Ryuuen: We're allies. Why would I lie to you?

He was tall and muscular, wearing a school-style red and white tracksuit, with long, shoulder-length blond hair casually hanging down his back.

Katsuragi knew this person; it was Rokusuke Koenji from Class D. Although he hadn't shown any particularly outstanding abilities in the previous six months, Katsuragi felt that he was not to be underestimated just from his appearance.

But what the other party did today still shattered his understanding.

What does that count as?

It flew straight down the tree trunk?

Do you think you're Tarzan?

To say it was flying is a bit of an exaggeration, but Kouenji's method of using tall trees and branches as support to move freely in the forest is not much different from flying to the average person.

Kouenji's unreasonable physical abilities gave Katsuragi a real headache.

According to intelligence, Kouenji seems to never want to participate in group activities and usually does things his own way, showing absolutely no sense of collective consciousness.

But is this operation actually for Class D?

Could it be that all the information that was detrimental to Kouenji was deliberately leaked by students from Class D to mislead students from other classes?

If that's the case, then Kouenji must have secretly taken control of Class D, which is why he acts so recklessly.

And this is probably the very moment the other side intended to reveal false information.

Katsuragi felt he had figured out the whole story; Shuichi Kanda should be the other party's public representative.

Because he simply didn't think that Shuichi Kanda was capable of ordering around a proud and outstanding guy like Kouenji.

Kouenji had landed next to the card reader, had no idea what Katsuragi was thinking. He simply took advantage of the time while waiting for the countdown to end to casually look around before using his leader keycard to retake the stronghold.

After capturing the stronghold, Kouenji took off again and headed towards the next stronghold.

A few minutes later, Katsuragi slowly emerged from the bushes where he had been hiding to check the card reader.

D class 7:56:39

This means that this base was occupied by Class D three minutes ago, and the person who occupied it was undoubtedly Rokusuke Koenji.

It really was you, Kouenji! Are you the leader of Class D in this exam?

After leaving this stronghold, Kouenji quickly arrived at the next one, but this time he clearly sensed that someone was watching him.

Let's play a little joke on them then.

"Um?"

Kouenji frowned at the spot where the Class A students were lying in ambush, looking puzzled, and then walked over there.

Then, stopping less than two meters from the other party, he suddenly pushed aside the bushes there.

"It looks like some kind of small animal."

Kouenji muttered to himself.

He had actually already noticed that there were people nearby. Although they were holding their breath, he could still clearly hear the rapid heartbeats of the two people not far away, caused by their nervousness.

Ignoring the two men, Kouenji turned and left, just like before, taking out his keycard to reclaim the machine before quickly departing.

Like Katsuragi, the two on this side also waited Kouenji left for quite a while before going to the machine to check the situation.

D class 7:53:22

The two exchanged a glance, both able to see the excitement in each other's eyes.

"That guy must be Kouenji from Class D, right? Looks like he's the leader of Class D."

"That's right, I've heard of him. He's the only son of the Koenji Conglomerate, and he's excellent in every way, but I don't know why he was assigned to Class D."

"Hmph, in the end, that's all he's capable of. So what if he stole our base? As long as we put his name on the last day, Class D's points for capturing the base will not only be reduced to zero, but they'll also lose fifty initial points."

"That's right, victory belongs to Class A!"

Half an hour later, inside Class A's cave base, Katsuragi and several other reconnaissance teams gathered together.

"I've confirmed it; the person who came is Rokusuke Koenji from Class D."

Upon hearing Katsuragi's words, the others nodded in agreement.

"I don't know that guy, but he has long blond hair, a very strong body, and his movements are extremely erratic; he just fell straight from the sky."

Based on their shared characteristics, the students of Class A confirmed the identity of the leader of Class D at that moment— Rokusuke Koenji.

You trash from Class D, I'll let you be smug for a few days. I'll definitely crush you then! Victory belongs to Class A!

Chapter 111 Ryuen: We're allies, why would I lie to you?

Early the next morning, apart from a few who set off to occupy various strongholds on the island, most of the students chose to go out sightseeing in groups.

That's right, it's sightseeing.

According to Kouenji, the island is not a truly Uninhabited Island; the signs of artificial alteration are far too obvious.

It not only has grain producing areas, but also seasonal vegetable and fruit producing areas.

However, even so, going out alone is still dangerous; the probability of getting lost alone is different from that of getting lost together with someone else.

However, many students did not stray far from the river, because the ten-meter-wide river was already quite interesting.

For example, right now, there's a group of girls playing in the river.

"Kanda- kun!"

Shuichi Kanda, who was sitting on a rock by the river, watching the young high school girls playing in the water, suddenly heard someone call his name.

Um?

Turning my head, a shutter click rang out amidst the river, capturing Shuichi Kanda and the river beside him in the digital camera's memory.

All of this was done by Sakura Airi, a girl who had been tricked by Shuichi Kanda.

At this moment, Sakura was looking at the digital camera in her hand with a flushed face, seemingly excited to have captured the Shuichi Kanda.

The digital camera she was holding was rented from the school.

Because some students suggested recording the moment of the exam, we simply rented a digital camera.

But everyone seems to have gone out to play, so Sakura Airi temporarily requisitioned the camera.

After looking at the photos in the camera, Sakura awkwardly ran to Shuichi Kanda's side.

"Kanda- san... you're not angry, are you?"

In Japan, privacy seems to be taken very seriously, so taking photos without permission is considered a very serious act of disrespect.

Sakura had just seen Shuichi Kanda seemingly merge with nature, which is why she instinctively called out to him and pressed the shutter.

However, the final decision still rests with Shuichi Kanda; if he disagrees or even gets angry, this precious photograph may have to be removed from the camera.

"No, this camera was rented specifically to capture moments from this exam. Besides, these photos won't be leaked, so it's fine."

Unlike the Japan, Shuichi Kanda wasn't really aware that he was being secretly photographed. He thought, "My face isn't doing anything wrong to the audience. If you want to take pictures, go ahead. What's there to be afraid of?"

After receiving Shuichi Kanda's approval, Sakura Airi nodded excitedly.

"By the way, isn't Hasebe with you?"

"Yes, Jiajia didn't sleep well last night, she's Haruka up on sleep now."

Shuichi Kanda nodded. This kind of thing is quite common; there are always people who are not used to unfamiliar environments.

"Okay, Sakura, good luck taking pictures, but don't take pictures of me all at once!"

"Ooh~~"

Shuichi Kanda's teasing words made Sakura's face turn even redder. After letting out a strange cry, she left.

After watching Sakura leave, Shuichi Kanda turned his gaze back to the high school girls playing in the river.

Only...

Kushida, even though it's summer, if I remember correctly, your period is usually around the end of the month or the beginning of the next. Aren't you afraid of that?

Forget it, you can't reason with this damned devil. Just don't come looking for me when you're in pain. Anyway, I can't save you out here in the middle of nowhere.

However, Shuichi Kanda could understand her situation. In this predicament, she probably couldn't refuse her friends' invitation to go swimming in the river.

Having many friends inevitably brings all sorts of troubles.

Luckily, I don't have many friends.

"What a beautiful view!"

Kouenji appeared near Shuichi Kanda at some point, and Shuichi Kanda, looked at the energetic high school girls not far away.

"Thanks for your hard work."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda tossed over a bottle of mineral water that had been chilling in the river.

Kouenji reached out and caught it precisely, then unscrewed the cap and drank it all in one gulp.

"The idiots in Class A have spotted me."

"Really? Then did you find them?"

"Unfortunately, no."

This inexplicable conversation elicited a knowing smile from the two of them.

"This beautiful river makes me want to take a swim in it too!"

After saying that, Kouenji threw the mineral water bottle into a nearby garbage dump, then ripped off his clothes. In the blink of an eye, he was left with only a pair of swimming trunks, and his muscular body shone brightly in the sunlight.

Only...

How the hell did you change your clothes?!

Are you the main character of some anime/manga?

Kouenji clearly ignored Shuichi Kanda's inner monologue and, with a burst of wild laughter, entered the river.

The deepest part of the river is about 80cm-1.1m, which is more than enough for swimming.

Not long after, Miyake returned, but he had a dumbfounded expression on his face.

"Those guys in Class C actually rented jet skis; they're really just indulging in pleasure."

"That's normal. Their base is right by the sea, and didn't some people in our class want to rent this thing back then?"

Riding jet skis on the river...

Sure enough, Class C and Class D are a bunch of idiots.

And so, the third day arrived quickly.

With all supplies depleted Class C, except for the two spies sent out by Ryuen and Ryuen himself, returned to the ship.

After all the other students left, Ryuen immediately met up with Katsuragi from Class A.

"What? Has your spy plan yielded any results?"

Katsuragi had never let his guard down regarding Ryuen, and even during this collaboration, Katsuragi remained wary of him at every turn.

For example, right now, he didn't invite Ryuen to Class A's base, nor did he take many of Class A's leaders out. Instead, he came to Ryuen's territory, Wo, after receiving Ryuen's contact.

"Of course, I have already ascertained the identity of the leader of Class D."

As he spoke, Ryuen took out a digital camera from his bag, opened a picture, and handed it to Katsuragi.

That's a photo of Kouenji occupying the Class D's base in the river valley; it was taken the evening of the second day.

Really!

Seeing this photo confirmed Katsuragi's suspicions once again: Rokusuke Koenji was indeed the leader of Class D.

Thinking of this, Katsuragi felt a surge of excitement.

Hmph, Class D? What's the use of occupying so many strongholds? In the end, won't it all be for nothing? I'll make sure you fail at the last hurdle!

"How's it going with Class B?"

After returning the camera, Katsuragi inquired about the situation in Class B.