I have a life simulator.

"And Ayanokouji even found out?"

After a sumptuous dinner, while the others were clearing away the dishes and washing the utensils, Kitagawa Ryo casually made up an excuse to walk into the nearby woods. He met Ryuen Sho under a tree and listened to what the other person had to say with a frown.

"He used communications to pinpoint my location."

Long Yuanxiang pointed to his watch and grinned:

"But it also reminded me that next time I want to do something, I should get this thing down beforehand."

Although you can't participate in any projects and score points once you take off your watch, points are completely unimportant to Ryuuen Sho, who is consistently ranked last and has the [Resurrection] card. He basically exchanges all the points he earns each day for supplies and gives them to Class A.

"You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"

Kitagawa Ryo, looking at Ryuen Sho, suddenly remembered something and pulled out a long baguette from his pocket. This was a daily supply issued by Ichinose Honami's [Supply] card. Since their group became richer and started cooking for themselves, this thing had hardly been touched.

"Too hard...but it's not bad either."

Long Yuanxiang took it without caring at all, took a big bite, and mumbled his evaluation while chewing.

He was quite tough, fishing and surviving alone on a deserted island without asking his students for any food, as if he was afraid that they would fall to the bottom of the class if they didn't have his food.

However, he doesn't hesitate at all when it comes to eating Kitagawa-style cold dishes.

As Kitagawa Ryo watched Ryuen Sho wolf down his food, looking disheveled, he suddenly remembered the deserted island during Karuizawa Megumi's second simulation. He seemed to have promised to deliver food to Ryuen Sho, who was hiding on the island, back then, although he didn't manage to do so in the end due to various factors.

Feeling Kitagawa Ryo's gaze soften slightly, Ryuen Sho felt a little uncomfortable and rolled his eyes at him.

"what?"

"Are you worried you'll choke?"

Kitagawa Ryo also rolled his eyes at Ryuen Sho and threw him the half-empty bottle of mineral water he was holding. The other man didn't stand on ceremony and finished his dinner with bread in one hand and water in the other.

After finishing what he was holding, Long Yuanxiang let out a long breath, leaned against the tree, picked his teeth with his little finger, and said:

"Ayanokouji has his eye on me, so don't expect me to transfer upgrade opportunities to you in the next couple of days."

Then, almost casually, he said:

"As for Shiina, didn't you say you wanted her group to get into the top three? Ayanokouji has also noticed her, so keep an eye on her."

"I know this."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded. He had been inside the white room before, and he was very familiar with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's modus operandi. Moreover, judging from the last time on the deserted island, when the other party wanted to physically force Karuizawa Megumi to withdraw from the exam in order to change the leader, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka himself was quite dangerous.

Although the watch can monitor the movements of each student, Long Yuanxiang's words just now reminded him that if the watch is forcibly destroyed, it can become a blind spot in the surveillance for a short period of time.

"I will take good care of Hiyori."

Chapter 174: Suddenly I Miss You

As darkness fell, night quickly enveloped the entire deserted island. Most of the school staff returned to the school's designated camp at the starting point for rest, using various means of transportation. Occasionally, one could see some students among the coming and going crowds; these were third-year students temporarily conscripted to fill the manpower shortage.

Akane Tachibana, a member of Class 3-A and the student council secretary, politely thanked the support staff and carefully carried the two bento boxes she had received back to a corner.

"Xue, I've brought dinner."

Horikita Manabu, who was writing and drawing in his notebook, looked up, adjusted his glasses, nodded, and said:

"You eat first, I'm not in a hurry, I'll eat later."

"It'll get cold in a bit."

Even though Horikita Manabu spoke up, Tachibana Akane stubbornly handed him the bento box and raised her voice slightly.

Perhaps because she learned about Horikita Manabu's attitude towards her from Horikita Suzune, or perhaps because graduation is not far away, Tachibana Akane has been a little bolder in her recent interactions with Horikita Manabu.

Seeing that Tachibana Akane was pouting and determined to stick to her guns, Horikita Manabu had no choice but to shake his head, put down his pen, take the bento box in front of him, open it, break off the chopsticks, and gesture for Tachibana Akane to sit down next to him and eat together.

Because these lunch boxes were intended for large-scale supply to school staff, they were mostly semi-finished products produced on an assembly line. Apart from being hot and filling, they weren't particularly delicious. However, neither of them cared much about that and ate them with relish.

"I saw Suzune and her group today."

After swallowing a mouthful of rice, Tachibana Akane tried hard to find a topic to talk about:

"In the [two-person horse riding battle] event, Suzune did not participate; the combination of Kitagawa and Sakayanagi won first place."

"Among the first-year students, no one can compare to Kitagawa in terms of physical fitness."

Horikita Manabu paused his chopsticks, and unsurprisingly began to speak:

"Even Ayanokouji won't do."

"Speaking of which, Suzune and Kitagawa's group has already climbed to second place, and they're even in Class D."

While chewing on the vegetables in her bento box, Akane Tachibana said with great interest:

"I met their group twice, and they were first in both times. The first time was for the piano performance. Although only Kitagawa and another boy came, if we really compare, there shouldn't be many students in the grade who are better at piano than him."

"Beichuan is indeed an outstanding talent, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say he is a genius."

In Akane's memory, this was the first time Horikita Manabu had ever given another person such high praise so directly. Even the aggressive second-year student, Minami Miyabi, had never received such recognition.

"So why didn't the school let him join the student council back then?"

Thinking of Nanono Masaru, Tachibana Akane, who naturally thought of the current state of the student council, also asked curiously.

"Because he never intended to join the student council in the first place."

Horikita ate very quickly, and by this time she had already finished her bento box. After putting the disposable chopsticks back into the bento box, closing it, and throwing it into the nearby trash can, she turned back and explained:

"However, Kitagawa also chose to have Suzune join the student council and create his own club. From the day he enrolled, he was already consciously making his own plans."

"And it's fine even if he doesn't join the student council, because he'll run into Nagumo sooner or later anyway because of Rinne."

At this point, Horikita Manabu, who was usually serious, surprisingly raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He picked up the notebook that he had put aside earlier and looked at it. Tachibana Akane glanced at it and saw that it was covered with lines and squares that were not meaningful. They were densely intertwined and made no sense.

Just as Tachibana was about to ask a question, two first-year homeroom teachers walked by. They looked like they had just finished eating and were walking side by side talking.

"Hello, Chazhu Class Teacher and Hoshinomiya Class Teacher."

Akane Tachibana and Manabu Horikita immediately stood up and politely greeted the two of them.

"Oh, you're third-year student council members. You've worked so hard these past two days."

With a lazy yawn, Hoshinomiya Chie, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-B, waved her hand again.

"We still have work to do, so we won't chat with you any longer. Take care of your health, and report any difficulties to the school."

Meanwhile, Chabashira Sae seemed to be in a bad mood. She pulled Hoshinomiya Chie, who seemed to want to chat with the students more, away and into a tent in the center of the camp.

The tent is equipped with a number of electronic devices and instruments, and the large screen at the center displays the real-time location of every student on the island and records their movements.

Unlike the previous days, today's display shows a large number of coordinates concentrated in a single square, standing there very conspicuously.

"What happened at E5 today? Why are so many groups camped here?"

Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie immediately noticed this unusual sight. The latter blinked and asked with great curiosity.

She and Chabashira Sae were assigned to logistics work today, so they weren't really sure what was going on on the island.

The other teacher in the tent scratched the back of his head, unsure how to begin. After all, it was precisely because their respective classes, A and B, had a falling out, and considering that Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie had always acted like sisters, he didn't know what to say.

Moreover, the regulations for this special exam specifically stipulated that class advisors must not engage in any behavior that helps their own class or interferes with other classes. After much thought, not a single teacher stepped forward to answer this question.

Seeing that the others remained silent, Hoshinomiya Chie shrugged, feeling awkward. However, she and Chabashira Sae realized a possibility and did not pursue the matter further, each finding a place to sit down.

After the two women entered, the two teachers who were originally there also said goodbye and left. Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie were on the night shift tonight. Since Ryuen Sho's accident, the school has increased the number of people monitoring the situation in real time, so as to receive distress signals and take action as soon as possible in the event of a possible accident.

However, the only exception to the deserted island exam so far has been Ryuen Sho. Hoshinomiya Chie and Chabashira Sae just chatted casually to pass the long night.

Over the years, Chabashira Sae had noticed the twisted emotions hidden beneath Hoshinomiya Chie's mask, but she had indeed made a foolish mistake back then, implicating Hoshinomiya Chie. Therefore, she had never thought of exposing the false sisterly relationship between them.

However, this does not mean that Chabashira Sae completely ignored the threat posed by Hoshinomiya Chie. Rather, after becoming the homeroom teacher of Class 1-A, this alone was enough to make the two of them direct competitors.

"Kozae, this should be your last special exam as the homeroom teacher of Class A, so cherish it."

Hoshinomiya Chie said with a smile that was not funny at all:

"I told you a long time ago that you are not allowed to disobey your superiors, right?"

The class points of Class A and Class B are very close, and the changes in class points involved in this special exam on the deserted island are quite significant, so such a change is indeed possible.

Chabashira Sae didn't reply, but Hoshinomiya Chie's words were still etched into her mind:

Class A's biggest competitor is always Class B, whether from the perspective of the class or the individual class teacher.

But if you hold this kind of mindset, you will subconsciously ignore many things.

Hoshinomiya Chie crossed her arms and looked down at her right fingernails.

From beginning to end, what she hoped for was not to make her class A.

As long as Chaba Sakae is not in Class A, it's fine.

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Ayanokouji Kiyotaka looked at the blazing campfire in front of him. Class A and Class B, who were gathered in E5 and facing each other, took this opportunity to start their own joint camping trip. Five or six groups from Class A lit a huge campfire together and gathered around it, laughing and talking about topics related to the upcoming exam.

However, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was clearly not used to the lively atmosphere. If it weren't for Kohei Katsuragi insisting that he come back, he would probably already be searching for Hiyori Shiina's camp in the dark.

In fact, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji knew why Kohei Katsuragi had called him back. Just as he was pondering when this scene should begin, a sudden clapping interrupted the noise. Kohei Katsuragi stood up, and the students of Class A quickly quieted down, focusing all their attention on him.

"It's a rare opportunity for everyone to gather here today, and I hope to take this chance to clarify some things."

Having said that, Katsuragi Yasuhira walked up to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and bowed, saying:

"I'm very sorry that I didn't notice some of Totsuka-san's mistakes because of my own personal issues!"

As if it had been pre-arranged, Totsuka Yahiko, also without a word, walked up to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka with his head down and loudly called out:

"I am very sorry for making baseless accusations against Ayanokoji-san. Please forgive me!"

"...I didn't take it to heart."

Thank you for your understanding!

After Totsuka Yahiko finished speaking, led by Katsuragi Kohei, all the students in Class A spontaneously applauded, witnessing this touching scene of camaraderie among classmates.

Katsuragi Kohei hadn't given up on Totsuka Yahiko after all. With Kushida Kikyo's reminder, he realized that Totsuka Yahiko's feelings for him, or rather, his value to him, were real, which led to this somewhat awkward reconciliation scene.

He did need Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, and he did need Yahiko Totsuka. So when he saw that Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was able to cooperate in forgiving Yahiko Totsuka, Kohei Katsuragi was extremely happy and patted the two of them on the shoulder, wishing he could just say, "With such a dragon and a phoenix, Class A will be prosperous."

While Class A was enjoying themselves, not far away in Class B, seven or eight groups of Class B students, who had come with almost half of their class out of concern for Karuizawa Kei, were also having a meal together in a very harmonious atmosphere.

After reporting everything that had happened that afternoon regarding the "two-person horseback riding battle" project to Karuizawa Kei, Kanzaki Ryuji was about to leave when Karuizawa Kei called him back again:

"Kanzaki, I heard from Asako that you're a fan of the pairing of me and Ryo?"

Caught red-handed, Kanzaki Ryuji was completely devoid of the passionate enthusiasm he had shown in the tent on that stormy night. Somewhat embarrassed, he scratched the back of his head and said:

"I just really like your performance with Kitagawa... cough cough, I'm a fan of the drama."

"There's nothing shameful about it. I often search for this tag myself."

Karuizawa Kei rested her face in her hands, her eyes full of smiles.

"That netizen [K&K] who edited my Baidu Baike page, is that you too? You filled it out in great detail, you're definitely a long-time fan."

"Ahem... It was just something I did casually, just something I did casually."

Ryuji Kanzaki never expected that even his online name would be exposed. Now he didn't know where to put his hands and waved them haphazardly in the air.

"Don't be so nervous, it's not a big deal, and there really isn't anything wrong with it."

While encyclopedia content can be uploaded and edited at will, content that is too outrageous or distorts reality will be reported and taken down. The reason why Ryuji Kanzaki's version has been able to remain until now is thanks to his frequent updates and detailed descriptions, which leave no room for criticism.

Although the columns "Interpersonal Relationships" and "Anecdotes of People" contain a lot of personal touches that everyone enjoys.

Seeing that Karuizawa Megumi herself did not have any resistance, Kanzaki Ryuji breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

As a seasoned CP (couple pairing) leader, what he fears most is the actual person denying it, which would destroy this niche community from its very foundation.

"Speaking of which, when did Kanzaki-kun notice me and Ryo?"

Karuizawa Megumi pressed on with great interest.

“From the very first performance you two did together, but at that time I was only impressed by Kitagawa’s acting skills. To be honest, I didn’t even notice the class monitor.”

Ryuji Kanzaki answered somewhat shyly, but he quickly added:

"But around the second game, I saw the class monitor."

"And it was from that time that a lot of bad comments started online. I don't know why, but I actually hope that you can prove them wrong."

"I myself am probably... well, I don't like getting involved in troublesome things, which is also related to the principle that my father taught me from a young age that a wise person does not stand under a dangerous wall."