Amane desired Karuizawa, but not in a strange way.
Amane needed Karuizawa's influence to help her accomplish her upcoming tasks, which is why she was willing to spend a large amount of points on her.
Although Karuizawa sensed Amane's deliberate goodwill and the possibility that she might be asked for help, in the face of her tight finances, she could only accept Amane's kindness, and the two immediately hit it off.
Wang Meiyu and Shinohara had no idea what Karuizawa and Amane were discussing, only thinking it was a normal conversation. They occasionally interjected a few words.
Only Matsushita frowned slightly.
She had a feeling something big was about to happen. Otherwise, Amane wouldn't have needed to reveal her points.
If Amane had been more discreet, she could have freely used those points herself, especially in a class where points were scarce. Having a large sum of points might even lead to discrimination and exclusion.
But Amane openly shared them with them.
This was equivalent to showcasing her strength. The more depleted a class's points were, the more points would become a bridge for communication.
Even if you disliked someone, could you really reject points?
If you got angry at someone, you'd have to eat the wild vegetable meal on the weekend; that's the logic. Matsushita, upon realizing that Karuizawa had actually compromised, understood that Amane was planning something big.
Matsushita's speculation was based on something. If Shinohara or Kushida did this, it would most likely be to win people over.
However, although Amane belonged to Kushida's small group, she was highly independent, almost like an anomaly who only associated with Horikita. What could she gain by using points to win people over or recruit others? The things she could do were very limited.
Most likely, it was to gain support for a particular matter.
Otherwise, if it were simply to gain the support of girls, she would only need to find Kushida. Kushida's personality was more reassuring than Shinohara's and Karuizawa's, and her involvement would be more effective.
The reason Amane chose Karuizawa was not because Karuizawa had extensive connections, but because as Hirata Yousuke's girlfriend, she could exert some influence on Hirata.
This would allow her to leverage Hirata's influence to gain the support of most of the class.
It was clear this would not be a minor matter.
The holiday quickly passed.
All first-year students would face their first judgment today.
Compared to classes A and B, which had no pressure, classes C and D were not so relaxed.
Class C was slightly better. Besides a few guys who were all muscle, the majority were ordinary students.
Although the top quality wasn't as luxurious, the overall scores were quite average.
The pressure naturally fell on Class D.
On this day, the moment Chabashira entered the classroom, the entire class's gaze immediately focused on Chabashira, hoping to glean some useful information from her expression.
Facing the spotlight, Chabashira not only didn't feel happy but had a gloomy expression.
With a bitter taste in her mouth, she had to admit that she had overplayed her hand this time. Her intention was to give the class some setbacks, and then use those setbacks to cultivate class leaders while strengthening the cohesion of the entire class.
However, the current results were not optimistic.
No, it should be said that she still didn't have a clear understanding of Class D. The result was that she had no idea this class could be so bad.
Chabashira walked heavily to the podium.
Seeing Chabashira's gloomy face, everyone nervously fell silent. Even Hirata was breathless under the serious atmosphere.
But as the class leader, he had an obligation to ask about the results for everyone.
"Chabashira, I remember you said today was the day to announce the midterm exam results, right?" Hirata asked cautiously.
"That's right. The results are out. I regret to inform you that the scores are very unsatisfactory. Due to limited time, I can only make it brief. Taking too long might affect the subsequent procedures," Chabashira said with a bitter taste in her mouth.
She had always been waiting for a Class D that could fulfill her dream, but that wish was shattered again and again.
Unwilling to accept the status quo, she for the first time had the idea of interfering with the class's progress and put it into practice.
The result was a complete failure, even worse than when her mistake years ago prevented the entire class from graduating as Class A.
Perhaps this mistake was even more serious than the one back then.
Upon hearing that the scores were unsatisfactory, many in the class painfully clutched their heads, praying that they wouldn't be expelled.
Another group of people frowned, already considering what to do if someone was actually expelled.
Chabashira posted the exam results on the blackboard.
Most people didn't do particularly well in the first two subjects, but many scored high in the last three.
At first glance, it seemed like something to celebrate.
However... this exam wasn't about who scored high, but about who scored low.
Amane, Horikita, Ayanokoji, Hirata, Kouenji, and others all started by looking from the bottom up.
Sudo was in last place.
Just looking at his scores was despair-inducing.
He scored thirty-five and seventeen in the first two subjects, and forty-one, eleven, and nineteen in the last three.
Even with the school's bonus points, such scores would be of no help, right?
But just as everyone was still feeling sad for Sudo, Chabashira drew a red line directly across roughly halfway down the list.
Many people's eyes widened instantly.
"This time... fifteen students failed," Chabashira Sae closed her eyes in pain.
She had completely underestimated how rotten this class had become. Even if she hadn't informed them in advance that the scope of the review had changed, some would surely have discovered the trick to passing.
In fact, Ayanokoji had done just that.
Unfortunately, due to unknown reasons, Ayanokoji didn't deliver the answers to Hirata in time.
This ultimately led to the tragedy.
"Chabashira-sensei? What does this mean?"
Hirata had already understood what Chabashira-sensei meant, but he didn't want to believe the outcome these people were about to face.
"Hirata-san, these individuals are about to be expelled."
Chabashira-sensei finished speaking, her gaze sweeping over the stunned crowd.
"Members below the red line, please come to my office after school to sign your withdrawal forms."
"Wait!"
To Amane's surprise, the next person to stand up was Horikita.
"Chabashira-sensei, don't you think this is too arbitrary? Even if it's an expulsion, you should tell us the reason. What exactly is the passing score for expulsion? I hope to get an answer from you, Chabashira-sensei."
Horikita's gaze was firm as she stared at Chabashira-sensei.
"Since you want to know, then I'll tell you."
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