A few days after the final exam ended, time has entered March, and there is not much left in my life as a first grader. In the first year, Class B, Hikigaya walked into the classroom as usual.
"Good morning, Hikki~"
"Oh." It seemed a little impolite, so Hikigaya Amikura Mako and others added a word.
"Really." Looking at Hikigaya returning to his position, Amikura Mako said excitedly:
"It's great to start the study session. Only Hikigaya could make such progress."
"Indeed, thank you."
Speaking of this, Hikigaya couldn't help but smile.
Just yesterday, the school announced the results of the final exam, and his math scores made a historic breakthrough.
He actually achieved the highest score in history: fifty-five.
Moreover, after several consecutive quizzes, the scores showed an upward trend.
So it can't be attributed to luck.
In this case, he could relax a little bit.
After all, there are still five points left for him to potentially lose. What a wonderful thing.
"No need."
Amikura Mako waved her hands and said: "Thanks to Hikigaya's help, my Mandarin has improved by three points, which is really great."
"You all are so awesome."
Shiranami Chihiro, standing behind her, said a little disappointed: "I'm the only one who's almost in the second grade and my grades are still at the same level. If I continue like this, I will definitely cause trouble for the class."
Hikigaya looked back at her.
No way, every time Amikura Mako and Kobashi Yume talk to him in class, there are always one or two people who like to join the conversation.
Over time, Shiranami Chihiro, who has a good relationship with Amikura Mako, naturally joined.
"There's nothing like that."
Amikura Mako quickly touched her little head with a soft smile on her face.
"Chihiro-chan, haven't you been working very hard? Your sports scores this time are already much better than when the school started."
Hikigaya looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh a little. If he could, he would stop touching Chihiro-chan's head.
It feels like Chihiro-chan is the mascot of Class B.
Certainly, the results are indeed not bad.
They have been hovering around thirty-five, but there is no risk of failing, so it is considered weak and average.
But when it comes to growth this year, there's nothing we can do about it.
After all, even Kobashi Yume and others spent most of their time chatting in the Sheep Shearing Club, not to mention the large-scale study meeting held by Ichinose and others.
Even if it's just one word from one person, I'm afraid they will all be chirping non-stop.
Being able to stand still shows that they have been working hard secretly.
Not to mention.
Speaking of staying put, Hikigaya feels as if he is not qualified to evaluate others, as if he has lost a year and his grades have not changed. Being able to maintain the pass mark of fifty points without any trouble is already very good.
At this moment, the school bell rang. Several people quickly stopped and waited for class. In less than a moment, the sound of high-heeled shoes came from far to near, and Hoshinomiya Chie walked into the classroom.
Hikigaya frowned.
Hoshinomiya had actually changed her past behavior and walked into the classroom with hunched shoulders and a guilty conscience, as if she wanted to escape quickly.
"What happened, Hoshinomiya-sensei?" Hikigaya asked.
"Woooooo~" Hoshinomiya Chie let out a useless whimper:
"You can't blame me~"
"It's okay. Did Hoshinomiya-sensei encounter any difficulties?" "You can tell us and we can all help together." Ichinose and others showed bright smiles. There was really nothing they could do against this cute class teacher.
"Then..." Hoshinomiya Chie looked hesitantly and said:
"The last special examination of this year will be held on March 8th. This is the same as what I told you yesterday. After this examination, it will be regarded as the completion of promotion to the second grade. This is customary."
"Then, Hoshinomiya-sensei, please don't show off~"
"However, the situation today is a little different from last year." Hoshinomiya Chie apologized in a low voice:
"Because there were no dropouts after the final exam, the school decided to add special exams starting today."
Ichinose and others just listened silently and nodded involuntarily. Just for the exam, they have already prepared for it. It is just an additional test. They just need to keep working hard, no matter what the test is. Only Hikigaya was a little dissatisfied, but didn't say much.
After all,
there is no way that social animals have the right to refuse. Since the school has exams, they have no choice but to accept it. Damn it, but it also invades their private time. "Only if you pass this special examination can you take the special examination on March 8." Hoshinomiya Chie put her hands on her chest and poked each other with her two fingers, as if she was a child who had done something wrong.
"It's just that there will be a 3% dropout rate..."
"Um?"
The pupils of Ichinose and others contracted, and Kanzaki and others couldn't help but stand up.
"Teacher, what does this mean?" "Doesn't an exact three percent dropout rate mean that one student will definitely drop out?"
"Is that what you mean?"
Class B suddenly fell into a commotion, and Hikigaya also frowned.
Although it sounds low, it can indeed be interpreted that there will definitely be a dropout, which is completely different from the previous examination style.
No matter how difficult it was before.
The school will not block the path. As long as you work harder, you will always have a chance to stay.
Rather, in the past, the school was quite tolerant. Just like sleeping in the woods, the school was also very tolerant and it was best to avoid dropouts.
"Hoshinomiya-sensei, can you explain it to us in detail?"
Ichinose asked nervously.
"Ah…"
Hoshinomiya Chie shook her little head and screamed in pain.
"There's nothing I can do about it. It's all the new Chairman Tsukishiro who insists on adding more exams. I havehas tried my best to refute it. There's really nothing I can do about it."
Looking at the scene on the podium, Hikigaya's mouth twitched.
Teacher, could you please stop acting like a child?
But,
it seems that Hoshinomiya has also tried her best in her own way.
Pity, this was obviously the teacher who was the new chairman's first choice when he took office and made strong arrangements. As a subordinate, Hoshinomiya had no right to refute.
"That..."
Ichinose and others also said helplessly: "Hoshinomiya-sensei, please explain to us what kind of exam it is.
"This exam is called class poll..."
Hoshinomiya Chie squatted on the podium and drew circles on the ground with her fingers, feeling aggrieved and said:
"The school will ask you to evaluate the students in the class within four days from today, and then select three students who you think are worthy of praise, and three students who are worthy of criticism, and then select one student from the outside class who you think is worthy of praise. Voting takes place on the exam day, Saturday."
"It's sounds simple?"
Kanzaki frowned.
Three votes of appreciation within the class, three votes of criticism within the class, and one vote of appreciation from outside the class seemed not to be difficult. "But there is no one in Class B who needs to be criticized,"
Ichinose frowned, considering every companion precious. But if they have to hold such an exam, everyone can only evaluate it against their will.
"Um," Hoshinomiya nodded aggrievedly,
"The exam content is very simple. But this exam is mainly to solve the problem of [no one dropping out], mainly because the rewards are excessive."
"Every appreciation vote and criticism vote will affect each other. If you receive ten criticism votes and twenty appreciation votes, they will become ten appreciation votes after they are offset. In the end, the school will reward the person who gets the first place in the appreciation vote with a new system called [Protection Points]. Protection points are the power to invalidate them if you are punished by being kicked out of school. However, these points cannot be transferred to others."
As soon as this statement came out, people in Class B couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Such a reward is not cheap. If used properly, it can be worth as much as 20 million. But everyone knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Such rewards must be matched by quite severe punishments.
"What about punishment?" Ichinose and others suddenly had a bad feeling.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Hoshinomiya Chie felt a little guilty. "The one who comes last will be expelled." Kanzaki and others were immediately dissatisfied:
"Just because there are no dropouts, it is unreasonable to hold such a tough test to make people drop out, isn't it?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu," Hoshinomiya Chie burst into tears, her eyes filled with water, "There's nothing We can do, let's think about what we need to do quickly, right?"
No. When did we become us? You are a teacher, how can you call us 'us' with your students?
Hikigaya sighed helplessly. Now that the school has held such an exam, as a social worker, I have no choice but to accept it. "It's true..."
Ichinose furrowed her brow, deep in thought. "Although it's challenging, if we work together to control the voting, then the students who only received praise and criticism could have their scores reset to zero. That way, no one would end up in last place, right?"
"That won't work," Hoshinomiya Chie responded, shaking her head with tears in her eyes.
"This exam wouldn't be valid if they didn't let us choose the first and last place. Even if it so happens that the last one has the same number of votes, the merit will be determined in a special way prepared by the school, but I can't disclose that at this stage."
With a look of grievance on her face, Hoshinomiya Chie pointed to the surveillance camera. "Moreover, the number of votes was deliberately manipulated."
At this, Ichinose and the others stiffened. In this situation, it seemed they had no other choice but to elect dropouts.
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