I have a life simulator.

Even though Shiina Hiyori was one of the few friends in Class C with whom she had a good relationship, Ibuki Mio had rarely seen Shiina Hiyori show such an expression.

"...Woke up so early today?"

Ibuki Mio cautiously and tentatively asked.

"Hmm? Oh, it's Mio. Good morning—hehe~."

Completely different from usual, even her voice seemed softer, and she was giving inexplicable silly laughs.

Ibuki Mio thought back carefully and realized that she hadn't heard anything strange last night. But there shouldn't be any mountain spirits or demons in the world that could brainwash people.

Where are we going today?

Shiina Hiyori lifted the cup and stood up. Since only Ibuki Mio was in the tent, she didn't hesitate to change her clothes.

"Well, we'll have to see what research projects are available nearby first."

Ibuki Mio answered weakly, clutching her forehead.

"Yes."

As a result, Hiyori Shiina nodded seriously. At that moment, she was putting on her sportswear top, and the hem of the top drew a perfect semicircle in front of her chest with her movements. Her chest shape and size were quite symmetrical, which made Mio Ibuki take a second look at her with some concern.

Recalling the rumors circulating in the class recently, Ibuki Mio crossed her arms and suddenly blurted out:

"How about we go find Kitagawa Ryo?"

"Okay."

Hiyori Shiina answered instantly, almost instinctively.

"Good my foot!"

Ibuki Mio rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache. She naturally didn't know that Shiina Hiyori and Kitagawa Ryo had unexpectedly met again at midnight that night. After all, in her memory, nothing had happened between Shiina Hiyori and Kitagawa Ryo that night; they had simply gone to sleep early together.

Judging from Shiina Hiyori's current reaction, Ibuki Mio has reason to suspect that the two have really made a private engagement as rumored.

Thinking of this, Ibuki Mio squatted down helplessly and began to sigh.

The two-person team was inherently at a disadvantage in terms of scoring efficiency. Shiina Hiyori was also holding the riskiest special card, the [Double Blade] card. If the team's ranking did not make it into the top three, they would also have points deducted from their class score.

Although Ibuki Mio didn't care much about whether her class could advance to the next level, the class points were still related to the monthly distribution of individual points, so she was a little unwilling to have them deducted.

"That's why you need to go find Liang."

Having already changed her clothes, Shiina Hiyori stretched again.

Is this a case of being love-struck?

"This isn't being love-struck."

Shiina Hiyori tilted her head slightly, then directly opened her watch and sent a call invitation to Ryuen Sho.

Under Ibuki Mio's bewildered gaze, Shiina Hiyori quickly finished explaining her thoughts to Ryuen Sho, asking him to help her find out Kitagawa Ryo's exact location.

"Alright, there's only one thing left to do today."

Shiina Hiyori patted Ibuki Mio's arm and smiled at her:

"Find a reason to intervene."

The girl pursed her lips; she was a little greedier than she had imagined.

At the very least, they won't be satisfied with just a few seconds of time spent together thanks to the handshake ticket.

Chapter 172: Miss Hiyori's Plan Goes Through

"It seems that Totsuka-kun hasn't returned to his group."

After Totsuka Yahiko left listlessly, Hirata Yosuke also noticed that the direction he left in was not his group's, but a completely opposite direction.

"Actually, Katsuragi, you were a bit too harsh just now, especially in front of so many people."

Kikyo Kushida shook her head as well. Her personality would never allow her to do something so embarrassing that it would be impossible for someone to back down. Besides, while the other members of Class A might look down on Yahiko Totsuka, Kohei Katsuragi was the last person who should say such a thing.

As a master of interpersonal relationships, Kikyo Kushida knew how to make use of such mediocre people who were only loyal, even if it meant using them as scapegoats.

After being repeatedly advised by Kikyo Kushida and Yosuke Hirata, Kohei Katsuragi, feeling somewhat embarrassed, called over Masumi Kamuro, a member of his group, and said:

"I probably won't be participating in any other projects today. Kamuro, go and follow Yahiko to prevent him from doing anything irrational."

Kamuro Masumi also found it difficult to adapt to the crowded atmosphere, so she took the opportunity to leave the crowd. She leisurely hung behind Totsuka Yahiko, following him to the outside of Kitagawa Ryo's group's camp.

Meanwhile, Ryuen Sho, who arrived first, noticed the secret approach between the two from Class A before Kitagawa Ryo.

With a flick of his finger, he brushed away an unidentified caterpillar that had landed on his forearm. Ryuen Sho then hid himself in the tree, using the branches and the sound of the wind as cover, and jumped over Totsuka Yahiko and Kamuro Masumi, searching diligently for other traces.

This morning, he received a message from Hiyori Shiina.

"I am Hiyori Shiina."

Unlike his usual lazy tone that made people feel like he didn't care about anything, Shiina Hiyori once again showed a completely opposite attitude in front of Ryuen Sho.

The last time I saw Hiyori Shiina like this was when Ryuen Sho established his initial authority in the class through violence at the beginning of the school year. Amidst the delinquents rolling on the floor, Hiyori Shiina calmly stood up and threatened to record the incident, conveying her desire to leave the classroom.

It was precisely because that first meeting was so memorable that Ryuen Sho always felt a deeper sense of apprehension towards Shiina Hiyori than towards other students. This was also partly the reason why he didn't force her to reveal what kind of card she possessed.

In fact, Ryuu Sho himself did not expect that after he already had a [Resurrection] special card, someone in Class C would be assigned a special card. He had initially imagined that the distribution would be one card per class out of the four classes.

However, the [Dual Blade] card that Shiina Hiyori possessed did indeed lead him to reluctantly choose to cooperate with Kitagawa Ryo.

"This is Long Yuanxiang. What can I do for you?"

"I want to know the specifics of your deal with Ayanokouji, such as how many personal points he would have to pay you if he failed to make it into the top three of the group."

The reason why Ryuen Sho provided supplies, intelligence, and any possible assistance within the project to Katsuragi Kohei's group in Class A was because he had made such a deal with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. Although the other party had mentioned some things about this on the night of the storm, he was still vague about the specifics.

Five million personal points.

After hesitating for a moment, Long Yuanxiang still chose to answer.

He didn't explain this at the time mainly because Kitagawa Ryo from another class was present, and it wouldn't be a problem for Shiina Hiyori from his own class to reveal some specific information.

"Are you sure? What if he can't produce it?"

“Ayanokouji showed me his personal account.”

Long Yuanxiang still feels somewhat surprised and uncertain when he recalls the string of numbers he saw back then:

"His personal account has a total of more than seven million personal points."

"It seems like he's handling all of Class A's points, and Class B does the same thing, allocating a portion of individual points to Karuizawa's account as class funds or something..."

"not like this."

Hiyori Shiina quickly interrupted Sho Ryuen:

"Your information about Class B is correct, but Ayanokouji's points and Class B's origins are different."

"They are in higher grades."

"Upper grades?"

Do you remember Rokusuke Kōenji, who was expelled from Class A in the first month?

Hiyori Shiina mentioned a name that seemed somewhat distant.

"I have some recollection of it, but I was still integrating the classes at that time, so I didn't pay much attention to information from other classes."

Long Yuanxiang shook his head. At that time, he was busy building his prestige and getting rid of Shi Renyu, a troublemaker.

"He is the only son and sole heir of the Koenji Zaibatsu, so as soon as he entered the school, many upperclassmen wanted to get close to him. There was a photo that went viral on the forum at the time, showing him surrounded by several upperclassmen in the cafeteria."

Long Yuanxiang frowned:

"You mean, Ayanokouji is like that Koenji? The only son of a zaibatsu?"

"That's one way to understand it, but the main purpose of my example is to make Longyuan realize something."

Shiina Hiyori chuckled softly and then said:

“The campus and the outside world are not completely closed off, and we will not stay on campus for our entire lives. Once you understand this, it will be easier to understand the thoughts and actions of some people.”

"...You didn't call me all this just to lecture me, did you?"

"of course not."

Shiina Hiyori completely ignored Ryuen Sho's somewhat suppressed and low tone, and said in a light tone:

"Can you help me find Liang's exact location?"

"Kitagawa Ryo?"

"He did say he would help you get into the top three."

This collaboration was initiated by Kitagawa Ryo on that stormy night. He could help Shiina Hitoshi, who holds the [Dual Blade] card, and his team advance to the top three in the team rankings, but he would need to provide as much help as he could and information about Class A.

This also made Ryuen Sho a double agent who was caught between Class A and Class D, or more precisely, caught between Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kitagawa Ryo.

"So are you going to go and fulfill this promise to him, or are you just going to have a romantic relationship? It seems like his group is all girls."

"I just hope to determine his behavior and thoughts today by looking at Ryo's location. It would be even better if I could find Ayanokouji."

"Ayanokouji?"

Long Yuanxiang was somewhat surprised. In this deserted island exam, the gap between Class A and Class D was enormous, and the two should have had no interaction or conflict.

"Please silently repeat what I just told you."

"...Is it off-campus again?"

"That's about it. The communication time is almost up, so please confirm Liang's location first."

Shiina Hiyori's tone was unquestionable. Ryuen Sho hung up the call and snorted coldly, but still began searching for Kitagawa Ryo through continuous inquiries and tracking.

"They were just in C6, the question cell for the [Olympiad Math Test]."

"Now it has moved to D8, the topic grid for the [Comprehensive Test of Humanities Knowledge]."

"I see."

After obtaining the information, Shiina Hiyori quickly reviewed the descriptions of the two topics and soon determined that Kitagawa Ryo's team's strategy today was to prioritize winning points and attacking the top-ranked Class A team.

"It seems there's been some kind of conflict between Class A and Class B. The conflict occurred at the [Singing] topic in cell E5."

As Ryuen Sho ran through the forest, he exchanged information with Shiina Hiyori.

"It seems that Karuizawa Megumi from Class B is being targeted by people from Class A. The students from Class B heard about this and wanted to protect their class representative."

Long Yuanxiang chuckled as he said this:

"Completely led by the nose."

"Head south to grid E7, the topic of [Two-person Horseback Battle]. Ryo and Ayanokouji should be there."

Shiina Hiyori checked the electronic map on Ibuki Mio's watch before giving instructions.

"In the end, why should I listen to you..."

"Because that way Class C will win."

In response to Ryuen Sho's criticism, Shiina Hiyori replied quite quickly and directly.

"If both of their groups are present, then it's up to you to perform. After the project is over, just follow Liang and his group."

"This is the first time I've seen you so serious, Shiina. It's really rare."

Ryuen Sho whistled, but Shiina Hiyori had already hung up the call.

When Ryuen Sho arrived at grid E7, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and Kitagawa Ryo did indeed appear together at the [Two-Person Horseback Battle] challenge site, just as Shiina Hiyori had predicted.

Then came his skillful fake fall and lightning-fast exit.

After reviewing the day's events in his mind, Long Yuanxiang squinted and scanned the quiet forest around him once more.

Apart from Kamuro Masumi and Totsuka Yahiko, who were still squatting there, he still couldn't find Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

If it weren't for Shiina Hiyori's confident assertion that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would definitely choose to follow Kitagawa Ryo's group, Ryuen Sho would almost have wanted to give up this pointless search.

Just as Long Yuanxiang was feeling a bit sore in his eyes, his watch beeped softly, indicating that someone had sent him a communication request.

For Ryuen Sho, who wanted to conceal his presence, this undoubtedly exposed his location. On the other side, Totsuka Yahiko and Kamuro Masumi also noticed the commotion and looked over.

【Ayanokouji Kiyotaka】

The watch's screen displayed the caller's name. Long Yuanxiang frantically tried to decline the call, but the next second, a calm voice came from under the tree where he was hiding: