If You Want to Protect Yamauchi That Much, Hirata, Could You Please Be Expelled? 10k (cont.)

Just like the Forestry Exam two months ago, the leaders of the three groups that came in last place will be expelled from school.

Then, the senior student from Third-year Class B dropped out of school, Shiho Manabe from First-year Class D also dropped out.

However, Asahina-senpai in Second-year Class A, was the only one who was not expelled.

The reason was that her class collected 20 million points, which saved her.

They also retained their original student status in Second-year Class A.

It looks pretty good.

"This is the general rule: 20 million points can be used to enter the desired class and can also exempt you from expulsion."

"So this exam will also follow this general rule," Chabashira added. "Therefore, if you don't want to lose your comrades, then you should collect 20 million points."

Twenty million points... huh.

This wasn't the first time everyone had heard Chabashira's suggestion; they first heard it on the bus during the Forestry Exam.

The person who proposed this plan was... Hachiman.

At this point, there was no need for Chabashira-sensei to look over; as a human observer, Hachiman already knew what he had to do.

Some things, once you do them once, you'll become skilled at them the second time.

So he stood up immediately.

"It's that tough exam again," Hachiman said. "But our class isn't without a way to avoid it. Or rather, I mentioned it a long time ago."

"So."

Hachiman looked at Chabashira-sensei, "Can you give me the time now?"

"..." Chabashira.

"Okay." Chabashira nodded and walked down from the podium. When Hachiman stood up, she sat in Hachiman's chair.

"..." Hachiman.

Although he was somewhat speechless at Chabashira's actions, he still went up to him.

Because this kind of exam shouldn't take up so much time in this class.

The longer it drags on, the less respect it shows to the exam.

So, Hachiman walked quickly to the podium.

He placed both hands on the table.

"The rules of the exam are very simple: free voting, no evaluation criteria, and you can even vote according to your own likes and dislikes."

"This is definitely unfair to some students."

"For example, Kōenji, although he has contributed a lot to the class, there are also many people who don't like him. So, voting is based on preferences, so even if he is very capable, he may still receive a lot of critical votes."

"Hmph." Upon realizing that his name had been called out, and that he was even criticized for his poor interpersonal relationships, Kōenji looked over.

However, Kōenji remained silent.

Because he already roughly understood what Hachiman wanted to do.

Indeed.

This exam was a bit strange; it didn't seem like a regular exam. And this class was no pushover; it was the kind of class that could probably dismiss even the Class representative at will.

Therefore, ending it early is the best option.

So he remained quiet and watched Hachiman's performance in silence.

And all he had to do was... cooperate.

The reason he was so confident was partly because he had given points to Hachiman during the previous Sports Festival.

At the same time.

Hachiman helped him with the Forestry Exam, which clearly means there will be a time when he needs to be of use.

At the same time, Kōenji did not think that his being put to use was simply to fill a spot for dropping out of school.

"So what we need to do is make an agreement that voting cannot be arbitrary, but rather that there is a compliant standard."

At that moment, Karuizawa was sitting in the front row, suddenly spoke up.

"For example, based on their contribution to the class," Karuizawa said.

Shinohara, who also belongs to the Karuizawa group, immediately chimed in.

"Karuizawa is right. Our class finally made it to Class A, and although we've now fallen to Class C, we still have a chance to make it to Class A and graduate with Class A."

"Wouldn't it be a stupid move to drop out of school here just because of personal interests, thus losing the core members of the class?"

As always, Shinohara seems to have a strong sense of justice.

That aspect has been taken into consideration.

That's not actually the case.

Because if they were to vote based on their own preferences, they would also become vulnerable.

At least, the Karuizawa girl group was self-aware enough to know that some boys in their class didn't like them, and some girls in the class also thought they were hard to get along with.

If we consider contributions to the class, their sexy little team definitely deserves a place.

During the Sports Festival, I also followed Hachiman's request to input everyone's physical fitness data and put it into an intuitive Excel spreadsheet.

Later, because Horikita injured her leg, Chiaki Matsushita was arranged to take her place.

Ultimately, they earned the class third place in the relay race.

Since Matsushita is also part of their group of sexy girls, this connection makes them safer in terms of contribution.

So this is self-preservation.

This is because if the narrow-minded voting criteria were removed, they wouldn't be expelled.

Only.

"Isn't such a drastic measure a bit too much?" Kanji Ike quickly said at this moment.

Because if we exclude personal preferences and rate students based on their contributions to the class or their abilities, then they would be at the bottom.

So either it Yamauchi or he dropped out of school.

Don't do that.

Therefore, Ike also chose to protect himself.

"I think a one-size-fits-all approach is good," Yamauchi chimed in. "For example, I've also made contributions. During the Sports Festival, I helped my class get points; I wasn't in the bottom ten."

But your Academic Ability is the worst. And how many people dislike you, Yamauchi?

So no matter what standard you use to judge it, you are the one in the most danger.

Did you feel nothing at all and even feel good about yourself?

Chi deeply regrets how foolish it was to have considered Yamauchi a friend in the past.

Yamauchi is now so caught up in a crisis that he is completely unaware of it.

Hachiman got the right to speak and continued.

"If our class wants to graduate as Class A, or maintain our current living expenses, then we need the support of a core group of people."

"For example, Horikita, Kushida."

"They are the backbone of the class. I think it would be a foolish thing to drop them out of school."

"..." Kushida.

"..." Horikita.

When Kushida's name was suddenly called, he felt that Hachiman was toxic.

Why call her name in a Matoba where expulsion is imminent? But she wasn't worried about being expelled.

However, regarding Horikita, if we're talking about personal preferences, there are also some students who don't like the aloof Horikita. For example, in the previous rumor incident, if someone hadn't disliked Horikita, the rumor wouldn't have spread in the class, instead of forcing Horikita to skip a day of class.

Suzune Horikita, however, did not show much expression when her name was called.

Given her upright character, she probably felt she had no chance of being expelled.

"And then there's Karuizawa. She's a member of the Student Council, and being in the Student Council means she has the Student Council President's approval. If we expel her, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Student Council? It would also be a sign of blindness," Hachiman continued. "At the same time, everyone has witnessed Kōenji's abilities. We can get so much living allowance because of Kōenji's indispensable contribution, and Hirata has always worked hard for the class."

Oh?

Kushida had just thought that Hachiman was toxic, but now she suddenly realized that wasn't the case.

Hachiman is educating everyone about the "backbone" of the class, which is essentially issuing a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Meanwhile, Hachiman's get-out-of-jail-free card continues.

"Then there's Sudo. No one can deny his hard work and contributions at the Sports Festival. And Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and Onodera, without their high scores, our class wouldn't have even been able to get a seat in Class A." Hachiman read out the names. "And then there's Sato, who resolutely volunteered to come on as a substitute during the Sports Festival..."

"Hachiman!"

Despite his low emotional intelligence, Sudō noticed that the students whose names were called by Hachiman were all popular and talented in various aspects of the class.

So, if he's on his list, does that mean he's safe?

In the recently concluded written exam, Sudō scored around 36 points in all five subjects.

The class average score was 27 points, which was only achieved by having top students control their scores to keep the passing grade at a minimum.

Therefore, if someone were to drop out of school solely based on their Academic Ability, it would be quite risky for them.

Sato, who didn't interact much with the students in his class, also felt relieved.

Hachiman Hikigaya continued reciting.

"Next up is Matsushita, who also performed exceptionally well at the Sports Festival. Although she ran the last leg against the Student Council President, she still managed to earn points for our class—"

"Although his athletic ability isn't great, Yukimura still gave everyone extra lessons, even during the holidays, hoping that no student would fall behind. I think dropping out of school would be a foolish move."

"Of course, what I just mentioned were students who excelled academically, had athletic abilities, or made significant contributions."

"I think some students have changed a lot since they entered school. For example, Sakura, through her hard work, achieved an average score of 50 in this exam, which is amazing..."

Very soon.

The students noticed that Hachiman had already read out more than twenty names.

Almost all the students felt reassured.

Meanwhile, a group of students whose names were not called were somewhat uneasy.

However, one student had been holding back for a long time.

Because Hachiman read out so many students' names, it was possible to more or less confirm the students' hard work and abilities.

But.

Hachiman, what you're doing... means...

We absolutely must confirm that one person has dropped out of school.

And this is something... Hirata is about to stand up.

"Of course, these are the students I don't recommend dropping out of school. This is also where I hope you can all stay calm. If these students choose to drop out after this kind of exam, they'll be incredibly foolish. We've all been promoted to Class A; if our core members are removed, we'll be laughed at." But Hachiman quickly added, "Actually, as Chabashira-sensei said, there's a solution to this exam: gather 20 million points. Once we pay 20 million, we can ensure our class remains intact."

"And this point." Hachiman glanced at Hirata, who seemed to be losing control of himself.

Sakura felt somewhat relieved when her name was called.

Fortunately, the Chabashira-sensei is currently sitting in Hachiman Hikigaya's seat. Otherwise, if she were sitting in Horikita's seat, Sakura would definitely not be able to concentrate on Hachiman right next to her.

Hachiman continued,

"I already said that when I was Forestry Exam."

"I've spent some of my points, so I only have a little over 4 million left. But I love this class very much."

"So if we take the route of saving my classmate with 20 million, I'm willing to donate all 4 million," Hachiman said. "Then everyone just needs to gather another 16 million points, which will be 400,000 each."

"Hachiman!"

Hirata's heart sank when he heard Hachiman's long list of names.

As the class's glue and Hirata immediately noticed that there was a problem with the Hachiman had just read out.