"We need to save our points. You know it right, how much gap is between the classes. "A boy name Keisei Yukimura retorted. But the girls were hard to convince.
And Shinohara was too arrogant. I mean that whole group looked arrogant. They were more interested in living a plush high school life rather than aiming for Class A. I sighed and looked at Matsushita. She averted her gaze. It seems she too wasn't going to go against her friends.
Should I try to say something. No, it might give an undesired response considering my current position in Class.
So, I decided to walk over to ibuki. I know it would give rise to suspicions, but that won't stop me from making new friends. Friends, it seems I am slowly Starting to understand the meaning of the word.
"Hey" She looked at me with suspicion.
I sighed, "Why are you angry. Don't tell me, you think my class doesn't trust you."
She tched, "Why the hell are you here."
I sighed and sat down beside her.
She was surprised by my sudden action.
"You need to relax you know. You are not alone. I'm with you." I could see a slight blush on her face which turned into anger,
"Are you by any chance flirting with me. If that's the case, then I have no interest in you."
A clear rejection. Thank god she was not my type. Now that I think about it who is my type? I wonder.
"You have rather high opinion of yourself. Why would I flirt with you out of everyone?"
Take it ibuki.
But I made a mistake. She stood up and kicked my stomach. Man, that hurt. Well, I kind of deserved it.
Luckily no one saw it as they were busy setting up the tents.
I sighed and got up.
I decided to join Horikita's was standing there isolated from everyone.
"Hey."
She just looked at me, "What are you up to Ayanokouji Kun."
"Huh what do you mean?"
"I saw you sharing glances with Matsushita San earlier."
"Oh, am I not allowed to look at other girls now?" I asked her.
She glared at me, "It seems you have grown too much social Ayanokouji Kun. "I didn't expect you would change this much in two months."
I just remained silent.
She sighed, "I can't make myself to trust you."
I sighed, "Horikita, you think too much. Why are you so fixated on reaching Class A. If you can give me a good answer, I might think about helping you. You don't have to answer me now. Think for yourself for once. Not for your brother."
I said and stood up. I knew she would be shocked but I don't have time for her immature self.
A day came to an end. We managed to gather fruits and Hirata.I bought canned food using points. I didn't have any plans to make move in the first two days. I was just going to enjoy my freedom.
At night time the boy's tent was in some discussion about points. Well, I decided to go to sleep not wanting to hear their theories.
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The morning came and I woke up from my slumber. It seems I woke up very early. No one seemed to be awake.
I stepped outside the tent and was met by a girl in our class. Her name being Karuizawa kei. She looked at me and averted her gaze as if I was the most disgusting person breathing.
What the hell is the problem with girls in this school.
I sighed and decided to explore the island.
The silence was enjoyable.
I roamed around the island and came across a cave. It was a spot possibly. I started to head towards it, but stopped when I saw Yahoo with a card. I was suspicious at first. So, I looked carefully. Katsuragi was nowhere to be seen. Kamuro had told me that there was an internal rift in Class A between Katsuragi and a girl named Sakayanagi.
I decided to leave from there. I didn't want to be spotted. That would cause problems.
Exploring Class C camp was waste of time. Ryūen had already told me his strategy. So, I had an idea who is going to be the leader.
So, then the hardest would-be Class B.I don't know how strong ichinose is. I can use Chihiro to find out the leader but there is a chance ichinose would find out. That would put my position on a risk. I need to remain vigilant with matsushita too. She shouldn't suspect that I have more talent than what I show.
I made a frustrated noise. Why was I getting so worked up? This is unlike me. I have gotten too much involved with the class. Now I'm starting to regret the decision to save Ishizaki. I mean saving them has advantages more than disadvantages but still, it makes me harder to move from the shadows.
I need to dial back a little. I was near Ichinose's camp. What I saw was a not so surprising scene. All the class members were laughing and having fun while doing camp tasks. This is real unity a class should have. In terms of unity Class C and Class B are the strongest. Violence is effective for Ryūen and I am not exactly against violence. But he needs to know his limits, because sooner or later someone is going to oppose him leading to a betrayal.
As I was mentally calculating every class position, I heard a cheerful voice calling me.
"Oh, hello Ayanokoji Kun." I looked in the direction of the cheerful voice to be met by the strawberry hair.
I waved at her to return the greeting.
"How come you are here." She asked once she reached near me.
"Just strolling by. My class isn't friendly to me at the current moment." I said in an imperturbable manner.
She gave a worried glance but shrugged it of and asked me, "You can come to our camp if you want you know. Our class doesn't mind an extra person."
"Like that one huh." I said pointing to a person wearing glasses. I knew about him as Ryūen had told me about him at some point. But still I feigned confusion in front of Ichinose. It might turn out suspicious. At this current moment I don't know exactly how strong Ichinose is, so I have to wait before I evaluate.
She smiled seeing the class C boy helping her own class. She was too kind for her own good.
After some more talk we parted ways and I think it was time. I went back to find everyone in the class opening their canned food. It seems they settled for the vegetable set today. No one wants to eat fruits for the first day, I guess. I collected my own food and went to sit beside Horikita. Her condition looked worse than before.
She looked at me but kept quiet. We ate our food in silence just looking at the peaceful moon in the dark.
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Time skip (Next Day)
I got up from my sleeping sack. I stood up and went out to catch free air. It was hard to sleep in the tent this time. It was too packed. Apparently some sleeping arrangements were changed yesterday. Just as I stepped out I found the figure of Ibuki standing out beside a tree. The expression on her face was of distress. I decided to talk with her.
Just as I stood beside her, she tched and looked ahead. I too looked ahead and kept silent. She spoke after a minute.
"What the hell do you want."
"Just asking when are you going to do it." I asked her.
"Huh?" She asked acting confused.
"The photos. "I said looking ahead.
She looked down and spoke in a very low voice, "About that,..... the camera isn't working."
I sighed and looked at her before asking, "So what are you planning to do now."
She tched and folded her hands to portray her frustration, "I just don't know. I can't understand what to do anymore."
I sighed and said, "you know you need to forget about that camera. Someone has probably caught up to our plan. And speaking of it I can also be one of the suspects."
She looked at me but averted her gaze.
"Why don't you get the card itself then. "I said breaking the silence.
She looked at me in surprise. "Just what are you getting at?"
I replied in seriousness, "Exactly what I mean. Steal the card."
She looked at me awaiting explanation and I began to explain my plan. After I had finished explaining, she looked at me in suspicion, "How do I know that this is not a trap?"
I just stared at her showing my indifference for her suspicions, "Not that you have any choice."
I stopped for a moment as I could feel her sudden glare at me. I continued,
"I wonder what would Ryūen think about your failure. This is the best plan I can come with it. If I were you, I would have thought twice before failing a task Ryūen gave me. It indirectly puts your class position at risk. And you know how exactly."
Her eyes widened after hearing my reasoning. Every word spoken was true. They were on cooperation with Class A and if they failed to complete their part of deal then they would lose more than they had planned. I purposely waited for two days before approaching ibuki as I wanted Ryūen class to use up their points so Ibuki would have no choice but to go by my plan. I have obtained my first asset for this plan. Now it's time to make my move tonight.
"You. You what the hell is going on. " Ibuki started whispering looking at me.
I just walked away. I know it, she would go through my plan. Class C has already used all their points. And if they don't manage to complete the deal, they will not get private points either. In short Class C will be destroyed in this special exam unless they go by my terms.
The tables have turned Ryūen, you should have thought twice before trying to manipulate me.
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(A.N. The book will have slow updates as I think I should complete this volume before putting it on a hiatus.)