Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

What are you humming for? Are you a pig? Just keep humming!

After Kushida left, Kamio Tatsuya took out his phone to tell Ayanokouji that Yagami might be a fifth-generation member of the White Room.

However, he quickly changed his mind.

What if Tsukishiro is monitoring Ayanokouji's phone? Wouldn't he find out? It was precisely because of this suspicion that Kamio Tatsuya did not choose to communicate with Kushida via text message.

Instead, they risked being discovered by Yagami and met in a karaoke room.

So let's talk face to face.

Since Tatsuya Kamio's and Ayanokouji's rooms are next to each other, Tatsuya Kamio plans to meet Ayanokouji directly in his room.

In the evening, since Ayanokouji did not participate in any club activities, he would basically go back to his dormitory after school every day.

Not long after Tatsuya Kamio contacted him, there was a knock on the door.

"You specifically called me here because you have something you want to discuss, right?"

“That’s right. At the end of April, I asked Kushida to ask President Nagumo for help so that you could drop out of school.”

Kamio Tatsuya's words silenced Ayanokouji; of course, he didn't think Kamio Tatsuya really wanted him to drop out of school.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have told him this. So what was her purpose?

Thinking of this reminded Ayanokouji of something else.

“I learned something from a first-year junior: the person who put a bounty on me was actually Chairman Nagumo, and not just me, you are on the bounty list too.”

"A first-year junior?"

Tatsuya Kamio raised an eyebrow. "So Ayanokouji, that repressed pervert, has actually built up his network up to the first-year students? That's a bit surprising."

"Yes, it's Yagami Takuya from the first year."

Upon hearing this name, Kamio Tatsuya was even more surprised, and at the same time, he felt some doubt. Was this Yagami really sent by the White Room to target Ayanokouji?

If so, why say these things to him just to create a persona?

"Then you should understand, right? Yuecheng and Nanyun are actually in cahoots."

"Hmm, probably. So you sent Kushida to find Nagumo so that Tsukishiro would know that Kushida wanted to deal with me?"

Ayanokouji seemed to understand something.

"That's right. Yuecheng will leave before the start of the second semester, so he probably wants to take action against you during this special exam."

But I don't think they would just beat you up on the island and kidnap you, would they?

Kamio Tatsuya said this half-jokingly, but Ayanokouji fell silent again upon hearing it.

"He wouldn't really do that, would he?"

“It’s not impossible,” Ayanokouji said softly. “This deserted island is very large. There are probably only a few hundred people on the whole island. It’s not impossible that they would take advantage of me being alone and attack me.”

Based on last year's exam experience, for the safety of students, the school will definitely provide something; last year it was a watch.

It's estimated that it will be similar this year. As long as Ayanokouji wears this watch, Tsukishiro can keep track of his location at any time.

Then they descended upon him and forcibly took him away.

"Why don't you just abstain? I can give you this invalid card. Anyway, Class D is planning to self-destruct, right?" Ayanokouji was very tempted by Kamio Tatsuya's suggestion.

But after thinking about it, I gave up.

If he could, he didn't want to give up any exam opportunities. It had been more than a year since he left the white room, and he wanted to test how much of his current ability he still had.

This deserted island survival mission is a perfect opportunity.

If he can't even handle Moon City, then it means he has really become weaker.

"No need. I intend to face the challenge head-on. If I don't even have the courage to face them..."

At this point, Ayanokouji stopped, but Tatsuya Kamio already understood what he meant.

"In that case, I wish you good luck. I probably won't be able to help you then."

Are you planning to compete for first place in this exam?

"I have this plan."

"What do you think of the previous suggestion?"

The previous proposal was to exchange Ayanokouji's freedom for the trial card he possessed.

"Okay, we'll trade the trial cards tomorrow with the teachers as witnesses."

"it is good."

While Kamio Tatsuya and Ayanokouji were talking about these things, Sakura from Class 2-D approached Horikita in the shopping mall's cafe.

After receiving his personal points, Horikita immediately distributed the living expenses to his classmates. Thanks to this, the students in Class 2-D could afford coffee.

In the past few days, she has discussed the matter twice with Nagumo and Nanase, and they have finalized the specific details of this operation.

To avoid the first and third graders ending up in the bottom three, the three agreed that the second graders would forfeit the exam at the very beginning.

First-grade and third-grade students are advised to waive their scores after receiving them, even if it's just one point.

This is to prevent errors in the rankings.

At the same time, she was also looking for students in the class who did not want to take the exam, and immediately many people signed up.

However, even now, Horikita has not made a decision immediately. Sakura had not signed up before, so Horikita thinks that Sakura must have come to talk to her about this matter.

"Did you call me out specifically to talk about dropping out of the exam, Sakura-san?"

Horikita picked up her cup, took a sip of coffee, and looked at the girl across from her, dressed in casual clothes, who was practically burying her head in her chest.

"Yes, sorry."

"No need to apologize. According to O's intelligence, your physical abilities are the lowest in the class, so I had considered the possibility that you would sign up from the beginning."

Horikita wasn't angry that Sakura wanted to refuse the exam; he simply stated his guess calmly.

"Perhaps our ideas differ somewhat."

After saying that, Sakura looked at Horikita with a determined gaze.

"Enter and exit? What do you mean by that?"

"Horikita-kun, I do want to forfeit, just as you guessed, but I don't intend to use points or invalid cards to save myself."

"What did you say?"

Horikita initially thought he had misheard.

Because Sakura's words implied that she was going to take this opportunity to drop out of school.

“I said I wanted to come in last place in this exam and then drop out of school here.”

When Sakura said this, her eyes were incredibly firm, while Horikita was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Chapter 324 The Needle of Eternity

Horikita was stunned for a moment by Sakura's words, then immediately looked at the girl opposite him with sharp eyes.

"why?"

Sakura shook her head, not answering the question.

"I'm sorry, I don't plan to say it out loud. In short, I will withdraw from this exam at the beginning, so Horikita-kun only needs to choose two more people."

After saying that, Sakura stood up from her seat and, without giving Horikita a chance to stop her, immediately lowered her head and ran away from the coffee shop.

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the coffee shop.

For her, the next thing was the most important thing: she wanted to tell her friends, the members of the Ayanokoji Group, the news.

Besides them, we also have to mention Tatsuya Kamio.

Thinking of this, Sakura let out a long sigh of relief, then clenched her fist and cheered herself up.

Dropping out of this school wasn't a new idea for Sakura; she had previously discussed it with the members of the Ayanokoji Group and Tatsuya Kamio.

However, she hadn't made up her mind at that time.

She was also worried that her withdrawal from school would have a negative impact on Class D, so she kept enduring it.

Now, Horikita's suggestion to clear Class D's class points in exchange for personal points has given her an opportunity.

If it's this time, not only can they withdraw from school without any negative impact, but they can also save the class 300 million private points.

Each person receives approximately 9 points. If they are careful with their spending, these points are enough for the students to live comfortably for several months at this school.

On July 1st, Kamio Tatsuya's system refreshed again. After choosing to accumulate in May and June, the items drawn this time are likely to be Tier 4, and there is also a chance to draw Tier 5 items.

The Balance Power I drew last time was Tier 5, which directly increased Kamio Tatsuya's attributes by several points.

I really don't know what they'll draw this time, but Tatsuya Kamio doesn't plan to stay up until midnight. He's been keeping a regular schedule lately and goes to bed before 10 p.m. every day.

The next morning, Kamio Tatsuya couldn't wait to open the system space and start the lottery.

Looking at the black vortex in the space ahead, Tatsuya Kamio smiled expectantly. He still remembered the first time he drew a lottery ticket, he actually won toilet paper. Thinking about it now, he still felt quite nostalgic.

With anticipation, Kamio Tatsuya skillfully reached his hand into the black vortex in front of him. A familiar sensation came over him, and the next moment, Kamio Tatsuya withdrew his right hand.

call……

With a long sigh, Tatsuya Kamio saw the object in his right hand, which appeared to be a pocket watch, and felt like an ordinary iron object.

Kamio Tatsuya picked it up and examined it closely. It did indeed appear to be a pocket watch, with exquisite craftsmanship, but the hands on the dial were not moving.

Is it broken?

[Congratulations on drawing the exclusive item – the Needle of Eternity. This draw does not consume any accumulated attempts.]

Needle of Eternity: When integrated into the body, it allows the body to remain in its current state indefinitely (not time stop, and will not affect the host's normal activities).

Once the Needle of Eternity is integrated into the body, it can be removed from the body at any time at will, and time will flow again after it is removed.

While the Needle of Eternity is integrated into the body, it can collect the power of time that washes over the host. At this time, the power of light can be used on others (depending on the method of use, it can cause others to age or live longer).

After seeing the system's introduction, Tatsuya Kamio gasped.

What the hell!

Exclusive items?

There's actually something like this?

Not only does it not consume accumulated attempts when drawing, but in terms of functionality, this thing is just too powerful, isn't it?

If this stuff were absorbed into the body, wouldn't it grant immortality?

That's incredible!

Kamio Tatsuya was eager to test the effects of this thing.

According to the instructions, you only need to imagine it merging into your body when you silently recite "merge".

It turned out to be the case.

Integrate!

As Tatsuya Kamio silently chanted and imagined, the Needle of Eternity in his hand seemed to become fluid and disappeared from his grasp.

Hmm, I don't seem to feel anything?

Kamio Tatsuya felt something was off, and then he reached out and pinched his thigh hard.

hiss!

Holy crap, that hurts!

Kamio Tatsuya quickly took off his pants to look at the spot where he had just pinched, but there was no mark at all.

It was as if the pain I had just felt was fake.

Looking at his empty palm, Tatsuya Kamio frowned. This thing seemed a bit strange.

Then, Tatsuya Kamio tried to remove the Eternal Needle again, and then he pinched his leg once more.

This time, not only did it hurt, but the area where I was pinched also turned red.

It seems to be somewhat useful, but I won't integrate it for now. I'll wait until I'm in the best condition before integrating it into my body.

As for its specific functions, let's leave it at that for now. Anyway, there's still plenty of time, so we can explore it slowly.