Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

Hirata, the last person of the four-member appointment, also rushed over at this time. Karuizawa lowered his eyes uncomfortably, but did not show a rejection attitude.

"...Have you finished your discussion?"

"No, we just chatted about some off-topic topics."

"By the way, I'm concerned about the email announcing the end of the exam. It seems to be different from what was said on the radio... Can Horikita help me explain it?"

At Hirata's request, Horikita responded by repeating what I mentioned earlier.

"That means that all of this is secretly planned by someone behind the scenes, right?"

"This is the current situation. Although we don't know who did it, there is no doubt that his actions must have been targeted in some way."

"Why do you say that?"

"If you insist on asking me this question, I will be troubled. Because it is really hard to explain to you. The key is that there are some things that even I can't understand. Why did that person's actions only achieve result 2 instead of earning more personal points and class points... Such behavior is exactly the same as the conservative strategy proposed by Class A Katsuragi. In this way, the class's ranking will still be based on the results after the uninhabited island survival test, which means that the ranking of each class will not change at all."

"The lower-ranked class lost an opportunity to climb up... Anyway, this is most likely the behavior of Class A or Class B, and the focus of suspicion will be more inclined towards Class A."

"Was it Katsuragi-san from Class A who came up with this idea...?" Hirata also thought about Horikita's guess, but still felt a little doubtful.

That guy's actions may also be partly intended to divert strategic thinking. What a terrifying method.

Horikita shook her head. "This is just an immature guess... I don't think Katsuragi is a man who would do something like this. I'm afraid there must be someone else behind this."

"If that's the case, it's hard to imagine. It seems like everyone in Class B wouldn't do such a thing... or is it Ryuen-san?"

"That guy just won't keep the status quo. He wants the situation on the field to be as chaotic as possible."

"...By the way, why was the result of this exam explained with a small number of people? Do you have any guesses about this?"

Hirata seemed to have not figured out the problem yet, or he muttered that he found it hard to imagine.

"The purpose of this exam is 'Thinking', which means to test our thinking ability. So not all questions may have answers... Even so, we still can't help but pursue the cause and effect of things, just like the matter we just discussed."

Human beings are creatures that pursue cause and effect. If we want to accept something that happens without reason, perhaps the only way to understand it is to regard it as a meaningless lie.

"You are here indeed. I was wondering why I heard someone calling my name from a distance just now."

Is it finally here?

In order to lure out this fifth visitor, we used this coffee shop to meet several times.

"Ryūen..."

After seeing who was coming, Horikita instantly became alert, and his eyes gradually narrowed. On the other hand, Ryuen also seemed to be unhurried, and pulled a seat next to us and sat down.

"I just wanted to find a place to complain, and you were able to wait for me in such an easy-to-understand place, which really helped me a lot."

"Why, are you thanking me for your final failure and choosing this easy-to-understand place for you who has a bad brain?"

"Ah, I was completely defeated. By the way, the lineup of four of you is really rare... So your brain trust must be among them."

"I don't want to make any more comments on the conclusions I made without authorization."

"I watched your actions almost the entire time during the Dragon Team exam, and through our conversation I got to know you better. You are definitely not the type to come up with such a plan on the uninhabited island exam. There are undoubtedly other smart people in Class D besides you... You should all have known about the fake broadcast announcement."

"Are you trying to make excuses for your failure?"

"Failure?" Long Yuan smiled contemptuously.

It was just like this before. He truly understood the rules of the preferential treatment exam. Judging from his appearance and words now, he should have seen through this exam completely. However, just like the exam on the uninhabited island, he failed in the end.

"I have achieved quite a lot. I don't know which bastard did this, but I know who is the one who favored the Dragon Team."

"Anyone can bluff."

"Do you think I would bark like a lost dog? If you knew how compassionate I am, you might get wet from gratitude. I really want to see that scene."

Ryuuen used obscene words, which might sound funny to outsiders, but in fact, I didn't feel the urge to laugh at all.

Because I am sure that what he said is true. If he had not been so arrogant and left us with the so-called "last glimmer of hope", the situation on the field would not have become the same as it is now.

"...Then I'll let you tell me, who is the favored one of the Dragon Group?"

Long Yuan seemed to have been waiting for this sentence for a long time, but at this moment he did not show too much excitement. After all, having your hand right in front of you but being unable to touch it no matter what often brings greater pain.

It is the most painful when we want to do something but are unable to do it.

"Kushida Kikyo."

"what......?"

Ryuuen spoke his answer quietly, but Horikita, who had shown no interest in Ryuuen's speech until now, made a small sound at this moment and froze.

It seems that the situation of the Dragon Group is not what she told me. It is precisely because she is absolutely confident that she has not been seen through that the answer surprised her.

Then, Hirata, who was in the same group with him, was also quite shaken.

"When did you—"

"I found out on the second day that Kushida Kikyo was a favored person. It was easy, wasn't it?"

"...Are you kidding me? If that's the case, then why didn't you send out a betrayal email to end the exam early? And it turned out like this? In other words, this is a conclusion you only discovered after the exam, right?"

"You are so confident that your favoritism has not been discovered that you are still telling lies. It's really ridiculous. Have you tried to think about your behavior now? This is so cute that I want to lick your whole body."

Ryuen grinned, "The reason I didn't do that was because I wanted to join forces with other classes to get result one in the end. It's a pity that a yellow duck muddied the waters."

"...How did you find out about this?"

After Hirata calmed down, he asked him directly.

"Unfortunately, the answer lies with Suzune."

"On my body...?"

"That's right. Every part of your body, from your eyes, nose, mouth, and even your breathing, reveals that you are lying."

“Stop joking—!”

"Are you kidding? Where do you think I got this news from?"

"This... You must have heard this from someone else..."

Doesn't this mean that there are traitors in our class?

"I understand how you feel, Horikita. I know how it feels to not want to admit failure, because I've been there. But even in the group, you're the most useless one, and I've never experienced this feeling before. Suzune, your opponent is too strong, so don't shirk the responsibility of being too weak. And you don't have to blame yourself too much, because the only one who will be happy with the final result of this exam is Class A. The rest of us won't benefit much either."

"Also, let me tell you another piece of news that will make you feel lucky. Not only did I deduce your identity as the Dragon Group's favored member from you, but based on this I also knew the identities of the favored members of all other groups. However, the exam was over before I could do anything."

"This, how is this possible..."

"That's the truth, but as a loser, it's all in vain for me to say anything." Having said that, Ryuen, who had always been arrogant, looked a little gloomy.

At this time, it was eleven o'clock in the evening and our mobile phones received emails at the same time.

Ignoring Long Yuan's remarks, we turned to check the email that already had the result.

Rat – Completely conceals the existence of the favored, resulting in the second result.

Chou (Ox) - Because the traitor gave a wrong answer, the result is four.

Yin (Tiger) – Completely hides the existence of the favored, so this is result two.

Mao (Rabbit) – Completely conceals the existence of the favored, and this leads to the second result.

Chen (Dragon)-Completely hides the existence of the favored, so it is result two.

Si (Snake) – Completely hides the existence of the favored, so this is result two.

Noon (Horse) - Completely hide the existence of the favored, and this leads to the second result.

Wei (Sheep) – Completely hides the existence of the favored, so this is result two.

Monkey – Because the traitor answered correctly, the result is three.

You (Rooster) – Completely hides the existence of the favored, and this leads to result two.

Xu (Dog) – Completely hides the existence of the favored, so this is result two.

Hai (Pig) – Because the traitor answered correctly, the result is three.

Based on the above results, the increase and decrease of class and individual points in this exam are as follows:

Class A: No change in class points plus 150 million personal points (+ million pr)

Class B: No change in class points plus 100 million private points (+ million pr)

Class C: Class points deducted by 50 points (-150cl) and million personal points added (+ million pr)

Class D: +50cl points plus 200 million private points (+ million pr)

"The biggest winner is your Class D."

Although Ryuuen congratulated us, we didn't show any joy at all, and Horikita even gritted her teeth.

"I reached the fundamental principle of this exam, the so-called [serious adjustment], and wanted to launch a targeted attack on Class A, but it's a pity that I was interrupted before I could implement it."

"..."

The next moment, Ryuuen withdrew his inner dissatisfaction and gave us a venomous and vicious look.

"I said, is your broadcast this time an action taken by your D class?"

"...Even if we did this, do you think we would tell you?"

"I think so, but if the brains behind your class want to use this to erase their existence, it is not impossible. But no matter what, I will launch a thorough attack on you in the next exam, and then make you suffer so much that your body and mind will be torn into pieces."

"The exam is over, what's the point of you saying this?"

"The exam is over? What are you talking about? I won't let this special exam end without any incident."

"Watch out, the real show has just begun."

Ryuuen once again showed us his beastly smile. I knew what he wanted to do, but I also knew that he was doomed to fail.

Chapter 110 Ichinose and I are hugging each other

(From the perspective of Ichinose Honami)

After waiting for the thirty minutes required for the inspection of the cruise ship's power supply equipment, although I don't know the situation of the examinations in other groups, I can be sure that someone in the Rabbit Group will betray and lead to result four.

However, I waited for a long time but did not receive the email that was supposed to be generated.

At first, I thought that everyone in the Rabbit Group would really answer during the school's answer acceptance period as agreed in the discussion. This would not be a problem and would not be bad for us in the end.

until--

[The special examination for preferential students has ended. Emails sent by students after this date will not be accepted. Students have resumed their ability to move freely. The results of the special examination will be sent out on time at 11 o'clock. Please check the results.]

This email was supposed to be sent at 10:30, but it was sent to the students at 10:00. It was at this time that I realized that we had lost half an hour of answering time.

After thinking through everything that has happened so far, I plan to put things to rest with Luo Jun.

I can't let him keep doing evil like this. Although everything he does is in the direction of benefiting Class B, it will undoubtedly cause great harm to himself. I don't want him to break off relations with me or even us at the last moment.

Whether for my own selfish desires or for his, I must expose his "bad" behavior now, let him know the fact that he can no longer hide, and then expose my identity.

Only when he tells me this himself can I be sure that he has come to us, and only then can I feel at ease. So I came here at this moment. Although it took me some time and effort to figure out those things, at least it is not too late.

I made no secret of my arrival, and the sound of my shoes clacking on the iron plate suddenly echoed in the space at the stern. Luo also turned around and looked in my direction.

"... I was shocked... Why did Ichinose come here at this time, and even ran here?"

"Because I have something to tell you."

After taking a few deep breaths to calm myself, I slowly closed the distance between me and Luo, staring closely at that cold face that never revealed any emotion, just like the expression on the joker in the poker game we were playing yesterday.

Everyone has moments of hesitation, and just from this point of view, he is different from ordinary people. I should have discovered this long ago, that only by taking into account everything that will happen can he not be shaken, which means that his indifference so far is the root of his indifference.

"...I guess that's not the correct answer to the question just now."

"Is there something wrong?"

"Although there is a problem, it's not serious... I understand that you want to tell me something, but why did Ichinose go directly to the stern? If I remember correctly, I shouldn't have told anyone about my being here, not even Shiratori and the others."

"That's because I feel that Luo will definitely be here."

"...Then this is really a terrifying intuition. I always thought that 'women's sixth sense is terrifyingly accurate' was a lie, but now it seems that this sentence is mixed with a certain degree of truth...So, what does Ichinose want to talk to me about?"

Luo relaxedly leaned against the iron railing of the cruise ship, the moonlight behind him directly sprinkled on his body, the color of his hair switched between dark gray and pale, it looked so strange but I couldn't find any sense of disobedience. In addition, I couldn't see any surprise in his gray pupils, which remained calm and even a little empty.

Did he even expect me to arrive here at this time?

......