Surprise Quiz

The entire class was rendered speechless by the overwhelming aura of their homeroom teacher, Chabashira Sae; some students furrowed their brows, others looked indifferent, and some were lost in self-reflection.

Chabashira Sae slammed her hand against the blackboard and declared, "This is the school's S System—a real-time assessment and calculation of student scores."

"Look, you have perfectly proven that you are the bottom-tier trash of Class D."

Zhuge Linghao clearly saw the figures written on the blackboard:

Class A: 940cp

Class B: 650cp

Class C: 490cp

Class D: 0cp

Chabashira Sae picked up a piece of chalk, circled the numbers on the board, and said, "These are the current class points for each class. One class point is equivalent to 100 private points."

"At the start of the school year, every class was granted 1000 class points."

Chabashira Sae even sneered and clapped her hands, speaking with biting sarcasm: "I am truly impressed by you all. To have squandered every single point in just one month—you have set a new school record for Class D!"

"Truly, you are the 'most excellent' and 'most perfect' group of students I have ever taught!"

Zhuge Linghao caught a glimpse of Horikita Suzune to his right gritting her teeth; she seemed to find this result difficult to accept.

It makes sense, I suppose. Reaching Class A is your obsession, but you currently lack the ability to achieve it, don't you?

At this stage, your individual ability is indeed excellent, but your capacity for teamwork is truly abysmal.

Zhuge Linghao rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

If you want to climb higher, you won't be able to do it on your own strength alone, Suzune-chan.

At this moment, Hirata Yosuke stood up with a grave expression and said, "Teacher, please tell us the specific criteria for how points are added or deducted!"

Chabashira Sae replied with disdain, "No. Just like in the real world, personnel evaluations do not disclose their detailed contents to you."

Seeing that no one else had questions for the moment, Chabashira Sae continued, "By the way, if your class points exceed those of Class C, you will be promoted to Class C, and Class C will be demoted to Class D."

Kushida Kikyo cautiously raised her hand and asked, "Um, teacher, will there be any opportunities to increase our class points in the future? We really want to work hard and move up~"

Chabashira Sae chuckled lightly, "There is. During the next midterm exam, depending on your results, you can earn up to 100 class points."

A moment later, Chabashira Sae's gaze turned icy once more: "However, struggle all you want. Anyone who fails the upcoming midterm exam will be expelled immediately."

Zhuge Linghao felt a surge of excitement. Looking at the varied expressions of the students around him, he couldn't wait for the midterm exams to arrive; it would surely be the perfect day to farm for emotion points.

The next day, Chabashira Sae arrived with a stack of test papers and began a surprise quiz, claiming it was an adaptation exercise to prepare them for the midterms.

At this moment, Zhuge Linghao was already restless.

What am I supposed to do now? I haven't reviewed at all!

System, hurry up and open my personal panel.

Ding... Opening rapidly...

School: Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School

Class: Year 1, Class D

Name: Zhuge Linghao

Alignment: Neutral

Emotion Points: 468 (The fruits of one month of hard work since school started)

Academic Ability: C

Intelligence: C

Emotional Intelligence: C

Physical Ability: C

Judgment: C

Skill: Triple Slide-Kneel Kowtow (System-integrated, ability varies by circumstance.)

Personality: Weak but loves to provoke, dense as a brick, prone to excessive internal monologues.

Ah, I can't take it anymore. I'll just have to bite the bullet.

Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please bless me with a passing grade in every subject!

Once all five subjects were finally completed, Zhuge Linghao slumped over his desk, listless and looking like he had lost all will to live.

Acting like a salted fish, he turned to ask the master of score-manipulation: "Ayanokoji, how did you do on this quiz?"

Ayanokoji, skilled at masking his true self, wore a troubled expression and said, "I haven't been able to review properly these past few days. I think this surprise quiz might be a lost cause."

Zhuge Linghao scoffed. Look at my expression—do you really think I believe you?

His right hand acted up, and he poked the person in front of him: "Hey beautiful, how did you do on the test?"

"Get lost, I don't talk to perverts!" Karuizawa Kei cursed without even turning her head.

Zhuge Linghao then turned his head to ask the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair: "Suzune, how did you do?"

Horikita Suzune kept her eyes fixed forward: "It was alright."

In the next instant, Zhuge Linghao felt as if he had been transported to the snow-covered Antarctic, frozen stiff and unable to move.

This brought a poem to mind: The wind howls like a tiger in the frozen wasteland, and those who weep naked have nowhere to call home.

"Who gave you permission to call me by my name?"

Zhuge Linghao put on an exaggerated expression: "Uh, I thought we were good friends by now?"

"Hmph, don't get ahead of yourself."

Horikita Suzune emphasized once more: "Being friends with someone like you would only lower my standards!"

At this moment, Karuizawa Kei, who was watching the spectacle from the side, chimed in with malicious glee: "Great minds think alike, who would ever be friends with a pervert like this!"

Zhuge Linghao wailed: "No way, in just one month, what have you two turned me into?"

Ayanokoji replied: "A clown? A weirdo? An idiot?"

Horikita Suzune mocked him without hesitation: "Trash? A loser who loves to bark despite having no talent?"

Karuizawa Kei didn't even blink, blurting out with a look of utter disgust: "A pervert? Scum? A lunatic?"

Zhuge Linghao screamed internally: Hey, hey, hey, the me right now isn't the me possessed by those identity skills.

My abilities, when averaged out, are just perfectly ordinary C-rank!

My personality is very normal, and my character is absolutely perfect!

Ouch, what are you doing! Please stop looking at me with such strange eyes.

Before, I was just forced into a corner and trying to survive; at most, I just wanted to earn some emotional value on the side...

Heaven is my witness, even though I did all those high-profile things and acted like a clown for attention, I never had any intention of harming you!

Zhuge Linghao hadn't expected to be branded with so many negative labels so quickly, and he could only sigh helplessly to himself once more: Sigh, the start of the game is a total disaster.