Chapter 121

Now it seems that if Arisu doesn't enroll, Koenji Rokusuke will be assigned to the original Class A from the start, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka will be placed in Class C, Aragaki Shun will be put in Class D, and finally a suitable student will be found from outside for Class B...

If the initial class assignments had been arranged this way, perhaps the competition among the four classes would have been more balanced.

"Alright, let's wait and see how those two grades develop for now. At least Class B in the first and second years hasn't completely given up, so the school still has some room to maneuver."

"Let's finish the work at hand first, according to the original plan. The VIP Exam is in a few days. Kanda, do you think we should cancel it, or not cancel it and just change the reward and punishment rules?"

Put aside the headaches of dealing with the two grades; after all, he'll be suspended and leave the school when the new semester starts anyway. Let the other members of the Board of Directors worry about these things.

"Let's proceed as planned," Director Kanda said, closing his eyes to ponder for a moment. When he opened them again, his eyes were no longer filled with confusion, and he made a decisive decision. "No changes are needed!"

"Is that really so?" Sakayanagi Narimori with some doubt. "You'll be the Acting Board Chairman next semester, so you'll be in charge of planning the budget for Advanced Nurturing from now on."

He didn't mean to oppose Kanda's decision; he was just curious about the other's plans.

The budget for Advanced Nurturing comes partly from government grants and partly from sponsorships from partners.

If the budget is insufficient to cover actual expenses due to Special Exam, leading to operational deficiencies at the school, the Board of Directors and the government will hold them accountable.

"It's alright, I've already calculated it. Even if Aragaki Shun still manages to outperform the entire first-year class and achieves the theoretically highest score in the next Special Exam, the school's final expenditure will only be one-third of the cost of the Uninhabited Island Exam."

One-third of 220 million Private Points, and that's all?

Chairman Sakayanagi's face darkened. If he hadn't known it wasn't worth it, he would have suspected that the other party was trying to scam him.

"Aren't you worried about the situation in first and second grade, fearing that class competition will lose its meaning? I'm planning to wait until the Sports Festival and revise the existing rules so that the three grades can compete against each other."

Director Kanda rested his chin on his hands and spoke his thoughts in a peculiar tone.

"I'm very curious, among the three— Manabu Horikita Third Year), Miyabi Nagumo (second year), and Aragaki Shun (first year)—who is the strongest?"

"However, compared to the two upperclassmen, the first-year students ultimately lack one or two years of competitive experience, so the second Special Exam will proceed as planned, allowing them to accumulate more experience."

Regarding the exam budget, the Private Points corresponding to the Class Evaluation Points are distributed in batches each month, so let's take it slow.

Not to mention, during the Sports Festival, the three grades can directly compete against each other, allowing them to steal points from each other, thus saving the school money.

Chairman Sakayanagi's eyes flickered slightly. He felt that his old friend just wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble because he knew that the position of Acting Board Chairman would not last long.

However, this is not a big deal. Advanced Nurturing is a special school that cultivates talent by simulating society. Various rules and examination formats are constantly changing with the competition among classes.

Since Kanda wants to try a new path, let's see how it goes first.

"Does having the three grades compete against each other ensure that the entire grade is on the same side, or does it also introduce some competition within each grade?"

The Board Chairman immediately understood and followed up with his own additional idea, "Right now, the Class B in all three grades haven't completely given up. If they see an opportunity, they might be able to pull themselves together."

"In short, the class's stance and the grade's stance should not be aligned. We should find a way to use the exam rules to give them multiple options due to the uneven distribution of benefits."

In the simplest case, collaborating with other grades would lower the overall grades of your grade, but allow your class to improve... What should you do in this situation?

After a little thought, this is indeed a way to restore the significance of Special Exam.

Since Aragaki Shun, Miyabi Nagumo, and Manabu Horikita are already invincible in their respective grades, let them be each other's enemies.

"... We're not the teaching staff who specialize in designing Special Exam. Let's send this idea over and have them modify it according to the original plan for the Sports Festival."

The two Advanced Nurturing directors discussed the matter and finally settled on a general approach.

In short, the cruise ship exam will remain unchanged; the three-year competition will be initiated during the Sports Festival next semester.

If this can reignite the fighting spirit of the lower-ranked classes, that would be even better.

It's still unclear what preparations the school is making. The first-year students, having just finished a seven-day survival trip on a deserted island, are mostly not in the mood to stay at the beach and play in the water. Instead, they have chosen to return to the cruise ship.

After taking a hot shower in his dorm and changing into some comfortable casual clothes, Aragaki Shun received an email from Ichinose Honami on his phone.

Unsurprisingly, the topic was about the celebration banquet that evening.

Such social activities, when limited in frequency, are beneficial for enhancing the overall cohesion of the class, so Aragaki Shun naturally had no reason to refuse.

Before that, he had to go to Class D' s accommodation area to help Wang Meiyu move her luggage, and also invite Horikita Suzune to the party that evening, since she had done a great service to Class A in this Special Exam.

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After speaking with Chihiro, the boy left his room and went to the girls' accommodation area.

"Hey~ Squad leader, are you planning an attack here? Isn't that a bit too blatant?"

Kobashi Yume, who was enjoying the breeze in the corridor, looked at the person who came and couldn't help but let out a soft gasp, followed by a mischievous grin and teasing.

"I remember you lived with Yume Ichinose Asako, right, Xiaomeng?"

Aragaki Shun replied without changing his expression, "We're one short. If you dare give me a room key, I'd really like to find an opportunity to launch a night raid."

"Eeeeeee--!!!"

Upon seeing Aragaki Shun in the room, Ichinose Honami, who was about to come out and greet him, was immediately startled, stammering in surprise and unable to finish her sentence.

"Shin- Aragaki -kun, you... you're not serious, are you? Um... um..."

She recalled that night when she confided in the other person about her past and resolved her inner conflicts, only to be tricked into doing some frivolous things.

Ever since he started dating Chihiro, it seems like Aragaki- kun has become increasingly fickle. Could he really be planning a night raid?

"It's a pity, but I don't have a room key, so even if I wanted to raid it at night, I couldn't."

Nodding to Amikura Mako, who was hiding in the room, and seeing that curious girls from other rooms had come out after hearing the noise, Aragaki Shun didn't delay any longer and decisively stated his purpose to avoid misunderstandings.

"After this Uninhabited Island Exam, Xiao Mei's situation in Class D will become particularly awkward, but we can only process her transfer to another class after she returns to school. I'm going over there now to help her move her luggage and find her a new room."

On this cruise ship, according to the school's arrangements, four people are required to share a dormitory room.

He didn't know which of Wang Meiyu's roommates were, but he was certain that the girls in Class D would not give her, the "traitor" who had run away to Class A, a friendly look.

In short, as the mastermind behind stealing Class D's supplies, and also as her boyfriend, he should take responsibility and help her resolve the potential dangers.

"Oh, I see. Then I'll go with you!"

Upon hearing this, Ichinose Honami's expression turned serious, and she quickly stepped forward to express her desire to participate in the operation.

"Helping transfer students integrate into the class as soon as possible is my responsibility."

"Of course, I was already thinking of asking you to come along." Aragaki Shun nodded.

This was, after all, the girls' accommodation area. If Ichinose hadn't been with him, he would definitely have been harassed by a group of female hooligans if he had walked alone.

This sounds incredible, but in his experience, whenever girls gather in a group and there are no other boys around, things usually end up like this.

So the two of them went to the Class D's residential area together. Yume and Asako said they would stay and tidy up the room so that Xiao Mei could move in later.

Because Advanced Nurturing follows the principle of merit above all else, when they first boarded the cruise ship, Class A chose their rooms first, while Class D had to be last. Therefore, their rooms were located at the very back, requiring them to walk a longer distance.

Maintaining expressionless expressions, the two passed through the areas designated for Class B and Class C, finally arriving at their destination.

Then Aragaki Shun saw a strange sight--

Wang Meiyu was not isolated; instead, she was surrounded by a group of girls from Class D, who were excitedly and enthusiastically discussing something.

191. An overly enthusiastic girl from Class D; most adept at betraying the class.

I think I underestimated my popularity in Class D?

Arriving at Wang Meiyu's dormitory, surrounded by a group of girls from Class D, Aragaki Shun suddenly had this thought in his mind.

He seems to have accomplished, in a sense, establishing trust by setting up a log.

Rather than condemning Wang Meiyu for betraying the entire class, the students in Class D actually wanted to strengthen their connection with her.

Because their actions proved that as long as you contribute enough, you really can be transferred to Class A!

This is really exciting.

After a semester of setbacks and being stuck at the bottom of the first-year class for so long, even the most unwilling students in Class D were forced to develop a certain level of self-awareness.

In short, given Class D' s overall strength, they certainly cannot expect to win the final victory in the class competition.

As for relying on hard skills to raise 20 million yuan and go solo, that's unrealistic; at least none of the girls present could do that.

But just when most of the students in Class D were about to give up and drift along in the Advanced Nurturing, Wang Meiyu, who should have been in the same situation as them, was suddenly pulled out of the mire.

From the lowest level, Class D, to the highest level, Class A, and with the added advantage of receiving school recommendations, his future is destined to be smooth sailing in both further education and employment... What a successful example!

What? You're saying this promotion was achieved by betraying classmates and selling out the class... Why didn't they say so earlier? They might not be good at anything else, but they excel at this!

The group of girls surrounding Wang Meiyu exchanged glances, all revealing awkward yet polite smiles. If only there were fewer competitors among them.

In short, I need to find a way to get along well with Wang Meiyu. If we encounter a similar situation in the next Special Exam, my best friend must think of me first. That way, we can keep each other company in Class A.

When Aragaki Shun and Ichinose walked over, they were met with this somewhat awkward Matoba.

Xiao Mei suddenly had more than a dozen "close" best friends, and she seemed particularly uncomfortable with it.

But one cannot hit a smiling face. Given the gentle and shy nature of the young girl, it was impossible for her to forcefully drive everyone away, much less to say anything sarcastic or cynical to make them back down.

The situation remained deadlocked until the girl's savior arrived.

"Could you please come out first? Ichinose and I are here to help Xiao Mei pack her luggage and take her to the Class A dormitory area."

Aragaki Shun casually glanced at the group of students in Class D. He wondered if it was a deliberate arrangement by the school, but he felt that, putting everything else aside, this class had a lot of pretty girls.

When schools admit students, they must have considered appearance, given how exceptionally high the quality of applicants is.

The school probably sees good looks as part of one's abilities, since, based on his own experience, being handsome does give one an advantage.

"Phew~ Aragaki-kun, you're here!"

Upon seeing her beloved, Wang Meiyu's eyes lit up, and she excitedly rushed into his arms, first nuzzling him with her head before turning to her right and hugging one of the boy's arms.

The students in Class D were immediately dumbfounded.

Because they returned to the cruise ship on the first day of the Uninhabited Island Exam, they had no idea about the relationship between the two.

And isn't Aragaki Shun's girlfriend Shiranami Chihiro?

"Um, Aragaki -kun, and Xiao Mei, what's going on here...?"

Kushida Kikyo looked somewhat surprised, and she instinctively covered her mouth as if she had discovered some secret.

In reality, Aragaki Shun had no intention of keeping his affair of two men a secret.

After all, Xiao Mei and Chihiro have already made many concessions in their relationship. It would be excessive to ask them to hide their relationship in formal settings and act secretly.

Anyway, Aragaki Shun wasn't worried about damaging his reputation. With his level 5 [Abnormal Neglect] ability reducing his presence, it didn't matter if this was made public.

"As you can see, Xiao Mei is now my girlfriend, just like Chihiro."

After giving a casual reply, Aragaki Shun looked away, not paying much attention to Kushida Kikyo, even though he could sense that the other woman's hidden emotions were about to explode.

Not only Kushida, but also Karuizawa Kei, who had come here, and Sakura Airi, who was hiding in the corner, both looked like they had complicated expressions.

Meanwhile, many of the girls in Class D looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling that their common sense had been challenged.

Why was Aragaki Shun able to describe this unusual situation so simply, as if it were perfectly natural?

While some of the girls in Class D were inwardly criticizing her, their gazes towards Wang Meiyu became even more admiring.

Clearly, they were probably filling in the blanks in their minds, imagining the seemingly delicate Xiao Mei as someone with unfathomable inner depths.

However, the girl with dark blue twin tails was naturally unaware of this and didn't care at all.

After Aragaki Shun had drawn everyone's attention away, she finally had time to pack her bags, preparing to head to Class A to begin her exciting new life.

Seeing this, Ichinose went in to help, as did Kushida Kikyo. Even though she was filled with dark emotions, she could only happily bid farewell to her friend for the sake of her public image.

So, having nothing else to do, the other girls in Class D simply surrounded Aragaki Shun and began asking him all sorts of questions out of curiosity:

"Aragaki- kun, how did you and Xiao Mei get together? Doesn't Shiro-nami- kun have any objections to this?"

Aragaki Shun: "..."

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You might not believe it, but Chihiro not only had no objections, she was the one who actively helped put Xiao Mei in bed.

"Aragaki- kun, did you pay 20 million yen to transfer Xiao Mei to another class because you had a crush on her? What about Shiina Hiyori in Class C? Was it the same reason?"

Aragaki Shun: "..."

I can say that Hiyori is, but was Xiao Mei's choice truly the best one after rational consideration at the beginning?

After all, there were only a few students in Class D who were both capable and suitable to transfer to Class A, and Xiao Mei was the most suitable at the time.

"Aragaki -kun, is there anyone you like in Class D? Will the next student transferring to Class A be chosen from Class D?"

Aragaki Shun: "..."