Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

The fourth day of the special exam, 11:32 pm.

As the time approaches, most students start washing up before going to bed. The outdoor shower room has been in a queue since the beginning. The queue of only three people is not the real situation of the queue. There is no strong competition for priority in our class. Instead of waiting in the outdoor shower room, it is better to gather together and chat, and then fill in the position when it is empty.

I stood at the outermost edge of the base, constantly observing the distribution of people in the entire camp. Finally, I calculated the right time and came to Ichinose who was sitting alone opposite the campfire.

"Why don't you go back to the tent and rest for a while?" I knew very well that Ichinose had already washed herself, but contrary to her usual behavior, she just sat by the campfire and didn't laugh or chat with the other students.

"Anyway, we're in now, and we'll have to come out later..."

We renewed the possession at 4pm, which means the next possession will be at 12pm.

"That's what I'm saying, but Ichinose looks a little troubled."

"Is it, obvious?"

"No, I just said it casually."

"........."

"Is it because the special unlocking card is missing?"

"Well... it would be fine if we weren't discovered by students from other classes, but if something unexpected happened, everyone would lose fifty points because of my mistake... No, it could be more than fifty points. If we share intelligence, we might lose a hundred and fifty points. In this case, we would only have eighty points left, and everyone's efforts over the past few days would have been wasted..."

Just after 3 o'clock this afternoon, we suddenly found that the leader's special unlocking card had disappeared. Although the special unlocking card has been reissued by Mr. Xing Zhigong, the original special unlocking card is still missing.

It may be somewhere in the camp, or it may have been accidentally lost when I went out this morning, or of course it may be in someone's possession...

After noticing this, I immediately followed the route I took this morning and went on a tour. I first came to the beach where Class C was before, then went to the fungus collection site, and the familiar fruit tree area marked on the map three days ago.

However, I didn't find any special unlocking cards in these places, and this news made Ichinose worried.

"I think since I didn't find the special unlocking card, it might not have been picked up by someone else. It's also possible that the place where it fell was very secret, so I didn't find it. Isn't this also possible?"

"........"

"I'll go out and look for it again tomorrow, so Ichinose, don't think about it anymore. Just think of it as my responsibility."

"But--"

"And if Ichinose is not in high spirits, I think everyone will be uneasy. Then we might get even fewer points in the end. So Ichinose just needs to cheer up and manage the class well. As for the other things, we will apologize to everyone later."

"......"

"By the way, let me give you a taste of this."

I ignored Ichinose's silence. Although the burden of responsibility made her feel guilty, it was not something that could be resolved with a few words.

Being able to be persuaded is only a temporary psychological relief; what can truly liberate the heart is the precipitation of time and the transcendence of self.

I am well aware of this, so I chose to change the content of the next conversation.

I handed the purple-brown plastic bottle in my hand to Ichinose.

"This is........"

Ichinose took the PET bottle and looked at the unknown liquid in the bottle with confusion. Through the light, he could see black particles like impurities.

"This is Takashima's work, and it's said to be grape juice. They also demonstrated it in front of me, so they probably didn't lie to me. It's just that I didn't quite get used to it after taking a sip, so I left a bottle."

"Grape juice?... Takashima-san even tried to squeeze his own juice."

"Well, the finished product isn't very pretty, though. Ichinose has the last bottle."

"Is this...really drinkable?" Ichinose said anxiously, holding the plastic bottle above his head.

"Don't worry, Kanzaki has tried it too, and aside from looking a little disgusting, it's actually pretty good."

"What does Luo mean by being unfit?"

"Well, the taste is not really to my liking, even though they are drinking it with gusto..."

"It tasted bad, so you threw it to me?"

"No, I didn't say it tasted bad. Maybe my taste buds don't match it. Anyway, I didn't want the remaining bottle to go to waste, so I wanted to let Ichinose taste it. After all, the others have already drunk it, and if I give it to them to finish, it might ruin their mood."

"Is that so... Then I'll drink this bottle of grape juice for you."

"Well, I poured it out and drank it, so please don't worry about contamination."

"Then I'll just drink it."

Having said that, Ichinose unscrewed the cap of the plastic bottle and took a sip.

After savoring it for a few seconds, Ichinose suddenly coughed, then closed his eyes tightly and pouted his mouth at the same time, as if he was trying hard to endure something.

"Ah, is this really grape juice?! This can't be it!" After another round of shaking, Ichinose complained unbearably.

"It doesn't taste very similar to me, but it is grape juice."

"How can grape juice be bitter? It also tastes a bit spicy... In short, this is nothing like what grape juice should taste like!"

"Ah, it seems that Ichinose and I feel the same way. Am I not a weirdo after all?"

"Luo-kun, you obviously know that this tastes bad!" Ichinose said, reaching out his hand angrily and pinching the flesh on my waist.

"It hurts a lot. I didn't think it was good, but Kanzaki and the others really thought it was good, so I was wondering if there was something wrong with me."

"They must be tricking you. Ugh - I told you that you are so easily fooled. What's even worse is that Luo even tricked me into drinking it."

"…Sorry, I thought this was really delicious."

"It doesn't taste good at all. Are you really fine after drinking it?"

"Nothing will happen. So far we haven't had any stomachache or diarrhea. We squeezed the juice ourselves using tools."

"But the taste is too weird. Could Luo-kun have secretly added something strange into it?" Ichinose suddenly paused and looked at the bottle in his hand in silence.

"I've already asked, and Takashima and the others didn't add anything else. They just squeezed out the juice... If the taste is so unpalatable, then we should just throw it away."

“…No need, let me drink it all.” For some reason, Ichinose suddenly made this strange decision.

"This is not good, the taste is already like this, don't force it..." Before I finished speaking, Ichinose drank all the 'drink' in his hand with a painful look. Then his body trembled, and his right hand pressed against me exerted force from time to time, as if his whole body was rejecting the taste.

"You are really amazing........"

I was a little surprised to see Ichinose's bad facial expression, but it still looked cute. I think beautiful people will look cute no matter how bad their expressions are.

Of course, Koenji-san is a different matter.

If I had a cell phone at that moment, I could have taken a picture.

"...Can you get me some more water?"

"I'll be right there." I quickly handed a bottle of water to Ichinose, and she quickly rinsed her mouth.

“Phew—much better.” Ichinose breathed a sigh of relief.

"There's no need to work so hard."

Although it would be better to let Ichinose drink the special drink himself, the cover-up was a bit too clumsy.

"It doesn't matter. I feel much better since just now."

"That's good. After all, the next exams will depend on Ichinose to preside over them. If something goes wrong with Ichinose, everyone will panic."

"That's not true," Ichinose shook his head and denied it to me, "I think everyone can handle the exam well even if I'm not here. I'm not the only one fighting in this special exam."

"But Ichinose is also the core—"

"Hey, Hoba, and Raku-kun. What are you talking about?" Shiranami-san suddenly jumped out from the side and interrupted the conversation between me and Ichinose.

"We didn't talk about anything important. I just asked Ichinose about grape juice."

"Grape juice? Where can I get grape juice?"

"Today, Okabe and his classmates tried to make some grape juice, so we were thinking about whether we could give the whole class a bottle of grape juice on the last day of the exam. Then they sent me here to ask questions."

"Hey, hey, hey? Do you have grape juice?"

"No, this is just a plan. In fact, I rejected it. The production process of this kind of thing is troublesome, and the finished product does not look very good. I voted against their proposal at the first sight, but I don't know why they were so firm in their stance. In the end, they asked me to ask Ichinose's opinion."

"Luo Jun still hates trouble as always, what does Xiao Fanbo say?"

"I'll ask everyone else's opinions tomorrow. If everyone wants to drink, then it wouldn't be bad to indulge on the last day of the exams... Has Chihiro already taken a bath?"

"Yeah, I just finished it and was about to go back to the tent when I saw you and Luo Jun chatting so I came over to take a look."

"I see... isn't it about time?"

"Yeah, just a few minutes."

"Then let's stop here for now. Thank you Luo for chatting with me tonight. Say good night in advance."

"Good night here too." Bai Bo immediately added.

I nodded and whispered goodnight to them.

Anyway, this should be enough.

Chapter 76: Rain will wash away traces, but not all of them

The time has come to the sixth day of the special assessment for survival on the uninhabited island, which is also the last day of this exam.

The reason why we call the sixth day the last day is because the assessment will end at noon tomorrow, and the time in the morning is almost zero when rounded off.

Because the original special unlocking card was lost, I went through the route again yesterday according to my memory, but the result was still disappointing. No matter how carefully I observed, I couldn't find any clues.

We prepared for the worst in our hearts, but we didn't dwell on it for too long. We regained our spirits and faced the challenges that followed.

Of course, we followed Shiratori's suggestion and made grape juice together. This time, not only was the juicing tools simple, but everyone was eager to have fun, which made the already embarrassing appearance even worse. However, the taste was still commendable, and it was completely different from what Okabe and the others gave me the day before. For this reason, Ichinose even came to us and gave us a few lectures. Under the authority of the class monitor, we had to swallow our anger.

After the lunch break, we had the longest lunch break in seven days. Takashima also took the opportunity to grab the last fishing spot of the day and invited us to go. However, Kanzaki's speech cruelly stopped us.

"I think you'd better not go. The sky doesn't look very good now." As he said this, Kanzaki looked at the dark clouds covering the sky with a serious face.

The covering dark clouds completely blocked out the sunlight, and even the cracks only let in a tiny bit of light and shadow. The entire forest was suddenly enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere.

It's humid and hot, it's about to rain.

"You really can't go?"

"If you don't mind getting soaked."

".......It seems like this plan has to go down the drain." Takashima sighed and carefully put away the equipment in his hand to avoid us being punished for damaging the rented equipment.

"Oh, what a pity. I just wanted to enjoy myself during this last moment." Okabe said unwillingly.

"You can't say that. Didn't we just experience it the day before yesterday?"

"Was it the day before yesterday?"

"Uh, isn't it?"

"Anyway, we've already enjoyed it, so it's fine. Also, as long as the rain doesn't continue until tomorrow noon, we'll still have a chance to go fishing, so just pray."

"hateful."

"It seems that this is the only way..." Bai Niao and the other two sighed heavily, and then turned their attention to the hammocks in the camp.

"But...is there really no problem with the waterproof cloth we made? It won't be damaged, right?"

"You have to trust our craftsmanship. I have put a lot of thought into it. And don't we have a backup plan? Don't underestimate the small tent. It's a bit crowded, though."

"Are you sure it can only reach the level of overcrowding? The people currently living in it can be said to be comfortable, but if two more people are squeezed in, it will be very crowded. If the waterproof cloth is damaged, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"Don't worry. This won't happen. Instead of that, you should think about how to deal with the rain and wind blowing in from the side of the block."

"This is a simple problem. I have already thought of a solution. Just put the coat on yourself, it's perfect."

"It's easy to say......"

"It's very simple. Just watch me. I will never enter the tent."

"Oh, let's see if you can still be stubborn until the end."

"Don't underestimate me, you bastard!"

The rain did not fall, but everyone seemed to have accepted the fact that it would rain next, although the facts that followed also proved the inference that it would rain.

But there is still one thing that has not been resolved. I want to know what the content of their deal is. Although I have guessed the benefits for Class A, what about Class C?

"Ichinose-san, I have something important to tell you."

While we were talking happily, I noticed that Kaneda Satoru from Class C greeted Ichinose. I pretended to focus on Kanzaki's conversation and listened to the conversation between Ichinose and Kaneda silently.

"Kaneda-san? Are you having any troubles? If so, just tell us and we will all help you."