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"Well, Hikigaya-kun, have you been waiting for a long time?" Hoshinomiya probably knew that she was asking someone to do something, so she was very humble.
"We are going to go back to the starting point to replenish supplies and take a good bath....."
"I see," Chie nodded slightly.
But Hachiman knew she definitely wasn't listening, "So what's up Hoshinomiya-sensei?"
"This…Actually, Hikigaya-kun is the first student in our school to skip a grade. How do you feel about that?"
What do you think?
Is this a question for him?
But Hachiman felt that other party wanted to say, what were you thinking about jumping out of Chabashira's class?
If Hachiman jumped directly to Sakayanagi's or Ichinose's class, it could be considered as a person moving towards a higher place, but he went to Class D.
Ryuen's class.
But Hachiman also didn't think that Hoshinomiya wanted to know why he went to Ryuen's class.
'Referring to past analysis, this Hoshinomiya has a sense of rivalry towards Chabashira-sensei. Even during Commander's exam, she deliberately used Ichinose as a bargaining chip. It was like she was trying to use her student to trick me into going to her class.....'
As a result, now Hachiman chose not her, not Ichinose, but Ryuen's class.
"I think atmosphere in Ryuen's class is very good. That's why I went there. And this time, it was Ryuen who bought me a place to go. I didn't spend any money.....But Chabashira-sensei's how should I put it? I don't think there's any benefit in staying any longer." At this time, Hachiman noticed that Hoshinomiya's attention was coming over.
'As expected, when talking to this person, she would only pay attention if I mentioned Chabashira's name....'
"I think Chabashira-sensei isn't that obsessed with Class A anymo----"
"Yes! That's it!" However, at this moment, Miss Hoshinomiya used Kushida's attack, she directly grabbed Hachiman's left hand.
"Hikigaya-kun, why did Sae-chan suddenly lose her motivation to be promoted to Class A? What on earth happened to her? I can't figure it out!"
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Starting point on other side.
Grade 2 Class A piled supplies on the beach.
At same time, students also returned one after another.
They were arranged to go examination hall in batches to improve their scores.
But you don't need to get a lot of points, just make sure the score doesn't become 0.
Because their main job is to serve as a line of defense to ensure that Katsuragi-kun, Kito and Ryuen's team can get the top three results.
If there are any problems, need the whole class to attend.
Other task.
Grade 2 Class A bought things at starting point and set up a temporary store.
Under a big tree, a parasol was put. Sakayanagi was lying leisurely on the recliner.
Kamuro-san was holding a list and reporting to Sakayanagi about what had happened in the past few days.
"In past three days, students have returned to starting point one after another, and our store has also been promoted. Sales are very good. The 30 or so water purification devices we purchased were sold at 30,000 to 50,000 points each. Sales of single-person tents, umbrellas and raincoats are also very good. Although students are somewhat dissatisfied with the prices of daily necessities, sales have not been affected."
"According to Sanada's statistics, our expenses from purchasing item cards to exchanging for supplies have already paid off. In other words, everything we sell from today onwards is net profit. According to rules of the exam, as long as you get 0 points, you will have to compete with the five groups of first-year Class D who have already given up for the last five places. So students can't give up at will. However, their physical fitness will decrease, so chance of scoring will also decrease, and it will become difficult to replenish supplies from the subject. So our sales should be able to last until the last day of the exam....."
"It looks good," Sakayanagi praised.
"...." But Kamuro-san frowned.
Because she knew Sakayanagi well, girl was absent-minded, it can be seen from her lack of words and expressions, "But students we arranged to go out didn't meet Hikigaya...."
"He's probably working hard for the exam," In her left hand Sakayanagi held a tablet on which she could check her grades.
It can be seen that Hikigaya's group has now achieved 33rd place.
"...." Kamuro-san. 'That's exactly what happened. Only when Hikigaya's name is mentioned will Sakayanagi pay attention.....'
Just as Kamuro-san was thinking for a few more words, she suddenly discovered there were four more students returning from the forest in front of her.
'One of them had a pair of dead fish eyes. Looks a little tired. Isn't this Hikigaya? Say Hikigaya and there you are.....'
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Starting point.
As stated in rules, school has prepared free drinking water at the starting point, and students going here can get drinking water in paper cups.
Toilets and showers are also available for free.
Hachiman first took a shower and changed into clean clothes, and instantly felt refreshed.
However, when he finished his shower and headed to the supply point set up by Class 2-A, he found that his team members were arguing with salesperson.
"It's blackmail!"
"It's a scam!"
"The price has increased sixfold!"
"Six times!"
Hachiman looked at prices displayed on the shelves.
It is indeed beautiful.
A 500ml bottle of mineral water originally priced at 100 points is now sold for 600 private points, a six-fold increase in price.
"You should know that we collect personal points here, and if you used material points, you would have used them up long ago....Then, had to quit the exam..On a small island like this, it is absolutely necessary to live drinking water."
Class 2A arranged for its own students to act as salespeople. It feels a bit like working off-campus.
Although, prices at the supply point for Class 2A were considered very expensive, most students still chose to buy.
Some people have suffered enough from the lack of water, and if they wait any longer will become dehydrated, so they directly choose to buy expensive water purification devices and large buckets.
Maybe they were preparing to solve the problem once and for all, and just go directly to river to fetch water and get enough to satisfy their needs.
However, the price of water purifiers is also very attractive, with the lowest price being 40,000 each.
For students with low living expenses, two people can only buy one together.
The canteen of Class 2A in Grade 2 was also well managed.
Everything is placed on shelves, so people can go into the store and choose what they want.
Then a special account book was prepared to record the amount of consumption and required students to sign.
There is a special person who takes photos when the customer signs.
After all, we can't bring our cell phones here, and Class A of Grade 2 also collects private points, so it would be bad if the students default on their payments.
While wandering around the store, Hachiman watched as a 200-point instant noodle became 1,200 points, and a 500-point can of beef became 3,000 personal points.
'According to preliminary calculations, investment of Class 2A should have paid off..Then, if products continue to be sold at this price, after exams, Class A of Grade 2 will earn more than 10 or even 20 million yen....'
It was a good amount.
But Hachiman was already a sophomore, so he couldn't just focus on the price of 10 or 20 million.
So what he longed for was one hundred million.
From this perspective, if you adapt well to this exam and make use of it, then everyone will have a good future.
"Hikigaya-kun!"
While Hachiman was browsing the shelves, a student from Class A came up to him.
When Hachiman looked over, he saw a tall, delicate-looking man wearing glasses.
It was Sanada, a second-year student in Class A who had participated in mental abacus competition with Katsuragi during the Commander's exam.
"Princess Sakayanagi is looking for you!"
There are many names.
First of all, her name is Sakayanagi Arisu, so can be called Sakayanagi-san.
She is also president of student council, so can also be called President Sakayanagi.
However, students from her faction in her class seemed to be accustomed to calling her the little princess.
Arisu Sakayanagi is extremely cute, and with the halo of being daughter of the chairman, she is really a little princess in some ways.
Although Hachiman and team came back to replenish supplies, they didn't think they would have to leave in a hurry, so might camp here for one night.
Of course, there is plenty of time now.
So he went to where Sakayanagi was, girl knows how to enjoy life.
There are big parasols, lounge chairs, drinks, even shaved ice, and there is an intercom on a small table on the side.
"It's really enviable," Hachiman came to where Sakayanagi was, found she looked directly at him.
"Oh, I thought I wouldn't see you again in the exam....."
"I'm just an ordinary student. Besides, our two classes already have the top two spots in this exam. As for the ranking after that, it doesn't matter what it becomes....."
"Yes, the group scores of Koenji-kun have always ranked first. But the performance of Ryuen-kun and Katsuragi-kun's group seems to be average....."
Koenji's group scored 80 points every day without fail. But Ryuen's class didn't score that quickly or that much.
Run at a steady pace of 30-40 points a day, so now he is only ranked 9th among the top 10.
"I think Ryuen is a very smart person. During island exam last year, he stayed alone, basically refused to accept the materials from other classes, but survived for a week with his own strength. A person who can make such a decision and do such a thing must have extensive experience in wilderness survival and... a very strong competitive spirit. Moreover, starting from today, students' enthusiasm for the exams will begin to decline. So even if they maintain a score of more than 30 or 40 points every day, Ryuen and his team still have a chance to get into the top three. He doesn't want to fight a surprise attack, but a long battle...."
"It seems that you have a very high opinion of Dragon Boy," Sakayanagi curled her lips in a frown.
But, Hachiman heard a new word.
'Dragon boy. Is this the name for Ryuen?'
Just like Sakayanagi was a little princess, Hachiman was actually curious about what his own title should be.
'But I don't think anyone would be so boring as to give me a nickname....'
"But your score is also quite high," Sakayanagi was holding a tablet, which showed the score of Hachiman's group.
Rank 32.
"Actually, I wanted to play badly at first. But new members of the group seemed to want to get a higher ranking....."
In other words, because of this reason, it can only be half-baked.
"So you also encounter such a problem....." Although she said this, Sakayanagi felt that Hikigaya-kun seemed to have exposed a weakness. 'That is the matter entrusted to him, and he seems to be unable to refuse others.'
"After all, I am just an ordinary person," Hachiman said again.
But Sakayanagi didn't believe it.
'There are currently 96 known Hitchhiking Prop Cards for all students..But you, Hikigaya-kun, alone have 92 of them. In other words, a school may have a budget of only a few million or at most ten million for an exam, but you turned it into more than one hundred million. And if you take into account reselling of materials in my class, this exam created nearly 200 million in wealth This has never happened in any of the previous exams!' Sakayanagi actually has some subtle emotions.
'On the one hand, my own father is very upright, but if he was responsible for such an exam, would definitely be held accountable. Even Hikigaya-kun knows the limit of getting such a huge amount of money from the school all at once. Therefore, other party should not do anything out of line in next school year. Then when my father comes back, he won't have any trouble at work.....It's really great that Chairman Tsukishiro is in charge now, and will be reprimanded a lot from higher-ups!' Sakayanagi is in a good mood, probably because she is thinking about something happy.
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In order to have a good rest, Hachiman and his group set up camp directly on the spot.
It was soon evening, and Hachiman and his group were preparing for tonight's dinner, having a normal barbecue after a long time.
A student from Class A came to visit us, bringing with him some fresh ingredients.
"These are the ingredients provided by Sakayanagi-san. There will be no extra charge."
"Oh," Komiya and the others took it with some surprise. 'I used to think that students in Class A were difficult to get along with, but now it seems that is not the case....'
"What are you thinking about?" Ibuki noticed that Hikigaya-kun seemed to be lost in thought.
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