Houtarou Oreki Classroom of the Elite

All members were notified by their teachers to gather at the school gate at 5 PM to board buses heading to the luxury cruise ship "Speranza".

This field trip required participation from all students. Among the 160 first-year students, only one was left behind.

A delicate girl with straight silver hair stood beneath the bus after the others had boarded. Due to her poor health, she walked with a cane, appearing both fragile and endearing.

Arisu stood by the Class A bus, her expression tinged with regret.

"Due to my health condition, I'm prohibited from participating in all activities. I won't be able to join everyone this time." Sakayanagi Arisu turned to one of Class A's representatives, "Katsuragi-kun, may I entrust the class to you?"

"As a Class A student, I will naturally lead the class." He responded immediately, despite his inner uncertainty.

Arisu's radical ideas clashed with his preference for stability. Moreover, his faction had only 17 members compared to her 23.

His Kōhei faction had been steadily dismantled without him realizing it — a testament to her strategic prowess.

Despite her words, he wondered if her faction members would truly follow his commands.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, he noticed her gaze drift toward a drowsy-looking boy sitting by the window in the front of the bus, resting his chin on one hand.

That was Houtarou.

Well, with him present, the Arisu faction members would likely stay in line.

"Take care and rest at school." Kōhei said politely, genuine concern in his voice.

Arisu was small and fragile, much like his sister. His family situation was difficult — he relied on his sister, who was also petite and sickly.

Though confined to this closed environment, he'd learned from the Student Council President that he could use Points to send birthday gifts to his sister, albeit at a considerable cost.

As his faction's representative, he couldn't afford to waste Points maintaining the class, which made things difficult.

But the situation had changed now that they were outside the school gate. Students had discovered their school-issued phones could connect to outside networks — which meant they might be able to make calls to the outside world.

This meant he could contact his sister.

"Rest? I won't be able to." Arisu rejected his suggestion, "I have my own challenges at school."

Challenges... with her poor health condition.

Kōhei recalled how Masumi typically attended to the little girl's every need. But Masumi, being healthy, had to participate in the exam.

Arisu would be left alone.

Perhaps that was the challenge she meant — managing without Masumi's help would be difficult.

Lost in these thoughts, he boarded the bus and checked on Masumi.

Masumi: ??

First Houtarou had given her that strange look, and now Kōhei was doing the same.

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Meanwhile at the school gate gathering.

After boarding the school bus, Kikyō sat near the front with the twin-tailed Mei-Yu Wang to her left.

"Kushida-chan, have you been reading detective novels lately?" Mei-Yu asked curiously.

Kikyō was absorbed in her phone, searching intensely.

『 Keywords: Fingerprints, fingerprints are ridge patterns formed by the skin on human fingertips, (seemingly) fingerprints increase friction when touching objects, (actually—) 』

"..."

Having just discovered internet access on her phone, Kikyō was conducting research.

She wasn't ready to simply accept Houtarou's claims. He'd already examined her twice weekly — the first time over clothes had been tolerable, but now he wanted to see more.

This was irritating.

She realized now that he was using her to practice getting closer to girls, taking things one step at a time.

But wasn't this essentially dating? She had no interest in that.

Her online search yielded a useful result: fingerprints cannot be left on clothing.

"Everyone — we can use the internet and make phone calls freely now." Kikyō announced with a bright expression.

"Eh?"

Her words created an instant commotion.

"Can we contact our families?"

"Then I'm going to download some books!"

"Shh, don't talk about that kind of thing here—"

The students suddenly became lively.

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Meanwhile, at the School's Student Council:

"With all the first-years suddenly leaving school, it feels somewhat lonely." Akane said, "It reminds us of when we were in the same situation."

The Student Council members here were all second and third-year students.

While certain information remained off-limits to first-years, even with Points, the special exam in the third month was unique — it offered a quick way to gain points.

Most people present had benefited from it.

Miyabi's class, despite being demoted to accountant status, had earned 300 Class Points and over 5 million Private Points in this exam last year — a remarkable harvest.

Manabu's year had been even more dramatic, with the exam widening the Class Point gap by 400.

So—

"This year's Class A is excellent. I look forward to their development." Manabu said, setting down his pen to join the discussion.

"Indeed—" Miyabi's smile seemed forced.

Inside, his thoughts were far different. He was brooding.

Being stripped of his Vice President position and reduced to a mere accountant, while Ikuto Kiriyama kept his Vice President role — it stung.

But now: hurry up and suffer on that island to save points, Houtarou Oreki. This exam isn't about enjoying cruise ship scenery.

It's about suffering!

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The ocean stretched endlessly before them, a perpetual summer paradise complete with a luxury cruise ship, rhythmic horn blasts, vast skies, and refreshing sea breezes. This was truly a vacation.

Though some students suspected this might be the month's special exam, no one could deny its vacation-like nature — after all, the school had chartered them a genuine luxury cruise ship.

The Speranza was the epitome of luxury, featuring not only comfortable cabins and abundant restaurants, but also an elegant theater, swimming pool, various entertainment facilities, and high-end massage and spa services.

The cost was staggering — chartering this cruise ship for two weeks would likely amount to 10 million Points, with hundreds of thousands spent per day. While these Points functioned as currency within the school city, the actual settlement with the ship's owner would be in real money.

In other words, the school was rolling in wealth.

The Class D students visible on deck, however, weren't concerned with such financial matters — they were simply overjoyed.

Though they were assigned three to a room, their accommodations resembled boutique hotels. Better yet, everything was complimentary — the food, swimsuits, theater shows, massages, and drinks!

Everything was free!

For the Point-depleted Class D students, this was paradise. Who would want to return to their school's mountain vegetable meals after experiencing these deluxe offerings?

A familiar group rushed to the deck, gripping the railing as they gazed tearfully at the real ocean below.

"It's incredible that you weren't expelled, Sudō!" Exclaimed Haruki Yamauchi, who had become Ken's friend, clapping him on the shoulder.

"Yeah..." Ken replied, his eyes glistening, "It feels like a dream."

As their teacher Sae had emphasized, everything here was completely free! For the first time in ages, they didn't have to worry about expenses, finally feeling like regular students again.

"The school is so generous, treating us to a luxury cruise ship vacation~"

"Yeah..."

The girls were especially thrilled about the complimentary swimsuits and clothes available for borrowing — everything without spending a single point.

Everyone had fully embraced the vacation spirit. Time to celebrate!

As for Houtarou, his vacation was... well, not exactly a vacation.

After boarding, the teachers began assigning rooms, three students per room.

Houtarou, however, paid 100,000 Points to request a private room from his teacher, Tomonari. It was time to use the superpower he had obtained but never activated — Superhuman Physique Modification.

He hadn't used this ability yet because it demanded considerable time. Now seemed perfect.

Though the teachers called this a field trip, it was clearly an exam. Following the school's typical pattern, they would likely allow a few days of vacation first. He could make good use of this time.

〖 Begin Superhuman Physique Modification? 〗

Yes!

〖 Time Required: 2 Whole Days. 〗

〖 During the process, the host will maintain deep sleep in dreams. 〗

The sensation was subtle. Modifying himself through dreams wasn't such a bad deal.

Perhaps he could enhance it further?

〖 Enable Precognitive Dreams? 〗

Yes!

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