Inside Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's dorm room, Shiraishi Makoto checked the team formations for each year on the OAA System as he spoke.
"The deadline is almost here. Those White Room assassins will definitely make their move during this exam."
It had been over three months since the First Year freshmen entered the school, yet the White Room assassins had not truly launched even a single attack against the two of them. Then, at the beginning of this month, Kiriyama Ikuto received another notice from the school. Tsukishiro Tokinari had asked him to gather the same group of First Year students as before and inform them that the bounty deadline was before the end of this summer break.
It seemed Chairman Sakayanagi's troubles were more or less resolved as well. Unless something unexpected happened, he would be able to return next month. Once Chairman Sakayanagi returned, whether Tsukishiro Tokinari left the school or was demoted to an ordinary director, it would be difficult for him to interfere in the school's affairs again.
"More or less. I've decided to participate in this Special Exam alone." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not seem particularly concerned about being targeted.
"Then how did you explain it to Sato?" Shiraishi Makoto asked curiously.
"I asked Horikita to help me come up with an excuse," Ayanokoji Kiyotaka explained. "Since no one is willing to team up with Kouenji, the students in our class need to be prepared to act alone. My athletic ability is fairly good, and I showed decent wilderness survival skills during the first Uninhabited Island Exam, so I was entrusted with an important role."
That was the reason used to convince Sato Maya.
"Alright." Shiraishi Makoto nodded lightly.
Since she had once been close with Kushida Kikyo as well, he had plenty of opportunities to interact with