In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

The first deck was out of the question, as most students would definitely gather there. Kamio Tatsuya didn't like crowded places, so he started wandering around from the second deck.

"Hey, Kamio."

Tatsuya Kamio had just wandered to the stern of the second floor when he was stopped by someone.

"Senior Kiryuin, is there something you need?"

There seems to be a café at the corner of the stern, and Kiryuin is sitting there now.

This is really a great place. Although it's at the stern, if it's the return journey and the ship is sailing north, the sun can shine on it during the day.

"I heard that your second-year class seems to have collected quite a few ride-sharing cards and extra cards, right?"

"Huh? You actually know about this?"

As he spoke, Tatsuya Kamio sat down opposite Kiryuin and hid under the parasol.

“You didn’t deliberately hide it, so what’s so strange about knowing about this?”

Kamio Tatsuya pursed his lips. This was indeed not a secret, because almost everyone in the current second-year class had a combination of a car bonus card and an additional card.

Almost all the cards from the second grade, except for Class B, are here.

At Class C's location, Tatsuya Kamio used half of the proceeds to acquire the card.

As for Class D, Tatsuya Kamio also used the same price, to which Horikita naturally had no objection.

In addition, the combination of ride-sharing cards and bonus cards held by Class 1-D will also be placed on Kamio Tatsuya's shoulders as requested, and all the final profits will go to Kamio Tatsuya.

As for the price, it was the contract previously signed in which he would hand over half of his points to Tatsuya Kamio every month.

So you can find out this by simply checking the number and types of cards each person has on O.

"So, who are you planning to bet your card on? Is it Nagumo? Or are you planning to take first place yourself?"

It's not surprising to have this idea after discovering so many cards.

"What, does Senior Guilongyuan intend to bet with me? I thought it would be you who would take first place directly."

Tatsuya Kamio shrugged, his tone teasing.

"Don't joke around. I'm a delicate girl, and I didn't even team up for this exam. How could I possibly get first place?"

The delicate girl... Kamio Tatsuya's lips twitched. Did this girl even know what she was saying? How shameless.

"You should ask Nan Yun directly about this. As long as you don't intend to compete for first place, I think Nan Yun won't mind telling you which team he has prepared for the main squad."

Kamio Tatsuya didn't intend to announce his plan to personally compete for first place, even though that was indeed what he thought.

"You little rascal, you're not being honest." Kiryuin looked at Kamio Tatsuya for a while and suddenly laughed. "Very well, I'll bet on you. Don't disappoint me."

Tatsuya Kamio rolled his eyes. Did this guy have to be so perceptive?

What's wrong with the people at this school?

First Horikita, then Sakayanagi, then Sakura—they all seemed to have awakened. As for Kiryuin, he was always quite clever.

"Aaaaaaah! The ocean! This is the real ocean!"

While the two were chatting, on the deck below, the first-year students, gripping the edge of the railing, looked at the boundless blue sea and shouted excitedly.

"I really miss it. We were pretty much like this last year."

Looking at the students below, Kamio Tatsu couldn't help but smile.

"Oh? You hadn't seen the ocean before last year?"

"There's nothing strange about this."

On the first-year side, not only the boys but also the girls went up to the deck in groups to look at the scenery outside. However, most of them were first-year students, since the second-year students had almost gotten tired of seeing such scenery last year.

But hey, my lovely first-year juniors, how long will your excitement last?

The 14-day deserted island exam is just around the corner. I hope you can still smile then.

The first-year students on deck hadn't had a chance to enjoy the scenery for long when the ship's loudspeaker came on.

[Next, first-grade students, please proceed to the cinema inside the ship's cabin within ten minutes. The exam rules will be explained shortly.]

After the announcement was repeated twice, the students on deck gradually dispersed and went to the cinema inside the cabin.

Although the ship is large enough, it would probably be difficult to accommodate people from all three grades at once.

"Looks like it'll be our turn soon." Kamio Tatsuya smiled. "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now, Kiryuin-senpai."

"let's go."

Kiryuin waved his hand, ignoring Kamio Tatsuya's farewell.

As it approached noon, the first-grade lesson ended, and the broadcast promptly notified the second-grade students to gather at the cinema.

There was a notice posted at the entrance of the movie theater indicating that people could sit anywhere.

"It's much cooler indoors."

As soon as he entered the cabin, Shiina exhaled a breath of hot air.

"However, we'll be living on the island for the next fourteen days."

"Well, if you can't hold on, just give up and go back to the ship. There's no need to push yourself and ruin your health."

"It's okay, I want to give it a try too, and I've been working out lately." As she spoke, Shiina gestured, but no matter how she gestured, you couldn't see her biceps on her upper arm.

"Then you'd better keep it up!"

In late July, the small island in southern Japan still had a certain impact on students like Tatsuya Kamio who lived in Tokyo.

At least the temperature and climate are different. If you can't adapt quickly, this exam will probably be a tough test.

However, everyone is the same in this respect, so it doesn't seem unfair.

As for the island, although I've only seen a floor plan, given the school's track record, it's definitely an artificially developed island, so there's no need to worry about safety.

Upon arriving at the movie theater, Kamio Tatsuya parted ways with Shiina. Shiina went to find her group members, while Kamio Tatsuya simply found a place to sit down.

"Tsk! Don't come any closer."

As soon as Tatsuya Kamio sat down, a slightly dissatisfied voice came from beside him.

"Oh? Ibuki, sorry, you're too young to see."

"What did you say? You bastard!"

Kamio Tatsuya's teasing clearly touched a nerve with Ibuki. Although she had been practicing martial arts since she was a child, she had not grown tall and was still less than 1.6 meters tall.

Kamio Tatsuya's teasing had clearly touched a nerve with her.

"It's nothing. By the way, are you also competing alone this time?"

"Hmph, I want you to take care of it."

"Are you a pig? Just humph."

You're the pig!

Just as Kamio Tatsuya was teasing Ibuki, another voice came from the side.

Is this seat taken?

Kamio Tatsuya turned around and saw Ayanokouji standing beside him with a blank expression.

"Oh, no, please have a seat."

Then Ibuki closed her mouth and silently stared at the platform in front of her.

The cinema was getting more and more crowded, but as the teachers appeared, the room gradually quieted down.

"Next, I will explain the rules for the special exam on the uninhabited island."

Unlike last year, when Ms. Majima explained the uninhabited island, the person standing on the stage now is the second-year class teacher, Kazuma Itahara.

The teacher on the board walked to the screen, then raised the microphone and began to explain:

"The period of your stay on the deserted island will be two weeks starting tomorrow. The rules are the same as last year's deserted island. Basically, you will live freely on your own."

If an examinee suffers a serious injury that prevents them from continuing the exam, becomes physically unwell, or commits a major violation during the exam, they will be forced to withdraw without hesitation.

The school requires everyone to form groups of up to three people, which I think everyone remembers well. However, after the special exams begin, groups will be allowed to form larger groups of up to six people based on certain conditions.

If all members of your assigned group withdraw, you will lose your eligibility and your ranking will be determined.

These things were announced more than a month ago, and the reiteration is probably to remind students to keep them in mind.

"The school will have students form groups to compete against each other and collect 'scores' to determine the rankings."

Scores are the standard for judging the merits of candidates. Whether it is a written test or a special test that does not involve written examinations, scores are the standard for measuring success or failure, and this time is no exception.

However, since the exam results were announced, the school had not released any information about the scores until the day before the exam.

Upon hearing this keyword, almost all the second-year students perked up. More than 150 students stared intently at the giant screen in the movie theater, waiting for the next episode to unfold.

Uninhabited Island Special Exam Summary: This special exam is a wilderness survival test in which all groups collect points to compete for a score over a two-week period.

If the entire group leaves the exam room during the exam, the group will immediately be disqualified (all collected scores will be invalidated, and the rankings will be determined immediately).

Then, a map of the uninhabited island where they planned to land the next day was displayed along with these outlines. The map had vertical and horizontal lines, divided into detailed and evenly spaced squares.

According to the proportions, the island is divided into 100 equal parts, with the horizontal axis marked from -J and the vertical axis marked from 1 to 10.

There are two ways to obtain scores.

"One type is [Basic Movement]. The entire island is divided into a total of one hundred specific squares. Every once in a while, you will be instructed to go to a certain area. If you arrive within the specified time, you will get points."

"For example, if your starting point tomorrow morning will be D9, which serves as the port, then let's assume that D8 is designated as the relocation point."

The groups that arrive at the designated area earlier will receive a "reward for arrival order": the first-place group will receive ten points, the second-place group will receive five points, and the third-place group will receive three points. Furthermore, everyone who arrives within the designated time will receive one point as a "base arrival score."

"However, please note that the arrival order is calculated on a group basis. Only when all members of a group have arrived at this area will they be included in the arrival order. This includes members of the group who dropped out of school for the exam."

"I see," Kamio Tatsuya nodded. "In that case, in a group of people, if even one person is dragging their feet, they're destined to be unable to compete for the reward based on arrival order."

On the contrary, students who act alone have a great advantage, as they only need to reach the area themselves to ensure that the whole group has arrived.

However, this also carries risks, namely that some people may get injured by overestimating their abilities and trying to seize the first place in the arrival order.

Once you get injured, it's basically game over.

Moreover, this is an uninhabited island. The dirt roads on the island are different from the paved roads we usually travel on. There will be very few flat roads and many obstacles. We also need to consider the possibility of rain.

"The basic movement locations will be communicated three times on the first and last days, but four times a day for the remaining twelve days."

Arrival times are from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. After a two-hour break, the schedule is from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Seeing this, Tatsuya Kamio nodded, meaning that he needed to get up before 7 a.m. every morning and could rest after 5 p.m.

However, the environment on the island is very complex, and it is impossible for everyone to reach the designated location within the allotted time.

"It should be noted that if you ignore the instruction to move to the designated area three times in a row, a penalty mechanism will be triggered, and one point will be deducted. Moreover, if it is four times in a row, two points will be deducted each time."

Five consecutive offenses result in a deduction of three points. As the number of offenses ignored accumulates, the penalty will increase point by point.

However, if you stop even once, the accumulated value will return to zero, and you will lose one point starting from the point where you ignore it three times in a row.

Regarding the situation where movement is ignored, no penalty will be imposed as long as one person in the group reaches the designated area.

In other words, not everyone in the group needs to arrive. Of course, the arrival bonus will only be awarded to those who arrive at the designated area.

Tatsuya Kamio nodded. No wonder he said that the more people there were, the more advantageous it was.

According to these rules, if you don't intend to compete for the reward for arriving in order, then only one person needs to complete the basic moves, and the rest of the people can focus entirely on competing for points.

Well, the next thing should be how to get points. If you only get points by moving around, then they wouldn't have specifically said that this exam tests all abilities.

"There are also clearly areas on the map that cannot be designated. For example, B1, C1, F10, G10, etc., these areas are entirely located at sea, so these locations cannot be selected as designated areas."

Moreover, this designated area follows certain rules. Three out of the four times a day, the area is centered on the last designated area of ​​the previous day, and then the two squares in front, behind, left, right and one square diagonally are designated.

However, there is only one exception in a day where the previous rule does not apply, and it is unclear where the designated area will be set.

This means that even if D2 becomes the designated area, it is possible for the location to be assigned to D9, and if you are unlucky, it is even possible for it to be assigned to J10.

However, random assignment will not occur twice consecutively. If the fourth random assignment occurs at the end of the day, then the first random assignment on the following day will not occur again. Furthermore, random assignment will not occur on the first or last day.

"The above is the first scoring method – basic movement. I will show you the outline first."

Summary of basic movement rules:

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