"Among them, the most special one is Gojo Satoru! He hasn't shown up in class for over half a month now!
He alone accounts for more than half of the absences, and even now, his phone is still unreachable."
That's right!
There really is someone like that in the class!
"I told you he was a freak! You guys didn't believe me, look! It's all because of him that we ended up like this!"
Ike Kanji was the first to step forward, his resentment toward Gojo Satoru reaching its peak.
"Yeah! That guy walks around wearing a blindfold like some chuunibyou, and he talks without caring about how others feel."
"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have zero points!"
"That's right, it's all his fault!"
One after another, classmates spoke up, as if Gojo Satoru were their mortal enemy.
"Finding a scapegoat, so you shift all the blame away?
Have you completely forgotten your own actions, or
haven't you forgotten at all, but just refuse to take responsibility?
What a bunch of foolish monkeys."
Koenji Rokusuke combed his hair, slowly voicing his opinion.
"What do you mean by that?! Isn't it because of him? If it weren't for him, our class wouldn't have zero points, right?!"
Ike Kanji pointed at Koenji and shouted.
"Isn't what I said clear enough? Your comprehension skills really make me worry about your future."
Koenji replied unhurriedly to the question he'd already answered.
"You bastard! I'll..."
"BANG!!!"
Chabashira Sae slammed her hand on the desk, and all the noise in the classroom fell silent—whether it was the whispers or the argument from Ike and the others.
"The current scores have fully proven your level. Without a doubt, you're the worst class in the entire grade. No matter how much you argue, that won't change.
But I have to say, I'm truly impressed by you.
Losing all your class points in the first month—that's a first even among all the past Class Ds!"
These highly sarcastic words came from Chabashira's mouth. Though they contained some praise, no one would agree with them.
Many students still couldn't accept this reality, yet they were powerless, either standing there dumbfounded or glaring at Chabashira Sae with gritted teeth.
If the school had such rules, why didn't they tell them from the start? Why wait until this most helpless moment to reveal everything?
Hirata looked around the silent classroom. Unease and regret filled the entire class, including himself.
Worried that the class might fall apart, he—the pillar of support in many people's eyes—raised his hand again and boldly asked, "Miss Chabashira, since there's a penalty like deducting points, there should be a way to earn points too, right? What should we do next to get them?"
Faced with the only student who had reacted and raised a question, Chabashira didn't offer praise but continued to mock, "The school, strictly speaking, is part of society. Are you expecting those leaders to tell you all their review plans?"
Hearing this, the crowd, who had still held some hope, fell completely silent.
Of course, there were still a few rational people, constantly analyzing Chabashira Sae's words.
Ayanokoji didn't pay much attention to the others. Instead, he shifted his gaze to Gojo Satoru's empty seat.
He seemed to know something, so he never intended to attend class normally from the start. Because he understood it was pointless?
Seeing the class quiet down, Chabashira Sae didn't continue her sarcasm. Instead, she pointed at the content on the blackboard and began to explain.
(Class A 940)
(Class B 650)
(Class C 490)
(Class D 0)
"You've all seen the numbers next to each class.
Those are the current class points for each class. Every class point corresponds to 100 Private Points for the students in that class.
At the start of the semester, every class had 1000 points. Now, yours have all been deducted.
From now on, whether you're late, sleeping, or daydreaming in class, these numbers won't change again."
"Is there really no way? If we have no points for three years, how could we possibly survive?!"
Ike Kanji asked unwillingly.
Still think you can make it through three years?
Chabashira Sae looked at this student who had provoked Gojo Satoru multiple times, a bit puzzled, but still explained the method.
"Since you're so eager to know, I'll reluctantly tell you this once."
"The class rankings are arranged by each class's accumulated points. When your points surpass the class ahead of you, you move up."
"The only ones who truly get the school's guaranteed 100% employment and advancement privileges are the students who graduate from Class A!"
"And the next chance to increase class points is the upcoming midterm exam. Depending on your results, you can earn up to 100 class points."
No way?!
With that many classes, only one gets privileges?
"Isn't that false advertising? They clearly promised 100% employment and advancement from the start—otherwise, who'd travel all the way here?!"
"Only 100 class points, and it's not like we're the only ones earning them—how are we supposed to catch up?!"
Some students shouted in anger.
Meanwhile, those who usually pulled small tricks and didn't have great grades nodded in agreement.
"Oh? Is that so? It was made clear from the very first day, wasn't it? This school operates on meritocracy. Since you don't have the ability to graduate from Class A, why should you be given such generous privileges? You don't actually think there's a place this good out in the real world, do you? If you're dissatisfied, you can submit a withdrawal application right now!"
Chabashira Sae's barrage of questions made those who were about to chime in lower their heads. They understood there was no turning back now—they'd barely made it here, and dropping out would be the end of the line!
Hearing no more objections, Chabashira Sae started taunting again.
"You don't actually think 100 class points are easy to get, do you?"
"Take a look at your own results from a few days ago!"
With that, she stuck a grade sheet onto the blackboard.
Looking at those scores, her mockery intensified.
"I never thought a tiny Class D could gather a bunch of Wolong and Fengchu like you!"
"What exactly did you learn in middle school?"
On the grade sheet, there were plenty of students scoring below 50, along with a few single-digit "geniuses" of heavyweight caliber.
But Ayanokoji noticed something off! He raised his hand and asked directly.
"Teacher, why isn't Gojo's score on here? Even if it's a zero, it should be posted in a situation like this, right?"
Yeah!
Many people caught on. Since a single-digit "genius" had already appeared, another goose egg wouldn't be surprising.
So why wasn't Gojo Satoru's score on there?
Had he already been expelled?
But Chabashira Sae's answer blew their minds.
"As for Gojo, since he got perfect scores in all subjects and it's not worth referencing, I didn't bother posting it."
"Huh?! You're joking! That blindfold freak actually got perfect scores?!"
Ike Kanji was the first to voice his doubt.
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