At the Class B camp.
"Ichinose..."
Kanzaki's eyes were sharp, and he lowered his voice, "What's going on? Do you know?"
"Yeah."
Amikura Mako was a little puzzled, "Why would someone from Class D bring coffee to Hikigaya?"
"This should also consume Class D's points, right?"
Kobashi Yume was also a little confused.
The people around also showed puzzled eyes. Someone from an outside class was delivering coffee to their classmate.
No matter how you think about it, it's suspicious.
But being so blatant is also somewhat abnormal.
"I know."
Ichinose smiled sweetly, "Hikigaya bought some MAX coffee from Class D with his personal points. He seems to like drinking this."
After all, with Kaneda from Class C present, Ichinose wisely chose to hide the truth.
"I see."
Kanzaki nodded, his fists clenched involuntarily.
Amikura Mako on the opposite side was still a little confused, "But why did he trade with Class D? It would be fine to use our class's points."
"Yeah."
Someone nodded.
They didn't doubt Ichinose's words at all.
However
If you want coffee
As long as Hikigaya proposed it, Ichinose would not refuse.
After all,
It was originally possible to buy coffee along with drinking water on the first day.
"He..."
Shiranami, with her mouth pursed, was a little unwilling. She voiced everyone's doubts, "Does he not see himself as a member of Class B, or does he not trust us? It feels so sad."
As soon as these words came out.
The people of Class B fell silent. Himeno Yuki also glanced at the direction of the stove without a trace.
The only reasonable guess is this one.
Hikigaya didn't know.
His actions, which did not affect Class B, were simply incomprehensible to others.
"There's no such thing."
Ichinose waved her hands in a panic, "He just doesn't want to waste a single point of the class because of himself. In fact, Hikigaya is a very responsible person, and he does his job very well."
"I see."
Shiranami Chihiro's expression finally relaxed, and Ichinose breathed a sigh of relief. She still had to wait until the end of the exam to explain to everyone.
Kaneda's eyes were turning on the side.
He didn't expect that such a united class would also have a breakthrough.
....
Near midnight.
The people of Class B were washing up.
Hikigaya was still honestly guarding the stove, waiting until the last one.
"Ah, Hikigaya~"
Shibata, the current student, walked over to him with a hearty smile, "I came to see if there is anything I can help with here. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
"Are you joking?"
Hikigaya was speechless.
Such a simple job, where is there anything to pay attention to.
This must be the helper provided by Ichinose
However,
He didn't expect it to be Shibata.
Excellent in sports, strong communication skills.
Without directly pointing out Ichinose, it should be considered that he has taken into account his self-esteem, but it also proves that the other party looks down on the fact of boiling water.
Remember that this guy is in the moving group, specializing in assistance everywhere.
However,
This guy really didn't slack off, and he always took on the heaviest work in his impression.
However,
He has never been here before.
"Well, it's a good summer vacation, isn't it good to joke around?"
Shibata threw the firewood into the fire to boil water, then carried the water to the boys.
The two worked in silence.
It wasn't until an hour later that these guys finished washing.
"It's so hot."
Shibata pulled at his gym clothes with one hand to let the wind blow in, and wiped the sweat from his face with the other hand, his expression complicated:
"I didn't expect boiling water to be so hard, it's really amazing that you can stick to it alone."
"I suppose so."
Hikigaya was washing his face and replied casually.
Even if this guy didn't come, he could hold on, but he still accepted the other's kindness.
"Actually..."
For some reason, Shibata's voice suddenly became serious: "Hikigaya, you don't have to be humble. Whether it's about the start of school, or the fact that you were noticed by the student council president, or that you can handle such work alone."
"You are undoubtedly a very excellent person."
"You suddenly..."
Hikigaya turned his head and found that the usually cheerful Shibata was looking at him with an unprecedentedly serious gaze.
"But,"
Shibata thumped his chest and smiled: "I won't lose to you!"
"No."
Hikigaya was a bit speechless: "I didn't compete with you."
"Eh?"
Shibata was stunned for a moment: "You haven't noticed?"
"Noticed what?"
Hikigaya turned around to continue washing his face, not knowing what this guy was guessing with him.
"Um..."
Shibata pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "If you haven't noticed, it's fine. It feels a bit cunning to say it out, and it's not fair to her."
"What do you mean?"
Hikigaya looked at him with some confusion again.
He only realized now that Shibata seemed to be a riddle.
"Splash."
Shibata poured the cold river water into the boiler and changed the subject: "You go wash first, I'll boil the water for you."
"Oh."
Hikigaya turned around and left.
The relationship between the two was not good in the first place. He even disliked such a successful person. Anyway, if the other party didn't want to say, he wouldn't ask more.
....
The next morning, the third day of the exam.
At the Class B camp.
In front of the boiler.
Hikigaya was still boiling water obliviously.
It seemed that Shibata only came to help during the peak water usage periods in the morning and evening, and he had to rely on himself at other times.
"Everyone,"
"The people from Class C have all gone back to the cruise ship."
Just at this moment,
A scout who had just returned to the camp shouted loudly.
"What?"
Ichinose approached with a serious face: "Hamaguchi, are you sure?"
"Yeah."
The guy named Hamaguchi nodded seriously: "I saw it with my own eyes, the people from Class C all returned to the cruise ship, leaving only a pile of garbage."
"They really don't plan to take the exam seriously."
"What is Class C thinking?"
"Won't Class C get no points at all like this?"
Class B suddenly became lively.
And on the side, Kaneda's face was extremely ugly, and he kept silent with his fists clenched.
"Kaneda, are you okay?"
"I can't believe there are such people in the world."
"Yes, it's all Ryuen's fault, Kaneda doesn't need to care."
Several girls from Class B came up to comfort him.
His class gave up the exam like this, as a member of Class C, Kanda must be quite uncomfortable.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me."
Kaneda turned his gaze to the side with an ugly face, as if trying to suppress his anger.
"After all, I knew Ryuen was such a person a long time ago. I only hate myself for being powerless and unable to resist his tyranny."
Kaneda gritted his teeth and said.
"It's not Kaneda's fault."
Someone laughed bitterly: "Sorry, Kaneda, I've always suspected that you might be a spy."
"It's okay, that's normal."
Hearing this, Kaneda shook his head bitterly.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Hikigaya frowned.
It's not good.
Ichinose only told a few people about the speculation, and most of the people in Class B didn't know, and it was easy to sympathize with Kanda and relax their vigilance.
This is not something difficult to understand.
After all, the more people know.
There will definitely be some abnormalities in behavior.
As long as the few people responsible for cover-up keep their vigilance.
There is no problem.
There must be considerations for taking care of Kaneda's feelings. After all, there is nothing more uncomfortable than being accepted with sympathy.
Ichinose also refused to use the method of changing leaders, and the only thing that could be done was to hide it with all his strength.
However,
Is it really that simple?
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