COTE: Popularity System

[I thought the bald guy would be guessed by D Class, but I didn't expect him to be guessed by C Class! Unbelievable!]

[The B Class traitor is an idiot. If they hadn't betrayed, they could have gotten over 500 class points and become A Class, wouldn't that be better?]

[Those before, don't forget. According to the trope, the B Class leader is destined to be guessed by Ayanokoji.]

[But they don't know the trope. Logically speaking, not betraying would be the best choice, right?]

While the audience discussed whether the B Class traitor was an idiot, the scene switched again, arriving at A Class's living quarters.

Hoshinomiya Chie handed the notepad to Ichinose Honami. "Honami-chan, please write down the leaders of the other classes that you think are correct here."

There were four empty slots on the notepad, but the top slot for filling in the Class 1-A leader had a red line drawn through it, indicating that Class 1-A could not fill in the leader of their own class.

Ichinose Honami lowered her eyes slightly and smiled embarrassedly. "It's a bit shameful to say, but we haven't discovered the leaders of the other classes."

If they answered incorrectly, they would be deducted 50 points from the exam-specific points. Without being certain, Class 1-A had no choice but to give up on filling in the leaders of the other classes.

After hearing the conversation between Honami and Chie from the side, Himeno Yuki hurriedly ran to the side.

She approached Takada Hikaru and asked in a low voice, "Takada-san, did you find any clues about the leaders of the other classes?"

Takada Hikaru smiled unhurriedly. "The leaders of Class B and Class C have been confirmed, and as for Class D, I did discover some interesting developments."

"You discovered the leaders of two classes?!" Himeno Yuki's eyes brightened, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

If Takada-san guessed correctly, wouldn't that be able to add 100 points to the class?

"Takada-san, then you should hurry up..."

Himeno Yuki was about to urge him, but she saw him shaking his head slightly.

Takada Hikaru said with a light laugh, "Yuki, I believe I've said it before. Failing once in a while is actually no big deal."

Himeno Yuki's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said nervously, "But if this continues, we will be led by hundreds of points by Katsuragi."

They were leading right now, and it was already difficult to deal with Katsuragi. Once Katsuragi's class took the lead, wouldn't they be completely crushed by Katsuragi's class?

"Are a few hundred points really that much?" Takada Hikaru asked rhetorically.

"Uh..."

"Class D's Suzune-san, even though her class points had been deducted to 0, and she knew she was more than 1000 points away from Class 1-A, she didn't give up hope of rising to Class 1-A."

Takada Hikaru smiled and said, "In this regard, I actually hope you can learn from Suzune-san's tenacity."

Himeno Yuki was rendered speechless by the retort.

Horikita Suzune from Class D had experienced the tragedy of her class points dropping to 0 twice in one semester, yet she still hadn't given up her wish to rise to Class 1-A.

As a student who had already risen to Class 1-A, she had almost lost the will to continue fighting just because she was led by a few hundred points by other classes.

Hearing Takada Hikaru say this, Himeno Yuki also felt that her performance was a bit too fragile.

Himeno Yuki lowered her shoulders slightly and said helplessly, "But... if the gap is four or five hundred points, everyone will probably feel a lot of pressure, right?"

Takada Hikaru comforted her with a smile, "Regarding this point, you can hold onto a little hope. Class B might not win that many points."

Hearing his words, Himeno Yuki's eyes flickered slightly. "Takada-san, did you do something?"

Takada Hikaru didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the sky, and then smiled lightly. "I just made some trades with Class D."

The camera followed Takada Hikaru's gaze to the sky.

Then, the camera panned down to Class D's living area.

"That is all, those are the words Horikita wanted me to relay." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said to Hirata Yōsuke in front of him.

Last night, Horikita Suzune had her special card stolen by a spy sent by Class C, and she also lost consciousness.

She already had a cold, and after several days of exhaustion, the battle with the spy, and the impact of the heavy rain, she was ultimately unable to continue the exam.

Therefore, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka sent the unconscious Horikita Suzune to the teachers, causing her to withdraw from the exam. Then, he utilized the rule of "replacing the leader for a legitimate reason" to change Class D's leader from Horikita Suzune to himself.

At the end of the exam, he used Horikita Suzune's name to tell Hirata Yōsuke the leaders of Class B and Class C. In this way, Class D would be able to increase their points by 100 by correctly guessing the leaders of two classes.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka attributed all the credit to Horikita Suzune, stating that all of this was directed by her.

After the exam ended, Horikita Suzune, who had visibly contributed to the class, would gain immense prestige, and her status in the class would be no less than Hirata's or Kushida's.

By then, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's layout would also be much more convenient.

He did not want to experience another incident like this time, where he was led by Kushida Kikyo into choosing the wrong leader.

"To think it's exactly the same..." Hirata Yōsuke muttered to himself involuntarily upon hearing what Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said.

"What's wrong?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka asked, a bit puzzled.

Hirata Yōsuke shook his head slightly. "Nothing. It's just that when I went out to investigate, I also noticed that Totsuka-san was the leader of Class B. I didn't expect my thoughts to coincide with Horikita's."

"Is that so?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka quickly realized that the other party was lying.

In the last few days, the relationships between the students of Class D had become very strained, and Hirata had been trying to find ways to alleviate the conflicts within the class.

If he had known the leader of Class B earlier, he should have already shared this information with the students of Class D to make them feel a little better.

'It seems Hirata has experienced something in places I don't know about.'

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was a bit curious, but now that the Deserted Island Exam was over, there was nothing else he could do.