COTE : Is Talent Everything? (Rewrite)

I woke up in the tent and glanced at the watch on my wrist.

The time was 6:30 in the morning. During the exam period, I usually got up at 7:00, but it seemed I had woken up earlier than usual.

When I stepped outside, Ishizaki and the others were still asleep. I had assumed my group members would still be sleeping too, but it looked like at least one of them had woken up early just like me.

Munching on a ration, I approached Ryūen, who was staring at his tablet.

"You won't find the designated areas or tasks listed on the tablet yet."

"I know that. Just scouting ahead."

Peeking at Ryūen's tablet, I saw he was using GPS search to check the positions of the other students.

"——So we're moving out starting today, right?"

I asked to confirm, and Ryūen gave a faint smirk before nodding. Today, on the 10th day, we would finally start making our move to aim for the top.

"Keh. About damn time we get to cut loose for real."

Both Ryūen and I had been holding back until now. We'd put in some effort to maintain our 4th-place position, but neither of us had gone all out in this exam even once.