Hōsen: I Haven't Lost Yet! Ryūen: Idiot!

According to Ichinose, should they cooperate in this exam?

When they first enrolled, Hachiman formed an alliance with Ichinose's class.

However, the alliance ended when the scores of the two classes were close.

But it can still be done now.

And at this time.

"Ah, it's Classmate Sakayanagi." Ichinose came up from the elevator and glanced into a private room as she passed by, noticing Sakayanagi Arisu sitting inside.

"But Classmate Sakayanagi's face is a little red. Like a teapot bubbling." Ichinose thought.

However, neither of them paid much attention, since now was not the time to greet Classmate Sakayanagi.

So the two of them went to a private room a little further ahead.

The two sat down.

"So, Ichinose, what are your thoughts?" Horikita was a little nervous because Hachiman wasn't there.

To be honest, it was the first time she was all alone, so she was a little unaccustomed to it.

But now there's no one in the class who can take on a major role.

Yukimura bluntly stated that his physical fitness was the worst and that he was not qualified to lead.

So all she can do now is... analyze the class's strength, then team up with Class B, and then achieve a barely acceptable result.

"Actually, we hope to team up with Kōenji." Ichinose got straight to the point.

This was the result of her discussion with Kanzaki after learning the exam rules.

Kōenji Sudō are both overpowered by Class C.

Regardless of which one you catch, you should have a good chance of finishing in the top three.

Of course, if we can catch him, we hope we can catch Kōenji.

So Ichinose came to find Horikita immediately during Ichinose lunch break.

"If it's Kōenji, then that's impossible," Horikita said. "On one hand, I can't persuade him, and even provocation doesn't work. And then, he said he's already teamed up with someone else."

Once a team is formed, it cannot be easily disbanded; forming a team is practically a done deal.

Is that so?

However, Ichinose was not entirely disappointed.

She had already anticipated that Kōenji be very popular.

"So... can I ask who asked Kōenji team up with them first?" Ichinose asked.

"It's Hachiman," Horikita said.

"..." Ichinose.

So that's how it is.

Hachiman's class at Ryuen suddenly became so big that they even rented out Kōenji.

It's likely that Hachiman is trying to boost Class D's score this time.

From this perspective, Class B is actually quite safe.

As long as Class A doesn't continue to surpass them, they still have a chance to reach Class A.

"And what about Sudo?"

"And Kiyotaka Ayanokoji," Ichinose said.

"..." Horikita.

It seems that Ichinose has done some research on the students in her class.

However, Sudō and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji performed very well in the previous Sports Festival, so it's normal for Ichinose to know about them.

Horikita then said, "Kiyotaka Ayanokoji has decided to team up with Yukimura -Ike."

"And it has already been assembled."

Ichinose didn't bring her tablet, but she knew Suzune Horikita wouldn't lie.

However, she also knew that Ike and Yukimura's physical fitness was probably very poor.

So, why did Kiyotaka Ayanokoji team up with them?

"Um, can I ask them why they formed a team so early?"

The deadline for forming a team is 8 o'clock on the 6th.

There are still more than 5 days left.

So you can take your time to think about it.

Forming a team now is a bit too hasty.

"Ike was worried he'd be expelled and fall into the bottom five groups, and he didn't have the 6 million points needed to avoid expulsion," Horikita said. "So he begged Kiyotaka Ayanokoji to team up with him."

"..." Ichinose.

Ichinose moment.

Um.

That's definitely how it is in this class.

I think protecting myself is more important than getting points.

"So, is Sudo still available?" Ichinose asked quickly.

"He's still available, Hirata's is available too," Suzune Horikita said.

In other words, despite the current situation of Class C, Horikita still has some trump cards up his sleeve.

"Then," Ichinose said, "Could we have them team up with Kanzaki and Shibata from our class?"

"That should be possible."

"I think Hachiman ... oh no, Hachiman has probably teamed up with Class A as well," Ichinose said. "Because this is an exam for the entire grade, sometimes it even requires the combined efforts of one or two classes."

"Therefore, our two classes can only cooperate fully now."

Horikita had no objection to this.

So Ichinose extended her hand, and Horikita glanced at her, realizing that this meant it was a pleasant collaboration.

"Our goal is second or third place."

"Ichinose said."

She felt that the pressure of being number one was too great.

"My goal is second or third place." Suzune Horikita reached out and shook her hand.

However, Horikita always felt that shaking hands with girls was different from shaking hands with boys; she felt that Horikita's hand was warmer Hachiman.

And at 8 PM.

After all, it's Special Exam that affects the entire grade.

Then I also learned that some item cards have very strong effects, while others have very weak effects.

So most of the students stayed in their dormitories.

Hachiman was also in the dormitory.

It was exactly 8 p. m.

"Drop!"

He was holding a tablet, on which he had received a message from the school.

[You have an item card, please check it.]

When Hachiman opened the window, he found that there was an extra item card on his OAA attribute interface.

Item Card: Invalid Card - The personal points paid as a penalty will become zero. This only applies to the student holding the card.

Invalid Card.

When paying points, individuals only need to pay 0 points to skip one penalty.

If you end up in the last five groups, you can use this Invalid Card to offset the penalty of paying 6 million points.

Thinking this way.

[Should I transfer the item card to Yukino Yukino Class A, First Year?]

Yes!

However, after Hachiman clicked "confirm," a new dialog box popped up.

[Unable to transfer, unknown error.]

[Should I transfer the item card to Asahina Kokoro of Third-year Class A?]

Yes!

However, after Hachiman clicked "confirm," a new dialog box popped up.

[Unable to transfer, unknown error.]

[Note: Incorrect transfer method.]

"..." Hachiman.

[Should I transfer the item card to Kikyo Kushida in First Year Class C?]

Yes!

[Ding! Congratulations on successful transfer of the item card!]

Soon after, Hachiman received a message on his phone from Kushida, asking him why he had given her such a big gift.

"..." Hachiman.

It seems that it's impossible to skip grades.

Hachiman was originally planning to find someone to do the work, but since Kushida took the initiative to send him a message.

Then it's up to her to handle the task of counting the students' prop cards.

P. S.: Today's update is here.

Chapter 20 Hōsen: I haven't lost yet! Ryuen: Idiot!

Hachiman assigned Kushida to collect the students' prop cards.

Actually, I felt a little guilty.

Because.

He had already planned to offer up First-year Class D as a sacrifice to occupy the last five spots. Since the item cards could not be used across grades, he would not be able to give the Invalid Card to the dropout from First-year Class D.

There is no room for use in the second grade.

Therefore, this Invalid Card is now useless.

However Kushida hadn't realized this yet; she only saw the effect of the [Invalid Card] and thought he had given her a great gift.

However, since Kushida doesn't know, let's assign her some chores.

This is a good time for him to take a shower and rest.

Kushida is very efficient.

When Hachiman returned from taking a bath, he discovered that she had already finished counting the prop cards for the first and second year students.

There are 160 first-year students, and each student is given a prop card.