In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

She stood in front of Miki Yamamura, like a mother hen protecting her chicks: "Then can I also say that you deliberately leaked the key card information to Nangong Cheng in order to frame us?"

"After all, you came back later today than the previous times. Maybe you went to secretly meet with Nangong?"

"fart!"

After holding it in for so long, Totsuka Yahiko finally found a chance to speak.

With his red face, which looked like a monkey's bottom, he explained anxiously, "Katsura-kun gets up early and works late every day to occupy strongholds, which is to contribute to the class. You are just making baseless accusations against him."

"To put it another way, you were the one who suggested that Shancun go to Class D, so ultimately you are the more suspicious one!"

"..."

Katsuragi Kohei remained silent, seemingly acquiescing to Totsuka Yahiko's act of speaking on his behalf.

Masumi Kamuro didn't want to waste her breath.

Just as you can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep, no matter how she explained, she couldn't clear the mud that Nangong Cheng had thrown at them, given the preconceived suspicion.

Then I'll just leave it at that.

If you think they betrayed the class, then let them really betray the class, otherwise they'd be wrongly accused for nothing.

"Fine, fine, you're all so high and mighty."

"Let's go to the mountain village."

A single thought arises in my mind, and suddenly I feel the vastness of the world.

Masumi Kamuro was never a well-behaved girl who liked to behave herself, otherwise she wouldn't have resorted to stealing to satisfy her strange fetish.

She grabbed Miki Yamamura's hand and tried to lead her out of the base.

"Huh?"

Miki Yamamura, who had barely uttered a word throughout, was naturally completely bewildered, wondering if they could really leave Class A so easily.

The answer is... yes.

Although Totsuka Yahiko wanted to stop him, Katsuragi Kohei prevented him from doing so.

Kamuro Masumi was puzzled by this, but she left without hesitation, openly choosing the direction of Class D's base.

"Katsuragi-kun, why didn't you stop them?"

why?

Katsuragi sighed, then patted Totsuka Yahiko on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Given the current atmosphere in Class A, it's impossible for those two to stay with us anymore."

"We can't let them go!"

Totsuka Yahiko looked around.

While the other students of the Sakayanagi faction outwardly showed no objection, they were probably thinking to themselves that Katsuragi was simply trying to eliminate his rivals while Sakayanagi Arisu was away.

If everything goes smoothly after the exam, there's still reason to reassure everyone; but if it fails...

The situation for Class A is likely to worsen.

So it would be better to target Kamuro Masumi and Yamamura Miki directly. If the plan succeeds, they can clear their names; if it fails, they'll just feel like they did their best.

"Alright, let's leave it at that."

Ge Cheng pressed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

The reason he came back late today was indeed because he went to see someone, but he didn't see Nangong Cheng, but Long Yuan.

Although his deal with Ryuen involved Ryuen providing key card information for Class B and Class D, he wanted to share this information with Class C in order to completely crush Class D.

However, Long Yuan was the type of person who was bold yet meticulous. Without concrete evidence, the former did not completely believe him and said that he would wait for the two spies from Class C to send back information before making a decision.

Katsuragi had no choice but to return first.

Unexpectedly, Nangong Cheng came looking for trouble.

But it's not all bad news.

“At least we can now be sure that Nangong Cheng must have discovered something, otherwise he wouldn’t be so certain that you, Yahiko-kun, are the holder of the key card.”

"But whether it was Kamuro and Yamamura who leaked the information... is indeed hard to say."

Katsuragi sighed.

This deserted island test is indeed very important to him—if he succeeds, he will be able to maintain his influence, but if he fails, the Sakayanagi faction will seize the opportunity to attack him.

Of course, as long as he can graduate from Class A, he doesn't necessarily have to compete for the leadership of Class A.

However, among the current students in Class A, besides him, only Sakayanagi Arisu is capable of taking on this important task.

Katsuragi didn't think he was particularly great; he was just the tallest among the short.

Take Totsuka Yahiko for example.

Whether in terms of academic ability or other aspects, it is difficult to say that the other party meets the criteria for a student in Class A.

The only thing worth mentioning about him is that he's very good at reading the room; he'll do whatever you tell him to do, making him a fairly useful person.

Apart from that... they don't have any obvious advantage over the students in Class D.

"The plan remains unchanged."

"There are still three days left until the end of the exam. I will figure out a way to resolve this."

He wasn't just saying this to Totsuka Yahiko, but to all the students in Class A present.

However, even the former showed hesitation on their faces, indicating that it was not an easy task, let alone the latter.

But now that things have come to this, no one dares to make any more sarcastic remarks.

After all, no matter how much infighting there is within Class A, everyone's goal is the same—to graduate from Class A. So no one will give up easily before the results are finalized.

Some people choose to follow the plan honestly, while others will think of other ways.

Because sometimes choice is more important than effort, there are plenty of people in this world who like to take shortcuts.

...

...

"Kamuro-kun, is it really okay for us to leave like this?"

On the way out.

Miki Yamamura timidly asked the question.

"It's alright, don't worry."

Masumi Kamuro waved her hand, her expression as relaxed and carefree as her tone.

She genuinely felt that everything was alright.

Given the current chaotic atmosphere in Class A, which Nangong Cheng has created, staying there would only be asking for trouble. Why force yourself to suffer?

"Instead of worrying about this now, you should think about what you're going to do next."

Kamuro Masumi patted Yamamura Miki on the shoulder and awkwardly offered a word of comfort: "They might be wary of your presence later, and given Sakayanagi's style, you should prepare yourself for being isolated."

"But at most they'll just avoid you; you don't need to worry about bullying happening."

"..."

Miki Yamamura's already miserable face revealed an even more miserable expression.

Fortunately, she was already used to this kind of thing, or rather, she had always been alone since she was a child, so it wasn't something she found hard to accept.

Are we really going to Class D next?

"Yes."

Kamuro Masumi suddenly gave Yamamura Miki a meaningful smile.

"Given your relationship with Nangong, Shancun, there's no reason for him not to take us in, is there?"

"I...I have nothing to do with him..."

Miki Yamamura instinctively wanted to argue a bit more, but when she saw Masumi Kamuro's suddenly serious expression, she couldn't help but become timid again.

"Although Morishita is neurotic, her intuition is sometimes quite accurate."

"Yamamura, your deal with Nangong... is probably more than just him wanting to study your presence... isn't it?"

Masumi Kamuro didn't mean to make things difficult for Miki Yamamura; she just didn't want the latter to continue deceiving herself.

Since both of them work for Sakayanagi Arisu, they will be colleagues for a long time to come, so it is definitely necessary to maintain a good relationship.

Okay, she admits that Miki Yamamura's personality is too soft and she is easily bullied, so she subconsciously wants to take care of the other person.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

Faced with Masumi Kamuro's question, Miki Yamamura hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not reveal what happened that night.

Because she was afraid that Kamuro Masumi and Nangong Cheng would clash over this, and in the end, she was only touched by Nangong Cheng a few times, so it was not that she was at a disadvantage... well, but if you treat it as a massage, it's not so bad.

"Kamuro-kun, could you give me a little more time?"

"Before that, I also hope you won't ask Nangong Jun, okay?"

"..."

Kamuro Masumi pursed her lips.

She stared into Miki Yamamura's eyes, and sighed a few seconds later.

"Alright, I respect your choice."

"We've got Class D's base right here. Let's go say hello."

Miki Yamamura breathed a sigh of relief, but clasped her hands together in front of her chest, feeling guilty for her inability to be honest.

It's just that kind of thing... is too embarrassing to talk about.

Just imagining the scene made her instinctively resist saying it aloud.

(So, should we let Kamuro experience it too?)

(In that case, she should be able to understand me, right?)

(No, no, I can't do that! How could I do that! Isn't that hurting Kamuro-kun?!)

(But, if we don't do it this way... is it really okay to just tell Kamuro-kun about this...?)

Masumi Kamuro was unaware of Miki Yamamura's winding and complicated emotional journey. If she had known, her feelings would probably have been very complicated as well.

Your sister wants to connect with you heart to heart, but you want to outsmart her...

"You stay here and don't move. I'll go say hello to them first."

"Um……"

Masumi Kamuro looked at the D-class camp that came into view, first said something to Miki Yamamura, and then walked over.

The air was filled with the aroma of food.

Because Nangong Cheng left right at lunchtime, she and Yamamura Miki chose a rather awkward time.

But now that things have come to this, she can't back down.

Excuse me.

"that……"

Before she could finish speaking, Nangong Cheng extended an invitation first.

"Oh, Kamuro-kun, you've come at just the right time."

Let's have a meal together.

Kamuro Masumi's expression was somewhat blank, and then she awkwardly opened her mouth.

"I have another friend..."

"Let's go together, it's more fun with more people."

She glanced at Horikita Suzune and the others.

Aside from a few outgoing girls like Karuizawa Megumi and Kushida Kikyo who smiled at her, the others didn't object to Nangong Cheng.

She even saw Hiyori Shiina from Class C.