Chapter 132
They not only have to ensure the accuracy of the VIP, but also have to investigate faster than others, so that they can monopolize 500,000 Private Points and incidentally help the class plunder 50 evaluation points.
The exam lasted three days, which was enough time for most groups to have participants, potentially shifting the outcome towards the latter two groups.
"Besides, Aragaki, your goal isn't exactly to ensure everyone in the grade benefits equally, is it?" Kanzaki, who had been assisting the Leader of Class A for a semester, quickly concluded, "So after completing Result One, you'll still have to get the others to hand over most of their Private Points."
"Then we have no choice but to sign contracts with everyone in the entire grade before the first VIP is identified," Shiina Hiyori thought along with, the girl's delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly.
"Class A, Class C, and Class D should be fine, but it's a bit hard to say about Koenji from Class B. He doesn't seem to care much about Class Evaluation Points."
"It's alright, he doesn't care, but the rest of Class B will," Aragaki Shun said nonchalantly. "If they can't achieve result one, I'll have Class B deduct 600 points and cripple them."
"Anyway, we're definitely the winners; it's just a matter of how much we win."
Needless to say, since Koenji was in Class D before, he could indeed disregard his Class Evaluation Points.
But now that he's transferred to Class B, he may not be able to maintain his former aloofness.
"We can leave Class B until last; let's deal with Class C and Class D first."
Aragaki Shun looked at Ibuki Mio and Karuizawa Kei, "Tell your classmates that I will ensure all the group exams are geared towards result 1. As long as they cooperate with me, after the exams, Class A will give each of them 50,000 Private Points, and each VIP will receive 1 million points."
"In return, all rewards issued during this VIP Exam will belong to Class A."
Without his level of influence, the biggest gain for the VIP in this test would be nothing more than 500,000 to keep their identities well hidden.
He's now willing to give the other party the entire 1 million from outcome one; for these people, it's a win no matter what.
Regular students don't need to do anything; they just need to post their answers within the specified time to get 50,000 Private Points. How can you call that stingy?
Surely they're not thinking of finding out their VIP status themselves and pocketing the 500,000 yuan all to themselves, are they?
"If anyone is dissatisfied, just tell them. If they're unwilling to cooperate, Class A won't mind taking the 600th Class Evaluation Points."
Calmly observing Karuizawa and Ibuki, the Leader of Class A spoke indifferently, "Don't tell me you can't even handle something this small."
If he's really that useless, then we'll have to replace him.
201. I've been a member of Class A for a long time; I'm living in the sewers in place of Class D.
Without a doubt, Class C and Class D were easily dealt with.
Ibuki Mio and Karuizawa Kei may not be the most capable, but we also need to consider who's backing them.
Needless to say, Class D was fine, but Ryuen from Class C was still lying in a hospital bed, and the others who participated in the exam didn't have the courage to cause him any trouble.
More importantly, Aragaki Shun is genuinely willing to help them make money!
Regular students can earn 50,000 Private Points simply by writing a name within the specified time.
If you are lucky enough to become VIP and then tell Class A your identity immediately, you can receive 1 million Private Points right after the exam.
They didn't need to think about anything; they could just lie there and be carried by the big shots. They were experiencing firsthand what everyone in Class A had felt since entering the school.
So, quite easily, Ibuki Mio and Karuizawa Kei both managed to persuade their classmates.
"If only I could be selected as VIP, that would be worth a million Private Points!"
In Class C, Manabe Shiho, with her short brown hair and brown eyes, makes a prayer gesture.
Not just her, but everyone in the conference room, including Ibuki Mio and Kaneda Satoru, shared the same thought.
You can get 1 million Private Points without doing anything. Even if you use that money to transfer classes, you'll have enough for one-twentieth of that amount.
There are nine semesters in three years of high school. If you can get 1 million points from Special Exam every semester, and save some money from living expenses and club rewards, you can accumulate 10 million Private Points over three years.
According to the information from Aragaki Shun, having so many savings is enough to prove their strength. They can apply to Class A for investment and borrow money to make up for the transfer fees.
If you don't want to spend the money on changing classes, you can exchange the 10 million yuan for cash after graduation and take it with you. That would be equivalent to three years' total income for an average wage earner.
In short, as long as you can get your hands on those 1 million Private Points, you can reap enormous benefits, whether you look at it in the long run or just consider campus life.
The only worrying thing is that it seems only three people in each class can get this opportunity.
It's safe to say that it's time to test your luck.
"Ishizaki and Yamada," seeing the students' minds wandering, Ibuki Mio didn't disturb them. She turned her gaze to Ryuen Kakeru's two most loyal followers, "You two aren't planning on causing trouble, are you?"
Under the watchful eyes of the rest of Class C, Ishizaki Daichi felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that if he said anything about causing trouble, he would immediately be beaten up by this group.
Of course, he never intended to cause trouble.
"I've been a member of Class A for a long time! Loyalty!"
Sorry, Boss Ryuen.
It's not that I want to betray you, it's that you're completely useless!
Ishizaki Daichi silently complained to himself, but felt no remorse whatsoever.
Although these delinquent youths value loyalty, he had followed Ryuen for so long and gained nothing but a few beatings.
Under these circumstances, Ishizaki felt he had already done more than enough for his former boss by being willing to help blockade Aragaki Shun on the Uninhabited Island.
In any case, since the eldest brother is incompetent, he shouldn't be blamed for having to fend for himself.
Based on similar considerations, although Yamada Albert was not as eager to align himself with Ibuki as he was with Ishizaki, he calmly expressed his willingness to submit to the will of the class as a whole.
From then on, Ryuen Kakeru's last influence in Class C completely dissipated.
"One million! One million! I must be chosen as the VIP! I must be chosen!"
"Me, me, me—it should be me! As long as I get 1 million Private Points, I'm sure I'll be able to get a girlfriend. Then, hehehehe..."
"Chi, stop dreaming. When it comes to luck, no one in Class D can compare to me."
"If I can get 1 million, I can live a carefree life for the next three years. I've had my eye on several sets of cosmetics for a long time, but I haven't had the chance to buy them yet..."
As he watched his classmates dream about the wonderful future they would have after being chosen as VIP, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka remained expressionless.
Clearly, this situation was beyond his control.
Even Horikita Suzune and Yukimura Teruhiko, who were initially most eager to advance to Class A, have long since given up on class competition and are now focusing on raising 20 million yen to go solo.
With no one in the class willing to work hard, even if he, a marginalized individual who always hung out with the three idiots, was highly capable, he couldn't secretly guide the class's direction.
To consider Aragaki Shun as an opponent, the difference in their strengths and weaknesses is simply too great.
Both Special Exam ended as soon as they started, leaving no chance for me to intervene.
Unfortunately, Chabashira Sae wouldn't understand his predicament. This crazy homeroom teacher would only threaten him with expulsion and scold him for his incompetence.
Recalling the experience of being dragged into mockery a few days ago because of the Uninhabited Island Exam, Ayanokoji had a premonition that she would encounter something similar again in the future.
Of course, Chabashira Sae is not important; apart from hysteria and impotent rage, this old woman obsessed with the past can do nothing.
The key point is that being this powerless once or twice is a rather rare experience for the White Room's Masterpiece.
It seems I need to leave Class D as soon as possible and choose a more suitable base.
Otherwise, with the entire classroom surrounded by his opponent's tools, he wouldn't be able to see where he could exert his strength.
However, ever since the last exam ended and Ryuen Kakeru was sent to the infirmary, Class C has become even more thoroughly corrupt than Class D.
As for Class A, they definitely can't go.
So, is Class B the only option left...?
While everyone in the first grade was preoccupied with their own thoughts, time quickly passed to eight o'clock the next morning.
According to the school's examination rules, the school will send an email to all students at this time, notifying them whether they have been selected as VIP.
Aragaki Shun sent everyone in Class A back to their dormitories, but he himself gathered Ichinose, Kanzaki, and Shiina at a cafe.
Without saying a word, everyone's phones rang precisely at eight o'clock, without even a second's error.
Aragaki Shun immediately confirmed the email he received.
After careful consideration, you were not selected as VIP. Please act as a responsible member of the group and take on the challenge of the exam.
[The exam will begin at 1 PM today and will last for three days. Students in the Rabbit Group, please assemble in the Rabbit Room on the second floor.]
"I'm not VIP," Aragaki Shun calmly asked, opening his phone directly. "What about you?"
Me too.
"No, not either."
"I was the luckiest; I was actually chosen."
Upon hearing this, Aragaki Shun, Ichinose, and Kanzaki all turned their attention to the Literary Girl.
The girl smiled faintly and showed everyone the screen of her phone.
The email messages above are largely the same, except that "not selected VIP" has been changed to "selected as VIP."
Congratulations, Hiyori.
Ichinose Honami clapped her hands, her face beaming with genuine joy. "Remember to invite everyone in the class to celebrate later!"
Shiina Hiyori and exasperated. Weren't all the facilities on the cruise ship free? What kind of guest was this?
Of course, the Literary Girl knew that Ichinose just wanted her to get closer to her classmates and had simply made up an excuse to go out and have fun, so she didn't refuse.
Less than two minutes later, Aragaki Shun received two more emails from his classmates, as well as three more emails from Class C and Class D.
In this way, a total of nine VIP from three classes were easily identified within two minutes of the school sending out the email.
Oh wait, it's actually 10 VIP. He didn't expect to receive an email from Class B.
The letter was from Yamamura Miki; this Little Transparent actually got chosen.
The ten names were told to everyone present, and they worked together to find the selection pattern of the VIP by comparing them with the lists of each group.
Then--
"Why is it the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana)? Is the school being so lazy?"
Because it was so simple, after marking the 10 names in each group, the group quickly discovered the pattern and successfully deduced the VIP in Class B.
Upon seeing the final answer, Kanzaki Ryuji couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
He felt that the school administration had become incredibly lazy.
Before the pattern was discovered, who could have imagined that by simply arranging the names of the group members according to the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana) and then finding the corresponding person based on the zodiac animal ranking, the VIP for that group could be determined?
For example, the Rabbit ranks fourth in the Chinese zodiac. The fourth name in the Rabbit Group after arranging the Japanese syllabary according to the Japanese syllabary is the VIP.
"Actually, it's not that simple," Aragaki Shun shook his head. "Normally, at least two classes would need to team up to get six names of the VIP in order to figure out this pattern."
"We found it easy because we got 10 names right from the start."
Deducing 6 from 6 might be a bit uncertain, but what's so difficult about deducing 2 from 10?
Or to put it another way, Aragaki Shun's approach is from difficult to easy, and he has already integrated more than three-quarters of the power of the first-year students, so wouldn't the ordinary exams be a piece of cake!
Aragaki Shun clapped his hands and gestured for Kanzaki Ryuji to follow.
"Now that we know VIP recipients are, let's all go to Class B together, since they're the only ones who haven't signed the contract yet."
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Perhaps it's a case of not giving up until you see the coffin; even knowing there was no chance of winning, the group from Class B stubbornly refused to admit defeat last night.
After all, the candidates for VIP haven't been announced yet, have they?
If the school makes a sudden blunder and actually gives most of the VIP to them, then Class B might still have a chance to turn the tide.
No need for too many; just give them all seven VIP, and even if the remaining three classes unite, they won't be able to find a pattern...
Well, it's okay to daydream sometimes. Even though it doesn't serve any other purpose, isn't it nice that such fantasies can make you feel better?
"Nakajima Riko and Fukuyama Shichan, there are three VIP in Class B. One of them is one of my people, so the remaining two must be these two, right?"
After summoning everyone from Class B to the spacious conference room, Aragaki Shun looked at Katsuragi Kohei and Koenji Rokusuke- smile.
"I've gathered all the VIP from Class B. I wonder how your progress is going?"
Given Yamamura Miki's meager presence, if the girl were to deliberately hide, it would be questionable whether anyone would even remember her, let alone discover her status as VIP.
Indeed, when they heard Aragaki Shun say his name, the two VIP in Class B panicked for a moment and could only turn their gaze to Koenji.
Upon witnessing this scene, the rest of Class B naturally understood everything. Their wishful thinking, which had been building since yesterday, was completely shattered, and they could only helplessly accept the reality of another crushing defeat.