A Cultural Festival Like No Other

Upon hearing this, Mashima snapped out of her daze and wore a speechless expression.

What inappropriate and offensive language are you using?

If I were to date Chabashira, do you believe that Hoshinomiya guy would dare to block my door the very next day?

"I'm sorry, that's not the case." Mashima sipped her drink slowly. "Besides, I never said she was dating anyone; these are all your own guesses."

After a moment of silence, the atmosphere in the bar became lively again.

"Haha, you're right. So I still have a chance, as long as I seize this last year and a half!"

"No, no, no, I'm the one who has the opportunity!"

"You guys are no good, Chabashira clearly likes my type."

Looking at her male colleagues who were clearly drunk and boasting, Mashima sighed silently.

What a pity, you all missed your chance.

Meanwhile, after leaving the bar, Chabashira suddenly felt inexplicably irritable, so he subconsciously walked to the stern of the ship, looked at the sea under the moonlight, and watched the ripples created by the stern as it cut across the water. His mood gradually calmed down.

Eleven years ago, in the year Chabashira was in, the four classes were almost evenly matched as the exams approached.

Based on previous developments, it wouldn't be surprising if any class graduated as Class A. What broke this pattern was a Special Exam that Chabashira still can't forget.

Because of that Special Exam, the class lost 300 Class Points.

And because of this incident, the class fell apart and lost all hope of advancing to Class A.

"Sae- chan, why are you hiding here all by yourself? Is something bothering you?"

As Chabashira Sae was reminiscing about the past, a flippant voice sounded behind her.

Turning around, she saw a figure that seemed familiar, but upon closer inspection, she realized that the person in front of her was Shuichi Kanda.

How did you get here?

A sea breeze blew by, and the faint smell of alcohol from the Chabashira's mouth drifted into Shuichi Kanda's nose.

"I came out to buy a drink, and then I saw you walking this way alone." Shuichi Kanda then took two steps forward and handed him the yogurt he was holding. "Try to drink less alcohol in the future."

Upon hearing this, Chabashira Sae silent.

"You brat, interfering in my business."

However, he was quite quick, taking the yogurt that Shuichi Kanda handed him and drinking it through a straw.

"Don't you know whether I'm small or not, Sae- chan?" Shuichi Kanda retorted without backing down, and even winked at the other person.

"Cough cough cough..."

Shuichi Kanda's words made Chabashira choke, and she then glared at him with displeasure.

I was being serious, and you just started making things up.

After a while, the Chabashira recovered as well.

"Kanda, I have a question for you."

"Of course, I can answer you even if it's ten questions, let alone one," Shuichi Kanda said with a grin, leaning against the ship's railing.

"If you had a choice—to get 100 Class Points for dropping someone out of school—what would you choose?"

Upon hearing Chabashira's question, Shuichi Kanda immediately showed a displeased expression.

"Choose? There's no need to choose. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would expel a classmate just for a hundred Class Points? Sae- chan, who are you looking down on?"

After saying that, Shuichi Kanda patted the Chabashira's butt.

I'm being serious with you!

"I'm serious too." Shuichi Kanda's tone was flippant, but he didn't hesitate at all. "If one day I expel a student from the class, it certainly won't be because of the Class Points."

Even if this is the last exam, even if you can't graduate from Class A without getting this perfect score, would you still make this choice?

Chabashira's expression was very serious.

"Let me put it this way," Shuichi Kanda's smile faded, "If this is the last exam, and if getting this perfect score means graduating from Class A, and losing it means I can't graduate from Class A, then I will choose to drop out."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Chabashira Sae's heart trembled violently. "Why?"

"Why? Isn't it obvious? If I let Class A get into this predicament when all the students trust me, isn't that the leader's fault? Since it's my fault, then I should naturally pay the price."

For Shuichi Kanda, if he couldn't pull off a dominant performance with such a huge advantage, it would be a disgrace to himself.

Rather than graduating from Class A in disgrace, it's better to drop out and get rid of this mess early.

Moreover, he didn't care at all whether he could graduate from Class A.

"If this weren't the last exam, I wouldn't give up on my classmates. Because I believe that even if we fall behind other classes by a hundred points because of this exam, it's okay. I can get those hundred points back in the next exam."

At this point, Shuichi Kanda smiled.

"But no matter what, I won't let Class A fall to that point. Sae- chan, live in the moment!"

Seeing Shuichi Kanda's smiling face, Chabashira Sae immediately deflated.

Yes, if it were Kanda, he wouldn't have ended up in that situation.

Well, I asked for nothing.

"I'm going back."

"Okay, go to bed early."

Although I really wanted to, it's still on a ship, and the students' and teachers' dormitories aren't on the same floor. In short, it's not safe.

After the treasure hunt, the students only had two days left to enjoy life on the Luxury Cruise Ship.

Therefore, the students began to have a "revenge party," after all, these were the last two days, and the next opportunity like this might not come until next year.

For third-grade students, this may be an opportunity they will never have again.

However, Shuichi Kanda wasn't interested in any of that. He spent his days either sleeping in his room, resting on a beach chair by the pool, or enjoying the view from the second-floor deck.

However, compared to Shuichi Kanda, there are others who are even more boring.

For example, Horikita Suzune, except for leaving the room when she was hosting the treasure hunt game, spent all her other time reading in the room.

Unbelievable!

This is tangled too, isn't it?

In short, through various actions, the students either ended their trip with satisfaction or dissatisfaction and returned to school, except for two students who were unable to return.

Just like last year, after the students had their last buffet meal, the cruise ship arrived at the port on time. Although many students were a little tired from a day of fun, they still mustered their energy, packed their things, and disembarked in an orderly manner.

Back on land, Shuichi Kanda if his feet were firmly planted on the ground.

"You're back."

"Yes, we're all here."

Class 2-A had no regrets. Although the Uninhabited Island Exam was indeed very tiring, Class 2-A's gains this time were unprecedented.

The Class Points of 2171 points is more than 1200 points higher than Class B's 936 points. To call that an exaggeration would be an understatement.

With an extra initial quota, how could the students in Class 2-A not be excited?

After disembarking, Shuichi Kanda, as the Student Council President, needed to assist the school staff in verifying the number of students, so he had to ask Miyake to help carry his luggage to the car.

"Ugh, being the Student Council President is no human job."

Shuichi Kanda worked diligently while simultaneously grumbling and complaining.

"Stop complaining. Countless people want to sit in this position." Kiriyama, who was standing nearby, was also assisting Shuichi Kanda with checking the third-year students.

"People cannot be generalized. Some people may be very ambitious for power, but I am not that kind of person."

Yes, Shuichi Kanda has no ambition for power, because it's too tiring.

Of course, he wasn't denying that power was bad; he simply believed in the saying that one must do as much as one has power, and Shuichi Kanda happened to be someone who disliked being busy and troublesome, unless absolutely necessary.

If it's just about enjoying rights, then Shuichi Kanda is certainly willing. But if everyone were like Shuichi Kanda, then society would be doomed.

While doing his Student Council duties, Shuichi Kanda saw Kouenji but didn't get on the bus immediately. Instead, he spoke with a school staff member for a while before returning to the bus.

It seems the Koenji Conglomerate has connections at this school.

Thinking of this, Shuichi Kanda chuckled to himself.

Even without connections, it wouldn't be difficult for Kouenji to get someone to pass on a message, given his status. After all, the staff at this school are all busy making money, and Kouenji certainly doesn't lack for it.

So, all he needs to do is talk to someone who's short on cash, and it seems he's found his target.

After finishing a series of trivial matters, Shuichi Kanda finally returned to the bus.

Looking at the students on the bus, Shuichi Kanda picked up the megaphone that was placed in front of the bus door.

"I know you're all very tired, but there's one thing I still want to emphasize first."

The sound emanating from the loudspeaker left the students inside the bus momentarily stunned, before they turned to look at Shuichi Kanda, who was standing at the very front of the door.

"There's still some time left in summer vacation, so it's up to you what you want to do. But there are a few things I want to tell you in advance."

"First, don't do anything like what Chi did last year."

This is obviously referring to the incident of Chi secretly filming in the swimming pool, which everyone knows.

"Secondly, to prevent the school from having an academic test as soon as it starts, please review what you learned in the first semester, even during the summer vacation. At this point, I don't think anyone would want to drop out of school because of failing an exam, right?"

Shuichi Kanda's words received an immediate response from Sudo Ken.

"Don't worry! Even if I have to participate in club activities every day, I won't slack off on my studies!"

Very good, Sudo has really undergone a complete transformation this year.

"In that case, we won't disturb everyone's rest any longer."

Afterwards, Shuichi Kanda turned off the speaker and returned to his seat.

As soon as he sat down, Kamuro hugged Shuichi Kanda's arm and leaned his head against him.

"Don't work too hard, Shuichi."

Don't worry.

Shuichi Kanda smiled and then stroked Kamuro's hair.

Back at school, the bus took the students directly to their dormitories, where they immediately went back to their rooms after getting off.

Everyone seemed to have had so much fun on the boat that they were all quite tired.

Back in his dorm, Shuichi Kanda immediately opened the window to ventilate the room, then lay down on his bed and reminisced about the events of the past few days.

Finally, they managed to get rid of Nagumo.

Although I didn't hate him much, his constant nagging and trouble-making was indeed quite annoying.

Next came the plan for Ryuen.

His plan was to save up 800 million. This exam gave him nearly 100 million Private Points, leaving him with 700 million.

If we take this kind of test a few more times, maybe we really can do it.

However, the school's financial resources are not unlimited. Although these points are just a string of numbers in the students' hands, they cannot be taken too far.

If Ryuen really does amass 800 million, and then decides not to lead the entire class to ascension, but instead chooses to convert it into points upon graduation, the school will be in serious trouble.

For a school, having forty more students graduate from Class A and having students take 800 million yen away from the school are two completely different things.

Therefore, before Ryuen uses up these points, the school probably won't issue any more exams that allow students to earn a large number of Private Points.

However, this would prevent Ryuen from accumulating the full 800 million Private Points.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to render the points earned by Ryuen meaningless. Only in this way can schools stop worrying about financial crises and continue to offer exams that allow students to collect Private Points.

So, as soon as I took office as the Student Council President, I had to find a way to solve this problem for Ryuen?

Grass!

What a trashy Student Council President! Let whoever wants the position take it!

Chapter 336 A Unique Cultural Festival