Vast swathes of trees cloaked the deserted island like a garnt of green. The mont they stepped into the outer fringe of the shade, the perceived temperature imdiately dropped by quite a few degrees.
The Class A boys, having stood on the sandy beach for far too long, didn't mind the dirt in the slightest. They simply found a nearby spot that looked relatively clean and sat down to rest.
"Are you both alright?" Over on the girls' side, Fuyuji Mikage quietly asked Shiraishi Asuka and Yamamura Miki.
Morishita Ai could be left alone for the ti being. Until that sense of novelty faded, she wouldn't feel any discomfort.
As for Masumi... Bro, how co you don't co over and show so concern for ? I'm so hot!
Fine beads of sweat continuously erged on both of their foreheads. The sun's relentless rays had turned their originally fair, delicate cheeks a shade of rosy pink beneath the white.
"No problem at all." Shiraishi gathered her pale golden hair and gazed out toward the azure blue ocean, a soft smile on her lips. "Truthfully, I'm actually rather looking forward to it."
"I'm also fine." Wiping the beads of sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, Yamamura clenched her small fists and cheered herself on. "I'll do my best."
Fuyuji nodded. He unzipped his sports jacket to cool himself down a little, and at the sa ti, addressed the other girls to persuade them.
"If you're tired, just sit down. There's no use standing on ceremony at a ti like this. We still have seven days ahead of us. Although it's unclear where the camp will be set up, situations where we'll just have to sit down wherever we are certainly won't be few. Right now, we need to quickly recover our stamina and spirits. There'll probably be a lot more to do in a bit."
The best thing about Class A students was that, so long as the reasoning was sound, they would quickly accept the arrangent.
The girls with slightly weaker stamina swiftly adjusted their mindsets. Finding their close friends, they cleared a patch of ground and sat down.
During this idle chat ti, Katsuragi Kohei had already led a few of the stronger boys out of the tent, carrying the basic supplies distributed for this exam. He walked over together with Mashima Tomonari.
Seeing their own teacher approaching, the Class A students moved to stand up, only to be stopped by a raised hand from Mashima.
"Just sit and listen. That's fine."
Handing the guidebook to Fuyuji, Mashima walked to a spot near the center of the students.
"Next, I will explain the supplentary rule of this deserted island exam—the Leader."
"Each class must select one person from within the class to serve as the leader. The school will issue the leader a key card engraved with the leader's na."
As he spoke, Mashima pulled a green card from his pocket and briefly showed it to the students.
It was the size of a bank card, just small enough to hold in one's hand, with a black magnetic strip on it.
"On the final day of the exam, each class will, during roll call, be granted the right to guess the leaders of the other classes. At that ti, if you choose to guess the leaders of other classes, for every correct guess, the guessing class will receive fifty points. Conversely, the class whose leader was correctly guessed must pay fifty points as a penalty."
The complexions of the students whose minds worked just a little faster changed imdiately.
This was likely the true core of this special exam. If it were only a test of survival, no matter how outstanding one's performance, it would be very difficult for the four classes to create a significant gap between themselves. But with this, a successful maneuver could, in a single breath, open up a gap of over a hundred points.
"Sensei, can contracts be used normally during this deserted island exam?" After a mont of contemplation, Katsuragi asked.
Indeed. If it relied on normal guessing, trying to guess one out of forty was completely unrealistic. But if a traitor appeared within the opposing class, that was an entirely different matter.
And Class A, possessing the most personal points, held an incomparable advantage in this regard.
"They can." Mashima nodded. "However, the contents of the contract must first be submitted to the school for confirmation."
"I have no further questions. Please continue." Katsuragi folded his arms across his chest and lowered his head in thought.
"There are a number of base points on this small island. The leader can choose whether to occupy them. Each occupation grants a small number of points. Occupation can occur once every eight hours. However, please be aware—if your own class's leader is correctly guessed, you will lose all the points accumulated from occupation. You must weigh the specific advantages and disadvantages."
So that was it. Using this thod to induce the leader to use the key card, thereby increasing the probability of the leader being discovered?
That made sense. If it weren't for this rule, Fuyuji figured he'd probably just have Mashima engrave so random na onto it and toss it straight into the ocean. If anyone could find it then, they'd have to be a ghost.
"All points of caution for this exam have now been explained. The rest will be left to your own discretion."
Mashima pointed toward the tent pitched outside the sandy beach.
"For these seven days, I will be stationed inside that tent from earlier. You may co to with any questions at any ti. I will also appear at your camp during roll call, every morning and evening at eight o'clock."
"Finally..." Mashima swept his gaze over the students of his class. Keeping his face taut and stern, he spoke with grave seriousness. "Should a truly dangerous situation arise, I hope you will prioritize your own safety above all else. There will be many more opportunities after the special exam. If you fail, simply catch up from behind. Appropriate trade-offs are also an indispensable part of society."
"That is all!"
"Yes!" The entire class answered in unison.
Having finished explaining the rules in one breath, Mashima refrained from any further long-windedness. He yielded the floor and left it to the students to freely discuss. He himself stood to the side, ready to answer student questions at any ti.
"..."
Katsuragi's gaze silently stole a glance at a certain soone in the corner. The eyes of the other students also, by unspoken agreent, gathered upon that certain soone who was currently flipping through the guidebook.
In an instant, the vast, shaded clearing was left with only the distant, rhythmic crashing of the ocean waves.
Fuyuji, alerted by Yamamura tugging at the corner of his clothes, scratched his cheek and spoke with shy embarrassnt. "All of you staring at like this... is it because you think I'm very handso?"
The silence lasted for precisely zero-point-zero-one seconds.
"Who's talking about that with you?!" The entire Class A student body roared in unison.
"Fine, fine." Having received that murderous glare from his pal, Fuyuji straightened his posture and raised the guidebook in his hand. "Leave the other arrangents to Katsuragi. For the rest, we'll temporarily stick to the earlier plan. I need to study this thing first."
"Well then, allow to begin assigning tasks."
Seeing that Fuyuji was still focused on other matters, the others did not disturb him further. Katsuragi stepped forward, moving into the center of the crowd, and fulfilled his duties as the class leader.
Having successfully dumped the tasks onto Katsuragi, Fuyuji lowered his head once more and examined the rulebook.
o A dedicated key card is required when occupying a base point.
o Each occupation grants one point. Occupied base points may be used freely.
o Using a base point occupied by another class without permission shall incur a fifty-point penalty.
o Only the person serving as the leader may use the key card.
o The leader cannot be changed without legitimate justification.
o Withdrawing from the exam due to physical discomfort or other reasons shall deduct thirty points per person.
o Polluting the environnt—upon each discovery, a twenty-point penalty.
o Absentees during roll call at the camp vicinity, every morning and evening at eight o'clock—each absence deducts five points per person.
o Acts of violent plunder or similar behavior against other classes—the offending party shall have all personal points confiscated, and their class shall imdiately forfeit its exam qualifications.
The above comprised the main supplentary rules for this special exam.
Wait!
Withdrawing from the exam due to physical discomfort or other reasons—each person deducts thirty points...
Which ans... Fuyuji turned his head and looked toward the direction of Class D.
"Th-this is completely unreasonable! Why does our class have to be penalized points?!"
"Yeah! Doesn't this an we've lost thirty points for absolutely nothing?! That's three thousand personal points every single month!"
...
Just as expected...
A schadenfreude-laden grin surfaced on Fuyuji's face.
Ganbatte yo, Cha-Cha, Horikita-girl...
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