At last... July 20th...

Boarding a luxury cruise ship called the Sun Venus... we arrived at a certain uninhabited island...

"Hey, Tsubasa-chan... you understand, right?"

"Yes, of course."

Ichika-chan reconfirmed things with Tsubasa-chan, who was in the same group.

And... she became certain that Tsubasa-chan was on my... no, Kiyotaka-senpai’s side.

"It’s almost certain that Acting Director Tsukishiro and Shiba-sensei will make some kind of move against Ayanokōji-senpai during this exam..."

"Wooow! So it’s not just Acting Director Tsukishiro, we also have to deal with Shiba-sensei~!"

Shiba Katsunori-sensei, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-D... he was also someone sent in by the White Room-related group after being assigned this year.

In the original world... after my betrayal was exposed, I ended up being punished by him...

"Of course we need to protect Kiyotaka-senpai... but we also have to act cleverly so we don’t end up in the bottom and receive penalties."

"Yes... let’s both do our best there!"

While we were thinking about that, the teachers finished explaining the details of the special exam, and at last... the Uninhabited Island Survival Exam began.

* * *

Day 1 went smoothly without any particular issues... as soon as we reached designated areas and completed tasks, we steadily earned points.

By the way, Hōsen-kun had already agreed that we would act separately!

He also seems like he’s plotting something behind the scenes...

'We need to earn at least the minimum number of points so we don’t end up in the bottom five groups and get expelled...'

By the way... for this Uninhabited Island Survival Exam, if Tsubasa-chan and I went all out and racked up points from tasks and designated areas, getting first place wouldn’t be impossible, you know~?

And yet... the reason we’re not aiming for first place is because Kiyotaka-senpai told me about the deal between Horikita-senpai and Kōenji-senpai in this special exam...

If Kōenji-senpai takes first place... he’ll be granted freedom in future special exams...

But if he fails to take first place... he’ll have to follow Horikita-senpai’s instructions from then on...

If that happens... then in future special exams, he’ll be forced to go all out whether he likes it or not.

That kind of development wouldn’t be good... from my perspective, knowing that Kiyotaka-senpai will eventually transfer classes...

Like I said before, Kiyotaka-senpai didn’t enroll in this school to fight strong opponents... he just wants a peaceful school life.

And for that reason... I don’t want to create unnecessary enemies for him, so Kōenji-senpai needs to take first place just like in the original world...

'Good grief... hm? That is...'

As I wandered around the uninhabited island, I spotted a familiar senpai in my line of sight, so I went to call out to him.

"Long time no see~! Sudō-senpai!"

"Oh... isn’t that Amasawa..."

Sudō-senpai, who I paired with during the Partner Written Exam, and another male student seemed to be talking near a tent.

"Wha!? Hey! Ken! Not only Nanase-chan, but you also know another underclassman girl!? You’re really..."

"Ryōtarō! Calm down! Amasawa and I were just paired up for the Partner Written Exam!"

I see~! Well, aside from Sudō-senpai... the fact that the guy called Ryōtarō also knows Tsubasa-chan means that just like in the original world, there’s a possibility she accompanied Kiyotaka-senpai and then joined Sudō-senpai’s group...

"Amasawa-chan, right!? I’m Hondō Ryōtarō from Class 2-D! Nice to meet you!"

"Hondō-senpai, right? Nice to meet you again, I’m Amasawa Ichika from Class 1-A! Are you and Sudō-senpai in a group together?"

"No, there’s one more... a guy named Ike Kanji, but he’s stepped away for now..."

Ah~ Ike-senpai, huh~? Of course! Ichika-chan knows him very well~!

After all... he’s the one who suggested things like princess carry and feeding during a date to Kiyotaka-senpai, who was inexperienced with romance, right?

Maybe I should say something to him someday... half complaint... half thanks...

"So, Amasawa... are you in a solo group?"

"Nope! I’m grouped with Tsubasa-chan and Hōsen-kun~!"

"Haa!? You teamed up with Hōsen? Are you serious? If he does something to you..."

As expected... the moment Sudō-senpai learned I was grouped with Hōsen-kun, he was extremely surprised. At the same time... it seems he’s worried about me too~!

"No need to worry! You know my fighting skills, right, Sudō-senpai?"

"Yeah, I do... but still..."

Sudō-senpai, who knows that I easily handled Hōsen-kun before, reluctantly seemed convinced.

"Lastly, Sudō-senpai... lend me your ear for a moment?"

"What is it?"

Then, I whispered into Sudō-senpai’s ear...

"...Don’t forget about that Hidden Exam... depending on how things go, even you guys in the same year as Kiyotaka-senpai might become targets..."

"Wha..."

Well... Takuya in this world probably isn’t trying to expel Kiyotaka-senpai anyway...

So unlike in the original world, it’s unlikely that Komiya-senpai’s group will get attacked by Takuya... but still, I figured I’d give a light warning out of a bit of playful curiosity~

"Well then, I’ll be going! I hope this turns into a great special exam~!"

After saying just that, I quickly left the area to search for a place to camp out...

Later on... Ichika-chan would come to deeply regret the warning she gave to Sudō-senpai at that moment...