In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

Therefore, he could only conclude that Katsuragi had made a mistake.

Even though Class B chose to concede and did not narrow the score gap between the two classes, Katsuragi's prestige in Class A was still affected.

In this way, Sakayanagi, who missed the exam, will become another winner.

Could this also be part of Nangong Cheng's calculations?

"Fanbo-chan, today is the last day, do your best~"

The joys and sorrows of people are shared at this moment.

Hoshinomiya Chie and Majima Tomoya thought similarly, both believing that Ichinose Honami's deal with Katsuragi was essentially the result of Nanami Makoto's instructions.

This should theoretically be a good thing.

This at least shows that Ichinose Honami and Nanami Makoto have a good enough relationship, and that she has indeed achieved part of her goal.

However, she also felt very uncomfortable watching D Class's score increase every day as they occupied strongholds. The thought that D Class, under Nangong Cheng's leadership, might have a high chance of defeating A Class made her very upset.

But she was helpless.

She was just a class advisor and couldn't excessively interfere with the students' actions and will, otherwise it would be considered a violation of the rules.

However, there's no need to be pessimistic right now.

After all, Nangong Cheng's unpredictability is undeniable in the eyes of these teachers. No one knows what he will do next. Perhaps it's just a whim, or perhaps Class D urgently needs points to maintain stability.

"Okay, thank you teachers~"

Honami Ichinose just smiled.

She didn't really care about her homeroom teacher's little schemes, since they overlapped with her own goals to some extent.

The only thing that made her a little unhappy was that Hoshinomiya Chie had guided Amakura Asako into the game.

She and Nangong Cheng were enjoying a peaceful time together, working on their strategy guide. Why are you bringing people over and making things worse?

But since things had come to this, she had no choice but to accept it.

After all, more people mean more strength. With so many girls in Class D surrounding Nangong Cheng, her competitiveness alone was indeed somewhat inferior. Now they can truly be best friends for life.

"Pockmarked guy, let's go."

"Ah."

Wang Cang Ma Zi acted as a protector throughout the entire process.

She followed Honami Ichinose away, but turned back to look at Chie Hoshinomiya as she left.

Katsuragi Kohei did the same thing as her.

However, the latter was an expression of apology.

"Mr. Mashima, this year's students are really interesting, don't you think?"

"..."

Majima Tomoya glanced at Hoshinomiya Chie but didn't say anything.

As a fellow graduate and a colleague he had worked with for several years, his impression of this woman was far from good.

Putting aside their private lives, in terms of their attitude towards the role of "teacher," Hoshinomiya Chie was only slightly better than Chabashira Sae, which really made their students suffer.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei, watch the line."

"If you get your wages docked again, I won't lend you money for drinks."

"Hey hey hey~" Hoshinomiya Chie waved her hand dismissively.

To put it bluntly, she really didn't want Class D, led by Chabashira Sae, to become a substitute for the other side back then, but in essence, there wasn't much she could do to intervene in this matter.

The students in Class D in the previous and the year before that were all lazy and incompetent, and with the inaction of Chabashira Sae, they ruined themselves without her having to do anything.

But this year's Class D produced a demon, Nangong Cheng.

Not only did he master the rules perfected over decades of advanced training in a single day, but he also managed to make Nangumo Masashi, the vice president of the student council and a second-year student in Class A, temporarily disappear from the public eye.

Nowadays, the deserted island exam has taken an unusual turn by starting with zero points and then scoring points by capturing strongholds, which has shown a tendency to surpass Class A.

But he chose to control the score.

Based on Nangong Cheng's actions over the past few days, anyone could see that Class D didn't need to start with a zero score, yet he still did it anyway.

What are the reasons for this?

As a woman, she did notice something amiss, but it wouldn't be very pleasant to say it aloud.

At least, this is a good thing for Class B and for her.

This is enough.

...

...

It was 6:30 p.m.

Hiyori Shiina returned to Class D's camp with Makoto Nanamiya, her expressionless face revealing her visibly unhappy mood.

She initially thought Nangong Cheng was just joking, since her current identity in Class D was semi-public, and she couldn't just leave the camp openly. Therefore, Nangong Cheng had to accompany her to farm stronghold points.

But to her utter surprise, Nangong Cheng did accompany her, but she had to walk step by step the whole way!

This jerk could easily carry her through the strongholds like Tarzan, but he just keeps following her around at a snail's pace!

This uninhabited island is indeed not a large island, but if you want to walk to dozens of checkpoints to farm points, it will still take quite a while.

More importantly—it's exhausting!

If she hadn't taken that gene-enhancing drug, she probably wouldn't have made it this far; she might have ended up lying on a flat surface in the sun halfway through.

"Everyone should get some rest tonight; there's no need to keep watch."

As the culprit behind everything, Nangong Cheng completely ignored Shiina Hiyori's resentful little expression and eyes, and instead began to arrange the next part of the script.

"Lingyin, you don't need to be stingy with the ingredients anymore. Just prepare something good for everyone tonight and tomorrow morning."

"..."

Horikita Suzune remained silent, only nodding.

However, her gaze swept back and forth between Nangong Cheng and Shiina Hiyori before she asked, "What would you like to eat?"

Because of Nangong Cheng's sudden "brilliant idea," they haven't had dinner yet today.

"Shiina, what would you like to eat?"

Nangong Cheng passed the question to Shiina Hiyori.

The latter was exhausted at this moment and no longer wanted to "outwit" Nangong Cheng. She immediately said to Horikita Suzune, "Horikitani-san, just do what you think is best. I'm not picky about food."

"Row."

The final dinner was almost the same as usual, but there were a few new dishes added.

In reality, due to limitations such as environment and ingredients, even with Horikita Suzune's culinary skills, she couldn't come up with many novel dishes.

Dinner is over.

Nangong Cheng went straight into the tent, with Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi following closely behind like loyal followers.

Horikita Suzune had no choice but to let Wang Meiyu and Hasebe Haruka do the dishes, as for herself...

"Kushida-san, may I borrow a moment?"

"Ah? Oh..."

Kikyo Kushida was also on edge, as it was almost time for Hiyori Shiina to set up the operation, and she was afraid that something unexpected might happen at this moment.

But she couldn't refuse Horikita Suzune, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

As for what the latter wants to say...

"Kushida-kun, although Nangong said there's no need to keep watch tonight, we need to be even more vigilant at times like this... Do you understand what I mean?"

"Forehead……"

Kikyo Kushida said she understood, because there would definitely be something big tonight.

But she couldn't tell Horikita Suzune about this, so she could only feign innocence and reply, "Horikita-san, do you mean we still need to keep watch?"

"But wouldn't that be acting on my own initiative?"

"He won't care."

Horikita Suzune glanced at Nangong Cheng's tent and continued, "I think you know what kind of person he is."

No, no, no, she didn't know.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, Kikyo Kushida realized that she was indeed a little afraid of Makoto Nangong.

Because she had recalled that night when Nangong Cheng's hands recorded her embarrassing moments—Class D was on the first floor, while she was on the rooftop on the fifth floor. In that situation, could Nangong Cheng really hear the sound of her kicking the railing?

If she didn't want to expose her true colors, she really wanted to have someone recreate what happened that night to confirm her suspicions.

However, she is still going through the motions with Horikita Suzune for now.

"In that case, shall we arrange the night watch in the original order tonight?"

She thought Horikita Suzune would agree, but to her surprise, the other person shook her head and said, "No."

"You and I will keep watch for the first half of the night. Nangong will probably take Shiina out again for the second half of the night, so you don't need to keep watch."

"..."

Kikyo Kushida remained silent.

So all you've been saying is that you want to spy on her, right?

This is really a mess.

What angered her most was that she couldn't show her dissatisfaction and had to cooperate with Horikita Suzune's arrangements to avoid deepening Horikita's suspicions about her.

"I see."

"Is there anything else?"

Horikita Suzune shook her head.

She has done everything she could; now it's up to Kushida Kikyo to understand her good intentions.

She hadn't completely missed Nangong Cheng's actions these past few days. Although he hadn't explained it to her, it didn't stop her from analyzing what this man was trying to do.

It's clearly a setup.

Although this wasn't a scheme targeting Kikyo Kushida alone, and the final outcome might not have been affected even without her, it's just that Makoto Nangong is so malicious, and it's just that Kikyo Kushida's identity in Class D isn't exactly clean.

That's all.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we can go to the beach to wait for the exam to end after breakfast tomorrow."

"That's true."

Kikyo Kushida smiled awkwardly and agreed on the surface, but in her heart she was thinking that an accident was bound to happen.

Whether this unexpected event will lead to success is another matter.

The two of them returned to the camp.

It got dark very quickly.

Apart from Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo, everyone else, including Shiina Hiyori and Kamuro Masumi, returned to their tents to rest.

The campfire was burning.

If you look down from the sky, you can see that on this deserted island, besides the campfire of Class D, there are two other conspicuous lights.

"Kushida-kun, I'm going to the restroom."

I don't know how much time has passed.

Horikita Suzune suddenly stood up and said something.

Kikyo Kushida nodded in response.

She thought Horikita Suzune would be back in a few minutes, but she didn't see that familiar face for a long time.

Just as she was feeling puzzled and uneasy, a commotion came from the other side of the tent—Shiina Hiyori, Kamuro Masumi, and Yamamura Miki came out.