Victory Banquet! Chabashira: I'm Impressed! 7k (Continued)

"Idiot!" But Ryuen looked at Sudō with disdain. "If you really have the guts, then come and fight me. The only reason you dare to speak now is because I'm all alone."

"Trash Sudō!" Ryuen commented.

"Ryuen, you son of a bitch—" Sudō was instantly enraged.

But he was quickly stopped by other boys.

"Sudō, calm down. Ryuen's class has a zero score right now. He might be deliberately trying to pick a fight with us!"

"It's all so that we'll lose points," Hirata quickly said.

Forehead.

Is that so?

It was only then that everyone realized that Ryuen's class had also scored 0 on the exam, so their class evaluation score was naturally 0 as well.

They're all at 0 points, there's nothing left to deduct.

So getting into a conflict with him and getting points deducted would definitely be a losing proposition.

So Yamauchi and Ike quickly stopped Sudō together.

"..." Hachiman.

If we're just talking about fighting, Class C is indeed not very good.

Although Ryuen is just one person, he has overcome many obstacles and achieved great success.

"Everyone, calm down. Ryuen is looking for me," Hachiman said.

So he took the initiative to leave the crowd.

"If it's a fight or something—"

Kushida walked out, seemingly trying to ease the tension.

"It's not a fight," Hachiman said. "Besides, the Ryuen is already thinking of dropping out."

"..." Ryuen.

Drop out of school?

This school is actually quite interesting. There are Special Exam, and even the challenge of getting into Class A is so difficult. It's very challenging, and Ryuen doesn't want to leave just like that.

"You old sly fox, Hachiman Hikigaya, don't even think about throwing any blame at me," Ryuen said.

"This time I came," Ryuen said. "What I wanted to say was that you're unreliable."

"We agreed verbally that our two classes wouldn't guess each other's team leaders, but you, I got 0 points, which means you betrayed me!"

"Hachiman Hikigaya, you are completely untrustworthy!" Ryuen said, raising his voice.

Hachiman realized that Ryuen was trying to ruin his reputation.

It is said that he betrayed the alliance immediately after it was formed.

Then, if you want to do business with others in the future, they will also be worried.

But.

"Ryuen, what do you mean by that?" Hachiman said mercilessly. "Is our so-called alliance really real?"

"Or do you have a written agreement?"

"But if you can't provide evidence, then I can conclude that you're framing me."

"..." Ryuen.

Indeed, no contract was written down.

Suzune Horikita, who was next to Hachiman, knew very well what had happened.

Let's go back to the fourth day of the Island Exam.

After Ibuki left, Ichinose and Kanzaki came looking for him, Hachiman Hikigaya sold Base 25 for 100,000 points. However, he didn't spend much time on Class B; instead, he took her with him on his mission.

The two walked together into the forest.

According to Kōenji, there are probably 25-26 outposts on this small island.

"We've taken 20, Ichinose has taken 1, and then we found a small hut. So there are 2-3 left. But instead of taking over these strongholds, we're going to find Ryuen."

As Hachiman walked, he spoke to Suzune Horikita.

"I am certain that Ryuen will remain on the island."

"Since both Ibuki and Kaneda have left, he who remains on the island is very likely the leader of Class D." — Sato

"So to avoid being discovered, he would probably be somewhere quite far away on the island, or even deliberately avoiding the location of the outpost."

In other words, deep in the forest, there are places unsuitable for human habitation.

"So, are we going to go find him now?" Suzune Horikita asked.

"Yes, we also need to get information about the leader of Class A from him," Hachiman said.

"But."

Hachiman handed a wooden stick to Suzune Horikita. "Those kinds of places are not suitable for human habitation and have a high risk factor, so someone needs to protect you."

"..." Suzune.

So, they targeted her to protect her?

Does she look like a bodyguard?

"Are you really that afraid of snakes?" Horikita asked.

No, it's not a question of whether I'm afraid or not, it's just that snakes are really disgusting and unacceptable.

So the two of them played together.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Suzune Horikita suddenly frowned.

A few days ago, Horikita seemed a bit weak because she was sick, but now that she has recovered, she exudes a cool and aloof aura.

At the same time, I seem to be a bit more awake now.

She took a small bag out of the left pocket of her tracksuit jacket.

"How long do you intend for me to keep this thing?" Suzune Horikita said.

The bag contained a pure cotton item.

And this is a woman's underwear.

Blue and white stripes.

These are the underwear that Kikyo Kushida lost this morning.

But it wasn't Ibuki took it, nor was it Kushida who acted out the scene; it was Suzune Horikita who stole it.

"I was worried that Kushida's acting skills weren't good enough, so I arranged for you to do it."

"You know I need to protect Karuizawa," Hachiman said. "This class is terrible, with a lot of people dragging us down, so we need to protect the ones who can be of use."

"..." Suzune found herself unable to deny it.

Because she also wanted the opportunity to go solo.

"But as for the underwear, should we just give it back to Kushida?" Suzune Horikita asked this because she noticed that after she took out Kushida's underwear, Hachiman actually took it and confiscated it.

"Probably not." But Hachiman shook his head. "You probably think that since this is a scheme, you can just Kushida directly and return the underwear to her, and then there won't be a problem, right?"

"Isn't that how it is?" Horikita asked, puzzled.

"Definitely not. Have you considered the damage this would cause Kushida?" Hachiman said. "She considers you a friend, but you stole her underwear to carry out my mission. She will consider the strength of your friendship."

"..." Horikita. "After all, this is for exams... so I think Kushida can understand."

Um.

Although Horikita's little sister has softened somewhat and even sought him out as a companion, she is still completely inept at interpersonal relationships.

When the underwear is returned to Kushida, Kushida will smile and forgive Horikita's actions.

But.

Negative emotions will definitely surge.

So we have to find a place for her to vent her frustrations.

"Anyway, leave this to me," Hachiman said. "The key is to find Ryuen and get information about the leader of Class A from him. As for Horikita, you pave the way."

"I give up." Suzune Horikita then casually picked up a branch and walked ahead of Hachiman into the forest.

This is an Uninhabited Island, which is also an artificial island. There are no large wild animals or anything that could cause danger, but there might still be snakes or similar creatures.

Although most of the snakes seen were non-venomous, it is still a small island, so it is impossible to prevent venomous snakes from swimming in the sea and then crawling onto the island.

So.

Suzune Horikita walked ahead, but she was also on high alert.

Finally.

After walking for more than two hours, the two found a place where smoke was rising.

Someone had set up a campfire.

At that moment, Ryuen was still warming himself by the fire, but his reaction was very strong.

"Who's there!" Ryuen quickly noticed that someone had arrived.

The only people who knew he was still on the island were Ibuki and Kaneda.

However, the two had already returned to the ship.

So it's Hashimoto? But Hashimoto hadn't told Hashimoto he was here. So he quickly turned around.

Then.

"..."

The three of them stared at each other, big eyes meeting small eyes.

"Eating this kind of stuff in a place like this, Ryuen, would you like two pieces of bread?" Suzune Horikita said.

What she saw was a small fire that Ryuen had set up, with the torso of a processed snake resting on the edge of the fire, and a processed rat.

She truly lives up to her reputation as Suzune Horikita.

It not only adds fuel to the fire in terms of atmosphere, but it is also very effective at directly making people angry.

"Whether it's a snake or a field mouse, they're both wild game," Ryuen said. "But you two are wandering around aimlessly. Are you perhaps having a secret rendezvous? And you've come to a place like this. Could it be that you're planning to..."

"Ryuen, make this quick," Hachiman said calmly. "Hand over the information about the leader of Class A."

"..." Ryuen.

It was bad enough that they rushed up to him, but then they demanded that he hand over the information of the leader of Class A.

"What if I say no?" Ryuen said dismissively.

"Then I can only inform the students of Class A and Class B that you are still on the island. Then, during the guessing game for the team leader, everyone can choose to guess you," Hachiman said. "You must have some plans for staying on the island, but if all three classes write your name on the list, then all your plans will be ruined."

If other classes write down his name, he will lose 150 points in the guessing game for the team leader.

Then any plans or schemes will be in vain.

"This deal won't work," Ryuen said quickly after thinking for a moment. "You have to pay more!"

"So you really are the leader of Class D," Hachiman suddenly said. "Actually, I wasn't too sure, but I can relax now."

"..."

Grass.

Ryuen realized she had been scammed.

The conversation just now was about his role as the leader of Class D.

In other words, Hachiman Hikigaya deliberately tricked him.

"Ibuki was a spy you planted, wasn't she?" Hachiman said.

Oh.