The day of the Special Exam was drawing closer. Besides forming teams across grades, the students also had to deal with the Final Exam in early July.
However, for the vast majority of students, the Final Exam could no longer be called a challenge. No one from any of the three grades fell behind in this academic test before the Special Exam.
Once the exam results were announced, the first-semester closing ceremony followed shortly after. There was nothing particularly new about it, except that, after several months, Shiraishi Makoto once again saw Tsukishiro Tokinari backstage. The two did not speak, but Tsukishiro gave him an enigmatic, unsettling smile.
Shiraishi Makoto could not guess what he was thinking, but he had already made preparations over the past month. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was also willing to show his strength in this exam.
The forces in this battle were Shiraishi Makoto plus Ayanokoji Kiyotaka against Tsukishiro Tokinari plus the White Room assassin. The advantage was ours!
After the closing ceremony ended, all students had one day to pack their luggage.
The school had delivered the requirements to every student in advance. Everyone was allowed to bring at most one week's worth of spare clothing, since fabric was also a valuable resource that could be used on the Uninhabited Island. Phones and similar items would be collected by the homeroom teachers before the exam began and returned only after it ended.
On the day before the exam began, Shiraishi Makoto distributed all the Private Points he had. Every team whose strength was not particularly outstanding received points as a safety net, in case anything unexpected happened.
Looking at his completely empty account, Shiraishi Makoto felt strangely calm instead.
The matters within the class had been settled. Next was...
Shiraishi Makoto found Horikita Suzune's name in