Although Class D wasn't particularly afraid of losing a student to expulsion, Ryuen Kakeru hated having schemes turned against him. Komiya and Kinoshita were still useful to the class, too, so he had no intention of letting them be expelled over this.
"What else do you have to say? Stop holding back." Ryuen Kakeru pressed Sakayanagi Arisu to get to the point.
This matter only involved Class C and Class D. Even if Komiya and the others had asked Sakayanagi to pass on a message, it had nothing to do with Shiraishi Makoto or Ichinose Honami.
Yet Sakayanagi Arisu had specifically called Shiraishi Makoto and Ichinose Honami over. Ryuen Kakeru concluded she had another plan.
"I've been at the Starting Port lately, so I know they're the only two students who've withdrawn from the exam so far," Sakayanagi Arisu said over the radio. "If the Komiya Group really finishes last, the entire Second Year will suffer."
"Wait, the only two? Kouenji hasn't withdrawn?" Horikita Suzune caught the discrepancy.
"I was wondering about that myself," Sakayanagi Arisu replied, a trace of puzzlement in her voice. "When Kouenji made that deal with me, I understood that he wanted to withdraw from this exam. But his name still hasn't appeared on the withdrawal list."
"Has he shown any sign of actively taking part in Challenges?" Shiraishi Makoto asked, curious too.
"No. My classmates haven't gathered any information about that."
"I haven't seen that guy on the island either." Ryuen Kakeru spread his hands. Horikita Suzune and Ichinose Honami exchanged a glance and shook their heads.
Shiraishi Makoto was puzzled too. What on earth is he doing?
Horikita Suzune suddenly remembered that during last year's Uninhabited Island Exam, Kouenji Rokusuke had spent some time enjoying himself on the island before withdrawing only because he