The Third-Years' Easy Exam Begins; Kiriyama-senpai Falls Before It Starts! 6K! (Continued)

So the decision now was to consider the team compositions and how to gain an advantage in this exam.

Ichinose began considering how to distribute the teams.

They were still on the bus, and their phones had not yet been collected, so they could contact students from other classes.

But then—

[Sorry, I already agreed to cooperate with Sakayanagi in this exam.] —Hachiman.

"..." Ichinose.

Had she been a step too late?

Or had Hachiman and Classmate Sakayanagi both anticipated this situation before the exam rules were even announced?

Had they predicted that this exam would be the third-years' stage?

"..." Ichinose.

The difficulty suddenly felt overwhelming.

Sure enough, if her class had failed to win Hachiman over, defeating Classmate Sakayanagi would become extremely difficult.

Especially now that they had fallen to Class C.

The only thing worth being thankful for was that they probably would not fall to Class D next.

But—

If Class A and Class B joined forces, then according to the rules, Class C would have no choice but to join hands with Class D.

And in that case, her class might be trapped, unable to earn any achievements. At the same time—

Once they cooperated with Class D, they might end up in last place.

Therefore—

Although this was supposed to be a battle for the third-years, Ichinose's class now faced a difficult situation that desperately needed to be broken through.

And so—

The second-years' situation became grueling.

Over with the first-years—

"The reward for the top three is a Class A experience ticket."

"Though it only lasts three months, there are still many things we can accomplish in that time."

As someone who had once pulled Class C upward, Riku Utsunomiya immediately found a direction after hearing the homeroom teacher announce the exam