"Really... Sigh, why can't he see it? If he didn't update the key card, even if Miyako suspected Albert was the key card holder, she wouldn't dare to gamble rashly. But this guy actually actively requested an update. Doesn't that make his identity as the last person from Class C on the island obvious?"
Sakaue couldn't understand why Albert trusted Amane so much.
But he knew that Class C had probably already lost.
"Sakaue, lunch is here!"
"Sorry, I don't have much appetite for lunch. You all go ahead and eat."
...1:15 PM.
Shibata left Class D's camp dejectedly. Hirata flatly rejected Ichinose's conditions, and even Horikita showed no intention of speaking up for him.
Yet, he had seriously considered Kanzaki's suggestion, finding nothing unfair about it. It was clearly a win-win situation, so why did Class D refuse so decisively?
Shibata couldn't understand.
Lost in thought, Shibata neglected to observe his surroundings.
So, the moment Albert appeared, Shibata didn't even have time to react before being knocked to the ground with a punch.
The intense pain made Shibata lie on the ground for a full ten minutes before he recovered. Just as he stood up to chase the assailant, he found that Albert had already vanished without a trace.
He completely failed to understand why Albert would attack him, but he learned the crucial information that Albert was still on the island. So, Shibata, ignoring the pain in his face, ran desperately towards Class B's camp.
Amane, hidden in the shadows, witnessed all of this before a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
"Teaching him a lesson certainly feels much better. I hope he'll learn some discretion in the future."
Amane snorted lightly, then leaped down from the small tree.
The reason she asked Albert to attack Shibata, besides letting Class B know that someone from Class C was still active on the island, also contained some personal motives. Although Amane tacitly allowed Horikita to pit him against Ichinose, Amane was still quite wary of popular boys like Shibata, as Amane considered herself not a generous person... Thus, Shibata, who was inexplicably punched, brought the news that Albert was still on the island to Class B.
Suddenly, Class B also became uneasy, fearing that Class C would pull a similar stunt on them, just like they did with Class D's home base.
But just as Class B was still troubled by Albert's matter.
Amane appeared in Class B's camp again.
In the same spot as before, Amane sat cross-legged, her gaze surveying every move of everyone in Class B from above.
"That guy is still watching us there. Seriously, I was planning to have some fun today, how annoying."
Due to Amane's surveillance of Class B, everyone in Class B, who had originally planned to have a wild day, could only complain while hiding in their tents.
Kanzaki was no exception.
He had originally planned to mobilize everyone to roast the corn they had gathered earlier as food, which would save a bento point. But as soon as he saw Amane's somewhat arrogant gaze, he immediately abandoned the idea of having a barbecue outdoors and was forced to use points to continue eating bentos that evening.
Evening.
With a clap of thunder in the sky.
The entire island was once again covered by dark clouds. However, although this heavy rain came somewhat suddenly, it did not have the terrifying rainfall of last time.
Nevertheless, a heavy rain could still easily drench a person.
"Amane, why don't you go into the tent to take shelter from the rain? It's raining too hard outside, you'll catch a cold."
Ichinose, holding a black trash bag filled with sportswear over her head, came to Amane's side and loudly urged her.
Boom!! Rumble rumble---.
The distant lightning and thunder made Ichinose's heart pound.
But Amane, in front of her, seemed as still as an old monk in meditation, completely unaffected by the outside world.
Her gaze pierced through the torrential rain in front of her, looking into the distance.
"I'm fine. I told you not to worry about me. Instead, Ichinose, you should get a good rest tonight. The exam ends tomorrow, and you can't do without enough energy."
Amane smiled and placed her hand on Ichinose's cheek.
The cold fingertips made Ichinose shiver involuntarily.
Looking at Amane, who was drenched like a water ghost but stood motionless, her purpose unknown, Ichinose questioned herself for the first time.
She, Ichinose Honami, perhaps had never truly understood Miyako Amane.
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