Nagumo vs. Horikita Manabu! (Bonus Chapter!)

Because time was so tight, even though Hirata- kun wanted to give the girls some advice, he didn't have the chance.

And so, I was passively brought to the stadium.

Unlike Advanced Nurturing High School, the Forest School here seems to be underfunded, and all the equipment and even the buildings look a bit old.

Even the stadium has a sense of vicissitude.

"It seems the older students have already arrived."

Just as they were about to enter the stadium, Hachiman suddenly said.

Why do you say that?

Sudō stood right next to him.

"Because of the atmosphere," Hachiman said. "You see that direction? Katsuragi's bald head is easy to spot. The boys from Class C are over there. Although they are usually very well-mannered and need to be themselves, the fact that they are all silent now is very likely because they are all upperclassmen."

"So you mean you're a bit of a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong?" Sudō asked, having already stepped into the stadium with one foot in, before letting out a gasp.

Because I was very surprised.

The announcement over the loudspeaker only asked the students to assemble in the gymnasium by class. However, Class B was in a mess. Although they were still walking towards the gymnasium under Hirata's leadership, they were mostly huddled together, looking quite relaxed.

This contrasts sharply with the behavior of older students.

Even though they were in a completely new place, the older students actually lined up neatly and orderly, even though there wasn't a single teacher present!

This level of competence is astonishing.

The school asked them to come to the gymnasium so that they could form teams within an hour.

First, students in the same grade discuss and assign teams, and then they form teams with students from higher grades.

The same applies to the basic rules.

Although the first-year students were momentarily stunned by the high level of discipline displayed by the upperclassmen, they quickly realized what they needed to do.

Just like failing to select a leader, failing to form a team within the stipulated time will also result in forced expulsion.

The best first-year students are in Class A, First Year.

It should be said that it was originally Class A and is now Class C.

Since the boys and girls are separated, Katsuragi naturally gives the instructions for Class C.

They formed a team of 14 and then recruited from classes B, C, and D, expressing their willingness to recruit any student from other classes.

This action left people somewhat stunned.

Because the teams formed by the first-year students consist of 10-15 people, and Katsuragi's arrangement means that other classes can only have one more.

However, this would result in very little doubling of the reward, because the more participants of the same grade participate, the greater the doubling. In Katsuragi's case, it would be at most double.

In other words, the score won't change much.

"Not only that," Katsuragi said, "The remaining six Student Council in my class will follow your instructions and you can assign them to any squad you like. But they will be bound to six people."

"..."

Katsuragi's move is somewhat tempting, as Katsuragi is undoubtedly aimed at maintaining stability.

He deliberately divided the 20 boys in Class A into two groups of 14 and 6. He was in the group of 14, which consisted of excellent students, so it didn't matter if a lousy student from another class came over.

The remaining 6 people were assigned to groups, but since they were all students in Class A and excelled in all aspects, randomly placing them in any group would still improve their scores.

This is very beneficial for the Class B and Class D, which have lower-achieving students.

"So that's what you were planning."

The Class D team also arrived, led by Kaneda, who wore glasses, with Albert following behind him.

The speaker was Kaneda from Class D, while Ryuen walked at the very back, seemingly having been assigned the role arbitrarily; the tyrant had lost his ambition.

"Hachiman Hikigaya, what does this mean?" Sudō was standing at the front, but looking at Kaneda's intelligent-looking expression as he adjusted his glasses, he was completely baffled.

"This is Class C's survival strategy," Hachiman said. "The more classes of the same grade participate in this point reward, the more points will be doubled. By dividing the class into two parts, Class C has kept the doubling of points to a minimum. In other words, they are preventing other classes from winning their group and gaining as many class evaluation points as possible. This allows Class C to maintain its current lead."

"So the girls were probably arranged the same way," Hachiman added.

"Hehe."

Although his purpose had been exposed, Katsuragi didn't care at all. "So, you can choose for yourselves. At least the conditions I've given are quite reasonable."

However, Katsuragi, your plan is wrong.

Because your class is excellent, but it's just one class, it's still quite difficult to shake up a large group.

Hachiman thought to himself.

At the same time, it seems that Sakayanagi didn't tell Katsuragi that this exam was a trial for third-year students, not first-year students.

Sakayanagi clearly had no interest in this exam.

"Okay, Class D agrees," Kaneda said, adjusting his glasses. "Class D will contact Class C."

"Is that so? So Ryuen means the same thing?" Because he had been betrayed by Ryuen on the Uninhabited Island, Katsuragi immediately looked at Ryuen Kakeru, who was standing at the end of the boys in Class D.

"Don't ask me such trivial matters. I'm no longer involved in ruling," Ryuen said. "So if you want to spend time being wary of me, then go ahead, or you can pull me into your group of 14, which is fine too. And I can become the leader of your group."

"..." Katsuragi didn't answer him immediately, but he realized that something was really wrong with Ryuen Kakeru.

What on earth happened to turn this arrogant guy into this?

Previously at the Sports Festival, Ryuen led his class to directly contradict their class and even tried to leave the gymnasium.

They were extremely uncooperative.

And now.

Not only did they directly respond to his words, but they were even willing to take on the responsibility of a person with a risk factor.

Katsuragi frowned slightly.

"That's exactly what I meant," Kaneda said, adjusting his glasses. "Your Class C doesn't want to prevent other classes from getting a significant lead in this exam, right?"

"But actually, you guys aren't sure either, are you?"

"After all, the schedule for classes in the forest includes meditation, cleaning, and project work, which doesn't seem like a normal class. So the students in your class may not be able to make the most of their strengths."

"Therefore, the final evaluation criteria cannot be determined," Kaneda said. "Then it is necessary to prepare in advance the personnel who will be sacrificed to bear the greatest responsibility."

"First of all, because we have to form teams, we will also have a last-place student in our first year."

"And this last place not only results in a deduction of points, but could even lead to expulsion from school."

"Are you willing to take this risk?"

"So this time, Class D took over." Kaneda pushed up his glasses.

"4 million per class," Kaneda said. "Each person spends 100,000 points, and then they can get security."

"And the Student Council in my class will take over the responsibilities of being the leaders of Group 6 for boys and Group 6 for girls. We will accept the last place and the dropouts will also be chosen by us."

Moment.

The first-grade students quieted down.

Chapter 004 Nagumo VS Manabu Horikita! (Additional updates!)

The first-year students fell silent instantly, then looked at Kaneda with astonished expressions.

Um.

It was only then that Kaneda realized that he was actually being watched by so many people.

He actually admitted that Shiina's plan was reasonable.

Almost every class wants to avoid having the last student in their class, and then having one of their students happen to become the person in charge and be expelled.

They will also have 300 points deducted.

This punishment is too harsh; it's something neither ABC (American-born Chinese) nor anyone else would want to see.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the students in classes A, B, and C will agree.

But for Class D, the cost is... the real loss of a classmate.

As for the class evaluation score... it's already 0 points.

It doesn't matter anymore.

"We've put forward a plan," Kaneda said. "So we'll bear the risk, and the points deductions can be arranged for people in our class."

The top three are rewarded, while the bottom three are punished.

Therefore, it's not enough to just focus on the last group; the point deductions for the second-to-last and third-to-last groups also need to be taken into account.

The scores for classes A, B, and C are very close now, so there's no need to differentiate them in this kind of exam.

Katsuragi also began to think.

If each person only pays 100,000 points, then the situation of having the last-place student in Class C, or even a student with a large deduction of points or who drops out of the class can be avoided.

He can accept this result.

Furthermore, if the people in charge are all from Class D, then Classes Class A and Class B will not be able to get many points.

Therefore, it also limited the possibility of Class A and Class B continuing to pull ahead in scores.

To be honest.

Katsuragi had already experienced saving points only to have them all deducted several times. He found it incredibly disgusting. Therefore, Katsuragi didn't want to try to aggressively gain points anymore; he preferred to maintain his current score.

"Our students in Class C— "

Katsuragi looked at the boy behind him.

"I support you!" his Yahiko Totsuka, immediately said.

"I support it too."

And these are members of the Sakayanagi Faction.

Since the boys and girls are separated, it's almost impossible for Sakayanagi to direct the boys, so for now, Katsuragi has to lead everyone.

If, unfortunately, the punishment of being expelled for being last in the class falls on their side, then everyone will eventually follow Sakayanagi- sama to regain their position in Class A, and even graduate from Class A, but they themselves will unfortunately fall short in the early stages.

This is such a bad deal!

Therefore, he found Kaneda's proposal from Class D, which was similar to paying protection money, acceptable.

"And what about Class B?"

Kaneda was in a good mood because Class C didn't try to negotiate.

If one class receives 4 million, and all three classes receive it, then that's 12 million.

Not only does it involve paying 3 million to the student who was unfortunately chosen to drop out, but of the remaining 9 million, 1 million is returned to Hachiman Hikigaya, and of the 8 million, 1 million is distributed to the whole class, and 1.1 million is given to the person chosen to be in charge this time.

There would be 5.9 million left. He and Shiina 3 million, and the remaining 2.9 million was used to pay off Ryuen's debts.

That was a really good exam.

"We, the students in Class A, agree. But we need a written agreement. We don't want to be stabbed in the back."

Kanzaki didn't hesitate.

Although it felt like skipping an exam, their class also had its drawbacks.

That's a repeat of the previous Uninhabited Island Exam.

Having confirmed that Chihiro Shiranam's identity as the team leader has been leaked, and not wanting Chihiro Shiranam to get sick, it's even less likely that they would accept their classmate facing the risk of being expelled from school.

Then it was Class B's turn.

"We agree."

Hirata was the first to speak.

He was the last person who wanted his classmates to drop out, so if each of them could pay 100,000 points to skip it, that would be an acceptable solution.

"Wow... 100,000 points!"

"I didn't have much left last month, and I only received my living expenses this month... If they deduct 100,000, I won't be able to eat."