Hirata Plans to Get a Get-Out-of-Death-Free Ticket

Once inside the room, leaving the room during the exam period is generally not permitted. Therefore, please use the restroom before going in. If you are unable to use the restroom or feel unwell, please contact your class advisor immediately and request permission.

"Finally, to ensure the fairness of this exam, the school will make serious adjustments to the VIP in the group."

Regardless of whether you are selected VIP or not, we will not accept any requests for changes. Furthermore, copying, forwarding, or altering any mail sent by the school is strictly prohibited.

Please understand this point.

Okay, now that you've finished talking, it's my turn to speak.

"Sakagami- sensei, is there a pattern to the selection of this group of VIP?" Shuichi Kanda his hand and pressing the question directly to Kanda's face.

"I didn't know about this?" Kazuma Sakagami's face immediately turned ugly.

"Is it that you don't know or that you can't say? As a teacher, you can't lie, right? Or are you suggesting we go ask our homeroom teacher?"

Faced with the cunning Kazuma Sakagami, Shuichi Kanda pressed on relentlessly, refusing to back down an inch.

Because he concluded by saying that the VIP would be seriously adjusted this time, Shuichi Kanda felt that there was some pattern to it.

And now, judging Sakagami the reaction, Sakagami definitely knows something.

"I can't say, are you satisfied now?"

Hearing Sakagami's words, Shuichi Kanda was naturally satisfied, because he hadn't expected the other party to reveal the specific rules.

After asking his question, Shuichi Kanda sat down and examined the card that had been bothering him earlier once more.

"The Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana)?"

Shuichi Kanda's mutterings froze Kazuma Sakagami in place. If the four students hadn't been looking at the card, they might have noticed his odd behavior.

Fortunately, he maintained a poker face well and didn't give himself away because of Shuichi Kanda's monologue.

At the same time, Sakagami was internally screaming: Someone's cheating! How can we play like this?!

He certainly didn't think that Chabashira would have leaked this information, since even the teachers only learned about the exam rules today.

They have been under strict surveillance since they learned about this, and have had no opportunity to transmit information to the students.

Moreover, if it were only for this one exam, then Kazuma Sakagami could only say that Chabashira was too superficial, and he would look down on him.

Based on his understanding of Chabashira Sae, the other party would not and dare not do such a thing.

So there's only one truth: someone opened fire!

"If there's nothing else, please leave now."

Sakagami felt it was best to get rid of these students as soon as possible; if they continued talking, he didn't know what other information he might extract from them.

In fact, he was overthinking it. Shuichi Kanda hadn't actually discovered a pattern; he just noticed that the school liked to use the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana) to sort students' names.

He really didn't mean anything by it, but he scared Sakagami -sensei like that, Shuichi Kanda says he won't take the blame.

Upon hearing Sakagami, the group gradually stood up.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakagami- sensei."

Upon hearing the student's thanks, Sakagami simply waved for them to leave.

Chapter 125 Hirata Plans to Obtain a Pardon (4K)

Urged on by Ms. Sakagami, the group left the room one after another.

Do you have any clues?

Horikita Suzune looked at Shuichi Kanda. This man never seemed to disappoint her, but this time she was going to be disappointed.

The list of those VIP hasn't been released yet, so how could I possibly have any clue?

Shuichi Kanda looked at Horikita Suzune with a speechless expression.

"It seems I was too hasty."

Although I didn't have any clues, I still had some ideas.

"Although there are four possible outcomes in this exam, there are actually only two results: changes in individual points and changes in Class Points. Would you prefer to receive Class Points or individual points?"

Shuichi Kanda looked at the three of them. These four could be considered representatives of the class at present. Kushida Hirata could represent most of the ordinary students, Horikita represented those students who wanted to climb the ranks.

Shuichi Kanda hand, is the kind of person who doesn't care about climbing the ladder. These kinds of people are characterized by simply wanting to get through these three years peacefully; nothing else matters, it's all just incidental.

Typical characters: Shuichi Kanda, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Of course it's Class Points. To get into Class A, Class Points are a must, right? So I think this exam isn't just about maintaining our own class's VIP, but also about doing our best to find the VIP in other classes."

Horikita Suzune's ideas represent the views of most students who want their class to climb higher, focusing on Class Points and ignoring everything else.

However, Hirata and Kushida hesitated.

Hirata's words were probably out of concern that the exam might be too demanding for the students, while Kushida was completely contradicting Horikita, opposing everything Horikita agreed with.

Seeing their expressions, Shuichi Kanda understood the current situation.

"In short, Horikita leans towards outcome two and outcome three, while Hirata and Kushida, you two, lean towards outcome one."

Result four is similar to result three, except that no one wants to achieve result four.

"Kanda, what's your opinion?"

Hirata looked at Shuichi Kanda. Lately, he had become increasingly reliant on Shuichi Kanda, asking him about everything, "Kanda, what do you think?"

What do I think? I don't know either. Besides, it's not about what I think, but what you actually think.

"I have a question, and I hope none of you will avoid it." Shuichi Kanda didn't answer Hirata, but instead changed the subject, "If one day there is an exam where you have to sacrifice one person from the class, who are you going to sacrifice?"

"Of course, it's the most useless one!"

Horikita Suzune gave her answer without the slightest hesitation, while Hirata and Kushida hesitated, and then Hirata fell into a deeper, more painful struggle.

They hesitated, struggled, and were conflicted because they knew that what Shuichi Kanda said could come true.

To reiterate, Kushida will oppose all of Horikita's suggestions. Although she also feels that the most useless person in the class should be abandoned, her character doesn't allow her to say that, and she firmly stands against Horikita.

"If, if that day really comes, I will choose to drop out of school."

Hirata finally gave his answer.

"That's impossible. If you drop out, this class will collapse in no time. That would be irresponsible of you."

Without even thinking, Shuichi Kanda rejected Hirata's answer. Horikita Suzune, who was standing next to him, also nodded. Considering that Hirata was going to be promoted to Class A, this kind of class stability device absolutely could not be allowed to have any problems.

Kushida, standing nearby, immediately nodded in agreement. Although she was reluctant to agree with Horikita Suzune, Hirata's importance was undeniable. While it didn't really matter to her personally, her character...

Hirata immediately gave a wry smile upon seeing the three's unanimous reaction, but he couldn't think of a better solution.

"If you don't want someone to drop out of school, start preparing now."

"Shall we begin preparations now?"

Looking at the three puzzled faces, Shuichi Kanda sighed.

"Result one, you idiot. Assuming the twelve VIP are evenly distributed among the four classes, then each class will have three VIP."

There are forty students in our Class D who are participating in this exam. If everyone achieves result one, even without counting the extra points for those VIP, each person will receive 500,000 points, which is already 20 million Private Points.

Having 20 million Private Points not only allows you to purchase the right to transfer classes, but it can also offset one expulsion penalty from the school. Now you understand what I mean, right?

Can 20 million points be used to transfer to another class or offset one expulsion penalty from school?

Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Hirata Yosuke were all filled with question marks. Was this true? Why hadn't anyone told us?

Seeing their expressions, Shuichi Kanda understood; Sae- chan probably hadn't told them.

Because she didn't know if another person could quickly accumulate 20 million Private Points, she didn't reveal this information to the students, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Kanda- kun, is this information true?" Hirata's expression became extremely serious.

"Well, you should still confirm with Chabashira-sensei. But it's getting late, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Shuichi Kanda didn't tell them that it was Chabashira-sensei who told him.

Let's not talk about things that disrupt class unity.

However, at that moment, the door to room 207, which was not far away, opened, and the person who came out was none other than Chabashira Sae, whom they all wanted to see at that moment.

"Huh? You guys, the briefing should have ended long ago. What are you still doing here?"

When Chabashira Sae saw Shuichi Kanda and the others, she was a little surprised. Did these guys already have a good plan, which was why they were staying here?

Upon seeing Chabashira-sensei, Hirata and the other two quickly walked over.

"Chabashira-sensei, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"If you want to ask questions about the exam, that won't work."

As expected, Chabashira-sensei still has a little bit of self-awareness as a teacher.

"No, that's not the point." Hirata shook his head. He had no intention of getting information about the exam through Chabashira-sensei; that would be cheating, just deceiving himself.

"My question is, is it really possible to prevent a student from dropping out of school with 20 million points?"

Upon hearing Hirata's question, Chabashira Sae glanced at Shuichi Kanda, who was standing at the very back.

"That's right." Chabashira Sae nodded. "It's okay to tell you about the information on avoiding expulsion. Generally, you can avoid expulsion by paying 20 million Private Points, but the rules may change each time you take an exam."

However, based on past experience, spending 300 Class Points and 20 million Private Points will definitely prevent expulsion.

300 Class Points and 20 million Private Points...

Class D currently has 511 Class Points, exceeding 300, but their Private Points are still incredibly far from 20 million...

At that moment, Hirata made up his mind; he wanted all groups in this exam to achieve result number one!

"Thank you so much, Chabashira-sensei!" Hirata sincerely thanked Chabashira-sensei.

Seeing Hirata's expression, Chabashira Sae also looked somewhat surprised. Had this child finally found what she was meant to do?

After Chabashira-sensei left, the group also left the second-floor cabin and went to the second-floor deck Shuichi Kanda often came to enjoy the sea breeze.

"It seems you already have the answer, Hirata."

Shuichi Kanda had ordered a cold drink on the way, asked Hirata a question while sipping his chilled juice.

"Yes, I hope that all the first-year students can achieve the top result." Hirata's words were free of confusion, and his eyes were very firm. "Therefore, I hope that you, Kanda, can give me your full assistance, and Horikita and Kushida, I hope you can help me as well."

"What are you planning to do? You should be able to imagine how difficult it is to get everyone to achieve result one, right?"

Horikita didn't object at this moment, because if successful, Class D would have a get-out-of-jail-free card that everyone could use, and she would also benefit from it. So she decided to ask Hirata for his opinion before making a decision.

"First, we need to compile a list of VIP. Kushida, I'd like your help with this."

That's right. No matter what you do, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. Therefore, the first thing to do is to know yourself and understand the number and list of your own VIP.

Kushida had built up a lot of interpersonal relationships in the class, was able to play a very useful role at this time.

"Yes, I will try my best in that regard."

Kushida patted his chest as a matter of course to assure him.

"After that, we need to negotiate with other classes. To achieve this goal, the efforts of our class alone are not enough. We must persuade other classes to work with us to achieve the desired result."

"But if we tell the other classes the list of those VIP, the worst-case scenario could be outcome three." Horikita frowned. "Leaving aside Class B, Class A and Class C will absolutely not tell us the names of their VIP."

"I think the more important thing is not to let the other classes know our purpose," Shuichi Kanda shook his head. "Once we all achieve Result One, all four of our classes will receive a exemption from expulsion. Class B will definitely be willing, but Class A and Class C may not."

Shuichi Kanda's words made everyone nod. The students in Class B valued their comrades, and if given the chance, they would definitely want to obtain a pardon.

However, Class A is different from Class C. Ryuen is the absolute tyrant of Class C. Although Shuichi Kanda knows a little about him, he is not sure about the guy's personality.

Maybe he's just the kind of guy who's willing to sacrifice his classmates.

With Class A 'Katsuragi complete downfall, it's only natural that Sakayanagi Arisu take over Class A.

Through the incident with Kamuro, he knew that Sakayanagi was definitely someone who used classmates as pawns, and she would never hesitate to abandon them at crucial moments.

If Ryuen finds out that Class D is trying to obtain a pardon, he will definitely act as if he doesn't care about the pardon, and then demand a high price, extorting a large sum of money from Class D.

Based on Shuichi Kanda's analysis of Ryuen, that guy is absolutely capable of doing this.

Therefore, you should never proactively bring up the idea of getting everyone to achieve result one.

As for Class A, now that Sakayanagi is gone and Katsuragi has lost power, this rabble is actually easier to deal with.

After they laid out their analysis in its entirety, the three nodded, as if it did indeed make sense.