Book 14: Chapter 2: The Curtain Rises on the Uninhabited Island Exam, Part 3
Afterward, I made my way to two other new Task sites that showed up, but in both cases, other groups had already registered for all the spots before I arrived, so I ultimately never got a chance to participate. When the clock struck 1:00 PM, I went to my second designated area, B7, earning nothing but the one-point Arrival Bonus. Come 3:00 PM, my third was announced as D7 once again, the same as my first. I had arrived there not too long ago now, once again earning nothing but the Arrival Bonus.
I had traveled back and forth and received 2 whole points for my efforts. However, with a cumulative total of only 3 points for the first day, I felt pretty confident that I was one of the lowest-ranked groups out there.
Even so, there was absolutely no reason to be discouraged. It was only the first day of the exam and the various groups hadn’t spread all throughout the island just yet. As such, competition was going to be fierce no matter what. Even if I forced myself to pick up the pace, that didn’t change the fact that it was difficult to rack up points on my own and the drain on my supply of drinking water would be intense as well.
The day’s three Basic Movement intervals were over, and now it was time to prepare for tomorrow.
“Senpai.”
I ran into Nanase a second time, the two of us crossing paths in a place similar to the one she and I had met at this morning.
“Second time today huh?”
“Indeed. What a coincidence.”
She seemed to be taking action on her own again as there was no sign of Hōsen or Amasawa anywhere.