139 Chapter 3: A Battle Against Solitude
Remove the cobwebs entangled in the clothes and slowly unload the backpack from the back.
The uninhabited island test, which marks the 9th day, was still a hot and humid day.
I reached the designated area of the 4th place safely, and I exhaled heavily. I managed to reach the desired location as planned.
The sweat that stood out on the forehead slowly passed through the bridge of my nose, so I wiped it with my arm.
The ban was lifted at 3 pm, and the 4th basic movement was a large movement from H9 to D5. It was quite a painstaking task to arrive at the destination in time.
one issue that could be picked up along the way also appeared, but I threw it away and reduced the risk of a penalty.
Although it took nearly 2 hours, few groups arrived in this area, including students from other tables, and we succeeded in getting 3rd place in the order of arrival reward.
He was not satisfied with the result, but he was unable to meet Sakayanagi because he was unable to get to the starting point.
I used too much physical strength to force from now on and I do not want to overdo it. I met a group of 2nd-year A-class students and talked to them, but there was no group with a walkie-talkie when I hated it.do you want me to force you in the morning? No. that's subtle.
Once Sakayanagi's case is put on hold, I will proceed with today's summary.
"Combined with the points earned in all today, the total score is 112 points───"
In the 10th place, the Kuronaga group had a total of 123 points, with a point difference of only 11 points, and I came up to 13th place. Considering that it will soon be 17 o'clock, it is likely to end with this difference today.
The goal was 11th place, but it would be good to think that it is acceptable if it is 11 points differences. It was delayed by one incident of Nanase and bad weather, but it reached the perfect position that it was aiming for from the beginning.
Yes, I was going to aim for 11th place at the start of this desert Island special test. Now it is a little lower than 13th place, but the important thing is not there to keep not going up to 10th place".
It is impossible to avoid the task of accumulating scores to stand on the podium, but whether it is alone or a group of 7 people with an increase card, if you enter the top 10 groups, you will be exposed, so even if you do not want to stand out.
The risk of sabotage increases from an early stage, if conspicuously alarmed by rivals.
While avoiding it, the ideal highest ranking that can aim for the top later is 11th place. However, there are some shortcomings in this strategy. Due to the nature of this strategy, the management of the score becomes severe, so if you fail to adjust the score, you may face 10th place or more even for a moment. Then it is a failure as a strategy.
A bigger drawback is that it relies heavily on the performance of the 10th-ranked group. From 10th to 1st place is a close match, it is easy to reverse later, but the more points you open, the more points you need to catch up, so it becomes difficult to reverse.
That is why it is important to have the upper group pull each other's legs...
It was slower than I expected, and now I have allowed some groups to run alone.
Not a substitute, but the whole 2nd year is relatively superior in that it is not pushed up from the bottom nor under pressure from the top. It can be said that sabotaging can be an act of sacrificing oneself, so it is difficult to perform it if you do not have enough time to score.
What worries me is the trend of clouds in the south. It seems to be good to hit something against Kouenji, who is competing for 1st place, but as far as I can see the movement with GPS, I cannot see how it interferes so far. It is thought that it is because we are focusing on earning a score rather than kicking the opponent...
"Even if I can't win, if Koenji continues to take 1st or 2nd place, there's nothing to say."
If you keep around 11th place, you will not stand out, and even if you are deprived of time due to sabotage by Ichika Amasawa and the other 1st years, you will not be dropped to the lower level.
What I need to do is to continue hiding in a high ranking until the end of Day 12.
When I rested slowly in the shade of a tree and sweat drew, when I repackaged my backpack, I moved a little from the last area I reached and turned my feet to the next area.
I wanted to find an open place, slightly off the border.
When the sun fell and I had to decide on tonight's night camp point, I could see 1 tent for 1 person already there was a previous customer. Because the entrance was closed in this heat, I wonder if it was absent. It can be considered a reconnaissance of the surroundings, or a toilet.
"It's a good place, isn't it?"
It seems that there are not so many places that are open and flat as it is, in this vicinity.
It was a lot easier to set up a tent around here as well.
However, unlike when Nanase was accompanied, now I'm one man.
If the owner of the tent is a woman, the swagger of the detour contact is the source of trouble.
Rather, what does it mean to set up a tent alone?
Is it acting separately from the group, or is it a single person from the original? If it is the latter, it is almost definitely someone you know.
Whether you set up a tent here or not, the owner wants to check.
I decided to stand in this place for a while and watch the situation.
If you are out for a walk, you will come back before the sun completely sinks, and if you hear a noise from inside the tent, you can call out at that point.
I know it would be more efficient to call out right now ... but guess there.
Then I waited for about 10 minutes, but there was no sound or appearance coming back. Maybe it comes out as a possibility that it is going to go to bed early.
Because there is no sign that other comrades will join, I decided to prepare here.
"Is there anyone?"
I called out by the tent
I tried to see the reaction without breathing for a few seconds, but I did not hear a sound.
"Sorry, but I will set up a tent nearby. tell me if there's a problem."
I put the refusal on the assumption that I was absent, and I lowered the backpack on my back to the ground.
Of course, you have to take the appropriate distance from the opponent's tent.
Although I was somewhat worried about who it was, I finished setting up my own tent soon. I am impressed again that it has become much easier than the tent I assembled on an uninhabited island last year.
Not only that, but I also think that one-person tents are good in that there is no need to worry about someone.
Well, it may be because I think of such a thing that I have few friends.
If you are a cheerful person, on the contrary, you would say that a tent that does not sleep in large numbers is boring.
I wonder if the day will come when I think so too.
"..... I can't imagine it."
It is a future that will never come.
"If you thought something strange came, it was you."
When I was preparing for changing clothes, I was called from behind.
It seems that the owner of the lonely tent beside him was the one who blew it. "Was it noisy?"
"Nothing."
After a short answer, Ibuki immediately glared at me.
I thought that something would be said, but I immediately returned to the tent. I felt a little uncomfortable with that figure, I decided to peep into Ibuki's tent. "I said, " Hey, hey."
Even if I call out, the reaction of the good blowing does not return. However, a faint sound is heard.
"I need to ask you a few questions."
This time I try to call out so, but the reaction still does not return.
It seems that it is simply ignoring it, but it seems to be doing something secretly. "you're gonna open it? okay?"
I waited about 30 seconds to make sure, and then I opened the entrance to the tent.
". What?"
When I peeped into the inside, there was a figure of Ibuki who sat down and uttered something.
"Well ─ ─ ─ No, what are you eating?" "Dried meat"
"Dried meat? …it wasn't in the desert island manual that was handed out."
In other words, they bought raw meat by themselves and secured it and cooked it from there.
However, it should take considerable time and effort to make dried meat alone. Most of all, Ibuki was aiming for the designated area immediately after leaving challenging words in north.
It is clear that if you carry raw meat with you, it will be damaged in less than a few hours this summer.
Then, should we consider that we had a line to make dried meat in the whole B class for second years?
Some group takes one hand and makes dried meat.
It is because it can be done quite cheaply as a cost-effective. Not only is it highly effective as a portable food, but food such as jerky, which is cooked and can be stored for a long time, is poor in cost performance due to the high point of its necessity. Even if you prepare the same amount, it means that it is cheaper to produce large quantities of raw beef by taking time and effort.
I didn't see the food of Ryuenn, but it would be good to think that they are acting with an emergency food centered on jerky in the same way. Even if only a few meals can be floated, it is possible to pass through food-related issues that inevitably increase the competition rate.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter to you."
And, although I inflated my imagination without permission, it seems that I cannot hear the truth from Ibuki.
Even so───. Ibuki, who has participated in this exam alone, has not been named in the lower 10 groups as far as I know so far. I wonder if she continues to collect the score by repeating the compulsion to the compulsion.
In the case of Ibuki, it is hopeless to win the top ranking in the subject with academic ability.
As a result, the main source of income for scoring is the arrival bonus to the designated area and the arrival order reward.
Or it will be narrowed down to the problem that motor nerves are mainly required.
Naturally, it is inevitable that the accumulated fatigue will be more than the other students.
As a result, it is obvious to everyone, but it seems to have a lot of mental damage. No, it is not an exaggeration to say that it has already exceeded the limit.
How long have you talked to people since the exam started?" "What. ?"
I have not slept much, there are also bears under my eyes.
"..... It was Horikita that came north. You heard the story that you won't lose,
too."
"I mean, you haven't even had a conversation since you started talking."
At best, she would only have opened his mouth to answer yes or no at the assignment reception.
"You should talk to someone for a while." "there's nothing to talk to the enemy."
"Then you can be a classmate. if you're wandering around, you might meet me." "No, I don't think the guys in my class are friends."
It's like that, and it's stuck out of its shell, and it's in its current state. anyway, I had 9 days in this state well. But the exam is still 5 days left.
If the thread of tension breaks somewhere even for a moment, it may collapse at once.
Of course, if Ibuki, who is alone, retires, the withdrawal at that time is deterministic.
However, it is a common perception that this special examination does not want to issue a withdrawal group from the same school year as possible. The best solution is to spend the whole day rest other than the rest due to the cancellation of the 7th day. If you can spend a day calmly without doing anything, you will greatly recover your physical strength even if it is just that. It is not impossible for Ibuki to survive the remaining 4 days with his recovered physical strength.
But the reality is not so sweet. It seems easy and it is very difficult to spend the whole day on a break.
Even if you are forced to take a break, it is another matter whether your spirit will recover.
While she is resting, his rivals score.
It will be attacked by the pressure that it will be pulled out in the meantime and sink to the lower level.
It is impossible for ordinary people to spend time with their hearts empty. It also leads to a goal loss to pass through all the designated areas.
if you add more penalties, you'll be tormented the next day.
"I said, get out of here." ". Let's do that"
Even if the opponent is said to be a good blow, the girl is a girl.
It cannot be said that the true resemblance that peeps into the tent of the opposite sex at this time when it is getting dark is the right action.
Even if Ryuenn was here now, I am skeptical whether it led to a fundamental solution.
After I left Ibuki's tent, I resumed the confirmation of the clothing relationship that was on the way.
It is relatively windy today, so it is likely to have a relatively cool night. "Hey."
When I finished what I had to do, Ibuki came out of the tent.
I showed my figure in a dangerous footstep, but I started walking straight away. I put my hand in my pocket and come closer to me.
"How many points do you have now?"
When I thought it was finally coming out, I asked a lot of bold things. "we're enemies."
"You can't teach me."
I was told with a whisper that it stinks, but I can't teach it.
Tell them that this is 13th place, and there are no people on the uninhabited island to get.
"that's what it is."
"Then tell me if you are above or below me. This is─── ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─" Ibuki, who tries to expose his own score without permission, wins by hand. "Sorry, but no matter what form it is, I can't answer it."
Just answering the top or bottom is no different than giving a hint.
This is true even if you lie.
If you answer that it is below, it seems to be an A tile pie, but if you know that you are struggling to secure the score, there is a possibility that forces that try to drive me bullish will come out. I have to avoid that information will walk alone without permission.
While holding her hand in his pocket, Ibuki strikes her tongue. ". Ah, that's enough. i was just wasting my time on you."
"That's what it is. And your favorite is Horikita north, right?"
As soon as Horikita's name was given out, the sign of Ibuki who was doing Daru changes completely
When I put my hand out of my pocket, I put my middle finger up and stared at me. "Tell him when you meet him, and he'll never lose."
"That's fine, but I'm not the one who puts the middle finger up." "You too. when Horikita came north, we got along well."
no, I didn't.
I'm not sure if this is the case, but if you try to blow it, it will be treated like a similar way.
Perhaps it came out just to hear the score, Ibuki tries to return to the tent again. "I said, wait a minute."
When she stops, he walks up towards Ibuki, who looks back with his back turned.
When I reach out to Ibuki's arm, which is obviously vigilant, I immediately maximize my vigilance and avoid it.
"What?" you want to do it?"
I said so and made a fist, maybe I judged that I was selling it without permission. "I have no motivation at all, but─"
I reached out to Ibuki's arm again quickly, grabbed my wrist and raised it up without giving a chance to escape.
"I'm going to do it!"
I hurriedly made a kick out of it, so I prevented it with my other hand. I thought that it would still come in, but I exhaled as if I was pulled out of the poison and turned my gaze toward the direction of the day after tomorrow.
"I admit that I can't beat you, but someday I'll definitely hit the kick of the spirit" I want you not to set such a noisy target without permission.
"So? did Horikita ask you to sabotage me?"
It is not possible to convey this true intention, but it is possible to bring up strange suspicions.
the words of my classmates like Horikita can't reach you, can they?
If you think normally, Ibuki is not supposed to accept rest so easily, it is hopeless. "Your pulse is fast"
"What!?"
"And it looks like my mouth is dry, too. The dryness of the lips is also terrible. he's obviously dehydrated."
However, it is not strange that a warning alert will sound in not a long time as it is. No, maybe a warning alert has already sounded once.
The reason I was sitting quietly in the tent was to suppress the alert due to abnormal pulse, although fatigue was also great.
"It's not my throat..... it's not dry anymore"
"You mean it was already dry?"
When I let go of my wrist, Ibuki took a distance while showing a face that seemed to bite blatantly.
"Voluntary care. there's nothing wrong with me."
After Ibuki who says so and turns back, I immediately chase and overtake. "Hey, what are you doing?!"
I put my body in a tent and pulled my backpack out of it, because I was not the person to listen to even if I said it in words.
show me inside."
"what is it? you can't show it to a man, can you? no, I won't show you a woman." "You're right."
The staff were very friendly and helpful. "What do you want?"
Some of the backpacks include clothing, amenities, and a small amount of food, such as dried meat.
And there is only 500mm empty plastic bottle in 1.
Since garbage collection can be done at installation sites such as issues, did you let go of unnecessary things long ago? There are no water drops on the plastic bottle, and you can see that you drank it up a long time ago
There are no other walkie-talkies to contact. "Since when have I not been drinking?"
"I need to answer you───"
"Since when have I not been drinking?"
This time, I also listen back with a tough gaze, strengthening the tone. ". a whole day, and a little"
"Did you walk around like that?"
"I'm not walking around. I've been resting here all day."
"It's a cheap lie. there was no GPS response to this place in the morning" "You were searching?"
Of course, not. The point is, it seems to have passed enough though it was a hatter.
I just couldn't think that Ibuki, who is desperate to win at Horikita north, would take the choice to rest easily.
"Did the warning alert sound?"
"..... About an hour ago.so I decided to rest early."
The watch's warning alert is a system that stops ringing unless there is a continuous abnormality.
And over time it will not move to emergency alert and will return to alert.
"If you cannot rehydrate as it is, it will remain ringing even if you are resting" A fast pulse cannot be suppressed, and it shifts to an emergency alert.
At that time, dehydration also progresses, and if you receive a medical check, you cannot escape the sentence of retirement.
"I'll do something tomorrow, and I'll go to the starting point if I have to, so leave it alone."
"There is a distance of more than 2 km from here to the starting point. You fell on the move, and you're done."
"Well then, you just need to clear whatever the problem is." "I can't do that, so I'm struggling right now."
I have no choice but to dispel the truth and calm Ibuki.
I bring a backpack from my tent. And I cleared the task today and took out 5 plastic bottles that I just got 2.
"Trade."
"What?""
"I'm just in trouble with a lack of food. On the contrary, the water is a little oversupply and surplus. if it is a good blow now, I will step on it and ask for negotiations when an equal trade is established."
It's not cold anymore, but Ibuki throats when he sees a plastic bottle with water. "What to do? Again, it's an equal trade. I'll share the food with you as well." "I said, who knows what you are?…"
"You can refuse, but I will not negotiate twice"
If this does not break the bullish attitude, Ibuki's words stop.
"If you retire with dehydration as it is, it is confirmed that you will lose to Horihori north. I met Horikita a while ago, but he was pale and did not seem to be in trouble with food and water."
Now, the most important keyword to move Ibuki.
It is not to threaten to drop out of school, but to give out Horikita's name. "I understand that trade, drink. But how much should I give it to you?"
Ibuki's food will run out in less than 2 days if it is as it is.
However, if you receive only a small amount, you will not be able to call it an equal trade.
"Half of the remaining food. I'll give you a hand. "Is that all right?"
"it's better than eating weeds because you're having trouble eating."
In this way, I and Ibuki trade water and food that are each other's belongings.
At the same time as the exchange of goods is over, Ibuki drains the water of the plastic bottle into her throat at once and drinks about half. I usually tell you to take care of it, but given that dehydration has begun to occur, you should rehydrate as soon as possible.
I wonder if I didn't like seeing the situation here, sharp eyes revived.
Even if the dehydration is somewhat improved, the mental state is obviously not normal. Ibuki must continue to face himself while having a strong stress that cannot afford to feel.
How much longer can you keep your mind and body? hours or days? I hope you will survive the last day.
Ibuki and the table is different, if you break up here, you will not meet during the exam anymore.
Should I call out again for a word here?
"I will not say thank you. It's an equal trade, right?"
"I'm not asking you to thank me." "Then what?"
I think he is sensitive to contact with people because he sharpens his nerves all day. The ability to be useful if it is a short-term battle, now it continues to strangle itself.
"If you haven't sunk in the lower ranks at this point, it's not bad to spend a day recovering from your physical strength tomorrow." or switch to a strategy that only targets food and water."
"You want me to drop the score? stop joking."
In response to this proposal, Ibuki begins to breathe and get angry.
"I'm not working hard because I don't want to drop out. The only goal is to win Against Horikita."
I know that.
I know, and I'm sending advice to increase the probability to win....
Ibuki has hated me the most since I knew I was X.
Because the extra filter is applied, even the true intention is no longer conveyed. "I'm not talking to you anymore."
Ibuki said so and went back into the tent.
I thought that persuasion was useless, but it would have been conveyed as a warning once.
For the time being, Ibuki's physical condition is no problem today and tomorrow with this.
After that, I have no choice but to recover on my own and have them secure food and water.
As long as it is alone, the score is somewhat worrying, but if you look at the place where you challenge the game to bullish, you cannot think that it is sinking towards the lower part.
There is still plenty of time, but today I will rest because I used my physical strength.
I decided to calm down and spend the night in the midst of a busy time.
1.
First thing in the morning. When I finish the restroom outside and come back with the etiquette bag, I see Ibuki who was showing suspicious movement by the tent.
"What are you doing?" "Huh!"
It seems that he was fishing a backpack without thinking, and it seems that he could not hide his surprised face.
"Did you try to see it on your tablet? or did you have something else you wanted?"
"If you hate it, it is impossible to break through a third party because you have set the screen lock."
"Don't do this! I just wanted to make sure that equality was true." I said that and left my backpack.
"There was only 1 bottle of water left in your backpack. what kind of situation was this?"
The time away was less than 1 minute, but was it a little swagger to detour? It seemed to be enough time to check the contents of the backpack.
however, I have no right to blame. yesterday, I checked Ibuki's backpack without permission. Even if it was because I drank it last night, it was only asked where the empty plastic bottle was. It's against the rules to throw garbage in an uninhabited island.
"Did you want to help me and sell me?"
"I don't think I would have sold you if you hadn't looked into it."
"I see."
It is poked at the figure star, and a good blow attracts a little cheek. "I mean, whatever the truth, it was an equal trade."
"I'm not convinced.... I understand. then I won't give you anything back."
"Would you rather pay me back if I sold you?" "Do not return"
"..... I see."
It was simply because I couldn't convince myself that I could not help but look into it.
After that, the conversation stopped, so I went back into the tent once.
The time was just past 6 half-hours, but I heard the sound of Ibuki being active
I opened the entrance and looked at the situation. Then he starts to clean up the tent as soon as possible.
If this is the 2nd or 3rd day of the special exam, it ends with a feeling that you are full of motivation.
Because the atmosphere of not calling out was strongly put out, it was in the tent again.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the designated area for the 1st time is announced, and E4 is designated. I did a GPS search without hesitation, consumed 1 point, and decided to get the location of all the students.
It is a search that is well worth exhausting 1 point. Because the point difference is stuck in 10th place, it may be pulled out in unexpected ways. If I use 1 point, the difference between me and Kurokuro Naganaga group will spread to 12 points, so even if I take 1st place in order reward and get 11 points, I will not reverse it.
There are about 3 groups of rivals on the map that are likely to compete for the order of arrival reward.
In addition, that person who is a "strong enemy" is also included in it and is in a great position. Depending on the situation, it was just right because I was going to leave the basic movement and give top priority to supply supplies. This search also
allows me to see how many students are around the target assignment. In other words, it is possible to predict at an early stage how much the competition rate will be.
When I went out of the tent after finishing preparations, Ibuki was already nowhere.
There's not much merit moving before the exam starts, but maybe he wanted to get away from me as soon as possible.
2.
It was a designated area close to the setting point, but it took about 1 and a half hours to arrive. When you check with the signal that arrived at the watch, there is no arrival order reward and 1 point stop of arrival bonus. Of course, I was not dissatisfied because I was collecting problems along the way.
From the high-altitude position, the scenery that could overlook the uninhabited island was spreading.
"Quite a late arrival Ayanokouji"
A little ahead of the line of sight. Kiryuiin, who looked down at the cliff, said so and turned only the voice here.
And I said, " Well, it looks like it is."
He was the one who judged it to be the most troublesome in the same table as me that I checked in advance.
"I thought there was a rival who was going to be a tough competitor to get a reward, but was it you?"
"What about that? It is often the same area even in a different table. I thought Kiryuiin senpai wasn't interested in the top 10."
Kiryuiin senpai appeared from 11th place or lower at once and was jumping to 9th place this morning.
"This uninhabited island test is so interesting; I have raised the tension without a year and a half"
He says he has no year-round kai, but he is only 1 year old with me. "I'm going to do it at the current pace for a while"
"Are you not aiming for 1st place?"
"Everyone on the podium will be aiming at each other," she said. I won't be sorry for playing too. However, if Nagumo and Koenji are collapsing, the story may change a little"
"Crumble, is it? so far, it doesn't look very like that."
"Do you think the Nagumo guy will leave Kouenji as it is?"
It seems that the development of this future is visible to some extent Kiryuiin said
"In such a state of antagonism and resistance of the forces, it cannot be said that Nagumo can also absolutely win. I've seen the situation so far, but it's time to start moving. That is to say, it is possible to develop the Nagumo vs. Koenji Battle.
Depending on the situation, there may be developments that will slow both of them down and slow them down."
Or there is a possibility that either one will collapse and go down the ranking. "Kicking the opponent is also an important battle"
I can't read the part of when to set it up, but if it goes as, it is, we will definitely
bump into each other.
There is no doubt that at least the Nagumo side will stop Koenji. "Don't you want to go to the top?"
"If you hate it raw, it is not very, but you cannot see the vision to put in the 10th place"
"I see. I thought you'd score as close as I could." she seems to be very interested in me.
No, I'm not the only one to be exact.
All the students in the school are looking at and analyzing what strategy they are fighting with.
"It's time for a lot of groups to lose their efficiency. Don't give up and do your best."
It is a student of existence that I did not know until recently, but it can be seen in a hedge that it is a considerable power person.
OAA alone does not know, intuition and insight of excellent 3rd years.
"That's right, as far as I can see from the tablet, what do you think about not having one retired group"
"It is only that the situation that cannot be taken care of for a while continues," she said."
"I stopped by the starting point yesterday to get some information. The group began to suffer from food and water shortages and took a strategy to cut off a part of the group's friends to avoid falling together, it seems to be out of the emergency situation."
"It is a wise decision"
No matter how many points you collect, if all of the group retires, you will be disqualified and expelled at that time. Then it is safer to return 1 or 2 people to the starting point, even if efficiency drops. Water can be obtained as much as possible, and it is easy to avoid diseases because it is protected in terms of hygiene.
"I'm sure the bottom 10 will be hoping that you retire because you don't care about any group."
"People who are no longer willing to pretend to be will use any hand. Don't take your guard off, okay?"
"Is that something you should be more worried about, Kiryuiin senpai?" "Hamas a poor maiden, it might be better to feel a sense of crisis"
This was what I said jokingly, but I think seriously unexpectedly. "If that's the case............. let's get through it with all our might"
say so and make a fist
The answer was not like a maiden at all. "I do not know how serious it is"
"Oh, I'm sorry, let me take some time. you and I need to spare 1 minute and 1
second."
With that said, Kiryuiin walked lightly with his hands raised. I think that it is a challenge to the problem in a direction.
"you're not going? if it is now, you may still have the right to challenge." "I will refrain. I don't think I can compete with the Kiryuiin and win."
At the moment, we think that there are about 2 groups of issues at most. If there are more than 3 groups of rivals and Kiryuiin is headed, it is unlikely to be able to participate.
When I saw her off, Kiryuiin stopped and looked back in a hurry. "That kind of thing-no, I dare to go directly and check it out"
As if I had noticed this strategy, Kiryuiin left so and headed for the task.
3.
The sun set on the 10th day, and it was just after 9 o'clock at night.
It was when I was checking the GPS information stored with the top and bottom 10 groups.
A bright light flickered from the outside of the tent. "Do you move at such a time......... ?"
It is a good idea to aim for the final designated area that is dangerous but could not
step in in the middle of the night
I can't help but follow the light from inside the tent. Instead of lighting them up, they were walking around and pointing the light at each other. The movement of the flashlight's light is unstable, and it seems to be desperately searching for something. I was worried about the situation, so I decided to go out of the tent.
The light of the flashlight shines thinly through the forest, gradually moving away from me.
He seemed to be desperately looking for someone.
Amasawa approached me to set something up here, looking for me? No, I don't think you'd carelessly use a flashlight if you did.
After filling the distance with GPS, it should come closer by taking advantage of the darkness.
"..... Dream Yume-chan ~"
I could hear a little bit of a thin voice from the flashlight. I do not know who the lord of the voice is, but there are only one person in the school named dream except for the nickname.
It is definitely a dream of a 2nd year class C Yume Kobashi. Then, is it correct to think that the lord of the voice is related to that class? I'm sure there was a girl in Kobashi's group,
In any case, the lord of the voice seems to start crying at any moment. You can ignore it as it is but being a 2nd year class C student should have a deep connection with the slope or Sakayanagi of class A now.
I take the tablet out of the tent and turn on the light that has it as a function.
The light source is not reliable as a function of the electric light, but it is enough to make people notice it.
soon you noticed this light, and the flashlight was turned on. "Yume-chan?"
As I said so, I heard voices, lights, and approaching sounds in a panic.
After the dazzling light was illuminated, I slowly came to see the owner of the flashlight.
"Dream Yume-chan!"
"No, I'm sorry, but it's not a dream" "What are you doing?"..."
It was a white wave that showed the figure from the back of the trees. "Well, Ayanokouji-kun........ Good evening"
Although they are not close at all, they seem to have been a bit of an Ando
somewhere.
I wonder if that was the only worrying situation that had been going on.
"It's pretty dangerous to act in the middle of the night with 1 person. where are Kobashi and Takemoto?"
"Ah, that... place, I don't know... I walked in a hurry; I don't know the
direction..."
Why is it that 1 person in the middle of the night goes to the forest, and I do not hear the wild and the living thing as expected?
It was in a forest with a 360-degree view of the same landscape. If you proceed with a light feeling that it should have been probably this way, you lose your sense of direction in a blink of an eye.
As a result, Shiranami should be regarded as having been greatly separated from the group.
"How long has it been gone?".
"How about... 15 minutes or ... 20 minutes or so. ?"
Even if we were going in reverse, we would not be so far away as to despair, but there is no doubt that at least we have come to the extent that we cannot reach each other's voices.
"For the time being, it is only more difficult to walk around in the darkness that is absent"
"No, no, no, no, no, no."
I take the lead and tell them to follow with the light on the tablet. It's troublesome when it comes to distress to this side.
Leaving the tent and luggage as it is, we cannot go out to look for Shiranami and the group.
More or less, some people will be in trouble like this.
The difference is whether you can return to the original by chance, or it takes time. But if you can't go back, it's not easy to spend the night in the midnight forest.
It is because there is no big problem physically, but mentally it will be cut off at once.
Soon I return to my camp, and I call out to the restless Shiranami. "There are a lot of insects, you should enter the tent first" "Eh!?"
Rather than being surprised, the voice seems to be mixed with a little fear.
"I'm not going in. I'm not going in. I'm not going in. I'm not going in. I'm not going in."
There was a problem with this explanation, but I forced Shiranami, who did not catch up with understanding, to enter the tent and close the entrance.
"Oh, I'm sorry... to the place where I was resting..."
"It's okay. Rather than that, Kobashi and Takemoto are in normal health, right?" "Yeah."
Then, it would be time to be in a panic like a white wave that does not come back by now.
You should think that they are discussing whether to go out to search or remain there.
"What's the deal when someone falls apart?"
I asked, but Shiranami shakes his head from side to side.
"There is a possibility that Takemoto, a boy, will go out to look for Shiranami alone, but there is a possibility that it will be difficult to encounter a second. It's a good risk for 2 people to leave their tents and their luggage and go out looking for them."
If you start moving with 2 people in a tent and luggage together, it cannot be said that it is an effective means because it is sometimes made from a shell even when Shiranami can return alone.
If safety is emphasized as much as possible, it is desirable not to walk to the position where you lose sight of the tent, but to expect that white waves will notice relying on lights and loud noises in the surrounding area. However, if there is no detailed arrangement and 1 girl is lost, whether it is possible to keep a normal mind.
It is often the case that I go out to search in a hurry. "What should I do..."
I'm talking to myself rather than asking for an opinion. It can be said that it is a
small mistake, but it can be said that it is a big mistake if you look at it differently. It is not impossible to be attacked by impatience.
the problem is the 2 people in the group. No, in some cases more.
"Is the group still a small group of 3 people?" or is it increasing to more than 4 people?"
"It is..."
It was a white wave that had given me a detailed explanation so far, but I am stuck in words.
There is another reason for this hesitation, because you should understand your group well.
The class of Ichinose now has a cooperative relationship centered on the class of Sakayanagi.
Of course, there are friendship groups that transcend these boundaries, but most of them are made by the arrangement of the Omoto. Of course, it can be said that telling me the details of the inside is a leak of information. In that sense, it can be evaluated that it was Shiranami's accurate judgment that he did not easily say whether or not there was a change in the group.
"I understand. You don't have to tell me the details. listen to me first." So, make a preface and continue the words.
"If I were a member of Shiranami's group, I would be the first to notice the situation now. You will lose your way back and decide that 1 girl is wandering in the dark forest"
White waves nodded small and thick.
"Of course, I will not leave it alone. First, raise the voice and merge with the sound. However, as I said earlier, if there is no reaction with this, we need the next hand. If, for example, if Kobashi was lost by 1 person, what would Shiranami, and Takemoto do?"
"... Maybe, but.... I think 2 people will go looking for Yume Yume-chan..."
"If you're going to have a second chance, even if you're going to be scared and you're going to be in danger of retirement?"
"I can't leave you alone because you're my friend."
it seems to be a class of one-of-a-kind. Merits and demerits are separate issues. The class A Takemoto may be the first to be withdrawn, but they will probably go around to help. The hardest way is to just let me use my tent and wait for the other side to join me.
In case of emergency, they will also come to look for us using GPS search.
However, if it is this darkness, I do not know whether it will go up with a search once or twice even in a nearby place.
"Can you afford to score? Are you worried about ranking even if you use search 2 or 3 times?"
"How about that───. I don't think it's very good."
It's not like we're keeping a high ranking, is it? I don't know whether it will end in a range without influence, or whether the consumption of that score will divide the light and dark until the exam is over.
Even if it is a white wave, it will hurt my heart to come to look for it is using the score.
After all, it is the hardest to wait ... but it is not 0 because of the possibility of patterns that do not go out to look for or patterns that cannot be found. I can't use the tent, so I'll spend the night outside. It will be a cause of the disturbance of the pace that has been carried without breaking the rhythm so far.
If you want to take action, at this stage.... ?
"How's your strength?" "Huh?"
"Do you have enough strength to walk?" "No, I don't know. that's okay, though............ "
I urge them to get out of the tent and wait for the white wave to come out. "I'm moving so I can join you from now on"
"But..... how?"
"It's not a problem to solve even if you walk blindly. Use this」I show you the tablet I was holding.
"With GPS search, you can know which direction and approximate distance" But still, it will not be an easy confluence.
In this darkness, it is a difficult task to go right through the forest.
For ordinary students such as Shiranami, it is impossible without using GPS search repeatedly.
"Why are you helping me.... ?"
"Why? this exam is a grade-specific battle, and there are aspects of it." "But even GPS search..."
For me, using 1 point 2 points is not a big burden.
If the score is not more than 11th place, it can be collected at any time. I can't help talking about that, so I'll tell you something plausible here. "If you say strong. it may be because it is a class of one-of-a-kind"
The moment I answered that, the face of Shiranami that I looked back became a
little hard.
"... Maybe..."
did you say something wrong? "Huh?"
"Maybe Ayanokouji-kun, Honami-chan and..."
Even though I made it to that point, Shiranami closed his mouth. I somehow understand what I want to say late.
It was because I remembered a lot of things that Ichinose's classmates, I met the other day told me.
"it's nothing."
I answered so as to go ahead, but the expression of the white wave has become hard while it is dark.
I stopped the topic for the time being and started searching. Since the GPS of 2 people were displayed so that the Kobashi and Takemoto were overlapped, it seems that they are still together. I walked looking for a group of white waves. Then
I walked in the direction of the GPS response of Kobashi and others for about 10 minutes.
"Senchiro-chan!!"
When I was sewing through the dark forest gap, Kobashi, carrying a backpack, found this.
There is also Takemoto of the same group by the side, and he also carries a backpack. He had a backpack in his hand, so he came to look for Shiranami with all his luggage.
Considering that it was heading straight here, the line searched by GPS is rich. As a result, we all moved to the place where I set up the tent once.
"Thanks, Ayanokouji-kun, for helping me find Senchiro-chan"
"No, I think it was found in the end, and I hope it wasn't superfluous"
"It's not superfluous. if I had gone further, I would have risked being suspicious, and I would have struggled to find it more than anything."
As for the bamboo book of different classes, I am stroking my chest to find the white Shiranami quickly.
There is a possibility that 1 or 2 GPS cannot be done if it comes to chasing. "I need to ask you a question. Do you have a walkie-talkie?"
I cut it out to Takemoto at this timing.
"Huh? walkie-talkie? I have it, but───"
If you are somewhat grateful, you may be able to borrow it smoothly. "Would you let me have a conversation with Sakayanagi a little if I could?"
"I'd like to ask if the class D student who cares about the starting point is back." "If that's the case, I'll cooperate. wait."
Takemoto takes out the walkie-talkie immediately if it will be a thank you without hating it.
The walkie-talkie provided by the school is of course digital and has a function called secret mode. In other words, it is a function that allows you to talk only with a specific person without being influenced by others. The group that prepared the transceiver in this test should have prepared the code to prevent information leakage. Takemoto calls Sakayanagi on the walkie-talkie.
Soon after Sakayanagi received a response, he gave me a walkie-talkie. "Let me just talk to you in private."
When I saw 3 people who nodded happily, I thankfully let them take the distance.
Of course, the walkie-talkie looks like it appeals to you if you're not doing a bad
little trick. Then I called Sakayanagi for a while, and I returned the transceiver to Takemoto as it is.
"That's it, Sakayanagi, I'm sorry, in the middle of the night" Sakayanagi returns only one word to Takemoto.
The call ended with an exchange to prove that the conversation was over without any problems.
"I was saved, I was able to get the necessary information from Sakayanagi" "That's fine. And Sakayanagi asked me to give this to Ayanokouji."
"Oh, thanks."
I will receive the transceiver from Takemoto. "This is the one who says thank you, right?" "Yeah, thanks, Ayanokouji-kun. help me."
I was once again thanked by 3 people, including Shiranami, and I decided to spend the night here for 4 people on this day.
I fell asleep listening to the class A and class C stories that I could not normally hear.
