Strategy! Welcome to the Free Haremism Classroom

"What? Your underwear is missing too?"

Horikita was not in the mood to joke at this moment. She shook her head and said

"No, it's something ten thousand times more important than this. I lost my key..."

Qinglong's pupils unconsciously dilated slightly, and then he calmed down.

"Any idea who got it?"

"I have two suspects, one is Karuizawa and the other is Ibuki."

"Is the conflict between you and Karuizawa that deep?"

"It's just out of sight."

"That's true, but I don't think Karuizawa is that suspicious. She was in my sight when you took a shower."

"are you sure?"

"certainly."

"Then, the only one left is Ibuki."

"Find a chance to ask her directly. The worst outcome would be if she took the card away."

Hearing this, Horikita's expression showed infinite remorse.

"You are right. You go back first. I will go back alone in peace."

Qing Long understood that it was normal for him to want some quiet time alone after causing so much trouble, so he didn't say anything and went back to the camp alone.

Back at the camp, Kiyotaka saw Ibuki quietly eating in a corner.

Qinglong didn't say anything and left calmly.

After a while, even Horikita, who was far away, could smell a strong smell of burning.

Horikita stood up with a look of disbelief and ran back immediately.

At this time, the camp was already ablaze with flames, and Sudo, Hirata and others were working hard to put out the fire.

"It must have been her!"

When Horikita saw this, she immediately thought that it was Ibuki who did it, but she found that Ibuki was looking at the fire that was slowly being put out with a look of surprise on his face.

This made Horikita hesitate again.

The fire was eventually put out by several people, and looking at the smoke rising as the flames were extinguished, Shinohara Satsuki began to explode.

"Who stole underwear and set fire to the house? Is there a traitor in our class?"

"What do you mean? Stealing underwear and setting a campfire are two different things! Why are you mixing them up?"

"What can't a pervert who can see through underwear do? Maybe this is done by the same person!"

"Can everyone please stop arguing?"

Seeing the quarrel getting more and more intense, Hirata came out to mediate, but this time no one listened to Hirata and the quarrel continued.

This made Hirata lower his head and remain silent unconsciously.

"Wait, Ibuki, where is he?"

Sudo, who had always thought that Ibuki was a traitor, was the first to notice her disappearance.

Karuizawa said, covering his mouth in surprise.

"Ibuki was here just now. Is she really the traitor?"

"Damn it, I let that bastard get away!"

Sudo angrily hammered the tree and said hatefully.

At this time, the rain began to fall slowly and heavier, and the quarrel between the boys and girls stopped because of Ibuki's disappearance.

"It's raining. What should we do, Hirata? Hirata...?"

Karuizawa called out to Hirata, but at this moment Hirata seemed to be in a trance and was talking to himself.

"Why is this happening? I clearly did nothing wrong, why did so many things happen..."

Kiyotaka had been watching all this coldly. He patted Hirata on the shoulder and said.

"Hirata, it's raining, you should go help, our stuff is still outside?"

Hirata came back to his senses after being slapped by Kiyotaka.

"Yes, we still have things to pack. Girls, go put away your clothes, and boys, cover our firewood. Let's get moving!"

Following Hirata's order, everyone started to move.

Qinglong looked up at the heavy rain pouring down and murmured

"Next, it's time to wrap up."

After saying this, he slowly disappeared into the dense forest.

At this time, Horikita was running fast in the forest.

"She can't run far. She's nearby. My head feels so heavy. I feel like I have no strength left in my body!"

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Ibuki appeared in front of Horikita.

"You're finally here? You're a little slow?"

Ibuki chuckled and said to Horikita.

"From the theft of underwear to the fire, Class D is in such a mess."

Horikita walked forward and looked at Ibuki's back with a serious look.

"So what?"

"You should know that many people in the class doubt you, right?"

"So you mean I did it? Where's the evidence?"

Seeing that Ibuki had no intention of admitting it, Horikita asked directly.

"Let me get this straight to the point. Return what you stole from me."

Ibuki shrugged nonchalantly.

"You won't believe me if I say I didn't steal. Why don't you check it yourself?"

Ibuki dropped the bag she was carrying on the ground with a loud bang, signaling Horikita to check it.

Seeing this, Horikita walked forward without hesitation and prepared to pick up the bag.

Suddenly, Ibuki raised his foot and kicked Horikita in the face. Horikita had been on guard, so he raised his hand to block and took two steps back.

"Oh? You're good at it?"

"Don't you know that using violence during an exam will result in immediate elimination?"

Ibuki sneered at Horikita with an innocent look on his face.

"Who would notice here? And don't tell me you didn't mean to do anything?"

Horikita's body began to tremble more and more under the heavy rain. She felt her inner body temperature rising and she also felt cold. She knew that her body was about to reach its limit, but at this moment she had to grit her teeth and continue to hold on.

"So, you stole my [Ghost Card], right? You even set it on fire to attract attention and make it easier for you to escape. You are really cruel."

"You mean, I set the fire?"

Ibuki raised a mocking smile upon hearing this.

"Do you know why I've been talking to you for so long? I just want to know if you set the fire on purpose to lure me out. It seems that's not the case. In that case, you can lie down now!"

After Ibuki finished speaking, his speed and strength quickly increased by several levels. Horikita, who was already feeling unwell, was knocked down by Ibuki in a few moves and passed out with a dizzy head.

Before Horikita fell, she was still thinking about what Ibuki said. Unconsciously, a figure appeared in her mind, Kiyotaka...

Chapter 41: We are actually number one?

After Horikita fell, Ibuki did not leave but waited there.

Not long after, a slovenly figure appeared in front of Ibuki.

Ibuki looked at the figure with disdain, took out a green [Ghost Card] from his pocket and said

"This is the goods you wanted. Are you satisfied now?"

The figure didn't say anything. In the heavy rain, only a sinister smile could be seen on the corner of his mouth.

Then the two of them left in different directions, leaving Horikita unconscious on the ground.

Not long after, there was a rustling sound among the trees, and a hand peeled away the branches that were in the way, and Kiyotaka's figure slowly appeared in front of Horikita.

Kiyotaka looked at Horikita lying on the ground with a slightly distressed look on his face, and walked up to her and picked her up like a princess.

......

"Where am I?"

After an unknown amount of time, Horikita slowly woke up. She felt dizzy and her vision was blurry.

"Lingyin, you're awake."

Qinglong's calm voice sounded beside him.

"Why am I here?"

"You fainted on the road, so I brought you to the cave to take shelter from the rain."

After Kiyotaka's reminder, Horikita's memory fragments were gradually pieced together. The always proud girl couldn't hold back any longer and threw herself into Kiyotaka's arms and burst into tears.

"Kiyotaka, I'm sorry, I still haven't gotten the [Ogre Card] back. I've already caught up with Ibuki. It's all my fault. If I had a companion to help keep it, I wouldn't have lost the [Ogre Card]. How am I going to handle this exam?"

Kiyotaka said as he slowly patted Horikita's back.

"It's good that you can slowly realize the importance of your companions. Your body can no longer support you. You have done a good job. Next, let me handle it. You take a good rest, okay? I promise you, it's okay."

Hearing this, Horikita looked up at Kiyotaka with tears on her face.

"Really?"

Qinglong's face also softened and he said with a smile.

"Have I ever lied to you?"

"Hmph, you've lied less? But...if you really do it, I can reluctantly promise you that last time."

Kiyotaka looked at Horikita's proud expression and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"You said, now, you should go to sleep..."

After that, Kiyotaka pressed the acupuncture points on Horikita's body, and Horikita slowly fell asleep.

Kiyotaka saw that Horikita was still frowning in her sleep. He reached out his hand to gently smooth her brows, then held her and slowly walked towards the coast.

There is a tent on the coast, where the class teachers of each class sit in case of special circumstances.

In the heavy rain, Kiyotaka slowly appeared in front of Chabashira holding Horikita, which also scared Chabashira.

"Horikita?"

"Chabashira-sensei, Horikita-san has a high fever and has lost consciousness. He needs urgent medical attention."

"So, Horikita Suzune withdrew from the exam. Can I understand it this way?"

"Um."

Chabashira nodded upon hearing this, took Horikita from Kiyotaka's hand, then looked at Kiyotaka meaningfully, but left with Horikita without saying anything.

Qinglong glanced at the sky where heavy rain was falling and muttered to himself.

"The heavy rain is about to stop."

That night.

"I heard that Horikita-san fainted due to a high fever and had to withdraw from the exam."

"Hey, what's going on? Ibuki is the traitor, and Horikita has a high fever."

The girls from Class D were chatting around the fire.