At the restaurant.
After submitting their phones, the Class C students were allowed free time and would later attend group meetings according to the rules.
So now they could choose to eat or return to their dorms.
However, most of the students were in good spirits.
Because they received a spare phone, they were spared the painful experience of not having a phone for three days.
At the same time.
Because they did not know if they were the Beneficiary, they did not need to worry about their acting being too poor.
Therefore, the Class's points could be maintained.
At the same time.
If they were lucky, they might even be chosen as the Beneficiary. And since they themselves did not know if they were the Beneficiary, how could students from other Classes guess their Beneficiary status? So, it seemed that as long as they became the Beneficiary, they could get money from the School.
Therefore.
After their phones were confiscated, the Class C students were not dissatisfied, but rather hoped that they would be chosen as the Beneficiary.
They even wished that all 12 Beneficiaries were in their Class, because then, their probability of being chosen as a Beneficiary and receiving a 500,000 point reward would reach around 35%.
This was truly a wonderful thing.
Hachiman and his group also left the restaurant.
The current time was 7:57 AM.
In three minutes, the School would send out the Beneficiary information.
And they still had urgent matters to attend to.
So Hikigaya, Horikita Suzune, and Kushida began to act.
They entered a dormitory room.
A pink-haired girl was already standing there.
Seeing them arrive, she breathed a sigh of relief.
This was Sakura Airi.
Not all of the Classmates went to the restaurant; he entrusted Sakura to stay in the dormitory as a contact.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sakura," Hachiman said.
Then he had her continue to stand at the door.
Because what they were about to do could not be known by their Classmates.
That was to confirm whether the students' phones had received the Beneficiary information.
They needed to obtain the Class's Beneficiary list and then deduce the pattern of the Beneficiaries.
Rather, all the arrangements for this exam were based on the premise that there was a shortcut to the exam.
If the Class's Beneficiary list was not 3 but some other number, then this exam could be declared over directly as it was.
Both Horikita and Kushida were well aware of this, so they did not bother with formalities with Sakura and entered the room.
Thus.
One person was responsible for 13 phones.
They began to wait.
Waiting for 8 o'clock, when all phones would receive information.
The students' phones were not turned off, but some had set lock screens. However, once information was received, there would be an information notification that would pop up for nearly a minute, even on a lock screen.
Therefore.
They needed to be quick-witted.
And very soon.
"Seven fifty-nine, fifty-eight seconds!"
"Everyone, pay attention!"
At the moment of eight o'clock, they began to check their phone messages.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Eight o'clock ended.
At Grade 1 Class A.
Katsuragi did not force students to gather in a fixed room or location and then individually check the messages on their phones.
However, he also made arrangements, which was that students chosen as Beneficiaries needed to send him the information for reporting.
And now.
[I'm sorry, you were not selected as the Beneficiary, but please continue to work hard on the exam.]
Kamuro checked the information sent by the School; she was not chosen as the Beneficiary.
She was not the type to be good at thinking, but she knew that the Beneficiary was true to its name; if chosen as the Beneficiary, as long as the information was not leaked, there was a high probability of receiving a private point reward of 500,000 or 1,000,000.
Sakayanagi Arisu gave her 200,000 every month.
Although this was also a considerable sum, this was 500,000 selected by luck, so taking it would not hurt.
As a result.
Her luck was not good.
"It seems I wasn't chosen.
As she thought this, a tall, handsome man with short blonde hair walked towards her from the front.
This was Hashimoto of the Sakayanagi Faction.
He was also a pillar of the Sakayanagi Faction, very skilled at gathering information.
And now, Hashimoto approached Kamuro with his phone.
He showed her that he also had not been chosen as the Beneficiary.
It seemed like a display of loyalty.
One must know that Kamuro was Sakayanagi's right-hand woman.
Watching the other person walk towards her.
"This Uninhabited Island Exam," Kamuro Masumi said. "Don't you think Katsuragi's side lost quite a few points?"
"It might be a mistake on Katsuragi's part," Hashimoto said. "That's why the Class's points became 70."
Although he said this, Hashimoto was a bit guilty.
Then he cursed Ryuen in his heart.
Because.
Initially, Katsuragi's predicted score was 336 points, and he had taken 1,000,000 points from Ryuen, thus betraying his Class. According to his calculations, this would deduct 18 points from the base and allow Ryuen to guess the Team Leader's information.
Then the maximum loss would be 68 points.
However.
The current result was... 336 turned into 70 points.
And the biggest reason... was that other Classes also guessed the Team Leader's information.
So, for 1 million point, he brought 168 points of deductions to the Class.
If this were to be discovered, he would definitely be finished.
He himself was a Class A student, and while collecting 20 million point was the most secure option, he didn't believe his Class A would fall so easily.
The result was so dangerous!
His mentality was also somewhat exploding.
"So, did Sakayanagi give any instructions for this Benefactor Exam?" Hashimoto asked. "For example, should we collect information on our own Class's benefactors?"
"She gave no instructions," Kamuro said. "It's still the same as before; follow Katsuragi's orders."
"…" Hashimoto.
That's right.
Sakayanagi hadn't even come to participate in the exam, so how could she have given any instructions?
He then prepared to leave.
And Kamuro was also preparing to stand up; she had to attend a meeting at 9 o'clock. She was in the Monkey Group, and she had looked at the list of members for that group, and Kouenji Rokusuke from Class C was also there.
Kouenji was a pervert, and she was a bit worried if she was the benefactor and he guessed it.
But now, it seemed she didn't need to worry.
"Beep beep!"
However.
Just as Kamuro was about to stand up, she realized she had received a message.
"…" Kamuro.
After checking it, she looked at Hashimoto, who had already walked out about ten meters.
"Let's still collect information on our Class's benefactors," Kamuro said. "Katsuragi's failure is significant, and if we fully assist Katsuragi again this time, and Class A's advantage still can't be maintained…"
"Then, Sakayanagi taking over will be justified."
"Moreover, at such a critical moment, let's not make reckless moves. Otherwise, we'll be made to take the blame for Katsuragi's failure," Kamuro Masumi said.
Hmm.
This time, Hashimoto chose not to betray the Class.
After all…
Class A was now in a precarious situation.
Perhaps, after the Benefactor Exam ended, they would drop down, and if they were held accountable then, he would also be finished.
So, Hashimoto began to work diligently.
Thus, a few minutes later, the list of the three benefactors from Class A was gathered in Kamuro's hands.
After Kamuro confirmed the information of the list members, she took them to Katsuragi, letting Katsuragi confirm them.
Class A was quite cautious this time.
…
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The teachers' meeting.
The teachers of the four Classes also began to gather. They were having breakfast.
However, for the next three days, the students would conduct two meetings a day themselves to obtain benefactor information and choose their exam methods.
These did not require the teachers to intervene.
Therefore, only three of the four teachers were present now.
Among them, Hoshinoimiya Chie from Class B drank too much yesterday, so she didn't come to meet with the teachers.
And Sakanoue Digital from Class D noticed that Majima's state seemed to be off.
"Speaking of which, early this morning, I heard the sound of a propeller. Could it be the School's helicopter?"
"Yes." Majima nodded. "The students of Class C applied to use a spare device, and since it wasn't prepared on the ship, Student Council President Horikita Manabu came with the helicopter to bring the items. He will leave this evening."
"The Student Council President personally came to deliver items; isn't that a bit of an overkill?" Sakanoue Digital was a bit surprised.
"Perhaps he is interested in this exam," Majima said.
"Class C applied for a spare device. They won't be using a spare device for the next three days, will they?" Sakanoue Digital said.
"That's correct," Teacher Chabashira said. "They applied to me for a large quantity. Then, they will be distributed before eight o'clock today."
At 8 o'clock, the School would uniformly announce the benefactor information.
But Class C students prepared spare devices in advance.
Which meant.
The representative of Class C might have initially chosen not to let their own Class students know if they were selected as benefactors. Class C had been promoted from Class D, and their quality was the worst and they were the easiest to deceive. So if they knew their benefactor information, it was very likely to be leaked immediately.
Then it would be a hot commodity for other Classes.
Like Sakagami's Class D, Ryuen hoped to rise in this exam.
As a result, Class C's operation now was equivalent to skipping this exam.
"Damn it—"
And Sakanoue Digital immediately knew that Class C had the advantage in this exam again.
They could hold onto the high scores obtained from the Uninhabited Island.
"And Majima, what preparations has your Class made?" Sakanoue Digital then turned to Teacher Majima. "If your Class doesn't work hard this time, you'll be overtaken by Class B."
Currently, Class A had 1258 points.
And Class B had 1121 points.
As long as Class B could guess two of Class A's benefactors, Class A would drop down.
Teacher Sakagami's Class D had dropped from Class C, which was a disgrace, so if Majima's Class also dropped now, perhaps he could save some face.
It wouldn't just be his Class that was bad.
"You don't need to worry," Majima said at this point. "It's not certain that Class A will drop. Rather, it shouldn't drop in this exam."
"Hmm?"
"You have such confidence?" Sakanoue Digital was a bit curious.
And Teacher Chabashira from Class C also looked over.
One must know that Class A was in a precarious situation in this exam.
So Majima still had this kind of confidence?
And on the other side.
The Teacher of the Class currently closest to Class A was enjoying herself.
She was receiving a massage.
But very soon.
There was a knock at the door.
"Ah, Ichinose-san, you've arrived," the Teacher of Class B let her in. "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Teacher, is it okay for you to be like this?" The one who entered was Ichinose Honami, with long pink-gold hair.
The tallest girl in Class B.
It was just that there was some worry in her eyes, because her Teacher drank every day, and drank an especially large amount yesterday.
"It's just a little drinking," Hoshinoimiya Chie said. "I'm very good at it."
"Moreover, Ichinose, you have some doubts in your heart, don't you?"
Hoshinoimiya Chie said. "Why are you in the Rabbit Group?"
"You should have also obtained a partial list of the group members."
Hoshinoimiya Chie said. "The Dragon Group seems to have gathered Class representatives, but I didn't put you there."
"About that," Ichinose said humbly, "it must be that Teacher had her own considerations, and I'm not that excellent either."
"No, that's not it," but Hoshinoimiya Chie shook her head. "You can still shoulder the role of a representative in our Class, and I put you in the Rabbit Group because Chabashira put Hikigaya in the Rabbit Group."
"So I arranged for you to go there."
"What do you mean?" Ichinose tilted her head.
"Hikigaya is quite capable; he's Chabashira's favorite student. So, if he goes to the Rabbit Group, it's definitely unfair to the other members. Therefore, I hope you can find the benefactor of the Rabbit Group," Hoshinoimiya Chie said. "And then…"
"Defeat Hikigaya Hachiman."
"Right now, we're just Class B; we have hope of moving up, but I think what's more important is to kick Class C down," she said.
Hoshinoimiya Chie and Chabashira Sae were best friends, and also from the same year, even former classmates.
Their Class was originally Class D.
And they climbed up from Class D, eventually reaching the position of Class B.
Then, they were only one step away from Class A.
Everyone wanted a good future, but… in a critical exam, it was ruined by Chabashira, and everyone lost the chance to climb up.
Including her best friend.
And because they were best friends, when she found that Chabashira wanted to climb up this time, and was climbing very fast.
Then not setting up some obstacles would be a disservice to the word 'best friend'.
So after Hoshinoimiya found that Chabashira hadn't put Hikigaya in the Dragon Group, she also arranged for Ichinose to be in the Rabbit Group.
However.
Defeat Hikigaya, huh?
Ichinose glanced at the message she received yesterday.
[You have two days to give me the list of benefactors in your Class. If you violate this, the alliance between Class BC will end.]
"…"
The problem now wasn't whether or not to defeat the other party, but rather, if Class B broke off with them, there would be risks.
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