Onizuka lounged half-reclined on a deck chair in Class C, holding the contract he had just signed as his gaze wandered over its lines.
He checked it carefully several times, making sure there were no oversights, then smiled with satisfaction.
Contract terms:
[Class C is Party A; Classes B and D are Party B]
[Party A may not report Party B's leader, and vice versa]
[Everyone in Party A will transfer 3,000 Private Points to Onizuka Tsukasa each month until graduation]
[Neither Party A nor Party B may reveal the existence of this contract to anyone]
Things working out this way actually benefited Onizuka more.
If he didn't cooperate with Ryuen and waited until the very end to let him experience the despair of getting zero points,
all he would gain was 80% of Class B's 20 points. (50 for a successful report - 30 for changing leaders)
But if he chose to cooperate, things would be different.
By reaching an agreement with Ryuen, he could actually gain more benefits.
Rather than simply getting those 16 points from Class B, this deal would bring him the equivalent of 30 Class Points, nearly twice as much!
Even so, Onizuka couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
After all, he had originally planned to use this chance to extort Ryuen for even more.
Don't underestimate those 30 Class Points. With 40 students in each class, if they were all gathered on one person, that would be 120,000 Private Points a month!
Just then, Ryuen, who had finished dealing with everything in Class C, had a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead. Seeing Onizuka still lounging leisurely in the deck chair, he felt a surge of anger.
This guy had made a complete mess of his plan, yet now he was lounging around, enjoying himself and using his things as if he had every right to. It was infuriating.
"Signing a contract doesn't mean you can hang around here. Get lost."
Ryuen's voice was unmistakably angry, and he made no secret of his irritation with Onizuka.
"Also, Ichinose from Class B hasn't signed the contract yet, so it still isn't valid. Get up and come with me to Class B's campsite. Stop wasting time."
Hearing him say that, Onizuka asked curiously,
"What? You know where Class B is?"
"They came to scout the area a long time ago, well before you did. Tch, I really can't figure out how someone like you ended up in Class D."
Onizuka lazily raised his eyelids and glanced sideways at Ryuen through his sunglasses, his tone still casual.
"That's rather rude of you. I don't consider myself some kind of eccentric monster."
"But there's no rush to go to Class B. Since you know where their campsite is, we only need to go before the exam ends. Given their personality, there's no reason for them to refuse this 'peace agreement.'"
Onizuka chuckled, his tone relaxed.
"Your class can still use all this stuff for another day, right? What's wrong with letting me enjoy it while I can? We've still got six whole days, so there's plenty of time. Don't worry~"
"Tch, confidence for no reason."
Though he said that, Ryuen didn't keep arguing with him, apparently thinking he had a point.
Onizuka returned to the deck chair and enjoyed the last stretch of leisure time he would get during this exam.
Once he had settled down, the scenery all around this uninhabited island seemed even more peaceful and beautiful.
A speedboat raced across the water, its spray shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight. The boundless sea stretched in every direction, its surface rising and falling as a warm sea breeze brushed past.
Onizuka sat in the deck chair, his eyes half-closed, his gaze beneath his sunglasses lazy and content.
A thin layer of condensation had formed on the bottle of his chilled drink. Each light sip sent a cool sensation down his throat, bringing a refreshing chill.
Ah~ now this was a real vacation.
...The third day of the Uninhabited Island Exam...
Onizuka had stayed at Class C's base the previous night. Since he had Ryuen's permission, it wouldn't result in any point deductions.
He had spent a comfortable night by the sea in a private tent.
"Onizuka! You'd better get up now, don't you think?"
Ryuen's voice carried through the tent, tinged with impatience. When Onizuka heard him, he slowly unzipped the tent and emerged, moving lazily.
The sunlight had just reached the beach, and the air was filled with a faint sea breeze and the damp, salty scent of the ocean.
"Look at you, getting worked up again." Onizuka stretched and took a deep breath.
"It's only one night in your tent. Is there really any need to get so worked up?"
Ryuen's expression changed, and he clenched his fists, clearly running out of patience.
His gaze fixed on Onizuka, his voice simmering with anger.
"You've got some nerve. You're staying in my tent!"
Onizuka stood there without a care, his hands casually tucked into his pockets, as if Ryuen's anger didn't matter to him at all.
Even for Class C, with the amount of points they had spent, providing every student with a private tent was impractical.
After all, they not only had to provide Class A with seven days' worth of supplies, but also rent a certain amount of luxury goods to disguise their real plans, such as the speedboat the school had already taken back.
Onizuka had spotted this completely different tent at a glance and rented it for a night with 20,000 Private Points.
By now, he had enough points to spend quite freely. Renting the Uninhabited Island Luxury Single Room for a night for a mere 20,000 points was no big deal.
So he couldn't understand why Ryuen was so angry. It wasn't as if he hadn't paid.
But he soon noticed how exhausted Ryuen looked, especially his visibly tired eyes, with the skin beneath them sagging and dark circles standing out clearly.
Onizuka raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze lingering on Ryuen's face.
"What happened to your eyes? Those dark circles are awful. Surely having one more person here didn't leave you without anywhere to sleep?"
Ryuen's expression darkened further, and his brows knitted together as he glared at Onizuka. He clearly had no mood for jokes and replied coldly:
"That's not it. I just picked the wrong roommate last night. That guy Albert..."
At that, Ryuen visibly shuddered, a look of displeasure crossing his face, as if what had happened that night still lingered in his mind.
"Forget it. It's no big deal," he muttered.
Then he waved a hand, signaling for Onizuka to hurry up and get ready.
Most of the things we'd rented have reached the end of their rental period, so it's time for us to get moving."
With that, he quickly turned and headed toward the camp in the distance, leaving him with a final instruction: "Hurry up and wash up. Get ready; we need to go to another class."
Onizuka shrugged indifferently and strolled toward the washing area, already thinking about the plan ahead.