When the cruise ship left shore again, many people had yet to recover from the exhaustion of the Uninhabited Island.
Some had temporary bandages wrapped around their shoulders, while others carried waterproof bags they had not had time to sort through. Even the voices in the corridors were quieter than usual.
The announcement gave them no time to rest.
Special Exam: Identity Grouping All students will be assigned to twelve zodiac groups, with members from different classes in each group. Once groups are confirmed, they cannot be changed voluntarily.
Horikita stood beside a terminal in the common lounge and read the notice from beginning to end.
"So only the groupings have been announced for now. The VIPs won't appear on the public list."
Yukimura scrolled further down the page.
The next line appeared.
Each zodiac group will have one VIP. The system will send the identity notification only to the VIP. The VIP's identity will not be displayed on the public page.
Those two lines made several people nearby stop at once.
"So the VIP knows?" Hirata asked.
"They know," Yukimura said. "No one else does."
Gu Heng looked at the rule without responding immediately.
On the island, leaders needed to rely on positions, supplies, and receipts for protection.
On the ship, a VIP only needed to hide one sentence amid a crowd's guesses.
The rules that followed were even more straightforward.
``` Once the answer window opens, each member may independently submit one judgment regarding the identity of their group's VIP.
Submission does not require group consent and cannot be withdrawn once submitted.
Those who submit the correct answer will receive Private Points, and their class will receive the corresponding class benefit.
The classes of those who submit incorrect answers will bear the corresponding deduction.