Since you can be Sakayanagi Arisu's dog, you might as well be his dog.
Of course, Suzuki Toru was only thinking about it now and wouldn't reveal too much. He wanted to boil the frog slowly, let her get used to it, and reduce her resistance.
Although he sounded like a scumbag, he would try to be gentle and not hurt Kamuro Masumi.
Next, Suzuki Toru had nothing to do. He would either occasionally chat with Morishita Ai or wander around outside for a while, collecting information about wishes.
Soon, he got a new notebook.
As time passed, Class 1 also had its first exam.
Chapter 42: A Mere Small Test
"Since it's almost the end of the month, there will be no classes today. We're going to have a small test, so please take it a little seriously."
Tomoya Mashima stood on the podium. He handed the test papers to the students in the front row, telling them to pass them down one by one.
Soon, Suzuki Toru also received the test paper. A quick glance showed questions from five subjects. There weren't many questions, and it seemed to be just a small test.
"Teacher Mashima, is this a real exam?" Katsuragi Kohei raised his hand and asked.
Tomoya Mashima's expression didn't change much. He answered indifferently, "It's not an exam, and it won't appear on your report card. It's just for future reference. However, it might be an important test for you in some sense."
This homeroom teacher always had hidden meanings in his words and even emphasized them at the end, as if afraid that everyone wouldn't understand him. Was this special treatment for Class A?
However, he clearly knew what Katsuragi Kohei was asking. The so-called real exam, of course, referred to an exam that could affect class points.
Tomoya Mashima denied Katsuragi Kohei's question, yet he implied that this small test was also very important.
Not only Katsuragi Kohei understood his words, but many others also looked surprised.
But there was one strange thing.
If it wouldn't involve class points, why was this small test still important?
Suzuki Toru spun his pen, and then the bell, signaling the official start of the exam, rang.
Most of the questions were simple, with only a few on the back being a bit difficult, especially the long math problem.
"Tsk…"
A dissatisfied sound came from Kamuro Masumi beside him. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
A very conflicted expression appeared on her face. Her pen tip kept moving back and forth between the two options, seemingly unsure which to choose.
No, did the second question stump her already?
Suzuki Toru was silent. She usually listened in class, so logically, solving the previous questions should be easy and not too difficult.
Unless she tried very hard to listen, but unfortunately, the knowledge didn't stick.
"Tch…" Kamuro Masumi seemed to sense his thoughts. She suddenly glared at him and subconsciously shielded her test paper.
Who wants to copy your answers!
When she blocked it like that, Suzuki Toru almost laughed in exasperation. He stopped paying attention to the girl and simply filled in the answers immediately, so she wouldn't misunderstand anything.
Until the dismissal bell rang, Kamuro Masumi looked at the answer sheet that Tomoya Mashima collected with great reluctance.
Suzuki Toru couldn't help but glance at it. Many questions were filled in, which surprised him a little about Kamuro Masumi.
Although she answered incorrectly, it was clear that she was answering the questions very seriously. He had thought she would just give up.
"Hey, what do you mean by looking at me like that? That pitying look is really annoying!" Kamuro Masumi seemed unable to bear his gaze and looked displeased.
"Do you want me to tutor you?" Suzuki Toru looked at her as gently as possible.
"Who needs your help? I don't care about such simple questions!" Kamuro Masumi couldn't save face. Why would he ask that? She was a student of Class A just like him, how could her studies be worse than his?
Suzuki Toru had experienced her stubbornness more than once. No, rather than stubbornness, it was more like she was avoiding reality.
As long as she didn't want to face something or encountered a difficult question to answer, she would immediately try to end the conversation and would use a blunt tone to retort, trying to hide her guilt.
However, no matter how stubborn her words were, her body was still soft.
A few days later, Kamuro Masumi quickly felt regret.
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Almost at the same time, Class D was also having a small test.
Horikita Suzune frowned as she looked at the distributed test paper, not because of the difficulty, but because she didn't understand.
"Teacher Chabashira, I have a question."
Hearing Horikita Suzune's voice, Chabashira Sae lazily looked at the student.
"What's the problem?"
"What's the meaning of this test paper?" Horikita Suzune said, "You just said it would be for future reference. What exactly will it refer to? Class points?"
As if she had anticipated these questions, Chabashira Sae sighed deeply, "Horikita, you have so many questions. But don't worry, this test won't have any actual impact. Just show whatever level you have."
Horikita Suzune slowly pondered her answer, then asked again, "I want to know if the results of other classes will be announced after the exam?"
Chabashira Sae rarely showed a hint of a smile. Although Horikita Suzune was a bit slow, she did have some capability and was starting to consider the state of her opponents.
"The results of each class will be announced, but only the average score, not individual scores."
"I see. When will the real exam begin?"
Horikita Suzune wanted to continue asking, but then saw Chabashira Sae's speechless expression.
"Sorry, I'm not obligated to answer every one of your questions. Don't waste any more time, Horikita."
How could she possibly tell you these answers in front of the surveillance cameras?
"Hahaha, Sae-chan, don't worry, just watch today! I'm definitely going to get a high score!" Ike Kanji shouted loudly.
"I have no expectations of you," Chabashira Sae said indifferently.
"Eh, eh, eh, saying something like that is too much!"
Horikita Suzune listened to their voices, silently looking at the test paper in her hand, with no expression on her face.
Not long ago, Hirata Yosuke had confirmed her words with Chabashira Sae in class, and Chabashira Sae had affirmed them, but she hadn't mentioned anything about the rules.
She hadn't even told Class D about buying information for two million personal points, as if she had never expected Class D to be able to produce that amount of personal points.
At first, Horikita Suzune couldn't understand at all, but now she gradually realized.
Leading this class upwards was indeed a bit difficult.
Chabashira Sae, as the homeroom teacher, seemed to have given up from the start, not to mention the students in Class D.
Except for a few students who couldn't accept it, the others, although a bit unwilling and regretful, quickly accepted reality.
After all, one hundred thousand personal points a month was truly too much.
If they could smoothly get through three years like this, they wouldn't mind the school's arrangements.
Everyone had this thought, and Hirata Yosuke couldn't do anything about it; he would only follow the mainstream opinion.
Kushida Kikyo didn't care, and Kei Karuizawa was even less concerned about these things; she was keen on managing her own social circle.
They were the most influential students in Class D, so one could imagine the current state of Class D.
Thinking of this, Horikita Suzune unconsciously clenched her fists. Even if she had to fight alone, it didn't matter; she had long been used to being by herself.
"Hey, Sae-chan, how many personal points will we have next month~"
From time to time, such frivolous words could be heard, completely disregarding any exams, with a cheerful expression.
Hmm, losing points?
What a joke, they had a thousand points just like Class A! No matter how much they lost, they would at least have seven or eight hundred points left, right?
Even if they lost some, it was fine to slowly catch up!
Chapter 43: Welcome to the World of Meritocracy
With the end of the small test, time quickly moved into May.
During this period, Class C remained inactive, perhaps waiting for an opportunity.
Suzuki Toru didn't care what Ryuen Kakeru was thinking. If it didn't work, he would just replace him; there was nothing more to say.
[Personal Points: 148,500]
[Class Points: 940]
At six in the morning, the long-awaited class points were finally updated, and a sum of personal points was also credited, immediately bringing Suzuki Toru's balance back above one hundred thousand.
However, according to the previous agreement, he had to transfer half of this month's personal points to Morishita Ai's account.
Therefore, Suzuki Toru just glanced at it and indifferently put his phone away.
"They actually deducted sixty points. What went wrong?"
Soon after arriving in the classroom, he found someone reflecting on themselves with a pained expression.
Of course, some people were also thinking about what last month's exam was. Judging solely from the usual situation, they couldn't see anything the school had done to them.
Points were deducted, but where were they deducted?
As Suzuki Toru sat down, he immediately saw Sakayanagi Arisu give him a slight smile, as if telling him that his peaceful life was about to end.
Soon, Tomoya Mashima appeared at the classroom door, holding several poster-like items in his hand.
Seeing him walk in, the entire classroom involuntarily focused their gaze on him, including Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu.
"Today is the regular morning meeting, but looking at you, you probably already know what I'm going to say." Tomoya Mashima didn't show much emotion. He casually hung a poster on the blackboard. "These are your Class 1 results for this month. The entire process and result were no surprise."
Suzuki Toru looked up at the blackboard, where the rankings of the four classes were clearly written.
Class A: 940
Class B: 770
Class C: 550
Class D: 0
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Tsk, what a clear result.
A noisy murmur vaguely arose in the class. Totsuka Yahiko stared at Class B's score and gritted his teeth, "Damn it, they pulled the score so close!"
However, he immediately cheered up again.
"I'm dying of laughter, the guys in Class D are idiots after all! They even lost all thousand class points, hahaha!"
Not only Totsuka Yahiko couldn't hold back, but almost everyone showed a strange expression when they saw Class D's zero score.
Suzuki Toru was also a bit speechless, wondering if Horikita Suzune would lose her composure when she saw this score.
He hadn't expected it to go even more smoothly than anticipated. Logically, knowing that there would be an exam, they should have been a bit more serious.
Could it be that they thought they had so many class points that they couldn't be deducted completely?
"Teacher Mashima, can you tell us the specific details about the exam now?" Katsuragi Kohei asked in a deep voice.
To be honest, this was also what Class A wanted to know most at the moment.
Tomoya Mashima pondered for a moment: "The first month's exam was simple. The school wanted to know how you would perform without revealing information, including your usual classroom discipline and conduct."
"Conduct?" Katsuragi Kohei was a bit puzzled.
"There are surveillance cameras on the roads. If you do anything immoral, the cameras will record it," Tomoya Mashima explained. "In other words, this exam doesn't look at anything else, only your personal performance. Excellent individuals naturally need to have corresponding qualities."
Katsuragi Kohei was thoughtful. This exam not only involved the students' own qualities but also tested their self-control.
After all, from the first day, the teachers here had never mentioned paying attention to classroom discipline or anything like that, acting as if they didn't care if you listened or not.