Although Teita exposed Classmate Sakayanagi's plan to buy them off, this sort of thing would not be rejected now.
Because—
This exam did not involve class evaluation points, meaning the rewards were only in points.
And since Sakayanagi was willing to spend the money, it was not as though they could not accept it.
Besides.
Every group consisted of students from different classes, so if Group 1 won, students from their own class could receive rewards as well.
It could at least be considered as bringing benefits to the other students in their class.
If it could be done on a class-wide basis, the rewards would be split evenly among the class afterward.
In other words, that was why Kanzaki and the others had chosen to forfeit.
They wanted to take the two million points Sakayanagi was offering.
And upon careful consideration, there was nothing unreasonable about doing so.
The students who had initially felt angry immediately quieted down.
However.
The problem now was—
"We did accept the money," Kanzaki said. "But Hachiman was informed of this matter. It was his instruction."
In other words, this had not been a private action by Kanzaki and the others. It had been the group leader's decision, which made it a group strategy.
And then—
"For this exam, we have already coordinated with Group 1, and the points Kanzaki and the others received will be paid out after the exam ends."
"Doing this also lowers our chances of winning, so this expense belongs to the entire group," Hachiman said.
In other words.
The two million points Kanzaki and the others received would be split evenly among the group.
There were twenty members in the group. Split two million ways, that meant everyone would receive a reward of one hundred thousand points.
Moreover.
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