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In other words, given Sakayanagi's situation, even if he were to be absent, he would only lose 9 points in the Class Evaluation Points. This wouldn't be a significant loss for Class A, as it's much cheaper than the 30 points he would lose during the Uninhabited Island Exam.
However, the temporary points Uninhabited Island may not be fully converted into Class Evaluation Points before the exam ends.
From this perspective, the punishments for absentees in the two events were actually quite similar.
"... I see. Thank you very much!"
She gave Hoshinomiya a polite smile. With Sakayanagi's pride, she naturally wouldn't allow herself to be a burden, especially since she had only just joined Class A and hadn't yet made any contributions to prove her strength.
Without hesitation, she turned to the Leader of Class A and asked, "Aragaki-kun, would you be willing to take my place in 13 matches and bring me victory in the corresponding events?"
This ambiguous statement caused many people in the class to change their expressions. Shiranami Chihiro pursed her lips, wondering if this shorty had some masochistic tendencies.
Last semester, didn't she try to use public opinion against Aragaki-kun, only to get a beating in return?
Now that he's been forced to transfer to Class A, why is he suddenly using this flirtatious tone with Aragaki-kun?
Indeed, the daughters of these wealthy and powerful families are simply hard to understand.
Yamamura Miki also joined Class A on the same day, had a glint in her eye. She had been Sakayanagi Faction to follow Aragaki, which led to her being caught. Their private contact started from that incident.
Looking back now, back then, Classmate Sakayanagi kept saying she wanted to get revenge on Aragaki-kun, but she probably already cared about him quite a bit, right?
From this perspective, she, the subordinate sent out to conduct the investigation, was not only easily manipulated by Aragaki-kun, but was also unwittingly taken to his bed...
A strange feeling rose in Miki's heart.
But the girl quickly shook her head, extinguishing the wild thoughts in her mind.
This is simply impossible. If Classmate Sakayanagi really cared about Aragaki-kun, why would she resort to such underhanded competitive tactics and spread rumors about him?
You can't just think about ruining her reputation so that she can only look at him from now on, can you?
Reality isn't a light novel; you wouldn't expect such a melodramatic plot to happen in real life.
Meanwhile, Aragaki Shun had no idea what his girlfriends were thinking, but he could feel the strange looks they were giving him.
However, his relationship with Sakayanagi is completely innocent, so he only needs to respond to her without changing his expression.
"There's no problem with me coming off your back; winning the corresponding event will be a piece of cake."
"But there are a total of 13 projects, including those requiring full participation and those requiring recommendations. Each time someone substitutes, it costs 100,000 Private Points, which means a total of 1.3 million Private Points are needed."
"In comparison, if someone applies to not participate, they only lose 9 points in the Class Evaluation Points. From the class's perspective, I don't think your choice is correct."
The calculation is quite simple: 9 points in the Class Evaluation Points is equivalent to 900 Private Points per person per month. With 48 students in the class and 30 months to go until Class A graduates, that's equivalent to 1,296,000 Private Points.
Well, this loss seems to be about the same as 1.3 million, and Class Evaluation Points are more meaningful than Private Points on the surface.
The problem is, is it the same to pay out 1.3 million yuan all at once in the second semester, or to spread the loss over the next 30 months?
In any case, Aragaki Shun would rather have Sakayanagi absent than use a substitute from the class fund.
He can contribute his time and effort; let Class A cover the expenses.
Sakayanagi Arisu was well aware of this, so she directly stated that she would pay for the substitute herself.
And so, Class A secured first place for at least two rounds ahead of schedule. Sakayanagi used his Private Points to perfectly resolve the issue of missing the Sports Festival, Aragaki Shun also stated that the physical exertion for two people was nothing, and everyone had a bright future ahead of them.
"If there are no other questions, let's end this class meeting here."
Looking around the classroom and seeing the enthusiastic discussion among the students, Hoshinomiya answered a few more questions, then stretched and prepared to leave.
"You'll have about half an hour left. You're free to do as you please, whether you want to chat casually or have a serious discussion, it's up to you."
"But remember to be on time at the First Gymnasium for the next class. The school is having all 12 classes meet, so don't be late."
After saying this, the homeroom teacher of Class A nodded to Aragaki Shun, Ichinose, and the others, and then simply left the classroom, leaving the remaining time to these class leaders.
Seeing this, Aragaki Shun simply had everyone in the class form small groups for discussion, then left Kanzaki Ryuji to take charge, after all—
"Actually, there's not much to discuss. The focus of the Sports Festival is on the actual strength of each class. There's still about a month of training time before the deadline, so filling out the entry form now is pointless."
The most important thing is the class's own strength, followed by the integration within the grade, and then the alliances with other grades.
But these things cannot be accomplished through discussion alone.
So Aragaki Shun simply handed over these minor tasks to Kanzaki, since he was in charge of the cram school arrangements and knew the progress of everyone in the class like the back of his hand.
As for himself... feeling Ichinose Honami and then rested his head on the shoulder of his Shiina Hiyori.
The gaze coming from the pink-haired girl became even more intense.
Aragaki Shun: "..."
Doesn't this Archangel look a little heavy now? It's like he's about to devour you. Where has your usual poise and restraint gone?
The boy silently grumbled to himself, inwardly rubbing his forehead.
No wonder Chihiro is so trusting of everyone, yet she shows obvious wariness towards her best friend in matters of the heart.
It should be noted that the girl knew he Hiyori had a deep relationship, but she never cared and always maintained a "live and let live" attitude.
Incidentally, Hiyori's attitude seems to be similar; the two appear to be on completely different tracks and have never had any conflict so far.
It seems that the only person Shiranami Chihiro truly considered a major enemy was her best friend, Honami-chan.
According to his girlfriend, Ichinose seemed to have a lewd figure, a beautiful face, and a gentle and considerate personality; she was practically a perfect being.
But no human being is perfect. While these are the true aspects she presents to the outside world, they cannot encompass the entirety of the pink-haired girl.
Beneath her outwardly tolerant exterior, Ichinose harbors a particularly heavy inner world.
The girl once complained to him that she always felt that once her best friend fell for her boyfriend, she would go all out to try to monopolize Aragaki Shun with her broad-mindedness and doting attitude.
In other words, she felt that Ichinose might be ruthless and turn around and drive her away.
Aragaki Shun was speechless, but quite curious as to why Chihiro made that judgment.
The answer he received was the so-called "woman's sixth sense," which left him speechless, since he often relied on his intuition to make decisions.
Moreover, judging from the current situation, he also vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the Archangel.
However, this doesn't seem to be a difficult problem for him.
After all, he already has a little angel Ayase in his home.
Ichinose's level is just a drop in the ocean...
"I'm Fujimaki from Class A of the Third Year, and I'll be the Akito for this Sports Festival."
When the second class meeting arrived, more than 400 students and teachers from the whole school gathered at the First Gymnasium.
The person who came forward to explain the situation was a Third Year senior. As a member of the Student Council, he was practically Manabu Horikita's trusted subordinate.
"First, a piece of advice for the first-year students, which some may find redundant, please remember: the Sports Festival is very important."
"The experience gained at the Sports Festival will definitely be useful elsewhere. Many of the upcoming exams may seem like a piece of cake at first glance, but each one will be a crucial battle for survival at school."
Listening to the vague advice from the senior students, most of the first-year students didn't feel much, only that the other person was as long-winded as some kind of leader.
Perhaps it's because he didn't say anything useful at all, and what he said was mostly just feel-good platitudes.
"Perhaps right now everyone doesn't feel the impact or have much motivation. But since we've participated, we must strive to win. Remember this feeling; everyone must make this a shared understanding."
Seemingly sensing the impatience of the audience, Fujimaki quickly shortened her speech and ended it:
"In short, from now on, everyone should gather in their respective groups and discuss independently."
Thus, the simple briefing session came to an end. Aragaki Shun asked Ichinose to lead the Class A members to find a place to rest, while he, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Shiina Hiyori went to the area for Class C and Class D.
Because Ibuki Mio, Karuizawa Kei, and others had been notified via email before the gathering, everyone from both classes was already present when the three of them arrived.
Oh, no, actually there's one person missing.
After looking around at all the classmates present and confirming that he hadn't misread it,
Aragaki Shun directly to Ibuki Mio and asked, "Where did Ryuen go? Has he been up to anything lately?"
"I'm not entirely sure about that," the athletic girl frowned, clearly annoyed. "That person skipped class and ran out after Sakagami- sensei finished explaining the Sports Festival rules during the first class meeting."
Leaving the classroom before the bell rings will definitely result in a deduction of Class Evaluation Points.
In Ibuki's eyes, Ryuen couldn't possibly be unaware of this, yet he still did it anyway.
Without a doubt, the other party did it on purpose.
"I see. Looks like he's up to some tricks again."
Nodding calmly, Aragaki Shun wasn't particularly surprised. That thug who called himself a tyrant was not one to give up easily.
But it doesn't matter, after today, his casual strike will befall his opponent.
At that point, the best outcome for Ryuen would be being taken in by Class B; it's impossible for her to stay in Class C.
"Never mind him, let's just proceed at our own pace. Now, let the students from Class C and Class D come over first. I need to clarify the goals of this Sports Festival."
Meanwhile, Ryuen, whom Aragaki Shun considers a cockroach, has already approached Miyabi Nagumo's Class 2-A.
"You mean, you can help me take control of Class 1-C?"
Miyabi Nagumo, with her legs crossed, crossed her legs and looked with great interest at the arrogant hoodlum who called himself the leader of Class C.
By taking Aragaki Shun as his hypothetical enemy, he naturally knew about all the influential students in the first year, and was also aware of Ryuen Kakeru's current predicament.
"Heh~ You think you can outdo me, a stray dog like you? I know that ever since the Uninhabited Island Exam, even your two most loyal subordinates have completely sided with Aragaki Shun."
"So what?" Ryuen Kakeru remained defiant. "All those who betrayed me, I will make them pay the price sooner or later!"
Nagumo smiled and remained silent, clearly unimpressed by his boastful remarks.
If threatening words were effective, he would have been thoroughly vilified by those who hate him long ago.
However, this kind of arrogant mad dog is actually quite interesting to train, and since he is in Class 1-C and was once the class leader, he could indeed play a significant role.
"Hmph~ Let me see what kind of trouble you can cause."
"Tell me your plans and conditions, and I will judge whether or not to provide support based on your value."
Seeing Nagumo's boastful attitude, Ryuen Kakeru's eyes lit up. Facing this sucker, he immediately made an outrageous demand—
"Give me Twenty Million Personal Points; this is an essential bargaining chip for a direct confrontation with Aragaki Shun."
Miyabi Nagumo: "???"
Do you think I'm an idiot?!
241. Nagumo: I could do it too; Ryuen is afraid of school bullying?
Twenty Million Personal Points?
You really dare to say that!
Hearing Ryuen Kakeru's proposed conditions, Miyabi Nagumo almost laughed in anger.
This was the first time he had ever encountered someone openly treating him like a fool, daring to make such an outrageous demand.
That's absolutely outrageous!
Miyabi Nagumo gave Ryuen a cold look, as if she wanted to remember him completely, and then got up to leave the Activity Classroom.
"Looks like I was too hasty, actually believing a fool like you could cause Aragaki Shun some trouble."
"As expected, this school still has too much garbage. If we want to truly uphold the principle of merit above all else, we should clean up some of the non-combustible materials."
However, faced with this threat from the strongest second-year student, Viper, who firmly believed in the supremacy of violence, showed no fear whatsoever.
A mocking smile played on Ryuen Kakeru's lips as he sneered coldly, "With your kind of magnanimity, you actually managed to almost unify the entire grade? It seems all the second-year students are useless, which is why another piece of trash, who isn't much stronger, was able to rise to the top."
Twenty Million Personal Points is indeed a lot, but to think of leaving just because of a number, this guy who is considered on par with Aragaki Shun in the eyes of the upperclassmen seems to be nothing special.
It's important to know that after Ryuen figured out the truth about this school, their initial promotion plan involved gathering 800 million Private Points, allowing all 40 students in the class to graduate from Class A.
However, plans are plans, and reality is reality.
No matter how wonderful your fantasies are, if you encounter an insurmountable enemy and are easily crushed, all your hopes will become nothing but a fleeting dream.
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However, this did not stop Ryuen from using this opportunity to mock Miyabi Nagumo's stinginess.
Putting himself in his shoes, if he had 20 million, he wouldn't hesitate at all if he was certain he could cause Aragaki Shun some trouble.
Of course, Ryuen is no longer pursuing that abandoned plan.