Chapter 286

Hachiman felt no pressure about this exam.

"Teacher."

Now, Horikita frowned slightly and spoke again, "If it wasn't the school that set the exam, then who could it be?"

The exam questions are usually set by schools.

These midterm and final exams, while potentially leading to their expulsion from school.

However, the exam questions should be set by the school.

Or did they use exam papers from other schools?

But it shouldn't be like that either.

Because this school is so unique, more of the time is spent scheming and backstabbing among students.

In terms of learning progress, it differs significantly from other schools. Therefore, Horikita felt that there might be some problem.

"You yourselves are the ones who set the questions."

But Sae Chabashira gave an answer that shocked everyone.

"The final exam will be conducted by four classes, and you can use your own exam paper to challenge one of the other three classes, and the other class has no right to refuse."

However, challenges need to be reported in advance. If a class is nominated multiple times, the class that nominated the class will draw lots to determine the winner.

Of course, if two of the four classes are nominated by different classes at the beginning, then it is considered reasonable not to wait for a response from the nominated class.

"And at the end of the exam, both classes will have their total scores across all subjects compared to the total scores across all subjects of other classes," Chabashira continued.

"The winning class will gain 200 points in class evaluation score, while the losing class will lose 200 points in class evaluation score."

"As for who will set the exam questions and which class to challenge, that's up to you," Chabashira said. "But I suggest you make a decision as soon as possible, because the deadline for submissions is today."

"Does the winning class gain 200 points, and the losing class lose 200 points?"

Horikita, however, fell into a strange silence.

Because the scores for the two consecutive exams were very high, people felt that 200 points were not important.

But.

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

Class A, First Year 1491 points

First Year Class B, 1171 points

First Year Class C 908 points

First-year Class D, 0 points.

"——"

Two hundred points.

If we lose this time, and lose to the opposing class, our class will lose 200 points while the opposing class will gain 200 points, resulting in a 400-point gap.

That's a bit too intense.

For Class A right now, if they lose, then... the class will immediately drop in rankings.

In other words, they didn't take any precautions against the mistake, and the school really couldn't tolerate Class D climbing up to Class A.

It's safe to say that losing to any class in BCD would result in being relegated to the next tier.

The school's bias is quite obvious.

"If we were to set the questions ourselves,"

Horikita said, "The learning pace of each class seems to be different, right? What if someone deliberately sets questions that are beyond the scope of the curriculum? How do we handle that?"

Since it involves setting questions, it seems to be related to mathematics, such as deliberately setting a whole set of advanced mathematics questions.

Without a doubt, whoever is challenged will call GG amidst laughter and cheers.

The number of students expelled will be unprecedented.

"This point is also clearly stipulated."

Sae Chabashira glanced at Horikita and explained, "The exam questions will be set in January, and the final submission deadline is one week before the exam. The school will use this time to review the papers submitted by each class, and those that are not up to standard will be returned for revision."

"If the exam paper is not completed by the deadline, the association will have a backup paper as a remedy. But I must remind you that the exam paper set by the school will be very easy."

"And one thing I need to remind you of is that around this time in the past, several small groups would start to drop out."

The lower difficulty level means that the opponent's total score will be significantly higher.

Furthermore, it is rare for students to be expelled.

However, this exam is not just about getting a higher total score than the other person.

Most importantly, as mentioned at the beginning, there are two passing grades.

If the final total score is lower than that of other classes, 200 points will be deducted.

But don't forget, this is a paired exam, and if the paired couple scores below 700 in all eight subjects...

They will also be expelled from school!

In other words, it's not just the pressure of grades, but also the threat of dropping out.

Did the seniors also drop out of school in this way?

"Couldn't it be a little simpler?"

Suzune Horikita had originally intended to take over the exam, covered her forehead in distress, lamenting that it was another brain-teasing test.

And--

"The internal conflicts in Class A are also quite serious."

Suzune Horikita's gaze swept over the others.

Those with better grades don't want to be dragged down by those with worse grades, while those with worse grades...

They wouldn't want to be abandoned.

Although Suzune Horikita no longer cares about whether anyone will be expelled or whether it will cause Class A to lose points.

After all, she had achieved her goal and no longer cared so much about the score.

But since she was in Class A, she still wanted to try her best.

Not for anything else, but simply to prove myself.

"Hachiman."

Suzune Horikita turned her head and said coolly, "What do you think?"

"It has nothing to do with me. I have already achieved my goal."

Hachiman shrugged and said, "Besides, you don't need to go to such lengths. It's only the fourth month since you enrolled, and there are probably dozens more exams like this. Instead of thinking about helping others pass, you should talk to Ichinose about it."

Although Ichinose's class has a strong Academic Ability.

However, there is a way to avoid any problems during this exam.

If we can see that they might be leaking exam questions to each other, then we could work together with rival classes to overcome difficulties by creating questions for each other, exchanging answers, and then passing the exam together.

So although the question wasn't explicitly stated, it was probably about [the cooperation of interests within a group].

Only.

This condition is based on the premise that the rival class will not betray them. Classes like Ryuen or Class C are absolutely untrustworthy because they might give fake exam papers, leading to a large number of students dropping out of Hachiman's class. This outcome is more tempting than any other benefit, so they would definitely betray him.

So, is there anyone we can still trust?

Some.

Honami Ichinose is fine; her character, along with that of her classmates, is the epitome of the school's oddities—they're practically saints.

Such people are very trustworthy.

Therefore, all we need to do for this exam is to unite with them. And since they are united, they wouldn't want their students to be expelled, so just give them the option that "no one will be expelled," and they will even offer it voluntarily without any consequences.

Ichinose are very cheap saints.

They are also the most suitable targets to lose to in the two-class match, thus selling 200 points.

Yes.

Hachiman's idea was that Class A had lost this exam.

Since losing will result in a deduction of points, it might as well continue to acquire points from the Class Ichinose, with whom we frequently trade.

So.

It is most beneficial to be with Class Ichinose.

This is also the mild answer to this exam.

Given the sheer number of academically challenged students in Class A, if we don't ask for outside help, there's a high chance that someone will drop out this time.

At the same time, Hirata will probably have a mental breakdown for a while.

In other words...

Class A has virtually no chance of winning this exam.

The key point to consider this time is... which class to deliver the gift to.

Give points to the other party and get a small commission.

Then.

It can ensure that the students in your class are not expelled.

Certainly.

This is also very difficult.

Because.

It's not that you can just choose which class to name for a match; instead, after a class is named, the class that is named will draw lots to determine the winner.

Therefore, it is impossible.

Will this result occur?

It is very likely to happen.

Because they are now in Class A, taking the place of the original Class A.

At the same time, his Academic Ability is also the worst.

Therefore, the Ryuen's class, which also has poor Academic Ability, is likely to specifically target them, because both sides are full of underachievers and need to leak exam questions to each other.

From a self-interest perspective, the former Class A, now Class C, will definitely nominate them.

Because if they beat them, Class C would have a chance to return to Class A.

And this would be the first time since enrolling that we could win a battle again, which would boost our low morale.

This is the first time that Sakayanagi Arisu been in charge of Class A.

So while Class A is still discussing it, Sakayanagi might have already submitted a challenge to Class A as soon as he learned the rules.

And in Class A now.

"How about we issue a challenge to Class D?"

Hachiman was pondering, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted.

Because a boy stood up with a confident expression on his face.

However, Horikita's eyes were full of calm.

Because although Class A is now full of underachievers, the Ryuen's class, which has fallen to Class D, is also full of underachievers.

So, if two academically weak students are paired up, and both students have academically weak students on both sides, then the only way to get through the semester safely is to leak exam questions to each other.

However.

This is actually a very foolish thing to do.

Because Ryuen, that man, isn't the type to obediently cooperate.