Night of Destiny, Class C's Attack

Although Kushida's emotional breakdown was caused by him accidentally stepping on a landmine, her addition of ambiguous accusations has changed the nature of the situation—she is trying to portray herself as a victim, pinning false charges on him, and nailing him to the pillar of shame!

2 Thinking of this, an indescribable sense of irritation welled up in Hoshino En's heart, and this familiar feeling invigorated him as if he had been reborn.

His Purple Star Eyes twinkled, shining like real stars in the darkness.

"I advise you to stop making a fuss, otherwise—"

3 He suddenly kicked out, knocking over the crouching Kushida Kikyo, and then pounced on her.

5. He straddled Kushida Kikyo's stomach, pressed her palms to her mouth, and held them firmly in place with his left hand.

He conjured a utility knife with a blade extended from somewhere in his free right hand, and plunged the tip straight into Kushida Kikyo's eye.

Although the blade of this knife is relatively thin, making a straight stab unlikely to cause much damage, it can still inflict considerable harm if aimed at the soft area around the eye.

Q "Awoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!"

Kushida Kikyo screamed in fright at the glint of cold light that was closing in on her, but her mouth was covered, and she could only let out muffled whimpers.

The blade finally stopped a few inches in front of Kushida Kikyo's eyeball.

"Waaaaah..."

Kushida Kikyo was still in shock when her moist eyes immediately burst open, and large tears slid down her cheeks.

She felt a warm, wet sensation in her lower body, but she couldn't care less at the moment.

She was so frightened that she didn't dare to move.

Hoshino En: "..."

Seeing Kushida Kikyo in this state, his consciousness suddenly cooled down.

He put the blade of the utility knife back in his pocket, then rested his head on Kushida Kikyo's shoulder, pressed her hands over her head with his left hand, and gently stroked her face with his right.

"Kushida, the way you try so hard to connect with others and genuinely help them is truly beautiful. I admire that about you, which is why I'm willing to help you and hope that you can stand in the sunlight as your true self."

His breath hit the girl's delicate neck, his sharp teeth seeming ready to bite through her skin at any moment.

This feeling made Kushida Kikyo's body tense up at first, and then slowly relax.

She doesn't even have the strength to get up now.

"Kushida, you want to be number one, number one in social situations, so you put on a mask, right? But your method is wrong, and the pressure you suffer every day is the best proof of that."

"To become someone whom everyone relies on and trusts, you don't have to be 'Everyone's Kushida,' but rather 'the Kushida that everyone has to choose.'"

"But I can't do it!!"

Kushida Kikyo finally spoke, her voice trembling and clearly choked with sobs.

"I'm not as outstanding as you; there are many things I can't do!"

"Being the person everyone has to choose doesn't mean you have to be perfect. No one is perfect. Even I didn't consider your feelings just now."

"What you need to do is increase your leverage, make yourself irreplaceable, like your affability—even in your true self, you can earn the trust of many people, can't you?"

"Do you really think anyone can trust me looking like this?"

Kushida Kikyo glared at Hoshino En, deliberately revealing a ferocious expression, as if intentionally contradicting his words.

"You've just been under too much pressure, which is why you've become like this. The 'real you' you used to be was definitely a beautiful woman who was no different from the mask you wear."

"I don't even think so myself... cough cough... what makes you say that?! cough cough cough--"

The girl suddenly started coughing, Hoshino En quickly helped her sit up, letting her lean against her chest as she felt weak in her limbs, and reached out to help her catch her breath.

"Think about it, you can discover that your affability is superior to that of ordinary people, and you can even use it to directly become an 'excellent person,' isn't it because the 'real you' had already done things that would make you an 'excellent person' before you even realized it?"

"Because you've tasted the sweetness of social skills, you deliberately imitated yourself back then, even creating a mask exactly like yourself from that time."

"However, initially you didn't make any special effort, so you didn't take trivial matters to heart. You were able to live without any pressure, and even became someone that people relied on and needed. This sense of satisfaction made your life easier."

"But after you realized it, you took 'becoming an excellent person' too seriously and became too goal-oriented. This made you care about even the smallest things about other people. Little by little, the pressure gradually overwhelmed you and made you who you are now."

Hoshino En reached out and wiped away the tears on Kushida Kikyo's face, touching her forehead to hers and meeting her eyes.

"Furthermore, have you noticed that no matter how simple the matter is, if someone else asks you for a favor, you always complain and curse at me?"

"Some of these things are indeed disgusting, but some things, even though they won't affect you at all, you still can't help but curse them: this shows that the 'real you' has already developed a rebellious mentality towards this kind of 'confidante' work, which is why you reject it all at once."

"So, Kushida, take off that outdated mask. You are beautiful as you are, and you don't need to care about other people's opinions—if there are any problems, I will always be on your side."

"Besides, Kushida, you're already outstanding: your academic ability is impeccable, your athletic ability is also top-notch, and on top of that, you have impeccable affability and the teamwork skills that come with it—you're probably the only girl in the entire grade, or even the entire school, who can do all of these things at the same time."

Hoshino En delivered the final blow to the girl who was about to emerge from her extreme emotions.

Those with good academic and physical abilities, such as Horikita Suzune, have disastrous social skills, while Kushida Kikyo, making this a win.

Those with good academic and social skills, such as Ichinose Honami, have poor physical stamina, only slightly better than Shiina Hiyori. Kushida Kikyo is stronger in this aspect, making her the second winner.

While Hoshino En didn't have a typical female student with good social skills and physical strength, Kushida Kikyo was among the top students in her grade. No girl who was better than her could surpass her in both aspects at the same time, which was a triple advantage.

Three wins out of three matches, therefore, the conclusion is: Kushida Kikyo is a genius, one in a million!!

"So, stand up straight, you little idiot!!!"

Hoshino En's final roar jolted Kushida Kikyo awake.

Kushida Kikyo: "..."

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 161 and 152: Night of Destiny, Class C's Attack

"Um, Hoshino, could you let me go change my pants?"

This was Kushida Kikyo's first sentence, a statement that seemed to have come out of nowhere.

"I was startled just now, so I was a little... you know?"

She lowered her head, a rare blush creeping onto her face.

Following her gaze, Hoshino En also looked at her pants, and the encouraging smile on her face suddenly twitched.

"You... leaked?" Whoosh

"If you know, don't say it out loud!!!" Sigh

Kushida Kikyo immediately yelled at him and unleashed a Hoshino En of Thrash, proving highly effective against Hoshino Enishi's psychic abilities.

Hearing her rage, which was tantamount to admitting her incompetence, Hoshino En abandoned his previous gentleness. He immediately threw the still-weak-legged Kushida Kikyo to the ground and then took several steps back to keep his distance from her.

"Wait... when did this happen? Could it have gotten on me too?"

By the light of the Small Wooden Cabin lamp, he lowered his head and looked himself up and down, even touching his clothes to check for any signs of dampness.

Kushida Kikyo, who had been roughly thrown to the ground, felt the pain in her back and immediately accused Hoshino En of the violence. "Hoshino, you bastard! Couldn't you be a little gentler? It hurts!!!"

"Why didn't you tell me you were incontinent? I only brought two sets of workout clothes, and I already washed one at noon. I don't want to sleep in clothes that smell like you!!"

"Isn't it because you scared me with that utility knife?! I was so scared I froze, what could I do? And—help me up right now!!!"

See! Kill!

Seeing that Hoshino En and Kushida Kikyo had gotten closer despite starting to bicker, Karuizawa Kei raised an eyebrow at the two beside her with a smug look.

"What did I tell you? It turns out this argument just led to this."

But Shiina Hiyori and Sakayanagi Arisu both looked at her with expressions that were hard to describe.

"Hui, are you so enthusiastic about arranging new ambiguous relationships for En-kun because you have that kind of tendency? Do you enjoy seeing the person you like interacting with other women?"

Sakayanagi Arisu's words were very subtle, but this was already the most polite way she could have said it.

Shiina Hiyori nodded, her gaze questioning.

However, upon receiving their questions, Karuizawa Kei looked at each of them as if they were children and sighed.

"When you become real adults, you will understand: En-kun is not just me, nor is he an 'enemy' that you, with your weaker physical abilities, can handle alone. We must unite."

"Arisu, what I told you before was only what I remembered, but I only remember that En-kun came once, and that I wanted to beg for mercy but he wouldn't let go; as for the other memories, including when he started doing the next two, I have absolutely no recollection of them. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

The slow- Shiina Hiyori didn't understand immediately, but Sakayanagi Arisu had already become an adult in spirit, did.

"You're right. If we can't satisfy En-kun, he might be tempted by other women. Rather than let that happen, we should find a way to increase his 'family' so that he can be satisfied at home."

Si/... One∽♀Lu Jiu~⊥"Ba∝<Search□↑Search≡] quN: Shiina Hiyori:"...

So what are you talking about? What do you mean you can't handle it? What do you mean by sneaking in?

Ugh, what a hassle.

Outside, Hoshino En Yuuki clicked her tongue when she heard Kushida Kikyo's commanding request.

But it's impossible for him to help himself; he understands the principle of "men and women should not touch each other."

So he looked at the wooden door of the Small Wooden Cabin, which was slightly ajar, and called out the people who were eavesdropping inside.

"Karuizawa, Shiina, I know you've been eavesdropping. Help Kushida clean up, and then that should be about it for today."

"Sakayanagi, let me help you wash up. You should go to bed early too."

Upon hearing his voice, the wooden door was instantly opened, Sakayanagi Arisu, her face as beautiful as a peach blossom, walked straight toward Hoshino En. Karuizawa and Shiina also helped Kushida Kikyo up in a friendly manner and led her to the shower room they had purchased with points.

The two groups went their separate ways.

However, just as the group of five had finished getting ready and were about to take a short rest, Karuizawa Kei's walkie-talkie suddenly rang.

It is Miyake Akito is currently on shift in the "Guerrilla Group".

"I ran into Kaneda Satoru from Class C. He said he had a falling out with Ryuen Kakeru and can't get back to the ship. He's also subtly hoping for help from Class D. What should I do?"

What to do?

Karuizawa Kei looked at Hoshino En and asked for his opinion.

"Have Miyake take him around to other places for a while, I'll go look around and wait for my signal."

Picking up her walkie-talkie, Hoshino En quickly dashed out the door.

Although he could get Miyake to refuse outright, this was also a good opportunity to verify his conjecture.

If Shiina doesn't disembark again, then only three people from Class C will remain on the island, including Ryuen.

Ryuen is the type who entrusts all important matters to himself, distrusts no one else but himself, and is extremely arrogant and headstrong. Therefore, he will likely act as the ultimate Leader, hiding behind the scenes.

The two remaining students correspond to the other two classes besides Class A, which had reached an agreement with Class C. Based on Miyake's report, they probably wanted to play the sympathy card and get Class D and Class B to accept the two victims who were bullied by Ryuen. As for their ultimate goal, needless to say, it was definitely to help the Leader on the last day guess.

However, Ryuen's idea is too simplistic, isn't it? Kaneda's explanation has too many flaws.

His falling out with Ryuen is tantamount to becoming an enemy of the entire Class C. If this is true, putting himself in the shoes of the person involved, he would probably temporarily put his own interests above the collective interest: going against Ryuen's orders and going straight back to the ship to seek the teacher's help would be only natural.

He went directly to the homeroom teachers of other classes, claiming that he had been threatened and demanding close protection. Whether it was the homeroom teacher of Class A or Class B, or even Chabashira Sae from Class D, they probably wouldn't refuse.

After all, the other three first-year classes had been harassed by Class C, and no one could refuse the opportunity to catch them red-handed and retaliate against them.

"Turn out the lights first, don't let others see it at once." Zhong∽Qn:№⊥□№<◆∷≠"(-⌒″zero

Having given her final orders, Hoshino En quietly closed the door.

After the door closed, only the faint moonlight illuminated the Small Wooden Cabin, and gradually, the surrounding environment became clear again.

However, Karuizawa Kei did not, like she had with Shiina Hiyori Sakayanagi Arisu before, force Kushida Kikyo to admit her feelings and join their "family" through back-and-forth banter with Sakayanagi Arisu—the timing was not right yet, and they had to wait until Kushida and En-kun were closer.

As a result, with the presence of "outsiders," the private women's quarters instantly transformed into Matoba "open and covert competition" between different classes.

"Shiina, what is Class C planning this time?"

The first to charge was Kushida Kikyo. Her tone was somewhat aggressive and her words were unfriendly, as if she had been affected by being "forced" to hatch earlier.

But what bad intentions could Shiina Hiyori possibly have? At least for now, she's just a pretty face with nothing to offer besides being cute.

"I don't know. Ryuen is the type who 'directly assigns us tasks but never explains why we have to do them.'"

"My task was simply to 'return to the ship and wait for the exam to finish,' nothing more."

"Besides, I came to find En-kun after explaining to the teacher that I had already left. I was forbidden from having any contact or meeting with my original class. The teacher only told me to bring an extra swimsuit, so you don't need to worry too much, Kushida."

While answering Kushida's questions, Shiina Hiyori Kikyo secretly thinking about something unrelated to finishing the three exams.

I didn't read with En-kun today, so I'm a little down~