In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

All the classes had unanimously packed up their bases and were preparing to evacuate.

Of course, this excludes Class C, which only has two people left.

One, Hiyori Shiina, always stayed in Class D, and the other, Ryuen, lived like a savage for seven days; neither of them had their own base.

Meanwhile, at this very moment, inside Class D's base.

The two tents initially allocated by the school have been dismantled, followed by household items such as pots and pans, and finally, accumulated household garbage.

"Nangong Jun, shall we be leaving now?"

Haruka Hasebe glanced at Megumi Karuizawa and Airi Sakura, who stood beside Makoto Nangong like his left and right protectors, and then bid farewell to Makoto Nangong.

Logically, they should have left together, but...

"Jiajia, see you later~" Sakura Airi waved to her friend with a slightly flushed face, but in her heart she was already thinking about the fun that was about to happen.

"Xiao Mei, Shiina-kun, have a safe trip~"

Karuizawa Kei also waved to Wang Meiyu and Shiina Hiyori.

Overall, I gained a lot from this exam.

She was happy whether it was the huge victory in the exam itself or the addition of two more sisters.

Not to mention that Nangong Cheng let Hasebe Haruka and the others leave first, but kept her and Sakura Airi behind, which was like telling them what was going to happen next, making it double the fun.

"Megumi, Airi."

Nangong Cheng watched Hasebe Haruka and the others leave, then he placed his hands on their waists.

"Let's go to the usual place."

"Ah."

The two nodded expectantly.

...

...

Class B.

After cleaning up their base, Honami Ichinose and her classmates made the same decision as Makoto Nanami – to let the others go first.

The other students in Class B were puzzled, but no one said anything.

After all, the underlying logic of Class B is not much different from that of Class D—in their eyes, Ichinose Honami must have her reasons for doing this, so they only need to believe and support her unconditionally.

"Fanbo, what are you planning to do now?"

As Ichinose Honami's right-hand woman, Amakura Asako didn't really know what the former was thinking, but her intuition told her it must be related to Nangong Makoto.

So she wanted to take precautions.

"If you want to find Nangong Cheng, you can manage on your own, right?"

Honami Ichinose smiled and shook her head.

She hugged the girl from behind, then whispered, "Doesn't Asako want to stay with me? She was so caring before."

"This is different..."

If it were back at the start of the school year, Asako Amakura certainly wouldn't have minded having such close contact with Honami Ichinose, but the current situation is complicated, and she immediately wanted to break free.

But she didn't expect her best friend to be so strong, which caused her to twist and turn as if she were being coquettish.

"What's different?"

"Could it be that Asako dislikes me now..." Ichinose Honami feigned a sad expression.

But Asako Amakura said she wasn't buying it anymore, and just sighed and said, "Fanbo, you know me. I just can't accept your change for the time being. Give me some more time, and our relationship will still remain the same."

"So please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

"Ok."

Honami Ichinose released her hand.

Ultimately, she was just testing the waters. If Wang Cang Ma Zi was unwilling, she wouldn't force her best friend.

Of course, even if Amakura Mako were willing, she would find an excuse to brush it off.

After all, her relationship with Nangong Cheng is still quite delicate. Although the unspoken understanding between them has been revealed, their actual relationship hasn't changed significantly, which makes her feel very distressed and annoyed.

So when Nangong Cheng passed by Class B in the morning and asked her to stay for a bit, Ichinose Honami thought it might be a chance to thaw the ice in their relationship, so she agreed.

As for why Nangong Cheng wanted her to stay... she could guess a little, but she didn't care much, since it was something that was bound to happen sooner or later.

"Then Ma Zi, you should go back with the main group first. I'll come over later."

"..."

Asako Amakura turned around and met Honami Ichinose's eyes. After a moment of silence, she sighed and said, "Fine, I'll go with you."

The thought of what her best friend might do when she was alone with Nangong Cheng made her feel quite uncomfortable. After all, she had personally witnessed Ichinose Honami gradually "falling" into Nangong Cheng's hands, and the feeling of helplessness of wanting to do something but being powerless was too profound and intense.

So, in order to avoid becoming a "incompetent best friend," she felt that it wouldn't hurt to go along with this trip. Surely Nangong Cheng wouldn't do anything too outrageous to Ichinose Honami in front of her?

"This... will do."

Honami Ichinose instinctively wanted to refuse, but then suddenly changed her mind.

After all, she wasn't sure what Nangong Cheng was thinking. His original words were just that she could stay, but he didn't say that she couldn't bring other people with her.

In other words... what if?

"But Ma Zi, you might need to be mentally prepared, after all... you know."

"Ok, I know."

Wang Cang Ma Zi's expression remained calm and composed.

Because she now has a general understanding of what kind of person Nangong Cheng is, she is unlikely to experience any drastic emotional fluctuations no matter what happens next.

Seeing that Amakura Asako was so "confident," Ichinose Honami didn't say anything more, so he took her hand and led her to the place he had agreed to meet with Nangong Cheng.

It was a very advantageous location.

It offers a panoramic view of the sea and is secluded enough to be suitable for doing some "shady" things.

For example, right now.

Before you see him, you hear his voice.

Honami Ichinose and Asako Ayakura heard a plaintive female voice from afar. Even though they were both still virgins, they could understand how such a voice could be produced.

In an instant, Asako Amakura grabbed Honami Ichinose's wrist.

"Fanbo, let's go."

"..."

Honami Ichinose hesitated.

It wasn't that she couldn't accept this kind of thing. After all, if she had come alone, she might have had to wait until Nangong Cheng finished and then find her before she could reluctantly join in. But now that she was with Wang Cang Ma Zi, she couldn't do that.

However, she had promised Nangong Cheng that she would come, so it would be somewhat impolite to leave just like that. Therefore, she patted the back of Wangcang Mako's hand with her other hand.

"It's okay, let's wait a little longer."

"If you don't want to hear this, Ma Zi, let's move away from each other."

"..."

Amakura Asako glanced at Ichinose Honami with a complicated expression, then nodded resignedly.

Well, with her around anyway, Nangong Cheng definitely won't do that kind of thing to Ichinose Honami in front of her. Let's just treat it as a normal chat.

However, she underestimated Nangong Cheng and his group's physical strength, or perhaps their enthusiasm.

In short, from a physical perspective, Asako Netura felt that at least half an hour had passed, and if she waited any longer, she might miss the exam settlement time, and then the school would have to send staff to find them, which would probably be quite a nightmare.

"Fanbo, should we remind them that it's almost time to assemble?"

"Hmm... I'll go call them."

Honami Ichinose nodded, but she still felt a little regretful. After all, she was hoping to use this opportunity to break the ice again, but it seemed that Makoto Nangong did not notice her coming over.

He even made a special trip to Class B to look for her...

The girl muttered to herself, then moved closer to the source of the seductive sounds, taking a deep breath—

"Sincere Lord!"

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Immediately afterward, Honami Ichinose heard a series of shouts accompanied by more rapid impacts, which then subsided again after a high-pitched soprano voice rang out.

It's just...

But soon a series of footsteps sounded.

Nangong Cheng appeared shirtless in front of Ichinose Honami, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Ayakura Asako standing further away, a knowing smile on his face.

"Fanbo, you've arrived."

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice."

Honami Ichinose bit her lip and then shook her head: "It's nothing. After all, you're really busy, Makoto-kun. I should be apologizing for bothering you."

"Because it's almost time to assemble, so..."

Nangong Cheng glanced at his wrist; the watch-like electronic device displayed the time, and it was indeed almost time to meet.

He sighed inwardly.

It takes him so much time to feed two little gluttons; if there were more people around, he'd probably become a master of time management.

"Thanks for reminding me."

Nangong Cheng knew that Ichinose Honami and Amakura Asako definitely knew what he had just been doing, but if they didn't mention it, he didn't need to deliberately say something that would embarrass them.

So he first thanked him, and then brought up some serious business: "I originally invited you over to discuss the next exam with you, but I have to postpone it for a while."

"The next exam?"

Honami Ichinose was taken aback at first, then asked, "Does Makoto-kun mean there's another exam coming up, or the one next month?"

"Of course, there is another exam coming up next."

Nangong Cheng explained, "So far, we've only had two special exams, but if it's this frequent, the competition is too low, and the lower-ranked classes will lack opportunities to catch up with the higher-ranked classes, which would be very unfair."

"So I guess the school's original intention in arranging this study tour was actually to set up a stage for a special exam, and this uninhabited island was just one of them."

Honami Ichinose nodded thoughtfully.

If Nangong Cheng's guess is correct, then there should indeed be another exam next, but... was she called here just for this?

The girl felt inexplicably down.

"Shall we head to the meeting point quickly?"

"Okay, I'll go call them."

Nangong Cheng turned around and walked back.

It was a cave that appeared to be naturally formed, and it was indeed very well hidden.

Honami Ichinose watched silently, unaware that Asako Amakura had walked up to her side at some point.

“Sailing Waves…”

"Huh? Ma Zi, it seems your worries were unnecessary."

Asako Ayakura shook her head. She could tell that Honami Ichinose was being somewhat insincere, but she didn't want to point it out.

"What I'm more concerned about now is what he just said... if there's another exam, what does he plan to do then?"

"After all, he doesn't plan to replace Class A with Class B for the time being, does he?"

After this exam, the gap between Class A and Class B will widen to 20 points.

Although 20 points isn't much, and considering the original score difference, it's something that could probably be caught up in one exam, Asako actually quite dislikes the feeling that her fate isn't in her own hands.

But this might just be the best arrangement.

After all, with the example of Karuizawa Megumi and her group of girls from Class D, she couldn't guarantee that Class B could replicate Class D's achievements against the combined offensive of Class C and Class A. Therefore, maintaining a friendly relationship with Nangong Cheng was necessary for both Class B and for them personally.