The Upcoming Special Exam / Chapter 343: An Offensive Exam with Interesting Rules

"That's for later. I have a lot of things I want to do tonight."

Sakura Airi suddenly stood up from the boy's arms. She gazed at her man, a smile that was very familiar to Hashiba Hikaru.

What is it that you want to do?

"Of course it is..."

The red-haired girl leaned closer to the other person's face, parted her red lips slightly, and uttered a few simple syllables.

"Things that I enjoy doing."

"How did it become my favorite thing?"

Hashiba Hikaru tapped her on the head in an annoyed tone, indicating that she would absolutely not take the blame for this.

"I can agree to all of Hikaru's ideas tonight, like that one you mentioned last time..."

Sakura Airi's face was flushed, her eyes were like water, full of affection.

As proof of their relationship growing closer, she decided to give him everything.

"Real?"

"Um."

"Then let's go..."

After glancing at the successfully posted video, Hashiba Hikaru and Sakura Airi walked together to the bed next to them. He had only said it casually last time, and it wouldn't have mattered if she disagreed. However, as a savvy internet user, the red-haired girl was more perceptive in some ways and could always accurately understand the boy's meaning.

Perhaps this is the perfect haven of gentle comfort.

Hashiba Hikaru gazed at Sakura Airi for her, a surge of affection welled up within her as well. Since she had decided to have it all, there was nothing more to hesitate about; making the most of the present moment was the best choice in life.

In November, as the weather gradually turned cooler, a cool breeze swept through Advanced Nurturing High School at night, causing students on their way to unconsciously tighten their coats.

Inside a girls' dormitory, the passion in the room showed no signs of abating; in fact, it continued to intensify, with tender affections transcending all boundaries to reach their final peak.

~~~~~

342

Chapter 342 The Upcoming Special Exam

As the weather gets colder, students are gradually switching to long-sleeved winter school uniforms. After all, it's already November, and no one would be foolish enough to continue wearing short sleeves to keep warm.

Not long after finishing their Midterm Exam, the students of Class A of the First Year finally had a long-awaited time to relax. As the class that maintained its first place, everyone had been on edge and longed for a day off to relax without thinking about anything.

However, things rarely go smoothly. During Monday's class meeting, after Chie Hoshinomiya announced the Midterm Exam dates, she went on to announce something else.

"I have another announcement to make: in order to arrange the Final Exam at the end of this semester, the school has decided to hold quizzes next week covering eight subjects. I hope everyone will continue to concentrate and not let their guard down."

"A mini-test?"

"The Midterm Exam just finished! Was this semester's exam schedule really that packed?"

Although everyone knows that exams are essential, there are still some complaints about consecutive exams.

"Please be patient, everyone, and let the teacher continue."

As the class representative, Ichinose Honami quickly stood up to stop everyone's complaints and made everyone listen to Hoshinomiya's explanation again.

"Ichinose is so reliable, then I'll continue."

The young female teacher explained the exam rules, "First, regarding the format of the quiz, there are 100 questions in total, with a maximum score of 100. The content won't be too difficult; it's roughly designed for the level of a third-year junior high school student."

"Don't be too nervous, everyone. As long as you have a good foundation in the basic learning model, you should be fine with the quizzes. Just like the quizzes in the first semester, they don't count towards the final grade, so it's okay if you get a zero."

"The purpose of the quiz is to assess your current academic performance; you only need to compare your results with your previous performance."

"Really?"

"Is it okay to get a zero?"

After hearing Chie Hoshinomiya's explanation, everyone looked somewhat surprised, but Hashiba Hikaru, who had been listening to her explain the rules, immediately reacted and quickly said...

"Please think about this carefully. If getting a zero on a test were acceptable, would the school have arranged something so meaningless?"

"Yes, if grades aren't important, we can just skip this exam."

"I'm sure there are other versions of the story."

Under Hashiba Hikaru's guidance, the class leaders spoke up one Ichinose, including Kanzaki Shibata, and Ichinose. After a semester of class competition, everyone knew that the school would not do anything meaningless.

"Hehehe, Classmate Hashiba is indeed very perceptive."

Chie Hoshinomiya smiled at the boy, then continued, "The results of the quiz are certainly meaningful, because they will have a huge impact on the Final Exam this semester."

"What?"

"Does this mean...?"

Are Final Exam Special Exam?

Some people immediately realized that this was easy to understand, because there was no such component in the Final Exam last semester. If something unusual happened, it would definitely be related to Special Exam.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei, could you please explain in detail what the specific effects are?"

Hashiba Hikaru raised her hand to ask a question.

"I'll explain right away, so please don't worry, Classmate Hashiba."

Chie Hoshinomiya reassured her most valued student, and after her gaze swept over everyone in the classroom, she said calmly, "The school's rule is that the final Final Exam will be based on the results of the quizzes, which will then pair students up in pairs."

"Pair?"

"That's right. Pairing means that when facing Final Exam, two students will team up and form a community of life. There are eight subjects in total, with a total score of 100 points. Each subject has 50 questions, for a total of 400 questions."

Does that mean each question is worth two points?

Hashiba Hikaru's expression turned serious. Now that the new Special Exam had begun, he had to start thinking about how to break through the impasse. However, besides facing the exam, the boy had many other new things to deal with.

"There are two different outcomes for failing this Final Exam. The first is that a minimum standard of 60 points will be set for all subjects. If either student scores below 60 in any subject, they will both be expelled from school."

Is that so?

"I don't think getting 60 points is too difficult."

"Please don't be nervous, everyone. This 60 points is the combined score of the two of them. That means if Classmate Hashiba and Ichinose are paired up, Classmate Hashiba can get 0 points, but as long as Ichinose gets 60 points or more, then both of them will be safe."

"I see, those conditions are indeed easy to meet."

"It's too easy for the two of them to get 60 points together."

Upon hearing this rule about failing, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As students who were assigned to Class B in the entrance exam, their overall scores, while not as good as those in Class A, were definitely enough to pass. Moreover, the combined score of the two of them should well exceed 60 points.

"Then there's the second type of failing grade. This rule is new, and it focuses on the total score. Even if you score above 60 in every subject, if your total score is below the standard, you will still be considered unqualified."

"Teacher, is the total score also added together by both of us?"

Ichinose Honami asked the question.

"Yes, the core of the pairing test is that two people work together, so the test standard is naturally the sum of their total scores."

Chie Hoshinomiya continued, "The school sets a passing grade based on the total score of the pairings, but judging from the total scores in previous years, it's usually around 700 points."

"Seven hundred points?"

Hashiba Hikaru muttered to herself, "If it's a pair of people, the maximum score is 1600. 700 is only less than half the score. The first step is for the two people in the pair to have a combined score of 60 or above in each subject. After all, if they both get 60, the total score is probably less than 500. So they have to put a lot of effort into their strongest subjects."

"Besides, the core requirement of this exam should be the matching process, right?"

Having figured this out, the boy looked at Chie Hoshinomiya's face and said earnestly, "Teacher, will you explain the specific pairing method later?"

"I'm a little sorry about that,"

The female teacher smiled and explained to Hashiba Hikaru, "The specific pairing method can only be announced after the quiz results are released, so there's no need for you to be in such a hurry, Classmate Hashiba."

"..."

"OK."

343

Chapter 343 The Test of Offense, Interesting Rules.

When Chie Hoshinomiya announced the new Special Exam, all the students in Class A of the First Year sat up straight and listened attentively to her reading of the rules.

"In short, the group assignments will be announced after the quiz. Please get along well and work together to pass the exam."

The young female teacher had curved eyebrows and eyes, making her look exceptionally pretty.

"Teacher, are there any other rules?"

"Yes, since it might be Special Exam, there should be a mechanism for adjusting Class Evaluation Points, right?"

After going through several Special Exam, everyone is quite clear about the core idea of these rules. As the key to widening the gap in class rankings, the Special Exam cannot possibly involve any increase or decrease in Class Evaluation Points.

"Of course! Everyone's doing great!"

When Chie Hoshinomiya explained this rule, she first turned around and wrote the four letters A, B, C, and D on the blackboard, with the letters spaced far apart. It's unclear what she was trying to express.

"The exam designed by the school requires everyone to work hard in another aspect,"

Hoshinomiya raised a finger and smiled slightly, "That is subjective initiative."

What exactly does this refer to?

Hashiba Hikaru asked calmly.

"First of all, the Final Exam questions will not be prepared by the school; you will be responsible for creating them yourselves. You will decide how to set the questions and the different levels of difficulty. When the exam comes, the exam papers you create will be assigned to one of the other three classes."

"What?"

"Do we get to decide the content of the exam ourselves?"

Clearly, this rule was completely unexpected. As good students, everyone was used to various assessment methods from the school, but they never expected that they would have to create their own exam papers.

"These are truly incredible rules."

Hashiba Hikaru sighed inwardly, and then heard Chie Hoshinomiya continue speaking.

"The specific allocation method is the focus of this exam. You will launch [attacks] against the other classes, while the classes that choose to attack will be in a [defensive] state. In the end, the two classes will compete based on their total score. The winning class will receive 50 Class Evaluation Points from the losing class."

"50 points in the Class Evaluation Points?"

"This..."

The students in Class A looked at each other in bewilderment. After all, the number was too small, and even if they lost, it wouldn't have much of an impact. They were currently Lead Class B by almost 1,000 points in Class Evaluation Points, so even a crushing defeat wouldn't be a big deal.

"No matter how many, they are all important. Don't forget our Point Collection Plan."

Ichinose Honami naturally saw what everyone was thinking and quickly stood up, urging, "We should strive for even the smallest point reward, because we don't know what kind of exam content will be presented in the future. Only by having all the points in hand can everyone feel more at ease."

"That's right, even a mosquito's leg is still meat; we can't give up on it!"

"We will try our best."

The students in Class A of the First Year reacted quickly. After all, they had to hand over half of their Private Points every month, and this plan had never stopped. If they could win, it would be great to get more Private Points.

"Teacher, could you please tell me the specific method for assigning students to classes? Is there a possibility of duplicate names?"

Hashiba Hikaru had been thinking about the detailed implementation methods for this exam. Now that the school had made a decision, there would definitely be more details about the rules.

"Classmate Hashiba is very perceptive. Actually, the rules explain this in detail."

"For example, if Class A attacks Class B, and Class C attacks Class A, then if Class A successfully completes both the attack and defense, they will receive 100 points in the Class Evaluation Points."

"I see."

"If a class is matched up by another class, it becomes a direct duel. For example, if Class A attacks Class D, and Class D attacks Class A, then they will each carry out their own offense and defense. In this case, one round determines the winner, and the winner can take 100 Class Evaluation Points from the losing class."

"However, there is one special case: if the two classes have the same total score, although the probability is very small, it will result in a tie, with no points deducted or added."

"Does everyone understand?"

After Chie Hoshinomiya explained these detailed rules, the classroom of Class A of the First Year suddenly became noisy. Just now, everyone thought that 50 points was a bit low, but now that they understood the details, they were filled with renewed fighting spirit.

"In that case, we need to choose a target to attack."

Kanzaki Ryuji looked at the female teacher standing on the podium and asked, "Excuse me, how do you call on students in the class?"

"This method is very simple."

Chie Hoshinomiya glanced at Hashiba Hikaru Hikari first, then slowly explained, "The method of designating a class is to have students from each class nominate a class they wish to attack, and then I will report it to my superiors."