Chapter 390

And there wasn't a single vote of Appreciation Vote!

I knew it!

"Ahhhhh..."

So, he came here specifically to take the exam today just to be expelled?

Is there really no miracle going to happen?

If he had known this would be the result, he wouldn't have gone out. In that case, because of his voluntary withdrawal, this class would have to drag someone else out of school!

At that moment, Chabashira had already walked towards him.

Yamauchi stood up in surprise, but he was still in a state of confusion.

"As expected, as expected... I don't want to accept this result!"

"I don't want to drop out of school!"

"It would be incredibly embarrassing to go back!"

Um.

Even at this point, all he's thinking about is whether dropping out of school and going back home will be shameful.

If you pay attention to this, what do you do in your spare time?

"Yamauchi, let's go."

At this moment, Hirata had already left his seat and walked towards him.

As he said before voting, he came to bear the guilt of dropping out of Yamauchi.

"Before you drop out, I think you should spend all the points you have. If you are expelled, you need to complete the procedures within 2 hours."

"The cell phones will be handed over to the Student Council, and they will be confiscated no matter how many points they have."

"However, items you already own or have purchased can be taken away," Hirata said. "I found out about these things."

Oh.

So, Hirata, why did you bother learning about these things?

"What are you pretending for... Why didn't you save me!" Yamauchi was very resistant.

"I considered saving you, but after weighing the options, it's better for you to drop out of school Yamauchi. I wanted to save you, but I also wanted to protect the other students, so I had to remove you from the program. Yamauchi." Hirata's voice was gentle. "And I've told you about my past. I've always felt guilty because I couldn't save my friend. Actually, after my friend's suicide attempt, I lost my temper and beat up the students who bullied him, and then..."

"The entire class was too afraid to continue the lesson because of me."

"And so I was forced to take a leave of absence from school for a while," Hirata, recounting his past.

However, the calmer the words were, the more subtle they seemed.

"Uh..." Yamauchi suddenly chickened out.

Because Hirata suddenly revealed something incredibly terrifying.

"I... I understand. I'll go pack my things—"

Yamauchi quickly replied.

It's the beginning of the month, so he still has about 70,000 to 80,000 points on hand.

If you buy some new things, like a computer, and take it out, you can still make some money by selling it.

So, Yamauchi immediately ran out.

"Teacher, may I leave first?" Hirata asked.

Even so, Hirata was still a good person. Time was tight, so he let Yamauchi pack his things while he went to the Shopping Street to buy things for Yamauchi.

"Okay." Chabashira nodded. "Once the exam results are announced, you'll have free time."

In this way.

The Special Exam for First Year Class C 1 in December have concluded.

It looks like everything is going smoothly.

However, things went smoothly for Class C, but not so smoothly for Class B.

"Sakayanagi!"

The exam results were also announced here in Class B.

However, the announcements started from the last place.

"Last place, Yahiko Totsuka, -36 votes from Appreciation Vote minus criticism votes."

Then, before Majima-sensei had fully announced it, Katsuragi dropped the bombshell.

That's for sure.

Because he was prepared to be scammed by Sakayanagi, he spared no expense to buy tickets to Ryuen.

Result.

He bought all the votes for himself, but Sakayanagi... that guy... attacked Yahiko!

Katsuragi directly pressed Sakayanagi, "Why, why is your target Yahiko!"

Targeting Yahiko?

Yahiko????

"Day!"

Yahiko Totsuka finally realized what was happening and immediately understood the reason for Katsuragi's anger.

He thought he had misheard, but it turns out he hadn't.

The last student will be expelled.

The person who dropped out of school was Yahiko, Yahiko Totsuka!

"Why, why me?"

Totsuka quickly stood up as well, "Why do you want me to drop out of school? Sakayanagi, Hashimoto, didn't you say you were going to vote against Katsuragi?"

Katsuragi was just as excited as him, "Didn't they say they could just let me drop out of school?"

From Katsuragi's quick explanation, it's clear that he genuinely wanted to protect his henchman.

He initially targeted Sakayanagi, and then spent a lot of money to buy Appreciation Vote from Ryuen of Class D, but what was the result?

The results showed that Yahiko Totsuka, the last place in First Year Class B, received -36 votes.

Not only were the tickets they bought meaningless, but even the people around them were voted to be expelled from school!

Moreover, he received -36 votes. He didn't vote for Yahiko because he couldn't vote for Yahiko, and he even gave Yahiko an Appreciation Vote. This means that at least 37 people voted against Yahiko, which means that almost all the members of his faction had defected.

Perhaps only Yahiko remains as his supporter.

"Katsuragi, please calm down. You are a student in Class B now, so please show the demeanor befitting Class B student." Majima-sensei was still holding the exam results in his hand, so he reminded Katsuragi, who was in a state of emotional collapse, "Such shouting is not in line with the demeanor of our class."

"..." Katsuragi was silent for a moment.

The teacher continued, "So, to repeat, the last place in this withdrawal exam, Yahiko Totsuka, has a final result of -36 votes (appreciation votes minus criticism votes)!"

"Totsuka, you have two hours to deal with your personal belongings. You need to go to the school gate in two hours."

"There will be Student Council members there; you'll need to hand over your phone to them," Majima-sensei announced.

But.

????

Ah.

It's true that he's going to drop out of school.

"Katsuragi, Katsuragi— " Totsuka had just been told he was going to be expelled, couldn't understand it at all.

Why was it him, not Katsuragi, who dropped out of school?

"The second-place finisher in the criticism vote is Tingtian, with -30 votes. Please take this as a lesson. Strengthen your interaction with classmates and contribute to the class," the teacher continued.

Then came the third place in the criticism vote.

But now, I doubt anyone is interested in paying attention to that anymore.

Therefore...

Why?

A young girl spoke up, as if to change this incomprehensible situation.

"The result was as expected, which is great."

This simple statement reveals that this was not a result of a mistake, but a premeditated conspiracy.

"So why is Sakayanagi doing this?!" Katsuragi was angry at Sakayanagi from the start.

"Katsuragi, are you dropping out? You weren't the target from the start," Sakayanagi said with a smile.

"Don't joke around. You did say you would get rid of me!"

Katsuragi didn't believe Sakayanagi's casual explanation.

"It's true, there was such a thing. I did say I wanted to get rid of you... but that was a lie."

Sakayanagi smiled gently, seemingly unconcerned.

"Why... why!" Although he was saying that, Katsuragi had already vaguely guessed what was going on.

But Sakayanagi revealed the truth. "The answer is simple. Did you notice the essence of this exam?"

"Students in the dropout class will not suffer any loss in class evaluation scores. In other words, this is the school's intention, to eliminate useless people."

"Keeping Totsuka wouldn't benefit Class B at all. So it's obvious that he should be removed. The reason it's not you, Katsuragi, is that you're quick-witted and athletic. Besides, you're a calm and collected person. With these qualities, you can still be of some use. In this exam where it's appropriate to get rid of the unnecessary people, there's no fool who would eliminate the excellent ones."

Sakayanagi explained her intentions, revealing that she had completely seen through the essence of the exam.

Of course, Sakayanagi's intentions went beyond that.

"And Katsuragi, if you thought you'd be expelled, do you remember who you Appreciation Vote for?"

"..." Caught off guard by this question, Katsuragi answered honestly, "Ryuen Kakeru from Class D."

Each person has one Appreciation Vote for someone from another class.

This is mandatory, but you can decide who to submit your application to.

Katsuragi chose Ryuen from Class D.

Why vote for him?

"...Aside from Hachiman Hikigaya, Ryuen is probably the biggest threat to Class B," Kohei Katsuragi said. "So if I am really expelled, I hope he will become more conspicuous and serve as a warning to you all."

"Right?" Sakayanagi smiled gently and looked at everyone. "Katsuragi is not a useless person. Even though he felt he was going to be expelled, he still cared about Class B."

"But, Totsuka, what about you?" Sakayanagi asked Yahiko with a pure smile, who was caught in a complicated situation.

"I voted for Ichinose." All he could think about now was being told that the exam was fake.

"Ichinose... well, she definitely has a likable quality. Despite her dark past, she's still very likable. I admire her too. But in a class competition, I wouldn't choose her. And in comparison, Totsuka, you're just using your personal vote, you can't compare to Katsuragi at all."

Sakayanagi said, "So Yahiko Totsuka, it's a foregone conclusion that you'll be expelled from school."

"No--"

However, Totsuka could not accept this ending.

"Sakayanagi!" Totsuka practically jumped up. "You've gone too far!"

Totsuka.

The homeroom teacher, Majima and grasped Yahiko Totsuka's hand. "Come with me. The current outcome cannot be overturned."

"..."

Totsuka glared angrily at everyone in the class.

But no one was watching him.

This is a state where everyone is in danger and everyone is trying to protect themselves.

Katsuragi closed his eyes in anguish, for he was unable to save Yahiko.