"Looks like they have a lot of fun" Shinji said as they arrived at class C's spot. The students were partying, with drinks, music, BBQ, and they even bought a jet ski!

"What is going on here!?" said Suzune shocked

"Welcome to class C's summer vacation!" said Kakeru as he approached them

"It's been a while, Ryuen-San. Looks like you're having fun" said Shinji with a smirk

"Of course we are. It's our summer vacation, so we're enjoying it"

"What an incompetent leader" stated Suzune

"Just for 100-200 cp, you guys will do anything the school wants. I don't think that I'm the incompetent one"

"I was an idiot to think that you'll take it seriously!" said Suzune

"This is how I do things. You can keep on struggling, but we'll be having fun here"

"Do as you wish" said Suzune and started to walk away

"Ryuen-San, do you mind telling me what happened to Ibuki-San?" asked Shinji with a smile, and his eyes closed

"I issued an appropriate punishment to a disobedient servant. Why? Do you have any problem with that?"

"Not really. It's your classmates, so you're free to do whatever you want with them. I just have a piece of friendly advice for you" Shinji said, and opened his eyes, sending a cold gaze into Kakeru's eyes

"Throughout history, most of the dictators have been killed by their people. Be careful, or it might happen to you as well~~" Shinji said and walked away


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

Nighttime has come, and once again, after all of the boys fell asleep, Shinji exited the tent and started to walk away from the camp. He walked a decent distance away and then leaned against a tree trunk

"You can come out, Ibuki-San!" Shinji said, and Mio came out from her hiding place

"So you knew I was following you"

"Of course I knew. Just like yesterday, when you decided to peep on us"

"That was by mistake! I'm not a pervert who likes to watch people doing it!" said a flustered Mio

"If you say so~~ Anyway, let's just agree that you stop following me during the nights. I know that Ryuen told you to spy on me, but I don't want you peeping on my sessions"

"You mean that you're going to do it more!?"

"Yes. It feels good, so why not? Maybe you want a session of your own?" asked Shinji with a mischievous smirk

"No thank you!"

"Tell me, Ibuki-San, why are you following Ryuen? Do you believe that he can get you to class A, or perhaps because he's the strongest in your class? Because he'll beat you up if you won't obey?"

"That's the way the world works. The strongest are the winners, and the weak have to obey them"

"That's right. But strength isn't necessarily physical strength. I'll inform you now. We are going to get promoted to class C by the end of this class trip. You can choose not to believe me if you want, or you can go, tell Ryuen, and struggle to counter me, but the results won't change. You need to think about what will happen after you'll demote. The trust of your classmates in Ryuen will decrease, and then Ryuen will become more reckless than he is now. I mean, using all of your points to fool the other classes, and then reveal all of their leaders? This is already pretty reckless if you ask me. It's like he doesn't even think he can fail, and that's just stupid. People who think that they'll succeed no matter what, are foolish. I don't know if I would've wanted someone like that as my leader. You can tell Ryuen of this conversation if you want, but as you already used all of your points, and all of your classmates have already retired, there's nothing you can do. You can struggle all you want against me together with Ryuen, or let me help you take him down. If Ryuen will continue to go against me, your class will end up as our class once were, with 0 cp"

"..." Mio didn't respond and was in deep thought

"You should probably go back. The next session will start soon, so I don't think you should be here. If she'll see you here, it will be quite troublesome"

"You're doing it today too!?"

"Yes. I told her to come here alone today, so I would be able to speak with you before the session"

"Fine, then I'll go!" said Mio and started to quickly walk away

"Contact me if you'll want to take down Ryuen!" Shinji said, watching her walk away

'Good. Now she's not supposed to spy on me during the nights, and I sowed the seeds of doubt. Now, I need to wait for her answer' Shinji thought and started running, to claim the other spots.


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

'Is that her revenge?' thought Shinji as he looked inside his bag, seeing a pair of pink panties. In the morning, the girls woke up the boys, saying that someone stole Kei's panties.

'Well, they'll probably ask for a search through the bags, so it's better if I keep them on me' thought Shinji, and put the panties in his pocket. Then, he headed out and saw the girls looking at him

"Shinji-Kun. It's probably isn't you, so could you go and comfort Karuizawa-San? She said that she doesn't want to see anyone but you" said Satsuki

"Thank you for trusting me. Well, I need to go and comfort my girlfriend now, so I trust you to handle things here" Shinji said to Yosuke, walked to the girl's tent, and opened it

"Kei, it's me"

"Shinji-Kun..." said Kei. It can be heard in her voice that she's been crying for a while now

"Can I come in?" asked Shinji, and Kei nodded in approval. Shinji entered the tent and closed it after he entered

"It's happening again..." said Kei

"It's not. No one is bullying you. You are one of the most popular girls in our class. Why would anyone bully you?"

"Then why one of the boys stole my panties?"

"What if I tell you that I know who it is, and I know it wasn't to bully you"

"You know who it is?"

"Yes, but I want you to keep it a secret. Can you promise that you won't tell any of the girls?" Shinji said, and Kei nodded in approval

"The thief was Ibuki-San. She, on Ryuen's orders, planted the panties in my bag, so it would ruin my reputation and will lead to a fight between the boys and the girls. They did it to get back at me for revealing their plan to frame Sudo" Shinji said as he took the panties out of his pocket, and gave it to Kei

"But why do you want to keep it a secret? That way, they won't be able to do anything to you anymore"

"Because I need her to stay here. You see, except for ruining my reputation, Ibuki-San is here for another reason. They want to uncover our leader, and I want to use it against them"

"How?"

"Don't worry about it. I'll make sure to make them pay for what they did to my cute little Kei-Chan~~~" Shinji said teasingly, as he caressed her cheek, making her blush

"Do you think you're ready to come out? The other girls are worried about you. If you'll be the one to say to the girls that it doesn't worth a fight within our class, they'll listen to you. You better hurry, because Shinohara-San is trashing the boys out there"

"Only if you come with me..." said Kei with a bashful smile

"Of course I will. What kind of "boyfriend" would I be, if I won't support my girlfriend?" Shinji said with a wide grin. After the panty thief incident was over, the girls decided that they want the tent of the boys to be moved away, and chose Shinji and Yosuke for the job. After they were finished, Yosuke went to one of their classmates who were calling him, leaving Shinji alone, so he decided to approach Mio, who was sitting at the corner of the camp.

"Did you had to go that far?" Shinji asked

"So you're suspicious of me as well?"

"Rather than a simple suspicion, after you left yesterday, I decided to follow you, and saw you doing it"

"Is that so? Then why aren't you telling your classmates about it?"

"Because if I will, you will get kicked out of the camp, which will alert Ryuen, and we don't want that, if we're planning to take him down"

"I haven't agreed to anything yet"

"Of course, but considering you said "yet", you will" Shinji said with a wink

"Whatever" said Mio stood up, and walked away

"It's not very nice to eavesdrop, Horikita-San"

"Like you're one to talk!" said Suzune and came out of her hiding place

"What are you planning on doing with Ryuen?"

"I believe that I said that I can't tell you anything if you don't work under me. Do you want to cancel the bet and start right now? If you do, I'll tell you"

"No"

"Well, your loss. Anyway, how long are you going to pretend that you're okay?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't play innocent. You're not feeling well since we got off the ship, and probably before as well"

"I don't know what are you talking about"

"If that's the case, you won't mind if I'll check your temperature..." said Shinji, and walked closer to her, and laid his hand on her forehead

"... around 38 C"

"You could tell?"

"I guess. You're not going to tell the others?"

"I've held out until now, so I won't quit now"

"I see. If that's the case, why won't I help you out a little?"

"What do you mean?"

"As I saw you're condition, since the start of the test, I've looked around the forest for herbs I can use for fever treatment when we were looking for edible fruits, and I've finally found some on my last search. I can make a medicine for you if you want"

"You've done it from the start of the test?"

"Yes. I saw that you're struggling to stay in the test, so I thought I'll help you out. Though I can only make something that will ease the fever a little, but I believe it'll be enough for the rest of the test"

"Well, while I don't like receiving help from you, I'll accept your help, for the sake of the cp"

"Great. I'll make it after everyone will fall asleep, so I'll give it to you in the morning"

"Are you going to stay awake the whole night?" Suzune asked with a frown

"It doesn't take that long, so don't worry about me!" Shinji said and smiled widely

"You think too highly of yourself if you think I'll worry about someone like you"

"As cold as always... Well, I'll see you around, Horikita-San" Shinji said and walked away


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

The next day, Shinji took Suzune to a corner, and then said:

"Here is the medicine" he said and took a three plastics bags out of his pocket, and inside them was some green powder. Equal amount in each bag.

"You need to mix the powder with water and drink. There are three plastic bags for this morning, in the evening, and tomorrow morning. Make sure you mix it well, or else its effect will decrease"

"Okay"

"Great! Well, I have other things to do, so I need to go, or else people will notice" Shinji said and started to walk away

"Wait!" Suzune said, and Shinji turned around, to see her blushing lightly

"I can't believe I'm saying it, but..."

"What?"

"...T-Thank you..." Suzune said and bowed, trying to hide her blush

"No problem. I'll always help a classmate who needs it! So you don't need to hold back anymore, and ask for help whenever you need!" Shinji said and walked away


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

Shinji was looking from the side at what was left of their camp, which was burnt by fire. His classmates were blaming each other, as Kikyo approached them

"Did she took the bait?" Shinji asked in a low voice

"Yes. She stole the fake card last night and ran away during the panic over the fire"

"Great. Now all we need is to get to the end of the test, and shock everyone" Shinji said


~~~ Flashback ~~~

In an unknown location, there was a building on fire. Then, a black-haired boy walked out of the building.

From his appearance, he looked like a normal 12-year-old kid, but his face told a different story. His eyes, as red as blood, were sparkling in a crazed sense, and he had a wicked smile on his face, as he heard the screams of the people inside the building, burning to death. By the entrance, was a young girl, a one or two years younger than the boy, laying on the floor on her back, numerous burns on her body, as she struggled to sit up, looking into the boy's eyes.

"Onii...Chan...it hurts..." said the girl. The boy bent, caressed her cheek while smiling fondly at her, and said:

"It's okay to sleep now, Mako-Chan..." he said and closed her eyes with his fingers. He waited a few seconds, and when he saw she's unconscious, he stood straight, and continue his walk, humming a song, as the building collapsed behind him.


~~~ With Shinji ~~~

Shinji woke up from his sleep and sat up. Then, a grin appeared on his face, as he thought:

'It's been a while since I've dreamed about that time... looks like the fire from yesterday awaken memories of it...'


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

"I'll be announcing the end of the special test now!" said Tomonari, as all of the classes stood in front of their homeroom teacher

"Aren't you forgetting someone?" said a familiar voice, causing all the students to look back, and see Kakeru walking out of the forest, shocking most of the students

"Great work, Ryuen. Let me properly express my gratitude for your hard work" said Kohei as he approached Kakeru

"You're going to see something interesting, Katsuragi..." said Kakeru with a smirk

"What do you mean?" Katsuragi asked, narrowing his eyes

"I will now reveal the results!" said Tomonari

"At the last place, is class C, with 0 points!" said Tomonari, shocking Kakeru

"In third place, is class A, with 120 points!"

This time, Kohei and the rest of class A were shocked

"In the second place, is class B, with 176 points!" Tomonari said, shocking everyone even more, as the meaning of the results seeping in

"And in the first place, is class D, with 296 points!" Tomonari said, making all of class D's students to start celebrating. Kakeru looked over at class D, only to see Shinji smirking mockingly at him


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

"Hirata-Kun, how did that happen?" asked Satsuki, as all of their classmates gathered around Yosuke

"Even I don't know... we have way more points than we're supposed to have..."

"Don't you think it's time to tell us what you did, Ayanokoji-Kun?" asked Suzune

"Ayanokoji? What did he do?" asked Kanji, as he thought she referred to Kiyotaka, as the rest of their classmates thought

"I think she referred to Shinji..." said Kiyotaka, and pointed at Shinji, who leaned against a wall with a smirk

"Now that I think of it, Shinji-Kun was the one who told me who the leaders of class C and A were..." said Yosuke

"Really!? How did you do it, Shinji-Kun?" asked Kei, switching the attention to Shinji

"Well, I'll start with the fact that I knew Ryuen was on the island. When I went to look at class C's camp, I saw he had a communication device with him, and I saw a similar one that Ibuki-San hid. Next, just by chance, I managed to see class A's leader claiming a spot. Lastly, it's related to the reason I wanted to be the leader, which I want to apologize for since I hid something from you all. I was claiming other spots without your knowledge. Three times a day, I would sneak out of the camp to claim other spots"

"But why didn't you tell us?" asked Kikyo

"It's not that I don't trust you all, but I couldn't risk it. I couldn't take a chance that someone will blurt it out by mistake, and a student from another class, who was nearby, heard it. My decision was proved to be right when Ibuki-San arrived at our camp"

"But when did you do it? You were always in the camp" said Teruhiko

"Once before everyone woke up, once in the noon, when everyone was looking for edible fruits, and once after everyone fell asleep"

"You're so amazing, Shinji-Kun!" shouted Kei, and soon all of their classmates were praising Shinji. Suzune stood in the side, narrowing her eyes as she looked at Shinji, as she thought:

'If what he says is true, then when he went to claim the spots in the noon, he would have to head out, AND come back, at the same time as the others who went to look for fruits. The class decided that the search for fruits will take 20 minutes each... Does it mean that he was able to claim another three different spots and return in 20 minutes? I don't think that the spots were situated so close to each other, else it would be too easy to earn points through spots... I saw him demonstrating good physical abilities during PE class, so when he said that he's physically superior to me, I didn't about it, but if he's able to do something of that caliber, it means that he has more than supreme athletic abilities! And he's academic abilities are supreme as well... he got 100 in every single quiz or test we had since the start of the year! But in the end, we didn't promote, so I'll have someone as capable as him to work under me...' she thought, and then she saw Shinji smirk at her

'Why is he smirking at me!? I won our bet!' Suzune thought, but then she saw him moving his lips, and her eyes widen, as she saw the sentence that was formed:

'The class trip isn't over yet!?'