The Situation Has Become Clear

Looking at the energetic Nanase, Shuichi Kanda shook his head.

"You might not be able to keep up with her. Even though she's a girl, she's still a student from the White Room."

Such open mockery would have made Horikita or Ibuki very indignant and angry, but Nanase simply lowered her head in shame.

"I'm sorry, I'm really useless."

To be honest, Shuichi Kanda doesn't have much experience dealing with girls like this. Even Ichinose isn't as outrageous as Nanase.

"Uh, that's not what I meant." Shuichi Kanda quickly waved his hand. "What I meant was that you don't need to force yourself to follow Amasawa. Since she chose to run away back then, she won't easily follow back."

Amasawa fled without hesitation at that time, so Shuichi Kanda could conclude that the guy must have been traumatized by him, making it hard for him to imagine that the other party would appear in front of him again to stop him.

"But letting her run wild is still a threat."

"It's okay, as long as we know her location at any time, we can be vigilant if she deviates from her route or disappears from the GPS."

"But using GPS to query the global map costs points."

Shuichi Kanda smiled.

"That's alright, because I was planning to use these points anyway."

"I never intended to compete for the top three. The points we've earned these past few days are all for supporting Koenji, since that guy Nagumo has been eyeing us covetously."

Nanase Tsubasa was a little confused. Wasn't she planning to compete for the top three? Her group had already made it into the top ten.

Then, Shuichi Kanda took out his tablet and opened the photo gallery function.

"This is..."

"This is a screenshot I took after using GPS to search. GPS search can find the location of all students on the entire island. Although it costs a few points each time, it is a very convenient function."

You might not see anything if you only use it once, but if you search it multiple times throughout the day, you can see a lot.

This thing is like an animated film; each frame, played back quickly, becomes a moving video.

The same principle applies here; by connecting and analyzing these screenshots, we can glean quite a bit of information.

For example, when Shuichi Kanda came to find Ayanokoji today, he used it nearly ten times in just one hour.

By frequently using these images and connecting them together, it becomes clear that Yagami is heading towards D3, as is Amasawa, and Shuichi Kanda is heading north at high speed towards D3.

Furthermore, after Amasawa left, Shuichi Kanda used the device twice more in the tent and saw the information that Amasawa had met up with that Jingu Yuki.

"By comparing the differences in time, all actions taken within a day are recorded and can be viewed at any time."

"But if you use it like that, senior, you'll probably use up several tens of points a day, right?"

Shuichi Kanda smiled when this was mentioned.

"Today is a special case; I'm using it frequently to pinpoint your location. Tomorrow, you'll only need to use it once an hour."

"But, Kanda- senpai, why are you spending so many points on this? Is it to deal with Senior Nagumo?"

Nanase isn't exactly stupid, but to others, this is a matter of great importance.

"That's right. It's very important to spend points to determine the movements of Nagumo's group and to understand their modus operandi."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Nagumo's score is currently behind Koenji's; I think he's doing it on purpose."

At this point, Ayanokoji nodded in agreement.

"I noticed this yesterday when I participated in the research project; the third-grade groups were basically all working around Nagumo."

Nagumo's modus operandi was simple: he would gather a large number of students around him and then vie for research topics.

However, one spot will be left open, waiting for Nagumo's team to participate, and then the rankings will be manipulated so that a member of Nagumo's team will win first place.

That's why he was able to keep up with Koenji, this superhuman.

However, this is probably not the full motivation for Nagumo's team. Once Nagumo starts to exert his full strength, Koenji may very well be overtaken.

Furthermore, the rankings for this exam will only be displayed up to the twelfth day; the final thirteenth and fourteenth days do not appear to be ranked.

If Koenji maintains its current pace, it's highly likely that Nagumo will launch a surprise attack in the last two days.

However, while Nagumo's method is efficient at gaining points, its drawbacks are also obvious. Once exposed and targeted, Nagumo's efficiency in gaining points will decrease.

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda planned to first find out Nagumo's capable henchmen, and then have Ryuen send people to cause trouble.

There's no need to steal their points, or even participate in the project; all we need to do is prevent Nagumo's group from getting first place.

Ultimately, the Uninhabited Island Exam relies on physical strength, and in terms of physical strength, Koenji cannot possibly lose to Nagumo's team.

"Regardless of the topic, Nagumo can always get his group members to go easy and easily win first place."

"That's so despicable!"

After understanding Nagumo's actions, Nanase couldn't help but make a comment.

Shuichi Kanda smiled at this. Despicable, huh?

Indeed, it seems quite despicable.

But so what?

That's just how society is; Nagumo's approach is actually the norm.

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda didn't despise his methods; he despised Nagumo himself. "Using such a crude method—is he looking down on me?"

Or has this guy run out of ideas?

Just as the three were discussing the exam, all three of their tablets received messages from the school.

[Due to inclement weather, only about a quarter of the basic movement and tasks on day six were used up. Therefore, we've decided to compensate in this way—the arrival bonus, arrival order reward, and task rewards on the last day will all be doubled. Furthermore, the weather forecast indicates that the weather will improve tomorrow morning.]

Now, the final exam results are even more uncertain. Presumably, Nagumo will definitely choose to seize the last day's opportunity to make a final push.

"This might just be a factor that turns things around."

"Well, I guess so, but in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are just paper tigers."

After their conversation ended, the three of them finished eating, and the wind picked up again, indicating that it was going to rain again.

"That's all for today. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."

After ending the conversation, Shuichi Kanda returned to his tent, took out Intercom, and informed Ryuen that the criminal had been brought to justice.

"I was wondering where that guy disappeared to; turns out he was already taken care of. You're really quick."

Upon hearing Ryuen's words, Shuichi Kanda chuckled.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. That guy picked the wrong target and actually set his sights on Ayanokoji, so he got a good beating from Ayanokoji."

Hearing Ayanokoji's name, Ryuen wasn't surprised, but he was also a little unhappy, since no one knew the weight of Ayanokoji's fist better than him.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. Tomorrow I'll start targeting Nagumo's team's scores."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After hanging up the Intercom, Shuichi Kanda lay down in the tent, listening to the rain start again, and gradually fell asleep.

Chapter 319 The Situation Has Become Clear

When I woke up the next morning, the rain had completely stopped. Not only that, the sky had turned a clear, bright blue. If it weren't for the occasional puddles on the ground, I would probably have thought that yesterday's rain was all an illusion.

The air on the island, washed clean by the rain, became fresh, and the temperature began to rise again.

"Good morning, Kanda- senpai, it's going to be a beautiful day today."

Shuichi Kanda stepped out of the tent, Nanase greeted him with a smile.

"Hmm, it's going to be hot summer again."

Shuichi Kanda spoke, Ayanokoji, who was packing up the tent nearby, looked dejected.

"Although I know what you're saying, it still feels a bit impolite to say it like that."

Screw you, Ayanokoji! Why have you suddenly become so sharp-tongued?

Shuichi Kanda speechless look, then turned around and went into the tent, took out his backpack, and began to pack his things.

After the rain stopped, the three of them had to solve the most critical problem: food.

While Shuichi Kanda didn't need to worry, Ayanokoji and Nanase couldn't, so the three of them decided to go back to the starting point early in the morning.

Ayanokoji and Nanase both have points remaining, so they can temporarily replenish some supplies.

Of course, the three of them didn't plan to give up if they encountered any challenges along the way that required them to replenish their food supplies.

As for the location, that doesn't matter; a little over 100 points is enough.

Furthermore, it was also indicated that her score could be used for GPS queries.

"Are you sure I don't need to keep an eye on Amasawa?"

As they headed toward D9, Nanase asked Shuichi Kanda again.

"Yes, I checked the GPS when I set off. She's currently traveling with Jingu Yuki's in the same group as her."

Speaking of this shrine, Shuichi Kanda always felt that there was something strange about it, as it had even followed him before.

"I know that shrine maiden. She doesn't seem to be very physically fit. We took PE class together, but she always asked for leave."

"I see, "Shuichi Kanda nodded.

"Let's leave Amasawa aside for now and hurry on our way."

It was nearly 11 a. m. when they returned to the starting point. The route that Shuichi Kanda had completed in a little over an hour yesterday took the three of them almost three hours.

"I'm going to replenish my supplies first."

After reporting to Shuichi Kanda, Nanase slung her backpack over her shoulder and headed towards the supplies storage point.

While he was at it, Shuichi Kanda took out his tablet and started checking the current rankings.

In first place, Rokusuke Koenji still holds a commanding lead, and Nagumo remains in second place. However, in less than half a day, the gap between him and Koenji has become quite obvious.

Koenji continued to score points at an extremely efficient rate, while Nagumo's team's score had temporarily stalled.

The Ryuen group, which was originally in the top five, has now slipped to eighth place.

In addition, apart from Nagumo, other third-grade groups, such as the Kiriyama group, scored 20 points in the morning, and the Mizoe Group scored 15 points...

The reason for this is simple: these groups would normally wait for members of the Nagumo group to join before starting the exam, and then give up the first place.

However, once Ryuen intervened, these third-year students had to take a test before Ryuen's people arrived, thus securing first place for the Nagumo group, which should have been theirs.

After all, who knows if the people sent by Ryuen actually have the ability to take first place?

After all, the people sent by Ryuen don't need to be stronger than all the third-year students; they only need to be stronger than the members of Nagumo's group.

In this way, they can no longer recklessly give up first place.

In this way, it would be impossible for Nagumo's team to win first place every time, thus reducing his efficiency in gaining points.

Furthermore, with a large number of members in Nagumo's team, it is very difficult for them to compete for the rewards for reaching the required order. The only way for them to obtain points is through the tasks.

Therefore, Ryuen's blow really disgusted Nagumo.

Furthermore, if things continue like this, Koenji will undoubtedly take first place, and Nagumo will have no chance of turning the tide.

There's no way around it; it's a crushing defeat due to sheer strength. Once they've lost their cheating methods, even if the Nagumo team has six members, they're no match for Koenji alone.

But will Nagumo just give up like that?

Shuichi Kanda didn't know, but he didn't think so.

After all, there's a saying that goes, if you can't solve the problem, solve the person who created it.

Although it may sound a bit funny, it is actually a good approach.

After replenishing supplies, Shuichi Kanda also sent a signal to the second-year students through Sakayanagi and Tongyuan that the danger had passed, since Yagami had been caught and no one should cause trouble anymore.

The final destination on the seventh day was I6. Shuichi Kanda two companions set off directly from D9, heading east. They planned to walk along the coastline, which would be a bit of a detour, but the road conditions would be relatively better.

In the afternoon, the three of them participated in two tasks and obtained a lot of food, but only earned 15 points, even with the reward for arriving in order.

After the schedule was shared with all the second-grade students, the second-grade groups began to work hard.

Having an itinerary means that students can plan the best route, saving a lot of energy by giving up a small amount of arrival points, and even competing for rewards based on arrival order.

Saving energy means being able to exert more of one's strength in the task at hand.

This is a virtuous cycle.

"Hey, it's been a few days, Horikita- kun."