Quibbling Over Words

Is it necessary?

Now, unsurprisingly, they have indeed run away.

... This year's students are really something else.

One or two of them did things that ordinary people couldn't do.

In other words, only Class A remains on the entire Uninhabited Island.

Is there any point in taking this exam?

Everyone's run away. Look at the huge pile of supplies they have left. They could easily have more than enough for seven days of exams, let alone another seven days.

All they had to do was check in at all the outposts every day at the appointed time.

Is this difficult?

Yes, for older adults like them, getting up three times a day is indeed a big challenge.

But for these energetic students, it was no challenge at all.

Four o'clock in the morning, twelve o'clock in the afternoon, eight o'clock in the afternoon.

With dedicated personnel and proper planning, there shouldn't be any problems.

It looks like another Nagumo is about to emerge from the first grade.

Just as some people were sighing like this, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-A, brought a message.

Are we still taking the test?

"Are we still taking the exam?!"

"A student?! A student dares to talk to the school like that?!"

It seems that some people are more concerned about this attitude than the problem itself.

"Do they think they can easily control the school just because they got an advantage in a Special Exam? These students these days are getting less and less respectful!"

"Nagumo is like that, and so is Asakusa!"

The cursing and shouting echoed, followed by sounds of agreement.

"Yes, yes, he's just a student. But it's probably because he's a student that he has such arrogance. Once he graduates and enters the workforce, he'll realize that not all places are as easy to survive as school."

"It only needs to be said once."

"Yes!"

"Anyway, Horikita Manabu will graduate in another year."

"Sooner or later, he'll run into Nagumo directly, and then we'll know who's really superior."

"You mean it."

"Ahem." With a light cough, the topic of attitude was quietly swept aside. No one cared about the reprimand from the speaker, nor did they intend to pay it any more attention.

Ultimately, the students' ability to swagger around within the school is limited to the school itself. After graduation, they either go to university or start working in a company, depending on the school's recommendations.

As for those who didn't graduate from Class A...

Those are not human.

They don't need to care about that much.

"Anyway, the current topic is still about the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, right?"

Is there any need to continue this Special Exam?

"Class D is eliminated, Class B was disqualified for violating regulations, Class C is eliminated, leaving only Class A on the island."

"There are no obstacles in their way anymore. They don't need to worry about losing points by having their leader guessed and their strongholds cleared, nor do they need to worry about others competing with them for strongholds. The existing supplies are more than enough for them to get through the next few days."

"It's fair to say that, aside from the repetitive content, this Special Exam is meaningless to them."

"What's the point of needing it?"

"Exams themselves are a form of training for students."

"The purpose of the Uninhabited Island Exam was never to test students' ability to compete within the class."

"Exams are meant to assess students' comprehensive personal qualities and should not be altered by whether or not class competition continues."

"Other classes can withdraw if they want, but Class A's exam should continue."

"Besides, even if the exam ends early, the cruise ship's rental period won't end early; the contract is still in effect."

"..."

When the topic of cruise ships and costs came up, many people fell silent.

The money was actually invested, and the cruise ship was genuinely chartered.

Although it wasn't their money that was spent.

"So what?"

"The moment the three classes withdrew from the exam, this Special Exam should have been declared a failure."

"Forcing the exam to continue would only demonstrate the school's failure and incompetence."

Instead of dwelling on sunk costs, we should think about what the school should be doing right now.

"..."

Silence, hesitation, and the words of the person on stage.

"Let's vote. The exam will continue as scheduled. Raise your hand." Sakayanagi Narimori's words echoed in the room.

Looking at his unreadable expression and listening to his indifferent voice.

Hesitantly, a few hands were raised sporadically from the audience.

"In other words, the rest are those who finished their exams early."

Without asking anyone else to raise their hand, Sakayanagi Narimori decisively divided the group into lines to express their opinions, and then announced, "Then, pass the message on."

"The Uninhabited Island Special Exam has ended ahead of schedule."

"Calculate the original expected score based on the scores already obtained, and then announce the final results."

The exam ended early, but the school wouldn't deduct points for the remaining few minutes.

Even if the score doesn't seem like just a little bit.

Chapter 224 Paying Attention to Words

Once the Special Exam are over, the previously postponed penalties and violations should begin to be discussed.

Sakayanagi Narimori was well aware of this.

But he still didn't stop it; instead, he pushed the exam to its end.

Because Arisu did not win.

This doesn't mean she lost, but since she didn't win, there's no point in delaying any longer.

The intervention was only intended to maintain her 'game' experience as much as possible, so that she wouldn't get upset over something boring, which is why the violation was delayed until after the exam.

Therefore, now that her exam eligibility has been revoked, he has no reason to deliberately drag out the exam.

It should be noted that Sakayanagi Narimori never intended to use any power or influence to bully the students in Class C.

He won't, and he doesn't need to.

If he really wanted to bully a student, he wouldn't need to break the rules or use his power.

He only needs to design a Special Exam to easily expel students he dislikes.

But he won't do that.

Although he is an Advanced Nurturing chairman, he is still just a chairman.

Advanced Nurturing is not his playground.

Arisu's violation of the rules is a fact, and since it is a fact, it should be faced with the attitude of dealing with facts.

Therefore, the only potentially problematic aspect of this decision is...

That was his last sentence.

Calculate the predetermined score.

The exam lasted only two days.

So, strictly speaking, ending the exam early would waste the school's expense of renting the cruise ship, but it would also reduce the expenditure on changes in Class Points.

This is relative.

However, in the end, Sakayanagi Narimori did not choose to use this method to recoup the school's costs.

Because it's meaningless.

The money saved won't go into his pocket; at least, the money intended for the school's operating expenses certainly won't end up in his pocket.

What happens if these Class Points are withheld?

--This will reduce the difference in Class Points between Class B, which would otherwise have a gap of nearly a thousand points, to only a few hundred points.

It's a distance that seems like it could be reversed with just one more Special Exam.

It looks pretty good, especially for his daughter, Sakayanagi Arisu.

But is this really what she wants?

Sometimes, Sakayanagi Narimori couldn't help but ask himself this question.

Did I really give my daughter everything she wanted?

His meticulous care for her congenital heart disease, his fulfillment of her thirst for knowledge, and the love he showed as a father who balanced his career and family life.

He poured all his love and affection into his daughter.

He deserved the best.

Arisu always smiles, a faint, subtle smile, the corners of her mouth curving into a half-smile.

She never really acted like a child.

A childhood that was not innocent, a childhood that was not naive.

She is a genius.

For ordinary people, the things that Arisu usually differ greatly from those of others.

While her peers cried and begged for toys, she preferred reading books. It wasn't that she enjoyed reading itself, but rather that she preferred the feeling of acquiring knowledge.

Having acquired knowledge was not enough for her; she preferred debating with herself.

She would consider herself successful if she could refute herself in her field of study.

Of course, as Arisu grown older, her learning methods have also changed, and now she rarely argues with herself anymore.

On the contrary... he exuded even more arrogance.

Although she still felt the same closeness to her father as before, she inevitably developed a touch of arrogance without realizing it.

This was inevitable.

Intelligent people always subconsciously place themselves in a superior position when dealing with others.

It's not something unbearable, nor is it a flaw.

This should be considered an advantage.

The attitude that capable, geniuses, and the strong should possess.

This was the educational philosophy he had received from his father, a philosophy that had been consistently Advanced Nurturing throughout his life.

'Strength First'

What is strength?

Academic Ability, physical fitness, teamwork and writing skills, Judgment, Intelligence.