I have a life simulator.

Tianze Yixia checked the time on her wristwatch, then habitually switched the page to the group rankings, staring intently at the numbers in the Kitagawa group's column, as if anticipating something.

Is Ryo still pursuing Ayanokouji?

Seeing this, Sakayanagi Arisu also absentmindedly put down the half-eaten baguette in her hand, and couldn't help but open her wristwatch, and together with Amasawa Ichika, she started refreshing the numbers on it.

"Well, I was supposed to have Ryo deliver dinner to you, Sakayanagi, so I could continue to hide, but I can't. I just don't feel comfortable letting Ayanoji act alone until we're truly in a safe time."

"The two of them are less like playing paintball and more like they're having a triathlon chase on this deserted island."

At this point, Amazu Ichika shrugged helplessly. Although everyone was an outstanding graduate of the White Gym in some respects, she was really inferior to Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

"The good news is that Ryo seems to have the upper hand. I spoke with him before I delivered your food to Sakayanagi. Ryo seemed to say something about eliminating the opponent at the right time to save a lot of trouble... or something like that."

"I see."

Although she was only listening to Amasawa Ichika's narration, Sakayanagi Arisu instantly understood Kitagawa Ryo's thoughts:

"Ryo probably plans to eliminate Ayanokouji after 8 a.m. tomorrow."

After her brief explanation, Amazu Ichika nodded in understanding. Under the school's mechanism of reviving everyone at 8 a.m. every day, if Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was eliminated today, he could participate in the final project again at 8 a.m. tomorrow. However, if they waited until 8 a.m. tomorrow to take action, they could seal him for a full 24 hours, until he could be revived at 8 a.m. on the last day of the exam.

As the two chatted, time gradually approached 8 p.m., the start of the safe period. Tianze Yixia then lowered her guard and took the tent out of her backpack.

Although the school confiscated almost all of the students' living supplies before the final project began and returned them to everyone in the form of points based on the purchase price, they did not take away camping necessities such as tents and sleeping bags. After all, it was impossible to let the students really suffer in the wild for two nights. It would be better for everyone to be eliminated together and comfortably mooch off the school's tents at the school's base camp.

Seeing that Amazawa Ichika had taken out the tent, Sakayanagi Arisu also got up to help. The two of them worked together to set up the two-person tent, which Amazawa Ichika originally used with Sakura Airi. Sakura Airi would fill in for Sakayanagi Arisu tonight and sleep in the three-person tent with Horikita Suzune and the others.

To be honest, if it weren't for the school taking back all their supplies... Sakayanagi Arisu would have doubted whether the three-person tent could even fit all three of them, since the scene of the name tag ripping exercise was still fresh in her mind.

But perhaps this rare spaciousness and relaxation came too suddenly, and Sakayanagi Arisu herself was a little unaccustomed to it. Even after Amasawa Ichika next to her had started breathing evenly and seemed to be fast asleep, she was still tossing and turning in her sleeping bag, half-closing her eyes as she began to think about the final project.

"If the restricted area is updated again tomorrow... there might be a situation where students from four classes are crammed together. We need to review all possible scenarios again."

Thinking of this, Sakayanagi Arisu, who was already having trouble sleeping, simply sat up and began to analyze and calculate all the possible locations of the restricted areas for tomorrow, referring to the electronic map on her wristwatch. In today's world where student activity areas are only seven or eight blocks, this is indeed a range that can be calculated, although only a very few people can do it.

After spending another hour reviewing all the possibilities and possible responses, just as Sakayanagi Arisu was starting to feel sleepy, she suddenly heard some rustling noises outside the tent.

Although it was a safe time when shooting was prohibited, Sakayanagi Arisu was still on high alert in the night, where there were no surveillance cameras or school helicopters and drones patrolling. Just as she was about to reach out and wake up Amasawa Ichika, who was sleeping next to her, she found that he had opened his eyes at some point and was even wearing full protective gear. He gestured for her to be quiet and then slowly opened the tent door and tiptoed out.

Seeing that Amazusa Ichika had already stepped out of the tent, Sakayanagi Arisu also quickly changed her gear, put on her protective mask, and followed her out of the tent.

The deserted island at night is undoubtedly much quieter or more eerie than during the day. Tonight happens to be a moonless night with extremely low visibility. As a result, Sakayanagi Arisu unconsciously turned on her wristwatch as soon as she stepped out of the tent, using its faint light to make out some of the outside scenery.

Those were two men who seemed to be facing off; they were Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, whom she and Amaze Ichika had been discussing before going to sleep.

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"...Alright, now that we've found the person, ask them what you need to know."

The first sound she heard was Kitagawa Ryo's familiar voice. The other person seemed to have noticed her too, taking two quick steps towards her, revealing a clearer outline of their face and figure. With a flourish, they removed their protective mask and spoke softly, as if apologetically:

Did I wake you up, Arisu?

"It's okay, I'm not asleep yet."

Upon hearing this, Sakayanagi Arisu simply shook her head slightly, then turned her wary gaze to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka on the other side, and whispered in Kitagawa Ryo's ear, slightly tiptoeing, "..."

"What's Ayanokouji doing here?"

"I'll explain it to you later."

After a brief conversation with Sakayanagi Arisu, Kitagawa Ryo stepped forward and patted Amasawa Ichika on the shoulder, signaling her to relax.

"Ayanokouji has a few questions for you, Ichika. Just answer them normally."

"it is good."

Seemingly sensing no hostility from Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, after Kitagawa Ryo spoke, Amasawa Ichika also relaxed, removing her protective mask and helmet, standing beside him and looking directly at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, replying in a light tone:

"What do you want to ask?"

"Tenzawa, you and Yagami Takuya were both outstanding students of the fifth generation of the White Room, and Ayanokouji Atsuomi arranged for you to enter this school, right?"

Takuya Yagami, a first-year student who was expelled at the beginning of the school year and was no longer mentioned by the current first-year students, had just spoken when Ichika Amasawa nodded in affirmation:

"Yes."

"He must have sent the two of you to assist me, right?"

"Yes."

"But you've betrayed us now, haven't you?"

"Is such that."

Throughout Amazusa Ichika's answer, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka stared intently into her pupils, but in the end, he couldn't find a trace of wavering or even lying... She didn't seem like an experimental subject cultivated in the white room at all.

Having heard this definitive answer from the person involved, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka then turned his attention back to Kitagawa Ryo beside her:

"last question."

"Is the reason that made you make all these changes, Tianze, because of Kitagawa?"

"It's definitely cold."

As if to prove her point, Amazu Ichika also grabbed Kitagawa Ryo's arm and gave Ayanokouji Kiyotaka her brightest smile, which seemed to shine even in the darkness. This made Sakayanagi Arisu's eyelids twitch. She felt that she should really pull Ichinose Honami and the others, who had always thought that Amazu Ichika was a pure and innocent little girl, over to see the true face of this little devil.

"……Yeah?"

For the first time, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji showed a hint of hesitation. He knew that the fifth generation had received more emotional education than the fourth generation, but at best, it only made them laugh and cry in a more human way.

Moreover, he had never seen such a genuine smile on the face of Yagami Takuya, who was also an outstanding representative of the fifth generation.

If he didn't know that the other person had indeed received his education in the white room from birth until entering Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would have even suspected that the person in front of him, Amasawa Ichika, was some kind of imposter.

But this might be the answer he was hoping for.

To be honest, even though entering Tokyo Advanced Educational High School has temporarily freed him from the White Room and that man, and even though he is experiencing emotions he has never felt before, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji still inevitably harbors a near-pessimistic and even fatalistic attitude deep in his heart.

He will definitely return to the White Room organization in the future, whether as an instructor or something else. That will be his destiny, and the mark that more than ten years of White Room life has left on him.

The appearance of Amazusa Ichika undoubtedly gave Ayanokoji Kiyotaka a completely new answer, or rather, a possibility.

Of course, he was unaware that everything that happened to Amazawa Ichika was due to Kitagawa Ryo's simulation. From Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's perspective, Amazawa Ichika, an experimental subject with the same white room as him, was able to easily and without any psychological burden break free from the control there in the first semester after entering school, enjoying school life like a normal high school girl, and even developing obvious romantic feelings... For a student from the white room, this was unimaginable for Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, after all, he himself was still preparing to find a tool to act as a book to read and turn the pages of about love.

Thinking of this, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji unconsciously turned his gaze to Ryo Kitagawa once again, to the only answer that Ayazawa Ichika had just personally acknowledged, and to the peer that Ayanokouji Atsuomi had ordered him to defeat.

Perhaps this was the first time he had ever been so curious about someone; it could be said that he was filled with all sorts of thirst for knowledge.

Feeling a chill run down his spine under Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's gaze, Kitagawa Ryo quickly waved his hand and spoke:

"Is that alright now? We've asked everything we needed to."

"...I will keep my promise."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji nodded slightly, then turned and disappeared into the thick night, leaving behind his paintball gun and magazine as he went.

"Phew—Alright, now Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's problem is solved. He won't be involved in this final project for the next two days."

Once Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's figure had completely disappeared from his sight, Kitagawa Ryo breathed a sigh of relief. He took two steps forward, took the other man's gun and ammunition, and then turned to explain to the somewhat confused Amasawa Ichika and Sakayanagi Arisu:

"We chatted briefly today while we were chasing each other around, and made a deal, just like you saw earlier. The result of the exchange is that he needs to confirm the answers to a few questions with Ichika, and then he will voluntarily withdraw from the competition for this final project."

"Speaking of which, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's personality is quite interesting. We'll see how it goes later... Yawn. It's so late, I need to find a place to camp and sleep. Arisu, and Ichika, goodnight?"

Just as Kitagawa Ryo was yawning and preparing to wave goodbye, he suddenly felt that Amasawa Ichika, who was holding his right arm, had no intention of letting go. Instead, she was smiling and pulling him back.

“There’s no need to bother Ryo to set up another tent, okay? There’s already a tent here, isn’t there? It’s quite spacious. There’s still plenty of room for Ryo to sleep, right, Ryo?”

Before she could even notice Amasawa Ichika's sudden change in address, Sakayanagi Arisu finally realized that the other woman's astonishing efficiency could sometimes be truly useful. She quickly stepped forward and affirmed righteously:

"Indeed, our tent... is quite large."

Chapter 237: Today, Class A was completely wiped out.

Theoretically speaking, the school's tents could actually squeeze in one more person of similar size. After all, Kitagawa Ryo herself and Amasawa Ichika had squeezed into a single-person tent before, so the three of them should be able to squeeze into a double-person tent with some difficulty. Moreover, both Arisu and Ichika are petite girls, so they should have more room in all aspects.

...No, now is not the time to seriously analyze whether this is feasible.

After calmly recalling what he and Amasawa Ichika had done that night, engaging in passionate and oblivious acts, Kitagawa Ryo couldn't help but glance at Sakayanagi Arisu beside him. He felt that if such an experience were to happen again, regardless of who was involved, the commander of Class D would probably have to be replaced temporarily tomorrow.

Otherwise, Kitagawa Ryo would indeed worry about the reality that Commander Sakayanagi, who is being strongly impacted on all levels, would inadvertently send Class D into trouble during tomorrow's assignment. Just as he had told Arisu a couple of days ago, there always needs to be some time and practice before their relationship can officially move to the next stage.

As for you saying that Ichika isn't much better than Sakayanagi Arisu? Well, that brings us to the high value of the white gym—strong and powerful, strong and powerful mouth and teeth.

After thoroughly considering all sorts of random thoughts, Kitagawa Ryo finally agreed. However, before entering the tent, she gave Amaze Ichika a look that said, "Don't do anything reckless tonight." The other girl smiled knowingly and subtly gave Kitagawa Ryo a three-pointed hand gesture, meaning that this was the third debt Kitagawa Ryo owed her, which she would have to pay back all at once on the cruise ship after the special exam.

The first payment was for the infiltration of the school's headquarters on the ninth night, the second was for the payment for being a bodyguard for Sakayanagi Arisu here, and now it's naturally the third payment.

And so, Kitagawa Ryo had no choice but to add another unplanned expense to his cruise vacation two days later, feeling like he was already on a one-way trip down the path of becoming a time management master.

Of course, although we were sleeping in the same tent, we were all lying in sleeping bags, so there wasn't much direct physical contact between us. Unless someone forced their way into your sleeping bag, the romantic atmosphere wasn't actually as intense as you might imagine...

So where did Arisu learn the trick of crawling into a sleeping bag?

Just as Kitagawa Ryo was feeling drowsy, the zipper next to his sleeping bag was silently pulled open, and the next second, he was holding a soft, warm body in his arms, the warm breath constantly hitting his chest.

Compared to Amasawa Ichika, who practically burst Kitagawa Ryo's sleeping bag the night he crawled in, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had taken off her protective gear and was only wearing a thin nightgown, didn't give off such a cramped feeling. In a way, that was a small advantage.

However, Sakayanagi Arisu's courage only lasted this far. Although Amasawa Ichika next to her seemed to be sleeping soundly again, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had just been fooled once, obviously did not believe that the other party had really fallen asleep peacefully... However, she herself was indeed sleepy. Thinking this, surrounded by this reassuring atmosphere, Sakayanagi Arisu also slowly drifted into a dream.

But I didn't dream of Mr. Rabbit wearing a pocket watch.

Instead, it was the long, hard baguette that she had struggled to eat that very night that kept flashing in Sakayanagi Arisu's dreams tonight.

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"Beichuan's gun was steady and accurate. I struggled with him for a whole day, but in the end I couldn't hold on. I'm sorry."

On the thirteenth day of the special exam on the deserted island, at eight o'clock in the morning, Katsuragi Kohei, who had just returned from the school's main camp in area D9 after being resurrected, bumped into Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who had 'coincidentally' been eliminated and was preparing to go in to wait for his resurrection at eight o'clock the next morning, as soon as he stepped out with the other students from Class A. After staring at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's face for a long time with a solemn expression, he could only force a smile and pat Ayanokouji Kiyotaka on the shoulder:

"It's alright, Ayanokouji, you should rest well inside and try again tomorrow."

"Ah."

Seemingly not intending to defend himself further, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji nodded slightly and followed the school staff into the D9 area, becoming the first student eliminated that day.

It must be said that although the members of Class A were somewhat resentful of Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's fruitless attempt and his consistently 'passive' attitude, they had suffered an even more humiliating defeat yesterday, being wiped out without even catching a glimpse of the enemy's location. Therefore, it was difficult for them to say these things aloud. In the end, it was Katsuragi Kohei who reluctantly spoke up to boost morale:

"The restricted area information should have been sent to our email inboxes by today. Everyone should check it. There are still two days left for the final project, today and tomorrow. Class A still has a chance, especially since we are currently ranked first in the class overall."

After Katsuragi Kohei spoke, Hirata Yosuke added two sentences in a similarly gentle tone:

"Well, although we were eliminated early yesterday, at least we managed to get accommodation and supplies from the school. Let's cheer each other on today."

After Hirata Yosuke finished his encouragement and mobilization, Kushida Kikyo, who was also one of the most popular girls in the class, spoke up in a sweet tone to comfort everyone. Only then did the group emerge from the shadow of yesterday and check their watches to confirm today's restricted area.

[The sixth round of restricted areas on the uninhabited islands has been established. Groups still in the restricted areas must leave their areas before 10:00 AM today. Groups still in or entering the restricted areas after 10:00 AM will be eliminated and will have 2,000 points deducted.]

【第六轮无人岛禁足区具体公示如下：A5、A6、E9、E10、F9、F10、G8、G9、G10、H10】

Unlike previous times, perhaps because this was the last round of restricted areas updates, only ten restricted areas were announced this time. After removing invalid restricted areas like A5 and A6, which students could not access at this time, only the last five or six areas truly restricted students' activities.

Although five or six might not sound like much, the students actually only had eight or nine effective activity areas left. Katsuragi Kohei checked his watch again and quickly confirmed the last circle the school had left for the students to complete their final project, namely a right-angled area composed of E7, E8, and F7.

Of course, what the students in Class A need to be more concerned about right now is E9, which is adjacent to the school's main base D9 area. It has also been included in this round of shrinking the zone and will become a restricted area for students in less than two hours.

To prevent the students from resurrecting from immediately starting training after leaving the school's tent, the school used a random lottery to send classes B, C, and D out in the directions of D8, E8, and E9, which are adjacent to area D9. In this respect, classes A and C were indeed less fortunate than class B, who were sent directly into the safe zone.

"Then let's leave here quickly and head north to E8. There aren't many people in Class B, so even if we clash head-on, our chances of winning will be higher."

After gaining a better understanding of the current situation, Katsuragi Kohei calmly gave instructions, but Hirata Yosuke, standing beside him, seemed to have a different opinion. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke up to remind him:

"Katsura, if possible, I think we should start running now and move towards the safe zone as fast as possible."

As a boy who has always stood at the top of the social scene in his class and even the grade, Hirata Yosuke has also been involved in games like PUBG, which are very popular in Japan, due to social needs. Therefore, he quickly realized the dangerous situation that his Class A was in.

"If other classes react quickly and set up guns and defenses in the E8 area to block our safe zone, the situation will be bad."

Although he accidentally used some in-game terminology, the students of Class A present quickly understood Hirata Yosuke's words. Katsuragi Kohei, who had been looking serious, also immediately realized what was going on and led the Class A members on a mad dash.

In fact, they are currently in the worst situation of the three classes. Class C, who were sent to the D8 area by the school, at least have three routes to enter the safe zone: directly east, first north and then east, or northeast. However, for Class A, almost all areas except due north are covered by restricted areas or future restricted areas. Unless they turn back to D9 now and go north to D8 to replicate Class C's route, but that would be too late.

But just as the members of Class A finally sprinted to the edge of area E8, what they saw before them was the students of Class D who had already found cover, set up firing lines, and laid out a fire net. Katsuragi Kohei could even hear the big, dark-skinned Albert Yamada from Class D giving him a thumbs up, revealing his pearly white teeth, and saying to them in perfect accent:

"Surprise Mother Fucker!"

To be honest, at that moment, Katsuragi Kohei felt like he could see yesterday's tragedy repeating itself. After frantically sacrificing three people, they had no choice but to retreat back to the E9 area and once again shrink into the grove. Class A's morale had almost plummeted, since staying here would only mean being eliminated when the circle shrinks in a little over an hour.

For the students in Class A, there are now only two options left: each of them can give Class D another thousand points, or they can wait and have two thousand points deducted from their own scores.

The difference between 1,000 and 2,000 points was obvious to the naked eye. After a brief moment of thought, the remaining students of Class A, led by Katsuragi Kohei, once again prepared to attack Class D's defenses, hoping to exchange one more person for another. The result was, of course, another dismal defeat. The overwhelming disparity of five against sixteen, and no cover against covered, left Class A with no one to exchange for.

Finally, a student seemed to hit a member of Class D in the chest, but the supervising teacher immediately determined through slow-motion footage on the camera that the bullet was fired after the person had already been eliminated, so it was ineffective.

And so, Class A, who had once again been wiped out by Class D, was led dejectedly into the school's main area, D9, by the teacher in charge in less than an hour. Including Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who had just arrived this morning, they had finally escaped yesterday's pseudo-total annihilation and officially achieved the feat of being completely wiped out.

With Class A's complete annihilation this time, the class rankings, which had been stagnant for a long time, finally saw a rise and fall in the rankings once again.