In other words, the difficulty had increased."
"Because this was a competition across all grade levels, the rules were somewhat complicated."
"For example, this exam would no longer be conducted purely by class. Students in the same grade could freely form teams.
Before the exam, teams could consist of one to three people, while after the exam began, they could form larger teams of up to six people."
"After forming teams, the results would be ranked among groups across all grade levels."
"And then." Teacher Majima presented the exam's rewards and penalties.
As for the rewards.
The first-place group
300 Class Points, 1 million Private Points, and +1 expulsion protection title.
The second-place group
200 Class Points and 500,000 Private Points.
The third-place group
100 Class Points and 250,000 Private Points.
Groups that placed within the top 50 percent, including first through third place
50,000 Personal Points.
Groups that placed within the top 70 percent, including first through third place
10,000 Personal Points.
Note 1: The Class Points earned by the top three groups would be transferred from the grades of the bottom three groups.
Note 2: If the bottom three groups did not have enough Points to deduct, their score would be reduced to zero, and the school would cover the remainder.
Note 3: Regardless of how many members a top-three group had, the Class Points earned would be divided equally according to the number of classes represented in the group, rounded normally.
Note 4: The deductions for the bottom three groups would likewise be split equally according to the number of classes within the group.
Teacher Majima used the screen to display the rules as he explained them, making everything extremely clear.
Judging from the rewards, both the Class Points and Private Points were considerable.
And if the