COTE:Oreki Houtarou's Strength-Supreme Classroom

...

Although Class D was a little surprised that the students from Class C abstained from voting. And some class D students chose to stay because they had to make a decision.

Whether to exchange it for supplies worth 200 basic points to Class A or not. In addition, everyone even had a barbecue at the stronghold in the evening.

The students of Class D stayed at the roll call point because a decision had to be made.

If you sell supplies to Class A, then your own class will definitely not have enough.

But now the 300 basic points have been used up directly.

Therefore, no points will be deducted for absenteeism or abstention because there is a rule that the 300 basic points will not become negative after being deducted.

But, everyone has abstained and can go to the ship. Then, do they want to leave Kogenji-san alone on the island to take the exam? It was a very hard decision to make.

"Let's keep half of the students." Hirata doesn't want to be divided, nor does he want to let Kouenji-san work hard alone.

In other words, Kouenji-san can exert great power this time, but what about in the future?

Although he wants to divide the points separately, it seems inhumane.

But Hirata-san now hopes to impress Kouenji with the camaraderie of classmates who can endure hardships together, and then everyone will work together towards Class A.

And now that they see Class C being completely ruined, it's even more so. He can't let Kouenji-san feel that the rest of them are also bad.

So the current situation of Class D is that all the basic points have been deducted.

In the end, will half of the students still be left to continue the small island exam?

Today is the first day, and then there are 6 more days of island life.

The students of Class D today came to the stronghold occupied by Kouenji using the leader card as soon as they entered the island. They were not too tired after that. The most troublesome thing was setting up two tents together.

Then there was even a barbecue in the evening.

Yes.

Today's island life is quite easy for Class D.

And now.

Do you want to keep half of the students?

Although it looks interesting, everyone knows that it will be six days without a mobile phone and unable to play. And the food is definitely not as good as the food on the ship.

Hirata said, "Kouenji-kun has made an outstanding contribution to the class this time."

"Then we need to keep half the students as well."

"After all, this is everyone's test," Hirata said. "Then those who want to stay put their hands up."

But.

Ten seconds passed, and no one raised their hand. Hirata was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene.

Kouenji, on the other hand, looked at himself in the mirror indifferently.

"Can't we go on the ship together?" a student said.

Okay.

This student must have wanted to go on the ship, but he was embarrassed to say it directly now. He was afraid of losing the opportunity, so he said it deliberately.

Let's all go to the ship together.

Then just leave Kouenji?

Kouenji was still looking in the mirror.

No words were spoken.

But he couldn't let everyone go on the ship. This was their test, and he knew very well that many people saw Kouenji swiping the leader card.

If the team leader is guessed on the seventh day, the bonus points obtained during these days will also be reset to zero.

So what he wants to adopt is the last one in the rules: the team leader cannot be changed without justifiable reasons.

So, someone from Class D also needs to stay and exchange the identity of team leader with him. So Class D has to retain people.

But he wanted to see how bad this class could be.

"I choose to stay," Horikita Suzune said suddenly.

"Okay."

Hirata-kun seemed to be looking at Horikita-san with some gratitude.

"Horikita-san is staying here—"

"If Kouenji-san still has to stay on the island for six days, and we just go to the ship to rest like this, then I would feel a little uncomfortable," Kushida Kikyo said. "So I'll stay too."

"Yeah." Hirata-kun glanced at Kushida-san gratefully.

He and Kushida have been dealing with various frictions and minor conflicts among their classmates since they entered school.

And if the students are divided into two here, what should the students who stay on the island do if there is a conflict and no one can mediate it? And what should the students on the ship do if there is a conflict?

In particular, now that the students in Class C have abstained, they will return to the ship.

So he is worried that something will go wrong.

Yes.

Hirata actually decided to go to the ship himself.

He felt that the conflict on the ship might be bigger, so he needed to manage it.

In this way, now that Kushida-san is staying, she can deal with possible conflicts on the island. So he was relieved.

"Since Kikyo-chan is staying, then I will stay too."

Kushida's best friend, Wang Meiyu, also chose to stay.

In fact, the situation left behind is not bad.

If 40 students stay together, the supplies will definitely not be enough.

But if it's just half the students, it's still enough.

According to Ayanokouji and Sudō, who were traveling with Kouenji, there were corn, vegetable fields, and fruits among the strongholds they passed.

So even if it does become a wild survival situation, it is completely manageable.

This kind of life is a bit novel to them, so maybe they can experience it if they stay.

"I don't want it anymore," Yamauchi-san said at this time. "I almost got bitten by a snake while I was at camp today."

Snake. 

Although it is not poisonous, they also discovered it when they acted together. 

So. 

When Yamauchi said this, someone immediately raised their hands to indicate that they also wanted to quit. 

"Then, then I, I'll stay." But among the girls, there were more candidates willing to stay. 

It was Sakura Airi, who was a little timid, wearing glasses and a somewhat rustic twintail. She raised her hand. 

"Thank you, Sakura-san," Hirata said immediately. 

And now four students are willing to stay. 

"Sakura is staying—" Yamauchi seemed to hesitate. "Then, let me stay too. You can't let a girl feel insecure at all." 

Then he seemed to smile at Sakura with what he thought was the most handsome smile. 

"Ey—" 

Sakura-san seemed startled. 

"Then I—" She raised her hands tremblingly. 

But now it seems she can't go back on her words. 

"Let me stay as well," Ayanokouji said. 

"I'll stay too," Sudou said. 

In the end, 16 students were left. 

But it's quite balanced. 

Including Kouenji, there are seven boys and eight girls. 

... 

Because Class A and Class D signed an agreement. 

Therefore, the students in Class A know very well that the remaining basic points exchanged for materials in Class D are definitely not enough for all students. 

Then there is no other option but to abstain from the island exam. 

And. 

Class D's Kouenji also has 35 stronghold bonus points. 

After this exam, Class D will probably get a class evaluation score of 500-600 points. 

Class D has already made a lot of money in this exam. 

Although the score is surprising upon hearing it. 

But this is Class D. 

None of the students in Class A, including Katsuragi-kun, are worried about this yet. 

After all, this class once had all its class evaluation scores deducted for a month, and then there were clearly test results and some people failed the exam. 

Ridiculous indeed. 

So even if they get a few hundred points now, they will soon lose these hundreds of points again.

And Class A will get a score of about 400 points in this exam, which is almost the same as Horikita-senpai.

Very good.

And now...

Katsuragi-san wants to ask Oreki-san about Ryuuen.

If Class C just gave up, it would make him feel that it was not very stable.

In the last written examination, students from Class C also received the highest award.

But one must remember that Class C is a gathering of bunch of scumbags.

But, even the poor students who were forced to memorize could get a hundred percent score.

It requires strong governing ability and the execution ability of a scumbag.

Doesn't it mean that Ryuuen is quite dangerous?

So, would Ryuuen give up so easily?

Then there was Class B, who actually made the same choice as them, letting other classes be responsible for providing supplies. So Class B has a strong ambition to climb up. This is something that students in Class A need to pay attention to.

...

Oreki-san glanced at the remaining students from Class D. It was no surprise that Horikita-san stayed. After all, it would be too much for her to return to the ship to enjoy the benefits of their Class D cash machine plan at this time.

However, Oreki-san wanted her to return to the ship. She was unwell. Although she was now relying on his superpowers to stay healthy, the symptoms will eventually appear.

So returning to the ship is the best plan.

But she insisted on staying, so that was okay.

Just use his recovery ability every day to maintain her health.

Only.

He found out that Kushida-san was also staying.

And Kushida-san just raised her cute face. She used her wet pupils to look over.

The eyes of both parties seemed to meet at this moment.

Although she kept her cute face.

But Oreki-san, who knows her well, he knows!

Ah.

Kushida-san seems a little angry.

Although he was glad she actually stayed, then once a week practice can continue.

But.

Even Kushida probably knew... She was excluded from the plan to divide Class D's points this time.

In other words, during the once a week practice this time, she might get angry and take out her frustration on him.

Will the island exam become a difficult situation for women?

Oreki-san thought to himself.

"Oreki-san." At this time, Oreki-san noticed Katsuragi looking at him.

Katsuragi said, "I think Ryuuen from Class C is a dangerous man."

"Then let's take a look at Ryuuen's class," Oreki said. "Just go and see his stronghold."

Katsuragi had no objection.

So some students from Class A were arranged to return to the base first.

Then Oreki and the others went to Ryuuen's stronghold to have a look. Considering that it was nighttime, Oreki-san did not take Kamuro-san with him and asked her to return to the base with the other students.

Soon they discovered that Ichinose from Class B was coming with two boys and a girl.

Oreki-san quickly identified them as Ichinose, Shiraka Chihiro, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Shibata.

Among them, Ichinose and Shiraka-san were familiar to Oreki. The two boys from Class B were less known.

"If it depends on the situation in Ryuuen-san's class, then we will be together," Ichinose Honami said. "It's night now; it's safer if there are more people."

"It seems like you Class B don't trust Ryuuen," Katsuragi said, hitting the nail on the head. "So I want to confirm whether Ryuuen really gave up."

"Didn't you students from Class A form an alliance with Class D first?" Kanzaki Ryuji said. "So we had to form an alliance with Ryuuen. And then the class had to walk all day today!"

Kanzaki seemed very emotional, indicating that his inner endurance had reached its limit.

Judging by their fatigue, they had probably walked about 20,000 steps. The students in Class A looked at him sympathetically, but they remembered they were from opposing classes.

There was some tension between the two sides, but Oreki-san remained silent.

...

After a while, everyone arrived at the stronghold and quickly found the card machine.

A prompt on the machine read: 

[Occupied by Class C, remaining time 05:45:04]

It confirmed that Class C had indeed been there. The surroundings were in chaos, with trash scattered around.

Empty soda bottles and a recently extinguished barbecue grill were left behind, along with some uneaten skewers, such as mutton, chicken, and grilled pigeons.

It was clear that Ryuuen's class had not only evacuated but had also left behind a mess. Even the redeemed toilet worth 20 basic points and the two tents given by the school were discarded carelessly. A beach chair was also left behind.

Ichinose lowered her head and picked up an empty soda bottle. Katsuragi crossed his arms and looked around.

"It seems that Class C has really given up," Ichinose said.

No one objected to this observation. It was hard to imagine surviving on a small island after abandoning supplies.