Ichinose's Class! Awakens!

Therefore, he was one of the candidates who were prepared to be expelled from school.

"So, what do you want?" Ryuen asked, looking at Rika.

Rika Blossom placed her hands on her knees, her slightly timid nature making her almost cry.

"I... I didn't say I wouldn't drop out of school," she said softly.

Then, he glanced somewhat awkwardly in Hachiman's direction before quickly looking away.

"..." Hachiman.

As an observer of humanity, Hachiman certainly wouldn't miss anyone's gaze. He immediately noticed that Rika seemed somewhat afraid of him.

But.

This student, Rika, is considered to have above-average Academic Ability in the Ryuen's class. Although she has a weak personality, she still has her merits.

And this time she chose to drop out of school... and the reason she felt she couldn't survive in this class... was it because he came here?

Indeed.

Because of his relationship with Karuizawa, Hachiman stood up for Karuizawa at the time, and Rika and Manabe were on Karuizawa's side.

And now, Hachiman has even joined Ryuen's class.

Since Shiho Manabe, who protected Rika back then, has dropped out of school, has Rika become a coward? Does she think that Hachiman would bully her?

Hachiman never actually intended to bully her.

Hachiman felt wronged.

"Then hold back your emotions," Ryuen said. "With your Academic Ability, you can get into university even if you go abroad to study."

"And we will give you 2.2 million Private Points in cash, which is enough to cover your first year of college."

"What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Of course, there was no dissatisfaction.

As a student from the Ryuen class who endured hardship and ate mountain vegetable meals last year, I am well aware that points are related to money. After going through a long period of hardship, there were actually quite a few people who wanted to run away.

And to be able to make a fortune by running away while still getting 2 million Private Points is quite a windfall.

In this way.

The 10-minute break is over.

"The results of the third round of voting were 39 votes in favor and 0 votes against."

"Next, we will move on to the students who have dropped out of school."

"Those who agree with Rika's withdrawal, including Rika's own vote, total 39 votes. Passed unanimously."

"The exam is over," Sakagami announced. "Congratulations on passing the exam perfectly."

I originally thought that Ryuen valued friendship enough, so in this Matoba where students could choose not to withdraw, Ryuen would choose to retain their students.

But... it turned out to be so decisive.

This Sakagami-sensei unsure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

However, as a teacher, he also hoped that this class could improve.

Even if it means sacrificing some comrades.

He and Majima-sensei were in the same year, and only 35 people graduated from their class.

So I've deleted some of my friends too.

Thus, the exams for Second Year Class D came to an end.

According to the exam rules, you will receive a class evaluation score of 100 + 200 + 100 = 400 points.

825 + 400 = 1225 points.

I barely managed to score over 1000 points, which brought me back to where I was when I first enrolled.

But.

Whether or not a student can Class Advancement depends on how other classes respond.

For Hachiman and Ryuen, the increase of 400 points also meant that everyone's income continued to increase.

"What's Hachiman thinking?"

Rika had already been called over by Sakagami-sensei and was now packing her personal belongings.

Because preparations had been made yesterday for the possibility of students dropping out, Hachiman had prepared 2 million yen in cash in advance for any eventuality.

Therefore, there is no need to go to the chairman to exchange points on the spot.

Instead, they arranged for Ryuen to retrieve the deposited cash from the dormitory manager on the first floor of the student dormitory.

Ryuen felt that Hachiman Hikigaya was getting a bit cocky, casually depositing nearly 2 million yen in cash.

However, it is indeed reassuring to be in a place with cameras everywhere.

Otherwise, if Ryuen had collected most of its points into a single points card, and that card were stolen, wouldn't that be disastrous?

"Um?"

Hachiman turned his head.

"Did you vote against it during the second round of voting?" Shiina asked.

Oh, this.

Upon noticing that Rika seemed about to cry, Hachiman opted to object.

However, three people chose to oppose it.

Rika herself is the type of person who wouldn't object, so the person who voted against it and gave Rika another chance to make a decision was probably Ryuen, and then... Shiina in front of her.

Since it was something he had done, Hachiman did not deny it.

"I see..." Hiyori nodded.

Actually, I felt a little relieved and updated my evaluation of Hachiman.

Last year, Hachiman exploited Ryuen so badly that he was like a demon king. Now, he has joined as a classmate, but he has shown remarkable righteousness during the Uninhabited Island Exam.

They even rallied boys from three different classes to act together because of Komiyama's injury.

As a result, the exam was interrupted again because Rika was in a bad mood.

So, I originally thought that Hachiman was a very decisive person, but also quite rational.

Certainly.

He had so decisively offered her 20 million yuan to get married after graduation, which really scared her.

"So, what is Hachiman thinking about right now?" Hiyori repeated the question she had just asked.

"I'm wondering how Second-year Class A will choose," Hachiman said.

"Second-year Class A..." Hiyori winked cutely.

Second-year Class A is Classmate Sakayanagi's class. Is Hachiman paying a lot of attention to Classmate Sakayanagi?

Or perhaps... Hachiman is actually hoping that Classmate Sakayanagi's class will also achieve good results in this exam?

However, Classmate Sakayanagi's class already has a very high score of 1820, so does Hachiman actually hope that Classmate Sakayanagi's class will get even more points?

Is this an expectation that the opponent will become stronger, or... is it simply a hope that Sakayanagi Class can get a higher score?

Hiyori felt as if she had grasped something, yet she also felt as if she hadn't fully understood it yet.

But.

"I think we should be more worried about Ichinose's class," Hiyori said.

Hiyori has few friends, but Ichinose and Kushida are two of them.

Of course, she was someone who was passively greeted by them and then won over by their personal charm and social skills.

And now it's Second-year Class C, which is Class Ichinose.

The exams are still ongoing.

The exam has lasted for one hour and twenty minutes.

However, Ichinose's class only got to the third question.

Project 3 - The monthly living allowance based on class evaluation scores will become zero, but three students will be randomly selected from the class to receive Protection Points.

Alternatively, the living expenses could be halved, but one student could be chosen to receive Protection Points.

If you do not want to choose either of the above options, the living allowance for those who rank in the bottom five in the next written test will become zero.

"..."

"This is the third round of voting."

"Six votes were cast for clearing all living expenses within six months, 34 votes were cast for halving all living expenses, and 0 votes were cast for clearing all living expenses for the bottom 5 students in the written test."

"Because there is disagreement across the board, we will now proceed to the discussion session. The discussion time is 10 minutes," said Chie Hoshinomiya teacher of Class Ichinose.

However, it wasn't that the students in Class Ichinose were not united; rather, they all shared the same idea.

That is it.

I hope everyone's points will be halved, and then a specific person, Ichinose, will be given a spot to be exempted from expulsion.

Chapter 71 Ichinose's Class! Awakening!

The students in Class Ichinose got stuck on the third question.

It's not that we're not united, it's just that...

"I think we can choose the second option," Shibata said. "Representatives from other classes have titles that protect them from expulsion, but our class doesn't."

"So now is an opportunity. If half of everyone's points are taken away, then we can let Ichinose also get the protected title."

"This school has too many withdrawal exams, so even if we can avoid this exam, we won't be able to avoid the next one." Shibata was very noticeable today.

However, his unintentional words left Kanzaki looking distressed.

Because he was the one who lost the protected title that Ichinose received in last year's Class Vote to withdraw from school.

Shibata wasn't usually very bright, but he approved of the suggestion.

It has potential.

Because the class's current evaluation score is only over 1300 points, which translates to over 4 million yuan in living expenses each month.

If half of that is deducted, then more than 2 million yuan will be paid to the school every month, which would amount to 12 million yuan over six months.

That's equivalent to paying 12 million for a title of protection against dropping out of school.

It's quite cheap.

"But that's still too much of a drain on resources." However, Ichinose refused. "Besides, I can't let the whole class pay for it just for my own sake."

"And we are currently in debt."

Currently in debt.

Ichinose has 20 million yen on hand.

But this is probably because of the risks that will come with it.

Indeed.

The third question is already enough to get people on edge and start feeling nervous; it shouldn't be taken lightly.

Therefore, the 20 million yen that Ichinose has managed to scrape together will likely be spent. After that, everyone will be in a state of having no money.