2nd Year Class B.
Near the end of November.
Hoshinomiya-sensei was operating a tablet to announce the final exam results.
First place:
2nd Year Class A, reward of fifty class points.
Second place:
2nd Year Class D, reward of twenty-five class points.
Third place:
2nd Year Class B, deduction of twenty-five class points.
Fourth place:
2nd Year Class C, deduction of fifty class points.
Well.
Hikigaya was a bit unhappy.
He hadn't expected to be overtaken by 2nd Year Class D.
However.
It was understandable.
After all, Class D had nothing else to do.
Besides reading books and nesting in the dormitory playing games.
Although Class B had never slacked off.
There was a difference between not slacking off and Sudou's desperate studying.
"Seriously, why did we lose?"
Hoshinomiya Chie punched Hikigaya's shoulder with her small fists, her cheeks puffed out in anger.
"Hikigaya-kun, how can you still be so calm?"
"It's not a special exam, so it doesn't matter if we lose, right?"
Hikigaya raised his hand to block.
Since he treated Hoshinomiya to a meal as compensation last time, why does it feel like this person is getting more and more clingy?
She's like a child.
After all.
It wasn't a special exam; if they lost, they lost.
This tiny reward was completely unnecessary to take to heart, as long as the general direction didn't have problems.
At least, that's what Hikigaya thought.
Forcing oneself for such a small reward was completely unnecessary.
"Maybe we've been too lax lately. It's probably better to study harder."
Ando Sayo reflected a bit, and the people around also nodded in agreement.
Hikigaya didn't stop them.
Ultimately, it depended on everyone's self-discipline; fortunately, Class B's self-discipline was quite good.
Even if the impact of being late on class points was canceled.
Almost no one in Class B was late.
Except for occasional matters, Hikigaya also basically guaranteed arriving at school on time, though he was dragged along by Ichinose and the others.
"Alright, alright."
After all, class rankings and points hadn't fluctuated much.
Seeing this.
Hoshinomiya Chie didn't take it too much to heart and stood by Hikigaya's side operating the tablet.
"Before discussing the school trip, there is one more thing that must be done."
As she spoke.
The classroom screen and everyone's tablets simultaneously displayed a new form.
The form contained three columns: Name, Gender, and Serial Number.
Actually, the Name and Gender had already been entered.
"This is the full student list for our 2nd Year Class B. Do you see the names and the empty serial number column next to them?"
"There are 41 people in the class total. Excluding yourself, rank them from 1 to 40."
"The same number cannot be filled in twice. First, for convenience, please fill in yourself in your own serial number column."
After speaking.
All students followed the instructions and entered themselves into the corresponding columns.
"Regarding the numbers you are about to fill in, you can rank them according to your evaluation of others. Rank someone first if you admire their strength, rank them first if you have the best relationship with them, or rank them first if they are interesting."
"In short, it's based on your own standards. What's important is the impression score the other person has in your heart."
"You can even rank someone first if you think they are handsome and exactly your type. For example, if you think Hikigaya-kun is the most handsome, it's no problem to rank him first."
As she spoke.
Hoshinomiya Chie glanced at Hikigaya.
"Sensei, stop joking. Can we start filling it out now?"
"Honestly, Hikigaya-kun is so cold... alright, everyone start filling it in."
Looking at the "tear-wiping" Hoshinomiya Chie, Hikigaya's mouth twitched as he focused on the tablet.
Ranking by contribution.
The first place was undoubtedly Ichinose Honami; Class B's ability to have such cohesion was undoubtedly due to Ichinose's efforts.
The second place would probably be Tsube Hitomi.
Thinking of this.
Hikigaya looked up at Tsube Hitomi, and happened to meet her gaze; she smiled and nodded.
When he withdrew his gaze, he met Hoshinomiya Chie's eyes again.
"Sensei, is it really okay for you to peek like this?"
"Eh, what's the harm in looking? Stingy..."
Hikigaya was truly speechless.
It really didn't matter.
Third place would definitely be Shibata; although he couldn't compare to people like Kouenji, Shibata was indeed Class B's ace.
Fourth place: Kanzaki Ryuji.
Fifth place: Ando Sayo.
Until the end, where he ranked Sakura Airi; as someone who transferred midway, her contribution was indeed the lowest.
"Oh my..."
Seeing this, Hoshinomiya Chie, who was to the side, covered her mouth and chuckled:
"Sensei thought for sure it would be by looks, or by the order of your 'conquest' list."
"What 'conquest' order? Sensei, please work seriously."
Feeling the gazes of the girls around him who were giggling behind their hands, Hikigaya's face was dark. He really could do nothing with this teacher.
Why did she always like to tease him?
"Yes~"
Hoshinomiya Chie raised her small hand in response.
"Next page. Some of you might have noticed, this time we need to rank all students in the 2nd year by class. There might be students in other classes you haven't even spoken to."
"But please still use your own standards and rank them within the scope of what you know."
"Additionally, whispering is prohibited while filling out the form, and checking the OAA is prohibited. Whether you remember it or not is another matter. If you don't think and don't weigh things, and simply refer to the school's evaluation to rank them, it would be contrary to the original purpose."
Indeed.
Hikigaya looked down at the tablet in his hand.
Unfortunately.
He didn't know most of the people.
However, having to fill out these forms.
Although he didn't know the rules, it likely had something to do with forming groups.
After a moment of hesitation.
Hikigaya really couldn't think of a good method.
Except for strong people like Horikita Suzune and Ryuuen, he hadn't memorized the OAA of average people.
He might as well just rank them by preference and looks.
But this was also a bit of a headache.
Fortunately, these forms were completely confidential and wouldn't be seen by others.
Class D's first place was definitely Hasebe Haruka and Karuizawa, then Kushida Kikyo, Horikita Suzune, Matsushita Chiaki, Wang Meiyu...
After all.
Setting aside personality.
Several of them were indeed very beautiful.
An outstanding appearance could give a good impression.
Class C.
As expected, it was Shiina Hiyori, Ibuki Mio, Ryuuen... Hikigaya really didn't know many people and wrote blindly.
It wasn't until Class A.
That Hikigaya felt a bit of a headache.
He hesitated for a long time between Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi.
Ultimately.
He still ranked Sakayanagi Arisu as number one.
Although it was nominally absolutely confidential, it would definitely be seen by Chairman Sakayanagi. Hikigaya wanted to live for two more years.