Mashima-sensei's words instantly silenced the somewhat chaotic beach.
After a brief moment of shock, the students immediately became excited.
"So, as long as we put up with it for a week... our allowance will increase significantly starting next month, right!"
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah to your head.
You've probably forgotten you still owe Ryuen millions in debt.
Even if Class D gets high scores in this exam, it'll be hard to keep the points.
Your allowance will still only be 5,000 points.
But it's not all bad. After Class D's points increase, the time to pay off the debt will shorten, and then you can end the days of struggling with insufficient living expenses early.
Also, although on the surface this exam doesn't seem like a written test with obvious differences, there is one issue...
That is, this exam isn't like a written test where you fight alone relying entirely on individual ability. Instead, it's an exam that heavily tests teamwork.
Since it's a team exam, you need someone who can order all the students in the class to act together. That's the basic requirement.
Class A has Katsuragi, Class B has Ichinose, and Class C has Ryuen. All three can restrain their classmates to some extent.
But unfortunately, Class D has nothing.
Neither Hirata nor Kushida has that ability. Hirata has the ability to do it, but he compromises too much.
As for Kushida...
Don't be ridiculous. She doesn't have the potential to be a leader.
As for the others, haha, they're far from qualified.
From the start of the exam, Class D fell directly into a passive position, and these guys don't even realize it.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated.
These guys can't even do the most basic thing, knowing themselves. How the heck are they going to win?
Sometimes it's not that Kamio Tatsuya doesn't want to give them a hand, it's that these guys really don't need to be helped.
If only Class D students could listen a little, like the students in A or B, or at least like the students in Class C, Kamio Tatsuya wouldn't have given up so early in the school year.
Kamio Tatsuya is sure that these people will argue about this exam sooner or later.
"Now we will distribute the guidebooks. Although replacements can be issued if they are lost, it will cost points, so please take good care of them.
If someone has to withdraw from the exam, either voluntarily or due to something unavoidable, 30 initial points will be deducted.
Since Class A has one person absent, 30 points are deducted directly, and the initial points become 270. That's all."
Thirty points were deducted right away. The other classes all looked sideways at Class A, but the students in Class A didn't show any signs of being shaken by it.
As expected of Class A. If something like this happened in Class D, it would immediately be a disaster.
Sigh, I don't want to participate in this stupid exam either.
Kamio Tatsuya sighed, but there was nothing he could do. Before he got enough points to transfer classes, Kamio Tatsuya now had to do some things he didn't want to do.
After Mashima-sensei announced the end of the meeting, the four classes consciously separated and gathered in their own areas.
"So, if we put up with it for a week... our allowance will increase significantly starting next month, right!"
Put up with it?
What, are you a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
All you know is to put up with it?
If this exam was just about putting up with it, then the people who make the tests at this school could just go die, because that would be too simple.
The boys in Class D were immersed in dreams of getting a lot of points next month, while the girls were discussing what to buy with these 300 points.
Chabashira-sensei carried a box over and took out a watch.
This watch could check the time, and also detect things like body temperature and pulse. It even had a satellite positioning system.
In addition, there was an emergency contact button. Pressing it would send out a distress signal.
Kamio Tatsuya understood why. Although the island was only half a square kilometer, it was still an island with relatively complex terrain.
Although there probably weren't any wild animals, the terrain alone could be dangerous for students without any experience in survival.
And the watch couldn't be taken off manually before the end of the exam, otherwise there would be a penalty. This was of course to ensure the safety of the students.
If students had problems during this kind of exam, that would be a big problem for the school. After all, students come to school to study, not to risk their lives.
Everyone didn't sign a life or death contract.
While she was explaining, the students all got their watches and put them on their wrists.
"Is this okay? Won't it break if it gets wet or dropped?"
"Don't worry, this watch is completely waterproof. If it breaks by accident, you can replace it for free."
Kamio Tatsuya wasn't surprised by this, because judging by how skilled the teachers were, this probably wasn't the first time they had held this type of deserted island exam.
Maybe the second and third year students are having similar exams on other islands right now, just like the first years.
"Chabashira-sensei, we have to live on this island for a week. If we choose not to use points, we have to find a way to solve living problems ourselves, right?"
"Yes, the school will not interfere with your decisions at all. You have to prepare your own food and water, and even tents if you don't have enough.
Thinking about how to solve these problems is also part of the exam. Even if you ask me, I won't answer."
"No problem." Ike said enthusiastically, "For food, we can catch some fish in the river and pick some fruit on the trees. For shelter, we can use leaves and wood. Even if it damages my health, I'll do my best."
Haha, hearing Ike's words, Kamio Tatsuya thought of the TV shows he had seen in his past life.
They said that when there wasn't enough food, they would go hunting in the mountains, and one person could hunt 500 kilograms of meat a day, and then a hundred people could hunt 50,000 kilograms of meat.
At the time, Kamio Tatsuya wanted to curse the writers.
Putting aside whether one person could hunt 500 kilograms of prey a day and the issue of preservation.
Does the entire mountain even have 50,000 kilograms of prey?
Similarly, if Ike's method works, wouldn't the other classes imitate it?
The island isn't small, but there are 159 people in four classes. Kamio Tatsuya doesn't think the island has enough food to feed that many people.
Even if the total amount of food is enough, can these students who don't use their limbs manage to catch enough food to feed the whole class?
And most importantly, Kamio Tatsuya doesn't think the school will just sit back and watch the students mess around and damage their health.
Sure enough, Kamio Tatsuya hadn't finished thinking when Chabashira Sae denied Ike's plan.
"Ike, sadly, things may not go according to your plan. The last page lists the point deduction review items. That's extremely important information that symbolizes this special exam. Whether or not you use it is up to you."
Hearing Chabashira-sensei's words, Hirata, who was holding the user manual, quickly flipped to the last page and checked the point deduction items.
There weren't many items listed, only four.
○ If the school determines that someone is obviously unwell or seriously injured and unable to continue, 30 points will be deducted and the student will withdraw from the exam.
○ When polluting the environment is found, 20 points will be deducted.
○ Roll call will be taken every day at 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. 5 points will be deducted per person for each absence.
○ If students commit violence, looting, damage property, etc. against other classes, the student's class will be immediately disqualified and all private points of the person involved will be confiscated.
Except for the fourth type, the other three are designed to prevent students from messing around.
"Ike, it's your freedom to mess around, but as long as ten students become unwell, you'll lose all the points from this exam and everything will turn to bubbles."
That's right. This isn't the first time they've held this kind of exam. How could they be so incomplete?
In this way, the endurance competition is declared bankrupt. Congratulations, congratulations!
"In other words, it's unavoidable to use a certain number of points."
At this time, a girl in the class said this.
Kamio Tatsuya remembered her because Kushida had mentioned her name when she was venting in his room.
Her name was Shinohara or something. She was a friend of Hirata's girlfriend, Karuizawa Kei.
Kushida not only called her an ugly woman, but also said that she was always self-righteous.
Whether or not she's self-righteous is another matter, Kamio Tatsuya thinks her statement is correct, but it was quickly rejected by the geniuses of Class D.
"I object to giving up so easily at the beginning. We should try to endure as much as possible from the beginning, and then endure until we can't endure anymore."
"But it'll be bad if our bodies break down."
"Don't say such discouraging things. Isn't the exam about endurance!"
Dumbasses, tell that to your bodies.
See, these guys are arguing again. Hirata is useless, unable to unify their opinions at all.
He only compromises and tries to find a balance between the two sides.
But this fragile balance is likely to collapse as long as there is a little outside force. As for Kushida, her personality means that she can't stand up at this time.
What's needed now is a strong leader, someone who can suppress all opponents. Class C's Ryuen would be suitable.
But Class D...
Has none.
While the students were arguing, Kamio Tatsuya quietly took the exam instructions manual from Hirata and started reading.
In addition to things like tents or cooking utensils, they can even directly provide ready-made food.
And besides that, there are things like walkie-talkies, digital cameras, parasols, barbecue sets, and even jet skis.
And Kamio Tatsuya remembers that Mashima-sensei just said that even if something isn't on the list, you can buy it with points as long as the school can get it.
After hearing the rules, Horikita Suzune raised her hand and asked, "Chabashira-sensei, if there are people who quit after all 300 points have been used up, what will happen?"
"That will only increase the number of people withdrawing from the exam. The number of points will remain unchanged at zero. There will be no other impact, and there will be no negative scores."
This is as Mashima-sensei said, no matter how badly you mess up, there will be no negative impact, except for the fourth point deduction item.
In that case, the class won't be affected, but all private points will be deducted.
Next, Chabashira Sae continued the topic: "The school is providing a large tent that can be used by eight adults, weighing almost fifteen kilograms. If the assigned items are damaged or lost, the school will not provide any help at all. If you want a new tent, you will have to use points to buy it again."
"Sensei, where will the roll calls be held?"
"Each homeroom teacher will set up a base near their class's base camp. Once you've decided on a location, report it to me. Roll calls will be held there.
Also, once you decide on your base camp, you can't change the location without a good reason. The other classes are the same."
Saying this, Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Kushida, wondering what she could do after knowing the news a few hours in advance.
Never mind, I'll give her a hint later.
"Next is an additional rule, there are locations set up by the school suitable for camping all over this island. These locations are generally distributed in caves, streams, flat land or places with food.
Each location can be occupied and the right to use it can be obtained. Simply swipe this card each time, each swipe allows you to use the location for eight hours and receive one temporary point."
The students in Class D looked at Chabashira Sae's hand. It looked like a green card, the same size as a bank card.
"These temporary points cannot be used during the exam, but will be added to the class points along with the remaining points after the exam."
"Great!"
"There's actually a way to do this."
"We have to get all of these points!"
Seeing the impatient students, Chabashira-sensei began to continue explaining: "I can understand your feelings, but this rule has great risks. You have to discuss and then decide whether or not to use it. Including these, everything is written in the guide manual."
Kamio Tatsuya also flipped the user manual to the corresponding page through the table of contents. The explanation about leaders and key cards was clearly written below.
○ A dedicated key card is required to occupy a location.
○ You will get one point each time you occupy a location, and you can use the occupied locations freely.
○ Using a location occupied by another class without permission will be penalized by 50 points.
○ Only the person who becomes the leader can use the key card.
○ The leader cannot be changed without a valid reason.
○ Only one leader can exist for each class at the same time.
In addition, there's the risky item that Chabashira Sae mentioned.
At the end of the exam, each class is given the right to guess the leaders of the other classes. If you can correctly guess the other party's leader, you can get an additional 50 point bonus.
If you guess wrong, 50 points will be deducted from the final total score.
This is a choice where risk and opportunity coexist.
And if other classes guess their own class's leader, not only will 50 points be deducted, but even the temporary points earned from hard work occupying locations will be voided.
This also means that if you act carelessly to get locations, the other classes might see through the leader and suffer heavy losses.
You not only have to find a way to find out the identity of enemy leaders, but also defend the identity of your own leader. So, is this exam a survival exam, or a spy game?
Interesting, since it's a spy game, should I play a game of Mission: Impossible?
Sounds very interesting.
I'll give you a candy as a reward for taking the bait, kid.
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