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Chapter 36 - Chapter 36: Toilet

After Chabashira Sae casually finished roll call, another man walked to the front of the crowd and stepped onto a temporary white platform.

His name was Tomonari Mashima, and he was the homeroom teacher of Class A.

"First of all, I'm very happy you all arrived safely today, however, on the other hand, although it's only one student, it's also unfortunate that someone couldn't attend due to illness."

Tomonari Mashima spoke slowlyz "There really are guys who can't participate in the trip because of illness, how pitiful."

Ike Kanji shook his head. His eyes were full of pity.

But beside him, Saiki's thoughts were the complete opposite.

'Damn it, he can just take a sick leave? Teacher Chabashira clearly said earlier that everyone must participate... If taking a sick leave is allowed, then doesn't that mean I can just rest on the cruise and not take the exam?'

Saiki's brain spun rapidly, thinking that if they really held an exam later, he might be able to use illness as an excuse and leave directly.

As he thought of this, the corners of Saiki's mouth slightly lifted.

At the same time, beside Tomonari Mashima, other staff from the school began setting up tents and installing various electronic equipment, which confused the students present.

Tomonari Mashima continued speaking, "Next, we will begin the first special exam of this year!"

[These new students, do they really think the school would spend money just to let you go on a vacation? How foolish!] Tomonari Mashima thought this in his heart.

As soon as he said this, the students at the scene exploded in an uproar.

"What, there's a special exam?!"

"That was never mentioned before!"

"Damn! No wonder they took our phones just now!"

But Tomonari Mashima ignored the students' discussions and continued, "The exam will last for one week starting now and will end at noon on August 7. For the next week, you will live on this uninhabited island as a group. That is the exam content, additionally, let me say in advance, this is a special exam based on real-world corporate training. It is highly practical and realistic."

"In reality, probably 99% of people would never need to go through survival training on a deserted island."

"Also, during the exam, going back on the ship without a valid reason is not allowed. In your life on this island, from sleeping places to preparing food, everything must be solved by yourselves."

"At the start, the school will provide each class with two tents, two flashlights, and one box of matches. As for other things, sunscreen has no limit, each person will be given a toothbrush, and as a special case, girls are allowed unlimited use of sanitary products. Please make individual requests to your homeroom teacher."

"What the heck! Why are we suddenly doing a deserted island survival thing? I've never heard anything so ridiculous! This isn't an anime or novel! And with only two tents, how can everyone sleep? Also, how are we supposed to eat... this... it's just unbelievable."

Ike Kanji loudly expressed his doubts. In his heart, he still held the possibility that the school was joking.

"You say it's unbelievable, but that's just because your life has been short and shallow, in fact, real companies do train people on deserted islands, and we're talking about companies everyone has heard of, who conduct similar activities."

Tomonari Mashima said with great seriousness.

[Is this guy from Class C? What a foolish idiot.]

'Although I completely agree with what you said in the second half, I seriously doubt any well-known company does survival training on deserted islands.' Saiki responded in his mind.

'Anyway, I should still try using illness as an excuse. As long as I control the temperature properly so the thermometer doesn't melt, I should be able to pass it off.'

"Teacher, you said this was a trip. You didn't mention anything about an exam!" Another student at the scene raised their hand and said the same thing.

"What you said is indeed true. That's why this exam is special, it's a 'free' exam. As a major premise of this special exam on the island, we will first give each class 300 special exam points, and by making good use of these points, you might be able to spend this exam week as if you were really on a vacation!"

Tomonari Mashima paused for a moment and swept his gaze across everyone present.

"I've prepared an item list for you. On this list are all the things you can obtain using points, things like drinking water and food, of course, are included."

"If you want to have a barbecue, we will also provide equipment and food. Not only that, we've prepared countless beach games and toys. As long as you use the 300 points well, it'll be no different from a real vacation."

"Eh? Is that for real?!"

"If we really get 300 points, then it's the same as a vacation!"

"So the test is actually just how to allocate points?"

Hearing Tomonari Mashima's words, the expressions of the other students all visibly relaxed.

"In this school, there's no such thing as something that easy."

Saiki pursed his lips. He could clearly hear Tomonari Mashima's inner voice.

[If you think the exam is that simple, then you're far too naive!]

'As a teacher, can you stop saying things that are one step away from giving hope to small fry?'

'Also, after this special exam ends, all remaining exam points will be added to your class points.'

'Remaining points added to class points? That means if we don't use any exam points for a week, our class will get 300 points, and each month we'll receive 30,000 more personal points. That's enough to buy plenty of desserts. For me, I don't need to spend any points at all. I could spend the whole week at home. But for others, I guess it won't be so easy.' Saiki muttered in his heart

'I'm not interested in deserted island survival or anything like that. I should just say I'm not feeling well and ask to be excused.'

Just as Saiki was about to raise his hand, Tomonari Mashima continued, "According to the rules of this special exam, anyone who withdraws due to physical condition or other reasons will result in their class being penalized by a deduction of 30 points. Therefore, Class A's exam will start with 270 points."

[There's a point deduction even for sick leave?!]

[Seriously? Someone would actually take leave on a trip like this?]

[30 points! That's the equivalent of 3,000 personal points!]

'Tch, now I can't take leave after all?' Saiki's mouth twitched slightly.

'If I withdraw now and cause the class to lose points, I'll probably be treated as a burden to the class. Maybe I'd even be ranked alongside Takahashi and Sudo as one of the most hated students. If that's the case, I'd rather die.'

"Now I will distribute a watch to each of you. Until the end of the exam one week from now, please do not take it off. Students who remove the watch without permission will be penalized. This watch not only tells time, it has sensors to detect body temperature, pulse, and movement, as well as GPS. For emergencies, the watch includes a panic button, if pressed, staff will rush to your location immediately."

As soon as he finished speaking, the school staff began distributing the watches one by one to all the students.

'A GPS system? But for me, that's no restriction at all.'

Saiki lowered his head and put the watch on. As long as he used his psychic powers, he could easily remove the watch and tamper with its readings, so the staff wouldn't even notice anything wrong.

After all, if they suddenly saw that someone located on the island had instantaneously jumped hundreds of kilometers away, it would probably cause a panic.

At the same time, each class's homeroom teacher began explaining how to use the basic survival items, but Saiki didn't really listen, since he wouldn't use them anyway.

"Also, finally, this island includes a rule about base occupation. There are several bases on the island that can be claimed. Occupation rights last for up to eight hours, and each occupation earns 1 bonus point. But these points cannot be used during the exam, they will only affect the final results." Chabashira Sae smiled as she said this.

[This island is quite large. But actually, the clues about the bases were already given, the ship's earlier announcement telling you to enjoy the scenery was meant to help you spot base locations. How many of you noticed that hint?]

'Yare yare… so that's what it was.' Saiki had heard that announcement earlier, but hadn't paid attention to it.

After all, he had already used his psychic powers to scout out the entire island and locate all the bases.

[There are bases? That earlier broadcast telling us to look at the scenery must've been the hint about the bases.]

Next to Saiki, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also thought that to himself. He had already figured out where the bases were.

"Also, in the item list just handed out to you, there are more detailed rules about this exam. Please read it carefully."

Listening to Chabashira Sae's words, Saiki opened his manual and scanned the lines of text.

[To occupy a base, a special key card is required.

The person who can use the key card must be the designated leader.

Without valid reason, the leader cannot be changed.]

Saiki noticed more rules at the end of the manual.

[On the final day of the exam, each class member may guess the leader of another class. For every correct guess, the guessing class will earn 50 class points, and the guessed class will lose 50 points and have all their bonus points erased. But if you guess wrong, your class loses 50 points as well.]

'What a messy set of rules. Compared to survival, the most important thing is figuring out the identity of the other class leaders.'

Saiki analyzed this mentally, but he had no intention of participating.

Whether or not others in his class wanted to reach Class A had nothing to do with him. Saiki only wanted to pass the seven days in peace, do nothing, think about nothing, and return to the cruise ship to eat all the food he missed earlier.

"Are we really going to use this kind of temporary toilet…? I think the girls should have their own bathroom, or else it's too inconvenient."

"But this is shared class points! If you want to use them, at least ask the boys too!"

"This is a girls' issue! What's it got to do with you boys?"

Elsewhere, Class C was already in a heated debate about whether they should spend points to buy a second outdoor toilet.

'Yare yare, the exam hasn't even officially started and they're already like this?'

Saiki also understood very well, this special exam definitely wouldn't be easy.

'If there's no second toilet, our daily lives will be seriously inconvenient!'

[I'm about to burst. I need the toilet.]

'One toilet is enough if used reasonably!'

[I need to go. I need to go.]

'Absolutely not enough!'

[I'm going now!]

Saiki turned and fiercely glared at the source of the voice, it was Sudo Ken.

At this moment, Sudo Ken hadn't noticed Saiki's stare. His attention was entirely focused on the already-set-up toilet and hadn't participated in the class argument at all.

Other classes had already begun heading out. Although Class C's argument wasn't resolved, in order to occupy a base quickly, they chose to head deeper into the island. Soon, they entered the forest, but as they went deeper, the unease in everyone's hearts grew stronger.

[Will there be tigers, brown bears, or wolves here?]

'Relax. I already checked. There are no such creatures on this island. This is a man-made school island, all the creatures here are harmless.' Saiki answered mentally.

[I wonder what we'll eat these days… Do we have to hunt?]

'Not to that extent, but fishing will probably be necessary. Though for a psychic, that's effortless.'

[I need to go. I need to go.]

'...'

"Everyone, let's rest here for a bit." After reaching a spot in the forest, Hirata Yousuke told everyone to stop.

"This place seems nice. There's some shade from the sun. Let's rest here, as for the toilet, I think we can set one up here for now."

'Please stop mentioning the word 'toilet'.'

Saiki was a bit helpless, this was the word he had heard the most today.

Luckily, the toilet debate had finally come to an end. The opposing side had finally agreed.

"Next, we should figure out the rest, I think we need to establish a base camp and check for nearby bases. Does anyone here have experience in wilderness survival?"

Hirata Yousuke asked immediately, and all eyes turned toward him.

'Hey hey, are there really any high schoolers who are skilled in survival?'

Saiki didn't know what to say and shifted his gaze to the others.

[What? Wilderness survival? Who knows that?]

[It's so hot. I don't want to run around.]

[Looks exhausting. Only an idiot would volunteer.]

'Yare yare, just as expected.'

Saiki wasn't surprised by anyone's thoughts. In this situation, those reactions were completely normal.

And Saiki didn't plan to participate either. Since most people were staying here, being in the minority would only cause trouble and draw attention. That might even make people expect things from him.

'I'll just stay here and rest like everyone else.'

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