<h4>Chapter 108: Chapter 2 Part III(B)</h4>


    Under the tent is spread a thick vinyl, which thickness is about 2 cm.


    "When we paid with our points for a simple toilet, it was a rule that the usage of vinyl was unlimited. Maybe I used too much, but we had it already inrge quantities. Of course, I do not want to waste our resources, so I am nning to use a lot of our unused vinyl at once. I intend to return it all in the end "


    "By the way, how about measures against the heat? It feels somehow cooler around here"


    "I wonder if it is because we are sprinkling water. Because we are close to the water well. We can sprinkle water around here, casually. We are putting the water in stic bottles and give to everyone to carry them around, so this happens pretty quickly. The soil is easy to soak in water, because we release it in a long period of time. The effectsts and it takes away the heat by evaporation quite efficiently"


    Ichinose and the rest seem that they are not depending on tools, but they enjoy their camping life using their wisdom. Additionally, Horikita brought us information about ss B and she made them exin their situation properly, so, we''d better not cut corners around here and do not forget the spirit of fairness.


    "I see.... It is hard that you came out of retirement"


    "Yes. But, there are still a lot of uneasy things that need to be fixed in our ss, so I will try to fix them, somehow"


    "That''s right. Is it ok with you to continue this cooperative rtionship? Also, we could exclude the rule to find out the identity of the leader for our respective sses. What do you think?


    "I was thinking too, that we should talk about this. I would appreciate If we could break away from the whole subject of honoring the ss. If you, do not mind, Ichinose, I would like you to ept the proposal"


    "Of course, it''s ok"


    Having finished the task of reconfirming information exchange and cooperation rtions one after another, Horikita looked around and let out a deep sigh. There is a feeling of solidarity in perfect order, where each student acts with their respective role. In addition to that, we can see that everyone is doing their part happily. Of course, there are some who do something that they hate, or they try to skip it.


    "This ss... It is going better than I''d imagined. After all it is you who lead them, right?"


    That means that Ichinose gathers up andmands firmly the ss in school as well as outside of school.


    "And is there a person that gathers everyone''s approval in D ss? Is it you Horikita?


    "No. Since we have Hirata, who is a boy and everyone in ss in gathering around him"


    "Ah! That boy from the football club! I know, I know. He is very popr among girls."


    Horikita is really not interested in talking about Hirata, so she moved away from the topic.


    "Ichinose, I am sorry that I only ask you questions, but we would like to confirm the situation of A ss. Is there something that it could help us reach their base camp? Even a hint of the ce that they set it up, it would be of great help"


    "Even a small hint would ''probably'' be useful in order to find out their location. However, don''t you think it is difficult to obtain information?"


    As expected of B ss. Or should I say better, as expected of Ichinose, they have done their research already about A ss.


    "As you leave this ce, there is an opening. Turn right from there and then, all straight, where you can meet a cave. ss A seems to be camping there....probably. I have already checked myself, going there with my own two legs, but I did not understand things properly. That''s because of all the secretiveness, or putting it in other words, their defense is thorough"


    "Secretiveness? What kind of measures has A ss taken?"


    "Seeing is believing. I think that you''ll understand by a single nce, when you see it. Since from now on, you are going to A ss, does that mean that you two already know the situation of C ss?"


    "Yes. We just went there, a little while ago. They did such incredibly stupid things, that we could not just believe all these"


    "Yup. It seems that they do not intend to work on the exam seriously. The remaining 5 days. It is clearly visible that they will run sort of their points, before the exam is over. I do not think they can change the situation, even if they are switching into saving mode, immediately. They do not even looking for a spot. I wonder if they find it difficult to understand the purpose of this exam even for a little?"


    Ichinose, too, did not seem able to derive the right answer, either.


    "Sly tricks cannot help you in this exam. Ryuuen will certainly exhaust all the points. Although it may be fun for now,ter he will absolutely regret it"


    Horikita talked to Ichinose daringly, but she did not talk about the session n that I told her about. But it seemed to me that Ichinose would find out about it sooner orter.


    "I am sorry to interrupt you. Ichinose, do you know where Nakanishi is?"


    In the middle of the conversation, a male student appeared and asked with modesty.


    "Could Nakanishi have gone to the shore at this time? What for?"


    "He went there to offer some help. He should not have? Was it unnecessary?"


    "No, that''s not it. Kaneda is really nice and always helpful. Well, then can you follow up Chihiro and bring them back? I will be alright as long as you tell them that I said that"


    "Understood. Thank you very much"


    Horikita looked curiously over this short exchange.


    "It seems he is quite formal, when talking to his ssmates"


    "Ah, he.."


    "Is he C ss student, or..?"


    Then Ichinose responded to my words before I even get to ask further and I just nodded.


    "Did you notice? He seems to be faithful to C ss. He was saying that we''d better leave him alone, but I did not want to let him go. I have not heard what caused his situation because I do not want to talk about it"


    Apart from Ibuki, another student run away because he opposed Ryuuen''s ways. Apparently it seems that it was picked up by B ss. So maybe he found a ce to offer something in cooperation instead of staying in a humiliating situation.


    "We also picked up a student yesterday, a student escaping C ss"


    Horikita speaks as she has met Ryuuen a little while ago and has heard the details. It seems that this student is one of the two who rebelled against Ryuuen. Ibuki is the other one, who seems that she was also beaten.


    After hearing all this Ichinose''s re hardened as a determination to protect further her team.


    "Let''s go now Ayanokouji. It is bad for B ss, for us to linger around here, any longer"


    Horikita and I separated from Ichinose quickly, we started walking, leaving behind us the grounds of ss B.


    "Well, I cannot help talking about D ss and the highpatibility of our members"


    After leaving ss and bing unpopr Horikita''s words can be taken as a defeat. However, I have the same impression with Horikita. There is already a big difference between ss B and ss C. And it is not just a points difference.


    "Well, it cannot be helped. B ss has a special ability that D sscks of"


    "That is teamwork, right? B ss seems to be the superior ss. It is kept under control with a firm hand by a great leadership so it cannot be manipted or be divided."


    In D ss there is a selfish student like Kouenji who takes charge of the ss team and runs away in difficult times and there is no student with the power to stop him. Meanwhile, Ichinose put together ss B, which seemed to have a united force that did not get disturbed by a single string. That may be the biggest difference between D ss and B ss right now. The longer it takes the struggle for thepletion of the exam, the more obvious the difference will be.