Kiriyama-senpai, You Want to Defect-Oh, Wait, Are You Trying to Become a Lackey? (Continued)

There was also a library on the ship, and she noticed two cat-themed books placed in a prominent spot, so she borrowed them.

But before we could even see it, Amasawa took us out to see the sea.

"It's just outrageous that a high school student can enjoy such a luxurious trip."

However, even Yukino couldn't help but sigh at the sight.

Because what she said was indeed the truth.

A single ticket to such a cruise ship would probably cost hundreds of thousands.

However, the school invited all students free of charge, partly to provide transportation to take them to the Uninhabited Island Exam, and partly to fulfill its promise of a two-week luxury trip for the students after the exam.

The expenses involved are terrifying just to think about.

The school's financial resources are truly astonishing, given its ability to afford such expenses.

Click—

At that moment, Yukino noticed a girl with pink, somewhat dowdy twin tails holding a camera.

"Someone is taking pictures of the seagulls," Ichika Amasawa said.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now," Yukino said.

She is not used to or good at getting along with others; she has always been a loner in the past.

"Well..."

"Yukino, is it really okay to be so unsociable?" Amasawa said.

"I don't think fitting in is necessarily important," Yukino said. "Is being alone really bad? You can't know what it's like to be alone."

Then Yukino left.

Not far away.

"I always feel that junior looks a lot like you, Horikita."

Meanwhile, on the same deck, feeling the sea breeze blowing in her face, the little angel with medium-length golden hair said...

This is Kushida.

Normally, during this time when she seems to be having fun, she would be spending time with her girlfriends.

However, Kushida and Horikita are currently on the deck together.

Because she knew very well that if she relaxed now, it would be terrible if she couldn't get back into the zone when the exam started.

Everyone took a bus at the school gate at 8:00 a. m., and arrived at the port 2 hours later, and then boarded this ship.

The ship will sail for a day and a half, and then on the 8th, everyone will be taken to Uninhabited Island for the exam.

So it's too early to relax now.

After all, the next step is Special Exam that will last for 14 days.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with being alone," Suzune Horikita said. "Because I've been alone since elementary school, and then there was kindergarten, so it's been even longer."

"..." Kushida.

Um.

Kushida confirmed it.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita is alone, she doesn't need anyone to accompany her. But Horikita, you still have some shortcomings.

But.

Kushida looked at his phone and tapped on the GPS location.

Hachiman seemed to have been staying in his room the whole time. That's why I couldn't find him even after coming to the deck.

But.

Kushida noticed that the number of students on the deck had increased again.

A girl with beautiful blonde hair also came out.

And that person is... Nanase Tsubasa.

Hachiman Hikigaya's arrangement for her to collect item cards with the students of First-year Class D was not entirely innocent, because Hachiman Hikigaya also secretly assigned her a mission - to spy on Nanase.

In other words, we need to let her use her expertise to understand Nanase Tsubasa's inner thoughts.

And now, we've acquired 70%.

Then Kushida's gaze involuntarily followed Nanase Tsubasa's direction.

On one hand, Kushida learns other people's secrets by befriending them, and this kind of friendship involves treating everyone equally. Therefore, he realizes that Nanase is planning to do something during this Uninhabited Island Exam.

Knowing the other person's secret and the grudge of their childhood sweetheart's suicide, she was actually worried about them.

On the other hand...

Hachiman Hikigaya collected so many item cards to place bets before the exam, and then chose the first place in the group where Kōenji was located.

But this is only in theory.

In reality, the exam takes 14 days.

Therefore, there is still a possibility of change.

Therefore, regardless of the perspective, we need to pay attention to this junior student. This is to prevent her from becoming a variable that affects everyone's points earning.

From this perspective, Kushida's emotional intelligence is quite high.

"Then Horikita, you can go back to your room and study," Kushida said. "I'll go and talk to Tsubasa again."

"I've been to the library and borrowed some textbooks; I don't think you'll refuse."

"..." Suzune Horikita.

Horikita glanced at Kushida.

I feel Kushida has become Hachiman Hikigaya, acting like everything's fine and then arranging for her to go read a book.

Although she doesn't dislike reading, she always feels that she is treated easily.

But.

If this were a regular exam, Kushida wouldn't be by her side.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya is now in another class, so it's not a good idea to go to him at this time.

And.

She is still too weak.

Hachiman stayed in the dormitory arranged on the ship for a while, and after finishing reading the novel "Byakuyakou" that he had brought, he prepared to go out of the room to find food.

As a second-year student, he was already familiar with the exam process.

Therefore, while waiting on the ship to reach the exam destination, one can enjoy their own life along the way.

However, as soon as he opened the dormitory door, he quickly closed it again.

"..." Hachiman.

Because he noticed a girl with short blue hair standing at the door.

The other party's posture was like that of someone standing guard.

"Click".

Hachiman decides to reopen the door.

But outside the door, there was still a girl with short blue hair standing there.

Occasionally, other students would pass by, looking at them curiously. But the girl with short blue hair kept her eyes straight ahead.

"..." Hachiman.

It seems I was right.

Hachiman opened the door three times in a row, confirming that the other party was indeed on guard duty.

This school Meritocracy and grades above all else.

So by spending just a little money, you can avoid sharing a dormitory room with two classmates.

He's all alone now.

However, it was strange that there were people standing at the door.

So Hachiman decided to get straight to the point.

"I don't think I need a doorman here. Nor do I need bodyguards," he said.

"But if we really calculate it according to your betting method, then I've gotten way too many points this time," Ibuki said.

Oh.

Hachiman understood.

So, as one-fifth of the points to be earned, does Ibuki feel that she has earned too many points?

Then she felt she had gained too much and felt uncomfortable, so she said she would come over and do what she could.

"Speaking of which..."

Hachiman considered it for a moment, then opened the door and let Ibuki come in to talk first.

"During last year's Uninhabited Island Exam, Ryuen arranged for you to go to other classes as spies, and then even staged a self-inflicted injury."

Hachiman was very curious. "How much money did Ryuen pay you in total?"

"Money?" Ibuki looked over curiously. "What money? Isn't this for the class to get points? Why is there such a thing as payment?"

Tsk tsk.

They didn't contribute a single penny?

You were clearly a spy, yet you still got punched several times in the face.

It seems he was too kind.

Yes.

Hachiman initially felt somewhat guilty about only giving an extra 50,000 points to each ordinary student in Second Year Class D as a reward for this exam.

But now it seems that Ryuen is much darker than him.

He still hasn't fully integrated into the class.

"Then you can stay by my side for now," Hachiman said after considering for a moment.

Because he asked about Ibuki's spying experience last year, Hachiman thought of Karuizawa and Kushida's underwear.

But for Ibuki, there was still a small notebook of accounts to keep.

That is, when she infiltrated Class C and stole Karuizawa's underwear in an attempt to cause chaos in the class, Hachiman ended up suffering the consequences because she put Karuizawa's underwear in his bag.

This was undoubtedly a setup by Ibuki.

But it's not good to frame someone else.

Do you think he's the kind of person who would do something like that?

So this is recorded in Hachiman's little notebook.

However, it's best not to ask the other person why they stole Karuizawa's underwear and put it in his bag.

Hachiman has a lot of dark history, and doesn't want to relive PTSD right now.

There was a reason why Hachiman was going to bring Ibuki along.

That is, you can often see Ryuen with Albert, and Albert is always wearing sunglasses and looking like a bodyguard, which makes Ryuen feel rather smug.

Is this kind of thing really that interesting?

Hachiman a little curious, while Ibuki felt guilty about taking too much money, so it shouldn't be a problem to experience it occasionally, right?

"Go borrow a pair of sunglasses first," Hachiman said. "To be honest, I've never experienced life with bodyguards before."