"I apologize... if I hadn't fallen and fallen asleep in the forest yesterday, Hoshinomiya-sensei could have arrived here earlier. Perhaps we could have retrieved the key card then. Since the matter has dragged on until now because of me, let me retrieve the key card in this humiliating way. Classmate Ichinose, you don't need to persuade me anymore."
Shibata found an excuse for himself, and then, in front of everyone, he slowly crawled on his knees towards Amane.
"Classmate Shibata..."
Ichinose really wanted to interrupt Shibata's actions.
But Shibata had already knelt. If she interrupted him now, causing Amane to change her mind, it would only make Shibata's humiliation in vain.
"This guy..."
Kanzaki adjusted his glasses.
Shibata's decisive move was something he hadn't expected. He also knew that Shibata must have his own motives for doing this, perhaps even to leak information.
Thinking of this, Kanzaki glanced at Ichinose.
If he were to tell Ichinose now that Shibata was colluding with the enemy, would Ichinose believe him? Kanzaki put a question mark in his heart.
Although Ichinose respected and listened to his opinions on many matters, when it came to issues concerning her own class members, Ichinose tended to be soft-hearted, which Kanzaki saw as her biggest weakness.
If Class B ultimately failed, it would definitely be a failure from within.
Although he, Kanzaki, couldn't be considered a top-tier individual, he still had that much discernment.
Shibata moved very slowly; he crawled the five-meter distance for about seven or eight minutes.
When he reached Amane, and was about to say something, Amane suddenly patted Shibata on the shoulder.
"It seems Class B still has someone willing to endure humiliation. In that case, I will forgive Classmate Kanzaki's provocations and violent actions."
Amane's words turned Kanzaki's face a dark purple. He naturally knew Amane was warning him not to say what shouldn't be said. If he were to threaten her with violence, it would lead back to the source of the problem.
Kanzaki's original plan was to take a beating, then report Amane for using violence to get Class D disqualified. Later, when that plan failed, he intended to fight her to a draw, getting both of them disqualified. But no one expected it to turn out this way.
Where could Kanzaki go to reason?
Shibata was about to subtly hint at the key card holder's name to Amane again when his eyes met Amane's bright, purple ones.
That slightly suggestive look made Shibata realize something.
Seeing that Shibata understood her meaning, Amane smiled, closed her eyes, and then took a step back.
Seeing this, Shibata quickly picked up the key card. The moment he saw the holder's name on the key card, his eyes widened instantly.
Just as Shibata was in a daze,
Amane also pulled out a key card from her pocket with a flick of her wrist.
"How about we play a game? Let's see who can capture all the strongholds first?"
Amane revealed her pearly white teeth.
"But Amane, don't you have a special identity? I remember key cards can only be used by the key card holder and the infiltrator."
Ichinose tilted her head, seemingly not understanding how Amane intended to use this key card.
"No! I get it!"
Kanzaki suddenly shouted as if in a frenzy.
"Ichinose, remember Kouenji who dropped out at the beginning? Kouenji must have been the one with the special identity, and they guessed someone would check Miyako's identity on the first day, so they had Kouenji drop out on the second day to transfer his identity to Miyako. That's why Miyako now has a special identity! And since someone who has been spied on once cannot be spied on again, we've all been fooled! Shibata, give me the key card! Hurry!"
After quickly explaining, Kanzaki shouted loudly at Shibata.
Shibata finally understood Amane's strategy, and the bitterness on his face flashed away.
The monsters this year were too terrifying.
Shibata threw the key card directly to Kanzaki.
"Ichinose, immediately tell everyone to hold back Miyako, quickly!"
Kanzaki shouted at Ichinose as he ran towards Class B's stronghold, which had already finished its cooldown.
At the same time, Amane also moved, rushing towards Class B's water source checkpoint, scaring Ichinose into quickly gathering the tired crowd to stop Amane.
Shibata, leveraging his advantage as a soccer club member, charged to the front to block Amane's movements.
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