Classroom of the Elite, Kusuo Saiki

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Soon, it was noon on August 7th, and the uninhabited island test officially ended.

After the class leaders wrote down their guesses about the identities of the other leaders and handed them to their homeroom teachers, students from all the classes on the island gathered on the shore.

"It's finally over."

Almost every candidate had a tired look on their face; after all, it was quite difficult for high school students to survive in this environment.

Just then, Long Yuanxiang slowly emerged from the forest, holding a tree branch as a cane in one hand.

"What, Dragon Garden?"

Shouldn't he have abstained?

"Could it be that... Longyuan was always alone on the island before?"

Apart from Katsuragi Kohei, almost everyone else showed a look of surprise on their faces at the same time.

Long Yuanxiang maintained a meaningful smile throughout, believing that his class should be the biggest winner of this exam.

He reached a cooperation agreement with Class A, purchasing 200 class points worth of supplies for Class A, and also providing Class A with information on leaders of other classes.

In return, each member of Class A would have to transfer 20,000 personal points to Ryu Won-sho every month thereafter.

It can be said that Long Yuanxiang's main purpose was to obtain these personal points.

However, if Class D can obtain some class points in this exam, it would be a good thing.

Although the initial 300 class points have been used up, Long Yuanxiang can still gain points by guessing the identities of the leaders of other classes.

[Using spies, I've already learned about the leaders of Class B and Class C, and I also know about the leader of Class A.]

Ryuen Sho narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Katsuragi Kohei.

Class A split into two factions, one led by Katsuragi Kohei.

The other faction is Sakayanagi Arisu, whom Ryuen Sho considers the most deserving of defeat among this year's freshmen.

With the help of the Sakayanagi faction members, Ryuen Sho learned the identity of the leader of Class A, and deliberately led Class A to occupy the wrong stronghold, resulting in a deduction of points.

No one would have guessed I was still on the island, but I guessed the leaders of the other classes would get 150 points.

Long Yuanxiang, now the biggest winner of this exam, smiled and walked up to the students of Class C.

However, his gaze was fixed on Horikita Suzune's face:

"Yo, Horikita."

Long Yuanxiang's eyes were full of contempt and disdain.

"You're surprised to see me, aren't you?"

"So Ibuki really is the spy you sent."

Horikita Suzune stared directly at Ryuen Sho with her sharp gaze.

"Well, I didn't expect there to be so many nice guys in your Class C. We were fooled just like that~ I did write down the names of your class leaders, you know."

Long Yuanxiang narrowed his eyes slightly, his face full of smug satisfaction as if he had victory in his grasp.

"is it?"

Horikita Suzune responded to Ryuen Sho with a sarcastic smile.

"Oh?"

Seeing the other person's confident expression, Long Yuanxiang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Is this just a bluff? Whatever, victory will ultimately be mine.

"Now we will announce the scores for each class."

Just then, Majima Tomoya, the homeroom teacher of Class A, came to the makeshift platform and began to announce the exam results with a megaphone in hand.

However, Majima Tomoya seemed to be stunned for a moment when he saw the report card.

"Fourth place, Class D, 0 points."

"what?!"

Long Yuanxiang's eyes widened, his gaze filled with surprise.

[0 points? Why zero points?!]

[Wait, wait... You get 50 points for each correct guess of the leader, lose 50 points for a wrong guess, and lose 50 points if your guess is correct... Does that mean the other three classes all guessed I'm the leader?!]

No, absolutely impossible... Especially with Class B's absolute defensive strategy, they shouldn't risk guessing other leaders... That leaves only one possibility: I guessed the wrong leader of a certain class, and someone else guessed it correctly... Who could it be?!

"Third place, Class B, 90 points."

"what?"

Honami Ichinose looked puzzled, while Ryuji Kanzaki, her second-in-command, looked equally incredulous.

"Impossible, I've calculated our class's points; it should be 190..."

Honami Ichinose found it hard to believe the result. Their Class B had adopted a conservative tactic of absolute defense, not daring to guess the leaders of other classes, nor occupying more strongholds that would reveal the leaders' identities.

Even so... their class still lost 100 points.

"Could it be... that Kaneda from Class D is a spy...? But that should only result in a 50-point deduction... Why is it 100...? Another class guessed our leader, is it because they're cooperating with Class D? Or is there some other reason..."

Honami Ichinose couldn't find the answer to this question in a short time.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, on the other hand, turned his head slightly and focused his gaze on the ship.

"Second place, Class A, 120 points."

Although he came in second, Katsuragi Kohei's face was extremely grim, because this was completely different from his calculations.

"First place, Class C, 300 points!"

"what?"

"We only got 300 points?!"

"We...we're number one! We scored higher than the other three classes combined!"

Upon hearing Majima Tomoya's speech, the entire Class C class erupted in excitement.

Horikita Suzune turned her head seriously and looked at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka beside her.

After she succeeded Saiki Kusuo as the leader, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka directly told her about the leaders of the other three classes.

The information brought back by Kusuo Saiki led to the identification of the leader of Class A.

The leader of Class D was identified using the discovered radio signals.

They already knew that Ibuki Mio was a spy, but instead used her and the rules to change the leader, giving Class D the wrong information.

This made Horikita Suzune realize that the boy next to her named Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was not simple.

However, she still didn't quite understand how Kiyotaka Ayanokouji had guessed the leader of Class B, since they hadn't had much contact with Class B at all, and the latter class had adopted a completely defensive tactic.

"Ayanokouji, how exactly did you know that the leader of Class B is Chihiro Shirahami?"

While everyone else was celebrating wildly, Horikita Suzune asked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka with a serious expression.

"I do not know either."

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji gave an answer; he was not lying.

[I correctly guessed the identities of the other three leaders, earning 150 points. Furthermore, my daily expense points were reduced due to Qi Mu's actions, resulting in a final score of 300 points – an incredibly high number.]

Even I could only identify the leaders of Class A and Class D, but Kusuo Saiki successfully guessed the leader of Class B. How did he do that?

"It was Qi Mu who guessed it."

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji thought for a moment, then answered the other party.

"Qi Mu?"

Horikita Suzune was somewhat surprised; only then did she realize what was happening.

"Could it be that the change of leadership was something you two conspired to do together?"

Before Horikita Suzune could finish speaking, the other students in Class C had already surrounded her.

"Wow, Horikita, you're amazing! You guessed all the other class leaders' identities correctly!"

"Horikita is amazing!"

“Ayanokouji told us that you had already seen through Ryuen’s scheme.”

"what?"

Horikita Suzune looked completely bewildered.

"After the exam results were released, the class rankings also changed."

Just then, Chabashira Sae appeared before everyone, a joyful smile on her face.

"We can celebrate a little now. Congratulations to you guys for successfully getting promoted to Class B."

Meanwhile, on the ship, Kusuo Saiki, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was enjoying his dessert with complete absorption, paying no attention to what was happening on the shore.

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After the exams, students have a few hours of free time, during which they can choose to swim in the sea or rest on the boat.

Sakura Airi and some students from her class came to find Saiki Kusuo immediately—Saiki Kusuo had already returned to his room and was lying on his bed, looking as if he hadn't gone anywhere.

"Qimu, how's your recovery going? I have great news for you! We've won first place!"

"We actually have 300 points! All thanks to Horikita-san, she guessed all the information about the other class leaders correctly!"

"We're in Class B now! We're getting closer and closer to Class A!"

'Oh dear, you've already been promoted to Class B?'

Hearing what everyone said, Kusuo Saiki was not happy. However, in any case, everyone believed that the main credit this time belonged to Suzune Horikita, which saved them a lot of trouble.

After a brief chat, all the other students left, but Kiyotaka Ayanokouji stayed behind.

"sorry to bother you."

Kusuo Saiki nodded to Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, who had done him a great favor this time.