"Hurry up, hurry up, why are you moving so slowly? And you still want to save the princess?"
Amane was lying on the floor, engrossed in playing a game.
Although it was a bit noisy, Horikita had long since gotten used to it.
So she just gently patted Amane's backside, signaling her to be a little quieter.
"It's over, it's over, I got a critical hit, healer..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Amane lay motionless on the floor.
Clearly, the plan to save the princess had officially failed.
"I told you, if you want to play games, you can play in bed."
Horikita picked up the listless and dejected Amane.
She threw her onto the bed.
And stuffed the brown bear pillow into her arms.
Just as Horikita was about to return to her desk to continue reading.
Her phone suddenly received a text message.
Opening it, Horikita Suzune was surprised to find that it was a message from the school.
It ordered all members of First Year Class D to gather in the classroom before ten o'clock, as an important announcement was to be made, and those who were late without good reason would be expelled.
Just for a gathering, they would be expelled?
Horikita Suzune found it a bit unbelievable.
She then checked the time, nine forty-five.
That meant they only had fifteen minutes to gather.
"Amane."
Horikita was about to call Amane.
But she saw that Amane had already put on her school uniform.
"Let's hurry up and go. If we're late, we might really get expelled, and we might even see President Horikita."
Amane clearly already knew the content of this sudden gathering.
Horikita Suzune thought for a moment and immediately realized that this was to announce the true punishment for the expelled students.
From the harsh wording, it was not difficult to see that a considerable number of people were destined to be expelled this time.
Horikita Suzune's mood suddenly became depressed.
The thing she had always wanted to avoid had still become a reality.
By the time Horikita Suzune and Amane arrived, a large portion of the class had already gathered.
Amane and Horikita Suzune exchanged glances, then returned to their seats to wait.
Not long after, most of Class D had gathered, sitting in their seats and discussing today's sudden emergency assembly.
The students who had previously been identified as soon to be expelled were even more panicked, beginning to pray.
Names of various domestic deities constantly poured out of their mouths.
It seemed as if they had prayed to every deity they knew.
Amane's gaze swept across the classroom.
She noticed that two people were still absent from the class: one was Sudo, which went without saying. It was rumored that after he was taken away by the security department, he never returned, and the specific situation was still unknown.
The other was Hirata.
Hirata's absence made Amane a little concerned.
She knew that Hirata was truly willing to be expelled for the sake of others.
But in the current situation, even if he were expelled for being absent, it would not benefit the class or the other classmates.
So Amane was concerned about Hirata's whereabouts.
"Did you hear? They say a lot of people are going to be expelled today."
A piece of news that everyone knew but dared not discuss came from Sato.
That people were going to be expelled today was something any normal person would know, but why was no one discussing it?
Because... "Sato, don't talk so much. Can't you see everyone is distressed about this?"
Yukimura warned her with a serious expression.
But Sato snorted coldly.
"What does their expulsion have to do with me? No matter how bad my grades are, I won't be so disgraceful as to be expelled. Yukimura, didn't you get the third-best grade in the class? Why bother pretending to care about them?"
When Sato spoke, many people looked at her with angry eyes.
But Sato still had a playful smile and an indifferent expression on her face.
Yukimura glanced at Sato and chose not to retort.
Because Sato's words, though unpleasant, were true. He actually didn't care much about those who couldn't even pass exams, but this time, most of the failing students were boys.
Yukimura didn't want Sato to add fuel to the fire at this moment, especially since Sudo's incident was still fresh in his mind.
Yukimura didn't want similar things to happen again.
"Sato, please try to be considerate of everyone. Although you passed this time, if someone really gets expelled, can you guarantee that you will pass the next exam, Sato?"
Kushida's words were on a completely different level than Yukimura's.
Sato, though somewhat displeased after hearing Kushida's words, still shut her mouth, because when it came to popularity, Kushida's popularity in the class was something she couldn't even hope to match.
Just when the class thought it could finally quiet down.
Intense footsteps echoed in the hallway.
In an instant, everyone's heart leaped to their throats again.
First to enter was a grim-faced Hirata.
Although he seemed to be trying to hide it, the expression on his face was still too gloomy, which made many people start to worry.
Following closely was Chabashira Sae.
Teacher Chabashira stood at the first row as soon as she entered.
She had no intention of going to the podium.
It seemed that this emergency assembly was exactly as Amane had guessed.
This emergency assembly and the announcements to follow would probably all be handled by the Student Council.
Not long after, Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane entered, one after the other.
Nagumo and Kiriyama could vaguely be seen outside the door.
However, they suddenly turned around and left at the doorway.
Only Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane entered Class D.
As soon as Horikita Manabu entered Class D, he walked straight to the podium.
He didn't even greet Chabashira-sensei.
"My apologies, I was two minutes late due to some matters. I thank everyone who arrived on time and kept their promise to be in this classroom."
Horikita Manabu bowed slightly.
Class D fell silent for a moment.
No one knew what Horikita Manabu's opening meant.
"Next, I will announce the review results and explanation regarding the expelled students from First Year Class D."
Horikita Manabu didn't care about the reactions of the Class D students.
As if following a procedure, Horikita Manabu took the documents from Tachibana Akane and then scanned everyone in Class D with a condescending gaze.
"After an emergency review by the Student Council of all expelled students' grades in First Year Class D, it was found that the previous judgment criteria were somewhat inappropriate. Therefore, this review adopted a different method, and the final result is..."
Horikita Manabu deliberately drew out his words.
For a moment, only the hurried breathing of many people could be heard in Class D.
Even Horikita Suzune watched Horikita Manabu with bated breath.
Only three people had different expressions.
Hirata Yousuke was still caught between anger and despair.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked calm, with no expression visible on his face.
Amane, on the other hand, had a slight smile, but her beautiful eyes were looking out the window.
Horikita Manabu was a little helpless about Amane's reaction.
Finally, he announced the final result.
"First Year Class D, the original ruling resulted in fifteen expulsions. After review, the ruling is six expulsions. I will write the names of those expelled on the blackboard. They can then return directly to their dorms to pack their luggage, and the Student Council can process their expulsion on the same day."
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