Deserted Island Special Test 1

'It's already been a few months since I arrived, huh?' Ren thought about how time flew by while he was admiring the view of the endless ocean from the deck of a cruise.

Several students went past him and Ren couldn't help but notice all of them were from class D.

A girl separated from the group and told the rest that she will catch up before she leaned on the railing next to Ren.

"Hello, are you admiring the view, Chiba-kun?" Kushida greeted Ren with a warm smile.

"Hi, I sure am right now" Ren turned to her and replied with a cheeky smile.

"Hehe, you are too much sometimes" Kushida understood what he implied and tried to play it cool but she still blushed a bit facing his boldness.

'Kushida...I ended up having a few interactions with her back at school due to her popularity. Still, I kinda hate her cutesy act, she reminds me of that priestess from before, her crazy side though...Who doesn't like crazies, right?' In Ren's view, Kushida was the type of girl one would want to sleep with but not date.

Of course, Ren wasn't interacting with her to sleep with her but to make use of her craziness, though he wouldn't mind having her in bed.

Ren shrugged his shoulders with a relaxed expression at her response.

"I just like to be honest and you indeed are sight for sore eyes. Are you enjoying the school trip?"

"Jeez, I will act as if I didn't hear anything and yes, it's been quite stressful with the midterms." Kushida sighed leaning even further onto the railing, sticking out her butt.

"You should be more mindful with that short skirt of yours" Ren said with folded arms, leaning his back on the railing while appreciating the view from the side.

"Ah!" Kushida quickly straightened up and slightly pulled her skirt down to cover everything.

"...You are just teasing me, right?" Kushida pouted, looking begrudgingly at Ren who was wearing an amused expression.

"AAAHH!" Suddenly someone near them shouted and a male student jumped between the two, facing Ren.

"Hello, who are you? I am Ike Kanji, a pleasure to meet you" Ike extended his hand and grabbed Ren's hand for a handshake without any reserve.

Ren just smiled and patted Ike on his shoulder before he got past him to face Kushida.

He brought his face closer to her which made Kushida tense up.

"*I really like you, not the way you conduct yourself but what's inside you*" Ren whispered right into her ear which made her freeze.

"See you later!" Ren then went away from them.

"NOOO, who is he?! Kushida-chan?!" Ike screamed in agony before turning his sight to Kushida who was staring blankly into space.

"What did he do to you, Kushida-chan?!"

"Hm?! Nothing...it's nothing" When Kushida finally regained her senses she dismissed Ike's questions.

"Did that guy just confessed?!" It was unknown if Ike was asking a question or whether he was just thinking aloud.

'Confession? If it was a confession, it was definitely different type of confession' Kushida looked behind her at Ren's back with a complicated expression.

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The cruise quickly arrived at the pier of the unhabitated island and students dismarked, forming lines accoring to their classes.

When the teacher named Mashima announced the first academic year's trial, most of the students looked extremely confused, thinking that this was just a rewarding trip for their efforts.

"You don't seem much surprised"

Ren turned to his right the moment he heard somebody speaking to him just to see Nishino looking at him with a curious expression.

"I guess you could say I kind of expected it already" Ren replied with bored look in his eyes.

"How come?"

"The only way you could evade this trip was by being sick or having a poor physical condition. What kind of rewarding trip requires all students' attendance? To strengthen our bonds? This school already showed us they barely intervene between students' relations and conflicts. Ryuen also seemed to have anticipated it or at least he did take such a possibility into consideration." Ren replied while the teacher was explaining the trial and answering the students' questions.

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The other classes quickly formed groups and went exploring the island while Class C just followed Ryuen, walking along the shore where he decided to make the main base where we would meet with our homeroom teacher every morning and evening for roll call.

Ryuen obviously took the role of leader and started spending points left and right, and while some people had complaints, no one really dared to question him since he was capable.

After setting up newly bought items, Ryuen took a few people aside including Ren who was called there last.

"Do you know what I am planning?" The question was aimed at Ren and by the looks of it, he could tell that the others already received info from Ryuen.

"You are spending the points left and right on luxury items so it's relatively easy to guess. If we spend all points, we don't have to worry about our points being deduced when guessing the leaders. We will also be able to go back to the cruise without any consequences, making the other classes assume we just gave up, dropping their guard. I guess you are going to tell me about your plan for discovering the leaders since I doubt you would really want to guess" When Ren was finished, he noticed that everyone was staring at him in disbelief.

"What? Is it wrong?"

"Haha, seems like I have underestimated you still. Change of plans, Ibuki. Chiba will be the one infiltrating Class D" Ryuen laughed like always.

"What?!" Ibuki shouted as if this change offended her.

"Eh?" It was at this moment Ren knew...he fucked up.

'Does that mean I will have to let one of those primitives punch me? I would rather press a stick with thorns to my cheek and slide it up and down, making it look even more authentic.'