Midterm Exams End, the Truly Exciting Part

I don't think you would give up so easily.

Horikita Suzune felt a jolt in her heart upon hearing what Dokuho Kouya said.

If it had been anything else, she could have used the excuse that Dokuho had misjudged her.

However, since Dokuho Kouya was currently praising her, she naturally couldn't refute it.

If she continued to argue, wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting she was the type of person to give up at the slightest sign of trouble?

"Thank you for the compliment." Horikita Suzune let out a soft breath and continued, "Since you've figured it out to this extent, there's no need for me to continue making excuses."

"Just as you said, it was only after hearing others' thoughts that I went to tutor Sudo and the others."

"If it had been my own decision to tutor them, I certainly wouldn't have stopped so easily."

Even if that bunch of guys didn't want to learn, she would have physically beaten them until they did.

That was her attitude.

"It's good that you're being honest, Horikita."

Dokuho Kouya's lips curled slightly as he chuckled, "In return for your brother doing me a huge favor, I'll tell you something interesting."

"My... brother?"

Hearing something related to her brother, Horikita Suzune instantly lost her previous composure.

Dokuho Kouya ignored the girl's reaction and continued on his own, "There is a way to get a high score on this midterm exam without studying. With a hint to this extent, you should be able to figure out a solution, right?"

Hearing this, Horikita Suzune frowned, "How could such a thing exist? If it were possible to get a high score without studying, why would your Class A still be holding study sessions?"

Dokuho Kouya did not answer the girl's question, but instead turned around and waved his hand while walking away, "The well-intentioned reminder ends here. I look forward to seeing what you do next."

After this conversation ended.

The live stream comments suddenly became lively.

"Hurry, hurry! What exactly did Money Brother tell Horikita's brother? What kind of favor did Horikita's brother do for him?"

"High scores without studying? Money Brother, carry me too!"

"Is there a hidden rule for the midterm exam? Can some expert explain?"

"I rewatched the scene where Chabashira-sensei explained the midterm rules to Class D. She also mentioned it in passing; there must be a way to pass the exam."

"It seems neither Horikita nor Ayanokouji noticed this; they're still holding study sessions with the three idiots of Class D. But Money Brother noticed it."

"But Money Brother is also tutoring girls."

"You said it yourself, they're girls."

Watching the popularity value increase by nearly 50,000 from this conversation, Dokuho Kouya sat back in his seat with satisfaction.

Not long after he sat down, Kozue Minami, who was sitting next to him, leaned over and whispered, "Dokuho-kun, is it really possible to get a high score without studying?"

The volume of the conversation between Dokuho and Horikita and the others hadn't been particularly low.

Coupled with the fact that Kozue Minami was sitting very close, it was easy for her to hear the content of their talk.

"Only for this exam," Dokuho Kouya reminded her with a light chuckle.

Hearing this, Kozue Minami looked a bit dejected, "Ah... it only works for this midterm?"

There are three semesters in a Japanese high school year, each with a midterm and a final exam.

A method that only works for the first semester's midterm didn't have much utility.

Even if Kozue Minami could use this method to get a high score, her true colors would be revealed by the next exam.

That would be embarrassing when the time came.

"Um..." Chihiro Shiranami, who rarely spoke, opened her mouth at this moment, "What exactly is that method?"

She wasn't very confident in her grades.

If possible, she still wanted to try to improve them.

There were only two ways to pass this midterm exam.

One was to spend points to buy grades.

The other was to get the test papers from upperclassmen.

However, Dokuho Kouya didn't want to reveal either of them.

"I won't tell you," Dokuho Kouya said with a smile, "People in Class A don't need these crooked paths."

"If Chihiro lacks confidence in her grades, then study hard while you still can. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me."

Dokuho Kouya was planning to stir up some trouble in the upcoming midterm exam.

If he told these methods to Chihiro Shiranami, it would only be harming her.

"O-okay..." Noticing the firm tone of the boy, Chihiro Shiranami didn't dare to continue the topic and had no choice but to honestly focus on her studies.

Real world.

A certain video website that never goes stale.

"Hello everyone, I'm Emeng, a content creator who will be a lifelong companion to the world of 2D."

"Today, we are going to talk about the content of the midterm exam arc in Classroom of the Elite."

"To be honest, this anime is truly capable of dragging things out; a single midterm exam actually took up three whole episodes, which is something I really didn't expect."

The content creator named Emeng pre-records his videos before uploading them to the site, so he has no way to interact with the audience in real-time.

But that doesn't stop the viewers from posting comments to roast him.

"The Fourth Shinobi World War smiles and says nothing."

"The Enies Lobby, Impel Down, and Marineford arcs of One Piece give this a thumbs up."

"To be fair, the midterm exam arc took a long time, but the final few twists were really interesting."

The content creator named Emeng continued the video, beginning to explain the content of the midterm exam arc from start to finish.

The midterm exam spanned three episodes and can be divided into four stages: exam preparation, information gathering, the exam itself, and the announcement of results.

The exam preparation stage was where the protagonist, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, tricked the heroine, Horikita Suzune, into tutoring the three idiots of the class.

This part of the plot was incredibly frustrating to watch; the three idiots of Class D had no personal charm whatsoever, and many viewers, including Emeng, felt a special sense of disgust whenever they appeared.

If it weren't for the fact that Money Brother, Dokuho Kouya, appeared at the very end of the episode, many people would have gone to give this anime a low rating.

"After Money Brother made his entrance, he hinted to the heroine that there were other ways to get a high score on this exam, which then led into the second stage: the information gathering arc."

"This part of the plot first inserted the storyline of the beautiful classmate Kikyo Kushida wanting to become friends with Horikita, followed by the process of using Kikyo Kushida to obtain the test papers from upperclassmen."

"That's right, you heard me correctly; the so-called method to clear the exam was actually just directly asking the upperclassmen for the original test questions!"

"Holy crap, they spent so much time building it up, I thought they were going to pull off something huge, but it ended up like this?"

"I believe many viewers had the same thought as I did at the time, but when I reached the final chapter of the midterm exam arc, I realized I was wrong."

"It turns out the truly brilliant part was the plot that happened after the results were announced!"