Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

The host was also incredulous.

Kuroda Shin was speechless. Why? Why couldn't he find a solution even after racking his brains, while Yasuzawa Ryo gave the correct answer in just a short while?

Isn't he just here to fill a position without actually doing anything?

Wasn't he here to hold me back?

Kuroda Shin was completely baffled and sat down again, feeling utterly helpless.

At the same time, the group of genius students sitting opposite them also stopped calculating and looked over in surprise.

How could he be so fast?

It's only been a few minutes...

"This guy... is interesting, a formidable opponent."

Saori Tsukishima looked at Ryo Yasuzawa with an eager expression.

During the competition, she also paid attention to the players from other teams. In addition to herself and her teammates, she carefully observed all seven teams and twenty-one players.

What impressed her most were the two daydreaming duo from Aoyama High School, Yasuzawa Ryo and Hoshimiya Rin, who were like two mascots on stage and never participated in the competition.

I initially thought they weren't very strong, but it seems they were just hiding their true abilities.

interesting.

Looking at the big screen from below the stage, where Aoyama High School was firmly in first place with 590 points, she happily exclaimed, "Ichigaya-sensei, Yasuzawa's answer is correct!"

Mr. Ichigaya nodded excitedly, "Yes, I miscalculated. I thought this kid wasn't in good form for the competition, but he actually answered a really difficult question correctly! I really don't know what kind of girl could be good enough for such a smart and physically fit young man."

Hayano Hoshiko blushed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

Is she good enough for him? There are already women here who have slept with him...

The team competition thus came to a dramatic end, and after a short lunch and rest period, the individual competition was about to begin.

The twenty-four contestants from eight teams sat in the same examination room. The exam papers had been placed on the tables beforehand, covered with blank scratch paper so that the contestants could not see the questions.

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"Ring ring ring!"

As the bell rang, the individual competition officially began. Everyone picked up their pens and started calculating rapidly.

The chief invigilator stood on the podium, while four proctors patrolled the examination room.

The year-long elite program has given An Zeliang a level of knowledge that is completely different from that of other students.

The competition questions before him were similar to doing addition and subtraction before he awakened the system.

The only problem troubling him now is that although he knows the answer as soon as he sees the question, his hand speed is not fast enough... After all, not everyone has the opportunity to constantly practice their right hand.

An Zeliang's pen rubbed against the test paper, making a constant "shush-shush..." sound.

Sitting diagonally behind him, Kuroda Shin was stunned. He was still immersed in the shock that Ansawa Ryo had brought him in the team competition that morning.

He even forgot to continue writing his own test paper, and instead stared at An Zeliang's back: "Why, why can he be so fast? How did he know the answer this morning? I spent my lunch break working on super difficult problems and still couldn't get the right answer. How did he figure it out with just one glance?"

At that moment, a proctor walked up to him, frowned, and tapped on Kuroda Shin's desk: "Student, please concentrate on your own test paper."

Kuroda Shin then looked away from Yasuzawa Ryo, but he still couldn't concentrate.

An Zeliang quickly finished the exam paper, then looked up at the clock on the wall. Twenty minutes had passed since the exam started.

Inspection? Not available.

An Zeliang raised his hand: "Teacher, I've finished answering the questions. Can I hand in my paper early?"

The chief proctor paused for a moment, then nodded.

"can."

The pre-exam search was very strict, and all signals were blocked inside the exam room. In addition, five teachers were proctoring the exam. Even if a student left early, they would not have the opportunity to help others cheat. Therefore, the rules allowed students to leave early.

An Zeliang packed up his things, put the exam paper on the podium, and left the exam room to find his teacher.

"In the past, there have been cases where contestants were so bad that they scribbled a bunch of random things on the paper and handed it in after half an hour. I guess it will be the same this time." The chief proctor thought to himself as he picked up An Zeliang's exam paper.

He was a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Tokyo, but he didn't know what the questions were until he saw Anze Liang's exam paper.

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As the chief proctor graded An Zeliang's exam paper, his expression grew increasingly surprised. He bent down and began to carefully examine the contents of the paper.

It wasn't just random scribbling; they actually answered the questions seriously?

The solutions to each problem are highly efficient and concise, with clear and straightforward steps. Many of these solutions are methods typically encountered only at the university or even graduate level.

So what about the answers...? Even math professors can't immediately determine whether the answers to these questions are right or wrong.

Without thinking, he took out the paper and pen at hand and began to calculate.

Correct! Correct! Still correct!

The chief proctor, watching the other contestants diligently writing their papers, took An Zeliang's exam paper and headed towards the competition organizing committee's office.

Soon, the chief proctor returned to the examination room and announced loudly, "Everyone, Anze Liang from Aoyama High School has achieved a perfect score. He was also the first to hand in his paper, and after the teacher checked it, all his papers were perfect. Therefore, he has been confirmed as the first place winner in the individual competition. Everyone, keep up the good work!"

He just handed An Zeliang's paper to the competition organizing committee, and after reviewing it again, it was finally confirmed that An Zeliang's paper was indeed a perfect score.

He discussed it with the organizing committee and decided to announce An Zeliang's results.

After all, the contestants are all mathematically gifted, and the organizing committee wants to see how they perform under sudden pressure.

Upon hearing the chief proctor's words, Kuroda Shin's hands trembled, and sweat began to pour from his forehead. He felt as if he were trapped in a nightmare called Yasuzawa Ryo, and his already difficult-to-concentrate mind became even more chaotic.

Saori Tsukishima gripped the pen she was using to answer the question. Could it be that the opponent hadn't guessed at the super difficult question in the team competition, but had actually calculated it?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look towards the doorway, her mind lingering on that figure for a few more seconds.

Chapter 110, Section 108: The Only Gain: A Pool of Blood

Just as the chief proctor and the organizing committee predicted, after An Zeliang's score was announced in advance, the atmosphere in the examination room became noticeably more tense, and the group of geniuses accelerated their answering speed under immense pressure.

At this moment, the geniuses were all thinking roughly the same thing. An Zeliang had only taken twenty minutes to hand in his paper and received a perfect score. If he were too slow, wouldn't that be indirectly admitting that he was far inferior to An Zeliang?

The group of geniuses were naturally unwilling to accept such a crushing defeat.

At the very least, it shouldn't be more than double!

The sounds of pens and paper rubbing together filled the air. Kuroda Shin, who had only completed half of the exam, took deep breaths and tried to adjust her mindset scientifically.

"Kuroda Kokoro, calm down! You're the best! For the past three years, you've been number one in math at Aoyama High School! You can do it!"

"Even if we lose, we can't lose for forty minutes!"

After thinking about it for a while, his expression turned serious, and he began to concentrate on answering the questions.

While the individual competitions were in full swing, preparations for the awards ceremony were also proceeding smoothly. The venue was the same music hall that had been used for the team competitions that morning.

Since there were only twenty-four contestants, the grading process for their papers wouldn't take too much time, so the awards ceremony was scheduled after the individual competition ended.

After An Zeliang handed in his paper, he was led to the music hall by the staff, where the teachers from various schools were already waiting for their students.

Upon seeing Anze Ryo enter the music hall, Ichigaya-sensei showed a surprised expression.

"Anze? Why did you come out so quickly? Was there a problem with the exam paper? Is there anything I need to communicate with the competition organizing committee?"

Anze Liang smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Ichigaya-sensei, I have finished the individual competition. The questions on the test paper were not too difficult, so I finished them very quickly."

Ichigaya-sensei looked surprised: "Really? Do you remember what the questions were? If you do, could you discuss them with me?"

Because the exam papers were kept strictly confidential, none of the accompanying teachers had seen them.

“I remember.” An Zeliang did not refuse to discuss it.

Not to mention that he had repeated today's exam so many times in the simulations, even with his current memory, it wouldn't be difficult for him to remember a few questions.

Ryo Anzawa sat down next to Mr. Ichigaya and began to recall the questions from the individual competition that afternoon, explaining his solution methods.

The teachers from Dongda Affiliated High School were sitting next to them. When An Zeliang said that the questions were not difficult, they were not convinced.

After studying the past few years' competition questions, he was very clear about the difficulty of the exam. Therefore, he felt that any student who said the exam was not difficult had only one possibility: they simply did not understand the questions...

However, as An Zeliang's problem-solving approach continued to reach his ears, the teacher's expression gradually became one of surprise.

"The problem this student is asking is not simple, and his solution is also very clear..."

As he pondered this, he couldn't help but turn to An Zeliang and listen intently.

Teachers from a nearby school, hearing the discussion about math problems, became curious and came over. After listening for a while, they were amazed by An Zeliang's explanation.

And so, the teachers from the eight schools gradually surrounded An Zeliang, making the entire awards ceremony much quieter.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the individual competition arena, Tsukishima Saori looked up at the wall clock. More than forty minutes of the competition had already passed, and her test paper was already full.

"Teacher, I want to hand in my paper," Saori Tsukishima said to the chief proctor.

After receiving confirmation from the chief proctor, Tsukishima Saori placed the exam paper on the podium and then turned to ask, "Teacher, can I know my score right away?"

The chief proctor adjusted his glasses and said, "No problem, a teacher will grade them in the office. Please wait in the lounge for a while."

After saying that, he took Tsukishima Saori's test paper and headed to the competition organizing committee's office.

About ten minutes later, the proctor came out with Tsukishima Saori's exam paper and said to Tsukishima Saori, who was waiting at the office door, "Your score is out, and it's a perfect score."

Upon hearing the result, Saori Tsukishima showed no surprise, simply asking calmly, "So, teacher, whose answer sheet do you think is better, mine or Ryo Yasuzawa's?"

The chief proctor frowned and pondered for a moment: "As long as you answer the question correctly, the method you use is not the most important thing. However, in my opinion, Tsukishima's problem-solving approach is among the best of his peers, but Anze's problem-solving approach has far surpassed that of his peers."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, this is just my personal opinion, and it doesn't mean that Anze is necessarily better than you."

Saori Tsukishima paused for a moment, a slight ripple appearing on her calm expression, but she quickly regained her composure and politely thanked the chief proctor, saying, "Thank you, teacher. I won't bother you any longer."

"Goodbye, and I hope you achieve even greater success," the chief invigilator replied.

Having left the individual competition arena, Tsukishima Saori arrived at the music hall to await the upcoming awards ceremony. By then, Yasuzawa Ryo's explanation had finished, and she hadn't witnessed the earlier scene of the teachers surrounding him.

However, the school's team leader still relayed the dismantling method he had heard from Yasuzawa Ryo to Tsukishima Saori.

As she listened to the teacher's explanation, she looked at An Zeliang's back, who was sitting not far in front of her, seemingly deep in thought.

Time passed slowly, and more and more contestants finished the questions and left the competition venue. However, because more people handed in their papers within a similar timeframe, the other contestants did not receive the same treatment as Yasuzawa Ryo and Tsukishima Saori, and could only wait for their scores to be announced at the awards ceremony.

The individual competition was originally scheduled for three hours, but spurred on by Anzawa Ryo, the last contestant to hand in their paper completed it in under two hours. And that last contestant was Kuroda Shin…