The Exam Begins, Opposite-Side Face Cream

The third-grade students were somewhat agitated, but no one immediately stepped forward to withdraw from the exam. Were they really going to take this so seriously?

After all, who knows if the four people who just withdrew from the exam were actually in a solo group?

Therefore, they plan to wait and see, preferably until the ranking function is available on the fourth day, before making a decision.

On the other hand, withdrawing from the exam at this point would undoubtedly attract the attention of Nagumo.

If Nagumo is expelled from school in this exam, that's fine; but if Nagumo wins this bet, that would be terrible.

Although he couldn't possibly eliminate a whole group of people at once, killing the ringleader would be easy.

Therefore, no one was willing to be the first to take the lead. Ryuen naturally understood this principle as well. What he needed to do was to plant a seed here, and everything would be revealed on the fourth day.

After all the first-year students disembarked, it was the turn of the Class 2-A. As soon as they got off the ship, Hirata immediately came over and asked impatiently.

"Shuichi, is what Ryuen said true?"

Shuichi Kanda simply smiled, winked, and nodded slightly, which served as his reply to Hirata.

"Very good!"

Hirata breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't trust Ryuen, he trusted Shuichi Kanda. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about the other students in the class and could wholeheartedly help Koenji win.

Chapter 309 The Exam Begins, On the Reverse Cream

After disembarking, for some reason, Shuichi Kanda felt that the weather seemed even hotter. Unlike the others, the first thing Shuichi Kanda did was to find his homeroom teacher to replace his watch.

"Chabashira-sensei, my watch is broken, can you replace it for me?"

Shuichi Kanda walked up to Chabashira-sensei, who was maintaining order, and took out the watch that had been disassembled into its remaining parts.

Shuichi Kanda's words not only drew the attention of Chabashira-sensei, but also caused the teachers from other classes to twitch their eyebrows upon seeing the appalling watch.

"Poor, poor Watch-chan."

Hoshinomiya teacher of Class C, couldn't help but make a comment when she saw the watch on Shuichi Kanda's wrist.

Not only Hoshinomiya, but also Sakagami and Mashima, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"Kanda- kun, although the school will replace your watch unconditionally, how exactly did you manage to make it look like this?"

"Isn't it obvious? I took it apart. As for the reason, didn't the teacher say it was because the schedule was inside the watch?"

Since things had come to this point, Shuichi Kanda no longer cared about being exposed and simply told the truth.

"So you've already received the exam schedule?"

Shuichi Kanda shrugged, which was an admission of guilt.

"Come with me."

Ignoring the other three homeroom teachers who seemed somewhat dazed, Chabashira-sensei called Shuichi Kanda and headed towards the supply depot.

Watching the two leave, Hoshinomiya felt a pang of sadness.

"Hey, Mashima, and Sakagami, you must have made a mistake with the class assignments when school started, right?"

"What's the point of saying all this now? If Kanda wanted to go to another class, he could have transferred after last year's VIP Exam."

Mashima didn't Hoshinomiya's sense of resentment.

Sakagami, on the other hand, didn't care at all. Ryuen had already confessed his 800 million points operation plan to him. If this unprecedented plan really succeeded, he, as Ryuen's homeroom teacher, would also receive a considerable reward when Ryuen and his class graduated.

According to Ryuen, Shuichi Kanda his partner, so the stronger Shuichi Kanda is, the happier he is.

"You're really bold, aren't you? You actually did something like this."

As they walked toward the supply depot, Chabashira said this to Shuichi Kanda.

"Isn't distributing the watches a day early just to let us take advantage of the situation? It's just that no students in other classes have access to the data."

"Really? I think maybe others didn't think of that. Who did you ask to help you disassemble this watch?"

"Of course it's the guy from the Sotomura. Although he's not very academically gifted and is a total otaku, he's incredibly knowledgeable about digital products."

Chabashira nodded, then explained the situation to the staff at the supply depot and received a watch from them.

"Put your hand out."

Shuichi Kanda extended his left hand, while Chabashira picked up a tool and placed the watch on Shuichi Kanda's wrist.

"Even though it's such a hot summer day, Sae- chan's hands are surprisingly cold."

Just as Chabashira was about to withdraw her hand, Shuichi Kanda touched her soft, boneless hand, and was then glared at by her in displeasure.

"Alright, you can head out for the exam now. Don't forget to use your Free Ride Card."

"Those things were already on top of Koenji when they were on the ship." Shuichi Kanda flexed his wrists, then looked at the first destination, C8.

All students start from D9. On the first day, there will be no random assignment; the designated target will be located in one of the two squares to the east, west, south, or north, or one square diagonally. Therefore, there are eleven designated locations at the beginning, which means that the first route on the itinerary will be repeated.

Unfortunately for Shuichi Kanda, there are two routes that lead to C8, so it's impossible to determine which route it is at the moment.

"Then I'll be off, Sae- chan."

Shuichi Kanda waved to the Chabashira, preparing to depart.

Be careful, don't overexert yourself.

"Yes, I will."

There's a beach connecting D9 at the port and C8, Shuichi Kanda's first destination, so Shuichi Kanda simply chose to walk directly along the beach.

Although the sun was strong, the distance was relatively short, and most students seemed to be doing the same thing, so Shuichi Kanda quickly integrated into the group.

Because the disembarkation point was very close to there, Shuichi Kanda arrived at his first destination in about ten minutes.

"Drop!"

The watch beeped; this must be a notification that we've arrived at our destination.

Just to be on the safe side, Shuichi Kanda took out his tablet, which also displayed relevant information.

[Reach the designated destination to earn basic movement points, one point, for a total of one point.]

Shuichi Kanda exhaled a hot breath. In just ten minutes, Shuichi Kanda had already felt very hot, and sweat began to bead on his forehead. After all, it was summer, and he was under the sun, carrying a backpack. Shuichi Kanda suddenly began to hate summer.

Almighty System Daddy, can't you think of a solution?

[You can spend one lottery chance to redeem the item -- Reverse Cream]

Exchange?

Holy crap?

Can it still be redeemed?

[New features introduced after the system upgrade following the start of the second grade.]

Why didn't you say so sooner?

[Because you didn't ask.]

Shuichi Kanda's eyebrows twitched slightly, utterly speechless, before he patiently began lecturing the system.

[You are already a mature system; you should consider your host more.]

[I'll definitely do it next time.]

God the hell, I'll do it next time! You damn system, you're not smart at all!

It seems that Shuichi Kanda's witty remarks had an effect, as the system immediately provided feedback.

[Would you like to spend some points to redeem the Reverse Cream? I currently have three points.]

The three points seem to be the points accumulated from not claiming items during the three months of May, June, and July.

However, exchanging a few points for the Reverse Cream is too much of a waste. That stuff is disposable; once it's used up, it's gone. And if he accidentally applies too much, Shuichi Kanda might freeze to death.

So there aren't any permanent items that can change the feel of the game, preferably something relatively safe.

[Four Seasons Badge, requires 2 points.]

Four Seasons Badge!

Shuichi Kanda's eyes lit up. Although this thing could only be used by one person, it wasn't disposable; as long as the battery was fully charged...

Wait, the battery!?

System, this thing doesn't need batteries, does it?

This Four Seasons Badge can automatically absorb solar energy to charge. In sufficient sunlight, it can be fully charged in three hours, and a full charge lasts for thirty days, so there's no need to worry about battery life.

Perfect!

However, Shuichi Kanda was still a little conflicted about whether or not to spend two points to exchange for this item, since it was two points after all!

Okay, wait a minute!

Shuichi Kanda realized an important question: where exactly were these four seasons? If they were the four seasons of this current location, then summer and winter would be exactly the same, since this was a tropical island where the temperature was roughly the same all year round.

After hearing Shuichi Kanda's thoughts, the system immediately provided an answer.

The Four Seasons Badge only changes the season of the badge's current location.

Grass!

Shuichi Kanda's cheek twitched slightly. "I just praised your intelligence, and you almost tricked me! Luckily, I was smart enough to ask at the last minute, otherwise those two points would have been wasted!"

If the Four Seasons Badge don't work, are there any other useful items?

[A recommended Reverse Cream, under normal circumstances, can last a year for a single person.]

On the contrary, Shuichi Kanda moment before exchanging the Reverse Cream. At worst, he would waste one point, which would be returned in a month. It was no big deal.

After exchanging the money, Shuichi Kanda discovered that he had found something extra in his pocket.

After taking it out, Shuichi Kanda found that the bottle containing the Reverse Cream was almost identical to the sunscreen bottle he received from school, except that there was a line of small print on the side of the bottle that said "Reverse Cream".

The instructions said that this product could be applied to any part of the body, so Shuichi Kanda opened the bottle, dabbed a little bit with his hand, and applied it to his bare arm.

After applying the face cream, Shuichi Kanda, who had been feeling very hot, immediately felt refreshed, almost like summer turning into autumn. A gust of wind blew by and Shuichi Kanda immediately felt very refreshed.

Sharp!

The effect was immediate!

Once he felt refreshed, he immediately felt more energetic. Shuichi Kanda put away the Reverse Cream, then took out his tablet to check what assignments were available. The exams had just started, and he needed to familiarize himself with many things first. As for contacting others, there was no rush; he could do that tonight.

"Hey, Kanda, is this your first stop too?"

As soon Shuichi Kanda took out his tablet, he saw several people walking towards him.

One of them was Ishizaki from Class 2-D, and he was paired with two girls. Although Shuichi Kanda knew them, he wasn't very familiar with them.

"Ishizaki, you just got here? You're taking your time."

"Well, there's nothing we can do. Class D was the last to disembark, and they were just too slow! By the way, Kanda, are you alone? Want to team up with us?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the two girls next to him and began his Ishizaki -style self-introduction.

"The one with slanted eyes is my classmate Nishino Takeko, and the one next to her is Tsube Hitomi from Class C."

Shuichi Kanda he heard Ishizaki's introduction. "Aren't you afraid of getting beaten to death for introducing a girl like that?" Sure enough, as soon as Ishizaki finished his introduction, Nishino Takeko kicked him.

"Is that how you introduce someone? You're all muscle and brains!"

However, Ishizaki reacted quickly, and Nishino failed to kick him. But Nishino didn't intend to let it go, and raised his foot to kick Ishizaki again. Seeing this, Tsube nearby, quickly came over to break up the fight.

"Well, Ishizaki didn't do it on purpose, Nishino, calm down."

After hearing Tsube's words, Nishino calmed down a bit, but still glared fiercely at Ishizaki.

"If you dare say another word, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

That's exactly right.

Ishizaki clearly didn't take it to heart, and was even a bit stubborn.

Actually, Shuichi Kanda knew both of them without Ishizaki's introduction. After all, he had seen their information on the OAA website, and Tsube was in the same group during the VIP Exam last year.

"Hehe, you guys are really energetic, even on such a hot day."

Shuichi Kanda was fine until he mentioned Nishino, which made him feel even hotter and more tired.

"You wretched Ishizaki, it's all your fault!"

Ishizaki, sensing the situation, didn't reply but instead looked at Shuichi Kanda again.