The sixth day of the exam.
Ending the day's exam.
Hikigaya and the others returned to the D4 area again and were heading to the lakeside to find a place where they could set up their tents.
Not long after.
A blue lake appeared in their field of vision.
The group finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Today was much more tiring than the previous few days; as fatigue accumulates, the subsequent exams would likely become more and more difficult.
However.
This should be the same for everyone.
Moreover.
They were just normally chasing the designated areas and hadn't participated in too many tasks; they should still be stronger than some people.
Soon.
Hikigaya and Amikura mako were preparing to set up the tent, while Shirami Chihiro sat on the ground, rubbing her thighs with a pained expression on her small face.
Seeing this scene, Hikigaya spoke:
"Shirami-san should rest today; just let me handle the campfire later."
"No need."
Shirano Chihiro hurriedly stood up: "I'll be fine after a little rest."
"No!"
Amikua mako put her hands on her hips, sounding a bit angry: "Chihiro-chan is already almost at her limit. From now on, let Hikki and me do these things, and Chihiro just follow behind."
"But..."
"No buts, Chihiro-chan, don't push yourself too hard."
"I'm sorry..."
Shirami Chihiro lowered her head and said dejectedly: "It's all because I'm too useless."
"It's not like that."
mako said somewhat helplessly: "Chihiro-chan helps me a lot in normal times too; isn't helping each other what partners are for?"
"Yeah."
Hikigaya nodded and said: "Everyone has things they are good and not good at; just leave these things to us."
They had seen all of Shirano Chihiro's hard work.
That was already enough.
Starting from today.
They could already use points to turn on the GPS search function.
Each check required a few points.
But Hikigaya and the others did not use it, although with their current scores, they had some leeway to use this function.
But they were certainly already out of the running for the top three.
Therefore.
Using this function didn't make much sense; this function was basically prepared for the leaders of each class.
They only needed to wait for Ichinose's arrangements on the walkie-talkie.
In addition.
That guy Kōenji actually rushed to second place, and had already widened a significant gap with third place.
This once again broke Hikigaya's inherent perceptions.
He had originally thought the guy had gone all out from the beginning and would definitely lose steam as time passed.
Clearly.
Kōenji hadn't; he was truly a freak.
It's better not to treat people like Kōenji and Ayanokōji as ordinary humans.
Soon.
The tent was set up.
A tall girl with white hair reaching her waist arrived in this area, clearly also preparing to camp here.
Across a certain distance.
Amikura mako and the others couldn't help but look over there; Hikigaya had a deep impression of her.
Third-year Class B.
Kiryūin Fūka.
Academic and physical abilities both A+.
Her OAA score ranked first in the entire school.
However.
Her figure was not seen among the top ten.
Also taking the exam solo.
Kiryūin, with physical ability A+, didn't enter the top ten, while Kōenji rushed to second, which shows how freakish Kōenji is.
Since they weren't acquainted.
And the surrounding space was very ample.
Hikigaya and the others had no intention of going over to say hello, yet Kiryūin, for some reason, walked over to this side.
"You must be Hikigaya from second-year Class B..."
Kiryūin walked up to Hikigaya, the corners of her mouth turning up slightly.
"Uh... yes."
Hikigaya was a bit bewildered, but still responded honestly: "Does Senior have something she needs?"
Upon closer inspection.
This senior was actually as tall as he was; no wonder she could suppress Nagumo Miyabi and rank first in the whole school on the OAA.
"Ho?"
Kiryūin crossed her arms and nodded with satisfaction:
"Calling me Senior, it seems you know me; that saves me the time for a self-introduction."
"Ha..."
Hikigaya did not respond.
A normal person would probably introduce themselves before speaking; clearly, Kiryūin was not a normal person.
A self-centered, impolite fellow!
"After all, Kiryūin-senpai is very famous for being number one in the school."
Amikura mako spoke up: "Does Senior have something she needs?"
"What rank are you guys now?"
Kiryūin Fūka asked directly.
The tablet only showed information for the top and bottom ten; everything else could only be asked in person.
"69."
It wasn't something difficult to answer, so Hikigaya nodded indifferently.
"Oh?"
Kiryūin looked at Hikigaya, raising an eyebrow:
"So weak? I originally thought you were a more interesting fellow; was the matter with the class vote last time just a coincidence?"
Clearly.
Not only did Hikigaya know her, but Kiryūin had also long heard of Hikigaya's name.
The matter during the class vote.
Had become a hot topic among the upperclassmen.
Even Kiryūin believed she couldn't have done better.
Although passing the exam wasn't hard, the idea truly exceeded Kiryūin's expectations.
Therefore.
Kiryūin had always been somewhat curious about this interesting fellow, but she just never had the chance to meet him.
Happening to meet him this time.
She didn't hesitate to want to get to know him.
Unfortunately.
The grade truly disappointed her; maybe that time was just a coincidence after all.
"Ha..."
Hikigaya awkwardly did not respond.
What does my being interesting or not have to do with you?
This kind of self-centered person was truly the type he was not good at dealing with.
"It's not like that..."
Just as she was about to speak.
Feeling Kiryūin's sharp gaze, Shirano Chihiro's voice instantly became faint.
"It's because everyone is taking care of me; otherwise, Hikki's and Asako-chan's grades would definitely be better."
"Strength is strength!"
Hearing this, Kiryūin Fūka sneered: "Even if you're carrying a burden, the fact is that multi-person groups have an advantage over solo groups; only being able to get 69th place shows that his strength is nothing more than that; even alone, I'm currently at 12th."
"Nani?"
Amikura mako and Shirami Chihiro were slightly stunned; Hikigaya also didn't speak.
Impressive.
So this is the strength of the OAA's school number one.
Even as one person, she could surpass most multi-person groups.
This was enough to explain the high level of this school; unfortunately, it still wasn't as good as Kōenji.
Speaking of which.
Why did he have to stand here and be ridiculed by a senior he didn't know...
"Then let me ask tentatively."
After speaking, Kiryūin turned to look at Hikigaya again: "Using all your trump cards, what rank could you get?"
"Uh..."
Hikigaya was slightly stunned.
He still decided to try thinking about it; it would be best if he could brush off this troublesome senior.
Given the current situation.
Seeing the terrifying strength of Nagumo Miyabi and Kōenji.
To ask if it was possible to win the exam.
The answer was.
Naturally, yes.
The top three might be a bit difficult.
Being conservative, the top ten, Hikigaya felt he could still achieve it.
"Top ten, maybe?"
Hikigaya nodded.
If he were allowed to host this exam from the very beginning, aiming for the top three within the top ten should still be no problem.
Of course.
He would likely fail the exam because no one would listen to him...