Class A's Teacher: This Is Ridiculous! You Can Even Find Bugs in My Rules! Part 1! (Continued)
The boys live on the third floor, and the girls live on the fourth floor.
The teacher lives on the second floor.
The fifth floor houses luxury guest rooms, the most upscale type.
Although this arrangement was made, it did not restrict male students from entering the female floors.
The three floors below house various entertainment facilities.
Such as cinemas, opera houses, etc.
The fourth basement level is the power distribution room, which is usually only visited by staff.
"Knock knock!"
At 5:58 p. m., Hachiman Hikigaya arrived on the second floor and knocked on the door of room 204.
"Please come in."
A response quickly came from inside the door.
Upon entering, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately saw a young man in a suit sitting in a chair facing him.
This is Tomoya Majima, the homeroom teacher of Class A.
There was a stack of papers on the table in front of him, probably materials for the upcoming exam.
Because they arrived on time, all the students in this batch have already arrived.
Two boys and one girl.
And they were all acquaintances.
The boys are Sotomura and Yukimura.
The girl is Kei Karuizawa.
Based on information obtained from the class group and Kushida.
The 40 students in their class were divided into 12 time slots to go to room 204.
Only the four of them went to room 204 at 6 o'clock.
"Oh, it's Hachiman."
The slightly chubby, Sotomura Mura, waved excitedly at Hachiman Hikigaya. This was the "professor" that Ike and Sudō had mentioned, and the one who had bought a computer at a high price when he first enrolled.
When Chi's confession failed, he also attended Chi's heartbreak party.
"Um."
Hachiman Hikigaya nodded slightly.
"Hachiman."
The other boy, on the other hand, took the initiative to look over.
Hachiman Hikigaya also knew him; it was Teruhiko Shinmura, a bespectacled student and one of the few academic high-achievers in the class. Moreover, his Academic Ability was quite high, Academic Ability third in the class.
However, his physical fitness is extremely poor.
When the PE teacher makes him run 400 meters, he gets so breathless that he looks like he's about to die.
However, Yukimura has a strong sense of class honor and is the type who will help you as long as you ask.
Karuizawa seemed lost in thought, her gaze somewhat vacant as she stared ahead. However, there was an empty chair beside her.
Karuizawa doesn't get along well with the boys in her class, but her popularity has increased a lot because she "broke the rules for everyone" during the last written exam. However, she doesn't make a point of trying to get close to the boys.
So now I'm sitting alone.
Yukimura and the others also intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from her. After all, Karuizawa's interactions with the boys in class were indeed terrible.
Hachiman then sat down in the empty seat next to Karuizawa.
"You are the last student to arrive here."
"The exam is about to begin. If you have a mobile phone, please turn it off."
Majima-sensei glanced at Hachiman and said calmly.
"Okay, no problem."
Hachiman nodded slightly, then openly placed a pink camera he was carrying on the table.
But.
"..."
Majima glanced at the camera, his brow twitching.
However, he couldn't unleash his power.
The rule is to turn off the phone or not to bring it, but there is no mandatory requirement to bring a camera.
Majima-sensei then fell silent.
"Really."
Hachiman deliberately entered as the last student to attract Majima's attention, making it easier to gauge Majima-sensei's reaction.
So.
After entering the room, he observed Majima, watching his actions by placing the camera on the table to gauge the other person's state. He then realized that there were always loopholes in the school's rules.
When bugs are found in the rules, the school will not stop them.
So taking photos with a camera later should be allowed.
"Tick-tock! Tick-tock!"
The music box-style grandfather clock in the room ticked away, and time passed second by second.
Because the teacher was sitting in front of them, everyone deliberately kept quiet and no one spoke.
The atmosphere was somewhat subdued.
Time ticked by, until six o'clock arrived.
Majima-sensei finally spoke again.
"Class C, Sotomura, Teruhiko Shinmura, Hachiman Hikigaya, and Kei Karuizawa, right?"
Tomoya Majima looked at their faces, then lowered his head as if checking the list, and finally said, "Now that everyone is here, I will proceed with the Special Exam instructions."
"Wait a minute, isn't the exam over?"
The slightly overweight Sotoamura seemed not to understand, raising his hand and asking in confusion.
"During the exam."
Tomoya Majima coldly replied, "I don't accept any questions. Listen carefully."
"In this Special Exam, the school will divide all first-year students into twelve groups according to the Chinese sexagenary cycle. We will hold exams in these groups to test their thinking abilities."
Thinking, literally.
Thoughts; reflections; thinking; ideas; insights;
"So what is Thinking?"
The student from the Sotomura who had been refused a question earlier asked it reflexively.
"I have said that I will not accept any questions."
Tomoya Majima remained indifferent.
"Thinking means thinking. Let's listen to the teacher continue the explanation first," Yukimura, the top student, replied proactively at this moment.
The Sotomura remained quiet.
And then Majima-sensei continued.
Society categorizes basic human abilities into three main types based on its needs: Action, Thinking, and Teamwork. Only by possessing these three basic abilities can one qualify as an outstanding member of society.
"The previous Uninhabited Island Exam focused on teamwork. This test is about thinking, a test of critical thinking skills."
Despite being interrupted twice, Tomoya Majima still gave a responsible explanation.
As he was explaining, Hachiman noticed that Karuizawa, who hadn't given any instructions, seemed to be spacing out, but Yukimura and Sotomura were both looking at him.
Although Majima-sensei's statement contained three English words, Sotomura might not have realized it yet, the academic Yukimura would definitely understand.
Did you see this too?
Or is it that they want him to take the lead in the exam process?
The problem is that the exam rules haven't been fully released yet.
So Hachiman continued listening.
"This exam will be conducted in twelve groups."
Tomoya Majima's gaze swept across the faces of the group, and he said coldly, "The four of you are in one group, and in another room, someone will explain to the students from other classes who will be in the same group as you."
Hachiman clearly understands this state.
Majima Tomoya explained things to the four of them in this room.
In the other three rooms, the other three homeroom teachers will also be there to explain things to the students in the other three classes.
Since Tomoya Majima said there are twelve groups, and other classes are doing the same thing, it means that each group does not exist independently.
Instead, they need to integrate with groups from the other three classes to form a new group.
The students in each group come from four different classes.
There are a total of 12 groups.
"This is the list of members in your group."
Tomoya Majima took out four cards and handed them to the four people, adding at the end, "Also, you are not allowed to take them out of the room."
It's not allowed to be taken out of the room, but if they see it, they can write it down.
However, aside from a few exceptional social skills, some students may not even be able to remember all the names of the students in their own class, let alone those in other classes.
So it's probably hard to remember.
Only.
"OK."
At that moment, Hachiman stood up, picked up the pink camera on the table, and took a picture of the card.
"I understand, Majima-sensei," he said.
"..."
"..."
Tomoya Majima tilted his head slightly, then looked at him, but had nothing to say.
Because the rules do not prohibit the use of cameras.
After taking the photo, Hachiman looked at the information on the card.
There are four classes with a total of 160 students.
They are divided into twelve groups according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and named after the twelve zodiac animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
Each of these twelve groups contains students from four different classes.
Hachiman and his group are the Rabbit Group.
The members of the Rabbit Group are as follows.
Class A: Shigeru Takemoto, Koji Machida, Takuro Morishige
Class B: Honami Ichinose, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Ryota Beppu
Class C: Hachiman Hikigaya, Kei Karuizawa, Sotomura, Teruhiko Yukimura.
Class D: Mio Ibuki, Shiho Manabe, Nanami Yabu, Saki Yamashita.
There are a total of fourteen students.