Day nine of the Uninhabited Island Exam.
"Good morning, Hosen."
After her "attack" failed, Nanase Tsubasa left Ayanokouji's group and found Hosen Kazuomi still lying in his tent.
Though Nanase Tsubasa, Hosen Kazuomi, and Amasawa Ichika had formed a group, they had spent most of the exam acting on their own.
"What are you doing here?"
"We're in the same group, aren't we? There's nothing wrong with meeting up."
"You've got some nerve saying that. You followed Ayanokouji for days. What did you accomplish?"
"Sorry. I wasn't a match for him."
"Huh? Did you attack him head-on without even trying to use your advantage as a woman?"
"My advantage as a woman?" Nanase Tsubasa wasn't playing dumb. She genuinely had no idea what Hosen Kazuomi meant.
Hosen Kazuomi realized that too and stared at her in disbelief. He looked her up and down, his tone turning strange. "So the saying about big breasts and no brains is true?"
"Sorry, I really don't understand what you mean. But I don't think intelligence is directly related to any other part of the body," Nanase Tsubasa answered seriously.
Realizing he couldn't get through to Nanase Tsubasa on that subject, Hosen Kazuomi changed the topic.
"If you failed, why did you come back?"
"My plan failed, but don't you still have one?" Nanase Tsubasa asked.
"Get lost. I'll handle it myself." Hosen Kazuomi's tone was merciless. "Just follow the school's movement orders so we don't lose points."
"All right. Hosen... It looks like we have a visitor." Nanase Tsubasa looked toward the other side of the forest.
A student from Class 1-C had come alone to Hosen Kazuomi's campsite.
"Utsunomiya asked me to give you this." The student took out a walkie-talkie. Hosen Kazuomi looked puzzled but accepted it.
"You went out of your