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

"Do you know how to fish? Would you like to join?"

"Never mind that, I'm going to participate."

"By the way, you took the exam alone this time, right?"

"Can't you?"

"of course can."

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at her and said nothing more. She was really not cute at all, what a wretched little brat!

Soon, the project setup was completed, and a red dot representing the topic appeared on the tablet. Clicking on it revealed the specific information about the topic.

Topic: [Fishing]

Category: Other

Participation requirements: Register within 120 minutes of the topic being announced.

Number of participants: Individual project (maximum of one person per group).

Registration closes when eight groups have logged in or when the registration period ends.

Victory condition: The student who catches the largest fish within one hour wins.

Rewards: 10 points for first place, 5 points for second place, and 3 points for third place.

The fish caught belong to the student.

Next, both Tatsuya Kamio and Ibuki successfully registered.

Moreover, although it was a project that had just been completed, it was already quite late, so many students were preparing to set up camp nearby. As a result, some people, like Tatsuya Kamio, discovered the project.

So it didn't take long for all eight groups of students to arrive, but apart from Ibuki, a familiar face, Kamio Tatsuya didn't find any other familiar faces.

After the fishing started, everyone quieted down. The eight of them formed a circle around the fishing area, each quietly holding up their fishing rod and waiting for a fish to bite.

The first to see results was a third-year student opposite Tatsuya Kamio. As the float swayed, the student calmly began to manipulate the fishing rod.

His actions attracted the attention of those around him, with some even showing expressions of disbelief.

You know, when it comes to fishing, it's usually the case that you don't catch anything. How come this guy caught something in less than ten minutes?

It's so abnormal!

Are you some kind of innate fishing prodigy?

After a little over a minute of fishing, this guy caught a fish that was neither too big nor too small, probably over 20 centimeters long.

Moreover, judging from the other party's movements, this guy is definitely a veteran. Such skillful movements could not be achieved without countless hours of practice.

Very good, your movements are perfect, but the next moment, this will be mine!

Just as everyone was marveling at the moment, Tatsuya Kamio felt the bait being bitten, and then a tremendous force came through the fishing line.

What the hell!

Tatsuya Kamio almost dropped his fishing rod when he wasn't paying attention.

It would be embarrassing to lose the fish, but Tatsuya Kamio's strength was no joke. After gripping the fishing rod tightly, Tatsuya Kamio imitated the actions of the person before and began to exhaust the fish's energy.

After a full three minutes, the fish's struggles lessened, and Tatsuya Kamio began to slowly reel in the line. The moment the fish emerged from the water, an unmistakable gasp of amazement erupted from the surrounding area.

"what is this?"

"This fish must be at least half a meter long, right?"

"How heavy must this be?"

Tatsuya Kamio used a fishing net to haul in the fish, then weighed it in his hand and gave an answer.

"It weighs about six kilograms, less than seven kilograms."

Then, another round of exclamations of praise rang out, and even the teacher in charge of the project couldn't help but take a second look at the fish.

Subsequently, the teacher in charge of the project weighed the fish in Kamio Tatsuya's hand. Kamio Tatsuya's estimate was correct; the weight was 6.59 kg, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to catch a fish heavier than that.

Unfortunately, according to the rules, Tatsuya Onijino owns this fish, but he didn't bring any cooking utensils, meaning he can't cook it.

Just as he was having a headache, a boy wearing glasses walked over. He looked rather thin and had a somewhat androgynous appearance.

"Kamio-kun, how about we make a deal?"

"You must be... Tetsuya Hamaguchi from Class B. We met last year during the preferential treatment test. Is there anything I can help you with?"

I wonder if it's because of Ichinose's influence, but most of the students in Class B have good personalities and are easy to talk to. I really hope Ibuki can learn from them.

"Yes, it's about this fish," Hamaguchi said with a warm smile. "I noticed that Kamio-kun doesn't seem to have any tools to prepare this fish."

Tatsuya Kamio nodded, signaling him to continue.

"So, how about we cooperate? I'll handle this fish and make it into dinner. In exchange, I'd like to have my companions with me during dinner; they're two girls."

Of course, besides this fish, we'll also offer some other food as a form of exchange for dinner tonight.

After the other party made this request, Kamio Tatsuya immediately nodded without hesitation.

Anyway, this fish is too big for him to finish eating, and he doesn't know how to handle it. Since someone is willing to take on the role of chef, why not?

Moreover, the other party is from Ichinose's class, so there's no need to worry about them using dirty tricks.

After receiving Tatsuya Kamio's approval, Hamaguchi showed a look of surprise.

"In that case, I'll go deal with this fish first. My companions are setting up tents over there. Kamio-kun can come over as soon as the project is over."

Looking in the direction he was pointing, two girls in the distance seemed to be preparing a barbecue grill.

"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

With that, Hamaguchi took the fish and left.

After Hamaguchi left, Kamio Tatsuya returned to the fishing area to continue fishing. However, in the remaining time, Kamio Tatsuya did not catch any fish as big as before, and he did not even catch any small fish.

Looks like I've used up all my luck.

The situation for the others was similar to that of Tatsuya Kamio in the latter half of the story; few people were able to catch any fish. Apart from the guy at the beginning, only two people caught a small fish.

Unfortunately, Ibuki failed to catch any fish and did not score any points.

Kamio Tatsuya won first place with a 6.5kg fish, earning ten points. This gave him a total of forty-six points on the first day.

What score did you get?

After the project ended, Ibuki suddenly asked a question, because it seemed that Tatsuya Kamio had also asked her the same question.

"Me? I only got 46 points."

“Oh, thirty…” Ibuki paused for a moment, then her eyes widened. “How much? How much did you say?”

Kamio Tatsuya smiled, said nothing, and walked directly towards Hamaguchi, who seemed to have already taken advantage of the time to prepare the fish.

Upon getting closer, Tatsuya Kamio recognized that the girls in Hamaguchi's group were both students in Class B: Sayo Ando and Kozue Minami.

"Hi, Kamio-kun."

Neither Ando nor Nanami were the shy type of girls. After Kamio Tatsuya came over, they immediately greeted him and then looked at him curiously.

Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?

As he spoke, Tatsuya Kamio reached out and touched it, but didn't seem to find anything dirty.

"No, I just want to know what kind of person Kamio is. After all, you can be considered a legend in our grade."

Ando said this, and Nanfang, who was standing next to him, nodded vigorously.

To be honest, Kamio Tatsuya hadn't heard any impressions of him from other people, and he didn't take Shiina and Kamuro's opinions into account.

After all, what's that saying again? "My wife's beauty is my own private opinion."

"So what kind of person do you think I am?"

"I asked Kamio Tatsuya with a curious expression."

"First of all, he must be a very capable person, right? After all, he accomplished such a feat during last year's preferential treatment test."

After Ando finished speaking, Nanfang nodded and then began to add to the discussion.

"But the class transfer that happened later really startled us. At that time, we probably felt that he was not easy to get along with, because Kamio-kun was transferred to Class C at that time."

This was something Kamio Tatsuya hadn't expected; he would actually suffer reputational damage because of the historical issues surrounding Ryuen.

Thinking of this, Tatsuya Kamio laughed as if he found it amusing.

"But I don't think that way anymore, because after Kamio-kun joined Class C, Ryuen seems to have toned it down a lot. Oh, now he's in Class C."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Kamio Tatsuya and Ando seemed to be having a good time chatting.

"By the way, what's your relationship with Honami-chan?"

When this was mentioned, Tatsuya Kamio fell silent; it was a truth that was really difficult to say out loud.

"Huh? Does that mean there's been no progress? I thought they were at least more than friends, but not quite lovers." Ando and Minami's expressions gradually turned to surprise. "That's right, we often hear Kamio-san's name coming from Honami-chan's mouth."

"My relationship with Ichinose is indeed quite good, but we are not dating, and I have a girlfriend."

Kamio Tatsuya was helpless; women, they really are so gossipy.

"I see. So, does that mean Kamio-kun is really dating Kamuro-kun from Class C?"

"This is true."

"Ah, poor Honami-chan."

……

It's exhausting. Even Tatsuya Kamio is finding it hard to handle these two. He can't just keep a cold face, so he decides to help Hamaguchi.

"I'll go check on how dinner is going. You all rest first."

With that, Tatsuya Kamio walked toward Hamaguchi.

"Wow, they ran away."

Tsk, what a mess!

Chapter 329 Tatsuya Kamio: I Feel Like Someone's Targeting Me

It has to be said that the guy who dared to take on the role of chef is quite skilled. Hamaguchi's grilled fish is excellent; it has no fishy smell and tastes great.

A large fish, plus the beef that Hamaguchi's group got from their exam during the day, is enough to feed four people after grilling.

After chatting around the fire for a while, they all returned to their respective tents.

Lying in the tent, Tatsuya Kamio reviewed the day's events. According to the records on the tablet, a total of sixty-eight topics had arisen today.

Fourteen of the challenges will reward you with mineral water, and eighteen challenges will reward you with food.

Of the fourteen challenges where you could obtain mineral water, eight were challenges titled "Competition." These challenges had no content; they were simply ranked according to the order in which the challenges were completed.

The first-place student will receive two liters of water, the second-place student will receive 1.5 liters, the third-place student will receive one liter, and students ranked fourth through thirtieth will receive 500 milliliters of water.

As for the points, the first place gets three points, the second place gets two points, and the third place gets one point, which isn't much.

Of course, each group can only receive the reward once, otherwise a group of three could have won all the rewards.

In Tatsuya Kamio's view, this project was essentially about providing free drinking water for the students, since there were only so many groups for this exam.

It's quite rare for thirty groups to gather in the same area, and this will become increasingly rare as students are distributed throughout the island.

The situation is similar when it comes to obtaining food. In short, as long as you take the exam seriously and work hard to complete the assignments, it is unlikely that any unexpected events will occur, even if you do not encounter assignments that you are good at.

Unlike most students who need to live in the wild, Yuecheng is currently sitting in the luxurious office of the cruise ship, checking his grades for the day.

Currently, apart from the five groups of students who withdrew from the exam, the other students are basically taking the exam seriously.

However, this situation is unlikely to last more than a few days before some people return to the ship due to the strictness of the exams, since they are no longer at risk of being expelled.

Yuecheng didn't care about these people; there were plenty of slackers out there. What this school needed were people who could complete their work seriously and strive to push their own limits.

After all, there are far too many people in society today who shirk their duties and slack off at work; those who are able to work diligently and conscientiously are only a minority.

Therefore, these conscientious individuals are especially important.

The students at this school only know that graduating from their class will get them the job they want or allow them to go to the school they want.

However, they were unaware that from the moment they enrolled, the school would grade their performance on every exam.