Full Marks in Every Subject

"But the most unusual case is Gojo Satoru! He hasn't shown up in class for over half a month!

"He alone accounts for more than half of the absences, and we still can't reach him by phone."

That's right!

There was someone like that in their class, wasn't there?

"I told you he was a weirdo! You wouldn't believe me. Look! This is all his fault!"

Kanji Ike was the first to speak up. His resentment toward Gojo Satoru had reached its peak.

"Yeah! That guy wears an eyepatch every day like some chuunibyou, and he doesn't care how his words make other people feel."

"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have zero points!"

"That's right, it's all his fault!"

One student after another stood up to speak, as if Gojo were the man who had murdered their husbands.

"So now that you've found someone to blame, you're pushing all the responsibility onto him?

"Have you completely forgotten what you did, or

"have you not forgotten at all, but simply don't want to take responsibility?

"What a bunch of foolish monkeys."

Koenji Rokusuke combed his hair as he slowly shared his opinion.

"What do you mean by that?! Isn't this his fault? If it weren't for him, our class wouldn't have zero points, would it?!"

Kanji Ike pointed at Koenji and shouted.

"Was I not clear enough? Your comprehension skills really make me worry about your future."

Koenji answered the question he'd already addressed, unhurriedly.

"You bastard! I—"

"Bang!!!"

Chabashira Sae slammed her hand on the desk. Every sound in the classroom fell silent, from the whispers to the argument between Kanji Ike and the others.

"Your current scores have clearly demonstrated your abilities. There's no doubt about it: you're the worst class in the entire grade. No amount of arguing will change that.

"But I have to say, I'm impressed.

"Managing to lose all your Class Points in your very first month is a first even among the D Classes of previous years!"

Chabashira delivered her words with biting sarcasm. Some of them sounded like praise, but no one was going to take them that way.

Even now, many students still couldn't accept the truth. But there was nothing they could do. They could only stand there, stunned, or glare at Chabashira Sae through clenched teeth.

If the school had rules like this, why hadn't it told them from the beginning? Why wait until they were at their most powerless to reveal everything?

Hirata looked around at the hushed classroom. Anxiety and regret filled the room, and he felt them too.

Worried the class would fall apart, he raised his hand again. As someone many of his classmates relied on, he dared to ask, "Chabashira-sensei, if there's a penalty that deducts points, then there should be a way to earn them back, right? What do we need to do from now on to get points?"

Faced with the only student who had managed to react and ask a question, Chabashira offered no praise. Instead, she continued her sarcasm.

"Strictly speaking, school is part of society as a whole. Do you expect its leaders to tell you every detail of their screening process?"

At her words, the hopeful expressions on everyone's faces disappeared, and they fell silent.

Of course, some of the more levelheaded students kept analyzing what Chabashira Sae had said.

Ayanokoji paid little attention to the others. Instead, he looked toward Gojo Satoru's empty seat.

He seems to know something. Is that why he never planned to attend class normally from the start? Because he knew it would be pointless?

Once the class had quieted down, Chabashira Sae stopped mocking them and began explaining the figures on the board.

(Class A 940)

(Class B 650)

(Class C 490)

(Class D 0)

"You can see the number beside each class.

"Those are the current Class Points for each class. Every Class Point is equivalent to 100 Private Points for each student in that class.

"When school started, every class had 1,000 points. Now you've lost all of yours.

"From now on, being late, sleeping in class, or getting distracted during lessons won't change those numbers again."

"Is there really no way to earn any back? How are we supposed to live for three years without any points?!"

Kanji Ike asked in frustration.

He still thinks he can make it through all three years?

Chabashira Sae looked at the student who had provoked Gojo Satoru several times, puzzled, but she still explained how it worked.

"Since you're so eager to know, I'll tell you this once.

"The classes are ranked according to how many points they have. If your points surpass those of the class above you, you'll move up.

"Only students who graduate from Class A will truly receive the school's privilege of guaranteed employment or further education.

"And your next chance to earn Class Points is the upcoming Midterm Exam. Depending on your scores, you can earn up to 100 Class Points."

Seriously?!

There were so many classes, yet only one could receive the privilege!

"Then it's false advertising! They promised guaranteed employment and further education from the start. Why else would anyone come all the way here?!"

"Only 100 Class Points, and we're not the only ones who can earn them. How are we supposed to catch up?!"

Some of the students shouted angrily.

Several students who were often up to no good and didn't get good grades nodded in agreement.

"Oh? Is that so? Didn't I tell you from the very beginning that this school puts ability first? If you're not capable of graduating from Class A, why should you be given such a generous privilege? Do you think there's really a place like that in society? If you're unhappy, you can submit an application to withdraw right now!"

Chabashira Sae's barrage of questions made some of the students who'd been about to agree with the others lower their heads. They understood there was no turning things around now. They'd worked so hard to get here; if they withdrew now, it would all be over!

When no one answered back, Chabashira Sae began mocking them again.

"Don't tell me you think earning 100 Class Points is easy?

"Just look at your scores from a few days ago!"

She said this as she put a poster of their scores on the blackboard.

Looking at the scores, she increased the force of her mockery.

"I never imagined that a tiny Class D could bring together such a collection of Wolong and Fengchu!

"What on earth did you learn in middle school?"

The grade sheet showed quite a few students who'd scored below 50, along with a handful of heavyweight "geniuses" who'd gotten single-digit scores.

But Ayanokoji noticed something unusual and raised his hand to ask, "Sensei, why isn't Gojo-kun's score on there? Even if he got zero, shouldn't it be posted in a situation like this?"

That's right!

Many people caught on. If the "geniuses" with single-digit scores had made the list, adding one more goose egg wouldn't make a difference.

So why wasn't Gojo Satoru's score there?

Had he already been expelled?

But Chabashira Sae's answer left them dumbfounded.

"As for Gojo-kun, his score was full marks in every subject, so it wasn't worth including. I didn't feel like publishing it."

"Huh?! You're joking! That eyepatch-wearing weirdo got full marks in every subject?!"

Kanji Ike was the first to question it.