The next morning, Mori and Shinohara still disappeared.

The school sent the rescue team into the forest to find them. But according to the school rules, we lost 10 points on the 3rd day too.

In our camp, it was chaos too. Everyone was worried about those girls. Someone concerned about the points. Yukimura was one of them.

"That girl--" He mumbled. "Make us only troubles."

"Oi! It's not her fault. " Sato defended her friend with anger.

Three people that seemed to be worrier than anyone else are Hirata, Ike, and Doctor. But I admired that Hirata could calm down and run the class without the sigh of worry on his face.

"We still have to find the food and water. " He told us after the report. "Everyone. Please look for our classmates while finding food."

I wanted to talk about this with Horikita but I couldn't find her after the report. I went to the girl's tent and didn't find her either.

There was only Ibuki sitting inside the tents.

"Are you looking for that long black hair girl?" Ibuki asked me.

"Does the girl whom you referred act like she's superior to everyone?"

"Yes."

"Yes. I'm looking for that girl."

"After you finish the report. She went out of the camp. Maybe she go to find the food."

I nodded and looked at Ibuki.

"Say Ibuki. Are you fine here?" I asked her.

"Fine, thanks. It's better than my class though. " Ibuki shrugged her shoulder. "That Ryuen make me sick."

"Hm. He isn't your classmate?"

Ibuki laughed sarcastically. "That Yamauchi is your classmate and he isn't your best friend, is he?"

I couldn't say I like him that much.

The girl from class C looked at me and sighed.

"Your class is too stupid. Kind until stupid."

"Say what you want."

Yes, our class may be stupid that let this girl into our class.

But I and Horikita weren't.

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Sometimes the silence was the greatest thing.

I walked into the shadow of the forest. The heat made me thirsty so I drank the water from the bottle.

There was no sound around me. It was like I was alone in the world.

Although I had a girl walking followed me.

I turned my face back to her.

"Do you want some water, Sakura?" I asked.

Sakura shook her head and smiled.

I'm not thirsty yet. Don't worry.

I nodded. "Oh, keep close to me. This forest is so dense. Your Fanclub will kill me if I let you disappear." I teased her, Sakura flinched. She walked close to me and shook. I didn't want to make her fear, I want her to keep close.

I was afraid that something happens to Shinohara and Mori will happen to Sakura.

"Ah. What is it?" I saw something near the tree's root. We walked toward it and saw it was the bunch of corns.

"Ayanolucky!" I mumbled.

What did you just say?

"Nothing, Sakura. Um. I think we should take it back to the camp. But I think we can't take it in one round though."

Sakura nodded as agreed. We took our bag with us but I thought it wasn't enough to carry almost 50 heads of corn.

I was thinking how to do when two guys appeared near us.

"Katsuragi-San! Look! That's a guy who tried to spy on us yesterday!"

"I see."

It was Katsuragi and Yahiko from class A.

When strangers walked toward us, Sakura hid behind my back.

"What're you doing here?" Katsuragi asked us.

"I'm trying to collect these corns."

The tall man looked at the bunch of corn and nodded. "I see. There is too much to carry back."

"Baka. " Yahiko said. "Why don't left anyone to guard it?"

Katsuragi shook his head.

"Don't say a stupid thing. So you'll let the girl walk or wait in the forest alone?"

He was right. I couldn't let Sakura carry it and walk back to the camp alone, also I couldn't let her wait here alone too.

Yahiko glared at Sakura and blushed.

"I don't mind waiting here with Shizuku---I mean this girl though."

Huh. Sakura was more popular than I think.

Katsuragi knocked his sidekick's head. "Huh. I want to dump you but I can't. You're my girlfriend's brother though."

Yahiko laughed and patted Katsuragi's back. "Don't worry, Katsuragi-San. I'll follow you forever even Onee-Chan brake up with you."

"But I don't want!" Katsuragi coughed and turned his face to us. "I think I can help you."

"What!? Katsuragi-San, are you serious?" Yahiko suddenly shut his mouth because of Katsuragi's glare.

Katsuragi took the plastic bag off of his bag.

"Here you are. You can use it to carry the corns."

"Oh, great. Thank you. " L took it with pleasure. It was the plastic that the school gave to us for a toilet. "Hm. Why do you take this many bags with you?"

"Yahiko. He is diarrhea. He'll poop anywhere. I have to take care of him."

Yahiko bulged.

"Oi! Katsuragi-San! I'm not a dog."

Katsuragi laughed softly. It was the first time I saw him laughing.

"Just kidding. I prepare it for this situation. Maybe I need to carry many fruits."

I nodded. He already thought about this. Is this the potential of class A?

I and Sakura started putting the corns into the plastic bags. We used only 3 bags. For the rest of it, we returned to Katsuragi.

"Thank you again. See you later." I bowed.

"Ah. I forget to ask your name. " Katsuragi said.

"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. From class D, of course, you know it."

Katsuragi extended his hand to me. "I'm Katsuragi Kohei. This's my classmate. Totsuka Yahiko."

I raised my eyebrows. "Oh, so Yahiko is his first name."

"Yes. My girlfriend is Totsuka too. So I called them by their first name."

Totsuka scratched his head.

"Huh. Although you're just class D. You can call me Yahiko if you want."

"No, thanks I don't want to. " Yahiko flinched and looked at me with anger. "Just kidding."

I shook my hand with Katsuragi's and Yahiko's. Sakura pulled my shirt, maybe she want to go back to the camp.

"Ah. Wait a minute. " Katsuragi turned his face to Sakura. She flinched, her mouth checked.

The man of class A took his notebook off and reached it to Sakura.

"Shizuku-Chan! I'm your Fanclub. Can I get your signature please?" He said.

I and Sakura opened my mouth widely. Sakura looked at me with confusion.

"If you don't mine---"

Sakura nodded and took Katsuragi's notebook. He looked happy too much and Yahiko said. "Don't fair, Katsuragi-San! I want one too!"

Sakura was very popular, wasn't she?

While Sakura writing to Katsuragi. I lend my back to the tree to rest and wait. But suddenly, I saw something on the floor.

I took it and looked at it closely.

It was a hair clip.

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"It is Shinohara's clip. I remember it!" Ike said.

I decided to not ask him why he know.

"Where do you find it, Ayanokouji-Kun?" Hirata asked with worry.

"Near the place that I found the corns. " I said. "I can lead you to that place."

"I'll go too." Hirata said, but Miyake stopped him.

"Hirata. Our class needs a leader. You have to be that guy."

I nodded as agreed. "Horikita isn't here. If you went with us, there wouldn't be a leader controlling this class."

Although there were Kushida and Karuizawa left. But Karuizawa was influential only with the girls and Kushida wasn't the leader, she was more like our lovely neighborhood.

Hirata nodded with worry on his face. I thought he want to go too, but he was more concerned about his duty.

In conclusion, the rescue team member was me, Ike, Yamauchi, Sudo, Miyake, and Doctor.

"Are you sure you want to go with us, Doctor?" Ike asked him.

He nodded. "Of course! I have to help my Hime-Sama, sir!"

He said with intention, so no one stopped him.

Before we started searching, I asked Hirata to take care of Sakura. She seemed to be concerned about me. But I told her not to worry.

We walked for around five minutes until we met Katsuragi and Yahiko.

Ike stopped his feet as soon as he saw them.

"Who're you!?" He asked.

"Calm down. " I told him. "This is Katsuragi and Totsuga from class A. They will help us to find Shinohara and Mori."

Ike looked at them untrustful.

"Thank you for your help. " He said. "But I don't think you'll help us without any agenda."

"Oi! Katsuragi-San is a good man, you idiot!" Yahiko said with anger but Katsuragi raised his hand to stop his sidekick.

"It's normal that you don't trust me. " Katsuragi said. "But this isn't about the test or room competition. It's about humanity. Nothing more or less. If you don't want me to help, it's fine."

Yes. Katsuragi didn't worry about Shinohara or Mori. He didn't act kind or have a good wish to us too. He did this because it was his habit.

Ike looked at Katsuragi's serious eyes. Then, he talked with us.

"What do you think?" He asked.

"I think we can trust him for now. He can't know our leader anyway. " Miyake said.

"I agreed with Miyake. " Yamauchi nodded. "What about you, Doc?"

"I don't mind, sir. More people more help."

Sudo spoke up. "Since everything is nothing. Class A and Class D are the same."

When we got a conclusion. Ike turned his face to Katsuragi and nodded.

"Ok. Please help us."

"Sure. " Katsuragi nodded. "So what should we do now?"

I pointed to the bush. "I found the clip in front of that bush."

Ike walked to that bush, parted it. He saw the furrow on the floor. Ike sat down and looked at it closely.

"Um. It's a footstep. The 20-years-old man dragged two 15-years-old girls this way. "

Ike pointed forward.

Seriously, Ike. Where did you go camping?

The camping professional stood up and walked in that direction.

"Follow me!"

We followed him for around 100 meters. Ike sniffed and squatted to the grow intermittently. Katsuragi and Yahiko saw that picture with surprise. They probably didn't think that class D had talented personnel like this.

Ike stopped when we reached the small yard before the cliff. He attached his ear to the ground and listened. For a minute, he stood up and shook his head.

"Weird. Their trace finished here. I can't hear anything around this area."

I lowered my head, contemplating.

"Maybe it's something."

"What do you mean?" Miyake flinched.

Ike sighed and told them about the note we met with the tents. After finishing the story, the surprising appeared on everyone's face.

"So they were attacked by something?" Katsuragi said.

"I think so. If Shinohara and Mori were kidnapped by someone. It may be something. Because I don't think the kidnapper is our schoolmate since kidnapping isn't worthy enough compare with the punishment. " I analyzed.

"Something? Yabai, Yabai. " Even Sudo seemed to be scared.

"Um. This island is more dangerous than I thought, sir. " Doctor nodded.

"Oh, you just realize? I told you since we met those tents! We need to get away from this island as fast as we can!" Yamauchi yelled.

But no one interested him.

"So what is something?" Miyake said.

"Something is something."

"No, something is nothing," Sudo said.

"Maybe something is that thing. " Yahiko suggested.

"What thing?" I asked.

"That thing."

"Do you mean this thing?" Katsuragi said.

"No. Not this thing. It's that thing."

"So that thing is something, sir?" Doctor said.

"Yes. Something is that thing. But there is the chance that that thing is something too."

Miyake spoke up. "Maybe it's the thing."

"You watch movies too much, Miyake. " Ike said. "And there is no way that the thing is something because the thing loves the cold weather. But this island is hell-tier hot."

"So you assumed that something loves hot weather."

"Forget that something loves it or not. It's nothing."

"Please quiet for a while. " I said. "I will try to think that what thing is something? And what think is that thing and this thing?"

"No one said that there is only one. Maybe something is something"

"So you mean somethings maybe those things or these things."

"Stop, please. The something thing makes me overthink about something. So please quiet and comply with this thing." Ike said.

He sat on the floor and said;

"Every place have their own tale. Maybe something is something that stays on this island for a long time. Maybe it's a monster from another dimension. But we don't know its goal."

"It probably just wants to eat. Like Pennywise." Miyake said. "It awoke just for hunting. And then, it will sleep for 27 years. "

"It's a chance. " Ike sighed and looked at the sky sadly. "At least you're still alive. Shinohara---" He mumbled.

"How do you know?" Katsuragi asked.

"I smell her. " Ike said disgusting thing with the straight face. "I can smell her and I know the difference between the dead and alive. She is still alive."

"What about Mori-Hime--- Mori-San, sir? " Doctor asked him.

"Mori is alive too. Ahhh!!!" Ike groaned. "Where are they!?"

"Maybe something has its nest. " I said. "If we could find its nest, we might find them, right?"

Katsuragi nodded.

"I think so. Every monster has its nest."

"But its nest won't appear before us and have a sign that 'Welcome to my nest', right?" Ike said. "But I don't care. As long as I can save them, I'll find their nest! No matter what! Ok! Let's go! I'll lead you---Ayanokouji, I said I'll lead you."

Ike said after seeing me walking on my own.

"What do you say?" I turned my face to him.

And because of it. I couldn't see the hole in front of me.

Therefore, I stepped in and fell down in that hole.

"Ayanokouji!!!!!!!!" My teams screamed.

"Wagh!!!!"

I rolled on the slope in that hole. Around me became dark. When it stopped I found myself laying on the bottom of the hole.

"Itai-----" I said with a monotone voice.

"Ayanokouji! Are you okay?" Ike shouted while he walked toward me from the slope, everyone else followed him into the hole too.

"I'm fine. " I stood up. It was strange that I didn't hurt at all. Ah, at least, my luck helped me this time.

"That's great. I'm very shocked. " Katsuragi sighed before looking at the slope. "But this slope is too steep. I don't think we can climb up."

"Don't worry. I think that this hole in the cave. We can find the exit. If we can't, there are many things I can do to let someone get out of this hole and find some help. " Ike said.

But Miyake seemed to be scared anyway.

"You guy---" He said. "I think, getting out of this hole isn't our biggest problem now."

We looked following his sight and shook like him.

It was like a big corridor or cave. There are the touches placed beside the corridor. In the cave's wall. The big sculpture of something that I couldn't describe was sealed with it. It had yielded simultaneous pictures of an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature and A pulpy, tentacled head surmounted a grotesque and scaly body with rudimentary wings.

In front of it, there was a group of scary people. Their beard and hair were so long until it looked like they never cut it for their entire life. In their hands, there was a spear and machete knife.

"Shinohara!" Ike yelled.

"Nene-Himesama!" Doctor yelled too.

Because behind the scary people, Shinohara and Mori were tied with the pole on the altar. They looked very tired.

The scary people crowded to us maliciously. There were 10 people. Everyone seemed to be ready to kill us instantly.

"This's bad. " Yahiko mumbled and I knew he was right.

At least, we met our people.

Author's note: I feel like I didn't put many references joke lately. But then I think since it's fanfiction. Didn't I reference CoTE all the time?

Another thing. After this volume finish. I think about writing some reaction but since I never read or write any reaction before. I need to do research and ask for some suggestions from you all.