Going to Pick Up Horikita-Sakayanagi Arisu Really Is in the Dragon Group!

Thinking, literally.

Thoughts; reflections; thinking; ideas; insights;

Japanese people often mix in a few unfamiliar, oddly pronounced English phrases in their spoken language. Sometimes you need to stop and think carefully about what they are saying.

Society categorizes basic human abilities into three main types based on its needs: Action, Thinking, and Teamwork. Only those possessing these three basic abilities are qualified to be outstanding members of society.

"The previous Uninhabited Island Exam focused on teamwork. This exam, however, focuses on thinking skills."

Professor Mashima gave a very responsible explanation.

Even so, the students were still completely confused.

Of the three students, aside from Karuizawa, Yukimura and Sotomura almost instinctively looked at Nakano Yuu.

"..."

Nakano-kun remained silent.

"This exam will be conducted in twelve groups."

Mashima Tomoya's gaze swept across the faces of the group, and he said coldly, "The four of you are in one group, and in another room, someone will explain to the students from other classes who will be in the same group as you."

Karuizawa was somewhat confused, and the others in the Sotomura didn't quite understand either.

Nakano Yuu seemed to understand.

Tomoya Mashima explained things to the four of them in this room.

In the other three rooms, the other three homeroom teachers will also be present to explain the 6 o'clock assembly time to the students from the other three classes.

Since Mashima Tomoya said there are twelve groups, then each class will be divided into twelve groups, so some groups will have four people and some will only have three people.

However, each group does not exist in isolation.

Instead, they need to integrate with groups from the other three classes to form a new group.

In other words, each small group will have 12-16 people, from four different classes.

There are a total of 12 groups.

"This is the list of members in your group."

Mashima Tomoya took out four cards and handed them to the four people, adding at the end, "Also, you are not allowed to take them out of the room."

It's not allowed to be taken out of the room, but if they see it, they can write it down.

And--

"Then we can just read it aloud, right?"

"Hold on."

Nakano Yuu stood up, picked up his phone from the table, and took a picture of the card.

Then, he returned the card to Ms. Mashima.

"..."

Ms. Mashima looked at him, speechless.

Four classes, nearly 160 students.

The sexagenary cycle is divided into twelve groups: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.

Each of these twelve groups contains students from four different classes.

Like the group that Nakano Yuu was assigned to, Rabbit Group.

Corresponding to the twelve zodiac animals, it is the rabbit. Rabbits are so cute, so Nakano Yuu likes to call this the Rabbit Group.

Class A: Ichinose Honami, Hamaguchi Tetsuya, Beppu Ryota.

Class B: Takemoto Shigeru, Machida Koji, Morishige Takuro.

Class C: Ibuki Mio, Manabe Shiho, Yabu Nanami, Yamashita Saki.

Class D: Nakano Yuu, Karuizawa Megumi, Sotomura Hideo, Yukimura Teruhiko.

Four classes, fourteen students.

It's fair to say that he didn't know anyone in Class A or Class B except for Ichinose.

Coincidentally, he knew all the students in Class C and Class D.

The reason I say I know is because Nakano Yuu is a student in Class D, so naturally he knows everything. As for Class C, Ibuki Mio goes without saying; she stole Ichinose's panties and then gave them to Nakano, making Ichinose mistakenly think he was a pervert, so Nakano-kun remembers her vividly.

The other three girls were originally delinquents from Class C. The reason Nakano Yuu said she knew about these three girls was because they were the ones who bullied Karuizawa in the original story.

She's a real hottie.

During this exam, he secretly arranged to meet Karuizawa and then bullied her.

One of these three hot girls was later expelled from Class C during the withdrawal exam.

However, the current class rankings are quite realistic; Ichinose Honami in Class 1-A.

In other words, the school confirmed the class ranking changes immediately after the Island Exam.

So even though Ichinose and the others haven't returned to school yet, they can still enjoy being in Class A for a while.

"Wait, wait a minute, what does this mean!"

Upon noticing the list, Karuizawa became somewhat uneasy. "Isn't it dangerous to team up with other classes? We're enemies!"

Nakano Yuu looked at Karuizawa and could sense that Karuizawa's body was trembling slightly.

And if he hadn't given the order beforehand, she might have moved the chair slightly closer to him by now.

So, it seems that these three students from Class C are already somewhat flustered, or that some friction has already occurred?

"Enemy?"

Mashima Tomoya and said coldly, "Your three years of school life have only just begun, and you've already made so many enemies. Your future is truly worrying."

"Um."

Nakano Yuu nodded to himself, agreeing with Mashima Tomoya's words.

As a famous leader once said, politics is about minimizing the number of your enemies and maximizing the number of your own.

Even if you're in different classes, you're not necessarily enemies.

Just like Kushida, she fully demonstrated what it means to have no boundaries when it comes to friendship.

Regardless of whether they are from different classes or different grades, anyone she can reach will become her friend.

"Any other questions?"

Mashima Tomoya said calmly, "If not, I'll continue."

Upon hearing this, everyone else fell silent.

"Here's a piece of advice for you."

Mashima Tomoya suddenly said, "For this exam, you'd better ignore the conflicts with other classes for now; that's a shortcut to passing the exam."

"Huh? Ignoring relationships, what does that mean?"

Karuizawa perfectly embodies the meaning of a curious child with endless questions.

"Please shut up!"

Finally, the academic Yukimura Teruhiko couldn't hold back any longer. Suppressing his anger, he said, "Karuizawa, if you don't want to hear it, fine, but please don't bother us, okay? Please spare me!"

Despite being a very cute and beautiful girl, Karuizawa isn't particularly popular among boys.

The main reason is her hot-girl personality.

"What?!"

Karuizawa complained, "I'm already unhappy about being in a group with a disgusting guy like you!"

"Huh? What does 'disgusting' mean?"

Yukimura couldn't help but stand up, glaring angrily at Karuizawa.

Although his heart was only set on his studies, it was still hard for him to accept being called disgusting by a girl!

"I haven't even said anything to you yet! The exam might have already started. Do you know that you could lose points because of this?!"

Yukimura made no attempt to conceal his hostility.

Karuizawa, however, was equally unyielding.

"What do you mean I'm causing trouble for the class?! You're making me really angry!"

"Alright, stop arguing."

Nakano Yuu spoke up to dissuade him, "Listen to what the teacher has to say."

"Snort!"

"Whispering sound."

Yukimura snorted and sat down again.

Karuizawa, too, pouted in dissatisfaction.

Seeing this Nakano Yuu couldn't help but shake his head.

He could tell that Yukimura wasn't targeting Karuizawa alone.

It is aimed at the entire female population.

Not just Karuizawa, but other girls are probably all symbols of trouble in his eyes.

He just kept it to himself and didn't say it out loud.

But with such a serious exam, does it mean that there are still students in Class D who want to do something for the class?

How lucky Class D!

"Calm!"

Mashima Tomoya, somewhat exasperated, snapped, "The exam hasn't even started yet, and I won't deduct points based on your attitude. But you only have 20 minutes. If you exceed the time limit because of your actions, and I haven't been able to finish explaining the rules, that's your own responsibility."

Mashima Tomoya looked tired, probably because he had never encountered students like Class D before.

Before it even started, their own people were already arguing.

Not to mention uniting against external threats.

"First..."

Mashima Tomoya cleared his throat, and just as he was about to speak, he sighed and said, "Fine, you can see for yourselves."

As he spoke, Mashima Tomoya handed over the brand-new papers in his hand.

86

Chapter 86: Going to pick up Horikita, Sakayanagi Arisu in the Dragon Group!

Ms. Mashima took out a brand new sheet of paper.

It's clear that this piece of paper hasn't been used yet.

So they might be the first batch of students to arrive.

No wonder Ryuuen immediately and decisively transferred the money when he heard that the meeting time was six o'clock.

However, Nakano-kun, who had just said he wanted to take pictures, didn't continue taking pictures now.

Because what's written on it are the specific rules for this exam.

It's something all students would probably know anyway, so there's no need to take a picture.

[Summer Special Exam Instructions]

This exam uses the "VIP" assigned to each group as the baseline. By answering the questions according to the prescribed method, you are guaranteed one of four possible results.

1. The school will send an email to all students at 8:00 AM on the day the exam begins to notify them. At the same time, those selected as "VIP" will also be informed of their selection.

2. The exam schedule is from tomorrow until 9 PM three days later.