-110- Uncontrollable monster?

The luxury cruise ship chartered by Advanced Nurturing High School has a total of ten floors.

Among them, there are five floors above ground, four floors below ground, and one floor is the rooftop.

The first floor above ground is used as a lounge or venue for banquets.

The second floor is the ship's deck.

The third, fourth, and fifth floors have guest rooms.

Among them, the third floor is for boys, and the fourth floor is for girls, including teachers. Boys and girls are clearly separated, but there are no specific restrictions on movement, so boys and girls can interact with each other. Only after midnight is it prohibited to stay and enter.

As for the other floors, such as the first to third floors below ground, there are various entertainment facilities such as movies and stages. The bottommost floor, the fourth floor below ground, houses rooms such as the power distribution room.

As for the rooftop, it is equipped with a swimming pool, café, and other places where students often gather, making it lively.

After returning to the ship, Hori almost immediately returned to the third floor, preparing to go back to his room.

Speaking of rooms, there is one thing that cannot be ignored.

That is, on the last day before summer vacation, the accommodation groups formed by the students were disrupted to some extent.

Originally, according to Chabashira Sae, students were grouped in threes for accommodation on the ship, with three people sharing one room, and these three would be roommates during the two-week trip.

However, after boarding the ship, not only Class D but also the other classes received a sudden notice.

"Due to some issues with room allocation, originally three people were assigned to one room, but now it has been changed to four people per room. Students from each class are to be reorganized on the spot and report to their homeroom teacher."

This caused quite a stir.

The groups had already been decided, but now they were being reorganized on the spot, testing the students' ability to adapt to changes.

Don't think of this as just a small matter.

In the already formed groups, some were reluctant to separate, while others only needed one more person, so they didn't break up and just pulled someone from another group without realizing that bringing that person over would cause inconvenience to the original group, leading to their group being forcibly broken up, and the remaining two people having to hurriedly find other groups to join, fearing being left alone.

Therefore, the commotion that ensued lasted for almost half an hour before finally being sorted out just before the cruise departed.

At that time, Hori thought to himself.

"Is this intentional on the part of the school?"

Thinking about it carefully, it would have been more reasonable if it had been four people per group from the beginning.

Because, with 40 people in a class, if it's four people per group, there would be exactly ten rooms for each class, and no one would be left out, and there would be no need to prepare a separate room for those who were left out.

That would have been the most reasonable arrangement.

But the school arranged it as three people per group, deliberately leaving one person out. There was no reason for this.

In summary, the school should have intentionally done this to test the students' ability to adapt to changes.

This should be considered a small test before the special exam of the summer vacation, serving to prepare students psychologically and be ready to face changes at any time, right?

Having said so much, the point is to illustrate one thing.

That is, in the group of Hori, Hirata Yousuke, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, one extra person was added, becoming their roommate.

And this person happened to be the most troublesome figure in Class D.

"Hi, boys, have you finished your interesting blind date game over there?"

In the room assigned to Hori's group, a confident and arrogant voice sounded as the door opened, revealing Kouenji Rokusuke standing there in his swim trunks, sweating profusely.

Specifically, he was doing push-ups.

However, it wasn't just any push-up.

Normally, push-ups are done with both hands and feet on the ground.

But Kouenji Rokusuke had only his hands on the ground, with his feet raised in the air, doing push-ups in a handstand position.

"Humph! Humph! Humph!"

As Kouenji Rokusuke did push-ups in a way that pushed the limits of the human body, he greeted Hori confidently. Despite sweat dripping all over, he still looked very relaxed.

Seeing this, Hori narrowed his eyes.

"Your physical abilities are as impressive as your intellect, Kouenji."

Hori remarked.

Why did Hori previously say that Kouenji Rokusuke, like Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, belonged to an extraordinary level?

The reason lies here.

Kouenji Rokusuke, this seemingly arrogant man, not only excels in academics but also possesses remarkably high physical and athletic abilities, far surpassing ordinary students.

Although narcissistic, arrogant, and self-centered, not paying attention to things he's not interested in, through observation over this period of time, Hori was surprised to find that Kouenji Rokusuke is talented in all aspects, almost a perfect human being except for his personality flaws.

Even Ayanokouji Kiyotaka evaluated Kouenji Rokusuke like this.

"He's simply an uncontrollable monster who exceeds standards in every aspect."

That's right.

Leaving aside everything else, just talking about his physical abilities, Kouenji Rokusuke is extremely powerful.

At least, that's what Hori believes.

"In terms of physical ability alone, Kouenji surpasses Horikita Manabu."

This was the conclusion Hori arrived at after careful observation.

If it weren't for Kouenji's flawed personality, being too easy to understand and predict, in Class D, aside from Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Kouenji Rokusuke would also be the biggest dark horse.

But Kouenji Rokusuke seemed uninterested in Hori's thoughts, as he continued to sweat profusely while laughing loudly.

"I've said it before, I'm perfect. If this school is about meritocracy, then, except for me, no one else matters. My existence itself is true strength, Nanaya Boy."

Kouenji Rokusuke made his usual self-centered statement before landing gracefully on the ground.

"Phew!"

Kouenji Rokusuke ran his hand through his hair, flicking away the sweat as if it were sparkling in the sunlight.

"By the way, Nanaya Boy."

Kouenji Rokusuke, very unusually, asked Hori a question.

"It seems you have a different perspective on this summer vacation. Let the perfect me ask the ordinary you, what do you think this school will have us do next?"

Kouenji Rokusuke asked with genuine interest.