Hosen: What's Going On with the Second-Years? Is It Really That Big a Deal That Two People Got Hurt?

Saving lives is the priority at this time.

Therefore, the two of them pressed the emergency button on Shinohara's and Komiyama's wristbands respectively.

Once this button is pressed, the school will arrive at the student's location within 30 minutes, but it also means... the student has given up.

Chapter 34 Hōsen: What's wrong with the second graders? Are two people really that bad?

After pressing the safety bracelets on Shinohara and Komiyama's left hands, Hachiman and Nanase decided to move the two to a shady spot.

Since the sun has already risen, if the two of them are left here in this position to wait for rescue, they may run out of water along the way.

Meanwhile, Kanji Ike, who was still searching around, finally realized that something was wrong.

They quickly climbed down the hillside.

Perhaps because the hillside was quite steep, he tripped and fell.

After falling, Kanji Ike immediately got up and, ignoring the pain, walked straight toward Shinohara.

From this perspective, he must have been genuinely worried about Shinohara.

"Why did it turn out like this?" Upon arriving at the bottom of the small hill and seeing Shinohara unconscious, Ike felt unable to accept it.

"The two of them were attacked."

"And it happened just a short while ago," Hachiman said.

This means that Hachiman noticed a scratch on Komiyama's arm, and the blood on the scratch had not completely dried, indicating that it had just been injured.

"So someone attacked them?"

As he said this, Kanji Ike quickly looked around. Then, a look of tension crossed his face. "I didn't do it. I could never do something like that to Shinohara."

?

No one doubts you; rather, why would you doubt yourself at this moment?

"Nanase, did you find something?" Hachiman walked towards Nanase Tsubasa.

"Hmm." Nanase Tsubasa, who had just gone up the hill to check, nodded. Then she looked down at the marks on the ground.

"There should have been a third person's footprints here, but they were erased."

"This shows that the people who attacked Komiyama and Shinohara- senpai were skilled in counter-surveillance."

Oh, I see.

"And then?" Hachiman continued.

And then...

"I don't know why this happened, but this kind of thing... I don't think it's good at all," Nanase Tsubasa said. "I don't think innocent people should be dragged into this."

The fact that innocent people shouldn't be dragged into this suggests that Nanase Tsubasa thinks it was Hōsen and his group's doing.

In other words...

Although the identity of the third party cannot be determined, Hōsen and his group can be temporarily listed as suspects.

However, Hōsen and his group had absolutely no reason to attack Shinohara and his group.

Because if it's discovered that they were the ones who carried out the attack, then forget about Kiyotaka Ayanokoji being expelled from school; they'll be the first to be eliminated.

Hachiman felt that his junior's deduction was not very accurate.

However, the priority now is to let Shinohara and the others wait for rescue, and then provide information after they wake up.

So the four of them just waited together on one side. Later, Yukimura and Ibuki also noticed that Hachiman and the others had been gone for a long time, so Ibuki came over and found out the same thing.

In this way.

It turned into everyone waiting together for the school teachers to arrive.

About 25 minutes later, the familiar figure of the homeroom teacher finally arrived.

One of them is Chabashira-sensei from Class C, an old acquaintance.

The other is Sakagami, the homeroom teacher of Second Year Class D, whose face is somewhat uneven due to too many pimples.

Two teachers led the team, and four medical teams arrived at the same time.

The medical team members wore white coats and carried simple stretchers and first-aid kits.

"It's actually one of my students!"

Sakagami Digital-sensei was instantly taken aback.

It seems he did not know who the student who died was.

Instead, they came over with the medical team after receiving a report that a student was in danger.

"I knew we shouldn't have made an exception and conducted such a long and risky exam! The students didn't have enough wilderness survival knowledge, nor had they received any prior training; something was bound to happen!" Sakagami-sensei immediately burst into a tirade. "Now, sure enough, something has happened to one of my students! What is Representative Chairman Tsukishiro thinking! I'm going to petition for his impeachment."

Um.

To some extent, Hachiman's impression of his homeroom teacher improved.

"How is the situation?"

Chabashira squatted down and asked the professional beside her. She only had some knowledge of first aid; she didn't know anything else.

"Their vital signs are normal, but both of them have suffered head injuries."

"It looks like he was attacked first and then fell down the hillside, but fortunately the hillside isn't very high," the doctor said after the examination. "However, given the severity of the injury, there's a possibility of concussion, so he'll need to be observed."

"That's why I can't accept this kind of exam; it's easy for students to have problems."

Sakagami-sensei wanted to continue her tirade, but a doctor stopped her. "Quiet down!"

He noticed that one of the two injured boys was showing signs of waking up.

Really.

A few seconds later, Komiyama woke up somewhat groggily.

"Here it is..."

"Shinohara? How are you?" The first thing Komiyama asked Shinohara after waking up was to ask her.

"Komiyama, what's going on with you guys?" Sakagami-sensei immediately asked.

"How so..."

"Shinohara came to this hillside together. Then I seemed to hear footsteps, but I just felt an Ichika before my eyes and a headache. Then I saw Shinohara about to fall down the hillside. I instinctively reached out to grab her, and then I also fell down in a daze."

"I didn't see anyone, but... Shinohara might have seen them. It's just that Shinohara is currently..."

As he said this, Komiyama felt an intense and unbearable headache again.

"Let them rest first," the doctor said after seeing them. Then he said to the two teachers, "We've decided to take them back for treatment first. The ship has a better treatment environment."

"It seems that this is the only way," said Sakagami-sensei.

"Then I'll take care of getting them onto the ship." Satsuki Shinohara was a student in Chabashira's class, so it was her responsibility to escort them.

"So, teachers, can we be sure they were attacked?" Hachiman asked at that moment.

"What do you mean?" Chabashira Sister looked over.

Hachiman Hikigaya was once her prized student.

"As a member of the Student Council, I cannot stand by and do nothing when students have suffered such harm."

"So."

"I want to access the nearby surveillance footage," Hachiman said.

There are surveillance cameras on this island as well.

Although the number is not that large, it is possible to conduct a random survey.

"So you mean you want to find the person who attacked the two of them?"

"I will report this to my superiors," Chabashira said. "I cannot give you a reply right now."

"But."

She paused again.

"I'll leave the phone with you for now," she said. "If I can access the surveillance footage, I'll send it to this phone."

"However, other things cannot be used indiscriminately."

It's obvious.

When a student is attacked and injured, even Chabashira finds it difficult to handle the unexpected situation.

So, to prevent further problems, she preferred to do something against the rules, such as lending her phone to Hachiman first.

One side of the story is that the request came from the other party.

A thorough investigation of the surveillance footage is demanded.

Therefore, you can give the phone to the other party, retrieve the surveillance footage, and then send it back to that phone for the other party to judge.

On the one hand... if a real danger is encountered, then you can immediately use your mobile phone to contact other teachers.

So it can be considered as giving Hachiman a life-saving charm.

"I didn't bring my phone. I can't ask the chairman to let me see the surveillance footage." At this moment, Sakagami hadn't realized that Chabashira had just violated the rules; they were just a little annoyed that they hadn't brought their phones when they came over.

He also realized that things were getting serious.

Although Acting Chairman Tsukishiro had stated that small-scale conflicts were permissible, the extent of this prisoner's attack has now exceeded the permitted limits.

If Komiyama and Shinohara had not been discovered in time, or Komiyama Shinohara had fallen from a higher place, they could have lost their lives.

Four medical staff members then helped Komiyama and Shinohara onto stretchers.

"Teacher, can I go back with you?" Ike asked at this moment. "I'm very worried about Shinohara's situation."

"I see..."

Chabashira looked at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji. As the homeroom teacher, she knew about the students' team formations.

Kanji Ike is a member of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's group.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji remained expressionless.

"So, can we confirm that you've abstained from the competition here?" Chabashira asked.

"I can!" Chi said resolutely. "I met Shinohara, but I failed to protect her at all. I can't just continue taking the exam alone."

"..." Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"..." Yukimura.

They're still taking exams, and if you suddenly quit, you're putting all the pressure on them.

You should know that if everyone abstains, the score will be 0. After that, you will have to compete with the five groups from First-year Class D who all got 0 points for the last five places.

So, Chi, you are very irresponsible.

But.

At this point, neither of them could bring themselves to refuse. After all, the journey had been tiring, with exams and encounters with snakes twice, but nothing as serious as what happened to Shinohara and the others.

So I could only nod.

Then everyone watched as Chabashira-sensei and the others led Komiyama and the others away.

Everyone returned to their temporary camp.

The initial joy of having fresh ingredients for sukiyaki at lunchtime suddenly turned into a disappointment.

"Wait a moment," Hachiman said. "The teachers should send over the nearby surveillance footage soon."

No one objected.

So, after waiting for about 40 minutes, Hachiman noticed that Chabashira-sensei's email had received a notification.

Upon clicking, I found several videos.

These are surveillance cameras in the vicinity, and the footage captured is from within the last two hours.