Chapter 497

This was somewhat surprising.

Then Third-year Class C also realized what was happening.

"I'm also participating in Third-year Class C."

"My Third-year Class D also participated."

Three out of the four classes in one grade participated.

The third-grade students are now preparing for a final push in their last year of junior high.

Even students in Class C and Class D felt that their chances weren't entirely zero.

The crisis is in the Third-year Class A and the Third-year Class B.

They have already realized it.

This exam is very similar to last year's exam in the forest, in that... it can be controlled.

Therefore...

If we take down Third-year Class B now, it will eliminate a risk for Third-year Class A, and for Class D, it will mean one less strong competitor.

This kind of business is perfectly feasible.

"..."

Unbelievable!

Kiriyama realized what was happening at that moment.

This will make him a target for other Class CD.

If we are surrounded by three classes, our exam on the island will be disrupted, or even delayed.

Then all hope of Class Advancement is gone.

After all, the top three classes get points, but those points are taken from the evaluation scores of the bottom three classes.

So if he were to fall to the bottom of his class, his current score of over a thousand points would immediately drop to zero.

The reason why Kiriyama was so confident just now was twofold: firstly, his class produced a Trial Card, and secondly, there was actually a strong person in his class.

It took a tremendous amount of effort to persuade the other party to put in the effort this time.

Therefore, he felt he had a chance to reach the top three.

But now, that opportunity is becoming increasingly slim. He has to face a blockade from three classes, and it's uncertain whether Hachiman Hikigaya's class and the First-year Class D will also participate.

Then, at that point, we simply won't be able to compete.

"Classes that agree will transfer 2 million points from one class to..." Hachiman looked at Hiyori.

"Please add me as a friend." Shiina, knowing she had a task to complete, immediately became poised and confident.

Very soon.

The three Class representative have already added her as a friend.

Then they all transferred the money.

There is no point accumulation process.

A class received 2 million points directly.

It's obvious.

They probably thought long ago that they didn't want their class to fall to the bottom, and were prepared to arrange for another class to be at the bottom.

"Our Third-year Class B agrees too." And Kiriyama finally agreed as well. "We can hand over the prop cards as well."

"Then please transfer all your item cards to Third-year Class A." Hachiman looked at Asahina-senpai. "Since we can't use item cards across grades, can we temporarily entrust them to your class?"

"Okay." Asahina immediately accepted.

In this way.

Although it took some time, the third graders still received the money.

And when the seniors were about to leave.

"That's what Hachiman said."

"And don't say I'm bullying my seniors," Hachiman said. "This exam is very similar to the Forestry Exam, so it's impossible to confirm whether it's specifically for the third-year seniors."

"Of course, if the school wants you to compete and fight your way out, then I've done something unnecessary."

This statement is truly speechless.

However, for the third-year students, their previous experience with this kind of cross-grade exam was all geared towards them, the third-year students.

But.

Just like Kiriyama gave up, no class can accept being eliminated after just one game.

Nobody dared to gamble.

Then everyone fell silent.

"So, Hachiman, shall we leave now?" Shiina asked, looking at the now empty private room.

Having witnessed the entire discussion, Shiina actually admired Hachiman to some extent.

Because he had just accepted the money, but still said those things, the third-year student felt embarrassed.

It was as if the lower grades had carried the exam for them this time.

But that's probably why the third-year students didn't actually gather that much information. This exam isn't specifically for third-year students; it's a battle between first-year and second-year students.

Shiina felt that the third-year students weren't actually that strong.

At least, even the second-year students had gone to gather intelligence.

Then I learned that there was a genius in Third-year Class B, similar to Kōenji in Second-year Class C.

Her name is Kiryuin Fuka.

He has excellent physical abilities, but he always keeps to himself and seems unwilling to contribute to the class.

However, once such a person is persuaded to put in the effort, the effect will definitely be very strong.

"Wait a minute, then Shiina, go buy some drinks," Hachiman said. "I'll have coffee."

"What's this?" Hiyori blinked cutely.

"Get ready, we have another meeting to discuss," Hachiman said.

The purpose of coming here to the third grade is to collect protection money, but protection money is not all that they do.

The 20 million points collected from protection money also had to cover the cash compensation for first-year students who dropped out, and the excess had to be shared with Ryuen Hiyori and the others, with Hachiman only taking 70%.

So his real purpose wasn't that, but rather the prop cards of the third-year students.

Look.

We still need to arrange for someone to collect and buy the prop cards for first and second graders.

But.

The third-year students... they just handed over all the prop cards.

So this means they directly took all the Lead Card, Hitchhike Card, and Bonus Card from the third-year students.

Of course, he also said that the third-year students could buy the prop cards back after they were taken away.

But it's not up to him to decide which ones to sell.

So this way you can keep the Hitchhike Card and the Bonus Card directly.

The Lead Card, on the other hand, can be sold to Sakayanagi.

This is a wave of harvesting, and it can play a lot of roles.

Then profits can be maximized.

So, Hachiman actually quite likes this scheme of dividing up the school exams.

But this won't do.

Otherwise, you'll end up like Nagumo. You'll be ostracized by the school.

Manabu Horikita's decision to withdraw from Nagumo was definitely not solely the president's idea; it also involved the school's tacit approval.

It is unacceptable to assume that Nagumo's interference with the school's teaching philosophy is unacceptable.

Therefore, this kind of intervention in the entire exam for an entire grade can only be done once, and only once.

But since it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we have to go all out, go all out.

And very soon.

Hiyori bought milk tea.

And Asahina-senpai had just left, is back.

To be honest.

When Hachiman saw Asahina-senpai, he felt for a moment that she overlapped with Ichinose.

The two are similar in build and height, and also in appearance.

Of course, Ichinose's figure is better.

However, Asahina- senpai also possessed a certain innocence.

I can understand a little better why Nagumo values this childhood friend.

"Hachiman Hikigaya, what are your thoughts on this exam?" Asahina asked. "If the Trial Card can be bought back, then Kiriyama and the others will definitely pay for them, or they might not pay at all and just submit an extra 500,000 points."

In other words, Asahina-senpai is looking at the issue from the perspective of being the Class representative of Third-year Class A.

"Regarding that," Hachiman said, "I think Asahina-senpai, you haven't fully grasped the true nature of this school yet."

"You mean?"

"This school Meritocracy, and many of the exams are designed to cultivate students' critical thinking skills. Asahina-senpai, if you feel you must be tied to Third-year Class A, you might grow, but I don't believe you can ultimately graduate with Class A," Hachiman said.

"..." That's quite a negative assessment.

However, Asahina herself knew that without achievements, she would soon lose her status as the representative of Third-year Class A.

"So, is keeping me here now a way to give me a chance to survive?" Asahina said.

"Okay." Hachiman nodded. "The prop cards from other classes, as well as your class, will all be in your hands."

"Among them, the Lead Card, the Hitchhike Card, and the Bonus Card will all be retained."

"You can sell the other cards as you like, and I won't take the points," Hachiman said. "You can take them all."

"Oh?" Asahina blinked slightly, surprised that such a good thing had happened.

Although she felt that Hachiman, she also knew very well that he didn't think so.

So it's impossible for them to give away such benefits for free.

"I was the one who made you turn down Nagumo's mission before," Hachiman said. "Actually, if we gather enough points to buy Nagumo back, your class might still be able to get promoted to A."

However, the 7 million points that Nagumo left behind have been returned to Nagumo.

"But didn't Aya say that the school decided to expel her..." But Asahina gently shook her head.

Because she also knew that Nagumo's rule was contrary to the class rivalry the school hoped to see.

"But if this continues, Asahina-senpai will be under a lot of pressure," Hachiman said. "So my advice has always been to collect 20 million points yourself."

"And now is the chance to collect all the points."

"But it's impossible to accumulate points by relying on just one person," Hachiman said.

I see.

This implies that one can use points and benefits to curry favor with her and secure her position.