Chapter 50: 189 Million! The Points Preparation Is Still... Tsukishiro: Ah! 12k (cont.)

Thinking this way.

Hachiman went to the massage area and received muscle relaxation treatment.

Then, about an hour later, the ship's announcement informed the students to go to the deck and pick up their phones from their homeroom teachers.

There's a queue this time too.

Because one teacher is responsible for a bag containing cell phones, and then takes one cell phone out of it. The cell phone is placed in a small sealed bag with the student's name on it.

So for convenience, the students' names were read out, and then the phones were handed out.

Once they had the cell phones, the students gained complete freedom.

Hachiman also got a cell phone from the cheerful Sakagami-sensei.

Sakagami-sensei was quite excited today. He said "You did very well this time, good, good, good" to every student from Class D who came to pick up their phone, repeating "good" four times in a row.

It seems that being a teacher who was originally in Class C, only to be relegated to Class D for a whole year, has caused him a great deal of psychological trauma.

Hachiman's class was positioned near the bar, while the students from Horikita's class were right next to them.

"So, teacher, does that mean we'll have a week-long holiday starting now?"

Hachiman heard Suzune Horikita's voice.

"This is the information we've received so far." And that was Chabashira's voice.

"Is it possible to continue the exams during this week's holiday?" Suzune Horikita asked.

"Originally, I should have said no. But now I truly don't know." - Chabashira

Oh, this.

"No comment" means there is still a possibility of taking the exam, like last year's VIP Exam, where the exam was taken on the island and then again on the ship.

But now I really don't know... In other words, the original possible assessment has gone wrong.

As the instigator, Hachiman is going to reap the rewards of this exam first.

As for whether or not to take the exam later, or how to take it, it's better to have the points in your hands first.

Only.

After the students received their phones, they began to indulge in some retaliatory enjoyment of life, but one teacher remained on the deck.

Because in this era where it's impossible to survive without a mobile phone, there are actually people who can live without one.

"Yukino," the teacher said, "Amaza didn't come. You can take her phone back with you."

"Should I do it?" Yukino, somewhat surprised.

"Is it inconvenient?"

"That's not what I meant," Yukino said. "Actually, she was in the same cabin as me, but I haven't seen her since I got back to my cabin."

"I see—" the teacher said, "Then you can just give it to her when you see her."

"Actually, I didn't see her today either," the teacher said.

"..." Isn't Ichika Amasawa on the ship?

Hachiman originally planned to go back to the cabin with Ryuen and the others to collect all the points.

But let's compose a text message first.

Hachiman took out his phone and sent a message to the Acting Chairman Tsukishiro.

Inquire about the whereabouts of Ichika Amasawa.

Meanwhile, Tsukishiro seemed to be looking at her phone. She replied instantly.

[I didn't confine her; literally, I've given her her freedom. She's a free person now. But Hachiman, don't you think you went a little too far with this exam? According to the rules, all three grades on the ship have one more exam. That portion of the budget is already gone.] by Tsukishiro.

That's probably why Chabashira-sensei's expression just now suggested "uncertainty about whether there will be an exam."

The budget is exhausted.

Only.

"I'm busy right now. If you have other things to do, can we talk about it after I get the results of this exam?" by Hachiman Hikigaya.

[...]by Tsukishiro.

At this moment, the Acting Chairman Tsukishiro looked out the window at the azure sky, his heart filled with excitement.

Then.

Ah.

After receiving news that Ichika Amasawa was alright, Hachiman left the deck.

Although the teacher didn't meet Amaza today, even if the teacher met the students on the ship, they wouldn't meet everyone.

The fact that she didn't pick up her phone just now suggests that Ichika Amasawa was doing something else.

For example, while he was getting a massage, Hachiman was thinking that if there was an announcement telling him to pick up his phone then, wouldn't he be unable to leave it?

So, Ichika Amasawa probably has her own things to do too.

With this thought in mind, Hachiman returned to his cabin.

In this school, you can buy anything using points.

Regular students need to share a cabin with 2-3 other people, but by spending some points, you can enjoy a single room.

Hachiman wasn't comfortable living with others, so he felt the money was worth spending.

"Thump!"

He returned to his room.

But.

He's not alone now.

"Then, please sit down."

The cabin of Hachiman had a sofa and a small table, while the small team of Ryuen had few members, including the cute Shiina with straight silver hair, Hiyori Ibuki was pouting slightly and showing a bit of nervousness.

And Ryuen himself, as well as Albert, Daichi Ishizaki, and Kaneda, whose face still had a bruise.

Aside from Hiyori, everyone else got a bit tanned.

But none of that matters.

Does appearance have anything to do with what you're going to do now?

After bringing the students of Class D into the cabin, Hachiman opened the cabin curtains, though he remembered that the curtains were open when he went to take the exam.

And.

Hachiman glanced at the bed; the blankets weren't folded properly, but rather unfolded and rolled into a ball.

Is his blanket placed like this?

I can't quite remember anymore. After all, that was where I stayed fourteen days ago.

Moreover, there is something important to do now.

"I won't say much," Hachiman said. "Let's get started."

Their only goal for this exam was to pull off a big heist.

The method was quite simple: when the exam rules were announced, neither Hachiman nor Ryuen were interested, but Hachiman saw a business opportunity in them.

And that's the business opportunity.

Using prop cards cleverly to cheat... no, to legitimately acquire Private Points from this exam.

[Hitchhike Card: Bet on a specific group before the exam; if that group earns Private Points, you will receive half of those points.]

[Bonus Card: Doubles Points Earning Rewards]

Then there's the Lead Card... Oh, I don't care about the Lead Card, it's already been sacrificed as a tribute to Classmate Sakayanagi's placement play this time.

"Then I'll tell you."

Hiyori stood Hachiman.

She was holding a small notebook.

"We received a total of 30 sets of ridesharing tool cards for the first grade. 25 sets for the second grade and 33 sets for the third grade."

"Among them, three ridesharing service cards could not be matched."

"So that's a total of 88 rideshares plus additional ones."

These are all answers that we already know.

Everyone else was waiting for her to speak.

Hiyori then added, "And Kōenji and Albert have Bonus Card."

"As the first place winners, they can receive a total of 2 million Private Points, plus additional points for being in the top 50% and 70%, so they can get an extra 120,000 points."

"Students who make regular bets also have their own rideshare equipment cards, which give them half of the winnings, totaling 1.06 million. However, they also have Bonus Card, so a complete bet can yield 1.06 million x 2 = 2.12 million."

"So the total winnings from this bet are 88 x 212 + 3 x 106 = 189.74 million."

189.74 million, there is actually another way to read it.

That's 189.74 million!

How terrifying!

That's absolutely terrifying!

When this number was announced, almost everyone present gasped in shock.

"Then let's start collecting money," Hachiman said.

It's pointless to say anything more before you've even received the money.

Because each person can only have one set of prop cards, they arranged for students from First-year Class D to be responsible for carrying the prop cards this time.

Then, for the second grade, there is their Second Year Class D.

As for the third year, Asahina-senpai from Third-year Class A, was assigned to the task, and in the end, the information of 33 students from Third-year Class A and Third-year Class D was obtained.

After all, there are only 21 students in Third-year Class A, while she received 33 sets of prop cards, so there aren't enough students in her class.

In order to collect the points in a timely manner, Hachiman Ryuen's group to be placed among the first-year students who were responsible for carrying the prop cards.

One person is responsible for several students.

They also created a small group chat where you can receive money transfer notifications directly. The list of names is also readily available, so it's not complicated.

However, he arranged for Asahina to be in charge of the third year, so he didn't place anyone else in the program.

It seems to be the least reliable.

Because of Nagumo's departure, Kushida's social network expanded again, leading her to contact Asahina and her classmates whom she had previously been unable to get rid of, and thus obtaining some information.

For example.

Miyabi Nagumo's rule was extremely cruel. Students were not allowed to possess more than 500,000 Private Points; any exceeding this limit had to be handed over to him. Furthermore, his own Class A was required to pay him 30% of the monthly living expenses provided by the school.

In other words, for the average third-grade student, they have never even seen 300,000, let alone 500,000. So when they suddenly receive a sum of points ranging from 1.06 million to 2.12 million, it is hard to guarantee that they will not be tempted.

Therefore, we need to collect the money before they realize what's happening.

As for what happened, we'll deal with it later.

However.

It was in this state that things began.

Surprisingly, the class that collected the fastest was not one of Ryuen's own students.

It was Third-year Class A.

"A total of 69.96 million Private Points were received."

"It's already been transferred to your account. However, it's only 1 point, which is a large amount, and I'm worried about making a mistake. I'll transfer the rest after you confirm that you've received the 1 point."