The Class After Hachiman Hikigaya Left! (Continued)

Although they acted harmoniously, they were also able to make decisive sacrifices.

If Hirata has nowhere to go after graduation, then hire him as a junior manager.

Rokosuke Kōenji thought to himself.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some students in the class will drop out.

In such a situation, it is necessary to carefully consider who should be expelled.

Because.

According to normal thinking, if students with poor performance are to be expelled, then using the school's new OAA System as a standard would be a reliable approach.

However, the students in this class are quite unique; those who rank at the bottom are almost all stuck together.

There were seven or eight in total.

So when Hirata said that, these seven or eight students, who were already on edge, immediately became nervous... But no, during my observation at Kōenji, these students didn't seem nervous at all.

So that means these people don't feel dangerous.

Yes, that's right.

Because if someone were to drop out of school and leave the class, it would definitely put pressure on people, but...

There is a special student in this class now. Even if he is voted to be expelled, the class will not be short of students.

Because this person is him, Rokusuke Koenji.

They hold the title of "withdrawal protection".

So, although Hirata said that someone was going to drop out, everyone else thought that they should choose Rokosuke Kōenji instead.

Ugh. The way these mortals think is really annoying.

Kōenji thought to itself.

"Then this month's Special Exam, which will be held in unison by all participants, will begin."

Meanwhile, Chabashira-sensei, stood on the other side of the podium.

"First of all, congratulations on returning to Class B after the Uninhabited Island Exam."

"However, the exam rules this time are as you can see: if everyone agrees, the school will implement the exam according to the content of the questions."

"Therefore, your choices become quite important."

Then the first question appeared.

Topic 1 - Choose which class to compete against in the final exam held in the first semester of third grade.

Option Class A (+100 points) Class C (+50 points) Class D (+0 points)

Then there are prompts below.

Note: 1. Even if class rank changes, this choice will take precedence.

Note: The numbers in parentheses 2 are the additional class evaluation points that can be obtained when winning a battle.

The question wasn't too difficult. Horikita's class's overall strength wasn't very high, so choosing Ryuen's class would be safer, but that way you wouldn't get any extra class evaluation points as a reward.

Therefore, the safest option is to choose Ichinose's class.

There are no absolutely top students in Ichinose's class. Although the exam questions are not yet confirmed, I still have a chance of winning if we actually face them.

Therefore, picking up 50 points from Class Ichinose is a good strategy.

In the past, such a question would have been met with calls for action as soon as it was posed.

Then there will be a 10-minute discussion. After that, everyone unanimously chose Class Ichinose.

But.

"The selection period has ended. The results of the first round of voting are as follows: Class A received 9 votes, Class C received 13 votes, and Class D received 16 votes."

"Because there is disagreement throughout, we will proceed with a 10-minute discussion." Chabashira-sensei said in a businesslike manner.

"..." Kōenji.

Although we've moved on to the discussion phase.

But.

This voting result is truly indescribable.

Because it's like there's no one organizing it, you know...

So, was this vote based on personal preference?

Did you not prepare for the exam at all?

Oh no, they were prepared, prepared to have him, the fake Rokusuke from Kōenji, drop out of school in the worst-case scenario.

Kōenji already thought this class was hopeless and would leave when needed, but now it seems that the time to leave will have to be brought forward.

In this way.

With the loss of Hachiman, who used to coordinate, the students in Horikita's class are now divided into three factions: one centered around Hirata and based on his personal charm; another faction consisting of Horikita girls and Kushida; a group of girls who seem to be a group of gyaru (gal) girls; and... a group of tutors led by Yukimura, who is a top student and also wants to work hard.

They split into several small groups, each with its own power.

So even the first question took more than 30 minutes to finish.

And then I chose... Class D.

They decided to play against the Ryuen's class because the Ryuen's class looked the weakest.

That's a really stereotypical impression.

Since he's truly the weakest, will Hachiman go to the Ryuen's class?

However, none of these things have anything to do with Kōenji.

This class is beyond saving and I don't want to save it.

The second question asks for the choice of which location to visit on a school trip.

There's Kyoto, Hokkaido, and Okinawa.

School trip.

They look like high school students.

But.

Kōenji thought this question was unimportant, but it still took him 40 minutes. This was because many students had their own preferred destinations.

So they started arguing.

I want to persuade the other party.

But.

The decision to arrange these school trips is made by a grade level, so it doesn't matter how you are in your class, because you might not be selected, or rather, the probability of not being selected is the highest. The probability of four classes choosing the same area is less than 10%, and if different classes make different choices, then it is up to the school to make the arrangements.

For this type of question, we should just randomly choose one to save time.

But.

No.

It took 40 minutes.

The exam will last for 3 hours, or 180 minutes.

In other words, more than 80 minutes had already been spent on two unimportant questions.

And Project 3 came out quickly.

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.

"..."

As soon as the question was asked, even Kōenji took a second look.

Logically, this is the question that needs to be considered and weighed.

Considering the cost-effectiveness of this class, choosing option one is the most worthwhile.

But.

"Then let's announce the results of the first round of voting."

"7 votes for choosing to have the entire class's living expenses wiped out for six months and to provide three students with a guaranteed withdrawal opportunity; 4 votes for choosing to collect half of the entire class's living expenses and designate one student with a guaranteed withdrawal opportunity; and 27 votes for choosing to have the five students with the lowest written test scores receive no living expenses for six months."

In the first round, the votes were relatively concentrated. However, there were still some disagreements.

But.

"Then let's announce the results of the second round of voting."

"38 votes were cast for students who ranked in the bottom 5 on the written test and had no living expenses for six months."

It only took 20 minutes to finish.

The reason is...

This costs money.

If we only consider option two, the students in the class don't believe anyone is worth the points that everyone paid for to secure a spot. Therefore, very few people choose option two.

At the same time.

Although I'm somewhat interested in option one, if Hachiman were still in this class, then perhaps option one would mean the entire class would be short of living expenses for half a year, and then three students would be randomly selected to be exempted from expulsion.

After all.

The living expenses required by the school are flexible.

However, the probability of this class continuing to receive high class evaluation scores over the next six months is very low.

However, it is certain that the chances of being penalized are higher.

So.

It is very worthwhile to go without living expenses for half a month in exchange for three places to drop out of school.

It offers excellent value for money.

Moreover, the students in this class are very greedy. Because it's random, they might get the prize, so wouldn't that be a win?

So, just like last year's VIP Exam, there's a possibility of persuading them.

But.

The prevailing opinion now is to reject this option.

"Weren't we paying off our debt to our Kōenji these past two months?" one student said. "If we don't have any living expenses for the next six months, how can we possibly survive?"

Yes, that's right.

The students in this class only experienced hardship for 25 days in the first month after they enrolled.

At that time Hachiman saw through the true nature and rules of the school, and thus forcibly tied everyone to the boat.

In order to avoid running out of living expenses, the whole class had to maintain proper conduct to preserve their class rating score for the first month, so that they could compete for a spot in Class A.

However, Hachiman Class A, while these students initially only wanted to have living expenses later.

So.

They value their living expenses very much.

How could we possibly let them go without living expenses for six months, for the sake of the class and the group?

If I were to be exempted from school, I could accept it.

But what if it doesn't fall on your head?

So I don't want to gamble.