Classroom of the Elite Volume 7.5

Karuizawa Kei SS III

A New Experience

A large and expansive sea. The place I've been left behind on is this uninhabited island.

"Aaah......they're gone.......".

I stared at the passenger ship that's slowly becoming smaller and smaller like it's somebody else's problem. It appears the summer vacation has turned into something unbelievable.

To be honest, I don't know what I should do now. Because I have no idea how I'm going to escape from this uninhabited island, surrounded by 360 degrees of sea. Ships, planes and phones. I don't have anything convenient like that with me. On top of that, because of my swimsuit, it's likely that my body will be chilled once night falls.

But I was neither anxious nor panicking. On the contrary, I thought about how great it would be if this moment would last forever.

Why is that, you ask? That is because of the significance of the presence of the boy sitting next to me. If he's with me, he'll save me no matter what predicament I'm stuck in.

A new experience.

It's because I'm confident of this that I feel no anxiety.

"Hey, Kiyotaka. Where are we? As far as the eye can see, there are only mountains and the sea.......Could it be that we're stranded somewhere absurd? Like Tasmania?".

"Tasmania isn't an uninhabited island, you know? Besides, there's no way it'd be this small".

"I-I see".

"In the first place, we're in Japan. There's that mountain you see in the distance, right? That's Mount Fuji".

"Mount Fuji, you mean THAT Mount Fuji?".

"Then that means we might surprisingly be able to escape this island easily".

"That won't be the case. Because to escape on our own, there's only one way and that's to swim".

It's not an exaggeration, but I don't quite have the strength to swim away. At that moment, a hawk took flight from the island and swiftly flew in the direction of Mount Fuji.

In all likelihood, it'll reach land in no time.

"It must be great having wings, isn't it? Because you could simply fly away like that".

Saying that, I gazed at Kiyotaka.

Eyes looking straightforwardly in the direction of Mount Fuji. And so I decided to ask him a frank question.

"Could it be that.....you're capable of swimming all the way there, Kiyotaka?".

"To be honest with you, there's a high possibility that if I'm on my own, I'd be able to swim all the way to land. Taking into account the probability of survival, it would be a good idea if I were to start swimming now while the sun is still out".

"A-As I thought......you're amazing".

But, Kiyotaka is here right now and he's showing no sign of swimming away.

"Could it be that it's because I'm here?".

"When I think about leaving Kei alone here, it's no longer a viable plan. There may be wild animals in the forest and once night falls, you'd have no way of protecting yourself".

"Sorry, Kiyotaka. I'm always getting in your way".

"That's not true".

"I'm happy you'd say that. But......I want Kiyotaka to survive".