Illegally Manipulating a Special Exam (Continued)

Unable to resist, some people turned their attention to the other students in Yamauchi's group.

To be precise, it's about Hirata Yosuke.

Despite being identified as a co-defendant, unlike Yamauchi Haruki, Hirata Yosuke's expression remained surprisingly calm.

Calm, peaceful, and even somewhat relieved.

He seemed to have no resentment about being identified and wanted to accept it wholeheartedly.

"..."

"Hirata Yosuke, is it?" The middle-aged teacher glanced down at the list, then looked around at the students watching. "Are you sure? If you are, even if the school ultimately determines that he is not jointly liable, you won't have the chance to change it."

This seemed to be an implication, and quite a few people picked it up.

But Yamauchi Haruki didn't recognize the words at all; he only heard confirmation.

"I'm sure!"

So, the middle-aged teacher, shrugging his shoulders, announced on the spot:

"I regret to inform you that Hirata is not among those whose grades fell below the passing mark. Now, please follow the teacher to complete the withdrawal procedures."

He has already reminded me.

"What—" Haruki Yamauchi Haruki, who had been eagerly anticipating seeing Hirata Yosuke's reaction and that of others after his withdrawal from school, was stunned. His expression changed drastically the first time. "Impossible! How could this be! He should be the biggest reason!"

"My group failed because of him, how could that be—"

That's enough.

Yamauchi Haruki's words were interrupted.

Perhaps they were tired of the clown act, or perhaps they didn't want to waste any more time being with Yamauchi Haruki here.

At that moment, Asakusa Toru interrupted him without hesitation.

"If you have any complaints about the school, you can talk to a teacher separately later... Oh, sorry, I forgot, you dropped out, so you can't talk to a teacher anymore."

He shrugged and said something that was quite ironic to Yamauchi Haruki in a flat tone.

"--you!!!"

Yamauchi Haruki is getting a little impatient.

What are you doing if not you?

I've already tried so hard not to harbor any hostility towards you, and I've even chosen Hirata Yosuke as the target of my collateral damage.

Why did you have to deliberately step on my foot?!

Do you really think I'm someone to be trifled with?!

"Click, click..."

The faint, yet distinct, sounds of rubbing hands together quietly reached Yamauchi Haruki's ears. Asakusa Toru didn't move, but at some point, Ryuen Kakeru and his incredibly tall black slave subordinates quietly took a few steps closer, seemingly stretching their muscles.

... Sorry, I'm not someone to be trifled with.

Yamauchi Haruki immediately became much more alert.

Expulsion from school is already a done deal; if you get beaten up in public before you even get out, then you'll have nowhere to seek justice.

Yes, that's right. If it were Kushida, he would definitely understand and support me, and would try to help me, right?

A chaotic mind, unpredictable decisions.

Yamauchi Haruki looked around and quickly spotted Kushida Kikyo.

"Little, Kushida, no, Little Kikyo!" He made up his mind to call her by her name directly at this moment.

But unexpectedly, it happened the instant he uttered the sound.

I saw the incredibly distorted and ugly expression on Kushida Kikyo's delicate and pretty face.

A profound sense of disgust overwhelmed him in that instant.

But the next moment, as if by illusion, that expression returned to its usual friendly one.

"Little Kikyo will surely understand me, right? Little Kikyo, please think of a way to help me, okay? I don't want to drop out of school, I want to go to school with Little Kikyo more often, I, I--"

I also want to confess my feelings, date, and then--

"I'm sorry, Yamauchi." Her face was full of apology, but there was no sincerity in her eyes. Kushida Kikyo apologized, "Now that things have come to this, it's better for you to just drop out. It'll be better for you and for everyone else."

"If this continues... it will become too ugly."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people around him nodded slightly in agreement.

Yamauchi Haruki: "..."

Yamauchi Haruki fell silent.

The expression I just saw wasn't an illusion.

Kushida Kikyo showed him a look of disgust.

That Little Kikyo, the one everyone loves, the Little Kikyo who loves everyone.

He only showed me a look of disgust...

For a fleeting moment, almost distorted, Yamauchi Haruki felt that he was special.

But in the next instant, a bit of common sense returned to his mind.

That's impossible.

She was simply expressing her utterly commonplace aversion to Yamauchi Haruki.

Could it be that all those smiles and attitudes before were fake?

Yamauchi Haruki has collapsed.

His greatest hope and aspiration at this school was none other than Kushida Kikyo.

It was precisely because he hoped to one day date such a wonderful woman that he so shamelessly threw a tantrum, trying to question the school's decision to let him stay.

Otherwise, given this environment, he wouldn't want to stay any longer!

Tuition fees and living expenses are secondary.

Why should a mere student care about the pressures of life?

If he truly had any self-awareness about his family situation and the future, his grades wouldn't have been so mediocre.

"...I...I understand." Silent, Yamauchi Haruki.

But in the next instant, he suddenly raised his head again.

"--Yeah, right!"

"You filthy bitch! You don't like me, so you don't like me! You pretended to get close to me, made me like you, and then you string me along, were you happy?! What do you mean by too ugly or not ugly?! If Hirata dropped out of school, you'd definitely be a completely different person! In the end, everyone's applauding just because it's me, right?! You bastards! You're all brainless idiots, I'll just watch as Asakusa expels you all from school in exam after exam--"

His twisted, ugly expression radiated undisguised malice. The moment he finished speaking, Ryuen Kakeru swiftly leaped up and kicked Yamauchi, knocking him to the ground.

Like picking up a dead dog, Ryuen Kakeru grabbed Yamauchi Haruki and tossed him to Yamada Albert beside him.

Then he turned to look at the middle-aged teacher beside him.

"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself and started hitting him." Ryuen Kakeru showed no remorse whatsoever. "But, it's not right to let him throw a tantrum like this, is it? Letting him calm down for a bit and then letting everyone finish their exams and go back to school is what the school should do, right?"

"It's nothing, I just did what the school was supposed to do."

His words sounded like he was asking for less praise.

But the fact is that he beat a student in public.

Even if that student is about to drop out.

"..."

However, the middle-aged teacher remained silent for a moment, then looked around at the three homeroom teachers who had been letting Yamauchi Haruki rage for a long time— Mashima Tomoya had just left to relieve himself and hadn't returned yet, leaving the remaining three first-year homeroom teachers to maintain order and lead the students.

None of these three colleagues had any intention of adding extra work for themselves.

So.

"--I hereby announce that this Special Exam has come to an end. Students, please leave the venue in an orderly manner under the guidance of your class teachers. Please pack your belongings and wait on the school bus. We will be returning to school soon."

He also tacitly chose to ignore the topic.

Yamauchi Haruki's decision to drop out of school is final; whether he makes a scene, shouts, or gets knocked unconscious or not, the outcome will not change.

However, compared to a Matoba in the Forest School, the school prefers to first Advanced Nurturing before processing the necessary withdrawal procedures.

We can't just expel him on the spot and leave him here in this Forest School, can we?

The school should have used its influence to cover up the news the next day.

So, well, everyone just pretended nothing happened and took it back with them, which also gave Yamauchi a chance to calm down a bit.

So, the bus headed towards the highway for its return journey.

Class 1-A, 3198 (+742).

First-Year Class B, Grade 1, 1091 (+91).

First-Year Class C, 692 (-28).

Class 1-D, 0 (-51, no change).

After returning to Advanced Nurturing following the conclusion of the Mixed Training Camp, Class Points were updated based on the results of the Special Exam.

The result is somewhat perverse, but it is not a manifestation of maximizing profits.

The root cause lies in the girls' group.

Karuizawa Kei made a mistake.

Despite having the most students in Class D, she should have been last, but she unexpectedly came in fourth.

This is why the largest number of deductions were not entirely applied to Class D.

But it's okay, this result is already very good for Special Exam like the Mixed Training Camp, which wasn't originally intended to give people many extra points.

Unless the goal is to achieve an all -Class A, this level of gain is already enough to completely control the entire grade.

Keep in mind, they didn't even finish first grade.

The reason this Special Exam turned out so easily is quite simple.

Sakayanagi Arisu slightly, but again, regained control of the class.

Then they simply and decisively chose to surrender.

To control other classes, besides signing a humiliating contract with the helplessness of low-income families like Class D, there are two conditions that need to be met.

One is an absolute advantage, such as Class A's current advantage of 3,000 points, a gap of 2,000 points compared to the lower-ranked classes.

The other is the blatant benefit.

Since it's impossible to get back to Class A, then let's just say it's a transfer spot given out as a favor, based on someone's arbitrary judgment.

... It's not that it's unacceptable.

If Sakayanagi Arisu n't surrendered, perhaps the students in Class B would still have held onto hope. But she did, and her surrender was decisive. Under her decision to surrender, the surrender faction, led by Hashimoto Masayoshi, gained momentum and completely became the mainstream.

There are no longer any Sakayanagi Faction or Katsuragi Faction.

The fate of the Advanced Nurturing first-year students was sealed at this moment.

After returning to school, Yamauchi Haruki eventually dropped out.

Because of the experience he had at the Forest School, the school did not release him back to his class alone after bringing him back to school. Instead, the homeroom teacher supervised him and finalized the decision to expel him.

As for Hirata Yosuke should have been expelled as a co-defendant.

He voluntarily dropped out of school.

He rambled on about how he had failed to protect his companions and how great his responsibility was, and then, without giving anyone a chance to persuade him to stay, he withdrew from school, leaving everyone utterly bewildered.

The school determined that he was not expelled for reasons other than failing to meet the passing grade.

But he dropped out of school.

Although two seemingly quite prominent figures are missing.