Class A Is on Edge-We're All Going to Drop!

"..." Horikita.

As expected of you, even though the exam rules were just announced, you've already thought of taking shortcuts and made thorough preparations.

The exam questions were released, and it was even speculated that the exam followed a pattern.

If there's a pattern, and your class can produce 3 VIP, then by obtaining information about the VIP in your own class, or information about the VIP in other classes, you can deduce the pattern.

Once the pattern is grasped and the information of all 12 VIP is known, the opportunity to manipulate the other classes is gained.

At that time, it will become possible to achieve any outcome, whether it's outcome 1, outcome 2, outcome 3, or outcome 4.

"Our class can even get promoted to Class A through this opportunity." Kushida finally started thinking. "If our class has 3 VIP and the other classes have 9, and we guess them all correctly, we can get 450 points. At the same time, the other classes will lose 50 x 3 = 150 points because their VIP are guessed."

"Does that mean that Class C will become Class A in this exam?"

"Is the Class Advancement going to be successful...?" Kushida asked.

Is this really possible? Or rather, is it necessary to give Class C an extra 450 points?

Chapter 150 The Nervous Class A: We're All About to Fall!

If this exam follows a pattern as expected.

This allows you to understand the patterns of those VIP. While you can't guess the patterns of your own class, you can obtain information on up to nine VIP from other classes.

According to Kushida's calculations, it is indeed possible to get a high score of 50 x 9 = 450 points.

According to BC's alliance rules, if the scores of the two sides are not significantly different, the alliance can be abandoned.

The class evaluation scores for the four classes are as follows.

Class A, First Year 1258 points

First Year Class B, 1121 points

First Year Class C 1041 points

First-year Class D, 0 points

Among them, Class C, which includes Hachiman, and Class B have only an 80-point difference. Therefore, it doesn't matter if the two classes break their contracts.

So it's not impossible for them to betray Class B this time.

But.

Is this really the best outcome?

For Class C, being promoted directly to Class A means they will quickly fall back down, so no matter how many points they surpass the next class, they will still fall back down.

"Falling down" means that the class evaluation score will be consumed in subsequent exams.

Therefore, Hachiman's only goal is to be promoted to Class A once, and it is really unnecessary to bring the class 450 points in one go.

The class will definitely lose points.

Therefore, the points earned cannot be retained in the long term. However, this might not be the case in other classes.

A brief on-site investigation.

"As long as there's a pattern to the VIP, then we can learn the pattern," Hachiman said. "Then, once we've mastered the pattern, we can sell the VIP slots to other classes."

"Sell it to other classes?"

"Yes," Hachiman said. "Our class currently has 1041 points, only 217 points behind Class A."

"Even if you want to be promoted directly to A, you don't need to waste 9 VIP slots."

"Just guess the three VIP in Class A."

According to the exam rules, the class VIP guessed will have 50 points deducted, while the class whose student guesses correctly in the first round will have 50 points added.

So.

For Class A, the score is 1258 - 50 x 3 = 1108.

In Class C, the score would be 1041 + 50 x 3 = 1191.

Class A has already surpassed them.

Minimal cost.

"Then we can sell the remaining six VIP spots," Hachiman said. "And exchange them for a long-term points program similar to the Uninhabited Island Exam."

"That sounds good," Kushida said immediately.

As someone who had no ambition for Class A, she felt it was valuable to be able to obtain Private Points.

Meanwhile, Suzune Horikita took out her notebook and began calculating Hachiman's plan.

He just mentioned the most economical option.

If Class C correctly guesses the three VIP in Class A who are receiving preferential treatment, they can bring Class A down.

Then there are 3 VIP slots left for Class B and 3 VIP slots left for Class D.

There's no need for my own class to sell.

However, other classes can dispose of it at will.

At the same time.

The Uninhabited Island Exam has already confirmed that Ryuen is extremely obsessed with winning and losing.

So.

For example, Ryuen's class Ryuen's class has always scored 0 points. If they don't get any points this time, they may never be able to compete in class competitions again.

Therefore, Ryuen could purchase the VIP slots for Class B.

Similarly.

As allies.

It is also possible for Class B to take the spots from the Ryuen's class.

Of course, the two classes can also choose not to buy. If they don't buy, they can sell to Class A at a higher price, as long as their scores exceed Class A's by one threshold, then neither class will lose out.

From this perspective.

Once the patterns of those VIP are understood, the rewards for this exam can be directly divided.

But.

"I don't think this is the best solution," Hachiman said. "Although selling VIP spots to other classes could secure long-term contracts."

"However," Hachiman said. "According to the first rule of the exam, if no one answers first, and everyone sends out the name of the group's VIP between 8 PM and 9 PM on the third night, then the entire group will receive a reward of 500,000 points."

"With a group of 12-14 people, if just one group does this, they can obtain more than 6 million Private Points from the school."

"These are points that can be redeemed directly."

"As for agreements, if something unexpected happens in future exams and concessions have to be made, the agreement might be used as a bargaining chip, so only having cash in hand gives people peace of mind."

"So."

"I'm wondering if there's an optimal solution," Hachiman said. "Getting the points is one part, but if we can form result 1 and get the money from the school, that's also a solution."

"It's not good to be too greedy," Horikita said. "Besides..."

"Each group consists of members from four different classes, and the students are further divided into other groups. How can we ensure that others don't answer prematurely?"

"After all," Suzune Horikita said, "Every student has the right to answer according to the rules."

Moreover, there is a high probability that someone will answer first.

Once you have a mobile phone, you can send a message at any time, and that's it.

Therefore, it is very difficult.

Is there really no perfect solution?

Hachiman was deep in thought.

As some have said, being greedy when you can is also a kind of opportunity.

Only.

In any case, it is all based on the premise of knowing the rules VIP.

The first thing to obtain, and the easiest to do, is to find information about the VIP in your own class.

Regarding this point...

"It's very difficult," Suzune Horikita said directly.

Surprisingly, neither Hachiman nor Kushida denied this point.

After all, this is Class C, formerly Class D, so issues like lack of cooperation will inevitably come to mind.

Only.

"It's not that it can't be solved."

"That's what Hachiman said."

"This exam requires looking beyond common sense to the essence. For example, why did the teachers go to the trouble of breaking up each class and explaining things separately? Did they really want to personally test every student?"

"No.

This is like playing a trick, so finding VIP or the most suitable class according to the school's methods is not a smart answer.

"So."

"We can also have students take exams in unconventional ways," Hachiman said.

"What do you mean?" Suzune Horikita began to think.

"Kushida, contact Hirata, and make sure every student gathers at the British-style restaurant at 7:40 tomorrow morning," Hachiman said. "The explanation should cover the rules of this exam, as well as contingency plans."

"We need to confirm the information of the VIP in our class as soon as possible at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and then provide the VIP with preparations such as acting skills," Suzune Horikita said.

Being chosen as VIP could be due to either a predictable pattern or... exposure.

If the students in the class have poor acting skills, then their status as VIP in their class will be exposed.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance.

"Yes and no." But Hachiman shook his head. "Because I'm going to use this bait to lure them into the restaurant."

"Then, we confiscated all their cell phones."

"All... confiscate them?" Kushida, who had accepted Hachiman's request to contact Hirata, quickly turned back to continue paying attention.

Because this is just too depraved.

This directly suppressed the students, preventing them from even considering it, because they themselves didn't know if they were considered VIP.

I was initially worried about whether my classmates were bad at acting or had ulterior motives, but... this guy completely shut everyone's right to know.

"After all, that's the kind of class we are," Hachiman said. "Let's eliminate all the potential dangers before they cause any trouble."

Horikita was convinced.

"But, is this really okay?" Suzune Horikita asked. "Because the exam lasts for three days, simply taking away their phones won't work according to the exam rules; they can't have them confiscated if they don't agree."

"So this is what you need to do, Horikita," Hachiman said. "Then you can reason with them and appeal to their emotions. Although most of them are idiots, they just got 491 points in the Uninhabited Island Exam, so they won't want to lose it all at once."

"However, having their phones confiscated is a problem. The previous Uninhabited Island Exam was forced upon them, but now if they have to be confiscated for another three days, some students might not be able to accept it," Kushida said. "After all, these days, students can't live without their phones."

This is your side Kushida, right?

Hachiman knows that Kushida is a very busy person with a wide social circle, which means that she needs to use her mobile phone to contact others a lot and is quite dependent on it.

Hachiman doesn't have many friends, so he's not really dependent on cell phones.

However, classmates might also boycott it because of this.

I think about it briefly.

"As for the confiscated phones, Horikita, go find Chabashira-sensei," Hachiman said. "Each of us has a phone with GPS tracking; they all seem to be specially made. But the school should have spare phones, so go ask Chabashira-sensei for one."

"Then we'll have all the students in the class use the backup phones."