This Is My Childhood Friend and Lover
Because Sakayanagi had already privately asked Mashima- sensei in the afternoon, if no one was willing to serve as the Commander, the school would select a student with Protection Point to take on the role.
"No problem, that's fair." Shuichi Kanda readily agreed. "However, I don't intend to let you see my Private Points balance, so let the two teachers confirm it."
Looking at Shuichi Kanda, Sakayanagi nodded, then looked at Tomoya Mashima.
"Thank you for your help, Ms. Mashima."
Mashima sighed. This was his second time serving as the homeroom teacher for Class A, but this round felt like a dream compared to the last.
The students in Class A are undoubtedly much better than the graduating class last year, but this year's Class D is also several times, or even dozens of times, stronger than the Class D that Chabashira taught before.
Then, Chabashira Sae and Tomoya Mashima walked towards Shuichi Kanda at the same time, and Shuichi Kanda opened his phone and showed them his Private Points balance.
Seeing the enormous points displayed there, Mashima nodded helplessly.
Chabashira was speechless. You bastard, you're so rich and you still make me pay for your living expenses every month!
"Without a doubt, Kanda is capable of paying out over 20 million Private Points on the spot."
Mashima's words shattered Class A's last hope. Did this mean they had no choice but to agree to Shuichi Kanda's conditions?
"It seems you have no other choice." Shuichi Kanda smiled. "In that case, I hope each of you can pay me 50,000 Private Points starting this month. There are still 38 people left in your class, which is 1.9 million points a month. It will only take 11 months to pay it off."
"Oh, right. The contract that Katsuragi once signed with Ryuen now belongs to me, which means that each of you has to pay me 70,000 Private Points every month."
"Your Class Points Class A has 907 points. After losing 200 points in this exam, you'll have 707 points left. It looks like you'll be living on empty-handed next month."
At this point, Shuichi Kanda moment.
"That's not right either. You should still have savings, but how long can that last?"
Seeing the smug Shuichi Kanda, the students of Class A dared not speak out against him.
"But if Kanda- kun is expelled before then, we won't have to pay these points," Sakayanagi said with Shuichi Kanda.
"You're right, bring it on if you dare, I'll take it on, openly or covertly," Shuichi Kanda said nonchalantly. "But since you've already made your decision, let's sign the contract. It just so happens that both of our homeroom teachers are here, which will save us a lot of trouble."
At this moment, Chabashira Sae looked at Shuichi Kanda with great admiration and excitement.
He actually managed to do this; after this exam, won't he be able to move up to Class A?
The contract was printed on-site by Mashima in the teachers' office, and it became effective immediately with the impartiality of the two teachers.
Shuichi Kanda then sent a message to Kamuro, asking her to come to the school.
Half an hour later, Shuichi Kanda left Class A's classroom with the contract and Chabashira Sae, and then encountered Kamuro Masumi, who had just arrived, outside the door.
Seeing Kamuro Masumi, Mashima sighed, "Let's go, I think Hoshinomiya must be getting impatient."
Chabashira-sensei nodded, clearly in a good mood.
Shuichi Kanda took Kamuro's hand, winked at her, and followed her.
Next, it was time to meet the Commander of the other classes.
Chapter 263 This is my childhood sweetheart
The Multipurpose Classroom is located in the Special Teaching Building, which is different from where Shuichi Kanda and the others usually have their classes; there is a short distance between them.
"Is there something you need to do by making a special trip to the Special Teaching Building?"
Shuichi Kanda initially thought it would just be a simple meeting to confirm the selection of the Commander, but judging from the current situation, it seems it's not as simple as Shuichi Kanda imagined.
"Because we also need to explain how to use the system on that day—this exam uses a completely new system, so explaining it in advance will save a lot of trouble."
Although Shuichi Kanda was curious about the brand-new system, he didn't ask about it right away, because if it could be explained verbally, he Shuichi Kanda wouldn't need to go to the Special Teaching Building.
"But this year's first-year students are really exceeding expectations; Class D actually has a student like you."
Even Mashima- sensei, who accompanied us along the way, couldn't help but make a couple of comments.
There was no sign of frustration on his face; he seemed unconcerned about Kamuro betraying the class.
Does he think Sakayanagi will win back in the future?
Or do you still feel that winning or losing doesn't really matter?
"Thank you for the compliment."
After replying with a smile, the four of them continued on their way. In the sparsely populated Special Teaching Building, only the clattering of Chabashira-sensei's high heels echoed across the ground.
The multi-purpose classrooms located in the Special Teaching Building will be quite important on the day of this exam.
"So slow! Sae- chan, and Mashima too!"
After Chabashira-sensei opened the door, Hoshinomiya-sensei of Class B who had been waiting inside for a long time, pouted and complained to the two of them angrily.
"I'm sorry, something unexpected happened."
Chabashira Sae chose to ignore her completely, Mashima sincerely apologized.
"Looks like everyone's here."
"Not only does he ignore me, but he also spouts nonsense!" Looking at Hoshinomiya's appearance, Shuichi Kanda felt that this guy always liked to act cute in front of Chabashira-sensei.
Meanwhile, Hoshinomiya also saw the two students behind Chabashira and Mashima — Shuichi Kanda and Kamuro Masumi.
She then looked outside again, and when she didn't see Sakayanagi, she said with great confusion, "Huh? The Commander of Class A isn't Classmate Sakayanagi, but Kamuro?"
"Looks like that shorty is scared, she wants us to team up against her."
Hoshinomiya wasn't the only Shuichi Kanda and his group; Ryuen, who had been sitting in the classroom, also understood what was going on after seeing Shuichi Kanda and Kamuro Masumi together.
And don't be fooled by his smiling face; he's practically cursing under his breath.
Kamuro Masumi and Shuichi Kanda, it's one thing for you two to come together, but to come hand in hand? Are you trying to make sure no one knows you're in cahoots?
We agreed on a chaotic battle, but now you two are practically inseparable? And Kanda, you Kanda, Ichinose and you have an ambiguous relationship too, right?
So, this exam, which was supposed to be a chaotic free-for-all, was actually your whole family ganging up on me?
However, Ryuen is not worried about this, because in terms of the overall situation of the first grade, this exam only increased the Class Points awarded as a final reward by 100 points.
The Private Points allocated to first-year students will not increase by much.
Therefore, Ryuen didn't take this exam very seriously. Even if they won, so what? It would just be a way for those guys in Class D to earn some living expenses.
The biggest loss is actually the Protection Point we gained earlier.
But since it was Shuichi Kanda put that thing on him anyway, this is just returning the favor.
This time, the Commander is filled with students from each class who have Protection Point, so even if someone fails the exam, no one will be expelled.
Before the students could even exchange a few words, Sakagami, the teacher from Class D, seemed to be getting impatient.
"Since we're all here, let's get started."
The other teachers nodded as well.
"I won't need to repeat the battle rules then, will I?"
Mashima took over the conversation and addressed the four students.
"Teacher, I have a question."
Shuichi Kanda raised his hand.
What question do you have?
"If a class chooses a potentially dangerous sport, such as boxing or Karate, and students on the opposing team are at risk of injury, can the Commander withdraw on behalf of the Student Council?"
"No, the match can only end if the player himself withdraws. The Commander has no right to withdraw on behalf of the player."
Shuichi Kanda frowned at Mashima- sensei's answer.
"In other words, there's a possibility that players might break free from the control of the Commander."
Shuichi Kanda frowned.
"That's right. While the Commander has the right to send students to the field, it doesn't have the right to concede defeat on their behalf."
Shuichi Kanda frowned and nodded, indicating that he had no further questions.
However, it seems the agreement signed with Class A beforehand isn't very useful anymore?
Does anyone else have a question?
Faced with Mashima- sensei's question, all four of them shook their heads. Although the rules seemed very complicated, they were actually quite simple.
"In that case, I will now explain to you how to use the system on the day of the exam."
As she spoke, Mashima walked to the center of the classroom, where there were four computers, each labeled A, B, C, and D.
"Next, we will use computers in this Multipurpose Classroom to conduct the operations. When it comes to the exam, the Commander will also need to use the computers corresponding to their respective classes to select items and assign personnel."
Then, the screen of the computer closest to Shuichi Kanda was projected onto the monitor.
Mashima began her explanation while operating the computer.
"This is a list of students in Class A. You can drag the avatar of the student you want to select using your mouse. Simply place it into the dialog box representing the item."
If you select the wrong person or want to change your choice midway, simply select the corresponding character's portrait with your mouse and drag it outside the selection box. Alternatively, if you don't want to use the mouse, you can use the touchscreen directly.
Seeing Mashima- sensei's demonstration, Shuichi Kanda became somewhat interested.
"Wow, this is really high-tech! Not only does it support mouse operation, but it also supports touchscreen. Is this a newly developed game console? If so, I want one too."
Despite Shuichi Kanda's complaints, Mashima- sensei remained unmoved and continued explaining the selection process for the Commander.
"Each program has a time limit for selecting students, and the countdown on the screen represents that. The more students a program needs, the more time there will be for selection. On average, for each additional student required, there will be 30 seconds of selection time."
Simply put, you have 30 seconds to think about a single-person project, one minute to think about a two-person project, and so on for larger groups.
"If not enough students are selected within the allotted time, the system will randomly select from the remaining students. If the number of selected students exceeds the required number, the excess students will be removed from the selected pool."
"Once the exam begins, the proceedings will be broadcast live on a large screen."
"Furthermore, the information regarding the Commander's interference will be provided in text after the exam begins, and you can check it on your screen at any time."
At this moment, the example shown on the screen is Shogi. The Commander's intervention condition is that it can intervene at any time and direct its own player to make the next move.
"You can confirm the content, and you can also click to initiate the intervention."
"Furthermore, the Commander transmits instructions not through a phone call, but through a mechanism where the machine automatically reads out the message. Simply type the text and press the confirmation button, and it will be transmitted to the participant's Intercom."
"If the Command Tower takes actions that exceed its authority, then there is a possibility that a foul could be declared and the team could lose."
Upon hearing this, Shuichi Kanda's eyes lit up. Here it comes!
Could you give an example?
Seeing Shuichi Kanda's expression, Mashima sighed. There was no escaping it after all.
"For example, in the ongoing Shogi match, the Commander can tell the player what move to make next, but if the Commander sends multiple instructions in a row, it's considered a foul."
Shuichi Kanda smiled with satisfaction; he already knew how to make Class A deliberately lose the match.
"Furthermore, only one person can wear Intercom in each event. Even in multi-person competitions, only one person can wear Intercom, and the decision of who wears the Intercom will be made by the Commander."
"As long as the rules are followed, any instruction from the Command Tower can be inserted at any time."
You have complete freedom to display or switch screens on your own computer, and there are no issues with Yamato or out.
"That concludes the duties and operating procedures of the Command Tower. Do you have any questions?"
All four shook their heads. The rule was very simple, and none of them were stupid, so they easily understood it.
"That concludes today's explanation. If you wish to reconfirm the operating procedures or anything else, you are welcome to do so in the Multipurpose Classroom with a teacher present, as long as it is within one week before the exam. That's all."
Subsequently, Shuichi Kanda and the others were informed that their group was being disbanded.
However, the four of them did not leave immediately. Instead, they stood outside the door and exchanged greetings before the exam.
"Ryuen, have you decided which project you want to choose?" Shuichi Kanda turned to look at Ryuen and said with a smile.
"Didn't you just say that?" Ryuen smiled wickedly, then left the Multipurpose Classroom. Kanda Shuichi Kanda's words had reminded him.
Those guys in Class D are good for nothing except fighting. If that's the case, why not just legalize fighting?
However, even if Shuichi Kanda hadn't reminded him, Ryuen had actually been planning to do the same.
Shuichi Kanda nodded as he watched Ryuen's departing figure.
So, this guy's planning to use Kickboxing, or maybe Judo or Karate?
"Shuichi, and Masumi too, I'm going to give it my all this time."
After Ryuen left, Ichinose spoke confidently to the two of them.