Heading to the Starting Point-Sakayanagi Should Be There

We don't aim for the top three, and there's nothing we can do about it, but at least we can improve our ranking.

However, the situation is that they have just disembarked from the ship and are preparing to head to the first check-in area when Onodera twisted his left leg.

Therefore, the three of them had to temporarily stop.

Horikita chose to camp on the riverbank where they could guarantee a water source, and although they set up their tents, their score was still 0.

So Sakura must be a little anxious too.

However, Horikita thought about it.

They followed Airi to the tent.

Since all three are girls, they chose a tent with 2500 resource points suitable for 3-4 people.

Lifting the curtain, one could see Onodera putting on a third sock for his injured left foot.

Since no one had bandages or anything like that, it looked like Onodera wanted to immobilize his injured leg first, and then they could continue their work together later.

"..." Suzune Horikita.

"You shouldn't take any exams for the next three days," Suzune Horikita said.

"As for scoring points, Sakura and I will go," Suzune Horikita said. "Our goal for this exam is basically not to reach the top three."

"And in the upcoming Special Exam, you'll definitely have a chance to come in handy again."

"Focus your energy on the Special Exam later."

"But your injury isn't that serious, so we can't let you choose to forfeit," Horikita said. "Because if it's just me and Sakura, and if we both have to forfeit, then the three of us will only have 0 points and be at the bottom."

Forehead.

These words startled Onodera.

"What's wrong?" Suzune Horikita asked.

"Hmm..." Onodera quickly said. "How should I put it, I feel like Horikita, you've changed."

"I almost thought you were going to force me to continue taking the exam," Onodera said.

That's really going too far.

But Onodera almost actually believed it.

So the fact that Horikita is letting her rest and not blaming her really surprised her.

Suzune Horikita has changed.

Horikita and Onodera had the most contact during last year's Sports Festival, where they practiced Onodera -legged Sports Festival.

However, at that time, Horikita was faster than Onodera, and since she was fast while Onodera was slow, their coordination was terrible.

Horikita's idea that slow runners need to cooperate with fast runners is simply absurd.

Extremely cold-hearted.

But now.

It's surprising that Suzune Horikita actually thinks about things in a humane way.

"However." Onodera probably felt that Horikita's attitude had softened a lot, so there was a question he was very curious about.

Onodera is a girl with decent looks.

However, Matoba her classmates were all beautiful girls, her appearance was immediately overshadowed, so she felt somewhat inferior.

Even when chatting with girls, he tries hard to find topics to talk about and increase his presence.

Recently, everyone has been discussing a topic.

That is...

"Horikita, now that Hachiman has gone to Class D, will your relationship be affected?" Onodera asked.

"Dating?" Suzune Horikita frowned at these words. "What dating? You mean I'm dating Hachiman Hikigaya?"

"Yes, aren't you two always together?"

"And now, he's in another class. Kushida said that in relationships, once there's distance, the relationship will break up quickly," Onodera said. "So aren't you worried?"

But Suzune Horikita tilted her head.

Because.

Interacting with each other.

Why is it said that she is dating Hachiman Hikigaya?

Both she and Hachiman Hikigaya believed that dating in high school was a waste of time, and that the right time should be spent on the right things.

High school is when the mind is most alert and focused, and after the age of 25, a person's intelligence and attention tend to decline.

Therefore, studying hard during high school is the right thing to do.

So, other girls at this age are only thinking about things like dating?

No wonder their grades are so bad.

Only.

If she denies this, does that Hachiman Hikigaya will also encounter trouble, such as being harassed by someone?

Horikita knew that Hachiman also hoped to study hard during his school years.

But.

If I admit it, then it will feel strange to spend time with Hachiman Hikigaya.

Suzune realized that this problem was much more difficult than going to a designated area to check in and earn points.

At the same time.

Below the section of the river.

"Ryuen, aren't you going a bit too far?"

Ryuen and his group did not participate in the check-in at the first designated area this morning.

Ryuen, along with Ishizaki and Katsuragi, went directly to pick up Kito.

After participating in a 5-minute fire-making exercise together, we decided to set up camp.

They chose to camp by a river because the presence of water made everything convenient. This was part of Ryuen's wilderness survival experience.

But.

Looking at the small fire that had already started to burn, and then at the six frogs roasting in the Ryuen, Katsuragi found that he still couldn't quite accept it.

Meanwhile, Gui Tou, who had already formed a team, quietly took out instant noodles and started making them.

Ishizaki calmly ate his biscuits. As someone who frequently accompanied Ryuen, he was quite familiar with Ryuen's style. However, looking at the frog made him feel a bit pressured, so he ate biscuits to stave off hunger.

As everyone knows, Second-year Class A opened a small shop at the starting point.

As classmates and a seeded group aiming for second or even third place, Ryuen and his group need supplies, so Sakayanagi will definitely arrange for someone to prepare them.

Therefore, you can replenish your supplies as long as you return to the starting point.

Only.

"It will take most of the day to get back to the starting point," Ryuen said. "And since we are in groups of four, we are not guaranteed to get first place and receive the extra reward if we check in every day."

"So what you need to do is choose a suitable topic and then work on it to get high scores."

"Then, in other aspects, we should handle things as simply as possible."

"At the same time, you need to maintain your physical strength. The exam period is 14 days, while most people will have almost exhausted their physical strength in three or four days."

"Eating fresh meat can provide high-quality protein and energy."

"After all, this is a long battle," Ryuen said. "So even if we have shortcomings, we definitely have the advantage in terms of physical fitness and time spent in the wild."

"So I predict that a week from now, many people will be passive and just try to get by as long as their score doesn't drop to 0."

"I think that will be our chance to successfully rack up points."

So is that why Ryuen directly uses local ingredients to roast frogs?

Hmm.

For the first time, Katsuragi felt immense pressure to contribute to the class.

"And Katsuragi, you still owe me so many points, you're not thinking of not paying them back at all, are you?" Ryuen added.

"..." Katsuragi.

Katsuragi was assigned to team up with Ryuen as a seeded team this time.

Sakayanagi said that if he could get second place in the class, he would receive an extra reward of 1 million points, and if he could get third place, he would receive an extra reward of 500,000 Private Points.

This is very important to him, who still has more than three million yuan in debt.

He also worked hard in this exam and obtained a Bonus Card, so if he can get second or third place, his points allocation can be doubled.

That's a good result too.

However, the prerequisite is that he must achieve a ranking. Since he is a novice in wilderness survival, he can only follow the instructions of Ryuen, a veteran.

"Also, the second designated area for today will be announced in ten minutes. Are you going to go check in on an empty stomach?" Ryuen urged again.

"..." Katsuragi had no answer.

So I started trying to eat roasted frogs.

??

However, after only two bites, Katsuragi's eyes widened slightly, because the taste seemed to be quite good.

Surprisingly, Ryuen also has some culinary skills.

"..."

Snort.

Ryuen thought it was acceptable.

After the team is formed, disagreements will arise, which will affect the members. However, Katsuragi has now lost the opportunity to raise his disagreements, so we can only follow his orders from now on.

Ryuen is quite good at winning people's hearts.

P. S.: This chapter is 6,000 words long, I have 176,000 words to spare, and I still owe 170,000 words!

A mere 170,000 words!

Chapter 29 Heading to the Starting Point, Classmate Sakayanagi should be there.

Hachiman and his group landed on the island on the morning of the 8th, and now it's the 11th.

It was very hot on the 8th, even hotter on the 9th, but it started raining on the 10th, and now it's the 11th. The weather is cloudy.

When Hachiman and the others came out of the tent, the ground was still damp.

On the afternoon of the first day, scores and rankings were not available, but they were available that evening.

Nature.

Just like Hachiman's evaluation of Ibuki, checking scores is generally about paying attention to one's own grades, but on the other hand, it's also about caring about other people's grades.

As for Hachiman... there are naturally groups he follows.

For this exam, Class D was assigned two seed groups.

One of them is the winning team of Ryuen, Ishizaki, Katsuragi, and Shun Kito.

The goal is second or third place.

As for the first place...

The Rokosuke Kōenji are superimposed on Albert.