Uninhabited Island Exam (6): Encountering Ryuen Again.

After understanding the situation, Ichinose felt that Yi Chen must have his own ideas.

She decided it was best to go back and keep an eye on her own class.

The third day.

Members of Ryuen's class began returning to the Cruise Ship one after another, and people were leaving the island in succession.

Yi Chen was still busy with infrastructure.

Yi Chen, build a small chair over here, and a small table on the other side.

Collect some palm leaves and some banana leaves.

Go pick some wild fruits and catch some fish.

This afternoon, Yi Chen observed a new capture point on the mountain.

No other class had occupied this area yet.

Yi Chen looked to the left and sighed, then looked to the right and sighed again.

It was a pity he wasn't the leader, and he didn't know how many points Class D had occupied by now.

Yi Chen thought about it and decided to forget it; he would just call Hirata and the others over to occupy this place first.

On the way back, Yi Chen saw Ibuki Mio collapsed under a tree.

Yi Chen looked around, but there was no one else there for the moment.

Not far away was the Class D campsite.

Yi Chen went up to check on her and felt her pulse; she was still alive.

Yi Chen tentatively tried to greet her, but Ibuki Mio remained motionless.

Yi Chen pinched Ibuki Mio's cheek, only to find it was still useless.

It looked like she was truly unconscious.

Yi Chen decided to leave her be for now and arrived at Class D.

Sudo Ken and a few others welcomed him, while many female students lowered their heads in shame.

Yi Chen looked at the awkward atmosphere.

This was the reason he didn't like to argue with people; if things went too far, it would end up like this.

Extremely awkward.

Hirata stepped forward and asked enthusiastically:

"Yi Chen, you're back! That's great, everyone made a portion of grilled fish for you too."

"Come and eat, it's everyone's way of showing their appreciation."

"While you were gone, everyone thought it over carefully; a class really shouldn't be like this."

Kushida also stepped forward, putting on a show:

"I'm sorry, Yi Chen-kun. It's all my fault; I shouldn't have spoken with Ryuen and the others before the exam."

"I didn't know that you and Ryuen's group were on bad terms."

"If only I had known sooner."

Kushida walked up and took hold of Yi Chen's hands, pulling them toward her chest.

"I'm sorry, Yi Chen-kun, it was all my attitude that was the problem."

"You can do whatever you want to me, will you forgive me?"

Yi Chen looked at Kushida and her Oscar-worthy acting, knowing the real reason behind it.

Right now, his toes were curling so hard he could dig a hole to the center of the earth.

Most of the male students were filled with envy upon hearing this.

"Yi Chen-dono is truly lucky."

"It's great to be handsome."

Yi Chen looked back at the other students, while Karuizawa hid behind the crowd.

The other students chimed in:

"We're sorry, Yi Chen-kun, our words were too harsh. Please, come back."

Yi Chen looked at Kushida again.

Laughing hysterically inside:

"With this dog-like expression, I'm about to lose it!"

"What do I do? Waiting online! Urgent, urgent, urgent!"

Yi Chen suppressed his inner emotions and spoke indifferently:

"I'm sorry, Kushida."

"I'm sorry everyone, this is indeed my fault as well."

"Let the past be the past. I came here to find a base that hasn't been occupied yet."

"Let's all head over and claim it."

The awkward atmosphere among the group dissipated, and Sudo Ken and the others happily hugged Yi Chen.

Airi looked at Yi Chen with a beaming smile.

Horikita watched them and chuckled, thinking it was quite childish.

Hirata also spoke up:

"It's a good thing it isn't dark yet, and classmate Yi Chen has returned."

"Let's bury the hatchet."

"Let's pack up and go set up camp at the new base."

The students:

"Alright!"

Everyone was full of energy, as all the other bases were currently occupied by other classes.

They had been burning through their points without any way to replenish them.

Then, Yi Chen suddenly looked at everyone and told them that there was someone unconscious outside.

He asked them to go take a look.

Yi Chen led the class to where Ibuki Mio was.

The students began to discuss whether Ibuki Mio should stay or go.

But the most urgent priority was to help Ibuki Mio first.

Hirata organized everyone, asking a few girls to stay behind to look after Ibuki Mio.

The rest of the group went ahead to occupy the new base.

Everyone began to split up and take action.

Soon, Yi Chen led everyone to the new base.

Looking at the surrounding environment, it was much better than their current base.

It was by a small stream, and the terrain was relatively flat.

After Hirata thanked Yi Chen on behalf of everyone, Yi Chen stated that he still wanted to live alone, though Hirata tried to persuade him to stay.

Yi Chen explained that he had found a cave and quite enjoyed this kind of survival experience.

After another round of persuasion, Hirata finally let Yi Chen go.

While the students were still busy preparing to set up the new camp, Yi Chen quietly slipped away.

Yi Chen returned to the cave.

The simple bed had been upgraded by Yi Chen, making it much softer.

Yi Chen had thickened the bedding with palm leaves and made a pillow out of banana leaves.

Yi Chen had also collected a large amount of pine needles and wild chrysanthemums.

The smoke produced by throwing these into the fire could effectively repel mosquitoes and insects.

After practicing the Primordial Flower Hand that night and lighting the fire, he went to rest.

Day four.

Heavy rain began to fall.

Yi Chen had no food, so he quietly watched the rain falling sparsely outside.

Yi Chen's fire had long since gone out.

As Yi Chen listened to the pitter-patter of the rain, gradually, a figure drew closer and closer, approaching his location.

Yi Chen hid in the darkness of the cave and looked out.

Yi Chen:

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't be a wild beast. I've observed the surroundings; there aren't really any creatures on this island."

"There are certainly no traces of large beasts living here."

The person walked up to the cave, and Yi Chen realized it was Ryuen.

Yi Chen couldn't be bothered to hide, so he walked out and looked at Ryuen.

Ryuen assumed a fighting stance, looking at Yi Chen with a wild, arrogant expression.

Yi Chen looked at Ryuen in confusion and said indifferently:

"I got here first, see for yourself."

Ryuen said arrogantly:

"Why are you here, Angela Yi Chen?"

Yi Chen looked at Ryuen, speechless:

"You're the reason I'm here."

Ryuen dropped his fighting stance:

"Oh? Interesting."

"What makes you say that?"

Yi Chen said indifferently:

"Kushida is helping you, isn't she?"

Ryuen took off his soaked clothes:

"You really are smart."

"So that's why you've ended up here?"

"It seems your Class D isn't as united as it looks on the surface."

Ryuen smiled.

Yi Chen:

"Not exactly, it's just that I came out a few days ago."

"I thought this cave was pretty nice, and I couldn't be bothered to go back."

Ryuen said calmly:

"You really are laid back. It's just the two of us here now."

"Aren't you afraid I'll take care of you right here?"

Yi Chen looked at Ryuen as if he were a child:

"Ryuen, did you not hear what the teacher said?"

"Fighting and brawling will result in point deductions."

Ryuen looked at Yi Chen with malicious intent:

"Our class has no points left to deduct."

Yi Chen:

"Huh? Then you're quite impressive."

"Then let's give it a try."

Yi Chen looked at Ryuen provocatively.

Instead of getting angry, Ryuen laughed:

"Yi Chen, why don't you just help me instead?"

"Help me rise to Class A, and I'll give you points."

"You know about transferring classes, right?"

Yi Chen looked bewildered:

"???"

"What are you doing?"

Ryuen looked at Yi Chen with a gloomy expression:

"You're very capable. As long as we cooperate, graduating from Class A won't be a problem."

Yi Chen looked at Ryuen:

"Then what was the meaning of you gathering people to beat me up earlier?"

Seeing that his recruitment attempt failed, Ryuen's eyes widened:

"Don't be ungrateful."

"Angela Yi Chen."