The next morning.
Hikigaya suddenly woke up from a dream.
He was bewitched by that little succubus Sakayanagi yesterday. Clearly, she lacked stamina yet still liked to force herself, showing off how excellent she was.
Now he suddenly realized.
Although he said he would do his best to graduate from Class A, he couldn't even pass this uninhabited island special exam.
Summer vacation was approaching.
People around had probably already decided on their teams, yet he was still all alone.
Being alone wasn't necessarily bad.
But Hikigaya had self-knowledge~.
Hoshinomiya-sensei had clearly stated that in this exam—the more people there were, the more advantageous it would be.
With his strength.
Passing the exam alone was almost an absolute impossibility.
Even.
There was a high probability of falling into the bottom five groups.
Suffering the penalty of expulsion!
"Haha."
Hikigaya let out two dry laughs.
Forget it.
When the time comes, I'll just use six million to cancel the expulsion penalty.
However.
Thinking that he would lose six million personal points for such a stupid reason.
Hikigaya's heart was simply breaking.
Although most of this money was the inheritance left behind by Horikita Manabu, and could be considered an unearned gain.
But this was his money now!
Thinking of this.
Glancing at Sakayanagi Arisu, who was breathing evenly with a smile at the corner of her mouth, Hikigaya carefully picked up his phone and opened the OAA.
Class B had established a cooperative relationship with A.
Even without this relationship, given Class B's personality, it wouldn't be hard to find suitable teammates. Hikigaya skipped ahead and clicked on the team information for A.
Kitou Hayato.
Only one person remained who hadn't teamed up.
The avatar in the photo had a pale face and a fierce expression like a demon; Hikigaya directly gave up.
In Class C, only Ibuki Mio remained without a team.
In Class D, there were three: Kouenji Rokusuke, Horikita Suzune, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
"That's true..."
Hikigaya let out a helpless sigh.
At this time.
Even loners who weren't good at socializing had likely reluctantly formed a team to avoid the expulsion penalty.
What was left.
Were all fellows who weren't weak and preferred to take the exam alone.
They likely had no intention of teaming up.
And.
The school also had requirements for team members.
Either persuade Kouenji with Ayanokouji or Kitou to form a three-boy group.
Or persuade Ibuki and Horikita Suzune to form a one-boy, two-girl group.
Whichever it was.
Hikigaya truly didn't want to team up with these people; not a single one was easy to get along with!
"Sigh..."
Hikigaya let out a sigh.
He could only blame himself for not taking the exam to heart before.
If it were earlier, there should have been a few people left who weren't good at socializing, though with his current reputation, the possibility of being rejected was even greater.
Year 2, Class B.
Hikigaya sat in his seat with a face full of worry.
If he had to choose between Ayanokouji, Kouenji, Kitou, or the option of Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune.
He still leaned toward Ibuki Mio's side.
At least even if they didn't speak.
He felt they would deal with the exam with all their might, and wouldn't do anything he couldn't understand.
The problem lay.
In how to persuade Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio.
Both of their physical abilities were above Hikigaya's, and with his current reputation, it would likely be hard to gain the trust of Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio.
Rejection was almost a certainty.
Even if he paid personal points as compensation, it had to be limited to within six million; otherwise, it would be better to just give up on the exam.
"Sigh..."
Hikigaya let out a sigh, somewhat helpless.
Thinking it over, spending six million personal points to skip the exam was the most reliable.
"Hikki?"
Ichinose, who was beside him, asked in confusion: "Why are you looking so worried? Did something happen?"
"Oh, no."
Hearing this, Hikigaya came to his senses and shook his head: "I was just thinking about what to do for this exam."
"Eh?"
Ichinose was slightly stunned, and Shirami Chihiro beside her was also momentarily stunned. The matter of teaming up had already ended almost a month ago; they had almost forgotten about it while playing.
"Sorry, I almost forgot."
Ichinose felt a bit self-reproachful.
These past few days, with Kamuro and Sakayanagi, she had been almost dizzy with busyness.
After finishing.
Ichinose then became serious.
"Hikki, can I ask you to form a team with Mako-chan and Chihiro-chan?"
"Eh?"
Hikigaya looked up at the two of them, slightly confused: "Haven't you guys teamed up yet?"
"Yeah."
Amikura Mako looked at Ichinose and smiled: "Hikki's state seemed a bit off a while ago, so Honami-chan asked us to wait for you to team up together."
"This..."
Hikigaya looked at Ichinose in front of him, feeling somewhat moved.
He didn't expect Ichinose to have already considered it for him; even if they kept their distance, Ichinose was always thinking of him.
"But..."
Hikigaya's words were slightly hesitant: "If you team up with me, it'll probably be hard to form a large group later. It might be better if you invited Horikita or Ibuki-san."
With his current reputation.
Except for Katsuragi or people from his own class, others likely wouldn't want to form a group with him.
"It's not that."
Ichinose smiled and explained:
"The main idea is for Hikki and Mako-chan to lead Chihiro-chan together and try to avoid falling into the bottom five groups. Such a thing would likely be hard for the remaining few to agree to."
"I'm sorry..."
Shirami Chihiro lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "I've caused trouble for you all."
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"No."
Hikigaya shook his head and said helplessly: "Putting Amikura aside for now, how could I possibly lead anyone?"
Although Ichinose seemed to be considering not just him but also the overall situation of the class.
Wanting two middle-level players to carry one weak one.
But putting Amikura Mako aside for now, he was also on the weaker side of the middle range.
Finally.
It would likely be Amikura Mako carrying the two of them, which was truly too unsafe.
"Hikki, you're still as humble as before."
Amikura Mako revealed a helpless smile.
Ichinose, who was beside her, was instead stunned and asked in confusion:
"Hikki, haven't you looked at your evaluation on the OAA yet?"
"Yeah, is there a problem?"
Hearing this.
Hikigaya somewhat suspiciously opened the OAA on his phone.
Year 2 Class B: Hikigaya Hachiman.
Academic Ability: B
Physical Ability: B-
Judgment: A+
Social Contribution: E
Comprehensive Ability: B-
"This is?"
Hikigaya was suddenly stunned.
It seemed that because of two consecutive months of crazy training and study, his academic ability and physical ability had both risen a notch.
Correspondingly, his social contribution had dropped directly to E.
His comprehensive ability evaluation had also reached B-, making him one of the relatively upper-middle tier members of this school!
Even the physical abilities of Horikita Suzune and Kamuro Masumi.
Were only B+.
Although they had all studied fighting techniques, so their combat strength was calculated separately.
But in terms of stamina, the gap was at least no longer large.
He was still a boy and could go up a level compared to girls.
Although he might just be someone who had just stepped into the B-rank realm, considered at the bottom among B-rank experts.
But B-rank was B-rank.
By no means could the ants of C-rank compare.
Leading someone should be no problem.
"Then there's no problem."
Hikigaya's tone was a bit proud; it seemed that such crazy training had some benefits after all.
"Then it's decided. You guys hurry up and form the team."
Hearing Ichinose's words, the three of them quickly sent out team invitations on the OAA and formed a team.
"As for the leader of this group."
Ichinose looked around, and her gaze finally landed on Amikura Mako:
"Let Mako-chan take the role."
"Eh?"
Amikura Mako was suddenly confused: "Wouldn't it be better to let Hikki be the leader?"
"No, I can't. You should do it."
Hikigaya quickly shook his head.
This was clearly a judgment made rationally by Ichinose, and Hikigaya had self-knowledge regarding his own character.
Besides lacking social skills.
He had many other shortcomings.
He truly wasn't suitable for being a leader.