The Upcoming Exam-and Those Who Will Fight for Themselves! (Continued)

"It should be some information reporting the situation," Hachiman said as he walked over, wiping his hands with a towel.

He picked up his phone.

Then he showed an expression of "I knew it."

Because I did receive several messages.

Three of them were sent by Karuizawa.

Two of them were sent by Kushida.

Karuizawa sent a message that was circulating among a small group of students in the class. The entire class was given the same exam questions for this test, and one of them included the option of dropping out of school.

Someone may have to drop out.

The information from Kushida's side, however, was more useful.

She confessed that she was the one who spread the rumor that the exam included an option to drop out of school, but it was Chi who knelt down and begged her for help.

It seems that he felt that if such a question were to appear on the exam, he would likely be expelled, because he was currently ranked last in the OAA System.

If a student really has to drop out, he becomes very dangerous.

Therefore, he hoped that he could be saved. And if he had to drop out of school, it would be better if he dropped out of Kōenji.

Because of the Uninhabited Island Exam, Kōenji got first place and was eligible for a guaranteed spot to drop out of school.

So if someone has to drop out and the blame is placed on Kōenji, then Kōenji will only lose one spot, but there will be no reduction in the number of students.

However, these words cannot be said directly, otherwise Kōenji will hold a grudge.

Therefore, they hoped that Kushida would spread rumors that there would be situations where students would have to drop out of school after this exam.

When this situation arises, people will definitely think of Kōenji.

So if someone can persuade Kōenji, then he is safe.

But she felt that Kanji Ike wouldn't be that smart.

They certainly wouldn't be that smart.

Hachiman remembered what Hiyori had said when he left the classroom, which meant that the person behind Ike must be Ryuen.

It was Ryuen's guidance.

Hachiman doesn't believe that Ryuen simply wants to place a loyal spy in Horikita's class.

After all, this spy's OAA ranking is quite low, and he doesn't have any particularly outstanding qualities, so before he can play a role, we have to help him protect him several times.

Then it would be a losing proposition.

So.

Ryuen is also a dark place.

He probably just turned the tables on Kanji Ike when he came to ask for help.

Now, only Kōenji Horikita's class, and Kōenji is still working hard for the class, even though he has become less enthusiastic. He is indeed putting in a lot of effort for the Horikita's class.

So.

If it's possible to disgust everyone at Kōenji, then Horikita's class will definitely keep going down like a flowing river.

Therefore, Ryuen can return to Class C.

Although he gave up his ambition to lead the whole class to promotion to Class A, Ryuen still felt resentful that he was originally a student in Class C.

They want to reclaim the glory that belongs to Class C.

Thinking of this, Hachiman put down his phone. His gaze fell on Suzune Horikita, who was reading aloud.

It has to be said that girls who study hard are very attractive, and it's clear at a glance that Horikita's future development is very promising.

"What are your thoughts on this Special Exam?" Hachiman asked.

"..." Horikita.

Suzune has now put down the book she was reading.

"This exam was very simple in terms of both content and rules."

"But I think the important thing is to make choices."

"Also, once a decision is made unanimously, the school will follow through, so making a decision too quickly may cause some problems."

"So Kushida and I made a promise," Horikita said. "We don't know the test questions yet, but to prevent the whole class from having the same bad result, as soon as the test questions are released, she will choose the first option, and I will choose the second option."

"This ensures that the exam questions will be discussed."

Um.

Horikita's little sister has grown quite a bit.

"So, have you considered earning a little something from this exam?" Hachiman asked.

"Make... money..." Suzune put the book down completely. "Is there any profit in taking this kind of exam?"

Because she also has a huge task of 16 million assigned by Hachiman Hikigaya.

Her current savings amount to a mere 3.6 million.

There's still a long way to go.

"Of course," Hachiman said. "If you want to earn points, you can start with the school rules, the rewards from exams, or even what others have that is scarce."

I see.

After thinking Horikita immediately understood what Hachiman Hikigaya making a profit.

Indeed.

Given the uncertainty of this exam, one particular class would definitely want to get through it as smoothly as possible. And even the few points she had might come in handy.

Because it was Special Exam with everyone participating, all students had to do was answer the questions, and no coercion was allowed, so there was basically no preparation involved.

The exam will be held from 10:00 to 13:00.

Hachiman was ready to leave at eight o'clock, first to eat, then to return a book to the library, and then to borrow another one.

Then it's about time.

However, just as he was about to open the door in the morning, he noticed someone standing at his doorway in the entryway.

She stood obediently, raising her left hand as if to knock on the door, but then lowered it again.

Then the person didn't leave, and they remained in that stalemate.

I wanted to knock, but I restrained myself.

Final.

"Click-click—" Hachiman chose to open the door.

"If you want to come in, you can use your room card."

Hachiman spoke to the cute girl with gold and pink hair standing at the door.

This is the school's acknowledged Archangel, Honami Ichinose, who is also his potential fiancée. Because Ichinose often comes to help with cleaning and other chores, Hachiman gave her his room key card.

But she didn't use it this time.

So.

Something's probably going on.

"Ugh—" Ichinose also seemed hesitant.

"If we stay here any longer, other students will see us," Hachiman said emotionlessly.

"Meow... I, I understand." Then, Ichinose walked in.

She was already dressed in her shirt and uniform.

The shirt was white, but perhaps because of her great figure, she was somewhat captivating.

Of course, Hachiman is not that kind of person.

He invited Ichinose in.

"Is something on your mind?" Hachiman asked. "For example, the Unanimous Special Exam."

Are you worried about being forced to drop out of school and not knowing what to do then?

"..." Ichinose.

Ichinose's resolve wavered even more.

"Hachiman, you're amazing! You know everything." she said.

No.

Because you are such an easy person to recognize, because you are an Archangel, you don't want anyone to get hurt, you don't want anyone to drop out of school, but you want to take responsibility yourself and won't tell others how hard it is.

You are this type of person.

Wow, Hachiman thought to himself, updating his evaluation of Ichinose.

"If the option of dropping out really came up," Hachiman said. "What would you do?"

"The correct plan should be to gather 20 million points," Ichinose said honestly, though somewhat dejected. "But our class only has 13.234 million points right now. We borrowed 3.6 million from Horikita, but we're still short by more than 3 million."

Is that so?

The total number of points also includes a decimal point.

It must have drained the entire class. They probably even used their living expenses as collateral.

As expected, it's just Class Ichinose.

"That means we're still short nearly 6 million," Hachiman said. "So you're here to borrow money?"

"Waaah..."

"Actually, that's not how it works," Ichinose quickly said. "I've thought of other methods."

"Another method?" Hachiman thought of something. "Are you prepared to sacrifice yourself?"

"For example, the spot in Class A that I bought for you before," Hachiman said. "That should be enough to offset one expulsion penalty."

"That's definitely not what I meant." Ichinose quickly shook her head, as if to prevent Hachiman from misunderstanding. "That's different. That was a promise Hachiman and me. It's different."

Is that so?

Hachiman was worried for a mere second.

But he's in a pretty good mood right now. After all, while he admires Ichinose's character, he'd still be angry if his efforts were taken advantage of like that.

Ichinose then continued.

"Actually, the plan we prepared was to give the 16 million points to the student who dropped out of school if we couldn't borrow the money."

"We will conduct a fair draw."

"Then."

Then the selected student will withdraw from school, but the 16 million will be given to that student as compensation for withdrawal.

Instead of simply spending 20 million to ensure there are enough people, Ichinose's class is now able to compensate their classmates.

So Ichinose came to find Hachiman, she actually wanted to ask him to use his authority to convert the points into cash if any of her students were expelled.

Let's just say it's progress.

After all, they are not Manabu Horikita, and they cannot be as strong as Horikita's brother.

There aren't enough points to fill the gaps.

I understand that although it is painful, when you are not strong enough, you have no choice but to make a choice.

From this perspective, they passed this test.

I have learned to make choices.

But.

In contrast to Ryuen's desire to drag Horikita's class down, Hachiman thinks it would be good if he could lift Class Ichinose up.