"An upperclassman?"
"Why would you get involved with an upperclassman?"
"That's because the exam papers at this school are actually reused." Kushida Kikyo smiled with narrowed eyes. "Someone in our class noticed this, then confirmed that the information was genuine."
"So that's how it is?"
Hashiba Hikaru was a little surprised. He'd thought that since the school had invested so much manpower and resources, and was trying to select the very best students, it would take the important midterm and final exams even more seriously.
But the exam papers were actually reused?
Before long, another possibility occurred to him. The school must have done this on purpose. After all, it already had the overbearing S System, which could override every school rule.
Perhaps the idea of not replacing the exam papers was meant to test students' Thinking Ability in this area.
Were they supposed to dig for information?
As Hashiba Hikaru fell into thought, the short-haired girl blinked and voiced her question.
"So, Hashiba, can you guess what we did?"
"You went to buy the exam papers from an upperclassman."
Hashiba Hikaru immediately figured out how this worked. Since the exam papers were reused, all they had to do was buy them from an upperclassman.
After all, the S System made it clear that as long as you had points, you could buy anything at this school.
That way, they could learn not only what material would be covered, but also all the answers.
"That's right. You really do have a good head on your shoulders, Hashiba."
Kushida Kikyo nodded. He was currently one of the central figures in Class A, after all. It would have been strange if he hadn't figured it out.
After filing away this important information, Hashiba Hikaru looked at the short-haired girl in front of