The Second Layer of Lies Beneath a Lie Is the Trap a Deceiver Carefully Sets / The Uninhabited Island Exam Is Over! Class A: 70 Points!
"Unfortunately, there's still no news from them. Although we have some leads, we have absolutely no way to obtain photographic evidence."
Ryuen put the camera away, a regretful expression on his face.
"If that's the case, I won't write down Class B's name."
"Do as you please."
After putting the camera back into her bag, Ryuen suddenly asked, "Do you really think that Kouenji is the leader of Class D?"
"Huh? What do you mean by that?"
Katsuragi frowned. He had personally witnessed Kouenji taking over Class D's Matoba, and Ryuen had also captured the moment the enemy took over. If they couldn't confirm this, how could they possibly play the game?
"Then I won't lie to you. Actually, my men witnessed that guy Koenji coming to my side to occupy the Matoba Kouenji."
Ryuen can lie without batting an eye, as easily as eating or drinking.
"They're here too?" Katsuragi was surprised for a moment, then his expression returned to normal. "It seems that guy isn't just targeting our Class A, but has ambitions to take over all the outposts on this entire island."
"From what you're saying, that guy even went to your side?" Ryuen asked with interest.
"That's right, I personally witnessed Kouenji taking over a Matoba near our Class A base."
Now that things have come to this, Katsuragi no longer bothers to hide it; there's no point.
Besides, the reason he didn't tell Ryuen before was because he thought Ryuen would betray him. Now that their answers are the same and Ryuen has proven his integrity, there's nothing wrong with sharing some information.
Upon hearing Katsuragi's words, Ryuen narrowed his eyes.
"I always felt that the leaders of Class D obtained information far too easily."
Ryuen's words made Katsuragi fall into deep thought. Did Class D have a backup plan?
Katsuragi also found the matter somewhat suspicious, but neither of them could reach any conclusion in the short term.
"You noticed it too?" Seeing Katsuragi's furrowed brows, Ryuen smiled. "It seems that letting Ibuki continue to infiltrate Class D was the right choice."
Upon hearing this, Katsuragi's eyes lit up. Ryuen actually had a backup plan. At the same time, he became wary. This guy was truly terrifying. He absolutely couldn't let him know his identity as the leader of Class A, or he would definitely betray him.
"I'm heading back now. Let me know if there's any new information."
"Of course, we are allies."
Ryuen smiled knowingly, then watched Katsuragi leave.
But when Katsuragi had his back to him and couldn't see him, a cruel smile appeared on his lips. How childish, Katsuragi. I still prefer you as a partner to Shuichi Kanda.
In reality, although Ryuen's words aroused Katsuragi's suspicion, he would not give up because of it. If he guessed wrong, his class would only lose fifty points.
However, if they guess correctly, Class D will lose all their temporary points. According to Ryuen, Class D will lose at least 200 temporary points this time.
Although Katsuragi is a steady man, he wouldn't let go of such an opportunity.
What if Class D is just playing hard to get?
It would be foolish to give up just because of a little doubt.
Chapter 112 The second lie beneath the lie is the trap carefully woven by the fool.
With Class C's departure, Class A's retreat, and the alliance between Class B and Class D, the exams on the Uninhabited Island gradually began to stabilize.
Pleasant days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the morning of the seventh day.
To confirm the leader of Class D, Katsuragi once again sent people to keep an eye on the camps outside Class A's cave. As expected, Kouenji once again descended from the sky like Tarzan and occupied those strongholds.
Even if it's the last time, will you not give up?
Damn Class D, this is your miscalculation! You're doomed!
At 10:30 a. m., all the students who had gone out to occupy the strongholds returned. Shuichi Kanda looked at Ibuki Mio, who had been eating and drinking there for several days.
"Ibuki, are you ready?"
"Certainly."
"In that case, let's begin."
After finishing Ibuki's task, Shuichi Kanda by one and then handed them over to Chabashira-sensei for recycling.
"Chabashira-sensei, we..."
At the same time, Ibuki's urgent voice came through Ryuen's Intercom.
"Hey, Ryuen, I'm on my way to the agreed location. Those guys in Class D must have used some trick; when they captured the river outpost, it wasn't Kouenji but Akito Miyake!"
"What did you say?"
Katsuragi, who was on the same channel, was the first to express his shock, even though he had just witnessed Kouenji taking over the stronghold.
The exam was almost over, with less than an hour left, and this happened? You're telling me now that the leader of Class D has been changed?
Could it be that Kouenji was too arrogant and fell from the tree? So they had to change leaders? Do you expect me to believe that?
Ryuen smiled and spoke into the Intercom, "Ibuki, it seems I made the right choice by letting you infiltrate until the very last moment. Have they discovered you?"
"No, Class D was packing their luggage at the time, and the scene was chaotic. I didn't attract any attention when I took pictures," Ibuki as she ran, describing the Matoba.
There is evidence!
Katsuragi was immediately taken aback.
"Yahiko, the plan has changed. Class D changed its leader at the last minute, but Ryuen has already obtained the identity of Class D's new leader. I need to go and confirm it."
Yahiko Totsuka was even more shocked than Katsuragi was earlier upon hearing this. Did Class D actually pull this trick at the last minute?
"If I don't return before the exam ends, then don't fill in the name of the leader of Class D."
"Don't worry, Katsuragi."
Yahiko Totsuka nodded, a determined expression on his face.
Katsuragi grabbed the Intercom and rushed out of the cave. After agreeing on a meeting point with Ryuen, he immediately set off towards his destination.
Meanwhile, Ryuen and Ibuki also headed in the direction Katsuragi had indicated.
Because of his impatience, Katsuragi arrived at his destination in just over ten minutes, but Ryuen and Ibuki were still on their way.
"Huff... huff..."
"Katsuragi... you're really fast."
Ryuen and Ibuki arrived at this place together. After meeting, Katsuragi didn't waste any words and went straight up to them.
Give me the camera.
Ryuen gave Ibuki a wink, Ibuki obediently took out a digital camera from her backpack.
Katsuragi took it out without hesitation and then turned on the recording.
Just as Ibuki had said before, the person swiping the card at Class D's headquarters was no longer Kouenji, but Akito Miyake.
By looking at the countdown timer on the card reader, you can see that this is the exact moment the card was swiped.
D class 7:59:59
The camera's built-in shooting time indicates that the photo was indeed taken recently.
When people uncover the first layer of a lie and reach the second, they become completely convinced that it is the truth. The more confident a person is, the more likely they are to make this mistake.
Moreover, with less than half an hour left before the exam ended, Katsuragi had no time to calm down and think things through.
Little did they know, this second layer of lies was the carefully crafted trap by the deceivers.
"There's not much time left before the exam, I have to go."
After tossing his camera to Ryuen, Katsuragi quickly ran towards Class A's camp, hoping to catch up at the last minute.
If Yahiko Totsuka can't control those guys from the Sakayanagi Faction and they manage to get them to write Kouenji's name on the answer sheet, then we're doomed.
The loss of 50 initial points for Class A is a minor issue; the real problem is if Class D' s temporary point acquisition plan isn't curbed.
After watching Katsuragi leave, Ibuki a sigh of relief, but before she could say anything, Ryuen immediately covered her mouth.
Then Ibuki frowned and was about to kick Ryuen.
Ryuen only stopped moving after raising his hand to indicate the Intercom in his hand.
Then, the two turned off their Intercom, Ibuki finally spoke, "Sorry."
"It's nothing, let's go, don't keep Sakagami waiting."
Ryuen shouldered his pack and headed towards the place where he had first logged in.
Do you think Akito Miyake will be the leader of Class D?
"What a joke! It couldn't possibly be him." Ryuen scoffed. "If I were Shuichi Kanda, I would have everyone who had the key card feign illness and return to the ship at the last minute, and then randomly select one from the remaining students."
"Is it random? What if another class guesses correctly...?"
"Foolish. Who would risk losing 50 points to gamble on a probability with less than one in thirty?" Ryuen continued without turning his head. "Besides, I already know the identity of the leader of Class B, so I won't risk guessing about Class D."
"What if Class B also changes its leader?"
"Class D used up all their initial points at the beginning, so they weren't afraid to let the leader quit and then choose a new leader."
But Class B is different; they carefully save their points, and they wouldn't lose 30 points just because of suspicion and have their leader replaced.
That means Ichinose was also holding back. Being able to see through Class B's true strength with just fifty points is a very worthwhile deal."
This is Ryuen; if he can obtain crucial information using points, he won't hesitate at all.
His main goal for this exam was to extract 800,000 Private Points from Class A every month. That plan has been completed; everything else is just a bonus and doesn't need to be considered.
On Class D's side, apart from Horikita Suzune, all the other students who possessed the key cards relinquished their leadership roles.
That's right, they didn't withdraw from the exam as Ryuen had guessed; instead, they relinquished their leadership roles.
Changing a leader involves two steps: first, the existing leader relinquishes their leadership role, and then a new leader is elected.
Both of these conditions must be met for a change of leader to be valid. The current situation does not qualify as a change of leader because after the students in Class D relinquished their leadership roles, no new leader emerged!
In conclusion, Horikita Suzune of Class D has always been the leader, therefore, there is no question of a change in leadership.
The reason I confirmed this with Chabashira-sensei from the beginning was that although this method sounded reasonable, it was also far-fetched, and it had the same problem as the previous multi-leadership approach.
Therefore, Shuichi Kanda asked Chabashira-sensei to confirm, but the result was extremely favorable to Shuichi Kanda, so favorable that he began to suspect that the school was openly favoring him.
Chapter 113 The Uninhabited Island Exam Ends! Class A, 70 points!
In the final minutes before the exam ended, Shuichi Kanda in his tent and took out the Time TV again. He wanted to reconfirm the identity of the leader of Class A and the whereabouts of Yahiko Totsuka.
After spending 100,000 Private Points, Shuichi Kanda relaxed expression.
He now really wants to know how Katsuragi from Class A felt when he saw Kouenji and Akito Miyake both appearing in Class C's camp.
Have you made a decision?
Chabashira-sensei took a piece of paper from the book clipboard and handed it to Shuichi Kanda.
"Ah, of course."
The paper that Shuichi Kanda received had the classes categorized as A, B, C, and D on the left, and the names of the team leaders were left blank on the right.
Class D was unable to guess its own class, so it was crossed out.
After a brief glance...
With that, Shuichi Kanda wrote the name of their class leader, Yahiko Totsuka, on the back of Class A's name.
Although he knew the names of the leaders of Class B and Class C, he had no intention of disrupting this honeymoon period at the moment.
The memory of how Class A was defeated is still fresh in our minds. If we go too far and get ganged up on, it won't be good.
Although there's nothing to be afraid of, it will be very tiring.
Moreover, the cooperation with Ryuen has been quite pleasant, and Shuichi Kanda moment, which Ryuen likely feels the same way.
Furthermore, both parties signed a contract, making betrayal impossible.
At the same time, at each class's designated meeting point, the class leaders each received an answer sheet from their homeroom teacher and wrote down the names of the other class leaders they thought were their own.
Katsuragi from Class A also received a paper to guess the leader from their homeroom teacher, Mashima. After hesitating slightly, Katsuragi Kohei wrote down the name of the leader of Class D — Akito Miyake.