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Seeing Kamuro Masumi interfere, Amazawa Ichika shook her head helplessly. Based on her understanding of the students in Class C, this girl and Morishita Ai were definitely Ayanokouji's opponents in Class C. In fact, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had threatened her once at the beginning of the school year.

"There's no other way, it's all for the sake of the class."

Kamuro Masumi was quite perceptive, but perhaps because she had just betrayed the class, she could only try her best to clear her name. After giving such a simple answer, she delivered a whip kick, showing no intention of being polite to Amasawa Ichika.

As one of the few students who had humiliated the entire Class C on a deserted island, Amazusa Ichika was always highly vigilant in their class. Moreover, the other party had once shown extraordinary performance in the sports festival. Therefore, from the very first round of the match, Kamuro Masumi showed a level of seriousness that was 120 percent.

"Then there's no way."

"Well, I'm really, really eager to find Ryo and stay by her side. I told her yesterday that I would be her protector, but she just wouldn't believe me. There's nothing I can do but go there myself."

Watching Amasawa Ichika deftly dodge her kicks while muttering something under her breath, Kamuro Masumi frowned. Her next straight punch was also blocked. Before she could react, Amasawa Ichika's hand nimbly slid up her arm, striking her shoulder and then applying force again. By the time Kamuro Masumi came to her senses, she had been executed with a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw, slamming her to the ground.

Although Amazusa Ichika had been controlling his strength, seeing that even Kamuro Masumi, who had the best physical abilities in the class, was easily pinned to the ground, the other students in Class C fell silent and dared not step forward.

It can only be said that fighting is not something that can be determined by physical ability alone. For example, Ryuuen Sho's physical ability is definitely not the best in Class D, but none of the boys in the class can beat him. As the original Class A, Class C of the first year recruited students whose physical abilities are above average among their peers. However, if they were to actually fight, they would probably not be able to beat the experienced Class D, let alone Amaze Ichika, who grew up in the environment of the White Room.

Especially in Tianze Yixia's current state.

If the concept of a god of conception exists in reality, then Amasawa Ichika, who wanted to save Kitagawa Ryo, should be on the list. After all, Suzukage of the White Room initially chose her as the best candidate for the fifth generation of the Rhesus Monkey Project. Unfortunately, she was killed before she could complete the final step of 'cutting the mother's umbilical cord' to witness the final birth of this god of conception.

Kikyo Kushida, who was spying on the situation from a short distance away, couldn't help but shudder. She could only say that she was glad she hadn't foolishly accepted Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's proposal. After all, as someone who had personally experienced such a beating on a deserted island, she clearly recognized that Ichika Amasawa's current state was close to that of that time, giving people a sense of madness that it wouldn't be surprising if he hurt someone or even went further.

"Alright, I'm fine now, so don't hurt him any further."

Just as the scene reached a stalemate, a familiar voice suddenly came from the forest beside the road. Kitagawa Ryoichi, who had just dealt with the second and third-year pursuers, emerged from the forest and saw the scene before him. He took the initiative to step forward, put his hand on Amasawa Ichika's shoulder, and then patted her head.

"Your headband is a little loose. Let me take it off and tie it again for you."

As he spoke, Kitagawa Ryo took Amasawa Ichika's hand and, ignoring the other girls surrounding them, led her away. He casually removed one of Amasawa Ichika's hairbands and then skillfully gathered up the left side of her hair, quickly retying it into a ponytail that was exactly opposite the right side.

Throughout all of this, not a single girl from Class 1-C stepped forward to stop them or speak. It was unclear whether it was because Amaze Ichika had been making threatening faces at them like a child the whole time, or simply because she didn't want to escalate the situation further. Only after watching the two figures disappear over a small hill did everyone breathe a sigh of relief and begin discussing the matter again.

"As expected, this kind of thing is not suitable for the students in our class to do."

"There's nothing I can do. Ayanokouji said he could get rid of the class's millions of dollars in debt, so I might as well play the villain."

"I remember that quite a few second and third graders went after Kitagawa, but he still managed to escape."

"After all, he's a student who has outrunned a wild boar."

"To be honest, we didn't do the right thing either. They were doing a good deed yesterday."

"There's no other way. It's for the sake of the class. We were originally in Class A. Are you really willing to be a Class C student forever?"

"That's true. Should we chase after them?"

"Forget it."

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Meanwhile, the teachers at the turnaround point were also complaining and trying to contact the staff at the forest school.

"That's the situation. Right now, almost all the students from all three grades are in complete chaos on the way to the turnaround point. There are countless fights between them in the forest. This is beyond our ability to handle. If the school doesn't take action soon, things might get even more serious."

"Hmm... I understand. The most important thing now is to bring those students who are fighting in the forest back to the main road. Then I will apply to the school to transfer a group of staff to drive away wild boars and supervise the area. We should make sure there is a staff member every 500 meters. That should help."

“Okay, but how can we get these students back to the road? Even if we use a megaphone to say that fighting will result in expulsion, they will most likely ignore it. After all, there are no surveillance cameras or cell phones here. As long as neither side speaks up, even if there really was a fight, we won’t be able to find any evidence.”

"I have a good idea."

The teacher on the other end of the phone was full of confidence.

"You can use the megaphone to say that a few wild boars, driven away by the school, have wandered into the forest here in a panic. All students are asked to leave the forest as soon as possible for their safety and return to the main road. Stay together and head to the turnaround point to report and return to complete this project. How does that sound?"

"Great idea! I'll send someone to notify the students immediately using a loudspeaker."

After the other party excitedly hung up the phone, the teacher who stayed at the forest school lazily crossed her legs in her chair. She was none other than Hoshinomiya Chie, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-B.

Just like Onodera, the homeroom teacher of Class 3-B who guided the third group, and Kazuma Sakagami, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-D who registered students' grades at the turnaround point yesterday, the teachers of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School also need to take on some of the work in this special exam for the mixed training camp, and today it is Hoshinomiya Chie's turn.

Even if she weren't the one working this shift today, Hoshinomiya Chie could have easily taken the job for herself. After all, as a well-known figure whose ex-boyfriend is a prominent figure throughout the entire East Education staff circle, she has a wide network of connections here.

It was with this in mind that Kitagawa Ryo chose to leave her a note.

The contents of the note were exactly what Hoshinomiya Chie had just said.

Thus, after obtaining a solution to the current situation from his colleagues who remained at the forest school, the school staff responsible for registration near the turnaround point immediately took action. Coincidentally, there were quite a few students waiting for Kitagawa Ryo near the turnaround point at that time, so after he loudly announced the news through a megaphone, the information that wild boars might have sneaked over immediately spread among the students.

In an instant, the students who had just been hiding from the school staff hurriedly began to huddle together and move closer. Many students who were still searching for Kitagawa Ryo's whereabouts in the forest were also called back one after another. Those students who were preparing to go in were frightened back by the news that wild boars might appear. No matter how much Nan Yunya and Ishikura urged them, they resolutely refused to take another step in, for fear that a frightened wild boar might rush out from somewhere.

It must be said that the school's quick thinking was indeed effective. With Kitagawa Ryo not appearing for a long time but wild boars possibly appearing at any moment, many students who did not want to participate in the operation to capture Kitagawa Ryo expressed their intention to retreat to their class leaders. They did not want to stay in this dangerous area for even a second longer and just wanted to follow the school's instructions to quickly go to the turnaround point to complete the registration and return to the forest school as soon as possible.

Under these circumstances, neither Nan Yunya nor Ishikura had any reason to refuse.

It was at this moment that Horikita Suzune, who was lying in ambush with the students of Class 1-A, inadvertently revealed that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka of Class 1-C had already completed the turnaround point registration and was now on his way back to compete for first place in this field training exercise.

People's hearts are once again unsettled.

Chapter 418: There are still more good wild boars in this world (6k7)

"...This should also be a backup plan that Kitagawa had laid out beforehand."

As some students were scared away by the news of possible wild boar sightings or used this as an excuse to extricate themselves from the mess, the pressure on Class 3-A, which had been dragged into the mess by the other three classes in the third grade, was relieved. After quickly leading the students to the turnaround point to complete the registration of their scores, the class leader, Horikita Manabu, was somewhat moved.

As a veteran student who is about to complete three years at this school and has less than two months left until graduation, Horikita Manabu has never seen a student like Kitagawa Ryo who, in less than a year since enrolling, has accurately grasped and skillfully applied the underlying logic and winning formula of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, a unique school.

According to Horikita Manabu, if any student wants to thrive in To-Yu High School's competitive and educational system, which is completely different from other high schools, they must try to master three things: the class, clubs, and teachers.

Controlling the class representative gives you the qualifications and ability to participate in competitions between classes within the grade and even across grades. Taking control of a club means you can easily spread your personal influence to other classes and even grades, and gain various extra benefits that help you ace special exams. The most typical example is the student council.

Generally speaking, most students only go through these two steps. Nangumo Masayuki is one such example. By having absolute control over Class 2-A and the student council, she easily became the first student in the history of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School to take charge of the entire grade and dare to take advantage of the school.

But in reality, the power of teachers, or rather, class advisors, is often overlooked by students.

Perhaps because of the education they received in elementary and junior high schools, even after entering Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, a school with a completely different logic from other lower-level high schools, most students did not realize, or rather, still adhered to the traditional teacher-student relationship. They failed to realize that the teachers who taught them various subjects, especially the homeroom teachers who were responsible for class affairs, could actually cooperate with them and even get what they needed.

However, the school has intentionally retained these rules and regulations. Just as Kitagawa Ryo could spend personal points to hire Chabashira Sae to dress up as a maid and act as a signboard girl at the cultural festival, the relationship between teachers and students at Dongyu School has never been the traditional one. If they insist on still crowning them with that respected and awe-inspiring professional halo, it will cause the class to miss opportunities and lose the possibility of turning the situation around at times.

It was precisely for this reason that Horikita Manabu particularly admired Kitagawa Ryo, who had discovered the feasibility of teachers within the Tokyo University system early on. If the changes in Class 1-A were largely due to the professional ethics and dedication of their homeroom teacher, Majima Tomoya, then Kitagawa Ryo's ability to make such a shrewd use of Hoshinomiya Chie, who was originally far from being a competent homeroom teacher, after transferring to Class 1-B, demonstrated that he had indeed mastered the rules of the game. Horikita Manabu had even heard rumors of an ambiguous relationship between Kitagawa Ryo and the homeroom teacher of Class 1-C, Chabashira Saeya, after all, this matter had even reached the student council.

"What should we do next? Should we continue to wait here?"

Having grown accustomed to Horikita Manabu's constant boasting about Kitagawa Ryo, Tachibana Akane, standing beside him, had become too lazy to chime in and instead directly asked about the class's next steps.

"Let's wait a little longer. If there's anything we can do to help, we'll do our best to lend a hand."

Horikita Manabu simply shook his head, then turned to another student in the class and asked:

"Fujimaki, you've been in the same group as Kitagawa these past few days. What are your impressions of him?"

Faced with Horikita Manabu's question, Fujimaki, who also belonged to the third boys' group, lowered his head and thought for a while before giving his concise evaluation:

"He has a great personal charm, strong leadership skills, and is very intelligent."

Actually, from the very first night after the special exam started, when the groups were divided, he was worried for Kitagawa Ryo. After all, Ishikura from Class 3-B and Mizowaki and Tonokawa from Class 2-A had already gathered all the second and third-year students in the third group except for their own Class 3-A. That visit was actually aimed at sowing discord in the third group of first-year students.

In Ishikura's plan, the first-year students would never refuse his suggestion to use playing cards to decide the distribution of breakfast. Even if Kitagawa Ryo realized something was wrong, he would have no way to suppress the thoughts of the others. As long as one of them agreed, the older students could take advantage of the situation and make a big deal out of it.

But the truth is that Kitagawa Ryo not only saw through the secret of the deck of cards, but also truly restrained the other eleven students in his group. Whether it was Class A, which he had just transferred from, or Class D, which had the most troublemakers, not a single one of them dared to object, which directly led to Ishikura and his group's first attempt ending in failure.

In the mornings that followed, Kitagawa Ryo was still willing to get up early to help prepare breakfast for the other first-year students. It was during this time that many of the senior students in the third group began to hesitate. After all, they were just ordinary high school students, and they still had basic conscience and simple morality. This is why Mizowaki and Tonogawa couldn't find any more help and even planned to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves. Then they encountered the wild boar incident, and in the end, it was Kitagawa Ryo who helped them out.

"Ah."

After hearing Fujimaki's assessment of Kitagawa Ryo, Horikita Manabu nodded in agreement and pointed to the situation below the turnaround point:

"That's why so many people chose to leave on their own initiative. Although some students were indeed afraid of wild boar attacks, there were quite a few who didn't want to lay a hand on him anymore."

So, Fujimaki and Tachibana Akane also looked down the hillside in the direction Horikita was pointing.

A student from Class 3-C left with his friend. Last year, he had asked the drama club, where Kitagawa Ryo was, to send a letter and a gift to his family when they went to compete outside the school.

There was also a girl from Class 2-B who ignored Nagumo Masa's stern gaze, registered her grades, and embarked on her return journey alone. She was a student belonging to the Dongyu Tea Ceremony Club. From the beginning, she did not want to make things difficult for this junior, Shiina Hiyori, whom she had met since the beginning of the school year and who always accompanied them when they visited the Tea Ceremony Club. Each time, she would politely present a large number of exquisite handmade tea snacks to her junior.

Then the students of Class 1-D started to stir. The conditions proposed by Ichinose Honami and Karuizawa Megumi, who finally arrived at the scene, were also irresistible to them. Ryuen Sho once again quickly fell into a state of isolation. However, unlike last time, even his confidants Ishizaki Daichi and Komiya Yogo chose to remain silent, which in fact showed their attitude.

Let's stop here.

Nagumo Masaru and Ishikura, who were also in the midst of the situation, felt the situation take a sharp turn for the worse. However, when they rushed to the camp of Class 1-C, they couldn't find Ayanokouji Kiyotaka at all. After all, he had already completed the first half of the race and left the vicinity of the turnaround point to start his return journey a long time ago. It would be strange if they could find him.

With Kiyotaka Ayanokouji absent, they could only approach Kohei Katsuragi, the nominal leader of Class C, to discuss a feasible solution.

"Actually, as long as Kitagawa keeps hiding and drags things out until the end of this field training, giving up on this course's results, there's absolutely nothing we can do. We can't possibly keep so many students waiting on him alone. Right now, most of the students in Class B of Year One and Class A of Year Three haven't left yet. If they realize this and choose to leave directly, then we'll really be left with nothing but tears."

"It's not realistic to go into the forest to find him and force him out. After all, even if there's no news about the wild boar, our students here wouldn't be able to do anything to him even if they went in."

"After all, Kitagawa himself couldn't possibly stay in the forest forever, could he? Isn't he afraid of wild boars?"

"Well, judging from the announcement the school issued yesterday, he's really not afraid."

In response to Ishikura's question, Katsuragi Kohei simply shook his head.

"Moreover, we all know from the first grade that Kitagawa climbs trees when we're on a deserted island, so if he wants to hide, he can indeed hide until the end of this field training exercise."

"That makes things difficult."

After listening to Katsuragi Kohei's explanation, Ishikura rubbed his temples in distress, and then heard another piece of bad news from Katsuragi Kohei.

"I don't know who leaked the fact that Ayanokouji had already registered at the turnaround point and was on his way back. The situation in Class 1-A is not good either. Many students think that Ayanokouji is just fooling everyone so that he can get first place in this course and then pursue a high ranking in this special exam. After all, his individual scores in the past few days have been very high."

"Can't Sakayanagi control Class A?"

"Her influence is currently concentrated among the girls. Sudo, on the boys' side, didn't really want to make a move against Kitagawa. He only refrained from opposing her at first because he couldn't refute the righteous argument of protecting Class A's position. Now, their stance has shifted to saying that it's better to give the points to Class B than to let Class C reap the benefits. They claim that at least Kitagawa came from their Class A, so she's practically one of their own."

At this point, Katsuragi Kohei also wore a wry smile:

"The main problem is that Class D has switched sides again, and the situation within the first year has changed from three against one to two against two. Now, the second and third year students are choosing to retreat on a large scale. Our class is okay, after all, we are here to fulfill your request, President Nagumo, to pay off the debt. It's actually quite normal that Class A can't withstand the pressure first."

Hearing Katsuragi Kohei shift the blame back to the second and third-year students, Nangumo Masashi raised an eyebrow. While he was indeed fawning over Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, that didn't mean others could speak to him like that. Therefore, she spoke with some impatience:

"There's no need to explain anything for them. If you ask me, it would have been better to use my plan from the beginning, to force him to show up by blocking Beichuan's rumored girlfriends. Now, everyone has gathered here, so there's no way to block them now."

"Remember, our mission this time is not to interfere with or even ruin Kitagawa Ryo's grades in this course, but to make him give up or be forced to give up taking the final exam the day after tomorrow, understand?"

Upon hearing Nagumo Masaru's undisguisedly malicious remarks, Katsuragi Kohei and Ishikura both frowned. However, Nagumo himself did not notice these details at all, or rather, even if he did, he would not care in the slightest.

After all, for Nan Yunya now, other people's opinions of him are irrelevant and can be discarded. If he hadn't officially broken off his relationship with Asahina Nazuna during the winter break, he would have dared to kneel on the ground and beg his childhood friend to frame Kitagawa Ryo in the most unsolvable way.

"...There's no chance anymore."

After waiting a few more minutes, Kitagawa Ryo still hadn't appeared, but the school staff came over together.

With a significant number of students leaving, and some personnel being transferred from the group that drove away the wild boars, and on the personal 'friendly suggestion' of an unknown first-year B class teacher, Dongyu's emergency response measures were also implemented quickly. In no time, the area around the turnaround point was filled with staff members stationed every three or ten steps to maintain order. The behavior of randomly stepping forward to use the advantage of numbers to block people or using human walls to obstruct others' view and bully them, as in the previous few hours, was no longer feasible.

"No... we can't end it like this."

Unlike Ishikura, Nan Yunya still clenched her fists, looking somewhat unwilling.

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Just as Class C of the first year and the second and third year students were beginning to consider giving up after realizing that their operation had failed, Sakayanagi Arisu of Class A of the first year had already begun to review the situation. It seemed that she had expected this result, and there was no regret or pity on her delicate little face. On the contrary, she seemed to be in a pretty good mood.

To be honest, Kitagawa Ryo was indeed tricked into the game by her bet. Although she dealt with the situation very well afterward, without Horikita Suzune and the other girls' strong initiative, the offensive from the three grades would not have been so easily neutralized.

However, this was unavoidable. After all, this duel was never a one-on-one between her and Kitagawa Ryo from the start. Even disregarding Karuizawa Megumi and Ichinose Honami, who were on the same side as her, Amasawa Ichika and Kamuro Masumi, who should have stood with her, all chose to side with the enemy. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who was most capable of stopping her, chose to leave without lifting a finger. In addition, Hoshinomiya Chie's unexpected intervention, combined with various factors, meant that although Kitagawa Ryo fell into the trap, she wasn't completely fooled. In the end, her performance in this field training exercise was slightly affected, but she should still be able to get some points and wouldn't have to give up all of her morning's classes as Ishikura and Nagumo had planned.

What Sakayanagi Arisu felt a little regretful about was that she couldn't stand by Kitagawa Ryo's side and see his expression when he realized that she was also a liar. Just thinking about it makes her feel especially cute.

As Sakayanagi Arisu imagined Kitagawa Ryo possibly breaking out in a cold sweat at that moment, and led the other students of Class A to register at the turnaround point and embark on their return journey, the girls of Class A, having finally escaped the tense atmosphere by abandoning their pursuit of Kitagawa Ryo, began to chat casually about their daily lives during this special exam, as if shifting their focus.

During the girls' casual conversation, a name came up that caught Sakayanagi Arisu's attention.

That's Amasawa Ichika, who left the class at the very beginning and hasn't returned yet. If Horikita Suzune still has to play along a bit for the sake of running for class leader, then this student really has no feelings for the class at all and is firmly sitting on Kitagawa Ryo's side.

Perhaps because the person in question wasn't here right now, the girls in Class 1-A quickly started talking about Amaze Ichika. Among them, Mori Ningning, who was in the same group as her, suddenly told an interesting story.

When she got up to go to the bathroom last night, she heard some strange noises in one of the stalls. When she came back, she found that Tianze Yixia's bed was empty. At first, she wondered if Tianze Yixia had an upset stomach or caught a cold. However, when she woke up this morning, she seemed to be perfectly fine, which made her a little envious of Tianze Yixia's strong and healthy physique.

For the girls in Class 1-A, this was probably just a topic of casual conversation to pass the time, something they'd forget about in thirty minutes. But after hearing Mori Nene's description, Sakayanagi Arisu felt her previously pleasant mood instantly darken again. Especially when she thought about how she had secretly pressed her fingerprints on Horikita Suzune's hand, only to have it all witnessed by Amasawa Ichika, and how, after igniting her own desire, she could only return to her dorm alone to suffer, while the other…

This is no longer a question of which side Tianze Yixia is on.

They're already sitting up there.

Perhaps it was because she had won a game of chess against him in the white room that Sakayanagi Arisu deeply felt that she and Amasawa Ichika were indeed somewhat incompatible. Rather, it seemed that he had been deliberately trying to annoy her all along. It was the same thing these past few days when they were taking a bath in the public bathhouse. He would smile and insist on coming over to her to scrub her back, his wolfish ambitions were obvious.

After Xue entered the university as a first-year student two months later, he brought her over as an ally.

After this battle, Sakayanagi Arisu finally solidified her resolve.

This is no ordinary leak; we must take strong measures!

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"Speaking of which, Xue is going to officially enroll here in about two months."

Having essentially given up on the results of this field training exercise, Kitagawa Ryo relaxed his mindset. He took Amaze Ichika's hand and walked around the main road while chatting with her in a lighthearted tone.