Before class began, basically everyone had arrived in the classroom. It could be said that the blow dealt to the members of Class D by yesterday's events was massive. The prospect of living without points for the next month, or perhaps even two, was something a portion of them found difficult to accept.
This was especially true for Yamauchi Haruki. He had originally calculated that after paying back the points he owed Shikime Natsu this month, he would still have fifty thousand personal points left to spend. He wouldn't have had to live too hard of a life. As for the money he owed his little buddies, naturally, he would pay that back slowly. They were classmates in the same class, after all; there was no need to worry about him not paying it back. If they didn't believe him, that would simply be doubting his, Yamauchi Haruki's, character!
Horikita Suzune scanned the entire room with a cold gaze. After confirming everyone was present, she walked straight to the podium. The members of Class D, reacting to Horikita Suzune's sudden movement, involuntarily focused all their attention on her.
"The midterm exam is in two weeks. Chabashira-sensei has already said it: those who fail will be expelled."
This matter had been stated long ago, and everyone was aware of it. Furthermore, last night, Horikita Suzune had spoken to some of the students with failing grades about an exam plan. If they could avoid expulsion, they naturally wanted to.
After all, although there were no points, the accommodation environment here was genuinely nice. Moreover... if they were expelled, finding another school willing to accept a student who had been expelled would not be easy. At least, not everyone had the backing to find such a school. And... getting expelled in the second month of school was simply too shameful.
"Relying on tutoring to help some people improve their grades... raising grades before the midterm exam is a considerably difficult task."
Hearing Horikita Suzune say this, Yamauchi Haruki immediately became unhappy. Wasn't she talking about him?
"So... in order to ensure everyone passes and to secure one hundred Class Points, I have decided to purchase exam papers from the upperclassmen," Horikita Suzune announced. Her tone did not seek everyone's opinion; rather, it conveyed that she had decided to do this, and they must follow her lead.
"Um... Horikita-san, can we ensure that the upperclassmen's exam papers will be the same as ours?" Hirata Yousuke asked. Of course, although it was a question, compared to Horikita Suzune's voice, Hirata Yousuke's words didn't give off the feeling of someone looking for trouble.
"That cannot be determined with certainty. Therefore, in addition to their midterm exam papers, we must also get our hands on their quiz papers. If the quiz questions are the same, then the midterm exam questions shouldn't be too different."
Horikita Suzune spoke. Everything was premised on successfully buying the papers from the upperclassmen. If they couldn't buy them, then everything said afterward would be useless.
Of course, one couldn't deny Horikita Suzune's contribution. After all, she had indeed given the current Class D a direction to move forward. At least it wasn't as hopeless as it was now.
Even with tutoring, could they really pass? Especially for those who were failing, the thoughts in their hearts were largely the same. And for the Yamauchi Haruki trio, who hadn't participated in the study group at all, the probability was basically zero.
Sudou Ken was alright; at least he had things to do, participating in Basketball Club activities. Of course, that was compared to Yamauchi Haruki and the other one. This guy was also someone who couldn't distinguish the situation. If he got expelled, did he think he could still play basketball at school? Unless he changed places to play.
As for the other two, no one knew what they were doing all day; they were simply idling about.
"So... I want to gather the points for the transaction with the upperclassmen seniors. If there are any excess points, I will return them to everyone."
Horikita Suzune spoke again, stating her objective: collecting points. After all, she didn't even have twenty thousand personal points on her right now. And as for the value of something like exam papers, Horikita Suzune couldn't gauge it accurately; she could only judge by feeling.
"I don't have a single point, you know!" Yamauchi Haruki spread his hands and said. "Even if next month's Class Points are one hundred, I still won't have a single point. I still owe points to that guy from Class A, so I'll leave it to everyone else!"
Saying this, Yamauchi Haruki seemed unwilling to bear any burden. If the points of Class D really did allow Yamauchi Haruki's personal assets to reach a positive number one day, it was estimated that this guy wouldn't pay it back anyway.
His attitude was quite clear: he wanted to win without effort. Of course, whether Class D had these Class Points or not didn't have much impact on Yamauchi Haruki. He currently owed Shikime Natsu fifty thousand personal points, which meant that even if Class D obtained these one hundred Class Points, he would still undergo five months of life without points. Unless... someone in the class was willing to sponsor him, allowing him to live a life with points.
"Me too!" Ike Kanji chimed in. He owed Shikime Natsu even more points than Yamauchi Haruki. After all, Yamauchi Haruki had borrowed points from the three of them to make up the fifty thousand back then, while he himself didn't even have fifty thousand in hand.
"Those without points can owe for now," Horikita Suzune said. She didn't intend to advance points for them, especially not for a few idiots.
"I say, Horikita, don't be so stingy. Didn't you win ten thousand personal points when you were an exchange student in Class A? Take out those ten thousand points and treat it as ours. If I had gone to Class A, I could have also won those ten thousand points; I just didn't go, that's all."
Yamauchi Haruki spoke with a confident smile. Those who didn't know better would think Yamauchi Haruki was some kind of Almighty King, to be so arrogant.
"Yamauchi, you idiot, stop talking big. Don't you know in your heart how miserably you lost during the exchange student activity?" Sakura Airi touched her long hair, looking at Yamauchi Haruki with a face full of disdain.
Regarding Yamauchi Haruki, it could be said that Sakura Airi had absolutely no good will towards him, especially since Yamauchi Haruki had done something quite rude in front of Shikime Natsu.
Sakura Airi's words caused the atmosphere in the class to solidify once again. Of course, the majority of people supported Sakura Airi. After all, Yamauchi Haruki's shamelessly delusional statement was simply too excessive. Taking points that others had earned through struggle and treating them as his own? They wouldn't dare to even think such things; only Yamauchi Haruki could say it without hesitation.
"Cough, cough. I will temporarily cover the points for Yamauchi-kun and Ike-kun," Hirata Yousuke, sensing the atmosphere in the class wasn't quite right, hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over.
"Oh, thanks a lot, Hirata!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Hearing these words, Yamauchi Haruki and Ike Kanji couldn't help but laugh. See? The point problem was solved, wasn't it?
Sure enough, there were still many good people in the world. People like that hateful Shikime Natsu, and those unwilling to advance points for the two of them, were in the minority. Mn, Hirata Yousuke didn't say 'borrow' just now, but that he would 'cover' it, so the two of them basically didn't owe Hirata Yousuke a single point. It was Hirata Yousuke acting voluntarily.
"It's fine. I hope everyone can overcome this difficulty together. Let's do our best. And then, I hope Yamauchi-kun and the others will also join the study group. Horikita-san is right; if the purchased exam papers don't come in handy, we can only rely on our own efforts."
Hirata Yousuke quickly revealed a smile; this smile was quite warm.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll talk about it then," Yamauchi Haruki replied quite casually. He was completely unskilled at things like studying. If they asked him to memorize answers, Yamauchi Haruki would be a bit more willing.
Listening to their conversation, the impression the Class D members held of Yamauchi Haruki dropped to the freezing point. Even Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who was attempting to become an ordinary high school student, couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It was a good thing he hadn't chosen Yamauchi Haruki as his role model. Even someone like him, who hadn't attended school, knew that this kind of behavior would absolutely make one hated.
"Then... after school today, let's go to the library together." Hirata Yousuke wasn't discouraged and simply issued an invitation with the flow.
"But... I have things to do today, eh. Sorry, sorry, next time."
Things to do? Impossible. Hirata Yousuke's gaze fell upon Ike Kanji and Sudou Ken. Ike Kanji's eyes were somewhat evasive; clearly, he didn't want to go either.
"Sigh, I understand! Then I'll leave it to you, Hirata!" Ike Kanji finally nodded and agreed. After all, Hirata Yousuke had advanced points for him.
"I'll only participate a few days a week. I'll ask for leave from the club," Sudou Ken said. Hirata Yousuke had done so much; it could be considered benevolent to the utmost. Plus... Sudou Ken didn't want to be expelled that badly.
"You two are really going? Fine then, I'll go along too!" Yamauchi Haruki looked at the two in astonishment. Since both of them planned to go, he naturally had to join in the fun.
"Great!" Hirata Yousuke breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the trouble was finally resolved.
"I also want to help Horikita-san. Can I go with Horikita-san to purchase the exam papers?" Kushida Kikyou stood up and looked at Horikita Suzune, her face full of an expression wanting to help.
Horikita Suzune glanced at Kushida Kikyou. Originally, her subconscious reaction was to reject her directly; she did not like Kushida Kikyou. However... the face of that guy, Shikime Natsu, appeared in Horikita Suzune's mind at this moment. If it were that guy, he would definitely take the benefits delivered to his doorstep directly, right?
"Fine. Then I'll leave it to you, Kushida-san." Horikita Suzune nodded and agreed. If it were the old her, she absolutely would not have done such a thing. However, considering reality, if she were to go buy exam papers from the upperclassmen herself, the probability of success wasn't high.
Horikita Suzune had understood this point through Shikime Natsu's 'Make Friends Plan'. It was absolutely impossible to close a deal relying solely on three sentences. And Kushida Kikyou, like that guy Shikime Natsu, was quite popular. Therefore, Horikita Suzune had to borrow Kushida Kikyou's power. In order to let Class D move forward, Horikita Suzune cast aside her personal likes and dislikes. Even if it was Kushida Kikyou, she would utilize her.
The same went for Hirata Yousuke. It just so happened that Horikita Suzune didn't want to deal with the three idiots, and Hirata Yousuke perfectly filled that gap.
"Mn, I'll work hard to help everyone negotiate the price down." Kushida Kikyou smiled and nodded, a flash of shock passing through her eyes. This guy actually agreed? Clearly, yesterday she intended to become friends with Horikita Suzune and the other party rejected her. What exactly had changed in this guy?
The matters that needed to be discussed were basically finished. At this time, Chabashira Sae also walked into the classroom. Looking at the Class D crowd, she still didn't have a pleasant expression.
Just a bunch of trash. To think she had held hope before, especially for that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. But... up until now, apart from scoring fifty on everything in the entrance exam and quizzes, this Ayanokouji Kiyotaka hadn't demonstrated anything special. Plus, the situation of the entire Class D was still not optimistic; there was no one who could truly take charge of the big picture.
Whether it was Hirata Yousuke or Kushida Kikyou, the two were merely considered people who could speak up in class; they had no way to unify the opinions of the entire Class D.
Meanwhile, the other three classes already had determined leaders who could represent the class alone. Especially Shikime Natsu—Chabashira Sae had come to further understand that guy's extraordinary nature. Before the opening ceremony, he had directly seen through this school's rules, and within a few days of school starting, he had obtained the rules of this school.
At the same time... Chabashira Sae's gaze swept over the group of girls in Class D. Shikime Natsu also had good relationships with these girls in Class D. Whether it was Kushida Kikyou or Horikita Suzune, they all seemed to have a connection with that guy.
This feeling was as if Shikime Natsu also held Class D in his grasp. Of course, it had to be said that some people in Class D, such as Karuizawa Kei, would definitely belong to the failing category based on entrance exam results. Yet, in the last quiz, she actually passed. Chabashira Sae knew that Shikime Natsu had tutored those few gals in the class, but she didn't expect the effect to be so significant.
In that case... the ones still dragging everyone down were those few guys. Chabashira Sae's gaze fell upon the Yamauchi Haruki trio. Even now, the three of them still looked sloppy and casual, making one annoyed just looking at them.
"Class is starting."
Chabashira Sae didn't speak up to continue scolding those guys. In her heart, she had already sentenced this batch of Class D to death; they were incurable.
Three years. Wait another three years and see if the next batch of Class D can turn the situation around. Letting Class D rise to Class A was her greatest obsession. Even if her best friend, Hoshinomiya Chie, planned to stop her, Chabashira Sae was unwilling to give up.
As for what Horikita Suzune had discussed up there just now, Chabashira Sae didn't care. Although Horikita Suzune's academic and athletic abilities were decent, she didn't understand communication and couldn't lead Class D to Class A. In the end, she was just a defective product.
If the current Class D didn't completely change, if they maintained this appearance, then they would never rise to Class A in this lifetime. And wanting a group of trash to completely change their faces was very difficult. Chabashira Sae couldn't be bothered to waste time communicating with these hopeless guys.
Of course, the school also stipulated that teachers couldn't interfere excessively with student development. As a teacher, Chabashira Sae was merely doing it a bit more excessively, that was all. It wasn't impermissible.
For example, the exam scope outlined yesterday had been changed, but Chabashira Sae did not plan to notify this group of students.
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