Going to Pick Up Horikita-Sakayanagi Arisu Really Is in the Dragon Group! (Continued)
3. Group members must meet twice a day, between 9-10 AM and 8-9 PM, in the designated room for a one-hour discussion each time.
(Note: Student Council who do not cooperate will have points deducted from their class's evaluation score.)
4. The discussion topics are entirely determined by the group's autonomy.
5. Regarding the answer section, the school will accept the answers related to [VIP] status between 9:30 pm and 10 pm on the evening of the exam.
The competition is open to all, with each person allowed only one chance to answer. Once a question is answered, the group's test ends immediately.
6. The school only accepts answers submitted by students using their own mobile phones to send emails to the designated mailbox.
7. [VIP] does not have the right to send answers by email.
8. Answers from groups other than the one to which you belong will be considered invalid.
9. The school will inform all students of the detailed exam results via email at 11 p. m. on the last day.
The exam rules were written very clearly and in great detail, taking into account almost every aspect.
As long as you're not stupid and have a sound mind, you can generally understand it.
The results are also written below.
Result 1:
If, according to the exam schedule, the students choose to honestly answer the questions when they gather on the last day, and the entire group correctly identifies themselves as VIP, then the VIP will receive 250,000 Private Points, and the remaining students will each receive 100,000 Private Points.
Result 2:
If the exam is conducted as scheduled, and students choose to honestly answer the questions when they gather on the last day, and someone in the group answers incorrectly or doesn't answer at all, only the VIP will receive a reward of 250,000 Private Points.
Result 3:
Students who answer questions before the final day of the competition and whose names are correctly identified as "VIP" receive a Private Points. However, the class to which that "VIP" belongs receives a -50-point deduction.
Result 4:
Students choose to answer questions in a VIP answers incorrectly, the respondent loses 500,000 Private Points and their class evaluation score decreases by 50 points. The VIP receives a reward of 250,000 Private Points.
Note: For students who answer incorrectly, the school will gradually deduct points based on the points earned by that student. If the points cannot be deducted by graduation, the account will be cleared.
"..."
Judging from the four outcomes and the point rewards, the school really can't afford to play this game anymore.
In the original story, as long as you go for outcome one, everyone will receive a reward of 500,000, and the VIP will receive 1 million.
Now, everyone goes for result one, and everyone only has 100,000 points, while the VIP has been reduced. Regardless of the result, the final score is only 250,000.
The budget was cut by three-quarters.
Not only that.
The results three and four in the quiz were also quite interesting.
Logically, those who answer first and either correctly or incorrectly should receive extremely generous rewards or penalties.
But.
Result three: If you answer correctly, you only earn 500,000 Private Points, and the other class loses 50 points. Result four: If you answer incorrectly, your own class loses 50 points, and the student who answered also loses 500,000 Private Points.
If I can't afford to submit the application, then I'll have to take out a loan to go to school. That's terrible!
Therefore, the school did not offer any extra points as a reward for this exam, and answering questions first would inevitably result in some classes losing points.
This can minimize the reduction of points already earned by students.
The rewards for Private Points also differ from the original work, with a significant reduction in budget.
In other words, the rules remained unchanged from what was expected; it's just that the Island Exam had been exploited too much, so the second VIP Exam became a check and balance, or even reduced the significant impact of the Island Exam's A, B, and Class C on the overall score.
In this way.
Nakano, who caused this situation, remained obedient.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand points!"
At this moment, Karuizawa remained silent, but another student, Sotomura, couldn't hold back any longer.
Although Nakano-kun felt that these points and rewards were not very good, or even a trap, there were still students who were attracted by the points.
For example.
Judging from the exam rules, it seems that as long as you are selected as VIP, you have a very high chance of receiving a reward of 250,000 points.
That's like getting it for free!
They truly deserve to be called "VIP.
"If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me."
"My job is to make sure you understand the rules," Mr. Mashima said calmly.
"Teacher, these two results."
Yukimura Teruhiko took a deep breath and pushed up his glasses. "The result is that everyone guesses the identity of the VIP correctly. In this case, everyone in the group will receive 100,000 points, while the VIP will receive 250,000 points."
In the second scenario, if any member of the group fails to guess the identity of the VIP, then regardless of how many people guess correctly, it's invalid, and only the VIP receives the 250,000 points. Furthermore, the VIP cannot answer any questions. Is that correct?
"That's right."
Ms. Mashima nodded generously. "That's basically it."
Yukimura Teruhiko nodded; he basically understood how the rules worked.
The first option is undoubtedly the best: everyone should work together to get rich.
The second type, where only the VIP benefits, seems completely incomparable to the first.
If I had to put it in perspective, regardless of the outcome, the VIP will receive 150,000 to 250,000 more points than others.
However, if the result is three or four...
"Then, Mr. Mashima, I have a few more questions."
Yukimura said, "According to the rules, whether answering within the allotted time or answering by buzzer, you can only answer for your own group. Any answer directed at other groups will be invalidated, is that right?"
"That's right."
Mashima Tomoya nodded.
"So, if you answer within the allotted time, it's either result one or result two. But if someone answers beforehand, regardless of whether it's correct or not, their group's exam will end immediately, right?"
"Right."
Will the names of the test takers be published in the exam results?
Yukimura pressed on with another question.
"Won't."
Ms. Mashima added, "The school will only publish the results for each group, as well as the increase or decrease in class evaluation scores. This includes the Private Points earned by the respondents. The school can also provide temporary IDs and installment payment options. This also applies to those VIP."
"However, if the deduction of Private Points is due to failing to answer a question in the buzzer round, the points will be deducted from any future points that may be obtained from the school, and will not be deducted from the existing account."
"That's what Mr. Mashima said."
"Understood."
Yukimura nodded knowingly, meaning that no matter who was VIP, there was no need to worry about being discovered by others.
Because the school allows those VIP to receive the money discreetly after the exams.
At the same time.
The identities of the students who answer the questions will not be revealed, and the money will be collected without leaving a trace. Of course, although the names will not be disclosed, if a student answers incorrectly, a debt of 500,000 yuan will silently follow that student.
It truly is a case of rewards and risks going hand in hand.
"Any other questions?"
And Mashima- sensei asked.
He probably thought it was surprising that there were people in Class D who actually thought things through to prepare for the exam.
But.
His gaze, however, was directed towards Nakano Yuu.
Because Yukimura was the one asking the questions, yet Nakano Yuu from Class 1-D had absolutely no answer?
He knew this student to some extent, and although Katsuragi and the others had their own reasons for failing the exam on the island, he knew that it was also related to this boy. To be precise, this student had left a deep impression on him. This student had directly asked the three classes on the beach for the living expenses corresponding to a score of 100 until graduation, thus obtaining the ticket to graduate from Class A.
That's why this is the winner.
So, this excellent student didn't ask any questions at all?
Are you not going to ask any questions at all?
If Nakano Yuu knew that Mashima- sensei was evaluating him like this, he would shake his head.
Because.
Look at the score distribution for this exam; if all students choose option one...
That means the 12 VIP will receive 250,000 points, while everyone else will receive 100,000 points.
That would be 12 x 25 + 10 x 148 = 17.8 million points.
Therefore...
Stop fooling around.
With an exam budget of less than 20 million, what is there for him to think about?
It's important to understand that even if the goal is to achieve result one, all classes would have to give up the ability to answer questions quickly. Therefore, 2-3 groups would have to be eliminated early as a deterrent.
Therefore, the total number of points that all students can obtain is only 14-15 million.
Then, although everyone is forced to go to result one, it's impossible to take all the points; some have to be left for the students. So, in the end, they'll probably only get six or seven million points.
And six or seven million points—that's the amount he could transfer to Horikita without even flinching.
So.
Is an exam like this really something he should reflect on?
He will take the exam seriously, and also come to confirm the school's opinion.
The result was as expected.
The budget has been cut.
Then.
In outcomes three and four, it's all about self-destruction, even to the point where touching each other is fatal.
Wouldn't a moderate approach, leading to common prosperity, be the best outcome?
This certainly seems to be the best approach.
But.
Even the best solutions aren't necessarily feasible.
For example, Class 1-B, which was formerly Class A.
They definitely want to climb back to Class A. And after this month ends, the first semester will be over, so Ryuuen from Class C definitely wants to move up to Class B before the first semester ends.
That would break the school record.
Therefore, the difficulty of achieving outcome 1 has increased again.
So.
Is such a difficult, low-paying, and troublesome exam really worth serious consideration?
And so.
Nakano Yuu said, "Twenty minutes are up, we can leave now. Next, Mr. Mashima will be responsible for notifying the other groups."
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"..."
No.
At this moment, Mr. Mashima had the same thought as Horikita Manabu former Student Council President.