But.
Hachiman felt that still wasn't enough.
He knew very well that although Yukino was a junior, she had merely delayed entering Advanced Nurturing High School by a year. Originally, she had been in the same year as him.
Moreover, Yukino Yukino was Haruno's younger sister.
If Yukino had no potential, Haruno would not have had such conflicted feelings toward her sister.
Therefore.
Yukino's current actions—taking people to the dormitories of students from other years, seemingly asking about the composition of other years' groups—weren't simply about gathering information.
This exam could still be squeezed for a little profit.
The reason he called it only a little was because this year's third-years were inferior to last year's. They were a year that had only caught their breath after Nagumo had stripped them bare. Their class point totals were low as well; after covering their usual living expenses, there would not be much left.
In other words, only scraps remained.
That was also why Hachiman and Ryuen had not made a move.
Because they both knew that this special exam was an assessment the school had arranged specifically for the third-years. That meant the third-years were in crisis, and it was also their last chance to reach Class A.
Thus, while the third-years were thinking that way, certain methods could be used against them.
Like Yukino's current actions. This ostentatious method of visiting the dormitories of other years had been used by Nagumo during the previous Forestry Exam. But back then, Nagumo had deliberately brought upperclassmen to play Old Maid with underclassmen, putting on a bluff. His goal had been to conceal his preparations to have the girls employ underhanded tactics.
Now, Yukino was being just as conspicuous. Her excuse of collecting information was naturally false. Her goal was likely to make