Roaming through the world of Doraemon

Chapter Fifteen: First Release! (Part Two)

"Suneo, how could you say that to Nobita? As his classmates, shouldn't we be here to cheer him on?"

Shizuka, standing outside the exam hall, heard Gian and Suneo talking and angrily retorted to them.

"That's for sure! Even if Nobita, who always gets last place in every exam, is lucky enough to be selected by the teacher to participate in the math competition, he still can't compare to Dekisugi, who always gets first place. Nobita's luck will definitely not work in this exam!"

When Suneo Honekawa heard Shizuka's retort, he didn't feel the slightest bit ashamed. Instead, the spoiled rich kid attitude hidden deep in his bones came out.

"Suneo, I'm so disappointed in you!" Shizuka said angrily after seeing that Suneo showed no remorse whatsoever.

Watching Suneo and Shizuka arguing over Nobita's match, Gian, who was usually the leader of the kids, was caught in the middle and couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Actually, when Gian saw Nobita participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition, he was just as envious of Nobita's good luck as Suneo was making a fuss. It's just that Gian didn't express his feelings as directly as Suneo did.

Outside the exam hall, Shizuka and Suneo were arguing about Nobita, while inside the exam hall, Nobita finally sat down in his seat, marking the official start of this year's Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition!

Nobita's seat was located at the far corner of the examination room. Sitting in his seat, Nobita surveyed the surrounding environment. He noticed that there were exactly thirty seats in the examination room, no more and no less. This meant that these thirty gifted students from all the schools in the county were officially representing his county in this exam. Unfortunately, Nobita's classmate, Izumi Sugi, was sitting in the seat in front of him.

"Nobita, are you nervous? This is my second time representing the school in the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition. Last time, we came in second place in the prefectural competition, but unfortunately, we were beaten by students from other prefectures in the finals held in the city center. Let's cheer each other on this time!"

Dekisugi, sitting in front of Nobita, turned around and chatted with Nobita before the exam started, telling him about his past experiences participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition.

"Thank you, Dekisugi. I'm doing alright. Although it's my first time participating in this kind of competition, I'm not too nervous. Let's cheer each other on and achieve good results for the school and for ourselves!" Nobita replied vaguely as he looked at Dekisugi, who had turned around to talk to him.

Seeing that Nobita seemed indifferent to the competition, Dekisugi turned away and sat down in his seat without saying a word. However, Nobita, who was sitting behind Dekisugi, felt that Dekisugi's act of telling him about his experience in the competition and showing off his skills right before the exam seemed like it was Dekisugi's doing, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

After Nobita and Dekisugi stopped talking, the exam soon began. Ironically, the examiner for this exam was none other than Nobita's math teacher, Eiichiro Izuru.

After I, Cheng Rongyilang, stood on the podium and instructed the students in the front row to distribute the test papers, I casually glanced at Daixiong and Dekisugi in the corner of the examination room. Then I cleared my throat and said solemnly, "Students, everyone says that you are the most talented math geniuses in our prefecture. I hope that you can achieve good results in this exam and represent our prefecture in the city finals. Good luck, students!"

After my brief speech, Eiichiro Naruto, the bell rang, and the exam began!

When Da Xiong received the test paper, he examined the questions on both sides. He found that the questions in this preliminary round were much more varied in type and difficulty than the questions he had done in class. The difficulty of the questions even exceeded the level of elementary school students and reached the level of junior high school students.

As expected of Tokyo's math genius selection competition, this year's questions were roughly divided into three types: calculation questions, verification questions, and calculation questions. Among these three types, the calculation questions had the largest number of questions, the verification questions were the most varied, and the calculation questions tested a person's comprehensive abilities the most.

The number of calculation problems on the test paper basically accounts for about half of the entire paper, while the remaining verification problems and calculation problems account for 40% and 10% of the paper, respectively.

After thoroughly examining the exam paper, Da Xiong immediately understood what the examiner wanted to test. The numerous calculation problems tested your calculation speed and accuracy, the verification problems with given answers asked you to find the individual errors, and the calculation problems, which accounted for the least amount of material on the exam paper, seemed to Da Xiong so bad that even an average high school student probably couldn't solve them if they kept doing endless calculations.

However, all of the above was just a small appetizer for Nobita, who was already prepared. As long as he didn't carelessly do anything reckless, he should be the first to finish in the exam this time, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

After reading the test paper, Nobita picked up the pen next to the table without much thought and began to write and check his answers. Not long after, Nobita put down the pen, raised his hand, and shouted to Iroha Eiichiro on the podium, "Teacher, I'm handing in my paper!"

"What? You're already finished!" I, Cheng Rongyi, glanced at my watch and realized that only twenty minutes had passed. Da Xiong raised his hand to indicate that he had finished everything and was ready to hand in his paper.

"Yes, I'm done, teacher. Can I hand in my paper now?" Nobita looked at my surprised face and Cheng Rongyilang replied with a serious expression.

"Let me see your test paper!"

Seeing that Nobita handed in his paper in just 20 minutes out of the 90-minute exam, even though Nobita had performed exceptionally well in his class, it was still quite unusual for him to hand in his paper in just 20 minutes. After all, I, Eiichiro, had only glanced at the exam paper when I received it and had a general idea of ​​how difficult it was.

Following my words, Nobita bypassed Dekisugi's seat and walked straight to me, Nobita, handing him his test paper.

When I saw Nobita hand in his test paper, I, Eiichiro Naruto, was just like when I watched Nobita solve problems in class. He seemed to have grown up as if he had eaten something strange. In short, he was shocked by Nobita!

The test paper that Nobita handed in was written in the same way as the calculations in class. For each question, Nobita used three or even four methods to solve it, making the already small test paper densely covered with writing.

After reviewing Nobita's test paper, I, Cheng Rongyilang, felt deeply that this student was a prodigy. No wonder Nobita was the first place winner in the county this time!

P.S.: Thank you so much to the author "怀念濑" for the five "urging tickets"! I've finally finished it as promised. Thank you, and thank you to "七七の". I'm incredibly grateful for the 2000 RMB reward from the author "怀念濑". Thank you all so much; it's so great to have you writing with me...

Chapter Sixteen: Xiao Fu's Ambition

"Alright, Nobita, you can hand in your paper now. I wish you the best of luck on this exam."

After reviewing Nobita's test paper from top to bottom, I, Eiichiro, looked very satisfied and gave Nobita some instructions.

"Thank you, Mr. Cheng, for giving me the opportunity to participate in this competition. I will definitely work hard to achieve good results!" After hearing Cheng Rongyilang's undisguised admiration for him, Da Xiong also very sensibly praised Cheng Rongyilang.

When I, Nobita, saw Nobita speaking to himself like that, I felt that Nobita, whom I had brought up from the first grade, had suddenly changed day and night, gradually becoming like an unsharpened peerless sword. And this exam was the first chance for this peerless sword to be sharpened.

After exchanging a few polite words with me and Cheng Rongyilang at the teacher's desk, Da Xiong handed me the test paper and Cheng Rongyilang walked straight out of the classroom.

"Nobita, how did your exam go? Why did you hand in your paper so early?" Shizuka asked worriedly when she saw Nobita hand in his exam paper to Eiichiro Naruto before half the exam time was up.

"You'll be fine once you've done your job. Don't worry, I'm sure I'll do well on this exam." Nobita smiled slightly and comforted Shizuka, who was frowning slightly and looked extremely nervous.

"Hmph, I bet he didn't know how to do it at all and slunk out of the exam room. Nobita isn't Dekisugi, how could he possibly do those questions? It's not like last time when he just stumbled upon a dead mouse by sheer luck."

Suneo was delighted to see Nobita emerge from the exam room in just twenty minutes. He hadn't expected Nobita to come out so quickly in such an exam; he must have given up because he couldn't answer a single question. Sure enough, Nobita was still the worst student. The calculations he did in class that time were just a coincidence that Nobita had seen the question types before. Apart from Hideaki Idekisugi, he was probably the most outstanding person in the class.

"Suneo, how could you say that to Nobita!" The two, who had already clashed over Nobita's exam before the exam, erupted again because of Suneo's disdain.

"Hmph, everyone knows what Nobita is really like. Do you think he could have solved the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition by chance, since he always gets zero on tests? You know, Dekisugi only got second place in his district last year. What ability does Nobita have to finish all of them? He clearly gave up because he didn't know how to do them!"

When Suneo saw Shizuka contradict him, his already unrefined face immediately turned bright red. At that moment, he didn't care about anything else and blurted out everything he wanted to say.

"Xiaofu, since you've put it that way, are you willing to bet with me on the results of this competition?"

Nobita, watching Suneo jumping up and down in front of Shizuka, felt a little dissatisfied with Suneo's strong sense of self and his bullying attitude as a rich second-generation. He said in a loud voice.

Nobita initially didn't hold Suneo and Gian's past actions against them because they were just children. However, watching Suneo interact with Shizuka today, Nobita realized that Suneo's despicable character was even worse than in the original story. In the original story, whenever Suneo got a new toy or luxury item, he would invite Gian, Shizuka, and others to his house to show it off openly, and then shamelessly find reasons to exclude Nobita and make him leave the group. However, besides this, what Nobita couldn't stand the most was Suneo's bullying behavior. It could even be said that every time Gian beat up Nobita, Suneo was behind it all. Although Gian was annoying, Suneo was even more hateful.

"I'll bet with you, I'll bet on anything! I've never lost to you, Nobita!" Suneo replied excitedly after a moment's thought, hearing Nobita confidently bet his grades on him.

Nobita looked at Suneo, who was already excited to the point of almost going berserk, thought about his savings and the gadgets he was planning, and said with considerable confidence, "If I get first place in this math competition, you give me 200,000 yen. Otherwise, if I don't get a place, I'll do anything you want!"

Two hundred thousand! Suneo was shocked when he heard Nobita propose a bet of two hundred thousand. He knew that was about the amount of pocket money he received each month. If he lost this bet with Nobita, he would lose his entire month's allowance. But if Nobita didn't win, he could immediately ruin Nobita's reputation. Stupid Nobita, he actually confidently said he would get first place. This time, I will definitely make him lose face!

"Okay, I'll bet you. Two hundred thousand it is, but if you lose, you'll have to crawl on your hands and knees like a dog all over the whole town!"

After considering the pros and cons of Nobita's proposed gambling, Suneo decided to continue the bet and make Nobita look bad.

"Okay, if I lose, I'll do a handstand and crawl like a dog in town!" Da Xiong smiled knowingly as he watched Xiao Fu make up his mind to gamble with him. With Xiao Fu's generous 200,000, he should have half of the money for his next prop by now.

"Shizuka, Gian, and everyone over there, please be my witnesses. If Nobita gets first place, I'll give him 200,000 yen. If he doesn't get first place, Nobita will do a handstand like a dog crawling in this town in front of everyone." Suneo saw that there were still quite a few people watching them, so he insisted on having the people around him witness his bet with Nobita, afraid that Nobita would break the bet and refuse to do a handstand like a dog crawling, and then all his plans would fall through.

"Okay, I'll be your witness. If Nobita doesn't keep his promise, I'll beat him up!" Gian walked from the corner to Suneo, brandishing his fist and threateningly threatening him.

"Nobita, what is this?"

After hearing about Nobita and Suneo's bet, Shizuka looked at Nobita and hesitated, unsure of what to say.

"It's okay, trust me, I'll definitely get first place in this qualifier!" Nobita said confidently to Shizuka, who seemed confused.

"Yes, I believe in Nobita, and I'm willing to be Nobita's witness!"

As Nobita earnestly explained to her, Shizuka suddenly felt that Nobita was right and she was willing to believe him.

"Hmph, Nobita, just you wait, you'll definitely end up crawling on your head like a dog and ruining your reputation!" Suneo's already resentful heart twisted even more as he watched Shizuka give Nobita her unwavering testimony.

"Sigh, it seems that Suneo is really going all out to mess with me. I wonder what his expression will be when the exam results are announced?"

"Ding Ding Ding ~"

A crisp exam bell rang out in the distance, signaling the end of the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition preliminary rounds. The conclusion of the preliminary rounds also meant that the results would soon be announced!

Chapter Seventeen: A Score of 101 (Please add to your favorites!!)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition's qualifying format is traditionally similar to that of the International Mathematical Olympiad. However, the fact that the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition adopts the Olympiad format means that the results of this preliminary round are announced at the same time as the results of the International Mathematical Olympiad, that is, within one hour after the exam.

"Nobita, the exam is over, and the scores will be out soon. Let's see how you did!" Suneo stared intently at Nobita. Hearing the bell ringing to signal the end of the exam, he felt an overwhelming sense of relief, as if he were ascending to heaven. He felt he was about to embarrass Nobita.

"You'll know when the exam results come out, Suneo. My score will definitely surprise you!" Nobita teased Suneo, who was already completely absorbed in his self-admiration.

"Hmph, Nobita, just you wait!" Suneo clenched his fists and stared intently at the school's bulletin board, where announcements were usually made, as Nobita looked at him with a smile.

The preliminary round of the Tokyo Metropolitan Mathematics Competition was mainly hosted by Nobita's school. So, shortly after the exam, teachers from several schools rushed over from various places in batches to the first site for grading the papers.

"You have all been selected from various schools to grade these papers, and I believe you are all the best teachers in our region. The preliminary round of the county-level mathematics competition has just ended, and students outside are still waiting for us to deliver the good news of their success. Therefore, I believe that you will give full play to your best abilities and strive to deliver satisfactory answers to the students within an hour."

At this moment, in a spacious classroom, a middle-aged man wearing square-framed glasses and a dark green suit jacket was earnestly giving a pre-grading pep talk to the teachers from various schools who had come to review the exam papers.

Shinichi Kudo is a top-level math teacher at a junior high school in Tsukimi Ward. This is the third time in his teaching career that he has participated in grading the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's prefectural math competition. Today, as he has done before, he is processing the five competition papers that have been distributed to him very quickly. Shinichi Kudo is reviewing and comparing the five papers in his hands, but when he gets to one of them, he stops.

The exam paper that made Shinichi Kudo stop was a competition exam paper covered in dense writing. Compared to other competition exam papers, the handwriting on this paper was relatively messy. However, what really caught Shinichi Kudo's attention was the exam paper's unique and broader problem-solving approach.

Shinichi Kudo carefully examined the exam paper in his hand, and began to work out the solutions bit by bit on the draft paper with a pen and paper. The more Shinichi Kudo lay in front of his desk and worked out the solutions, the more he discovered the wonder of the ideas in this exam paper.

"No, I have to report this to the chief editor!"

After calculating for a while, Shinichi Kudo picked up the exam paper and walked toward the organizer of the exam as if possessed.

"Nobita, will there be any problems?" Shizuka looked at the adults walking towards the bulletin board not far away, and her whole body trembled with worry.

"Don't worry, Shizuka, everything will be alright." Nobita followed Shizuka's gaze and saw several people carrying banners walking over. Although he was a little nervous, he still tried his best to encourage Shizuka. After all, they were worried about him too, and if he couldn't even do that, then he would be too useless.

"Sizzle~"

The adults holding their exam results opened the school's bulletin board and carefully posted their scores there.

"Nobita, Nobita, Nobita, Nobita..." Suneo stared at the bulletin board, repeating Nobita's name in a mesmerizing way, hoping that Nobita's name would never appear on this list.

Whom God would destroy, He first makes mad. But before madness sets in, reality will deliver a powerful slap in the face. Xiao Fu is currently in this near-madness, caught in a state of constant anxiety and uncertainty.

Nobi Nobita, 101 points, first place

Hideaki Dekisugi, 95 points, second place

Sakata Gintoki, 94 points, third place

……

When Suneo saw the banner on the bulletin board with Nobita's name neatly written on the first line, he felt as if his entire faith and everything else in the world had collapsed, and he felt terrible.

"No, this test is only out of 100 points. How could Nobita get 101 points? There's something fishy about this test!"

When Suneo saw Nobita's name on the bulletin board, he was shocked by reality. But when he looked at Nobita's score, he found that Nobita had suddenly gotten a score of 101. You have to know that the full score for this test is only 100. Nobita must have cheated!

Suneo's shouting immediately drew everyone's attention, and they suddenly realized that Nobita Nobi at the very top of the banner had indeed scored 101 points, which was more than a perfect score.

"Class, please be quiet for a moment. I'm here to announce that the decision to award Nobita Nobi a score of 101, which is more than the perfect score, was made by all the teachers who reviewed the papers. This student, Nobita Nobi, not only completed the normal exam questions perfectly, but also innovatively approached the questions from a different perspective. Our review team felt that such a student is truly rare, so we unanimously agreed to give Nobita Nobi an exceptionally high score of 101."

Shinichi Kudo, the examiner who came to announce the results, listened to the rising and falling murmurs below the notice board and solemnly addressed the crowd.

"Nobita, you got 101 points! That's amazing! I knew you could do it!" Shizuka jumped up excitedly when she heard Shinichi Kudo announce the reason for Nobita's score, cheering for Nobita's achievement.