Tian Shu Sha Exam Officially Ends! Kaede Reveals the Mystery...

In the moment Katsuragi Kouhei was disguised, Ayanokoji's strategy became clear: while everyone was still misunderstanding, he would try to steal health in these two rounds.

Anyway, this Special Favor Exam was clearly advantageous for Class D.

Not to mention: the Lord was from Class D, the Traitor (True Loyalist) was also from Class D, and Ryuen's loyalty was playing around, while Katsuragi was greedy for points, ignoring the outcome of the match.

Only the honest Ichinose was seriously playing the game.

In Ayanokoji's eyes, this match was too easy to win.

As long as the distance card wasn't too bad, the Traitor could even win alone, and Class D would gain the maximum benefit of 35 weight!

Continuing Room D's third round (Distance: 12220).

Ayanokoji continued to steal Katsuragi's health, he didn't dodge, health 1.

Ryuen attacked Ayanokoji.

Ichinose passed.

Room D, Round 6:

Katsuragi Kouhei had overthought things before.

Coupled with Ayanokoji's always sufficient distance, he was constantly stealing Katsuragi's health from the adjacent position.

In the end, he died after Ayanokoji attacked him four consecutive times (plus one from Ryuen).

Ayanokoji gained the Rebel Kill buff.

Room D, Round 7:

Ryuen Kakeru used his dodges to evade Ayanokoji's +1 attack while he was revealed.

Room D, Round 8:

Ayanokoji again finished off Ichinose, who had no dodge. Ayanokoji had 1 health with a dodge, Horikita had 2 health with a dodge, Ryuen had 3 health with no dodge.

Room D, Round 9:

Ryuen continued to attack the Lord as a loyalist. Horikita had 1 health with a dodge. Ryuen was hit by Ayanokoji's +1 attack, leaving him with 1 health and no dodge.

Ryuen entered Soul Return.

Room D, Round 10:

Ryuen's distance was insufficient to attack Horikita, All is Lost. Horikita also still had dodges in hand.

Horikita still didn't quite believe Ryuen was a loyalist, so she chose to attack Ryuen.

Thus, the unexpected happened: the Lord personally killed the loyalist in the second round of Soul Return!

It also managed to avoid the Lord kills loyalist 3rd blood debuff. Horikita's move this time was utterly abstract.

Ryuen laughed heartily as the loyalist died.

Ayanokoji took the adjacent shot to finish off Horikita. Horikita didn't dodge, and the Lord died.

The Room D match ended. Traitor Victory. Results:

1 (Class D): Horikita Suzune (Lord) - Defeated +5cl +5 Ten Thousand Private Points

2 (Class A): Katsuragi Kouhei (Rebel) - Defeated +5cl +5 Ten Thousand Private Points

3 (Class D): Ayanokoji Kiyotaka (Traitor) - Victorious +30cl +30 Private Points

4 (Class C): Ryuen Kakeru (Loyalist) - Defeated +5cl +5 Ten Thousand Private Points

5 (Class B): Ichinose Honami (Rebel) - Defeated +5cl +5 Ten Thousand Private Points

Katsuragi's final moment of indecision was a Mishap. Class D's traitor still achieved a Solo Victory, gaining the Maximum Profit;

Ichinose was the only one on the scene Seriously Playing the Game, but unfortunately, her Terrible Luck with Distance caused her to miss a great opportunity. Coupled with Teammate Katsuragi's Impure Thoughts, she ended up with a Carry Loss;

Ryuen was a Pure Shit Stirrer, starting as a Loyalist who jumped to Rebel, then later a Loyalist who jumped to Traitor, inducing Horikita, and was personally killed by the Lord. He had Infinite Joy;

Horikita was Dazed with a Hint of Redness, having been Played Throughout by Ryuen, but in the end, Class D still achieved the best outcome;

Ayanokoji was the MVP of the entire match. Silently, without thinking too much, he killed three people. A well-deserved Traitor Victory!

Tennoji Kaede was the first to finish work. He watched most of the Room D live broadcast in the Class C classroom, breaking out in a cold sweat.

This development was too much like the Original Work...

After nearly an hour of intense battle, this Special Favor Exam, the Tian Shu Sha match, was officially declared over!

Tian Shu Sha match identity assignments and records:

Class A:

Kamuro Sumire (Lord/Defeated), Tozuka Yahiko (Loyalist/Defeated), Katsuragi Kouhei (Rebel/Defeated), Sakayanagi Arisu (Traitor/Defeated).

Class B:

Hamaguchi Tetsuya (Lord/Defeated), Kobashi Yume (Loyalist/Defeated), Ichinose Honami (Rebel/Defeated), Kanzaki Ryuji (Traitor/Defeated).

Class C:

Shiina Hiyori (Lord/Defeated), Ryuen Kakeru (Loyalist/Defeated), Tennoji Kaede (Rebel/Won), Kaneda Satoru (Traitor/Defeated).

Class D:

Horikita Suzune (Lord/Defeated), Kushida Kikyo (Loyalist/Defeated), Hirata Yousuke (Rebel/Won), Karuizawa Kei (Rebel/Won), Yukimura Teruhiko (Rebel/Won), Wang Meiyu (Rebel/Won), Miyamoto Soshi (Rebel/Won), Ayanokoji Kiyotaka (Traitor/Won)

After the additional exam at the end of June, the class points for each first-year class changed as follows:

Class A 935→955cl

Class B 699→719cl

Class C 633→663cl

Class D 0→125cl

Late at night, in dorm room 501 of the school building, Tennoji Kaede's room.

Shiina Hiyori took a sip of her original milk coffee and flipped through the book on the table—Detailed Explanation of Greek Mythology.

There was a bookmark inside. Hiyori opened it and saw that the section was about the story of Icarus.

Tennoji Kaede was rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the room. "Strange, where did that ridiculously expensive snack go... Did I eat it all?"

Hiyori turned a page. "It's fine, there's plenty of food on the table. Come sit down."

Kaede sat dejectedly on a cushion and explained, "Today I only invited Little Hiyori over. My preparations might be a bit lacking..."

Hiyori assured him it was truly fine.

"Then let's forget it. Let's continue talking about the exam from where we left off."

"Mm, Kaede, why have you been reading Greek mythology recently?" Hiyori asked about something more interesting.

"Well... it's just a book I randomly borrowed from the library."

"Thanks to your help again this time, let's start from the follow-up to when Horikita Manabu last spoke to me."

Tennoji Kaede saw Hiyori nod.

And so, he slowly began to recall the memory of that night, being called out for a talk by the Student Council President...

"This Special Favor Exam is a bit like a board game called SG Kill that I used to play."

Kaede flipped through the documents and continued, "Class D can send twice the number of people, so it's 3 vs 2 in each match? It feels like an illegal party queue..."

Horikita Manabu: "You've played quite a few games. This proposal has already passed the school's inspection and will definitely be implemented at the end of June!"

"As a return for helping you deal with Kushida last time, I hope you can represent Class C and help Class D profit in this exam, also to compensate for the school's mistake."

Tennoji Kaede was slightly confused. "What mistake did the school make? Could it be about Yamauchi Haruki?"

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and slowly explained, "That's right. Originally, in July of the first semester for first-year students, the school would reward each class that passed the midterm exam without anyone dropping out with 100 class points."

"However, this year's first-year Class D, due to an unexpected incident, had someone drop out in the first month (May) announced by the S System. This reward of 100 points became difficult to issue. This goes against my and this school's original intentions."

Kaede pondered for a moment. "I understand a bit. The Student Council President means that the school considers the major accident caused by Yamauchi Haruki, which endangered his classmates, as their own 'improper selection'."

If Yamauchi had dropped out due to his own lack of ability, then it would be understandable.

But this kind of rapid persecution of classmates suggests a serious problem with his character, and the school, having selected him improperly, bears the primary responsibility.

"You understand correctly, but it won't be announced publicly like that. Therefore, I proposed to the school to provide half of the July reward, 200 class points, as a proposal for the Special Favor Exam."

"The preferential treatment is naturally for Class D, whose class points have become 0 again due to the school's accidental selection."

"On my personal behalf, I hope you can help Class D obtain about 100 class points in this exam, while trying to maintain the current first-year class structure."

Kaede rubbed his head, looking troubled. "You think too highly of me."

Horikita Manabu revealed his bargaining chip. "As compensation, I will give your Class C an equivalent reward of private points for 100 class points over the next 9 months."

"That is 3.6 million private points."

Kaede slapped his palm. "Deal! I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

"By the way, this special exam hasn't been named yet, has it? If the Student Council President doesn't mind, how about calling it 'Tian Shu Sha'?"

"Alright, what's the deeper meaning?"

Kaede explained slowly, "In the Eastern Great Nation's Three Kingdoms period of Shu, Wei, and Wu, there was a saying: 'Wei had the timing, Wu had the terrain, Shu had the people.' In terms of results, Shu was indeed the weakest, and Wei the strongest."

"Since this exam is to compensate Class D, whose class points became 0 due to an accident, it can be said that Class D received the help of timing, and the weakest can obtain the timing..."

"Naturally, it's called 'Tian Shu Sha'!"