Chapter 523
The indicator needle started to spin and eventually stopped at the 50kg mark.
"I'm just fast," Kiyotaka Ayanokoji- senpai said modestly. "I'm not that strong."
The next one is Hachiman.
Hachiman, didn't hesitate that much.
59.9kg.
"You came in first place in the boys' grip strength test this time," Tsukimaru Ten said. "You'll receive a 5-point reward and enough ingredients for two people."
With that said, the teacher began to deliver the reward.
First, I scanned the QR code on Hachiman's bracelet and entered the score.
Then he took out an insulated box and allowed Hachiman to choose his ingredients.
Tsukimaru Ten had prepared various pots of ingredients for soups or sukiyaki. In the end, Hachiman chose the two-person portion that looked the most appetizing.
This result is actually quite good, because it beat two White Room student.
Certainly.
Hachiman knew perfectly well that both of them were hiding their true strength. And... just now, Yagami Takuya actually wanted to invite Kiyotaka Ayanokoji to participate in the grip strength competition.
I hope Kiyotaka Ayanokoji can show some skill.
However, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji did not engage in battle at all, almost ignoring Yagami.
Hachiman paid no attention to their covert struggles.
What he needs to focus on, whether it's Nanase's situation or Yagami Takuya, you should all go after Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.
Just don't disturb the exam.
However, something unexpected happened on the girl's side.
"How can you be so strong?" Ibuki seemed a little agitated.
Despite being a girl, Ibuki has always trained herself, even learning martial arts from a young age.
And her strength is quite good even among girls.
But.
Ibuki achieved a result of 56kg.
Nanase Tsubasa, however, easily achieved a score of 65kg while looking at the gentle and polite innocent junior schoolmate.
This is amazing.
Generally speaking, 60kg is considered excellent for a boy, while someone like Sudō, who's a pro, can get 80kg, and as for Kōenji, he might even break 100kg.
For girls, due to physical limitations, 50g is considered excellent, so being able to reach 65kg is quite remarkable.
That's why Ibuki was so excited.
"I've always loved sports since I was little," said Nanase. "And I've been training hard these past two years."
I've loved sports since I was a child, which means I've been exercising since I was little. And with the training and special training I've received in the last two years, I'm sure I've made some progress.
"Alright then." Ibuki accepted the answer.
Then they got second place.
I received enough ingredients for one person.
The project has concluded.
Although we could move on to the next topic, the sun was already high in the sky. The temperature was rising rapidly.
In addition, since everyone in the group is just slacking off, there's no need for them to take exams and try to get high scores under the scorching sun.
So everyone decided to go back and have a meal first.
As for Yagami Takuya, he left after the exam.
His grades weren't very good, and he only ranked 88th in the tablet rankings.
Moreover, it wasn't a solo match; he teamed up with Sakurako Tsubaki from First Year Class C.
Thus, Hachiman others returned to the place where Yukimura and the others had been.
Yukimura was still looking at the luggage, while Kanji Ike was drinking water.
Yukimura to Hachiman had decided to contribute his lunch.
"Is there really such a good thing?" Yukimura said excitedly.
Because they haven't returned to their starting point and haven't gone to buy supplies.
On the one hand, they didn't have many resource points left, and on the other hand, the prices at the shop in Second-year Class A of the starting point were very expensive. They felt that it was not bad to just check in every day to earn points and then participate in one or two projects to get some resources.
If you spend a lot of money during these days, then you'll have to work hard to make ends meet this month.
Everyone involved paid 50,000 points to Ryuen as protection money. Therefore, Class C, being members of the "moonlight clan" (living paycheck to paycheck), didn't have many points left.
As a result, I can eat fresh ingredients today, and it's sukiyaki again.
"Yes." Hachiman nodded.
The amount of ingredients is quite large, so it's fine to eat them together.
But.
"I didn't see Komiyama or the school campus," Hachiman said.
"Shinohara went to the restroom, and Komiyama is keeping watch for her," Yukimura said.
Is that so?
The school provided portable toilets, and everyone had one.
The makeshift toilet also included a tent-like structure to maintain privacy.
However, although this thing looks convenient, it still needs someone to take care of it.
Because this forest, like the Uninhabited Island from last year, has no large, dangerous animals, but it does have snakes.
After being bitten by a snake, one is easily asked to abstain from the competition.
Iroha Isshiki's groupmates became an example of this.
Therefore, they need someone to take care of and protect them.
But.
"How long have they been gone?" Hachiman asked.
"About ten minutes," Kanji Ike said. "Hmm?"
Suddenly, Chi realized what was happening.
"Isn't this taking a little too long? No way—"
Chi immediately dropped the mineral water bottle he was drinking from and chased after it in one direction.
"Why is Senior Ike suddenly in such a hurry?" Nanase, puzzled.
"I don't know, they're making such a fuss," Ibuki said.
Ibuki is simply terrible at getting along with people.
And Hachiman... probably knows what Ike is thinking.
When Hachiman and Hiyori met before, they saw Ike and Shinohara together, and Ike also showed his affection for Shinohara.
However, Shinohara and Komiyama are on good terms now.
Therefore, Chi felt threatened.
At the same time.
Now that they've been gone for so long... either something happened, or... well, maybe they were having a secret rendezvous.
But.
Chairman Tsukishiro has stated that sexual disputes between men and women are prohibited.
It looks like it's preventing anything from happening.
But.
What if it's a mutual consent process with no disputes?
Well... that's hard to say.
"Let's go take a look too," Hachiman said.
On one hand, Chi probably wanted to catch them cheating, but if something really happened and it got out, then both groups would be affected.
As a group member, it's necessary for Hachiman to check on things and even handle any emergencies.
Only.
"Shinohara!"
"Shinohara, don't be with Komiyama. I have feelings for you."
"We are classmates, while Komiyama is in a different class. It's destined that there will be no future for those in different classes."
"Shinohara!"
"Give me a chance!" Chi's shout could be heard from afar.
This person is hopeless.
And that's what I was thinking.
"Hachiman Hikigaya!"
Nanase suddenly called out at this moment.
"How?"
Hachiman sensed that the other person's voice sounded somewhat urgent.
As he was thinking this, Hachiman ran over and discovered that... Komiyama and Shinohara had already been found.
Nanase was standing on a small hillside, trying to slide her body Nanase the hill.
Because.
Two students were standing at the foot of the hill.
Wearing red sweatpants and a white short-sleeved sports shirt.
The two students were none other than Komiyama and Satsuki Shinohara. Both were facing the ground.
At the same time.
The two bracelets emitted a beeping sound.
This is because the monitoring system detected a problem, indicating that the person is feeling unwell.
According to school rules, if you are feeling unwell, you can postpone your trip for one day if you have a prop card.
However, normally, once a dangerous threshold is reached, one will be forced to withdraw from treatment.
And now.
The bracelets on Shinohara and Komiyama's left hands displayed such a message.
"The two seem to have fainted." Nanase had already slid down the hillside, quickly checked on them.
"But—" Her expression turned serious.
"It seems that the two seniors did not fall by accident."
Because.
Both of them had signs of being attacked.
"Let's call the teacher over," Hachiman immediately suggested.
The junior student had no objections.