Zhou once said, "People always like to seek a compromise. For instance, if you say this room is too dark and we should put a window here, everyone will surely object.
"But if you suggest tearing off the roof, they'll come to a compromise and agree to put in a window."
So why not just compromise between Kamio Tatsuya's opinion and that teacher's?
The break ended quickly. After returning to the conference room, Tsukishiro spoke again.
"Well, do you have any constructive suggestions?"
"I think we can find a compromise."
Itagami raised his hand to speak.
"Let's hear it."
"First of all, the school shouldn't give in to the students. So let's ignore the second-years' fair protest for now.
"Also, our original rule was that if a team failed, the second-year would be expelled, while the First Year would have points deducted.
"But the teacher just now asked us to reverse all of that, which would obviously cause problems for the First Years.
"So I think we should set a cutoff time. Students who form teams before then will be subject to the original penalties.
"For teams formed after that time, or students who still haven't formed teams by the end, if they fail the final exam, the First Years will be expelled, while the second-years will lose the Class Points they would have earned over the next three months."
"As for how we explain this to the students, we can tell them that decisiveness is sometimes very important.
"Some things are good in themselves, but if you hesitate and can't make a decision, they can turn bad.
"Conversely, some bad things can turn out well if you leave them until later. This way, both the first- and second-years will learn a lesson."
Itagami went on at length. The teachers