Classroom of the Elite: I Can Add Points Without Limit - Chapter 206

"This type of question has never appeared in our exams before. It starts with a completely unfamiliar problem-solving method. Anyone would have been in the same boat."

Kanzaki Ryuji sighed, saying that such unexpected questions were like a dimensional attack on everyday thinking, and people without special training simply couldn't utilize their knowledge reserves.

Aragaki Shun was extremely satisfied with this, but he still specifically reminded her, "It looks like it's working very well, but remember to submit each completed test paper to Hoshinomiya-sensei for review so she can help control the difficulty and content. Otherwise, if it doesn't pass the school's review, it will be a waste of time."

"Of course, we've been paying attention to this," Kanzaki Ryuji said seriously. "All the questions can be solved using first-year high school knowledge; there's absolutely nothing beyond the curriculum. It's just that the solutions to these questions are a bit unusual."

"Hoshinomiya-sensei has been guiding us, and we've also made sure to add notes on the solutions to each question to ensure that the faculty members responsible for reviewing them can understand them."

That's reassuring. If the reviewers really couldn't complete the test, then these exam papers definitely wouldn't be approved by the school.

The key point is that this possibility absolutely exists. Teachers are human too, and they can make mistakes if they're not careful. We can't really treat them as all-knowing, all-powerful gods.

"In short, I'll leave the exam papers to your Exam Question Committee team. Just hand them in before the deadline."

The best thing about Class A right now is that there are enough outstanding talents. As long as Aragaki Shun is in charge of making decisions, his subordinates will naturally get things done beautifully.

Ichinose, Kanzaki, Shiina, Sakayanagi, Xiao Mei... In terms of ability, they are among the best in the entire grade and can definitely become trustworthy helpers.

This is good; it saves him from having to do everything himself for every Special Exam, allowing him to have more time for things other than class competition.

After school, Aragaki Shun grabbed Kamuro Masumi, who was trying to run away, and the two left the classroom together.

"So, isn't this the way to the coffee shop? Are you going to treat me to coffee on purpose?"

No way! It can't be true! This womanizer is going to make a move on her?

Just as Kamuro was filled with turmoil, he heard the boy calmly reveal the truth about the operation.

"I've arranged to meet with Kiriyama Ikuto, a second-year student; I need someone to boost my morale."

"We just happened to be teammates in the same group during PaperShuffle, Kanzaki and Ichinose were in charge of setting the questions, so they called you over."

Oh, so he was just recruiting his underlings to bolster his reputation...

Kamuro was speechless, and the look of disgust on his face became even more obvious.

Could it be that she really is the kind of follower who's always at your beck and call and obeys your every command?

She felt a little resentful, but the girl was used to it, so she quickly calmed down and asked curiously:

"Kiriyama Ikuto? Is that the leader of Class 2-B, no, Class 2-D?"

"That's right!" Aragaki Shun nodded. "While we were preparing for PaperShuffle, the second-year students also started a brand new Special Exam, which was also an assessment of their academic abilities."

This is not unusual, after all, for more than a month before, the school changed most of the courses to physical training in preparation for the Sports Festival.

It's understandable that the school arranged a Special Exam related to academic ability, out of concern that Student Council from all three grades might become lax in their studies.

In fact, not only first and second grade, but also Third Year has similar situations. On the surface, the assessment rules for the three grades are different, but in reality, it is just a change in name only. The essence is to compare all students' mastery of each subject.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the reserved private room. Upon opening the door, they found several representatives from Kiriyama Ikuto's class already waiting for them.

Aragaki Shun didn't have time for leisurely small talk with them, so he directly asked Kiriyama to explain the rules for the special exams for the second year.

After he finished speaking, the boy couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Based on the final exam results, will the first to fourth place receive 400, 300, 200, and 100 points respectively?"

"The rules are all rewards, no punishments. It's the same kind of assessment, but the school is much more lenient with the second-year students."

In the first-year PaperShuffle, the Advanced Nurturing were unwilling to spend a single extra penny, only allowing rival classes to plunder each other.

Kiriyama Ikuto could only manage a wry smile. "None of the four second-grade classes scored more than 100 points. What could the school possibly deduct from their scores?"

"Moreover, it's not without its consequences. Those who fail the special exam will still be expelled. Everyone in the class needs to be careful about this."

That makes sense. Because of the Zero-Point Strategy, the other three classes in the second year, apart from Nagumo Class, were reduced to the point where they could only survive on free goods. After careful consideration, it is only natural that the school decided to give them some relief funds.

After all, we can't expect all the students in the entire grade to stay at the bottom forever, can we?

This is not good; it doesn't meet the requirements of class competition!

In any case, the Class Evaluation Points issued in this special exam, even if all of them are added together, will not be as high as the scores that Nagumo Class had before, so the school naturally has no need to be too stingy.

However, such generous rewards have also created another problem—

"So, if Nagumo Class gets first place in this special exam, they can immediately return to Class A?"

The same applies to Kiriyama Ikuto. Since the evaluation scores of all four classes are below 100, the first to fourth place in this special exam will inevitably determine the positions of Class A to Class D.

Are you confident that you can defeat Nagumo Class based on your own strength?

Since it was an internal assessment for second-year students, Aragaki Shun naturally couldn't participate as a member. However, this didn't stop him from leading the Kiriyama Class by offering advice and strategies, helping them defeat Miyabi Nagumo.

Ultimately, none of the Special Exam at this school are held immediately after being announced; there is always a preparation period ranging from a few days to a month and a half, which is more than enough time for students from other grades to participate.

Unfortunately, when faced with Aragaki Shun's questions, Kiriyama Ikuto and the others simply shook their heads.

Clearly, even in the realm of academic ability, they are not guaranteed to win.

Undeterred, Aragaki Shun immediately overturned the original plan and issued another instruction:

"Then let's give the top two spots in this special exam to the other two classes, and on that condition, join forces with them to further push Nagumo Class to last place."

In short, we must resolutely crack down on Miyabi Nagumo's class!

Only in this way would he risk everything in the upcoming Student Council election...

282. Paper Shuffle ends; Class C is defeated by Class D.

Time passed.

After more than a month of intensive review, the deadline for submitting the exam papers was fast approaching.

Aragaki Shun reviewed the results of the Class A Exam Question Committee and, after confirming that there were no problems, promptly submitted the test paper for attacking Class B to Chie Hoshinomiya.

"The school needs three days to review the exam papers from each class, and the Special Exam will not officially begin until early December 4th."

By the way, today is December 1st, and with the new month's Private Points being credited, the second semester is also coming to an end.

"The first month or so felt quite uneventful; nothing strange happened, and everyone was immersed in their studies."

Shiranami Chihiro stretched, her tone filled with disbelief.

This place is supposed to be a highly competitive Advanced Nurturing for fostering academic excellence, but for the past month it's been just like a regular high school, with all students focused entirely on exam preparation. There aren't any strange characters like Sakayanagi, Ryuen, or Nagumo deliberately causing trouble... Is this ridiculously calm situation really normal?

"Isn't this great? Don't you also have a restless heart, yearning for a more exciting life?"

Aragaki Shun smiled and asked a question in return, then explained before the other could answer:

"Sakayanagi is now a member of our class, Ryuen doesn't have a high status in Class 1-B, and Miyabi Nagumo is too busy taking care of herself in the second year... Come to think of it, no one in the entire Advanced Nurturing will cause us trouble at this time, so it's normal that you feel very calm."

It should be said that the four classes currently under Aragaki Shun's control constitute the largest student group in this school.

He doesn't cause trouble for others, but how many people would dare to be so reckless as to provoke him?

"Ugh, peace is nice, but the repetitive reading routine is so boring."

"Besides, this is Advanced Nurturing, where one incident after another has occurred before. Now that it has suddenly become a regular high school for college entrance exams, it feels a bit strange."

Shiranami Chihiro touched her lips with her fingertip and first sighed, but soon couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Haha~ It seems I've really been corrupted by this school; I'm actually expecting something interesting to happen."

Aragaki Shun pinched the girl's soft cheek, quite understanding her thoughts, as this was a common sentiment in Class A.

Unlike the students in Class C and Class D who remained at the bottom of the first year from beginning to end, and unlike the students in Class B who fell from the top and suffered repeated defeats, the students in Class A had a goal of making a comeback from the beginning, which they achieved in just one month. Then, under the leadership of Aragaki Shun, Victory Upon Victory.

To put it bluntly, since entering school, everyone in the class has enjoyed an Advanced Nurturing, generous, affluent, and wonderful environment. They are filled with a sense of accomplishment and honor from being invincible in class competitions and winning and holding onto their Class A position. They have no idea about the poverty, hardship, and humiliation of the lower-ranked classes.

Therefore, the students in Class A were not afraid of class competition, nor did they worry about challenges from other rivals. While enjoying their peaceful life, they also looked forward to some small surprises in life.

Therefore, after a month of hard study, it's understandable that everyone, feeling exhausted and bored, would want to encounter something exciting and fun.

"Then keep your hopes up," A mysterious smile played on Aragaki Shun's lips, his tone seemingly hinting at something. "What you're hoping for might just appear soon."

He cleverly kept her in suspense, and then, under the guise of a secret, the boy slipped away from his lover and went straight to the library to read.

Although the Special Exam was only three days away, he didn't need to worry too much about Class A.

Those with strong academic abilities have their own plans, and students who feel they still have room for improvement are also working hard in tutoring classes. With the overall performance of the class, passing this exam should not be a problem.

Regardless, PaperShuffle, though different from regular Final Exam and finals, ultimately boils down to two key factors.

The primary task is for the whole class to work hard to improve their academic performance, and Class A has consistently done a great job in this regard since entering the school.

Secondly, they created highly challenging exam questions, using practice books carefully selected by Wang Meiyu from mainland China—this requirement goes without saying.

Therefore, before submitting the exam paper for review, Aragaki Shun even did it himself.

Benefiting from his [Erudition] and near-extraordinary mental attributes, he usually doesn't need to put in much effort to get near-perfect scores in all subjects... The one or two points deducted are either due to the teacher's subjective deductions or because he deliberately misses a few questions to avoid getting the same score every time.

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When the Exam Question Committee reviewed the exam papers, his scores remained largely unchanged, but it was noticeable that his thoughts were flowing much faster during the problem-solving process.

In other words, the questions inside require much more of his effort, and the difficulty level is completely different from that of normal midterm and Final Exam.

Using these things that would make even high school students on the mainland feel like they were dying to attack Class B, even Aragaki Shun couldn't help but feel a pang of pity. He could only hope that they would be in better form when solving problems...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

As the proctor explained the rules, warned against cheating, and distributed the exam papers, this Special Exam, named PaperShuffle, began.

Incidentally, the passing score set by the school this time is 660 points.

In other words, PaperShuffle involves two people forming a group, and each group member must complete two requirements to be considered qualified, otherwise they will be forced to drop out.

The first passing score is simple: each person takes eight subjects, each with a maximum score of 100. The two people's combined scores in each subject, such as mathematics, must be no less than 60, and the average score for each person in each subject must be no less than 30.

The second passing score is more difficult. The total score for two people in eight subjects is 1600 points. The requirement is that the total score of a group is no less than 660, which means that each person must score no less than 41.25 points per subject on average.

According to Chie Hoshinomiya, the passing score in previous years was around 700 points. This year's 660 points seems a bit low. It is likely that the school reviewed the exam papers and felt that the difficulty was a bit too high, so they made a special adjustment.

After all, failing a test and having to drop out of school is no small matter. Although there are options like buying scores for academic proficiency tests, it's best to minimize such situations as much as possible.

After a flurry of thoughts, the Leader of Class A immediately focused his attention and read through the entire test paper once it was handed out.

After all, the test questions used by Class A were deliberately created by Class B to make things difficult for them. Although Aragaki Shun was not afraid, he was worried that there were many hidden traps in them, and it would be embarrassing if someone in the class failed because of them.

"Koenji, Ayanokoji, and Katsuragi, were those three the ones who made the Class B exam papers...? The difficulty is indeed quite high, but it's not too bad for Class A."

After reviewing the Chinese language exam paper in his hand, Aragaki Shun nodded slightly, indicating his approval of the three people's ability to create the questions.

Overall, these questions were quite challenging, tricky and unconventional, yet all remained strictly within the school's allowed scope and did not exceed the syllabus.

Unfortunately, Class B's question-setting method was still limited to Sakurajima's scope, and was significantly simpler than the mainland version that Class A brought from overseas.

Then there's no problem.

For the past month or so, the students in Class A have also been required to go through the same kind of intensive practice problems as those from mainland China, since it would be a waste not to use the workbooks they bought online.

Having gone through the ordeal of hell, I believe the students in the class will develop resistance to some unexpected question types and will not be so easily stumped by the traps created by Class B.

And so, the two days passed quickly, and the exams for all eight subjects came to a close one after another.

Finally, their tense nerves could Matsushita, and as a result, in the three first-grade classes other than Class A, some students burst into tears and howled like ghosts.

"Who the hell came up with this insane question? Why did they have to combine sequences, derivatives, and analytic geometry into a single problem?"

"I think that 'sampling inspection of parts produced in a factory' question is ridiculous. It's clearly a challenging math problem, but why is the question stem over 400 words long? Does that mean if you can't do reading comprehension, you're not qualified to solve probability problems?"

"There are also questions with shorter stems, like one where a parabola contains a 'quasi-ellipse,' and you have to prove that the four points are concyclic. I recognize all those words, but can someone tell me what they mean when put together?"

"I just want to know how to explain the explosion of 'Cola + Mentos' using the 'iodine clock reaction'..."

"I'm dizzy. A charged ball is undergoing non-uniform circular motion in a combined field, and we're required to derive the displacement-time equation..."

In the classroom of Class 1-B, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka listened to the commotion rising and falling in the classroom and could sense that many students were genuinely panicked.

Seeing this, even though the results of the Special Exam were not yet available, he was still able to make a judgment:

"Lost again..."

To be honest, this result was somewhat unexpected.

It's understandable that Class A's overall academic ability is stronger than Class B's, but how could someone in Class A be able to create a problem of this level without Aragaki Shun's intervention?

In terms of creating highly difficult exam questions alone, Ayanokoji felt completely outmatched by his opponent.

You should know that when I was a child in the "White Room," an institution that almost deprived people of their human rights, I was considered the Masterpiece by all the coaches. I had mastered all the knowledge of life, including martial arts, physical skills, self-defense techniques, and the art of dealing with people—things that others spend their entire lives learning.

But now it seems that what I can learn is not limited to the level of those coaches themselves, and the knowledge that the institution can access is also limited to the country of Sakurajima.