Horikita's name was already displayed on the public page.
Several people who had been speaking in low voices by the fire fell silent at once. Even the hands rummaging through waterproof bags froze in midair.
Sudo was the first to lower his voice. "Why put Horikita up there? Doesn't that just tell them to keep an eye on her tonight?"
"Then don't shout that where everyone can hear it." Horikita closed her terminal. "With the person in charge made public, any unreported movement outside the camp at night, inter-class contact, or transfer of supplies will result in double personal point deductions from her first."
"From now on, everyone stays within the temporary camp's boundaries. Rest on the inside, patrol on the outside, and keep only one entrance open."
She gave no one an explanation for why she was the person in charge.
Nor did she push Gu Heng to the front.
The name on the public page had already been decided. Continuing to argue would only make people focus on who was making decisions for whom.
Hirata immediately took the sheet.
"I'll split everyone up and calm them down first."
He had barely taken half a step when Gu Heng reached out and pressed down on the sheet.
Hirata's toes were still pointed toward the crowd, but Gu Heng's hand held the sheet in place. His half-step was forcibly halted.
Gu Heng looked toward the rain-darkened woods beyond the camp.
"Don't try to calm everyone down."
"Class C may not necessarily steal anything tonight. If they can just keep making you explain yourself and keep making Horikita prove she can still control everyone, that's enough."
Hirata frowned.
"What if everyone's just scared?"
"Fear needs an outlet too," Gu Heng said. "But that outlet can't be everyone rushing to the entrance