Other People's Stories Are Just as Exciting

Cheating?

What is cheating?

That's slander!

You're slandering me, you silly little thing!

"That's really rude of you, Nanase- senpai. I just cracked the data in the watch before the exam started. It's really making a fuss over nothing."

Shuichi Kanda's words shocked Nanase. Was there really such a method?

"Why would Kanda- senpai think of such a method?"

"This is not to be taken for granted, after all, the school told us that the watch contains a schedule."

Nanase gave a wry smile, and at the same time felt once again how wrong it was for Hosen to target Shuichi Kanda.

Are you going to participate in the research project?

After receiving the ranking bonus points, Ayanokoji looked at Shuichi Kanda and asked him a question.

"No, I'm planning to... Oh, by the way, you seem to have brought a fishing rod, can I borrow it? I'm going fishing at the beach."

Shuichi Kanda had originally planned to find a place to rest, but after seeing Ayanokoji's fishing rod sticking out of his backpack, he changed his mind.

Fine, I'll be a dog then! This time, I'm determined to avenge myself!

"I understand, that's fine, but could you please watch my luggage for me?" she said, handing over her luggage.

This left Shuichi Kanda speechless for a moment.

"Do you think you're being funny? You're planning to make me take your luggage to the beach?"

"Um, then I'll go to the beach with you."

That's more like it.

Upon arriving at the beach, Shuichi Kanda put down his backpack, took the fishing rod from Ayanokoji, and silently encouraged himself.

Alright, this time we must avenge ourselves! We absolutely cannot leave empty-handed!

Ayanokoji, after putting down his luggage, picked up his tablet and headed towards his latest assignment, since he had promised Shuichi Kanda would try his best to complete it.

Chapter 312 Others' Stories Are Just as Wonderful

After Ayanokoji and Nanase left, Shuichi Kanda casually tossed his fishing rod into the sea and began to ponder Nanase's purpose.

Although Ayanokoji didn't say it outright, he directly took action to refuse Nanase's invitation to accompany him.

Generally speaking, when faced with such an insensitive guy, a normal girl would just storm off in anger, right?

As it turned out, Nanase not only didn't leave, but even insisted on following the two of them, which was quite strange.

Could this guy still be holding onto the 20 million yen bounty on Ayanokoji's head?

Shuichi Kanda had no idea about this, but he had a feeling that something wasn't quite right. Or perhaps Nanase had fallen for Ayanokoji, the expressionless guy? It wasn't impossible, after all, even though Ayanokoji had no expression on his face, he was still quite handsome.

More than an hour passed quickly. Ayanokoji and Nanase had returned, but Shuichi Kanda still hadn't caught a fish. Or rather, he had given up after realizing he had no talent for fishing. After all, he hadn't even prepared any bait, so it would be strange if he caught anything.

"So you didn't catch any fish after all."

"Hmm? Is there a problem with this?"

Hearing Ayanokoji's words, Shuichi Kanda little puzzled. How did this guy know that he hadn't caught any fish?

"Because you didn't even bring any bait."

As she spoke, Ayanokoji reached into her backpack and took out some bait.

Then Shuichi Kanda suddenly wore a mysterious expression.

"You don't understand, Ayanokoji. I'm not fishing for fish, I'm fishing for loneliness."

Then, the air was silent for several seconds, and then Ayanokoji and Nanase picked up their backpacks one after the other.

Hey! Say something!

"It's almost three o'clock! If we don't hurry, we might miss out on the first-place reward."

"Cut!"

Shuichi Kanda pursed his lips, then picked up his bag and headed towards the next area, G9. Naturally, Shuichi Kanda and Ayanokoji once again received the first-place ranking reward.

Then he scored another 12 points, bringing his total to 112.

Upon seeing the total score, Shuichi Kanda was delighted.

"Hey, some people have been gone for over an hour and haven't gotten a single penny. By the way, you guys didn't secretly go on a date behind my back, did you?"

Shuichi Kanda's teasing didn't embarrass Ayanokoji; instead, Nanase looked over with a hint of anger.

"Kanda- senpai! Please don't joke like that!"

Uh, did I say something wrong?

Shuichi Kanda little confused. Why was he suddenly angry? Didn't his decision to follow Ayanokoji mean he was interested in Ayanokoji?

"Sorry, sorry, I took the joke too far. As an apology, I'll treat you to grilled fish tonight."

However, since Nanase doesn't actually like Ayanokoji, then her joining this group suggests that this guy really has ulterior motives.

Regardless of what this guy's purpose is, let's stall her for now, leave her hanging for a couple of days, and when she gets impatient, she'll naturally reveal her weakness.

"Um, Kanda, it seems you didn't catch any fish."

Ayanokoji, who was standing nearby, raised his hand to remind Shuichi Kanda.

"I know, that's why you went fishing. Weren't you laughing at me for not catching any fish? If you're so good at it, why don't you go fishing? Anyway, there are still more than two hours until we meet up with Sudo and the others. You should be able to catch enough fish for us to have dinner, right?"

As she spoke, she took out the folding fishing rod from earlier and handed it to Ayanokoji.

Ayanokoji, looking utterly speechless, took the fishing rod. So, I've become a tool?

Besides, you were the one treating, so why should I come fishing? Are you being generous with other people's money?

Despite her inner complaints, Ayanokoji took the fishing rod and then took out the bait and a collapsible bucket.

As for Shuichi Kanda, he naturally continued to slack off, while also observing how Ayanokoji fished; if his skills were good, he could learn a thing or two.

"Isn't Kanda going to participate in the project? There seem to be several around here," Nanase asked Shuichi Kanda while holding a tablet.

"I'm not going, it's too tiring. Nanase, if you want to go, go ahead, I can watch your luggage." Shuichi Kanda didn't want to do anything so strenuous; wouldn't it be better to slack off?

"Okay, thank you very much, senior."

After thanking her, Nanase put her luggage together with Shuichi Kanda's luggage, and left with only her tablet and watch.

After glancing at the luggage that Nanase had put down, Shuichi Kanda makeshift tent, changed into his swimsuit, and sat down directly on the beach.

Around 5:30 PM, Sudo and his group, having passed through the designated area H9, arrived at Shuichi Kanda's place where he was fishing by the sea. As for Nanase, she had already returned more than ten minutes earlier.

"You all look pretty disheveled. It's only the fourth day, don't push yourselves too hard."

Of the three members of the Sudo trio, Hondo looked somewhat battered and on the verge of death, Ike seemed listless, and even Sudo was slightly out of breath.

Hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Sudo shook his head with a wry smile.

"By the way, Ayanokoji caught a lot of fish. I'll treat you to grilled fish tonight."

Seeing that their atmosphere wasn't good, Shuichi Kanda didn't continue the previous topic.

"Ayanokoji actually knows how to fish?"

Sudo looked at Ayanokoji with some surprise, then at the fish in the bucket next to Ayanokoji. There were probably seven or eight fish, and there seemed to be a crab underneath.

Of course, it was Shuichi Kanda who caught the crabs. After all, it was a beach, and it was nearing low tide, so some clueless crabs would inevitably wander sideways in front of Shuichi Kanda.

As he said this, Ayanokoji took another bite. Shuichi Kanda was already used to this; was this guy some kind of born fishing genius?

"That should be about right, right?"

Ayanokoji packed up his fishing rod and then walked over carrying a bucket.

Shuichi Kanda looked at the contents and then nodded.

"You guys take a rest first, then we can discuss where to camp today. I'll prepare the fish a bit first." Shuichi Kanda said, taking the bucket of water. "Oh, Ayanokoji, could you lend me your knife and gloves?"

After getting the knife, Shuichi Kanda carried the bucket to the beach, put on gloves, stunned the fish, gutted them, scraped off their scales, rinsed them briefly, and then threw them back into the bucket.

On average, each fish takes less than two minutes to process, and the skill with which he handled it left Nanase, who was standing next to him, speechless.

"Let's go, have you decided where to camp?"

"If we're going to camp, there's open space over at H9, so that would be a better option."

Although Chi was somewhat absent-minded and dazed, he was still observing his surroundings. Moreover, he had camping experience since he was very young, so the places he pointed out should be correct.

"Leave the ingredients to me." Sudo took the bucket from Shuichi Kanda and followed him.

After walking for about ten minutes, the group arrived at the open space that Chi had mentioned. If it were here, even if three or four groups were to set up camp together, it wouldn't feel crowded.

"Well then, let's hurry up and set up the tent and eat, I'm starving," Sudo said, patting his stomach. "Kanda, could you please grill some fish? I'll help you set up the tent."

Sudo knew that Shuichi Kanda was a good cook, and since Shuichi Kanda had just said he would treat them to grilled fish, he took the opportunity to make this suggestion.

"No need for that. If you have time, you can help me gather some dry firewood."

Shuichi Kanda declined Sudo's suggestion, since he would need to fetch water from inside the tent later.

"No problem."

After setting up the tent and getting a few bottles of water from the Gourmet Tablecloth, Shuichi Kanda used the water to wash the fish again, and of course, the crabs as well.

After cleaning, Sudo and Ayanokoji returned carrying firewood.

"Ayanokoji, could you please start a fire? I need to skewer the fish."

"Okay, I understand."

Because there was a fire-making challenge on the island, many people learned this skill in order to earn the corresponding points, while Ayanokoji already knew how to make fire.

After rinsing the Shuichi Kanda inserted it into the fish's mouth, skewered it, and then placed it near the fire at a certain distance.

After dinner, once the sun had completely set, everyone prepared to return to their tents. After all, they were in the forest, where it was easy to get lost at night, and there were also a lot of insects like mosquitoes. Therefore, unless they were at the beach, the students would choose to return to their tents after dark.

Previously, when Shuichi Kanda, he would lie in his tent, listen to the chirping of insects, and slowly fall asleep.

However, since we were camping with other people today, we ended up chatting, which was a rare treat.

"So Nanase- chan is in Class D? I had no idea!"

Being a teenage boy, Hondo was quite interested in being able to chat with girls.

As for the others, they were either not interested in women at the moment, or they already had someone they liked, so they were not as enthusiastic as Hondo.

"No, I'm not a particularly outstanding person... so I think starting in Class D is quite appropriate."

"Huh—it doesn't seem like that at all. Come to think of it, aren't we the ones who aren't good enough? Ah, no, that's not right either. Kanda is really amazing. I feel like being assigned to Class D was a mistake."

"Really? Could you tell me about Kanda's achievements? I'm very curious about how he led Class D to Class A within a year."

Asking Hondo about Shuichi Kanda front of him shows that Nanase Tsubasa really has no emotional intelligence.

"Is it alright, Kanda- senpai?"

"Well, whatever you want, it's not a secret anyway." Shuichi Kanda didn't object to this; rather, he wanted to hear what kind of image he had in other people's ears.

Therefore, Hondo will begin with the Uninhabited Island Exam.

However, Sudo interjected first.

"Actually, Kanda started taking action a long time ago, right? For example, he got investment from Chabashira-sensei as soon as the semester started."

"Ah, that's right. When the points were distributed, Kanda also said that it was Chabashira-sensei gave them to us."

Sudo, speaking in turn, told Nanase in detail how Shuichi Kanda had helped Class D led them to victory in various exams.

Nanase would occasionally ask questions, and sometimes Shuichi Kanda would answer them directly.

And he himself seemed to enjoy listening to it. Is this the image I project to others? I seem like someone who is all-knowing and all-powerful.

Sometimes even he's confused, wondering, "Is this me? I don't think so."

"But even though Kanda is so amazing, he still couldn't stop the students in his class from dropping out. This school is really cruel."

The previous explanation stated that Kamuro was transferred from the original Class A, which is why Nanase couldn't help but express such a sentiment.