Three Days Apart, and Even the Point Scavengers Have Gotten Stronger. Yes, I'm Talking About You! (Continued)

"One million points is too little." Hirata looked at Horikita, then at Ryuen. "In this exam, our class will take on the second-to-last place—the spot where the student with the worst score has to be expelled."

"And Ryuen, it can be said that only students from our two classes are currently the worst performers."

"And it is almost certain that the person ultimately expelled will come from one of our two classes."

"And when a student in your class is expelled, you will pay them two million points, right?" Hirata said. "We are taking on this expulsion slot. Naturally, we need some compensation."

"So you want me to pay that amount?" Ryuen said. "You copied my plan of paying money whenever a student gets expelled?"

"That's right." Hirata nodded.

"No." But Ryuen immediately refused. "That isn't how money is paid. Although the second-to-last slot will most likely come from our two classes, students from the other classes are not completely safe either. So if someone takes on the risk of being expelled in second-to-last place, they can obtain some point compensation from the other classes."

"So it is impossible for me to shoulder those two million alone. At the very least, it should be split among the other classes. And the compensation I pay to expelled students in my class is two million. If you also choose that amount as expulsion compensation, then my class only needs to pay five hundred thousand points."

"If you make us bear more than that, then why would the person guaranteed to be expelled choose you instead of someone from my class?"

"After all, the price of two million for getting expelled has been fixed for a long time." Ryuen spoke disdainfully.

He admitted that at first, he had thought Horikita's side was trying