Only Class B Is Taking the Exam Seriously!
"However, we were able to obtain enough money from them to cover our living expenses while we were at school."
"The 300 base points will only be converted into evaluation points if they are not deducted by the end of the exam. However, there are too many items that can result in deductions, and we may end up with nothing, ending with 0 points."
"But if we're willing to turn our basic points into supplies and sell them to other classes, we can recoup our living expenses. Wouldn't it be great to turn this exam into another class providing us with living expenses for the next three years?"
Nakano-kun said...
The students were taken aback.
Then.
"Is it even possible to do that?"
"Yes, that's a good idea!"
"The rules don't say anything about not being able to provide supplies to other classes!"
"So how much should we charge other classes? If it's just to make ends meet, about 25,000 yuan per person per month should be enough."
"Let's extend offers to both classes, AC. Just like how Katsuragi and Ryuuen bidding against each other on the ship's Banjo, let's keep trying to recruit these two."
"We'll sell to whoever offers the highest price."
"I think Class B is also a good option. Ichinose is beautiful and has a great personality, and the atmosphere in their class is really good. They definitely won't renege on their debts. It feels more reassuring to talk to the students in Class B about this idea of covering living expenses for three years."
The students quickly started discussing it, and since their own interests were involved, they all brainstormed together.
Now, they can even learn to bid on the spot, letting other classes compete for the highest bidder wins. They also consider the issue of class reputation.
"Then let's ask one of the students to contact the students from the three classes and have them come over."
"Nakano Yuu said."
"The students from other classes should be on the beach nearby now. If they go to the island, it will be harder to find them."
"Oh?"
"Such a good thing?!"
Sudo, the guy with the red buzz cut in the group, suddenly became excited, shouting, "I'll go! I'll go! I'm fast!"
"What about Koenji?"
Where did that guy go?
Sudo thought that in this situation, the fastest runner should be the one to send the message, but Koenji was nowhere to be seen.
But that doesn't matter. Even if Koenji drops out of the exam too easily, as long as everyone can make ends meet until graduation, that's enough.
So, Sudo, the physical education student, took off running like he'd been injected with adrenaline, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
"..."
Horikita, meanwhile, was watching Nakano Yuu. She felt that Nakano's current state reminded her of the time she met Nagumo, a second-year student, at the coffee shop.
In other words, everything he says and thinks now, all his ideas for the class, are a smokescreen; not a single word can be believed. He's digging a trap. And the ones who will likely fall into this trap are the representatives from the other classes he's trying to recruit.
Another person shared a similar thought with her.
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70
Chapter 70: Only Class B is taking the exam seriously!
Those who don't know Nakano might think that he had earned enough money to live on for three years, and then, seeing that his classmates were still struggling, he suddenly felt a surge of kindness and wanted to help them out.
That's it.
At least, that's what Hirata Yousuke thinks.
He felt that Nakano-kun was indeed bursting with a sense of justice.
However, his classmates who know him well think quite differently.
At least, Kushida and Horikita didn't believe it at all.
The class's homeroom teacher Chabashira Sae, shared similar thoughts.
Although she was looking forward to this guy, even hoping he would lead the class to success, he rejected her without hesitation, even showing her what hell was like.
In other words, she actually understood that the solution to last month's written exam—buying old questions from upperclassmen—was arranged by Nakano Yuu. It wasn't for any other reason, but to let her witness firsthand how hopelessly incompetent this class was.
This was undoubtedly a devastating blow to her, and the result was exactly what she expected. She has now essentially given up on this class; at the very least, she sees no possibility of realizing her ambitions within it.
Therefore, she is treating this class as a regular Class D.
However, her thinking ability and judgment have not diminished. In other words, what Nakano Yuu is saying now, such as working hard for the class and the students' living expenses, is a lie.
He must have had his own purpose in doing this.
She recalled how this guy had deliberately advertised in the class group chat before boarding the ship that he would buy back free supplies from the ship at low prices, and then had Hirata and Kushida put it into practice after they arrived on the ship.
It could be said that she saw through his motives.
He actually wanted to temporarily take control of the class and then use the idea of sharing living expenses to coerce the students.
And now, he has indeed done it.
Because of the groundwork laid earlier, he was able to quickly energize the class with just a few words.
But what does he gain by doing this?
Chabashira's brows furrowed slightly.
Meanwhile, Sudo, a member of Class D and a physical education student who is practically a liability, has already taken action.
Since the students from all four classes arrived at the island by small boat, the distance between the boats where they moored wouldn't be too far.
So if other classes are still following the steps outlined in the exam rules, then he is currently able to encounter students from other classes.
After all, he runs very fast!
Physical fitness and sports are his strengths.
Thus, Ken Sudō ran quickly.
And now, as expected, he quickly encountered his first class, the students of Class A.
The students in Class A were divided into four teams: one team of boys, one team of girls, another team of boys, and then another team of girls, arranged neatly. Although the number of students in each team was somewhat uneven, Sudo had to admit that the overall quality of the students in Class A was indeed much better than that of their Class D.
"So these are basically the exam rules."
"If there are no other problems, then Katsuragi, here you go with this supplies exchange manual."
The homeroom teacher of Class A handed a handbook to Katsuragi.
Clearly, although every student is entitled to use the 300-point base score, this class has long since developed a style where students follow the leader's instructions.
Sudo knew that they also had this manual.
However, Katsuragi and the others seemed quite happy.
To be precise, Katsuragi's underling Totsuka Yahiko, was very happy.
"Katsuragi- kun, you're so lucky!"
Yahiko said excitedly.
"That way we can achieve a great victory in this exam."
Yahiko's excitement was known to Katsuragi, who had been observing the Katsuragi from the highest point of the deck before the exam. The new rules stipulated that capturing strongholds would earn points, and Katsuragi had already identified at least 12 strongholds. Based on the rule that a stronghold could be captured once every 8 hours, meaning two captures per stronghold on the first day, three captures over the next five days, and no captures on the last day, Katsuragi could still accumulate at least 2 x 12 + 3 x 12 x 5 = 204 points!
Then, each class is allocated a base score of 300 points. In other words, if they are excellent, they can get at least 300 points in the class evaluation score in this exam.
Compared to last month's highest reward of only 100 points, their class could definitely widen the gap with Class B through this exam.
Yes.
His thought was to distance himself from Class B, not to include Class C.
Because, like him, Ryuuen had also obtained a camera and binoculars in advance.
Although he felt that his observation and thinking abilities were stronger than Ryuuen's, he estimated that Ryuuen also had information about a few outposts.
Moreover, Katsuragi was very clever; he observed a special place where, even with a telescope and camera, most of the island's topography could be seen as the ship sailed around it.
However, if you climb the White Tower in the center of the island, you'll definitely be able to see the outpost from other angles.
After all, that should be the highest point on the island.
Therefore.
This is his advantage. It's also the advantage he brings to Class A.
The students in the class all knew this, because while on the Banjo, Katsuragi paid Nakano Yuu 1.2 million points so that he and Ryuuen could buy all the cameras and binoculars that Nakano Yu had borrowed in advance.
Katsuragi certainly didn't have these points, so he asked the whole class for them.
His Katsuragi Faction students naturally had no objections, and since Sakayanagi Faction's students hadn't come, Sakayanagi could only follow Katsuragi's orders.
From this perspective, although the students in the class believed in Sakayanagi and joined the Sakayanagi Faction, they still lacked independent thinking and could only follow the orders of the leader. So even if they did not support him, they would still obey his instructions when he was the only leader.
Therefore, Katsuragi- kun has essentially conducted a compliance test.
The results were good.
And things are developing as expected.
"As you can see from the Banjo, I've been observing this island from the ship, so I already know... the locations of at least 12 outposts."
Katsuragi said.
"Therefore, in this exam, we have information that gives us over 200 more points than students in other classes. We might be able to get an evaluation score of over 300."
Katsuragi first stirred up excitement among the students in his class.
Now, not only the Katsuragi Faction but also the Sakayanagi Faction students were excited about this exam that could increase their class evaluation scores. After all, aside from the divisions within the class, they also had their pride in being students of Class A.
I've also seen how the students from Class A in the second year were mocked by their classmates after they were demoted to Class B.
And they certainly don't want it to turn out this way.
Now that Katsuragi has the advantage, why not listen to Katsuragi command for the time being?
"Then let's first select the team leader."
Although he said that, Katsuragi's gaze was somewhat unfriendly as he looked ahead.
Meanwhile, the students in Class A saw a boy with a red buzz cut running towards them.
"On the last day of the exam, there will be a game where you guess the team leader, and you'll have a chance to get extra points. Is this how you students in Class D guess the team leader?"
Katsuragi's tone became somewhat threatening.
As Katsuragi said this, students immediately stepped forward, seemingly watching Sudo with wary eyes.
Yes.
Is Class D really that disgusting?
They need to select a team leader, and then Class D will send someone to observe the whole process.
Have you no shame?
"What are you doing? I can't understand a word you're saying."
However, Sudo shook his head.
He clearly didn't get what Katsuragi was talking about. "I'm here to tell you Class A that you, Katsuragi, are the ones in charge of Class A, right? Then come to our Class D' s territory."
Sudo said, "Our Class D is having a massive clearance sale of supplies, with a base score of 300 points. If Class A can afford it, we can cover all your supplies for this week."
Now, the students in Class A understood what Sudo meant.