I have a life simulator.

Like Ryuen Sho, he also made a judgment in an instant that this matter was probably planned by Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

However, it was indeed not appropriate for him to directly intervene until more information was disclosed.

We can only trust Ryu Yuanxiang's performance for now.

Chapter 212: Eavesdropping

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji quickly learned from Kohei Katsuragi's communications that the plan had been initially successful. After informing the other party to continue to closely observe Ryūen Sho's every move, he ended the communication with slight satisfaction.

Unlike the previous two operations that targeted Shiina Hiyori's group and Karuizawa Kei's group respectively but ultimately failed, the current plan targeting Ryuen Sho is progressing relatively smoothly.

While considering the possible counterattacks from Ryuen Sho and Kitagawa Ryo, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka concealed himself and continued to follow Karuizawa Kei's group silently, using the dense foliage to hide himself.

The reason he wasn't present for the event this morning is because there were more important things he needed to confirm.

In his move yesterday, Karuizawa Kei chose to use the [Reinforcement] card on Amasawa Ichika's team in order to protect herself, thus merging the scores of the two teams into one.

Thanks to Hirata Yosuke's keen observation, the fact that Amasawa Ichika's group most likely possessed the special card "Chosen One" was thus exposed to Class 1-A.

However, the problem facing Kiyotaka Ayanokoji now is whether Ichika Amasawa or another member of their group, Airi Sakura, possesses the "Chosen One." This is crucial for Class A to make a key decision about whose team to focus on in the upcoming exams.

If it were the first half of the special exam on the deserted island, this problem wouldn't be difficult to solve. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji only needed to follow one of them and observe the changes in the group ranking and specific scores after the other person won the task and received the bonus points.

However, starting from the eighth day of the special exam on the deserted island, which is when it entered the second half, all the tasks on the island became group tasks. The [Chosen One] card automatically came into play after the group scored, and it was no longer possible to judge it as it was before when it was based on individual scores.

Therefore, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji could only resort to the least efficient method, hoping to extract the information and intelligence he wanted from the conversation between the three people.

Maintaining a safe distance from which he wouldn't be discovered, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji began to listen intently to the girls' conversation.

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Since they had already used the [Reinforcement] card yesterday, Karuizawa Megumi, Sakura Airi, and Amasawa Ichika, who were essentially a group, naturally camped together last night.

Two groups from different classes were grouped together. The school seemed to have anticipated this possibility and had already written all the necessary procedures. All the points their group earned would be equally distributed into the total score of both classes, which seemed fair enough. Karuizawa and the others quickly accepted this genuine hidden setting.

Moreover, their group's scores really couldn't have a significant impact on the class rankings, since the difference between Class B, which was currently in first place, and Class D, which had just barely climbed to third place, wasn't even that many thousand points.

The three of them were all among the best in terms of physical strength for girls. Even Sakura Airi, who was being taken care of by Tianze Yixia, had received physical training and was a professional singing and dancing idol. In addition, they were not moving very fast. The group chatted and laughed, looking like friends going on a picnic in the countryside, and were very relaxed.

Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi were already good friends who had known each other for a long time, and with Amasawa Ichika occasionally chiming in, the atmosphere among the three of them seemed quite harmonious.

"Speaking of which, I didn't know that Ichika was so amazing. In yesterday's [Group Dodgeball] project, it wouldn't be a problem to say that he could take on ten opponents at once."

Karuizawa Kei blinked and spoke up. She was quite curious about Amasawa Ichika, who had unleashed her full power yesterday to help her defeat three groups in Class A. Although the two of them belonged to Kitagawa Ryo's drama club, she really didn't know that the petite-looking Amasawa Ichika possessed physical qualities that even she and Horikita Suzune couldn't match.

"Of course, otherwise Ryo wouldn't have sent me and Airi to rescue Megumi."

Tianze Yixia, with a lollipop she'd redeemed with points in her mouth, deftly twirled it with her tongue as she confidently answered:

"Actually, Ayanokouji didn't really intend to eliminate Megumi there at first. After all, Megumi has the [Reinforcement] card. When a crisis comes, she can just choose any group in her class to join and then have another classmate in the same group eliminate her instead."

At this point, Tianze Yixia paused, then nodded and added:

"He just wanted to force out Hui's [Reinforcement] card there, because the effectiveness of such a card is maximized if it is saved until the end of the final exam."

"really."

Sakura Airi, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

"After all, no one knows what their group's ranking will be until the very last moment before the exam ends."

"I remember... Hashimoto Masayoshi's group from Class 1-A once surged into the top five in the rankings a few days before the exam, but their rankings have been falling in the last two days, and they've now dropped to almost twentieth place."

"Yes, so once the scores and rankings of each group are determined, the [Reinforcement] card can find the best target to use."

Karuizawa Kei initially echoed this sentiment, but then immediately smiled and patted Amasawa Ichika and Sakura Airi on the shoulders:

"But I'm confident that the group I chose in advance will also get a good result."

"Ah."

"of course."

Faced with Karuizawa Megumi's trust, Sakura Airi and Amasawa Ichika responded with smiles.

"It's a pity I didn't run into Liang all day yesterday, otherwise I would have liked to ask him how he knew I was being ganged up on in the 'Team Dodgeball' project."

"We didn't know either. We just received a message from Liang at that time, which told us Hui's location and basic information, so we rushed over."

Faced with Karuizawa Megumi's question, Sakura Airi shook her head:

"Ryo must have his own intelligence agents, just like Ayanokouji from Class A was able to know Megumi's whereabouts."

"I think so too."

Karuizawa Kei nodded and gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear:

"Actually, when we were surrounded by Class A yesterday, I felt that there were other people watching us. That must have been Liang's informant."

"Maybe, but I'd guess it's Ryuen from Class C."

Tianze Yixia crossed her arms behind her head and answered casually:

"Or maybe it's that one from Class A?"

Chapter 213: The Breakthrough Point

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji keenly caught the word "Class A" in Amasawa Ichika's words. He knew from the beginning of the enrollment that there was a spy planted by Kitagawa Ryo in Class A. He even investigated Kushida Kikyo, whom he thought was the most suspicious, but in the end he did not get a definite result.

Judging from Tianze Yixia's words, this guy from Class A is clearly a collaborator of Class D in the first year, just like Long Yuanxiang from Class C, and is very likely the spy who has been lurking in the class all along.

To Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's disappointment, the three of them only touched on the topic briefly before returning to chatting with great interest about things between girls that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka considered utterly pointless.

By the time Karuizawa Megumi and Sakura Airi took a break to drink some water, they had been chatting about all sorts of things, from which restaurant on the third floor of the Keyaki Shopping Center had the best dishes to the interesting topics they had encountered so far in their exam on the deserted island. Nearly half an hour had passed.

The three of them didn't seem to be in a hurry to find a nearby topic to participate in. Instead, they strolled around quite leisurely, as if they were looking for a topic they liked, or one that offered a chance to upgrade a regular card.

While looking at the electronic map and the distribution of topics on his watch, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji calmly made the above deduction.

After all, two of the three members of this group are holders of special cards. This means that if they complete a task that rewards them with a chance to upgrade a regular card, Kitagawa Ryo will have a two-thirds chance of getting that upgrade.

Of the four special card holders on the deserted island, Ryuen Sho has already partially withdrawn under his scheme, and Shiina Hiyori is now acting with Kitagawa Ryo's group. Even considering this aspect, the best option right now is to keep an eye on Karuizawa Megumi, the most threatening trio.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka hid behind a tree, his gaze subtly sweeping over the three of them, while information about each of them surfaced in his mind.

Karuizawa Kei, the class representative of Class 1-B, enjoys unparalleled popularity and prestige within the class, as evidenced by the incident a few days ago where she plotted against the other side, causing almost the entire Class 1 student to rush to the scene and confront Class 1. However, she is also an old acquaintance of Kitagawa Ryo before entering the school, and the two have a very close relationship. There is even a mysterious organization within the grade that hopes the two will be together.

Ayaka Amazawa, an outstanding graduate of the fifth class of the White Room, is said to have grades that are slightly worse than those of his classmate, Takuya Yagami. However, whenever Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thinks that Takuya Yagami had been plotting against him shortly after enrolling, he feels that Amazawa is actually more outstanding in terms of performance, although he has not yet figured out why the other party suddenly switched sides.

Sakura Airi, a former professional idol who is very popular among the boys in Class D and even the entire grade, would probably have a status in the school's popular circle if she weren't so unsociable. She would be no less popular than Kushida Kikyo and Ichinose Honami. What caught Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's attention the most was a piece of information he received from the student council vice president, Nagumo Masaru: Nagumo had once taken the initiative to ask the school for ten million personal points as compensation at the beginning of the school year, and the school had agreed to it.

That alone was enough for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to take her seriously.

Frankly speaking, in Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's eyes, although Karuizawa Megumi's group only had three people, their combat strength was basically no less than that of a full-strength elite group in Class A. If they encountered a suitable challenge, even Katsuragi Kohei's group might not be able to win easily.

Without exaggeration, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, who also came from the White Room, didn't think that Kohei Katsuragi's group had any advantage over Ichika Amasawa, just like when they were defeated by one person in the [Team Dodgeball] project.

However, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji had no doubt that he would win against this group.

If Tianze Yixia's combat power is five, then he is one hundred.

Perhaps Kitagawa Ryo could learn about the course content and even tactics inside the White Room by relying on the other party's leaks, but the reverse is also true, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also knows everything about the education that Amasawa Ichika has received so far.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji quietly went into hiding.

He was waiting for the moment when the other party would participate in the project and reveal a weakness.

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Kitagawa Ryo shared the information about Ryuen Sho that Ishizaki Daichi had just given him with the others in their group, and he shook his head helplessly:

"Although the current situation is still unclear, the fact that Longyuan has been taken away by the school indicates that he is indeed involved in a significant matter."

"Let's take it one step at a time. The main problem is that this kind of thing can't be solved with a [Resurrection Card]. After all, before we went to the island to take the exam, the school said that students who intentionally hurt others might even be expelled."

As if still feeling unsure, Kitagawa Ryo added vaguely:

"If all else fails, I'll contact that guy from Class A again tonight. He should know the specifics better than we do."

Hearing Kitagawa Ryo speak like that, Ichinose Honami nodded in agreement:

"How about this, I'll ask my friends in Class A first, since what Ishizaki said was too brief. We don't even know who the injured student in Class A is."

"Is it convenient? Do the students in Class A really know how to answer that?"

Horikita Suzune, standing to the side, frowned slightly.

"It's really unconvincing for the completely socially insensitive person to say that."

Sakayanagi Arisu chuckled and made a lighthearted remark.

"The completely socially indifferent number two is just a case of the pot calling the kettle black."

Horikita Suzune also responded quite decisively.

Kitagawa Ryo watched the two bicker with a smile, but then he saw Ichinose Honami answer her call and gestured for them to be quiet.

After a brief but warm phone call, Honami Ichinose said goodbye with a big smile.

"There's no need to inquire at all."

Honami Ichinose briefly organized the information she had just obtained and slowly began to speak:

"Right now, the whole Class A is talking about how Ryuen Sho from Class C maliciously pushed their classmate Hashimoto Masayoshi off the cliff. They're all in a state of righteous indignation."

"Masayoshi Hashimoto?"

Upon hearing the name, Kitagawa Ryo paused slightly, then immediately smiled.

"I see."

"In that case, wouldn't we have found a breakthrough?"

Chapter 214: We're waiting for you, guys.

Thanks to the numerous simulations conducted previously, especially Karuizawa Megumi's second simulation, the name Hashimoto Masayoshi was not unfamiliar to Kitagawa Ryo.

In the timeline where Sakayanagi Arisu is assigned to Class A instead of Class D, he is a capable assistant to Sakayanagi Arisu, repeatedly helping Sakayanagi Arisu in the struggle for Class A leadership against Katsuragi Kohei. He is a student who seems frivolous but is actually very thoughtful.

However, in a conversation between Sakayanagi Arisu and Kitagawa Ryo, the latter pointed out incisively that Hashimoto Masayoshi himself was not actually a fan of hers.

Compared to Kamuro Masumi, whom Sakayanagi Arisu personally approached and won over, Hashimoto Masayoshi was too scheming and too cunning. His so-called 'loyalty' to Sakayanagi Arisu was just like the frivolous 'princess' he mentioned—a mere gamble.

If we were to define him, Masayoshi Hashimoto would be a sophisticated egoist. All his thoughts and actions are driven by his own interests, and he adheres to a principle similar to that of a cunning rabbit with multiple burrows.

Whether in the simulation or in the present reality, he seems to have contacted Kanzaki Ryuji from Class B and even Ryuen Sho from Class C, as if he had paved the way for his future.

Yes, in his eyes, even the so-called Class A title is something that can be discarded, because being Class A now does not mean that he will still be Class A when he graduates.

Kitagawa Ryo quickly reviewed the information about Hashimoto Masayoshi in his mind, and he could now roughly guess why the other party would team up with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to stage such a big show.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji had been in the same class as him for more than a semester, and with his keen eye, he could naturally see through Masayoshi Hashimoto's true nature, making negotiations much easier.

However, the fact that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was able to use Masayoshi Hashimoto means that they also have a chance to use him back, since Masayoshi Hashimoto is ultimately an egoist.

After mentally conceiving a preliminary plan for the follow-up, Kitagawa Ryo didn't make a fuss. He simply nodded and then asked Ichinose Honami:

Any further news about Class A?

"...Well, because Katsuragi and the others were spreading rumors around the camp about Ryuen pushing Hashimoto off the cliff, many Class A students were indignant and said things like they wanted to eliminate all the Class C students and make Ryuen drop out of school."

"See, that's how you build up a sense of collective honor."

Sakayanagi Arisu raised her pretty eyebrows beside her:

"Team unity always requires a common enemy; it's just that this time it was Class C that ran into Class A's guns."

"However, I don't think Longyuan would do such a thing."

Even Ibuki Mio, who usually doesn't like Ryuen Sho, unusually stood up and said something. Seeing everyone's eyes turn to her, she calmly crossed her arms and added:

"He's not stupid enough to get caught red-handed after doing something like this."

"That's true."

Horikita Suzune nodded in agreement. Class D and Class C had already established a semi-cooperative relationship, and they had just had lunch with Ryuen Sho that morning. If the other party really intended to attack the students of Class A, they would have mentioned it. After all, they hadn't even hidden important information such as 'BB bombs' that might be related to the final project.

"The problem now is that Hashimoto will insist that Ryuen pushed him after he wakes up."

Hiyori Shiina frowned slightly. Although she didn't particularly like Ryuen Sho either, Class 1-C couldn't do without him, so she expressed her concerns.

"There's no need to worry about that."