we are at school?"

Sudo Ken had previously had disputes with Class D and knew there weren't many good eggs there.

Therefore, he trusted Yi Chen unconditionally.

Yamauchi and the others also stood firmly by Yi Chen because he had helped them before.

Yamauchi and Osamu hurriedly went up to hold back the about-to-explode Sudo Ken.

Upon hearing this, Hirata also developed some resistance toward Yi Chen, helplessly wanting to mediate.

Yi Chen spoke again, indifferently:

"Kushida, you really are interesting."

"May I ask, aren't we all here for the class points?"

"Let's discuss this issue from the root."

"Isn't my approach more beneficial for this exam?"

"It doesn't matter how much I suspect you all."

"So what if I'm just a petty person?"

"This proposal can help our class earn points more effectively."

Some students found merit in his words upon hearing this, stopped their accusations, and retreated to the back.

Kushida:

"Then... if people in the class suspect each other, won't it be useless no matter who gets the green card?"

"We have no idea who might betray the class."

"Everyone is supposed to be united. What exactly is your intention in stirring up conflict in the class?"

Yi Chen smiled disdainfully:

"I just said that it seems like only Kushida is untrustworthy, didn't I?"

Oda said anxiously:

"I'm not the only one who has hung out with Ryuen and the others."

Kushida looked at the few people who had been interacting with Ryuen.

Those people began to show their disgust toward Kushida one after another.

Seeing this, Oda stopped her loud crying.

"What did I do wrong? I was clearly doing this for the sake of the class."

"I didn't do anything at all. Ryuen invited me to eat with him yesterday, and I've never been good at refusing others."

"What exactly is the problem with that?"

"Yi Chen, what right do you have to be so self-righteous and jump to conclusions?"

The tide of public opinion shifted back toward Yi Chen.

Yi Chen thought to himself:

Damn it, what am I even doing?

I have the script in my hands, so of course I know, but they...

Forget it.

Yi Chen spoke up, feeling defeated:

"I'm sorry, Kushida Kikyo, this is my fault."

"It seems I'm not suited to act together with you all for the time being."

"So, I will not participate in your interactions for this exam."

"Of course, I won't just drop out and cause the class to lose points either."

After saying this, Yi Chen walked away on his own.

Sudo Ken and the others went up to try and persuade Yi Chen.