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

Students with low scores, even if they graduate from class and get into the company or school they want, will not be highly regarded.

On the contrary, students who take every exam seriously but do not graduate from the class are more favored by all sectors of society.

However, the school doesn't tell the students this; they are selecting those who can genuinely earn their respect through their own hard work.

Then, Tsukishiro looked at the computer screen again; Kamio Tatsuya's score of forty-six was simply too eye-catching.

There were three basic moves today. Kamio Tatsuya scored one point at the first move, six points at the second move, and eleven points at the third move.

Furthermore, the second and third basic moves were completed within one minute of leaving the designated location, and points were earned.

Once might be a coincidence, but twice is another matter entirely; it's as if he was waiting there on purpose.

Did you get the exam route map?

Yuecheng was not surprised by this. In fact, there are shortcuts in every industry, but due to the lack of information, most people have limited vision and simply cannot see these shortcuts.

What was even more surprising was Kamio Tatsuya's performance on the test. He achieved remarkable results in written tests, grip strength tests, fishing tests, and other areas.

Perhaps we can arrange some other topics to explore further later.

Now that we have deduced that Kamio Tatsuya is following the accurate route map, and we know that his goal is to get first place in this exam.

So the other party would certainly not mind doing some research on the way to their destination.

In that case, Tsukishiro can use his authority to set up challenges on Kamio Tatsuya's route to test his abilities.

Tsukishiro doesn't have a clear stance. Although he was sent by Ayanokoji Atsuomi to monitor Ayanokoji's condition, it wouldn't hurt to do some work for Prime Minister Onishima to gain favor.

As for whether doing this will prevent Nagumo, as a collaborator, from getting first place... If you don't get first place, it's because you're bad, what does that have to do with me?

As an adult, Yuecheng naturally has to think about himself.

Kamio Tatsuya is clearly no ordinary person, and he is currently protected by the aura of a big shot and is favored by so many people. Since I am not confident in getting rid of him, why should I offend him completely?

Not really, not really.

The next day, Kamio Tatsuya got up at 6:30 in the morning. After having his portable food for breakfast, Kamio Tatsuya also tidied up his tent.

The sun is shining brightly today; it looks like another beautiful day.

His current location is D6, and according to the information, his next area should be E5.

There's no direct route from D6 to E5 because of the lake in between; you have to take a detour to get there.

So, Kamio Tatsuya walked along the lake towards E5 in the northeast direction and successfully arrived at the E5 area at 7:10.

Next, the watch received a score notification. Kamio Tatsuya, as a group member, won first place beautifully and received eleven points.

That's fifty-seven points already. It seems like scoring was a bit too easy.

Since Tatsuya Kamio was alone and couldn't split up to find the challenges, scoring points on basic movements was crucial for him.

In addition, he has excellent physical strength, so as long as there are no accidents, there will be no problem.

According to the school, starting today, a random location will appear once during the second and third designated locations each day.

It could be in the next area, or it could be in a far place. According to the information, his next destination is quite far away.

The H5, located to the east, is three squares away from the current location. Normally, the next destination would be one square diagonally or two squares vertically.

Furthermore, H5 is separated from the current E5 by F5 and G5, which undoubtedly constitutes a random location.

The shortest route to H5 is to go directly over the mountain road to the east; otherwise, you'll have to take a longer route.

Without hesitation, Kamio Tatsuya chose to climb over the mountain in front of him. With the blessing of the Eternal Needle, his condition would not deteriorate due to exercise, so he could climb the mountain in the best condition, and his speed should not be slow.

However, it's not without its drawbacks. Judging from yesterday's assignment distribution, no assignments were generated on the mountain, so Kamio Tatsuya probably won't have the same good luck as yesterday, encountering assignments while walking on the road.

However, it's alright. Kamio Tatsuya currently has plenty of food and water, so there's no need to worry about supplies. The most important thing right now is to score points.

Perhaps because the mountain road was difficult to travel, Kamio Tatsuya did not encounter any challenges along the way and made it all the way to H5. Because this part of the journey was really difficult, Kamio Tatsuya once again undoubtedly won first place.

In this way, the score reached sixty-eight points.

Upon arriving at H5, the view suddenly opened up, and after walking along the stream for a short while, the sea to the east came into view.

Moreover, after more than a day of moving around, there are quite a few students in this area.

"Kamio, over here!"

As soon as Tatsuya Kamio emerged from the forest, someone waved and greeted him, seemingly very happy.

"Kushida, I didn't expect to run into you here."

"We just arrived too." Kushida's companion was undoubtedly Wang Meiyu from the class. The two were very close and were often seen together in various places.

Hello, is it just the two of you?

"Maezo-kun went to participate in a useful project, and Kamio-kun is also participating in a project? But registration has already closed." Kushida's face showed a mischievous smile.

“No, this is my second designated location today,” Kamio Tatsuya explained briefly. “I just came from E5.”

"E5? Does that mean Kamio-kun came over the mountain in front of us?" Kushida asked, looking surprised.

Kamio Tatsuya nodded, somewhat unsure of what Kushida was up to. This indecisiveness was unlike her usual style. Did she have some information to pass on?

"Wow, that's amazing! No wonder it's such a physical ability."

……

Don't do that, I'm not used to you doing that.

"Kikyo-chan, something seems to be going on with Mae-en-san. I'll go check it out." Wang Mei-yu's attention seemed to be focused on the research project not far away.

"Ah...I'll go too."

"No need, just leave it to me. Besides, it wouldn't be good to leave Kamio-kun behind." Wang Meiyu said this as she ran towards the front garden.

"Alright, get to the point."

After Wang Meiyu left, Kamio Tatsuya immediately urged Kushida.

"You really know me well." Kushida rolled her eyes. "I told Yagami that I wanted Ayanokouji to drop out of school, and he immediately said he could help me."

It turned out to be the case.

"You don't need to follow up on what happens after that. Just make sure Yagami doesn't give anything away and focus on the exam."

Kushida nodded, then looked at Kamio Tatsuya with curiosity.

"By the way, what's your score now? You've collected so many ride-sharing cards, you must be aiming for first place, right?"

"Not much, just sixty-eight points."

Tatsuya Kamio said calmly.

Sixty-eight!?

Kushida's eyes widened. Since the exam started yesterday, she, Maezono, and Wang Meiyu had been steadily earning points. So far, they had earned a total of 15 points in basic movement, and they were also lucky enough to participate in two projects during the exam.

But knowing that she only has 21 points now, she really can't imagine how Kamio Tatsuya got 68 points.

"How did you do it?"

Kushida was very curious about this.

"It was just a fluke."

Kamio Tatsuya's casual reply did not satisfy Kushida, but he did not intend to say much more and went to participate in the project.

Although the current topic is full, a new topic called "Juggling" has just appeared in I4 in the northwest.

Juggling is a technical term in football, and Tatsuya Kamio really had little experience in this area. In the end, he only managed to get third place by relying on his physical ability, earning three points and bringing his total score to seventy-one.

However, in addition to scoring points, this project also provides food or water, so it's not a complete waste of time to participate.

The two designated areas in the afternoon were H6 and I7. Perhaps because the previous random location was too unreliable, Kamio Tatsuya easily obtained the reward of arriving first twice again.

Moreover, because the designated locations were all very close, Tatsuya Kamio spent the afternoon looking for topics in this area, but for some reason, today's topic was unusually unpopular.

Besides juggling a ball in the morning, Tatsuya Kamio also went through a variety of challenging tasks, including riddles, extracurricular quizzes, and French history.

These are things that you can't achieve by simply working hard.

Throughout the day, although Tatsuya Kamio achieved several rankings, his overall gains were less than the points he earned from basic movement.

After the last task was completed, Tatsuya Kamio's score was only 99 points. He had earned very few points from the tasks today, but he was still consistently getting points from basic movement.

"It's nice to see you again, Kamio-kun."

Near I7, close to J7, Tatsuya Kamio encountered the trio from yesterday again, namely Hamaguchi and his group. However, compared to yesterday, they looked noticeably tired today.

You all look very tired.

"Yeah, we were on D6 this morning, but now we're on J7. It's like we've crossed the entire island."

Hearing Tatsuya Kamio's words, Hamaguchi gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"And because the island is mostly mountainous, we had to take a long detour to get here. Thanks to that, we missed the designated spot twice in a row."

Not only Hamaguchi, but Ando, ​​who was standing next to him, also started to complain.

"Ugh, I'm so tired. Hamaguchi, what are we eating today? It's not going to be canned food, is it? I want to eat barbecue!" Another girl, Minami, also crawled out of the newly set-up tent and looked at Hamaguchi with a pitiful expression.

"Barbecue is fine, but eating only meat is not good either. We need a combination of meat and vegetables. For vegetables, we can only use canned food."

Hamaguchi also looked helpless. If he only ate meat every day, he would eventually have to withdraw from the competition due to malnutrition, which was not what Hamaguchi wanted to see.

This is a rare opportunity, and he really enjoys these kinds of wilderness survival activities. Isn't it fun?

Hearing the three complain, Tatsuya Kamio realized that this was the norm for most groups, and not everyone had such physical abilities.

Given the randomness of the location, it's normal to not be able to reach the designated location within the specified time.

"As for vegetarian food, I'll treat you. I got some ingredients while participating in a project nearby today."

Kamio Tatsuya smiled, then took out several plastic boxes from his backpack, which contained ingredients he had obtained for the project.

However, because the weather was quite hot, Tatsuya Kamio mostly chose vegetarian food. He didn't bring a cooler for the meat, worried that it would spoil.

Moreover, these vegetarian foods can be eaten raw in emergency situations.

"Looks like we'll be working together again."

Hamaguchi smiled as he watched Kamio Tatsuya take out green peppers and corn.

During the meal, the group chatted again.

"It seems we really are students on the same route," Hamaguchi said. "By the way, does Kamio-kun always camp at the last designated spot every day?"

"It depends on the situation. Yesterday, the lakeside near D6 was a great place to camp, and it's about the same today. There are quite a few people camping by the sea as well."

As he spoke, Kamio Tatsuya looked into the distance and saw that, besides them, quite a few other people had indeed chosen to camp there.

Some people are even running on the beach under the setting sun. After all, there are no assignments at the moment, so it's understandable that they want to play.

It's truly admirable that they still have the energy to play here after a grueling day of exams.

On the third day of the exam, Kamio Tatsuya steadily accumulated bonus points for basic movement and then returned to the starting point.

Today was even worse than yesterday. The topics I encountered on the way were even more obscure, and I even ran into something like a Dragon Raja quiz.

At the time, many of the students who participated in the project looked confused.

Dragon clan?

what is this?

Therefore, Tatsuya Kamio rightfully won first place, receiving eight points as a reward and a single serving of food and water.

But this increasingly strange topic makes me feel like someone is targeting me...

Around 3 PM, Tatsuya Kamio returned to the final designated location, D9, at the port, as instructed.

"You really have a leisurely life, Sakayanagi."

When Tatsuya Kamio returned, he saw a parasol on the beach and someone under it.

"Oh my, good day, Kamio-kun, are you giving up on the exam?" Sakayanagi smiled happily after hearing Kamio Tatsuya's voice. "If that's the case, all my rideshare cards will be wasted. What a pity."

There wasn't a hint of regret in your tone.

Kamio Tatsuya pursed his lips and walked over to the other person's parasol. Although Sakayanagi had been staying there, he had not chosen to wear a swimsuit. Instead, he wore red sweatpants and a white sports T-shirt, just like the students.

She held a tablet in her hand, and on the small round table next to her were an unfinished bottle of mineral water and a walkie-talkie.

It seems that she used this to manipulate Ichinose and the others' actions.