Classroom of the Elite, It's Not About Meritocracy, It's Me Ruling the World! Chapter 41

Everyone turned to look at Kijima Tsukur in unison, their gazes faintly hostile.

They had said that intelligence shouldn't be made public.

Well, look at what happened now.

If they weren't careful, they might be overtaken by Class B.

Honestly...

Kijima Tsukur was also quite bewildered at this moment.

He was truly stunned.

He wasn't stunned by Class B, but by Class D...

Since the goal was for the entire grade to advance to Class A, the more class points, the better.

But this Class D...

Even if the school had considered the strength of each class when sorting them.

Class D's performance might indeed be inferior to the other three classes.

It was normal for there to be a gap between classes like B and C.

However...

He had already told Hirata Yosuke and the others the answers.

How could it still be zero?

What on earth were they doing?

Could it be that Hirata Yosuke and the other two were hoarding information and hadn't shared it with the class?

There was no benefit to that; it didn't make sense...

Kijima Tsukur frowned, unable to figure it out no matter how he thought about it.

Mashima, the homeroom teacher, didn't pay any attention to this.

"Now, to answer Classmate Sakayanagi's question from earlier, the next opportunity to increase class points is the midterm exam."

"These are the results from your last quiz."

Mashima once again posted a sheet of paper on the blackboard, which listed everyone's scores. The most eye-catching one was naturally Kijima Tsukur, who was ranked first.

He had perfect scores in four out of five subjects, and a ninety-nine in Japanese.

He was a full forty points ahead of the second-place Sakayanagi Arisu, undoubtedly the top of the grade, and even the top of the school.

"The passing line is the average score divided by two. For this exam, any student who scores below 43 points will be expelled."

"There are three weeks left until the midterm exam. Students who are failing need to work hard; you cannot afford to be careless."

"You must think carefully to avoid expulsion. I believe there are ways to avoid failing and survive the exam. If you can manage that, then prepare yourselves to challenge others with the posture befitting Class A."

Gulp...

Several people swallowed hard.

They were all on the edge of the passing line. It wasn't that their grades were poor; in fact, they had all been top students in their middle school classes.

It was just that the passing line for Class A was ridiculously high...

The average score divided by two...

In other words, to ensure a passing grade, one had to score above 50 in every subject to be safe.

So, they really had no choice but to work hard.

Fortunately, they weren't too panicked.

Being in Class A, Even the "worst" among them were still top students.

It was only 7 points; if they put in the effort and studied diligently, it wouldn't be particularly difficult. Now, there was something more important.

As the bell rang for the end of class.

Everyone turned their heads in unison to look at Kijima Tsukur, a trace of anger rising in their eyes.

There's a traitor among us!

PS: I read the comments from the past two days and felt a bit strange.

There is clearly a protagonist, the protagonist has a goal, and he is in Class A, so how did the stance shift to Class D?

It feels less like reading a novel and more like coming here to Saint Judgment Yamauchi Haruki.

When encountering such a trio of fools, Keeping them around is actually more beneficial to the other three classes, right?

The trio is rotten, but they are sabotaging Class D; what does that have to do with the other classes? This is clearly a very good chess piece.

Is it a must to deal with the Idiot Trio regardless of benefits, positions, or whether one is in Class A, B, or C?

It feels like no matter which class one is in, they are still viewing problems from the perspective of Class D, which I find a bit hard to understand...

Anyway, let me clarify first.

Personally, I prefer harems and novel solutions to special exams.

I have always believed that your opponent determines your own caliber.

The moment the protagonist treats Yamauchi Haruki as an opponent, he has already lost.

Therefore, the Idiot Trio will only be expelled as sacrificial lambs, not through some grand display of face-slapping.

For those whose hearts are always with Class D, I suggest looking for fanfiction that starts in Class D.

Chapter 38: Is It Possible That They Just Suck?

After Mashima left.

The expressions of everyone in Class A were not looking good.

According to what Mashima said, except for Class D, the students of this year are far stronger than previous years.

Having two classes nearly get full marks in the first month or so...

Class C is also almost on par with the Class B of previous years.

In the eyes of the school, the students of this year are somewhat ridiculously strong.

However.

Everyone knew clearly.

What do you mean this year's students are stronger than previous years?

This is entirely because they have a traitor among them!

Several boys followed Hashimoto Masayoshi and walked over to Kijima Tsukur.

"Kijima Tsukur!"

"Now that Class B is almost surpassing our Class A, don't you intend to give us an explanation?"

"If it weren't for you leaking the information, how could it have come to this?"

"Give us a proper explanation!"

A group of people surrounded Kijima Tsukur, clenching their fists with eyes spitting fire.

Although they couldn't judge the true strength of Class B.

They had every reason to believe that if it weren't for Kijima Tsukur leaking the information, how could Class A have ended up like this, where a moment of carelessness could cost them their current status?

"Isn't this good?"

Kijima Tsukur glanced at the people around him: "What is there to explain?"

"You..."

Several classmates glared at him, then looked at Katsuragi and scolded:

"Katsuragi, are you still going to support this guy? If this continues, we will sooner or later fall out of Class A."

"Hmm."

Feeling the gazes around him, Katsuragi was also under immense pressure. He remained silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice:

"Before the first special exam, my stance will not change."

"Damn, I really suspect you've been put under a spell by this guy."

"..."

Katsuragi was also helpless.

In fact, these people still hadn't realized a fact, which was that Kijima Tsukur didn't need anyone's support at all.

Up until now, All of Kijima Tsukur's actions could be completed by him alone, with Yamamura Miki at most bringing him a chair.

Whether he wanted to leak information or do anything else, Whether others supported him or not would not change a thing!

"Alright."

Kijima Tsukur turned to the side, tapped his phone on the desk with his left hand, and looked at Katsuragi:

"Is there anyone who knows Class D well? Tell me what the situation is with that class."

"What do you want to ask?"

Katsuragi asked in a deep voice, as he knew Class D quite well.

Mainly because after their last meeting, He had maintained contact with people from the three classes. Many people were inquiring about Kijima Tsukur, and Katsuragi was also gathering information about the other classes.

"I have already told them the rules."

Kijima Tsukur pressed his index finger against his phone, tilting his head in genuine confusion:

"I don't think Hirata and his group are the type to keep secrets. Logically speaking, Class D should have been prepared, so how could their class points be zero?"

"Hmm..."

Katsuragi remained silent for a moment, then explained with a hint of weariness:

"I can confirm this much: Hirata and the others did indeed share the information with the class. They even expressed their gratitude to me multiple times."

"..."

Watching the two of them talk amongst themselves, the people around them were grinding their teeth in frustration. It wasn't until they adjusted their emotions that they, too, felt completely bewildered.

What on earth is going on with Class D...

They were given both the answers and the exam, yet their class points still dropped to zero. This was simply too absurd; could there be some special circumstances?

After a long while, Totsuka Yahiko of the Katsuragi Faction said with some confusion:

"What other reason could there be? They're just incompetent."

"Huh?"

Kijima Tsukur frowned. He hadn't really considered that possibility, but it seemed even more unreasonable.

"Do you really think they could be that incompetent?"

"So what if they are? It's Class D, after all."

Totsuka Yahiko wasn't very close with him, but out of respect for Katsuragi, he said dismissively:

"Kijima, you probably haven't had much contact with the people in Class D. Do you know how the school evaluates them? They're just a bunch of defective products."

"Zero class points is indeed absurd, but I don't think it makes any difference to them whether they get docked five thousand points or one thousand, right?"