As the sky was just beginning to lighten, feeling the lingering coolness in the air because the sun hadn't yet risen, a black-haired girl with delicate features sat up from her sleeping bag.
She glanced at the watch she hadn't taken off these past few days. The time was about 6:30 AM. As a very disciplined person who never oversleeps, Suzune Horikita generally wakes up early every day.
Today was the third day of the desert island exam, and she felt her forehead which was a little hot and sighed bitterly.
Actually, the girl had realized that her body was having problems for a while. She had some faint cold symptoms on the cruise ship, but Suzune Horikita never thought that the school would hold such a harsh desert island exam.
But now that things had come to this, her indomitable nature immediately occupied the high ground of her thoughts after the special exam arrived, forcing Suzune Horikita to decide to rely on her willpower to get through this exam.
She quietly made her bed, glanced at the other girls in her class who were sleeping soundly, and then reached into her pants pocket to touch the cold object inside: this was Class C's key card for the exam.
Yes, Suzune Horikita was actually the leader of Class C. When the topic was discussed in the class, she didn't know why the heavy burden suddenly fell on her.
Whether it was being forced into it or being pushed into it, in order to prove her growth, the girl finally accepted this important task and wanted to actively lead the class to win this exam.
Although that was what she thought, in the past few days, Class C had one trouble after another.
First of all, that arrogant Koenji student, who chose to withdraw from the exam alone after the end of the first day, directly causing the class to lose 30 points.
The points, which were precious and could be converted into class evaluation points, were wasted like that. In addition, the students in the class also had a somewhat outrageous attitude when facing this exam. They insisted on using points to exchange for supplies for many things that could be gotten through with a little patience.
However, Hirata, as the class leader, had no way to do anything about it. Although he was gentle, he had no way to refuse the requests made by the students, especially the girls, so Class C had consumed quite a few points so far.
As for the last thing, that was the short-haired girl sleeping in the corner of the girls' tent, with short light green hair and her school bag next to her.
Her name was Shiho Manabe, and she was not a student in Class C, but was "picked up" by the students in the class yesterday. Although Suzune Horikita had also heard that Class D had given up the exam, she was a little surprised to see everyone so easily accepting members of other classes.
Although she was skeptical, the girl didn't have any good solutions. Class C had already occupied a base, so they had to maintain an eight-hour interval for punching cards, and neither she nor anyone else could accept giving up the extra points at the base.
So all she could do at the moment was to keep her distance from the other party at all times, carefully hide her key card, and prevent any exposure from happening.
After taking a deep breath, Suzune Horikita walked out of the tent to wash up. After finishing this, she decided to go out to collect supplies first.
One reason was that it was early morning and the weather was still quite cool. If she waited until the sun came out, her already weak body due to the cold would probably feel even worse.
Another reason was that the members of the class who collected supplies were assigned into simple groups, and the member of the black-haired girl's group was that Kushida girl whom she didn't like very much, so Suzune Horikita decided to go first by herself.
After collecting the required amount for today, she could rest in the camp for a while.
This was the simple rule that Class C had initially promoted: everyone had to serve the class, and it was impossible to wait for others to prepare meals for you. You had to make your own contribution. Although some people slacked off, it was generally progressing smoothly.
Having already spent two nights in the forest, Suzune Horikita's initial discomfort with the unfamiliar environment had long since dissipated. The only thing that made her feel uncomfortable now was the dizziness caused by her illness, but the symptoms weren't very severe at the moment, so she thought she could hold on for a while.
After wandering around in the forest for a while, Suzune Horikita felt her head was a little dizzy, so she found a relatively clean tree and leaned on it.
Although a cold isn't a serious illness, it's still quite uncomfortable when it really breaks out. Not only does it make you feel weak all over, but you also have a sore throat, dizziness, and a series of other symptoms.
"Huff."
The black-haired girl, who was squinting her eyes slightly, felt that her dizzy head hadn't improved, so she felt her forehead after a daze.
Just then, Suzune Horikita heard the rustling of shoes stepping on the bushes, and then a figure appeared in front of her.
"Eh, Horikita-san, why are you here alone?"
This voice...is a little familiar.
The black-haired girl tried hard to open her eyes to see who the figure standing in front of her was.
It was a boy, carrying a bag in his hand, looking at her with a slightly surprised expression...
Hikaru Hashima!
Suzune Horikita quickly recognized him, after all, the boy's figure and appearance were quite recognizable.
"Hashima-kun?"
"It's me. But looking at you like this, you really are sick?"
Hikaru Hashima looked closely at the black-haired girl leaning against the tree. Her delicate little face had an abnormal flush, and her breathing seemed a little erratic.
Remembering the previous meeting, the boy quickly made a judgment in his heart: this guy probably had a cold.
When the other party got closer, Suzune Horikita felt a little nervous for some reason. Although she wasn't feeling well, she still understood that she and the boy in front of her were currently in a class competition relationship, and she still had the key card in her pocket.
"Don't be so nervous, I just wanted to confirm your condition."
Hikaru Hashima smiled faintly. Although the black-haired girl was a member of another class, logically speaking, he didn't need to care about her. If Suzune Horikita really couldn't hold on and fell down, judging from the girl's own ability, it would definitely greatly reduce Class C's combat power.
However, doing so did not conform to the boy's code of conduct, even for the sake of victory, he did not need to be inhumane to this point.
"What do you want..."
Looking at the boy getting closer and closer, Suzune Horikita glared at him, but she couldn't exert any strength in her body, so she looked like a cute young beast, although she wanted to put on a aggressive appearance, she didn't have the slightest sense of oppression.
"Pa."
Hikaru Hashima directly reached out and touched the other party's forehead, and sure enough, it felt a little hot. If she didn't take medicine immediately, it might get worse.
"!"
Feeling the male aura coming towards her, and his hand was placed on her forehead, Suzune Horikita's expression changed, and she immediately planned to explode.
But the next moment, the girl felt the other party's hand move away immediately, followed by a very calm sentence.
"Although I don't know why Horikita-san you have to hold on to this point, but after all, I promised Horikita-senpai's condition. If you really have any problems in this exam, I'm afraid he will come to me then."
"So I will provide Horikita-san with an idea: you stay here and don't move. Wait for me to get something over here, can you do that?"
"..."
"A cold shouldn't affect hearing, right, Horikita-san?" Hikaru Hashima stared at the other party's purplish-red eyes, saying word by word: "Can you understand what I mean?"
"What are you going to do?" the girl asked weakly.
"What else can I do, go get you medicine."
Hikaru Hashima reached out and supported the girl's shoulder, and then moved Suzune Horikita to a relatively flat lawn nearby to sit down. If you were weak, sitting was always better than standing.
"Then I'll take that as your agreement. Wait for me here."
After dropping this sentence, Hikaru Hashima quickly turned and ran away, leaving only the black-haired girl with a dazed expression sitting in place.
Get medicine for me?
But cold medicine should require points to exchange for it.
She reached out and touched her forehead, the temperature transmitted from her fingertips was quite obvious, and it was indeed getting worse.
"Huff, what a mess..."
Suzune Horikita sighed, although she didn't like Hikaru Hashima always using her brother's affairs to force her to do things she didn't want to do, but after hearing the other party's words just now, the girl felt some other feelings in her heart for some reason.
Is he worried about me?
Or is it because he received benefits from her brother, so he is helping me?
Suzune Horikita was a little confused, but since it had already come to this point, she would tentatively accept this Hashima-kun's arrangement.
Anyway, she had agreed to the other party's difficult request several times before, so it was all an equal exchange.
On the other hand, Hikaru Hashima, who was accelerating, recalled what happened in the morning. After he woke up today, he directly spent 20,000 system funds to exchange for the [Lucky Amulet] refreshed in the [Trade Store].
Then the boy left Class A's camp alone in advance, wanting to see if he could use the good luck of this [Lucky Amulet] to detect some key information.
As a result, he did not find any information, but instead encountered a girl in the forest who looked very weak due to illness.
Hikaru Hashima looked at the item description, and the expression on his face was a little dumbfounded.
[Lucky Amulet]
[After wearing, it can increase the host's luck value, perhaps unexpected lucky events will occur in some cases. ]
"Really, is the so-called lucky event really referring to this? Not quite the same as I thought."