Count Me In!

However, Yagami doesn't seem to have any objections to this.

"Of course, Nanase, good luck! But if you lose, I'll intervene immediately, and Ayanokoji- senpai, please remember that too."

As she spoke, she took a step back, appearing to be quietly appreciating Nanase's performance. Not only that, but Amasawa Ichika on the other side even took out a tablet and turned on its recording function.

Seeing this, Shuichi Kanda narrowed his eyes. As expected of a student from the White Room, this move directly eliminated the possibility of Ayanokoji defeating Nanase with all his might.

Faced with this situation, Ayanokoji must conserve his strength as much as possible. To do so Nanase Ayanokoji. And to do so quickly, Nanase will inevitably have Ayanokoji go all out.

However, if Ayanokoji were to go all out and kill Nanase, the video of him beating Nanase would be filmed, and then Ayanokoji could be expelled from school without even needing Amasawa and Yagami to intervene.

So, what would you choose? Ayanokoji- senpai?

Meanwhile, Shuichi Kanda, lurking in the shadows, also wanted to know what Ayanokoji would do. For him, it didn't matter if he was photographed, as long as he couldn't take her away.

Even if he took it, Tsukishiro might not accept it, so Shuichi Kanda didn't care.

This is a good opportunity for him to see Ayanokoji's abilities.

"I'm going to go."

Nanase got into position and then declared her intention to attack.

Was she deliberately trying to make Ayanokoji think she was honest, or was she really that straightforward?

Shuichi Kanda thought it was the latter, but Ayanokoji dared not be careless at all.

After Nanase declared her attack, she immediately pushed off the ground and quickly approached Ayanokoji. Watching her swift movements, Ayanokoji was speechless to himself. "You look completely different from how you were panting when you were climbing the mountain."

Facing Ayanokoji, Nanase first reached out to grab Ayanokoji. However, although she was quite agile, the four people present did not take her seriously. Ayanokoji casually swung his fist and then stopped in front of Nanase.

If Ayanokoji had actually fought back, Nanase would undoubtedly have been injured. No, given Ayanokoji's strength, a single blow would probably have decided the outcome.

Just then, Yagami had been waiting in the distance, appeared behind Ayanokoji at some point and, with a similar movement to Nanase, reached out to grab Ayanokoji's neck.

Yagami's sudden sneak attack was not expected by Nanase, but Ayanokoji was not surprised at all. After all, he was a graduate of the White Room, so even a direct sneak attack was not unexpected.

Moreover, the other party said that he would take action immediately if Nanase lost.

Although Ayanokoji didn't land that last move, Nanase had actually already lost, which is why she didn't hesitate to seize the opening in Ayanokoji's attack and launch a counterattack.

Chapter 317 Count Me In!

As the saying goes, a true expert's skill is immediately apparent.

Ayanokoji could easily hold back against Nanase, but the moment Yagami made his move, Ayanokoji immediately tensed his muscles and dodged temporarily out of Yagami's attack range.

However, Yagami was not about to give up. After missing his first attack, he immediately attacked Ayanokoji again.

"What's wrong? What's wrong, Ayanokoji- senpai? Is all you know how to do is run away?"

While maintaining his offensive rhythm, Yagami also made sarcastic remarks. Disrupting the enemy's mental state through language is also a form of attack in battle.

The students who emerged from the White Room were not bound by the idea of using fists to resolve conflicts.

Nanase, who had been left standing there by the two, stared at them blankly for a moment.

That was a move she simply couldn't catch up to. If Ayanokoji used all his strength, she would collapse to the ground in an instant.

Looking at Ayanokoji's still expressionless face, who can be sure that this is his full strength?

"I... can't win a battle like this..."

Watching the two engaged in a chase, Nanase muttered to herself.

"Then, I will stop you!"

Even Shuichi Kanda, who was hiding in the shadows, could sense Nanase's change.

Moreover, it wasn't just the atmosphere that changed; even how one addressed oneself had changed.

Not only Shuichi Kanda, but also Ayanokoji and Yagami noticed Nanase's change during the chase, and Amasawa was no exception, subconsciously looking towards Nanase.

As the center of the change, Nanase immediately pounced on Ayanokoji at an even faster speed than before. Although her movement speed did not increase much, her attack speed was more than twice as fast as before.

Moreover, the attack method changed from Karate to karate, and Ayanokoji could only dodge in the face of this fierce attack.

"Who are you?"

"I have returned from the darkness—it is Eiichiro Matsuo!"

"Holy crap!"

Hiding in the shadows Shuichi Kanda couldn't hold back and blurted out a sarcastic remark. His words caused everyone on the battlefield to pause and look in Shuichi Kanda direction.

There was no other way, Shuichi Kanda stepped out from the shadows and looked at Nanase.

Multiple personality disorder—formally known as dissociative identity disorder—is characterized by each personality having its own name, memories, traits, and behavioral patterns, and is not the same as schizophrenia.

Moreover, this disease has a unique characteristic: the original personality is unaware of the existence of the new personality, while the newly emerged personality has a considerable understanding of the original personality.

However, Nanase's situation is a bit different. The original Nanase seems to be able to recognize the existence of the new personality, who calls himself Matsuo, and the new Matsuo also seems to be able to recognize the existence of Nanase's personality.

So, the question is: is Nanase the original personality, or is Matsuo the original personality? Or is it neither of the two?

Shuichi Kanda's eyes were filled with curiosity about Nanase; this girl was interesting.

"The troublemakers have arrived."

Shuichi Kanda's sudden appearance caused Yagami to temporarily halt his attack.

However, Shuichi Kanda's attention was focused on Nanase, and he completely failed to notice that his behavior was irritating him.

At this moment, Shuichi Kanda was reminded of the instructors in the White Room.

They are the same way; no matter what efforts they make, they don't focus on themselves.

Even now, even though you and Ayanokoji were evenly matched, and even though Nanase was clearly the loser, you're focusing on Nanase first?

Yagami glanced at Shuichi Kanda, who was clearly not paying attention to him, and then looked at Amasawa, who was holding a tablet.

"Ichika, take care of him."

"Eh~~?" Hearing Yagami's words, Amasawa deliberately dragged out his words, "That won't do, Takuya, I can't beat Kanda."

Amasawa's words made Yagami's face fall.

"Are you kidding me? Or have you betrayed the White Room?"

In Yagami's mind, although Amasawa was no match for him, her skills were also unmatched by ordinary people, let alone someone as physically weak as Shuichi Kanda.

Therefore, after Amasawa refused, Yagami immediately suspected that Amasawa had betrayed him.

"No, no, no, I really can't beat Kanda." Amasawa immediately shook his head to show that he was telling the truth. "Takuya, you might not have noticed Kanda- senpai's GPS location. He was still at the starting point, D9, an hour ago."

Amasawa's words made Yagami pause for a moment, then the impatience on his face vanished instantly.

The exams have been going on for several days now, and during this time the students have generally come to understand the level of difficulty of the exams.

Although the distance from D9 to the current D3 doesn't seem very far, the straight-line distance is estimated to be only about 3000m, while the human walking speed is about 4-6km per hour.

But don't forget, this is Uninhabited Island with no proper roads, and the weather today is extremely bad. Visibility has been deteriorating for more than half an hour, making it impossible for the average person to get here from D9 within an hour.

Honestly, even Yagami Takuya himself felt it was unlikely to be a success.

However, Shuichi Kanda appeared here, and although his clothes were somewhat dirty and he looked a little disheveled, there was no sign of fatigue on his face.

After seeing that their conversation had ended, Shuichi Kanda also withdrew his gaze.

"It seems you've reached a conclusion. Are you going to continue fighting?"

"If I say we should continue fighting, will Kanda intervene?" Yagami narrowed his eyes, watching Shuichi Kanda.

Although he didn't know the exact extent of Shuichi Kanda's abilities, the fact that Shuichi Kanda could walk about 3 kilometers of mountain road in an hour without getting tired had already made him take him somewhat seriously.

"Ayanokoji, what do you think?"

Shuichi Kanda did not answer Yagami's question, but instead looked at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"No need, I can handle it."

The first-graders might not know much about Shuichi Kanda, but Ayanokoji does know a bit.

If Shuichi Kanda were truly in top form, he would have already dealt with these brats. With the strength he had against Hosen, taking care of Nanase and Amasawa would probably be no problem.

However, there is only one reason why he hasn't made a move yet: getting here from the starting point within an hour still has an impact on him.

"I understand, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shuichi Kanda Amasawa in front of Amasawa and grabbed at him.

Faced with the seemingly inescapable hand in front of him, Amasawa instinctively retreated.

However, Shuichi Kanda's target was not Amasawa, but the tablet in Amasawa's hand.

"I don't think there's any need to keep this."

He threw it on the ground and then stomped on its screen, smashing it to pieces.

Wow, so fast!

Whether it was Amasawa, who was directly involved, or Yagami and the others who were watching Shuichi Kanda's actions, they were all taken aback by Shuichi Kanda's move.

Amasawa was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. If Shuichi Kanda's target hadn't been the tablet in her hand, but her, she would undoubtedly have been caught.

No wonder, no wonder Yuki said to retreat immediately if she encountered Kanda, and run as far away as possible.

"Oh dear, my tablet broke by accident. Looks like I'll have to go to Qidian to get a replacement. In that case, I'll be going now. Bye-bye."

Having made up a lame excuse, Amasawa turned and left, not even bothering to retrieve the remains of the tablet. All she wanted to do at that moment was obey Yuki's orders and escape as quickly as possible.

Before long, Amasawa disappeared into the woods and was moving further and further away from the area.

Shuichi Kanda was also somewhat surprised by Amasawa's reaction; it wasn't the kind of reaction one would expect from White Room. Or perhaps she had been frightened when he cleaned up Hosen last time, causing a stress reaction?

"Now it's 2v2."

With that, Shuichi Kanda walked towards Nanase.

Seeing this, Ayanokoji also looked at Yagami. As long as no one was hiding in the shadows recording, it wouldn't matter if he fought Yagami here.

Anyway, at worst, I'll just deny it to the death; it's not like I haven't done this kind of thing before.

Upon seeing Shuichi Kanda approach, Nanase immediately became cautious.

"You just said you are Eiichiro Matsuo, right?" Shuichi Kanda approached Nanase but didn't immediately attack. Instead, he asked her a question. "However, as far as I know, Eiichiro Matsuo is dead, and he was forced to his death by Ayanokoji's father."

"That's why 'I' borrowed this body, all to defeat Ayanokoji. Don't get in my way!"

As Nanase spoke, she attacked Shuichi Kanda, seemingly intending to deal with Shuichi Kanda first before dealing with Ayanokoji.

However, Shuichi Kanda was equipped with Black Belt, easily dodged Nanase's straight punch, then grabbed Nanase's wrist as he turned to the side, and then pulled it hard in the direction of the opponent's attack.

Nanase felt a tremendous force coming from her wrist, and she immediately lost her balance, falling face-first to the ground, where something heavy pressed down on her back.

"A borrowed body? That's an interesting way to put it. You mean your soul has possessed this body?"

Shuichi Kanda sat on Nanase's lap, then took off his coat and tied her legs together, effectively controlling her.

Meanwhile, Ayanokoji and Yagami, who had resumed their fight, also noticed the Matoba. Although they didn't think much of Nanase, Shuichi Kanda's ability to subdue Nanase so easily was truly unexpected. However, this did not affect their fight.

"Let me go! I'm going to defeat Ayanokoji!"

"Of course, no problem. I'll release you once they've decided who's who." Shuichi Kanda smiled. "But you'll have to prove you're Eiichiro Matsuo first."

Others might see Nanase as having multiple personalities, but Shuichi Kanda doesn't think so, because possession is something that advanced technology might actually be able to achieve.

So, besides me, is there anyone else in this world who possesses advanced technology?

Therefore, understanding Nanase's condition is very important for Shuichi Kanda.

"I am who I am, I don't need to prove it!"

As Nanase said this, she struggled desperately, but it was all in vain; she couldn't break free from Shuichi Kanda's control at all.

Behave yourself.

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda deliberately slapped Nanase's butt.

This slap made Nanase tremble all over.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Upon hearing Nanase's words, Shuichi Kanda's expression turned disappointed. It was just a pat on the butt, yet he even changed his form of address back.

Didn't you say you wanted to have sex with Ayanokoji and get Ayanokoji expelled from school? I only slapped you once and you've already shown your true colors. It seems your promise to expel Ayanokoji was just empty talk.

And this guy, as expected, isn't someone with multiple personalities, nor is he the result of some kind of advanced technology.