In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

Nangong Cheng stopped talking, but Ichinose Honami naturally understood what he didn't say afterward.

And her response was—

"So, Cheng-jun is willing to accept me?"

"..."

Nangong Cheng remained silent, staring intently into the girl's bright eyes, trying to see through something.

But after a short while, he looked away.

it is more than words.

Ichinose Honami breathed a sigh of relief and immediately wanted to continue feeding Nangong Cheng, but at that moment a third person's voice suddenly broke in.

"Nangong Jun, we meet again."

The visitor was naturally Sakayanagi Arisu.

A petite girl walked over, leaning on a cane, followed by Masumi Kamuro, who looked like a bodyguard, and then sat down at an empty seat at the dining table.

"Ichinose-san, how have you been? I've heard about the results of the deserted island exam. I didn't expect Class B to actually be willing to exchange a 100-point difference for a 50-point advantage. After all, that's enough for you to overthrow the higher-ups in one fell swoop."

Honami Ichinose just smiled and didn't say anything.

From the perspective of the class, they are rivals; from a personal perspective, she is also wary of Sakayanagi Arisu, who, despite her seemingly weak physique, exudes a strong sense of pressure.

In addition, based on her intuition, she could sense that Nangong Cheng was also very interested in Sakayanagi Arisu, and the fact that the latter was here at this moment was probably not just a coincidence.

So now all she needs to do is do what she's supposed to do.

Sakayanagi Arisumi and Ichinose Honami ignored her, not annoyed, but somewhat surprised that the latter would do something so impolite and unbecoming of an "archangel" given her personality.

She watched as the other person gently fed Nangong Cheng, who accepted it as if it were perfectly normal. She couldn't help but wonder if she had fallen into Nangong Cheng's trap and become part of their play.

"Nangong Jun, I think you know why I've come?"

"Um……"

Nangong Cheng chewed his food and replied to Sakayanagi Arisu, "Let's eat first, we can talk about it after we finish eating."

"Kamuro-kun, please have a seat too."

Kamuro Masumi glanced at Sakayanagi Arisu, and only after the latter nodded did she sit down in another empty seat.

Since it was free, Nangong Cheng ordered a lot of dishes, almost one of each kind, which was more than enough for the four of them to eat their fill.

But at this moment, both Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi, watching Ichinose Honami and Minami Makoto interact as if no one else was around, subconsciously recalled the scene from that night in Ichinose Honami's dormitory.

This moment is just like that moment.

The difference this time is that they cannot leave halfway through the meal; they can only stay and finish eating with the others.

About fifteen minutes later.

That concludes the meal.

Nangong Cheng took the napkin from Ichinose Honami, wiped his mouth, and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Don't be surprised by what I'm about to say."

"...Please speak."

Sakayanagi Arisu nodded with a polite but slightly awkward smile, while Kamuro Masumi maintained a tense, expressionless face, making one worry that she might end up living in Bengbu someday.

Nangong Cheng placed his right hand back on Ichinose Honami's thigh and rubbed it, while his left hand rested on the table, his fingers tapping rhythmically.

"There is one more exam coming up."

"...That's it?"

Sakayanagi Arisu waited for a long time but didn't get the "second half" of Nangong Cheng's sentence, so she couldn't help but ask a follow-up question.

But to everyone's surprise, Nangong Cheng simply nodded.

That's it?

Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't help but take a deep breath, suppressing the surging urge to retort, and said, "Nangong-kun, you must have more to say than just this, right?"

"Yes, but without knowing the specific exam content, there's not much to say."

Not content with caressing the girl's thigh, Nangong Cheng went even further, grabbing her small hand and playing with it. He also explained to Sakayanagi Arisu, "However, besides talking about this matter, I did indeed intend to cooperate with you."

"cooperate?"

Sakayanagi Arisu raised an eyebrow.

This is truly a rare occurrence.

After all, everyone knows about the relationship between Nangong Cheng and Ichinose Hanami, and everyone has assumed that Class B and Class D are allied.

Although this alliance is just a tacit understanding and unspoken rule, it may collapse on its own once the relationship between the two is in trouble, but based on Sakayanagi Arisu's observation and analysis of Ichinose Honami, the probability of this happening can only be said to be... well, those who know, know.

The probability of that is much lower than that of Nangong Cheng genuinely wanting to cooperate with Class A.

Even though Nangong Cheng hasn't revealed the specific details of the collaboration, Sakayanagi Arisu is already certain that Nangong Cheng probably wants Class A and her to be his tools.

Should we refuse?

She glanced at Ichinose Honami, whose face was slightly flushed, and thought that this might be a good opportunity to infiltrate their relationship.

"Is it about collaborating on the next exam?"

"Yes, yes."

Nangong Cheng affirmed Sakayanagi Arisu's answer, and then continued to lay the groundwork: "Sakayanagi-kun, you must already know that Katsuragi and Ryuen cooperated in the deserted island exam, and even got bitten back by Ryuen."

“But I’m different. I even got Fanbo to make a deal with Class A so that you could keep your place in Class A.”

"From both a moral and logical standpoint, we have a basis for cooperation, don't we?"

Sakayanagi Arisu neither confirmed nor denied this.

But she's not stupid either.

Nangong Cheng was clearly not there to "help" Class A; he must have had another purpose in doing so. However, she couldn't deduce the man's thoughts until the exam content was released.

but……

“Nangong-kun makes a good point, but if you choose to cooperate with our Class A, then what about Ichinose-kun and Class B…”

"I have no objection."

Honami Ichinose interrupted Arisu Sakayanagi.

In the past, she certainly wouldn't have repeatedly committed such rude acts, but under the system's allure, she has gradually fallen into depravity.

For every event, there is a second.

Just like women's clothing can only be worn zero times or countless times.

Once you start something, it's like opening Pandora's box; there's no going back.

“I support whatever Makoto wants to do, so please don’t worry about my opinion, Sakayanagi-san.”

"..."

Sakayanagi Arisu pursed her lips, and her gaze toward Ichinose Honami became increasingly meaningful.

To be honest, she had been curious and puzzled about Ichinose Honami's attitude towards Nangong Makoto before, but she hadn't thought about it too deeply at the time due to various reasons.

But the situation is different now.

Whether it was to gain more benefits from the system or because of her own interest in Nangong Cheng, she tried her best to get in touch with him. This inevitably led her to interact with Ichinose Honami and the other girls who were all around Nangong Cheng.

At that time, friction, whether big or small, will inevitably occur between them.

(This is something to look forward to!)

Sakayanagi Arisu sighed inwardly, then reorganized her answer: "Regarding the matter of cooperation, I personally have no problem with it, but I also need to consider the class's position."

She flicked her folding fan, covering the lower half of her face, revealing only her eyes that shone with a peculiar light.

"How about this, if there really is a special exam before this study tour ends, then I will persuade Class A to cooperate with you, Nangong-kun, how about that?"

"Of course, all of this is based on the premise that it will not harm the interests of Class A."

Nangong Cheng nodded.

Sakayanagi Arisu and the others certainly didn't know the content of the next exam, but didn't he know it too?

The school named it the "Preferential Treatment Exam" and designed exam rules similar to Werewolf, but who would have thought that this exam could essentially be a brain teaser similar to finding patterns?

In the original story, Long Yuan redeemed himself in this exam, but to be honest, Nangong Cheng felt that the former's vision was still too limited.

Or perhaps Longyuan was a little emotional due to the failure on the deserted island?

Of course, it's possible that because Koenji Rokusuke didn't follow the usual pattern and ended the group's exam early, Ryuen could only choose class points.

But in reality, there is indeed a timeline in this exam where "no class will be hurt," and one can even reap huge short-term profits from it.

If you don't take advantage of these deals now, when will you?

After pulling off this, Nangong Cheng will be able to upgrade Shiina Hiyori from Class C to Class D next semester. Ryuen's feelings at that time will probably be quite interesting.

Volume 1: 102. Feasibility of having all students in Class A?

The next day.

After a restful afternoon and evening, the students finally began to enjoy their study tour.

As for the results of the deserted island test...

Well, in terms of actual results, only Class C and Ryuen suffered losses. Even Class A only had a problem with Katsuragi, since they felt that Class A's results could have been better.

But since things have come to this, they can only accept the result; at least they are still in Class A.

On the contrary, the students in Class C looked very worried.

Because if they were to proceed to the next semester based on the results of the exam on the deserted island, they would have to switch places with Class C.

However, they also knew that Nangong Cheng was a very strong competitor. As could be seen from Longyuan's previous failure, it was difficult to successfully trick Nangong Cheng with ordinary tactics.

Before the start of this deserted island exam, Shiina Hiyori from the class publicly opposed Ryuen's decision, but the latter still went his own way, and as the former had predicted, they suffered a complete defeat.

how to say……

Originally, most of the students in Class C were forced to obey Ryuen's orders because of his violence, but so far Ryuen has only brought failure and losses to Class C, which is also a difficult situation for them.

After all, it's not that everyone is truly without ambition. If they really had the chance to graduate as an A-class student, no one would say they would give up.

However, it's only the first semester, and they can't conclude that Ryuen is incapable of leading a class based on these two failures... Of course, they also know their own limitations and that besides Ryuen, the only other person capable of leading Class C is probably Shiina Hiyori.

Now that Ryuen has lost the bet, Shiina Hiyori can legitimately interfere in class decisions, so they feel that Class C is still salvageable.

But in reality, the girl on whom they had placed their hopes was already thinking about running away.

"Shiina, what do you think?"

Opposite Shiina Hiyori, Minami Makoto sat Karuizawa Megumi on his left and Sakura Airi on his right, with Horikita Suzune standing nearby, giving the impression of a three-way trial.

So what are they doing?

Naturally, the topic of discussion turned to cooperation.

“Nangong-jun, although your analysis makes a lot of sense, I think it’s better for us to discuss cooperation after the teacher actually announces that there will be a second exam. Also…”

Hiyori Shiina glanced at Suzune Horikita, and seeing the latter's unwavering expression, she continued, "Even in cooperation, this is not something I can decide alone—I think you all understand that."

"So, Mr. Nangong, you could have gone directly to Longyuan instead of coming to me."

Nangong Cheng neither confirmed nor denied this.

But it doesn't matter who you talk to.

He preferred chatting with sweet and soft-smelling beautiful girls to chatting with men, especially men like Long Yuan whose faces could stop children from crying.

As for the matter that Shiina Hiyori couldn't decide on the cooperation, Nangong Cheng also only believed half of it.

After all, including the deserted island exam, Ryuen had already failed twice under his rule. Even though the students in Class C wouldn't directly rebel against him under his violent rule, they certainly wouldn't let Ryuen continue to run rampant.

Therefore, Hiyori Shiina will definitely be chosen, since she is one of the few capable people in Class C besides Ryuen.

So even if she can't represent Class C, Class C certainly won't ignore her opinion.

But then again...