The Weakest Class D, the Strongest Class A, the Even Stronger Class B, Horikita Suzune's Confidence

Classroom of the Elite World.

Class 1-D.

After informing the students about the quality assessment, Sae Chabashira picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the point totals for each class on the blackboard.

Class A: 940

Class B: 980

Class C: 490

Class D: 0

"In the first month, every class was fairly granted 1000 class points."

"Look at the other classes, then look at yourselves."

Sae Chabashira rested her hands on the podium, a cold smile playing on her beautiful face. "To squander your class points to zero in the very first month of school—you are the most 'excellent' class in the history of this institution."

Hearing the teacher emphasize the word "excellent," the students of Class D lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.

Under any other circumstances, if they were being compared to other classes, some students would surely feel indignant.

But seeing that even the worst of the other classes had 490 points, and two classes had exceeded 900, they were too intimidated to voice any rebuttal after having reduced their own points to zero in the first month.

Yet, even in this situation, there were people in the class whispering to each other.

"Horikita, did you notice?"

The brown-haired boy sitting in the back row saw the points for each class on the board and took the initiative to speak to the black-haired girl sitting beside him.

"Class A and Class B are far too superior compared to the other classes." Horikita Suzune had also noticed the discrepancy in the points.

If the students of the four classes had been assigned randomly, there shouldn't be such a massive gap in class points.

However, after one month of quality assessment, Class A and Class B both had over 900 points, Class C had nearly 500, and then there was Class D with 0.

In other words, did the school assign classes based on student ability, with excellent students in Class A and Class B, average students in Class C, and the worst students in Class D?

Horikita Suzune furrowed her pretty brows and clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

Whether it was her entrance exam scores or her performance during the interview, she should have been considered excellent.

Since arriving at this school, she had studied hard every day, never arrived late or left early, and her scores on small quizzes were among the top in the class.

Why, then, was she—someone who followed the rules and possessed excellent academic and athletic ability—assigned to the worst class, Class D?

Horikita Suzune wanted to question the school, but since the teacher was currently explaining the hidden rules of the school, she had to keep her questions and dissatisfaction to herself, intending to ask the teacher once the lecture concluded.

Under Sae Chabashira's explanation, the truths previously hidden by the school were revealed one by one.

Only Class A could enjoy the benefits provided by the school.

Class assignments were not random but based on the students' abilities.

Students assigned to Class D were the worst of the worst, nothing more than defective goods.

Anyone who failed the midterm exams would be expelled immediately.

"By the way, when your class points exceed those of a higher-ranked class, your class rankings will be swapped."

Sae Chabashira pointed to Class A and Class B on the blackboard. "Because Class B's points are currently higher than Class A's, starting today, Class B will become Class A, and the former Class A will become Class B."

"Come to think of it, the original Class A this year wasn't bad; the points they had left after the quality assessment were the highest of any Class A in history."

"But the original Class B was even stronger, becoming the first class in the school's history to complete a comeback in the very first month."

"With the strongest Class A and an even stronger Class B appearing in this year's cohort, it can be called a disaster for you, the worst Class D in history."

Sae Chabashira set the chalk down on the podium, preparing to leave the classroom.

Just then, Horikita Suzune raised her hand high. "Chabashira-sensei, may I ask a question?"

Sae Chabashira narrowed her eyes, crossed her arms, and looked at the girl in the back row with interest. "Horikita, ask whatever you have to ask, and be quick about it."

"According to what you just said, the students of the original Class B should have been worse than the original Class A."

Horikita Suzune's beautiful eyes turned sharp. "However, the original Class B has higher class points. Does this not indicate that the school's judgment of student ability is inaccurate?"

If that were the case, it would mean that her being assigned to Class D was not her fault, but the school's.

"Yeah, exactly!"

Hearing Horikita Suzune's words, her classmate Yamauchi Haruki waved his fist and shouted, "Someone as excellent as me couldn't possibly be assigned to the worst class! The school must have made a mistake!"

Damn it, none of your business.

Horikita Suzune glared at Yamauchi with dissatisfaction.

If not for her good upbringing, she would have really wanted to strike and shut Yamauchi's mouth.

"Horikita, it's normal for you to have such questions. Honestly, I am surprised as well."

Sae Chabashira crossed her arms. "But this school has a long history, and the quality assessment has existed for many years. After the first month, the average remaining points for previous Class A cohorts were between 800 and 900, while Class B had 600 to 700 remaining, and classes like C and D naturally had even less."

"Just as I said earlier, the original Class B is the first class in the school's history to complete a comeback in the first month. Perhaps, in terms of the evaluation of Class B, the school did indeed make a mistake."

"However..."

Sae Chabashira shifted the tone of her voice. "What does this have to do with you, someone currently placed in Class D? Even if the school truly misjudged your abilities, there is no way they would transfer you from Class D to Class A now."

"Horikita, do you have anything else you would like to ask?"

"No."

The black-haired girl lowered her raised arm. Her expression remained cold, but her eyes had become much more resolute than before.

"Since the school admits there is a possibility they misjudged our abilities, it means the problem does not lie with me. That is enough."

Horikita Suzune's words seemed to represent the inner thoughts of everyone else in the class.

That's right, it's possible the school misjudged our abilities.

The fact that our class points dropped to zero isn't necessarily my fault; it was caused by others.

Thinking that they were not the so-called defective products, many people in the class breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In particular, those with excellent academic grades like Yukimura and Wang Meiyu directly blamed their placement in Class D on the school being blind.

"Horikita, do you really think that?"

Seeing that the black-haired girl had no more questions, Ayanokouji, who was sitting next to her, spoke up.

"That is a fact."

Horikita Suzune's tone was incredibly firm. "Teacher Chabashira just admitted that the school misjudged the abilities of the original Class B students, didn't she?"

"But that doesn't mean they misjudged your ability."

Hearing the girl's words, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka really wanted to retort.

But he had a premonition that if he actually said that, he would definitely get a karate chop from her.

Therefore, he decided to phrase it differently.

"But Teacher Chabashira also said that even if the school did misjudge abilities, it doesn't change the fact that you are currently a student in Class D."

"If you want to enjoy the benefits promised by the school, you still have to work hard to promote to Class A, right?"

Ayanokouji said.

"I have, of course, considered such a problem." Horikita Suzune nodded slightly. "But the fact that the original Class B was able to pull off a comeback in the first month shows that class competition isn't as difficult as imagined. If we keep going, there will definitely be a chance to promote to Class A."

"You really are optimistic."

Ayanokouji chose to shut his mouth, not wanting to communicate with the self-righteous girl beside him for the time being.

His thoughts were entirely focused on the fact that the original Class B had completed a comeback.

If he remembered correctly, that guy was a student from the original Class B.

Ayanokouji recalled Dokuho Kouya, whom he had seen on the first day of school. When they ran into each other at the convenience store, the latter already possessed 1.6 million points and had indicated that he knew the school's hidden rules.

In other words, was it precisely because Dokuho Kouya figured out the hidden rules in advance that the original Class B was able to make a comeback in the first month?

He really is a terrifying guy.