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Shiina Hiyori, is the Class beauty of Class C… no, now it's Class D.
Of course, for Ryuen, having an extra vase in the Class meant nothing; what was important was her brain.
Shiina's brain was smarter than Kaneda's.
And now.
Ryuen had an A4 paper on the table, with '12 privileged people, excluding our own Class, 50X9 = 450 points' written on it.
And at a glance, it was clear that this was the maximum score that could be obtained in this exam.
Their Class had been in Class D for over two months now.
In the short term, it could still be considered a temporary situation, but once the time was extended, their own morale would also suffer.
Therefore.
Now looking at such a note, Shiina immediately felt that Ryuen wanted to gain a large amount of Class evaluation points from this exam and wanted to rise up.
This was not difficult to understand.
After all.
The other party had spent miserable days on the Uninhabited Island and still received 0 points.
And after Ryuen saw them all arrive, he placed his hands on the table and said,
"The news bought from the upperclassmen before, besides the Uninhabited Island Exam, there will also be a special exam held on the ship."
"Now it seems, this special exam is quite interesting."
Ryuen said, "And our Class is going to shine in this exam!"
For such intellectual matters, neither Albert, Ishizaki Daichi, nor Ibuki did anything but frown and remain silent.
Waiting for orders.
"However."
Kaneda pushed up his glasses and said, "In this exam, our Class's students are also divided into 12 groups, so if our Class has a privileged person, it's very important that they are not discovered."
"Also."
Kaneda said, "It's also very important to make sure these people chosen as privileged people are obedient, at least, they mustn't conceal information."
They mustn't conceal the privileged person's information, otherwise, if they are foolishly guessed by other Classes, it would be a huge loss.
Although the current Class evaluation points are 0.
But this is an exam, so it must be a comprehensive score.
Therefore, the Class needs to ensure that no one drags them down.
And this kind of thing is not easy to do.
After all, privileged people, once selected, receive a reward of 500,000 or 1,000,000 private points.
It's hard for anyone to resist the temptation.
"This is simple."
Ryuen smirked.
"Tomorrow at eight o'clock, have everyone come to my room and show me the information issued by the school."
"This way, they won't be able to hide anything."
"At the same time."
"Issue an order."
Ryuen said, "If anyone becomes a Class traitor, then in the next expulsion exam, all students will sacrifice this trash."
"This time our Class evaluation points are 0; we must break through 0."
"Otherwise, future Class competitions will have nothing to do with us."
"Although we only dropped one Class from Class C, if time goes on, we might really become Class D."
Ryuen said.
"Regarding this point."
Although Shiina doesn't like to actively interact with others, her interpersonal relationships in the Class are still good, and most students will talk to her.
She is very good at perceiving the atmosphere.
And Ryuen specifically invited her to participate in the brainstorming session, which means he hoped she would contribute.
In other words, she had to use her brain.
In the just-concluded Uninhabited Island Exam, the Class failed, but Ibuki and Kaneda, who participated, both received empty checks of 200,000 private points each from Ryuen.
And although Shiina wasn't that fond of money, the Class evaluation points were currently 0, and Ryuen also promised to support each person with 20,000 points per month as living expenses from the points obtained from Class A.
But she really wanted to earn some points.
Because Ryuen distributed them according to one's contribution.
"I'm thinking, why would the school split the students into 12 groups?"
Shiina said, "If it's a comprehensive assessment of each student's potential, performance, and information gathering ability, then the exam question shouldn't be about 'thinking'."
"And it's ultimately a Class competition."
"Like Result 1 in the rules, if everyone guesses the privileged person's identity correctly, then everyone in that group gets 500,000 points, and the privileged person themselves gets 1,000,000 points.
For this result to occur, all members of the group must put down their guard against each other and cooperate."
"It seems very abrupt."
"Completely goes against the concept of Class competition."
Shiina said, and then remained silent after speaking.
"Hmm."
Ryuen nodded and glanced at Shiina, "Your idea is good."
"And I have a hypothesis."
Ryuen said, "This is the list for my group."
Ryuen was in the first group that gathered at 6 PM, so by now, he had actually been thinking for 4 hours.
Ryuen opened the A4 paper, and the names he had listed appeared on it.
There was a list.
Class A: Katsuragi Kohei, Nishikawa Ryoko, Ban Shinji, Yano Koharu
Class B: Kanzaki Ryuji, Ando Sayo, Tsube Hitomi
Class C: Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Hirata Yosuke
Class D: Ryuen Sho, Oda Takumi, Suzuki Hidetoshi, Sonoda Masashi
"Don't you think this list is interesting?" Ryuen said. "Katsuragi from Class A, Kanzaki Ryuji from Class B, and Horikita Suzune from Class C are all here. And I'm in Class D. It's like the representatives from all four classes have gathered."
"A confrontation between representatives seems reasonable."
"But..."
Ryuen looked at Ibuki.
"Ibuki, you remember the list for your Rabbit Group, right?" Ryuen said.
"I don't remember. I only remember that Ichinose from Class B and Hikigaya Hachiman from Class C are in my group." Ibuki frowned. "I don't know the others."
"..." Ryuen.
Hmm.
He didn't have high expectations for Ibuki's memory; it was enough to know that Hikigaya Hachiman and Ichinose were in Ibuki's group.
"It can be confirmed that my Dragon Group is a group where representatives from the four classes have gathered."
"But if it's truly meant to be evenly matched, then it's strange that Ichinose and Hikigaya aren't there."
"And placing them in the Rabbit Group would be very unfair to the other classes," Ryuen said.
"You mean..." Shiina began to ponder, then said, "The list of VIPs can actually be changed at will?"
Ryuen looked at her approvingly.
If he were to fall, perhaps this Class wouldn't completely collapse; there would still be someone to support it.
"To be precise, the movement of some members' positions will not affect the exam results."
"In other words," Ryuen said, "I believe this exam has a shortcut! And the VIPs have a pattern! It can't be random."
...
As for Class B.
It was 10:30 PM.
All the students had arrived at the designated room to receive the explanation of the rules.
However.
The students of Class B were not as tense as those in the other classes.
However.
Kanzaki and Ichinose had not yet returned to their dorms to rest.
They were here on the deck.
There was a bar on the deck that didn't sell alcohol to students but offered beverages.
"I've basically understood the exam rules; it's just that the students in the Class have been shuffled and divided into 12 groups."
"It seems we can only rely on everyone's individual performance," Kanzaki said. "However, since there are 12 VIPs, if our Class can seize this opportunity to climb up, perhaps we can directly become Class A."
When they first enrolled, neither of them had much ambition to be promoted to Class A.
But as they lived at the school, a desire to push forward with everyone in their Class grew.
"It's good to think a bit more," Ichinose said. "If most of the 12 VIPs are from our Class, it would be dangerous."
...Indeed.
According to the teacher's notice, at 8:00 AM tomorrow, the VIP information will be sent to 12 students.
Excluding Sakayanagi Arisu from Class A, that leaves 159 students.
Among them, 12 VIPs will be chosen. If it's random, and most of them happen to be from Class B, then Class B's situation would become very bad.
"This point..."
Kanzaki also fell into distress. "Then I'll send a message in the Class group."
"Tell anyone who receives the school's message at 8 AM tomorrow and is confirmed as a VIP to send you a private message."
"First, confirm the VIP situation in our Class, then consider the next step," Kanzaki said.
"It seems that's the only way," Ichinose nodded.
In this exam, their Class B was very close to Class A, but they also needed to be vigilant and see if they were in danger.
And at this moment.
Beep beep!
Ichinose received a message.
"What's wrong?" Kanzaki noticed Ichinose's expression, which seemed a bit surprised.
Ichinose honestly replied.
"Hikigaya sent a message."
"What is it?"
"He wants the list of VIPs from our Class," Ichinose said. "And if we refuse, the alliance between our two classes will be broken."
"Nani!" Kanzaki immediately stood up.
"And he gave us two days to think about it," Ichinose said.
Oh.
Looking at it this way, Class B would have a hard time sleeping peacefully tonight.
...
So, the next day arrived.
7:40 AM.
All the students of Grade 1 Class C gathered at the British Bistro. The restaurant could accommodate over forty people, so when Class C students sat down, it immediately felt full.
They gathered here to discuss how to deal with this VIP exam. As their gentle Class mother, Hirata, put it, "I hope everyone can preserve the Class's evaluation points in this exam."
This was everyone's thought as well.
Because regarding the exam... many people hadn't even clearly understood the questions for this exam, so when they heard that the exam rules would be explained again, they all came.
"Now, please take a look at these materials."
The always-smiling Kushida was still standing, holding a stack of materials in her hand.
She handed them out.
"Isn't this the confusing rule material we saw last night?"
"No... the rules have been simplified."
And the students also noticed this.
Last night, the students in the Class were divided into 12 groups and entered room 204 on the 2nd floor in batches for the exam rule explanation, with one classmate responsible for taking photos each time.
This was a scene everyone had witnessed, so it seemed the Class had already prepared, which was why everyone came to today's discussion.
"The simplified rules were entrusted to Kushida to complete."
Seeing that all the students had the materials, Hirata, the Class mother, quickly said.
The rules on the material were also translated into content that even an idiot could understand.
So the students in the Class instantly felt much more at ease. At least they knew what this exam was about.
"Kushida is amazing!"
"She helped us a lot again."
The students discussed animatedly.
"I love you... Kushida-san—"
There were also shameless people shouting outrageous things amidst the chaos. It was obvious that Kushida was popular.
"Is this guy even ashamed?" Hachiman muttered, speechless.
However.
After someone shouted that in the chaos, there also appeared...
"Kushida is so cute."
"I also think you're great, Kushida."
Such compliments never ceased.
"...Are these people even ashamed?"
Horikita Suzune, sitting next to Hikigaya, looked like she was struggling to retort.
"So, do you need me to shout something for you in the chaos too?" Hikigaya said.
"No, absolutely not." Horikita Suzune immediately refused. "I'm completely uninterested in romance."
"I thought so too."
Hikigaya nodded.
Currently, Horikita only wanted to be promoted to a higher Class to prove herself to her brother, while Hikigaya wanted to make money so he wouldn't have to work in the future.
The two seemed incredibly pure, yet surprisingly, they were often mistaken for a couple.
Hikigaya had thought about this point several times: were he and Horikita really that compatible?
"However, I think it's a good idea to entrust the gathering and distribution of materials to Kushida," Hikigaya said. "Class C has a lot of problems, and by putting Kushida forward and making her seem capable, some students with problems will go to her for advice."
I see.
Horikita understood; this guy was just using Kushida.
Kushida and Hachiman had a transactional relationship.
He concealed her dark side, and she assisted him in getting promoted to a higher Class.
There weren't many reliable classmates in the Class, but after Matsushita, he felt that he could still try to utilize some classmates.
And such tasks could be entrusted to Kushida.
Providing such actions could greatly increase her popularity.
And then, just like today, she became everyone's angel.
Then she could also obtain more people's secrets, and perhaps find problematic students who could be used.
Of course.
Kushida just loved these things like winning people over or being praised.
There was no problem in satisfying her a little.
"So—"
After everyone received the materials, Horikita poked him with her hand, reminding him that it was already 7:50 AM, and if he didn't do something, in 10 minutes it would be 8:00 AM, when the school would uniformly send out information about whether they were chosen as VIPs.
Hachiman exchanged glances with her, then stood up.
"Everyone, listen to me." Hachiman walked to the front. "Now, from back to front, everyone pass their phones up one by one."
"Why?!" As expected, he met with resistance.
Hachiman glanced at Horikita.
Horikita Suzune knew it was her turn to step in.
So she said in a clear, cold voice,
"Because we need to intercept everyone's information about whether they are a VIP."
"Once intercepted, we can preserve our Class's Uninhabited Island Exam results. If we refuse, we might have 600 points deducted." she said.
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