"Second round, Exhibition Stage, begin!"
Soon, everyone in the class got another chance to speak.
However, during this second round, no one continued discussing what level of reward or punishment Bai Lan should receive.
They were all discussing how to reward Bai Lan for his achievements in a way that would satisfy him while still leaving everyone in the class with enough living expenses to avoid affecting their normal lives.
In fact, they continued discussing this until the final round after the entire discussion—the sixth round—ended.
Clearly, everyone had already tacitly accepted that Bai Lan would not only avoid punishment but would instead receive a "Special Prize."
There was no helping it. After hearing what Horikita had said, even the slowest person understood who the class's strongest support was.
As long as they clung tightly to that support, their days in this class could not get too bad.
Conversely, if that support became angry and stopped helping them, they would all be finished.
As they discussed the matter, most people proposed continuing with the plan Hirata had previously suggested.
A minority proposed new ideas of their own.
In fact, after the first round ended, the following five rounds—two and a half hours—became nothing more than dead time.
Basically, those who made up the overwhelming majority and wanted to continue with Hirata's previous plan repeatedly rejected every bizarre new idea proposed by people eager to show off, ideas so strange that merely hearing them made one's eyes go dark.
The outcome had already been decided.
When six o'clock in the afternoon arrived, Kushida announced the end of the discussion meeting.
As the judge, Hirata delivered the final ruling.
"Based on the discussion, I announce that the class will award Bai Lan 400 points, with a 70% share, in the form of