So, Tsukishiro, Whose Side Are You On? / Chapter 284: A New Semester, and Nagumo Making Nice? ...

With that, Asahina took off her shoes and went into the room, heading straight for the fireplace in the middle of the room.

Bounty Chapter

Chapter 283 So, Tsukishiro, whose side are you really on?

Chapter 284 A New Semester, Nagumo Shows Goodwill?

Chapter 285 Item Completion Device

Chapter 286 This guy really is an actor

Chapter 287 OAA and Cross-Grade Exam

Chapter 288 For this exam, the only one I need to worry about is Ayanokoji.

After explaining how to form teams, the students finally asked their last question.

"Teacher, what is the scope and difficulty level of the exam?"

Yes, the difficulty and scope of the exam are the key factors in forming this team. If the difficulty level is such that even Sudo could score 300 points, then it would be too easy to create a team.

But that's impossible; such a thing could never happen.

"The exam scope is basically what you learned in your first year. As for the difficulty, to be honest, there are many very difficult questions, but there are also some very easy ones."

The students in the class were a little confused by what Chabashira-sensei said.

"Um, could you tell me more about it?"

"The difficult questions are probably the hardest you've ever taken, even among all the exams you've had so far, and there will be questions that are beyond the syllabus. As for the easy questions, even students of Sudo and Ike's level can easily score 150 points, and with a few days of hard work, they can easily score over 200 points."

After Chabashira-sensei finished speaking, a score prediction table based on academic ability was displayed on the screen.

Academic ability E: 150-200 points

Academic ability D 200-250 points

Academic ability C 250-300 points

Academic ability B, around 350 points

Academic ability A around 400 points

Shuichi Kanda's academic ability is A+, which means that any teammate he picks can pass the exam as long as that person doesn't intentionally get a zero.

In Shuichi Kanda's group, after nearly half a year of study and with Shuichi Kanda's help, their academic abilities ranged from C+ to B-. As long as there was a teammate with a C or higher, they could easily pass the exam, and even a C- was not impossible.

"As long as you review the knowledge you learned in first grade, you can easily get these scores. But this is not absolute. If you become arrogant and complacent and neglect your studies, you may end up with scores below these predictions."

"Also, as I just mentioned, there were some questions that were beyond the syllabus in this exam, so forget about getting full marks, there probably won't be any students scoring above 90 in any subject."

"This concludes the summary of the Special Exam to be held in April. Please stay alert and take on the challenge."

After giving a brief explanation, Chabashira-sensei handed the remaining time back to the students of Class A, clearly wanting them to calm down through discussion.

After Chabashira-sensei gave the signal, most of the students in the class looked at Shuichi Kanda, but perhaps because Shuichi Kanda usually didn't seem easy to get along with, no one dared to speak first.

"Shuichi, what are your thoughts on this exam?"

As a result, the first person to ask Shuichi Kanda question was still Hirata Yosuke, who was approachable and had a particularly good reputation in the class.

"You could have just asked me if there was any way to guarantee that the students wouldn't drop out," Shuichi Kanda smiled. "Of course there is."

Shuichi Kanda's words gave Ike and the other underachievers a much-needed boost.

"Although there are quite a few students in our class with grades below D, don't forget that there are also many with grades above B. While the struggling students in our class are worried about dropping out, the first-year students are naturally worried about dropping out as well."

"Does Shuichi mean we should help them, and then get the younger students to help us too?"

This was an exchange of interpersonal relationships, and Kushida, who was very sensitive to interpersonal relationships, immediately grasped the key point.

However, there is a problem.

"What's the problem?"

The classroom fell silent immediately.

"After a year of hard work, we naturally realize the importance of our partners, but it's different in the first year." As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda glanced at Horikita, then at Sudo. "I remember last year when school started, before the first Midterm Exam, many of you probably thought Sudo was a burden and that it would be better to give up on him early on, right?"

Most of the people in Class D, including Sudo himself, couldn't refute this.

Because at that time, Sudo was almost always late or left early, and sleeping in class was commonplace. It's estimated that he deducted a lot of points from the first month's ethics exam.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

At this point, Sudo lowered his head in apology, feeling ashamed.

Horikita also looked displeased. So many people had thought about giving up on Sudo, so why did you have to look at me in particular?

Kanda, you're discriminating against me! That's unfair!

"Shuichi, are you worried that first-year students might disregard the bigger picture and arbitrarily target highly ranked students' Private Points rewards by sending team invitations to students with higher education levels?"

Shuichi Kanda nodded. People are selfish. He didn't care about 100,000 Private Points, and the students in Class 2-A weren't in such a hurry for them, but it was a considerable sum for the first-year students.

It's not impossible that they would privately team up with upperclassmen and students with higher academic abilities to earn those 100,000 points.

"That's right, so from now on, I hope that people with an academic level of B+ or above will temporarily refrain from accepting any team invitations. It's crucial to keep high-achieving students in the pool so that everyone can be matched with partners who can pass the exam."

Furthermore, students with an academic level of C or below, please inform me Hirata before confirming your teammates. If any of you recklessly hoard resources, it might result in someone just barely missing out on a good outcome."

Shuichi Kanda's words temporarily calmed the students in the class down.

As for other classes poaching high-achieving students, Shuichi Kanda wasn't worried. After all, everyone was smart enough that offending other classes for fifty Class Points in this exam would be a losing proposition.

Hirata and Horikita readily agreed to Shuichi Kanda's request, and top students including Yukimura and Wang Meiyu nodded without hesitation. This exam was undoubtedly a contest of academic ability, and they naturally felt obligated to contribute to the class.

"For first-year students, I'll start with the Soccer Club. It seems there are several new members who are good at studying, so I might ask them to be my partners."

"Then I'll leave this to you, Yosuke." Shuichi Kanda nodded, then looked at Horikita and Yukimura. "While finding a good partner is key to passing the exam, there's an old saying that goes, 'You have to be strong yourself to forge iron.'"

We absolutely cannot fall behind in our own review progress. Can we entrust the class's tutoring work to you? If you need help, just find someone in the class. I think everyone here knows that the big picture is important and shouldn't refuse."

Of course, Koenji would never do such a troublesome thing, and even if Shuichi Kanda didn't bring it up, they wouldn't go looking for Koenji's help.

Yukimura readily agreed. Miyake, Hasebe, and Sakura all had grades of C+ or higher, so they could easily pass the exam by finding a first-year student with a C grade. They didn't need Yukimura's strong assistance this time.

Furthermore, Yukimura also hoped to improve his social skills, starting with his class.

Horikita nodded. This was something she always did before exams, but Hirata's words reminded her that Hirata wasn't the only one in the class who had joined a club.

"Sudo, how's the Basketball club going? I bet some first-years have joined now, right?"

When Horikita asked him about the club's recent activities, Sudo looked embarrassed.

"Well, yes, some new people have joined, but..."

"But what?"

"Perhaps it's because I'm too strict with my practice, so..."

Seeing his expression, Shuichi Kanda immediately understood that this guy must have failed to build a good relationship with the first-year students.

Horikita sighed softly, but didn't blame him.

Because seniors who are strict with their juniors can easily become polarized in their evaluations, some respecting them intensely while others dislike them intensely.

"It's okay, just focus on your studies first, don't worry about the exam for now."

"Okay, okay."

"In addition, everyone can check with the OAA to see if they know anyone in the first year. If so, it will be easier to make contact."

That's true. After all, students live in this closed environment for three years, so generally speaking, students who come from the same school might have a natural sense of kinship.

After establishing the basic strategy for dealing with the exam, the second lesson ended, and everyone listened attentively for the next two lessons.

During lunch break, after Shuichi Kanda and Kamuro had finished eating, Horikita turned around as soon as they sat down, clearly having something to say.

Is there something you need?

"Um."

Horikita nodded, then launched the OAA software that he had just installed that morning.

"During my free time, I checked the list of first-year middle school students with a grade of B or above. There are 17 students in Class A, 13 in Class B, 13 in Class C, and 11 in Class D, for a total of 54 students."

In our class, only Sudo and Ike have an academic level of E, but including students with an academic level of D, there are twelve people."

Both Ike and Sudo received an E+ rating on the OAA, meaning that if they perform normally, their scores will be around 200. They need to find a teammate with at least a B- or higher, and if they want to be on the safe side, it would be best to find a teammate with a B or higher.

For students rated D, finding someone with a B- or higher is sufficient; after that, as long as both of them perform at their normal level, they can pass smoothly.

Seeing Horikita's serious expression, Shuichi Kanda became a little interested. Was this guy really shaving his head to show his resolve?

"Isn't this great? Even if we divide the 54 people equally, it'll be enough for us to get through this exam without any problems."

Horikita glared at Shuichi Kanda in response to his teasing words.

"If we follow your description of mutual help, our class currently has exactly twelve students with B grades or higher."

"Isn't this perfect?" Shuichi Kanda still didn't understand what this guy was talking about.

"But one of them is named Rokusuke Koenji."

"I see, "Shuichi Kanda nodded.

"So you're planning to have me persuade Koenji?"

"That's right, you've tried to persuade him to help before, so..."

"Don't even think about it." Shuichi Kanda interrupted Horikita. "Do you think Koenji is the kind of person who would do whatever I say? Even if I asked him for help, there would be a price to pay, so don't even bother with him."

"I think so too," Horikita sighed.

"By the way, did you include Ayanokoji in your calculations?"

"Ayanokoji? Why bring him up? He's a great fighter and a fast runner, but his academic performance is only a C." Horikita paused for a moment.

"That guy's actual academic ability is definitely above A. If you ask him for help, wouldn't these twelve people be enough?"

Shuichi Kanda smiled maliciously.

Horikita, on the other hand, looked utterly astonished. While she knew Ayanokoji was no ordinary person, she hadn't expected him to have an A-level or higher academic record.

"It seems you're a little skeptical," Shuichi Kanda smile. "If you don't believe me, why don't you just test me?"

Horikita frowned at Shuichi Kanda's obviously gloating expression.

"I'll check later. The priority right now is to help students with grades E or D so they can team up with the higher-ranked students."

"Okay, go ahead and do it. If you encounter any unexpected situations, just let me know. I can't guarantee I can solve everything, but you won't lose out."

Shuichi Kanda nodded, giving Horikita a word of encouragement.

"Oh, by the way, you still need to tutor Sudo and Ike, those two guys with E grades. It would be best to raise their grades to C, otherwise they'll always drag the class down and it'll easily cause dissatisfaction among the students."

Especially Chi, who doesn't have any particular skill. If there's another Class Vote- like exam next time, Chi will definitely be the most vulnerable. You should just tell him that."

Horikita nodded. "I'll pass on the message to him, but there's no need to worry too much about Sudo. Although his academic evaluation is E+, based on my confirmation of his learning progress during spring break, he should actually be at a level of D to D+, after all, it's been a long time since our last written test."

The last written exam was the Final Exam of the second semester, and Sudo's grades weren't very good at the time, but after hearing what Horikita said...

"You know so much about this, have you been accompanying him to book clubs or something?"

"Are you kidding me? Don't I need to study myself? He's developed a certain level of self-learning ability. I only check his work every few days before returning it to him."

Shuichi Kanda nodded. "That's true. If you had helped him with his study group during spring break, he wouldn't have been so surprised to see your short hair last week."

"Really? This guy is quite impressive." Shuichi Kanda nodded in satisfaction. Sudo really didn't disappoint.

Just as the two were talking about the exam, Shuichi Kanda's phone suddenly vibrated, and Horikita, who was opposite him, also seemed to sense it and took his phone out of his jacket pocket.

[We have been granted permission to hold an exchange meeting for first and second graders this afternoon from 4:00 to 5:00 PM in the Gymnasium. Students with sufficient time are requested to attend.]