People bring their own maids to the training camp

"Let's praise our elder sister!"

"How magnificent!"

Hayasaka and Amakura immediately started talking back and forth like a comedy duo.

"You two should eat properly so you can get back to work!" Chihaya smiled helplessly. "Even if you praise me, you won't cancel my work this afternoon, okay?"

"It's alright, it's just finding fruit, it's not very strenuous." Hayasaka waved his hand. "The advantage is in my hands! I've already mastered the skill of finding and cleaning fruit."

"Really? How about Xiao Ai tries to find some corn to roast this afternoon? Aren't you getting a little tired of roasted fish and fruit every day?"

"Waaah, corn and all that is just too much! We're not in the New World!" Hayasaka protested immediately.

"If we're talking about the New World, shouldn't we go find some tomatoes too?" Net Warehouse, standing to the side, sounded like a geography class representative.

"I know you're good at geography! Stop it! Where are we going to find corn and tomatoes on a desert island? We're not Columbus!"

"However, we won't be so blind as to mistake anyone we meet for an Indian."

Listening to the two of them joking around like clowns, Chihaya decided to ignore them and focus on her own meal.

"Although it's not much different from the set meals purchased from the school, I still hope the food can be a little more varied," Fanbo said from the side. "I'm starting to miss the school cafeteria now, and I haven't really had a chance to fully experience the free meals on the cruise ship yet."

"I didn't expect that Honami would already be missing school after only two days," Chihaya laughed. "But me too, sometimes I crave some desserts or coffee/milk tea."

"We have no choice but to persevere, after all, the rewards are just too good to pass up—it seems the school also understands that this kind of exam is indeed quite tough."

"Indeed, I wonder what kind of competition will be arranged today."

"Personally, I'd prefer archery. Although I've never seen Chihaya shoot at a moving target, you're definitely better than those amateurs, right?"

"If we really have a competition, it would be a good opportunity for Honami to see what I'm capable of," Chihaya chuckled. "I did stick with archery because I love it, but I've also played frisbee before, and my accuracy was pretty good."

Chihaya wasn't lying about this. As the heir of a large family, it was impossible for him not to have handled guns, especially since he had indeed learned the frisbee sport from the Olympics when he hired a tutor.

After playing for a few days, Chihaya felt that it was really not interesting and that she would rather learn some close combat techniques.

So the frisbee game stopped.

Chihaya believed that no matter what, archery and hunting would be more difficult than playing frisbee.

Throughout the entire first year, only Kogenji was likely to have done this, but that narcissistic guy who never put in any effort has now returned to the ship to enjoy life, so Chihaya isn't worried at all.

"Then I'll wait and see. If we can get the secret, our situation will definitely improve. Even if we don't get first place, I hope we won't be in Class A."

"If it's not about studying, Class A's advantage isn't that obvious, so all the classes have a good chance."

"So all we need to do is give it our all." Fanbo nodded.

184. Cornfield

While the fishing competition was underway, Chihaya and Hayasaka once again entered the forest.

“Although it’s called an uninhabited island and is supposed to be a wilderness survival destination, it’s not actually an uninhabited island at all,” Hayasaka said. “Or rather, it just doesn’t have any permanent residents.”

“Yes, after all, Koyu is a national high school, and it has a lot of national resources to use.” Chihaya nodded. “This island is obviously like that.”

"Yes, according to my investigation, whether it's the fruit or the fish caught from the pond, they are clearly artificially bred varieties and not naturally grown in the wild at all—the most direct evidence is that the size difference of the fish caught by Kanzaki is not particularly large."

"I have noticed that."

“So this must be some kind of implicit assistance provided by the school. Based on the habits of the crops, we should be able to find other food sources as well, and the variety should be quite rich,” Hayasaka continued. “Therefore, I suggest that we should also pay attention to this aspect when searching for photo spots.”

“Indeed, I have no objection.” Chihaya nodded. Although she didn’t have a “princess complex,” she was very happy to have a wider variety of food.

If he finds food, he can leave some for Class B.

......

“Something’s not right here,” Hayasaka suddenly said, then bent down and reached out to push aside the dense bushes—there were green leaves growing inside that were different from the bushes, and yellow fruits could be seen in some of them.

“It’s corn,” Chihaya said after a glance. “It couldn’t possibly be a ‘deserted island’.”

"Indeed, wild fish and fruit are barely acceptable, but corn just doesn't make sense, does it?"

The soil where the corn was planted was a slightly different color from the soil in this forest. This is evidence that the corn was artificially planted. It's also strange that it's surrounded by dense bushes from all sides, and that it's difficult to spot because of the weeds.

Judging from the situation at the base, there is no doubt that school personnel are entering and leaving the island. It is precisely because it is cultivated through thorough management that it has grown into such a beautiful shape.

A quick glance revealed that there were probably fifty or sixty ears of corn in the field; two people could easily handle them if they had bags or something. However, Chihaya and Hayasaka came empty-handed, having only planned to pick some fruit at most.

"What should we do?" Hayasaka asked. The weight was definitely not a problem for her; the problem was that she had no way to carry those fifty or sixty ears of corn without a container.

"I'll stay here and keep watch. Go back and get help," Chihaya said. "Otherwise, Class A might find out again."

He didn't intend to leave a single one for Class A.

"Okay, then I'll be right back—"

"Wait a minute, it's okay." Chihaya suddenly grabbed Hayasaka, who was turning to leave.

"Ok?"

“We saw the D class,” Chihaya replied. “That makes things simple. Let the D class go back and get their bags, and we’ll keep watch here.”

"understood."

Not far away, Ayanokouji and Sakura Airi appeared at the other end of the cornfield.

"Greetings, gentlemen." Chihaya greeted them with a professional smile.

"Ah, Chihaya! And Hayasaka-san too." Sakura seemed a little excited, not expecting to see acquaintances here.

"Good afternoon, Princess and Hayasaka."

“It looks like we discovered this cornfield at the same time. How about we, Class B and Class D, divide it equally?” Chihaya immediately suggested.

"Huh? Not Chizawa-sensei—" Sakura asked in confusion, but was stopped by Ayanokouji before she could finish speaking.

"No problem, but with this many, you probably can't move them by arm alone, right?"

"Yes, so could you please go back and get your bag or something, Ayanokouji-san? You should be able to get there faster, right?"

“No problem.” Ayanokouji nodded.

Sakura glanced at Chihaya, then at Ayanokouji, blinking her beautiful big eyes, wondering what was going on.

However, she was very clear that there would probably be corn available for D shift to eat that night.

Even when the two parties reach a deal, a third party may appear.

"Look at this, Katsuragi-kun! There's lots of food!"

A loud male voice suddenly rang out, startling the timid Sakura, who instinctively tried to hide.

The visitors were Katsuragi and Totsuka Yahiko from Class A.

"We're sorry, we didn't mean to scare you. He meant no harm. Please forgive him."

Seeing this, Katsuragi quickly offered an explanation. He immediately gave Yahiko a stern look, urging him to apologize. Yahiko apologized to Sakura like a spoiled puppy.

"Greetings, Katsuragi-kun." Chihaya greeted Katsuragi, deliberately ignoring Totsuka Yahiko who was standing next to him.

"Good afternoon, Fei Gong."

“Unfortunately, Katsuragi-kun, we were a few minutes earlier than you,” Chihaya said with a smile. “Since we discovered it at the same time as Class D, we just reached an agreement to divide the corn equally.”

183. Strive for second place, aim for first.

In the afternoon, the daily "pop quiz" began again.

However, it wasn't the archery hunt that Class B had been expecting; instead, it was fishing.

So Class B sent Kanzaki, who claimed to have fishing experience and had indeed caught fish in the past two days, to participate.

According to Ms. Hoshinomiya, in order to ensure the fairness of the test, all participants from the four classes were fishing in the same pond. However, considering that the test needed to be conducted simultaneously, the school divided the participants into four groups, so the participants could not see each other's progress.

At most, you might know the participants from other classes—but that level of knowledge doesn't have much impact. After all, it's not a fighting sport where you can judge someone's character based on their physique. In a closed school, it's impossible to determine whether someone is a fishing enthusiast just by their name and physique.

Moreover, while it's not entirely impossible for a high school freshman to enjoy fishing, the probability is not very high. Even if there are some, there's a good chance they're fishing in a game.

"Kanzaki, hold on tight!"

"Yes, we can win!"

Before leaving, several boys cheered Kanzaki on.

"What kind of encouragement is this? Can't you be any more perfunctory!" Wang Cang said, hands on his hips, clearly dissatisfied with the boys. "How can this possibly be effective?"

"So, what do you suggest we do to make this effective?" Shibata spread his hands. "I can't exactly kiss him goodbye on an empty street, can I?"

"No way!" Kanzaki quickly extended his "Erkang hand" to refuse, "No need for encouragement, I should get going..."

Let's skip the goodbye kiss with a grown man.

"Alright, alright, let Kanzaki-san set off now." Honami stepped forward to maintain order. "Everyone, just go about your business! We just need to wait for Kanzaki-san's triumphant return, okay?"

"Triumphant return? Does this mean you're certain I'll win?" Kanzaki said helplessly. "Anyway, I'll do my best."

"Okay, Kanzaki-kun, let's go!" Honami patted Kanzaki on the back. "Everyone has high hopes for you!"

And so Kanzaki set off.

"I wonder what place Kanzaki-kun will get this time," Honami said to Chihaya as she watched Kanzaki leave.

"If I were to guess, we should aim for second place and strive for first," Chihaya replied. "Currently, the strategy guide is of the least significance to Class C, and the members who often go fishing have never seen Class A, so the first place will most likely be between Class B and Class D. It is said that there is a classmate in Class D who knows a lot about wilderness survival, so he might be very good at fishing."

"Is that so? Second place is acceptable." Fanbo was a little surprised. "As long as it's not last place, it's fine."

"Probably not, since Kanzaki-kun has brought back fish these past two days, hasn't she?"

"That's true." Honami nodded. "I wonder what the contents of the secret package we've acquired will be? What do you think offers the best value for money?"

"Theoretically, it should be information from other class leaders, but we have to consider the possibility of a change in leaders. So I personally prefer to obtain sufficient supplies, since that would actually save points and be 100% safe."

“Yes, Chihaya is taking a steady and cautious approach.” Honami nodded repeatedly. “But it really depends on luck. After all, the teacher didn’t explain the probability. Maybe there’s only one strategy in the entire prize pool that’s related to the leader.”

“That’s just how blind boxes are, there’s nothing we can do about it.” Chihaya shrugged. “Alright, I should get going now.”

"Yes, Chihaya, please be careful too."

"Okay." Chihaya nodded, then pulled Hayasaka away from Class B's camp.

......