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"You actually guessed it."

“Of course, after all, I’ve already seen through your plan,” Chihaya said with a smile. “And since you’re not avoiding me, that proves that our cooperation has been successful, right?”

"Whether or not this agreement is reached depends on your sincerity," Long Yuan said. "I won't hide anything; I have supplies provided by the school, and this is today's secret. Now, name your price."

"Oh? You're actually playing your cards open?"

"That's right. Supplies are worthless to me, but based on your quote, I will evaluate our cooperation going forward."

“I understand.” Chihaya nodded. “Then my offer is for the leaders of both classes.”

"Oh?"

"Class A and—Class B."

Ryuen smiled when he heard that it was Class B.

"Hahahaha, you were just as I thought, Consort! This is so interesting, so very interesting!"

"As for the name of the leader of Class B, I can tell you and take a picture of him—since you've arranged for spies, you must have arranged for cameras and such, right?"

"of course."

“You can give the photo of the B class leader’s card to A class, but I will change the leader before the exam ends,” Chihaya continued. “I told you before, right? I’m very dissatisfied with some people in A class.”

“I see. The leaders of Class A are the main body, and the rest are just bonuses.” Long Yuan nodded. “That makes sense.”

"You want to hold out until the exam is over, so you need supplies, right? Ibuki is still on the island, and I think you've also arranged for other people to stay there, right?"

175. Providing timely help

“Ibuki is still on the island, and I think you’ve arranged for other people to stay there, right?” Chihaya said.

“As expected, my plan is completely transparent to you.” Long Yuan readily admitted, “Yes, there are others as well. Since I haven’t occupied any strongholds, the leader is unknown.”

“A very smart choice, otherwise you wouldn’t dare to appear openly and make a deal with me.” Chihaya nodded.

If all the members of Class C were to return to the ship, then Ryuen, who remained on the island, would be 100% the leader. However, if Ryuen also abstained and returned to the ship, Class C would be considered to have given up on the leader-guessing game, which would be a huge loss for Ryuen, who had the opportunity to determine the leader of the other classes.

"The deal can be made, but how will you explain these supplies to your class?"

“I just need to tell them that this is the hidden resource I found,” Chihaya replied. “No one will doubt me, and I can say that I found it with Class D.”

"Oh? I didn't expect you'd already got your hands on Class D." Ryuen's face showed a playful smile. "The incident between Class A and Class D in the midterm exams, wasn't that your doing?"

I remained noncommittal.

"As for the leader of Class A, I can tell you who it is right now, but I can't guarantee that they won't change their choice."

"Isn't it the same if you give me the wrong candidate?"

“We can sign an agreement. If I give you the wrong answer, I can compensate you with personal points—you’ve been collecting them, right? If it’s wrong, I’ll give you 20 personal points. I don’t have any more than that, so it’s not a loss for you. After all, you’re using the 0-point tactic anyway.”

"What if I also fill in the names of the leaders of Class B and Class D?"

"Don't worry, Ryuen. You can't guess Class B, and as for Class D, you probably won't be able to guess it after your spy leaves. So, to be on the safe side, it would be better if you just guessed Class A, okay?"

"What if the secret clues in the next pouch will tell me the answer?"

"Then I guess I'll just have to make Class D change leaders at the last minute too." Chihaya shrugged. "In the wild, getting an upset stomach is perfectly normal, right? The points I saved for Class D are definitely enough for them to change leaders once."

"Now that I hear that, it seems I'm also one of your pawns."

"No, I would prefer you to call it a win-win situation. After all, you can get class points in the end, as well as personal points from Class A, while Class B and Class D will get a portion of class points. Everyone gets what they need."

"Alright then, let's sign the agreement." Ryuen stopped hesitating. After listening to Chihaya's analysis, he realized that once Chihaya saw through his plan, he was destined to lose control of the situation.

“No problem, Ai. Could you please draft one?” Chihaya turned to Hayasaka and said.

"Ok."

"Also, Ryuen-kun, would you be interested in continuing to work with me against Class A?"

"Oh? For example?"

"It depends on the contents of the strategy guides we receive later."

“Okay,” Long Yuan nodded, “but…”

Ryuen looked at Chihaya halfway through his sentence, as if waiting for something.

“No problem, of course I won’t let Ryuen-kun do it for nothing.” Chihaya understood Ryuen’s implication. “If all goes well, how about I provide the updated leader for Class B?”

"Deal." Ryuen naturally had no objections to this, and since everything was written into the agreement, he wasn't worried that Chihaya was deceiving him.

Compared to verbal agreements, written agreements are naturally safer.

......

After the transaction was completed, Longyuan provided the location and then left.

Although the school's reward package is prepared in advance, there are certain steps required to claim it, so there is no need to worry about it being discovered and taken by others when you go to the coordinates.

"Let's go, let's inform Lingyin, and then divide the supplies."

"Aren't you spoiling Suzune a little too much? You even share half of your supplies with her," Hayasaka said. "Could it be that you've finally realized you're planning to woo her?"

“It’s just to make it more convincing; both classes serve as good evidence for each other,” Chihaya replied. “You’re overthinking it.”

"is it?"

"That's it!"

"Ok."

The supplies provided by Longyuan were enough for two days. If the supplies were divided between the two classes, each class would save a day's worth of meal money.

In this special exam, no matter how much you save, it will ultimately be reflected in the changes in the class points, even if it's just getting a free meal.

Therefore, a day's worth of supplies as a reward is a very generous reward.

After all, food is essential for life; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal.

Not to mention that the classes on the deserted island only eat two meals a day in order to save points.

For Class D, this was a godsend.

Therefore, when Suzune learned that Chihaya was planning to give her a day's worth of supplies for free, she was completely at a loss.

If she had to say something, this was the first time Suzune had ever considered using the word "angel" to describe someone.

176. Exchange Conditions

Suzune gratefully accepted the day's worth of supplies from Ryuen that Chihaya had given her.

Faced with Suzune's overwhelming gratitude, Chihaya had no choice but to propose a "condition for exchange." He hoped that Suzune could exchange information with him regarding her ranking after the daily "pop quizzes."

If the rankings of classes B and D are shared, Chihaya can also find out the results of class C from Ryuen, and then class A will naturally know as well—and knowing the rankings of several classes will make it much easier to act.

According to the currently available information provided by the school, this "secret kit" contains information about the leader's name that can be randomly selected. A correct guess earns 50 points, while a wrong guess deducts 50 points, resulting in a 100-point difference. Therefore, protecting the leader is a crucial step.

Chika had already planned it out: she would change the leader on the last day no matter what, in order to ensure the safety of her side to the greatest extent.

It's quite obvious which is better: losing 30 points for quitting the exam versus losing 50 points for correctly guessing the leader.

Suzune readily agreed to such a simple condition—Chihaya had given her enough to make her reveal that she was the leader.

Whether it was the checkpoints or the supplies, Chihaya's help during this exam was so great that Chihaya felt a little embarrassed. If Chihaya were a boy, she would definitely think that Chihaya wanted to pursue her, which was why she was so kind to her.

However, the reality is that Chihaya is a girl. Even if Chihaya were a boy, he would have more outstanding and better-tempered girls around him, and none of them would fall for him, a girl from another class who didn't give him a friendly look on their first meeting.

Let alone Hayasaka and Honami from Class B, Suzune felt that if Chihaya were a boy, Kushida and Hasebe from Class D might have had a chance to rise to the top, and it was highly unlikely that she would get the position.

However, Chihaya is a girl, so Suzune doesn't understand why she would do this. If Chihaya had ulterior motives, why didn't she discover any losses to herself or Class D after a whole semester? Chihaya's help was like charity work, completely selfless.

Suzune guessed that Ayanokouji knew something, so when she was calling people to move the supplies, she specifically asked Ayanokouji about it.

"Ayanokouji-san, why do you think Chihaya has been helping us so much?"

“...Hmm, I think it’s to suppress Class C?” Ayanokouji gave a casual answer, but Suzune was not very satisfied with it.

"Our cooperation was agreed upon before the exam started, but she still distributed supplies to us after learning about Class C's zero-point strategy—wasn't that unnecessary? We could have saved a lot more points by having more supplies for one more day."

"That's true, but do you really think she just found these supplies randomly?"

"What do you mean......"

"Everyone's guessing that Yamada from Class C will be the best woodcutter today," Ayanokouji said. "So, what should Class C do with the supplies once they all return to the ship?"

"...sell them to other classes in exchange for information that is beneficial to them."

Ayanokouji stopped talking and just looked at Suzune.

"I see. That means there are still some people from Class C left on the island. No wonder Chihaya suggested that I persuade Ibuki to return to the ship..." Suzune instantly understood many things. "But what did Chihaya offer in exchange for supplies with Ryuen?"

“Only the parties involved probably know the truth about this,” Ayanokouji said. “However, her suggestion to exchange rankings is very useful; we can infer some things from the number of brocade pouches.”

“If we can get our hands on the secrets about the leader, we’ll need to decide whether to change the leader on the last day based on the contents,” Lingyin said. “If it’s just a reminder, then it’s not necessarily necessary, but if it specifically names the leader, then it’s definitely necessary to change him.”

“This is gambling on people’s wishful thinking,” Ayanokouji said. “The leaders of the four classes may not all be selected, and even if they are, it’s not certain that they will be chosen. So it might turn into a situation where people try to be clever but end up wasting 30 points.”

"We can only take it one step at a time." Lingyin shook her head and sighed. "It's really a test full of mental games. Wilderness survival is secondary."

"The more you think, the greater your psychological burden might be. If you don't overthink, you might be able to get through it peacefully."

"As the leader, I have to consider all sorts of situations," Rinne said seriously. "We can't rely solely on Chihaya's help for this exam; we also need to achieve results ourselves. Otherwise, without Chihaya's help, wouldn't we have accomplished nothing?"

"Then I'll leave it to you, leader." Ayanokouji didn't say anything more; in his view, this was a good thing.

With Chihaya's help, Suzune's progress has been very noticeable.

That way he can have an easier time.

Take a day off

As the title suggests.

Purple sweet potato pudding (repeated 5 times)

177. A Nighttime Talk Among Women (Part 1)