"Honami, do you have time to walk with me now?"
Amane extended her hand towards Ichinose.
This time, Ichinose didn't hesitate and took Amane's hand.
"The competition ends in an hour. Amane, aren't you going back to sleep for a bit?"
Ichinose was a little worried about Amane's physical condition. Even though Amane had just treated dozens of Class B students as nothing, Ichinose was still afraid Amane's body couldn't take it.
"It's okay, my body is unusually good. Besides, in this situation, I can't sleep even if I wanted to. I'll just catch up on sleep when we get back to the cruise ship."
Ichinose thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.
The more tense the moment, the harder it was to fall asleep. Even she couldn't sleep in the last hour before the exam ended.
"Then let's just take a casual walk."
Ichinose happily pulled Amane and ran off into the distance.
Kanzaki, who had originally intended to stop Ichinose, suddenly caught Amane's glance back and immediately shut his mouth.
The consequence of taking advantage and then acting innocent... Kanzaki didn't want to experience that.
"Everyone who wants to rest, go rest. I'll take care of things here."
Kanzaki began to take over from Ichinose in settling the exhausted Class B students.
On the other side, Ichinose pulled Amane, taking a shortcut to a beach not far from Class C's camp.
To take a quiet stroll together, the beach was undoubtedly the best choice.
But as soon as the two arrived at the beach, they saw Albert sitting on the sand, seemingly lost in thought.
"Hmm? Why are you here?"
"Honami and I are taking a walk, so you know."
"?"
Albert scratched his head in confusion with his finger.
What did Amane want him to understand?
"I need to book the place, book the place, understand?"
Only then did Albert understand what Amane meant, but he immediately pointed to an empty space not far away.
"But this is our camp..."
"The exam is almost over, don't be so stingy. Go, go, go."
Amane waved her hand. Albert stared at Amane for a while, then finally let out a heavy sigh.
He who takes from others is beholden to them.
Yesterday and this morning, that Ayanokoji kept bringing him food. He knew Amane didn't have good intentions.
Now he couldn't even keep his own territory.
Watching the tall Albert leave with a wronged expression, Ichinose blinked for a long time, unable to understand why Albert and Amane seemed to have such a good relationship.
Then Classmate Shibata was attacked... "Amane, is he the last member of Class C?"
If that were truly the case, Class B might even make a profit.
"Who knows? Ryuuen suddenly appeared last time, who knows if he has any other tricks up his sleeve on this island?"
Amane's words made Ichinose a little disappointed.
Indeed, if it was Ryuuen's scheme, it would be impossible for someone hidden on the island to be discovered so easily.
No matter how great the opportunity, as long as it wasn't 100% confirmed, Ichinose would choose to give up.
In her opinion, for this exam, she only needed to protect herself.
After all, for someone like Albert, if you wanted to see his key card, you would have to defeat Albert.
What a joke... Even if Classmate Kanzaki and Shibata went together, it wouldn't be enough to beat Albert, right? Even Amane shouldn't be able to beat Albert, but their relationship is so close, like good friends. Could it be... that she really can beat him?
Ichinose imagined Amane riding on the large Albert, continuously punching and kicking him.
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
Ichinose shook her head vigorously, trying to remove such terrifying thoughts from her mind.
Ichinose walked a few steps along the beach, then suddenly took off her shoes and socks. Playfully, she carefully approached the sea, holding Amane's hand with one hand, and then slowly dipped her feet into the water.
"So warm... It's too hot now, the seawater is all warm. I thought it would be cooler."
Ichinose pulled her feet back, pouting and complaining.
"I do know a place that's very cool, and it even has an outdoor swimming pool."
Amane suddenly spoke.
"I know, I know, Amane, you're talking about on the cruise ship, right? I really want to go back and swim too. I envy everyone in Class A and Class C, uh… Class A is a bit miserable, so I won't envy them."
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