Chapter 60: Class D Withdraws
After Yukinoshita and Kamuro had spent all the Material Points gained from "sacrificing" Class D, Yamauchi watched the staff moving box after box of packaged supplies from the small boat and couldn't help but say: "That's great, so many things to use! Not only do they not have to endure hardship, but they can also have barbecue parties and swimsuit parties... Ugh, damn it, I'm so jealous! I wanted a deserted island vacation too! Those Class A guys, why did we have to withdraw? Those things were purchased with our class's points, and they can't possibly use all of that stuff..."
Muttering non-stop, Yamauchi grew increasingly envious. He turned his head and shouted loudly at Yukinoshita: "Hey, hey, hey, I say, Yukinoshita-san, how about you let us stay here? Maybe we can even help you find bases."
"You just want to play, you idiot." Kamuro showed a disgusted look and glared fiercely at Yamauchi.
"Eh? Ah? H-H-How could you say that..." Hearing Kamuro's words, Yamauchi looked panicked, sweating profusely, stammering and unable to speak.
"Alright, alright, Yamauchi-kun, we'll have plenty of things to enjoy once we get back on the ship. Go find Chabashira-sensei first." Hirata gave the two Class A students an apologetic look, pushing Yamauchi's shoulder to get him to leave first.
"That's right! I can have a blast when I get back on the cruise ship, hahaha..." Thinking about the enjoyment waiting for him after withdrawing, Yamauchi immediately laughed with smug excitement, even looking at Yukinoshita and Kamuro with pity: "Listen up, you big shots from Class A, you just struggle desperately on this deserted island! This great me is going back to sleep now."
'This guy, even though he was forced to withdraw from the exam, is still so arrogant, his tail is practically sticking straight up.'
Veins bulged on the foreheads of both Yukinoshita and Kamuro simultaneously.
After mocking the two, Yamauchi walked cheerfully up to Chabashira-sensei: "Sae-chan... Sae-sensei, I want to withdraw! I want to withdraw! Time to go back and eat steak and cake!"
Chabashira didn't pay any attention to Yamauchi, who was jumping around like a monkey. Instead, she looked sharply at Horikita and asked word by word: "I'll confirm one more time. Are you absolutely sure you want to withdraw from the competition?"
Her voice carried a hint of disappointment that she herself might not have noticed.
Hearing Chabashira's question, Horikita, who had been staring blankly in the direction of the school, snapped back to reality. She glanced at Yukinoshita and Kamuro, who were counting supplies, and lightly sighed: "Yes, Chabashira-sensei."
However, Horikita quickly spoke up, as if unwilling to admit defeat: "This is merely fulfilling a contract. While it's true that Class A used cunning tactics in this deserted island exam, we at least successfully completed that contract, and we no longer have to worry about being constrained by Class A. Besides, a temporary setback doesn't represent anything, and we haven't lost anything, have we?"
Hearing Horikita's words, Yukinoshita smiled faintly, but kept her internal thoughts to herself.
'Did Class D truly lose nothing?
No, Class D lost an opportunity to understand the abilities of their classmates, lost an opportunity to practice teamwork, and lost an opportunity for the students to confront difficulties head-on and think of countermeasures.
Class D, without any growth, would simply be a loose collection of individuals, no matter how many Class Points they possess.'
"Hello, hello~"
Just as the Class D students were withdrawing one by one and lining up to board the small boat, a young female teacher with wavy, medium-length hair and a cheerful smile circled around behind Chabashira and reached out to hug her.
The owner of this cheerful voice was the homeroom teacher of Year 1, Class B, Hoshinomiya-sensei. She usually works as the school nurse, so unlike the other teachers who can be met in class, other students rarely have a chance to meet her, aside from the Class B students.
"...What are you doing?" Chabashira immediately realized, turning her head with a demon-like expression.
"What am I doing... I guess I'm making skin-to-skin contact with you? I was wondering how you were doing."
Hoshinomiya said this, then gently stroked Chabashira's upper arm and hair.
"Your hair, Sae-chan, always feels so smooth when I touch it—"
"Do you really understand the school's regulations? Eavesdropping on information from other classes is absurd."
"I am a sensei, after all. If I hear any information, I definitely won't tell anyone. But, should I say I felt something like destiny? I can't believe the two of us would come to this island at the same time. Don't you think so?" Hoshinomiya looked at Chabashira with a smiling face, her words seemingly having a hidden meaning.
Although the two weren't overtly arguing, everyone present could feel the intense clash of gazes between the two female teachers.
Hoshinomiya's gaze lingered on the withdrawing Class D students boarding the small boat, then she asked the indifferent Chabashira with an unusually cheerful smile: "Sae-chan, why did all your Class D students withdraw?"
Without waiting for Chabashira to answer, she looked at Class A's Yukinoshita and Kamuro with curious eyes and introduced herself: "I'm the homeroom teacher of Year 1, Class B, my name is Hoshinomiya Chie. Sae and I have been close friends since high school, and we even call each other 'Sae-chan' and 'Chie-chan.' Is the full withdrawal of Class D related to you two?"
"Be quiet. Go back to work." Chabashira raised her hand and smacked Hoshinomiya's rear with a loud thud.
"Honestly... If I joke any further, I might make Sae-chan angry. Well, Sae-chan, go back to the cruise ship and wait for us." Hoshinomiya said this, humming an off-key tune, and walked briskly towards the teachers' tent.
Most of the Class D students had already boarded the small boat, with only a few Class D representatives and a brown-haired boy remaining.
"So, Yukinoshita-san, Class D has fully withdrawn as you requested. Do you think this is sufficient?"
Hirata looked at the somewhat weak-willed Horikita, then at the confident Yukinoshita, and asked with a bitter smile.
'Speaking of which, although the two are similar in appearance, personality, and demeanor, the impression they give off is completely different.'
"Yes, no problem." Yukinoshita motioned to Kamuro, who took the contract from her pocket. The contract between Class A and Class D was terminated under Chabashira's notarization.
"..."
After the Class D representatives boarded the ship, Chabashira narrowed her eyes, looking at the last remaining brown-haired boy. As if he hadn't noticed Chabashira's stare, the boy stepped onto the small boat without a word, his face expressionless.
"Yukinoshita..." Chabashira looked deeply at the faintly smiling Yukinoshita and murmured in a voice only she could hear, then turned and boarded the ship, departing.
After personally watching Chabashira and the last Class D student board the small boat and ensuring all Class D students had withdrawn, Yukinoshita instructed Kamuro to return to Class A and have the students come to help move the supplies.
"Although the Class D students have withdrawn, the deserted island exam for Class A has only just begun."
Yukinoshita took one last look at the small boat carrying the departing Class D students and walked away without stopping.
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