Kushida: I'm About to Burst! Part 3

"One of the reasons the Ryuen's class said they would give up before retreating back to the ship was that they sold their starting points to Class A, providing them with ample supplies," Hachiman said.

"How could this be..." Ichinose uttered in disbelief.

Doesn't this mean that Class A can hold onto their initial points without spending them in this Uninhabited Island Exam?

Even though Classmate Sakayanagi didn't come, Class A only has 300-30=270 points.

270 points is also a terrifying number.

As students in Class B, Ichinose and her friends also share the dream of working together to reach Class A.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to ally with Hachiman's class in the first place.

So, Hachiman Hikigaya is saying now is that if they don't accept this condition, the gap between them and Class A will widen further.

"Think about it carefully. There's nothing to say about Class D getting 0 points, but if you guess the information about Class A's team leader correctly, you'll close the gap with them by 100 points. Then I'll also guess the information about Class A's team leader. So Class A will lose another 50 points."

In other words, even if Class D provides supplies, Class A can save 270 points, but 50 x 2 points will still be deducted.

Then, since Class A loses points, Class B can get 50 points if they guess correctly.

Therefore.

The gap between them can be greatly reduced.

This presents an opportunity for Ichinose and Kanzaki.

Kushida and Horikita followed Hachiman.

Horikita had come to her senses and no longer cared whether the information Ichinose had given about Chihiro Shiranam being the team leader was true or false.

Instead, they began to focus on whether Ichinose would agree.

Just Hachiman said that he could get 50 points from Class B, but now he's offering 100 points.

It's more expensive now.

But she remained silent.

Because if she can get more rewards, then she can get more in return.

Previously, Hachiman mentioned that we should aim for Class A together, so I can give her the 1 million points I got from Chabashira-sensei.

However, Horikita felt she was not of any use and did not want it.

Furthermore, she also saw being promoted to Class A as a way to gain her brother's approval.

Therefore, there is no reason for him to ask for Hachiman's 1 million.

But things are different now.

Through normal transaction methods, she should be entitled to a share.

Horikita doesn't have a strong desire for counting money, but having some is better than nothing. Besides, if she can save up 20 million yen, she can go to the class she wants.

They even graduated from Class A.

I originally thought that getting 20 million would be difficult, but this Hachiman Hikigaya proposed that Kōenji get 300 points, and then give Kōenji 100 points, which would be converted into Private Points, and over three years that would amount to 10 million.

Therefore, I think that raising 20 million might not be such an unattainable goal.

As for Kushida...

She just wants her living expenses to increase a little.

After all, she spends a lot on socializing.

So she still remains well-behaved.

Meanwhile, Kanzaki walked around the area twice.

Then he looked at Ichinose.

"We agree to the deal," Ichinose said.

This deal seems to have made Hachiman a pawn, a tool for the other side to gain points.

But.

The class ranking is based on the class evaluation score.

Although some of the living expenses provided by the school need to be spent on Hachiman, the class evaluation score of 100 points is added to their class.

This score is the most important.

Only.

Ichinose added, "If we guess the leader is wrong, that will also cause losses. And those losses, Hachiman..."

"Fortune favors the bold," Hachiman said decisively. "I cannot offer you any guarantees."

That's what I meant.

That would be similar to a bet.

Ichinose and Kanzaki exchanged a glance.

Then he nodded.

"We accept this deal." X2

They both spoke at the same time.

"Okay," Hachiman said. "As for the agreement, let's talk about it after everyone has received their points."

"Okay." Ichinose nodded.

Because Kaneda was still in the class, she couldn't notify all the students.

We have no choice but to accept it for now.

Therefore, it would be more appropriate for their class to discuss the matter after the exam.

"However, it would be best to let Kaneda stay for a few more days," Hachiman said. "Don't alert them. Besides, the rules state that the team leader cannot be changed without a valid reason. You guys think about how to handle this."

"We understand," Ichinose said.

Then Hachiman led Horikita and the others away.

After Hachiman and the others left, Kanzaki finally found an opportunity to ask Ichinose.

"Is there a deeper meaning behind directly exposing our class leader?" Kanzaki asked, referring to the incident Hachiman initially inquired and then Ichinose directly revealed who the leader was.

"Actually, we lost our advantage in this exam," Ichinose said. "So, I think Hachiman is asking us this because he might want to make some kind of deal with us."

"If we can't show sincerity, this deal might not be able to go through."

So that's how it is.

Kanzaki breathed a sigh of relief.

Ichinose had this in mind.

"But will this exam be this extreme?"

Class B took in Kaneda because they discovered Ryuen had injuries inflicted by Kaneda.

It turns out this was just a ruse orchestrated by Ryuen.

They'd actually resort to such underhanded tactics just to pass an exam.

This deepened everyone's understanding of the Special Exam.

"The Special Exam at this school are much stricter than we expected," Ichinose said. "Perhaps I'm not suited for this place."

"I guess so too," Kanzaki said.

Because neither of them could bring themselves to harm the students in their class.

And.

"So, what about Chihiro Shiranam..." Kanzaki was worried that Kaneda already knew about Chihiro Shiranam's role as the team leader.

"We can use the rule that we can't change the team leader without a valid reason, Hachiman mentioned. As long as we have a valid reason, we can change the team leader's information. If we can change the team leader, even if Chihiro's information is leaked, the class that will suffer the loss is the one that guessed Chihiro was the team leader."

"But."

Kanzaki said, "Is this supposed to make Chihiro Shiranam sick or injured?"

"..." Ichinose.

Um.

This also puts a lot of pressure on them.

"Or perhaps it's possible that the team leader's information wasn't leaked?" Kanzaki said.

However, even Kanzaki herself wasn't sure about this claim.

Because if, by any chance, the information about Class B's leader is leaked, then the total 18 points that could be obtained by capturing this stronghold will be deducted, and then the information about their leader will be guessed by the Ryuen's class. And because Ryuen and Class A are working together, Class A may also guess their leader.

Therefore, a total of 50 x 2 + 18 = 118 points will be lost.

Chihiro Shiranam's physical health and score of 118.

Which is more important?

This difficult choice was placed before them.

P. S.: Other classes are unaware that Class A lost 50 points because of Yahiko, so they all calculated it based on 270.

Chapter 133 Kushida: I'm about to suffocate! (Part 2)

The three of them walked out of Class Ichinose's base. The sunlight in the sky disappeared without them noticing, and then a few dark clouds appeared.

It looks like even if it doesn't rain today, it will rain tomorrow or the day after.

However, the three of them were not gloomy because of the change in weather; on the contrary, they were all in good spirits.

Because the deal with Class B has already been made.

Next, all we have to do is wait for the time to come, and then we can split the money.

So the steps on the way back felt much lighter.

Even Kushida felt much happier.

She was now thinking about the Hachiman and Class B: he would receive a living allowance worth 100 points of class evaluation points.

All expenses will be paid by Class B until graduation.

That means you can earn 400,000 yuan each month.

She didn't think she played a big role in the plan, but Hachiman would at least give her a share.

So.

She was in a good mood.

But Suzune Horikita said something at that moment.

"Speaking of the deal with Class B, do you already know the information about the team leaders of Class A and Class D?"

Um.

This is the basis for the deal with Class B. If we can't guess the team leader of the other classes, we won't get the 100 points for class evaluation at all.

So Kushida was also jolted back to reality by a bucket of cold water poured over her earlier joy.

"We don't know yet," Hachiman said.

"Huh?" X2

These words startled both Suzune Horikita and Kushida Sota.

Just because you don't know something doesn't mean you can trade.

"I don't know, but Ibuki will," Hachiman said. "So we need to find an opportunity to trick her."

"Oh." X2

However, despite the fact that obtaining information from Ibuki seemed like a difficult task, Horikita and Kushida's tense expressions completely relaxed.

Furthermore, both Kushida and Horikita felt that Ibuki seemed to be easier to fool.