Chapter 507

Katsuragi carried the item card Trial Card.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this is the winning team that Sakayanagi has prepared.

In other words, Sakayanagi's teaching style remains... extremely radical.

Either win decisively, or there will be no turning back.

However, Katsuragi's tactics had already proven to be a failure in the past.

So we can only hope that they can continue to develop on their own.

The supplies have been exchanged.

Hachiman and the others began their journey to the gathering point.

Everyone was carrying a backpack.

It's already 9:46. There's not much time left before we disembark and collect our phones.

Only.

Hachiman noticed that one of his teammates, Komiyama, seemed to be acting strangely.

Komiyama was a pawn in the Sudō fighting incident.

They are highly obedient.

"That..."

But Komiyama seems to be finding it difficult to talk about it now.

"Why don't you just say it directly?" Ibuki, on the other hand, seemed rather cold-hearted.

Oh?

Hachiman realized that something he didn't know had happened.

"Actually..." Komiyama said, scratching his head. "When we get to the island, could we wait for Shinohara- san?"

"She's starting from area D3," Komiyama said. "We're starting from area D7. We should be able to run into her."

Shinohara.

"Satsuki Shinohara?" Hachiman asked.

"Hmm," Komiyama said shyly. "Actually, I want to team up with her."

"..." Hachiman.

Given Hachiman's immature experience in dating, this is a sign of being in love.

However, regarding Shinohara, Hachiman and Hiyori previously witnessed her with Kanji Ike, and their relationship seemed to be developing, but...

Has it changed from a duo to a trio now?

No wonder Kushida said that romances during school years are not guaranteed to be genuine, and the probability of them succeeding is only 10%-15%.

"But the school rules prohibit boys and girls from doing anything inappropriate during exams," Hachiman reminded them.

"No, it won't turn out like that!" Komiyama quickly said, "It's just that Shinohara is teaming up alone this time, and the rules say that if you don't follow the instructions to check in at the designated area a few times, you'll get points deducted."

"Then she would be in danger if she were alone."

"So I was thinking, maybe I could help her out."

There is another rule among the exam rules.

That means when the official exam begins, the restrictions on team formation will be lifted.

A maximum of 6 people can be formed in a group.

If you have a Reinforcement Card, you can get an extra person, making it a maximum group of 7.

Then.

After teams are formed, the group's score is calculated based on the total score, which includes the score of each team member.

For example, if Ibuki gets 5 points for participating in another project, and Hachiman gets 4 points for participating in another project, then the group's total score is 9 points.

Then all members scored 9 points.

Then everyone participates in a mobile check-in in a designated area, and everyone gets 1 point as long as they arrive.

If a group has 6 members and all of them arrive, then each person can get 1 point, for a total of 6 points.

It seems that there is strength in numbers.

However, it can also become a burden.

Because.

There will be extra rewards depending on the order in which you arrive.

The first three to arrive will receive an extra 10 points, plus 5 points and 3 points as bonuses. However, this extra bonus requires the entire group to arrive.

Therefore, if a group has a large number of people and some members are slow, they can only watch as other groups get points.

If you're acting alone, you're essentially a team by yourself, so you can immediately earn extra rewards.

You'll get a high score of 1+10 points!

If teams are formed during the exam and both groups receive points, then the scores of the two groups will be averaged after the teams are combined.

So.

This should be suitable for Sakayanagi's team.

Due to physical limitations, although Sakayanagi's group has members with athletic abilities like Kamuro, their ability to rack up points is restricted.

Unable to receive the extra reward for the group's arrival.

However, if a group of people are assigned to farm points and then team up with the Sakayanagi group, then the final score that Sakayanagi gets should also be quite good.

In this way.

Hachiman was thinking about something quite serious, related to the exam.

But.

"If you want to team up with Shinohara, I have no objection." Hachiman was also from Class D.

I'm willing to lend a hand to the Class D members, partly because... Shinohara Karuizawa's small team.

During last year's Uninhabited Island Exam, Ibuki infiltrated their class as a spy and stole Karuizawa's underwear in an attempt to frame Hachiman.

Then, Shinohara, as Karuizawa's friend, forcefully stepped forward and demanded a thorough investigation.

So.

Ibuki, now that Komiyama invited Shinohara to join this group, do you think you can get along well with her?

Won't that be awkward?

But.

Ibuki probably doesn't understand at all. Because Hachiman realized that Ibuki felt no remorse towards him!

Only.

The thief who stole Karuizawa's underwear, the person who eventually got Karuizawa's underwear, and the people who stood up for Karuizawa all came together.

The composition of this strange group is somewhat worrying.

Komiyama, not being good at reading the atmosphere, immediately started sending messages to Shinohara as if he had been granted a pardon.

They told her that after disembarking, she should stay where she was, and that they would go find her and then form a team.

And a corner of the deck.

Following the instructions, Shinohara waited for the small boat to dock, preparing to head to Area D3 with the other students who had received the itinerary, where they would begin their two-week Uninhabited Island Exam.

Actually, she was quite bitter inside.

When Horikita initially arranged the team formation, she felt that since someone was taking care of her, it wouldn't be a problem for her to go alone.

But.

Who would have thought that her starting point was so far away from Hui's, almost one in the north and the other in the south.

What reassured Shinohara somewhat was that Megumi and the others would also be heading her way, so each side only needed to cross a quarter of the island.

This time the island is much larger than last year's.

I don't know when we can meet up.

But.

[Shinohara, our starting point is D7, and you're on D3. Perfect, let's team up.] by Komiyama.

This is a text message from Komiyama.

Komiyama was a student in the Ryuen's class. At first, I thought the students in the Ryuen's class were all delinquents, but it turned out that Komiyama was a good student and also very easy to talk to.

At the same time, Shinohara cleverly realized that the other party seemed to have feelings for her and was pursuing her.

She also knew that Kanji Ike was pursuing her.

So she's currently wavering and doesn't know who to choose.

But.

Open your phone's contacts.

Kanji Ike.

[Shinohara, you should team up with Karuizawa.] by Kanji Ike.

Chi had no idea that her starting point was so far away from Hui's.

Then Chi's starting point is C3, which is actually very close to her D3.

Didn't you ever think about teaming up with her? This kind of straight man is hopeless.

As for Komiyama's group, Shinohara remembers, it was a group with Ibuki and Hachiman.

So.

Shinohara has already made a decision.

Meanwhile, Karuizawa, who was also preparing to depart, received a text message from Shinohara.

Because initially, teams could only be formed in groups of three, while the small team in Karuizawa had four people.

So no matter who makes the team of three, there will always be one person left over.

However, when the exam starts, you can continue to form teams.

So their original plan was to meet up with Shinohara and form a team after the exam started.

This way, the four of us can act together again.

But.

There were also some unpleasant discoveries. Shinohara's starting point was far from theirs, and it was uncertain whether Shinohara could manage on her own.

So Hui has been keeping in touch with her.

Result.

[Megumi, I've joined Group 33. That's Ryuen's class.] by Shinohara.

Shinohara sent me a text message.

Oh, I see.

There's not much to say about these text messages; they're too far apart, so Shinohara can choose someone nearby to look after each other.

What's particularly unsettling is what the chairman said today about allowing conflicts to occur.