(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone. Something has come up today, so the second update may be a little late.)
"Worth a try." Katsuragi Kohei nodded slightly. Kanzaki Ryuji and Hirata Yosuke had no objections either.
The four of them moved along the coast and reached the 2C area ten minutes later.
"The boat's over there." Shiraishi Makoto spotted the small boat moored on the shore of the 1D area, along with a tent that had already been set up and some equipment in the sea.
By the time the four reached the 1D area, the new movement order and Challenge were announced.
Sure enough, a new Challenge had appeared in the 1D area.
Challenge: [Open-Water Swimming] Category: Physical Ability Entry requirement: Register within sixty minutes of the Challenge appearing. Participants: One person per group. Registration closes once eight groups have entered. Victory condition: Swim from shore to the buoy set up by the school, round it, and return to the starting point. Reward: The first-place group unlocks three additional member slots; second place unlocks two; third place unlocks one.
Shiraishi Makoto had guessed right. This was an exam tied to increasing a group's member limit.
The current movement order pointed to 4C, which was some distance away, and this Challenge awarded no points. But the ten points for arrival order were nothing compared to an increased group member limit.
"Who's going?" Shiraishi Makoto addressed all three of them, but he looked only at Hirata Yosuke.
Swimming was a required course at school, so Shiraishi Makoto knew how fast the three Class A students were. He was the fastest, followed by Kanzaki Ryuji. Katsuragi Kohei was the slowest.
"I'm not a top-tier swimmer," Hirata Yosuke said, shaking his head. This exam concerned their group's member limit, so they had to