This Is a Good Thing (Continued)

Each class creates a set of test questions and launches an attack on other classes. The attacked class will then use this set of test papers in the next exam.

Both offense and defense are compared in total score. The loser loses fifty points and the winner gains fifty points, for a total of one hundred points.

Although the contest is divided into two parts, barring any unforeseen circumstances, winning just one part will result in victory, whether on offense or defense. So, it's fine to just add or subtract 100 directly.

Players can choose which class they want to attack, but if the class is the same as another class, a draw will be held to decide who will play whom.

These are the rules for setting questions, scoring, and adding Class Points. The more important rules are the rest.

Pairing mechanism.

Students are paired up based on the results of the last exam. The conditions are not explicitly stated, but Asakusa Toru clearly understands that it is the difference in scores. The highest and lowest scores are paired up to form a team, from highest to lowest, full marks and lowest scores, all the way up to the median and median.

There are two types of scores that cannot be failed. One is a fixed passing score of 60 points. However, it is not mandatory for everyone to score 60 points. Instead, the total score of two people in a group must be 60 points. If the total score of two people in a single subject is less than 60 points, it will be considered a failure. However, even if only one person gets a score of 60 points, there will be no problem.

The other factor is the total score, which is determined by the combined scores of the pairs. There is no passing score yet, but in previous years it was around 700 points.

That is, 700/1600.

If it were Class D this year, the standard would be 692 points.

It's not hard to guess what the reference standard is.

The numerical values that schools prefer to use have always been extremely mediocre. It is obvious that this score would be the passing grade for Advanced Nurturing, which is the average score obtained by adding half of the average score.

... Why is the standard score for Class D 692? Do you think their average score is over 80?

Forehead.

That should simply be the average score. Although normally their average score would be at least 60, considering that the opposing class set the questions this time, it's a bit lower... oh no, considering that the school determined the pairing list in advance with a small test, if it's the average score of the small test, then that would be reasonable.

After all, no matter what, if the team roster needs to be controlled, the average score of the quiz will never reach fifty points.

Not everyone can control their score within the range of a perfect score.

In previous years, it seemed that one or two paired groups would drop out.

But this year will definitely be different.

This year is definitely different.

The task of setting the questions was completed by Asakusa Toru, or more precisely, by his personal assistant, Ms. Amazawa.

Although the fact that she had to rush to finish the work for him in the dream was somewhat tragic, if she thought positively, she could get a reward.

I just don't know who this reward is for.

Incidentally, because someone transferred classes before the exams, Sakura Airi was transferred to Class A after the Sports Festival.

Since he happened to have extra money, Asakusa Toru planned to transfer Karuizawa Kei over as well.

However, she doesn't seem to have any intention of giving up the network of relationships and status she has built in Class D. Although she has already announced her breakup with Hirata Yosuke, perhaps because of the rumors that she has attached herself to someone that have quietly spread from Class C, combined with that person's influence in Class D, and Karuizawa Kei's similar yet different new attitude after overcoming her psychological trauma, her status has not only not declined but seems to have risen.

With only Sakura Airi transferring in the end, both Class C and Class D ended up with an odd number of students.

Therefore, the school made a special arrangement: students at the median score would be grouped separately and their scores would be doubled.

Because classes B and C were notified in advance, there were no problems with the designated challenge class.

Ryuen had no intention of causing trouble, and Sakayanagi and Little Alice were still being left unattended.

Therefore, in terms of the outcome...

Class A and Class D will nominate students for each other, and Class B and Class C will nominate students for each other.

In fact, as far as the result is concerned, it wouldn't matter if all the students in Class D dropped out of school because of the exam.

However, due to this pairing mechanism, if someone wants to drop out of a low-scoring group, they will inevitably have to take on a high-scoring student.

In other words, inferior consumables will drag down the quality of superior consumables as well.

Even if cleaning up the residue is necessary, there's no need to do it during this exam.

Therefore, although it is regrettable, this Special Exam will only be Special Exam in which Class D, with a score of zero, unilaterally steals one hundred Class Points from the school.

As expected, the first graders entered December as planned.

... No, it seems there were some surprises along the way.

There was one thing, something he had almost forgotten, no, he should say he had forgotten.

An unexpected event occurred.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the Paper Shuffle between Class A and Class D; Class D has no right to cause trouble.

The problem occurred in Class B.

To be precise, it was the 'Unnamed' identity that I drew and set in the Diary back then.

At the time, he casually assigned this identity to the original Class A, intending to give himself another layer of disguise while receiving some welfare benefits.

If needed, this identity can be used for some fun. Whether it's pretending to be a mysterious person whose true identity can't be traced back to play some riddles, or using this identity to send some messages to others privately, both seem like good options.

Unfortunately, as time went on, Asakusa Toru discovered that while his identity was well-concealed, it somewhat overlapped with the Diary.

All they can do is offer spoilers and warnings—trivial things like that.

So although I was happy at first, I eventually put it aside.

The last time I used it was on Uninhabited Island. Since I couldn't openly bring my Personal Terminal, I had to settle for using this terminal as a small mobile phone.

But while the [Paper Shuffle] test was underway, or more precisely, the moment the pairing list was released.

Rumors about 'Unnamed' suddenly began to circulate within the school.

In the form of 'ghost stories'.

"Hey, did you hear? There's actually a weird student in Class B this year?"

"It is said to be the vengeful spirit of a student who entered this school as a student in Class A, but failed to graduate from Class A and died with resentment."

The rumors naturally pointed to Class B, as they were the class in question and had experienced the terror of suddenly appearing names during roll call on the Uninhabited Island.

The roll call was taken, but the student was not in the class.

At first, they thought it was just a minor mistake by the school, and that the name would be removed from Class B as long as the homeroom teacher reported the problem.

But that's not the case.

The problem remains unresolved.

During the VIP Exam, an "Unnamed" name appeared on the group list. Although it didn't affect the final result, and the class teacher simply crossed out the non-existent person, the name still gave the students in that group a real fright, especially given the dim lighting the teacher had deliberately controlled.

The VIP Exam went well; the impact and the spread of rumors were limited to the three Class B students within the group.

But the further we went, the more something seemed off.

Unnamed was absent again from the Sports Festival, and Unnamed appeared in the results of the quiz as well. Sakayanagi Arisu with a score of zero for not taking the test.

That's terrifying.

Despite the homeroom teacher repeatedly stating that the issue would be handled and resolved, the Unnamed name keeps appearing in the exams.

Why?

Can't the school handle this?

What exactly is the reason?

Mashima Tomoya offer an explanation, and various strange speculations began to arise in the students' minds.

What the students in Class B found most appealing was resentment.

Yes, that's right, it's resentment.

Because they fell from Class A, because they were trampled underfoot by the original Class B, because they failed time and time again.

So the ghost quietly began to revive in the classroom.

Thinking back, the first time I saw this name was during the Uninhabited Island Special Exam.

It happened shortly after they were demoted from Class B.

And so, Lenovo began.

Some say that their failure brought forth this vengeful spirit, which had also failed once before.

Some say it's because of their shame, because they were trampled underfoot by the original Class B, that this vengeful spirit came to haunt them.

The rumors at this moment have created a strange tale.

No matter how the school tries to delete the student's information, it cannot do so; the student's name remains obediently in the database.

Any Special Exam will be included in the calculation.

But these are students who don't exist!

The system has a bug, or some crazy hacker broke in just to tamper with this student's information.

That's the only conclusion the school could reach.

The spread of ghost stories has had a significant impact; if the rumors are allowed to continue, who knows how panicked the Student Council become.

So, although it was tough and tiring, the school finally made its decision.

The results were manually copied, the effects of 'Unnamed' were corrected, and then the data was re-uploaded to the S System.

The S System is beyond repair; the Unnamed bug can't be fixed, and aside from having one more person, it doesn't really have much of an impact.

Then the only option is for teachers to reluctantly check the data during each Special Exam, report any issues, and manually correct the data.

It seems the matter has been resolved.

Unfortunately, the strange tales built from these rumors will likely continue to circulate in schools.

As the culprit, Asakusa Toru could only smile helplessly when he heard this rumor.

He didn't intend to come forward to clarify anything, so he just let the rumors continue to circulate.

Students naturally gravitate towards strange tales and oddities—events that sound interesting.

Perhaps one day, this ghost story will become a reality.

But that's something that will happen someday.

The Class Points remained unchanged in November.

December arrived with the passing of winter after the exam results were released.

The Class Points for first graders have also quietly changed.

Class 1-A, 2456 (+100).

First-Year Class B, Grade 1, 1000 (+100).

First-Year Class C, 720 (-100).

Class 1-D, 0 (-100, no change).

That's right, Class C was defeated.

But it wasn't a true defeat.

Asakusa Toru had no intention of manipulating the results of Classes B and C. Without the support of a powerful force, Class B would not obey his actions, and having Class B provide aid to Class C would have no purpose other than changing the ranking of Classes B and C.

So they can just do whatever they want with this exam.

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't change her mindset to point out the challenge to Class A, while Asakusa Toru and quiet.

Katsuragi is the acting leader of Class B, but his control over the class is only so-so, and he can't get orders to be obeyed.

Rather than forcibly confronting an enemy like Class C who is adept at using underhanded tactics.

The suggestion that Ryuen offered was a good, conservative suggestion for them.

That's right, Ryuen Kakeru approached Class B and made a suggestion.

Class C surrendered immediately, but the price was that Class B had to pay money.

An excellent option for those seeking stability.

If they don't agree to this deal, Class C will do everything in their power to cause trouble.

Although Class B has absolute confidence in their exam performance, the thought of Ryuen Kakeru's record so far...

They fell silent.

There were numerous rumors of violence since the start of the school year. In front of the Uninhabited Island, Kito even instigated a violent incident. During the Uninhabited Island Exam, they played all sorts of ridiculous tricks, like reporting each other, and each deducted 100 Class Points.