This'll Make Me the Other Woman-Even Though I Got Here First!

"This exam is the school's secret weapon for collecting evaluation scores."

That's really harsh.

However, if you do the math, you'll find that everyone got a total of over 1200 points in the Island Exam, and the school had to pay over 150 million Private Points over three years.

That's truly surprising.

Only.

The fact that they got so many points indicates a problem with the school's exam questions. What does it have to do with the students?

Therefore, we definitely can't just give the points back directly.

If you really want to return the scores, then Ryuuen should return them. The school certainly didn't force everyone to return their scores.

Then no one will continue playing.

And now.

"Ryuuen, do you want Class B to return the scores?"

"Katsuragi said in a deep voice."

"Of course. After all, your class was the strongest class from the beginning, wasn't it?"

Ryuuen said.

"Beating you down is also a good thing for the lower-ranked classes, since opportunities to gang up on you are rare. Besides, after the last Island Exam, we've basically lost the chance to cooperate."

That's a really realistic statement.

However, it's a fact that Ryuuen betrayed the original Class A. But Katsuragi didn't want to mention that, because he was more worried that... perhaps some of his own students had betrayed them.

He didn't want to see this happen.

However, Katsuragi also noticed that Ichinose's expression seemed to have changed.

Is she about to be persuaded?

Ichinose seemed slightly hesitant, but this hesitation didn't turn into wavering. "We, Class A, won't join."

She said, "Because it was Ryuuen who sent Ibuki over during the Island Exam, right? And the purpose was to get information about our class leader."

"And it was for this reason that Shibata- san chose to sacrifice himself."

"So, originally, he didn't need to be bitten by a snake."

Ichinose spoke each word carefully, her tone earnest.

"..."

Ryuuen.

So, is Ichinose the type to hold grudges?

It was indeed his idea to send Ibuki there, but this tactic was ultimately thwarted by Nakano Yuu.

He wasn't sure if he still had the correct team leader title, because he wouldn't get as many points, so neither he nor Katsuragi wanted to try. If they guessed wrong Ibuki have wasted her time, and her reputation would also suffer because of stealing Nakano Yuu's underwear.

You could say you got nothing at all.

"But is this really okay?"

Rejected by Ichinose, Ryuuen didn't seem to be in a hurry. "You need to understand that although your class is currently in Class A, this position in Class A isn't earned solely through your abilities. Therefore, you still have a gap to close to truly being in Class A. Your homeroom teacher is also very much looking forward to you climbing up, but the huge gap between you and Class A is causing your homeroom teacher a lot of worry."

Ryuuen said, "Don't you know? Originally, you and Kanzaki were supposed to be in the Dragon Group, but after the results were revealed, you ended up in another group. And what kind of students were in that other group? Ordinary, unremarkable, trashy students."

"Hey, Ryuuen!" X2.

Kanzaki Hirata both lost their tempers at the same time, because Ryuuen's words meant that they had both insulted the students in their class.

"Hehe--"

Ichinose maintained her smile, "This exam, like the previous ones, was decided and assigned by the school, so it's not that Hoshinomiya-sensei has any particular thoughts about it."

"So you really didn't know?"

Ryuuen sneered, "The exam rules this time are indeed set by the school, but the Dragon Group students are an exception. The teachers can choose the Dragon Group students themselves. So, as the current leader of Class A, do you know why you were transferred to the lowly Rabbit Group?"

He decided to guide him step by step.

"Probably because I was there."

Nakano Yuu suddenly interjected, which immediately silenced Ryuuen, who even began to ponder. So, the current homeroom teacher of Class A actually thought that Nakano Yuu of Class D was even more terrifying than the other class representatives in the Dragon Group?

Indeed, although Class D passed the exam with a score of 0, it was clear to everyone that Nakano Yuu ultimately reaped the points.

He has been granted the opportunity to be exempted from expulsion and to transfer to another class at any time.

It's hard to say which class he'll be in the future Class A class, but he has already done his best to graduate in the Class A.

Therefore...

Such a feat was accomplished in a single Island Exam; it was simply outrageous. Therefore, the homeroom teacher of Ichinose Class sent the class's strongest fighter to the island.

If it's a battle of excellence against excellence, then it's not that the Dragon Group is the strongest; perhaps the Rabbit Group is the strongest.

"..."

Ryuuen didn't want to talk about this anymore, because he suddenly felt that he was no longer interesting in the excellent Dragon Group.

He had considered this from the beginning: why weren't Nakano Yuu Class D among the Dragon Group's students? Instead, there were mediocre people like Hirata Kushida. Was this a joke?

The Dragon Group includes Katsuragi, Sakayanagi who wasn't there), himself, and Kanzaki Ryuji —that's top-tier strength. But Nakano Yuu isn't here, and neither is Ichinose, which makes him uneasy. He learned from the Kazuma Sakagami that the Dragon Group's roster could be arranged by the teacher, and he also learned that Nakano Yuu and Ichinose were both in the Rabbit Group. He felt that Ichinose Class's teacher was no ordinary person, probably thinking that Nakano Yuu was the most dangerous.

So in this teacher's eyes, even those who climbed up the ranks, or the original Class A, were not considered a threat.

This behavior annoyed Ryuuen, so he originally wanted to mock Ichinose for being thrown into the trash group, but Nakano Yuu's interruption prevented him from doing so.

So, is Nakano Yuu some kind of natural counter to him?

However, there's one thing he still has to say.

"Nakano Yuu, you're really amazing."

Ryuuen said, "You really like following women around, but you follow Ichinose and Horikita."

"..."

To be honest, it's undeniable that Nakano Yuu has been with Horikita lately, and now he wants to be with Ichinose.

But.

"Although I've said so much, what you really want, Ryuuen, isn't actually something like a partnership."

"What you want now is simply to confirm whether there's any [pattern] in the information about the VIP, right?"

"By deliberately contacting students in Class D, your primary goal is probably to ascertain the number of VIP in their classes. If the number is evenly distributed, with three students in each class, then you can determine that there is a pattern to the number of VIP."

"Given the way this school operates, even if they know the information about the VIP in their own class, they can't directly deduce the pattern, so they also need lists from other classes."

"So, needless to say, everything is as you thought. There's a pattern to the VIP. And we need to obtain at least one VIP treatment list from another class before we can deduce the pattern. Once we deduce the pattern, we can naturally eliminate the VIP from other classes and deduct 150 points from all of them."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"Let's begin. One name for a VIP is 5 million, and I have a total of 3 VIP in my class, which I can sell to you individually, with no duplicates. However, given that Ryuen just took photos of the girls in my class, I've decided to increase the price for Class C by 2 million."

Grass.

Today, Ryuuen wants to swear.

P. S.: 13,500 words today, 9,500 words to repay. I'm also repaying the bounty on the old book "Oregairu's Classroom of the Elite" that I still owe 143,000 words.

P. S.: The bounty is still ongoing, brothers. I've almost paid off the bounty debt I was owed, and then I'll be debt-free. Let me update like crazy! I love writing. Deadline: 8th.

91

Chapter 91 This will make me a mistress, even though I was there first!

Needless to say, as the information broker among the first-year students, Nakano Yuu has immediately started selling his information after gathering representatives from many classes.

The goods are the information of three VIP in Class D. The information is clearly priced, with each name sold separately for 5 million, but if Ryuen buys it, an additional 2 million will be charged.

"..."×N.

The room fell silent instantly.

Hirata in Class D, stared at all of this in disbelief.

Because.

Nakano-kun, didn't everyone gather their phones and hand them over to Chabashira-sensei? When did he find out about the students in the class VIP?

However, he suddenly realized that when everyone was preparing to leave, Nakano-kun had not left but had stayed in the cafe.

So it's probably there that they got the information about the VIP from Chabashira-sensei.

Is this how Nakano-kun makes money?

Of course, that's how they make money. They have Horikita trick the students in the class into handing over their phones, and then they trick everyone into leaving. It seems like it's for the good of the class.

But in reality, they were gathering information on the VIP of Class D.

Because this exam follows a pattern, and the information of the VIP is intelligence, other classes need this intelligence to deduce the pattern.

But now, they're actually selling this information for such a high price. But if their class's VIP status is guessed, won't they also lose points?

"As you all know, my class only has 50 points left. Even if we guessed correctly which class VIP, we can only gain 500,000 points and reduce their score by 50 points."

"No matter how many VIP correctly, it won't add points to your class's score."

Nakano Yuu added.

"So the additional condition is that you're not allowed to guess VIP. After all, 50 points in my class aren't really relevant to you, but they're quite important to the students in Class D."

Oh, I see.

So the class's 50-point evaluation score is preserved, and even the VIP won't be guessed, thus preserving the 250,000 points the VIP was supposed to earn.

Since it's not a guessing game, other classes don't need to rush to answer, which ensures that all other classes agree to go with result one.

If one person leaves and the result is the same, then the students in the three groups of the VIP can also have their numbers counted from the school.

This is a perfect solution.

Hearing this, Hirata completely relaxed.

However, he also had some doubts, because would the three class representatives present actually choose to buy it?

It's important to know that all three classes (A, B, and C) on site are in debt, and buying them now would add another 5 million to their debt. The Ryuuen Class, on the other hand, is asking for 2 million more.

"5 million per spot?"

However, Katsuragi seemed the most composed, frowned.

"If you think it's too expensive, then you don't have to buy it."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"Anyway, it just means that other classes guessed the identities of the VIP, and then Class B received a -150 point deduction. I think you already know the number and identities of the VIP in your class."

"..."

Katsuragi.

"Do you want 5 million?"

Ichinose also asked.

Clearly, 5 million is not a small sum. It puts a lot of pressure on Ichinose Class.

However, the current Ichinose is not the hesitant and indecisive saintly Ichinose Honami the original work.

But now she carries the responsibility of being the class representative. Also, with the Island Exam Shibata a sacrifice for the class, she, as the class representative, cannot ignore her classmates' efforts. Her task is to protect the points that everyone has worked so hard to accumulate.

Now.

What she still needs to do is seize opportunities when they arise and then make decisions about them.

For this exam, she hoped to achieve result one, so that all students could receive points from the school.

But she wasn't stupid; she knew that Class C definitely wanted to drag them down.

If Nakano-kun only sells information to her, then she can still hesitate.

However, since it's now being sold openly to three classes, there's a situation where even if she refuses here, Class C will definitely buy it.