Although no one had received their own item cards yet, there was little disagreement over who would make up the elite large group.
Considering the gender ratio requirements for team formation, at least three of Shiraishi Makoto, Kanzaki Ryuji, Shibata Sō, Katsuragi Kohei, and Hamaguchi Tetsuya had to be drawn to form a small group.
However, large groups of more than four people required women to make up no less than 50 percent. Therefore, the team paired with them would also have to be a squad of three girls. There were quite a few eligible candidates, including Ichinose Honami, Ando Sayo, Himeno Yuki, Amikura Mako, Minamikozue, and Kushida Kikyo.
These two groups needed to quickly complete various challenges during the early stages of the Uninhabited Island Exam, unlock the permission to form a large group, and then merge.
However, Shiraishi Makoto preferred to have Kushida Kikyo team up with Sakura Airi and Karuizawa Kei. Kushida Kikyo was B-grade in both academics and physical ability, so she should have had no trouble leading the two of them safely through this exam.
Still, Shiraishi Makoto was somewhat worried that Yagami Takuya might go berserk, so he needed to prepare Halving Cards and Private Points for them in case they were attacked somewhere he could not see.
With enough available members, the exact team arrangements would depend on what kinds of cards the class received.
After school, in the Class 2-C classroom, most of the students had already packed up and left.
Because the school had announced that this exam would assess an extremely broad range of attributes, students with B-grade or higher academic or physical ability immediately became highly sought after.
"Looks like everyone's already getting moving." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked through the window at the students gathered in small groups downstairs, then