Unfair Treatment! 6k Minimum (Continued)

This is Kei Karuizawa.

The hottest girl in the class.

She always eagerly asks questions during exams.

And this time is no different.

The sunny side she presents now is not her true self. In reality, she is weak, easily bullied, and prone to tears. She needs to rely on others to survive. Her current "hot girl" hairstyle is just a protective facade.

She found support in her Hachiman, Hikigaya.

In the past, Hachiman Hikigaya made a deal with her in order to get promoted to Class A: she would help him, and in return, he would protect her.

However, everything ended after he was promoted to Class A.

The target has now disappeared, but the deal between the two seems to be continuing.

They also agreed to exchange birthday gifts this year.

Last year, in order to consolidate her position in the class, Hachiman even gave her a menial position as a Student Council Disciplinary Committee Member.

Although the leadership team changed this year, she retained her position.

As a result, she gained support from all sides, but Karuizawa still usually appeared assertive and proactive.

So the current Karuizawa is an act, but even Kushida didn't see through it.

"Taking a joint exam with first-year students—" At that moment, another blonde girl stood up as well.

This is Kikyo Kushida.

Karuizawa's performance was similar to usual, but Kushida didn't stand out much during the exam.

Or rather, she often maintains a neutral attitude.

Therefore, it seems strange that she is taking the initiative now.

Hachiman, however, immediately understood when he looked at the iPad she had placed on the table.

Kushida probably downloaded the OAA system and quickly looked up information on first-year students.

Result.

She already knew that there was a student from the same junior high school as her among the first-year students.

Sae Chabashira placed her hand on the podium and gently parted her lips, which were painted with professional lipstick.

Although Hachiman didn't actively pay attention to the exam questions, it's reassuring that other Student Council are now paying attention to the exams.

This shows that even though Hachiman Hikigaya left, he still left an impact on the class.

However, there are still some people in the class who are unwilling to give up.

So Chabashira continued to announce the exam rules.

"You can treat this as Special Exam for this month."

"Just like what you've experienced in the past."

"First, go and check your scores in OAA. This exam is a written test. The content will be based on the teaching content for the next month."

"Don't underestimate this one-month teaching content. I can tell you that 20% of the questions in this exam are beyond the syllabus."

"The exam requires second-year students to be paired up with first-year students to take the written test."

"There will be 5 exams on the day of the exam. Each subject is multiple choice, with a maximum score of 100 points, for a total of 500 points."

Chabashira paused for a moment, waiting for the students to catch up before continuing.

"This time, the school has prepared both class-based and individual-based competitions."

To make the explanation easier to understand, she turned on the blackboard screen.

"The judging criteria is to compare the average scores of the whole class and the scores of all the partners."

First, there's the competition between classes. The competition is based on grade level.

The average scores for each grade are arranged from highest to lowest.

The first to fourth place winners will receive 200, 100, 50, and 0 points respectively in the class evaluation.

"As for the individual's victory or defeat, the two students who are partners are calculated based on their total score."

The rewards for individual wins and losses were also displayed on the blackboard screen.

The top 5 teams will each receive a special reward – 100,000 Private Points.

The top 30% of combinations will each receive 10,000 Private Points.

However, if the total score is less than or equal to 500 points, first-year students will not have Class Points deducted, but they will not receive Private Points for 3 months.

"If the combined score of the two students is less than or equal to 500, the second-year student will be expelled."

Chabashira fell silent after saying that.

But she knew that the class would soon erupt into chaos.

Because they did indeed start arguing.

"How... how could this be—"

"Again, it's time to drop out of school!"

"Can we change it instead of doing it this way—"

"Chabashira-sensei!" At that moment, a student stood up.

This is the kind of person who would definitely stand up if there were any consequences, such as having to take an exam to drop out of school.

Hirata Yosuke, a sunny young man with light green hair.

Normally, it shines on people like the sun.

Actively and voluntarily resolve disputes among classmates.

However, during the last Class Vote on the withdrawal exam, Hirata revealed that she had reverted to her usual helpful and Hirata.

But.

There are still a few students in the class who are terrified, and a few who are hostile towards Hirata.

"It's not just about pairing up with first-year students; if the combined score of the two of them is less than 501 points, they will be punished. If the first-year students don't get any points for three months, we will be expelled."

"Don't you think this requirement is too demanding?" Hirata stood up and said.

"This was confirmed by the examiner," Chabashira said. "Furthermore, the advanced content in this exam is only for second-year students, not first-year students. So, as long as you can coordinate well with the first-year students, you should be able to pass this exam safely."

"But that's no reason for us to drop out after only two years!" At that moment, a boy stood up. "That's not fair, I don't want to drop out!"

It's no wonder they're now in Class B, formerly Class D. When the exam rules came out, they only thought about whether they would drop out, instead of caring about the interests of the class.

"Quiet down!"

Chabashira tapped the table. "This time, the assessment will cover both Academic Ability and communication skills."

"The pairings here are free, which means that if someone like you, with such poor grades, can team up with a high- Academic Ability first-year student, then your chances of dropping out will be protected."

In other words, even a poor student can get some help if they encounter a high-achieving first-year student.

This is actually good news for Second Year Class B.

"How are we supposed to find out about the teachers who are freely paired with first-year students?"

At this moment Hirata asked again.

"This is the significance of the OAA System. It not only shows your grades, but also the grades of first-year students. Their grades are evaluated based on their grades from the previous year of junior high school."

"It has their grades, photos, and names on it, so it will be easy for you to communicate with them."

"You can choose to apply to form a team with first-year students. There is one application period per day for a period of one week."

"If the other party responds within 24 hours of you submitting your application, then the team formation is successful, and the team formation cannot be changed afterward."

"So please take this seriously," Chabashira said.

I see, so that's how the system is used.

Most students felt relieved.

Only.

The more Suzune Horikita listened to Chabashira-sensei's explanation, the more her brows furrowed.

"Chabashira-sensei!"

So at that moment, she stood up as well.

"I have two questions to ask," Horikita said.

"Oh?"

"Ask away," Chabashira said.

When Chabashira looked at Horikita, there was a slightly complicated feeling, because Horikita somewhat resembled her past self, and Hachiman Hikigaya was about to leave this class, something Horikita couldn't take with her.

So perhaps Horikita will be the backbone of this class in the future.

So what is Horikita focusing on now?

Suzune Horikita did indeed grasp some key points.

"Since it's a team composed of students from two different grades, the number of second-year students is not equal to the number of first-year students, right?" Suzune Horikita said.

"The school rules have taken this into account," Chabashira said. "There are 160 first-year students and only 157 second-year students, so there will be 3 more first-year students. The three students who are not paired up within the allotted time will take the exam as individuals."

Their scores multiplied by 2 are counted as one set of scores.

Horikita nodded.

But very quickly.

"Since this exam is a joint exam with the first-year students, are the same exam rules being announced to the first-year students as well?" Horikita asked.

"Yes," Chabashira without hiding anything.

"So, were you also informed about the first-year exam rules that the rewards would be class evaluation scores and Private Points?" Horikita asked.

"Yes."

"So that means," Suzune Horikita said, "That first-year students already know the school's rules? Isn't that unfair to us second-year students?"

"..." More than 30 people.

Following the price, a large number of students looked towards Suzune Horikita.

He seemed puzzled.

"What Horikita Girl means is that if first-year students know the truth about the school in advance and also know the importance of Private Points, then they might raise prices and sell spots for Academic Ability gifted students to upperclassmen."

"Because the risks and difficulties faced by first-year and second-year students in this exam are different."

"It looks like the second-year students are in danger no matter how you look at it."

"But if first-year students don't know the truth about this school, they might still be fooled into taking the bait. Even those with poor Academic Ability might team up with you academic underachievers for free."

"But once they know the truth about the school, the choice will be theirs."

"Because they found that even if they did poorly on the exam, they would only not receive their living expenses, but they would have to drop out of school in the second year."

"So."

Kōenji held up a small mirror and looked at his face.

I feel absolutely gorgeous today.

"If a mediocre student wants to team up with a top student in the first year, they'll have to pay the other person at least 100,000 or even 200,000 Private Points as a price."

After saying that, Kōenji added, "Seriously, don't you guys ever use your own brains?"

Don't you use your own brain?

However, once you start thinking, you end up with the same conclusion as at Kōenji.

That's what I mean.

"How... how could this be—"