Hachiman Hikigaya, who returned from his studies after completing his training.

Today, being approached by Amakura and Kanzaki made him somewhat irritable. He didn't think Ichinose, who was constantly being explicitly and implicitly told by his classmates in Class B to break up with him, could be in a good mood.

Ichinose, who was implementing benevolent rule in Class B, should have distanced herself from him long ago, when he took over Class D and began to enforce tyranny.

"Do you remember what I said before, Hachiman?"

With a faint smile, Ichinose touched Hikigaya's cheek, ignoring Shiina and Kushida beside her.

"I'm a bad kid; I have to get what I want."

"What if I disagree?" Hachiman probed.

If he had time magic, he would definitely travel back in time and slap his past self who made a contract with Ichinose a few times. Couldn't he have thought twice before acting?

He already knew that Kushida, the school's little angel, was a black wolf in disguise, but how come the archangel Ichinose is also a black wolf in disguise?

Can't there be some normal campus angels?

"If you don't agree, I can only compromise and say that you can't break up with me first, Hachiman."

Ichinose gently pinched Hachiman's cheek. "This is the bottom line."

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Mountain Village, the Hidden God

"I never knew Ichinose had that side to her."

Shiina tapped Hachiman's back in dissatisfaction, "And why did you agree to her? It wasn't like you wanted to."

Considering Kushida's current situation, Hikigaya had no choice but to agree to Ichinose's request. Now, Ichinose has taken a somewhat bewildered Kushida to perform a close, best-friend act in front of the students in Class B, leaving only Hikigaya and Shiina in the room.

"Kushida was targeted by Sakayanagi because she was working for me, so I can't abandon her."

Hikigaya took two popsicles out of the freezer, tore open the packaging, and gave Shiina one of the milk flavors. "Don't be angry, have a popsicle to calm down."

"Don't underestimate yourself, Hachiman."

Shiina, who rarely sighed, took the popsicle and stuck out her pink little tongue to lick the popsicle that Hachiman had given her.

"Understood, Hiyori."

After answering the kind girl who was concerned about him in a gentle tone, Hikigaya took out his phone. He had quite a few guests he planned to invite today.

First, Hikigaya notified Hirata and Horikita to come over and discuss the preparations for the deserted island exam the next day, while Kiryuin and the other upperclassmen came in the evening.

Since it concerned a special exam, Horikita and Hirata quickly arrived at his dormitory.

Since it was summer vacation, both of them were dressed casually. Horikita wore a white polka-dot shirt and a navy blue pencil skirt, looking even prettier than usual.

"Are you feeling alright?"

Hikigaya observed the expressions on their faces, especially Horikita's, who had withdrawn from the exam on the deserted island due to a high fever.

"No, tell me what information you have."

Because her skirt wasn't suitable for sitting on a cushion, Horikita sat directly on his bed. Compared to Hachiman sitting on the floor, she seemed to be the boss.

"Would you like some tea, boss?" Hachiman promptly took the teacup in front of him and handed it over.

"What a strange name." Horikita glanced at him coldly. "And this is the drink you drank, isn't it?"

Hikigaya awkwardly put away his teacup and looked at Hirata.

"The deserted island test, as the name suggests, involves surviving in the wild on a deserted island for seven days. You should take this opportunity to read more books on wilderness camping, as this is relatively confidential information and not too many people should know about it. Wang Meiyu can share some information; she's quite intelligent."

Will the school provide supplies?

"You wouldn't attack Xincun, would you?"

Hirata, who had several classmates expelled, was almost having a stress reaction to Hikigaya's words.

Aside from the five students with the highest academic ability in Class D of Koenji, Yukimura was excluded by Hikigaya, which made Hirata quite uneasy.

"Since it's an exam, the more resources you get from the school, the more you have to give back."

After answering Horikita, Hikigaya looked at Hirata, who had a worried expression, speechless.

Yukimura is, after all, an A-level student with high combat ability. Although he does dislike Yukimura, it's not to the extent that he should be expelled from school.

Hikigaya disliked Yukimura not because he was aloof or liked to belittle people who were bad at studying.

What he hated was that during the special exam when he had dropped out of school, Yukimura was able to cast his vote for Sakura without hesitation on the first vote, even though he and Sakura were friends.

"As long as Xincun doesn't betray the class or talk back to me, I won't lay a hand on him."

Hikigaya took a sip of tea. Hirata was now terrified of him, and he needed to calm him down.

"I assure you that I will tell you in advance if I want to drop out of the class."

“…” Hirata looked both amused and exasperated. “Then I definitely don’t want to answer Hachiman’s calls anymore.”

"That's settled then. Hirata, go check on the other students' health. If any of them have a cold or fever, make sure they go to the infirmary. Also, remind them to try not to stay up late."

After Hirata left, Hikigaya looked up at the president's beautiful little sister.

Horikita Suzune, who had no friends to talk to, was unaware that she had already made headlines and been the subject of a dating rumor.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? I know I'm cute, but could you please stop staring at me?"

"There's something I need to apologize for. Someone followed me and took a picture of me with you and posted it on the school forum. Some students might mistake you for one of my rumored girlfriends."

Hikigaya showed Horikita a screenshot of the anonymous post he had saved.

"Huh?!" Horikita's eyes narrowed. "Who is it?"

"It's uncertain for now, but it's most likely Sakayanagi, and Nagumo might also be involved."

"That student council vice president who doesn't get along with my brother?" Horikita's expression turned even colder.

"As an apology, I've invited your brother to dinner tonight, along with Kiryuin-senpai and Tachibana-senpai."

With just one sentence, Hikigaya wiped away the frost off Horikita's face, and Shiina, who was standing next to him, also laughed.

"Rin really likes her older brother."

“After all… after all, my brother is so outstanding, it’s only right that I admire him.” Horikita’s face flushed slightly. “Leave the kitchen tonight.”

Hachiman understands Horikita Suzune's desire for her older brother to eat the food she cooked herself, but Hachiman will also help out tonight.

Hikigaya, who was too carefree, didn't know how to make it up to her, so he wanted to let her experience his feelings.

............

at night,

Shortly after the meal was prepared, Horikita Manabu and his group arrived.

Under Hikigaya's arrangement, Tachibana Akane and Horikita Suzune sat down with Horikita Manabu on either side, while Hikigaya sat on the far side of the other side, next to Shiina.

"Hachiman, it seems you're using me as a tool again."

Although Horikita Manabu maintained a cold expression, Hikigaya could sense his silence.

"How could that be? Come, Chairman, try my cooking."

With a smirk, Hikigaya served Horikita his prized sweet and sour pork ribs.

Horikita Suzune, seemingly unwilling to admit defeat, also served Horikita Xue her masterpiece, flawless golden tempura.

"The president's sister seems quite interesting." Kiryuin picked up a piece of tempura and took a bite. "And she cooks pretty well too. You can come visit me sometime."

"What do you want to play?" Horikita Suzune's gaze moved to Kiryuin's face.

"Fighting, you've practiced martial arts like the president, right? I'm getting a bit tired of hanging out with the president and Hachiman. There are too few strong girls in this school."

"it is good."

After bloating and swallowing, Akane Tachibana sent the photos taken from the monitoring room to Hachiman.

In a school with surveillance cameras everywhere, Hachiman passed by many places with cameras today. He just needs to use the student council's authority to check the surveillance room.

We'll catch whoever's been following him soon.

"Yamamura Miki?"

The girl in the photo who was following him had a dark blue side ponytail and dark blue eyes.

No wonder he didn't realize someone was following him.

Yamamura's presence was very faint; once, when Hikigaya was passing through the A-class corridor, he accidentally bumped into her before he noticed her presence.

Hikigaya thought it was a real shame she didn't become a ninja.

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Sudden Appearance of Sakayanagi

Beneath the azure sky lies an endless, tranquil sea.

On the vast deck, many first-year students were enjoying the beauty of the sea with expressions of deep emotion, with the group led by Karuizawa being the most excited.

The school's description of the luxury cruise ship is absolutely true; it comes standard with upscale restaurants, swimming pools, fitness centers, theaters, and even a spa and massage parlor that are all open.

Most of the students, who were naive and inexperienced, were immersed in the joy of the luxury cruise trip.

This is normal, after all, tickets for luxury cruise ships are not cheap, and most families would not take their children on one.

"Can't you be a little quieter, you flawed product from Class D?"

"What did you say? It seems like only one class didn't have any students in the top five in the final exams. Could it be your class?"

On one corner of the deck, Karuizawa stood in front of his classmate, Denen, while Totsuka from Class A was showing off his superiority as a student of Class A.

"What did you say?"

Before Totsuka could say anything more, Katsuragi pressed down on his shoulder and looked at the fields behind Karuizawa.

"I'm sorry, Totsuka sometimes says hurtful things without thinking, please don't take it to heart, and please forgive him."

Because of his alopecia, Katsuragi not only has no hair but also no eyebrows, so even his gentle tone made the shy Denen shrink back behind Karuizawa.

With a helpless smile, Katsuragi looked at Karuizawa and said in a serious tone, "It's not a big problem, but it's not good if the noise disturbs others."

"Got it."

Karuizawa responded to Katsuragi with an indifferent attitude and then left with Denzono, while Hikigaya, who was standing to the side, was also thinking about Katsuragi.

Compared to Hirata, who prefers to compromise, Hikigaya would much rather have a shrewd and upright assistant like Katsuragi.

Class D still has a true second-in-command: Shiina and Horikita are both intelligent but lack communication skills, and Hirata also has the flaw of not being able to act as a white-faced person.

The situation in Classes B and C is similar; only Class A has a dual-leadership configuration.

"Haha, you're having a great time, looking at the ocean all by yourself. Where are your girlfriends?"

Leading Albert Ayanokoji and his group, Ryuen walked to Hachiman's side and leaned against the railing.

Because of the cold looks from Ishizaki Ibuki and others, the students who were a little closer to Hikigaya all walked away.

"It's just a rumor; it was Sakayanagi who did it."

"So there must be a special exam on the deserted island, right? I don't think the students in Class B have the relaxed feeling that comes with being on vacation."

Long Yuan smiled knowingly, "Our Class C is now even more capable than Class B."

Indeed, with Class B unreliable, Class C is the most suitable partner for cooperation.

In the special exam on the deserted island, once a base is established, it cannot be changed. Hachiman plans to establish a base for Class A, and then Classes B, C, and D will establish their own bases in a triangle to surround Class A.

Each class sends a dozen or so students to make up the number of students in Class A to keep a close watch on Class A and restrict their movements, causing Class A to suffer a crushing defeat in the deserted island exam.

"Cooperation is possible, but there is a prerequisite: Longyuan, do you want class points or individual points? I will determine the cooperation method based on this."

The difference in class points among the four classes is not significant now, and it remains to be seen whether Ryuen will continue to prioritize individual points.

"Of course I want both."

"You're thinking shit."

Completely unperturbed by his words, Long Yuan wore a wicked smile, "How many points do you want for a student council position? Sell one to me."

One step ahead leads to another, so Ryuen probably thought that all his intelligence came from the student council.

Although Ryuen guessed wrong, the student council did have historical materials about the deserted island exam, which was an exam that all first-year students took, although the exam rules were not exactly the same.

"Ayanokouji is going to join the student council?"

Hikigaya looked at Ayanokoji, who was hiding behind Albert with a blank expression.