Classroom of the Elite: Houtarou Oreki

This ranking was probably related to the upcoming School Trip.

Then...

He would need to pull a few strings.

However...

Oreki had intended to start ranking them immediately, only to unexpectedly find it difficult.

If he ranked them based on his impression of them... even though it was anonymous, if anyone discovered that he had ranked Classmate Sakayanagi near the bottom, she would definitely be unhappy as his girlfriend. And if he placed girls he was close to very low, people might question whether he was dissatisfied with them.

In other words, it could cause problems in his relationships.

So...

After thinking it over, ranking them according to their overall ability scores was indeed the safest option.

Thus, Oreki opened the OAA system.

But this time, the OAA system said it could not be accessed.

That was fine, though.

He had seen the data for every student in the year, so sorting them was still easy.

"Time's up." Once the hour ended, Teacher Majima continued releasing information.

"The rankings you submitted just now will be adopted by the system and become an important basis for forming School Trip groups."

"Each group will have eight people. In ten minutes, the system will automatically analyze and arrange the lists."

In other words, while this School Trip did not involve competition for or losses of Class Points, the school had still dug a small pit for them.

Oreki continued listening to Teacher Majima's explanation.

To sum it up...

The destination for this School Trip was Hokkaido.

It would begin a week later.

It would last five days and four nights.

And, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. That was the theme of this School Trip.

Put plainly, it meant gaining a thorough understanding of the information and