Chapter 612

The ten-minute discussion session has now come to a complete end.

"Then we'll proceed to the fifth round of voting," said Hoshinomiya-sensei.

The students sitting below waited for the results, but noticed that the teacher seemed to be distracted.

"Teacher!"

"Hoshinomiya-sensei!"

"Huh?... Hmm..."

Hoshinomiya. "So, 40 votes are in favor of dropping out, and 0 votes are against. The decision to drop out is now made."

"With the votes for Yume Kobashi the student who dropped out of school) plus Kohashi's own vote, that's 40 votes."

"Congratulations to everyone who passed the exam within the specified time for receiving a 100-point class evaluation score, and to those who dropped out for a 200-point reward."

"The exam is over. Students, please return to your dormitories. Do not disturb other classes' exams."

"Then," Hoshinomiya continued. "Kohashi, please come with me. You will have two hours to pack your personal belongings."

In this way.

The exams for Class Ichinose have come to an end.

However, Hoshinomiya-sensei's condition is somewhat worrying, as she seems to be feeling guilty and uncertain.

Yes.

Hoshinomiya is feeling unsettled right now.

She suddenly recalled the unanimous exam they had taken back then, when they were facing the choice of the top three students in the class who were dropping out.

As long as the withdrawal task is completed, you can receive a reward of 300 class evaluation points.

It can shorten the gap with Class A, and then we can gamble on the two more Special Exam to surpass Class A.

Therefore, a score of 300 seems to be necessary.

And now.

She suddenly thought of a question.

That was the exam back then. Because of Chabashira's stubbornness, she kept voting against it, which led to Hiratsuka-sensei, who was the Class representative at the time, being expelled and the class ultimately failed to get the required score.

But.

Even if they get 300 points, their class has lost its backbone.

So is it really possible to get more points in the next two exams?

So, we can't blame everything on the Chabashira, can we?

Because Hiratsuka-sensei's value exceeds 300 points. It's really hard to say what would happen if we lost her.

But.

Really.

I really hope that Chabashira wasn't so stubborn back then, so that everyone could get the points and see if they could surpass Class A.

Because refusing to drop out means completely losing hope of getting into the Class A, while choosing to drop out means there is still hope.

Since I've already graduated, I definitely can't go back to the past, but...

If I were to teach a Class D myself, and then see if my Class D could improve, could I give her hope and answer her questions?

It seems like I'm somewhat looking forward to it.

Wrong.

Wait a moment.

Hoshinomiya suddenly realized that Chabashira had probably already come out of there, but now it seemed that he had suddenly become deeply involved.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the student dormitory.

"Oh my, what a coincidence!"

As Hachiman was returning to his dorm after the exam, following the exam rules, he ran into Classmate Sakayanagi while riding the elevator.

Of course, she also had a small dog by her side.

However, it seems that Kamuro is not on duty today.

Instead, she was a girl with long hair who seemed prone to emotional fluctuations. This girl appeared to be looking at her with some wariness.

If Kamuro is like a cat lover, then this girl is definitely a dog lover. Her alertness is at its maximum.

This was the student named Ai Morishita whom I had seen before during the Uninhabited Island Exam.

It seems she has always been jealous of Kamuro and wants to replace Kamuro.

Now, Sakayanagi is not with Kamuro, but with this Morishita.

It seems that even though Classmate Sakayanagi has been promoted to a second-year student, she is still very enthusiastic about raising dogs.

"Indeed," Hachiman said. "Our class has already finished its exams."

"Me too." Classmate Sakayanagi seemed to be in a good mood.

This level of exam, while difficult for other classes, should not be a problem for the Sakayanagi Class.

So it ended quickly, which is only natural.

But.

"I'm curious to see how Class Ichinose will handle this," Hachiman said. "She contacted me this morning."

Oh.

Sakayanagi nodded.

"Did Ichinose borrow money from you too?"

The word "also" means that Sakayanagi rejected Ichinose.

"For this exam, Ichinose asked me to borrow points, but I didn't lend them to her. Her money is a bottomless pit," Hachiman said.

"That's a real shame," Classmate Sakayanagi said. "Because they've always known the biggest weakness of the Class Ichinose, but it's something they can't overcome."

That is unity.

In order to maintain unity, a forceful approach of co-opting can be used, which is what Ryuen does.

Alternatively, one can use overwhelming strength to gain the other party's recognition; this is what Sakayanagi Class does.

The Class Ichinose, used sincerity, and... money.

Class Ichinose is probably hoping to become like Manabu Horikita's class, but they don't have the ability, so they can only keep spending money, spending money, and spending more money.

Then it's a bottomless pit, just ignore it.

Because they don't know how to make choices, they can't get back on their feet.

Therefore, Sakayanagi hopes that Ichinose will stay at school. On the one hand, Ichinose is her friend, and on the other hand, it's because... as long as Ichinose is in Ichinose's class, her kindness, integrity, and inability to abandon anyone will definitely influence the other students in her class.

Therefore, Sakayanagi acknowledges Ichinose's abilities, but also acknowledges that her class poses no threat.

"I thought Hachiman would be more interested in news about Class B," Sakayanagi said, seemingly already accepting the outcome for Hachiman's Class Ichinose.

Class B is also known as Horikita's class. It is also the class that Hachiman used to be in.

He's currently skipping a grade, but if he were still in his original class, he should be able to easily finish the exam and even get the points.

After all, that class was full of trash and abandoned students.

This is a favorable situation for the opponent.

So it's like I got 300 points in the class evaluation for free. And now I'm almost in Class A again.

Sakayanagi enjoys challenges, especially battling against Hachiman.

However, if the class he's not in puts pressure on us, then the students of Class A will have no choice but to fight back.

Then you have to fight against a bunch of lousy losers who won by doing nothing.

The thought of it is indeed a bit disgusting.

"I can roughly predict what will happen in Class B's exam," Hachiman said. "So you don't need to worry."

"They won't threaten you. They're the type who get a great hand and then play it terribly."

Is that so?

It seems you have a pretty bad opinion of your class.

Classmate Sakayanagi maintained her elegance, but she had inner thoughts.

Or rather, quite active.

Generally speaking, Hachiman has a very low opinion of his former class.

However, it can also be interpreted in another way.

That is, even though you left Horikita's class for Hachiman Ryuen, you can still remotely command Horikita's class.

So it's very clear what they will do and what the outcome will be.

Everything is under your control.

So.

You are currently in a class at Ryuen.

Does that mean next time?

If we buy you, you can command one more class. Then you become a member of Class A, but you're also tied to the Horikita's class and Ryuen's class.

Buying someone only costs 20 million points, but the person you buy can restrict the other two classes.

This price-performance ratio is truly something to look forward to.

But.

It's a pity.

Because, Hachiman, your actions are very similar to those of Nagumo, who has already been expelled, in manipulating the entire first-year class.

In other words...

Hachiman, you're developing into the kind of person you dislike.

Thinking this to myself.

"So now that the exam is over, Hachiman got 300 points... oh no, I mean 400 points, right?" Sakayanagi said.

"Mm." Hachiman nodded.

Since everyone will know after the exams are all over, there is no need to hide it.

"I got 400 points," Hachiman Hikigaya said. "One of our students, who ranked third in Academic Ability, dropped out."

"Then that's 1225 points," Sakayanagi said. "So, Hachiman, how many points do you think our class can get this time?"

How many points did you get?

After the exam rules were announced yesterday, Hachiman received an invitation from Hashimoto to have dinner with him.

Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of malice or theft.

Clearly, Sakayanagi has once again caused panic in her class.

The last time this was done was Class Vote to withdraw from school, when Sakayanagi announced his withdrawal from Katsuragi's follower Yahiko Totsuka.

And now, this time, they've made a high-profile decision to expel students deemed worthless if the exam questions include the option to drop out.

In other words, the propaganda campaign will target students in the dropout class.

It's making everyone feel uneasy.

So, there's probably only one possible outcome.