Forest School

Sure enough, this kind of thing may be late, but it will never be absent!

However, because Shuichi Kanda arrived late, the preparatory bell saved Shuichi Kanda life.

After the preparatory bell rang, Karuizawa and Kushida exchanged a glance before returning to their respective seats.

"Popular men are really busy."

The beautiful girl standing nearby, Horikita Suzune, made this sarcastic remark to Shuichi Kanda.

Are you envious? Want to join?

"Roll!"

Horikita's face darkened, he closed his textbook, and glared fiercely at Shuichi Kanda.

I don't think I've done anything that would make you wait for me, have I?

That damned Horikita!

"Quiet."

As soon as Chabashira-sensei entered the classroom, she gave the order to mute everyone, and upon hearing Chabashira-sensei words, the few whispers that had been lingering in the classroom immediately ceased.

However, the students in the class looked at Chabashira-sensei with serious expressions, as if they were waiting for something.

"Don't look at me like that. No matter what, the school won't schedule an exam for you as soon as the semester starts."

The students breathed a slight sigh of relief at Chabashira-sensei's words. Although there had never been a precedent of having an exam right at the start of the semester, this school was simply unpredictable, so their worries were understandable.

"However, I have something to announce."

The students, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, immediately tensed up again.

"Um, this isn't Special Exam, is it?" Chi raised his hand tremblingly.

"Don't worry, Ike, it's not that." Chabashira-sensei smiled slightly. "Congratulations on your promotion to Class C."

Upon hearing this, the students in the class immediately breathed a sigh of relief; so that's what it was about.

Although they had already noticed that the classroom sign had been changed to "Class 1-C" when they entered the classroom in the morning, hearing it from Chabashira-sensei still filled them with excitement.

Even Horikita was usually stern and unsmiling, showed a slight smile.

"Besides that, although there are no exams for you to take, there is a special event that requires your participation."

What Chabashira-sensei said next immediately stunned the students of Class C, who were still immersed in joy.

"A special event?" Shuichi Kanda raised an eyebrow. "It's not going to be a snowball fight, is it?"

Hahaha~~~

Shuichi Kanda's words immediately caused a burst of laughter in Class C. It's true, because it had just snowed yesterday, it was really perfect for a snowball fight outside.

"If that's the case, it's not impossible!"

"I'd rather have a snowball fight than go to class."

"Me too! Me too!"

After it snows, many schools organize snow removal activities to clear the roads for walking. So the students in the class thought it would be a snow removal activity, so they weren't worried about it and were even looking forward to it.

"I'm sorry, the school will handle the snow accumulation, so we won't trouble you with that." Chabashira-sensei refuted Shuichi Kanda's statement.

"Starting Thursday, you will participate in an extracurricular activity that will involve the entire grade. The details of the activity will be explained on the day of the activity."

What extracurricular activity? It was just Special Exam! Without exception, every student in the class grasped the truth that Chabashira-sensei hadn't said.

And the date is Thursday, today is Wednesday, so isn't that tomorrow?

And it was the entire grade?

Shuichi Kanda narrowed his eyes. Was this test Nagumo's initial probing? His prediction about Nagumo's behavior was indeed correct.

In order to have fun even after graduating from Horikita Manabu, Nagumo will definitely target Shuichi Kanda and his class.

However, it's actually quite difficult to reach students from different grades, so is Nagumo planning to take action now?

"Extracurricular activities begin on Thursday, so you need to gather in the classroom before classes start on Thursday. Since the exams will last for several days, we suggest you bring several spare sports clothes or a change of underwear."

That sounds... so familiar!

It feels just like what I said before we set off for the Uninhabited Island during summer vacation.

Not only Shuichi Kanda, but everyone else had a similar expression, as if they all remembered that enjoyable Uninhabited Island Exam.

"You can bring anything else you want, such as playing cards for entertainment, comics, mobile phones, game consoles, and even computers are not restricted."

"Is this exam really that lenient?"

"No, these are for you to bring so you won't get bored on the bus, since you'll be on a nearly three-hour bus ride."

"A three-hour bus ride? Why does it feel even farther than when we went to the Uninhabited Island!?"

"That's the truth. Alright, it's almost time, you should all get ready for class." After saying this, Chabashira-sensei left the classroom.

As soon as Chabashira-sensei left the classroom, Horikita immediately looked over.

What do you think?

"How do I see? I see with my eyes," Shuichi Kanda replied casually.

"Don't treat me like a fool, you know I'm asking about this Special Exam."

Horikita's face showed displeasure, clearly dissatisfied with Shuichi Kanda's perfunctory attitude.

"Chabashira-sensei never said this was Special Exam, did he? You actually came to that conclusion right away, impressive, impressive."

Hearing Shuichi Kanda's deliberately teasing words, Horikita's eyebrows twitched violently. What should he do if he really wanted to hit him?

Soon, the first class began. However, since it was the first day and extracurricular activities were scheduled for the next day, the teacher did not teach any new material. Instead, the teacher led the students in reviewing the previous semester's lessons.

Soon, the day's classes were over.

As soon as school was over, the students in Class C immediately gathered in their respective groups.

Although Chabashira-sensei said that, everyone knew that this would not be a simple extracurricular activity, and the center of attention was naturally Shuichi Kanda's group.

It wasn't just the trust that Shuichi Kanda had earned; Horikita was also there, and with the encouragement of influential students like Hirata, Kushida, and Karuizawa, Shuichi Kanda's seat immediately became the center of attention.

"Kanda- kun, do you have any ideas about the extracurricular activities that Chabashira-sensei mentioned?"

"Unfortunately, I don't have any leads this time either. After all, Chabashira-sensei only told us to bring our sportswear. Last time we went to sea, so this time we might be in the mountains."

Shuichi Kanda- joking remark brought smiles to the faces of everyone who had gathered.

"I think as long as we follow the requirements this time, we'll be fine, right? We've already overcome so many difficulties, so even if it's Special Exam, I'm sure we'll get through it."

Sudo's remarks can be quite constructive at times. For example, this time, Chabashira-sensei simply told us to pack our bags and leave tomorrow, without revealing where we were going or what we were going to do.

So all the students could do was wait patiently; rather than being too nervous to sleep, they might as well just wait quietly for things to happen.

"Sudo is right. Since we don't have any more clues to refer to, let's just do what we can."

Although no conclusion was reached during the discussion, everyone felt inexplicably relieved after Shuichi Kanda's words.

"Besides, isn't the entire grade participating this time? Maybe the clubs can get some information from within."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda glanced at Hirata from the Soccer Club, Sudo from the Basketball Club, and Miyake from the Archery Club.

"I see. I'll ask the senior students in the department later."

The brief meeting came to an end, and the students dispersed. Shuichi Kanda also packed his bag and prepared to return to his dormitory.

He's leaving early tomorrow morning, so he doesn't plan to buy ingredients and cook; he'll just make do with the Gourmet Tablecloth.

Chapter 227 Forest School

On Thursday morning, Shuichi Kanda packed a change of clothes, the latest issue of Jump magazine that had just been released the day before, grabbed his phone and charger, and headed out the door. He didn't need to prepare anything else.

Shuichi Kanda had nothing to do with things like playing cards or video games, as Chabashira-sensei had mentioned, nor did he have any intention of preparing them.

Upon arriving at school, the bus I had ridden during summer vacation was once again parked at the school gate.

Good morning, Shuichi.

Shuichi Kanda arrived, Kushida ran over with a package to greet him.

Good morning, Kikyo. You seem to have brought quite a lot of things.

"No, just a few pieces of clothing."

Before we'd even started chatting for two minutes, it was already time for roll call.

"Roll call will now begin. Those whose names are called, please board the bus."

Chabashira-sensei calls roll according to the order of names, and the bus seats are arranged in the same order.

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda was placed next to Kei Karuizawa. Since the first syllable of their names is "ka", they were directly grouped together.

Upon seeing this result, Kushida's smile became forced. If he wasn't mistaken, he was already cursing Kei Karuizawa in his mind.

"Shuichi, could you please put my backpack on the luggage rack?"

As soon as she got on the bus, Kei Karuizawa looked at Shuichi Kanda with longing eyes, holding her backpack.

"Of course, give it to me."

"Thank you very much, Shuichi."

This blatant fawning made Kushida, who followed closely behind, grit his teeth in frustration, but there was nothing he could do. This was happening in public; he couldn't get angry or explode!

Shuichi Kanda had just put Karuizawa's backpack on the luggage rack, felt a chill and then looked at Kushida Kikyo, who was carrying a backpack next to him.

"Do you need me to help you put your luggage upstairs, Kikyo?"

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Shuichi."

Kushida's mood instantly improved, and the chill that Shuichi Kanda had felt quickly dissipated.

The bus has four seats in each row. Kei Karuizawa and Shuichi Kanda are in two adjacent seats on the left, Kushida Kikyo is in the third seat.

Upon realizing this fact, Kushida immediately felt displeased, and then she saw Ike and Yamauchi sitting in front of her.

Damn it! Why can't one of those two drop out? If one of them dropped out, I could sit next to Shuichi!

After confirming that all the students were on the bus, Chabashira-sensei sat in the front seat besides the driver, and the bus slowly started moving shortly afterward.

So, a long line of more than a dozen buses drove out of the school and headed toward the highway. These buses carried not only first-year students but also second- and third-year students.

This scene is both strange and familiar to first-grade students.

They felt familiar with the route because they had taken it by bus to the beach once before, but it felt unfamiliar because they were departing later this time, allowing them to see the scenery along the way and discover that the route was completely different from the last one.

Even at this point, Chabashira-sensei still hadn't revealed the destination of their trip.

However, Shuichi Kanda didn't care. Anyway, it wasn't northern Myanmar, so what was there to panic about?

After the bus slowly started moving, Shuichi Kanda's eyelids began to droop. Although he had slept quite well the night before, he just couldn't shake the habit of getting sleepy when he got on the bus.

Before Shuichi Kanda close his eyes, he felt a weight on his shoulder. Turning his head, he saw that Karuizawa had fallen asleep at some point and had her ponytail-tied head resting on Shuichi Kanda's shoulder.

It smells so good!

The fragrance emanating from Karuizawa made Shuichi Kanda's already somewhat dazed mind drift off again.

Then, Shuichi Kanda also tilted his head and leaned it against Karuizawa's head.

Seeing this, Kushida Kikyo's eyelids twitched. "Damn it! That should be my seat!"

When Shuichi Kanda woke up again, he was awakened by Chabashira-sensei's voice.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your fun, but please quiet down for a moment."

Upon hearing what Chabashira-sensei said, the students who had been chatting animatedly on the bus quickly fell silent.

"I have something important to announce, so if there's a student sleeping next to you, you'd better wake them up."

As she said this, Chabashira Sae's gaze fell on Shuichi Kanda was sleeping soundly.

It was so noisy in the car, how could you possibly fall asleep?

Noticing Chabashira-sensei's gaze, Kushida, who was standing to the side, finally got his chance, grabbed Shuichi Kanda's shoulder, and gave him a nudge.

"Xiu Yi, Xiu Yi, wake up, wake up..."

Shuichi Kanda, affected by the external force, gradually regained consciousness.