Set a Small Goal for Sakayanagi! Two-in-One! (Continued)

"Ichinose— " This drew the attention of the classmates who had heard her self-deprecating remark.

Ichinose then continued.

"Although it is painful, I am willing to accept Kanzaki's corrections."

"We tried our best, but we couldn't be like Manabu Horikita's class."

"But I don't think it's a worthwhile proposal to have Kanzaki drop out of school in exchange for 400 points," Ichinose said.

"What do you mean?" Kanzaki looked over.

He had already decided to drop out of school, but Ichinose's words gave him a glimmer of hope.

Because Ichinose seems to have considered dropping out of school.

"If you choose 400 points, then you have to drop out of school, and drop out of the top three students in our class in terms of OAA ranking."

"If a student chooses to withdraw from school through normal means, then they can obtain a class evaluation score of 300 points."

"The two differ by 100 points."

"But the loss to our class from dropping out of Kanzaki is definitely greater than this 100 points."

"And this is analysis without emotion."

Ichinose's analysis was indeed somewhat devoid of emotion.

But it's very real.

Everyone was surprised and at a loss because of Kanzaki's self-disclosure and decision to drop out of school. However, if we think about it calmly...

You'll find that there are also disadvantages to Kanzaki's dropping out of school.

That is, there are no monsters like Kōenji or Sudō from Horikita's class. Even Shibata, who is known as a sports prodigy, is not quite there.

Therefore, even Kanzaki's strength is an indispensable member of the class.

He got 400 points after dropping out of school.

However, students who drop out of school and have only average performance can get 300 points.

It has slightly fewer points, but it's definitely the best value for money.

"So... Ichinose, are you telling us to expel the student with the lowest OAA rating?" a girl said at that moment.

She didn't have many expressions on her face, and she rarely smiled after coming to this school.

It seems he was a delinquent during junior high school.

However, he is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Because she was often alone after enrolling in school, Ichinose noticed her and then helped her integrate into the group. She was one of the girls who had the best relationship with Ichinose, apart from Chihiro Shiranam Asako Amioka and Ichinose.

Although she felt that Ichinose's strategy would ultimately prevent her from getting into Class A, she still quite liked the class. The atmosphere was completely different from her previous ones, so she hoped they could work together.

Her name is Yuki Himeko.

"Initially." Ichinose of directly answering Yuki Himeko's question, Ichinose explained, "I considered the possibility that we might not be able to collect enough points this time."

"And at that time."

"The solution I can think of is for everyone to draw lots and fairly select one student to drop out of school," Ichinose said.

"Ichinose, you mean..." Kanzaki was somewhat taken aback.

Because Ichinose actually thought about this.

Ichinose said...

"If we do not participate in the withdrawal at all, our class will receive a reward of 100 points in the class evaluation."

"But."

"If a student participates in the withdrawal process, we can get 300 points."

"If we can't convince you, Kanzaki, then we won't get a single point, and we might even lose 300 points."

In other words...

Ichinose completely rejects Kanzaki's decision to drop out of school.

This Special Exam requires unanimous agreement; only if everyone agrees can the test be passed. If even one person objects, the test cannot be completed, and 300 points will be deducted if the time limit is exceeded.

"..." Kanzaki.

This was indeed where Kanzaki miscalculated in this exam.

That means if the other students don't agree to his withdrawal and keep dragging it out until the exam time is over, then all his efforts will be in vain.

But looking at it now...

It seems that Ichinose values everyone in the class more than he thought.

"So, is he going to drop out of school?" Shibata finally understood that Kanzaki was sacrificing himself to gain points, and he had actually been prepared for that as well.

So.

"If necessary, I can drop out of school."

"Besides, even if I drop out of school, I can still go to university through my special skills," Shibata said.

"You can't do it." But Himeko had stepped forward to speak, rejected him. "Shibata, you're so physically fit. If you leave, our class will be even less strong."

"I... I'll drop out of school." At that moment, in a rather inconspicuous spot in the classroom, a girl who usually didn't have a strong presence began to speak.

This is Chihiro Shiranam, a cute girl with short, light green hair and an introverted personality.

"On that Uninhabited Island Uninhabited Island, I held everyone back from the very beginning."

"So, so I'm sorry everyone..."

"Please drop out of school." Chihiro Shiranam is a rather timid person, like a fledgling bird, but this time, she is determined to go all out.

"I didn't force you," Kanzaki said immediately.

He felt that everything was a mess.

Originally, he wanted to drop out of school, but it turned into everyone holding him accountable, and then everyone volunteered to drop out.

But these... are not what he actually wanted.

"Ichinose."

"So what should we do now?"

As a result, everyone's eyes turned to the cute girl with golden-pink hair.

Since Ichinose has thought about it, she must have a solution, right?

However, if the student who is selected to drop out is indispensable to the class, then it would definitely be a loss.

So, should we choose from students with low OAA or class contributions?

So everyone's eyes turned to look at us.

This is a kind of pressure.

Ichinose withstood the pressure.

"We already know that each Special Exam is designed to help us understand or learn something. And for this exam, I've been thinking about what the questions will be."

"And now I understand, the exam is about making choices."

"A class evaluation score worth 400 points in a single exam is not common."

"If we still have the ambition to pursue Class A, then we cannot give up this opportunity. But if we choose to seize the opportunity, then we have to drop out of school with our classmates. Analyzing everyone's abilities and contributions and making a decision is an extremely painful thing, because everyone is indispensable. It is because of everyone's unity that we have been able to get here."

"But."

She paused for a moment. "I don't think there's no way to solve this."

"You mean?" Kanzaki looked over.

"We will still choose one student to drop out," Ichinose said.

"But."

"If we can graduate as Class A when everyone graduates, then we will bring this student back," Ichinose said.

"Should we... bring them back?"

The students found this explanation quite novel.

"When Nagumo withdrew from school at the beginning of the year, he went to our grade, apparently to the library to see Hachiman and Classmate Sakayanagi, probably to borrow points to avoid being expelled."

"He failed to borrow any points and was eventually expelled from school."

"But he left one hope. He left some points and had his students collect them. If the class graduates with Class A, then they'll have to buy him back," Ichinose said. "Graduating from this school with Class A means you get what everyone wants."

"And if you can't graduate from Class A, then whether you graduate from Class B, Class C, or even Class D, you won't receive the treatment advertised."

"If we get these 300 points in this exam, we will not only be closer to Class A in the class ranking and seize this opportunity, but we will also have nearly 20 months left in school. These 300 points can be earned as 20 million Private Points by graduation."

"So," she concluded. "The classmates are extremely important. If we can really reach Class A, I hope that we can all graduate in Class A together, without missing a single one."

"So."

Now everyone's eyes were on their class's Hoshinomiya no Megumi.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei..."

"Hoshinomiya-sensei!"

Ah.

Hoshinomiya, however, was somewhat dazed.

But now that the children were staring at her and calling her name, she quickly snapped out of her daze.

"If you mean collecting 20 million points and then buying back students who are about to drop out when they graduate, then go ahead."

"Indeed, 20 million can be used to choose to Class Advancement or avoid the punishment of expulsion."

"Does this also serve to bring back students who have dropped out?"

"According to the rules I know, it should be possible," Hoshinomiya said. "However, the students who are bought back will only be placed in their original classes, so if you were in Class B at that time, then he will only be a member of Class B."

And if you were students in Class A at that time, then he would also be a student in Class A.

In other words, a student drops out of school to exchange for points, and then the points they get are accumulated into Private Points. By graduation, they have nearly 20 million points, and then everyone buys them back.

Yes, that's possible.

As long as you can come back later, it won't be considered dropping out of school.

Is this... the true choice?

Kanzaki remained silent in her seat.

Because his voluntary withdrawal was rejected by his classmates, the list of those who are now deciding to withdraw or volunteering to withdraw mainly consists of those whose abilities in various aspects are not very strong and who are dispensable.

Soon.

Although it is cruel and excessive to arbitrarily measure and analyze who is useful and who is not, and it is not united, most students do not have much of a desire to resist.

Rather, if their classmates could eventually come back, they would accept it. And if they were expelled, they would still have a chance to return. In fact, their departure could bring the class 300 points in the class evaluation score, making them worth 300 points! That would be a great contribution to the class.

Therefore, dropping out of school can only be considered a temporary setback.

"Furthermore, I've considered giving all the points I've already collected to the student who is forced to withdraw from school if they fail to collect enough points for this exam," Ichinose said.

In other words, dropping out of school is compensated, and the student's sacrifice will not be in vain.

And this kind of action.

"If we ultimately regret that we cannot graduate with Class A, then there is no need to buy back the students who made sacrifices in this exam. However, we cannot treat them unfairly."

"How about we all sponsor his university tuition?"

Students immediately began making suggestions.

And this is Shibata.

Shibata initially wanted to drop out of school, but that idea has been completely rejected.

After all, there aren't many students in the class who are bad at sports, and he's the best one. If he drops out, the class's chances of Class Advancement a grade will decrease.

In this way.