A Command Center with a Heavy Hand / Sakayanagi Arisu: Hājima-kun, You're So Mean

Having witnessed the intimate scene between the short-haired girl and her boyfriend, even though she decided to leave the matter behind, Ichinose Honami still felt somewhat awkward when facing Kushida Kikyo, and the other party felt the same way.

"Good afternoon Shiina."

"Good afternoon Ichinose."

In the last Voting Exam, Shiina Hiyori teamed up with Ibuki to give Ryuen a hard time. Recently, this girl has been keeping a low profile in Class C because she was the one who got the [Protection Point]. After she proposed to take on the role of [Commander Tower], the long-haired man, who was the class representative, had no objections.

"Only Class B is missing. What are they up to?"

Class C's homeroom teacher, Sakagami Kazuma, pushed up his glasses, his expression somewhat unfriendly.

"Don't worry, Teacher Mashima rarely makes mistakes."

Chie Hoshinomiya said with a smile.

"Snort."

A few minutes later, Mashima Tomoya arrived late and pushed open the door to the Multipurpose Classroom.

"Sorry, I'm a little late."

After nodding to everyone, Teacher Mashima stepped to the side, revealing Sakayanagi Arisu behind her. Her appearance startled the three girls present.

The petite, silver-haired girl walked steadily towards the three of them, a very elegant smile on her face. Her movements and demeanor were impeccable. Most importantly, Sakayanagi Arisu was not holding the cane that she always carried with her, which was completely different from what everyone remembered.

"Classmate Sakayanagi, what's wrong with you...?"

As the most surprised person, Kushida Kikyo's tone was hesitant, with a hint of curiosity.

"It seems everyone is quite concerned about my personal situation, but aren't we here to draw lots today? Please focus your attention on more important matters."

Ignoring everyone's scrutinizing gazes, Sakayanagi Arisu calmly looked at Teacher Mashima beside her.

"Well, now that everyone's here, let's start the draw."

Since Chie Hoshinomiya was in charge of Class A of the First Year, she was the one who carried a Lottery Box and placed it in front of everyone.

"Now all the [Commander Tower] from each class have assembled. There are four slips of paper here. The person who draws the slip with the Red Dot Slip will have priority in choosing."

"Please begin."

Hoshinomiya looked at Ichinose Honami standing next to her. As a first-year student in Class A of the First Year, she was the first person to draw a card.

"Yes."

Ichinose Honami was the first, followed by Sakayanagi Arisu, Kushida Kikyo Shiina, and Shiina. Soon, the four girls received their respective slips of paper, and the results were revealed.

"Looks like I'm having a lucky day."

Sakayanagi Arisu turned the slip of paper in her hand over and showed everyone the red mark on it.

The results of the draw were in, and Class B of the First Year won the right to choose their opponents first.

Ichinose Honami glanced curiously at Sakayanagi Arisu's profile. Just when she thought the girl would point to Class D, the silver-haired girl suddenly looked up and met the girl's gaze.

"Um?"

"Ichinose, this time I want you to be my opponent. Let's see who wins."

A faint smile appeared on Sakayanagi Arisu's lips.

Now that she has recovered, she no longer needs to worry about anything.

Chapter 632 The Commander Tower with Enough Interference.

When Sakayanagi Arisu directly issued a challenge, Ichinose Honami was quite surprised.

Her mind immediately flashed back to the duel during the Forest Training Camp. The girl had put in a lot of effort back then to avoid being defeated by her opponent, and she never expected that the same scene would be repeated so soon.

But isn't Classmate Sakayanagi worried about the pressure of facing our class?

After all, besides her, Class A also has a girl whose boyfriend is famous throughout the school.

The opposing team had been leading Class A to victory for almost a year. Before the draw, Ichinose Honami thought that if she didn't draw the first choice, Class A would definitely be one of the classes left to be picked, and would have to be paired with another remaining class.

But she didn't expect that Sakayanagi Arisu drew the first pick, would directly choose Class A as her opponent.

"In that case, the outcome of the class competition is decided."

Chie Hoshinomiya was equally surprised, but rules are rules, and the chosen class had no right to refuse; they could only agree to the challenge.

"In this Special Exam, the competing classes are Class A vs. Class B, and Class C vs. Class D. You must submit your [project] and the rules for the competition in one week."

Chie Hoshinomiya clapped her hands, announcing the end of the draw and that the results were final and could not be changed.

"Now, I'm going to explain the system that was specially designed for this Special Exam. The students in the [Commander Tower] will be using these two computers in front of us in this classroom to take the exam."

The person explaining the rules was Chie Hoshinomiya, and the person standing next to her, assisting her, was Mashima Tomoya, the homeroom teacher of Class B.

"The [Commander Tower] members of both sides need to use this computer to quickly select who will be matched with which exam item. The operation is not complicated, so please pay attention."

The two computers in the room were connected to the large screen at the back. After explaining to Hoshinomiya, Teacher Mashima began to operate the computers to demonstrate and explain to the four girls standing at the back who had been selected as [Commander Tower] by their respective classes.

"This is a list of students in Class A of the First Year. You can use your mouse to drag each student's photo to the corresponding [item] box. If you click the wrong one or want to make changes, simply move the student's photo out of the box again."

"If you find using a mouse too cumbersome, you can also move your finger directly on the screen; that's also an option."

After demonstrating the mouse operation, Teacher Mashima added another method: when he moved the student photos on the big screen with his finger, it looked like he was playing a rhythm game.

"There is a time limit for selecting students for each project, which varies depending on the number of participants. Each student has approximately thirty seconds to select one. You can see the countdown over there, so please pay attention."

Teacher Mashima pointed to the countdown timer at the top of the screen. Since this was a test of everyone's reaction and Thinking Ability, a time limit was necessary.

"If not all students can make their selections within the allotted time, the remaining students will be randomly selected according to the system rules. This is to be on the safe side and to avoid a situation where there are too many students competing against too few."

"Of course, if there are too many people, the system will randomly remove the excess people. Everything is random, so please make the most of the time."

The four girls present were all very intelligent and immediately understood the purpose of designing this rule.

No time limit allowed, otherwise the exam will take an unpredictable turn.

"Then there's the issue of how the Commander Tower can intervene. This will be displayed in text format after the exam, and you can check it on your respective screens at any time."

Teacher Mashima then pointed to a line of text that appeared on the screen, "You must remember how to intervene. If you want to intervene, you can simply click the button below."

"To ensure absolute fairness, the Commander Tower doesn't transmit intervention instructions verbally, but rather through a machine reading out text. For example, if you want to change the answer to a question, simply enter the text below, and the machine will read it aloud, ensuring that all participating students receive it."

The rule is actually quite simple. Since it's done through conversation instead of text, as long as different codes and tones of voice are agreed upon, illegitimate message transmission can be achieved, thus cheating.

"If the [Commander Tower] makes an action that exceeds the bounds of interference, the game will be automatically forfeited after it is judged as a foul."

The person who said this was Chie Hoshinomiya. She had a stern face and wanted to convey to everyone that they absolutely should not break the rules.

"Once the competition begins, only one person per event may wear a walkie-talkie. Even in team competitions, only one person can receive instructions. The decision of who wears the walkie-talkie is made by the [Commander Tower]."

"Subject to these rules, the [Commander Tower] has the right to intervene in the game at any time, thereby affecting the outcome of the game."

As if to demonstrate all the functions, Teacher Mashima was operating the computer, began showing everyone the functions available on the computer screen, including displaying various angles, zooming in and out of the screen, observing the students competing and the progress of the [project], and providing instructions during various preparation processes to help the [Commander Tower] make decisions.

"That concludes the duties and operation of the [Commander Tower]. Do you have any further questions?"

The four girls exchanged glances, but none of them asked any questions. After all, they were all Akito, and the rules for operating the computer were not complicated. After a careful demonstration, everyone understood the function of the [Commander Tower].

"Alright, since no one has any questions, let's stop here. If you have any questions about how to use the computer within the week leading up to the exam, you can come to this classroom with your class advisor to familiarize yourself with it."

Chie Hoshinomiya smiled slightly and nodded to the four girls. She was actually quite surprised that all four classes' [Commander Tower] were girls, which was a very interesting coincidence.

After the group disbanded, Kushida Kikyo and Shiina Hiyori walked at the front, Ichinose Honami was in the middle, and Sakayanagi Arisu was at the back.

With two weeks left until the exam, Sakayanagi Arisu has already challenged Ichinose to Ichinose. Now that the battle between Classes A and B is a done deal, she will proceed with her original plan to defeat Ichinose and prove to Hashiba Hikaru what she said at the beginning.

Before that, the silver-haired girl planned to add fuel to the fire in Ichinose Honami's heart. Wouldn't it be a good idea to make her lose her composure?

Sakayanagi Arisu, who was walking at the very back, took out her phone and sent a message to someone who had recently seen her body.

The girl's lips curled slightly, and her steps were light and quick.

Chapter 633 Sakayanagi Arisu: Classmate Hashiba is really mean-spirited.

After the draw for the opposing classes was completed, the four girls who served as the "Commander Tower" of their respective classes wanted to rush back to the classroom immediately to announce the information. After all, they only had a week to prepare for the competition, and now that the opponents had been determined, they had to go all out.

"Ichinose."

After parting ways with Shiina Hiyori and Kushida Kikyo, Sakayanagi Arisu took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the pink-haired girl walking ahead.

"Classmate Sakayanagi, what's wrong?"

Although Ichinose Honami was very curious about Sakayanagi Arisu's recovery, her mind was currently preoccupied with the rules of the Special Exam, leaving her no time to think about anything else.

"Since we're opponents again this time, how about we have a bet like before?"

Sakayanagi Arisu curled the corners of her lips. Simply using Class Evaluation Points as rewards and punishments was too boring; she was going to do something more interesting.

"A bet?"

Ichinose Honami frowned slightly. She had always been wary of Sakayanagi Arisu, after all, she was a rival of Class A, and it seemed that the relationship between this incredibly beautiful silver-haired girl and her boyfriend was quite complicated, which in itself made the girl very concerned.

"Yeah, this Special Exam only affects the Class Evaluation Points, which is too boring. How about we add some extra stakes?"

Sakayanagi Arisu Ichinose Honami before her. Although she was only a young girl of fifteen or sixteen, a hint of maturity appeared on her face, and the occasional allure in the corner of her eyes made her delicate features even more radiant and captivating.

This is the result of being nourished by abundant love over a long period of time.

Because she knew a lot, Sakayanagi Arisu previously observed Kushida Kikyo's face closely. Although the short-haired girl would also have the same condition, it was obviously not as obvious Ichinose Honami's.

The answer is simple: the girl in front of him is Hashiba Hikaru's real girlfriend. Even though he's seeing other women, he still gives most of his love to her.

This is precisely what fueled Sakayanagi Arisu's intense desire to compete; if she were the winner, then everything would belong to her.

"What are you planning to bet on Classmate Sakayanagi?"

Standing in the corridor, after a brief moment of thought, Ichinose Honami did not directly reject the other party.

"Hehe, if we're going to gamble, then we should gamble on the most unique thing."

Sakayanagi Arisu raised her small, white finger forward, "Let's bet on him."

"He?"

Ichinose Honami was puzzled. From the direction Sakayanagi was pointing, a voice that sounded very familiar to her came.

"Honami, you're back."

After receiving the text message from Sakayanagi Arisu, Hashiba Hikaru rushed over immediately, worried that the two might have a conflict, and decided to come and see for himself.

"Light."

Upon seeing a familiar figure, Ichinose Honami's gaze immediately fell upon her boyfriend. She was about to take his hand when she realized that the person Sakayanagi Arisu was pointing at was Hashiba Hikaru.

"Wait, Classmate Sakayanagi, what did you mean by what you just said?"

Ichinose Honami's expression changed drastically upon realizing what was happening. Although she had a gentle personality, she wasn't entirely without temper. There were already enough people eyeing her boyfriend, and the girl couldn't possibly pretend she hadn't seen anything.

"I've made my meaning very clear, haven't I? Let's use him as the wager."

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed completely unconcerned by Ichinose Honami's cold tone, and pointed to Hashiba Hikaru standing next to the girl.

"I'm not a prize; it's not a good idea to use me as a wager, is it?"

Hashiba Hikaru remained expressionless; he had already guessed what Sakayanagi Arisu was planning to do, so he could only stand firmly on his girlfriend's side.

"Of course I know you're not the prize; it's just a metaphor."

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled softly, staring at Hashiba Hikaru's face as if no one else was around, her tone much gentler.

"Haven't I already told you what I want, Classmate Hashiba?"

"How would I know what Classmate Sakayanagi wants?"

"It's okay, you'll see once I win."

The silver-haired girl shifted her gaze from the somewhat guilty Hashiba Hikaru, then met Ichinose Honami's fiery stare.

"Ichinose, you've been dating Classmate Hashiba for a long time now, isn't that enough?"

"This is none of your business!"

"Hehe, since we're opponents again this time, how about you break up with Classmate Hashiba if I win?"

Sakayanagi Arisu expressed her inner thoughts, completely unconcerned that it was a provocation.