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

He had been holding back all along, so how could he be sleepwalking?

He gently withdrew his hand, and a dark blue ponytail came into view, while a soft, quiet, and pleasant voice reached his ears.

"Hachiman, I went to the place you told me about today. I've completed the task you asked me to do."

People can scare each other to death in the mountains!

Hikigaya screamed inwardly, feeling as if his heart had stopped for a moment, but in order not to wake Shiina Hikigaya, he took a deep breath to calm himself down before looking at the girl whose eyelids were always downcast.

"Thank you for your help, Yamamura-kun." Hikigaya also lowered his voice, "How many people went? Are Ryuen, Ayanokoji, and Kaneda here?"

Most of the students in Class C are athletic, and there aren't many who are quick-witted. The three examples Hachiman cited are the rare intellectual talents in Class C.

"Most of the boys went to provide cover. Of the three names you mentioned, only Kaneda didn't go to provide cover and capture the stronghold."

Kaneda didn't go? That makes sense, since Kaneda and Shinmura are both physically weak, so it's normal for him to stay behind and guard the class.

Ayanokouji had only recently transferred to Class C, so she probably hadn't yet gained Ryuen's trust.

Hikigaya guessed that the leader of the deserted island exam would be Ryuen without any surprises. After all, apart from Kaneda, the other boys in Class C were the kind of boys who couldn't hide their emotions and were easily identified as leaders.

Moreover, Ryuen is a self-centered person who only believes in himself.

"Thank you, Shancun. Remember to ask me for help next time you need it."

"Well, goodbye, Hikigaya-kun." After walking a few steps away, he waved lightly and the village slowly disappeared from Hikigaya's sight.

Mountain village.

After Yamamura left, Hikigaya silently murmured her name. Actually, he had something he wanted to tell her, but he couldn't. If he did, it would be as if he was using Yamamura.

The only thing that can sever the connection between Class B's Kushida Ichinose and him is profit, and the only classes that can bring huge benefits to Class B in this deserted island exam are Class A and Class C.

If it was Class A who made the answer, then the mountain village would definitely not answer his question about the current situation of Class B, but as long as he doesn't answer, it means he guessed correctly.

Hikigaya suddenly realized a problem: his assumption was that Yamamura must know some information about Class B, and that was based on the premise that Sakayanagi would definitely send her to find out who the leaders of each class's exam were.

The first thing Yamamura said to him indicated that she had just visited the stronghold occupied by Class C today to check who had participated in the check-in.

Sakayanagi gave up guessing who the leader of Class C was; it was impossible.

Could it be that she already has a way of knowing who the leader of Class C is?

Hashimoto, are you playing some kind of spy game, you blondie?

Hikigaya contacted Hashimoto immediately, because he had learned that the first thing Hashimoto learned at the school was to be a sycophant; as long as Sakayanagi gave him enough personal points, he would do anything.

Looking at the time on his watch, Hikigaya gently patted Shiina on the shoulder.

"Get up, Hiyori."

It's almost time for Horikita to bring everyone back to check in, and if people see him and Shiina in this state, they'll definitely misunderstand.

When Shancun woke up, the first thing he did was come to disturb him. Maybe he had been given a mission by Banliu to spy on the class, and the class he was spying on was their D class.

As the game progresses, it becomes easier to identify who the real leaders are, and Hachiman knows that conducting multiple investigations is essential.

Doing the same thing repeatedly can be boring for most people. Psychologically speaking, doing the same thing repeatedly lacks challenge, meaning, reward, and autonomy.

As students who are essentially supporting Horikita, the brightest star, I've been doing this task more than ten times since the first day until now, the fourth day. It's inevitable that I'll feel bored.

However, when one feels bored or dull, it is easy to make mistakes. The consequence of making mistakes is that the mountain village can rule out the possibility that some green leaves are actually red flowers.

"Eh!"

Shiina gasped as she woke up, quickly placing her hands on her face before letting out a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong?" Hikigaya asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing." Shiina quickly replied, then sat up abruptly. "Sorry, I accidentally fell asleep."

"I woke you up because Horikita and the others are coming back to check in soon. If you still want to sleep, go back to your tent."

After explaining to Shiina why he had woken her up, Hikigaya rubbed his slightly numb thighs and stood up. He planned to visit Ryuen again in about an hour after the C class finished clocking in.

I'll also take this opportunity to have a good chat with Hashimoto.

Chapter 79 Arm Wrestling with Ayanokouji

"Push harder, Ishizaki."

"Can't you stand up like a man?"

At the small wooden table in the center of the C-class base, Ishizaki and Hashimoto were arm wrestling, their hands clenched tightly together with veins bulging, while Komiya and Kondo cheered loudly for their friend Ishizaki.

"Hashimoto, you're pretty strong."

Ryuen stood to the side watching Ishizaki's hand being pressed against the table. Although Ishizaki looked stronger, Hashimoto's wrist strength was indeed greater than Ishizaki's.

This was an arm-wrestling competition he organized after returning from checking in at his base, feeling bored. The first place winners, separated by gender, were each awarded 50,000 personal points.

"Sorry, Ishizaki-kun." Hashimoto, who felt that even a mosquito bite was still a bite, increased his strength after giving Ishizaki enough face.

"Disgraceful, so disgraceful."

"You're like a silver spear and a candlestick."

Amid Komiya and Kondo's exasperated remarks, Yamada Albert, a burly black man roughly twice the size of Hashimoto, sat down opposite Hashimoto.

"..." Hashimoto looked at Ryuen speechlessly, "Is there even a need for this competition?"

"Don't worry, I'll grant the boys' group two bonus points."

Longyuan would naturally not dampen the boys' enthusiasm for the competition. As for Albert, who was clearly going to win, they couldn't deliberately prevent him from participating. It's a simple principle that one should not worry about scarcity but about inequality, and as the leader of Class C, he certainly understood this.

Just as Hashimoto and Albert were getting ready to start, a boy with dead fish eyes slowly approached.

"Hey, isn't this Hachiman Hikigaya? Want to join the arm wrestling match? The winner gets 50,000 points."

Ryuen extended an invitation, and Hikigaya, who was invited, glanced at Albert sitting opposite Hashimoto.

The 1.9-meter-tall, muscular man's oversized white athletic t-shirt looked stretched taut by his muscles.

No normal guy would arm wrestle with him.

"Are you trying to make a fool of yourself, Ryuen?" Hikigaya said calmly.

“Losing to Albert isn’t shameful. Don’t you want to experience his power?” Ryuen placed his palm on Hashimoto and Albert’s tightly clasped hands. “Let’s begin.”

“Avenge me, Albert.”

As soon as Ishizaki finished shouting, Hashimoto stood up with a wry smile.

He lost in less than two seconds; Albert was terrifyingly powerful.

"Is he fierce or not? Want to try it out?" Long Yuan has a zero-to-one deal. (7) 〒 Siwu's 'flows with some pride. Albert is his one and only general. He doesn't think there is anyone among the students who can be fiercer than Albert.

However, when Ryuen thought Hachiman would refuse, Hachiman agreed instead.

"Just try it."

Amidst the surprised looks of the crowd, Hachiman sat down opposite Albert.

Looking at the burly man in front of him, Hikigaya realized that he had never spoken to him, even though he saw him from time to time.

"Nice to meet you, Yamada-kun."

"OK, classmate, sorry."

Perhaps his name was too difficult for Albert, a foreigner, to pronounce, and he couldn't say it.

"It's alright." Hachiman grasped Albert's hand. "Just a reminder not to underestimate me; I might get hurt."

Just as Albert was confident in his own strength, Hachiman was also very confident in his own strength.

After months of training since enrolling, coupled with his extraordinary abilities, he is invincible.

"Quite the big talker, huh? Just a nobody like Hachiman."

Ishizaki chuckled from the crowd. As Hachiman sat down, there were already twenty or thirty students gathered around the small wooden table. The boys and girls from Class C were all curious whether Hachiman, the leader of Class D, could last even a second.

“Exactly, Albert is invincible,” Xiao Gong echoed.

"start."

Ignoring the gossip around the venue, Longyuan quickly completed the opening ceremony, with Albert and Hachiman also working together.

The one-sided outcome that the onlookers had imagined did not occur; the backs of the two men's hands remained in their original positions, as if nothing had ever happened.

If it weren't for the bulging veins on the backs of their hands and their tense expressions, everyone would have thought they hadn't even started yet.

"No way, what's going on?"

"Albert, you're not going to let us off the hook, are you?"

“We’re not letting them get away with it,” Ibuki answered the other students’ questions from the crowd. “Look at Yamada’s left hand.”

After hearing Ibuki's words, everyone's gaze shifted to Albert's left hand, which was resting on his thigh.

The five fingers are bent into a chicken claw shape, and the veins on the back of the hand are clearly visible. It is obvious at a glance that the owner of this hand has mobilized all his strength at this moment.

"Don't lose, Albert." Ishizaki panicked a little. If Albert lost, wouldn't his previous statement make him look like a clown?

His grip strength must be over 100 kilograms; no wonder he's a Black man with extraordinary physical abilities.

Unlike Ishizaki and the others who were tense, Hikigaya even had the energy to marvel at Albert's power.

While marveling at Hachiman, he used all his strength to press Albert's hand down onto the rickety wooden tabletop, much to everyone's disbelief.

"Ayanokouji, don't run away, come and have a match with me."

Just as Hachiman was about to declare victory, he noticed that a certain expressionless man had quietly retreated behind the group, so he couldn't bother to make a victory declaration.

Experiencing Albert's power was just a side effect; his real purpose was to expose Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, that rat in the gutter, to the sunlight.

He made this plate of dumplings just for this bit of vinegar.

"No way, I can't even beat Hashimoto, I already lost before."

(I) Chess Wing (II) Niu Er Ayanokouji, who was being stared at by the students of Class C, had no choice but to stop. He regretted that he had come up to observe Hachiman's power. Moreover, this person had tried to make him reveal his strength time and time again, and would definitely not let him off so easily.

"Come sit down. Sakayanagi and I are both standing at the front. It's not good for you to be hiding behind the scenes."

As Ayanokouji had anticipated, Hikigaya wouldn't let him off easily. His academic abilities had been forced to be exposed by Ryuen, so let Hikigaya handle the physical aspects himself.

“You’ve revealed something quite interesting, Hachiman.” Ryuen smiled sinisterly. “Ayanokouji has some kind of secret connection with you and Sakayanagi.”

Ryuen walked step by step to Ayanokouji's side and put her arm around his shoulder like a close friend.

"Could you tell me your name, Ayanokouji?"

“Didn’t we already agree that I would only provide you with academic assistance?” Ayanokouji moved Ryuen’s hand away and sat down in front of Hikigaya.

What are the benefits if I win?

Ayanokouji made a statement that greatly surprised Ishizaki and the others. They never expected that Ayanokouji, who seemed harmless after seeing Hikigaya defeat Albert, would dare to say such a thing.

"The benefit is that I promise I won't tell other students about your past," Hachiman offered as bait.

Because Chairman Sakayanagi had instructed him not to reveal Ayanokouji's background to others, Hikigaya couldn't tell other students about it casually, but Ayanokouji was unaware of Chairman Sakayanagi's request.

"it is good."

With a blank expression, Ayanokouji extended his arm, which looked only slightly stronger than that of an average person.

Chapter 80: Sakayanagi Has Already Won

This was the first time Hachiman had shaken hands with a monster who had been raised inhumane ways by an experimental institution since birth.

Apart from the fact that my palms are warmer than others, my tactile sensations are no different from those of ordinary people.

"When do you plan to take down Long Yuan and seize his leadership position?"

In short, Hachiman drew different glances from the students in Class C.

Only about a quarter of Class C truly approve of Ryuen as their leader; the rest are basically forced to support him. If Ayanokouji were capable of taking over, they might very well switch sides.

"I just want to have a peaceful campus life."

Before Ryuen could even say "start," Ayanokouji's arm muscles tensed as he answered Hikigaya in a flat tone.

"Don't make me sound like a villain."

Faced with Ayanokouji's immense strength and Hikigaya's clenched teeth in response, Ayanokouji lived up to Chairman Sakayanagi's comprehensive assessment of his strength.