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

And since VIP follows a pattern, information about the VIP in her class can also be deduced based on this pattern.

This approach is far more effective than simply instructing classmates to carefully handle group conversations without revealing their true intentions.

So.

The core of the exam might not be the group discussion, but rather finding information about any VIP, deduce the pattern, and ultimately achieve a great victory.

Therefore, obtaining information about the VIP in other classes becomes very important.

It's difficult to obtain the correct list of VIP from Class C, but it's different for Class D. However, as seen in the group discussion, the list for Class D is currently only available to Nakano. This has created a situation where a choice has to be made.

"If Class B is willing to buy it, can you guarantee you won't sell it to anyone else?"

Katsuragi Road.

It can be said that Katsuragi is still a steady person. Right now, he's not thinking about the price or anything else; he just wants to make a quick and decisive sale.

After all, each class has 3 VIP, and then it is deduced that the score is -150 points. 150 points is worth 600,000 yuan in living expenses every month, which is 7.2 million yuan a year, and 20 million yuan in three years.

He would be willing to pay only 5 million to cover the losses.

This only reduces the number of points deducted from one's own class. Once the pattern is deduced, it will also cause AC to lose points.

Therefore, a price of 5 million is not expensive.

But.

"You can buy them all; I'll only sell each spot once."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"And the prices are quite balanced. However, to deduce a pattern, we only need one list of VIP from another class. So there's no need to buy more. You can save some money."

"..."

Katsuragi.

Katsuragi didn't quite agree with this argument. He reasoned that a single list of VIP from one other class was enough to deduce the pattern. However, given the current shortage of VIP in classes A, B, and C, only Class D could currently sell its list. Therefore, if Class D' s list were entirely collected, wouldn't that mean the other two classes wouldn't be able to deduce the pattern?

Therefore, this is a direct takeover.

However, if all three VIP lists are purchased, then it will cost 15 million.

15 million, although if 150 points are deducted, the class will ultimately lose 20 million in living expenses for the future. Then there are the ranking points.

Therefore, the price of 15 million for buying the whole thing is not unacceptable.

Because if we deduce the VIP of other classes, and guess the VIP correctly, we can also guess that each one earns 500,000 Private Points. We can't guess Class D, so we guess Class C, which can bring back 500,000 x 6 = 3 million points. So the cost is 12 million.

Then, because Class D requires the first result, the three groups in Class D with VIP can recover about 1 million points, so the cost of this exam is 11 million points.

And then you can make the opposing class lose points.

It seems like that's possible.

But.

Going to such extremes can cause trouble, namely, it could disrupt the tripartite balance of power.

The current situation is that all three classes (A, B, and C) are trying to answer quickly, causing the opposing class to lose points. While Class A Ichinose is located, may seem more stable and less aggressive, they will also make a move to protect themselves.

Therefore, the three classes are rivals and it's impossible for them to leak the list of VIP to the opposing classes.

However, if their class were to include VIP from Class D on the list, it might prompt Class C to join forces. This way, both sides would know the information of all the VIP.

In that case, I would have wasted 15 million.

So Katsuragi didn't say anything. But he was certain that Nakano Yuu was indeed very intelligent.

Because this is because [there are 3 VIP in my class, and each VIP slot costs 5 million points. I'm selling 3 of them, each unique].

It might seem like greed to sell three copies, but this also shows that Nakano Yuu fully understands this three-way power struggle, and even if he were to sell information, he would still sell three copies without disrupting the existing balance.

The method of calculation involved each of the three classes buying a list and then seeing who could deduce the pattern of VIP the fastest.

Alternatively, the three classes may check and balance each other, making it impossible to deduce a pattern, but by having everyone choose result one, everyone's evaluation score is preserved.

"I'd like to ask Classmate Sakayanagi."

However, Sakayanagi's Puppy was still at the scene, which showed he was quite sensible.

This also shows that even though Class B was demoted from Class A, the issue of the class leader has not yet been resolved.

This also shows that Katsuragi could not make the decision alone.

"Our Class A..."

Ichinose, Ichinose and Kanzaki discussed the matter, with one of them becoming the class monitor and the other the vice-class monitor.

Kanzaki is basically a supporting character, but this method of collecting class points and spending them still needs to be addressed.

Kanzaki was present the whole time and witnessed what happened.

He wasn't present at the last private deal between Nakano-kun and Ichinose, but this time he witnessed Nakano-kun's trading methods.

It was clear that Class B was beginning to be moved, and even had their own ideas.

So what about Class A?

We are currently in debt. We still owe Nakano-kun 15 million points.

The evaluation scores for the four classes are as follows.

1426 points in Class 1-A (Ichinose Class) of Grade 1.

Class 1-B (Katsuragi Class): 1181 points.

Class 1-C (Ryuuen Class): 1011 points.

Class 1-D: 50 points.

However, even if all three VIP in Class A are guessed correctly, resulting in a -150 point deduction, Class A would still have 1276 points remaining, allowing them to maintain Class A status. But 150 points a month is equivalent to 600,000 yuan in income. If they can hold out for a few more months, they can earn more living expenses and reduce their debt.

So now, the choice is: should we continue to increase our debt?

Even if you buy the list now, it doesn't mean you can immediately deduce the patterns. So, the money might not have been well spent.

However, it would be a pity to give up this opportunity, because giving it up would mean accepting a -150 point deduction for your class.

Then.

With their debts mounting, Class A ultimately decided to seek the opinions of the students in the class.

So, Ichinose and Kanzaki tagged the class group and set up a poll, requiring students to make a choice within 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, the side with the most votes would prevail.

Now, since both Class B need some time to make a decision, only Ryuen Kakeru, who can make the final decision, remains.

However, there are also things you can't choose from at Ryuuen.

That's 7 million.

Everyone else got 5 million, but he got 7 million.

"..."

Ryuuen.

"So if I wanted to buy it, it would cost 7 million points?"

"Yes, because you just took a picture of Ryuen, Horikita I think that's inappropriate."

Nakano-kun said.

"..."

Ryuuen.

Ryuuen glanced at Horikita.

He noticed that Horikita seemed somewhat surprised, which was clearly because Nakano Yuu had raised the price midway through the transaction. Horikita herself was unaware of this and was even somewhat hesitant because Nakano Yuu had stood up for her.

Hey, hey, he's seen that kind of girlish expression way too many times; it's usually a sign of falling in love.

It was as if his every move had become part of their play.

After shaking off his love-struck mindset, Ryuuen discovered that he was the only one whose price had been increased. Was it really just because of his actions just now?

He was hesitant about this exam, wanting to find the best solution but also having some reservations.

After getting the information from Nakano Yuu last night, there were only two hours left before he was supposed to announce the exam. During this time, he had already shared the exam rules, which were obtained by taking photos of the first group of students who were assigned to listen to the rules, with the rest of the class.

Then, together with the class's think tank, we speculated that if the VIP were evenly distributed in this exam, then the distribution of these VIP might follow a pattern.

However, he was also well aware that the three classes, A, B, and C, were now at odds, so his entry point was Class D.

The reason I took the photo of Horikita was simply to provoke Horikita and see if I could get any information about Class D.

But now.

The result was that Nakano Yuu was enraged, and this guy completely disregarded the rules. He had prepared the list of Class D students in advance, and, damn it, confiscated their phones before 8 PM. So what was the point of gathering information? And the price for information was 2 million points more than other classes! 2 million for a single photo? What kind of person is this?!

Ryuuen almost thought to himself, "If a photo costs this much, then you can go and take a picture of the prettiest girl in his class."

However, Ryuuen could never bring himself to say such a thing.

Just when everyone thought Ryuuen was about to lose control of his emotions, Ryuuen suddenly burst into laughter.

"In that case, you two classes can take your time buying them."

Ryuuen said.

"I won't buy it, since I already know the information about the VIP."

"Knowing only the three VIP in your class is not enough to deduce the correct uniformity."

However, Nakano shook his head, "Because this only tests the ability to coordinate the class, but the ability to gather information from other classes has not been tested."

"Schools hope that students can grow into better individuals, and the ability to manage a class is a fundamental skill."

"So, Ryuuen, you can't deduce a pattern just by looking at the names of the three VIP."

"..."

Ryuuen did not reply immediately, but instead crossed her arms and looked at Katsuragi and Ichinose.

Ichinose had already gained the approval of her classmates.

"We choose to buy one list."

"Ichinose said."

Although the students in the class hoped that since only Class D was selling the list, they should buy it all to maximize their profits.

However, she also had similar considerations to Katsuragi. Currently, the three classes A, B, and C are in a three-way balance of power, and if one class becomes dominant, it will prompt the other two classes to join forces.

Therefore, it's not possible to completely eliminate them; the best scenario is a three-way split, or at least two sides joining forces.

Since Class D was originally neutral, the class that was being ostracized became the common target of attack.

This is Ichinose Honami's idea.

"I can buy a spot on behalf of Class B."

Katsuragi also responded.

"Sakayanagi hasn't replied yet. You can't make a decision."

However, Sakayanagi's Puppy strongly opposed Katsuragi.

"Then you can each buy one different spot for each faction."

Nakano Yuu suggested.

"Our Class B doesn't need to spend that much money right now."

Katsuragi stopped this move. According to Nakano Yuu, as long as they could obtain another list from the other classes, they could determine the pattern. Buying one more spot would not speed up the deduction of the pattern, but would only increase the cost.

Therefore, there is no need to turn intra-class competition into a shared waste of money.

Beep beep.

Meanwhile, a message came from Sakayanagi's Puppy.

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the message.

"Sakayanagi said that Class B will only buy one spot, and that spot will be used by her and Katsuragi to deduce the pattern."

"Sakayanagi's Puppy said."