Cruise Ship Cabin The time on the wall clock is approaching half past eight.
The sound of the hands moving is particularly clear in the quiet Guest Room.
The sky outside the window has already turned completely dark.
Kazehara Tetsu lay on his back on the slightly narrow Single Bed, with his hands behind his head and his eyes falling on the white ceiling.
In comparison, Hashimoto Masayoshi, who was sitting on the chair, seemed a little restless.
He lowered his head and stared at the screen of his mobile phone that lit up in his hand.
The screen stayed on the interface for sending test answers to the school. A name had already been filled in Input Box, and all that was needed was to press the final "Send" button.
"I said, Kagihara..."
Hashimoto Masayoshi finally couldn't help but break the silence. He rubbed his fingers on the edge of the phone with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, "Are you sure your reasoning is 100% correct? This is no joke."
It's not that he doesn't trust Kazehara Tetsu.
After all, in the previous Uninhabited Island Exam, this classmate had already shown a strategy that impressed everyone, For Class A scored 420 points Class Points.
But this is A Brand New Exam after all. If they guess wrong, Class A will be deducted points. This is a loss they cannot afford in any case.
Throughout the whole day, Kazehara Tetsu did not really "look for" Favored One. Instead, he rested in the room, or went to the restaurant to eat, and even went on a date with Class B's Ichinose Honami.
This attitude makes people feel unsure.
"One hundred percent? Apart from death, nothing is 100% in this world."
"You guy..."
Hashimoto Masayoshi sighed helplessly, "Don't say such ambiguous words at this time. Can you give me some confidence?"
Kazehara Tetsu still maintained that comfortable posture without even raising his eyelids.
"What do you think School's Question Logic is?"
"Huh? Logic?"
Hashimoto Masayoshi was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it just random assignment?"
"The so-called randomness is just a cover-up of the regularity."
He turned his head slightly and looked at Hashimoto Masayoshi, who looked confused.
"Try to arrange the list of members of each group in the order of Gojuonzu."
"Gojuonzu?"
Hashimoto Masayoshi frowned. Although he was confused, he quickly recalled the list of the group he was in, "My group... members have..."
His lips moved slightly as he silently recited those names.
"If arranged according to Gojuonzu..."
Suddenly, Hashimoto Masayoshi's movements stopped.
His eyes suddenly opened wide, as if he had discovered something incredible.
"Wait a minute... Since Small Group is the twelve zodiac signs, then the rat is the first and the ox is the second..."
He seemed to have grasped some key clue, and his speech speed increased unconsciously, "If you sort it according to Gojuonzu... at a specific position..."
"That's right."
Kazehara Tetsu interrupted his reasoning and directly gave the answer, "This is the selection rule for This Exam and all Favored One."
"The Favored One of each Small Group is the person corresponding to the zodiac order after the Small Group list is sorted according to the fifty tones."
"For example, Rabbit Group is the fourth, so Karuizawa Kei is Favored One."
"Is it just such a simple word puzzle? What is the correspondence between Gojuonzu and the twelve zodiac signs?"
"The so-called most perfect encryption is often the simplest logic. Because it is so simple that it is easy for people to ignore it, thinking that it is impossible for schools to use such a pediatric method to decide such an important exam."
Kazehara Tetsu yawned, "But it is precisely because of simplicity that it is easily covered up by the so-called 'thoughtful consideration'. People are always used to thinking about problems too complexly."
"When did you find out?"
"Get the first look at the list."
"I am really yours, Kagihara."
Hashimoto Masayoshi said with emotion, "It seems that I am right to follow you. This time my five hundred thousand Points is safe."
The two chatted for a few more boring topics about how to spend Points after getting it.
Time passes minute by minute.
Eight thirty.
"Let's do it."
Kazehara Tetsu said, while picking up his mobile phone.
His finger sent the already edited Email on the screen.
At the same time, Hashimoto Masayoshi on the other side also pressed the send button.
Guest Room fell into a brief silence.
"Buzz..."
Less than thirty seconds later, their phones vibrated almost at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, continuous vibrations echoed in the room.
That is the exam notice Email that the school sent to all students in the school.
"Rabbit Group's exam is over. Rabbit Group students do not have to take the exam again. Please move carefully and do not disturb other students."
"Dragon Group's exam is over..."
"..."
One message after another flooded the screen.
Except for "Rat", "Chicken" and "Pig", which are Favored One and Small Group belonging to Class A, all the other Nine Groups exam information ended in just one minute.
Hashimoto Masayoshi looked at the crazy pop-up notifications on the phone screen.
"Nine Groups ended at the same time... The people in other classes must be all stupid now, right? They are still thinking about how to hold tomorrow's seminar, but the exam ended immediately?"
Kazehara Tetsu just looked at the screen quietly, his eyes still calm.
After about half a minute, the last three messages were finally sent.
"The exam for Rat Group is over. There is no need to take the exam again after Rat Group Student. Please move carefully and do not disturb other students."
"..."
At this point, Twelve Groups and Special Exam are all over with three days left before the deadline.
Kazehara Tetsu locked the phone screen and threw it back on the bed, "It seems that Ichinose wanted to confirm again to make sure that we really took action before giving the final order."
Kazehara Tetsu chuckled, seemingly not caring about the short delay.
Ichinose Honami is a smart Akito and a responsible leader.
Before submitting such a decisive answer to the school, she will definitely conduct a final confirmation with her team members to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
"Now, all Twelve Groups and Favored One have been found."
Hashimoto Masayoshi sighed, "This is definitely an unprecedented record in the history of This School, right?"
"It doesn't matter what you record."
Kazehara Tetsu lay down again, put his hands behind his head, and looked at the ceiling, "The important thing is that this Class Points has fallen firmly into our pockets."
"Yes...Uninhabited Island's 420 Class Points, plus this time's 350 Class Points, and the original Class Points...Kagihara, it seems that we are not far from 2000 Class Points!"
"In a short time, we will be able to completely stabilize Class A's position, and we will no longer have to worry about being surpassed by other classes!"
"Alright, Hashimoto, just say less when it comes to absolutes. What if there is a boomerang..."
"Boomerang... what does it mean?"
"Um... forget it, it's nothing..."