Sakayanagi: Because I Didn't Take the Exam (Continued)

So he's considered one of the smarter students in Class D.

But now, Shiina is saying something strange.

"Actually, I saw Rokosuke Kōenji this morning."

"..."

Rokosuke Kōenji.

The leader of Class C.

Class C has occupied a large number of strongholds, and if the leader of Class C is guessed, then Class C's points will be cleared.

All of us lost this exam.

Result.

Did the Kōenji get back onto the ship?

"You mean, Rokosuke Kōenji returned to the ship? And it was in the morning?"

Kaneda pushed up his glasses in astonishment, "Holy crap..."

He had a terrible idea.

"So, the leader of Class C is no longer Kōenji?"

Ordinary students cannot withdraw at will; if they are found to be unwell, they will be forced to withdraw.

As the team leader, Kōenji cannot easily give up his role.

Therefore...

We're already on the ship, which means... Kōenji isn't the leader of Class C.

"That's impossible. I took a picture of the card being swiped at Kōenji. His name is on the Leader Card," Ibuki said immediately.

"I've also been wondering why he's here," Shiina said. "But I'm certain that Class C won't easily lose those points, given how many they've earned this time."

"So they may have taken advantage of a loophole."

"Then... just now, I understood," Shiina said. "Look—"

Shiina pointed in a direction where there was an outdoor swimming pool.

A tall, fit, and muscular boy with blond hair and red eyes was by the swimming pool, but he showed no intention of going into the water.

And this person was someone they all knew well.

It was Rokosuke Kōenji from Class C.

Kōenji has always been narcissistic. He likes to swim and sunbathe on the ship, enjoying himself. After getting out of the pool, he doesn't dry himself off, which bothers the staff.

Everyone has seen this scene before.

But now.

Does Kōenji not have a waterway?

"His left foot!"

Kaneda suddenly noticed something: there were three pairs of teeth marks on the lower leg of Kōenji's left foot.

A pair of teeth marks has only two small black dots.

The three pairs of teeth marks are six small black dots.

The thing with two teeth marks is...

"He was bitten by a snake," Shiina said. "With his superhuman physical abilities, how could he possibly be bitten, let alone three times?"

"So."

"I think he most likely used this excuse to get back to the ship."

"I was bitten by a snake and injured, so I need to get treatment immediately. That's why I have to get back on the ship. It's an unavoidable situation," Shiina said. "And then, the rule that the team leader cannot be changed without cause was broken."

"So, Class C is going to win this time!"

"If Ryuen guesses that the leader of Class C is wrong, he will lose 50 points!"

Kaneda wasn't too stupid; he was just a little less intelligent than Katsuragi. So now that he had confirmed that Kōenji had returned to the ship and that the leader had changed, he immediately realized that Ryuen probably didn't know this yet.

"Pretty much," Shiina said. "So if Ryuen continues to guess the information about Class C's leader, he will only get 50 points."

Guessing Class A correctly will earn you +50 points.

Guessing Class B correctly earns you +50 points.

Guessing Class C incorrectly - 50 points.

So it's exactly 50 points.

"50 points..."

Going from 150 points for correctly guessing three classes to 50 points is somewhat disheartening.

But it's still barely acceptable.

At that moment, the television in the restaurant began broadcasting Majima-sensei announcing the exam results.

"Last place, Class D, 0 points!"

"..."

???

The students in Class D were slightly stunned after hearing Majima-sensei announce the results.

Because.

It's 0 points, not even 50 points?

Of course not.

"Third place, Class A, 70 points!"

Class A's results were also outrageous.

And at school.

It's 10:30 now. Student Council Office.

Today is Saturday, and the students are on holiday. Only the Student Council members are working. However, the Student Council welcomed a lovely guest today.

"Sakayanagi, why are you here?"

Sitting at the Vice President's desk, the handsome blond guy suddenly struck up a conversation.

This is Miyabi Nagumo.

The Sports Festival is next month, and it's organized by the Student Council in conjunction with the school, so the Student Council's workload has increased significantly, and he naturally has to come and help.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that a week ago, Sakayanagi's unauthorized actions led to a warning from Manabu Horikita, so he wanted to present a reliable and capable image to Manabu Horikita and improve his performance.

So he came to work overtime on Saturday.

But.

After reading two documents, I saw a cute girl holding a cane in her left hand appear at the entrance of the Student Council.

That was Sakayanagi Arisu from Class A, First Year.

A first-grade girl left behind by her parents.

"I came here to get firsthand exam results," Sakayanagi Arisu said.

Is that so?

Nagumo stroked his chin.

Indeed.

Today is the day the results of the first-year students' Uninhabited Island Exam will be released.

Sakayanagi Arisu was unable to participate due to health reasons, but as a first-year student and a student in Class A, it was reasonable for her to want to obtain the exam results for her own class.

"Then you'll have to wait a bit," Nagumo said. "Horikita has gone to the Chairman's Office."

"The exam results will be sent to the Chairman's Office as soon as possible. We'll have to wait for him to return," Nagumo said.

The Student Council is now not only empty of Manabu Horikita, but even Akane Tachibana is gone.

There was only Nagumo, an accountant, and a janitor.

However, both of them had been bribed with money by Nagumo.

Therefore, there are some things you can say without hesitation.

"Sakayanagi, I admit you're quite capable," Nagumo said. "I also believe you have the qualities to be Student Council President. In fact, I can fully support you."

"However, not the next one, but the one after that."

"In other words, I'm letting you be the Student Council President this time, but I'll only serve for one year. After that, I will appoint you to take over," Nagumo said.

"Oh."

Sakayanagi, however, remained polite.

She understood that Nagumo wanted to form an alliance with her.

But she remained unmoved.

If Nagumo fully supports him, then he will definitely be able to become the Student Council President.

But.

She still has 100 votes in third grade.

It's not like we can't get the votes from Third-year Class A. And since Class A will definitely support her, we'll buy some more votes from Hachiman Hikigaya.

Therefore, she has a very good chance of winning.

Why do we have to wait another year?

So she curled her lip in disdain.

"..." Nagumo.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, but Sakayanagi Arisu no longer smiles; instead, she looks at him with disdain.

Nagumo knew, of course, that Sakayanagi was looking down on the offer he had made.

In other words...

You'll have to pay more.

"If you agree to withdraw from this year's Student Council President election," Miyabi Nagumo said, "I can give you an extra 15 million Private Points."

"15 million, and if you raise another 5 million, that's 20 million. Although you're currently a student in Class A, this school is based on competition between classes, so just being in Class A isn't secure at all, is it?"

"So I'm giving you a guaranteed chance to graduate from Class A," Nagumo said.

"..." Sakayanagi.

15 million.

Then, by raising another 5 million, you get 20 million. As long as you have 20 million, and stay in school, you can use points to skip classes when you are about to graduate. No matter which class Class A is at that time, you can graduate from Class A.

It's a temptation.

But.

"20 million." Sakayanagi Arisu said.

"You're too greedy," Dan Nagumo said. "You know, points are everything in this school, and 20 million isn't something you can just throw around. It's not something you can get so easily."

"Is it difficult?" Sakayanagi asked. "If you can get other classes to make money for you..."

Hehe.

So that's why you're rushing to the third grade.

They used Third-year Class C and Class D of Grade 3 as ATMs.