Class D's Strategy, Hoshino En Takes Action / Negotiations with Class B

"Don't be so naive. Turn to the last page of the manual; there are deduction review items there. You'd better take a good look."

Chabashira Sae interrupted the extreme idea of the idiot in her class.

Turning to the last page of the Guidance Manual, the first item at the top reads, "If a student is found to be physically unwell or seriously injured and is deemed unable to continue the exam by the school, 30 Exam Points will be deducted."

Students are provided with Specialized Watch issued by the school to monitor their physical condition. If a student is forced to live a life of hardship for the sake of points, resulting in physical discomfort that leads the school to deems them "unable to continue taking the exam," they will ultimately be unable to slip through the cracks.

Other offenses such as polluting the environment, fighting, and missing roll call will also result in point deductions.

"In other words, if people are forced to live just to earn points, resulting in more than 10 people being unable to continue taking the exam, then it's all for nothing in the end?"

Karuizawa Kei gave her summary, and her voice, which finally quelled the restlessness in the class, temporarily calmed the commotion.

"That's right! And I will now explain the additional regulations."

Chabashira Sae explained in detail the role of the machines that Hoshino En had discovered in advance.

Just as he expected, those machines were the points system for capturing strongholds. Each check-in lasted for 8 hours, meaning you could check in 3 times a day; each check-in earned one point, totaling 3 points per day.

Of the 35 machines that Hoshino En discovered on the entire island, the total points over 7 days would be 35 × 7 × 3 = 735. Even if he gave one machine to each of the other three classes, with his physical abilities, he could easily monopolize the remaining 32 machines, which means he could monopolize 32 × 7 × 3 = 672 points.

It seems like it could work... or rather, this model suits his purposes perfectly.

"By the way, a stronghold can only be occupied by the 'Leader' using Key Card. And on the last day, there's a 'guess the Leader's round—if the Leader is guessed correctly, all the check-in points for that class will be cleared, and the class that guessed correctly will lose 50 points."

"If the guess is wrong, the class that guessed will lose all its check-in points and 50 points."

After explaining all the precautions, Chabashira Sae stepped aside, leaving the stage to the students of Class D.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 152 and 143: Class D' s Strategy, Hoshino En Begins to Take Action

"Shouldn't we decide on Leader first?"

"We can talk about that later, right? Shouldn't we be discussing where to set up camp now? I'm dying of heat standing here!"

"The manual only seems to have a simple map, so where exactly should we go?"

"..."

As soon as the exam began, Class D was thrown into chaos, unable to make a decision. Everyone expressed their own opinions and wanted to do something, making it impossible to reach a consensus.

"Wait! Before that, shouldn't we discuss the issue of going to the toilet?"

At that moment, a girl belonging to Karuizawa Kei's Gal Group suddenly pointed to the cardboard box distributed by the school and asked a question.

"Are we all going to have to use this kind of thing for convenience?"

She looked at Chabashira Sae and asked.

"That's right. This thing is very convenient. Just open it up like this, put in a plastic bag, and you have a simple toilet seat."

As Chabashira Sae explained, she demonstrated it to the students of Class D on the spot.

"After use, you can simply replace it with a new plastic bag and reuse it, which is very convenient."

Seeing the discomfort on the faces of most of the girls after hearing her explanation, she added, "You can rest assured, to take the girls' feelings into consideration, the school has specially added a tent for shelter, and plastic bags, like sunscreen and feminine hygiene products, are provided without restriction."

"Yue~≯]2●[/} Search Q groupˇ:"

Upon hearing her additional words, some girls with weaker tolerance gagged, seemingly finding it even harder to accept such a "toilet."

"We absolutely need a new toilet; we girls simply can't stand these cardboard boxes!"

The girl made the suggestion to Karuizawa Kei, and this was agreed upon by all the girls, and even some of the boys.

However, some boys were unwilling, such as Yukimura Teruhiko Kodo Ikusei Class D.

"No way! 12 points for just one toilet? That's too expensive!"

He presented the data, attempting to persuade the stubborn girl.

"It's only seven days anyway, what's wrong with being a little more patient? If these 12 points turn into Class Points later, that's an extra 1200 Private Points per month, 14,400 extra points per year, and 576,000 points for 40 people. Is seven days of patience really not worth that many Private Points?"

The number was so huge that the girl was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to refute it.

But when one girl falls, there are even stronger seniors who step up, such as Shinohara Satsuki, who clashed with the boys' group at the beginning of the semester.

"Even if there were that many, it would be enough for 40 people combined. Each of us would only get 1200 Private Points per month. That's not even enough for a slightly decent meal. Do you expect us to be disgusted for 7 days for such a paltry sum? The mental anguish we suffer over those 7 days wouldn't be enough to compensate for those points!!"

"You--"

"..."

The boys who wanted to get more Private Points in the future and the girls who wanted to have a slightly better life now argued fiercely over the question of "whether or not to change the toilets," not to mention that they had to live like this for 7 days.

Hoshino En has once again updated her views on the students of Class D.

Yes, they're all a bunch of self-righteous people who value themselves more than the collective.

It's not that bad; most normal people in society are like this.

But we can't just let them keep arguing like that.

"Enough, all of you, shut up!!"

He adopted his cold demeanor and quelled the internal argument within Class D.

Hearing the interruption, Yukimura Teruhiko and Shinohara Satsuki, who were in the middle of a heated argument, turned around and were about to retort when they bumped into Hoshino Enishi, who was clenching her fists and had a fierce look on her Hoshino En.

The two of them, along with the others involved in the argument, immediately calmed down.

"If anyone makes another sound, then the exam is off; I'll just send them to the sea to feed the fish."

This small stretch of beach fell completely silent.

Although the weather was hot, the students in Class D felt as if they were in the dead of winter—they knew that this guy was really capable of throwing people into the sea to feed the fish.

Last time, because of Sato Maya's incident, the entire Class D lived under Hoshino En Enishi's pressure for almost half a month, and they didn't want to go through that again on Uninhabited Island with harsh conditions.

Seeing the defective students of Class D behaving as obediently as a flock of little lambs from Class B, even Ken Sudō didn't dare to act recklessly, and Chabashira Sae, who was standing aside watching the show, was stunned.

She knew that Karuizawa Kei had a lot of influence in the class, but why Hoshino also have so much say?

Could it be one of those quieter days last month? But nothing happened during those days.

This teacher, who usually only rushed to class after the bell rang and then slipped away without a second thought as soon as get out of class ended, was completely unaware of the unusual situation in the class.

Seeing the quiet crowd, Hoshino En nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems everyone can still understand human speech, that's good."

"So, regarding this exam, I hope you can entrust me with full responsibility." ∨0~

"Can--"

Yukimura Teruhiko wanted to say something, but his words were cut off by Hoshino En's subsequent explanation.

"If our Class D's final score is below 300 points in this exam, I will compensate everyone who authorized me with the Private Points equivalent to 300 Class Points over six months, which is 180,000 points per person."

The entire Class D fell silent.

Who would want to lose points?

However, some people still have objections.

"Wait! That's what they say, but there are 40 of us in total. At 180,000 each, that's 7.2 million for all 40 of us. Can you... can you come up with that much money?"

The speaker was Shinohara Satsuki. She asked hesitantly, under pressure.

Everyone else looked at her with admiration, including Yukimura Teruhiko had just been arguing with her.

"I can sign agreements with everyone who has authorized me, and have Chabashira-sensei notarize them—if I can't come up with the points, I'll drop out."

Now no one had any objections; none of them thought that Hoshino En would force herself to drop out of school for the sake of just one exam.

He must have a way to win if he did that, right?

Therefore, an agreement was quickly drafted.

[D Class Uninhabited Island Leadership Authorization Contract]

[Party A: All students of Class D, represented by Karuizawa Kei]

[Party B: Hoshino En]

[1. Party A agrees to authorize Party B with the leadership of this examination and to unconditionally obey Party B's arrangements.]

[2. Party B shall have the leadership authority over this Uninhabited Island Exam and shall ensure that Class D achieves good results in this Uninhabited Island Exam.]

[Result 1: Class D achieved a score of less than 300 points in this Uninhabited Island Exam - Party B shall pay Party A 180,000 Private Points per student as compensation for the loss.]

[Result 2: Class D achieved a score exceeding 300 points but less than 500 points in this Uninhabited Island Exam – Party A is not required to pay Party B any compensation, nor is Party B required to pay Party A any remuneration.]

[Result 3: Class D achieved a score exceeding 500 points in this Uninhabited Island Exam – Party A shall pay Party B the total Private Points corresponding to (this Uninhabited Island Exam score - 500) Class Points as compensation each month thereafter, continuing until graduation (points will be directly transferred from the school to Party B's account)]

[Supplementary Clause 1: Party B's orders are limited to this examination and must not directly endanger Party A's physical safety, mental safety, or reputation; otherwise, Party B will be required to pay the ordered party 50,000 Private Points as compensation.]

[Supplementary Clause 2: Party A must ensure that at least seven people assist Party B in taking the exam and unconditionally obey Party B's orders; if the exam result is unsuccessful due to Party A's failure to obey or negligence in fulfilling orders, Party B is permitted not to pay compensation for the loss of the exam result.]

[Supplementary Clause 3: If Party B is expelled from school, all Class Points earned by Party B for Class D in this exam will be deducted directly.]

All circumstances in this contract shall be determined through joint discussion and consultation between the parties to the contract and the witnesses.

[Contract Witness: Chabashira Sae]

Knowing that Karuizawa Kei was Hoshino En's person, Hirata Yosuke was extra careful when checking the agreement, fearing that they might be working together to exploit the class; however, he looked at it repeatedly but still couldn't find any problems.

Although it seems a bit excessive to deduct Class Points from someone who drops out of school, the points were earned by Hoshino En for the class, so it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with binding him to the points.

Furthermore, he reserved at least 500 Class Points Private Points each student, which is enough for 50,000 Private Points per month, so there was no intention of deliberately harming his classmates.

So... it seems like there really isn't a problem?

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 153 and 144: Negotiations with Class B

After confirming that there were no problems with the agreement, Hirata Yosuke watched as Hoshino En, Karuizawa Kei, Chabashira Sae signed the agreement.

"Hoshino -kun, what are you planning to do next?"

Then, he followed Karuizawa Kei, Kushida Kikyo, and Hoshino En to the edge of the crowd and began a "three-way meeting" that belonged to the core of Class D.

Although it was called a "meeting," it was actually Hoshino En explaining his "Once and for All" plan to the other three.

"There are many ways to approach this exam, but if you want to get a high score, then capturing strongholds is an unavoidable part."

Hoshino En took out the manual, turned to the page with the miniature map of the island, and said...

"But you all know the situation in our class. It's almost impossible to get through these 7 days peacefully, so I've decided to just give up on this part that's hard to save."

He turned to the page about exchanging supplies and pointed to it, explaining.

"I plan to exchange at least half of the 300 Exam Points for supplies to sell to other classes, thus forming an 'alliance' during the exam period; the remaining points will all be exchanged for supplies for our class to use in this exam."

"But there are 40 people in our class. Are less than 150 points enough for us to survive for 7 days?"

Following Hoshino En's explanation, Kushida Kikyo asked a question that was very much in line with her character, even though Hoshino En felt that she really didn't understand.

"So I only need 7 people to stay, and no more than 14 at most. With that number, even 100 Exam Points will be enough to live comfortably on this island for 7 days."

"As for the rest of you, all of you, get back to the Cruise Ship — your Exam Points are reset to zero, and you won't lose any more points even if you leave the exam."

"They have the opportunity to enjoy sea bathing every year, but they might only experience Cruise Ship of that size once in their lifetime. They know in their hearts which is more important."

"Besides, this way there won't be any class conflicts. I'll earn points for everyone, and everyone can have fun. Isn't that what you want most, Hirata?"

Suddenly, Hoshino En Hirata Yosuke speechless.

He suddenly felt guilty for his previous prejudice against Hoshino En. Wasn't this guy a considerate and excellent person?

Although his methods were somewhat extreme, he was actually contributing to the class just like him, much like... the boy who used to rely on violence to maintain peace.

Moreover, Hoshino was more outstanding than he was at that time, and his feelings about peace and his classmates were more profound than his.

Seeing Hirata Yosuke's gaze suddenly turn fiery as he looked at her, Hoshino En felt goosebumps rising on her skin, Karuizawa Kei also cast a cold glance at Hirata Yosuke.

Kushida Kikyo, who had taken in all three of their reactions, said, "..."

Sometimes I really wish my brain hadn't been filled with so much useless junk.

Ughhhh, once I accepted this premise, my brain just couldn't process it anymore!

"Ahem, anyway, one of you three must go back to the Cruise Ship to take charge, and one of you must stay on the island to reassure the students there. As for who it will be, you three can decide for yourselves."

"For those of you staying on the island, try to find people who are willing to volunteer and can endure hardship. I won't accept anyone who starts their journey halfway through and then cries out for permission to go back to the Cruise Ship."