Class D.
The commotion from handing out the exam papers still lingered in the classroom, but now the atmosphere abruptly turned icy.
"All midterm exam results have been entered into the system. Under school regulations, students with failing grades will be expelled."
"Three students in Class 1-D have failed."
"Ken Sudō."
"Watanabe Takuto."
"Yamashita Osafumi."
Chabashira Sae shifted her gaze from the three of them to the whole class, her eyes so calm they were almost cruel.
"Following procedure, you three may begin processing your withdrawals after school today. That is all."
Her words were brief, leaving no room for discussion.
Hirata Yosuke stood up, his handsome face filled with anxiety and earnestness.
"Chabashira-sensei, could there be... some misunderstanding here? Could you give them another chance, perhaps arrange a makeup exam or something? I'm sure they'd all be willing to do everything they could to make up for this!"
Hirata's words quickly drew agreement from some of the students.
"That's right! Give them another chance!"
"Maybe the exam questions were too hard..."
Everyone focused on Chabashira Sae, hoping their homeroom teacher would show a little humanity.
"I understand how you feel. I'm sorry, but that's simply how we do things at Advanced Nurturing~"
"Now, let's begin class."
Her words still hung in the cold air as Chabashira Sae picked up a piece of chalk.
However.
"Hold on a second, Chabashira-sensei!"
A cool voice rang out clearly from the back of the classroom.
There was another ace in the room.
Everyone's attention instantly shifted toward it, and they saw Horikita Suzune slowly rise from her seat.
After everything she had experienced since enrolling, she was no longer who she had once been.
Let me carry Class D's banner!
She stood straight, her long hair falling to her shoulders. Her calm, sharp