"Our class's policy for this exam is to prioritize planning around the rewards from the individual competition." Sawahara set down the materials in his hands and looked at his classmates, laying out the tone for the exam.
In other words, for this exam, their class would use the strategy of pitting weaker horses against stronger ones without hesitation, sacrificing students with poor athletic abilities.
"Sawahara, shouldn't we give the penalties for this exam a little more thought?" Seeing that some classmates still had doubts, Kaneda stood up at Sawahara's cue, representing the less athletic students in the class and voicing their concerns.
Sawahara was a very democratic person. Anyone with an opinion could raise it through one of the class representatives: Ryuen, Shiina, or Kaneda.
"There's no need to worry about that," Sawahara said with a smile. "The only penalty is a deduction on the next exam. We can easily manage the changes to the passing threshold by controlling our scores. Even an idiot like Ishizaki could lose ten points and still have no trouble meeting the passing threshold.
"Of course, being able to control the passing threshold doesn't mean you can slack off in your daily studies."
Seeing some of the class's less bright students looking pleased, Sawahara gave them a mild warning.
"I understand." Kaneda nodded, and after he showed that he understood, no one else in the class had any objections.
"Of course, the students who are sacrificed won't be left empty-handed." With no objections from the class, Sawahara continued. "The Private Points earned in this exam will be distributed among the students who win rewards and those who are sacrificed. Naturally, anyone who deliberately gets 'sacrificed' won't receive any rewards, and their Private Points for November will also be confiscated.
"That's all for the exam. Next,