In fact, I can add unlimited points

It is obvious that the "talents that need to be valued" that Aragaki Shun mentioned are completely equivalent to students who are qualified to join Class A.

This is a very tempting bargaining chip for anyone in Class C or Class D.

"Also, Class A will be responsible for arranging the exams for both classes. After you go back, you just need to supervise your classmates to try their best to improve their grades. Is that alright?"

"Of course, no problem!" Kinda Satoru replied immediately. At this stage, no one in Class C could compare with him in terms of academic ability.

The others nodded in agreement. Now that all three classes were working under Shun Aragaki, they naturally wouldn't disagree with him on decision-making matters.

However, even after agreeing, Yosuke Hirata, a student who cares about his classmates, couldn't help but raise a concern—

"Aragaki-kun, some students in our class are already on the verge of academic failure. If the exam is too difficult, they might be expelled for failing it..."

Shaking his head, Aragaki Shun had naturally considered this as well.

"Don't worry, I will include about 40 points of easy questions on each subject's test paper, ensuring that every student can pass as long as they read the questions carefully."

"Then, apart from these 40 points, the remaining 60 points are the key. I will judge the strength they have demonstrated in this special exam based on the scores of all the students in your class."

At that time, Aragaki Shun will have Xiaomei and the others assign 20 questions of medium difficulty, and then select questions directly from the test papers used to attack Class B to make up the remaining 40 points.

This way, the difficulty levels of the questions range from easy to medium to hell.

"That's great that no one is in danger of dropping out of school."

Hirata Yosuke breathed a sigh of relief, a happy expression spreading across his face.

Although after Aragaki Shun helped him resolve his inner conflict, he was no longer as fixated on the unity within the class as he had been at the beginning, and he was able to accept that some students were expelled due to the special exams for highly developed students.

But since they were classmates and had spent so much time together, they still had some feelings for each other. If possible, he certainly didn't want his classmates to suddenly disappear, and he was willing to do his best to help them while protecting himself.

Shun Aragaki thought for a moment, then looked at Mio Ibuki, Shiho Manabe, and Megumi Karuizawa, and reminded them:

"I remember your grades weren't very good, were they?"

"Don't say things like that in public!" Ibuki's face flushed red, and she glared at Aragaki Shun as if she wanted to kick him. "Anyway, I'm just not cut out for this kind of thing, what can I do?"

Shiho Manabe smiled awkwardly. She was just an ordinary delinquent girl and really had no interest in studying.

Besides, that's how society is in Sakurajima now. No matter how good your grades are, if you can't get into a prestigious university like the University of Tokyo, it's all for nothing.

Not to mention, Sakurajima women always encounter various difficulties after entering society.

In this situation, instead of relying on her own efforts, she might as well find a trustworthy husband and settle down as a full-time housewife.

Thinking of this, Manabe's gaze toward Shun Aragaki grew even more intense. This guy is such a womanizer, why doesn't he make a move on her? Does he expect her to come to him willingly?

In terms of looks, she certainly doesn't think she's any worse than Ibuki!

Finally, there's Karuizawa Megumi. This parasitic lady also has a wandering gaze and doesn't know how to respond.

If it's the host's request, then she can only grit her teeth and try to study. However, she has to find a way to maintain her status in class every day, and her best friends often invite her out to play. She really can't find time to study.

Needless to say, if a hot girl suddenly turned into a model student, wouldn't that be too strange in the eyes of her friends?

Upon seeing this scene, Ibuki was speechless, but the reactions of the two young talents behind him made Aragaki Shun's lips twitch involuntarily.

"Forget it, I'm not your parents, and I have no right to lecture you. If you think this is okay, then let nature take its course."

"However, let me remind you first that the overall academic ability of the students in Class A is very high. Their average score in each midterm and final exam is above 86. Even if we take half as the passing score, that's 43. If your grades are too poor, you might be expelled from Class A because you fail."

As for the idea that in order to prevent underachieving students from being expelled, the whole class would deliberately get low scores... what kind of audacity is that!

Class A invites outstanding students from lower-ranked classes to join in order to strengthen their own team, not to have them drag them down.

Better to have fewer but better students. Those who have already secured their places in Class A cannot afford to rest on their laurels and need to keep working hard in tutoring classes every day. How could someone who was invited to transfer here by 20 million personal points possibly shirk all responsibility?

"Mio, starting today, you're going to sign up for tutoring classes too."

Skipping over Shiho Manabe and Megumi Karuizawa, Shun Aragaki instructed his girlfriend, "I don't expect you to be at the very top of your class, but at least you should reach the minimum level of Class A, right?"

"..."

I think you're just trying to make things difficult for me!

Don't think I don't know that even the students at the bottom of Class A have an overall score of around 80. Do you think I can catch up with that easily?

"Besides tutoring, I'll also check your grades whenever I have time, so don't think you can just get away with it like that."

"..."

The sporty girl with short blue hair was speechless once again.

As the leader of Class A, the coordinator of the first year, and even the next student council president, are you so bored that you have to keep an eye on my grades, a poor student, every day?

However, Ibuki also knew that this was because he cared about her performance, which was why he was willing to offer to tutor her.

Otherwise, look at Shiho Manabe and Megumi Karuizawa in the same situation. Apart from giving a few reminders, did he forcefully demand that the other party do anything?

"I understand. It's just about enrolling in a tutoring class, right? I'll apply to the class teacher."

With Class C's current evaluation scores, they can afford the tutoring that costs 10,000 personal points per month. Not to mention, Ibuki believes that if she really doesn't have the money, Aragaki Shun will definitely arrange it for her.

She just always felt that she wasn't cut out for studying, so she never considered that aspect.

But now it seems we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

Otherwise, if all of this guy's other girlfriends are top students and she's the only one dragging him down, that would be too embarrassing!

Manabe Shiho: "..."

Karuizawa Megumi: "???"

This differential treatment is just too obvious!

Why don't you arrange something for us, Aragaki-kun?

The two looked at each other, both somewhat at a loss, and could only make up their minds to sign up for tutoring classes or attend study groups together after returning to the classroom.

In short, we must improve our academic performance.

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Upon seeing this, Shun Aragaki didn't say much. After finalizing everything, he simply announced the disbandment.

Aside from his lovers, with whom he shares a common destiny, he cannot protect his classmates who are only connected through three years of high school.

Ultimately, the decision of how they should proceed is up to them.

Make a choice, then reap the rewards of success or suffer the consequences of failure, that's all!

.........

The classroom of Class B, Grade 1.

What exactly are you thinking?

When Rokusuke Koenji announced to everyone in the class that they would be facing off against Class A in Paper Shuffle, it unsurprisingly caused an uproar.

Having endured this for so long, Ryuen Sho took this opportunity to directly question Koenji.

"If we just focused on Class D, we could almost guarantee a win. Why did we agree to Aragaki's idea?"

"Hehe~ How interesting, Dragon Boy. Do you really think that our class has no chance of winning if we face off against Class A?"

With a disdainful smirk, the blond man swept his gaze across the crowd below the stage, unusually displaying the aura of a chaebol heir. An invisible pressure emanated from him, silencing any dissenting voices.

"This is ridiculous! It's just a special exam that tests your ability to create questions and your academic performance. You guys don't even have the guts to face Aragaki-boy?"

To be honest, Long Yuanxiang's considerations were indeed correct.

But is it really worth going to such lengths to avoid Class A's brunt, all for a mere 100 class evaluation points, and having to draw lots to get a chance to attack Class D?

"If I remember correctly, when this year's freshmen first entered the university, putting aside everything else, just in terms of academic performance alone, our class was once superior to Class A!"

"Now is the time to compete in terms of academic ability. There is no other way to cheat except to steal test papers. The Aragaki boys have even shifted their focus to the second-year students and don't even participate in setting the questions. With such a good opportunity for a head-on confrontation, why do you want to avoid Class A?"

Upon hearing this question, the students in Class B were speechless.

why?

It's probably because I subconsciously felt I couldn't win!

Katsuragi Kohei opened his mouth, but then stopped himself from speaking.

To be fair, in terms of academic ability, their class was only able to suppress Class A at the very beginning.

Later on, Class A underwent a long period of remedial study, while Class B either actively indulged in infighting or was pushed into infighting by Shun Aragaki, and had long since forgotten about studying.

With one side increasing and the other decreasing, the performance gap between the two sides has long been reversed.

After all, in advanced education, academic ability alone doesn't seem to be very important. A score of 50 on the midterm and final exams is enough to ensure passing and avoid expulsion, so why bother to study so hard?

Needless to say, they also attend classes diligently on weekdays, but unlike Class A, they don't have to enroll in extra tutoring classes after school.

But is it something they don't want to do?

The key issue is that Class B is poor; they've been consistently suppressed by Shun Aragaki, preventing them from accumulating personal points.

When the three from Gaoyuanji transferred to his class, they were essentially in debt for 60 million yen, which they had to pay off within ten months, or everything would be over.

Without a doubt, when it comes to economic conditions, Class B is the poorest in the first year, even poorer than Class D!

279. So Ayanokouji made his move; Matsushita Chiaki began his operation.

Class 1B is really poor!

They were so poor that they were destitute, even worse off than the second-grade Kiriyama class, who had already fallen into the hell of zero points.

At least other classes have some personal points to support them, but Class 1B is simply burdened with huge debts, and it's unclear whether they can pay them off within the stipulated time.

This is precisely why the students in Class B care so much about this Paper Shuffle—

Although the final class evaluation score transfer will only be 100 points regardless of success or failure, for Class B, these 100 points are definitely not a number that can be easily ignored!

Since facing off against Class A is dangerous, why not simply turn around and attack Class D, those flawed individuals who are guaranteed to win?

However, in Koenji Rokusuke's view, a mere 100 class evaluation points were far less important than the class's fighting spirit.

While we may win against Class D this time, the students in Class B won't feel the pressure and might not be motivated to work harder. So what will we do when we have to face Class A head-on next time?

"Could it be that after being defeated by Aragaki boy time and time again, the entire Class B has become so terrified that they've started bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"

"If that's the case, then I advise you to just admit defeat and surrender. Someone as beautiful as me doesn't want to waste my time on a bunch of useless trash!"

Hearing such a blunt mockery, the many B-class students below the stage were dumbfounded and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After all, they subconsciously avoided Class A, instinctively believing that they would definitely lose if they faced that person head-on... This is indeed a fact, and there's no denying it.

Long Yuanxiang's face turned even uglier. Gao Yuanji's words felt like a gun being stabbed into his lungs, causing the delinquent to clench his fists tightly.

Seeing this, Brother Mei, in a matter-of-fact manner, reminded him:

"It seems that Dragon Boy, your fighting spirit has not been extinguished. You still want to beat Aragaki Boy."

"But you seem to have forgotten that this is Class B, not Class C where Dragon Boy used to be. It's pointless to think about so many crooked ways all day long, not to mention that our strength is enough to go head-to-head with Class A."

Koenji's tone was as narcissistic and arrogant as ever, but the forceful power in his words did indeed reach everyone in the class.

That's right, Class B is completely different from Class C, which is full of delinquents and has the worst academic foundation!

They were initially recognized by the school as the strongest class in terms of overall strength among the freshmen.

Even though their rankings later dropped due to a comeback by Aragaki Shun's class, it was because the leader of Class A was too strong, and it cannot be said that the students of Class B were weaker than the students of Class A.

On the contrary, if the class division method had been followed initially, the students who could have entered this class would have been the most outstanding in all aspects, including physical fitness and academic ability.

Even if there are individuals like Sakayanagi Arisu who have negative physical abilities, their strength is still beyond doubt, considering that her father is the chairman of the Advanced Education Institute.

It can be said that if we exclude Shun Aragaki, that monster who shouldn't exist, the students of Class B, as long as they fully unleash their power, will definitely have a better starting line than Class A.

To put it simply, if we only look at the entrance exam scores, even if the first and second place in the grade are both in the other class, if we really compare the average scores, Class A is still not as good as Class B.

But when did Class B stop daring to directly compete with Class A in terms of academic ability?

"Class B has lost too many times; they've fallen so low they can barely stand up anymore..."

Katsuragi Kohei suddenly let out a melancholy sigh. The sound was not loud, but in the quiet classroom, it was like striking metal and stone, directly penetrating the hearts of all the students.

Many people wore helpless, bitter smiles. Ge Cheng's words were harsh, but the key point was that they really hadn't won a single time since the start of the semester!

How can they have the confidence to fight against them?

If it weren't for the guarantee contract promised by Rokusuke Koenji, and given the huge gap between the two sides, they should have surrendered long ago and become vassals of Shun Aragaki, just like Class C and Class D.

"Then let's put aside all our concerns and face Class A head-on!"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka still had that expressionless face, showing neither enthusiasm nor fear, which ironically gave the disheartened Class B a little renewed motivation.