Chapter 203
It is obvious that the "talents who need to be valued" that Aragaki Shun mentioned are entirely equivalent to students who are qualified to join Class A.
This is a very tempting bargaining chip for anyone in Class C or Class D.
"Also, Class A will be responsible for arranging the exams for both classes. After you go back, you just need to supervise your classmates to try their best to improve their grades. Is that alright?"
"Of course, no problem!" Kaneda Satoru replied immediately. At this stage, no one in Class C could compare with him in terms of academic ability.
The others nodded in agreement. Now that all three classes were working under Aragaki Shun, they naturally wouldn't disagree with him on decision-making matters.
However, even after agreeing, a student like Yosuke Hirata, who cared deeply about his classmates, couldn't help but raise a concern—
"Aragaki -kun, some students in our class are already on the verge of academic failure. If the exam is too difficult, they might be expelled for failing..."
Shaking his head, Aragaki Shun had naturally considered this as well.
"Don't worry, I will include about 40 points of easy questions on each subject's test paper, ensuring that every student can pass as long as they read the questions carefully."
"Then, aside from these 40 points, the remaining 60 points are the key. I will assess the abilities demonstrated by all the students in your class in this Special Exam based on their scores."
At that time, Aragaki Shun would have Xiao Mei and the others assign 20 questions of medium difficulty, and then make up the remaining 40 points by selecting questions from the test papers used to attack Class B.
This way, the difficulty levels range from easy to medium to extremely difficult.
"That's great that no one is in danger of dropping out of school."
Yosuke Hirata breathed a sigh of relief, a happy expression spreading across his face.
Although after Aragaki Shun helped him resolve his inner conflict, he was no longer as fixated on the unity within the class as he had been at the beginning, and he was able to accept that some students were expelled due to the Special Exam for Advanced Nurturing students.
But since they were classmates and had spent so much time together, there was still some affection between them. If possible, he certainly didn't want his classmates to suddenly disappear, and he was willing to do his best to help them while protecting himself.
Aragaki Shun, then looked at Ibuki Mio, Manabe Shiho, and Karuizawa Kei, and offered a reminder:
"I remember your grades weren't very good, were they?"
"Don't say things like that in public!" Ibuki's face flushed red, and she glared at Aragaki Shun as if she wanted to kick him. "Anyway, I'm just not cut out for this kind of thing, what can I do?"
Manabe Shiho gave an awkward laugh. She was just an ordinary delinquent girl who genuinely had no interest in studying.
Besides, that's how society is in Sakurajima now. No matter how good your grades are, if you can't get into a prestigious university like the University of University of Tokyo, it's all for nothing.
Needless to say, Sakurajima women always encounter various difficulties after entering society.
In this situation, instead of relying on her own efforts, she might as well find a trustworthy husband and settle down as a full-time housewife.
Thinking this, Manabe's gaze towards Aragaki Shun grew even more intense. This guy was clearly such a womanizer, so why didn't he make a move on her? Did he expect her to come to him willingly?
In terms of looks, she certainly doesn't think she's worse than Ibuki!
Finally, there's Karuizawa Kei. This parasitic lady also has shifty eyes, unsure how to respond.
If it was the host's request, then she could only grit her teeth and try to study. However, she had to find a way to maintain her status in class every day, and her best friends would invite her out to play from time to time, so she really couldn't squeeze out any time for studying.
Needless to say, if a hot girl suddenly turned into a model student, wouldn't that be too strange in the eyes of her friends?
Upon seeing this scene, Ibuki was speechless for a moment, but the reactions of the two young talents behind him made Aragaki Shun's lips twitch involuntarily.
"Forget it, I'm not your parents, and I have no right to lecture you. If you think this is acceptable, then let nature take its course."
"However, let me warn you first, the overall academic ability of the students in Class A is very high. Their average score in each midterm Final Exam is above 86. Even if we take half as the passing score, that's still 43. If your grades are too poor, you might be expelled from Class A as soon as you transfer in."
As for the audacity to suggest that the entire class deliberately gets low scores to ensure that underachieving students don't get expelled... what kind of audacity is that!
Class A invites outstanding students from lower-ranked classes to join in order to strengthen their own team, not to have them drag them down.
The principle is "better to have none than to have bad ones." Those who have already secured their places in Class A cannot afford to rest on their laurels; they need to keep working hard in tutoring classes every day. How could someone who was invited here by Twenty Million Personal Points possibly shirk all responsibility?
"Mio, starting today, you're going to sign up for tutoring classes too."
Skipping over Manabe Shiho and Karuizawa Kei, Aragaki Shun instructed his girlfriend, "I don't expect you to be at the very top of your class, but at least you should reach the minimum level of Class A, right?"
"..."
I think you're just trying to make things difficult for me!
Don't think I don't know; even the students at the bottom of Class A have overall scores around 80 points. Do you think I can easily catch up?
"Besides tutoring, I'll also be checking your grades whenever I have time, so don't think you can just get away with it like that."
"..."
The sporty girl with short blue hair was speechless once again.
As the Leader of Class A, the coordinator of the first year, and even the next Student Council President, are you really that bored that you have to keep an eye on my grades, a poor student, every day?
However, Ibuki also knew that this was actually because he cared about her performance, which was why he was willing to offer to tutor her.
Otherwise, look at Manabe Shiho and Karuizawa Kei, who were in similar situations. Besides offering a few words of advice, did he ever forcefully demand anything of them?
"I understand. It's just signing up for tutoring classes, right? I'll apply to the class teacher."
With Class C's current evaluation scores, they can afford the tutoring that costs 10,000 Private Points per month. Not to mention, Ibuki believes that if she really doesn't have the money, Aragaki Shun will definitely arrange it for her.
She just always felt that she wasn't cut out for studying, so she never considered that aspect.
But now it seems we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
Otherwise, if all of this guy's other girlfriends are top students and she's the only one dragging him down, that would be too embarrassing!
Manabe Shiho: "..."
Karuizawa Kei: "???"
This preferential treatment is just too obvious!
Why don't you arrange something for us, Aragaki -kun?
The two looked at each other, both somewhat at a loss, and could only make up their minds to sign up for tutoring classes or attend study groups together after returning to the classroom.
In short, I must improve my academic performance.
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Upon seeing this, Aragaki Shun didn't say much, but after confirming everything, he directly announced the disbandment.
Aside from his lovers, with whom he shares Community of Destiny, he cannot protect his classmates who are only connected through three years of high school.
Ultimately, the decision of how they should proceed is up to them.
Make a choice, then reap the rewards of success or endure the consequences of failure—that's all!
The classroom of Class 1-B.
What exactly are you thinking?
When Koenji Rokusuke announced to everyone in the class that they would be facing off against Class A in Paper Shuffle, it unsurprisingly caused an uproar.
Having endured this for so long, Ryuen Kakeru took this opportunity to directly question Koenji.
"We could almost guarantee a win if we just targeted Class D, so why did we agree to Aragaki's idea?"
"Hehe~ How interesting, Ryuen-boy. Do you really think our class has absolutely no chance of winning if we face off against Class A?"
With a disdainful smirk, the blond man swept his gaze across the crowd below the stage, unusually displaying the aura of a chaebol heir. An invisible pressure emanated from him, silencing any dissenting voices.
"This is ridiculous! It's just a Special Exam testing your question-setting skills and academic performance. You guys don't even have the guts to face Aragaki- boy?"
To be honest, Ryuen Kakeru's considerations were indeed correct.
But is it really worth going to such lengths to avoid Class A's challenge, especially for a mere 100 Class Evaluation Points, and having to draw lots just to get a chance to attack Class D?
"If I remember correctly, when this year's freshmen first entered the university, putting aside everything else, just in terms of academic performance alone, our class was once superior to Class A!"
"Now is the time to compete in terms of academic ability. There's no other way to cheat except by stealing exam papers. The Aragaki boys have even shifted their focus to the second-year students and aren't even involved in setting the questions. With such a good opportunity for a head-on confrontation, why are you trying to avoid Class A?"
Upon hearing this question, the students in Class B were speechless.
Why?
It's probably because I subconsciously felt I couldn't win!
Katsuragi Kohei opened his mouth, as if to say something, but then stopped himself.
To be fair, in terms of academic ability, their class was only able to suppress Class A at the very beginning.
Later on, Class A underwent a long period of remedial study, while Class B either actively indulged in infighting or was pushed into infighting by Aragaki Shun, and had long since forgotten about studying.
With one side increasing and the other decreasing, the performance gap between the two sides has long been reversed.
After all, in Advanced Nurturing, academic ability alone doesn't seem to be very important. A score of 50 on midterms Final Exam is enough to pass and avoid expulsion, so why bother to study so hard?
Needless to say, they also attend classes diligently on weekdays, but unlike Class A, they don't have to enroll in extra tutoring classes after school.
But is it something they don't want to do?
The key issue is that Class B is poor; they were constantly suppressed by Aragaki Shun and couldn't accumulate Private Points.
When the three from Koenji transferred to their classes, they were essentially in debt for 60 million yen, which they had to pay off within ten months, or everything would be over.
Without a doubt, in terms of economic situation, Class B is the poorest in the first year, even poorer than Class D!
279. So Ayanokoji made his move; Matsushita Chiaki began his operation.
Class 1-B is really poor!
They were so poor they were destitute, even worse off than the second-grade Kiriyama Class, who had already fallen into the hell of zero scores.
At least other classes have some Private Points to support them, but Class 1-B is simply burdened with a huge debt, and it's unclear whether they can pay it off within the stipulated time.
This is precisely why the students of Class B are so concerned about the Paper Shuffle.
Although the final Class Evaluation Points transfer will only be 100 points regardless of success or failure, for Class B, these 100 points are definitely not a number that can be easily ignored!
Since going up against Class A is risky, why not simply turn around and attack Class D, those flawed bunch who are a sure win?
However, in Koenji Rokusuke's view, a mere 100 Class Evaluation Points were far less important than the class's fighting spirit.
While we may have won against Class D this time, the students in Class B didn't feel the pressure and might not be motivated to work harder. What will happen when we have to face Class A head-on next time?
"Could it be that after being defeated by Aragaki boy time and time again, the entire Class B has become so terrified that they've started bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
"If that's the case, then I advise you to just admit defeat and surrender. Someone as beautiful as me doesn't want to waste my time on a bunch of useless trash!"
Hearing such a blunt mockery, the many students in Class B below the podium were all dumbfounded and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
After all, they subconsciously avoided Class A, instinctively believing that they would definitely lose if they faced that person head-on... This is indeed a fact, and there's no denying it.
Ryuen Kakeru's face turned even uglier. Koenji's words felt like a gun being stabbed into his lungs, causing the delinquent to clench his fists tightly.
Seeing this, Beautiful Brother, in a matter-of-fact manner, reminded him:
"It seems that Ryuen-boy, your fighting spirit hasn't been extinguished; you're still determined to surpass Aragaki Boy."
"But you seem to have forgotten that this is Class B, not Class C where Ryuen-boy used to be. It's pointless to think about so many underhanded tricks all day long, not to mention that we are strong enough to go head-to-head with Class A."
Koenji's tone was as narcissistic and arrogant as ever, but the forceful power in his words did indeed reach everyone in the class.
That's right, Class B is completely different from Class C, which is full of delinquents and has the worst academic foundation!
They were initially recognized by Advanced Nurturing school as the strongest class in terms of overall strength among the freshmen.
Even though Class A's ranking dropped due to a comeback by Aragaki Shun's class, it was because Leader of Class A was too strong, and it cannot be said that Class B students were weaker than Class A students.
On the contrary, if the class division method had been followed initially, the students who would have been able to enter this class would have been the most outstanding in all aspects, including physical fitness and academic ability.
Even if there are individuals Sakayanagi Arisu negative physical abilities, their strength is still beyond doubt, considering that her father is the chairman of the Advanced Nurturing Board Chairman.
It can be said that if we exclude Aragaki Shun, that monster who shouldn't exist, the students of Class B, if they fully unleash their power, will definitely have a better starting line than Class A.
To put it simply, if we only look at the entrance exam scores, even if the first and second place in the grade are both in the other class, if we really compare the average scores, Class A is still not as good as Class B.
But when did Class B stop daring to directly compete with Class A in terms of academic ability?
"Class B has lost too many times; they've fallen so low they're almost unable to get back up..."
Katsuragi Kohei suddenly let out a melancholy sigh. The sound was not loud, but in the quiet classroom, it was like striking metal and stone, directly penetrating into the hearts of all the students.
Many people wore helpless, bitter smiles. Katsuragi's words were harsh, but the key point was that they really hadn't won a single game since the start of the semester!
How can they have the confidence to fight them?
If it weren't for the guarantee contract promised by Koenji Rokusuke, and given the huge gap between the two sides, they should have surrendered long ago and become vassals of Aragaki Shun, just like Class C and Class D.
"Then let's put aside all our concerns and face Class A head-on!"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka still had that expressionless face, showing neither enthusiasm nor fear, which ironically gave the disheartened Class B a little renewed motivation.