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

"Okay." Horikita immediately tucked her hair into her white short-sleeved shirt to cover her head and leaned against Hachiman's back.

This way, others can only confirm from appearance that Hikigaya is carrying a girl of average build.

After encountering Hirata and his Class D students on the road, Hikigaya had everyone form a human wall to block their view before letting Horikita go.

After instructing everyone to follow Horikita to the cave to set up a base and search for food in the vicinity, Hachiman left alone to search for the whereabouts of Class BC.

There are three ideal locations on the island for the class to set up a base: two with water sources and one in a cave.

After Hachiman took over the cave, he planned to allocate the other two locations to Class B and Class C, but he didn't intend to give them to Class A.

When Hikigaya found Ryuen following Albert's directions, he discovered that there was a blond-haired Hashimoto by his side.

As if something good had happened, Ryuen laughed wildly, "Hachigaya, you're here! I was just looking for you."

"Oh, did you come up with a great idea to share with me?"

He had been putting his mind on Hashimoto instead of dealing with Ryuen and Hikigaya. Surely that scumbag Hashimoto wouldn't be as decisive as he thought and choose to betray him?

If that's really the case, Sakayanagi probably has the urge to devour him alive.

"I plan to spend 20 million to buy Hashimoto. He will betray Class A in this special exam," Ryuen said bluntly.

Hachiman looked at Hashimoto, who had a stern face, and said, "You're really ruthless."

There can be absolutely no traitors in the special exam on the deserted island, because the 300 exam points can be used by all students in the class without needing everyone's consent.

For example, the tents provided by the school can only accommodate twenty people if squeezed in, and classes that do not occupy the cave base have to buy them from the school.

If Hashimoto buys eight tents from the teacher himself, what will Class A do with the extra ones?

"I'm just trying to save myself. After Sakayanagi abandoned Class A, there's nowhere left for me. Katsuragi is too straightforward; he can't beat Sakayanagi."

Hashimoto smiled wryly, "I'm only a first-year student now, I can't entrust my future to Sakayanagi."

"What is the specific plan? If we use up all of Class A's exam points, Class A would probably rather discard those supplies than sell them to us."

Hikigaya looked at Ryuen, who was in a great mood.

Even if Hashimoto's special exam is of no use, it's still worthwhile to spend 20 million yen to buy a student whose abilities are comparable to Hirata's.

Perhaps influenced by Ayanokouji, Ryuen has now shifted its focus from individual points to class points.

“Leave them 100 exam points, and exchange the rest for our essential supplies. We also demand that Katsuragi sell them to us at a low price, or Hashimoto will spend them all.”

According to the guidebook, excluding the tent, Hachiman's Class D only needs to exchange for about fifty points.

This is under the condition that he knows how to combine the items in the manual in the most practical way; someone who doesn't know might have to spend eighty points.

Even so, if Class B isn't included, the supplies Class A bought with their 200 exam points are enough for all three classes.

"Whether or not to take on Class B."

"Without."

"Leave now?"

"Let's go now."

After a few words, Hikigaya and Ryuen reached an agreement, and with Hashimoto leading the way, the three quickly found the place where Class A was temporarily gathered.

Class A hasn't found a suitable base yet, and Hachiman estimates that Class D is currently the only class that has established a base.

"Hashimoto, you can still back out now."

Aside from the students searching for a suitable base, there were only about twenty students at this temporary assembly point for Class A, including Sakayanagi, who had difficulty moving around.

Upon seeing Hashimoto, who was supposed to be searching the base, arrive with Hikigaya and Ryuen, Sakayanagi knew that Class A was basically doomed.

"When I showed up here with Ryuen and Hachiman, I had no way out. I will be transferred to Class C soon."

Facing the expressionless, furious Sakayanagi, Hashimoto stood before her without flinching.

"Hashimoto, you traitor."

"Damn it, you bastard."

The students of Class A, who were standing nearby, were furious after understanding the situation. They knew that if there was a traitor, the fate of Class A in this special exam would be in the traitor's hands.

If only Hashimoto could give Hachiman a light punch right now.

Hikigaya could have reported to the school that a student in Class A had committed violent acts and the entire class would have been disqualified from taking the exam.

"Who made you think about transferring to Class C? Ryuen? Hikigaya? Or Ayanokoji?" Sakayanagi looked at Hashimoto as if he were a dead man.

"No, I approached Longyuan myself."

Hashimoto even flashed a frivolous smile.

"Don't underestimate me, Sakayanagi."

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Deal is Completed

When Katsuragi found out about this, although he was very angry, he could only talk to Hikigaya Ryuen.

Away from the other students, the four of them sat side by side on a large rock, each carrying a guidebook.

"I'm not a devil. Hachiman and I each took 75 test points worth of supplies from you, and we even left you half of them."

Longyuan first offered a condition: with 75 points of living supplies plus food and water scavenged from the island, Class C could pass the deserted island exam without spending a single penny.

"Longyuan, don't go too far. Seventy-five points per person is too much. Fifty points at most."

Katsuragi's voice was full of anger, but this did not frighten Ryuen.

"Either everyone gets 75 points, or Class A leaves the room."

“I suggest that we each compromise, and seventy points each for me and Longyuan is enough.”

"Hachiman, you mean you're only backing down by five points? At most, fifty-five points."

When Katsuragi tried to continue bargaining, Hachiman told him directly how dire Class A's current situation was.

“If Class A leaves now, they won’t get any class points. Even if we don’t get any supplies from you, each class will still get at least 200 points after we add the points from capturing the strongholds.”

"If Class A agrees to our request, you will still have nearly 100 points left after purchasing supplies. Adding the points from capturing the stronghold, you will have at least 100 points."

"You should know that Class B is only a few dozen class points behind you. If Class A gets zero points this time, they will fall behind by more than two hundred class points."

“So what if we’ve pulled apart?” Sakayanagi suddenly interjected, “I’d rather Classes C and D catch up than Class B.”

"Then let's go?"

"Don't rush, even small fry need patience. I have a suggestion." Sakayanagi smiled slightly.

"Classes C and D have both promised not to accept Hashimoto's transfer. They're willing to give each class 100 points for the exam, and if you go too far, we'll send students to your classes to ask if any students are willing to accept a contract for 20 million yen to transfer to Class A."

"Hahahaha, Sakayanagi, you're too naive. You think you can threaten me and Hachiman with this?? Let's see who dares to do that."

Ryuen laughed heartily, and Hachiman laughed along with him.

The individual points raised by Class A are only around eight to nine million, and it will take at least three more months to raise twenty million.

Under the terrifying rule of Hikigaya and Ryuen, no one dared to say they could remain unscathed in the class for three months after betraying them.

"Go ahead and see if they believe you can help them transfer to Class A or if they believe I can get them expelled before then." Hachiman gestured for them to proceed.

"..."

Sakayanagi stared coldly at his outstretched hand, and Hikigaya thought that Sakayanagi should probably hit him with his cane, so he quickly pulled it back.

"We can provide each of you with seventy exam points to purchase supplies, but there is one condition."

Sakayanagi flipped to the page in the guidebook that had a section on temporary toilets.

The temporary toilet, worth twenty exam points, is just as good as the one used at home, and it even has flushing. Compared to the cardboard toilet that requires a bag to be used, it is undoubtedly more acceptable to girls.

"We need to buy two temporary toilets and set them up at Class D's base so that students from all three classes can use them. We also can't monopolize the water source on the deserted island."

"Why not set up a Class C?"

"There are too many troublemakers in Class C, and the other students don't like them much."

"so be it."

Hachiman probably guessed what Sakayanagi was thinking. Now, the only way for Class A to turn the tide was to guess the leader, so he just made a casual objection and then gave up.

It's good that Class A was able to identify Horikita, but if Class C also gets Horikita's name listed, they'll be even happier than Hikari.

After Katsuragi of Ryuen agreed, the group signed a contract under the witness of Majima, the homeroom teacher of Class A. Hachiman and Ryuen would each contribute 70,000 personal points to purchase the right to use 70 exam points for Class A.

The other conditions agreed upon by the other people were also written down one by one.

After selecting the supplies to buy, Hachiman recommended a base with a well as a water source to Ryuen before heading to find Ichinose from Class B.

Students from Class A and Class C will probably visit Class D's base every day, so we need to tell Ichinose about their contract first to avoid the students from Class B misunderstanding that Class Three has formed an alliance.

As they walked through Hikigaya, they mentally recorded the surrounding environment, eventually finding Ichinose and the others near the river base.

Before Ichinose could come out to greet him, a figure rushed to his side first.

Chihiro Shiranami, a petite girl about the same size as Sakayanagi who always sticks to Ichinose's side.

Beneath her short, ear-length hair was a youthful and adorable face, and now her cute big eyes were staring at Hachiman with annoyance.

"Um... I'm here to see Honami."

Her pink lips parted and closed several times, but the girl didn't say a word in the end. She just looked at Hachiman angrily. Feeling awkward, Hachiman decided to start a conversation.

"You're a conman, irresponsible, womanizer, and scumbag. You don't deserve Fanbo."

As if a switch had been flipped, Shiraha immediately launched a series of personal attacks against him. After Ichinose approached, he quickly explained to her that it was Hikigaya who had taken the initiative to talk to her.

"I understand, Chihiro-chan, you can go back now."

With a smile, Ichinose persuaded Shiranami, who looked nervous, to leave.

"I'm sorry, I told the students in Class B not to talk to you first, because I don't want to cause you any trouble."

"I should be the one apologizing."

It's obvious that Ichinose is currently facing the greatest pressure.

Walking a little further away to a shady spot, Hachiman talked about how Hashimoto from Class A betrayed them and cooperated with Class C to snatch almost half of the exam points from Class A.

They also mentioned that the three shifts shared two temporary toilets while using the cave as their base.

"With so many people coming and going, I hope the leader of Class D won't be discovered."

"Leaders can be changed, and I promised Sakayanagi that I also had the idea of ​​inducing them to fill in the current leader's name."

"The leader can be changed?!" Ichinose looked surprised.

"It says above that no replacement is allowed without special reasons. As long as the student in charge is put in a situation where they cannot continue the exam and have to withdraw from the exam, they can be replaced."

Students who withdraw from the exam will only have 30 exam points deducted.

Regardless of whether other classes discover that Horikita is the leader, Hikigaya will make a change on the last day, and then use a random method to replace him.

In this way, even a god descending to earth wouldn't be able to guess who the leader is, and Class D has absolutely no chance of losing.

"I suggest you use this method just in case, for example, just say you have a headache. On a deserted island, the school has no way of knowing whether a student is faking illness."

"Isn't this exploiting a loophole in the rules? Will the school really allow it?"

"Will do."

Hikigaya was certain because Horikita, as the leader, had abstained from the final day of the deserted island exam.

As expected, the person who took over her leadership position was Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who was absent that day.

Chapter Seventy: The Dejected Shiina

"What's going on? Hachiman, Chabashira-sensei said the exam points haven't changed at all."

As soon as they returned to their cave base, Hikigaya was surrounded by Horikita Hirata and his men.

There are quite a few supplies outside the cave entrance, including two temporary toilets, some cooking utensils, and shower equipment—essential camping items.

"They were all extorted from Class A. These two temporary toilets are located a little further outside the cave entrance and will be shared with Class A and Class C."

After pointing to the two large items and answering Horikita, Hikigaya looked at Hirata.

"The sanitary napkins for girls and the plastic bags provided in the simple toilets are unlimited. You can take a dozen or so students to ask the staff for some to use as mats when sleeping, so you don't have to sleep on the hard floor."