Ichinose: Next, It's Time to Hand Out the Rewards / Rewarding Merit and Preparing for the Competition

"To ensure that the recommended participants are the most suitable, I suggest that the class form a special task force for the Sports Festival."

The pink-haired girl observed everyone's expressions and solemnly stated, "The purpose of the special operations team is to select participants for the recommendation competition. We can confirm some names in advance and then choose the best candidates."

"And there's another advantage to doing this."

Ichinose Honami picked up the booklet, flipped to the key rules for the exam, and explained to everyone, "In this Sports Festival, each class needs to create something called a participation list, on which the order in which the participants will appear must be written."

"Ichinose means is..."

"I understand. We can limit the number of people who know the list to a very small range to reduce the risk of this intelligence leak."

There were quite a few bright students in Class A. After understanding the rules, they immediately realized the significance of this special operations team.

The rules of the Sports Festival clearly state that each class must decide the order in which its students will participate in the competition, and the lineup cannot be changed arbitrarily after it is submitted.

Therefore, the importance of this competition form immediately became apparent. Everyone was well aware that if this information were leaked to the competing classes, it would inevitably lead to many unpredictable changes.

"Yes."

After seeing that many people understood, Ichinose Honami smiled.

"The entry list is very important. To ensure that as few people as possible know about it, if a special task force is formed, the participants can be collected in order of category, and then given to one or two people to summarize. The rest of the people will still not know the full picture."

"What do you think, Classmate Hashiba?" The girl looked at Hashiba Hikaru behind her, a look of expectation and approval on her pretty face.

"I think this is a very good plan. Ichinose has considered things quite thoroughly."

Hashiba Hikaru walked to the podium and explained to the rest of the class, "To increase our chances of winning, we need to strive for better rankings in every small competition, so the information on the entry form represents the distribution of members in your group."

"If someone in your group has exceptional athletic ability, the chances of failure are very high. Also, keeping the information hidden can prevent students from other classes from using underhanded tactics."

"Underhanded tactics?" Some people expressed that they didn't quite understand what this meant.

"For example..." Hashiba Hikaru turned to the page about the rules for forfeiting in the booklet, "If someone deliberately plots to harm a classmate in our class, causing him to get injured, then wouldn't he have to forfeit the next match?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed abruptly.

Chapter 234 Ichinose: Now it's time to hand out the rewards.

When Hashiba Hikaru voiced her speculation about possible underhanded tactics, the atmosphere in the class immediately became much more tense.

"There's no need for that look on your faces. I'm just guessing, but to ensure our victory, preparations in this area are equally essential."

The boy's gaze swept over everyone in the classroom, and he explained confidently, "The rules clearly state that once the participant list is finalized, it cannot be easily changed. If someone is unable to participate in a multi-person competition, the situation will become very unfavorable, and they may even be forced to forfeit."

"For example, Cavalry Battle is a sport that requires multiple participants. If one person is missing, we will face unimaginable disadvantages. Although we can continue the competition, our chances of winning will become extremely slim."

"I see... Is Classmate Hashiba worried that someone might get hold of this competition information and target him?" As a member of the sports club, Shibata Sou has excellent athletic ability, so he really wants to participate in all the recommended competitions.

"That's right, just like Shibata," Hashiba Hikaru said calmly, looking at him. "If someone knows your competition order and deliberately sends a classmate to target you in this competition, as long as they can injure your leg, your chances of participating in the subsequent competitions will become extremely slim."

"This..."

"Don't forget, if someone on the entry list is unable to compete, a substitute can be brought in, but it will cost 100,000 Private Points. I think everyone understands what that number means."

"How could this happen? This is so despicable!"

"Yes, is it really not against the rules to engage in this kind of targeted behavior?"

Everyone looked indignant. Although Hashiba Hikaru was just speculating, they weren't stupid. If this approach worked, they couldn't rule out the possibility that other classes might actually do the same.

In the end, the ranking is based on cumulative points, so the outcome of a single match isn't that crucial. However, if you can limit an athlete from the opposing class, the resulting losses can be immeasurable.

"Do you remember what I said before? Anything not written in the rules is unrestricted."

Hashiba Hikaru looked at everyone with a solemn expression. "Moreover, such acts of framing are inherently quite secretive, and in the end, they either come to be attributed to an accident or become embroiled in a debate with an intractable outcome."

"While our goal is to get more points, I think everyone's physical health is equally important, and I hope you all keep this in mind."

"Yes, the point raised by Classmate Hashiba is very important. We need to handle the information about the entry forms more carefully, and it's best to let only one or two people know about it."

Ichinose Honami looked at Chie Hoshinomiya standing next to her and asked, "Teacher, what's the deadline for submitting this entry form?"

"Just hand it in to me a week before the Sports Festival starts. If you all find it difficult, you can leave it until the last minute," Hoshinomiya replied to the girl's question with a smile.

"Okay, that means we have quite a lot of time to prepare, giving us more opportunities to think about and decide on the participants and their order."

What are everyone's opinions?

"Agreed!"

"Then let's decide on the members of this Sports Festival Special Task Force. How do we choose them?"

"Yes, I bet a lot of people would want to join."

"I think we should decide the members of the special task force by voting," Hashiba Hikaru said immediately after hearing everyone's question. "I don't think we need too many people, about five or six should be enough."

"So that means there are four more people needed besides Classmate Hashiba and Ichinose, right?" someone immediately chimed in, with everyone basically assuming that the two of them had to be included.

"Yes, or we can just write down the names of four people on slips of paper, and the person with the most votes will automatically become a member of the special team."

"Sure, if everyone is willing to contribute to the class, you can write down your names." Ichinose Honami smiled as she looked at everyone in the class.

"Let's begin now, let's get started."

The voting for the special team members for the Sports Festival began immediately. Everyone had to write down the names of four people on a slip of paper. Since Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami were excluded, the remaining candidates were basically members with some influence in the class. After all, being able to gain the trust of others is a skill in itself.

Soon all the slips of paper had been collected, so Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami began to tally the votes from the students in Class A. It has to be said that the votes were quite concentrated, mostly from students who had a lot of influence in the class.

The four people who received the most votes were: Kanzaki Ryuji, Shibata Sou Amikura Mako, Ando Sayo, which consisted of two men and two women.

"So, this is our class's special task force for the Sports Festival."

After finalizing the roster, Ichinose Honami, continuing to fulfill her role as class leader, addressed everyone. "There's still over a month until the Sports Festival, so let's all train hard together. We'll select the best order for the matches."

"As for recommending participants for the competition, since there are four events, each person in the group will be responsible for one event, and then Classmate Hashiba and I will compile the final list. Does everyone think that's a good idea?"

"Of course, in fact, this is the best arrangement."

"Agreed."

"Let's do it this way. I believe that with Classmate Hashiba and Ichinose leading the way, we can still achieve the best results."

After going through two Special Exam, everyone had a deeper trust in Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami's abilities and firmly believed that they were the best choice.

"Alright, let's leave the Sports Festival arrangements at that. Now we need to discuss the second topic."

Ichinose Honami smiled and pulled Hashiba Hikaru to her side. Looking at the bewildered boy, she said to the classmates, "Next, it's time for the distribution of rewards."

"That's right, the two Special Exam during the summer vacation are over, and now it's time for the awards ceremony."

"Yes, we've gained so many Private Points this time, we need to decide on a plan for what to do next."

After the VIP Exam, Class A earned over ten million Private Points. Everyone conscientiously handed over this money to Ichinose, so now it's time to proceed with the reward distribution that we agreed upon at the beginning of the semester.

Those who excel in Special Exam and work hard for the class deserve recognition; this is the way to enhance class cohesion.

Chapter 235 Rewarding Merit and Actively Preparing for the Competition

After understanding Ichinose's meaning, Hashiba Hikaru emerged from his confused thoughts, a relieved smile appearing on his face as he awaited the girl's arrangements.

"First, I'd like to report on what our class has achieved so far."

Ichinose Honami stood on the podium, turned on her phone, and brought up her Student ID page.

"After the points Halve plan in the first semester, I had about 11 million points. After finishing the two Special Exam, my total Private Points now amount to 21.96 million."

"As planned, the first 20 million has been collected. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. Let's all give ourselves a round of applause!"

"Great! I've finally saved up the first 20 million!"

"Yes, everyone participated in the project, but we didn't expect it to be completed so quickly."

"It's so great to be in this class!"

Although everyone had estimated that it would be close to that amount, the joy in everyone's hearts immediately surged to a new peak after they actually heard Ichinose Honami announce it to the public.

No one expected that they could save up the first 20 million by the end of the first semester. This is a safety net to ensure everyone can graduate together if they face the risk of dropping out.

"Alright, now let's move on to the arrangements for distributing the rewards."

Ichinose Honami, holding her phone, glanced at the students in the classroom. "After reserving 20 million points, I plan to take out 1 million Private Points as a bonus to those who performed well in the two Special Exam. What do you all think?"

"Agree."

Wow, there are so many!

"I wonder who will receive this reward? I'm really looking forward to it."

"Isn't the bonus a bit too much?"

"No, I think this amount is appropriate. If we don't win both Special Exam, we won't be able to accumulate 20 million points at all."

Everyone discussed the amount of the bonus, but they generally agreed to distribute the reward. Only by having both rewards and punishments could they ensure that everyone's collective consciousness remained intact.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Ichinose Honami smoothed her hair and confidently said, "Since no one has any objections, let's proceed with the nominations."

"First, regarding the award for Classmate Hashiba, I think it needs to be addressed first, since he made significant contributions to the class in both Special Exam."

The pink-haired girl pushed Hashiba Hikaru forward to the front of the stage and said with a smile, "What do you all think is a suitable reward for Classmate Hashiba's contributions?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the students below immediately started making a fuss.

Everyone knew very well that Hashiba Hikaru played an extremely important role in the two Special Exam that had just passed. He was practically the decision-maker for all the classes, and he took over and handled all the planning and execution. It can be said that without him, Class A would not have achieved such a great victory.

"I believe that Classmate Hashiba's contribution is the greatest in our class, and he deserves the largest sum of money."

"I think so too. Without Classmate Hashiba, our class might not have won at all, so Classmate Hashiba's reward should be the highest."

"That's right!"

"That's exactly how it should be done!"

Both boys and girls immediately showed a positive attitude. Besides the fact that everyone trusted the boy, Hashiba Hikaru's actions were evident to his classmates, and it was truly deserved that he took the biggest slice of the cake.

"What do you think, Classmate Hashiba?" Ichinose Honami turned her head and looked at her boyfriend with a smile.

"Well... everything I did actually required the cooperation of my classmates. Without everyone working together, we wouldn't have been able to win in the end."

Although he knew he would have a place at today's awards ceremony, Hashiba Hikaru still showed humility, since he didn't need much material support; the class had enough money.

"No need to be so modest. I think Classmate Hashiba deserves at least 300,000 Private Points. If he hadn't guessed the pattern in the VIP list, we wouldn't have been able to answer correctly at all, would we?"

The student who had previously answered the question about the group's VIP spoke up at this moment, saying that without Hashiba Hikaru's instructions, he would have been completely confused and had no idea who the VIP in the group was.

"That's right. Since Ichinose Ho-san has offered one million reward points, I think it's more than enough for Classmate Hashiba to take one-third of it, because he made a lot of contributions in both exams."

Although no one answered with their name VIP, the classmates in Class A who were also selected as VIP chimed in at this time. It was Hashiba Hikaru who reviewed the situation with them when the whole team was promoted to the "Result 1" approach, and she mentioned many key points, which is why they were able to obtain the points so smoothly in the end.

"This..."

The entire Class A students almost immediately reached a consensus on the reward for Hashiba Hikaru; everyone agreed that the boy should take 300,000 Private Points, which was a well-deserved reward.

After everyone had expressed their opinions, Hashiba Hikaru no longer refused. After thanking everyone for their recognition, he accepted Ichinose Honami's transfer. However, after the points were transferred, he immediately put his phone away so that the girl on the other end wouldn't see his account balance.

Because if Ichinose Honami saw the boy's account balance now, she would be very surprised; his Student ID had a row of numbers that were quite astonishing.

Personal account: 3,602,845 points

After putting away her phone, Hashiba Hikaru looked at Ichinose Honami again. The pink-haired girl still had 570,000 yen in prize money, so the awards ceremony continued.

"The next step is to nominate students who performed well in the Uninhabited Island Exam."

Ichinose Honami wrote several names on the blackboard and the reasons for their nominations behind them.

There are three in total, they are:

During their time on the Uninhabited Island, Minami Kozue, who served as the class leader, successfully hid the class's Key Card, helping Class A avoid losing points.

Himeno Yuki works hard to collect supplies and is exceptionally good at cooking. Her culinary skills are quite good, catering to the tastes of many classmates, allowing everyone to be more energetic in preparing for exams.

The last one was Kanzaki Ryuji, who discovered the location of Class C's camp. This was a crucial discovery, because it was the discovery of Class C's camp and the location of the stronghold they occupied that gave Hashiba Hikaru the opportunity to confirm the names of the VIP in their class.

After the students reviewed the three nominations, they discussed the rewards they would receive, and in the end, each of the three individuals received a Private Points bonus of 80,000.

"Finally, there's the VIP Exam. I actually discussed the rewards for the VIP Exam with Classmate Hashiba before..."

Looking at everyone in the class, Ichinose Honami slowly said, "Because the students in our class actually made efforts in two directions. One was answering the names of the VIP in their own groups, and the other was guiding the group to achieve result one while being VIP themselves."

"These students are all very talented. I think we should divide the remaining prize money equally among them. What do you all think?"

After all, it would be easy for the students to argue about who deserved more credit in this regard, so it's better to just divide it equally.

After everyone agreed to the plan, Ichinose Honami sent out the remaining hundreds of thousands of points.