Ryuen's Class, Zero Points (Continued)

Since they were all students in Class A, no one would refuse to finish the exam with this score.

The same mobilization also occurred in other classes.

And here in Class C.

Since it was their last day on the island, the students gathered around the campfire.

Hachiman sat by the fire, enjoying the warmth it brought.

Suzune Horikita was sitting to his left.

Horikita looked a little tired, but there was nothing he could do about it; he had just taken her to Class B.

And she worked hard yesterday too. As a snake tamer, she followed Hachiman Hikigaya through the more dangerous and snake-infested areas of the island.

"Speaking of which..."

Karuizawa poked the fire with a tree branch about a meter long, producing a few sparks.

To her left is her group of hot girls.

They are Satsuki Shinohara, Chiaki Matsushita, and Maya Sato.

Then there's Kikyo Kushida with her short blonde hair.

After two days of reflection, Kushida finally recovered from the ordeal of having her underwear stolen.

"Since it was Ibuki who did the underwear thing, then she would do something like this not only to cause a rift between us, but also to get information about our class leader," Karuizawa said.

"Then, tomorrow is the guessing game for the team leader," Karuizawa said.

The game of guessing the team leader.

If other classes guess the team leader, not only will they lose 50 points from their initial score, but they will also have their points for capturing strongholds reset to zero.

Their Class C's initial points had long since been reduced to 0.

Therefore, points are obtained by relying on strongholds.

Result.

Is it possible to reset it to 0?

"Isn't that terrifying?"

"Hello!"

"Does that mean we're going to get zero on the test this time?" The students in the class finally realized.

"I already told you not to take in Ibuki back then, otherwise we wouldn't have to worry about this now."

"And then there's the underwear theft thing, it's so annoying!" And the person expressing this emotion was actually Yamauchi.

He was brought back the night after Ibuki left.

The argument is that since someone else's underwear was stolen, then that person is innocent.

And now, they are even more disgusted by the theft of underwear.

But.

You brought Ibuki back, didn't you?

"Everyone... calm down."

Seeing that her classmates were suddenly getting anxious, Hirata quickly stepped in to mediate.

"I can't stay calm, Hirata! If they find out who our class leader is, we're doomed!"

"Hirata, on duty!"

The classroom instantly became noisy.

Hachiman hadn't spoken yet, but Suzune Horikita, who was beside him, frowned and then said.

"If that's what you're worried about, then it's too late."

"Because if they get the team leader's information, it's not just Class D who will guess; they might also share it with Class A, since Class D are all allied, right?" Suzune Horikita said.

"Wow, isn't this even scarier?"

If other classes guess the team leader's information, not only will the base points be reset to zero, but other classes will also demand points from the team leader.

"Not only did we not get any points, but we also had 100 points deducted from our score."

"Isn't this a really bad thing?"

"I told you, we shouldn't have accepted Ibuki back then. It was a mistake after all. We should have saved some initial points in the first place, otherwise we could have used them to offset the cost now."

"But Yukimura, you agreed to Ibuki join back then, didn't you?"

"And you yourself used 5 initial points to apply for the mini fan, right?"

"Well, I just..."

"..."

Um.

Hachiman listened to their discussion.

He always thought that Horikita was a master of stirring up trouble.

Her initiative to speak was meant to stabilize the situation, but her actions only added fuel to the fire.

Although the goal is simply to elevate this class to Class A once, the class is indeed quite bad.

Therefore, Hachiman can only strike once.

"Ibuki might be a spy sent by the Ryuen's class."

"And for our class, this was a lesson."

"We are a collective, and making a decision can affect the interests of everyone."

"But it's no use saying that now." Karuizawa continued to poke the fire with a stick. "You mean to trust your class and pay more attention to it, right? But this time, we only got 300 points in the base, and other classes guessed our leader, which means a loss of over 400 points. That's too high a price to pay."

"The cost is indeed high, but the capable should do more. You haven't forgotten that Kōenji initially aimed to get 300 points in one go, right? Of course, he had a backup plan," Hachiman said. "You may not have noticed, Kōenji isn't in the camp right now."

"Doesn't he usually take a shower around this time?" another student remarked.

Having lived together for six days, I've already gotten to know some of everyone's habits.

"He's gone to catch snakes now," Hachiman said. "Kōenji was worried that the leader's identity might be exposed, so he went to catch snakes, preparing to use a self-inflicted injury as a ruse."

"The rules say that you can't change the team leader without a valid reason, but if the team leader is injured, can't you change him?" Hachiman said. "So he plans to quit because he's injured after he finishes farming the last base points today."

If the team leader's identity is changed and then not leaked again for a short period of time, then...

The other classes would never guess who their class leader was.

Therefore, the stronghold points can be retained.

Not only is the point deduction invalid, but if they guess the wrong class leader's class, they may even have points deducted themselves.

"Is it even possible to do that?"

The students immediately looked at Kōenji with newfound respect.

"But making such a self-sacrifice shows how much they value the class!"

Even Karuizawa and the others were moved by it, because it was for the sake of the class that he was injured.

To be able to make this kind of mental preparation and be so ruthless to oneself requires a truly tough personality.

Of course, it can also be seen as a sacrifice for the class.

"You seem to be deliberately putting credit on Kōenji." While watching the campfire and observing the easing atmosphere in the class, Suzune Horikita said to Hachiman.

Although she is straightforward woman, she is not good at reading the room.

But she knew perfectly well that the start and conduct of the exam were all planned by Hachiman.

As for Kōenji, if we use a chess analogy, he is a chess piece played by Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Hmm," Hachiman said. "Kōenji was indeed a hero in this exam. So it's alright to give him credit."

And.

Hachiman had something else to say.

This is a deliberate attempt to elevate the status of Kōenji.

The Kōenji, being both arrogant and flamboyant, is difficult to control.

If he succeeds this time, he will accumulate tens of millions of points over three years.

Therefore, it is very difficult to get the other party to continue to work for them.

However, if we praise him, everyone will know that he is excellent.

So when the class is at a disadvantage, the whole class can ask him to help, and then trick Kōenji into helping again.

"It's just a little bit of a pity," Hachiman said. "Kōenji made the decision, but there are too many saints in Class B."

Then gently place your hands on your legs.

It seems there's something to regret.

Suzune Horikita, who was beside her, understood.

Now there are spies in both Class B and Class C, and they have informed Ryuen and Class A of the team leader information of both classes.

Meanwhile, Class C has already decided to change its team leader. Due to the information gap, those who still guess that Kōenji is the team leader from Class D will be penalized if they dare to make that guess.

Similarly, if Class B also changes its team leader, then Class D may suffer a great loss.

However, Class B probably wouldn't allow their classmates to get hurt.

And Class B couldn't do that either.

"Our class leader's information has been leaked. It's a pity, but Kaneda we took in before, was a spy sent by Ryuen."

The students of Class B gathered around a bonfire.

Meanwhile, Ichinose was writing numbers on the ground with a small stick.

"Everyone, please bear with the hunger tomorrow. We'll skip breakfast, so there's no need to exchange for extra supplies."

"Therefore, the remaining initial points are 170."

"Because the team leader's information was leaked, the base points will be reset to zero."

"We will also lose 100 points if Class D guess correctly, but because we also have information about the leaders of Class D, we can get 100 points, so our final score is 170 points," Ichinose said.

"Then there's another way to score," Ichinose said.

"That means we replace the team leader. The team leader leaked the information, so we find a way to replace him, for example, by getting bitten by a snake. Because of the injury, he has to withdraw."

"If we calculate it this way, then our score is 170-30+100+17=257 points." Ichinose continued to calculate on the ground with a twig.

"Um... I actually want to be bitten by a snake." At this moment, Chihiro Shiranam raised his hand somewhat timidly. "Yes, it was I who revealed the team leader's identity."

She turned pale when she learned that the team leader's information had been leaked.

Then, suppressing my fear, I raised my hand.

You got bitten by a snake.

A timid girl like her wouldn't have the guts to do that, so she was willing to make this sacrifice for the sake of the class.

But.

"This shouldn't have happened," Shibata said. "We shouldn't have let Chihiro Shiranam suffer like this. Besides, it was all of our decision to let Kaneda handle this leak."

"We didn't expect the Ryuen's class to be so disgusting."

"Ryuen is disgusting! It's just an exam, yet they sent a spy!" Shibata said indignantly.

Shibata's full name is Shibata Hayate. He is a sunny boy in the class and an athletic boy. He joined the school's soccer club in the second week of school, but he is an athletic genius.

At the same time, as a sunny, cheerful young man, he is naturally also a saint.

It's clear that a girl as timid as Chihiro Shiranam has to endure so much hardship.

"Without changing the team leader, our score is 170 points."