Today is the fourth day since arriving on the island.
After taking attendance, Chabashira-sensei announced the results of yesterday's spy observations.
Class A chose to observe Class D's Hirata Yousuke; Hirata Yousuke has no special status.
Class B chose to observe Class D's Karuizawa Kei; Karuizawa Kei has no special status.
Class C did not choose anyone to observe.
Class D did not choose anyone to observe.
The special ability of the spy role is limited to this.
The effect of observation is merely to confirm individuals with special status; it is already the fourth day.
Except for Class D, the special status holders of the other three classes have all been exposed.
The special status holders in Class A are Katsuragi Kohei and Totsuka Yahiko; Totsuka can be said to be Katsuragi's most capable follower, similar to the relationship between Sakayanagi and Kamuro.
The special status holders in Class B are Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji; this should be the result of collective agreement within Class B.
Surprisingly easy to guess.
It seems that because the spy role this time has the same authority as the key card holder, even if there's no need to hide, it can still cause confusion for others.
So Class B usually doesn't intend to conceal it.
The special status holders in Class C are Ryuuen Kakeru and Shiina Hiyori.
According to the information currently known, Shiina Hiyori is the key card holder, and Ryuuen Kakeru is the spy.
It also seems very similar to their individual personalities.
Only Class D successfully avoided three consecutive days of observation, which can almost be called a miracle.
Four main figures from Class D were observed over three days, and none of them turned out to be special status holders, which is quite amusing.
During these three days, other classes observed Miyako Amane, Horikita Suzune, Hirata Yousuke, and Karuizawa Kei from Class D, and none of the four had special status.
This made the remaining Classes A and B obviously a bit anxious.
So much so that they secretly allied.
Hmm? How did I know they allied?
Class A chose to observe Hirata Yousuke, and Class B observed Karuizawa Kei.
Would it be such a coincidence to avoid each other under normal circumstances?
According to common thinking, after observing a group of active individuals, the next step would definitely be to start with someone who has a certain level of popularity, like Hirata Yousuke.
Hirata Yousuke can be said to be a definite target for investigation.
But Class B just happened to choose Karuizawa Kei, avoiding wasting an opportunity by checking the same person.
It's too much of a coincidence.
A coincidence that makes one want to laugh.
However, since Classes A and B intend to cooperate, the immediate priority becomes how to break up their alliance.
Amane needs to find the stragglers of Class C today.
Therefore, the task of breaking up the alliance and establishing contact with Sakayanagi's faction in Class A was entirely dumped on Ayanokoji by Amane.
For this, Ayanokoji even complained.
But Amane completely ignored him.
It would be a real idiot not to make good use of a handy weapon when one has it.
After bidding farewell to Horikita, Amane entered the forest alone, on her way to find the last student of Class C.
Ayanokoji, on the other hand, looked at Class B's camp, completely at a loss.
If it was just to establish contact with Sakayanagi's faction in Class A, Ayanokoji would have a way to complete it.
But breaking up the alliance... and without any information beforehand, this is simply putting Ayanokoji in a difficult position.
"Although being trusted is something to be happy about, it would be great if things could be simpler."
Ayanokoji had no idea what to do next.
His social skills compared to Horikita's could be described as an evenly matched contest, both of them being equally bad.
It's possible Ayanokoji might even win by a slight margin.
Sometimes Ayanokoji couldn't understand why Amane dared to entrust the fate of the class to someone whose social skills were infinitely close to zero like him.
Even if Hirata came, as long as he could communicate with people, he would be able to obtain some information.
But the current situation is that he doesn't know how to communicate with the people in Class B, even though he previously took a risk and contacted someone from Class C, and obtained crucial evidence against Ryuuen and Class C from her.
However, all the information about that person came from the assistance of Sakayanagi and Kouenji.
Ayanokoji was merely acting as a runner.
The current situation is even worse than before; there is no one who can assist him.
He can only rely on himself to complete this arduous mission now.
Just as Ayanokoji was about to openly enter Class B's camp, a familiar voice called out to him.
"You are... Ayanokoji-kun?"
Shibata, holding dry branches in his hands, thought for a moment and finally remembered the name of the person in front of him.
"I am Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from Class D; you are Classmate Shibata, right?"
Ayanokoji also remembered the other person's name, but he was a bit unsure, as they had only met once, so Ayanokoji cautiously confirmed with Shibata.
"That's right, I'm Shibata Sō from Class B. I didn't expect to see Ayanokoji-kun here. Are you looking for someone from our class? I can lead the way for you."
Shibata Sō enthusiastically asked Ayanokoji's purpose.
Speaking of which, the first time Shibata Sō heard the name Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was from the girls.
The reason was that he heard from the girls about some kind of ranking list for the most handsome boys in the entire grade.
Shibata Sō, with his handsome appearance, the fame boost from the soccer club, and his gentle and kind personality, was undoubtedly at the top of the list, even higher than Hirata's ranking.
The top few names on that list were all well-known boys in the first year, but this Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was someone he had never heard of.
So, by a twist of fate, he met Ayanokoji through Hirata, who was also in the soccer club, and treated him to a drink.
That's how they got to know each other.
However, they couldn't be said to have any deep relationship, just a fleeting acquaintance.
Despite this, Shibata treated Ayanokoji quite warmly.
But such warmth was like torture for Ayanokoji.
His purpose here was to investigate whether Class B and Class A had formed a substantial alliance.
He hadn't even started acting when he was discovered, and then asked who he was looking for.
If he answered that he was just here to look around, it would definitely arouse suspicion. A normal Class D student casually wandering into Class B's camp to look around.
Who would believe that?
And even being honest wouldn't be good.
Assuming Ayanokoji chose to confess to Shibata that he was here to gather information, Shibata would certainly understand, because Class B had done similar things, and such actions do not violate school rules, so even if he confessed, Class B couldn't do anything to Ayanokoji.
The advantage of confessing is that it can fully explain why Ayanokoji appeared here, but the disadvantage is also obvious: Class B would become more vigilant, and this would significantly increase the overall difficulty of the task Amane gave him.
Thinking of this, Ayanokoji spoke without hesitation.
"I'm here to see Classmate Ichinose. Classmate Amane has something she wants me to tell Class B's Classmate Ichinose. If it's convenient, I hope Classmate Shibata can take me to see Classmate Ichinose."
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