Seeing the atmosphere reach a stalemate, Su Wei spoke up at the opportune moment to remind them:

"That makes sense, but it's not entirely correct."

"The black ball gave a hint after the initial test: our S points can be exchanged for 500 item points for 1 S point."

“Since Sakayanagi has already purchased the upgraded sniper rifle, and I’ve also bought the controller, then Ichinose, since you can’t afford a perfect weapon, why don’t you save your points and wait and see? If that so-called ‘mysterious merchant’ has any high-value items, you can exchange them directly with your item points.”

"In short, it's always good to not put all your eggs in one basket and to have a backup plan."

Is 1 S point equivalent to 500 item points?

In other words, I currently have the purchasing power equivalent to 8 S points?

I don't know if item points can be converted back into S points... But for now, getting a set of enhanced clothing of my own seems to be the best option.

Tianze Yixia secretly made plans in her heart.

"Yes, Amasawa-kun and Senpai are right." Ichinose took a deep breath. "As the difficulty of the exams increases, if I continue to be stubborn like this, hoarding a lot of points without converting them into combat power, it would be selfish of everyone. I will think about it carefully!"

Seeing that she had figured it out, Horikita Suzune wasted no more time and pointed directly to the wooden sword on the shelf by the wall of the training room:

"Now that we've finished talking, shall we continue practicing our swordsmanship?"

Ichinose chuckled, walked over, and picked up two wooden swords:

"Of course! Now that we've decided to learn swordsmanship from our senior, how can we give up halfway!"

Watching the two of them, their fighting spirit ignited, walk to the center of the field, Tianze Yixia quietly slipped to Su Wei's side.

She leaned slightly forward, seemingly unaffected by her recent defeat, and tilted her head back, saying sweetly:

"Senior~ Since you're teaching Ichinose-san to swordsmanship, can I learn from you too?"

Su Wei glanced at her:

"Aren't you from the same place as Ayanokouji? Elites from places like that, do they need me to teach them?"

Tianze Yixia's face showed no flaws.

She took the opportunity to hug Su Wei's arm, gently shaking it and saying coquettishly:

"Oh dear~ Although I've dabbled in it before, it's mostly about hand-to-hand combat, grappling, and basic knife skills. Compared to a professional like you, senior, I'm definitely no match!"

"I still want to become stronger! Strong enough to protect everyone, strong enough to... not be inferior to myself!"

Horikita Suzune, who was warming up with a wooden sword not far away, paused upon hearing this.

'This... why does it give me such a strong sense of déjà vu?'

And in the moment she drifted off into thought.

"watch out!"

Ichinose Kiken had already slashed down with a whooshing sound.

"boom!"

Caught off guard, Horikita Suzune was struck in the abdomen by a sword, let out a muffled groan, and was knocked to the ground.

Rubbing her aching stomach, Horikita Suzune finally found the perfect match for Amasawa Ichika in her mind—

Kikyo Kushida!

That's right, this kind of behavior—sweet on the surface but full of scheming—is exactly like that woman's!

Sure enough, once she replaced Amazusa Ichika's face in her mind with Kushida Kikyo, Horikita Suzune immediately became calm and unaffected by any teasing remarks.

She got up with a cold face and gripped the wooden sword tightly again.

Su Wei watched as Horikita quickly adjusted his state and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he gave Tianze Yixia a noncommittal refusal:

"I have limited energy. Besides, having too many melee fighters in a team is not a good thing."

Tianze Yixia released her grip, lowered her head slightly, and spoke with a hint of sadness:

"What a pity... I thought I could take this opportunity to be adopted by my senior. If you took me with you, I could help you a lot, meow~"

Su Wei wasn't buying it: "Yes, we do have equipment, and we can even lend it out to others. But why are you asking this... Didn't you just promise Ichinose you wouldn't take unnecessary risks, and now you're trying to sneak around behind her back?"

Tianze Yixia shook her head, leaned close to Su Wei's ear, and whispered in a very soft voice:

No, that's not it~

"I was just thinking that if the black ball exam targets expand one day and I'm forced to be included... I hope to find a way out in advance and stick close to my senior's coattails."

Su Wei glanced at her, feigning surprise:

"You guys really think things through long-term. Don't you get anxious thinking about things that could kill you at any moment?"

Tianze Yixia responded softly:

"You really underestimate me, senior."

"As a regular member of the team, I'm sure you're constantly worried about the uncertainties of the future, right? But like you just discussed..."

The girl took a half step back, put her hands behind her back, and gave a meaningful smile:

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